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The story of "sincere communication and harmonious coexistence" between people

According to legend, Shun's family background was very poor. Although he was a descendant of Emperor Zhuan Xu, the fifth was Shu Ren, who was in the lower class. Shun's experience was even more unfortunate. His father, Gu Sou, was blind and his mother died young. Gu Sou remarried, and his stepmother gave birth to a younger brother named Xiang. Shun lived in a family environment of "stubborn father, arrogant mother and proud elephant". Gu Sou asked Shun to repair the roof of the barn, but set fire to the barn below. Shun survived by jumping off the house with two hats as wings. Later, Gu Sou asked Shun to dig a well. The well was dug deep, but Gu Sou and Xiang filled it with earth. They wanted to plug the well and bury Shun alive. Fortunately, Shun was alert in advance, dug a passage next to the shaft, went through the passage and hid for a while. Gu Sou and Xiang thought that the plot was successful, and Xiang said that he had come up with the idea, that he wanted a piano when dividing things, and that Yao's two daughters would be his wives, and that he would share the cattle, sheep and barn with his parents. Elephant lived in Shun's house and played Shun's piano. Shun went to see him. Elephant was surprised, but the boss was unhappy, but he said, "I think Shun is boring!" " Shun doesn't take it to heart, as always, he is filial to his parents and friendly to his brothers; And more sincere and cautious than before.