Chapter 22 Star
Not long after dinner, the sun slowly sets down the mountain, but the moon has not yet risen.
Xu Ping taught Xiuxiu to write for a while, but her heart couldn't calm down, so she pulled her to the yard, sat on a small stool, and looked at the stars together.
There was a gust of wind in the afternoon, and it has stopped until now. There is no cloud in the sky. The stars in the sky are blinking, especially bright.
Xu Ping looked up for a while, but couldn't see any name. His parents in his previous life were not very educated, and he taught them carelessly in his childhood nature lessons. He saw that the stars in the sky were brighter than the other, but he didn't know what names they were called. What I remember is the Milky Way, the Big Bear, Little Bear, Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could not match those stars, and he felt a little depressed.
Seeing Xiuxiu watching seriously, she said nonsense: "Xiuxiu, I tell you that the stars in the sky have stories. Just like the brightest galaxy..."
Xiuxiu laughed out loud: "The official is really talking nonsense. This spring and summer, the Milky Way is not what you gestured? The direction is wrong! Look, follow my hand, this is the Milky Way!"
Xu Ping followed Xiuxiu's little hand and looked carefully for a while. Sure enough, he found that a big river seemed to be traversing the sky, but it was not too obvious.
Xiuxiu said: "It's July 7th that the Milky Way is the brightest, and it's not good-looking at this time."
Xu Ping was a little embarrassed, and his astronomical knowledge was really embarrassing. He said to Xiuxiu: "You are young, and I didn't expect you to know so much."
Xiuxiu said, "I want to coax my brother. If he doesn't sleep at night, he will tell him these things, such as Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Wenquxing descended to earth, etc."
Xu Ping refused to answer awkwardly.
Xiuxiu said again: "Official, I heard that every star in the sky represents a person in the world, and the stars of those noble people are particularly bright. Is it true?"
Xu Ping smiled and said, "This is really a matter of coaxing a child. There are countless stars in the sky, and people in the world always have numbers. How can they hang up the hook!"
Xiuxiu said: "They all say that, and scholars say so much. In the story that I heard from others, a big star fell when Prime Minister Zhuge ascended to heaven. How could it be fake?"
Xu Ping was stunned for a moment. He naturally had a thousand reasons and ten thousand reasons. He told Xiuxiu that the stars in the sky were stars, and they were divided into stars, planetary satellites, etc. But in this era, saying that these are more like myths than those that Xiuxiu heard of, I didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
After thinking for a while, he said, "If you say that, Xiuxiu, you also have your own star. Where is it? Can you see it?"
Xiuxiu shook her head: "I am an inconspicuous girl from a poor family. If I die, there will be no one who shed tears for me except my parents. Even if I have my stars, how can I see it?"
Xu Ping heard her say something unlucky and hurriedly said, "Don't say that, life is average in the world, and there are no natural differences."
Xiuxiu said, "Your Majesty, you are so sorry for your words. Those who are born well-born, who are dressed in fine clothes, silk, silk, and satin, and do not suffer any grievances at all. How could they be like us poor people? The people in this world are all the stars in the sky descend to earth, and those who are bright and bright often hang on the sky will become noble people. Just like that, those who cannot see even if you can see are us poor people."
Xu Ping said: "Xiuxiu, I tell you that those invisible stars are not because they are not bright, but because they are too far away from us. One day in the future, people in the world will always realize that most of the invisible stars are brighter than the sun!"
Xiu Xiu clapped her hands: "The official said this very interesting thing! But it makes sense. I heard people say that some wise men are not very famous when they are alive, and they become more respected as they go. Just like Kong Datou, I heard people say that they are not very good when they are alive, and sometimes when they are hungry, they are as clear as the sun and the moon."
After saying that, he remembered something and stuck out his tongue at Xu Ping: "Officials are also scholars, so I shouldn't call Master this. But I'm just talking about the rough people and don't recognize the truth, so I said that. I just said it with my mouth, so I shouldn't take it to my heart."
Xu Ping smiled bitterly and shook his head: "What kind of scholar am I? Confucius would not recognize me even if I came back to life. What are you going to be taboo?"
When people didn't respect him very much, they jokingly called Confucius, Kong Datou, who used his image to speak out, which was similar to the later name Kong Laoer, and they were both titles that expressed disgust.
Seeing Xiuxiu's persistent belief in the stars in the sky and being closely linked to fatalism, Xu Ping deeply felt that she wanted to awaken her consciousness and have the consciousness to fight against fate.
Then he said to Xiuxiu: "Xiuxiu, which star do you think I am in the sky? Can you see it?"
Xiuxiu said, "Who is right? An official is a scholar. One day in high school, he will be high above. It is not an exaggeration to say that Wenquxing descends to earth. He is a farmer in the morning and ascends to the emperor's hall in the evening. But at this time, if you have not made a fortune, who can say it?"
Xu Ping smiled and said, "So if you believe in these things, you will have them, if you don't believe in them, why believe in them? If I were also a star, I would be the one that is farthest from here and I can't see no matter how hard I see it."
Xiuxiu said: "If I don't believe in these, why do I believe in? Can I study hard like an official and believe that one day I will be able to go to high school?"
Xu Ping said: "Just believe that being a down-to-earth person and living well will be truly wealth!"
Xiuxiu smiled and said, "I would rather believe that you will be blessed to your heart one day and suddenly follow Lin Xiucai to study well, and then take Qi Xiuxiu to enjoy two days of blessings, which is more true than this!"
Xu Ping looked at Xiuxiu and sighed: "Do you think I can't read those books? I just think those books are useless to read. The world is so great that I have the ability to earn my own wealth and honor, and I don't need others to reward me. In the world, people don't need to believe in those illusory things, just live steadily!"
Xiuxiu smiled and shook her head: "Officials, you grew up in wealth and never suffered. Think about it, wealth and honor are indispensable. Even if you make money and silver in this world, you dare not call it a word of nobleness without an official! Deng Tong guards the gold mountain to mint money, and luck comes, and one day is ruined! If you can't go to the Golden Palace and wear the purple, red and green, how can you afford a wealth!"
Xu Ping suddenly realized that he was not convinced by a little girl. Those messy feudal ideas had already penetrated into her soul, and they were not changed by a few words!
However, what Xiuxiu said may not be unreasonable. Are the thoughts brought by the previous life really useful in this world?
Xu Ping looked at the starry sky.
If everyone is a star, then which star am I? Is it the playboy star, or the star in my hometown that is unknown where I am in the depths of the starry sky?
It was late at night, and Xu Ping did not tell Xiuxiu the news he got from Li Wei.
Chapter completed!