Chapter 18 Champagne Rose

In the dusty weather, the psychological discomfort outweighed the physical discomfort. I called Brother Zhu and started with "Did you find the champagne rose?", and the chat was much more comfortable. Brother Zhu potted many varieties of roses on the balcony.The first time I responded to the invitation to visit those roses at his house, I exclaimed: "The most beautiful rose in the world is this!" This statement is exaggerated, but Brother Zhu has no humility on his face. grow champagne roses." Ah, I remembered that many years ago, there was a report in the newspaper about Lin Qingxia finally wearing a wedding dress that was not a costume.

On the day of the wedding, the champagne roses that Xing Liyuan, a wealthy Chinese-American businessman who married her, ordered from flower markets all over the world were airlifted to their mansion on the wedding day, filling a whole swimming pool!When I mentioned this, Brother Zhu smiled lightly: "The pile is not beautiful. I just want to get one champagne rose. One is enough." According to Brother Zhu, the color of champagne rose is extremely unique, just like the color of champagne, and, Its smell is also as elegant and ethereal as champagne.Once I brought two bottles of domestic "petite champagne" to him to enjoy the flowers, and he laughed and told me that this kind of wine should be called "imitation champagne". The real champagne is only produced in a small part of eastern France. Champagne is a place name , How can the wine brewed from that place be recharged? In 2000, I went to France for the third time. I went to Reims, which belongs to the Champagne region, and visited a historic winery there. When I came back, I brought Brother Zhu a small bottle of authentic champagne. He was very happy and immediately let me wake up. When the cork came out and the foamy wine sprayed out, he rubbed his fingers happily and said, "It's really like the moment when a champagne rose blooms!" I apologized to him: "I wanted to ask for a branch of a champagne rose for you." , bring it back for your cuttings, but you also know that foreign plants that have not been quarantined cannot be brought into the country casually..." He led me to the balcony where the roses were blooming to share champagne, from the funnel-shaped carved tall glass Sipping wine in his glass, the smile on his face was as elegant as the champagne rose I imagined. He said to me: "It is also possible to find it in China. Some western missionaries brought it in in the past, and it has been localized long ago. It’s rather rare and hard to find.”

Chatting with Brother Zhu on the phone today, I said, "You have always been looking for champagne roses. Is this another example: the process of pursuit is sweeter than the result?" He smiled and replied, "This feeling is not true. It's new. I remember you wrote an article "Just because of the lack of a branch", saying that a man collected a Ming Dynasty Taishi chair, but he was missing a branch. He searched and found it, but lost his life. Motivated... If I find champagne roses and the cuttings live, my life will be more motivated and exciting!" I thought of Brother Zhu who lost his wife and retired for many years in his middle age, and his children had no time to call and greet him on holidays. He stayed alone in the empty nest and roses, but he was able to maintain such a healthy mental state. There must be a deeper feeling in his heart. , So I asked him for advice: "Now it's dim outside the window, and the unsatisfactory things over the years are rushing to my heart one after another. How can I get rid of these debris that block my heart?" He first asked: "Can you see the sun now?" Said that it can be seen, and the gains and losses are obscured by the sand and dust, so he said: "You must have to think about many bad things, or even enter into heavy thinking, or else! Now take a closer look, Look at it with the most simple eyes, and express your intuition. The intuition I see here is that the sun is an orange, peeled, and the orange petals inside are sour or sweet?" This made me laugh. , I looked out the window again, and said to him: "In my opinion, it looks more like a lemon. I don't know if it is sliced ​​thin and made with a cup of lemon tea. Is it mellow or not?" The two of them laughed together on the phone. .

Brother Zhu and I are not people who only care about personal pleasure.This spring, he voluntarily participated in the tree-planting activity organized by the newspaper. I wrote an article on environmental protection, but we reached a consensus during the conversation, that is, don't pretend to be concerned about the country and the people, and always condense in your heart. The last heavy pimple, such as facing the dusty weather, blindly blaming others and feeling depressed, will turn righteousness into hostility.Life is difficult and the world is changeable. It is very important for an individual life to be in it, to regulate one's psychology, mood, mood, and mentality. One of the means is to give yourself some relaxing small thoughts and even thoughts in addition to responsible thinking. Don't think about it yet.Mr. Lu Xun once said this meaning: If even a family cuts watermelon to share

There must be a big thought of "the great powers carve up our country, and my compatriots rise up to fight against the war", then watermelon will never be eaten.Brother Zhu's longing for champagne roses has nothing to do with his sense of social responsibility, but as a person with a sense of social responsibility, his little personal interest can make him a person who is more likely to get along with others, groups, society and even human beings. lively life.Champagne Rose, where are you?Whether you find it or not, the wine-like fragrance is already lingering in Brother Zhu's chest.I hope that I, and more people, can also use simple and original small pleasures to resolve the exaggerated anxiety accumulated in my heart in the pursuit of their respective "champagne roses", and face this situation with a healthy mind. There are still many deficiencies in the world and life.