Chapter 12: The Theory of Happiness
Shi Zhongyu bowed to Su Xin, then bent down to pick up the fish in front of him, and found oil and rice in the warehouse, and made a fragrant breakfast in a short time.
Shi Zhongyu was born in a famous family, and he was also taken care of when he arrived in the Changle Gang, so he was pampered where to do these rough jobs, but after he was forced to leave Lingxiao City, he had to support himself, so he also learned a little cooking.
At this time, he first met Su Xin, and wanted to leave a good impression, so he was naturally very diligent, and he was very thoughtful in everything he served, and he only hoped to learn a few kung fu, and then he crisscrossed the rivers and lakes and enjoyed endlessly.
Su Xin saw that someone was serving, so he was naturally happy.
After breakfast, the boat leaned against the side of the boat, and the two walked ashore, the boundary stone in the jade here is still very familiar, so they introduced it in detail flatteringly, Su Xin walked around for a while, and then asked, "Is there a shop that sells books here?"
Shi Zhongyu said suspiciously: "Books, are there any good books sold in this kind of place? There are no advanced martial arts cheats in the small shop." He didn't know what Su Xin meant, so he pulled a passer-by and asked, and led him to a bookstore.
Su Xin walked to the store, took a look, picked out five or six books casually, asked Shi Zhongyu to pay, and took him back to the boat.
Shi Zhongyu looked at those books, which were nothing more than some children's enlightenment books such as "Analects", "Disciple Rules", and "Zengguang Xianwen", but he didn't know what use Su Xin had bought them.
Su Xin took out the books and said with a smile: "Have you studied these books?"
Shi Zhongyu said: "These books are just a child's primer, my mother taught me when I was three years old, and I was already familiar with them before I went to the Snow Mountain Sect. ”
"Learned?" Su Xin chuckled. "These books are not difficult to read, you have read them, but I am afraid that it is still much worse to say that you are familiar with them! Since I have become your master, I will first teach you the principles of being a human being, but I still need to learn from these books. ”
Those books are written in simple and simple words, but the road is simple, if the knowledge contained in the period is used in practice, it is a lifetime can not be used, but unfortunately many people are just reading randomly, no one pays attention to it, even if it is forced by the old gentleman to memorize, and never really cares about it.
This Shi Zhongyu is smarter than ordinary people, from the bottom of the reading and learning books, always a little understanding, can write and memorize, and can say a little truth, but in the bottom of his heart, how can he ever attach importance to these truths.
Shi Zhongyu saw that Su Xin bought these books to teach him the principles that these children would know, and when he was dumbfounded, he felt a lot of unhappiness in his heart, and he only felt bored, his eyes were rolling, and he was thinking about how to escape.
But on the surface, he obediently picked a book to read, he had already read those books, his eyes were reading, his mouth was reading, but his thoughts were flying thousands of miles, thinking of tricks to deal with Su Xin.
When Su Xin saw that he was willing to study, he felt that he was still quite well-behaved, so he was busy with his own affairs.
The Changle Gang was very powerful in the Jiangnan area, lost the gang leader, and sent a lot of people to collect it, and Su Xin went to the mighty river in order to avoid trouble.
After drifting for a few days, I saw an island in the middle of the blue waves from a distance, and I was happy and sailed over.
The stone in the jade didn't want to escape for a moment, but Su Xin just didn't go ashore, he wanted to jump into the water and was afraid that Su Xin would use the means of detaining the fish across the water, so he was annoyed for a while, but he kept reading indiscriminately.
When he saw the island from afar, his heart was even more depressed, this island was deserted, I am afraid that he would have no chance to escape, and he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
The river is surging, the snow-white waves come from time to time, Su Xin is close to the island, only to see that the island is verdant, but there is a mountain peak, the top is sharp and the bottom is round, the shape is like a big snail, I feel that the scenery is extraordinarily unique and beautiful, and there is more heart to the island.
The closer to the island, the bigger the waves, Su Xin didn't dare to let the boat go with the waves, he held the oars with both hands, and his true qi surged, so he danced the oars as if using martial arts, and the boat rode the wind and waves on the island.
Shi Zhongyu saw that Su Xin's hands could withstand the big waves, and his heart was even more frightened, and he was greedy for Su Xin's martial arts, and he was tired of him saying some Taoist words, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
When the two of them went ashore, they walked around the hill and found a clean cave and settled down.
Su Xinben also lives in the mountains in Yunmeng, and he only feels that everything around him is very kind, hunting and fishing every day, cooking some food, and meditating or studying the rest of the time, which is very comfortable.
Shi Zhongyu is getting thinner and weaker day by day, he doesn't dare to escape, and he is very unhappy about living in the mountains, he is born to jump out, he likes to be lively the most, trapped in the mountains and Su Xin is such a boring person together, both horizontally and vertically are uncomfortable.
On this day, Shi Zhongyu read the "Analects" to the sentence "Those who are in the twilight of spring, the spring clothes are completed, the crown is five or six, the boy is six or seven, bathing in Yi, the wind is dancing, and the song returns", suddenly threw the book aside, and shouted to Su Xin, who was meditating: "Don't learn, don't learn anymore, I have long memorized these things, what do you want me to learn? If you have something, ask me to do things, if you want to kill me, do it as soon as possible, I don't want to suffer for no reason!"
Su Xin exhaled slowly, and the residual true qi shook the dust around his body into a circle, and asked with a chuckle, "You just read and eat every day, what's the pain?"
Shi Zhongyu hugged his head and shouted: "What annoys me the most is this kind of life, what's the point of reading these books, what's the point of eating these coarse tea and light rice?"
Su Xin let out an "oh" and asked, "Then what kind of life do you like?" ”
Shi Zhongyu said: "I like a lively life, let's go to the rivers and lakes, with Master's skills, absolutely majestic, as long as you let out the words, we can definitely enjoy the best every day, if the master wants to do what the martial arts alliance master, I'm afraid it is not difficult, why do you have to be on this broken island!"
Su Xin smiled lightly: "What are you talking about a lively life?"
Shi Zhongyu said: "There are many people, they all listen to me, I will reward him with silver women who are pleasing to the eye, and I will tease him if he is not pleasing to the eye, and I will tease him, and the servants will accompany each other, and everyone will feast and drink constantly, and it is best to have many young girls to accompany them......
Shi Zhongyu felt that he could no longer endure the torture, and at this time, he was not afraid to say angry words, and he only wanted to confide everything in his heart.
Su Xin's smile did not change, and said: "You are happy with your heart, aren't you!"
"Of course. Shi Zhongyu replied immediately.
Su Xin said: "But have you ever thought that if you are happy, others will not be happy, what you did in the Snow Mountain Sect made the people of the Snow Mountain Sect and your parents unhappy, and what you did in the Changle Gang made many people who were hurt by you unhappy." ”
Shi Zhongyu Ling sharpened her teeth and immediately asked: "If there are people who are unhappy anyway, then I have to make them unhappy! Now that I am with you, you are happy, but I am very unhappy." I'd rather die than endure a day like this. ”
When Su Xin heard him say this, he also felt that what he said made some sense, and he couldn't help but sigh faintly, and he didn't know whether he was asking Shi Zhongyu or asking himself again: "It turns out that you are very unhappy here, so isn't what I do the same as you?"
Shi Zhongyu nodded and said: "Of course not, the tigers in the mountains eat elk, the big officials in the court eat the small officials, the small officials eat the people, and the masters in the rivers and lakes eat the low hands, this is all doomed and cannot be changed, how can everyone be happy?"
Su Xin shook his head lightly: "You are not right to say this, happiness does not necessarily have to be who eats whom, a few days ago in Zhenjiang Mansion, I saw the fishermen in the river, although they are busy all day long just to have food and clothing, but they are always very happy, the nearby gangs and officials of the court oppressed him, and he did not resist very much, but lived his life freely, but those who oppressed him struggled all day long, day and night, and it was difficult to have a good end." ”
Shi Zhongyu smiled coldly: "That's just some useless ways to enjoy themselves, if they feel happy when they are oppressed, then it is just what I want." ”
Su Xin looked at Shi Zhongyu for a while, and said slowly: "I won't argue with you, but tell me, do you really prefer to die rather than live this life of studying and hunting?"
Shi Zhongyu puffed out his chest and said, "Yes!"
Su Xin stretched out his hand and pointed at him, Shi Zhongyu was frightened, but he clenched his teeth and begged for mercy, obviously made up his mind.
Su Xin was also scared of him, seeing that he had made up his mind, he smiled, but put away his fingers, and said: "Actually, I also understand that there is no way for everyone to be happy in this world, otherwise after thousands of years, why are you still fighting for me on the rivers and lakes, which is very bad? I am not a pedantic person, according to you, the most important thing is to be happy, I just hate those who oppress the good and the weak, if you can think of a way to make the rivers and lakes better, I will let you go." ”
Shi Zhongyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and when he heard Su Xin ask, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "I already have an idea of this, my father and mother always act chivalrous and righteous in the rivers and lakes, and they always like to talk about the stories of heroes in the rivers and lakes, but the rivers and lakes are not a little better." On the contrary, it is the messenger who rewards the good and punishes the evil, every time he comes, he is so frightened that the various factions can't shrink back, and they don't dare to do anything bad, so I think, if someone can have the martial arts like the messenger of good and evil, and lead the martial arts heroes to don't want them to make trouble, wouldn't the rivers and lakes be beautiful. ”
After that, he looked at Su Xin with bright eyes, and only hoped that he could teach him martial arts that would dominate the world, then he would not be afraid of anyone, and he would do whatever he wanted on the rivers and lakes, wouldn't it be wonderful!
Su Xin looked at Shi Zhongyu inexplicably, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't make a decision immediately.