After lingering.

Our mornings start at noon.

After Ye Qian and I had dinner, we drove to the Capital Museum.

The Capital Museum, referred to as Shoubo, is located at No. 16, Fuxingmenwai Street, on the west side of Baiyun Road, on the west extension of Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, and the original site is the "Beijing Confucius Temple". Integrating collection, exhibition, research, archaeology, public education and cultural exchanges, Shoubo is a large-scale comprehensive museum in Beijing and a provincial and municipal comprehensive museum in China.

Ye Qian and I first came to the jade exhibition hall.

In the jade exhibition hall, a total of 181 components of cultural relics are exhibited, showing the basic context of the development of jade to visitors. Among the exhibits, there are a large number of jade artifacts unearthed from the tombs of princes and nobles, as well as jade objects with the emperor's year and engraved imperial poems. Some small pieces of jade are equipped with magnifying glasses in front of them, so that the audience can better feel the superb craftsmanship of ancient jade carving in China.

"Chinese love jade," I said to Ye Qian with a smile, "cherishing jade for thousands of years." Until the Qing Dynasty, the characters in the upper class of society still wore jade and ornamented jade as their elegance. ”

"Jade is as precious as love," Ye Qian said emotionally, "True love and a happy marriage are as desirable as jade." So, may I ask, what are the themes in jade carving that are beautiful allegories of love and marriage? 10 kinds of correct answers, even if you win, I will drive when I go home; If you don't have 10 kinds, even if you lose, you will drive when you go home! ”

"Then I'll start answering," I said solemnly, "and you count on your fingers." If you don't have enough fingers, you can count them with your toes! ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Qian smiled coquettishly, "Let's start!" ”

"I began," I said earnestly, "and there are two pulsatillas standing on the peony tree, which means that the husband and wife are old and rich and old; Two lotus flowers on the same stem are a metaphor for the love and affection of husband and wife; Mandarin ducks and lotus flowers indicate that husband and wife get along well and love each other; Hibiscus and osmanthus symbolize the glory of the husband, and the position of the wife is also superior; The large and small melons are knotted on the long vine, symbolizing the descendants of all generations, the generations are long, and it also means the joy of good fate; It is composed of lotus, box, and Ganoderma lucidum, which means harmony and beauty, and is satisfactory; In the past, the wooden plate was also called a case, describing the mutual respect of husband and wife; The lotus flower symbolizes the birth of a noble son; Pomegranate means many children and blessings; Mandarin ducks, lotus leaves, and lotus seeds imply unswerving love, a happy marriage, and good children; Jujube and longan imply the early birth of a noble son; The gourd and vines imply that future generations will live forever......"

"Don't say it," Ye Qian smiled, "I'm almost done counting all my toes!" ”

"Then you drive when you get home today!" I said triumphantly.

"Look at this emerald carved double badger," Ye Qian said to me happily, pointing to a jade object in the display case, "how beautiful!" The emerald green is rich, the glass floor, and the two badgers are carved head to tail. ”

"The double badger is a homonym for Shuanghuan," I said with a smile, "a metaphor for husband and wife and beauty, and it is a common theme in jade carving in the Qing Dynasty!" ”

"Look at that green and white jade double peacock," Ye Qian said to me excitedly, pointing to a jade object in the display case, "The jade ornament is green and white jade, delicate and flawless; The three-layer ornamentation is carved by relief and openwork techniques; The front is a double peacock, staggered up and down next to the rock; The peacock feathers and tail feathers are carved with a single yin carved line, and the back is light, but there are traces of pondering and four groups of perforations, which can be embellished. ”

"The peacock is the king of birds," I said seriously, "the peacock represents auspiciousness, beauty and kindness, and is also seen as the embodiment of grace and talent, just like the beauty of you!" ”

"The peacock is also a symbol of auspiciousness and happiness," Ye Qian said with a reverent face, "For Buddhists, the peacock is sacred, they are the embodiment of the mythical phoenix, symbolizing the union of yin and yang and the harmonious feminine appearance." In Greek mythology, the peacock symbolizes the goddess Hera. ”

"Look at this round box with a white jade mandarin duck handle," I said to Ye Qian, pointing to a jade object in the display case, "The round box is white jade, moist and delicate, and there are yellow veins after erosion in some parts; A pair of mandarin ducks are carved on the box, and the mouth and chest are connected; The crown, eyes, and feathers are carved out with uniform fine yin lines; The box is the mouth of the mother and child, but the mandarin duck is divided into two, and it is divided into two pairs of mandarin ducks when opened. ”

"There is love everywhere," Ye Qian said with a smile, "This is not the Gu Yu Exhibition, this is the Love Exhibition!" ”

Ye Qian and I admired and explained at the same time.

Feel good.

After coming out of the jade exhibition hall, we came to the porcelain exhibition hall.

In the porcelain exhibition hall, the porcelain unearthed and handed down in the historical period of Beijing as the capital is exhibited, and the blue and white glazed red sea water cloud dragon pattern celestial ball vase was worth 10 million yuan in 2000. In addition, the white-glazed boy chanting pot of the Dingyao of the Song, Liaojin period, the blue and white phoenix head flat pot unearthed in the Yuan Dadu, and the Qianlong turquoise green pastel lotus pattern Duomu pot and other precious porcelain are rare and rare fine products. In the exhibition hall, there are also Ming Chenghua Doucai grape pattern cups, which are the works of the same period as the grape pattern cups and the chicken bowl cups, which are the representative works of the official kilns of the Ming Dynasty. There is only one chicken bowl cup, and the grape pattern cup is a pair, and this pair of cups was unearthed in the tomb of the 7-year-old granddaughter of Sony, a heavy minister in the early Qing Dynasty.

"Look at the Jingdezhen kiln blue and white mandarin duck playing in the water jade pot spring bottle," I pointed to a delicate porcelain in the display case and said to Ye Qian, "skimming, thin neck, hanging belly, circle feet; The inner mouth is painted with a ruyi cloud head pattern; The neck is a tangled branch flower, the neck and abdomen are decorated with a geometric pattern, the abdomen theme pattern is painted with two mandarin ducks swimming in the lotus pond, the grass pattern is painted below, the neck is painted with deformed lotus petals, and the foot wall is overlapping lotus; Painting with domestic green materials, the blue and white tones are elegant; The fetal quality is fine white, the glaze is fine, the white is flashing blue, and the craftsmanship is exquisite, reflecting the level of porcelain making technology in Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty. ”

"Mandarin ducks, mandarin ducks," Ye Qian smiled slightly, "a symbol of beautiful and eternal love for human beings!" ”

"You see the parrot pattern warm bowl carved by the green glaze of the Yue kiln," I said to Ye Qian, pointing to a porcelain bowl in the display case, "folded edges, deep belly, circle feet outward; Wrapped in a foot pad burn, with five strip-shaped burn marks at the bottom; The inner mouth is engraved with a concave string pattern for a week, and a pair of parrots chasing each other are carved in the heart, forming a group pattern; The glaze is green and shiny like jade. ”

"Parrots are the most colorful of birds," Ye Qian said seriously, "Parrots have the meaning of a beautiful life." In addition, parrots like to live in groups and have a strong reproductive ability, so they also have the meaning of having children and grandchildren and a happy family. ”

"Look at the Doucai pheasant peony pattern bowl," I pointed to a delicate porcelain bowl in the display case and said to Ye Qian, "open, deep belly, circle feet; A pair of pheasants are painted on the outer wall standing on the mountain stone, surrounded by peonies, magnolias, begonias, and magpies, which means that 'Yutang is rich and rich, and the spring is coming'. ”

"A pair of happy pheasants!" Ye Qian smiled.

"You're too cheesy!" I looked at Ye Qian with disdain and said.

"A pheasant is a pheasant," Ye Qian said with a smile, "Is it me who is too vulgar or your heart is too dirty, where do you want to go?" ”

Ye Qian and I looked at each other and smiled.

We just watched and explained at the same time.

Time flies.

"Many people say that love is like porcelain," I whispered to Ye Qian, "although it is beautiful, it is fragile." ”

"Yes," Ye Qian said with emotion, "Mature love, like fine porcelain, is often difficult to fire into the ideal shape you want, but it is possible to break it in an inadvertent moment!" ”

"Pick up the pieces of it, it could be even more troublesome!" I chimed in.

"So we have to cherish love," Ye Qian said emotionally, "don't let it be broken so easily!" ”

As we talked, we came to the Buddha statue exhibition hall.

A total of 262 Buddha statues are exhibited in the Buddha statue exhibition hall, which is divided into Chinese Buddha statues and Tibetan Buddha art.

Ye Qian and I began to tour the exhibition hall with great interest.

"There are so many Buddha statues here," I whispered to Ye Qian, "and all kinds of artistic shapes can make people understand the development and evolution of Buddha art in the Han and Tibetan areas of China." ”

"Yes," Ye Qian said with a smile, "Look at that 'Copper Gilded Great Achiever Viwaba', which is the Ming Dynasty court statue!" ”

"It's really vivid," I said with emotion, "with round eyes and a happy face; The right leg is cross-legged and the left leg is propped up; The left hand is raised, and the index finger is extended to make an upper finger shape, do you know what this shape means? ”

"It's a gesture of Viwabah when he makes a bet with a wine seller to stay in the sun!" Ye Qian smiled.

"Yes!" I smiled.

"Do you know Shakyamuni?" Ye Qian suddenly asked.

"What do you say?" I asked rhetorically.

"Shakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism," Ye Qian said softly, "He has been teaching the Dharma for 49 years after enlightenment, and all he said was 'selfless'." Selflessness and the associated compassion are at the heart of what distinguishes Buddhism from other religions. When he was dying, one of his disciples asked, 'What should we do when you die?' Shakyamuni said, 'Take yourself as a lamp, rely on yourself, and don't rely on others.' Do you understand what that means? ”

"I understand," I said in a deep voice, "Shakyamuni said 'selflessness' for more than 40 years in order to break the attachment to 'me' and to dissolve the harm that people have caused to themselves and others due to various emotions such as selfishness and narcissism. The 'self' confessed before death is not a denial of the 'selflessness' for more than 40 years, but once again makes it clear: people still have to rely on themselves fundamentally, do their duty, and continue to work hard to obtain the abundance and happiness of life. ”

"You're right," Ye Qian smiled slightly, "'There is me' means that you have to decide your own destiny; 'No self' means that you are not an isolated existence, you have to rely on others and other conditions!" A successful life is the dialectical unity of 'self' and 'selfless', which should not only pay attention to the constraints of others and their responsibilities to others, but also pay attention to objective laws. ”

"It's the same with love," I said deeply, "with me or without me!" ”

"Yes," Ye Qian said seriously, "The 'self' of love means that you have to decide your own destiny; Successful love is the dialectical unity of 'self' and 'selfless', which should not only pay attention to the lover's constraints on himself and his own responsibility to his lover, but also pay attention to the objective law. ”

"I understand," I said to Ye Qian affectionately, "I will try to be myself, and I will try to deal with our love!" ”

"Who is in love with you?" Ye Qianjiao said with a sneer, "We are friendship!" Right! ”

"Oh!" I yelled angrily.

Ye Qian laughed heartily.

I don't laugh.

Ye Qian and I chatted while walking.

I stopped as I passed the souvenir service area.

"I want to buy a gift for you," I said to Ye Qian, "don't follow me, just wait for me at the door!" ”

"Then I'll buy a gift for you," Ye Qian said to me, "Let's go buy it separately, and then give each other gifts at the door, okay?" ”

"Good!" I said seriously, "Don't give me gold, silver and jewelry, it's too cheesy!" ”

"I know," Ye Qian smiled, "Don't give me underwear and underwear, it's too numb!" ”

"I want to buy that, but I guess I don't have it!" I said with a smile.

Ye Qian smiled.

The two of us split up and started shopping for gifts.

Soon, we met at the door after picking out our gifts.

"A gift for you," I took out a box and said to Ye Qian, "open it and take a look!" ”

"Cup," Ye Qian asked curiously after opening the box, "What do you mean?" ”

"This is the pastel pheasant cup," I explained solemnly, "with an open mouth, a deep belly, lying on the feet; The outer wall is painted with a pair of pheasants frolicking each other, and the mountain stones and peony flowers are painted next to it, and the mountains and rocks are beautiful; The picture is vivid and lively, and the shape is exquisite! Do you know what it means? ”

"Of course I know," Ye Qian said with a smile, "A pair of pheasants, never abandon!" ”

"Hey!" I sighed, "It's terrible to be uneducated!" I love you for the rest of my life! ”

"Fools know what that means!" Ye Qian said with a smile on her cheeks.

"Where's my gift?" I asked Ye Qian.

"This," Ye Qian said, took out a box and handed it to me, "Open it and take a look!" ”

"Pillows!" I opened it curiously and said.

"This is the love kiln colorful love story picture pillow," Ye Qian said seriously, "It's not the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, nor the Western Zhou Dynasty was unearthed, it is estimated that the goods came in last week or last week!" ”

"Bai Shi Xiu came to cross the same boat, and thousands of Shi Xiu came to sleep together," I looked at Ye Qian affectionately and said, "That's what it means!" ”

"No," Ye Qian said with a smile, "I mean, just let you daydream!" ”

I smiled.

Ye Qian smiled.

"I think in your eyes, there is love everywhere," Ye Qian suddenly became quiet, "A flower, a grass, a brick and a tile, everything can be associated with love!" ”

"Love is meant to be everywhere," I said seriously, "and I love it!" ”

"There is love in your eyes," Ye Qian said with a smile, "That's because you have love in your heart!" ”

"I have love in my heart," I said earnestly, "and that's because I have you by my side!" ”

"I like this feeling of being with you," Ye Qian said affectionately, "I go out with other men, and no man has ever had a similar feeling of love, even a little bit!" ”

"You make it clear," I said to Ye Qian with an expressionless face, "which man have you ever gone out with?" ”

"Don't make any noise," Ye Qianjiao said with a sneering face, "I'm scared to death!" I hate the way you look at you! All the words that praised you just now are nullified! ”

After coming out of Shoubo, we came to the mall again.

In the mall, people come and go, and it is very lively.

Ye Qian shuttled between the dazzling commodities like a happy fish, busy and happy.

My hands are full of large and small bags.

"I've always been very strange," Ye Qian suddenly asked, "Why do you accompany me to the mall and never complain?" ”

"Is it normal to complain?" I asked rhetorically.

"In general, yes!" Ye Qian said with a serious face, "Many of my female colleagues, their boyfriends hate to go shopping with them, and when I hear that shopping in the mall is like going to the execution ground!" ”

"I think it's good to go shopping in the mall!" I smiled and said, "One can appreciate many beautiful and delicate things, and thus experience a kind of beauty that is pleasing to the eye; Second, after being received by many service staff cordially and attentively, there will be a sense of superiority, so as to obtain a sense of dignity, even if there is no purchase behavior, you will get a happy experience. Therefore, as a man, I especially understand the reason why women love to go to the mall, because women go to the mall not just to buy things! ”

"You have a woman's heart!" Ye Qian smiled.

"What's more," I continued, "when you go shopping with a woman, you can go to shopping malls, specialty stores, etc., which are usually inconvenient for you!" ”

"What do you mean?" Ye Qian asked curiously.

"For example," I said excitedly, "lingerie stores, cosmetics stores, etc.!" If a man goes to those places alone, he will definitely be considered perverted! ”

"I finally know why you love to go shopping with me now," Ye Qian said angrily and shyly, "It turns out that you are a big pervert!" ”

"What I said is true!" I said it seriously.

"I'll never let you go shopping with me in the mall!" Ye Qianxing said with slight disgust.

"You said it yourself," I grinned, "swear!" ”

"Did you deliberately set me a trap?" Ye Qian asked thoughtfully.

I smiled silently.

Ye Qian looked pensive.

In the glass window next to us, a male employee is changing clothes for a female model.

"I suddenly remembered a joke," I said to Ye Qian as I looked at the glass window, "it was my original and published in the magazine "Popular Literature and Art: Happy Forest"! ”

"I remember you used to make a lot of jokes in Happy Forest magazine, right?" Ye Qian asked thoughtfully.

"That's right!" I smiled and said, "You see someone around us is changing the female model in the window, so I'll tell you a joke like one I wrote!" ”

"Okay!" Ye Qian smiled.

"The title is 'Attentive Boss,'" I said with a laugh, "The mall owner smiled and came to the clothing group, patted the shoulder of the new employee Xiao Zhang, and said kindly: 'Your enthusiasm for work is worthy of recognition, this is obvious to everyone, and it should be praised!'" Xiao Zhang was flattered and said, "Thank you boss for the compliment, I still can't do enough!" The boss said earnestly: "Your personal marriage problems should sometimes be considered, after all, starting a family is a major event in everyone's life, this is my advice to you!" Xiao Zhang said with emotion: "Thank you boss for caring about me so much!" It's just, I just came to work, how do you know I'm not married? The boss looked at Xiao Zhang, then at the female model displayed in the glass window and said, "It's very simple, you've already changed her underwear seven times today, right?" ’”

"Interesting," Ye Qian laughed, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Of course," I said with a smile, "and there was a man who went out and he said affectionately at the door, 'Come, dear, kiss me again, I'm going to work, I can't leave you, poof!'" Hug again...... Raising a dog is to be able to rest well at night, and you can go to work in the morning. ’”

"I want to listen to men and women," Ye Qian urged with interest, "Speak quickly!" ”

"Okay," I said with a smile, "and a girl said, 'Well, don't keep getting dirty, don't keep crawling on the ground, don't gnaw at the bones left by others, or I'll be really angry...... Mom, is there something wrong with the boyfriend you introduced me? ”

Ye Qian smiled and leaned back.

I smiled happily.