Xie Ruping's "neighbor"

If bamboo could talk, would it sound as good as a flute? If bamboo can walk on its legs, will it be your inseparable brother?

Mr. Su Dongpo said: "Eating without meat is better than living without bamboo. No meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar. " Being thin is in line with the trend of modern health care, and it is a good thing to stay away from modern invisible killers such as heart disease and high blood pressure. Having bamboo is not necessarily elegant. Elegance depends on self-cultivation and virtue, but even a vulgar person will unconsciously correct his words and deeds if he can face a few bamboos every day and listen to the breeze of bamboo, even if he can't become an elegant scholar. Of course, if bamboo is only regarded as an elegant decoration, it is another matter. Even if there is a little sense of elegance, it belongs to bamboo and has nothing to do with people.

You don't need a lot of bamboos as your neighbor, just three or two, seven or eight are good, and eleven or two are excellent. Too much, people will be greedy, and greedy people don't deserve to be neighbors with bamboo. Being with bamboo is to communicate with it anytime and anywhere. You can sing softly for it, it will dance with the wind, you can paint for it, it will shelter you from the wind and rain, even in snowy winter, it will still give you a rare green. You can stretch out your palm to rub the green pole of bamboo, which will snuggle up to your face and make you feel cool in the hot summer. As long as you speak your mind with bamboo, it will connect with your heart. At that time, your heart will become as spiritual as bamboo, and there will be no more complexity.

Bamboo shoots are so delicious that people who live next to them are reluctant to dig them out and eat them. People eat grains and bamboo eat breeze, so that they can complement each other and become bosom friends. Bamboo shoots grow fast and have strong viability, which can inspire people, make you grow in adversity, make you work hard when you are depressed, and make you more energetic when you are in the wind. The bamboo forest at night, the bright moon overhead, the moonlight is as slow as running water, thinking in silence like a philosopher, making life full of wisdom; Bamboo stands tall and graceful in the daytime, and even beautiful birds fly into the bamboo forest, not to mention how many short grasses and vines are fascinated, bringing you the most cheerful music and dance in nature.

Bamboo has a wide range of uses, and people living next to it are very happy. Bamboo can be transformed into a musical instrument, or a flute or a flute; Bamboo can tie rows of rafts and carry you thousands of miles away. If you are a scholar, bamboo leaves can sway the breeze for you, bamboo branches can be your pen container, bamboo roots can be your pen container, and the charming charm of bamboo can be your model anytime and anywhere, and you can be a good friend who can't finish singing. If you are a farmer, bamboo branches and leaves can be tied into brooms to wash away dust and dirt and make your life clean as new. Bamboo sticks can also weave baskets and become an indispensable assistant in your life. If you are a fisherman, the bamboo pole on your boat, the fish basket on your back and the bamboo handle of the harpoon are all inseparable from these bamboos and their dedication and sacrifice.

Next to bamboo, if you are obsessed, you can turn yourself into bamboo; As a neighbor of bamboo, you can also regard them as a group of closest relatives. I believe that as long as you say hello to bamboo every day, your home will surely become the most touching China ink painting.

Adjacent to the Netherlands

Lotus is a fairy. After all, there are not many people who can be neighbors with fairies, but also have the fate of fairies. If there is a lotus pond in front of the house, the fragrance of lotus flowers can float all day, that is the real pleasure on earth.

People who love lotus are everywhere, and most of them are secular people. Some people like the color of lotus, white or pale pink, which is a beautiful hue. If there is no greed in your heart, it is really hard to get. Some people like the shape of the lotus. It is elegant, gentle and optimistic. Lotus is full and reserved when it is not in bloom. When it first blooms, it opens its lips like a beautiful woman. When it is in full bloom, auspicious light suddenly appears, and the world is full of auspicious spirit. Some people like the smell of lotus flowers. The faint floral fragrance is more charming. The floral fragrance floats across the courtyard with the wind, making you wonder whether you are in a fairyland or on earth. Some people like the posture of lotus flowers. They are not evil, charming and coquettish, looking back and forth, looking around and smiling. Some people like the style of lotus flowers, and they don't touch mud. In fact, among the people in the world, who is not stepping on a piece of mud, and how many people are clean and clear in their hearts? However, the farmer's love for the lotus is the most convincing. In any case, the hard work in spring brings the harvest in autumn and winter, and the white lotus root dug out is the most exciting.

People who live next to the lotus often go for a walk and talk to the lotus. Don't worry, Lotus doesn't understand. Those words are also for myself and the world. No matter in urban or rural areas, where there is water, there should be lotus flowers and a few obsessed people. Don't think about letting the lotus go ashore, don't think about holding the hand of a beautiful woman, sometimes a little evil thoughts and sometimes a sigh are all abrupt beauty. Lotus is elegant only when it is born in water. If you fold ashore, it's nothing, just a few petals at most, which makes people sigh that life is impermanent. People who live next to the lotus should learn to stand like a lotus. When a breeze blows, there will be ripples in their hearts, ripples in circles. This idea may coincide with the lotus flower, and it is worthwhile to get to know each other.

People who live next to Holland will be full of worries as soon as they leave the lotus pond. Sleeping in the city, working hard in the workplace, trudging on the road and hanging out in the officialdom are all inevitable human feelings, which are far from the life of Lotus. But when you are tired, as long as you think of lotus flowers in the hot sun or heavy rain, you can let people feel relieved, let people stand on the wall slowly, and let the dead come back to life. Lotus will not choose nearby talents to grow, but people choose to live next to lotus. The fate of man and lotus is unknown. In people's eyes, Lian Fang may be a fresh person and a friend to talk to. People in the eyes of lotus may also be blooming flowers, but they are a little more active and focused, not as quiet, calm and simple as real lotus. People may flatter the lotus, but the lotus will not go crazy to please others. This is the difference between man and lotus. Compare the two and judge each other. People are divided into Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu and Liu Zhao, but the lotus flower has no first name and surname, and there is no distinction between Zhu Jialian and Liu Jia Lotus. The lotus flower may be just an ink painting, but it was painted in a thunderstorm in summer and hung in front of the house of someone who loves the lotus flower.

The neighbor of the Netherlands is to make the Netherlands more human and no longer arrogant; Being next to the Netherlands also makes people feel more refreshed, and the dust and dirt in their hearts have been cleaned. Not only human beings live next to the lotus, but also fish and shrimp in the pond and endless moonlight at night. In lotus's view, these are all the same.

Adjacent to chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums are varied and colorful, which is often dazzling. The expression of chrysanthemum in late autumn seems to be angry. Why is Chrysanthemum angry? I don't know. Probably because the weather is getting colder and colder, there are not many days to open. However, chrysanthemum's anger, no matter how you look at it, is not like your children's mood. It's not a small temper, but it has some meaning of worrying about the country and the people. To be a neighbor with chrysanthemums and angry flowers, you really need to tidy up your mood, otherwise you will escape into the cycle of moodiness and it will be difficult for you to get out.

Looking at the blooming chrysanthemums, you will think of Zhong Kui in ink painting. Not hanging on the wall to ward off evil spirits, but lying flat in the flower bed. How many ghosts to kill. Every leaf of chrysanthemum is like a sword, and some of them are still hooked, which makes people look like Abala. Chrysanthemums don't fight, but they still understand the truth that the same kind cherishes each other. Even if the petals are together and intertwined, they will not hurt each other, which is much better than those animals that are often brave and ruthless. I once thought that if Chrysanthemum can walk, it will go door to door, and it can roam the rivers and lakes. I don't know if it's a hawker or a rogue who makes trouble. As a flower with some martial arts, it will never be willing to be unknown in mediocrity. It is a blessing to have such flowers as neighbors. You are not afraid of thieves' harassment or bandits' provocation. Maybe you inadvertently become a martial arts expert, and you are excited to think about it.

Neighbors should visit frequently, and distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Going to see chrysanthemums in the morning will make you feel very calm, just like saying hello to your neighbors, that's all, and then live your own life. Chrysanthemum may not care what you ate in the morning and where you are going today. It doesn't like to pry into other people's privacy. As neighbors, caring about each other is less interesting, but in this way, it will never be annoying. Although chrysanthemum looks a bit rude, it is very gentlemanly. Many people don't know what a gentleman looks like, so they might as well go to see chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemum is a silent flower, and its angry expression does not contain chattering words. It will only remind neighbors and family members with its eyes. Chrysanthemum's eyes are burning with light, and flowers that can't laugh can hold people's hearts, only by temperament and shocking power.

You can chat with chrysanthemum when you go to see it at noon, but it's not the kind of question and answer. How Chrysanthemum answers your question depends on the wonderful degree of your question. If it is some boring topic, Chrysanthemum will definitely be too lazy to answer. This is a boring chat, you have to keep looking for topics, but many times there is no response. But this is the character of chrysanthemum. It is rare to have warm sunshine at noon, and chrysanthemum will relax its vigilance and show a trace of ordinary people's expression. In the late autumn afternoon, which is most suitable for enjoying life, Chrysanthemum seems to recognize you as its neighbor. Although it won't smile back, there is no tension. It is probably the sunshine that warms the heart of chrysanthemum and gives it some human touch. This scene won't last long, because the north wind is whistling in the distance and the sky is already frosted. Tomorrow may be a tough battle, it is heaven and earth, it is flowers, it is the weather. Who wins is unpredictable.

Some people go to see chrysanthemums at night and want to explore their dreams. This is a dangerous thing. If you walk into the dream of chrysanthemum, you will be easily injured without the mentality and momentum of chrysanthemum. People are fragile and sentimental. Sometimes a person can cry even if he doesn't understand. Fortunately, Chrysanthemum won't laugh at you. In the evening, chrysanthemum appears more dignified and unsmiling. It doesn't know what will happen in the coming long night. It is said that there will be evil in the dark, and chrysanthemum naturally raises the alert level. But you don't have to worry, because you are its neighbor.

It's next door to May.

Every plum blossom looks like an ancient painting, with simple brushwork and vigorous brushwork. It doesn't matter who painted this picture. The important thing is that it can bloom in the snow season, making people feel a glimmer of hope in the cold heart and no longer despair of the cruel winter. Being a neighbor with Mei means being a neighbor with the same hope, not only becoming a fragrant and elegant painter, but also a person with a bright future.

As a neighbor of plum blossom, it is best to read some books when plum blossom is in full bloom, so that the book fragrance and plum fragrance can blend with each other. This wonderful taste is by no means an ordinary feeling. Of course, there may be plum blossoms in the book. From ancient times to the present, there are too many poems about plum blossoms. Plum blossoms won't object to adding another one. Who's afraid of something better? People with discerning eyes can also read Mei as a book and touch Mei Ying, which is a vivid text, writing elegant feelings and unyielding will. Wise people always think that Mei is a revelation, a secret about winter, a mystery about life, and a turning point and control of fate. Although the plum blossom is silent, a thousand words are already in the blooming plum blossom. Next to Mei, I often feel that I am also Mei. My body is getting old in the season, but my heart has indomitable fighting spirit. Therefore, in the ice and snow in winter, there are smiles, and there is a spring breeze in every smile.

The people who live next door to Mei are not all elegant people, but also laymen. We don't know whether there are more elegant people or vulgar people in this world, but I know that vulgar people are also an indispensable part of this world. Laity lives at the bottom. They are hardworking, tenacious, hardworking, timid and cowardly, but they also like those in the cold winter and have the right to be neighbors with Mei. In a sense, each of us is a layman. Vulgarity is to strive for survival and survival. Perhaps our goal is to become an elegant scholar, but it has become more and more vulgar and so lovely. Plum blossoms are not only in the deep palace compound, for dignitaries, but also in the small houses, for Shu Ren. Perhaps in the eyes of plum blossom, all beings are no different. People who need flowers to survive.

In the dead of night, I took two sips of fragrant tea and wrote a few lonely words. At this time, I feel tired and cold, but my heart is still struggling and I still don't want to fall asleep. So, I smelled the plum fragrance nearby. This smell did not get into the nasal cavity, but wrapped people tightly, as if there was nothing, but it was warm. Fatigue and chill were driven away, and an uneasy heart was given to Mei, who was close at hand, so that she could hear Mei's words. In fact, I'm still a little unsure, just like reciting an ancient poem, familiar and unfamiliar words. Was Mei once a lonely scholar? It is like singing, humming softly, euphemistic in tune and delicate in emotion, as if it can take people's souls to the sky; It seems to be sighing alone, with a bitter tone. If anyone is to blame, the snow still blames me for staying up late. I can't help feeling ashamed when I hear this.

As a neighbor of Mei, I often have some unexpected dreams. In my dream, I took Meihua's hand, walked through the streets, traveled all over the country, played with friends and got together with my relatives. No one surprised me and May, and no one gave me and May strange eyes. I am surprised that the world is so tolerant. If you are dreaming of Mei, will your dream really come true?

Xie Ruping

Member of Jiangsu Writers Association. There are novels, essays, poems, reviews and other works scattered in newspapers and periodicals at home and abroad, such as People's Daily, Guangming Daily, American Overseas Chinese News, Selected Novels and Readers.