A missionary priest mobilized the pig killer to believe in the Lord and said, "If you believe in him, you will know who you are, where you come from and where you are going." The pig killer said, "I knew it." I kill pigs. I came from Zengjiazhuang and went to villages to kill pigs. " The priest blushed, shook his head and sighed, "That's not what you said." After thinking about it, he nodded: "Actually, you are right."
This book was published by writer Liu Zhenyun in 2009.
Liu Zhenyun, 1958 was born in Yanjin County, Xinxiang, Henan Province in May. He is a famous writer, a professor at the College of Literature of Renmin University of China, a winner of Mao Dun Literature Award, and a member of the Ninth National Committee of the Chinese Writers Association. He is also known as "the most circuitous writer in China".
This book mainly tells the story of people looking for someone to talk to. As the book says: people are everywhere in the world, and people who can talk are hard to find. People are born lonely, and the characters in the book have only one purpose, that is, to find someone to talk to, to find someone who is easy to talk to, and to solve this loneliness. This story of travelling across mountains and rivers for the sake of "talking" was appraised as China's version of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
At first, I read through the novel, and I still remember a dish outside the story-mutton Huimian Noodles. Mutton Huimian Noodles is a famous special snack in Henan, and there is a widely circulated story.
It is said that Li Shimin got sick and ran away before he became emperor. Fortunately, he was taken in by a farmer who killed all the livestock at home and cooked soup and noodles. Li Shimin ate it and got well. When he finally became emperor, he sent people to find the original farmers and ordered the chef to learn how to make this kind of noodles. Finally, this kind of "Kirin noodles" was added to the imperial cuisine, which is now the mutton Huimian Noodles.
Huimian, a kind of mutton, not only exists as food in the book, but also represents an invisible spiritual pillar and a belief. It appears three times in the book.
First appearance: Moses Wu, also known as Yang Baishun, was thirteen years old. Lao Pei, the barber, was twisted into another by his wife's brother, who was very "reasonable" and was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. On the threshing floor of Yangjiazhuang, I found my mother's brother on the way and met Yang Baishun who had a fever and played on the swing.
Yang Baishun lost his sheep and went to Wangjiazhuang to meet Luo Changli. After being beaten by my father Lao Yang, I went to find the sheep myself, but the sheep didn't find it. I dare not go home at night, so I have to sleep on the threshing floor. Lao Pei suddenly became angry. It turns out that everything in the world is around, and it's not worth killing for a little thing.
Lao Pei took Yang Baishun's hand to the old restaurant in the town and ate a bowl of hot mutton Huimian Noodles. In this way, Lao Pei saved Yang Baishun, and Yang Baishun saved Lao Pei.
In this mutton, Huimian Noodles not only filled their stomachs, but also gave them the courage to live in the future. There is no hurdle to pass, and when you are full, you will have the strength to pass.
When she appeared for the second time, Wu Zetian was already called Wu Zetian and became the door-to-door son-in-law of Wu Xiangxiang, the proprietress of Wuji Steamed Bread Shop. Although the two became husband and wife, Wu Xiangxiang was not close to himself, and many words could not be said together. She did talk to Lao Gaoneng, the silversmith next door, and then they eloped together.
Moses Wu didn't want to find it, and Wu Xiangxiang's mother-in-law didn't want to. I have no choice but to pretend to find a wife and prepare to stay in a hotel for a week before going back. He lives in a chicken hair shop with his adopted daughter Qiao Ling. Wu Xiangxiang and Qiao Ling, the only daughter of her ex-husband. Although they have only been a father-daughter relationship for half a year, for Wu Mosi, the most compatible person is Qiao Ling, and for Qiao Ling, the most compatible person is Wu Mosi.
Hui noodles, often eaten in a chicken hair shop at noon and evening, each person has a bowl of mutton. If you want noodles instead of rice, one is to save money; The second is a big bowl of mutton instant noodles, which makes you hungry after eating; Third, there is soup and water in the emblem, and it is also very intimate to eat in the stomach. Later, I lost Qiaoling in a chicken hair shop, and the fake search turned into a real search.
Mouth is nothing but talking and eating. MoMo Wu and Qiao Ling, who can get along well, can have dinner together, and both love mutton Huimian Noodles. As a result, Huimian Noodles, a mutton, became a witness of their passion for food and their loved ones.
The third time, Niu's wife Pang Lina ran away with someone else, but this time not with Xiao Jiang, but with her brother-in-law, Lao Shang. Niu is Cao's son. His wife, Pang Lina, can't tell him either. Niu doesn't want to find it, but Pang Lina's sister Pang and Niu's family think they should find it.
He had to pretend to find a wife, just like his grandfather Moses Wu. In order to have a place to go, Niu remembered Chen, the chef he had known before. Ran 1000 miles to Huaxian County, Henan Province. Finally, people found it, and Niu Aiguo felt hungry. I went to a lighted roadside food stall and ordered a big bowl of mutton Huimian Noodles.
Three men, Jiaozi ordered two bowls and divided them into three bowls. Hui ordered three small bowls of mutton, put it in a big bowl, and added noodle soup and chopped green onion. In the words of the stall owner, "there is no such way to eat."
In Niu's patriotic words, "I didn't spend much money, but I ate everything, and I made soup and water and had a warm meal."
The cleverness of this group of people is vivid and interesting in this order until now.
In this food stall, there are lights in the dark, business talks, sucking sound when eating rice noodles, and white gas coming out of the rice bowl. This is the fireworks on earth, the life and belief of ordinary people.
At this point, the annual rings of the two generations have finally come to an end. Needless to say-his wife eloped-he didn't want to look for it-he was forced to look for it-he found it-he really found it-he couldn't find it-he left. This is the common life track of Yang Baishun and Niu Ai Guo. Both of them are looking for a word, one is to leave Yanjin, and the other is to return to Yanjin.
This time, the two generations are just a repetition of reincarnation, and they can't escape fate and normal loneliness. As Liu Zhenyun himself said when he talked about "one sentence is worth 10,000 words", "Pain is not the hardship of life, nor life and death, but loneliness."
But are China people lonely? Not exactly. The Italian priest mentioned at the beginning is also lonely. His real name is Jimenez Schell Benspumaki, China's name is Zhan Fu Shan, and the gold player calls him old Zhan. I came all the way from Italy to China with only one purpose-to spread Catholicism. As a result, it has been taught in Yanjin for more than forty years, and only eight believers have developed. I'm afraid no one can really talk. On those nights when he was alone in the ruined temple, lonely demons were whispering. The last man died in the ruined temple.
It is estimated that Lao Zhan will never understand why China people don't believe in God until he dies. Old Zhan's inexpressibility and lack of funds are one thing, but the more important factor is the different cultural background, so it is difficult for Western Christianity to take root in China. Compared with the illusory Lord, China people's beliefs are more simple and true.
Gu Jie said in "The Chinese Nation Believes in Truth": "The so-called faith, in the final analysis, is only a kind of reverence and worship of truth." "In fact, China people just don't believe in evil. The Chinese nation is the one that lives most clearly on this earth. Because of thousands of years of thinking and the overlapping inheritance of billions of people, China people are not superstitious. Therefore, the Chinese nation is not without faith, but without superstition. "
So the Lord can't help China, and China people don't believe in God. Believe in people themselves, believe in love for life, love for food and love for relatives. So everyone in China can live a happy life, good or bad. A steamed bread, a bowl of mutton Huimian Noodles, or a simple smile like a lover will strengthen our belief in going on.