Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 118 The mystery of Li Shutong's monkhood

Invest in li, and reciprocate with peaches.

Holding such a large amount of four seals, although Wu Changshuo insisted on not charging the production fee, Cheng Nuo didn't want to make a fuss. He brought two of the latest electric fans from Watson Electric Factory and came to thank him again.

But Cheng Nuo was smart this time. On paper, he was visiting the elders as a junior. Under such circumstances, Wu Changshuo had no choice but to shake his head and silently accepted the two electric fans.

With the joining of Tesla and Zhang Jian's experience in using it, this time the fan has added two functions of shaking the head and gear position, which is basically the same as the style of later generations.

This means that it is a dimensionality reduction blow to the US Qiqi brand electric fans. You don’t have to wait for the domestic products to be officially launched on a large scale. You can basically declare that the market competition has failed. The world will be dominated by domestic products, and they will counterattack the American continent in the near future. .

Faced with such a novel gadget, Wu Changshuo couldn't put it down, and couldn't get enough of it.

Handing the aged cattail fan to Cheng Nuo, he bent down to study it non-stop, and said in amazement: "Tell me about such a small thing, it can blow such a strong wind when it is plugged in. It will take you at night. If you blow it all the time, don’t you get a cold?”

Cheng Nuo still felt that the palm-leaf fan was handy and could beat mosquitoes from time to time, but this was a bit hypocritical of a full man not knowing a hungry man's hunger, so he was embarrassed to say it, so he instructed the old man in front of him how to use it: "Look, Mr. Wu, the above This button is used to make the fan shake its head, and the buttons below are used to adjust the wind power. If you feel too windy when you sleep at night, you can adjust it at any time.”

It's a pity that Wu Changshuo is an old man after all, so learning new things is naturally not as good as those young people. Cheng Nuo taught well here, and promised well there, but when he actually started doing it again, it was another matter. The matter, if you do it again, you will forget it completely.

Helpless, Cheng Nuo simply set the electric fan to automatically shake his head to find a suitable gear.

"Mr. Wu, if you think it's hot, just press this button, and don't worry about the rest."

Seeing this, Wu Changshuo rejoiced and said, "Okay, this is good, is it the red button? I know, just press this whenever it's hot."

Seeing the happy look of the old man, Cheng Nuo put his heart down and sat back on the rattan chair again: "As long as you use the comfort, we will have an after-sales service at Lihe Yangxing later. If something goes wrong, you can ask them to repair it at any time .”

Wu Changshuo turned on the electric fan, took a few steps back to feel the wind, and agreed: "Remember, I believe that with the quality of our products, there is definitely no need for after-sales service."

Cheng Nuo smiled and shook his head: "That's different. Having it or not is two different things. It's not easy for ordinary people to save money to buy a small home appliance. Naturally, we must do the best we can and be worthy of every penny they spend."

Wu Changshuo was very satisfied with this answer, nodded and said: "It seems that my four seals are not with the wrong people. Whether it is business or life, we must take a long-term view and only care about our feet. It will be a matter of time before we stumble."

As I get older, I gradually have the temperament to be a good teacher. I want to make the younger generation less detours, even if the other party is not necessarily willing to listen, and would rather have a black nose and a swollen face, they still have to chatter a few words.

Cheng Nuo, of course, was not included. He nodded as he listened, looking very agreeable.

Wu Changshuo was very satisfied with this attitude, so he took Cheng Nuo to the backyard and instructed him to remove the cover on the well.

"Hanging down here is the watermelon I bought from the market yesterday. It has been stored for so long, and it is probably almost cold. Now fish it up, let's cut it and eat it, to relieve the heat for you."

The mouth of the well is not big, probably about the size of a small washbasin. Looking at the vicissitudes of the surrounding stones along the well, it may have a long history.

Pick up the hemp rope next to it and pull it up. After a while, a bucket was brought up. The big watermelon was placed in the bucket. enjoyment.

He picked up the watermelon, replaced it with another watermelon, put the barrel back into the well, and covered the well. Cheng Nuo couldn't wait to cut the watermelon open.

Slowly spitting out the watermelon seeds and putting them on the table, Wu Changshuo said with great interest: "I heard that Shutong was ordained a monk shortly after meeting us last time. Illness is also said to be seclusion, but I think it should be related to your words, right?"

There must be a relationship, and Cheng Nuo knew it well, but he definitely couldn't admit it right now, otherwise he might become the target of public criticism, and he denied it flatly: "Mr. Wu has wronged me. It is a big deal to become a monk. As soon as I said it casually, I immediately escaped into the empty door, presumably he had planned it a long time ago, but he missed such an opportunity."

Wu Changshuo ate the "melon" slowly, and said: "It's true. Shutong started fasting and curing diseases in the fifth year of the Republic of China. I heard that the effect was good at that time. Later, he became a vegetarian with peace of mind. When it started."

At that time, Li Shutong was suffering from neurasthenia, and he obtained fasting methods from Japanese magazines, saying that fasting can cure various diseases. Of course, in the strict sense, it is not fasting, but eating less.

At first Li Shutong was just curious, but he didn't expect to try it and it would be really useful. Later, he got out of control and felt that fasting alone was not enough, so he went directly to the temple to do it. Later, he met a monk and wanted to worship him as a teacher.

Faced with such a great talent with "roots of wisdom", the monk was flattered, directly introduced his master, and asked Li Shutong to worship his master. So far, it has been a good story in Buddhism.

Of course, if you have to go back to the source, it is also related to Li Shutong’s family environment. His home is located in the Lujia Hutong in the east of Tianjin. Nunnery, Yuanhui Nunnery, Baiyi Nunnery, Taixu Temple, Guanyin Pavilion and more than a dozen temples.

It is hard for ordinary people not to be interested in Buddhism under such an environment of growing up.

However, external factors are only external factors after all. Combining with Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, Li Shutong chose to escape into Buddhism. Why didn't he feel like Brother Xun that China is sick and needs to be healed.The difference is that Brother Xun chose to abandon medicine and pursue literature, saving the country with a knife and a pen.

But Li Shutong was more pessimistic. Like Wang Guowei, he chose to become a martyr of Chinese culture. In desperation, in order to find a way to save the country that is conducive to the development and revitalization of Chinese culture, he had no choice but to sacrifice himself.

Vow to save all sentient beings to attain Buddhahood, to speak the Dharma body for Xiangetai.

Cheng Nuo didn't have the habit of spitting out watermelon seeds when he ate "melons", so he swallowed them all. Faced with Wu Changshuo's questioning, he just recited a poem: "Deeply grieve for the early discovery of the La Traviata, and win the wish to become an ascetic monk in the end. Countless rare offerings In the eyes of the world, a bright moon shines in the heart of the sky."

When asked again, Cheng Nuo just smiled and said nothing, and kept saying that the melon was delicious.

Not seeing what he wanted, Wu Changshuo stopped asking too much, and swept the watermelon seeds he spit out on the table into his hands, and sprinkled them in the yard, still muttering.

"I've been sowing seeds every day, but why haven't they sprouted? It's strange. Could it be that this melon is not ripe, but it tastes ripe?"

Just at this time, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the door. Before Cheng Nuo could go to open the door, the man barged in. Coincidentally, it was Wang Fu'an who brought Cheng Nuo to visit Wu Changshuo last time. An important member of Xiling Yinshe.

Seeing Cheng Nuo, Wang Fu'an was visibly startled, with surprise on his face: "Brother Zhiyuan, I didn't expect to meet you here at Mr. Wu's place. How about it? Are you looking at how your seal is doing? Don't worry. Mr. Wu's technology is the best in the world, and he will never let you down."

Wu Changshuo coughed, patted the soil on his hands, and came over with his hands behind his back: "I don't dare to be the number one in the world. There are mountains beyond mountains, and there are people above people. It is not a good habit to be arrogant. There are freshly cut watermelons on the table. Sit down and eat something, Vij."

After hearing this, Cheng Nuo promptly picked up a petal from the table and handed it over, "It wasn't long after it was fished out of the well, and it was cold after being pulled out."

Looking at the watermelon, Wang Fuan came back to his senses in an instant, remembering the purpose of this trip, his face turned from joy to sadness: "Don't talk about watermelon, I feel so cold in my heart, take a look at what is written in the newspaper , something serious happened."

"What's the big deal? Zhang Zhuizi was kicked out?" Wu Changshuo took the newspaper in doubt and read it carefully, and then said with a sad face: "Zhili has encountered a catastrophe!"

Cheng Nuo was curious, and followed him to the past, only to know that there was continuous heavy rain in Zhili, the Yongding River, the North-South Canal, the Chaobai River and other embankments burst one after another, and more than 70 rivers flooded and flooded. The railway was broken, and more than 100 counties were affected in the disaster area, and the number of victims is expected to reach 500 million.

Although natural disasters were frequent in the Republic of China, there were quite few of them on this scale.

Cheng Nuo felt angry at this. The matter of the weather station in the forefoot had just started, and the professionals had not returned yet. The compatriots in the country were hit so hard. Could it be implying something.

He only hated himself for not being able to do the work of the Academy of Sciences in time.

If the abnormal weather can be forecasted early, even if the dam breaks, so many people will not be affected, and some can be saved, instead of feeling powerless in the face of these cold numbers.

Doing something if you can't do it, and not doing it because you are worried that you can't do it well are two different things.

"Zhiyuan, Zhiyuan, are you listening? Are you okay? I remember that your home is in Beijing, and the Yongding River seems to pass by the city of Beijing. There is nothing wrong with you, why don't you send a telegram to ask?" Wang Fuan looked Seeing that Cheng Nuo's complexion had faded visibly with the naked eye, he was very worried.

"That's right, Zhiyuan, I'd better send a telegram to ask, and feel more at ease. At my age, you will know that fame and fortune are not as important as family and friends." Wu Changshuo walked over, patted Cheng Nuo on the shoulder, and face concerned.

Cheng Nuo sat on the chair, supported Wu Changshuo's hand with one hand, nodded and said, "Beijing City is also the capital of several dynasties, and the situation in the city should be better. In addition, the terrain of our yard is high, so the problem will not be too big. It is still raining heavily in Zhili, it is estimated that the power facilities have not been restored, and the current telegram may not be able to be sent."

Looking at Wu Changshuo and the others along the arm, Cheng Nuo continued: "Right now, I'm just worried about the people in the Zhili area, who will have their autumn harvest soon, but with such a big flood, this year's life will be very difficult. , even if the family has a surplus of food, it is estimated that they will be washed away, inserting bids to sell children, and changing children to eat may happen again, how to survive is a problem."

According to statistics, the catastrophic flood caused huge losses to agriculture in the North China Plain at that time. About 2400 million hectares of arable land were affected by the disaster. There was no grain harvest, and many fertile fields turned into swamps, with a direct loss of 1.69 million silver dollars.

Because Tianjin was the most developed industrial city in Zhili Province at that time, it became a place where refugees from all over the country rushed to. At that time, local newspapers recorded that there were more than 7000 refugee households. There is only one seat in the shed, and there are very few people with bedding, and there are countless people who died of starvation.

People who have come from the last century have lived most of their lives. Wu Changshuo has seen too many similar things. Even though his heart is a little numb, he still can't help but sigh when he thinks of so many poor children suffering from disasters. Not as good as the Taiping Dog, I am afraid that the local bark will have to be eaten, and with the strength of our government, it will not be able to deal with such a catastrophe in a year or so."

Wang Fu'an was a little puzzled: "Does it mean that the efficiency is low, and it only cares about making money and doesn't care about the life and death of the people?"

"Let me talk about this." The disaster was only temporary, and the more terrifying thing came from the follow-up. Combining the experience of the previous life, Cheng Nuo understood what Wu Changshuo was thinking and Wang Fuan's confusion. Huge threat, hunger and cold in the disaster area, plague epidemic, a large number of bankrupt farmers left their homes and fled in all directions.”

Wang Fuan agreed: "Trees are moved to die, and people are moved to live. Of course, I know this truth. If it is not that the local people can't survive, people are not willing to leave their hometowns."

Cheng Nuo nodded, and continued: "And such a sharp drop in population has caused a shortage of labor in the disaster-stricken areas and a decline in rural productivity. Many villages and towns will have a lot of people in the spring of the second year when they need to carry out spring plowing according to the season. There is no one to cultivate the farmland, so we have no choice but to let it go barren, which greatly hinders the recovery and development of the agricultural economy in Gyeonggi and Zhili.”

This is related to the promotion of the wheat experimental field of the Academy of Sciences. Right now, people are running out. No matter how much good land there is, it will be useless if no one cultivates it. The tractor will have to wait for a long time. Mechanization is obviously unrealistic. Or do it manually.

Wang Fuan took a sharp breath: "Hiss, if this happens, there will be a big mess."

Although Cheng Nuo didn't want to admit it, but the facts were the same, he had to nod again: "In the new year, the lack of food production will inevitably lead to market turmoil, rising food prices, and increasingly tight food supply, resulting in widespread famine. Under the cycle, there is no hope for the local disaster victims."

Thinking of this, everyone's faces were not good-looking, and they were all worried about the victims.

Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, Wang Fuan couldn't help but asked again: "In previous summers there was a lot of rain in Zhili, but why is there such a big flood this year? Is it really only God's fault?"

Wu Changshuo, who was an official, knew the temperament of those officials, shook his head and said: "Under the big natural disaster, there are often human disasters to promote it. I think Zhili is also like this."

Looking back on the road, in the bare Yanshan and Taihang Mountains, Cheng Nuo suddenly thought of the reason, and asked just to be on the safe side: "Mr. Wu, do the Manchus have a charcoal plant for winter heating?"

Although Wu Changshuo didn't know why he asked this question, he still nodded: "It's true."

"Yes, I think I understand what's going on. The extreme rainstorm is the first reason, the water conservancy has been in disrepair for the second reason, and the third reason is the Manchu Manchus."

Under the surprised eyes of the two, Cheng Nuo explained: "Since the entry of the Manchu and Qing Tartars, the children of the Eight Banners have not only cut down a large number of mature trees in the capital area, but also often cut down young trees in order to build the palace and open a charcoal plant for heating in winter. Large areas were eradicated, and the surface vegetation was greatly destroyed.

This situation continued until the early years of the Republic of China, and the vegetation was not really effectively restored in the middle of it. The deterioration of the ecological environment was not alleviated, resulting in more and more serious soil erosion. It is not easy. "

A reporter from the Republic of China reported on this situation, saying that the forest and grass vegetation in Zhili had been destroyed to an unspeakable degree. People come to China and take pictures of the mountains and shadows, and use them to warn their own people.

"Benefiting" from the Manchu Tartars, Haihe suffered 81 disasters in the Ming Dynasty and 170 disasters in the Qing Dynasty.The Yongding River in the south of Beijing carries a lot of sediment. It flooded 19 times in the Ming Dynasty and 42 times in the Qing Dynasty. I can only feel that these guys have caused serious harm.

Seeing that enough problems had been exposed, Cheng Nuo stood up and looked at the two of them seriously.

"Mr. Wu, Mr. Wang, I want to organize all walks of life to help the victims. I wonder if the two of you would like to help me?"

They didn't even ask what the other party was going to do. Out of trust and eagerness for disaster relief, the two said in unison: "There is no shirkable responsibility."

Coming to Cheng Nuo, Wang Fu'an said: "Although my family is not a rich and powerful family, there is no excuse for disaster relief. I am not as good as you in connections and reputation. Zhiyuan, we will do what you say, and I will never do it." In other words, even if you go bankrupt, if you can save a few more lives, it will be worth it, and come back after all the money is gone!"

Wu Changshuo also held Cheng Nuo's hand tightly: "Saving one is one. Whether you bring yellow and white things with you when you are born or die, in the face of big right and wrong, personal gains and losses are nothing. Take a look at Zhiyuan, I am old in this body." What bones can do, go all out!"

Seeing the two excited faces, Cheng Nuo was very moved.

"Rescue should be carried out according to one's ability, not on the premise of dragging oneself down. At this time, leave it to me. Doing what you can do is the greatest help."

　Two discoveries have been made recently, one is that putting honey in plain boiled water can really relieve cough, and book friends who have the same experience can try it;

　　The other is that when coughing, the abdomen needs to be exerted. If you cough more, the lower abdomen exerts more force. These days, my stomach hurts slightly. It feels like when I was training abdominal muscles. Could it be that coughing can exercise abdominal muscles?Hey, is this the corner of the east lost, the mulberry elm harvested...

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