Our Time: Unswerving until Death

Chapter 13 "The Theory of Termite Control"

After Mr. Deqian left, Ruyi also had to go to class. The small courtyard, which was still lively and lively, became quiet all of a sudden. Looking at every ray of sunlight that leaks from the gaps in the leaves of osmanthus, I suddenly smell a strong hot and sour smell.

It was Mrs. Hua who came with a bowl of fried noodles.

Sister-in-law Hua is a typical traditional woman, with bound feet, she walks lightly with lotus steps, and walks silently. She was originally Ruyi's mother's maid. She went and became the mistress of the Zhao family. She has been taking care of Ruyi's daily life dutifully all along, and has no other thoughts. Zhao Deyi probably also took a fancy to being honest and dutiful, so she married as a sequel.

Mrs. Hua is not very talkative. She usually stays in the room and does some needlework. When she is tired, she stands by the window to breathe. She rarely shows up, but she has good cooking skills. Regarding this point, He Qi said yesterday I knew it at noon, and those few home-cooked dishes were exquisite and delicious.

He Qi got up quickly, sniffing the aroma of noodles with fried sauce, whetted her appetite, and said, "Sister-in-law Xie Hua, I'm lucky."

Sister-in-law Hua just smiled and didn't speak, she tidied up the stone table and went back to the kitchen.

A bowl of noodles with fried sauce was quickly wiped out by He Qi. She was about to go to the kitchen to wash the bowl, but she saw Mrs. Hua had already arrived. After taking the bowl, she only left a smile and left quickly. From the beginning to the end, He also couldn't say a word of thanks in a serious way, which made He Qi extremely uncomfortable.

Perhaps, most women in the feudal era were like this, He Qi thought.

After this period, He Qi drank a few sips of tea to digest food, then picked up the newspaper on the table. It seemed that it was still a continuation of the spat of words these days. The scene was extremely hot. The front page of "Beijing News" published an article Gu Tangsheng's article, titled "Termite Control", is obviously a tit-for-tat response to someone teasing termites for reading "Tao Te Ching" yesterday.

Professor Gu’s article is relatively obscure and difficult to understand. He Qi read it carefully from the beginning to the end. The general meaning is that inside the termites, there is a clear division of labor and three, six, and nine grades, so they can form a whole and survive in the intricate nature. In contrast, people are also divided into three, six, and nine classes. If everyone is in his position and seeks his own government, then the world can be peaceful and the people can be healthy.

From the previous "Doing nothing, everything will be cured" to today's "Termite Control", He Qi found that Gu Tangsheng has a big problem, not to say how bad he is, how bad his quality is, but It means that his thinking has a big problem, it is too outdated and can't keep up with the trend of the times. In another, more popular words, it means that he is deeply living in the feudal era and cannot extricate himself.

Of course, termites can be divided into three, six or nine classes, with a clear division of labor, and grouping together to resist the dangers of nature. This behavior is correct for termite groups. Its primary purpose is to survive, and it can also be regarded as the result of natural evolution.

However, it is absolutely impossible to forcibly transfer this theory from termites to humans. The essence of the difference between humans and animals is that humans are conscious, have subjective initiative, and have the ability to observe things, distinguish things, and analyze things. On the basis of these abilities, talents have unleashed their creativity, creating skyscrapers, ships, cars and airplanes.

Not to mention that in Gu Tangsheng's termite theory, people have long been divided into three, six, and nine classes. The class is solidified, and there is no need to work hard. It all depends on one's birth. Poor families are poor all their lives, which is very similar to the family system in the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties. In this way, it is difficult for the poor children with a large base to get ahead, and the wealthy children with a small base control the entire society. This is a reversal of history. Obviously not desirable.

On the other hand, after all, there are a small number of people standing at the top of the pyramid, and the vast majority of people are poor people who were born at the bottom of the pyramid. It is obviously not the same as the ultimate goal of the poor people to eat a bowl of rice. Actually run counter to that.

Don't forget, one of the human nature is not to be satisfied with the status quo. After eating a bowl of rice, he begins to seek spiritual satisfaction, followed by the pursuit of wealth, and then power
To sum it up in Brother Xun's words, "If you are a human being, you want to become a fairy; if you are born on earth, you want to go to heaven."

Therefore, Gu Tangsheng's theory is not valid. From the very beginning, the analogy of termites to humans is not valid, and the latter theory is full of loopholes.

All of a sudden, He Qi smiled, thinking of Mr. Deqian's constant grabbing of Gu Tangsheng just now, and finally understood the reason. I am afraid that Mr. Deqian also read this article, and the article he wrote today will be published tomorrow. , so today's anger is still suffocated, due to the urgent need to vent.

But watching the fun is watching the fun, but He Qi didn't write an article to refute it. You should know that reading other people's articles and writing an article by yourself are two completely different things, and at this stage the traditional characters are used, not to mention. They are all in classical Chinese. For a modern person, being able to understand what is said in classical Chinese is already a great thing.

Putting down the newspaper, He Qi got up and twisted her waist, stretched her muscles and bones, took a few deep breaths, looked at the quiet courtyard, and suddenly realized that she had nothing to do, the translator hadn't finished her work, and Gouwa was whistling in the room Sleep, his habit of sleeping during the day and being active at night cannot be changed for a while.

So, He Qi, who had nothing to do, had to go to the shop in the front yard, drink tea with Zhao Deyi, talk about the mountains, or chat with Li Yan to relieve boredom. When she opened the curtain and entered the shop, she suddenly walked into another shop. The world, the hustle and bustle on the street rushed towards us.

Zhao Deyi was not in the shop, he went somewhere, only Li Yan was sitting in front of the counter, looking at a book, and when he saw He Qi coming, he immediately closed the book and said with a smile: "Mr. Have you eaten?"

This is a typical Chinese greeting. Its meaning is not really asking "Have you eaten?"

Li Yan was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He Qi didn't understand, so when Li Yan said it, she finally understood, and she also laughed. She couldn't help thinking of how people in the village greeted each other like this when they met each other. After the big city, gradually forgotten.

Now that I think about it carefully, compared to "Hello" in big cities, "Have you eaten" seems to be more humane, but if you really see someone say "Have you eaten" in an office building, you will probably be punished. Treat it as a joke.

He Qi couldn't figure out why a sentence like "Have you eaten yet" would be treated as a joke? There is too much knowledge in it. Perhaps in the words of a certain university professor, "Nihao" means being in line with international standards. The corresponding "Have you eaten" becomes a local dialect, and those who speak the local dialect become a native language, and everyone naturally does not want to be a local dialect.

Things like "Have you eaten" will quietly fade out of people's field of vision in the next hundred years, be gradually removed from our bones, and be uprooted from our blood. We have become richer, we have become more international, we no longer need to go hungry, we have finally straightened up, but at the same time we have become indifferent, so that we will be laughed at if we say "Have you eaten?"

(End of this chapter)