After Fang Zheng heard this, he immediately had the urge to give himself a big mouth. Isn't this just looking for trouble? It feels like I dug a hole for myself that didn't exist before, and then I forgot where I dug it, and I might fall into it one day...
Fang Zheng gave a wry smile. If something happens, then it happens. It's irreversible anyway. Moreover, Fang Zheng was elusive, and he probably wouldn't touch this pit.
Since the system didn't care much about his thoughts on eating, Fang Zheng was naturally happy.
In the evening, the sun gradually set towards the west, turning from a dazzling fireball into a big orange, while a silvery-white full moon appeared in the sky in the east.
Fang Zheng stood on the edge of the cliff, watching the sunset and the moon rising, letting the evening wind blow the monk's clothes and rustling, as if he would fly away with the wind at any time. People who don't know really think this is a banished immortal.
"Master, it's so strange. Didn't the moon rise from the west before? Why did it rise from the east this time?" Since opening the spiritual wisdom, the monkey has become more and more fond of thinking about problems, and has become more and more accustomed to observing this. world.
Fang Zheng clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the moon in the distance and said, "That's because you have never carefully observed the moon's trajectory. In fact, the moon's trajectory is not as unchanging as the sun's rising in the east and setting in the west. The phases of the moon change cyclically. Generally speaking, On the first day of the lunar calendar, the moon appears between the sun and the earth. The dark side of the moon faces the earth, so the moon cannot be seen from the earth. This day is called the new moon.
A day or two after the new moon, the crescent moon appears in the western sky in the evening, with its convex side facing the direction of the setting sun. At this time, the moon rises in the west and sets in the east.
After that, the position of the moon gradually moved eastward relative to the sun, and the bright part also expanded day by day. After five or six days, it became a "first quarter moon" with half light and half dark, with the western half bright, and it was due south of the observer at sunset.
In seven days, around the 15th day of the lunar calendar, it will be the full moon, which is today. At this time, due to the moon's rotation around the earth and the earth's rotation, changes have occurred. At sunset, the sun is in the west and the full moon is in the east, that is, it rises in the west and sets in the east.
It rises in the east and falls in the west, rises in the west and falls in the east, in an infinite cycle. "
"Well, there is so much to talk about? What about after the full moon? What is the half of the moon after the full moon?" Monkey asked like a curious baby.
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "When you have nothing to do, check your mobile phone with your junior brother. If you don't know how to check it directly. After the full moon, the western part of the moon becomes increasingly dark. After seven days, it becomes half light and half dark, with the eastern half bright. The "last quarter moon". The last quarter moon rises in the middle of the night. After the last quarter moon, the moon continues to wane and becomes the waning moon hanging in the eastern sky before dawn. The waning moon's position in the sky is getting closer and closer to the sun, and the bright part is getting smaller and smaller. Finally, it turned to the same direction as the sun, and the moon turned dark, and the new moon came again. This is also a cycle... "
"What a magical feeling..." The monkey scratched his head. He had seen the theory of the earth, moon, and sun before, so he understood it.
But some people don't understand.
The squirrel pulled Fang Zheng's ears curiously and asked, "Master, what you said is so strange. The moon and the sun are both in the sky. If they are together, won't they collide?"
Fang Zheng directly put the squirrel on the monkey's shoulder and said, "Jingzhen, please explain to Jingkuan why the sun and the moon cannot collide."
Facing the curious baby Squirrel, Fang Zheng directly chose to surrender. When this little guy is full every day, he goes out to look for food, and then comes back to continue eating. When he is tired, he goes to sleep, and when he wakes up, he eats... The things in his head are basically useless. Explain to him the sun and the moon, and he will definitely still be able to eat. He can ask questions about the universe... If he keeps asking questions step by step, Fang Zheng will probably stew squirrels.
In addition, the villagers also came, tables and chairs were set up, women started busy arranging dishes, men were offering incense, people were bragging and talking nonsense outside the temple, children were running all over the floor, screaming, from time to time. With the sound of two firecrackers, the originally quiet top of Yizhi Mountain suddenly became lively.
Amidst the noise, the moon is getting higher and higher, and everyone's interest is getting better and better. Although they were not allowed to drink, this was also the first time for everyone to enjoy the full moon on the top of the mountain, eat moon cakes, watch the moon, brag about it, and hit naughty children... This little day turned out to be extremely comfortable and carefree.
Although Fang Zheng was a landlord, as a monk he definitely couldn't brag with them. He chatted casually with everyone. If anyone had questions, Fang Zheng would help answer them. When everyone had no questions, Fang Zheng quietly left the crowd. Sitting in the distance, watching this lively scene, Fang Zheng's heart became extremely peaceful.
"No wonder Master often said that tranquility is the only way to achieve tranquility. Hiding in the deep mountains will lead to tranquility. Forcibly hiding in silence will make you unable to remain calm. Once your mind is calm, the outside world will remain peaceful no matter how chaotic it is." Fang Zheng muttered.
At this moment, a burst of laughter came, and then a group of children ran all over the ground chasing the squirrel. Finally, the squirrel turned a corner and got into the grass, and a group of naughty children began to dig up the squirrel in the grass.
After a while, Fang Zheng's legs tightened, and the squirrel climbed up, grabbing Fang Zheng's trouser legs, and said thiefly: "Master, don't say I'm here. These children are too crazy... I can't stand it. Keep running." , I’ve fallen off the scale, and I can’t just lose the autumn fat that I’ve worked so hard to maintain.”
Fang Zheng also knows that many animals put on autumn fat before winter, which means eating a lot of high-calorie and high-fat foods to gain weight and accumulate a lot of fat energy in their bodies to survive the winter. But the squirrel obviously doesn't need it anymore. He has been enjoying himself by the fire and eating hot meals this winter. Does he still need to gain weight for autumn
No matter how Fang Zheng looked at it, he felt that this little thing was getting lazy.
Just then Mengmeng came over and the squirrel immediately hid.
Mengmeng squatted directly next to Fang Zheng, leaning on Fang Zheng's legs, like a little milk cat, her big eyes narrowed, she seemed a little sleepy. After all, Mengmeng was still young and not as energetic as those older children. The adults there chatted so loudly and loudly that the little guy couldn't sleep, so he came to Fangzheng. The little guy said cutely: "Brother Fangzheng, Mengmeng is sleepy. Can you tell Mengmeng a story?"
Fangzheng was stunned. Telling a story to a child? He really hadn't thought about this job. He looked up at the moon, smiled immediately, and said, "Okay, then let me tell you a story about a beautiful sister?"
"Okay, okay..." Although Mengmeng was clapping her hands, her big eyes were closed even more.
Fang Zheng said: "Mengmeng, do you know why everyone admires the moon on the fifteenth day? I know you don't know. It is said that in ancient times, there was a very beautiful woman... Hou Yi shot down nine suns... Chang'e accidentally ate the elixir and fought for her life. She was pulling something, not wanting to fly away, but in her haste, she only grabbed one of her rabbits, so she and the rabbit flew to the moon together. Ancient women believed that the moon was the largest and brightest on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is the closest to the ground. If you pray to the moon, you will be blessed by Chang'e and become as beautiful as Chang'e. So beautiful girls will look at the moon on this day, and gradually formed this custom. Cute?"
(End of chapter)