The sun went down and the wind suddenly became cold. In the cool breeze, a few yellow leaves fell.
Wang Xiaolie picked up a dead leaf and said: "Wuye knows autumn. Look at September, autumn is really here. The weather is good this year and it is a good harvest year. After harvesting the autumn grain, I hope the people's lives will be better."
Wang Qingxiu smiled and said: "You have become an official, and now you are thinking about these important national affairs."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Not really. Now the world is in chaos, the people are displaced, and most people are living a miserable life. It is really not easy for the people to have a good harvest year and not go to war. After suffering for many years, it is rare to relax. .”
As they spoke, the two sat down at the table.
Wang Xiaolie said to his sister: "When the autumn wind blows, I want to eat mutton. The mutton in the nearby mountains is delicious and better than elsewhere. Today it happened that someone was driving sheep to Tangzhou to sell, so I ordered someone to buy a few. The meat was divided It was given to the guards, and a fan of mutton chops was left for us siblings to enjoy."
Wang Qingxiu said: "Uncle Zhong and his family are going to Xiangyang with us, don't neglect them."
Wang Xiaolie said: "No. I ordered someone to send a leg of lamb, which is enough for their family."
While talking, Wang Xiaolie picked up the note and poured Wang Qingxiu a glass of wine. Said: "Every time I visit a place, I like to drink wine from the place of origin and taste the local food. I have traveled to many places, but there is still no wine that can beat Xiangyang. Especially Jinsha Spring in Yicheng County, it is really It is the best wine in the world. When I come to Xiangyang, my sister also wants to try it."
Wang Qingxiu said: "Wine is just for leisure time to relieve boredom, and it is not necessary. I don't like to drink any kind of wine."
Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "It's good to relieve boredom in your free time, but it's not necessary, but there's nothing wrong with drinking. What's wrong is being addicted to alcohol. When you see alcohol, you don't even care about your life. You have to drink it to your heart's content first. "
Wang Qingxiu just laughed and did not refute.
Uncovering the casserole, Wang Xiaolie said: "This season, stewed lamb chops is the most suitable. This radish stewed lamb chops not only has delicious meat, but also has a delicious soup. It is best served with a few side dishes."
Wang Qingxiu said: "I remember that my brother was never particular about food. Why is it that now that his life is better, he is more particular about it?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Nowadays, we are not particular about it. However, if conditions permit, who doesn't want to eat better? The same materials, the same effort, of course we must try to make it as delicious as possible."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie looked at his sister and said with some emotion: "I said a few days ago that I have been very troubled recently. After chatting with my sister, I suddenly figured it out and my troubles disappeared. Just like every day When I eat like this, I used to be afraid that I was used to living a good life, eating good food every day would make my mouth taste bad, and I would not be able to bear the hardships of marching and fighting. I deliberately did not eat good food, and the taste was as bland as possible, and I would eat it every once in a while. Eat the food of marching and fighting. Now I think about it. If you are afraid that you can't adapt to marching and fighting, then train specially and don't have to affect your daily life. One thing is just one thing, don't be affected by it in everything."
Wang Qingxiu said: "Although this is true, it is extremely difficult to do it."
"Yes, it's difficult." Wang Xiaolie nodded. "But it's not difficult for those who want to understand. I call this the ability to learn and advance. To learn something well and do it well, you must first learn it. Only by learning it can you know its three flavors. Once you learn how to do it, you have to get out of it. If you can't get out, you're stuck in it and it doesn't count as learning. The only time I really got out was after I met my sister a few days ago."
Wang Qingxiu smiled and said: "You have really come out? And I don't know what it means to be able to learn and get out."
Wang Xiaolie also smiled: "You are a woman, you don't have so much to learn, and you don't have to learn too deeply. I am different. Now I occupy a large territory and have thousands of troops under my command. Otherwise, I can't do many things well." How do you say this kind of thing? Sister, I don’t believe that people are really smart or stupid, good or evil, and so on. I also don’t believe that there is a realm in this world, and there are great people and eminent monks. These opinions are nothing more than It's just falsehood. But after coming out, interacting with people, and looking at things, I feel as if I am really at a higher level than others. This kind of thing is mysterious and mysterious when explained in detail. I don't think people should be like this, but this is the way it is. "
After hearing this, Wang Qingxiu shook his head repeatedly. He picked up the wine and drank it, just smiling and saying nothing.
Wang Xiaolie drank a glass of wine and pointed to a plate of crisp lotus root and said: "The white lotus here is different from other places. The lotus root is broken and not connected. Moreover, this lotus root tastes very sweet and crisp. It is a rare product. Sister. Have a taste.”
The two people sat opposite each other, drinking wine and eating vegetables. From the important affairs of the family and the country to the family's petty affairs and gossip.
After drinking a lot of wine, the conversation slowly turned to nearby things.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Now my rule is peaceful, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Other places are really in chaos, and the people's lives are really miserable. When we left Ruzhou, a major case happened near Linying. A Businessmen selling cotton cloth were killed and robbed on the road. More than a hundred people died there. A few days ago, another major case occurred in Beiwu Town. Because the Jin army robbed camp prostitutes, Dong Ping wanted to sell them To make money, they went to defraud the prostitutes in Beiwu Town. It turned out that one of the prostitutes had a lover who knew about it and went to tell them. Dong Ping's popularity was so bad that he killed people in the street. I heard people say that he should be cheated. When one of the prostitutes' children fell to death - the child was only three or four years old - a good man in the crowd couldn't stand it and confronted Dong Ping's men, so the prostitutes got on the boat and crossed the river."
Wang Qingxiu couldn't help frowning after hearing this: "It's wrong for Dong Pingrong to keep prostitutes, and he also deceives them into working as camp prostitutes and kills people on the street. How can the world tolerate him! Dalang, you have many soldiers and horses under your command now. You should mobilize them." , it’s up to Dong Ping to come!”
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "In today's world, how many places are the people living well? If only Dong Ping had committed a serious crime, I would have ordered my troops to kill him. How could I kill all the evil people in the world? Hearing this Of course I am angry about the matter. But how to deal with it is related to the overall plan. Just because I am angry, it cannot affect the overall plan. But of course it is not right to ignore such a matter."
Wang Qingxiu sighed: "You have many soldiers and horses. They look majestic, but they are also restricted in everything they do."
"Why are you being restrained?" Wang Xiaolie raised his head and looked at Wang Qingxiu strangely.
Wang Qingxiu said: "Aren't you under control? You are obviously angry that many people are doing something wrong. You have a large army in your hands, but you are helpless."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head after hearing this: "Sister, that's how it is. Why should I feel restricted? What you mean by being restricted is that you feel that I should be jealous of evil, but I can't do it myself, so I feel wronged. But that's how things are in the world. , and it should be like this, why should I feel aggrieved? As I said, I came out and understood many truths. Just like the Dong Ping case, I know that the people are suffering, and I feel sad for them, but what about my army? Actions have little relationship. Why not say it has no relationship? Because sometimes, it does matter. But most of the time, it doesn't matter. When there is a relationship and when it doesn't, it is actually impossible to say clearly. It's just that I know in my heart that I won't get things wrong. Most of the things in this world cannot be clearly distinguished. No matter how you distinguish them, there will always be a group of people there. A person walks out , that is, no matter when you can tell the difference clearly, or when you see that you should hold your tongue, you know what to do in your heart."
Wang Qingxiu looked at Wang Xiaolie strangely and said, "What you said is really mysterious."
Wang Xiaolie said: "This world is not mysterious to begin with, it is just that simple. It's just that we have to communicate with each other, teach others, or persuade others. Various reasons make the simple world complicated. Learn To advance, you need to understand all the truths in this complicated world. To get out, you understand all at once that this world is actually very simple. Why are things like this? There are so many reasons! The world is like this, and it is It should be like this! Finding why is the ladder for us to learn about the world, rather than why things in the world become the way they are. This kind of thing cannot be said. Why cannot be said? Because I understand, you understand, and others understand, Everyone understands. What is there to say about things that everyone understands? But things that everyone understands may not really understand.”
Wang Qingxiu listened and looked at Wang Xiaolie, speechless for a moment. After a while, he said: "What I heard you say is a bit like listening to an old monk's sermon. I kept repeating it over and over again, saying that this principle is extremely simple, but it all sounds like nonsense to me!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "When the old monk lectures on the scriptures, a lot of what he tells me is actually the same truth. It's not just about the scriptures, but also many things in the world. For example, a doctor can prescribe medicine after just one look at a patient. Others think that God, in the eyes of experts, is ordinary. For example, those who study gold and stone inscriptions can tell at a glance when this artifact was made and how it was passed down. Others may look confused, but in the eyes of experts, it is natural. Things. For example, when a monk achieves enlightenment, he uses all kinds of methods, which is a wake-up call. From the perspective of practitioners, it is just a master and a disciple taking advantage of tricks."
After meeting his sister that day, Wang Xiaolie, who had been troubled for a long time, finally came out of it. Coming out does not mean that you have figured it out, nor do you suddenly understand. Because Wang Xiaolie had figured it out before and understood it before. But suddenly step out of these worries, see things and think about things, and no longer be affected by other things. It can be said that it is mysterious and mysterious, but it is actually simple and straightforward.
After taking this step, Wang Xiaolie was no longer bound by the theories and knowledge he had learned in his previous life, and was no longer confused by his memory. With this step, it can be said that Wang Xiaolie mentally stepped out from the kingdom of necessity and moved towards the world of freedom.
