Volume 5 Laziness Chapter 10 The True Taste of Life
Zhao Wei said to Ziming of the Demon Emperor Palace, since you don't have that kind of heavy meaning, what do you want to express?
Zi Ming of the Demon Emperor Hall said: "If I also want Zhao Gongzi to go through so much, and then let me come to my choice, maybe I will be like Zhao Gongzi, reluctant to leave this illusion and stay here forever." But has Zhao Gongzi ever thought that although the illusion is beautiful, it is an illusion after all, I can say to Zhao Gongzi like this, just like Zhao Gongzi said, you and your fiancée may get married in the future and live happily together after marriage, but you will never have your own children. ”
Zhao Wei said angrily: "Why don't you have children? Zi Ming of the Demon Emperor Hall said: "Zhao Gongzi calm down first, we won't do anything to you, Zhao Gongzi has thought about it, since this is an illusion, your real body is sleeping, and the illusion must be based on reality, how can you have children." ”
Zhao Wei said with some hesitation: "This, this ......"
Zi Ming continued: "This is only one factor, there is another factor, your true body is sleeping, but you are all mortals, and you are not monks, you have not eaten during this period of time in the illusion, if you continue to live in this illusion, then your body in reality will gradually decay, and at that time, you can only stay here forever, and you will never be able to go back." In case the illusion is finally solved, your spirit cannot find a body, and all people will die at that time, maybe Zhao Gongzi feels that it doesn't matter, this treasure may save Zhao Gongzi's body and let Zhao Gongzi escape, but this is unfair to others. Especially Zhao Gongzi's fiancée, has Zhao Gongzi thought about her, is she willing to stay in this illusion with you, when the illusion disappears, she will also die, this city is a dead city, everyone related to Zhao Gongzi will die, and you are left alone in this city, so what's the point of you living like this?"
Zhao Wei said: "I have never thought about such a problem?"
Ziming said: "Zhao Gongzi, the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, you are involved in many things, and you are fascinated by this landscape, and you can't see things as clearly as outsiders." ”
"Zhao Gongzi, I have one more question, I hope you can answer it for me. Ziming said to Zhao Wei.
If Mr. Lu has any questions, Zhao will answer truthfully. Zhao Wei looked at Ziming sincerely. At this time, Zhao Wei's heart towards Lu Ziming has changed, and he is not using you, but using honorific titles like Gongzi.
Ziming asked: "Since Zhao Gongzi is bankrupt, why don't you make a comeback in Dongshan, but instead become a beggar?" Zhao Wei said with some embarrassment: "When I was a child, I was used to living a good life, and I was the only one in the family, and I was a gentleman in Zhao Mansion." After losing all my property, in order not to end up on the streets, I began to think that I wanted to find something to do, but I didn't understand anything, I didn't know anything, and no place would want me. I originally wanted to do coolies, but I couldn't do this, I was pampered since I was a child, I couldn't lift my hands at home, I couldn't resist my shoulders, where did I experience this, and then I left. There were also places where either the money was too small or I was not satisfied, and I found that there was no place in the city for me. Plus I'm lazy, so I might as well find a place to lie down and rest until a job that suits me comes along. ”
Ziming said: "Zhao Gongzi, this is your point of view. The first is that you go to find a job, not a job that comes to you, and you can only adapt to the job, it is impossible to work to adapt to you, if the job adapts to you, then you will never find a job that you are satisfied with. Everyone has a lazy heart, everyone wants to be lazy, just like us monks, we also want to be lazy, rest all day, and then cultivate by leaps and bounds, but this is impossible, you have to cultivate hard, step by step, in order to improve your cultivation, even if it is a chance from heaven, it is also picked up by people who run fast, and it will not be your turn at all. The last one, you don't know anything, Zhao Gongzi, you have to understand, no one is born with anything, it is all acquired learning and exercise, in order to master these things, if you don't learn, what can you master?"
Ziming said: "Zhao Gongzi, I know the reason why you are here, it is because you are reluctant to be prosperous and rich, greedy for money, so you keep escaping from reality. ”
Zhao Wei fell into contemplation at this time, Ziming looked at Zhao Wei like this, decided to add another fire, and then spoke: "Zhao Gongzi, it is not terrible for a person to be poor, what is terrible is that he doesn't want him to have a fighting heart, if he lacks this, then he will always be at the bottom and be looked down upon." Even if a person is rich, if this element is missing, even if he is rich, he will eventually spend it one day. ”
Ziming said: "Zhao Gongzi, the choice is in your hands, it depends on how you choose." I also admit that I have selfish intentions, I really want to get that treasure and return to the sect to make a difference. And there are many ways for me to get the treasure back, and I have chosen the stupidest one, I can directly give you a lot of money, so that you can go back to your glorious past in Zhao Mansion, but what is the use of this? You will eventually run out of this money, and at that time, you will become a beggar again, and you will be reduced to the streets again, but you are just experiencing life again. You can't save a lifetime if you save a moment, and short-term help is completely useless, from a long-term perspective, the main thing is to save that heart, only by saving that heart, can you really get up, you say, am I right?"
"Zhao Gongzi, think about it yourself! I don't have anything else to say. If you figure it out, you ask Xiaojie to come to us, and we will help you. Ziming said.
Then Ziming walked out of Zhao Wei's room and returned to the inn, and the senior brother of the sect asked Ziming, Ziming, how is it? Is the matter successful? Ziming said, I have said everything, we can only do so much, after all, the choice is in Zhao Wei's hands, as for how to choose, it depends on what Zhao Wei thinks, we will wait patiently for a few days, and there should be results soon.
After Ziming left, Zhao Wei thought about it all night, and early the next morning, Zhao Wei walked out of Zhao's mansion, Xiaojie originally wanted to follow, but Zhao Wei didn't give Xiaojie a chance, Zhao Wei said: "Xiaojie, I want to go out for a walk alone, you stay at home." Xiaojie could only listen to the young master's words and stay at home with peace of mind.
Zhao Wei walked and walked to the river, there were two old men fishing by the river, Zhao Wei walked over gently, watching the old man fishing, the old man smiled at Zhao Wei: "Isn't this the son of the Zhao family?" I heard that you are about to get married, congratulations, congratulations!" Zhao Wei smiled and said: "Thank you for the old man's congratulations." Zhao Wei found a place to do it next to him and watched the old man fishing.
The old man seemed to see that Zhao Wei was a little distracted, so he said, "What's the matter, Zhao Gongzi, you have something on your mind, tell me the old man! I might be able to give you an idea." ”
Zhao Wei said: "Old man, let me tell you a story"
The old man said, "Yes, old man, I like to listen to stories the most." ”
Zhao Wei slowly spoke: " There was once a man who was very rich, but because he only spent excessively, he soon had nothing, and then he went bankrupt, fell into the streets, and became a beggar, this beggar was looked down upon in reality, but this beggar was lucky and picked up a treasure, this treasure constituted an illusion, everything in the illusion was what the beggar thought, and the beggar returned to his once rich life in this illusion, but in this illusion, the beggar seemed to be missing something, and he was not as happy as before. The current beggar has two choices, the first is to shatter this illusion and return to reality, and the second is to be in the illusion forever, living a life of drunkenness, old man, if it were you, how would you choose?"
The old man said, "If it were me, I would definitely choose to return to reality, the illusion is beautiful, and it is an illusion after all, and there will be a day when it will be shattered." Being lazy can be lazy for a while, but you can't be lazy for a lifetime. Fantasy can never be compared with reality, although real life is a little cruel, but this is life, life is sometimes very bitter, but there are also slightly sweet times, this is the original taste of life, this is life. If everyone else lives according to your life, then what's the meaning of living, life has changed its taste. ”
Zhao Wei said: "Old man, if you go back, then you will be a beggar again, no one can afford it, there is no dignity, even eating is a problem, if you live in a fantasy world, what do you want, money, power, women are not a problem." ”
The old man said: "Zhao Gongzi, you are wrong, dignity is not given by others, it is earned by yourself." If I don't have any money, I'll just earn it back, and where I fall, I'll just get up. Just like me, the river is very big, but it is true that few people come to fish, because everyone else goes to other people's fish ponds, and other people's fish ponds are small, and there are many fish, and they are big, but they are all restricted, and they can only catch the fish that they raise, but I am different, there is nothing to restrict me here, and the fish they catch cannot be as delicious as the fish I have here, and sometimes I catch more than fish, I can sometimes catch shrimp, and other things, they only fish. They are like in a fantasy world, restricted, and I, who restricts me? You see my bait, every time I put so much bait, but the fish I catch are also the same size, not all are the same, no one knows the size of the next hooked fish? This is the fun of fishing, if you know the size of the next fish, then you lose the original fun of fishing. ”
Zhao Wei said: "Old man, I understand. I know what else to do, thank you for your advice. ”
The old man said, "Look, I'm still a little useful as an old man!" Oh, the fish is hooked, and the old man catches the fish, and it's a shoe, and the old man takes off the shoe, puts the bait back on, and throws the hook down.
Zhao Wei planned to leave, but he was really not confused in his eyes. The old man saw that Zhao Wei was leaving, and said, "Zhao Gongzi, do you want me to send you a fish to taste!" Zhao Wei said, "No need, you better keep it for yourself!"
The old man said to Zhao Wei's distant figure: "Zhao Gongzi, remember when you got married, invite my old man to have a drink." ”
Zhao Wei said in the direction of the old man's fishing: "Definitely." ”
The mask couldn't feel the thoughts in Zhao Wei's heart, and directly began to reject Zhao Wei's body, and after a while, the mask left Zhao Wei's body and fell to the ground, Zhao Wei picked up the mask and went home.
Zhao Wei returned home and said to Xiao Jie: "Xiao Jie, you go and invite those people back last time!" Xiao Jie went to the inn and found all the disciples of the Demon Emperor Palace.
Ziming came to Zhao's Mansion again, looked at Zhao Wei, and nodded with satisfaction.
Zhao Wei said to Ziming: "This is the treasure you have been looking for, you can take it!
Ziming asked, you have figured it out, don't regret it! After we cast a spell to break the barrier, then you will be a beggar again. Zhao Wei said, what do you regret, all this was just a dream, and now I woke up from the dream. What does it matter if you are a beggar, if you are poor for a while, you will be poor for a lifetime, and it won't be long before I will make a comeback. Ziming gave Zhao Wei a thumbs up and expressed his appreciation.
The disciples of the Demon Emperor Hall took the mask to cast a spell to dispel the illusion, and with the elimination of the illusion, the people of other sects also knew that the treasure had a master.
The disciples of the Demon Emperor Hall successfully completed the task and brought the masks back to the Demon Emperor Palace, and the Demon Emperor did give them a rich reward.
However, Ziming left Zhao Wei a jade pendant, this jade pendant is worth a fortune, Ziming gave this jade pendant to Zhao Wei because he wanted Zhao Wei to use the jade pendant as a start-up capital, but Zhao Wei did not use it. As for Qingyue, he was forced to die at the beginning, and won a chance for Zhao Wei, as long as he could get up within five years, Qingyue's father agreed to marry Qingyue to Zhao Wei, and remarried Qingyue and entered the family. Not five years, only three years, Zhao Wei through his own efforts, and got up again, married Qingyue back home, at the wedding, but also specially invited the old man who fished, Zhao Wei also fulfilled the original promise, as for the jade pendant, Zhao Wei was always on his body, to motivate himself, Zhao Wei told this story to his son, this jade pendant was given to his son, since then this jade pendant has also become his family heirloom, in their family, this jade is not only a piece of jade, but also a symbol, a spirit。