On the lively stage of the absolute zone zero, there are some mysterious mechanical arts, some are the monsters with their claws and teeth, and some are the big people who are not taken seriously by anyone. But among them, I just noticed such a girl – Ju Fufu. She is not tall, she is not dressed fancy, and she doesn’t have any amazing artifacts in her hands, but she swings a pot, stirring the enemies one by one, and the flames are flying.
This pot is not any other pot, it is a “popcorn pot”. When you hear this name, everyone has to laugh: fighting with snacks? But this pot is in Ju Fufu’s hands, it’s really not a joke. She smashed it several times in a row, and it sounded like a bang. Don’t say, she really has the skill of cooking. The first one is a greeting, the second one is a greeting to her mother, and the third one is the enemy kneeling and shouting for her mother. This is her “normal attack”.
We have to admit that this girl is quite skilled, but if you look closely at her posture, it is not a head-on attack. Every time she hits someone, it is like “practicing fighting” with those naughty boys in the yard. Although the movement is loud, it is not out of proportion. She beats people not for fame, but to vent her anger. The effect of her “unbalance” is to make the enemy lose some face and make a fool of himself. It is just like you bargaining in the morning market and making people confused. It may not be a bargain for you, but you vent your anger.
The “heat” setting of Ju Fu Fu is even better. This child’s temper rises and the fire is strong. When the fire is strong, popcorn pops out of the pot. You say she is a “violent girl”, but the way she does this is indescribably kind. It is very much like the second aunt who loves the excitement in the alley. While cursing the street, she also remembers to share the two sesame cakes. Fighting is fighting, but the food in the pot cannot be wasted. The fire in her body is a manifestation of impatience, but also a manifestation of her passion.
Look at her evasive action again, a short press is a sprint. To put it bluntly, it is the skill of “dodging a kick”. What about a long press? She turned in place, the pot turned, and she also spun, just like the child spinning a windmill in the temple fair. Although she didn’t hit anyone in this turn, with that momentum, who dared to take a step forward? This is not just brute force that can scare people, but a bit of life wisdom.
The strengthening skills are even more lively, the fire in the pot bursts out, and a circle of flames revolves around her, just like the alcohol stoves in the old Beijing candied haws stalls in the old city, red, hot, revolving around that sweet taste. The enemy is not afraid of the fire, but the real fire under the pot – not to hurt people, but to make a pot of popcorn fragrant in this chaotic world.
Ju Fu Fu is not alone. She would jump out at the critical moment to block the knife for others and put up a shield. What is a shield? I don’t see how fancy it is, but it’s just like the old cotton-padded jacket at home, which can block the wind and warm your heart. If the enemy can’t get in, you will feel at ease. This is called being responsible. Old Beijingers are the most loyal. No matter big or small, they will say: “I’ll protect you.” Ju Fufu is such a person.
Her finishing move is amazing, with full fire and popcorn flying all over the sky. This move is not for anyone to watch, but for her to vent all the resentment she has been holding back for a long time. Small people will also explode after holding back for a long time. People are not about how tall or strong they are, but when they dare to slam the pot to the ground and say: “I’m not easy to mess with!”
Her support skills are also real, she can defend and support. Others fight in a fancy way, but she has only one idea: “I’ll help you hold it.” Hold it, and then talk about other things slowly. This kind of practical energy is rare in today’s world of efficiency and face.
Ju Fufu’s core skill is that the pot fights itself and automatically sprays fire. I am happy to see this. When a person reaches a certain point, he is like her pot. He doesn’t move his hands, the fire is still there, and things are done as usual. You can say that this is “automatic fighting”, but I think it is more like: her life has been stewed, the fire in the pot is just right, she has a plan in her mind, and she is not afraid of the enemy.
Although this character is small, you can’t help but admire the energy in her bones. Not everyone can fight with a pot, and not everyone can laugh in the fire. She is not a hero born to save the world, she is the girl around us who can lift the pot, cook, and protect you from being beaten.
Lao She wrote Xiangzi, Four Generations Under One Roof, Camel and Hutong. These characters and places have one thing in common – reality. He wrote about people’s duties, people’s wishes, and people’s suffering. The little people in his works may not have the opportunity to soar to the sky, but they have the persistence of “living” and the temperament of “not admitting defeat”. Ju Fufu is such a “new era hutong girl”.
She doesn’t want to be a savior, she just wants to make a pot of hot and sweet days that belong to her in the pot. When the enemy comes, she blocks; when friends fall, she helps; when it’s time to hide, she turns around, it’s not shameful; when it’s time to fight, she hits the pot, and it’s not polite. This is life, this is human.
So, in this digital virtual city, Ju Fufu’s “popcorn pot” is not only a way of fighting, but also a philosophy of life. Like the Beijingers described by Lao She, she is not ostentatious, not exaggerated, and does not retreat. She has a pot, a fire, and a heart that refuses to admit defeat.
This is Ju Fufu. I respect her, not for anything else, just because what she stews in her pot is the taste of life that we all understand.