74. Meaning of existence
When Sheng Shiyao walked into the back room, Liu Yue frowned and asked suspiciously, "What is Brother Yao doing in the west of the city?" Her gaze turned from Zhou Tong to me, wanting to get an answer from me. But she asked me, who am I going to ask? How do I know what he did in the west of the city?
In the end, I was pushed out to ask about the situation, and of course Zhou Tong pouted, saying that he had told me all the secrets, and of course I had to do something to make amends. It's really ridiculous, the secret is what he wants to say, he knew that he would have to charge interest as an audience, and he should have closed his ears just now.
Everyone can see that Sheng Shiyao's expression is gloomy, and his mood is definitely not sunny. So this kind of thankless errand was stuffed into me, and it also proves that both Liu Yue and Zhou Tong are actually afraid of Sheng Shiyao. But I'm not bold, I'm also a fool, I've known him for nearly twenty days, and I've been punished not once or twice, and I've annoyed him.
I went into the back room and saw him leaning back on the chaise longue, his eyes fixed on somewhere, not knowing what he was thinking. I approached lightly, pulled up a chair and sat down, and tried to speak several times, but I felt that the words were not good. Just when I hesitated, Sheng Shiyao suddenly asked, "Xiaoxiao, have you ever doubted your existence?" ”
I was stunned! I don't understand why he suddenly had such a question, but in the rhyme garden, when he went to see the inscription, I was lying on my back on the steps, and the question of "existence" happened to cross through my mind, and it was so coincidental. He didn't look at me, his gaze was still calm, his dark eyes were bottomless, and there seemed to be confusion in them, as if he was in front of the ancient monument.
I said, "There is no doubt that since I am sitting here and living my life every day, it means that there exists." The continuation of life and the inheritance of beliefs should be the meaning of existence. ”
"Is that so?" There was a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
I asked him what was wrong, but he changed the subject: "How long have you been traveling?" The question was so jumpy that it took me a few seconds to digest before answering, "It's been more than half a year." He asked where I would go next if I didn't meet him. The next stop, in fact, I don't have a specific destination, just a city by city to visit the past, if there is anything special I want to see, it is Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan, the water of the Li River in Guilin, and the desert of Dunhuang. But these are all thoughts in the mind, and they may not be able to make the trip, and the plan is to wait until the money in the pocket is almost spent, and then return home.
However, it was in this small city that I met Sheng Shiyao, and the original trajectory changed.
Sheng Shiyao pondered for a while and sat up from the recliner, "Is Zhou Tong looking for something with me?" Go and call him in. His expression had recovered from the confusion just now to indifference, as if it was just my illusion before.
I shouted in the yard, and Zhou Tong ran in, first raising his eyebrows at me to test me, I shook my head lightly, indicating that I couldn't do anything and couldn't ask why. After that, the two talked about some idle things, probably the problems left over from the list they had received before, and Zhou Tong left after getting instructions, obviously there was something to do at such a late hour.
Sheng Shiyao said to me: "I like Jiuzhaigou, let's go tomorrow." ”
The next day, when Zhou Tong drove the car and parked in front of Liu Yufang, I was so stunned that I opened my mouth wide, last night Sheng Shiyao actually said that he was serious, and he really left for Sichuan today! The first stop is Chengdu and then to Jiuzhaigou. This time, Liu Yue was left behind in Liu Yufang, so Zhou Tong accompanied him, saying that this trip was easy, and there was no need for so many people to follow him.
I saw that Zhou Tong had been talking to Liu Yue before getting into the car, and I couldn't help but express sympathy. This time, the two mandarin ducks are going to be separated, Sheng Shiyao is really right, he won't arrange for the sixth son to go with him, leaving Zhou Tong and Liu Yue behind, just to promote the relationship between the two, maybe when we come back, we will have already achieved positive results.
After leaving, I learned that it was impossible to go through this trip, because it was the order he received. Speaking of which, it is also an old order, the owner of a hotel over there in Jiuzhaigou had originally asked Sheng Shiyao to see the feng shui and arrange it. This time, he repaired the old mansion and planned to move it for commercial use, so he thought of looking for Sheng Shiyao to go over and have a look. Probably because he had a very prosperous business before, he was particularly convinced of this feng shui arrangement. But in such a prestigious five-star scenic spot, even the farmhouse must be very popular.
In Zhou Tong's words, this is an advantage or difference, only as a tour, and it is also an off-season, so there is no need to go to crowd people with others. I can't help but think of an evaluation of the four seasons of Jiuzhaigou: in spring, the buds are green, and the waterfall is brisk; In summer, the green shade surrounds the lake, and the warbler flies and swallows dance; Autumn solstice red leaves pave the mountain, full of colorful forests; In winter, the snow covers the mountains, and the icefalls are like jade.
It is just autumn now, the colorful red leaves, the colorful forest is reflected in the bright lake water, the colorful fall on the lake and float in the rhyme, the long clear sky is blue and clear...... These are all praises for this scenic spot, attracting countless tourists from all over the world to rush to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
It is nearly five hours from the small town we set out from to Chengdu, and Chengdu is another ten hours drive from Jiuzhaigou. Zhou Tong proposed to take a bus to Jiuzhaigou this time, but was vetoed by Sheng Shiyao, he said that it is convenient to travel by car, and it can be used when it is critical. When I was tired, I stopped to rest, and I was not in a hurry on this trip. So we arrived in Chengdu and stayed overnight, and the next morning we set off for Jiuzhaigou, the scenery along the road is very charming, I can't take my eyes off it several times.
Zhou Tong joked and said that when I arrived in Jiuzhaigou, I was surprised, and the colorful pool, Pearl Beach, Mirror Sea and other scenic spots can make people's eyes look at flowers. I couldn't help but laugh at him, I really haven't been there, and I have an infinite yearning for it.
At lunchtime, Zhou Tong gave me a pill of Rhodiola, saying that it was to prevent altitude sickness. He told me that the altitude of Jiuzhaigou is more than 2,000 meters, and basically there will be no reaction, but the primeval forest in the scenic area is about 3,000 meters above sea level. But I saw that he and Sheng Shiyao didn't eat, and they should have adapted to that place, so I thought about it and listened to him.
At about six o'clock in the afternoon, we drove a group of three people to the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, thinking that we were going to stay outside, but I didn't think that Zhou Tong would stop the car at the entrance of the scenic spot, and after waiting for a while, a young man came out of the scenic spot, scratching his head and looking around. Zhou Tong shouted, and the young man immediately ran over and asked honestly, "Is it Mr. Sheng?" ”
Zhou Tong said: "My surname is Zhou. The young man froze in place, at a loss.
Then Zhou Tong asked with a tiger face: "Did Boss Yuan call you to pick up people?" The young man nodded again and again, Zhou Tong snorted, pointed to the back seat and said, "The Mr. Sheng you are looking for is here, hurry up and get the tickets and take us in." The guy looked inside, confirmed the number of people, and went to the ticket office to buy tickets.
Here, Zhou Tong was in the car: "Why did Boss Yuan find such a stunned young man to come out to pick us up, this is good, it saves us the ticket money." "I can't help but think it's funny, this young man is really a little stunned.
It was already evening, and there were almost no people entering the scenic area, so the young man quickly folded back, holding three tickets in his hand. We got out of the car, and Zhou Tong parked the car in the parking lot, and when he came back, we walked to the gate together. I was a little surprised, looking at this situation, the hostel of the boss of Yuan was built in the scenic spot? Isn't it explicitly stipulated that there shall be no such accommodation as a hotel? When I arrived at the gate, I saw that the board clearly stated that the time to enter the ditch was from 7:00 in the morning to 18:00 in the afternoon, and it was past six o'clock in the afternoon.
I saw the young man walking in front, muttering something to the staff in front of the door, and soon turned back to wave to us, signaling that we could enter. The staff actually took away the tickets in our hands without squinting and let them go. After walking a little way, the young man explained that the boss had said hello before, saying that he had invited a few bricklayers to come and repair the house.
One or two crows flew over above, and the three of us looked like bricklayers? Sheng Shiyao was expressionless, Zhou Tong's face darkened directly, and the young man knew that he had said the wrong thing at a glance, and he didn't pay for it again and again.
Because the tour time has passed, there is no sightseeing car, so you can only walk. When it gets dark, no matter how good the scenery is along the way, I can't see it clearly, and I walked for nearly an hour before I arrived at my destination.
I thought that the guy was going to take us to Shuzheng Village, where the Tibetans lived, but I didn't think that there were a few wooden houses in the depths of the scenic spot, with natural shade covering the roof, like the kind of tree house in the middle of the woods seen on TV, the shape is absolutely exquisite and eye-catching. The faint light from inside shone through, and it felt like a halo of light over the wooden house.
When I entered the room, I found a man in Tibetan clothes walking over with a smile and speaking in Chinese: "Mr. Sheng, I've been waiting for you for a day, and I've been working the road." He made a Tibetan salute to Sheng Shiyao, and saw that this posture was really Tibetan.
Sheng Shiyao naturally changed his body, and changed back to his elegant appearance, with a smile on the corner of his lips, and greeted Boss Nayuan. From their conversation, it was learned that the old house repaired by Boss Yuan was not here, but in Shuzheng Village, which was a Tibetan Qiang village. It is said that just last year, Shuzheng Village was still a relatively primitive village, and in just one year, it has become completely commercialized, and the storefronts have become shops, and naturally the behavior of quietly staying overnight tourists will also appear.
With the progress of the times, the commercial atmosphere has invaded everywhere, and some of the original ethnic customs have been diluted.
This time, I paid special attention to the layout in the wooden house hostel, and wanted to see how different the feng shui bureau arranged by Sheng Shiyao himself, but I was a layman after all, and I couldn't see anything after looking at it for a long time, so I had to give up.