Chapter Twenty-Three: Black and White
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Although the land is full of high-rise buildings and is extremely prosperous, where there is sunshine, there is shadow.
To the north of the city, there is a dirty and messy street, where the people at the bottom of society live.
In a small shop on the street, two men, two men in their thirties, one dressed in black and the other in white, were drinking a small drink.
The clothes of the two of them are obviously a little worn, but when worn on the two of them, they look so pleasing to the eye, it seems that no matter what the costume, the two of them are very suitable.
Maybe it's because of the strong righteousness in the two of them, although they can't see it, but it looks very comfortable.
"Don't bother, brother, it's not worth it!" the man in black took a sip of wine and patted the shoulder of the man in white opposite, "Isn't it just that you don't have a job? What's the big deal!"
"Hey!" the man in white sighed, poured a full glass of wine into his stomach, and then spoke, "Brother, you said that we are persisting like this, is it really right?"
"I—" The man in black stiffened, "Since it's an ancestral precept, then let's just abide by it!"
"I'm just," said the man in white, puzzled, "you and I have been worshipping for generations, and I agree with that." Not in politics, I understand, officialdom ups and downs. I don't do business, and I understand that wealth moves people's hearts. But this one is only allowed to work to support his family, and I really don't understand why my ancestors would leave such rules. ”
The man in white poured another glass of wine, and then said, "The two boys are getting bigger and bigger, and they need more and more money, I'm afraid that one day, we won't be able to support our families!"
"This..."The man in black also thought and drank two glasses, "Although I don't understand it either, but the rules that have been passed down for thousands of years, let it disappear from us?"
"I—" The man in white drank three glasses in a row before he said, "Do you say the legend will be true?
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the man in black, "I never doubt this, you and I have only had one man in each generation for thousands of years, and there has never been a mistake, if it is a coincidence, I will not believe anything!"
"But," retorted the man in white, "if it is true, why has there never been anything abnormal, don't you think that if our ancestors were really those two, they would have watched us live so hard?"
"Brother, whether it's true that the man in black looked at the sky, although I haven't seen it, I don't doubt it. ”
"Brother," the man in white asked suspiciously, "why?"
"It's a simple multiple-choice question," the man in black continued, "if it's fake, do we have anything to lose? No, we've been living openly, haven't we?"
"That's right," replied the man in white, "although it is a little hard, but I also feel at ease in body and mind, and I don't have to worry about those interests!"
"That's right," the man in black nodded, "We are worthy of heaven and earth, even if it is fake, at least we are comfortable ourselves! The man in black laughed when he finished speaking.
"Brother said a lot," the face of the man in white fell again, "but the boys are spending more and more!"
"If it really doesn't work," the man in black said with a glass of wine, "then don't read, it's useless to read anyway, as long as you can read and understand!"
"Brother," the man in white asked, somewhat uncertainly, "is that really the case?"
"Hmm," the man in black replied categorically, "No matter how bad it is, we will teach it ourselves!"
"Alright," said the man in white, standing up, "it's almost time to go back." ”
"Hmm!" the man in black agreed, and went to pay for the drink.
The two of them helped each other to go home!
"Lao Bai will be scolded by his mother-in-law again when he goes back. ”
"Hey, I'm weird, you said that black and white impermanence is not bad, why do you like to work for others so much?
"You don't know, I heard that old black and old white, at night, it will become black and white impermanence and go everywhere to hunt ghosts!"
"Come on, just talk nonsense, how can there be ghosts in this world!"
"Don't believe it, where do you think the nickname of black and white impermanence came from. ”
"Really?"
"Of course, I'll tell you......"
The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head, this big mouth flickered again, what kind of people the two of them would not know, watching them change from black and white to old black and white, although the money is not much, it is because they don't earn, as far as their ability is concerned, what can they do not support their families?
There are two families at the end of the street, although it is two families, the ancestors of the two families have been friends for generations, and then the two houses are simply connected, and outsiders who don't know look at it and think it is a small courtyard. At this moment there were two women washing clothes, strange to say, one of them was dressed in white, and the other was dressed in black.
"Sister-in-law, why do you say that Lao Bai is so dead-eyed. If you have to work to make a living, you can't let him do some small business by himself. The woman in white complained to the woman in black, saying that she was not a man.
"You," the woman in black scolded with a smile, "It's only thirty, it's called Lao Bai, what do you want to call it in the future, Lao Lao Bai?" ”
"You're not the same, you're also called Lao Hei. The woman in white retorted.
"I don't know which little lady it was at the beginning, and the one who didn't marry was a white. The woman in black covered her mouth and smiled.
"Before, it was before," the woman in white sighed, "Now these days, it seems that I can't go on," and looked at the woman in black, "What about you old black?" ”
The woman in black sighed, "A virtue." After speaking, he raised his head and looked at the woman in white, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
"I'm also dead to this heart, let's make do with this life like this, it's better to be safe than anything. The woman in white said, and the woman in black followed, "Well, it's okay to be safe, and I don't ask for anything else." ”
At this time, a woman walked into the courtyard and said to the two women, "Sister-in-law Fan, sister-in-law Xie, your family is black and white and drunk on the street again." After saying that, he went out with a smile.
When the two women heard this, they sighed at the same time, "Here we go again." ”
"Let's go get the people back. ”
"Hey. ”
"Excuse me," Big Mouth was telling the guest a story of black and white impermanence when he felt a tap on the shoulder, "Who?" Turning his head, he saw a young man in a tracksuit.
"Is there something wrong?" the big mouth said in a somewhat unpleasant tone, and was about to talk about the wonderful place when he was interrupted.
"Where do you live in black and white?" asked Xia Min, who had just arrived here.
"Oh, they've just left here," the big mouth looked at the lively expression, pointing in one direction, "and walked along this road, and saw two families with a small courtyard." ”
"Thank you. Xia Min bowed with his hands and walked towards the place where Big Mouth had said.
"Most of them are out of curiosity, and they come to see people who are black and white. Big Mouth explained to the guests and then continued the story.
Walking on the road, Xia Min thought silently, "It's really a descendant of two, this thing is really good, in the future, the ancestors will be in the underworld, and the descendants will be in the mortal world, and they will all catch ghosts, it seems to be very fun." ”
After a while, I saw a small courtyard, saw that the courtyard door was not closed, and walked in directly.
As soon as I walked into the courtyard gate, I saw two women, who were feeding ginger soup to two men, Xia Minle, no need to ask, this one is black and white, and his appearance is slightly similar to black and white impermanence, it must be.
"Is there anything wrong with you?" asked the woman in black to Xia Min.
"I," Xia Min thought for a while, he couldn't say that the ancestor of your man had something to give you, anyway, he was not in a hurry at this time, the snack he just saw seemed to be quite good, go eat some. "I, that, I'll come back when the two of them wake up. ”
With that, he walked out, leaving the two girls with puzzled faces.
At night, in the yard, at the dinner table.
The man in white, who was completely sober, buried his head in his meal, not knowing what to say.
"Okay, don't choke," the woman in white patted the man in white, "Isn't it just to find another job, it's not a big deal." ”
"How do you know," the man in white asked, puzzled.
"I've been with you for more than ten years, and I still don't know you. The woman in white smiled and took the rice off the face of the man in white, "As long as you are safe, I don't ask for anything else." ”
"Well," the man in white looked at his wife and son on the side, glanced at the man in black, and smiled, his wife and son filial piety are enough.
"By the way, a young man came to you in the afternoon. The woman in black said.
"Youth?" the two of them looked at each other, and at the same time said, "Do you know?" and shook their heads together.
"I guess I'm here to see the legendary black and white impermanence again. The woman in white laughed as she spoke.
“.........”
As he spoke, Xia Min walked in.
"This, is there something wrong with the two of us?" The man in black looked at Xia Min, and his first impression was that this person seemed to be very simple, and his temperament was extraordinary.
"Well, can you two come out for a while?" Xia Min said to the two of them, looking at the two women and children.
"No, Ming people don't do dark things, they just say something directly. The man in white said very firmly.
"Are you sure," Xia Min said with a look of watching a good show, "to say it here?"
"Well, what's the matter, let's just say it. The man in black confirmed.
"That's what you said. Xia Min smiled very happily, and in the six pairs of puzzled eyes, he turned around and closed the door, and then walked in front of everyone, took out two tokens and handed them to the black and white two.
"What is this?" the two asked, looking at the token in their hands, which seemed to be iron but not iron, and wood but not wood.
"Hmm," Xia Min scratched her head, "someone asked me to hand it over to you." ”
"Who?" asked in unison.
"This, I don't know the two of you" Speaking of this, Xia Min looked at the two girls and two children, "Are you sure you want to say it in front of them?" ”
"As we said, Ming people don't do dark things. The man in white was another very righteous word.
Xia Min looked at the two of them, and understood the personalities of the two, and said a little helplessly and very evilly, "This is your ancestor Fan Wusheng, Xie Bi'an asked me to hand it over to you." ”
"Hmph, please leave, we don't have time to joke with you. The man in black was annoyed. Making fun of people's ancestors made him very uncomfortable. The other five also looked at Xia Min with some anger.
"I knew it. Xia Min touched his nose and waved out two white rays of light that hit the token.
I saw dazzling white and black lights emanating from the token, enveloping the two of them.
"What did you do to them?" said the woman in black in a panic to Xia Min. The two children were about to rush up, but they were pulled by the two girls.
"It's a good thing, rest assured, I don't run. Xia Min spread his hands and said with a slight smile.