(a)

On the night we returned from the monastery, the team organized an open-air film screening. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

None of us had seen an open-air film film yet, and it was a thrill to see the projection team's vehicle drive into the base and the projectionist remove the huge projectors, screens, and huge film discs from the car.

A large screen is set up on the open-air basketball court.

After dinner, everyone crowded to the basketball court early, and each moved a small chair to sit in front of the screen, waiting for the projectionist to arrive. By 7 o'clock, the basketball court was already crowded and full, and even the staff of the base and the nearby mountain people came to the court with small chairs.

It's been a long time since the base has been so lively.

The bright lights pierced through the black night and projected onto the screen in the stadium, the projector made the sound of the film turning, and the urban tragicomedy of the black and white era unfolded on the blank screen like a picture.

In the projected light column, you can see a lot of fireflies chasing the streamer.

(b)

Because I came back a little late, when I went to the canteen to eat, the canteen was almost empty, the master had even taken off his apron, and the cleaning aunt was already wiping the table and cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks.

When I was standing at the window, the master said, "Why are you here so late?" Now there are no dishes. ”

I said, "It's a little delayed, and white rice will do." ”

The master said, "There is still rice, you can come in and see what is left in these pots, scrape the bottom of the pot, and maybe you can get a dish." ”

I was scraping the bottom of the basin in the kitchen when I saw you walk in. You say hello to the master.

The master's face immediately bloomed with a smile and said, "Hey, guide, haven't you eaten either?" ”

You nodded and said, "I explained some questions to Xinxin, and let her practice a little more, and before I knew it, I lost track of time." So, we're all late. It's all my fault. If there are any leftovers, give them all. I'll use this leftover soup to soak the rice and eat whatever I want. ”

You say, do your own meal.

I said, "Guide, the rest of the dish can be divided into two portions." ”

The master hurriedly said, "How can you let the teacher eat leftovers." I'll make you a scrambled egg with tomatoes and a nori soup, and soon. Guidance, you do it first. Auntie, come and serve a meal to the guide. ”

You say, "Don't bother." ”

The master said, "No trouble, no trouble." Although I did not study much, my parents taught me from a young age that I must respect my husband who taught. Even if it is a very young teacher. ”

As the master spoke, he put on his apron again and walked into the stir-fry room. After a while, I heard the sound of hot oil boiling inside.

We sat down at the long table. We sat opposite each other.

I looked at the empty cafeteria and whispered, "Guide, you're so popular." The master seems to like you very much. He had never smiled so much at us. ”

You smiled, and you also whispered: "It's not that I have a good relationship, it's the Chinese's respect for teachers and the way of respecting teachers, which has penetrated into the soul of the people." ”

I said, "You're popular." It's only been a few days since we've been here, and the people in the cafeteria like you so much. Not to mention ......"

I stopped.

You whisper, "Not to mention the girls, huh?" ”

I couldn't help but blush. I looked down and smiled.

You say, "Did you hear what I said when I was running that day?" ”

I said, "I thought you said it to Xiao Song." ”

You say, "I don't know if you've listened?" ”

I said, "Can't you have both?" Reason and teacher, do you like both? ”

Just as you were about to say something, the master chef came out of the kitchen with steaming scrambled eggs with tomatoes and nori soup.

You quickly get up and help bring it over, and put it on the table.

The master said, "Why do you like both?" ”

You look at me, and you say to the master, "Xinxin just praised your good craftsmanship and said that she would like both dishes very much." ”

(c)

When I finished taking a shower and walked out with my hair scattered, the playground was already full.

I stood in front of the playground and thought about it, then walked to the back of the screen with a small chair and sat there watching alone.

On the back of the screen, you can clearly see all the projected images, but the pictures and subtitles are all reversed.

I sat there and watched for a while, feeling movement around me.

I turned around and saw you walking in the dark in the direction of the teacher's quarters. You sat down next to me.

I said, "Guidance." ”

You say, "Heart? Why don't you sit in front and watch? ”

I said, "It's late to come out of the shower, and there's no room ahead." ”

I said, "And, even if there was a place, I would probably go back and see." ”

You say, "Why?" ”

I said, "I think it's better to see it from the back." In this way, you can see not only things that others can see, but also things that others can't. In this way, people can be more tolerant and understand what is contrary to normal behavior. ”

You look at me.

I said, "Guide, am I thinking nonsense again?" ”

You shake your head. You say, "No." You're just, special. ”

I said, "Director, have you ever seen an open-air movie?" ”

You say, "Yes." When I was a child, I used to put it in our compound. ”

You say, "I also like to sit on the back of the screen and watch." ”

I said, "Why?" ”

You say, "This can constantly remind me that there are many things in this world that are actually right to look at them upside down." ”

(iv)

You say, "Xinxin, do you like watching movies?" ”

I said, "yes, yes." ”

I said, "I really like to see the wheels of that projector spinning." ”

You say, "Why?" ”

I said: "These thousands of troops on the screen, these lights, these love and hatred, all because the wheel is turning, will exist realistically, so that the immersive people can follow, laughing for a while, crying for a while, even if it is over, they are still immersed in it, and they can't extricate themselves." ”

I said, "As soon as that wheel stops, all this weirdness stops." That's when people find out, so none of that happened. All the while, there was just a blank screen. Above, nothing. ”

You look at me intently.

I said, "Guide, I always have a strange feeling. ”

You say, "What?" ”

I said, "Every time I watch a movie, I have a strong feeling that all of us are actually in a big movie. No one is outside the movie. We're just in one movie, watching another. ”

You say, "Xinxin, remember what we saw on the shadow wall of the temple during the day?" ”

Shadow wall? I think there are some words written on the shadow wall, and there seem to be words like dreams and bubbles in them, but I can't remember the full text.

I said, "Dream? ”

You say, "Everything is like a dream bubble, like dew and electricity, and it should be viewed as such." ”

I said, "What do you mean?" ”

You say, "That is to say, all phenomena are like movies on this screen, although they are very realistic, but they are actually just phantoms, and once the wheel does not turn, the illusions will disappear, revealing that blank screen." For all phenomena, we have to look at it as a movie. ”

I said, "Who said that?" ”

You say, "It was the Buddha who said it in the Diamond Sutra." ”

You say, "Yes, you just said it to me in modern Chinese." ”

My eyes widened.

I'm looking at you.

You smile and say, "What are you looking at me for?" ”

You point to the screen and say, "Watch a movie." (To be continued.) )