Chapter 1207: Chapter 1207 - A Little Help Goes a Long Way, Plenty of Help Brings About Disaster
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“Patron, what do you understand?”
Li Xueying said, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink . A person’s desire is infinite . When I give them money, the money comes too easy . They will only develop desires and these desires will only degenerate them . What’s given can never satisfy their desire . The more is given, the worse the grudge . The ancients have a saying that a little help goes a long way, but plenty of help brings about disaster . Master, you taught people to fish and got them to earn money through hard work . Through this, they become rich . Becoming rich by their own efforts will satisfy a person’s inner desires . This will make them scoff at the thought of borrowing money to survive .
“But I still can’t get over it . How can humans be so greedy?”
Fangzheng smiled . “There’s no limit to greed . Outsiders will never be satisfied . The only ones that can fill our own desires are ourselves . ”
Li Xueying said, “I had only mentioned part of it . You have no idea how tragic the situation is when I helped repair a road . ”
Fangzheng led Li Xueying to a spot and sat down . “Please, This Penniless Priest is all ears . ”
Li Xueying said, “That village of ours is very poor . Although the government has built a road, it has been riddled with potholes for years . Back then, the village cadres found me and wanted me to think of a way to fix the road . My mom also supported them… It’s not cheap to repair a road, but I can afford repairing a village road . Therefore, I donated and repaired the road . ”
“That’s a good thing . ”
Li Xueying said with a bitter smile, “Unfortunately, good things eventually turn into bad things . The road was fixed, and when the road was fixed, the villagers were filled with nice things to say about my family . The thumbs and praises were endless, but once the road was fixed, trouble came .
“Someone from the village said, ‘Li Xueying is a famous celebrity . She’s so rich . It’s just fixing a road . It’s nothing . What’s the point? If I had that much money, not only would I repair the road for everyone, I would also give everyone a small car!’
“Someone also said, ‘She’s so rich, but I’ve never seen her give anyone money . She wants to get a better reputation from repairing roads? What a greedy person!’
“Someone even said, ‘Humans forget their roots once they become rich . She has forgotten how everyone took care of her family back when she was in the village . If I were her, I would still fix the road, but I wouldn’t miss out on giving every household some money?’
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“To be honest, when I heard that, I was disheartened . I wanted my parents to move out of the village . After all, out of sight, out of mind . But my parents are used to staying there, so they aren’t very willing to leave . Furthermore, they are already so old, so they aren’t used to uprooting themselves to live somewhere else .
“Fangzheng, I really don’t know what to do now . I just want to do something . I just want my family to live comfortably . Is that wrong?”
Fangzheng said, “Patron, of course it’s not wrong . What’s wrong is the human heart . ”
Li Xueying said, “Fangzheng, what do you think I should do now? I’ve been exhausted by them . I’m really vexed . Recently, the village cadre came looking for me again . He said that the village is planning to renovate the village and prepare to build a new-era village . All the houses will be built like villas . However, where do they get the money? Are they asking me to pay for them to build villas?”
Fangzheng pricked up his brows when he heard that . “These people are quite interesting . Even if they are fleecing you, there’s no reason for them to go this far . It’s almost on the level of Ge You1, that’s some copyright infringement . ”
Li Xueying smiled bitterly . “I feel like I’m about to go crazy from being tormented by them . ”
Fangzheng smiled . “This Penniless Monk does have a solution . I wonder if you are willing to use it . ”
Li Xueying was taken aback . “What’s the idea?”
Fangzheng whispered something to Li Xueying . Li Xueying was taken aback . “That? This…”
Fangzheng smiled . “Remember, some help brings merit . While other help is nothing but sin . Not only are you nurturing others’ sins, you are also a culprit in these committed sins . Similarly, some things do not necessarily mean sins . Everything depends on the reason and outcome . ”
Li Xueying thought for a moment and said, “I can give it a try . However, I would like to invite you to come with me . To be honest, it’s a little…”
Fangzheng smiled . “No problem . This Penniless Monk wishes to see how shameless a person can be . ”
Li Xueying pursed her lips into a smile and said, “Master, did you just curse?”
Fangzheng said, “This Penniless Monk has never admitted that he is a master . This Penniless Monk is just… an ordinary person . ”
Li Xueying laughed . She liked Fangzheng’s personality . Was he an ordinary person? His life environment, his actions, and so on were more like an accomplished monk than any other . Was he an accomplished monk? From time to time, the way he acted was completely different from an accomplished monk .
Looking at Fangzheng in front of her, Li Xueying had a nagging feeling that the monk in front of her was not a monk but a huge light bulb! No matter how dark the night was, she would always be able to find the light when she met him . As she looked at him, her heart felt warm and relaxed . She didn’t need to think too much when spending time with him . She liked this feeling .
Li Xueying’s house was not in the northeast but in a remote mountain village in the north . From the map, the village did not seem to be far from the sea . However, if one wanted to see the sea, it took a day or two over a mountain road . Therefore, the sea was almost nonexistent to them .
However, Li Xueying’s hometown was not a remote village . On the contrary, it was served by a train . It was more convenient to travel there than to One Finger Village . It had mountains, the ocean, and transportation…
Fangzheng stood at the train station and looked at the distant village . He shook his head slightly . There was only one reason for such a good environment to be poor—laziness!
Upon entering the village, Fangzheng saw a group of villagers smoking at the village entrance as they chatted . When they saw Li Xueying return, their eyes lit up .
As they were too far away, Li Xueying couldn’t hear what they were saying . However, she still remembered Fangzheng’s words . Therefore, she coldly swept a glance at the people before raising her head slightly . She became the Queen Snow Eagle in everyone’s eyes .
Li Xueying could not hear what they were talking about, but Fangzheng could hear them clearly .
“Li Xueying is back . Tsk, she’s finally back . ”
“Look at her . She’s nothing but an entertainer, yet she’s so arrogant . What’s there to be proud of just because she has some money?”
“That’s right . Look at that glum face of hers . We are all from the same village and we watched her grow up . Does she think we aren’t aware of what she’s like? Who does she think she’s fooling with that act of hers?”
“An actress just puts a farce in front of outsiders . When she’s behind the camera, who knows which boss’s bed will she be in . She needs to take care of the business . ”
“Isn’t the entertainment circle just a chicken coop? There’s a clear price tag… I don’t believe that she would be this popular if not for her sleeping with the director . ”
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Fangzheng frowned when he heard that . Was this the villager that she had always been helping? Was this the villager who had watched her grow up? Fangzheng felt indignant for Li Xueying .
Thinking back to the villagers of One Finger Village, they were worlds apart . Suddenly, Fangzheng realized that he was rather blessed . At the very least, he was better off than Li Xueying…
“Is this really fine?” Li Xueying was still worried .
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