Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Refining Stones to Repair the Sky
Fuxi had a new understanding of the clay pottery made by Nuwa, and he named it Lianshibutian for Nuwa's pottery.When Nuwa was firing clay pottery, she discovered that the natural objects wood, fire, earth, and water have a relationship of mutual growth or mutual restraint.But I always feel that there is one substance missing, because only with this substance can the relationship between the five elements generate and restrain each other be completed.What is this substance?Nuwa thought of treating her mother Huaxu's illness and the Qishan landslide in her dream, so she wanted to find this substance by smelting colorful stones.Fuxi encouraged Nuwa to start the business of the five elements of nature.
One day, Fuxi came back and said to Nuwa, "Nuwa, I have thought carefully about what you have done for Taihao. First, I thought that you burned the clay with fire to make utensils as hard as stones. You can call it Lianshi! You are using soil to make stone! Later I thought about the matter that you led the Taihao people to control the water. The rain fell from the sky and formed a torrent of floods. But you are afraid that Taihao will be destroyed When the water annihilated, I led the tribe to fill up the mountain pass. Later, I found out that you smelt pottery and you control water. Just imagine, the pottery you make is used to hold water and things. Neither water nor meat can be spilled. Isn’t this also a loophole to mend the sky? Therefore, I call your invention of clay pottery as refining stones to mend the sky!” After hearing this, Nuwa stood there thinking for a long time, and said: "Your argument is very reasonable. But I think it is easier and more practical than making pottery by refining stones to mend the sky!" Fuxi shook his head when he heard this, and said, "The pottery making you mentioned is just a process. But what I said about refining stones to mend the sky is the meaning of your pottery making. The two are completely different." Nüwa said: "You can teach the tribe how you say it. It's just that it's very easy to call it pottery making. It's not used to suddenly changing it to mending the sky or something. Also, I often think of other things these days. Come on!" Fu Xi asked in surprise, "What are you thinking?" Nuwa said: "Fuxi, do you still remember the time when Qishan landslide?" Fuxi nodded and said, "I remember, what's wrong?" Nu Wa said: "At that time you once said that water is the thing that can overcome fire!" Fuxi nodded and said, "Yes!" Nuwa said: "Also, I once had a dream, for which you went to Qishan, brought back some colorful stones, and we cured mother's illness!" Fu Xi nodded and said, "Yes, what do you want to say?" Nuwa said: "I burn pottery every day, facing the four objects of water, fire, wood, and earth. After a long time, I have a little understanding of the nature of these four objects. I think, since in the world, there are Things that restrain each other must also have things that reproduce each other! Those who restrain each other, water restrains fire, and earth restrains water. When the flood came, we could block the flood with soil. Water. And wood is made of forests. When I sent people to cut and collect wood, I saw that the soil where the trees grew was hard, which means that wood can overcome soil! But what can overcome wood? I think water is not the only way to overcome wood. things! On the contrary, water is a thing that grows wood!" Fuxi said: "You have a good idea, and it is extremely profound. Then, in nature, there must be something that can restrain wood, but we haven't discovered it!" Nu Wa nodded and said: "There is also mutual generation. Everyone knows that wood generates fire, and fire generates soil. But if it is said that soil generates water, I still think it is impossible. Earth is something that can restrain water, so how can it generate water? .Then there must be something in nature that is born of soil, and this thing is born of water, and water is born of wood." Fuxi nodded and said: "That's good. What you said should be called the five elements of nature. If you can find what you said, the five elements will be fulfilled. If you can't find it, you can only get it through other methods. But what is this thing? ?” Fuxi and Nuwa thought hard, and Fuxi even came to the place where Nuwa fired pottery to watch, but they found nothing.In the evening, Nuwa said to Fuxi: "I want to obtain this substance by calcining colorful stones with fire. You think, the colorful stones you picked in Qishan last time can cure your mother's rotten disease, so this kind of It must not be soil, nor can it be an ordinary stone, it must be something. Since the multicolored stone was obtained from the Qishan landslide, it must be hidden in the soil and born from the soil. And we went there In the mountains, there is usually water coming out of the mountains. You think, since the water is not born by the soil, it must be born by this thing. Therefore, I want to mobilize the Taihao people to go to Qishan, and then find some colorful stones. We will smelt them manually. Maybe it will work out." Fuxi said: "Your natural five elements are too powerful, mutual generation and mutual restraint. According to your statement, analyzed from the perspective of mutual restraint, this thing must be a thing that restrains wood, and refining it with the method you mentioned will not It should be something that is restrained by fire. The thing that restrains wood must be a hard tool, harder than stone. But this kind of thing will melt when it sees fire. What is it? Why did the sky give birth to wood? , fire, earth, water, but no such thing was born? Could it be that this heavenly power is also insufficient?" After Fuxi finished speaking, he walked up and down, but still couldn't figure it out. Nuwa finally sent people to find more colorful stones from Qishan Mountain, and brought them back.When the day for Nvwa's sacrifice came, Nvwa asked someone to fetch charcoal, put firewood on it and ignite it, and then asked people to put the multicolored stones on the fire for calcination.Fuxi stood by and watched, and said: "If it is true that the power of the sky is insufficient and manpower is needed to make up for it, if you can make up for it and really refine this kind of substance, then it will be Nuwa's refining stones to mend the sky!" Nuwa laughed and said, "Let me tell you, I have really become a god. Since ancient times, the position of god has been the head of the tribe. And only you are the god. I just do something on your behalf." Fuxi shook his head and said, "You may not be right. In my mind, gods should be adults, people who can do something beneficial for mankind. They cannot be called tribal leaders alone. Since ancient times, human leaders have not There are few, but there are not many people who have really done great things for mankind, but you once saved mankind from the flood, so you are a god, it is only right and proper.” Nvwa said: "As you said, I really want to find something to complement the five elements of nature and become a real god!" Fuxi said: "You should have been the god of mending the sky long ago when you made pottery." But how did Nu Wa refine it, or burn those colorful stones black, or only get some powder.But there was no substance that Fuxi and Nuwa hoped to see. Nuwa was a little discouraged and said, "Maybe I was wrong?" But Fuxi said: "It's not necessarily wrong. As far as wood, fire, earth, and water are concerned, the characteristics of them have been proved by us. Maybe our method is wrong now!" "Then keep working hard. Anyway, I have to offer sacrifices to the heavens every time. I will use it as a way to sacrifice to the heavens first. Let me slowly think about it!" Nuwa said. Time flies like an arrow, Nuwa gave birth to another son, Fuxi named him Ji Bo, Nuwa asked, "Why did you choose such a name?" Fu Xi said: "I still remember that when you were pregnant for the first time, we didn't know that Si'er was a boy or a girl. You asked me to name the baby, so I named it Ji Bo. This time I gave birth to a boy, so it just happened to be used." Nuwa said: "You must have a deep meaning for being so persistent." Fuxi said: "I once said that there is a river called Jishui not far from Mount Qishan. I think our child will grow up and grow up there in the future. We humans can't always live in Chengji. There is always development. We were originally born in Jiangshui, and water is what nourishes and nourishes people. Human beings must live in water and plants. Seeing that the name Ji Bo is very good! When our human beings develop more in the future, we will send many people If you go to any place to be a leader, then every water can have a leader. We add the name of the water in front of his name, doesn’t this person have a name? At the same time, people also know that this person is the leader of this water Doesn't bo mean the boss?" Nuwa said: "Since you think so, then do as you say!" Fuxi saw that not far from Taihao Palace, there were some stones piled up, with various colors and smells.Fuxi was surprised, so he asked Nuwa: "You sent people to get so many colored stones, what are you going to do?" Nuwa gave Fuxi a blank look and said, "Look at you, you are always busy with your own affairs, but you completely forget what I want to do." Fuxi thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "So you are still worshiping the sky, looking for the five elements, is there any result?" Nuwa shook her head dully. Fuxi said: "This is not a small matter, don't be too hasty. It can only be done naturally when you have done your work. I remember that when you made pottery, you didn't think too much. When you found that the soil can be hardened by fire, clay pottery will also be produced. Now, it is not easy to get something that is both raw and destructive!" Nvwa said: "Take it easy! I have nothing to do, so I just do it!" A year later, Nuwa gave birth to another daughter named Fu Bao. In the Taihao tribe, Nuwa has become a model for the Taihao people, whether she is doing things or giving birth to children.
One day, Fuxi came back and said to Nuwa, "Nuwa, I have thought carefully about what you have done for Taihao. First, I thought that you burned the clay with fire to make utensils as hard as stones. You can call it Lianshi! You are using soil to make stone! Later I thought about the matter that you led the Taihao people to control the water. The rain fell from the sky and formed a torrent of floods. But you are afraid that Taihao will be destroyed When the water annihilated, I led the tribe to fill up the mountain pass. Later, I found out that you smelt pottery and you control water. Just imagine, the pottery you make is used to hold water and things. Neither water nor meat can be spilled. Isn’t this also a loophole to mend the sky? Therefore, I call your invention of clay pottery as refining stones to mend the sky!” After hearing this, Nuwa stood there thinking for a long time, and said: "Your argument is very reasonable. But I think it is easier and more practical than making pottery by refining stones to mend the sky!" Fuxi shook his head when he heard this, and said, "The pottery making you mentioned is just a process. But what I said about refining stones to mend the sky is the meaning of your pottery making. The two are completely different." Nüwa said: "You can teach the tribe how you say it. It's just that it's very easy to call it pottery making. It's not used to suddenly changing it to mending the sky or something. Also, I often think of other things these days. Come on!" Fu Xi asked in surprise, "What are you thinking?" Nuwa said: "Fuxi, do you still remember the time when Qishan landslide?" Fuxi nodded and said, "I remember, what's wrong?" Nu Wa said: "At that time you once said that water is the thing that can overcome fire!" Fuxi nodded and said, "Yes!" Nuwa said: "Also, I once had a dream, for which you went to Qishan, brought back some colorful stones, and we cured mother's illness!" Fu Xi nodded and said, "Yes, what do you want to say?" Nuwa said: "I burn pottery every day, facing the four objects of water, fire, wood, and earth. After a long time, I have a little understanding of the nature of these four objects. I think, since in the world, there are Things that restrain each other must also have things that reproduce each other! Those who restrain each other, water restrains fire, and earth restrains water. When the flood came, we could block the flood with soil. Water. And wood is made of forests. When I sent people to cut and collect wood, I saw that the soil where the trees grew was hard, which means that wood can overcome soil! But what can overcome wood? I think water is not the only way to overcome wood. things! On the contrary, water is a thing that grows wood!" Fuxi said: "You have a good idea, and it is extremely profound. Then, in nature, there must be something that can restrain wood, but we haven't discovered it!" Nu Wa nodded and said: "There is also mutual generation. Everyone knows that wood generates fire, and fire generates soil. But if it is said that soil generates water, I still think it is impossible. Earth is something that can restrain water, so how can it generate water? .Then there must be something in nature that is born of soil, and this thing is born of water, and water is born of wood." Fuxi nodded and said: "That's good. What you said should be called the five elements of nature. If you can find what you said, the five elements will be fulfilled. If you can't find it, you can only get it through other methods. But what is this thing? ?” Fuxi and Nuwa thought hard, and Fuxi even came to the place where Nuwa fired pottery to watch, but they found nothing.In the evening, Nuwa said to Fuxi: "I want to obtain this substance by calcining colorful stones with fire. You think, the colorful stones you picked in Qishan last time can cure your mother's rotten disease, so this kind of It must not be soil, nor can it be an ordinary stone, it must be something. Since the multicolored stone was obtained from the Qishan landslide, it must be hidden in the soil and born from the soil. And we went there In the mountains, there is usually water coming out of the mountains. You think, since the water is not born by the soil, it must be born by this thing. Therefore, I want to mobilize the Taihao people to go to Qishan, and then find some colorful stones. We will smelt them manually. Maybe it will work out." Fuxi said: "Your natural five elements are too powerful, mutual generation and mutual restraint. According to your statement, analyzed from the perspective of mutual restraint, this thing must be a thing that restrains wood, and refining it with the method you mentioned will not It should be something that is restrained by fire. The thing that restrains wood must be a hard tool, harder than stone. But this kind of thing will melt when it sees fire. What is it? Why did the sky give birth to wood? , fire, earth, water, but no such thing was born? Could it be that this heavenly power is also insufficient?" After Fuxi finished speaking, he walked up and down, but still couldn't figure it out. Nuwa finally sent people to find more colorful stones from Qishan Mountain, and brought them back.When the day for Nvwa's sacrifice came, Nvwa asked someone to fetch charcoal, put firewood on it and ignite it, and then asked people to put the multicolored stones on the fire for calcination.Fuxi stood by and watched, and said: "If it is true that the power of the sky is insufficient and manpower is needed to make up for it, if you can make up for it and really refine this kind of substance, then it will be Nuwa's refining stones to mend the sky!" Nuwa laughed and said, "Let me tell you, I have really become a god. Since ancient times, the position of god has been the head of the tribe. And only you are the god. I just do something on your behalf." Fuxi shook his head and said, "You may not be right. In my mind, gods should be adults, people who can do something beneficial for mankind. They cannot be called tribal leaders alone. Since ancient times, human leaders have not There are few, but there are not many people who have really done great things for mankind, but you once saved mankind from the flood, so you are a god, it is only right and proper.” Nvwa said: "As you said, I really want to find something to complement the five elements of nature and become a real god!" Fuxi said: "You should have been the god of mending the sky long ago when you made pottery." But how did Nu Wa refine it, or burn those colorful stones black, or only get some powder.But there was no substance that Fuxi and Nuwa hoped to see. Nuwa was a little discouraged and said, "Maybe I was wrong?" But Fuxi said: "It's not necessarily wrong. As far as wood, fire, earth, and water are concerned, the characteristics of them have been proved by us. Maybe our method is wrong now!" "Then keep working hard. Anyway, I have to offer sacrifices to the heavens every time. I will use it as a way to sacrifice to the heavens first. Let me slowly think about it!" Nuwa said. Time flies like an arrow, Nuwa gave birth to another son, Fuxi named him Ji Bo, Nuwa asked, "Why did you choose such a name?" Fu Xi said: "I still remember that when you were pregnant for the first time, we didn't know that Si'er was a boy or a girl. You asked me to name the baby, so I named it Ji Bo. This time I gave birth to a boy, so it just happened to be used." Nuwa said: "You must have a deep meaning for being so persistent." Fuxi said: "I once said that there is a river called Jishui not far from Mount Qishan. I think our child will grow up and grow up there in the future. We humans can't always live in Chengji. There is always development. We were originally born in Jiangshui, and water is what nourishes and nourishes people. Human beings must live in water and plants. Seeing that the name Ji Bo is very good! When our human beings develop more in the future, we will send many people If you go to any place to be a leader, then every water can have a leader. We add the name of the water in front of his name, doesn’t this person have a name? At the same time, people also know that this person is the leader of this water Doesn't bo mean the boss?" Nuwa said: "Since you think so, then do as you say!" Fuxi saw that not far from Taihao Palace, there were some stones piled up, with various colors and smells.Fuxi was surprised, so he asked Nuwa: "You sent people to get so many colored stones, what are you going to do?" Nuwa gave Fuxi a blank look and said, "Look at you, you are always busy with your own affairs, but you completely forget what I want to do." Fuxi thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "So you are still worshiping the sky, looking for the five elements, is there any result?" Nuwa shook her head dully. Fuxi said: "This is not a small matter, don't be too hasty. It can only be done naturally when you have done your work. I remember that when you made pottery, you didn't think too much. When you found that the soil can be hardened by fire, clay pottery will also be produced. Now, it is not easy to get something that is both raw and destructive!" Nvwa said: "Take it easy! I have nothing to do, so I just do it!" A year later, Nuwa gave birth to another daughter named Fu Bao. In the Taihao tribe, Nuwa has become a model for the Taihao people, whether she is doing things or giving birth to children.