Answer:
I think that Hanasaki Jijii faces a lot of internal conflict. For example every time that the wicked old man asked him for something, Hanasaki Jijii would sometimes not want to help him with whatever it was but would still say yes because of his great heart. After the wicked old neighbor had killed Hanasaki Jiji's dog Shiro, he would still do a lot of bad things to Hanasaki Jiji just out of pure jealousy. Shiro's spirit would still help Hanasaki Jiji and he gave him a lot of money making him rich through some ashes that could make dead trees blossom.