The daily life of the Analects and Tao Te Ching

第31章 7月12日~7月13日

April 7

sunny

Although the past few days have been quite comfortable and comfortable, I always have a faint feeling that I have forgotten something.

What exactly did you forget?

I asked Kong Lun, and he had similar feelings to me.

But it's like amnesia at the same time, even if I clearly know that I have forgotten something important, I just can't remember anything.

"Why don't you list all the things you have to do recently and go through them in order?" Kong said.

So far, this is the only way.

However, if you don’t list something like a wish list, you won’t know it.

It was the first time I knew that Kong Lun actually had the desire to go to the swimming pool to play in the water.

"Why are you going to the swimming pool?" I asked.

Although I have never been to a place like a swimming pool, I have heard a little about it.

In that place, men, women and children of all ages wear tights with little fabric, and just looking at them makes them feel ashamed.

Doesn't this guy always talk about "see no evil"?

If he really got to that kind of place, he would probably have to cover his eyes!

"Because I've never been to a swimming pool before...and Nanhua told me that men can reap their dreams there." He turned his gaze to the side, unwilling to look directly into my eyes.

It's Nan Hua again!

Thinking of the last time he hung up on my phone, I suddenly had an intuition that Kong Lun's recent abnormal behavior had something to do with this kid.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, that guy may be talking in his sleep." I said.

If Kong Lun really wanted to go to the swimming pool, he would have to dress like that, right?

I made up my mind about the picture of Kong Lun swimming in the water wearing only swimming trunks, and I was inexplicably agitated.

"I'm just going to see, if you don't want to go..."

Before he finished speaking, I blurted out: "I want to go!"

Kong Lun looked a little surprised, speechless in a daze.

I cleared my throat and added: "It's too dangerous for you to go to that kind of place alone, I'll go with you."

I can't say where the danger is, but I just feel in my heart that I can't let this guy go alone.

"Okay, let's go together in a few days." He smiled.

My cheeks felt hot for some reason, and I whispered "hmm".

Then looking down, Kong Lun suddenly let out a "huh".

"You want to go to the amusement park?" he asked in surprise.

Amusement parks are the holy grail of dating people online have told me that no love is complete without a date at an amusement park.

I don't know if Kong Lun has heard this kind of saying before, and he said vaguely: "It seems very funny."

"Maybe." I felt that Kong Lun's expression was a little hesitant, as if he hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Do you know what an amusement park looks like? That place may be a little more exciting than you imagined." He said.

I suddenly thought of a piece of knowledge that netizens once told me. It is said that playing exciting projects can make adrenaline soar, thereby increasing the success rate of confession.

"Want to go..." I said, "Will you accompany me?"

I rarely take the initiative to propose where I want to go. Kong Lun was a little hesitant at first, but he immediately agreed without saying a word.

"No problem, I will accompany you wherever you want to go." He smiled.

It's a lie for him not to be moved at all when he said this.

But at the same time, I was also lost in thought.

Is Kong Lun also such an angel in front of others?If this is the case, he must have lived too hard...

"You're distracted again." Kong Lun said, "Are you thinking about the truth of the universe or the philosophy of life this time?"

"I was wondering if you were too tired from life." I said truthfully.

I didn't mean anything else, but Kong Lun's expression seemed a little uncomfortable, as if he was offended.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

I did not speak.

In fact, after saying that sentence just now, I regretted it.

Thinking about it in another way, if someone asks me "It must be boring to stay at home every day", I may directly reply him "Rain girl has no melon".

Kong Lun took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

"It's my fault... It's safe for the two of us to live our separate lives, but I've been bothering you lately."

He stopped talking halfway through.

Although he deliberately avoided my sight, he could still feel his sadness.

Why does he feel that he has bothered me recently?

To be honest, the days with him were the happiest I've ever been.

This kind of happiness comes from the inside out, the happiness that is truly felt from the bottom of my heart.

"I'm sorry for causing you such a misunderstanding...Maybe I didn't like going out or being disturbed before, but it feels good to be with you." I thought about it and said.

"Really?" Kong Lun's eyes lit up, like a child begging for praise.

"Well. I wouldn't give you a gift if I found you annoying." If that keychain counted as a gift.

"You are such a nice person!"

Kong Lun threw himself into my arms all of a sudden, making me a little flustered.

I feel that I should hug him at this time, but I also feel that doing so seems to be secretly poking and eating his tofu, which is not what a gentleman should do.

At that time, I didn't realize that my thoughts had been Confucianized.

In the ideological system of Taoism, there is no such thing as a "gentleman".

"You, why did you rush over all of a sudden?" I stammered and asked.

"It is said that friendly physical contact like this can enhance feelings." He said seriously.

God!There is such a saying!

I felt a little dizzy, and I couldn't tell whether what Confucius said was true or not.

But having said that, no matter what the purpose is, I am still very happy to have such physical contact with him.

At least it proves that he wants to improve our relationship, doesn't it?

I slowly raised my arms around his waist.

Kong Lun's body froze for a moment, but he didn't resist.

For some reason, I always feel that the smell on his body is somewhat familiar, but I can't remember where I smelled it for a while.

"Did you use my shampoo?" I asked.

Kong Lun hurriedly stood up, his face looking red.

"I didn't mean it, but I accidentally used it wrong last time." He explained.

I raised my eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.

Did this guy really just accidentally use the wrong shampoo for me?

To be honest, I felt strange a few days ago. I bought the shampoo at the same time, and there was more than half of his bottle left, but there was only a little bit left in mine.

I once seriously reflected on myself, whether it is too wasteful to use shampoo.

It now appears that the culprit is clearly someone else.

"I'm sorry, I'll pay you a new bottle of shampoo." Kong commented.

In fact, he doesn't need to apologize for this kind of thing. It's not an expensive thing anyway. If he likes this style of shampoo, why not just buy the same one as me?

I don't know if it was an illusion, but after I finished saying this sentence, Kong Lun seemed to mutter "it has nothing to do with shampoo".

Nothing to do with shampoo?What does that have to do with it?

Does he just like to use other people's things?

At this moment, I inadvertently caught a glimpse of the keychain I gave to Kong Lun.

It's obviously not a valuable thing, and it can even be called crudely made, but this guy actually regards it as a treasure, and keeps it with him all the time.

"This is the first time you gave me a gift, and I will definitely cherish it." Seeing me staring intently at the keychain, he said with a smile.

I opened my mouth to ask him if he knew what "wife" meant, but I swallowed the words again.

"As long as you like it." I said.

April 7

sunny

I finally remembered what I forgot!

The original purpose of our visit to the Taoist temple that day was obviously to invite the transfer of magical artifacts, but it turned out that it was the Lantern Festival and guessing lantern riddles, so we accidentally forgot about it.

It’s better to hit the sun than to choose a day. We both have time today, so we went out to the Taoist temple together.

On the way there, Kong Lun was very excited, as if he was expecting something.

Didn't you just come here a few days ago?

"We didn't enter the hall last time. It is said that there is a statue of Lao Tzu in the hall." Kong commented.

"Oh." I responded lightly.

To be honest, I really don't understand why Kong Lun is so obsessed with statues.

The Sri Lankan people have passed away, and the statues left behind are not necessarily what they looked like back then.

Compared with illusory things like statues, I would like the world to read more ancient books to understand what they really want to pass on to the world.

Kong Lun nodded thoughtfully after hearing what I said.

"But I still really want to see the statue of Lao Tzu." He laughed.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I'm curious, I want to know if you look like him or not." He said.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes when I heard that.

Even if I look like Lao Tzu, the statue doesn't necessarily look like Lao Tzu!

The difference between me and the statue of Laozi is greater than the difference between him and the statue of Confucius.

After all, Confucius still has some descriptions about his appearance in the history books, but Lao Tzu is almost an illusory existence.

However, no matter how I explain it, I can't dispel Kong Lun's enthusiasm for seeing the statue. The guy also jokingly called it "meeting the parents".

"After meeting the parents, you are mine." I joked.

Kong Lun's face looked a little red, he pushed me, feigned anger and said: "You can't say that, obviously it is the Confucian Temple that you accompanied me to first."

"There's nothing wrong with it. The new son-in-law comes to propose marriage first, and then brings the ugly daughter-in-law back to see her in-laws." I said.

Originally, it was just a quick talk, but after I thought about it carefully, the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.

Kong Lun's face turned even redder, and he didn't know whether it was from anger or shame.

After a while, he whispered: "Why are you the new son-in-law and I am the ugly daughter-in-law? Do you dislike me?"

Even though I knew he was joking, but hearing him say that, I suddenly had the illusion that I had successfully confessed.

"Don't dislike her, my wife is the prettiest," I said.

There were not many people in the car, but everyone who heard our conversation covered their mouths and laughed, and a child next to us even made a "player" mouth shape to us.

I ignored him, and secretly stretched out my little finger, hooking Kong Lun's little finger.

Kong Lun was taken aback for a moment, looked down, didn't say anything, just lowered his head and smiled.

I felt my heart beating like a drum for a moment, but before I could say anything, the two of us arrived at the stop.

"Get out of the car." Kong Lun said.

His fingers slipped out from between my fingers very naturally, which made me feel an inexplicable sense of loss in my heart.

You obviously said yesterday that friendly physical contact can enhance your relationship, why is it so difficult to hold hands today?

I sighed silently and followed Kong Lun's footsteps.

Compared with the night of the Lantern Festival, the Taoist temple during the day is obviously much quieter.

After we bought the tickets, we explained our intentions to the staff. They said that there is a process of seeking symbols in the temple, so let us follow the process.

"It feels so convenient." Kong Lun murmured, "I used to ask the Taoist priests in the temple to ask for amulets."

"Have you been to a Taoist temple before?" I was a little surprised when I heard this.

In my knowledge, very few book spirits will go to other systems of buildings.

For example, I have never been to Confucian temples and monasteries, and the book spirits of the "Diamond Sutra" have never entered churches or mosques.

"I came to a Taoist temple by chance before. At that time, I was thinking that it would be great if I could come back with you someday." He looked at me and blinked, "Now it's a dream come true. ?”

"Forget it." I nodded and said.

The process of requesting a letter is placed in a very conspicuous place, and we can see it at once.

According to the process, we have to worship all the gods in the temple in order, and then go to the main hall to draw lots. After the lottery is released, the staff in the temple will recommend us a suitable safety talisman, and finally go around the main furnace three times clockwise. Incense, the process of requesting amulets is considered complete.

"It's so troublesome." I muttered.

Kong Lun laughed out loud when he heard the words.

"You are the least qualified to be troublesome, right? After all, this is a Taoist temple."

He deliberately said the word "Taoist Temple" very strongly, with a joking expression on his face.

"Because it's a Taoist temple, I'm telling the truth. If I changed someone else's site, I would definitely shut up obediently." I said.

Having said that, there are quite a few statues in the temple.

We paid homage in turn according to the route map, and after worshiping all the gods, our clothes were wet with sweat.

"You said that there are gods in the sky and gods in the earth. Do we count as worshiping heaven and earth?" Kong Lun asked.

Logically speaking, you shouldn't say such indecent words when worshiping God, but I actually think what he said is somewhat reasonable.

After worshiping the gods in the sky, and then worshiping the gods under the earth, isn't that the same as worshiping the heaven and the earth?

"Let's go, after worshiping heaven and earth, it's time for us to go to the main hall to worship the high hall." I said.

In the main hall, there is a statue of Lao Tzu that Kong Lun wanted to see.

Originally, I wanted to follow the way of worshiping outside, and just do it casually, but this guy said that Lao Tzu's status is extraordinary, and he should be more respectful, so he pulled me to respectfully come three Kneel and knock nine times.

I looked up at the statue in front of me, and for some reason, I really had a feeling that the other party was looking at me.

"If you can really hear it, please bless my marriage and let the person I like also like me." I silently recited my wish in my heart and bowed devoutly.

When I looked up, Kong Lun was looking sideways at me.

"What do you see me doing?" I asked.

"You say you don't care, but you are more devout than anyone else when you pray." He laughed.

I pursed my lips and didn't speak.

In fact, I just had that feeling just now, as if in front of the statue of Lao Tzu, my partner and I could connect with each other.

He is like a loving elder, no matter what I say, he can understand, support and encourage me.

"I seem to understand how you feel." I said.

The sticks were on the tribute table, and Kong Lun picked up one of them and handed it to me: "How does it feel?"

"I finally understand why you are so happy to see the statue of Confucius, even though it doesn't look like the outside, but the warm feeling will not change." I said.

"It's like coming home," he added.

I nodded and shook the stick in my hand.

Maybe because I was looking for a marriage, I was inexplicably nervous, and my hands trembled unconsciously.

After shaking for a while, a sign fell out.

"It's Shangji! It looks pretty good!" Kong Lun said excitedly, "What are you asking for?"

"I didn't ask for anything." I said.

This signature is "Han Guangwu trapped in Kunyang", and the signature is a four-line poem "The newcomer has a good scale, so why follow the trend of others; just listen to the news in the ear, and see the road through the ups and downs".

"Although the process was a bit tortuous, fortunately we can get a good result in the end." Kong Lun murmured.

"The key is to follow your heart," I added.

To be honest, there was no difficulty for the two of us to understand this simple signature, but we still found the staff in the temple according to the procedure and asked him to explain it to us.

"This lottery has the best hope, you must change it yourself, don't listen to other people's orders, miss the journey, and the good news will arrive soon. The ups and downs have been gone through, and the hardships are sweet. The occupier must make a decision, and the ambition will be tested first."

Since I didn't say what exactly I wanted, he recommended a universal amulet to me, and I gave it to Kong Lun.

"Give it to me? You asked for it yourself." He said.

"I usually stay at home and don't need this thing. If you are safe and sound, I don't have anything to worry about." I said.

Upon hearing this, Kong Lun solemnly accepted the amulet and hung it on the keychain I gave him earlier.

On the way back, I kept my eyes closed and fell asleep, but I was thinking about the words on the sign.

He told me to "don't listen to other people's orders, but follow my own will". Could this be the enlightenment that Lao Tzu gave me?

After all, although those military advisers on the Internet are very powerful, they are not book spirits.

Maybe those tricks work for people here, but not for Kong Lun?

Compared with those usual routines, I might as well pay more attention to Kong Lun and see what he needs from me.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly felt someone touch my head, so I opened my eyes.

"I'm sorry to wake you up, I just think you're a little tired from sleeping like this, and I want you to lean on my shoulder," he said.

I didn't tell him that I didn't actually have anyone, so I gave a soft "um" and leaned my head on him.

I wasn't sleepy at first, but smelling the same scent on him as mine, I actually fell asleep in a daze.