Ordinarily speaking, Li Jiuyuan should not be poor. Although he no longer has an official position and cannot enjoy the salary of the court, he is a world-famous master of mind science. He has many students all over the world, and most of his students are from well-off families. Because these days, studying is a very luxurious thing. If your family is not well-off, how can you afford to study?
These students just gave Li Jiuyuan some shuxiu, but he couldn't finish it!
Not to mention, among Li Jiuyuan's followers, there are many big-shot figures, such as Cao Shuduan, the governor of the river, who allocated a large sum of money to rebuild Qinglin Academy to a high standard!
Since Cao Shuduan has spent money to rebuild Qinglin Academy, can Li Jiuyuan still be spared his daily expenses?
If Li Jiuyuan deliberately showed off his poverty, there was no reason. He was not a big shot, and Li Jiuyuan was no longer an official, so he had no reason to show off his poverty in front of him.
"This meal is a bit simple. There is neither meat nor wine. Please forgive me!"
Li Jiuyuan said apologetically.
"Brother Jiuyuan is so polite! In fact, Brother Jiuyuan's daily meals are simpler than this. Every meal is just a bowl of multigrain rice and a plate of vegetables. He only eats meat once every ten days and a half, and he only eats meat once every ten days and a half. Don’t drink alcohol. Today we have several distinguished guests, so we specially prepared these dishes.”
Xu Changlin was worried that Lin Xu felt that Li Jiuyuan had neglected them, so he explained.
"You're welcome, sir. Thank you for your hospitality!"
Lin Xu bowed his hand.
"Mr. Jiuyuan, why is this happening!"
Yang Dingyuan admired Li Jiuyuan very much. Hearing that Li Jiuyuan's life was so poor, he couldn't help being shocked. He immediately took off his money bag and put it on the table: "Mr. Jiuyuan, there are dozens of taels of silver in it. You Take it and use it first! I will send you some money in a few days! How can you just eat vegetables every day? You have to eat meat! Otherwise, you will feel weak!"
"hehe......"
Li Jiuyuan stroked his beard and smiled: "I appreciate Mr. Yang's kindness! However, I won't ask for your money."
"Why is this?"
Yang Dingyuan was very puzzled, and then explained: "Mr. Jiuyuan, this is all the money I earned from serious people, not stolen goods!"
"Ha ha......"
Li Jiuyuan stroked his beard and laughed again: "Mr. Yang misunderstood, I didn't mean it like this. The reason why I don't want your money is because I don't lack it. To tell you the truth, if I want money, it would be 10,000 and 20,000 taels." It’s easy to get! However, I am not interested in money, and I don’t pay much attention to three meals a day. A simple meal is enough! Thinking about the people who are deprived of food and clothing because of the disaster, we should be more content! "
Everyone nodded after hearing this!
They all believe that with Li Jiuyuan's reputation, it is indeed easy to get twenty thousand taels of silver, and that he can be so caring for the people is indeed a very touching and admirable thing!
Li Jiuyuan continued: "Over the years, people often give me gold, silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and even women. Haha, what is the use of these extraneous things? Sometimes, I really couldn't refuse, so I accepted some gifts. But after that, I changed all these gifts into rice grains, set up porridge sheds, and helped the victims!"
"It's just that I'm really not good at doing these things, and my energy is limited. I always trouble others to do things, and I feel bad about it."
"Therefore, I have made a rule for myself that I will not accept any gold, silver or other valuables given to me, no matter who the person is! If he insists on giving it, then I will suggest that he give it to me.
The things they need are converted into rice grains and distributed to the poor people, or porridge sheds are set up to provide disaster relief."
Having said this, Li Jiuyuan smiled slightly at Yang Dingyuan: "Mr. Yang, if you have the energy, how about you also exchange the money for rice and provide relief to the people who were affected by the disaster?" This chapter has been completed!