A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 204 Aunt Gui's Philosophy of Life

On this day, Nana and Hu Youyu in the yard went to work as usual. Da Mai, who had just woken up, was sitting in a daze in front of the window. Chen Nanxing accompanied Xu Hongdou to purchase some local specialties, preparing to bring them back to their colleagues who were going to Yanjing.

In the windy courtyard, Lu Cheng sat at the corner of the corridor on the second floor, holding a book, quietly feeling the beauty of the words.

Ma Qiushan was meditating there as usual. Aunt Agui was busy sweeping the yard and feeding the cat: "Jiahui, drink some water. Drink more water. The weather is hot..."

Aunt Agui was busy with her hands, but her mouth was also busy. She teased Jiahui and Xiaohei from time to time.

Ma Qiushan obviously couldn't stand Aunt Agui's noise, so he opened his eyes and looked around, then stood up and said, "Aunt Agui, would you like some tea?"

Aunt Agui looked up at Ma Qiushan and said, "Is Master Ma going to become an immortal soon? He even remembered to treat me to tea. Go ahead and make some."

Ma Qiushan got up and went to make tea, and greeted Lu Cheng by the way: "Teacher Lu, would you like some tea?"

"That's good. I'm a little thirsty."

Not long after, inside the teahouse, Ma Qiushan was making tea. Aunt Agui pulled Lu Cheng and said, "Lu Cheng, I heard that you are a doctor who treats patients in the Yanjing Hospital? How come you have time to come out and play?"

Lu Cheng smiled and said, "Aunt Gui, doctors need to rest too. I'm usually very busy with work and don't have time to rest. I finally got a day off recently, so I wanted to come out and relax."

At this time, Machushan's tea was ready, and he poured a cup for Lu Cheng and Aunt Agui respectively.

Aunt Gui took a sip of the tea and nodded: "It tastes good, but it's just the taste of tea. It can quench your thirst."

Ma Qiushan's expression froze for a moment, then he chuckled, "Aunt Gui's words are full of Zen meaning."

Aunt Agui was immediately amused: "Lu Cheng, don't you think he is funny? He does nothing all day long, just sits there in a daze. He is almost an immortal. People eat grains, burp, fart, and grind their teeth. They are never idle all their lives. They have to be filial to the elderly and raise children. It's very hard.

In our village, children of Ma Ye's age are already in junior high school. Who would sit there all day and do nothing? Can you support your family by sitting there?"

Lu Cheng nodded: "That's right, but life is short, just a few decades, as long as you live up to your parents and your conscience, you can do whatever you want."

"These are the ideas of you city people, what about doing whatever you want, what about freedom, it's all fake. Unless you are an orphan with no ties, how can you have freedom? Do you want to eat when you are hungry outside? Do you want to support your elderly parents? Do you want to spend money when you have something bad to do? If you really have no money, it will be too late even if you want to beg for food.

As long as you are alive, you have to spend money. Unless you are dead and lying in a coffin, you will be completely free and don’t have to worry about anything. "

Ma Qiushan nodded and said, "Aunt Agui, listening to your words is worth ten years of study. You have enlightened me to this extent. If I don't understand more, I will be like a cow chewing a peony."

Aunt Gui was a little puzzled: "Why does the cow chew peonies? Are peonies delicious?"

Ma Qiushan chuckled: "Aunt Agui, this is not important. Cow chewing and other things are not important. In fact, I sit here all day to fight against the diligence in my heart. I want to use stillness to control movement."

Aunt Agui looked at Lu Cheng again: "Lu Cheng, do you understand?"

Lu Cheng naturally knew that after Machushan experienced the failure of his business, he was unwilling to give up and wanted to make a comeback. But he was afraid of failing again. In this contradiction, he wanted to suppress his urge to start a business, so he hid in Yunmiao Village, where he healed his wounds while searching for the truest thoughts in his heart.

But Lu Cheng was too lazy to point it out, and just shook his head: "Well, I don't quite understand this either."

Ma Qiushan smiled and said, "Actually, everything in this world follows the 80/20 rule. Many times, no matter how hard you try, it is very likely that in the end, it will be a waste of time. Since it's all in vain, why bother? This is called using stillness to control movement, and using constancy to cope with ever-changing situations."

Aunt Agui laughed, "I finally understand now. But, in this life, we come into this world naked and crying, and we leave this world empty-handed and crying. You can't just stop thinking about living a good life just because everyone is going to die, right? As long as you are still alive, besides breathing fresh air for free, which of the following things doesn't cost money?

At this point, can you still sit there peacefully? Since you can't sit still, why do you have to be a boss? Even if you become a big boss, a billionaire, you can't spend all the money you earn, and the yard can't even hold it all. But what does it matter?

When the day comes that you pass away, no matter how much money you earn, can you take it with you?

It's easy to deal with people when they die. Your descendants will prepare a coffin and an urn for you. At most, they will burn some villas, cars, and hundreds of billions of dollars in Tiandi Bank for you. Aren't they all made of paper? How much are they worth? "

Ma Qiushan was stunned on the spot, and even Lu Cheng felt a little emotional. When people reach a certain age, even if they have not been to school and do not have much knowledge, they will have their own understanding of life.

All roads lead to the same destination.

Aunt Gui finished her tea in one gulp and stood up. "I don't like to talk about this. I still have work to do. I don't have time to chat with you."

After saying that, Aunt Agui walked out directly and continued to sweep the floor. Aunt Agui's unique loud voice was heard from the yard again, as if the person who had just said those words was not Aunt Agui herself at all.

Ma Qiushan couldn't help but clap his hands: "It's very philosophical and insightful."

Lu Cheng also stood up and laughed: "There are still many wonderful things in my life, so I'm not in a hurry to think about so much."

After Lu Cheng left, Ma Qiushan was the only one left in the tea room. Thinking about his experiences over the years, his past glory, his past arrogance, and his elderly parents at home, Ma Qiushan suddenly felt a little bored and seemed unable to meditate quietly anymore.

As for Lu Cheng, he didn't have so many insights.

He has lived several lives, had the experience of completing his life twice, had the experience of joining the army once, and has never been confused about his future.

Compared to other people, Lu Cheng's future is still very long, so long that he himself doesn't know how many worlds he will experience in the future.

But no matter what, every reincarnation in the future will be a new journey of life and an experience worth looking forward to.

From ordinary to extraordinary, from the bottom to the top, every time can be wonderful.

As for the present, Lu Cheng just wants to live a good life without any regrets and with a clear conscience.