The Pentium Era - South to North

Taguchi Mikiya also led Zhang Xiangbei to the small square at the Master Mountain Cable Car Station. The cable car runs every fifteen minutes. The small square is also the entrance to the Medicine Hall. Taguchi Mikiya also told Zhang Xiangbei that if he didn’t want to wait for the cable car, he could You can go up from a mountain road behind the Medicine Hall.

As soon as he finished speaking, he said it was better to wait.

He was wearing a pair of wooden clogs. No matter how good his feet were, climbing a mountain in wooden clogs was still a hard task.

There was a pool in the small square. There was a circle of pebbles on the edge of the pool, which was used as a stool. Taguchi also sat down and put his feet into the pool. He looked at Zhang Xiangbei, his goatee trembling all the time.

Zhang Xiangbei knew that he was laughing at himself because he was dressed too seriously.

Zhang Xiangbei thought to himself, didn't I come here just to see you? If I had known you were so crooked, I wouldn't have needed to be so deliberate.

Taguchi Miki also asked Zhang Xiangbei to sit down, as if he knew what he was thinking, and said: "When we get to Kinosaki, there will be no serious people left."

After saying that, he and Zhang Xiangbei laughed together.

Zhang Xiangbei also sat down on the pebbles, but he had to take off his shoes and socks to catch the cable car later. His wet feet were too troublesome to deal with, so he didn't soak his feet, but sat with his back to the pool.

Not far from them is the "Motoyu". This "Motoyu" is the first hot spring in Kinosaki. It emerges from under a rock and flows into a pool on the side. The pool is covered with a wooden lattice. The temperature of the hot spring water inside is very high. Tourists buy eggs, put them in plastic bags, hang them in and soak them in the water. After a while, they can peel off the egg shells and eat them.

Zhang Xiangbei looked at the Medicine Hall, then at the "Yuan Tang", and understood that the monks more than a thousand years ago treated people, probably by letting the patients soak their bodies and feet in the hot springs.

Regardless of the religion, if you want to gain everyone's trust, you always start by treating people's illnesses. Monks do this, Taoist priests do this, missionaries first came to China to preach like this, and now they are preaching in Africa.

There is also a bronze statue standing in the square, with a bag slung across its body and a trumpet hanging on its chest. It looks dusty.

Zhang Xiangbei asked Mikiya Taguchi, and he told Zhang Xiangbei that this was Mr. Nishimura.

It turns out that this is Lao Jiao's ancestor, the earliest builder of Nishimura House, the mayor who led everyone to rebuild the hot spring town after the 1925 Northern Tajima earthquake.

The cable car came, and Mr. Taguchi also led Zhang Xiangbei to take the cable car. Zhang Xiangbei wanted to buy a ticket, but Mr. Taguchi also said, no need to buy it.

It was obvious that he was a celebrity in this town and everyone knew him. When the cable car driver saw him, he let them into the cable car without asking.

Master Mountain is not high, and the cable car stops at two stations. The station halfway up the mountain is the Hot Spring Temple.

Zhang Xiangbei and Taguchi Miki also got off the car in the middle, and the cable car continued to go up to the top of the mountain.

The two of them arrived at the Hot Spring Temple. The building of the Hot Spring Temple looked very old. Miki Taguchi was also beside Zhang Xiangbei, introducing him endlessly. From what Master Daozhi said to the main hall of the Hot Spring Temple, Zhang Xiangbei listened half of it. , and half of it slipped past his ears. He had no interest in temples, churches, or anything else, whether at home or abroad.

For a person like Zhang Xiangbei who likes practicality, he feels that any religion is an inner demon. There is no theory of good and evil. All teachings are just a way to control people by taking advantage of their weaknesses. Catholicism When conflicts broke out between Islam and the Orthodox Church, including the Puritans of our own religion, who was ever soft-hearted?

Zhang Xiangbei came here just to go to the top of the mountain to see the scenery, but he was led to this ruined temple by this "nosy" Japanese.

Although Zhang Xiangbei was not impressed by the enthusiasm of others to meddle in other people's business, he could only pretend to listen with interest.

He heard that the beams of this temple seemed to come from the same tree as the beams of some temple in Kyoto. He also heard that Toyotomi Hideyoshi had been here. Zhang Xiangbei almost laughed.

He feels that Toyotomi Hideyoshi is like MSG to the Japanese. They like to involve him in everything. It seems that as long as he is involved, he will become taller. However, this is not only the case for the Japanese, but also for the country. There is more MSG, and even Pan Jinlian is grabbing this place and that place, saying that he is from here.

The two of them continued to go up the mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, Zhang Xiangbei was a little disappointed. Maybe his expectations were too high. When he got here, what he saw was nothing more than that.

The top of the mountain is a flat piece of land. Standing here, you can see the Sea of ​​Japan and the entire town of Kinosaki. It cannot be said that it is not beautiful, but at least it is not the most beautiful. It is not as good as Zhang Xiangbei's view from the top of Yellowstone Park. Sanya, on the platform of the villa on the top of the mountain, overlooking the World Tropical Botanical Garden below.

Zhang Xiangbei felt that it was not even comparable to the countryside of Yongcheng. He climbed to the top of the mountain in Dakengyuan and looked at the green bamboo forest below. When the wind blew over, the entire bamboo forest swayed and the bamboo leaves stood up. , revealing the white bottom underneath. After the wind passed by, the pieces fell down again, as if layers of waves were spreading.

In fact, as long as you are at a high place and filter out all the details, everything will look beautiful. Even if you stand on Monte Cristo in Rio de Janeiro and look at the slums below, it will look beautiful and colorful.

Mikiya Taguchi told Zhang Xiangbei that the mountain top view here was recognized by Michelin. It seems that this Michelin is also MSG, and it is MSG that has an increasingly coppery smell.

There is actually nothing to do on the top of the mountain. In a corner of the flat ground, there is a human-shaped stand of a man and a woman wearing kimonos, with their faces hollowed out. This is for tourists to embed their faces inside and take photos. This is a bit vulgar.

Under a big tree, there is a row of small Buddha statues. Opposite is a tomb. Zhang Xiangbei's first thought was that Mr. Nishimura was buried here. When he took a closer look, he couldn't help but laugh. It turned out to be the tomb of a pine leaf crab. , Kinosaki people probably eat too many Matsuba crabs every year, and they feel embarrassed, so they build a tomb here to commemorate it.

The logic in this is very absurd. Zhang Xiangbei feels that it is like Americans eating turkeys on Thanksgiving, and the President of the United States pardoning two turkeys on Thanksgiving and setting them free.

The history of Americans eating turkey originated in 1620. At that time, a group of British Puritans who advocated religious reform could not stand the pursuit and persecution of their rulers and fled by boat. They wandered at sea for sixty-five days. Finally arrived at the port of Provincetown, now Rhode Island.

At that time, it was winter in North America, and the place where they landed was desolate. Not only were these Puritans hungry and cold, but they were also attacked by wild beasts. The living environment was extremely harsh. When they were on the verge of death, the local indigenous Indians He gave them turkeys he had hunted as food and helped them build new homes.

The turkey came to them in their time of crisis, allowing them to continue their lives and take root and multiply in the local area. Therefore, turkey is considered a food that can bring luck to people, and eventually it was served on every family's Thanksgiving table. This tradition continues to this day.

I want to eat you because I am grateful. Isn’t this logic funny? That's right, the Indians who saved their lives were not like the turkeys later. The noble Anglo-Saxons' way of thanking the Indians was to drive them away from their own land or kill them.

Both gratitude and remembrance can make people move themselves instantly and make them feel that they still have a conscience. How come they have such a conscience? Although turning around is betrayal and killing.

The two of them went down the mountain. The "nosy" Mikiya Taguchi proposed to take Zhang Xiangbei to visit Kokuakuji Temple. He told Zhang Xiangbei that the dry landscape garden of Kokuakuji Temple was worth seeing, although it was not as good as Kyoto. Longan Temple, but also very unique.

When Zhang Xiangbei heard what kind of temple it was, he was immediately not interested. But he was so enthusiastic and it was hard to refuse. Anyway, he had nothing to do. Zhang Xiangbei could tell that Taguchi Miki was also interested in everything about Kinosaki. He really likes it from the bottom of his heart, and his "nosy" character makes him keen to recommend the things he likes to others.

Kukurakuji Temple is very close to the Yakushido Hall where they got off the cable car. Taguchi Miki also led Zhang north and walked a small road, and arrived at Kukirakuji Temple in less than ten minutes.

The temple is a typical Japanese temple building. As soon as Zhang Xiangbei arrived here, he immediately fell in love with it, not the house here, but the courtyard.

The entire courtyard is like an enlarged version of the courtyard outside the room where Zhang Xiangbei lives. It is a typical dry landscape gardening technique. A large area of ​​white and gray gravel is spread in the courtyard, and occasionally there are several groups of magic rocks piled up. Dotted with rockeries, there is a thick layer of moss on the rockery.

The gravels on the ground are not sand, and the wind cannot move them. These white and gray gravels are paved in water patterns, which look like still water. There are no trees in the courtyard, just because there are no trees. , the entire empty courtyard gives people a sense of stillness. The water patterns on the gravel appear to be flowing, but in fact they are frozen.

Zhang Xiangbei stood there and looked at it. Yes, such a landscape did make him calm down instantly. He felt the mystery and Zen of dry landscape.

Zhang Xiangbei was walking in the yard. At this time, Miki Taguchi no longer chatted beside him, but deliberately kept a distance from him, letting him appreciate it quietly.

Zhang walked to the north and looked at it. After walking through the front yard, he walked to the back yard, but did not enter the main hall of Jile Temple.

Zhang Xiangbei walked to the back door of Jileji Temple, and then realized that Miki Taguchi had gone. He looked back and saw that he was far behind. Zhang Xiangbei stopped and waited for him, and at the same time took a long look. He let out a sigh of relief.

Only with a long breath, Zhang Xiangbei felt that he had jumped out of the artistic conception of dry landscape and returned to the human world.

Taguchi looked at his watch and told Zhang Xiangbei that they would have dinner together in the evening. Zhang Xiangbei quickly said no, thank you.

Taguchi also said in an unquestionable tone, "No, I can't let you eat what tourists eat. I will take you to eat what locals like to eat."

Zhang Xiangbei was impressed by the local people's favorite food. He wanted to go and see it, so he agreed. He said:

"Then I'm going to call the hotel and ask them not to prepare dinner for me."

As Zhang Xiangbei spoke, he called Lao Jiao and said that he would not go back to the hotel for dinner tonight. A friend invited him to dinner.

Mr. Taguchi also stood some distance away and said something in Japanese, probably to the other end of the phone. Lao Jiao heard this and asked, "Brother, are you with Mr. Taguchi?"

Zhang Xiangbei said yes, Lao Jiao laughed, he said yes, he will definitely take you to the food entertainment TOMIYA.

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