"Tomato Seedlings" in Wu Ge

I used to read Wang Yangming, but I always saw jokes about Wu Ge. After reading the book, I still don't quite understand. After reading Jiang Yang's book recently, my husband likes to tell interesting stories about Qian Zhongshu. He mentioned Zhong Shu's "style of doing things" in several places. Mr. Jiang Yang's words made me understand the "style of things", so I am very grateful!

Tell me about tomato seedlings!

Three tomato seedlings were planted on the balcony. Drawing on the experience of previous years, I bought strong seedlings from farmers and replaced them with fat black peat soil. A plant in a flowerpot is never greedy, never watered and fertilized, and never basked in the sun. Coupled with the care of adults and children when they go out early and come back late every day, Sanmiao grows sturdily and soon bears fruit.

Tomato seedlings begin to branch when they grow taller, and each branch is divided into male and female. Female branches blossom and bear fruit, while male branches just grow wildly. There are five to ten flowers in each branch of the mother plant. The tomato flower has yellow nucleus, yellow petals, full nucleus, five petals protruding and elegant in the sun. Since then, I have seen cabbage butterflies flying on the balcony from time to time. A few days later, some flowers withered and a short stem was still attached to the receptacle. Although some flowers have been thanked, they have not withered, and the receptacle is still green, even attached to a section of the receptacle.

The fruit grows day by day, and the number is increasing. I watch them every day. I'm used to it. I have to "say hello" to them sooner or later, and I am emotionally involved. Tomatoes were very kind to me, and I suddenly realized something.

The so-called "lattice object" is probably not just staring at the object, but always understood by watching its growth or change.

Tomatoes bloom five or ten times, some bear fruit and some wither. Those who have achieved fruitful results in fertilization and development seem to be constantly releasing information to the main tomato plants, tomato leaves and tomato roots: I need nutrition. With the concerted efforts of Qi Xin, Qi Xin has been supplied. The stem on the tomato receptacle is two segments of the stem on the branch, just like the leg joint of an insect. If the fruit needs nutrition continuously, the rhizome will work hard as a part of the pipeline, and it will grow stronger and stronger; If there is no result, it is not needed. It will wither or even fall off with the flowers, because it can't transport nutrition and it can't get nutrition itself. As the saying goes, "Those who advance in the future, those who succeed will retreat, which is a matter of course." . Fruit carries the future of plants, and plants belong to the future. She wants to grow up, and nutrition will naturally supply her. Flowers have achieved fruit, and their mission has been completed. They are successful, and whether they are perfect or not, they should retire. From this point of view, the cucumber with big yellow flowers on the market is considered unnatural and inedible. Therefore, Lao Tzu said, "It is heaven to retire after success." When people are doing things, there are other things to do after success. Don't be persistent and greedy. As a parent, it's natural to have an audience from front to back. You need to put it down when you put it down, and you need to be at ease when you are at ease. For the body, life is between heaven and earth, and ancestors are wise. It is called "Zhong" to protect nature from heaven and earth. We should not only abide by the rules, but also "use them to advance and retreat" You should not be too lazy. With this principle, the body can be well maintained and cured. Look at this tomato-demand information, smooth pipeline, effective response, adequate supply, virtuous circle. Just for all kinds of relationships, need, be needed, communicate smoothly, respond effectively, feel happy and have a good relationship. ...

A small tomato seedling, if it hadn't happened to be planted alone in a flowerpot, might not have aroused these ripples in my mind. However, in any tomato seedling, she really contains the principle of nature, and I won't change it whether I look for it or not.

It can be seen that the real thing is not the thing, but the heart!