The work of the expert advisory group is to provide folklore knowledge, guide the construction of the project, and mediate the relationship between the project team and the local aborigines. It does not mean becoming a local clergyman, which is basically two concepts.
As the chief examiner of the interview, Pan Yicheng did rely on various connections to find an expert, but the word "Feng Shui" was not written on the official documents. He is knowledgeable and knows how to find people, but it does not mean that other colleagues believe this.
In Zhou Qu's view, Pan Yicheng is both a professor and an engineer, and it is normal for him to guide the construction of the project.
Chu Qianli pointed out that the pain is obviously abnormal without contacting others. Someone just said that shamans can exorcise demons, which is beyond the normal cognitive structure.
The offering of shaman masks by the aborigines is like a coronation, which naturally makes Zhou Qu feel panicked, afraid of touching the red line issue. They want to respect religious culture, but must not participate in religious activities.
Pan Yicheng made a fool of himself. He directly defined the situation as a traditional dance and gave a reasonable explanation, which made Zhou Qu feel relieved.
Chu Qianli also drew the line cleanly, and said solemnly: "I'm really not a shaman. I just learned about shaman culture before I came here..."
"I don't know how to treat diseases either. There are medical staff just now." Chu Qianli said seriously, "I feel that there is a bit of a misunderstanding. I believe in Marxism!"
The shaman is a priest, she is not religious at all, this is really bullshit.
Zhou Qu saw that she didn't look like she was lying, so he went to the local leaders and said, "Please explain to them, don't talk nonsense outside, it's not good for our colleagues if it spreads like this."
Chu Qianli is here to do a project, not to preach, and the nature of the incident cannot be changed.
"Okay, I'll explain a few words to them, but I don't think it's very effective." The local leader said helplessly, "They worship a variety of gods, and they don't have any teachings. Sometimes they say that you are you, regardless of whether you believe in religion or not."
"You can just take this title as a compliment. It's the same as Cantonese calling you pretty boy and pretty girl. You won't really get lost. We all know it in our hearts."
"...But I thought Cantonese people meant it when they called him handsome."
Chu Qianli wanted to smack her chest to ensure that she had no religious beliefs, but she was still holding the shaman mask given by the aborigines in her hand, and the appearance of trying to explain was a bit subtle.
Zhou Qu always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain why, and said in a low voice: "I thought it would end before it started, and all of them were taken back to be educated."
If this incident is classified, all cadres will not even try to run away.
Pan Yicheng reassured: "Why? We keep in mind the threefold attitude towards religion, that is, not to believe in religion, to learn more about religion, and to care more about believers, so as to firmly grasp the initiative in religious work!"
"Old Pan, you'd better be more reliable." Zhou Qu looked at Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing, and said, "Take them with you tomorrow, I always feel that you are both pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, so let's come together."
Zhou Qu was in a weird mood. He couldn't see through the expert advisory group now, so he simply brought them all along.
Pan Yicheng laughed loudly: "That's right, don't underestimate people."
Chu Qianli's plan to be lazy was broken, and she said indiscriminately: "I really don't, what a pig!"
Zhou Qu: "Old Pan always said that at the beginning."
Tan Muxing: "..." So it was already a routine
After everyone participated in the reception banquet, they were finally able to go back to their houses. The three bid farewell to Zhou Qu, left the yurt, and walked along the path to the base.
The starlight is sparse tonight, and the cool wind is blowing late at night, which makes people who have just come out refreshed in the cool air.
Chu Qianli hugged the mask and robe, she could only thank the aborigines for accepting it, and said helplessly: "I really didn't think that a casual mention would cause this matter..."
She just wanted to remind the female dancer to pay attention to her injuries, but she was unexpectedly identified as a shaman by the locals.
"Because I'm inaccurate in divination, so I basically haven't done it. It's normal that Lao Zhou hasn't seen it before." Pan Yicheng said, "It's too troublesome to explain the spell to him. It's better to make it simpler. Just mess around and it's over. Anyway, let's turn the chapter now."
Tan Muxing didn't expect that Professor Pan was not good at divination, so he asked curiously, "Then how did you join the project?"
"My civil engineering experience is not fake. A construction engineer has to know some geomantic omens, but not every feng shui master can do construction engineering. A little respect for the profession, the certificate is not for nothing!"
Tan Muxing suddenly realized that, aside from Zhouyi Fengshui and other things, Professor Pan still has a solid resume, otherwise he would not dare to send him to do the project. It's normal for other people to fail in bidding, and indeed few people can do both.
The episode of the reception banquet aroused the three people's desire to communicate, and they simply walked and chatted against the night.
Pan Yicheng said with emotion: "It's not good to call superstition when you encounter metaphysics. Of course, it's not good to be blind and blind. The main reason is that many people are confused. If metaphysics, religion, magic, and supernatural are mixed together, it will definitely be broken." I don’t know, the more I don’t understand, the more I love it.”
This is obviously the case for the aborigines. When they discovered Chu Qianli's strange ability, they concluded that she was a priest.
Chu Qianli felt that the shaman mask was heavy, so she casually hung it on Tan Muxing's body and listened to Pan Yicheng's words.
Tan Muxing's listening attitude was more cooperative, he honestly raised his mask and asked, "I thought there was something in common?"
"Whether this is true or not, what is Xuan's original intention? It is red and black, which looks fuzzy, and extends to a profound and mysterious meaning. Xuan, the so-called deep one, studies deep problems and the laws of everything in the world. "Pan Yicheng said, "Some people always like to directly associate metaphysics with ghosts and gods. It is because the definition is wrong at the beginning of the paper, and there is no way to talk about it later."
Chu Qianli complained in a low voice: "Sure enough, it is a professor. Take the paper as an example."
Pan Yicheng smiled and said, "Since it's a rule, it can still be followed. You are good at divination, so you should know best what the principle of this thing is and whether it has anything to do with ghosts or gods."
"The definition of religion is another matter. It is a special social ideology. It has similarities with metaphysics, but it is also different." Pan Yicheng commented, "I think the word shaman is very good, and its original meaning is a wise man. , At that time, being able to heal diseases and see the sky is very remarkable, no one else can, and you are still a person who has mastered knowledge."
Chu Qianli understood, and said in agreement: "It's still human."
"Yes, it's still human, that's what it means."
"Outsiders think these mysteries are because they don't understand them, and they have no way to distinguish them. They either call them dross, or they are superstitious. In this way, their understanding is very shallow." Pan Yicheng laughed, "Some people told me that they believed in Buddhism. Two days later, I talked about Taoism, and when I asked him about the teachings of Buddhism and Taoism, I don’t know anything, and I’m not as strong as I don’t believe in it, so what do you believe in? Isn’t this just superstition, blind belief.”
"In-depth study and research, and then you can judge. It's not that you believe everything that others say. That's called lack of critical thinking ability. I don't have religious beliefs, not because of my occupation or identity requirements, but because I have studied religious culture seriously, and finally chose not to believe in religion." religious."
Chu Qianli heard the meaning behind Pan Yicheng's words, her heart moved slightly, and she said seriously: "I don't believe in religion, and I don't think I'm a god, or even a priest."
Pan Yicheng agreed: "There is nothing wrong with it. From ancient times to the present, the clergy are basically highly educated. Your current education is indeed not enough."
Chu Qianli: "?"
Chu Qianli was greatly aggrieved, she grabbed Tan Muxing, and complained in a mournful voice: "Look at him, listen..."
Tan Muxing's tone was gentle, smoothing things over: "Okay, okay, you still have to go to college."
Pan Yicheng expressed his encouragement: "Students should study hard, the clergy are now starting with a master's degree."
Chu Qianli: "...very good, I have no chance with priests in my life."
Late at night, base.
Pan Yicheng took the two of them to the dormitory, asked them if they had forgotten anything, and set a meeting time for getting up early tomorrow, before going back to the room to rest.
Seeing that Professor Pan closed the door, Chu Qianli dragged her luggage to the side and muttered, "Although he's not a bigot, he has some views similar to grandpa's."
Tan Muxing helped her bring the mask back to the house, and asked doubtfully, "Professor Pan?"
"Yes." Chu Qianli said, "My grandfather also said before that aside from those complicated appearances, these things are to attract people to do good, or to guide people to live a better life. After all, they are still human."
"They learn differently, but the roots are the same."
Pan Yicheng studied geomancy, Chu Yilie studied fate, but in the end they ended up the same way.
Tan Muxing smiled and said, "Professor Pan knows your grandfather? Since we are friends, we must be able to chat."
Chu Qianli's tone was cheerful: "That's right, it's like we can chat too!"
Tan Muxing was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect her to say this, he felt a little embarrassed, and replied softly: "...um."
The rooms of the expert advisory group are next to each other, so it is convenient to communicate, and they can greet each other at any time. The three of them are single rooms, and there is very little furniture in the room, but it is quite clean.
After a while, the two said good night to each other, Chu Qianli rested in the room, and Tan Muxing went to the next room.
Tan Muxing went back to the house to put things away, and reported to the family that they were safe.
"Xing Xing, are you used to living there? Are you tired?"
"Everything is fine." Tan Muxing thought for a few seconds and said sincerely, "I am very happy."
I am very happy to chat with her, and I am very happy to see new scenery together.
The next day, Chu Qianli and Mu Xing were called up early by Pan Yicheng, and after a simple meal in the cafeteria, they were driven into the car and headed to today's destination.
Pan Yicheng also sent information to the two of them: "You can take a look if you have nothing to do. This is the topographic map over there. There is a section of the main railway to pass."
Tan Muxing looked at the topographic map and commented: "It is difficult to build a railway here, right?"
Pan Yicheng asked curiously, "Are you also good at surveying?"
Tan Muxing shook her head shyly: "No, it's just an analysis based on geographical knowledge."
Pan Yicheng laughed loudly: "Then you and Lao Zhou are the same kind of people!"
After Chu Qianli finished reading the picture, her scalp felt numb instantly, as if she encountered a problem during a school exam.
Pan Yicheng saw that her expression was not right, he laughed dryly and laughed: "Look slowly, don't worry."
Pan Yicheng ran to the front and sat with Zhou Qu, leaving Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing sitting side by side in the back.
Tan Muxing noticed that she looked strange, and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"
"You were right just now. It is difficult to build a railway here, mainly due to the strange terrain." Chu Qianli scratched his head in distress, "No matter what you do, you will encounter some taboos."
"taboo?"
"Yes, Feng Shui Kanyu is to create a livable environment for people, either suitable for living in life, or suitable for living after death, some of the principles can even be explained scientifically, for example, Chuanxinsha, the wind in your house is blowing, who knows? You will easily get sick if you live in it." Chu Qianli said helplessly, "But now with the development of the times, the price of housing can't control the type of apartment, so you will encounter taboos no matter what."
In ancient times, rich families had freedom in building houses, but now they are all unified real estate, so it is naturally impossible to be perfect.
Chu Qianli shook the blueprint in his hand: "It's the same this time. According to Feng Shui, it's really not easy to build, but it's impossible for the railway to be broken in the middle, so we can only try to reduce the impact."
This is an unavoidable trade-off, just like the ancient saying that it is not recommended to live in a cemetery, but some cities are full of tombs underground, and it is impossible to develop by copying the old way, which naturally requires all kinds of experts to use their brains.
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing flipped through the documents, and were confused all the way, so they simply fell asleep in the car.
After a long journey, the group finally arrived at the destination workstation.
The surrounding scenery became more and more desolate, and yurts could occasionally be seen near the base, but the workstation was deserted and deserted.
"There seems to be no one there?" Chu Qianli got out of the car to stretch, she looked left and right curiously.
Tan Muxing stood beside him, and he stretched out his hand to take pictures, recording the scenery that was completely different from that near the base.
Zhou Qu: "It's good that no one is there. I just came to the workstation to make a fuss not long ago. I wasn't there at that time. Fortunately, nothing happened."
"Are you so angry?"
"Isn't it? Really, it's hard work for the workers. They have traveled all the way here to start work, and they are not welcomed by the locals. They are also wronged..." Zhou Qu frowned, "They all went to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to lay railroad tracks on the frozen soil. Yes, but it is despised here."
Pan Yicheng: "That's what I said, but we don't set up a station here. The local people must think that it will not be good for them after the completion of the construction, and passing cars every day will affect their lives."
From an overall point of view, the completion of the railway is good for the development of the entire region; from a local point of view, the remote areas without stations do receive low benefits from the railway.
"The main thing is that they still believe in mountain gods. Anyway, I didn't understand after asking around. The beliefs here are different."
Zhou Qu and Pan Yicheng chatted about the project, while Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing met people from the workstation.
The oncoming man had dark skin and a straight nose. He was also wrapped with decorative ribbons of ethnic minorities. He saw Chu Qianli in the crowd at a glance and saluted excitedly: "He is Saiyinbainu!"
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing were greeted unexpectedly, and they hurriedly returned the greeting, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
The man's tone was strange, with the charm of a minority, and he said with great interest: "My name is Batu, and you are shamans from afar?"
"I'm not, I haven't, don't talk nonsense..." Chu Qianli was afraid that he would have another dance, so he hurriedly said, "We are all socialist builders!"
Sure enough, Batu was muttering in the next second, and he was about to dance to the two of them and give a big gift to Chu Qianli.
After Chu Qianli came here, she was injured by Wu Wu. She subconsciously looked at Tan Muxing and frantically sent distress signals, with pitiful and helpless written all over her face.
Tan Muxing had no choice but to stop him, saying: "Ah, this..."
At this moment, Zhou Qu called to stop, and said in surprise, "Batu, what are you doing?"
After Zhou Qu chatted with Pan Yicheng about the work situation, he turned around and found that his subordinates were awkwardly dancing (?) to the expert advisory group.
When Batu was called by the leader, he immediately withdrew his singing and dancing posture, and even his voice became normal, and he switched to fluent Mandarin in a second: "I haven't seen many foreigners, welcome guests from afar."
"You didn't see many foreigners in the university you attended in the imperial capital?"
"I'm not afraid that they will be disappointed when they first come here. People from other places think that wrestling and archery can dance here. I think I can't lose face for our province."
Zhou Qu: "?"
Zhou Qu was a little speechless, and he introduced Batu's identity to the two. The other party is currently stationed at the railway workstation. Although they are ethnic minorities, they basically only have appearances, and they can't even speak Mongolian.
Chu Qianli and Mu Xing suddenly realized that this is a mischievous ethnic minority compatriot who tried to deceive them with stereotypes by virtue of his distinctive appearance.
Chu Qianli: "But you just spoke Mongolian..."
"I know that sentence." Batu's tone changed, and then another tone, "Thunder Monkey!"
"..."
Tan Muxing said politely, "Are you studying in the imperial capital?"
"Yes, I'm not used to it. We ride horses to school here, but not in the imperial capital."
When Chu Qianli heard that Batu was still trying to fool you, she simply followed him and said leisurely: "Isn't that right, I ride pandas in the village, even when I go back to the capital."
Batu praised: "At last someone understands my pain of not having a horse to ride!"
Tan Muxing: "..." Did the two of you really suffer while studying in the imperial capital
Zhou Qu heard young people chatting, he really didn't understand their stalks, and commented: "The people you bring can talk nonsense like you."
"It seems that the person you bring is not talking nonsense." Pan Yicheng glanced at Tan Muxing, and said, "You are lucky that the other person I bring is not talking, otherwise the truth is more outrageous than listening to nonsense."
Pan Yicheng thought, what are riding a horse and a panda, he will really fly the plane out later.