Chapter 656: Spring Rain Like Mist_2

Of course, everyone understood that if one were to restrain themselves by the principles of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame, it meant letting the strong sacrifice their own interests to help the weak. Although this behavior could be considered a moral coercion, in the eyes of the older generation of Chinese people, it had already become a deep-seated recognition.

For the Chinese people, if everyone abided by such a recognition, then when people offered help during others' hardships, they could expect to receive assistance when they themselves encountered difficulties.

Moreover, when faced with death, most Chinese people, though they might take valuable items from the deceased, would at least leave their clothes behind and even simply dig a hole to bury the body, as for most people, the saddest thing after death was to be abandoned in the wilderness.