Chapter 30 talk about smoking

talk about smoking Some people say, "What good is smoking? You might as well eat some chewing gum. It's sweet, it's not bad." Needless to say, you know this must be an amateur.Chewing gum may be good, but most of the people who like it are women and children; men rarely appreciate this kind of stuff; except in the United States, there may be some exceptions there.You have to chew a piece of gum for a long time, but you still can't finish it. No matter how refined you are, you can't hide the appearance of eating, and it's always a little indecent.This is actually not like smoking, but like holding an olive.Have you ever seen a man with an olive in his mouth?There is a protruding piece on the cheek, and the mouth is sizzling from time to time.Smoking doesn't need to be so strenuous; cigarettes are especially easy, you just pick it up and smoke it leisurely, no one will pay attention to you.I can't tell what the taste of smoking is; I can barely say that it may be a bit bitter.But smokers don't care about the "bitterness" but the "a bit".His mouth is too stuffy, or too idle, so he just wants to join in the fun and make him feel that his mouth is still his.Chewing a piece of gum is too much, sweet enough, enough greasy; and with sugar, you may forget "I".

Smoking is actually a joke.Let’s talk about smoking cigarettes. You open the box or jar, take out the cigarette, pause on the table a few times, take it in, wipe the match, and light it.Every movement during this period is full of energy, like acting.Maybe I don't feel it, but when I don't smoke, I feel it.At that time, you must be bored; especially with your hands, there is nowhere to put them.Besides, the smoke that spewed out curled up, It is enough for you to guess twice; it can lead you to the farthest place. ——Even if you are busy, you can relax for a while.Therefore, people who are old smokers can really think about it leisurely when they have a cigarette in their mouth.He is a free body in an instant, whether he is a gentleman leaning on the sofa or a bricklayer squatting on the steps.Sometimes he can still gossip with people with a cigarette in his mouth; naturally he is a little vague, but the gratifying look is that he doesn't care.These are probably considered game Samadhi.

Many people smoke for company.For example, if a person lives alone in Peiping, with his friends, he talks and laughs, and when he returns home, the empty house is like water.At this time, he can take out a cigarette and smoke it to borrow some heat.Dusk is coming, and there are only outlines of things in the house. I am too lazy to turn on the lights for the time being. I can also light a cigarette and watch the fire on the cigarette butt flicker, like an intimate whisper, only I can hear it.If you are angry, you might as well vent your anger and suck him ten or so mouthfuls hard.When guests come, if you are too tired to talk, or have nothing to say, why not sit still?At this time, it is best to pick up a cigarette and cover your mouth with the person waiting opposite you.If he did the same, he would crawl through the smoke as long as he could.Everyone has a new partner, so they can hang around for a while.

In the past, smoking waterpipes and dry tobacco was just a harmless hobby, but now smoking has become a style.Your fingers turn yellow from smoking, let it go.Using the cigarette holder is not only troublesome, but also stingy, and it is so far away from the smoke.Today there is a hole in the gown, and tomorrow there is a hole in the waistcoat, let him go.The nicotine in a cigarette can poison a little sparrow, let it go.In short, lame and twisted, in fact, is still a "don't care".There are good and bad cigarettes, thick and light flavors, those who can distinguish the taste are the experts, and those who smoke whatever cigarettes are the generous ones.

Made on October 11, 1933 (Originally published in No. 6 of "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement")