Alas, life in the world, although the fate is long, but the key point is only a few steps, like the bangs playing toad, the enlightenment is a blessing in life. If there were also Taoists at that time who came to confess, put a few pieces on a few papers, and accumulate ten eggs on money to make a Buddha picture, I would also say that it was dangerous; When I heard the Taoist say: People live in the field of glory and glory, and the land of sorrow is more dangerous than this. I will also be empowered, follow the mountains, eat pine and drink streams for a lifetime, why not go to the peak of the art world in painstaking and lonely, why not go to the hard pursuit to find another me......

"Comrade, do you have a girl named Red Lotus in Daba Mountain who works here?"

Du Ruofu walked down the old streets of Shenzhen, looking at the low and old houses on both sides of the street, the gray and narrow shop windows, and the potholed road surface was silted with sewage and mud. Du Ruo couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, and his tired steps were even more messy, why did Honglian leave without saying goodbye and come thousands of miles to this border town with only twenty or thirty thousand people to work. What's so good about this town, the weather is hot, the boundaries are desolate, and a few steps away are mass graves and muddy bays. How can this street scene be compared to the town in the mountains, with a bluestone pavement, a shop with a spine of cornices, and a tavern tea pavilion for visitors to rest in three or five steps; The streets are not so noisy and noisy, some leafy plane trees, and poplar forests with green shade, the streets and alleys all seem quiet and quiet. There are many young people coming and going on this street, most of them carrying large bags of luggage; There were also many two foreigners in crumpled suits, all of whom hurriedly carried sack-like canvas bags and coffin-like suitcases. There are recruitment booths with banners and long tables everywhere, and there are people everywhere who speak with accents from all over the world and come to Shenzhen to break through the world.

Du Ruo came to an electronics factory hungry, and under the recruitment column of "I am proud of the prosperity of the factory, and I am ashamed of the decline of the factory", a bucket of tea attracted his attention. Du Ruo pretended to apply for a job and stepped forward, took the tea bowl from the staff wearing toad glasses and plaid shirts, tilted his neck and poured the bowl of steaming tea into his stomach, and the abdominal cavity of hunger for three days and two nights calmed down. Du Ruo looked at the plastic surgery mirror erected at the entrance of the factory, his hair was messy, his face was full of vegetables, his chin and beard were pierced, and the place where the woolen sweater on his chest was cut with a blade was cracked. Du Ruowan shook his head in despair, the appearance of the young painter who came to dress up was now reduced to the same as a beggar: a set of imported suits, which were hung on the coat hook when taking the train at night, were taken away, along with their ID cards and work permits; The thousand dollars in the pocket of his jacket were also taken away by magic, and only a hole was made in his chest; The briefcase that was placed on the luggage rack or issued by the Road Bureau Cultural Association was also taken away by the hand, along with a change of clothes and toiletries; The items I carried with me were only the two paintings that were placed under the seat and belonged to me for the time being. When Du Ruo woke up at that time, he shouted as if he was stupid, he shouted loudly to the police, but the carriage was crowded like sardines, and there was no shadow of the police at all; He shouted to the conductor, and the people who responded to the stuffy and hot carriages in front and behind were all angry that there was not a single ghost. Du Ruo had to sigh to himself, admitting that he was unlucky, and walked out of the Shenzhen Railway Station penniless in the sympathy and cynical eyes of everyone.

Du Ruo remembered that it was noon on a day when the wind was warm and the birds were broken, and the shadows of high flowers were heavy. Du Ruo opened his eyes from the bed in the railway hospital, and the red lotus and the little evil skin accompanied him left and right. Under the melting light, Red Lotus was lying sleepy at the head of the bed, a railway cotton coat was lost on her shoulders, and a few strands of hair were stuck to her indentated and intertwined face.

"Wake up!" The little evil skin moved closer, opened his mouth and yawned, his bloodshot eyes were full of concern and envy, "Your life is really big, you broke two ribs, and you fell asleep for a day and a night. This time, I walked on the ghost gate, you said that you, quite open-minded, very cultured person, in love, full of mountains and wilderness** not a place for me and me, I have to take the herd on a rainy day to be romantic on the railway field. The work area is going to punish you if you don't know it, and the workers laugh at you without adding it, it's not that Honglian is kind-hearted, and she is stubborn and pushes the leader to reason, saying that she is a student who has just graduated, and it has nothing to do with you at all, you happened to walk there, and the work area is considered your work injury, and the tree is a typical example of righteousness and bravery, and is regarded as the new Lei Feng in the eighties, and sent me to take care of you! But seriously, you kid is blessed, how did you find such a beautiful student girl, it won't really be a thousand miles of marriage, if anything, I'm willing to ask Gu Niu to come to his chest so suddenly! ”

Du Ruo cracked his mouth with a smile, leaned back against the pillow, and pulled up the cotton coat and put it on Honglian's shoulder.

"Hey, wake up!" Honglian snorted, stood up with a hula, her tired face was covered with excitement, "I'm scared to death, everyone is in a hurry!" ”

"I said it's okay, who is Painter Du, the Wenqu stars in the sky descend to earth, and in this life, I can't close my eyes if I don't make a whole painting through the ages; If you don't marry a beauty, you can't swallow your breath, this time the show just started, and with the lotus girl as the horn, he is even more reluctant to let go of the world! The little evil skin suddenly seemed to be fake and really joked a few words, which made Du Ruo's face red, and the red lotus blushed suddenly.

"No wonder the people on your railway call you evil master, you are old and unserious nonsense, I have told your leaders several times, Master Du is righteous and brave, saying that we are driving cattle on the railway line on a rainy day to talk about friends, isn't it Kan Tianfang who chews his tongue, and only a narrow ghost like you can think of it!" Honglian pursed her lips and glanced at the little evil skin angrily.

"Look, cross the river and tear down the bridge, two days ago I cried and shouted that the master is long and the master is short, and the lotus flower follows my ass step by step, as if a sister Lin fell from the sky, I forgot the new love when I saw the old love, alas, I didn't say it, my brother Bao didn't have a chance to become a monk, Sister Lian, you must not learn from Zhu Yingtai, I met Liang Shanbo at the Loutai meeting, and I cried dry tears and broke my liver and intestines!" The little evil skin opened the door, turned his head to make a grimace at the red lotus, and strode out of the door.

"Sit, don't be like him, he just has a bad mouth, he can't say a good word, you're tired for a few days, I really owe you a lot!" Du Ruo lifted down his arm and tucked the quilt into the bed to make room for a little space.

Honglian took off her cotton coat disapprovingly and put it on Du Ruo's legs, "Hmph, I won't pay attention to him!" Are you hungry, you haven't eaten in two days, why don't I go buy some? ”

Du Ruo shook his head, grabbed the palm of the red lotus, and stared at the red lotus's very ruddy face for a while, "I'm still hungry, with you, I don't feel hungry, I'm hungry now, and I'm still holding my mouth open in the clouds for a long time, Sister Tianxian, can you go down to the earth to give me something to eat!" ”

Honglian sighed softly and sat down at the head of the bed, "You can take care of your injuries, I offended you, the words you say are so stiff that the cow can't step on it." I'm not a cold-blooded animal, and I'll remember your kindness to me. I won't tell you, I'll peel an apple with you, our teacher said that apples are nutritious, rich in vitamin C, and eating them regularly is good for the body! ”

Du Ruo let go of his palm, and Honglian took an apple from the bedside table, picked up the fruit knife, and peeled the apple like a radish.

Du Ruo smiled slightly, waved his hand to stop the red lotus, "I haven't learned, I am particular about cutting apples, and if you cut them like this, it is not beautiful and wasteful." You see, hold the apple with two fingers, gently turn the fruit knife, and peel it in a circle from the inside and outside. In this way, after the apple is peeled, the skin is still on the apple, and the person who eats it only needs to shake it lightly, and the skin will automatically fall off, which is both beautiful and generous, and can also show your artistic quality! ”

"Really!" Red Lotus shrugged her nose delicately, and picked up an apple childishly, and peeled it up like a gourd, and it was cut after a while, and then she took it in her hand as if she was appreciating a work of art, "It's good to peel apples like this, it's both hygienic and affordable, I really didn't expect that with you, I can learn some knowledge and see and hear for a long time!" ”

"What is this, a piece of cake, do you remember, the Southern Dynasty landscape poet Xie Lingyun, who wrote 'spring grass in the pond, and the willows in the garden become songbirds', once said: 'There is only one stone in the world, Zijian has eight buckets, I have to have a bucket, and I have used a bucket since ancient times and today', I have long been the same as Xie Lingyun, saying that the forging moon is refined with a splendid mind, and the mouth is full of pearls, but it is a pity that people hide in the deep mountains and do not know, and the poor birds in the cage cannot fly, and they have been crawling at the bottom of the society all their lives in vain!" Du Ruo smiled happily, his eyes flashed with smug brilliance, and he blurted out his angry words.

"It's not a shame, just say that you are fat and start to breathe, give a little sunshine and it will be brilliant, it is really eyes do not know Mount Tai, it turns out that in front of the eyes is a promising person who has only passed Qu Song, and under the eyes is a virtuous person who says Xihuang. If you don't brag, I'll suffocate you, no virtue, no modesty at all. Our teacher said that it is stupid to be full of losses, humble and covered, and it is stupid to rely on your own wisdom, you are a woodpecker who died in a tree hole, ate the loss of your mouth, coaxed all day long, and knocked your hot tongue on the cold ears of others, and you are a character in the world. I've been blushing for you in the hospital for the past few days, and no one from your five relatives or six relatives has said hello. You know what the leader says about you, you are so ambitious, you don't do your job, and the loaches in the small ravine still want to make a shocking wave; You know what your co-workers say about you, you are arrogant, you don't know the current affairs, and the chickadee that barks is not a good bird; The people who know you in our wall also say that you have long teeth and short hands, and you are lazy to eat, and you are not a person who lives at home at all. If you take a closer look, almost all of you are married, some of the children are two or three years old, only you are almost thirty years old and still playing singles, and none of you have a woman there who wants to marry you, they all say that you are a ruffian all day long, your soul is not in your body, you go to work, you draw women with big butts all night after work, you have a string in your head, you exchange food stamps for stones, you have the wrong tendons on your legs, you have a butt of debts, and you have to exchange treasury bills for tree sticks. Even in the countryside, there is no woman who wants to marry such an unlucky man. Do you still think that in the 70s, it was a decent thing for a rural girl to marry on the railway, and it was no longer the old imperial calendar. You said that in addition to having a commodity grain account, working on the railway, and earning a little dead salary a month, do you have some definite advantages? Our classmates work in Shenzhen, and they can earn more than 1,000 yuan a month, and their buildings have been built; It is to do agriculture at home, contract barren mountains to plant trees, and dig ponds in the fields to raise fish, and can earn tens of thousands of yuan a year. I talk to you about friends, it's your dead face that always pesters me, Wang Laohu seems to be hard for me all day long, no one agrees when I say it, my classmates say I'm crazy, I want to find an old man who is seven or eight years old; My family said that I didn't grow up, and if I found a foreigner, I couldn't take care of my family across the mountains and rivers for the rest of my life. I don't care about this, pinching my nose and coaxing my eyes to say hello, thinking that you are old, have suffered hardships, and can hurt people, as long as the two of them get along, there is a lot of discussion in case of trouble, and eating bran is also sweet. It's good for you, the feudal thinking of a brain, in addition to talking nonsense, is full of pies, does not do a little practical thing, and beats people, I am your wife, I should be beaten and scolded, and I am smart-eyed, I want to fight, I want to scold, even warm-hearted people are also chilled by you! Today, whether you care or not, anyway, I made it clear, the back bridge returns to the bridge, the road returns to the road, and everyone who crosses the mountains and rivers can't take care of their homes. I don't care about this, pinching my nose and coaxing my eyes to say hello, thinking that you are old, have suffered hardships, and can hurt people, as long as the two of them get along, there is a lot of discussion in case of trouble, and eating bran is also sweet. It's good for you, the feudal thinking of a brain, in addition to talking nonsense, is full of pies, does not do a little practical thing, and beats people, I am your wife, I should be beaten and scolded, and I am smart-eyed, I want to fight, I want to scold, even warm-hearted people are also chilled by you! Today you care or don't care, anyway, I made it clear, the back bridge returns to the bridge, the road returns to the road, and everyone passes their own words. Don't write me those boring letters and send me those strange poems, after all, I am still young, I have just stepped into society, and I don't understand your love, love, and wind! But don't worry, I didn't say this in front of your leaders and colleagues, and I still saved face for you. Besides, if you insist on flying high branches, the cow doesn't drink water and presses its head, it's not interesting, right? The red lotus was like a fish in his throat, gritting his teeth and exhaling his chest in one breath, as if he had a long sigh of relief from his heart, and a layer of relief and joy appeared on his face, but Leng Ding looked at Du Ruo with a discouraged and desperate look, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, and lowered his eyes strangely in his heart.

Du Ruo's complexion changed sharply, and a cold breath gushed out from his chest, and he suddenly felt half cold. It turned out that Honglian was so decisive, and it turned out that all her efforts were in vain. Du Ruowan tilted his head helplessly, his eyes stared at the red lotus who looked very strange in an instant, and his heart was intertwined with bitterness, hatred, and resentment, "Red Lotus, so our road has come to an end, you don't give me any hope, don't give me the slightest chance to change, isn't it not a long time since we have been dating, you just look at me like this, I am so disgraceful, I can't be on the stage, like a stinky shit, disgusting!" ”

"Is there any, the blind man eats rice balls, and he knows it in his heart. Don't you boast all day long, read a lot of books, see a lot of the world, and talk about friends is what you want me to do, do you have such a duck on the shelf? I'll go to Shenzhen to work in two days to earn some money to repeat my studies next year, and I don't want to get married at such a young age. You don't think about me at all, you're so selfish, you only think about your little all the time! Honglian pursed her lips and put down the fruit knife angrily, her love-hate gaze swept over Du Ruo's face.

"Okay, I just said that I am worthless, and now I am said that I am selfish, and I can't change it, you have to give me some thoughts of punishing the past and the future, treating the sick and saving people. Believe it or not, I'll make an oath now, next time I say a heavy word to you, I'm not human, and if I hit you again, I'll chop off my hands. If you want to study, I will support you 100% and will not hold you back. It's just that I don't read enough books, so I don't use any of them in this field today. But can't you review at home, there is no repeating class in the town, so you have to go to Shenzhen to work. I have money, there are tens of thousands of fixed deposits alone, you can go to my house tomorrow to get a passbook, you want to go to graduate school, study abroad, even build a building, do an individual. Just don't say anything ruthless, let alone kick me, I just need to look at you every day and listen to you say a word and be satisfied. Du Ruo was worried and sad for a while, his heart was pounding in disillusionment, and two wisps of regret were cast helplessly on Honglian's face.

"Talking foolish things again, and drawing a big pie to coax me, you have money, your eyes have already looked to the sky, and you can afford to look down on me, the ugly duckling in the mountains. Take care of your injuries, don't talk nonsense with a white face in a hurry, it's not for your good heart, sacrificing myself to save others at the moment of life and death, I would have been too lazy to pay attention to you! Honglian turned her back unhappily, an inexplicable depression poured out from the bottom of her heart, and she couldn't help but want to wipe her face and leave, and she didn't want to break the thread without being able to wipe her face, she used half of her mind to perfunctory Du Ruo who was still indulging in sentimentality, and the other half of her mind was thinking about how to walk clearly, and for a while the room was suffocating and dull and silent.

However, when Du Ruo was able to get out of bed a little, Honglian was ruthless and never returned, so she came to Shenzhen without knowing her family, and she didn't know how to hide and work in that factory like a yellow crane.

Du Ruo picked up the painting in a trance, dragged his tired body and walked on the crowded old street, when he was confronted by a young man wearing a toad mirror and carrying a small satchel and suddenly tilted his head towards him and signaled him to go to the street. Du Ruo looked around vigilantly, and finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and walked to the corner of the street with him, the man mysteriously climbed on his shoulder, took out a pair of playing cards from his trouser pocket, and quickly spread it out in front of his eyes, and saw that the colorful cards were printed with [***] images with different postures, "Do you want a full set of spring palace pictures, sell you cheaply!" Du Ruo was stunned for a moment, and two red clouds appeared hot on his face. The man rolled up his sleeves again, revealing the different styles of electronic watches he was wearing on his arms, "Do you want it, Citizen, Omega, Seiko, the lowest price for you!" Du Ruo's heart was pounding, he reached out to his pocket, and as soon as his fingers reached the waistband of his pants, he stopped there as if he froze, shaking his head self-deprecatingly. Why, I don't bring any money, it doesn't matter, I sell in this area every day, and I still have [***] paintings at home, come to me if you want to! The man generously loosened his arm, rolled up his sleeves, and walked down the street as if he were all right.

Du Ruoru fell into the fog for five miles, and it took half a day to wake up from the surprise and doubt. This small fishing town, which is only separated from Hong Kong by a water, is really the forefront of reform and opening up, and the special economic zone that has allowed some people to get rich first has made people more avant-garde, and there are fewer rules and regulations that bind people. When Du Ruo walked all the way to Shekou Industrial Zone, there were many tower cranes and vehicles shuttling through construction sites stretching for several kilometers along the coast, and a huge slogan of "time is money, benefit is life" stood majestically. Du Ruo was immediately taken aback, and his arm holding the painting couldn't help but tremble, isn't this a criticism of the stinky idea of money fetishism, Du Ruo has always been a negative example in the work area, the leader said that he was not doing his job, his mind was full of bourgeois ideas of fame and family, and he wasted a little socially necessary labor time on the pursuit of a capitalist way of life in personal struggle, which was an outlier who was ambitious and reluctant. People can't live for money, people still have revolutionary ideals and revolutionary spirit that are more important than money, people should be a screw that never rusts, move where needed, and devote their limited lives to unlimited service to the people. What position the work area assigns him to, he has to agree with this social division of labor, meet the social status and economic income brought to him by this social role, don't try to make some changes, let alone make some transcendence, in this position, as long as he says to do it, and he does not need to make much contribution, it is the same to do more and less, and there is no difference between good and bad, as long as he attends work every day, does not be late for work, does not leave early after work, and has a fixed salary every month, with this iron salary, holding this iron rice bowl, He has to live and die in the ravines and ravines, and live a life of two and a half days a day, so that he is a good worker who loves his job and is a good model of abiding by the law. What is the concept of time and efficiency! When Du Ruo walked all the way on the highway outside the "Guan" in Shenzhen. Shenzhen's border is divided into the inside and outside of the customs, the gateway towards Hong Kong is called the first-line pass, and the gateway towards the mainland is called the second-line pass, the inside of the customs is the urban area, and the outside of the customs is mostly the suburbs. There were bursts of singing "Don't Pick Roadside Wildflowers" in countless simple workshops on both sides of the road, Du Ruo was startled at the time, and the red cheeks of the sea breeze couldn't help twitching, isn't this the voice of Teresa Teng, who was banned and banned. Du Ruo worked as a patrol worker on the railway line of the mountains and rivers all year round, and was subjected to the semi-military management of the railway, and received [***] ideological and moral education, and the most heard by the ear was "Sing a Mountain Song to the Party", "Red Star Follows Me to Fight", "Yellow River Cantata" and other revolutionary songs, even now bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, you can hear Li Guyi's "Hometown Love", Zhu Fengbo's "Spring Water Dingdong", Li Guangxi's "My Sun" and other lyrical songs, which are also rare, very rare, As for the "Symphony of Destiny" of St. Beethoven of the first generation, the "Swan Lake" of Jie Tchaikovsky in the music, and the domestic violin concerto "Liangshanbo and Zhu Yingtai" are even more antelope hanging horns, and there is no trace to be found. Words are the voice of the heart, the song is the voice, the emotion is in the middle and the form is in the words, the words are insufficient, so the song is insufficient, the song is insufficient, I don't know the dance of the hand, and the foot is also. So music has a class surname. In the process of building the four modern socialist powers, literature and art serve the masses and are spiritual and cultural products that the masses like to see. Therefore, adhere to the Marxist literary and artistic thought, grasp the four basic principles, and receive [***] ideological and moral education, the most heard are "Sing a Mountain Song to the Party", "Red Star Follow Me to Fight", "Yellow River Cantata" and other revolutionary songs, even now bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, can hear Li Guyi's "Hometown Love", Zhu Fengbo's "Spring Water Ding Dong Ring", Li Guangxi's "My Sun" and other lyrical songs, that is also rare, very few, as for the "Symphony of Destiny" like a generation of music saint Beethoven , the musician Decchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", and the domestic violin concerto "Liangshanbo and Zhu Yingtai" are even more antelope hanging horns, and there is no trace to be found. Words are the voice of the heart, the song is the voice, the emotion is in the middle and the form is in the words, the words are insufficient, so the song is insufficient, the song is insufficient, I don't know the dance of the hand, and the foot is also. So music has a class surname. In the process of building the four modern socialist powers, literature and art serve the masses and are spiritual and cultural products that the masses like to see. Therefore, adhering to the Marxist literary and artistic thought, grasping the four cardinal principles, and better implementing the socialist core value system into literary and artistic activities are the consistent literary and artistic policies of the work area and even the road bureau. deviated from this principle, the literary and artistic works created can only be a big poisonous weed, and the little evil skin was sentenced to two years of re-education through labor because he listened to Teresa Teng's "He Yuejun Again" played in the 70s, and he was almost 30 years old and was a single like himself. Who would dare to listen to the sound of this beautiful and silver death! When Du Ruoshen crouched in the basement of the small hotel in the middle of the night, enduring the pungent and unpleasant smell of damp and mildew, he saw that on the left were the graduates of the famous universities in China who were sweating all over his body, and on the right were the resigned officials of the domestic political axe institutions with volatile feet and stench, and the snoring in the aisles was crowded with rows of young people who came to Shenzhen to break into the world. Du Ruo suddenly understood that these people were willing to squeeze the basement, eat food stalls, and gather in Bao'an, where there were only three treasures, flies, mosquitoes, and manhole oysters, all of them came together for the same dream, and they were all so uncomplaining and unrepentant in order to realize the value of their personal lives. All human beings have the right to develop their intellectual family and talents to the fullest, and everyone is born equal and has certain birthright rights, including the right to life, liberty and happiness. This is a window to the outside world, a more open economic policy is implemented, and the development of socialist productive forces is the only priority, where people can live a "happier and more dignified" life and a "more just and harmonious" society. Here try the word first, break the word first, everyone dare to practice, the courage to explore, as long as it is gold can shine, as long as it is a talent can find a place to use. There are not so many rules to abide by, there are not so many customs to follow, and there is no social opinion that oppresses the soul at every turn. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech and fair competition, and everyone seeks development in "freedom, equality, and fraternity". No wonder Honglian wants to leave herself alone to come here to pan for gold, no wonder Honglian wants to hide from her family and be willing to come here to be a working girl. (To be continued.) Sweaty graduates of prestigious universities in China, squeezed on the right are resigned officials with stinking feet and domestic political axe institutions, and rows of young people who have come to Shenzhen to break into the world are snoring in the aisles. Du Ruo suddenly understood that these people were willing to squeeze the basement, eat food stalls, and gather in Bao'an, where there were only three treasures, flies, mosquitoes, and manhole oysters, all of them came together for the same dream, and they were all so uncomplaining and unrepentant in order to realize the value of their personal lives. All human beings have the right to develop their intellectual family and talents to the fullest, and everyone is born equal and has certain birthright rights, including the right to life, liberty and happiness. This is a window to the outside world, a more open economic policy is implemented, and the development of socialist productive forces is the only priority, where people can live a "happier and more dignified" life and a "more just and harmonious" society. Here try the word first, break the word first, everyone dare to practice, the courage to explore, as long as it is gold can shine, as long as it is a talent can find a place to use. There are not so many rules to abide by, there are not so many customs to follow, and there is no social opinion that oppresses the soul at every turn. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech and fair competition, and everyone seeks development in "freedom, equality, and fraternity". No wonder Honglian wants to leave herself alone to come here to pan for gold, no wonder Honglian wants to hide from her family and be willing to come here to be a working girl. (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )