In the north city, the square house slowly opened its door in the morning light.

An old man gathered his double-breasted jacket, which was slightly white from washing but neatly and cleanly, and went out to the east.

A peddler came towards us with a jingle and greeted us with a smile: "Good morning, old master."

"morning."

The old man nodded slightly and walked past sideways.

The alley is not big, and people are coming and going, mostly neighbors, greeting each other good morning.

This is probably the most common scene in the early morning in the capital of Dali.

The old man walked to the entrance of the alley and saw a woman rolling up her sleeves to wash clothes. He stopped and said to her, "Xier's mother, please don't roll up your sleeves too high."

The woman looked up at the old man and continued scrubbing.

The old man hesitated for a moment, then tried to persuade her: "Xier's mother, your sleeves are too high."

"Look at the feet!"

The woman collected the clothes in the basin, picked up the basin and poured the water out with force.

The water with soapberries floating on it splashed at the old man's feet, scaring the latter so much that he quickly dodged.

"A dog chasing a rat, bah."

The woman carried the basin into the house and spat before closing the door.

The old man shook the water off his clothes and said angrily, "How disrespectful, how disrespectful."

After taking a few breaths, the old man walked out of the alley and onto the street.

In the early morning, the streets are even more lively with people buying and selling.

The old man walked and looked around as he went. If he saw someone with disheveled clothes, he would persuade them to change their ways.

This person is none other than Li Huaian, a master of the Cheng School of Dali. Dissatisfied with the darkness of the court, he retired for many years and was known as "Old Master."

Chengxue originated in the Song Dynasty, with "preserving the principles of heaven and eliminating human desires" as its academic core. It first had the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, and later the Four Virtues, Eight Virtues and Ten Righteousnesses.

The so-called Five Constant Virtues are benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness.

Among these etiquettes, clothing etiquette is the most important.

When you lift your hands, you can’t see your arms; when you lift your legs, you can’t see your feet; clothes cover your body, and you tie your hair into a crown. This is the beginning of etiquette.

All the way east, the old man persuaded no less than ten people.

It is disrespectful to wear an unbuttoned collar.

Rolling up the sleeves to show the arms is disgraceful.

Wearing a hat or scarf incorrectly is disgraceful.

Lifting your legs to show your feet is disrespectful.

When those who knew him saw that it was the old man, they quickly pulled their clothes to cover their bodies, and waited until the old man walked away before rolling up the clothes and carrying the clothes.

For all the fireworks, too much is as bad as too little.

Those who didn't know him, seeing that he was an old man with a gentle demeanor, did not dare to get angry. They did as he was told and watched him leave with confusion on their faces.

Heading east, the old man left the city and arrived at the dock.

Suddenly, I saw a young man in the middle of the crossroads. He was wearing a thick linen short jacket on his upper body, but half of his underwear on his lower body. His thighs were bare and his leg hair stood up in the cold wind.

The man lowered his head and put his fists to his face, making a particularly strange posture.

The old man was struck by lightning, his face changed drastically, and he cried out in shock: "In broad daylight, in the open air, how shameful, how shameful!"

As he said this, he quickly stepped forward, thinking that this man was so disrespectful of human etiquette that he should be punished with flogging and exile, and he must not be let off.

At this moment, the young man turned around and grinned, "Old man, what's the matter?"

The old man saw the young man clearly, and the anger on his face gradually turned into an inexplicable one. He stared at Qin He hesitantly, looking him up and down, and after a while shook his head, "Hiss... Nothing."

"Do you think I'm a little weird?" Qin He asked. He had just set up everything when someone came.

"Of course it's strange. You should wear more clothes when it's freezing to avoid catching a cold. Even young people wouldn't dare to do that." The old man shook his head and left. He looked back many times on the way, his eyes full of confusion.

In the middle of the street, Qin He was the only one left, posing in his shorts in the middle of the busy street, his long leg hair swaying in the wind.

People come and go, and those passing by will look at Qin He twice, but they will only look twice and will not stop.

Everything is so ordinary.

It's just so inconspicuous.

Occasionally someone would mutter, "You're wearing too little, aren't you afraid of being cold?"

But that's about it.

Women don't even blush when they see him.

At this time, several more horse-drawn carriages carrying goods came from behind. Seeing Qin He standing at the intersection, the two leading carriages shouted loudly: "Get out of the way."

Qin He then silently noted in his mind: the so-called mediocre means that there is nothing surprising about it, and it is just like the masses. It cannot be simply understood as "normal or not".

Standing in the middle of the road is like being naked in the cold, which is still abnormal.

But there are exceptions, such as children.

When several children saw Qin He was naked, they immediately ran over and pointed at him and laughed.

Seeing this, Qin He took out a handful of melon seeds and asked, "Is there something wrong with me?"

"Of course there's something wrong with you, shame on you, shame on you~" a child said loudly.

"If you don't wear pants, you will be spanked." Another child said.

Qin He then silently made a note: The art of concealing the secrets of heaven seems to be ineffective on children.

After a while, no one came forward, so Qin He just started strolling away.

He wanted to test thoroughly what this art of concealing the secrets of heaven was like.

As he was strolling, two people came towards him. The one in the lead had a long face, like a donkey's. He was stunned when he saw Qin He, and then pointed at Qin He and scolded him: "Qin He, you are so good! In broad daylight, in the open world, you... you have lost all your manners!"

Qin He looked up and was shocked.

Wei Wu?

My heart skipped a beat. It seemed like there was still something wrong with this secret concealment technique, so I asked knowingly, "What's wrong with me?"

"what happened to you?"

Wei Wu's face flushed red as he angrily shouted, "Why aren't you wearing pants in broad daylight? You've completely disgraced the crematorium! Believe it or not, I'll take you to Feiyuwei Prison right now and torture you severely."

Qin He was speechless, and immediately added another thought in his mind: the art of concealing the secrets of heaven might have slipped through the net.

"Put on your pants quickly, it's so cold."

At this time, Wei Yuanji, the follower behind Wei Wu, also said something.

Wei Wu was furious. He turned his head to look at Wei Yuanji and said, "What are you talking about? Is this a matter of coldness?"

Wei Yuanji's eyes were filled with confusion, and he hesitated, "What else?"

"How about that?" Wei Wu's eyes widened as he said, "This is a question of shamelessness!"

Wei Yuanji looked at Qin He, looked him up and down, and shook his head, saying, "I don't think so. There are many beggars without clothes to wear."

"Is this the same thing? The crematorium didn't provide clothes?" Wei Wu almost roared.

When he finished roaring and looked back, Qin He was gone.

Looking around, at the other end of the street, Qin He was running very fast with his bare legs.

He obviously escaped.

What a joke. If the secret is not revealed, what are you waiting for if not running away?

"You dare to run? Chase me!"

Wei Wu shouted and immediately ran after him.

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