"Guan Yunfei and I told two stories, implying that I should have self-knowledge, that I should understand his support for me, and that I should know how to be grateful and repay." I said.


    Qiu Tong frowned and pondered.


    I said: "in fact, I understand that there are roads and paths in this officialdom. The roads are flat and the paths are rugged. The roads are smooth and the paths are difficult and tortuous. But at present, it seems that I am not on the roads any more. I have come to the paths."


    Qiu Tong said: "no matter how smooth the road is, how smooth the wind is, it still needs our own efforts. Compared with the road, walking on the small road needs our own wisdom."


    "Why do you say that?" I look at Qiutong.


    Qiu Tong said: "because most people think of what you think of when you walk on the road, but it''s not easy for others to find what you think of when you cross the path, so your success rate is very high."


    "But, who would like to stay on the smooth road and go on those thorny paths?" I said: "I don''t want to take the path myself, but I can''t help it I actually like roads. "


    Qiu Tong said with a faint smile: "in fact, the things in officialdom are similar to many of the reasons you used to do business. What everyone thinks is feasible is often untrustworthy. What everyone thinks is hopeless, miracles often happen. This is the same as the fable of the tortoise and rabbit race. In real life, you don''t expect the tortoise to run past the rabbit, but that''s exactly what happened. The tortoise ran in front of the rabbit. "


    I nodded.


    "Hunters like to choose the wild path where no one walks, because the most rare prey often haunts the uninhabited places; wise people like to choose the proven safe way to grope forward, because the guaranteed preparation can reduce the unnecessary losses; however, sometimes the fool''s way of thinking is whimsical, and strangely, the most valuable way is to find a way out The fruits of value often bear on the fruit trees of whimsical ideas. " Qiu Tong continued.


    I watched Qiutong and listened to her.


    "To put it another way of thinking, in fact, when you are crowded on the path and neglected by your career and life, it may be something to celebrate." Qiu Tong said.


    I shook my head with a bitter smile.


    Qiu Tong said seriously: "we must understand that the sword quenched in cold water is very hard and sharp. It''s not a bad thing to be eliminated for a while. The great mission is to give to those who have been humiliated again and again. Maybe the path under your feet is a bottom line of your life. If you have the courage to surpass yourself, this bottom line will become a new starting line of your life. "


    "Maybe you''re right." I can''t help saying.


    Qiutong was silent for a moment and said, "do you know? Not only is there a path for behavior, but also there is a path for thinking. Now, thinking is more important for behavior, and the path of thinking must be lonely. "


    "Oh..." I looked at Qiutong with some vagueness.


    "Those who are determined to grope along the path must first endure loneliness. All your doubts and expectations about life are generated when loneliness collapses. Loneliness is a huge thinking space. In this space, you are talking to yourself. The greatest moment is when you really defeat yourself. "


    Qiutong continued: "taking a shortcut is not necessarily a bad thing. The shortcut will win us opportunity and time. It''s your wisdom to intercept the opportunity you yearn for at the first time. Life needs such foresight. But don''t rely on shortcuts. When you surpass others, you also need to examine the negative effects of shortcuts. Shortcut shortens the distance between success and failure. "


    I meditated.


    "The first fruits that turn red tend to grow out of your reach. So attractive fruit, although you can see it, you can''t easily get it. To get it, we have to carefully detour back to the distance between the branches closest to it. This detour tactic is an effective way for us to get the ripe fruit. "


    Qiutong continued: "sometimes the path is very crowded. It''s like there''s only one way up the mountain. Everyone wants to climb the peak, but there''s only one way in front of them. At this time, we should learn to give up. Don''t get stuck in a road looking for roses. Every mountain of wisdom has more than one road leading to the peak. We should know how to explore a new way up the mountain from the most dangerous pass. We should remember that the most valuable treasure in the hands of the wise old people is reserved for those who climb the peak and experience the most hardships. "


    "In this way, the path is full of charm and imagination." I murmured.


    "Yes, the path is a winding path in your alternative thinking. The grass and trees beside the path have language. When you think alone, everything around you will become wider and wider. " Qiu Tong said.


    "Meditation Maybe what I need most now is meditation. " I said.


    Qiu Tong pondered for a moment and said, "yes Not only you, but I also need you. "


    I took a deep breath, can''t help thinking, although a drop of water is small, put in the palm, it will soon evaporate. And into the sea, it will immediately boil with the turbulent waves. The thinking path we choose is just a way of behavior, and the purpose is to produce a broader thinking and wisdom in our heart. We should have the long cherished wish that streams run to the sea, and the wisdom that drops of water melt into the sea.Small things will become bigger in the eyes of the wise; big things will become smaller in the eyes of the fool.


    "The thinking of the path is not something everyone can afford. First of all, it''s not a shortcut, because it''s easy to make people lazy. Second, it''s not a path you''re familiar with, because the route you''re familiar with will also be obtained by others in other ways. It should be a kind of creation and a kind of reverse thinking to cross the track we never expected. " Qiutong''s words echoed in my ears.


    I looked at Qiu Tong and said, "whether it''s the path of behavior or the path of thinking, maybe for me now, it''s all on the road."


    "It may not be a bad thing, it may be an opportunity!" Qiu Tong said.


    Looking at Qiutong''s expectant eyes, I couldn''t help nodding deeply.


    Qiutong and I continued to drink. Qiutong''s face turned a little red and slightly drunk.


    Qiutong looked out of the window at the bleak winter and murmured, "look, this is nature We are in nature, on the edge of nature. Nature is always the most beautiful scenery


    "Today''s nature is depressed and in decline!" I said.


    Qiutong gently shook his head: "no, nature, nature at any time, is the most beautiful posture of all things."


    I can''t understand the meaning of Qiu Tong''s words for a moment.


    Qiutong looked out of the window, his eyes were a little dazed. After a while, he said softly, "go naturally, forget naturally, it''s not far fetched. Nature is always the most beautiful posture of all things The rhythm of life, not too fast, too fast easy to fatigue; not too slow, too slow is wasted. With the years, like a stream flowing naturally, to a place, see a scenery. Don''t need too much desire, if the heart yearns, go ahead; feel tired, take a rest. The place that the soul passes through, no complaint, no regret, no hesitation. After all, right and wrong gain and loss is a unique beauty. "


    Autumn Tung''s voice gradually lowered down, gradually can''t hear.


    Looking at Qiutong''s beautiful and slightly sad expression, my heart rises and falls


    a bottle of Baijiu was drunk by me and Qiu Tong.


    I''m finished. It''s time for me to leave.


    The setting sun of winter is hanging in the southwest sky, and the sun is powerless and lazily shining on the desolate mountains.


    With my luggage on my back, I bid farewell to Qiutong and my fourth brother, and then strode deep into the mountain


    Go to a hill, I look back, Qiutong is still standing in place, looking at my direction.


    The figure of Qiutong in the winter sun is very lonely.


    My heart suddenly gushed with great sadness and desolation, as well as incomparable affection and attachment


    Looking back at the slanting winter sun in the endless sky, I suddenly feel that the sun is dazzling.


    I knead my eyes.


    The road is ahead, although it is a small road, but I have to go down.


    The life in the life base is hard and boring.


    The living facilities of the base are very simple. There is no Internet, no cable TV, no bar, no coffee shop, no tea house, no heating. It''s OK during the day. You can keep company with the chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs, chat and talk with the staff of the base. At night, it''s the most difficult. The only entertainment is lying on the cold bed, covering two thick quilts, and watching TV alone There are few programs.


    The worst thing is that I can''t take a bath. I work hard in the daytime. I have to go to a town more than ten kilometers away from here to take a bath. There is a public bath there.


    I''ve only been to the bath once. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the water floating with ash in the sour steam, and immediately turned around and ran back.


    I can''t help it. I''ll boil my own water and take a bath. Although it will be very cold, I can at least be clean.


    When I arrived at the base, I only saw the director and the workers, but I didn''t see the deputy directors, including Su Dingguo.


    "There are workers working here. All the directors are from the headquarters. They are delicate and delicate. They can''t stay here and have nothing to do. After a few days, they all go back to the city and busy with their own affairs Every once in a while, when the leaders come to inspect, they come to visit. As soon as the leaders leave, they say hello and disappear again That is to say, I am here all day long to share joys and sorrows with the workers and work hard to provide logistics and holiday welfare for the cadres and workers of the group. " The director told me that it was both a complaint and a show of merit.


    After listening to what he said, I didn''t say anything, just smile.


    "If director Yi can''t stand the hardships here, it''s OK to go back to live in the city. It''s winter now, and there''s very little work. These workers can do it. They don''t have to suffer all day long here If the leaders come to inspect and need to come back, I will say hello to you in advance. " Said the director.


    I still smile and don''t speak.


    The director saw that I didn''t speak all the time, and my expression was a little confused. It seemed that I was still a little unhappy.


    It seems that he is not welcome for me to stay here.


    Looking at his expression, I said: "director, I just came here. I want to show myself well. I can''t run away immediately. It''s very bad..."The director seemed to hear something from what I said, laughed, and then left.


    In fact, I don''t want to go back to the city for a while. I want to be quiet here for a few days.