I was completely stunned and impressed by his words, so I hurriedly replied: "Yes. There seems to be only one. But it's not a big problem."
The old man smiled and said: "Then use your tongue to touch the place where your upper lip and upper gums connect. You can clearly feel that there will be a small ball-like thing on it."
I hurriedly did as he said, and sure enough it was true.
"It's very simple. Because your area corresponds to the area where you have hemorrhoids below. They both belong to the Du meridian of traditional Chinese medicine. If you have two hemorrhoids below, there will definitely be two small ones on the inside of your lips.
Something like a ball," he said with a smile.
Yu Min was also exploring with her tongue.
The old man suddenly laughed and said, "Girl, you probably won't have it. Nine out of ten boys have hemorrhoids, and very few girls get hemorrhoids."
Yu Min's face suddenly turned red and she whispered: "It's really not true."
I understood immediately, "You mean, our human body is actually completely in line with the principles of system theory. We can see the condition of our whole body from our faces?"
The old man shook his head and said: "I don't understand the principles of system theory. I only know a little bit about traditional Chinese medicine. One year I met a traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Beijing. He went to Beijing to petition. Alas! That was also a miserable life.
Man, he was ruined by a local gangster. The local government didn't care about his affairs at all. He was sent back to his hometown several times after arriving in Beijing, but he escaped secretly on the way every time. He didn't dare
Go home, because he may not even be alive when he goes back. I met him in the tunnel outside the Beijing Railway Station, because like me, he can only sleep in that place. What I just told you
These things were all taught to me by him.”
I felt depressed and uncomfortable because of what he just said. Although I had heard about petitioning, I never imagined that some places could be so dark.
I am actually a very traditional person. I want my country to be prosperous and strong from the bottom of my heart, and I also support the current regime, because I have read the "Party Constitution" carefully and found that the things in the "Party Constitution" are really good. Unfortunately,
When I see the rapid development of the country, I always see a lot of dark things, which makes it difficult for me to accept it deep in my heart. Sometimes I wonder: Should such things happen in a country led by the Communist Party?
Is it? Then I thought that maybe the officials below were too bastards. I think this is the only explanation. So, when I saw the appearance of the bureau chiefs from my hometown when I was in the provincial capital that day, I said nothing to them.
I was deeply disgusted, and from this I felt even more that my idea was right, and I was even more worried about my hometown: With people like that serving as officials, how can the people live?
But after returning home this time, I found that it didn't seem to be the situation I was worried about. Most people in my hometown live and work in peace and contentment. Although the county town is very dilapidated, people's lives seem leisurely and quiet. And now, when I hear the old man say that
After what happened to the Chinese medicine doctor, I suddenly felt depressed and panicked.
At this time, Yu Min asked: "You said before, the drawing of lots is very accurate, right? Can our fate really be predicted?"
The old man smiled and said: "Either you believe in some things completely, or you don't believe it at all. Otherwise, your life will be very chaotic. There are many unknowns in a person's life. If you can really predict your own
From now on, our lives will have no meaning."
I felt that although the old man's words were very reasonable, they did not answer Yu Min's question. In fact, Yu Min's question was also something I really wanted to ask. So I also asked: "So, do you believe it?"
What I didn't expect was that he shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
I asked in surprise: "Why? Don't you find it strange that your life is so unsatisfactory?"
I was very surprised, because I always thought that people who had bad luck would believe in fate. Otherwise, how could those things be explained? Why are others so successful but I am lonely all my life? Why are other people's families happy but my own marriage is unfavorable? Why do some people have career prospects?
Are you prosperous but depressed all your life? Wait, wait, there must be an explanation for these problems, right? According to traditional saying, many people attribute the final explanation to fate at work.
In fact, I also have such superstitious thoughts in my heart, but this kind of thought does not appear all the time.
He shook his head and said: "What's weird? I've just encountered all kinds of bad things. In fact, whether you believe it or not, a person's life only lasts for a few decades. Once you close your eyes, your legs will
Who cares about your life after kicking, okay? I think I have lived a wonderful life. Look, I fought bandits and married three wives. When I was young, I hung out and slept in the jail every day.
There are many women who have passed by. Later, I traveled all over the country by picking up garbage, which is equivalent to free travel. How wonderful. Even if I die now, I feel it is worth it. Oh, I can’t die yet, I have to pay your money back before I can die.
.Otherwise I will die in an uneasy way."
I hurriedly said: "You have already paid me back. The story you just told me and the answer you gave me to that question are worth far more than this little money."
He immediately laughed, "So I can die right away?"
Only then did I realize that there was something wrong with what I said, but I also realized that no matter what I said, something was wrong: Should I ask him to pay back the money? Isn’t this right?
Yu Min smiled and said: "You just had the operation, live a good life. Forget about the money, he is not short of this money anyway."
I also hurriedly said: "Yes. That's right. I think it's like this. From now on, when my father comes to have breakfast at your place, you just don't charge me for it. Until he finishes eating the money."
"That will take more than ten years. Haha! Thank you. If I can live for more than ten years, I will be really satisfied." The old man laughed and then frowned. I guess his laughter affected the wound.
, after all, the effect of the anesthetic was slowing down. So he hurriedly said to him: "Don't laugh too hard. I'm sorry, we disturbed you. You can have a good rest."
"You go and do your own work. Don't worry about me. I've already troubled you a lot. In fact, it's my blessing to meet you." The old man said, and then closed his eyes.
I glanced at Yu Min, gave her a look, and then we left the ward.
At noon, Yu Min and I had a meal together, and then sat in a tea house by the river to drink tea and chat.
"I used to feel that I was miserable, but now I realize that I am very lucky." Yu Min suddenly said.
I knew what she was referring to, because compared with the old man's fate, her fate was indeed much luckier. I said: "The old man is right, a person's life only lasts for a few decades, and everyone has his or her own splendor.
So, I think we shouldn’t care too much. That’s good.”
He smiled bitterly and said: "It's easy to say it, but it's hard to actually do it. Sometimes I think, forget it, just forget it for the rest of my life, as long as I'm not hungry. But when I see other people living like this
When I feel comfortable, I start to feel unbalanced. Alas! Now I understand why some people want to become a monk. I guess those people just want to be out of sight and out of mind."
I immediately laughed, "Why do you think that way? Monks have seen everything in this world and are escaping from it. Out of sight, out of mind, but your heart is still restless. What does this do?"
She also laughed immediately.
As I was talking, I suddenly heard the phone ringing. I took it out and looked at it and found that it was an unfamiliar number. I have had very few calls in the past few days. Sometimes I actually hope in my heart that a call will come in, so I answered it immediately.
This phone call. Only I know what’s going on in my heart: In fact, I can’t stand loneliness at all.
"Hello, who are you?" I asked.
"Feng Xiao, you are going too far. I am Luo Hua. You didn't save my number." An angry voice came from the phone.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I answered the call without looking at the caller ID." I said hurriedly.
"Let's have dinner together tonight. Are you free? I have made appointments with all my classmates," she said.
"Here... let me treat you." I said. To be honest, I really don't want to attend such a party, because I haven't contacted my classmates in my hometown for many years, and I have become unfamiliar. Strangeness and unfamiliarity are just
It can make people feel embarrassed. But I can't refuse because I don't want my classmates to criticize me behind my back.
"You don't need to treat me. You are a guest." She said, "It's agreed. My husband is going to treat you today."
"Who is your husband?" I asked, and the tall man with a dark body suddenly appeared in my mind.
"You know him. He had dinner with you when we were in the provincial capital." She said, "Feng Xiao, I didn't expect that you are so powerful now. You are actually the son-in-law of the richest man in our Jiangnan, and you are in close contact with the province.
We all know each other. From now on, will you help us old classmates more?"
I was very surprised, "Who is your husband? We had more than one person eating together that day."
"You will know when you come tonight. Haha! My husband heard that you are back and wants to treat you to a meal." She said with a smile.
I don’t know why, but I immediately thought of a person in my mind, the Director of Radio, Film and Television. So, I felt that I had to ask clearly, "I won’t come if you don’t tell me. I have other things to do."
.”
"Okay, let me tell you. My husband's name is Peng Zhonghua, and he is now the director of radio and television in our county. Do you remember?" she said.
I was stunned because I didn’t expect things to happen by such a coincidence. After thinking about it, I realized that it wasn’t too much of a coincidence—my hometown is such a big county, and there are quite a few classmates working here. One of my former classmates happened to be
It is very possible that she is the wife of the Director of Radio, Film and Television. By chance, Yu Min and I happened to see the incident between Luo Hua and that man. I don’t know why, but I didn’t feel that I had seen the incident between Luo Hua and that person.
A radio, television and film director gloated over his misfortune. I suddenly felt that such a person was even more sad. (To be continued)