Short stories about thrift (8 in general)
Stories tell an event with a moral meaning or state a past event through narration. Here are my short stories about thrift (8 in general). Welcome to enjoy!
Short Story of Diligence and Thrift 1
Ji Wenzi was born in a family of three generations. He was an aristocrat and diplomat of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and served as an official for more than 3 years. He lived frugally all his life, based on frugality, and asked his family to live frugally. He dresses simply and neatly, and he has few decent clothes except the royal clothes. Every time he goes out, the horses and chariots he rides are extremely simple. Seeing that he was so thrifty, a man named Zhong Sun advised Ji Wen Zi to say, "As a senior minister, you are highly respected, but I heard that your wives and concubines are not allowed to wear silk clothes at home, and you don't have to feed horses with food. You don't pay attention to your appearance and clothes yourself. Isn't it too shabby to make people in other countries laugh at you? Doing so is also detrimental to the dignity of our country, and people will say what kind of life Lu Shangqing is living. Why don't you change this lifestyle? This is good for both countries, so why not? "
Ji Wenzi smiled indifferently and said to the man seriously, "I also want to decorate my home luxuriously and elegantly, but look at the people in our country, there are still many people who are eating coarse food and wearing shabby clothes, and others are freezing and starving; With this in mind, how can I have the heart to add property for myself? If ordinary people are poor in tea and clothes,
and I dress up as wives and concentrate on raising food and horses, there is no conscience to be an official! Besides, I heard that the strength and glory of a country can only be expressed by the noble conduct of its subjects, not by their beautiful wives and horses.
In that case, how can I accept your suggestion? This remark made Zhong Sun look ashamed, and at the same time made him more respectful to Ji Wen Zi.
Since then, he has followed the example of Ji Wenzi and paid great attention to the simplicity of life. His wives and concubines only wear clothes made of ordinary cloth, and the horses at home are only fed with chaff and weeds. Short story of thrift 2
His name is Xiang, but he doesn't know how to enjoy it at all. Unofficial history Zhongzai, it is precisely because of his frugality that he successfully stepped into the peak of power. When Jaz Li was a prince, he often accompanied Tang Xuanzong to dinner. On one occasion, the imperial kitchen prepared some cooked meat with cooked leg of lamb, and Xuanzong asked Jaz Li to cut the leg of lamb. Jaz Li separated the leg of lamb by hand, and his hands were covered with oil. Jaz Li took a cake and slowly wiped the oil off his hand. Xuanzong felt very uncomfortable and felt that Li Xiang was too wasteful. But to Xuanzong's surprise, Jaz Li wiped the oil and ate the cake covered with oil with relish. Xuanzong read it and was very happy. Praise Jaz Li: "A happy life should be cherished."
Jaz Li became emperor thanks to his thrifty character. This frugality is not a "disguised personality". During the years when Jaz Li was in power, after the "An Shi Rebellion" and the court political struggle, he was at home and abroad, and did not live a good life for a few days. During his administration, there was a great star like Guo Ziyi. Coincidentally, Guo Ziyi was more frugal than Jaz Li.
Guo Ziyi often has people cut off the extra paper at the edge of the book cover and accumulate it over time; As for the official documents, they are all put away and bound after reading them. "At the end of each year, they will be scattered with the main officials to make a book for one year." Let them turn it over and continue to use it. One day, the paper-cutting knife was broken, "there was not enough room". Instead of throwing it away, the paper-cutting clerk cut off two small pieces of wood, "adding it to the broken edge to expose the front" and continued to use it to cut paper. Guo Ziyi said happily, "You are really my subordinate in Guo Ziyi."
Guo Ziyi has made great contributions, and Tang Suzong once lamented, "Although my home country was rebuilt by Qing." Such a great achievement, in fact, a little carelessness, may bring fatal disaster. The drama "Playing the Golden Branch" tells a story about Guo Ziyi's family. Because of Guo Ziyi's great contribution, Princess Shengping married him. His son Guo Wen asked Princess Shengping to salute his parents, but Princess Shengping was the daughter of the emperor and thought that she could not salute Guo Ziyi. For this matter, Princess Shengping often quarreled with Xu. After a family dinner, Guo Ai, who returned to her room, once again accused Princess Shengping. After drinking, Guo Ai finally got angry and raised his hand to slap his wife. He said, "Do you throw your weight around because your father is the emperor? I tell you, my dad doesn't want to be an emperor at all, otherwise, he will get your house? " The princess went to the palace to complain, and Guo Ziyi was scared. But the emperor didn't add sin to Guo Wen in the end.
Guo Ziyi, however, has gone through three dynasties. Thrift is an important factor in Guo Ziyi's "turning evil into foreigners" every time. It is said that Guo Ziyi's mansion door is always open, and anyone can enter. In doing so, Guo Ziyi not only catered to the frugality advocated by the emperor, but also proved that he was not greedy or rebellious.
Guo Ziyi can save himself, thanks to thrift. Short story of thrift 3
In Latin America, there is such a president who is so poor that every time he appears in a meeting with him, he always makes the presidents of other countries fidget-because he never brings an entourage, wears a tie, dresses casually, and can't find a boutique all over his body.
His name is Jose mujica, and he is the current Uruguayan president. He is called "the poorest president in the world" by the Spanish media.
mujica, 76, comes from a peasant family. He was elected by the left in 29 and was elected president in March 21. Although he was a "candidate for the poor" at that time, he was finally elected with more than half of the votes.
After taking office as president, mujica refused to move into the president's residence because "it was much bigger than the prison he spent 14 years in". He even refused to accompany him and pick up the bullet-proof car, and he drove off work every day in a "2-something" beetle car. The "heterogeneous president" is far more than that. On weekends, he will tidy up his own vegetable garden, go out with his dog and watch the ball game. His wife, who is a member of Congress, calmly smiles at the outside world's incomprehension, saying that she "has long been eccentric".
In 211, Muhika sold his presidential residence and two houses in Punta del Este to the Bank of China in eastern Uruguay for $2.7 million. Muhika used all the proceeds from the sale to implement the government's housing plan.
At the end of last year, mujica declared incredible assets: an old farmhouse and two agricultural fields in the suburbs of the capital, two 1987 Fox Scarabs, two tractors, and less than $2, in bank deposits. Mujica's incorruptibility makes Latin American politicians who pay attention to ostentation and extravagance in and out very ashamed.
However, it is such a "poorest president" who has become a popular president in Latin America-because of his love.
After taking office, mujica announced that he would donate 9% of his monthly salary to the homeless relief fund. He said: "The rest is enough for me. If so many compatriots can't even earn this amount, how can I say that it is not enough?" He also said that some pensions will be donated in the future.
Regarding being called "the poorest president in the world", mujica responded with a smile: "I am not poor at all, and those who say that I am poor are really poor. There is nothing wrong with saying that I only have a few things, but frugality makes me feel very rich. "
For mujica, who occupies an important position in the presidency, these labels can be called "worth, money and glory" at his fingertips. However, he put the spiritual gains into the category of wealth, and proved his indifference to these things and his pursuit of spiritual wealth with love and practical actions.
Yu Minhong said: "The richness of the soul is a kind of beauty, which is a kind of heartfelt happiness and a feat of integrating life into poetry." Perhaps what mujica, the "poorest president", earns is the truest, most beautiful and warmest "wealth" in our world. The Short Story of Diligence and Thrift 4
As Marshal Chen Yi said, "Zhou Enlai, who is honest and honest in performing his duty, also ruled the country with integrity."
In the early 196s, the staff around Zhou Enlai took advantage of Premier's overseas visit to protect and strengthen the building. They only made some simple interior decoration and replaced curtains, washbasins and bathtubs. Zhou Enlai was very angry when he returned home, and severely criticized them. Afterwards, he earnestly said to the people around him: "As the Prime Minister, I have made a good start and influenced a lot; With a bad head, it also affects a large area. So, I must be strict with myself ... What do the people think of your spending so much money to make my house so good? Once everyone learns to build a house, what impact will it have on the masses? " Zhou Enlai's remarks are thought-provoking. Since then, no one has dared to mention the decoration of the house.
Deng Yingchao said in his memorial to Zhou Enlai: In the early days of liberation, you happened to see this courtyard full of begonia flowers, and you fell in love with them, so you chose this courtyard and lived in this courtyard full of begonia flowers for 26 years. It has always maintained a solemn, quiet, beautiful and simple style of the founding prime minister.
Premier Zhou Enlai lives in the West Flower Hall in the South China Sea and leads a simple life. This can be seen from the house and yard where he lives. Since he moved in, he is not allowed to decorate and renovate his house and yard. Short story of thrift 5
Su Shi, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, was a scholar at the age of 21, and worked as an official for 4 years. During his official period, he always paid attention to thrift and often lived carefully.
In 18, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. Because his salary was greatly reduced, he was too poor to live. Later, with the help of his friends, he got a piece of land and cultivated it himself. In order not to waste a penny, he also planned to spend: first, calculate all the money, and then divide it into 12 parts on average, one for each month; Each portion is divided into 3 small portions on average, and only one small portion is used every day.
after all the money is paid, hang it on the beam, and take a bag every morning as the living expenses for the whole day. After getting a small amount of money, he has to weigh it carefully, and he will definitely not buy what he can not buy, only the surplus is allowed, and no overspending is allowed. Su Shi saved the money in a bamboo tube in case of an accident. Short Story of Diligence and Thrift 6
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a great official named Wu Yinzhi. He lost his father when he was a child, and he had a hard time with his mother, so he developed the habit of thrift and simplicity. After becoming an official, he still hated luxury and refused to move into the government office prepared for him by the court. For many years, the whole family only lived in a few thatched houses.
After that, his daughter got married, and people thought that he must take good care of it. But on the big day, the Wu family was still deserted. General Xie Shi's housekeeper came to congratulate him and saw a servant coming out with a dog. The housekeeper asked, "Your young lady got married today, and how come there is no appearance of preparation at all?" The servant frowned and said, "Don't mention it. My master is too frugal. My young lady got married today, and the master ordered the preparation only last night.
I thought the owner should spend some money this time, but he told me to go to the market this morning to sell the dog and use the money to buy things. You say, how much can a dog sell? I think ordinary people are more elegant than my master when they marry their daughters! " The housekeeper sighed: "Everyone says that Mr. Wu is a rare honest official. It seems that he really deserves his reputation." Short Story of Diligence and Thrift 7
*** The capitalist soldier Lei Feng pays attention to frugality everywhere in his life. After he joined the army, all the monthly allowance he received was deposited in the savings office except for the necessary daily necessities such as paying the tour fare and buying books. His socks are always mended and mended. I've changed beyond recognition and I can't bear to buy a new pair. There are many scars on enamel washbasins and wash cups, and they are unwilling to throw them away and buy another one. His underwear has also been patched up a lot. However, when the army sends out summer clothes, according to the regulations, each person can get two sets of single uniforms, two shirts and two pairs of shoes, while Lei Feng only gets one, saying that it is "enough to wear". Short story of thrift 8
Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong tycoon, once came out of the hotel and was about to get on the bus. He dropped a coin on the ground, and it rolled towards the sewer, so he leaned down to catch it. When an Indian security guard saw it, he immediately came to help him pick it up and handed it to him. Li Ka-shing put the coins in his pocket, then took out 1 yuan Hong Kong dollars from his wallet and handed them to the security guard as a reward. It is uneconomical to spend 1 yuan for one yuan. Someone asked Li Ka-shing about it, and he explained, "If I don't pick up the coin, it will disappear in this world, and I will give it to the security guard 1 yuan, so he can spend it. I think money can be used, but not wasted.