With such poor self-esteem, not all poor people are willing to be helped.

Not all people regard wealth as life.

There are many people who regard money as dirt and value justice over profit.

A man with lofty ideals will not drink from the "Stealing Spring", and an honest man will not be fed by the food that comes from the "Stealing Spring".

When you are in poverty, what you need is not sympathy, but to prove to yourself that I don't need your sympathy.

There is no need to look at me with your sympathetic eyes.

This will only make me feel more inferior.

He can accept those people saying he is poor, but he cannot have someone throw a pile of silver to him and say, "Here, you poor guy, this is what I am giving to you."

This will not make him grateful, it will only disgust him.

Xie Ji was a little touched after hearing this and pondered for a while.

I think not everyone is interested in money. After all, some people are more interested in dignity than anything else.

What are you living for, for those few dollars that you will never bring with you even after death?

But, if that's the case, why are some people not tempted when faced with high-ranking officials and generous salaries, some people are not succumbed to threats from enemies, and some people are not attracted to the temptation of gold and silver mountains. Why, really?

Is it profitable?

No, this is absolutely not the case. This is due to one's own dignity.

It is true that some people pursue interests, but there are also people who regard a promise as more important than their lives. Some people can sacrifice themselves for morality. How can this be tempted by those monetary interests?

But, there are such people, but how many are there?

Xie Ji thought that he was not such a person. He was very selfish and he would only do good deeds when his safety and interests were guaranteed.

Let him give it in vain, bah, this is impossible, even death is impossible.

But he admires those who don't think about themselves.

Xie Ji saw the old woman's wandering look, her face full of sorrow, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted. He wanted to help but was powerless.

"Prime Minister, do you want to help her?"

Wei Zhenzhi said to Xie Ji, he saw Xie Ji's desire to help.

"Any suggestions?"

Xie Ji doesn't hide his thoughts, so he can't help yet.

"Prime Minister, you can let some people buy grandma's porridge without anyone noticing, so that she can accept the money with peace of mind."

Wei Zhenzhi said that such words would not only help but also not hurt people's self-esteem.

Xie Ji's eyes lit up and he waved to a beggar who happened to pass by.

That beggar is a secret guard, hiding in the dark like an ordinary person.

Most people wouldn't notice anything strange. This secret guard is so well disguised.

"Grandma, let's have another bowl of porridge."

"Okay, okay." Grandma replied immediately. After a while, she came over with a bowl of steaming porridge.

"Thank you, noble man." The secret guard dressed as a beggar thanked Xie Ji and gulped down the bowl of porridge.

"Grandma? Have another bowl." Xie Ji said, and Wei Zhenzhi continued to pay. This beggar? Isn't this beggar the prime minister's secret guard?

It's so hard to be the prime minister's secret guard!

Does this look really similar? Wei Zhenzhi secretly admired it.

"Drink slowly, don't choke." Xie Ji spoke and conveyed an order to the secret guard.

"Thank you, noble man. Thank you, noble man." The secret guard pretended to be like a beggar trying to get something to eat.

The secret guard left in a hurry after eating? He even thanked Xie Ji before leaving.

Xie Ji also complained in his heart? This person really pretends to be like that.

Shen Yi almost got cramps from laughing because he just saw the Prime Minister secretly laughing at the beggar's performance.

At first he thought it was a beggar, and wanted to prevent the beggar from meeting Xie Ji.

Didn't expect that he looked at the beggar seriously? He looked very much like the steward who served him tea at the Prime Minister's Mansion just now.

Seeing his hard acting, he almost laughed.

However, this Meng Tao kept warning himself with his eyes that if he dared to laugh, he would never end it with him.

He kept holding it in.

After a while, people came to the old woman's house one after another to buy porridge.

"Grandma, your porridge is really good. Give us another bowl."

"Grandma, your porridge tastes very much like the one my mother cooked. I want to have another bowl."

"..."

This grandma's porridge shop suddenly became lively.

The old woman felt a little strange, why were there so many people today?

After a while, the porridge at the old woman's house was sold out.

"Brother Ji, I'm treating you to dinner this time. You can invite me back next time. You don't need to eat out, just eat at your house."

Wei Zhenzhi obviously became a little bolder. He was already bold. Before, it was because Xie Ji was too powerful and he was afraid of offending him.

Now that Xie Ji is so approachable and this is the occasion, he naturally becomes more courageous.

Shen Yi and Meng Tao were a little surprised that this man dared to talk to the Prime Minister like this.

No matter how approachable he is, he is still the Prime Minister.

Xie Ji's mouth looked a little uncomfortable, and he stared at the food in the prime minister's house while you were there.

You're upset that you didn't have any food today.

"No problem, I will definitely invite you to my house next time and I will make sure you have a good meal."

Xie Ji patted his chest and said, looking at Meng Tao a little surprised.

Meng Tao looked at Wei Zhenzhi and his expression became even more unkind. You actually dare to be brothers to the Prime Minister and even want to go to the Prime Minister's house to have a meal.

This is what you, a subordinate, should do.

Wei Zhenzhi felt a little guilty, didn't he just want to make a living?

is that really so difficult?

"Brother Meng, don't be scary. If he treats you this time, I will certainly invite him back next time."

Meng Tao was shocked. He did not dare to be brothers to the Prime Minister.

So he lowered his head.

"Thank you very much, noble man. I wish you a safe life."

The old woman may have realized that this was all thanks to Xie Ji, so she walked to Xie Ji and knelt down gratefully.

"Grandma, please come first. The ground is cold. This is your delicious porridge."

Xie Ji felt a little unable to sit still. He had never been thanked like this before.

He is a homebody in modern times, so naturally no one would thank him like this. Besides, even if he gave up his seat for an old man in the car in modern times, only a few people would be grateful to him.

When he got here, everyone looked at him with either respect or fear, and at the same time, they called him a traitor.

I have never been so grateful.

"If it weren't for the noble man, I might not be able to sell a bowl of this porridge in a day."

The old woman's face was full of sorrow, and she looked like she was suffering without words.

"Grandma, why are you selling porridge here? You have no family?"

Xie Ji asked, why is this old woman the only one selling porridge here?

"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it. We have to pay taxes in a few days. If not, we and my husband will be kicked out. My husband is seriously ill and our three sons were taken to do corvee service a few years ago. They haven’t come back yet.”

As the old woman spoke, she burst into tears. None of her three sons came back.

"Grandma, don't cry. Your son will come back. He will come back. He may have done something good. When the time comes, he will come back to be filial to you and your elders."

Xie Ji was filled with anger. This was not a time of war, so there was no reason to drag all three men from the family to serve.

Moreover, I learned from my memory that the original person did not send everyone to do corvee service.

The old woman cried even more sadly after hearing Xie Ji's words. Although she didn't cry loudly, everyone could see her sadness at this time.

"That's not right. Don't taxes have to be paid only on the first day of every month?"

Meng Tao said suddenly.
To be continued...