Early the next morning, as usual, Zhang Zian woke up before the alarm clock rang. He turned off the alarm clock and saw that Fina and Snowy Lionet were still sleeping. He left the bed quietly. Fina's eyelids moved. He wasn't sure if it was dreaming or if it heard him. As for Snowy Lionet, it was sleeping so soundly that it didn't have the alertness of a cat.
"Your Majesty … Your Majesty … Your fur is so fragrant and smooth. I really want to lick your fur for the rest of my life … Hoo … Hoo …" Snowy Lionet changed its posture and hugged the blanket tightly. It licked the blanket with its tongue, and its saliva soaked a corner of the blanket.
Zhang Zian decided not to wake it up. He would tell it the cruel truth when it woke up.
After washing up in the bathroom, he went downstairs with light footsteps.
Old Time Tea and Xinghai woke up early because they had a good sleep in the game yesterday. Old Time Tea turned the TV volume to a very low volume and was watching the morning news. Xinghai was walking around the room, bored. When it heard Zhang Zian coming downstairs, it trotted towards him energetically. "Zian, you got up early today!"
Zhang Zian stretched and said, "Ever since I started practicing boxing with Grandpa Tea, I fall asleep almost every night as soon as my head hits the pillow, and I sleep until dawn. The quality of my sleep is very good. Now, I get up as soon as I wake up, unlike before, when I had to struggle in bed for a long time after waking up. "
"Meow … Xinghai doesn't understand, but I feel that Zian is very powerful!" Xinghai tilted its head and said.
If it was someone else or another elfin, Zhang Zian would definitely think that it was mocking him. However, since it was Xinghai who said it, it must be sincere. Thinking of this, he felt inexplicably proud and happy.
Thinking back to the days when he was still working, Zhang Zian was like every single office worker. Even though it was difficult for him to get up in the morning, he was more energetic at night and would never sleep before midnight. Since he inherited the pet shop, his schedule had gradually become regular and healthy. After Xinghai came, he no longer slept late. After Fina came, he ate takeout less often. After Old Time Tea came, because of his daily boxing practice, his quality of sleep was getting better and better. He felt that one hour of sleep was equivalent to two hours of sleep in the past.
As for Richard …
Speak of Richard, Richard is here!
It fluttered its wings and landed on Zhang Zian's shoulder, whining non-stop. Because its beak was tied by Zhang Zian with a thin rope, it didn't want to make noise early in the morning and disturb the rest of the people.
Richard's eyes were full of hidden bitterness, as if he was saying: Your grandfather! Why did you bind my mouth? Is an Apprehensive Bird still an Apprehensive Bird with its beak tied up?
Zhang Zian stretched out three fingers in front of its eyes. "Let's make a deal. If you can do it, I won't bind your mouth."
Richard knew how to be flexible, so he nodded repeatedly, meaning that he would agree to whatever you said. Untie the rope for me first.
"One, as long as there's someone sleeping in the shop, you can't be noisy in the morning. Even if you want to talk, you have to lower your voice."
Richard nodded.
"Two, when there are outsiders around, you are not allowed to use vulgar language to ruin my image."
Richard tilted its head disapprovingly, but it still nodded in agreement.
"Three," Zhang Zian pointed at the birdcage on an empty display cabinet. "You took over this job, so you have to be responsible for it. If you can't finish it, I think you shouldn't be called an Apprehensive Bird, but a Talkative Bird."
He had no experience in training birds to talk. Besides, time was tight and the task was heavy, so it was impossible for him to teach the two red-headed lovebirds to talk in the regular way. He could only remind Richard and urge it to complete the task.
Richard raised its head, glanced at the birdcage contemptuously, raised one of its wings, and patted its chest, meaning that it was a piece of cake. Just wait and see.
Zhang Zian untied the string on its beak. Anyway, it was a loose buckle, so it was easy to untie.
Richard first spat twice, moved its tongue, and was about to open its mouth to say something rude. Zhang Zian waved three fingers in front of its face as a warning, and it swallowed back some of the swear words. It then lowered its unique loud voice a little bit.
"Jeff, you idiot, you underestimate me." At this time, it was even more arrogant than usual. "Do you know how to explain the word 'jie' in jieyu? You probably can't understand it with your flat, mirror-like cortex, right? "
"Wait a minute!"
This sentence was so hurtful. Zhang Zian retorted, "At least I'm smarter than you, right? Your brain is only as big as a walnut. How dare you say I'm an idiot! "
"Tut-tut, according to what you said, elephants and whales have already ruled the world," Richard said contemptuously. "Forget it. I don't think you understand. The so-called wisdom is a very complicated thing. You won't understand it even if I tell you. Let's get back to the topic. The so-called 'jie' is decoding, and the opposite of encoding is encoding. Human language, bird language, cat language, dog language, and computer language are actually just some codes. The process of language communication, in essence, is nothing more than a two-way process of decoding and encoding. I've already said it plainly enough. Can an idiot like you understand? "
Since Zhang Zian learned to talk when he was a child, he had never thought so deeply about "talking." At this time, he felt like he was in a fog, but vaguely felt that it made sense.
Verbal communication was a very common thing in human society, and very few people would think about its nature. We speak every day, starting from the first "good morning" in the morning. Every moment of our daily lives is inseparable from language. Even some of the most experienced otakus, as long as they don't want to starve to death, also need to use language and words to communicate with others. Even when we lie on the bed, say good night to the person we love deeply, and fall asleep, we will occasionally spout out some laughable words.
Language is everywhere. Expressing love and hate to others, declaring the truth to the world, and faithfully retelling and recording history … all of these are inseparable from language. Human civilization is based on language. Its importance is probably second only to air, water, and food, but the sense of existence it gives people is far less than these things.
Because language is too common, people often ignore its importance and don't think about the meaning and essence of its existence.
Zhang Zian seriously thought about Richard's words and suddenly had a question. "You said that computer language is no different from other languages?"
"Of course." Richard replied without thinking, "Computer language is actually relatively simpler, more rigorous, and more logical. Its essence is no different from other languages. The only difference is that its decoding and encoding are completed in the computer, while ordinary languages are completed in our brains."
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