故虽到了饥寒病苦刑笞交迫的地步，仍是熙熙然贪恋着目前的生的欢喜。

One is still greedy for the joy of living in spite of being in starving, torturing and dying conditions.

他每天卖药都能挣好几万钱，然后就把钱施舍给街上那些饥寒贫穷的人，只留下三五十个钱。

Hu Gong could earn tens of thousands of coins every day, but he would give them away to those poor people on the street, leaving only thirty to fifty coins for himself.