Beautiful step by step

Chapter 91

The simple Zen room is full of elegant sandalwood fragrance. Sitting kneeling on a brown cushion, Wei Wei and Gong Rinpoche sit on both sides of the chessboard.Beside the azure porcelain chess altar that holds the black and white chess pieces, there are two bowls of hot...

"It turned out to be milk tea."

Clutching the chess piece and racking his brains for a long time, Wei Wei didn't even look at it, and took a sip directly.

The entrance is not an elegant hot tea, the rich milky aroma is mostly eliminated by the salty and salty taste, leaving only a strange taste.

"Thanks to Tanyue, more and more Mongolians come to the temple to listen to scriptures. These milk teas are gifts from the herdsmen, and more salt is added for solemnity."

Wei Wei knew that the Mongolian grassland was located inland, and there was no salt production here at all.For nutritional balance, Mongolian milk tea is generally added with sugar instead of salt.When she was in Liangzhou, Ulan's mother often cooked it, and she also drank a lot of it, and the taste was not as weird as imagined.But now her bowl is really salt particles that need money to be added to it.

Gong Rinpoche ordered the monks and laymen in the monastery to bring clean water, and Wei Qiang rinsed his mouth.With the cool temperature in her mouth, her thoughts became clearer.

After putting down the game of go, she sat up straight with an extremely solemn expression.

"Master, to be honest, I have something to ask."

Lifting up the cassock, Gong Rinpoche cleaned up the white pieces on the chessboard.

"Tan Yue, but it doesn't matter."

"I don't know where to start with this matter. I traveled thousands of miles west from the capital to Youzhou, and passed through Youzhou to the farthest Liangzhou. On the way, I got acquainted with the folk customs of various places and found that the situation of women and children in Dayue was worrisome. Among them, the youngest daughters usually have to be sacrificed for the brothers in the family, sold as slaves as goods, or exchanged by the parents of the family; the older ones get up earlier than the husband-in-law after marriage, take care of the children after cooking, and then go to the fields together It’s hard for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law for many years, and I have personally experienced how difficult it is to be a bride, but I still make things difficult for my daughter-in-law.”

While talking, the scenes she saw on the way to Liangzhou flashed in her mind like a slideshow, and her frown became deeper and deeper.

"Of course, I also understand that what I said does not represent the whole of Da Viet. There are also girls who are loved by their parents at home and marry a good husband without any worries. For example, I have never had any troubles in this regard, but after all, They are a minority, and it is because I have been so lucky that I understand how unfair life is to them. Guru, can you tell me whether my thinking is too extreme, or it is not right in itself.”

The last sentence is the root of Wei Wei's distress. There are differences between men and women, which lead to differences in the division of labor in society.What is equality is a complex proposition that philosophers throughout the ages have been unable to explain.

After picking up all the sunspots, Gong Rinpoche looked at her with satisfaction.

"Tan Yue really has compassion in his heart."

The more he said this, the more hesitation Wei Wei felt: "Master, the Buddha has always said that all living beings are equal, but what is equality?"

"Tanyue is a good question." Gong Rinpoche smiled for the first time on his old face, with the compassion of perennially immersed in Buddhism: "According to the poor monk's humble opinion, all things have spirits, and they can be achieved through their own efforts." This is the greatest equality in the world."

It seems so, but not so.

Wei Wei couldn't help retorting: "But a person's thoughts will always change according to what he sees and hears. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but adults are mostly tactful and sophisticated, and they mostly succumb to reality when they encounter problems."

"Tan Yue can know, what is the government of the foolish people, and what is the government of inaction?"

"I understand a little bit. The common people don't understand anything, and they will be like domestic animals in cages. They will go well under the power, eat and drink enough, and everything will be worry-free. But the current situation is obviously bullying and suffering between men and women, which has nothing to do with The wisdom of the people is irrelevant.”

Gong Rinpoche picked up the milk tea next to him: "Does Tanyue know who made these milk teas?"

Wei Wei listened intently.

"The one who brought the milk tea was the daughter of a Mongolian prince. She fought with the prince since she was a child, and even though she married later, she still controlled part of the power in the tribe."

After drinking the milk tea in one gulp, Gong Rinpoche finally had a trace of worldly helplessness on his face: "If you want to be free, you must have enough power and status to back you up. Tanyue is in Liangzhou these days, so you might as well learn more about Mongolians and Han people. If it’s different, there must be something to gain.”

You don't need to know Wei Wei to know how equal the Mongolian men and women are.Many tribal rulers are even directly women.

It turned out that she was brainwashed and unilaterally believed that the bitter cold in the north made women as tough as men, and the differences between the sexes were completely blurred.However, Gong Rinpoche followed the guidance now, but it made her suddenly understand.In the bitter cold environment of the Northland, women are strong, and men are also stronger, so the physical gap still exists.The most fundamental reason why men and women are so equal is that women have the right not to lose to men.

And this right comes from being in touch with the men in the tribe since childhood.In contrast, women of the Han nationality in Dayue were isolated from these things since childhood, and after growing up, they only knew about the one-acre land in the back house.

"This... can't be changed?"

Kong Rinpoche's eyes shone with wisdom: "Many things can only be known by doing. As long as Tanyue has the heart, more or less there will always be something to gain."

"I don't quite understand, please give me some guidance from the master."

"Where did Tan Yue set foot?"

"Yellow Temple."

"Where is the Yellow Temple?"

"Youzhou."

Gong Rinpoche nodded: "This is Youzhou, not the capital city."

Isn't Youzhou the capital?Wei Wei imitated Caigong Rinpoche's movements and put the chess pieces back into the azure chess world little by little.One after another, until the chessboard was clean, she suddenly remembered the relic of Wei Xiang that was turned over on the carriage, the chessboard with the map of Dai Viet engraved on it.

"That's right, this is Youzhou, and further west I live in Liangzhou. Liangzhou is bitter and cold, and the general situation is almost the same as that of the Mongolians. The capital is deeply rooted in patriarchy, but Liangzhou is different. You can't become a fat man if you eat a mouthful. If I have the heart, I can definitely start from Liangzhou, or even from Jiuquan."

Speaking these words at a very fast speed, Wei Wei looked at Gong Rinpoche in surprise.

The latter looked at her with relief: "Tan Yue is indeed a person with roots of wisdom."

Kneeling on the futon, Wei Wei clasped his hands together and bowed reverently to Gong Rinpoche.

After traveling for so long, she has been confused about what to do.Home fight?She has long been far away from the Marquis Mansion, Wu's rank has repeatedly been assisted by gods, Yan Baihu and Zhou's are almost destroyed by humanity, the wife of the official family in Liangzhou City's rank is too low, her ears are clean; make money?Wei's mother has a rich family fortune, relying on Yan Heng's accumulation in her early years, her business is also very smooth, and the challenge is too low.marriage?There is no need for her to do it herself, Ah Heng is already devoted to her.

All the way here without any danger, her life is really boring.For her, who used to love the outdoors most, a life without challenges is really boring.

People must have dreams in life, otherwise they are no different from salted fish.

Now, she has finally found something that interests her and is worth fighting for.

"Thank you, Master, for pointing out the maze."

Wei Wei thanked Gong Rinpoche from the bottom of his heart.After kneeling down, she raised her head, and she saw a pair of wise and compassionate eyes staring at her face, but it felt as if she saw a very distant place through her.

Without disturbing Gong Rinpoche's thoughts, Wei Wei put on his shoes and walked out of the meditation room lightly.

Mother Wei has been waiting in front of the prayer wheel, and when she sees her come out, she rushes to meet her.

"Have you figured it out?"

Wei Wei nodded resolutely: "Mother, Master is indeed profound in Buddhism, and I already know very well what I want to do."

"It's good that Ah Mao has an idea in mind."

She didn't ask, and Wei Wei didn't say anything.Many things just need to be done quietly, there is no need to publicize them.At this moment, it was the most determined moment in her two lifetimes.

"Mother, it's getting late, we should go back."

"The things ordered from Guquzhai should have been delivered, and you should be able to see them when you go back."

When the two returned to the courtyard, Yan Heng's horse had already been tied to the old locust tree.

After entering the far gate, Wei Wei smelled a fragrant and sweet smell.Before he could enter, he only changed his official robe, and Yan Heng, who didn't even have time to take off his soap boots, was wearing an apron and came out of the kitchen adjacent to the west wing.

"Ah... Mom, you're all back? Just now, the shopkeeper of the Antique Store came to deliver something, and he said that it was my mother who bought it. Did Ah Miao forget to take her purse?"

The first thing Wei Wei noticed was that before the kitchen door was opened, he had already called out her name.

The small kitchen window was on the other side, and he closed the door to work inside, absolutely unable to see what was going on outside.So when he came to Youzhou Road, when the barbecue started that day, he said he could hear her footsteps, wasn't he really trying to deceive her?
Feeling slightly sweet in her heart, Wei Wei pinched her purse: "Bring it."

"How can I ask my mother to pay for it?"

For the first time, with reproach in his tone, Yan Heng took off his apron and walked over with a purse.

"This is the silver rewarded by the imperial court according to the number of heads killed by the enemy after the Northwest Catastrophe. It was just distributed today. Mother will take it first. You have come all the way from the capital. You are a visitor and an elder. How can we use your silver."

Hearing the displeasure in his tone, Wei Wei bowed his head, rarely refuting.

"Mother, Ah Heng is right, we really shouldn't use your money."

The purse was light, and she opened it after receiving it, and inside was a bank note with a denomination of 1000 taels.How many heads does this take?But when he thought of her military merits of being directly promoted to Zhenfu, Wei Wei felt relieved.

Stuffing the banknote into Wei's mother's arms, she said in shame, "Mother, just accept it."

Wei's mother was half happy and half helpless: "What are you two children doing? Could it be that in your hearts, I am so poor that I need these 800 taels of silver?"

"Mother~" Wei Wei stomped his feet: "This is not a matter of being poor, we are already married, and it is not beyond our means, how can we gnaw on the old so grandiosely."

Mother Wei hated iron but steel: "Brother Heng is fine, after all, he is filial. But you damn girl, you are still so alien to your own mother. I am only your child, and my money is your money." , whose money is not the flower? Could it be that when my little money is spent and I have no money to buy rice, you can still watch me suffer from hunger?"

Wei Wei hurriedly said, "That's definitely impossible."

Wei's mother stuffed the silver ticket over: "That's it, Brother Heng, don't feel bad about it. I am the oldest in this family, so you have to listen to me for the sake of filial piety. You two are still young, and you will have a lot of money to spend in the future." Yes. Brother Heng’s salary, and the little money that Ah Mao earns, don’t squander it recklessly, save it for safety. Tell Mother what you want to buy, as Mother and Wife don’t have much money to spend, so I just give you more money.”

This is my mother!
Clutching the banknote she stuffed back on her chest, Wei Wei threw herself into Mother Wei's arms like a baby swallow returning to its nest: "Mother, how can you be so good, you are so good, I can't bear you to leave."

From the corner of her eye, she saw the excited Gu Yu beside her, and her gratitude grew stronger in her heart.

Wei's mother is so kind, so good that few words can't describe how moved she is.

Let's not talk about her embezzling money, just say that she has independently earned the family property and has the ability to keep the family property.No matter what the latter two points are, as long as those women in Da Viet can learn a little bit, they will not live as men's vassals and slaves like they are now.

(End of this chapter)