Chapter 2 Chapter One: How She Corresponded with the Rabbit Gentleman

Miss Alice still thought of the polite rabbit after returning home from her travels in Wonderland.In a Bible given to her by her aunt, Mrs. Gregory Foyce, she once wrote a line like this: friend, I would like to visit China. Please guide me. Is this something you are happy about? I wrote this letter to the rabbit on the last blank page of the Bible because I forgot the rabbit's mailing address, and Miss Alice's father told her that God never asks of children. Because of the rejection once, I secretly asked God to send this letter to Mr. Rabbit.She also signed her baptismal name at the end of the letter so that God would know it was her request.

It's been a week, no reply at all.Every time after going to bed at night, without letting other sisters know, she would re-read the booklet page by page, hoping to find the message written back by God from this book.nothing.None, because her letter was written vaguely, God sent someone to look for the erratic rabbit and couldn’t find it, so she came to write the costume and face of the rabbit in front of the letter again, just like looking for relatives in an advertisement, Written very clearly.She figured, this way, there will always be news after the rainy day.Because she believed that her father would not lie, and her father had said at another time that God never lied, since he was such an upright and powerful person, entrusting him to do such a small matter, of course, was not troublesome.

The time was about twenty days after the birthday of Christ, and Miss Alice was more honest in her morning and evening prayers than any of her younger sisters.Because I heard my aunt tell a story that four or five weeks after Christmas is the time of the Chinese New Year. It is the most interesting time for Chinese adults and children, and this is the best time to travel to China.And this little girl always remembers the Chinese custom of bowing and kowtowing, and worries that she won't be able to see her again after the New Year. We on the other side really hope that the deputy conveyer sent by God will find that friend with big ears early.We know that at this time in China, the southern part of the border is undergoing revolution, and whenever a revolutionary government is established, it always first tries to eradicate all habits.All bad systems can no longer exist in the new situation, some weird customs will be eliminated, and all people will become people of the new era.People in the new era probably look like Europeans. They wear woolen clothes with white stiff collars, they walk with their waists and shoulders unhooked, and they speak crisply.

There are no more gentlemen wearing melon skin hats, no more consumptive beauties, no more oriental colors, so even if you go to China for a year or two, it will be very little fun.But Rabbit is very busy these days. It has been a week, two weeks since I received the letter, and I want to reply, but I have no time.Because Rabbit was planning to go to China, he asked people everywhere to find out how to go to China and the procedures for moving around after arriving in China. One day, Mr. Rabbit was tying a bow tie on a mirror. He wanted to take advantage of the good weather to visit Mr. Habu, an old friend who lives in Momo Street, so that he could ask Mr. Habu what has changed since he came to China in the past two years. .Mr. Habu has been to China for many years, and he only returned to China within the last three months.

Bow ties don't always work well.This can only be blamed on this friend who loves beauty too much.On the one hand, I have acquired this beautiful habit by the idleness of my own life, as many others have.A person vents his anger on such unsatisfactory things, and hits a little bit, which is also a lot. After hitting, he regrets it, which is almost human.The occasional noise was the result of the friend throwing an ivory-backed mirror to the ground because of an unsightly tie.However, when I saw that the mirror was broken into a few sharp-edged objects of various sizes, I felt a little regretful again.It's hard for him to explain why he has such a bad temper.There seems to be a kind of power surging in his chest, which cannot be restrained even with the most noble education. Mr. Rabbit is suffering from this matter.

Sitting there, he was fascinated by the broken mirrors that had been smashed against the ground and lifted up with his hands. There was a shadow of himself in each mirror, and he laughed at his temper, "It's still a young temper," "It's still, "It's inevitable!" He laughed like a knowledgeable rabbit.The matter of giving was naturally put aside for the time being. At four o'clock in the afternoon that day, in the living room of Mr. Habu's house, this friend was sitting on the marble chair.According to the Chinese method, Mr. Habu entertained guests with Longjing tea. The tea bowl is also a Chinese Qianlong porcelain, with blue and white flowers and dragons on it.

"This one doesn't need sugar, it's bitter." The rabbit shook his head after taking a sip. What he ate was like medicine. "Ha, my friend, let me tell you, this is the Chinese method, the way you drink tea in that place! I know you are not used to drinking tea. But you have to study hard. Just get used to drinking tea." Rabbit and Hab are old friends, and they are called by nicknames.Here we know that the rabbit is called "Nuoxi".In the future, it seems more convenient and intimate to talk about Nuoxi. (Other old friends are all yelling like that!) Nuoxi heard Mr. Habu say that tea is the Chinese method, although he felt bitter, he reluctantly drank a cup.Then I saw Mr. Habu putting water into the tea bowl, but he didn't understand.He asked, "What's the matter?"

"This is also the so-called Chinese method. The benefits of tea can't come out the first time, it's better after the second time! Chinese people pay attention to tea, and don't drink the first brew. You can try this." So Nuoxi took another sip.The beauty is still hard to appreciate.But seeing that my friend found it very interesting, I pretended to have understood it by the way, and found out many irrelevant words to praise the beauty of Chinese people drinking tea. Nuoxi asked if going to China was the same as going to the United States.This made Hab-jun laugh. "No. If you're going to China, just buy the boat ticket and go. When you arrive, go ashore.

I wish you a lot more freedom in China than here.The Chinese are very polite, and they will never hurt you when they fight their battles.Chinese bandits have received very good military training first, and then go to bandits to rob people, so international politeness is not lacking.Your nationality is your very good passport, and nothing else will be embarrassing.If you have to go to court under unavoidable circumstances, in Shanghai and many places in China, there will be your own country’s trial office to decide the case for you. Of course, you know that this lawsuit is easy to fight.And you should know that once you get there, I'm sure you'll be asked to give a lecture, and I can help you a little bit about that. I'll give you a copy of Dr. Babano's book, which is full of magic, and you'll understand it. In this sense, if you praise Chinese culture greatly, many people will say that you are a good person.To further call you a philosopher, you don't have to blush. "

"It is said that there is a revolution now, what should I do?" "Nuoxi, let me tell you, you can't go wrong if you do the package as I do. The revolution depends on which one wins the battle, and I can't talk about it for a while. This is the Chinese character. The character that is easy to be moved and easy to get along with is Chinese culture. This character is a Chinese sage who captured the spirit of the entire Chinese nation in a few words, and it is said that this has been posted for more than 2,500 years." They also talked about the Westerners who went to China, in order to know how to recite the Buddha, they can especially be admired by the upper class of Chinese civil and military society.Mr. Habu said it was a very correct experience, but this old friend always thought it was not very credible.I believed half of it, and I found it difficult to learn how to use it.

At seven o'clock in the conversation, Mr. Habu asked the cook who had traveled with him to China to serve a meal. The meal was of course Chinese food, and all the dishes were Chinese products. A bowl of lion's head, a bowl of braised shark's fin with shrimp, a bowl of braised pork elbow, and a bowl of roasted duck with scallions; these are four bowls.A plate of spicy chicken, a plate of eel paste, a plate of fried pork with chives and peppers, and a plate of shrimp; this is four plates.The other eight cold dishes are stinky fermented bean curd, ox horn chili pickles and so on.At the end there is also a large steaming pot, which contains three delicacies and twelve whole chickens.Desserts are pan-fried cakes and white fungus soup.The rice is not only white rice, but also Jajiangmian.This is a purely Chinese banquet.Using chopsticks to carry vegetables gave Mr. Nuoxi joy beyond surprise.Using his nose to sniff all the dishes on the table, there is a high-end smell that he has never smelled before. He thought that some of these dishes were specially used for smelling, such as fermented bean curd. When Mr. Habu saw all the dishes on the table, he didn't say please, but he was very happy to see the embarrassment of Mr. Nuoxi who didn't know how to hold chopsticks.It was supposed to be fun. Although the dishes have different colors, Mr. Nuoxi doesn't know the same name.He only thought that the steamer was what everyone called "Chinese chop suey". He first thought that Chinese people must eat only one dish, and this dish was "Chinese chop suey" popular in the United States. It is Japanese food. "Old friend, this flavor of 'Chinese chop suey' is enough, why make so many Japanese dishes?" Mr. Habu just laughed.Nuoxi also saw the old friend's deliberate embarrassment. Mr. Nuoxi took an ebony chopstick in one hand and tried to grab the round egg in the steamer. Seeing that it was caught, it slipped off again, so he simply poked it with the chopstick to smash the egg. However, he didn't dare to eat it. He put it in the empty wine cup next to him, and looked at the steaming egg without saying a word. "It's really hard for an old friend." "Do you think I don't know how to handle this thing if I haven't been to China?" It was only when Mr. Hab explained to him how to use chopsticks and gave him the names of the dishes that he realized that the table was full of Chinese dishes. "Well, my friend, I've got to come here and study hard for a week!" "No," said my friend Mr. Habu. "It's okay to go to China without learning how to hold chopsticks. Nowadays, people pay attention to eating big dishes, and many people use knives and forks. It's not comfortable to eat big dishes. Chinese people are as curious as us Westerners. Eating is just a good way. It’s just a thing, so today we don’t necessarily have to have a glass of wine for each dish when each dish is served.” So they ate food casually, drank two glasses of sorghum wine, and ate some noodles with fried sauce.When Mr. Habu said that shark's fin is the best dish of Chinese people when it was time to eat, Mr. Nuoxi picked up a few more chopsticks to eat shark's fin. After finishing the meal, Mr. Nuoxi watched a lot of Chinese art under Mr. Habu's guidance.For example, "Zhong Kui" with an ugly face randomly drawn with cinnabar on a piece of paper, a bat flying on the head of a man holding a sword, or a hermit fishing in the water in a boat, or a crippled fairy, Mr. Habu follows them all. An explanation aside.After seeing a lot of paintings, I went to look at ancient Chinese blackboard books.After appreciating Mr. Habu's treasures in general, Mr. Nuoxi on the way home has already traveled through China once. Miss Alice got such a letter the next day! Dear lady: I ​​got your letter a long time ago, and I was so busy that I couldn't find a time to answer it.It is, I hope, a sin that can be forgiven. I also have the same idea about going to China.My busyness is to investigate everything since I got to that place.It's all understood now.If you believe me to be honest, I could almost say I've been to China once.This is all thanks to the generosity of my friend Mr. Hab.His place is simply a compressed China. Now I'm preparing my expenses, and once I'm sure, I'll send you a telegram. (Again: The messenger asked me for money for the drink, and I already gave him three pounds. I asked Mr. Habu about this, and it is said that this god's errand probably has been to China. ) Miss Alice was very pleased with the messenger of your faithful servant John Nosh.But I feel that sending a letter costs three pounds for wine, and there are many people on the earth who pray to God for help every day. Although this is a Chinese rule, it seems to be too expensive.Thinking about it, there are certainly many ways for pastors in China to hide money from God, so they are not as poor as my father. But she also remembered that the post office had to use money to buy stamps, not to mention how good it would be for a godly messenger not to pay for a little more wine.China is a country where face is more important than anything else!