Chapter Seventy-Four: Three Questions from the Cricket
After a long time, he turned around, returned to his seat and asked: "Do you know that 'the morning fungus does not know the obscurity, and the cockroach does not know the spring and autumn.'" ’”
Jiang Wangchen didn't understand the meaning of this question in the rain, but he knew the answer: "This sentence is about mayflies in the early morning who don't understand what obscurity is, and cockroaches who also don't understand what spring and autumn are." ”
Yu Zhongguo then asked, "Then do you know the meaning of these two sentences?"
Jiang Wangchen replied respectfully: "It means that life is short, and we always have to miss many beautiful things and scenery. ”
"Yes, the rivers are long, the stars are eternal, and life is like a moment. The tide rises and falls, the clouds roll up, you have just passed the crown in your life, and you have experienced the joys and sorrows that others may not have in their lives, which is not only your misfortune, but also your luck...... Only by seeing the flowers of life can we comprehend the beauty of tranquility and peace, and then return to the garden, burn tea and taste tea, in order to truly understand the rare fragrance of tea. ”
After listening to this, Jiang Wangchen was amazed, and he hugged his standing fist and toasted: "The teachings of the predecessors of the rain are better than reading ten thousand books...... The younger generation had the privilege of listening and was grateful. ”
He laughed loudly in the rain, and suddenly asked again: "Then do you think mayflies and cockroaches are happy?"
Jiang Wangchen stood upright, couldn't help but stiffen, sat back in his position, and after thinking about it, he still shook his head helplessly and said, "I would like to hear Mr. solve ...... doubts."
After the rain, he turned the wine altar and smiled: "This is not a good wine, it is not fun!"
Jiang Wangchen also laughed and shouted: "Little Liu, hurry, bring two more jars of the best osmanthus wine for Mr." ”
"Brother Jiang Xian is really refreshing. In the rain, he continued: "Take the cockroach cricket as an example, 95% of the life of a cockroach cricket is spent in the dark soil, is it happy?"
Jiang Wangchen frowned and shook his head.
"Once the eggs hatch, the larvae burrow into the soft soil, and then they have to constantly search for suitable roots to suck the sap, and they have to go through four molts under the mud, each of which brings great pain and risk, is it happy?"
Without waiting for Jiang Wangchen to answer, he continued in the rain: "When it is feathered, the cicada body must be perpendicular to the trunk, if it is disturbed, the inability to expand its wings may also lead to the cicada's lifelong disability, etc., and the feathering process, you need to stretch the shriveled wings as much as possible, and then inject the fluid secreted in the body into it by the huge pressure on the chest, making it hard, and stretching the abdomen, and the whole process lasts an hour." Is it happy?"
Jiang Wangchen took a sip of wine, and the taste in his heart was very complicated, he never knew that the life of a cockroach was so bumpy.
After drinking in the rain to quench his thirst, the previously suppressed look loosened with his smile, and said: " But I think it is happy, most of the life of the cockroach cricket is spent in the darkness under the soil, so that it avoids many natural enemies, and to survive, to survive, is its happy, after every molt, the wing bud can grow, but also for its future feathering to accumulate more strength, become strong, is happy, and after feathering, it can fly farther into the sky, courtship, lay eggs, complete the cycle of life, isn't it happy? The fungus does not know the obscurity, so the obscurity is eternal for the fungus, and the cockroach does not know the spring and autumn. Then the spring and autumn are immortal for the cockroach. ”
Jiang Wangchen listened with his ears, every word in the rain, the image was vivid, and the meaning was profound, which made him reminisce for a long time, and a layer of fog barrier in his heart gradually dispersed with his own penetration, and stood up at the moment and bowed deeply: "Mr. is really a man of great wisdom, today I can not only listen to Mr. singing in the rain, but also fortunate to be able to get Mr. Dial, it is really a blessing for three lives." ”
"You have paid the tuition for these two jars of wine, can I not say what to learn......" Yu Guo laughed: "It's not too early, I should also go, thank you Brother Jiang Xian for your hospitality today!"
"It's me who thanked Mr. Jiang Wangchen said: "The rain hasn't stopped yet, and Mr. is leaving?"
In the rain, he put on his coat and stood under the eaves: "Today's name is 'In the rain', so naturally I want to say goodbye to you before the rain stops......"
Jiang Wangchen said with a smile: "Sir is so interested, I don't know where Mr. lived? If he is free in the future, I will definitely bring the best osmanthus wine and visit him in person." ”
In the rain, he turned his head, looked at Jiang Wangchen, and said with a smile: "If you can answer my next question, then I will tell you." ”
"Please sir. Jiang Wangchen clenched his fists and waited.
"If the cockroach knows its life, but it is only between spring and autumn, will it still be happy?" said in the rain, and walked towards the rain.
Jiang Wangchen's heart trembled, he couldn't help but be stunned by this question, and he was stunned to think, after this teaching, Jiang Wangchen was enlightened in his heart, and couldn't help but see for a moment that he was completely sad, his expression was flat, and he suddenly rushed to the alley in the rain, and shouted loudly: "Sir, I already have the answer in my heart......"
There are still people in the lanes, only this spring rain is still dripping, it seems that today is not going to stop. Jiang Wangchen stood alone in the rain, letting the rain wet his cheeks, and after a while, his eyes looked through the air, and the arc of the smile on the corner of his mouth was like a rainbow.
The rain continued unabated, and in the corner of the wall near Yancheng Lingfu, there were two people standing in the rain, one of them was dressed in a robe, and he had been in the rain where he had been talking with Jiang Wangchen at the Fengchen Inn before, and the other was dressed in an ivory yellow Confucian robe, with a dark black air cover, wrapping it and keeping the rain out. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, his straight body also made people feel majestic and reliable, and he was facing away from the rain, thinking that this person was not low.
In the rain, he stood behind him respectfully and said, "Back to the owner, my subordinates have already seen Jiang Wangchen." ”
Under the yellow robe, the man's voice was thick with vicissitudes: "How is it......"
Passage in the rain: "A little depressed and hesitant, but after I enlightened, with his understanding, he should have recovered his fighting spirit." ”
The man snorted coldly: "Hmph! With such a little blow, he began to languish, how will he face an even more cruel reality in the future!"
"He's still a child, it's commendable to have this feeling, and the owner shouldn't be too harsh!" Yu Zhongguo knew that the owner in front of him was a person who was very lustful, and said with a wry smile: "He has excellent talent, it is understood that he can advance bravely with a single set of marching fists, but the owner of the village, you are so good that you can also give him a decent martial arts cheats, so that he can have the ability to protect himself!"
"Hmph, if you don't have this ability, what qualifications do you have......" The man snorted coldly again, and didn't mention this matter anymore, and said: "Then the ghost face, you go and say hello, and let him feel at ease." ”
"The owner really has a heart. If Oniface knew, he would be grateful!" said in the rain: "He doesn't use the name 'Oniface' anymore, I heard that it has been changed to 'Kurosawa'"
Before he finished speaking in the rain, the figure of the man in front of him flashed, and he disappeared into the long alley without a drop of spring rain.
Then there was a burst of birdsong, like the sound of a cuckoo, coming from the rain over its beak.
If ordinary people hear the sound of this cuckoo on this rainy day, they will definitely wonder if this cuckoo is crazy, what is it screaming in the rain, but when Kurosawa in the Ling Mansion heard it, he was surprised and crazy, you know, he has always been silent, seeing him snatch the door out, and flip between the courtyard walls, and fall in front of the rain in an instant. Bent his knees and half-knelt on the stone slab wet by the rain, and said, "Ghost Face, meet the Holy Envoy of the Green Dragon." ”
In the rain, he picked up the ghost face with both hands, and said, "Take off the mask and let the old man take a look." ”
Ghost Face took off his mask after a little hesitation, it was a strange face, the left side of the face was as smooth as jade, but the right side of the face was as black as carbon, the rough palm in the rain, gently wiped the shrunken and shriveled face, and said with a long sigh: "Do you want to look back at the Water Villa again." ”
"The subordinates don't dare to ......," Kurosawa replied with his head down.
In the rain, he put on a mask for the ghost face and said, "It was not your fault that the mission failed, and you don't have to blame yourself too much......"
Kurosawa straightened his waist and stood in the rain, letting the wind and rain blow against his body.
Yu Zhongguo said: "The owner of the village also came just now, this is his own meaning......"
This sentence fell on Kurosawa's ear, which made him tremble, and he knelt on his knees again, kowtowing three times in a row before slowly getting up.
"The owner's intention, the ghost face will not forget in this life, but the ghost face has no face to face the Wangshui Villa again. Kurosawa said in a trembling voice.
"When can you change your face-saving personality, the owner of the village means to let you continue to stay in Lingfu, responsible for observing the activities of Yancheng and Border City, now you are both the Heize of Lingfu and the ghost face of Wangshui Villa. ”
After hearing this, a line of tears immediately burst out of his eyes, and in the rain, in addition to bitterness, it was difficult to distinguish, and only after a long time did he speak: "Thank you for the success of the owner!"
Yu Zhongguo patted Kurosawa on the shoulder and smiled: "There is another thing, there is a person from the border city, named Jiang Wangchen, this person's identity is relatively special, if you can, take care of it more, this is what I mean, it has nothing to do with the owner......"
"Where is this man now?" Kurosawa asked.
"At the Wind and Dust Inn, you can go and find out in the dark, but remember, don't reveal your identity. If you really have a fear for your life, you must help and report the words 'in the rain'. ”
Kurosawa nodded and promised: "Since it is the order of the Qinglong Holy Envoy, his subordinates will also do their best to pay for it." ”
After the two said goodbye, he walked towards the Fengyun Inn and hurriedly stepped forward.