Chapter 24 twenty two

Even if what Xiaoxie said is correct, it is not a criticism of construction after all; what good is being too pessimistic?Naturally, I come from a peaceful and happy China, so I always thought that there was still hope for the cat country; it is difficult for a healthy person to understand why a sick man is so pessimistic.However, hope is what human beings should have. It can be said that it is an obligation that human beings should have.No hope is an expression of self-abandonment, and hope is the mother of hard work.I don't believe that cat people will not produce any results if they gather cat power in one place.There are many, many reasons that limit the development of the cat country and hinder the right track of politics. From what I have seen and heard, I know that they have many difficulties, but cat people are humans after all, and humans are animals that can overcome all difficulties .

I decided to go to Da Xie and ask him to introduce some politicians; if I could meet some people with clear minds, I might get some more practical and beneficial opinions than Xiao Xie's comments and criticisms.I should have gone to see the people first, but they are so afraid of foreigners that I can hardly think of a way to get close to them.Without sensible people, politics is naturally not easy to be clear; but on the other hand, with such people, the use of politics is easier, if there are real politicians who are willing to do it for the country and the people.I'd better find my ideal hero first, although I never like to flatter heroes.

It happened to coincide with Daxie's treat, and I was here; since he is one of the important people, the guests invited must have politicians, this is my good opportunity.I don't come this side of the street some days.The street is still so lively, there are ants in a hurry but not industrious.I don't know what is the attraction of this broken city that makes people so attached to it; maybe, I then thought, the countryside has completely collapsed, and the city is at least better than the country.Only one thing is better than before, the street is not so smelly anymore; because it has been raining a lot recently, God has done a cleaning campaign for them.

Da Xie was not at home, although I came at the appointed time.The person who entertained me was the former person who brought me food in Milin, he was an acquaintance, so he told me: If it is noon, you will come at night; if it is evening, you will come at dawn; sometimes two days later OK; that's our rule.I was very grateful for his guidance, and asked him who the guests were. I planned in my heart: If there is no one I want to see among the guests, I will not come again.The guests are all important people, he said, otherwise they would not be able to invite foreigners.Well, I must come back, but where will I spend the hours?Suddenly I came up with an idea: I still had a few national souls in the bag, so I took them out and presented them to my old servant.Naturally, the rest will be easy to handle.I just waited on the roof and asked him about some things.The cat person's mouth is keyed with the soul of the country.

What do all these people in the city do for a living?This is my first question. these people?He pointed to the sea of ​​people on the street and said that they didn't do anything. It's too evil, I said in my heart; then I asked him: How should I eat then? Don't eat, eat fan leaves. Where did the leaves come from? One person is an official, and everyone eats fan leaves.These people are all relatives and friends of officials.Those who are high-ranking officials grow lost leaves, sell lost leaves, and keep some lost leaves for relatives and friends.Petty officials buy fan leaves, eat them themselves, and distribute them to relatives and friends.For those who are not officials, wait for Mi Ye.

There are naturally many officials?I asked. Except for those who are idle, they are all officials.Me, I am also an officer.He smiled slightly.This smile may be a kind of revenge for my contempt for him and I peeled off a small piece of his scalp. All officials have money? have.Given by the emperor. If everyone does not farm, do not work, and do not produce, how can the emperor be rich? Selling treasures, selling land, you foreigners love to buy our treasures and land, and you don’t have to worry about having no money. Yes, the Museum of Antiquities, the library is closed back and forth.

You, speaking for yourself, don’t you think that selling treasures and land is a bad thing? Anyway, it's good to have money. It counts that you don't have any economic problems at all? This question seems to be too deep, and it took him a long time to answer: there was an economic problem back then, and now no one talks about it anymore. Everyone farmed and worked back then, right? correct.Now the countryside is almost empty. People in the city want to buy things, and foreigners sell them. There is no need for us to farm and work, so everyone is idle. So, why are there still officials?You can't be idle as an official?Whether to be an official or not to be an official, there are always lost leaves to eat, so why bother to be an official?

The more money you get from being an official, you can buy more foreign things and get more wives besides eating fan leaves.Those who don't serve as officials just share some fan leaves to eat.Besides, being an official is not tiring, there are too many officials and few things to do, and there is nothing to do if you want to work. Excuse me, how could the dead minister's wife not eat the leaves, since there is nothing else to eat? It’s okay to eat, but it’s very expensive. Meat and vegetables have to be bought from foreign countries.When you are in Milin, you have to eat, and it really cost our master a lot of money.The minister's wife is a strange woman. If she eats fan leaves, someone will provide her; no one can afford to eat. She had to take the eight goblins to dig weeds and vegetables to eat.

What about meat? There is nowhere to find meat unless you have the money to buy foreign ones.How many years ago, when people were half eating and half eating leaves, people had eaten up all animals, leaving nothing that flew away; have you ever seen a bird or a beast? I thought about it for a long time, but I have never seen any animals: ah, white-tailed eagle, I have seen it! Yes, they are the only ones left, because their meat is poisonous, otherwise, they would have been extinct long ago. You group of things are also quick to say in my heart.I don't have to ask further.Ants and bees are needed, but there is no economic problem.Although there is no problem with them, everyone operates instinctively, which is much better than cat people.The cat people have no politics and economy to speak of, but they are still unavoidable. I don’t know which god created such a group of scumbags. They don’t have the instinct like bees and ants, and they don’t have the wisdom of humans. The god who created them is probably deliberately joking. .There are schools but no education, politicians but no politics, human beings but no personality, face but no shame, this joke is too much.

But, anyway, I must see the important people.I can't think of a good idea for the cat people. Let's see if their dignitaries have a way.The problem seems to be very simple: divide the fans into one point evenly, and become a kind of fanaticism, and that's enough.But that's exactly how to walk into the Jedi.They have to go back, ban the lost leaves, restore the farm workers, and then they can avoid the same death.But who can take on this important task?They have to change from the life style of mosquitoes and flies to the life of human beings. How much effort, perseverance and determination is required for this leap!I am almost as pessimistic as Xiao Scorpion.

The scorpion is back.He was much thinner than when he was in Milin, but he was more sinister and cunning.To him, I am not polite, just ask: Why treat him? It's okay, it's okay, let's talk. There must be something, I can see it.I want to ask him a lot of questions, but I don't know why I hate him so much. When I see him, I have to say one less sentence and say one less sentence. The guests continued to come.These are people I have never seen before.They are not at all different from normal cat people.When he saw me, he said: "Old friend, old friend."My blunt statement that I am from the earth is naturally inappropriate to express old friends; but they seem to regard the bitterness in the words as sweet, it is still: old friends, old friends. A dozen guests came.My luck is that they are all politicians. According to my observation, among the dozen or so people, they can be divided into three groups: the first group is the Daxie group, who speak of old friends very naturally, but with a little air of having to say so; this group is all older Somewhat, I think of the old fox that Xiao Xie mentioned.People in the second group are younger, and they are very friendly and polite to foreigners. They always smile, but their smiles are so empty. One can see that their pride lies in the fact that they have just learned some of the old fox's bad tricks. But it has not yet become a master.The third faction is the youngest, and they talk about old friends in an unnatural way, and seem a little shy.Da Xie specially introduced the third faction: These old friends just came from there.I don't quite understand what he means.But sorry to ask.After a while, I realized that the so-called school over there must be novices who have just entered politics.I want to see how these guys who just came from there deal with these old foxes. Going to a banquet, this is the first time for me.When all the guests arrive, eat the fan leaves first, which is what I expected.Mi Ye has eaten, I am ready to see new tricks.Sure enough, it came.Daxie sent a message: In order to welcome friends from Xinyou, today they must select prostitutes. The few people who just came over from there were smiling, winking, shy, and proud, and they all muttered about Mr. Siji, Mr. Siji.My heart hurts as if my lover is about to die.This is their big husband, Ski!When I was there, I was talking about new ideas and husbands, but when I first arrived, when I first arrived here, everyone, husbands and prostitutes!It's over, I don't say anything, I just have to watch! When the prostitute arrived, everyone ate the leaves again.After eating the lost leaves, the young politician's face showed some pink under the gray hair, and he peeked at the big scorpion.Big Scorpion smiled.You can do whatever you want, he said, please, whatever you want, you're welcome.They all went to the lower floors with the hands of prostitutes. Needless to say, the big scorpion has prepared a place for them to enjoy themselves. As they went down, Da Scorpion smiled at the old middle-aged politician.He said: well, they're out of sight, let's get down to business. I guessed it right, there must be something to treat guests. You have all heard of it?Big Scorpion asked. The old man didn't express anything, his eyes seemed to search his own heart.One middle-aged man was about to nod his head, but when he looked at others, he quickly turned to look up at the sky. I laughed out loud. Everyone got more serious, but they laughed seriously, meaning to laugh with me that I am a foreigner. After staying for a long time, a middle-aged man said: I heard a little, but I don't know, absolutely don't know, whether it is reliable or not. reliable!My soldiers have been defeated!Da Scorpion was obviously concerned, perhaps because his own troops were defeated. Everyone fell silent again.After staying for a long time, everyone even breathed out slowly, as if they were afraid of hurting their nose whiskers. Ladies and gentlemen, why don't you order a few prostitutes to accompany you?Big Scorpion proposed. Everyone came alive: yes, yes!No woman no good strategy, please! Another group of prostitutes came, and everyone was very happy. The sun was going down, and no one ever said a word about politics. Thank you, thank you, see you tomorrow!Everyone went with the prostitute. Those young people also climbed up from below, their faces were no longer reddish, but slightly grayish green.They didn't even say thank you, they just murmured about Mr. Siji. I thought: They must have had a civil war, and Daxie's army was defeated. They asked everyone for help, but they didn't want to take care of it.If my guess is correct, it may not be a bad thing if no one helps Daxie.But Daxie's expression was very eager, so I asked him before leaving: How did your soldiers lose? Foreigners are calling in!