Plane Small Bookstore [System]

After seeing off Mary, Le Jing was also hungry, so he simply closed the shop and went upstairs to cook.Upstairs there are bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms, all of which have been renovated by the landlord. He also bought furniture. He usually sells books downstairs during the day and goes upstairs to rest at night, which is convenient.

Before he came here, he was not sure about the development level of other planes, so he specially carried a few cans of gas to the kitchen, and went to the nearby supermarket to buy a lot of food and purified water to stock up, so even if he was penniless this month, at least No need to go hungry.

After eating and reading for a while, Le Jing planned to go to bed before eleven o'clock.

Le Ling was surprised by this: [I read online that post-90s all go to bed very late, because they have to stay up late to practice immortality. 】

Le Jing replied calmly: "That's what their Taoist youths say, we Buddhist youths don't pay attention to these things."

Le Ling was curious: [Then what do you Buddhist youths pay attention to? 】

"The sky is high and the clouds are light and the birds are flying, soak wolfberry in the thermos." Le Jing covered the quilt and closed his eyes, "Good night."

Le Ling: [... Good night. 】

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When Lejing opened the store the next day, he looked at the foggy sky, covered his nose and sighed.Thinking about being on earth, Beijing’s PM2.5 was slightly higher, and Western countries would send congratulatory messages to condemn this kind of environmental protection problem.

Sure enough, things like smog are better for others.While thinking this way, he picked up his mobile phone and took a few photos secretly on the street.

Le Jing was not interested in going out to test his physical strength under such severe air pollution. He made up his mind to stay in the store for a month and not go anywhere.

There were not many people in the store throughout the morning, and Le Jing did not make a deal.But he didn't care, he sat at the counter and read Mary's "The Woman's Dilemma" with great interest.

Although the content of the article is relatively simple, the propositions put forward are a bit naive, and there are no reasonable and effective measures for the current plight of women. However, the ancients cannot be viewed with the eyes and patterns of today's people.Judging from the age of the book, it is already remarkable that Mary can think to this extent.

At one or two o'clock in the afternoon, Mary came.

She didn't know if she hadn't slept all night, her eyes were blue, her face was pale, and there was a layer of excited blush on her face. As soon as she entered the door, she couldn't wait to ask: "Please tell me, what is Ms. Simone Beauvoir?" Who is it?"

Le Jing said lightly: "Since you have already eaten the eggs, why should you care who the hen is that lays the eggs?"

Before Mary's further questioning, he bluntly refused: "For everything about this book, please forgive me for not having anything to say."

The Second Sex was published in 1949, and it is only 1910.One step ahead of the times is a genius, but ten steps ahead is a madman.Not to mention that the famous sayings and theories listed by Simone Beauvoir in the book may not exist in this plane at all!

So he couldn't answer Mary's question, and he didn't plan to answer it at all.

He looked down at the dumbfounded Mary, and smiled slightly: "This is a good book, isn't it?"

Mary froze for a moment, and when she mentioned the book, her face immediately softened, and her eyes sparkled with radiance: "It's as if God helped me take away the tulle that covered my eyes, and I finally saw the world clearly. Since then In the future, I will not be cowardly or confused, I will go forward bravely and never retreat. I will devote my life and soul to the great cause of liberating women."

At this moment, the expression on her face was unbelievably holy, but also unbelievably determined.

Le Jing thought of Joan of Arc, Mrs. Stowe, Nightingale, Soong Ching Ling... These brave and legendary women changed the world with their own actions, and now, another awakened woman joined them.

Le Jing also laughed, and said sincerely: "I wish you success."

"It doesn't matter even if you fail." This serious woman rarely showed a hearty smile, "I am not alone in my way, and I can hope for successors."

The two looked at each other and smiled tacitly, as if they had drawn some distance between each other.

"If you have time, you might as well come here often. I have some books here, which may solve your doubts when you read "The Second Sex."

Mary's eyes lit up. Of course she knew what Le Jing meant. This was equivalent to opening his bookstore to her for free as a library. In addition to being moved, she was still a little puzzled and vigilant from a female instinct: "This Of course it couldn't be better, I mean, I really don't know how to repay your kindness to me."

The young man looked past Mary and looked out of the window full of traffic, his eyes seemed to be lost in memory: "The monopoly of knowledge is more terrifying than the monopoly of resources. It will not only cause a cultural desert, but also hinder the development of human civilization. It is the most terrible thing. crime."

He was silent for a while, and looked at Mary seriously: "If you really want to repay me, I want you to swear that you will teach anyone who seeks knowledge what you have learned here, regardless of gender, race, A religious country does not have any selfishness, not for any self-interest, only for fairness and justice in the world."

The young man's words were resounding, every sentence hit her heart, and every sentence made her soul tremble.

She looked at him as if she was looking at a saint sent by God to enlighten the world, her voice was dignified and firm like never before: "I swear, I will use my life to fulfill my oath."

The young man smiled soothingly, with a heart-wrenching clarity and tranquility between his brows: "Thank you."

"No, it should be me thanking you." Thank God for having you on earth.You are my guide and also my teacher. Mary felt emotional and showed a little more respect on her face. She changed the subject and reciprocated: "I still have some books at home. I don't know if it suits your taste..."

"I'm picky when it comes to food. But I'm never picky when it comes to books." Le Jing said with a smile: "If it's convenient, please allow me to read."

Later, he and Mary discussed some of the contents of "The Second Sex", and the topic continued to be very pleasant.It is worth mentioning that Linda came into the bookstore at this time, and not only joined the conversation with great interest, but also hit it off with Mary immediately.Le Jing was quite dumbfounded about this.

After that day, his bookstore has completely become the stronghold of Mary and her companions, oh, now there is an extra Linda in it.They chatted together, read books together and expressed their opinions. Different thinking collided with bright sparks in the debate, and Lejing was happy to see the results.Although their discussions were sometimes a little noisy, but seeing the collection of books these lovely ladies brought him, he decided to continue to be a quiet and generous bookstore owner.

One day, he was fascinated by reading a book brought by Linda. Linda walked up to him and patted the table, scaring him.

Linda rolled her eyes and explained, "It's not my fault. I called you a few times, but you still couldn't hear him."

Le Jing smiled embarrassingly, he also knew what was wrong with him.Once you sink into the book, you will be deaf to what is going on outside the window, and you will not be aware of everything that happens outside.

"What's the matter?" he asked, pushing up his glasses.

"I have a question." Linda asked, "Did the little prince go back to his planet at last?"

Noticing the eager gazes of the ladies behind her, he couldn't help but realize that it was his turn to discuss "The Little Prince" today.

"No, he died." Le Jing said cruelly, "He committed suicide."

Linda was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect what Le Jing would think, such a cold explanation was too different from Le Jing's gentle performance all the time, she couldn't help but looked at Le Jing complainingly, and argued: "After all, this is How can you look at a fairy tale with the eyes of an adult! This is too cold!"

"No, on the contrary, for the little prince, death is the road to happiness." Le Jing said, "Because he is too lonely, he is a [child] who is incompatible with [adult] society. Even the little prince , is just a social animal like human beings. People cannot survive without the group, and the little prince is the same. However, he is a different kind of thinking that is incompatible with adults. Even the pilot with a childlike innocence is not a real child anymore. , so he could not find real salvation after all. Therefore, when he found that his salvation was only the planet and the rose he had abandoned long ago, the only thing waiting for him was suicide—that is, returning home in a philosophical sense.”

Linda was stunned for a while, she didn't expect Le Jing to interpret this fairy tale in this way, she couldn't help but said: "The little prince can find other children like him to play with!"

Le Jing sighed, and said almost pitifully, "But in this book, there is no child at all. The little prince is the only child."

Linda was stunned for a moment, and a chill suddenly rushed down her spine. She suddenly understood what Le Jing meant: "Innocence, which represents a child alone and helpless, cannot survive in the adult world. It must either be assimilated or be assimilated." Destruction. And the little prince would rather commit suicide than be assimilated."

Linda thought a lot in that moment.Thinking of her family, her arranged life, and the unspeakable delusion in her heart.

To be a fighter pilot is a dream that has been rooted in her mind since she saw a fighter jet soaring through the clouds three years ago.She longs to rush to the blue sky like a man, and to defend her country like a hero.

However, she is not a man, she is a woman.She is the eldest lady of Baron Swift's family, and she bears the pride and honor of the family for hundreds of years.The Swift family doesn't need a deviant and unruly lady who hangs out with men. The only requirement they have for Linda is to marry a well-matched man (such as Williams Bingley) to carry on the family line and manage the family for her husband. Negative family's cultivation of her.

In her opinion, how similar the little prince who is a "heterogeneous" is to herself.They are all rebels in the adult society, and no one can really understand them.So what awaits her is an ending like the little prince?

"Then how can the little prince survive? Does the little prince have to die?" Mary's companion, a lady named Ilya, approached the counter at some point, her eyes were slightly red, and she asked Le Jing anxiously.

Le Jing smiled reassuringly: "Of course not, no one has to die. In fact, there is another interpretation of this story, do you want to hear it?"

So Le Jing talked about another version of the little prince he understood: "The rose actually represents the ideal of the little prince. The ideal is the same as the rose. It looks beautiful, but it has hurtful thorns. The little prince was stabbed by the rose. Finally, he chose to run away from home and go into self-imposed exile. But the little prince, like everyone, firmly believes that he is unique. Although he was stabbed by ideals, he is still proud of his ideals. Until he found out that his roses were nothing but One of the thousands of roses, there is nothing unusual at all. This caused a great blow to the little prince. For the first time, he began to feel confused about his belief. At this moment, the little prince met the fox. His first real partner. The fox taught the little prince what domestication is, and made him understand that his rose (ideal) is unique. From then on, he completely strengthened his belief, and finally died for the ideal. "

The young man stared down at Linda and Illya. His pure obsidian pupils seemed to contain some deep meaning, and his words were meaningful, just like the prophecy of the legendary prophet: "The little prince is a pure and innocent man who died for his ideals." Idealist."

Le Jing looked over Linda and looked at Mary behind her. The rare sunlight shone on her through the window, making her seem to be shining: "The idealist's road is long and bumpy. Shadows are always with us, but those who change the world are often idealists."

The author has something to say:

①Mrs. Stowe: her full name is Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her masterpiece is Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her book inspired the "Abolitionist Movement" of a generation, directly led the American Civil War, and fought for the liberation of black people. Slave made outstanding contributions, and was named 100st among the 41 people who influenced the United States by the authoritative American journal "The Atlantic Monthly".

②Nightingale: Florence Nightingale: the founder of nursing and the founder of modern nursing education, she was the first real female nurse in the world and created the nursing career. "5.12" International Nurses Day was established on Nightingale's birthday to commemorate the founder of modern nursing.

As for Joan of Arc and Song Meiling, everyone should know about them, so I won’t introduce them here.