Hey, if you don't like my cups you don't have to drink from them. The fruits of my labor I share with friends and hear nothing but complaints. Are you trying to crush my spirit? Maybe Di-Mengzhu should make the pieces and we'll see if he can do a better job!
Who said anything about money? Lao Di, if I bet money every time you find yourself a competition, won't I be a poorer man than I already am? I think her chances are better if you rely on your first victory to earn you a second.
What, because you'll leave the job unfinished once it's started? That doesn't sound like you.
Hah, you should really grow a thicker skin in your old age. At this rate, just anyone will be able to get under it. I think losing one will make her fiercer, is all.
And what about your hobbies? Have you got any yet? I'm telling you, what if you're a natural at this and you'd never know if you don't try? Wouldn't that be a shame, eh?
Scary thought, isn't it. Isn't it so strange, somehow I thought a master of wuxing would know it's never just a match of Qi. How about this, you tell me if you should be afraid when you come back from your social engagement, eh?
Well they won't present themselves if you keep sneering at them. But fine, fine! Don't listen to what an old friend has to tell you. My vastly superior experience with hobbies will just continue to be of use to me and me alone.
Isn't it just as strange that I'm not any such thing. So I'll be lucky to make it back at all, from one Qi match next door with a weird scholar. Is jumping at shadows one of your newer hobbies?
And I'm not sneering, I just don't like the mud. What else can your vastly superior experience suggest?
Alright well have fun and good luck, don't forget to bring back the board if you win. And the pieces.
My experience suggests trying everything until you find something that suits. But we can discount things that may stain fine clothes, eh? Oh, how about music? Lao Di, have you ever tried to play an instrument?
A phoenix, though? Have you ever heard such a maltreated metaphor before? Be honest.
Well I'm not suggesting you warble a little tune to the autumn wind on a flute. There's quiet instruments, you know. Don't you think a qin could suit you? The immortals are always playing those things by waterfalls.
And if Di-Mengzhu adds the calf we'll have us a real menagerie. You're right, I don't think you know anything about this. That must be why you're not helping.
Then it's a deal. You find a waterfall, I'll find a qin. Hah, I'd tell you not to worry about the rest, but I know you won't.
I'm glad Di-Mengzhu recognizes his fault and will know better in the future. Am I not made of flesh and bone? Do words not prick my heart and pride? You shouldn't be so thoughtless with these things.
Wise words, wise words. After all, I'm full of good ideas and have nothing but time.
[Now who is being thoughtless? Talking to Di Feisheng is still dangerous, it seems, even these days. Especially these days.]
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Date: 2023-12-05 02:01 pm (UTC)Though if you want to play, why not make the pieces yourself? More your speed than the cups. Good practice.
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Date: 2023-12-05 02:23 pm (UTC)Hey, if you don't like my cups you don't have to drink from them. The fruits of my labor I share with friends and hear nothing but complaints. Are you trying to crush my spirit? Maybe Di-Mengzhu should make the pieces and we'll see if he can do a better job!
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Date: 2023-12-05 02:50 pm (UTC)Nice try. The best job is the one that's finished, so you do it.
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Date: 2023-12-05 04:16 pm (UTC)What, because you'll leave the job unfinished once it's started? That doesn't sound like you.
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Date: 2023-12-05 07:05 pm (UTC)No, because I'm not starting it. It's your hobby, so you can have the opportunity to improve.
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Date: 2023-12-05 09:47 pm (UTC)And what about your hobbies? Have you got any yet? I'm telling you, what if you're a natural at this and you'd never know if you don't try? Wouldn't that be a shame, eh?
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Date: 2023-12-05 10:36 pm (UTC)Just anyone???Fiercer at Qi? Should I be afraid?I shouldn't risk crushing your spirit with usable cups. Maybe a different hobby will present itself.
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Date: 2023-12-05 11:28 pm (UTC)Scary thought, isn't it.Isn't it so strange, somehow I thought a master of wuxing would know it's never just a match of Qi. How about this, you tell me if you should be afraid when you come back from your social engagement, eh?Well they won't present themselves if you keep sneering at them. But fine, fine! Don't listen to what an old friend has to tell you. My vastly superior experience with hobbies will just continue to be of use to me and me alone.
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Date: 2023-12-06 07:40 am (UTC)And I'm not sneering, I just don't like the mud. What else can your vastly superior experience suggest?
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Date: 2023-12-06 06:05 pm (UTC)Alright well have fun and good luck, don't forget to bring back the board if you win. And the pieces.
My experience suggests trying everything until you find something that suits. But we can discount things that may stain fine clothes, eh? Oh, how about music? Lao Di, have you ever tried to play an instrument?
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Date: 2023-12-06 08:01 pm (UTC)I wouldn't dare.
And ruin everyone's peace? My own most of all. How about something quiet?
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Date: 2023-12-06 09:50 pm (UTC)Well I'm not suggesting you warble a little tune to the autumn wind on a flute. There's quiet instruments, you know. Don't you think a qin could suit you? The immortals are always playing those things by waterfalls.
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Date: 2023-12-06 10:27 pm (UTC)Then I'd need to find a waterfall, for best results.
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Date: 2023-12-06 11:53 pm (UTC)Then it's a deal. You find a waterfall, I'll find a qin. Hah, I'd tell you not to worry about the rest, but I know you won't.
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Date: 2023-12-07 12:37 am (UTC)Know I won't worry, or won't take this deal?
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Date: 2023-12-07 01:01 am (UTC)You've already taken this deal. I'm all for trying new things, but playing coy doesn't suit you.
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Date: 2023-12-07 09:50 pm (UTC)Then I hope playing the qin does. I don't want to know what the next choice would be.
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Date: 2023-12-09 08:09 pm (UTC)Wise words, wise words. After all, I'm full of good ideas and have nothing but time.
[Now who is being thoughtless? Talking to Di Feisheng is still dangerous, it seems, even these days. Especially these days.]
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Date: 2023-12-09 08:11 pm (UTC)