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Who does the cliff belong to? Time comes to urge me. Singing to the end of the sea, I follow you for life.
The sunset is intoxicating, the sunset is adorned, fishing for the sky. It is the green waves and bright moon returning with a flute.
When the sun came out, the broken filament was temporarily reconnected. The four little beauties of different ages continued to study their movie. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan quietly bid farewell.
After the rain stopped, there were more and more people on the sports fields. Some played badminton and let the ball get wet and hit their opponents. Some kicked the shuttlecock until the ground was covered in mud. Some played soccer and aimed at the glass. Some stuffed stones into the ant hole to help make it waterproof.
This was a group of happy students. A group of lively and kind-hearted students.
A person who was said to be the vice president of the research institute was sweeping the leaves that had been knocked down by the rain. The students strolled around him and no one disturbed his work.
"I am the vice president. Can't you see that I am working? You people who don't have a high enough status should know to be respectful. " The person who was said to be the vice president swept for a while and was covered in mud by the broom. He straightened up and looked at the three students who were not even 20 years old and said unhappily.
The three students first looked at the mud marks left by the broom and said something funny to each other before turning around and leaving.
Maybe it was because he realized that sweeping the leaves was a very stupid thing to do. The vice president helplessly shook his head and muttered, "My status is much higher than theirs. They actually don't care about me. Sigh! People's hearts are not what they used to be. "
"He's new, right?" Zhang Xiaobao looked at the person who was leaving and asked the assistant beside him.
"Yes, he took office six days ago. He is the last ranked vice president. He is very rigid. He used to be the county magistrate of Wuzhou's Yiwu County. Because the economic development of the county was too slow, he was transferred to the capital. Later, because of his rigid personality, he was sent here to manage the warehouse."
The assistant introduced the situation of the vice president.
"Very good, make the best use of people." Wang Juan felt that this arrangement was not bad. She turned around and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Do you see? When one's status reaches a certain level, those with a lower status are like those at the top of the mountain and those at the bottom of the mountain. They look at each other and are both so insignificant. No one will care about you. "
Zhang Xiaobao replied to Wang Juan with a big smile and said, "Then I would also like to be on top, because I can spit, pee, and blow my nose from the top, and the people below can't spit up."
"Don't be so disgusting. This is the research institute, a sacred place." Wang Juan stepped aside, as if she was afraid that Zhang Xiaobao would spit at her.
"Alright, I won't spit in a sacred place. Let's change it. I'll prove that two iron balls landed on the ground at the same time, while others ponder about gravity below. When I throw the iron balls down with force …"
"Stop, he's not Newton, and he's not researching gravitation. He's a Nobel Prize, and he's researching …"
"I know. I'll agree to let him go up the mountain. He can come up, okay? Was there a need to blow up the mountain? When he comes up, we won't be throwing iron balls down together. However, not everyone is qualified to go up the mountain, and they have to pay something. "
At the beginning, Zhang Xiaobao was still joking, but towards the end, his eyes became deep.
Wang Juan knew that he was thinking about his past. He used to be at the bottom of the mountain, and if he didn't pay the price, how could he be on par with the heavens?
And it was the same here. From the original small village master to the current big village master, the road was full of thorns.
"Let's go and see what kind of surprise they will give us. If they can develop satellites and space rockets, I will discuss with Old Li and give them the Paradise Island in the South Pacific Ocean."
Zhang Xiaobao continued to pull Wang Juan inside as he spoke.
Wang Juan carefully recalled the place that Zhang Xiaobao mentioned and finally remembered where it was. She rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaobao and said, "Are you saying that they should not do research in the future and focus on selling bird feces?"
"No, what I mean is that no matter how advanced our technology is, no matter how much money our country has, we can't use welfare to make the people develop the habit of being lazy and hate work."
Zhang Xiaobao's tone was low, and it was obvious that he was feeling sad for others.
Wang Juan shook her head and didn't say anything. She knew that Tang Empire couldn't be like Japan, because the people of Tang Empire always wanted to obtain a higher social status, and there was competition.
The people of Tang Empire competed for almost everything. They competed for who could carry more wood, who could cook better food, who could eat more, who could produce better crops, who could have better houses, and who could even compete for their children. They competed for learning and sports.
The welfare of the people of Tang Empire was already very good. Free education, old age, medical care, and after disasters, there were subsidies. Other than housing that had to be built or bought by oneself, there was basically everything that one could need.
However, she had never heard of anyone waiting for relief every day. This wasn't the era that she and Xiao Bao were in. Many people were shameless, and in this era, if anyone were to take relief, they would be looked down upon.
The people of Tang Empire were relatively simple. If there was no work to be done locally, the government would ask if they needed relief, and they would reject it. Then, they would travel long distances to other 'paths' to look for work. Along the way, they would enter the yamen and take out their household register to eat free food. This was fine, and those who went to look for work would think that they were temporarily lacking money. They would work hard, and it was right for the court to take care of them. However, taking relief was another matter altogether. That was laziness.
Thus, things like the situation in Paradise Island where people just sit and eat won't happen.
The group looked at the internal buildings and facilities of the research institute and came to a place with a cliff at the back.
Usually, if there was any new research, it would be placed in a circular building here for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to see. This was to prevent any news from leaking out.
The scenery of the cliff wasn't bad. There was a river at the bottom, and the upper reaches of the river were wide. The river itself wasn't wide, only around twenty meters. However, after a few hundred meters of flowing past the cliff, the river widened and became a small lake. At the other end of the lake, there was a dam, and the entire structure looked like a gourd.
The river was man-made. In the past, there might have been a river here, which was why there was a cliff. However, it became a dry cliff later on, and now, the water was diverted from another river.
One reason was to prevent those who were interested in Tang Empire's technology from climbing up easily. The other reason was to test the experimental subjects in the water. More importantly, it could be used as a trap. If someone tried to sneak in, they would know that their choice was wrong.
Standing in front of the circular building at the back, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were very satisfied. Along the way, many students only nodded at them when they saw them. No one bowed down to them, and no one tried to flatter them.
The two of them knew that if there was danger, the students would use their bodies to block it for them. However, they wouldn't try to curry favor with them just because of their high status.
People in the research institute had to have this kind of temperament. If the enemy had a knife on their neck, they had to say to the enemy, "Wait until I finish this experiment."
The two of them happily waited in front of the entrance of the building, waiting for someone to pick them up. They couldn't just go in directly. What if someone was researching something and was disturbed by their footsteps and the experiment failed? Who would bear the responsibility?
After waiting for a while, someone came out and said to the two of them, "Go to the platform at the entrance of the cave in the middle of the cliff first."
After saying that, the person went in. Seeing that he was in a hurry, it was obvious that he still had something to do.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care about the other party's attitude. They called a few people and went in through a hole. Following the stairs, they finally came to a platform that extended out slightly from the cliff about five meters above the water. This was man-made.
Then, the two of them saw a person they didn't want to see for the time being. This person was fishing there. In addition to fishing tools, there was also a chopping board, a knife holder, a stove, and a liquefied petroleum gas tank on the platform.
There was also a pile of boxes that looked like musical instruments.
"Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, you're here?" The fisherman heard the footsteps and greeted them without turning his head.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other and took a deep breath at the same time. Then, they said in unison, "Grandpa Bi, are you fishing?"
"Haha, yes, fishing." Since the arrival of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan changed Bi Gou's fate of death, now he was more energetic and his body was strong enough.
However, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't like to see him fishing. God knows why he came here today.
Zhang Xiaobao moved forward and looked at the bucket next to him. There was not a single fish in it. He asked, "Grandpa Bi, how long have you been fishing?"
"Not long, two hours. I've been waiting for you two. In a while, it will be noon. We can eat fish. The tools and ingredients are all prepared for you."
Bi Gou looked leisurely and pointed at the things on the platform.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the edge of the platform again to see if there was a rope below. If there was, there might be a net for fish. Usually, in order to keep the fish fresh, people would put the fishes in the net and then let them flow into the water.
However, there was no rope.
"Grandpa Bi, Cuckoo and I will get a net and come back to catch the fish for you. Let's go, Madam." Zhang Xiaobao said sincerely to Bi Gou. He pulled Wang Juan and was about to leave.
"Stop." Bi Gou still didn't turn around. He said, "There is no need for a net. The current method is very good. I'm afraid that you two will not come back if you get the net."
"Impossible." Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had to turn back. They looked at Bi Gou's small pole and then at the rapid flowing water below. They were very distressed.
Not to mention the pole was five meters high. With the speed of the flowing water, how could they hope to catch the fish by accident?
Bi Gou retracted the hook and looked at the empty top. He put the bait again. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's teeth turned cold. The bait was definitely not bitten by the fish. It was washed away by the water.
Why use bait? Just use the hook and pull in the water. Whichever fish is caught by the hook will be unlucky.
"Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, what we eat for lunch depends on you two. Work hard. Don't be afraid of difficulties. Be bold." Bi Gou looked like he believed in them.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded as if he had accepted his fate. "Okay … Okay. Grandpa Bi, do you have any more hooks? Can you lend me some? "
"No, only this one." Bi Gou was very honest.
"Only one?" Zhang Xiaobao took a closer look. Sure enough, there was only one hook under the line of the hand pole. According to this calculation, the probability of catching a fish was too low.
Hence, Zhang Xiaobao took the pole. He did not use the bait and directly threw it down. Seeing that the line was slanted, he rushed forward.
"Grandpa Bi, let's talk about fish!" Wang Juan decided to take the initiative to bring it up. She wanted to leave after the conversation was over. She had to have lunch.
"Haha, there's no hurry. Let's wait until we catch some fish." As Bi Gou spoke, he took out a thick book from his bosom, on which were written the words' Dictionary of the Great Tang '.
Wang Juan knew it. It was a dictionary specially compiled for people to learn. At the same time, it also compiled a dictionary and a dictionary of idioms. Now that they didn't learn Er Ya, they all used Pinyin instead of Chinese characters. In the past, the Chinese characters that were spelled out were cut off and replaced with letters. It was easier to remember.
For example, a certain rhyming word 'go', how to use Chinese characters to express it? Just write 'qu yu' cut. That is, use two characters to spell each other. If you change it to Pinyin, it would be 'qu yù'. Now, you know how to pronounce the word 'go'. It was spelled out by two characters.
But how to pronounce 'qu' and 'yu'? Continue to use other Chinese characters to spell. In the end, they found a problem. A certain word needs to be spelled with the word 'go' to pronounce it. Then how to pronounce 'go'? Refer to the above.
Yes, it had come back after going one round. It was very confusing.
It was much easier to change to Pinyin. You just need to remember the 26 letters.
Of course, this dictionary was not the dictionary of the later generations. There were many pronunciations in this dictionary, such as' biang ',' pia ',' duang ', etc. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not agree with the simplified Chinese characters and Pinyin of the later generations. Because there were some inadequacies and mistakes in the dictionary, no one corrected them. They had been using it all along. Occasionally, someone would change a few places, as if they had done a great deed.
The credit could be given, but you should continue to change it. You change a small place every year just to sell a new dictionary?
Now, Bi Gou was holding the dictionary and looking at it. He was shaking his head and even kept making sounds for different pronunciations of certain words. It gave people the feeling that he was not looking at a dictionary, but a musical score. He was very engrossed in it and looked very beautiful!
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's teeth hurt again. It was a kind of nerve pain.
The two of them did not object to someone memorizing the dictionary. They had memorized "Er Ya" before, but they could not stand someone repeating the pronunciation of a word dozens of times.
When Bi Gou read the same word, his rhythm was different. Normally, if you read it in four or four beats, with a quarter note as a beat. There were four beats in every bar. You would read it in four or eight notes. Even if it was faster like the sixteenth notes, it was acceptable.
The repetitive rhythm and tone would be automatically ignored as one listened to, and would become background music.
But why did you have to change the rhythm as you read? Sometimes you would add points, sometimes you would cut them, and sometimes you would use triplets. There was also a weak start and empty beat. The other people's mind had to follow you.
What did it sound like? Telegram. That's right! That's it.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other again. The two of them suspected that they had overlooked something, so Old Man Pi was unhappy and used this method to torture them.
Zhang Xiaobao used the hook to paddle in the water for a while. Then he turned his head and listened to the background music. He mouthed to Wang Juan, "Should we find an excuse to leave?"
"I don't think so. Old Man Pi is very smart. Besides, he won't let us leave. Unless there is something really important, we can't force ourselves to leave." Wang Juan replied.
"That's right. We are in such a high position, but we are still suppressed by others. Why?" As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he took out a small telescope and looked into the water below. He wanted to see if there were any fish.
Wang Juan patted him and signaled for him to look at her mouth. Then she said, "It means that we are following the rules. The old man who volunteered to sweep the streets for free asked us to help. How can we not go?"
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head. "No, we have to sweep. It has nothing to do with status. It is a matter of human nature. If a kid needs us to help draw hopscotch, we have to help too."
"That's right. That's why we live to the fullest. I guess we didn't consider it carefully somewhere. Old Man Pi likes to play this kind of game. Since we have nothing to do today, let's play with him. Is that respectful?" Wang Juan said.
"Yes … right? Did you bring snacks? "
"I'm not Xiaobei. I carry a bag all day like a treasure bag. I even ask Xiaoyuan to help me carry a big bag with all kinds of things in it."
"That's right. It's hard on Xiaoyuan to have such a lively and opinionated wife. Why are you staring at me like that? I don't mean anything else. I just want to say … Eh? A fish took the bait. Look, what kind of fish is it? Sigh! It's just a false joy. Maybe there was a tree branch just now. Look at Tian 'er. It's really interesting. Hehe! That … "
"What's wrong with having an opinionated wife?"
"Well, at critical moments, when you're not around, the wife can handle things. You don't have to worry about her. She's like a firefighter. Today, this wife is in trouble, and the husband rushed over. Tomorrow, that wife is in trouble, and the husband …"
"How many wives?"
"One! Of course, one. What I meant was, today, my wife is in trouble. Tomorrow, my wife is in trouble. The order of the words is not arranged properly. As for lip reading, it's difficult. "
"Hahahaha!" Wang Juan couldn't help but laugh. What did this have to do with lip reading and difficulty? As she laughed, she hammered Zhang Xiaobao's shoulder with her fist. She was amused by Zhang Xiaobao's honest expression as he corrected the wrong words.
Zhang Xiaobao continued to draw the retractor seriously. Bi Gou looked up in surprise. "What are you laughing at? Did I read it wrong? "
"Wu ~!" Wang Juan covered her mouth and shook her head vigorously. Then, she poked Zhang Xiaobao with her finger.
Zhang Xiaobao turned his head and said to Old Man Pi with the same sincere expression, "I'm not laughing at you. There was a fish just now. It was so big. It hit its head against the wall. Then, in a daze, it was washed away by the water. The moment it disappeared, it actually turned around and threw a wink. It scared the other fish behind it so much that it also hit the wall."
"Wu ~!" Hearing Zhang Xiaobao's sincere words, Wang Juan covered her mouth with one hand and hammered his shoulder with the other.
Old Man Pi obviously wasn't stupid, so no matter how sincere Zhang Xiaobao's expression and tone were, he didn't believe it. However, he didn't say anything. He just took it as "it's true" and continued to read the dictionary with emotion.
Time passed slowly. If one stood outside, the sun was already above their heads. The shadow under their feet was guaranteed to be a small ball.
Not a single fish was caught. Old Man Pi stopped 'singing' and flipped over there. Occasionally, he closed his eyes and pretended to think.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also pretended to sleep. It was just a meal. It was nothing. They believed that when Old Man Pi couldn't take it anymore, he would say what he needed to say.
It was a pity that Beibei wasn't here. Otherwise, she would have found food in her bag.
Noon passed, and no one had eaten. Zhang Xiaobao was afraid that Wang Juan was hungry, so he gently nudged Wang Juan, who was resting with her eyes closed, and asked, "Are you hungry?"
"What do you think?" Wang Juan glanced at Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao said, "Actually, there is food. It's just that we've been too comfortable and didn't realize it. If you were carrying out a special mission, and I was hiding in the forest to avoid being hunted, we would have been full long ago."
"What do you want to eat?"
"The noodles are good noodles. There's sesame oil inside. It's such a big lump."
"Change the quantifier."
"Oh! It's such a big lump. Do you want to eat it? "
"Wait a moment. Grandpa Bi hasn't eaten yet."
"He can't eat this. When did he suffer like we did? Sigh! Everyone says that I can fly over roofs and vault over walls. Who knows how many times I broke bones and sprained tendons when I was practicing? "
"It's really handsome."
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome."
"Then let's sleep for a while more."
"Okay."
The two of them continued to sit there and sleep after a while.
The sun began to move westward. It moved and moved, and four hours later, it was gone by the sun.
"It's time for lunch, right?" Bi Gou's stomach rumbled a few times. He opened his eyes and asked the two of them.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were sleeping comfortably when they were awakened by the sound. They looked at each other, and Zhang Xiaobao said, "It's night. We haven't caught any fish yet."
When Bi Gou heard this answer, he stared at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan in disbelief and disbelief.
Zhang Xiaobao clearly saw a message in Old Man Pi's eyes that said, "How can you two not catch any fish?"
It seemed that it was wrong to not be able to catch any fish with a hand pole at a height of more than five meters. They would be criticized by the whole Tang Empire. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Wang Juan was still covering her mouth and laughing. She couldn't stop.
Zhang Xiaobao felt that he was being looked down upon. He was angry, speechless, and sullen.
But he was a good young man who knew how to respect the old and care for the young. So he pointed at the utensils on the stove and said, "Grandpa Bi, how about I tie a utensil with a fishing line? You can drink a bowl of water from your hometown first."
"No, I want to eat the fish from my hometown." Bi Gou insisted. It seemed that he had to eat fish today.
"Later, we'll change the director of the research institute. How dare you set us up with Old Man Pi." Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan and moved his mouth.
Wang Juan continued to laugh.
"I'm hungry!" Bi Gou rubbed his stomach with both hands.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded. "Okay, it's just fish. I'm fishing. You forced me to show my skills. "
As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a dagger from his waist. To be precise, it was a dagger.
Bi Gou stepped back and said, "Are you going to use a flying dagger?"
"Flying dagger in the water at this height and this speed? I'll be crazy. "Zhang Xiaobao said. He opened a hole on the handle of the dagger and pulled out a fishing line and a needle.
Wang Juan stopped laughing at this time. She carefully cut a piece of cloth from her lapel with the knife Zhang Xiaobao took out. Then she sewed a fish-shaped object with a needle and thread. She left a hole, stuffed the bait into it, and buried the hook of the fishing rod.
Then she picked up a stone and tied it with a line. She hung it on the fishing rod together with the fake fish. She shook her hand and threw it down, dragging it back and forth against the current.
Wang Juan took out the knife she was carrying, tied the line, and handed it to Zhang Xiaobao.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were serious. For them, there was no reason to survive in the wild. They had to use everything they could to get food.
Wang Juan used to be in the army, and the requirement was to survive in a specific range and environment with the things in the standard tactical backpack.
For Zhang Xiaobao, even if he was naked, he had to survive in any kind of environment.
It was a kind of happiness to have a dagger. A single-edged serrated knife could solve all problems.
In comparison, Wang Juan's courses were worse than Zhang Xiaobao's. However, Wang Juan knew theoretical knowledge, and over the years, she had learned a lot from Zhang Xiaobao.
So under Bi Gou's incredulous gaze, a big fish bit the fake fish. Wang Juan suddenly lifted the fishing rod, and Zhang Xiaobao threw the dagger with a string behind it.
The big fish only struggled in the air for a moment before the dagger stabbed into its head, and it lost all signs of life.
"Black fish, more than seven kilograms. It's enough for the three of us to eat." Zhang Xiaobao picked up the fish and said to Old Man Pi with a smile.
Bi Gou: "…"
He was really speechless. He knew that Zhang Xiaobao was a strong individual, and he specialized in survival in the wild. He still remembered how he jumped on roofs and ran on walls during the Sword Competition in Mount Hua.
But … his purpose today was to starve the two of them. For this reason, he ate four boiled eggs in the morning. When he first arrived at the platform, he also ate half a kilogram of beef jerky, the kind that was air-dried.
How could Zhang Xiaobao be so strong? It seemed that even without their own fishing rod, they could still catch fish if they wanted to. Wang Juan should also have a knife with needle and thread in it.
Zhang Xiaobao began to get busy. In fact, he did have something to eat, because in addition to tools, Bi Gou also brought some supplementary ingredients, such as chili, cucumber, flour, eggs, and so on.
However, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not plan to eat the Smashed Cucumber or Scrambled Eggs. The two of them deliberately dawdled until this moment to show their true skills. They wanted to play the game with Old Man Bi.
At the same time, Zhang Xiaobao turned on three stoves and started to get busy. It would be too lame to stew seven kilograms of black fish directly.
The fish head was chopped to make Steamed Fish Head with Chili Peppers. The bones were shaved to make soup. The skin was peeled to make a salad. The meat was cut into sashimi, and the rest was made into caramel. The tail was taken out and braised.
Five dishes, one soup, and one fish were ready. Except for the sashimi and the skin, the rest of the dishes made Bi Gou drool.
"Grandpa Bi, try it. Xiao Bao hasn't cooked for several days. I don't know if his cooking skills have deteriorated." Wang Juan found a two catty bottle of wine with 56 degrees Celsius. After boiling it, she poured a small cup of wine for Bi Shu. It was a five yuan cup, so two cups were equivalent to one tael of wine.
The four eggs and half kilograms of beef jerky in the morning had been digested by now.
He picked up the chopsticks and started to eat. As for the taste, he didn't need to think about it. It was Xiao Bao's food.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also ate. Each of them drank a small bowl of soup first, and then chewed the food slowly. This way of eating could be digested faster. If they swallowed a piece of meat directly, the stomach acid needed to corrode the inside of the meat bit by bit from the outside.
Now that the food was chewed into a paste, they could enter the next step as soon as the stomach acid touched it.
Bi Gou ate until he was 30% full before he slowed down. He sipped the wine and said, "Why don't I say that the sashimi in my hometown is still the best? I ate the sashimi in the Japanese restaurant in Beijing a few days ago. The taste is much better, right?"
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan nodded quickly to show their support, but they felt helpless. Although sashimi and raw meat were eaten in China a long time ago, the most authentic sashimi was made in Japan.
The current practice was also made in Japan. It was a system.
The reason was that the people's livelihood couldn't keep up. Eating sashimi had high requirements for seasonings. People didn't have a good life. They could eat raw fish, but they couldn't get seasonings. Even if it was salt, how many people were willing to eat sashimi with salt?
Fortunately, they didn't have to worry about it now. The most authentic sashimi was naturally from Tang Dynasty. The most authentic steak was also from Tang Dynasty. The most authentic curry rice was also from Tang Dynasty. The caviar, foie gras, pizza, kimchi, toast, and so on were all from Tang Dynasty.
It couldn't be helped. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan liked to make all kinds of strange things for their younger siblings to eat. Even in their era, no matter what they ate, it would make them look like aristocrats.
It was impossible for anyone to show off in front of them with two-headed abalone. Had anyone ever seen a dried abalone that weighed 2.5 kilograms? Xiao Bei had it. He got it from Japan "fairly". Had anyone ever eaten a 500-year-old ginseng dipping sauce? They hadn't eaten it before, right? Xiao Bei and the others hadn't eaten it before and didn't dare to eat it. But Tang Dynasty had this ginseng.
Therefore, the people of Tang Dynasty were proud, especially in terms of food. They definitely led the world.
Bi Gou liked this kind of lead very much, even if it was just for a meal. Then he started to talk about the problem of fish.
"Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, it's not good to have too many fish in the same river. It's messy, and the competition increases. The danger also increases. Those who didn't eat fish are forced to eat fish. There are also some who see other fish eating too much. Even if they can't beat the other fish, they still have to take a bite. It's not good to be bitten too much, don't you think so?"
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan understood. Recently, many Tang Dynasty merchants had been attacked. Although there were no reports of casualties, it was inevitable that people would feel uneasy.
But the two of them didn't know what Old Man Pi meant. Should they stop expanding or slow down? Should they continue to increase the military protection, or should they directly attack the enemies that might bring danger to Tang Dynasty merchants?
Zhang Xiaobao asked tentatively, "Grandpa Bi, how should we deal with the other fish?"
"Why should we deal with the other fish? Wouldn't it be better if all the fish stayed in their own river? If you let a foreign fish go and accidentally die, how sad will the other fish in its family be? "Bi Gou expressed his idea.
Don't expand crazily anymore. It will bring harm to others and put yourself in danger.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other. Wang Juan said, "But the fish in this place are too powerful. Even if we carefully hide it, it will be slowly learned by other fish. If we don't take the opportunity to occupy the river now, we will have to pay a higher price in the future."
"What if we don't occupy it?" Bi Gou didn't want to see his own people die, and he didn't want to see the miserable appearance of people in other places when they were attacked.
"Don't occupy it? This is Jianghu. Where can we hide if we don't occupy it? " Zhang Xiaobao felt that Bi Gou was old, or maybe it was because Tang Dynasty was developing too fast, giving people a feeling that it would be invincible in the future. So Bi Gou meant that everyone should live in peace.
But how could that be? There were quarrels between neighbors, squabbles between family members, and quarrels between husband and wife. Of course, he and Wang Juan had never quarreled, nor did they have a cold war.
It was because their status was high enough in the past, and they had the same secret and goal. But this was different, and there was no universality.
Even so, you don't want to occupy it? You don't want to fight, so you don't want to fight? It was purely a dream.
Bi Gou still wanted to persuade and said, "It's Jianghu. Why don't you just fly to the sky? You can enter or leave Jianghu. "
"Sigh!" Zhang Xiaobao sighed softly and said, "The wind and clouds of the world come from my generation. Once I enter Jianghu, time passes quickly. The ambition of hegemony is no better than a drunken life. Holding the sword, riding the horse, and waving the ghost rain, white bones like the mountain birds fly away. The mortal world is like the tide, and people are like the water. Only a few people in Jianghu can return. "
"Do you have to be so sad?" Bi Gou listened to Zhang Xiaobao's words and shivered. Then he asked with a smile, "Why not be more bold in life? The tide rises and falls, the flowers bloom and wither, and the clouds move and disperse. Why not stay in peace?"
"Sad? This is clearly the Profundity! "Zhang Xiaobao argued.
"I don't see it." Bi Gou put down his chopsticks, tired from eating.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also stopped eating. They couldn't eat too much because Li Longji said that he would treat them to supper, the kind to admire the moon. The new moon. The two of them planned to eat and drink at night and sing to Li Longji, "In the distant night sky, there is a crescent moon …"
Otherwise, they would reminisce about the past with the new moon in the sky …
So the two of them planned to eat some meat and drink soup to fill their stomachs. They didn't know how much trouble they would have to deal with tonight. This Old Man Pi really came at the wrong time.
Thinking of singing to the moon and missing home, the two of them looked at the pile of musical instrument boxes and asked Bi Gou together, "Grandpa Bi, why did you bring musical instruments here?"
"Haha, it's … a secret." Old Man Pi narrowed his eyes, looking like he wouldn't say anything even if he was beaten to death.
"Shall I sing a song? You accompany me, "Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan. He didn't ask further. It was up to him whether he wanted to say it or not.
"Okay." Wang Juan already knew what song Zhang Xiaobao was going to sing. She brought over a flute.
Zhang Xiaobao, on the other hand, brought a Chinese zither with 21 strings. Originally, he didn't have one. Later on, under Wang Juan's description, someone made it. This way, it would be more convenient to play "Flowing Water".
Wang Juan first played 'La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo
Then Zhang Xiaobao used the zither to play the song, 'Duo Lai Mi Sola Duo Lai Suo Lai Suo Lai Suo Lai Suo Lai Suo Lai Suo Lai Suo Lai Suo!'
"The Blue ~ Ocean ~ Laughs ~ Waves ~ Waves ~ Both ~ Sides ~ Floats ~ Sinks ~ Along ~ Waves ~ Only ~ Remembers ~ Today ~ Heavens ~ Laughs ~ Both ~ World ~ Tides ~ Who ~ Loses ~ Who ~ Wins ~ Only ~ Heaven ~ Knows ~
Because there were only two musical instruments, Wang Juan's flute followed along. Especially when she sang "Heaven Laughs", the sound of the flute suddenly became louder. "Lala Somilai Dou" immediately sucked Bi Gou's attention.
When she finished singing "Heaven Knows", Wang Juan's flute sounded again. "Lala Somilai Dou, Lala Somilai" Zhang Xiaobao just happened to sing "Rivers and Mountains ~ Laughs ~".
Bi Gou was stunned. The lyrics were simple, so was the song. But why was it so special when they were together?
When Wang Juan played the solo flute, Bi Gou's body couldn't help but move with the rhythm of the music.
When Zhang Xiaobao had already stopped, he was still humming.
After a while, he heaved a sigh of relief. He closed his eyes and savored the aftertaste of the song. He said, "You can actually combine heroism and desolation together. This reminds me of another song, Cuckoo's' Laughing at the Red Dust '. That song combines a woman's weakness and strength. Both songs are equally beautiful, and they give people the feeling that they should be together. Men and women intertwined together. Jianghu ~!"
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other and smiled. At the same time, they gave Old Man Pi a big thumbs up. They could feel it so much.
"Come, come, come. Let's do it one more time. Take advantage of the flowing water and the setting sun." Bi Gou sang enthusiastically and pulled Zhang Xiaobao to do it again.
"Blue ~ Ocean ~ Laughs ~ Waves ~ Waves ~ Waves ~ Lala La …"
PS: If anyone sees this outer chapter, you can tell me what the lyrics in this outer chapter and the first twelve chapters are. Leave a comment in the book review section. If you guess correctly, I'll write another outer chapter. Remember not to ask online. Asking others doesn't count.
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