A: You said you are living a prudent life, okay?
B: This is the virtue of the Chinese nation. Our ancestors told us to be diligent and thrifty at home.
A: But now some people have lost this glorious tradition and spend a lot of money, eating and drinking.
B: You talk about eating and drinking. Nowadays, it is a common practice for many rich people to eat tens of thousands of dollars per meal.
A: I don’t like this trend. Besides, our country is not that rich yet. Children in poor areas cannot afford to go to school, and elderly people in ordinary areas cannot afford medical treatment.
B: Yes, the gap in living standards is too big. Some people say that one feast for the rich in the city can feed a household in a poor area for ten years. This is not mysterious at all.
A: Households living in rural areas rely on frugality to survive bit by bit. They are reluctant to eat, drink and wear. They earn bit by bit and save dollar by dollar. The water gathers into a river, and the grains of millet are gathered into baskets, which are used for children, such as going to school and finding jobs, repairing and building houses, marrying wives and having children, etc.
B: Yes, you know the countryside so well because you just came out of the countryside.