Chapter 11 Existence is Reasonable

"Xuanyi, that will test you for the teacher. "Heaven and Earth Orthodoxy" says, 'Yin and Yang in the world are well matched'. Since the shopkeeper is generous-hearted, why is the wife who matches him fierce and spicy? What is the reason for her insult as a teacher? ”

"How do I know that? Master, you have to dig a pit for me again, so I won't be fooled. Xuanyi's eyes rolled and his head was raised.

"All the answers in the world are in your heart, and if you are willing to see it, it will manifest itself. Let's start with what you see. ”

"Since you have asked sincerely, then I will say a few words, and you are not allowed to ambush me. The woman's temperament and appearance are not bad, and it is estimated that she was born in a big door, and she has been pampered since she was a child. Being spicy and rude is not necessarily bad-hearted. Xiaofeng has a generous personality, a little pedantic, and has no ability to run such a large family business. There is also Xiao Fengtong is a fake Taoism, and there are some thoughts of escaping from the world, and the relationship between husband and wife is probably also indifferent. Looking at it this way, the heroine has a slightly inferior personality but is also hardworking and can love her husband more. Xiaofeng is righteous but not pragmatic, and he is a little degraded from people. It is the good match of yin and yang. And the woman insulted the master, firstly, because their husband and wife had already disliked each other, and complained about each other's distrust. Second, it's the master, you're dressed too shabby, you really look like a beggar. Master, it's time for you to change your robe, this one is worn out, we are good people, we should pay attention to our image. ”

"Hmm. Xiao's wife is a good person, she is just caring for this family in her own way, and she is not completely unreasonable. Xiao Fengtong didn't understand his wife's thoughts, and mistook love for suspicion, and over time, he created irreparable hatred. For such a simple matter, it doesn't matter if the master is scolded. Besides, why do you have a grudge and want me to punish others? "Hey! Master, go around and around, or say I'm careful, right? Brother, let's go play and stop talking to the Taoist priest. ”

In front of a persimmon tree full of buds in the east courtyard, in front of a hexagonal square well. Xiao Fengtong was full of sorrow, looking at the black well in a daze.

Xuanyi and Xuantian ran happily, and the two of them also lay at the mouth of the well to watch, Xuanyi grinned and said: "Although the sky is warm, the well water is still cold, don't go down and suffer this." Xiaofeng couldn't help but be a little happy when he saw the cute boy, "I don't want to throw myself into the well, but I'm bored in my heart, and the water in this well has to be a little clean." Xuan Yi laughed and mocked: "Your family is so generous, with good clothes and food, where is there any worry." I often see beggars on the streets, shriveled with hunger and shivering in the cold wind, and that's the real sorrow. ”

"Alas. The little baby doesn't know, and people have different troubles. When hunger is cold, there is only the simple annoyance of hunger and cold. But once you are full and clothed, all kinds of troubles in the world will come. A practitioner like your master, without any mundane things, is true happiness. Our mortal troubles are like hair, and every day we live will grow with them. ”

"Wow, scholars really like to be disease-free. I haven't tasted the taste of starvation and cold, so I can say such hypocritical words. And the difference between you and my master is not in identity. The master went south and north, starved and frozen, suffered from thousands of insults, and also had the stunning beauty, the enchantress in the mountains, and the persecution of the gods, Buddhas and immortals in the sky, the master never moved, never felt embarrassed, this is the real kung fu. Your sorrow has nothing to do with outsiders, it all comes from your inner desires and distractions, that is, when you put on a Taoist robe and leave home, you will still think about your mother and wife, and everything in the world will still bother you. ”

"Ah, how old are you, you know so many truths in the world."

"That's it! Don't look at our young age, we have followed our master to heaven and earth for a long time, and have seen countless demons and monsters. Tell me, what are you worried about, maybe my apprentice of a master can give you an idea? ”

"Well, it's not a big deal. My father died when I was young, and my mother raised me. When I was twenty years old, I married my current wife. His wife's family is wealthy, and she is also very virtuous and hardworking, which is her single-handedly achievement. In this way, it should have been a good day for a harmonious family. It's a pity that the mother and wife have different personalities, they are like fire and water, they quarrel and scold all day long, and even the two often force each other to die. One wants me to divorce my wife, and the other wants my mother to move out. I'm in a dilemma, there's really nothing I can do. ”

"Haha, that's just a little thing. There are often conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the world, but the root cause is not in the mother-in-law or daughter-in-law, but in you, the son and husband. ”

"What does this mean? How is it my fault? ”

"You are the pillar of the family, the support of your wife, and the support of your mother. If you are filial to your mother, your wife will naturally be filial to you. If you honor your wife, your mother will follow suit. If your wife thinks you are not trustworthy enough, she will get angry, and if your mother thinks you can't be trusted, she will be annoyed and troublesome. So, you have to ask yourself, why don't your wives and mothers trust you and don't obey you? ”

"But do I think I'm doing a good job? I am filial to my mother and respectful to my wife, and I have not been negligent. ”

"If you don't know what is wrong, you are the big mistake. For example, just now you exempted the Taoist priest from room and board, why didn't you discuss with her? Your wife wants to drive the Taoist priest away, why don't you obey and quarrel with her instead? What your wife needs is your thoughtfulness and care, not your reasoning. "She did something wrong, how can I be submissive? Wouldn't that conniving at the evil of the wife? ”

"Her fault is with you because you didn't give her enough trust. Do you like Buddhism and Taoism, do you often neglect the kindness between husband and wife, shouting every day that you want to practice, shouting about the distress of life, and how your wife can live with peace of mind. When she sees that you are so attentive to Taoist priests, will she feel uneasy, afraid that you will really abandon her and leave home to practice? She has a strong personality and has no way to communicate with you with a soft attitude, and can only express it in an argumentative way. Such love becomes a quarrel, and over time it becomes a real grudge. Your old lady knows that your husband and wife are not harmonious, so she naturally favors you, and she will naturally embarrass her a hundred times. ”

"You have some point, but it's not all because of that. Madame is a businessman, and she will compete with each other on weekdays, and I don't like this style the most. In addition, she has a brutal personality, often beats and scolds her family, bullies the poor and weak, and I can't get used to it. Also, our husband and wife have no children for ten years, and my mother is afraid that my Xiao family will cut off the incense, so she often wants to marry me as a concubine. In short, there are too many such things, and it is difficult to explain. Perhaps, this marriage was a mistake from the beginning. ”

"Hey! This should not be said. Yin and Yang in the world are well matched, and existence is inevitable and reasonable. Whoever is with whom, the first fate is predestined and cannot be wrong. It's just that you can't understand the laws of the operation of heaven and earth. Of course, I don't understand it, but that's what the master is talking about. In short, you are also a fool, always thinking how others are bad, and you can only see your own mistakes, so it is useless for me to dry my tongue. Brother, there is a large bloom of roses in the back garden, let's go there and play! ”

As soon as Xuan lost interest in talking, he ran away happily with Xuan Tian again. "Hey, only children in this world can have such pure happiness."

Xiao Fengtong was about to go to the Taoist to apologize for what happened just now, when a little girl in pink clothes ran over, sweating profusely and shouting, "Master of the family, something happened." The main mother is very sick, it is terrible, you should go and see it quickly. Xiao Fengtong was not in a hurry, and sighed: "We just met, why did you suddenly become seriously ill?" I'm afraid it's pretending to be sick again to scare me. Saying that, I still ran to check.

When I came to the main room in the backyard, I heard the mournful wail of my wife from a distance. Xiao Fengtong ran into the room to take a look, and was scared into a cold sweat. I saw that the belly of the person on the bed was bulging like a ball, as if some monster was stuffed inside, constantly expanding and surging, and the skin was about to explode. The woman was dying of pain, sweating profusely, and rolling on the bed and screaming.

"Ma'am, what's the matter! How can this be, come and ask for a doctor! Get a doctor! Xiao Fengtong's face turned pale with fright, and he rushed outside to shout. Which doctor, please, Madame, I'm afraid I'm evil, right? "The two maids in the room were already frightened and confused, and they stood far away at a loss." All please, all the doctors in the town. Xiaofeng drank in a hurry, and hugged his wife to comfort: "Madam, it's okay, the doctor will be here soon." "Ahh It hurts me! Ah, help! The woman clawed the sheets in pain and screamed in agony.

Soon the whole Zhuangzi was in chaos, and the neighbors and guests in the village all gathered outside the courtyard to watch the excitement when they heard that the lady of the house had a strange disease. A dozen doctors from the town soon arrived in a hurry.

The Qingtian Taoist priest was writing spiritual runes in the room, and the two apprentices rushed over.

"Master, master, something is wrong. That mother-in-law has suffered an evil spirit, and I am afraid that she will die. Xuanyi threw himself on the Daoist's leg and shook vigorously. People are seriously ill, what are you happy about? The Taoist stopped writing and asked. I'm not happy for the master, whoever asked her to scold you will be punished. Master, let's go and have a look. The woman was strangely sick, and perhaps there was a ghost at work, and there was a place for you. "You call it schadenfreude, if you don't beat you for a few days, you'll start to get carried away again." If you do it again today, I will beat you up. "Got it, master, come with us to have a look, it's too late."