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Chapter 66 discord

Maqiao Dictionary 韩少功 785Words 2018-03-19
The first time I heard this word was when the Luo River was in transition, when there was a flood, the river was several times wider than usual.On the same boat, there were two faceless women who probably came from afar. As soon as they boarded the boat, they covered their faces with bamboo hats, only showing their eyes.The boatman sized them up and asked them to go down with a wave of his hand.The two women had no choice but to get off the boat and smear their faces with river mud twice to make a painted face. They looked at each other and laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten up, and then they clapped their stomachs and got on the boat.

I was amazed by this: why draw a grimace? The boatman said: "Ten Chairman Mao can't control Father Long Liu's flood. I can't bear the death of a boat of people. I can't bear it if something happens." Someone on the boat immediately echoed, yes, yes, fire and water are ruthless, it is better to be careful.They talked about a certain month and day in the past, a certain woman was also very angry, causing the boat to capsize, and people fell into the water. I later learned that being "unfriendly" is beautiful.There is a special rule for this crossing. When the wind is strong and the water is rushing, women who are not ugly are not allowed to make the transition.It is said that a long time ago there was an ugly girl here, who couldn't get married, and finally threw herself into the river at this ferry and died.Since then, the ugly woman has been lingering, as long as she sees a beautiful woman on the boat, she will be jealous and stir up trouble, causing shipwrecks and fatal accidents frequently.Transitional women who are a little bit pretty can save a boatload of people from disaster only if their faces are dirty.

I don't care much about and believe in such legends, and I haven't studied the relationship between beauty and disasters in detail. For example, is beauty really more likely to cause people to lose their minds, talk nonsense, and go crazy?Is it easier to become an inducement for abandoning responsibilities, careless operations, etc.?What interests me is the word "discord".It implies a somewhat chilling conclusion.Beauty is a kind of evil, and goodness is a kind of danger. Beautiful things will always bring disunity, instability, and dissatisfaction, that is, they will definitely bring disputes, hatred, and discord.A piece of beautiful jade and Shibi once caused Zhao Guo and Qin Guo to fight at each other, and a beautiful woman Helen once triggered the Greek expedition to Troy.Only when people in the world drift with the tide, go with the light, don't be the rafters in the early days, and smear mud on their faces, can there be peace in the world.

"Disharmony" in Maqiao's language also generally refers to good, outstanding, outstanding, extraordinary, and so on.Using this word to describe the original meaning of Tiexiang, a young woman, there is no reason for outsiders not to be concerned about her prospects.
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