The daily life of the Analects and Tao Te Ching

April 6

sunny

My doorbell rang today? !

It may not be a rare thing for others, but Kong Lun and I usually live in this place.That guy usually remembers to bring the key when he goes out, and even if he forgets it occasionally, he will call me and let me open the door for him in advance, and he will never ring the doorbell without saying a word.

Is it a salesman?

But the doorbell of this place was hidden in a very hidden corner, usually the salesmen would knock on the door directly, and no one had ever found the doorbell.

I quietly approached the door, lying on the door opening and looking out.

Outside the door were two elderly women. They were able to accurately locate the doorbell, which showed that they were no strangers to the environment here.

But who are they?

Just when I was puzzled, the person at the other end rang the doorbell again and said, "Is anyone home? Check the water meter."

I subconsciously want to answer "No one is here", but listening to what they mean, it seems that they want to check something...

What is a water meter?

I took out my mobile phone and sent a message to Kong Lun, telling him to come back quickly if he has nothing to do.

"Sorry!!! I forgot to check the water meter today QAQ, why don't you let them in first?" he said.

The water meter has to be checked in the house? !

I don't know why, but I feel inexplicably awkward, as if my ideal of "a small country with few people" has been forcibly destroyed.

"Is there no one at home?" One of them said, "I seem to have seen Xiao Kong go out just now."

"I've asked him before and he said he's sharing the house with friends and they're home most of the time," another said.

After saying this, she rang the doorbell again.

I was so noisy by the doorbell that I had no choice but to bite the bullet and open the door.

If I were Kong Lun, what would I do in this situation?

I am usually familiar with the content of "The Analects of Confucius", but at this time my mind went blank. When the door was opened, I could only subconsciously use the method of "Tao Te Ching" to respond.

Silence speaks louder than sound, the same as ever...

Those two people seemed to be taken aback. After a while, they smiled awkwardly and said, "Young man, so you are at home. When we called the door just now, no one answered for a long time. We thought there was no one at home."

Thinking no one at home is still frantically ringing the doorbell?Who are you kidding!

"Did we disturb your sleep?" Seeing that I was silent, the man asked.

What kind of sleep did you sleep at this time?

I didn't quite understand the meaning of her words, so I could only respond in silence.

However, my silence did not bring about the same silence from the other party. She seemed to be very curious about my affairs, and always chatted with me casually.

For example, how old am I, what job do I do, where is my hometown...

Is this person doing the census part-time?

But having said that, this is the first time I have seen such a magical thing as a water meter.

It turns out that the small box next to the water pipe can be opened, and there is something similar to a dial inside.Unlike the dial, that thing has many small hands, each pointing to a different number.

"You spend a lot of water." The man said while recording, "Usually pay attention to whether there is any water leakage."

In fact, there is no water leakage, but when we first came here, we didn’t quite understand the principle of water pipes, and we were afraid that the water would not flow out after the faucet was completely closed, so we kept it on 24 hours a day for a long time water flow.

"China is a water-scarce country, so we must always remember to save water." The man said to me earnestly.

I was a little surprised to hear this.

In my impression, things like water are inexhaustible, so how can there be a shortage of water?

After Kong Lun came back, I told him about it, but he couldn't figure it out either.

Obviously, the water extraction facilities have become more convenient than before, but the water has become insufficient.

"However, if you think about it carefully, it's reasonable." Kong Lun said, "In the past dynasties, when was water charged? Everyone digs their own wells to get water, and takes as much as they use."

As he spoke, he took out a bottle from his pocket, which contained a transparent liquid.

"What do you think it contains?" he asked.

"Wine?" I tried to guess.

Kong Lun sighed when he heard the words, and said, "You will know once you taste it."

He uncapped the bottle and handed me the bottle in his hand.

I took a sip from the bottle, and the liquid in the bottle was not only colorless, but also tasteless...

Isn't this just water? !

"Water will be sold in bottles, I didn't expect it." Kong Lun laughed.

I really didn't expect it, but I didn't expect him to actually spend money on a bottle of water.

"Do as the Romans do," he said.

This guy is obviously avoiding the question!What kind of "do as the Romans do in the countryside" is this?

April 6

rainy weather

It was raining heavily outside today, and I suddenly thought of an interesting incident that happened when the "Tea Classic" was on vacation a few years ago.

This matter was told to me by him himself, there is no way to judge whether it is true or not, but the guy said it vividly, until now I still want to laugh when I think about it.

Although "The Classic of Tea" is also known as the "Classic", it was written much later than ours, and it was not published until the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, from a certain point of view, he should not be called a "classic".

However, as the first monograph introducing tea, "360 lines, every line leads to the champion", everyone still recognized his title of "Tea Classic".

For most people, tea is just a pastime, but for that guy, tea is the whole life.

In addition to being very particular about tea, he also has high requirements for the water used to make tea.

According to him: "Mountain springs are the best, followed by well water and river water."

Of course, sometimes he also collects rainwater and snowwater to make tea, which is said to have a special taste.

It happened on a rainy day like today. Seeing that there was plenty of rain outside, Lu Cha suddenly had a whim, saying that he would go outside with a container to catch the rainwater to make tea.

At that time, it was popular in Huaguo to set up factories, and the rain in the sky was black, and it smelled strange.

But he didn't care, he filtered the collected rainwater, and then boiled it to make tea.

As a result, it is conceivable that the dirty rainwater not only ruined his good tea, but also made him have a stomachache for several days.

"If the main body is not the book spirit, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back." When he said this to me, he had a look of fear.

When I told this story to Kong Lun, he was also rocked with laughter.

"I suddenly felt that I should ask Lu Cha to come over for a few days. He will be very happy to see the bottled water in the supermarket." Kong Lun said, "It is said that the water sold in bottles is from famous springs. This way he doesn’t have to go out to collect rainwater in stormy weather.”

I raised my eyebrows, noncommittal at his words.

I feel that if Lu Cha were here, he would definitely buy back all kinds of water, and then take a glass of rainwater, a glass of tap water, and put all kinds of water together for evaluation.

To be honest, I admire that guy a lot.

It's obviously all water, but he can drink the subtle differences in it.

"Or let's do the assessment too." Kong Lun thought for a while and said.

Evaluation?What is the assessment?

"It's to evaluate all kinds of things that I haven't seen before!" Kong Lun said excitedly, "We are the only ones on vacation this time. If they ask about the vacation after we go back, how do you plan to answer it?"

How else can I answer?Of course I told the truth ╮(╯_╰)╭

I've been staying at home and haven't gone anywhere...

I always feel that something is not right, but I can't tell what is wrong.

"This is too ordinary!" Kong Lun said, "Nanhua's holiday is very similar to ours, so we must talk about something different from him."

Looking at Kong Lun's serious expression, I knew that this guy was competitive again.

Don't look at what he always said about the golden mean, in fact, he especially likes to compete secretly.

But if you point it out clearly, he will shake his head and deny it.

What a tangled person...

"It's up to you." I said.

Anyway, he hangs around outside every day, and I don't care what he does.

"Would you like to come with me?" he asked, "We can experience life together. It's boring to go out alone."

I couldn't help rolling my eyes when I heard him say that.

Since he was bored, why did he still go out every day?

Wouldn't it be nice to stay at home?

"Because staying at home is more boring." He said, "Things that feel interesting will be more interesting if you share them with others."

"Oh."

To be honest, I don't have any particularly deep feelings about this matter.

From birth to now, I have always been alone, and I did not feel lonely as he said.

Perhaps because the core idea of ​​"The Analects of Confucius" is "entering the world", that's why Confucianism likes to be so lively?

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little sorry.

I'm afraid he would have had a better vacation experience if he hadn't been on vacation with me.

Kong Lun didn't know what was going on in my mind, he was excitedly flipping through his phone.

"Look, this is the square where I often go for a walk. The fountain can reach a very high position."

He said and handed me the phone.

There is a photo on the mobile phone. Although the picture is a little blurry, compared with the size of the person next to it, you can still feel the grandeur of the fountain.

How did the water column reach such unimaginable heights?

I guessed that there might be some mechanism in it, but I couldn't figure out the reason.

"Water jets can not only be sprayed to high places, but can also dance to the music." Kong Lun said, "At that time, I was thinking, it would be great if you could come and see it."

"It's the same if you find someone else to accompany you." I said.

This guy is so active, I can't believe he doesn't even have a friend here who can go out for a walk with him.

"It's different." Kong Lun whispered.

I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that his face is a little red.

Is it too hot?

After repeated questioning by me, Kong Lun finally explained the reason.

It turned out that it was not that he had not dated other people, but everyone was already familiar with it, and could not feel his excitement at all.

Over time, he prefers to go out alone, at least no one will laugh at his childish behavior.

"Whenever I see something new, I think it would be great if you were here." He lowered his head and smiled slightly, "Although you won't have any exaggerated reactions, but when I say 'this thing is good When it’s amazing’, you can nod in response and say, ‘It’s really amazing’.”

The author has something to say: Kong Lun: Today is also a day when I am trying to get Li Dao out (*/ω＼*)