1·One time Toon passed by the dock and was treated as a porter by a noble lady and asked to carry a box. He was rewarded with 5 kopecks for carrying the suitcase for the lady. At this time someone on the dock recognized Tolstoy. His big beard and the self-designed "Tolstoy shirt" on his body are easy to identify. So many people came around to say hello to him. The noble lady was ashamed when she saw this, and wanted to get back the 5 kopecks that made her embarrassed, but Tolstoy refused: "This is the income of my labor, and I value this very much." It doesn’t matter how much money you have.”
2. On a chatting and laughing occasion, someone jokingly teased Tolstoy: What else can you do besides writing novels? Everyone present felt that this was a joke. That's too much to say, and it's not true. Tolstoy, who was nearly sixty years old, did not reply to his friend's ridicule. He returned home without saying a word and got busy. His "workshop" is adjacent to his study. On a large wooden table in the middle are hammers, pliers, hacksaws, files and other tools, and the aprons worn when working are hung on the wall... In response to his friend's In order to make fun of him, he made a pair of beautiful and sturdy high-top cowhide boots with his own hands and solemnly gave them to his eldest son-in-law Su Huojing. Suhuojing was not willing to wear such a precious gift from his father-in-law on his feet, so he put the leather boots on the bookshelf. At that time, "Tolstoy's Collected Works" had been published in 12 volumes, and he labeled this pair of leather boots: "Volume 13." This move immediately became a legend in the cultural circle. When Tuo Weng found out, he laughed loudly and said: "That is my favorite volume." Tuo Weng took advantage of the opportunity and made another pair of half-high cowhide boots and gave them to his friend, the poet Feite. Feit had an idea and immediately paid Tolstoy 6 rubles and issued a receipt: "Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, author of "War and Peace," ordered from me, I made a pair of leather boots with thick soles, low heels and round heels. On January 8 this year, he sent these boots to my house. I paid 6 rubles for them and I started wearing them from the next day, which is enough to show that these boots are handmade. Excellent. No proof, stamped January 15, 1885. There is also Fett's autograph and seal. Craftsmanship is a symbol of spirit, and behavior reflects a person's ideological outlook. Modern young people hate manual labor and refuse to learn and master a craft. Regardless of whether they like reading or not, those who are good at reading and those who are not good at reading are all swarming towards the university. This is exactly what Chekhov said: "University cultivates all kinds of talents, including stupidity."
3. Tolstoy likes horse riding, hunting, swimming, skating, rowing and other sports. In addition to sports, he also loves to participate in labor. The painter Repin personally saw Tolstoy working in the fields all day under the scorching sun. He took the initiative to help poor people build houses, build stoves, and cut grass. Until his seventies, he still insisted on fetching water, chopping firewood, and sawing wood with farmers. When Tolstoy jumped down from the horizontal bar, the French young man said sincerely: "Count, your movements on the horizontal bar are also true art." Tolstoy did not say anything, just smiled indifferently. There was a young man who always wanted to become famous. He went to consult Tolstoy. Tolstoy sincerely said to the young man: "A person is like a fraction. The numerator is the size he actually has, and the denominator is the size he imagines himself to be. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. If the denominator is infinity, , the score is equal to zero.