Chapter 52 Chinese whimsy

You Guang Foreigners don't know China, and they often say that the Chinese are practical.Actually not, we Chinese are the most imaginative people. Regardless of ancient or modern times, everyone knows that a man who has many women and blindly indulges in lust will not only drink three whips of wine every day[2], but it will not work, and he must "end his life (?) to sleep".But our ancients had a great fantasy, that by relying on "Yu Nu", one could become a fairy. An example is how many women Peng Zu[3] had and lived to be hundreds of years old.This method was once popular along with alchemy, and various titles remain in ancient bibliographies.But in fact, it probably won't work in the end. It seems that no one believes in it anymore. This is really unfortunate for heroes who like fishing.

There is, however, a little whimsy.That is a snort, and a white light is released from the nostrils, no matter how far or near the road is, it will kill the enemy or the enemy.Bai Guangke came back again, he couldn't figure out who killed him, since he killed someone, there was no trouble, how comfortable and comfortable.This kind of inclination, the year before last, some people wanted to go to Wudang Mountain[4] to seek it. It was not until last year that the Broadsword Team took the place of this whimsy.Now even the reputation of the Broadsword Team is lonely.It is also very unfortunate for patriotic heroes.

Recently, however, we had another big whim.That is to save the country and make a fortune at the same time. Although various lotteries[5] are similar to gambling, getting rich is just "hope."But it is true that the two are related.Of course, there is also the Kingdom of Monaco in the world that is maintained by gathering lotteries[6], but as a matter of common sense, gambling can lead to prostitution in small cases, and national subjugation in large cases; for saving the country, there is always a little sacrifice, at least, and making a fortune. The road is always very far.However, it is our present China that has discovered the point of consistency, although it is still in the process of experimenting.

Yet there was another little whim.This time there is no need for a single white light, but a few announcements, a few anonymous letters, and a few pseudonymous articles to make the head of the enemy fall to the ground, and some blood will not splash on one's foreign-style house and foreign clothes[7].And under the tape, make yourself famous and profitable.This is still in the process of experimentation, and I don't know what the result will be, but looking through the ready-made history of literature and art, if you can't see half of such characters, then I'm afraid it's still a waste of effort.

Gambling wildly to save the country, indulging in desire to become immortal, killing enemies with nothing, spreading rumors to buy land, if someone wants to continue "Longwenbianying" [8], I think it's better to add these four sentences.August 4th. [1] This article was originally published in "Shen Shen Free Talk" on August 6, 1933. 〔2〕Three Whip Wine is a medicinal wine made from the male genitalia of three kinds of animals. [3] A figure in the legend of Peng Zu.Volume 1 of Ge Hong's "Biography of the Immortals" in the Jin Dynasty: "Peng Zu, whose surname is Huangyu Keng, is also the great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu. The end of Yin is seven hundred and sixty-seven years old, and he is not old." Peng Zu once said such words : "Men and women complement each other, just like the heaven and the earth....The sky and the earth divide the day and unite at night, and at the age of three hundred and sixty, the essence and energy are combined, so they can produce all things without being poor; if people can do it, they can last forever."

〔4〕 Wudang Mountain is located in the north of Junxian County, Hubei Province. There are Zixiao Palace, Yuxu Palace and other temples on the mountain. It is a famous Taoist resort in my country. Volume 43 of "Taiping Yulan" quoted Southern Song Dynasty Guo Zhongchan's "Nanyongzhou Ji" as saying: "Wudang Mountain is three or four hundred miles wide... There are often hundreds of Taoists, and there are endless ones." In old novels, Wudang Mountain is often used. It is described as a magical place where swordsmen practice. (5) Lottery tickets are also called lottery tickets.This refers to the "aviation and highway construction lottery tickets" issued by the Kuomintang government in 1933. At that time, newspapers advertised that buying lottery tickets was "both patriotic and award-winning."

〔6〕The principality of Monaco (The principality of Monaco) translates the Principality of Monaco, a constitutional monarchy on the Mediterranean coast in southeast France. There is a world-renowned casino in the city of Monte Carlo, and the revenue from the casino is one of the main sources of finance for the government. 〔7〕Referring to the articles published in magazines such as "Social News" and "Wei Yan" at that time, and the announcements of Zhang Ziping, Zeng Jinke and others, see "Pseudo Free Book·Postscript". 〔8〕 "Longwenbianying" was compiled by Xiao Liangyou in the Ming Dynasty. The content is some stories extracted from ancient books, four characters and one sentence, each two sentences form a couplet, and the rhyme is listed as a long compilation.Old school books are often used as children's textbooks.