spend a thousand ounces of gold to buy a smile
"Jiang Xun Talks about Dream of the Red Chamber" (144)
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The greatest humility a person can possess is to realize that one cannot judge everyone around them, and to understand that everyone is pursuing self-actualization in their own way, and there is no absolute right or wrong.
Secondly, the greatest insight in literary creation is complete humility. It means that when you see a life, even though you cannot understand or even agree with it, you understand and respect the way it is lived.
III. In an aristocratic family like the Jia family, fans must be exquisite. The fan ribs are mostly made of chicken-wing wood or ivory. Qingwen accidentally dropped the fan on the ground and broke it, which upset Baoyu and led him to scold Qingwen.
Fourthly, Qingwen was very dissatisfied and said that in the past, no matter how many agate, porcelain, and jade objects she had broken, she had never made such a big fuss over a fan. This shows that in such an aristocratic family, valuable items are not taken seriously at all.
5. Baoyu said to Qingwen, "If tearing the fan can make you happy, then you can do it. It's a bit like 'a thousand gold pieces for a smile'.".
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