Has human nature been tested?
There is a test in front of Ning Caichen.
Beauty in front, ** in the back, to be or not.
If you pass, you live, and if you lose, you die.
So how did Ning Caichen choose?
Of course, we are talking about Ning Caichen here.
is not in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", but the original book of Liaozhai.
Over the years, film and television have been dressed in the skin of chatting.
broke away from the soul of the original book, and filmed version after version.
The wind and snow are staged in turn, and the ghosts are not over.
But that's not what it says in the book.
The stories in the book have a reflection of real life, and a deep reflection on human nature and desires.
So how many untold truths does it have?
Gossip is less, and the book is back to business.
01 Test
Let's talk about the test
As the saying goes, heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass.
If a beauty pushes the door of your room on a night, take the initiative to give it a hug.
If it's you, can you bear it?
Ning Caichen was surprised.
He thought to himself, isn't this the girl he saw in the evening?
Looking at the cold goddess, this, how can it be so contrasting!
Did she drink too much?Still sleepwalking.
How do you say as soon as you come up:"I would like to be a mandarin duck quilt, and I will have a lover for a long time. ”Such love words.
Look!Let's just say it, why do you still use your hands and feet?
Ning Caichen pushed Nie Xiaoqian away.
said solemnly: "Girl, please respect yourself, don't gossip!."”
But Nie Xiaoqian said: "No one sees it, I'm afraid of gossip!."”
Ning Caichen saw that Nie Xiaoqian had no restraint.
shouted loudly: "God knows that you know and I know, what does no one know?".Hurry up, or I'll call the people from the South House!”
Nie Xiaoqian listenedSouthhouseThe forehead was sweating, and he suddenly panicked and could only retreat.
But before leaving, Nie Xiaoqian took out a tablet ** and put it on the bed, hoping that Ning Caichen would accept it.
Ning Caichen grabbed ** and threw it outside the house.
said: "This is ill-gotten gains, it will stain my purse!".”
Nie Xiaoqian was very surprised.
I thought, there is such a decent man in this world, who has passed me twice!
Ning Caichen's temper of rejecting beauty thousands of miles away.
It's not a trick to get away with it, it's an attitude.
Ning Caichen has always boasted that he is an upright person, loyal to his wife, does not accept concubines, and does not mess around.
Now, it seems to be true.
Ning Caichen saw this and guessed that they were the relatives of the neighbors nearby, so he didn't look at them.
Back in bed, he went to bed and went to bed, he was a poor talent, and this trip was to take the exam.
If it weren't for the shyness of the pocket, he would be reluctant to live in the guest house, and he would not spend the night in the broken temple.
When he came during the day, he saw that the temple was overgrown with weeds and in a dilapidated state.
The doors were all hidden, except for one house on the south side.
The door lock looks like it's new, and it looks like it's inhabited.
So, while wandering around, Ning Caichen waited for someone to come back and ask for a loan.
It was getting late, and a personable man opened the door of the south house.
Ning Caichen guessed that he was also a talent for the exam, but as everyone knows, this person's identity is extraordinary.
Ning Caichen hurriedly went up to say hello.
and told him that he wanted to stay here, hoping that the man would have a convenient trip.
The man said, "I am not the owner of the house, but I also borrow, if you are not afraid of desolation, you can live!"”
So, Ning Caichen lived next door to the man.
Ning Caichen put away his luggage.
He exchanged pleasantries with the man. The two reported each other's names and where they came from.
The man said that his name was Yan Chixia.
Ning Caichen could not have imagined at this time that his future would be completely changed because of this man.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they said goodbye and went back to their rooms.
In the evening, Ning Caichen was not sleepy.
Suddenly I heard out the window on the north wall of the house.
There was a voice talking.
Ning Caichen looked out of the window curiously.
I found that not far from the north window, there was a small courtyard.
There were two women in the small courtyard, one old and one old, one in his forties, and one in old age.
It was the two of them who were talking.
The big one said: "Why hasn't that girl come yet?"”
The old man said, "It should be soon, right?"”
The big one said, "Xiaoqian won't have any complaints about grandma, right?"”
The old man said: "I haven't heard her talk about it, but it's true that she is in a bad mood." ”
The big one continued to fan the flames and said: "If you don't know each other like her, you can't give her a good face!."”
The next second!One was seventeen or eighteen years old. The beautiful and cold girl hurriedly walked over, and this woman was Nie Xiaoqian.
The old man hurriedly turned the conversation and praised Nie Xiaoqian: "My Xiaoqian is simply a miracle of human aesthetics." If you don't apply powder, you are born beautiful, and if you wear makeup, you are a fairy, and if I am a man, my soul will be taken away by her. ”
Nie Xiaoqian glanced at the big one and said, "That's why grandma will praise me like this." Otherwise, who else would say that I am good?”
Ning Caichen saw this, and estimated that they were the relatives of the neighbors nearby, so he didn't look at it.
I went back to bed and went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Ning Caichen tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
The next second!The door of his room was pushed open.
Ning Caichen was surprised.
Isn't this the girl who glimpsed in the evening?
Under the bright moonlight, her cold temperament is so beautiful.
But as soon as the girl spoke, the style of painting changed.
What happened later is what happened at the beginning.
Ning Caichen didn't know that the senior hunter was turning into a prey and wanted his life.
But the next scene made him start to wake up.
Ning Caichen woke up early in the morning.
Discover that the temple welcomed new friends.
A scholar named Lanxi lived in the wing room on the east side.
At night, a shadow passed by Ning Caichen's window, and soon, there was no trace.
Unexpectedly. The next morning, something terrible happened.
Lanxi hangs. The hanging is not clear, and it is very weird.
His face turned pale.
There was a hole in the soles of each of the feet, as if they had been punctured by something.
However, early on the morning of the third day, Lan Xi's servants also hung up, and died in the same way as Lan Xi.
Ning Caichen felt strange, so he asked Yan Chixia what she had to say.
Yan Chixia didn't panic at all, but said very calmly: "It should be a ghost doing something, if you are afraid, it's too late to leave immediately!."”
Ning Caichen didn't think so.
He felt that as long as his heart was right, he was not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Besides, he's notoriously bold.
Night. A shadow swept past Ning Caichen's window.
The next second!His door slammed open.
The person who pushed the door was Nie Xiaoqian, but this time, she didn't come to seduce Ning Caichen.
It's a reminder of him.
Nie Xiaoqian said: "You are an upright person, I don't want to hurt you, let's tell you the truth." My name is Nie Xiaoqian, I died at the age of 18 and was buried near this temple. For many years, I was coerced by my grandmother to do bad things, and I really didn't want to do it. But there is no way, now there is no one to harm in this temple, they will have to be you if they can't find anyone tomorrow night!”
Ning Caichen was a little panicked, so he asked Nie Xiaoqian if there was any way to save him.
Nie Xiaoqian said: "You can sleep in the same room with Yan Chixia, and you can escape!"He is a strange man, and we dare not harm him. ”
Ning Caichen asked curiously: "What method do you use to harm people?"”
Nie Xiaoqian said: "It's not a secret, we are through beauty and money, someone is greedy for my beauty, and when he is fascinated, I will poke the center of his foot with an awl, suck out the blood, and go back to give it to grandma." If there is someone who doesn't love beauty, give him **, then** is actually a magic weapon, and if he stays, he will be taken away from his heart. The world is greedy for money and sex, and my trap is to do what they like. You've beaten both of these levels, so I'm sure you're an upright and unusual person. ”
As she spoke, Nie Xiaoqian cried.
She prayed with tears in her choked eyes: "I can't find the shore in this sea of suffering, if the son can avoid this difficulty, you are righteous, if you can help me get out of the sea of suffering, it is no less than having another parent." ”
Ning Caichen hurriedly asked, "How can I help you?"”
Nie Xiaoqian said: "Childe only needs to bury my rotten bones in a quiet place, and I will be free." ”
Ning Caichen asked again: "Where is the grave?"”
Nie Xiaoqian said: "It's under the poplar tree where the crow nests." With that, Nie Xiaoqian disappeared.
02 Clear
This Yan Chixia is a mysterious person, and the dragon does not see the head but the tail.
Ning Caichen wanted to find Yan Chixia for help and let himself live.
I got up early and prepared good wine and food.
Invite Yan Chixia to eat, set closely, and hug his thighs.
As the saying goes, take people softly, eat people with short mouths.
While eating, Ning Caichen made a request: "Tonight, can I sleep in the same room with you!."”
Yan Chixia excused herself: "I have a withdrawn temperament, I'm used to being alone, and I don't Xi used to sleeping with others!."”
But before Yan Chixia finished speaking, Ning Caichen moved his luggage in.
Yan Chixia did not refuse.
However, Yan Chixia said with a serious expression: "I know that you are a good person, and there are some things that I can't explain to you, but you have to remember that you must not move my box." Otherwise, it's not good for you and me!”
Ning Caichen nodded and kept it in mind, it was obvious that Yan Chixia knew Ning Caichen's true purpose.
By agreeing to let him sleep, you decided to help him.
In the evening. Yan Chixia put the mysterious box on the windowsill.
Then he collapsed and fell asleep.
But Ning Caichen didn't dare to sleep, and in the middle of the night, Yan Chixia snorted like thunder.
Ning Caichen's hanging heart was beating faster.
What do you want, the ultimate boss behind Nie Xiaoqian, here!
Ning Caichen found that outside the window, there was a pair of eyes flashing with white light, staring at him viciously.
I couldn't wait to eat him right away.
He shouted Yan Chixia, but Yan Chixia was unmoved.
Just as he was about to make a move, a sword rushed out of the box.
Shooting directly out of the window, the powerful force broke the stone lattices of the stone window.
This time, the grandmother was beaten very lightly, so she could only run for her life.
You say it's strange or not, Yan Chixia is still sleeping.
The sword sped back to the box as if it had received his command.
Ning Caichen was stunned, and he didn't relax for a long time.
Suddenly, Yan Chixia got up suddenly.
Picking up the box, he took out a package that contained the sword.
Yan Chixia sniffed the package and looked at it in the moonlight.
It doesn't feel like it tastes right, and it has a demonic spirit.
Then he wrapped the sword layer after layer.
He said to himself: "This old demon is dying, he even dares to break into my house!." ”
Obviously, Yan Chixia has suffered all the things that happened to Ning Caichen.
He knew everything that was going on in this temple, and he just let it be.
Looking at Ning Caichen with a blank expression, he didn't pretend anymore, and there was a showdown.
Directly speaking, he is a sword immortal, a cultivator!
03 Yan Chixia
If you have friends, when you see this, you may think that Yan Chixia in the book is too indifferent.
In fact, it is not that he is indifferent, but that he sees the world at a different level.
Why?Let's shift the focus of the story and put it on Yan Chixia.
What Yan Chixia holds is the perspective of God.
He sees things from an all-encompassing perspective.
Cultivators often say that before learning to live first, learn to die.
In their eyes, the life and death experienced by mortals are nothing more than the natural cycle of life.
In Yan Chixia's view, the people in the temple were killed.
On the surface, it is a ghost, but in fact, the heart is haunting.
Nie Xiaoqian's trick of harming people is to dig people's desires, break human nature, and use wealth and sex.
There are a few people in this world who can break the circle of wine and wealth.
How many people can face ** like Ning Caichen, their hearts are like water, and they can pass these two levels?
Ning Caichen was able to survive the first night, Yan Chixia was very surprised.
Because no one has survived the first night yet.
Ning Caichen defeated the ** of money and beauty, which made Yan Chixia awe-inspired!
Why?Go back and look at the name of the temple:Lan Ruo
Lan Ruo is actually the Buddhist term Alan Ruo, which means forest, a wilderness and desolate place, and a place for monks to meditate.
I also saw that the grandmother who controlled Nie Xiaoqian was actually a Rakshasa ghost, not the dryad in the movie.
Rakshasa, is a demon who eats human flesh in the Buddhist world.
However, he is also a jailer of hell and has the duty to judge sin.
Look again!Ning Caichen and those who were killed have a common identity of being a scholar and a showman.
Everything is clear.
This is called Lan Ruo's temple, it is like a testing ground in the world.
Many people claim to be upright and gentlemen, shouting benevolence, righteousness and morality on their lips, but pretending to be dirty and filthy in their hearts.
Reality tells us that the laity are not terrible, at least they are the same on the outside.
What I'm afraid of is a benevolent gentleman on the surface, but a villain in Zang Cang secretly.
The realm of self-cultivation on the lips of ancient literati has four words:The gentleman is cautious
It's about whether you can restrain yourself to overcome the dark side of your heart according to the moral standards you say in no man's corner?
Benevolence, righteousness and morality are not to set up a banner and shout empty slogans, what is really needed is practical action.
It's a pity!Most of them lost, but after all, they still didn't stand the test.
So let's take a look at the original again.
Take a look at the first sentence at the beginning of the story: Ning Caichen. Incorruptible self-respect. Each pair said: "There is no difference in life." ”
Why did you emphasize Ning Caichen's character at the beginning?
This may seem unrelated and easy to ignore.
But it is the deepest detail that runs through the whole story.
Ning Caichen's words and deeds, is it really as good as he advertises?
Did he say one thing and do another?
So the trials came.
When Ning Caichen passed the test, Yan Chixia said: ".The servant is content with her husband, and the wind is good.
This is also the original words in the book, a "servant", a "wind".
It shows that Yan Chixia has observed and examined Ning Caichen, and when he understands Ning Caichen's personality, he admires it.
So in Yan Chixia's eyes, those scholars who have not withstood the test.
It was eaten by the Rakshasa ghost, but in this world, there is one less **.
Because of the various ** of Vanity Fair in the future, compared to the ghost and confusion of this small temple, it is simply a small thing.
Obviously, the question that Yan Chixia wants to consider is ** evil, or is it the evil of the Rakshasa ghosts?
Sometimes good ghosts are better than good people, and evil people are more vicious than evil spirits.
It's to help the good guys and kill the evil spirits.
Or kill the wicked and help the ghosts?
If a man does evil, he is a ghost, but if a ghost does good, he is a man.
Ning Caichen is a good person, Nie Xiaoqian was moved by compassion and wanted to be a good ghost.
Ghosts want to eat people, in the world of ghosts, it is natural, they will not feel guilty.
Yan Chixia watched all this and did not interfere in any way.
When, Ning Caichen brought the meal to entertain him, he knew everything, he didn't stab it.
But even so, his heart struggled.
Therefore, Yan Chixia will say to Ning Caichen: It is difficult to be white, this is the original words in the book, which means that he has a hard time, but he can't explain it to others.
This is the loneliness of the high place, Yan Chixia's cultivation realm, which is destined to be difficult for the world to understand!
He just put the box on the windowsill, and if the rakshasa ghost came to attack, the sword would come out.
This is Yan Chixia's passive skill. It was not Yan Chixia's initiative.
It is the cause and effect planted by the Rakshasa ghosts, people are evil people without a bottom line, and ghosts are indiscriminate and evil.
Then helping good people and punishing evil spirits is the way of justice.
The appearance of Ning Caichen gave Yan Chixia a new view of people.
It turns out that people can be people, and it is not always people who are not ghosts.
Sure enough, after Ning Caichen escaped.
The next morning, I went to look for the poplar tree with a crow's nest.
Help Nie Xiaoqian get rid of the Rakshasa ghost and complete the agreement.
Yan Chixia saw it in her eyes, admired it in her heart, and didn't say anything.
After a few nights of adventure, Ning Caichen didn't dare to stay in the temple for a long time, how did Yan Chixia do it, he put wine and candied on the line.
Yan Chixia regarded Ning Caichen as a friend, and knew that there would be terrible risks for him to save Nie Xiaoqian.
Before leaving, Yan Chixia took out a broken bag, don't underestimate this broken bag, it was it that saved Ning Caichen's life in the future.
Yan Chixia gave the broken bag to Ning Caichen, and specially instructed: "This is a sword bag, you put it away, I can help you exorcise evil spirits and subdue demons!."”
Ning Caichen expressed his gratitude and said that it would be nice if he could practice with Yan Chixia.
Yan Chixia knew that this was just an ideal.
Then he said bluntly: "A person like you who is strong and upright, and who is as faithful as a mountain, naturally has a fairy fate, but you have cultivated the way of wealth and nobility, not me."
In this way, the two said goodbye.
Is this the end of the story?Of course not.
This is the first half of Nie Xiaoqian's story in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai".
In 1960, the famous director Li Hanxiang adapted the first half of the story into "A Chinese Ghost Story" for the first time
Later, in 1987, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was remade.
The poignant and romantic love between humans and ghosts has made countless fans unforgettable for a long time.
Nowadays, "A Chinese Ghost Story" has been remade and adapted countless times, but unfortunately very few of them touched the soul of the original work, and even more regrettable, none of them filmed the second half of the original work.
In the second half of this period, is there anything that can't be filmed?So don't you dare to shoot?
Then back to the book.
04 The ultimate test
After Ning Caichen returned home, he was worried that Nie Xiaoqian would be entangled by evil ghosts again.
After thinking about it, he buried Nie Xiaoqian near his house.
After disposing of it, Ning Caichen turned around and entered the house.
But at this time, a voice stopped him, and Ning Caichen looked back and found that it was Nie Xiaoqian.
Nie Xiaoqian was grateful to Ning Caichen.
As he spoke, he wanted to meet Ning Caichen's family.
Ning Caichen had some scruples, because her wife had been sick in bed for a long time, and her time was short.
What if the frightened illness worsens?
And her mother is also old, if she knows Nie Xiaoqian's true identity, she can't accept it, and she can't come up in one breath, what should she do?
Ning Caichen said, "In this way, you wait for me for a while, and I will go and tell my mother!"”
It can be seen that Ning Caichen is a person who attaches great importance to filial piety.
Ning Caichen told Ning's mother the truth, and although Ning's mother was surprised, she reluctantly accepted it.
Before Ning Caichen went to invite Nie Xiaoqian, Xiaoqian took the initiative to show up.
Mother Ning, seeing Xiaoqian's gentleness and beauty, liked it very much, and her fear disappeared a lot.
But Xiaoqian's next words made it difficult for Ning's mother to accept.
Xiaoqian said that Ning Caichen was as kind to her as a mountain, and she had the grace of recreation, and she was willing to repay the kindness with her personal promise.
However, Ning's mother said: "I am such a son, and I have to rely on him to continue the incense, and I dare not let him have a ghost wife."
Xiao Qian hurriedly explained: "The child has no bad intentions, since I can't get your trust, please let me be commensurate with Lang Jun's brothers and sisters, follow your mother, and let me serve you sooner or later, okay?"”
Mother Ning was moved by Nie Xiaoqian's sincerity and reluctantly agreed.
Xiaoqian also wanted to visit her sister-in-law, but Ning's mother excused her from being sick and not suitable to see her, so Xiaoqian could only give up.
Mother Ning knew very well that people and ghosts had different paths, and at night, that instinctive fear still came to her, and she didn't dare to get close to Nie Xiaoqian. did not prepare a room for Xiaoqian.
Xiaoqian was very knowledgeable and took the initiative to walk away.
At night, Xiaoqian wandered outside Ning Caichen's door and did not dare to enter the house.
Ning Caichen asked why. Nie Xiaoqian said: "The sword aura in the room is compelling, the sword bag made me panic, and I didn't show up on the way back, which is also the reason."
When Ning Caichen heard this, he immediately put away the sword bag.
Xiaoqian entered the room and sat down, opened the conversation box and said: "I read the "Lengyan Sutra" when I was a child, but now I forgot it, I want to reread it, can my brother borrow me a volume, if I don't understand it, I hope my brother will correct it." ”
Ning Caichen agreed.
The two didn't talk for a long time, until the second watch, it was late at night, and Xiaoqian had no plans to leave.
Ning Caichen urged her to leave.
Nie Xiaoqian said sadly: "I, the soul of a foreign land, am afraid of the desolate tomb."
Ning Caichen is not a fool.
Knowing that she had something to say, she directly singled out: "I don't have any other beds in my room, and I should avoid suspicion between brothers and sisters!."”
To put it bluntly, Ning Caichen also knows people and ghosts, not a love brain, but also reality.
Emphasizing the relationship between brother and sister is to make Xiaoqian die, but Xiaoqian is sad and sad, so she can only leave reluctantly.
Ning Caichen saw that she was pitiful, and wanted to arrange a room for Xiaoqian, but he was afraid that Ning's mother would be unhappy.
Nie Xiaoqian knew that if she wanted to stay, it was the key to get Ning's mother.
But how to get Ning's mother?
Nie Xiaoqian is well aware of the weaknesses of human nature.
The policy adopted for Ning's mother is eight words:The old man praised it again and cut in with courtesy
Get along with the elderly, be more polite, listen to them more, and hold them more.
The relationship goodwill came up.
In addition, Nie Xiaoqian was busy and tidyed up the house.
She is as gentle as water, and she can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen.
Ning's mother sees it in her eyes and likes it in her heart.
After Ning Caichen's wife became seriously ill, the family lacked a helper.
I didn't expect this Nie Xiaoqian to be so virtuous, capable, sensible and cute.
The character of a good daughter-in-law was erected in Ning's mother's heart.
Gradually, Ning's mother completely regarded her as a human being.
At night, she also left Xiaoqian to sleep in her room.
A year later, Ning Caichen's wife died of illness.
Mother Ning came up with the idea of letting Xiaoqian be her daughter-in-law.
Even so, there is still a knot in my heart.
Xiao Qian knew Ning's mother's thoughts, and also guessed where Ning's mother's heart was.
found an opportunity to find out that he had no bad intentions towards Ning Caichen, and second, if Ning Caichen married her, he would definitely let Ning's mother hold her grandson.
Ning's mother was overjoyed and immediately consulted with Ning Caichen.
Ning Caichen had already taken off his guard against Nie Xiaoqian, and readily agreed.
Then get married, relatives and friends came to congratulate, and when they saw Nie Xiaoqian's appearance, everyone was stunned.
They all sighed that Nie Xiaoqian was a fairy who went down to the earth, and envied Ning Caichen's good fortune.
All the towns and villages came to see Nie Xiaoqian, and Nie Xiaoqian didn't let them go home empty-handed, everyone sent a painting.
It was painted by Nie Xiaoqian herself, and everyone treasured it as a treasure.
Nie Xiaoqian gave Ning Caichen as his wife, which perfectly interpreted what it is to show off and be wise.
What is the extraordinary temperament of everyone's ladies.
The family's small life can be regarded as living.
But suddenly one day, Nie Xiaoqian was distracted, and she always felt that something was happening.
Then he asked Ning Caichen: "Where is the sword bag?"“
Ning Caichen said: "You are afraid of it, so I hid it." ”
Nie Xiaoqian asked Ning Caichen to hang up, she said that now she is used to getting along with people, and she is not afraid of popularity.
Ning Caichen was overjoyed, so he hung the sword bag on the door.
Sure enough!was really sensed by Nie Xiaoqian, and the Rakshasa ghost chased after her.
The Rakshasa ghost saw that the sword bag was slow to step forward, and finally chose to fight and rushed into the door.
Unexpectedly, the sword bag instantly sucked the Rakshasa ghost in.
When Ning Caichen staggered over to look, the Rakshasa ghost became a few buckets of clear water.
Later, Ning Caichen became a jinshi, and Xiaoqian gave birth to a boy.
Later, Ning Caichen took a concubine, and they each gave birth to a boy.
All three children later became officials, and they all had good reputations.
This is the end of the story.
05 Insight
So, the whole story, in fact, there is nothing to dare to shoot.
Whether you are loyal to the original work or not, the fundamental reason still depends on what kind of concept you are loyal to.
Making a commercial film is always more profitable than making a literary film.
The former doesn't talk about depth, but the gimmick is enough, and the latter is thought-provoking, but the gimmick is insufficient.
There are generally two kinds of literature in the world, one that takes you to dream, and the other teaches you to see life clearly.
Liao Zhai belongs to the latter.
A really good story is one that has stood the test of time, and Liao Zhai is such an artistic masterpiece.
Looking back at the story in the book, there are actually three things.
The ancients often said that there are three fortunate things in life, when they meet their old acquaintances in other places, when they spend candles in the cave room, and when they are inscribed on the gold list.
This is Ning Caichen's dream.
Therefore, "I know" is talking about Yan Chixia, this is Ning Caichen's friend, a nobleman, and the help of nobles is inseparable on the road to success.
"Cave House" is of course Nie Xiaoqian, who is eternally eighteen years old, Nie Xiaoqian is the biggest change in the whole story, from evil to good, from ghost to immortal, it is the change of identity.
Think about it carefully, isn't this "ghost" the desire in Ning Caichen's heart?
There is no good or evil desire, the key lies in how people control it.
The beautiful wife who is knowledgeable, virtuous, and virtuous, is envied by everyone, this is the perfect lover in Ning Caichen's heart.
The world is full of gold and jade, peach and plum, and it is the happy life that Ning Caichen longs for.
If Ning Caichen hadn't passed Nie Xiaoqian's first test, he would die of greed.
Yes, most people in this world die of greed.
Ning Caichen is not perfect.
The hearts of the people of the world are very fickle, and they change seventy-two times in an instant.
As the saying goes, all evil and fornication are the first, and there is no perfect person in the world when it comes to deeds, and there is no perfect person in the world.
It's not that Ning Caichen doesn't love money, but he just controls it.
Controlling it, in fact, is to better grasp it!
The Tao Te Ching says it well:"There is no greater sin than many desires, no misfortune is greater than discontentment, and no greater blame is greater than desire: the great calamities that cover the world are all due to ignorance."
The so-called desire is difficult to fill, having desire is instinct, and being able to control desire is the ability to think about it, how many people forget the bottom line and abandon the principle in the face of desire.
How many people have lost in the beauty scheme, and how many people have recklessly delayed a good future for the sake of small profits in front of them.
The so-called future is naturally another desire, the desire for fame and fortune.
The gains and losses of fame and fortune are what Ning Caichen values the most.
Because of this, Ning Caichen tried his best to maintain his reputation.
There is a bottom line, something to do and something not to do, this is self-denial.
The so-called "self-denial" is what we often call self-discipline.
Self-discipline is not about suppressing desires, but about taking into account the consequences of reasonable moderation.
At this point in the story, a philosopher suddenly came to mind and asked him to sublimate the story, which is probably good.
Wang Yangming once said: People must have the heart of self-denial before they can deny themselves;Only when you can deny yourself can you become yourself.
If you live to the extreme, you must know how to control yourself!
In summary, the real masters know how to control their emotions, desires, and behaviors.
yes!Life is to break through, one test at a time, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, and you are a hero!
This article is only a personal reading impression, and personal views have no reference significance, and the red line indicates that the original text "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" is quoted. * Internet, taken from the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story".
In the next issue, we will continue to taste books and tell stories.