Chapter 231 [Blindness of Knowledge]
Fang Chang handed a few sweet potatoes forward and said:
"These seed potatoes will not rot within a few years, and can be planted after being cut into small pieces. After they grow up, the vines can be cut into sections for cuttings, or the vines can be cut into pieces after they germinate and planted. It is easy to grow and live well. "
But he didn't know when Shen Jingwen would leave Nanping Mountain, so he deliberately cast a spell to prevent these sweet potatoes from decaying.
Shen Jingwen took it solemnly, and said: "If you really can endure drought and prepare for famine, I don't know how many lives you can save. It is really a great merit for Mr. to provide this thing."
Hearing the words, Fang Chang shook his head:
"The merit is not of much use to me, but it is not against my heart. In addition, this thing also has flaws, that is, it is not resistant to waterlogging, and only a few of these can only be extended to the state capital in a year or two. It can't have much effect."
"Resisting disasters mainly depends on people themselves, relying on the water conservancy of the ditches that Wei He has been building. That is the right way and the real merit is immeasurable. But if there is a drought in the future, the potato can still play a role .”
Sang Ziping next to him also agreed: "The famine in the catastrophe is often an accessory of the catastrophe. To end this catastrophe as soon as possible is our top priority."
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The big apprentice came back to visit, and Sang Ziping was very happy.
Having not seen each other for a long time, he naturally has a lot to say, so he and Fang Chang made an agreement to set off together in three days. Fang Chang is fine with this, after all, the westward trip does not have a clear goal, and there is no rush in terms of time.
Fang Chang walked out of the house, and was about to go out through the back door and go up the mountain to have a look, when he saw Shen Jingwen sitting cross-legged on a high shed in the courtyard, finishing his meditation practice.
Holding his breath, Shen Jingwen jumped down from the high shed. After seeing Fang Chang, he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Fang."
"What about the morning exercise?" Fang Chang said casually, and then he looked at Shen Jingwen, but found a lot of problems. So he said to the person in front of him: "How long have you persisted like this?"
Shen Jingwen paused and said:
"Since I went down the mountain alone, I haven't let go. No matter how busy I am, I still have to find time to practice my skills."
Fang Chang nodded, and continued: "Then your cultivation has not moved for a long time? You seem to have entered a bottleneck."
Shen Jingwen was momentarily stunned when he heard the words, and then solemnly said: "To be honest, sir, it is true. It has been quite a while. After I have gained experience in life according to the method taught by Master, I seem to understand something, but it seems that I don't know anything. I don’t understand, and my cultivation base has stagnated without making any progress, only my mana becomes deeper with daily exercise.”
Regarding Shen Jingwen's question, Fang Chang saw it clearly. The other party just mechanically followed the learned method and kept practicing it, but he didn't fully understand why he did that, so he encountered the current situation.
The description of this situation in the book is called "knowledge barrier".
Even Shen Jingwen himself knows that he has fallen into some cognitive barriers, but this is not something that he can get rid of knowingly. It needs luck and enough understanding. Unfortunately, he lacks both of these and has been stuck here for a long time.
Fang Chang thought for a while, and said to Shen Jingwen:
"Your master told me about your school's practice method. In my opinion, the path you walk is more like a legendary hermit than a real ordinary person. Although every day is the same as ordinary people, there is always a The detachment is inside, do you think so?"
After hearing this, Shen Jingwen frowned slightly. Fang Chang's words seemed to peel off a hard shell in front of his eyes, but after all, there was still a layer of tulle covering him, and he couldn't see clearly what he had realized.
He saluted and said: "What you said is true, sir."
Seeing the other party's reaction, Fang Chang smiled and continued: "The ancients said, 'Xiaoyinyin is in the mausoleum, and Dayinyin is in the market'. According to this classification, the way I do is Xiaoyin. I am actually a great hermit. I am also a hermit. Although my route is different from yours, and I follow the direction of "man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows the nature", there should be differences. Less reference value. No matter which way you want to come, it is necessary to follow your heart as much as possible, not to understand for the sake of understanding."
Shen Jingwen was silent for a moment, then muttered: "Follow your heart..."
Also entered the path of practice, Sang Ziping's six senses are far more acute than ordinary people, in the same yard, Fang Chang is outside the house to instruct his apprentice, Sang Ziping can hear clearly. Of course, he was worried for a moment, afraid that his first apprentice, like his second apprentice Wei He, would be persuaded by Mr. Fang, and he would also lose his mind.
He hadn't noticed that his outstanding apprentice, who had always been excellent, had fallen into a cognitive barrier. He felt a little scared and blamed himself, and he was very grateful to the other party for pointing this out. Hearing that Shen Jingwen had already started to think to himself, he left the door and hurried out of the room, and said to his big apprentice:
"Diligence and hard work are just craftsmen. Practice means paying attention to fate and comprehension, and also paying attention to success without fireworks. According to what I taught you before as a teacher, our road of wandering in the world to understand all kinds of things is the "law", but work hard. Exercise and guidance of spiritual power can only be called "skills", but in the matter of practice, you still have to follow your own "way". Different schools have different methods and different techniques, but the ways are similar, or they all lead to the same goal."
Shen Jingwen bowed his head and remained silent for a while, then suddenly raised his head with a smile on his face: "Master, I understand!" Then he turned around and bowed to Fang Chang: "Thank you, Mr. Fang, for your advice!"
Beside him, Sang Ziping clapped his hands and laughed, while Fang Chang said happily, "Congratulations, congratulations."
With the flick of a finger, Shen Jingwen's aura changed slightly, but he had already broken through the bottleneck that had been stuck here for a long time, and his cultivation had reached a higher level.
The door of the side room was also opened, and Mu Anning also looked in this direction, not knowing what happened.
Everyone was very interested in this matter. After a few words of courtesy, Sang Ziping asked, "Mr. Fang is going to go up the mountain?"
"Well, I want to visit the highest peak and enjoy the scenery of Nanping Mountain."
"It's really good there, it's worth a visit! The beauty of Nanping Mountain is second to none in a thousand miles. The scenery is magical and beautiful. Although it is not as good as the current Yunzhong Mountain, it is also a good place in the world. In addition to the peak, there is a stone forest in the northwest that is worth seeing. , and a few miles further west, there are dozens of waterfalls gathered in sight, which is also a good view.”
Mu Anning jumped out from the side, and said with a smile:
"I'm familiar with all these, sir, shall I show you the way? It just so happens that I haven't been there for a long time—the scenery in front of my house is always delayed because of 'not in a hurry', and I go less often."
(end of this chapter)