Chapter 64: Wandering Miscellaneous
My name is Yan Shunlu, I carefully sorted out my thoughts, and found that there was still something hidden in Goliath's story, I don't know why, I felt a little uneasy in my heart......
At the same time, I remembered that I had discovered the Atlantean civilization and the legend of Orion when I was searching for information, and some people speculated that the Atlanteans came from the constellation Orion...... Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little hairy in my heart, and Goliath doesn't seem to be so credible either.
The ancients once said that it is better to believe in books than to have no books at all. And now it is that over the past few years, Goliath has shown a lot of magic, and I am convinced of his identity as an Atlanteans, and in the process of communication, he explains many ancient puzzles, and it seems that all the puzzles can be easily answered in front of him. I gradually lost the ability to think for myself, and I trusted too much. Actually? Goliath was an Atlantean, but at the end of the day, he was still human. There will be things that are not known, and in the same way, there will be secrets, and there will be hidden information.
This is a very bad sign, the reason why human beings have become the spirit of the earth is definitely not by virtue of their bodies, no matter how strong they are, they are weak compared to the fierce beasts in the human world. The reason why we can stand out from the many beasts and become the master of the earth is because of our brains, that is, wisdom, and constant thinking. And the over-trust in Goliath has made me think less of this.
Great leaders have taught us not to be superstitious about authority, not to have the idea of dependence, but to learn to question and have the courage to challenge authority.
It's just that now that I think about it, it seems that it was a little late, and I couldn't ask Goliath for confirmation on the spot. Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends, it's better to be late than never, and it's a good thing to have reflection and questioning. Got rid of ideological dependence.
In fact, there should still be doubts about Goliath's statement, but I haven't remembered it for a while, but the current discovery is enough to prove that he is not completely credible. But I don't know why he kept it, what was his purpose? These had to be hidden in the bottom of his heart, since he concealed it, it means that he didn't want to give it all, and it was in vain to ask if he asked, only he slowly explored.
I didn't sleep all night, I thought about it repeatedly, and when it was dawn, I hurried to the Diaoyutai Hotel.
As soon as I entered, I was told that Goliath had left overnight.
He left a message, saying that the basic things had already been said, and there was not much to explain to stay, and he also needed to go back to prepare, so he left first. You don't have to look for him, he's not in the lab. Naturally, he will come back to you when the time comes. Xiao Mi conveyed to me.
After a pause, Xiao Mi showed a trace of hesitation and doubtful affection, and he had another sentence for me to convey.
I looked at him, too, puzzled.
"He said, I'm sorry." Xiao Mi said.
I frowned slightly, not understanding what I meant. I had to nod politely to Xiao Mi, indicating that I understood, and then took my leave.
It's time here, so I naturally left. To put it bluntly, Goliath has returned, which means that I can be laid off as a translator, and there is no need for me to wait here, so I turned around and left quite consciously.
It's just that my brain is still a little dizzy, why would Goliath leave a special sentence of sorry? Also specifically told to be relayed? Could it be that he was guilty in his heart and didn't tell the whole story? It's impossible, I've been hiding for so long before, and I haven't seen him feel so guilty, and he apologized specifically, it's not his style, there must be something strange in the middle, what do you think of Yuan Fang?
Forget it, this matter can only be kept in mind, and it will be known in the future, and time will cover up a lot, but the truth of many things will also come out over time. This thing should be the latter.
But now what am I supposed to do? For several days in a row, I have been accustomed to going out early, and today I came here early in the morning, but now I have nothing to do, and I don't have to go back to work, so I have already resigned......
Just take a walk, it's been a long time since I've hung out like this. Before, because I was busy with work and my own temperament, I didn't have time on weekdays, and I didn't want to go out on weekends. Now that I'm free, I'm just going to take a walk, and by the way, I have a lot of money waiting for me to invest in the bank.
Thinking like this, walking at the feet, without any purpose, rare comfort, it just so happens that today's weather is also good, although it is cloudy, fortunately there is some light wind, but it just blows away the sultry heat in the city after the summer, although it is located in the north, but the heat of the weather is no less than that of the south, and even vaguely has the tendency to catch up with the four major furnace cities, who makes this the city of forty-nine, the ancient capital of several dynasties is not casually talked, a large number of people poured here, providing prosperity here, and also driving the excitement and hustle and bustle here, It is also an over-concentrated development, which has made it a hot land, and the weather is not as cool as before.
It's not the first time I've been in Beijing, I traveled here with my parents when I was 5 years old, it was also this season, summer vacation, I remember very clearly, the weather at that time was cool, far cooler than the home in the south, the heat was just a little bit at noon, and I even had to cover something to sleep at night, or maybe I would catch a cold, which was unimaginable in my hometown. At home, I am shirtless, and I can sweat when I sleep at night. Almost every night, I take three or five cold showers, and even the water in the water pipe is lukewarm. Now, it's almost the same, and even the hot weather comes earlier than in the south, maybe it's because the humidity here is less.
So this kind of weather, with a light wind and no direct sunlight, is a rare cool weather in summer.
I can't help but think of the past, the time when I used to travel here with my parents, and now I have struggled in this city for so many years, but I have never brought my parents to visit here again, relive the old days, and feel a little guilty. Now that it's settled, I have money in my hand, not to mention traveling here, I can stay here directly, and it's no problem to live here. However, my parents still can't leave their homeland, and they always say that there are no relatives here, and there is no one to talk to, so they don't want to come. In fact, I know that this is another kind of concern for them, knowing that I am still in the initial stage of hard work here, and even I am barely able to make ends meet, let alone come here to play, without that kung fu, and without this economic strength. Now it's time to change that.
I can even remember vividly that I came here to stay in a small hotel, in Luomashi Street Fruit Lane. A bungalow with a basement and a shared bathroom. A dozen people live in a room, and there are about a dozen beds in the room. The conditions are a little simple, but affordable, safety is not to say, the most impressive thing is that there are all kinds of bicycles at the mouth of the alley, and they are not even locked at all, so they are thrown casually. At that time, the Asian Games had just ended, and there was a banner at the entrance of the alley to welcome the Asian Games. There is also the proprietress of the kind shop at the door, and her son, I used to squeeze with him to read a villain book, waiting for my father to buy dinner and come back, a few pounds of flatbread, plus a watermelon for dinner. Not far from Xuanwu Street, not far from Chang'an Avenue, the traffic is very convenient, but now it has long been replaced by high-rise buildings, and the traces of the past have long been impossible to find, and can only be recalled in the memory.
We're moving fast, but there's always something that has disappeared into the past, and that's what I love and what I'm looking for. It's like a poem written, once upon a time, it was slow, the carriages, horses, and mail were slow, and there was only enough time to love one person in a lifetime. This kind of life is what I seek and yearn for. Leisurely and freehand, although he was born in science and engineering, but he is a little Wenqing, and at the same time a little angry, a handful of age, this bit of anger has not changed.
Thinking like this, I walked casually, and unconsciously walked far away, arrived at a lively place, and when I looked back, it was actually Panjiayuan. I walked more than 8 kilometers, and I didn't feel tired, and the speed seemed to be a little amazing, and it took me an hour? It seems that my cultivation during this period has not only improved my spirit, but also my body has also improved a lot.
Forget it, since you're here, you can go shopping, maybe you can get some harvest here. Wasn't the previous jade sword from the antique market in Dashilar? Panjiayuan is the famous thrift market, and even the largest thrift market in the country. From antiques to crafts, there are also some modern second-hand transactions that can be seen here. There are far more items here than on the Dashilar, and of course the water is deeper here. The ghost market mentioned earlier, this is a place that used to be, and there are many legends here. In short, each depends on his ability, relying on his eyesight, and selling a fake, that is your poor ability, and you can't complain about others, and the right is to collect the tuition on the road. It's not like other stores, there is no fake one pays ten, only you don't like it, there is no real or fake.
This is one of the city's business cards, come here to travel, visit the Great Wall, eat roast duck, and visit Panjiayuan. The three are indispensable, and if you don't do these three points, it means that you come for nothing. Of course, the Great Wall is naturally crowded with people, especially Badaling, those who can play will go to the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is a 5A-level scenic spot with the Badaling Great Wall, but there are many fewer people who know, so don't keep crowding to Badaling, what you see is the head, and the bricks and stones have been written down by tourists to play traces. Eat roast duck, don't just know Quanjude, there are cheap shops, and the recently rising Da Dong roast duck. Da Dong has the highest price, and the cheap square, as its name suggests, is affordable and has the longest history. Quanjude is in the middle of the two, the price is not up or down, the history is not as cheap as the square, but it is longer than Da Dong, in terms of fame, the first of the three. Panjiayuan is unique, so there has never been a lack of popularity here, whether it is a holiday or not, if you have to find a quiet time, it has to be the New Year. The vast majority of the city is a foreign population, a Spring Festival, the whole city has become an empty city, jokingly said, the New Year's Day, want to eat a takeaway can not find a place, all closed to go home, in addition to the bus on the road, almost no other vehicles, naturally Pan Jiayuan will be quiet.
Speaking of Panjiayuan, there are few shops here and many stalls. Not to mention that the stalls are not of grade and look down on the stalls, you must know that the antique market stalls in Panjiayuan are the must-choose places for many antique lovers to have a leisure pastime. The stalls, although they don't sound elegant, have always been the elegance of the literati. While you're strolling around, buy some antiques, give them to friends, or keep them for yourself. Ji Xiaolan has visited the stalls, Lu Xun has visited the stalls, and Wang Shixiang has also visited the stalls. Most of the people who like to collect antiques have visited the stalls. In the process of visiting the stalls, people can drink tea and chat with friends, and can also evaluate the quality of antiques to verify their authenticity and history. In this way, antiques have become an important item for literati to travel, who has to have a pair of sharp eyes to identify antiques, even the princes and ministers and Hanlin Hongru have to admire three points.
。 The guests who come to Panjiayuan to visit the market have to show that their goods are complete and they have a long insight, after all, Panjiayuan is a part of the domestic antiquities market! But if you really plan to buy the original product, it depends on the buyer's vision and luck.
In the eyes of the layman, Panjiayuan has authentic traditional cultural utensils, including antique calligraphy and painting, household utensils, classical furniture, four treasures of the study, jewelry, ceramics, gold and silver, tickets and coins...... All the antique treasures related to the past dynasties, Panjiayuan Market basically includes.
And for those who are engaged in collecting, "Pan Jiayuan" is often a must-visit place for them to improve their eyesight. Due to the mixed authenticity of "Pan Jiayuan", it is not easy to become an expert without going through the baptism here, and many of the now well-known collectors have been frequent visitors here. Antique counterfeiting methods are changing with each passing day, and it is common to not often come to "Pan Jiayuan" to go around, and it is common to buy fakes. In order to understand the latest counterfeiting methods, some experts often come here to learn from experience, and the magic of "Pan Jiayuan" can be seen.
Don't think that the stalls are cheap, the things here can't be measured by price alone, maybe you can find an old object, the value is 7 figures. Antiques, the price is not the standard of measurement, even an inconspicuous small object can cost thousands of thousands, not to mention what kind of master's work, that kind of thing is hard to find. Of course, there was also a proper noun born here, touching porcelain, the trick of the down-and-out children of the Eight Banners in the past, but now it has been carried forward and touched on the road. Someone once said with contempt that I never go to the stalls, only in the famous brand stores, what LV, GUCCI and the like, I can only hehe. It's just exposing the shallowness of this kind of person, and it really can't be underestimated here. It is said that someone once bought a watch from decades ago here, and put it at auction for eight figures. Here can not be measured by price, there is history and culture.
Even if you don't buy anything, it's good to stare around, don't just stare at the stuff, it's good to just walk around here and see the people. There are all kinds of people, some buy and sell, some are curious, there are monks, and there are many foreigners. There are also walking vendors, which have a strong local character and reflect the cultural charm unique to the city.