The daily life of the Analects and Tao Te Ching

April 6

sunny

Usually, when the air conditioner is on, I don’t feel that summer is so difficult, but after the air conditioner went on strike today, I felt like I was thrown into a steaming steamer in an instant, and I would sweat even if I sat still.

It is true that the mind is calm and cool, but in this kind of weather, the mood cannot be calm at all!

I lay weakly on the floor of the living room, hoping that the chilly ground would take some of my body heat away.

However, all this is just a drop in the bucket.

I felt like a puddle of melted ice cream, only the coolness could bring me back to life.

I called Kong Lun and asked him if he had any good suggestions, and he said let me go out for a walk.

go out? !

The room is already so hot that people are about to melt, and it must be even hotter outside!

Decisive.

"I told you to go for a walk outside, and I didn't say I let you be exposed to the sun." Kong Lun said, "You can find a shopping mall, a supermarket or something and go in to enjoy the shade. I'll go find you when I'm done here."

"Where are you?" I asked.

There was a mess on the other end of the phone, and there seemed to be the sound of children playing.

"Today is the Museum's National Studies Promotion Day. I signed up to be a volunteer. I told you about it two days ago." He said.

I thought about it, and vaguely remembered that he seemed to have told me about volunteering two days ago, and asked me if I wanted to sign up with him.

"Do you have air conditioning there?" I asked.

"Yes, it's quite air-conditioned," he said.

"Then I'll go find you directly." I said.

Speaking of which, the "Tao Te Ching" should also belong to the classics of Chinese studies, right?

I'm really curious about how they will introduce "Tao Te Ching".

"Great! This event is really amazing! You will definitely like it!" He sounded excited, and the people next to him couldn't help asking.

"I have a good friend coming!" He explained to the other party, "He has a deep knowledge of Chinese culture, and he will definitely not make trouble..."

"I just went to have a look, but I didn't say I was going to be a volunteer." I said.

Dealing with people is enough to give me a headache, why don't volunteering...

"That's it..." His tone seemed a little disappointed, but he soon regained his vitality, "It's okay, it's already a big improvement for you to come."

progress?

I subconsciously glanced at the air conditioner.

Well, I've started with these modern things, and in a way it's a big change.

Kong Lun asked me not to wear clothes with slogans to the museum today.

But my clothes basically have promotional slogans!

No way, I can only put on the clothes when I first came here.

Anyway, it's Chinese Studies Publicity Day, so it shouldn't be strange to dress in an ancient style, right?

Having said that, I haven't worn this kind of toga with long sleeves for a long time, and I still feel a little uncomfortable when I suddenly put it on. I always have the illusion that I am walking around wearing a bed sheet.

However, although the clothes don't look too cool, it's not very hot to wear, especially when the wind blows, it's as comfortable as installing an air conditioner inside the clothes.

I really don't understand why everyone has given up this style of clothes now. Is it because they are worried about mobility?

I didn't know where the museum was, so my phone suggested that I take a taxi to my destination.

I still know what it means to take a taxi. After all, although I stay at home every day, I am not completely isolated from the world.

Confucianism adapts to modern society by communicating with people, and I understand some of today's changes through TV programs.

But I can't figure out why renting a car is not called renting a car, but calling it a taxi.

Maybe it was originally a dialect of some place, but it turned out to be such a strange combination when it fell into the pen.

The place where we live is relatively prosperous, and I soon caught an empty taxi.

The driver is a talkative person, talking non-stop on the road.

"You're Hanfu, right? I went to the Confucius Temple a few days ago and saw young people wearing it like this. It's not afraid of heat stroke in hot weather." He said.

There is actually a Confucian temple nearby?

I secretly wrote down this matter in my heart, planning to tell Kong Lun the good news after meeting him.

He must be very happy to hear the news, right?

The driver left after sending me to the museum.

However, when I got to the place, I found that it was much bigger than I imagined, and the interior was intricate, and I couldn't find where Confucius was.

That's all, the key is that there are always people pointing at me on the road, and some people stop me to take pictures.

The first time someone stopped me, I was so freaked out and thought I had made a mistake, it turned out they just wanted to take pictures with me.

Having said that, they actually called me the mobile mine? !

I'm clearly dressed plainly, the clothes themselves are not gorgeous, and I don't wear those messy accessories.

If such clothes are said to be gorgeous, wouldn't they be shocked to see the dresses worn by Kong Lun in his heyday?

At that time, everyone who could read and write had to learn "The Analects of Confucius", and some people even said that "half of the Analects ruled the world", and the limelight of Confucianism was unmatched.

Even now, the shadow of Confucianism can be seen everywhere in Huaguo...

The people around gathered more and more, even to the point where nothing could flow through.

Are they using me as a mascot? !

Just when I was having a terrible headache, Kong Lun appeared and rescued me from being surrounded by tourists.

"Why did you come here dressed like this?" Kong Lun looked me up and down, and kept laughing while covering his stomach.

What a joke!Didn't he say that you can't come to him wearing clothes with propaganda slogans?

Except for the ones with promotional slogans, all I have is this outfit...

"Your clothes are very nice, and they fit the theme very well." Kong Lun laughed, "Do you really not consider telling everyone about the Tao Te Ching? It seems that they are still quite interested in you."

"What can I say? It's very clear in the book." I said.

What is said in the book is exactly what I think in my heart.

I am more concerned about where the toilet is than giving lectures or anything.

It may be because the temperature in the museum is relatively low. I don’t know why I just want to go to the toilet.

"You just go straight along the corridor, and then turn right." He said, "I can't leave here for the time being, so you can take a stroll first, and I'll call you when you're done."

I nodded yes.

Although I have never used a public toilet in Huaguo, I have never eaten pork and I have seen pigs running. I am not watching so many TV programs for nothing.

Now there are toilets in the buildings. Due to the use of special technology, there is no peculiar smell, and the toilets can be kept warm in winter and cool in summer.

I followed Kong Lun's instructions to the end of the corridor, and I saw the toilet sign.

But... Which of these two is the men's room?Which is the women's restroom?

According to my experience from watching TV, there should be a blue figure in the men's room, and a red figure in the women's room.

But there is no villain marked on the door of the toilet here!

And there are no Chinese characters marked!

The signs on both doors are black, a "W" and an "M".

How to distinguish this?

I want to wait until someone comes in and out before making a judgment, but I don’t know if it’s because of the activities in the exhibition hall. I waited for a long time and didn’t see anyone coming in and out, but the urination became more and more serious.

The shape of "W" seems to be bolder, while "M" is more beautiful.

After much thought, I chose the door marked "W".

I have to say that the toilet here is quite different from the toilet in my impression.

Not only are there no snakes, insects, rats and ants, but it is clean and bright, and there is even a pool specially used for washing hands.

I didn't see a convenient place, so I tried to open the door of the next row of cubicles.

The pit was indeed inside the compartment, and there was a place to hang things on the door.

This makes me have to feel the convenience of modern life again.

Walking into the cubicle, I suddenly found bloody toilet paper in the wastebasket.

I should have noticed something was wrong at this time, but I didn't know what I was thinking at the time. My first reaction was that the last person who used this compartment was injured.

Who would use sanitary napkins to stop bleeding when injured? !

I had seen that thing on TV before, why did I suddenly not recognize it when it appeared in a different posture?

All in all, although I feel that the design of this pit is a bit unreasonable, it still solved my personal problems smoothly.

However, just when I was about to leave, the activities in the exhibition hall ended, and a group of little girls came in talking and laughing.

I saw them froze for a moment, and they froze too.

After looking at each other for more than ten seconds, a girl turned her head to look at the sign of the restroom, and whispered, "It's the women's restroom."

Until now, I finally realized that I went to the wrong toilet...

What should I do next?

They will definitely think that I am a pervert peeking at the women's restroom!

I feel that I have never encountered such an embarrassing thing in my life, and I was at a loss for a while, and I didn't know what to do.

"Oh my god! I thought it was a little brother in Hanfu, but I didn't expect it to be a young lady!" said one of the girls.

"What nonsense, she looks like a young lady at first glance." Another girl said, "You can tell by looking at her hair, it is definitely my real hair."

So did I save my life by cutting my own hair?

I decided to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, so I nodded and smiled at them and left in a hurry.

After walking a few steps, I heard their excited discussions coming from the toilet.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ah

"That smile just now, ah, is the feeling of heartbeat."

"She's so tall! By visual inspection, her legs are at least two meters long."

"However, the handsome young lady already has a male ticket."

"Is that super sweet commentator? Why do I feel that Miss Sister is more aggressive..."

Their conversation continued, but I was too far away to hear their conversation.

What is this all about!I can understand every word, but I can't understand its meaning when connected together.

Is this how people feel when they read the Tao Te Ching?

The author has something to say: Kong Lun: Li Dao, what did you do just now o(*￣▽￣*)o I can’t find you anywhere~

Li Dao (looked around nervously): Don't call me by my name... call me Miss

Kong Lun: (⊙o⊙) What?

Li Dao: QAQ, don’t ask so many questions, just do what I tell you... Otherwise, you might go to the police station to get me