Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

Chapter 236

This date was just okay.

In the afternoon, they had dinner, watched a movie, and then the little girl went home.

After returning home, Qi Cheng lay on the sofa. He watched a few videos but found them boring. He looked in the refrigerator but found nothing good.

He decided to go out and get something to eat.

He had indeed had dinner with the girl before, but the girl wanted to eat Macau food, and the portion was indeed not enough, so Qi Cheng was not full at all.

Grilled skewers are more suitable for me.

After eating the skewers, Qi Cheng drove to the beach alone. Listening to the sound of waves hitting the beach, he felt his heart finally calmed down a little.

After staying there for about half an hour, the wind at the beach became stronger and stronger. Qi Cheng sighed and silently returned from the beach to the park by the sea.

There are many trees here to provide shade, so the wind is a little weaker.

He was just about to find a seat to sit down when a girl in a thick coat came over and said that Qi Cheng didn't seem to be in a good mood, and asked if he was interested in going to a Taoist temple to practice meditation for a while.

Empty yourself.

Qi Cheng seemed to have seen similar promotions on Dongyin. Many young people were willing to live in the mountains for a while, saying they didn't want to be busy in the workplace.

The people outside the tent were completely confused. Would anyone in the future still be willing to cultivate in the mountains? Life in the mountains wasn't as good as they imagined. Just chopping wood and carrying water was enough to make them suffer.

"How could people in the future need to carry water and chop wood? Look at how high the host lives. With just a light push, water and fire can come out."

"I... I just don't want the host to go. What if he becomes disillusioned with the world and becomes a monk in the mountains? Then there won't be any exciting videos to watch, and I'll just have to listen to him chanting sutras every day."

"No way……"

"Impossible!" Li Shimin shook his head. "The future doesn't have a system of imperial examinations, so why would we need to go to the mountains to practice cultivation? Even after we implemented the imperial examination system, there are fewer people like this."

"Your Majesty, this kind of retreat is a little different from what you imagine." Changsun Wuji pointed at the skylight. "What later generations talk about is that you get free food and shelter, sleep until you wake up naturally, pet the cat, and play with the dog."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, isn't this what the rich kids do nowadays?

……

After listening to this person's introduction, Qi Cheng was open to going to the mountains to practice meditation, but there was a problem before him, that is, he did not have enough money.

It also costs money to stay in a temple in the mountains.

And it is not very certain. Once people enter a state of leisure, it is difficult to get out of it. Some people turn quiet cultivation into a farce.

"From what you said, you've practiced in many places, right? Over in Zhongnan Mountain..."

The girl shook her head. What she introduced was just a quiet life, which was very different from the behaviorist hermit life.

"We are really different. If you don't believe me, I'll show you a video."

There are mainly two videos in this girl’s mobile phone. One introduces the kind of ascetic life she recommends, and the other one talks about the chaotic scenes of seclusion.

Qi Cheng saw from his mobile phone that a middle-aged, greasy man with a slightly bald head in a white shirt was playing the piano. He had his eyes closed, pretending to be very focused.

In fact, the sound of the piano is very unpleasant.

Opposite him was an old man wearing Hanfu, who was listening to music and writing words that others could not understand.

Qi Cheng felt that this paper had suffered a great deal.

There were two people playing chess next to them. Although they were also wearing clean Hanfu, their unshaven beards were really disgusting.

If he hadn't been introduced at the beginning of the video, Qi Cheng would have thought he was a homeless person from somewhere.

……

The hermits outside the sky also felt that something was wrong. Although they came here to live in seclusion for various reasons, they still kept their hygiene very good.

There is nothing wrong with saying that one has a dignified appearance.

What is this considered in later generations? There is a word to describe it: a monkey in a human costume.

If these people are considered hermits, then that's hard to say.

Tang Dynasty

Wu Zetian asked Di Renjie what he thought about the practice of seclusion and retreat in later generations.

"Your Majesty, life in the future is certainly busier than ours, and there are many pressures. It's not a problem to occasionally take time out to practice some quiet cultivation."

"It's just like some people resigning from their official positions and returning to their hometowns now."

"Those hermits behind are different. It's obvious they don't have much spiritual power. They might be doing this to avoid reality. That's not advisable." Di Renjie whispered, "We have the imperial examination system now. We should not select hermits as officials in the future."

Wu Zetian nodded in approval.

Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head as he watched. Why would such a strong young man go into seclusion? Isn't that a waste?

If he were in power, he would definitely abolish these places of retreat and let so many people go back home to farm.

"Prince, should we restrict some Buddhist and Taoist areas? I heard they have a lot of land that is not taxed. Find a few people to investigate."

Qing Dynasty

Emperor Kangxi snorted. At this moment, there were still some literati who were unwilling to take up official positions. He would give these people a good beating when he had time.

If they really didn't want to come, he didn't mind letting these people come in a prison van.

Qianlong suddenly asked Heshen if he had any plans to go into seclusion. There were still a pile of memorials impeaching him in the court, and he thought that maybe he would be in a better mood if he stayed away from the court.

He Shen dared not say anything, but only said that he did not know enough about this aspect. Moreover, his family had been loyal to the Qing Dynasty for generations, and his ancestors had made great achievements in the past.

……

After watching the video shot by this girl, Qi Cheng still envied these people who could get together to drink tea, chat and live a slow life.

"If I'm free someday, I'll go visit you guys. It's not too far anyway."

"Ok."

Coming out of the woods by the sea, Qi Cheng looked at the moon that had already risen in the sky, shouted loudly, and then drove back home.

Lying on the sofa again, Qi Cheng felt that his mood had improved a lot. Nothing can go smoothly, and life has its ups and downs.

Cheer up and continue to live your life.

……

"Look, the host is in a much better mood now. He doesn't need to go into the mountains to practice meditation." The people outside the canopy were discussing, "Now that he's in a better mood, can he continue watching the video?"

"I think it's better to watch a movie, preferably one that tells a story about future generations," one citizen began to fantasize, "and preferably one that's a little funny."

"What kind of movie is that? It's more interesting to have constant fighting."

"No, it's fun to talk about love."

The children were shouting: They like cartoons, the host, please play a cartoon.