When Qi Wen picked up water from the bottom of the mountain, he was pleasantly surprised to see Taoist Qingsong awake. He bluntly said that he had been sleeping for almost five days. If he didn’t wake up, he would have to carry Master down the mountain to find the doctor, even if Mr. Ji stopped him. .
Taoist Qingsong was shocked to hear these words, and it was funny to hear that he was planning on fate. Fortunately, Qi Wen still believed in himself. I guess the bottom line was that he planned on someone for “three to five days” that day.
However, what puzzled the master and the disciple was that Taoist Qingsong had been sleeping for the past few days. Apart from being thirsty, he was not very hungry, although he did have a good appetite for lunch that day.
. . .
In the afternoon more than ten days later, Taoist Qingsong was practicing the health-preserving exercises in the Taoist temple. Ji Yuan dragged out a futon from the main hall of the Taoist temple, sat cross-legged at the entrance of the temple and read the “On the Imperial Treatise”.
Qi Wen went down the mountain with dozens of copper coins and a basket on his back. He was going to buy some meat from a village near the bottom of the mountain. All the stocks in the Taoist temple had been consumed.
The main items are bacon and sauce products that are easy to preserve on the mountain. Of course, we will also bring some fresh meat. There is no shortage of vegetables, and there is also a lot of rice.
Although Ji Yuan was reading, he was also paying attention to Taoist Qingsong. After watching Qi Xuan perform several rounds of health-preserving exercises, he looked at the incense burner outside and asked him with a smile.
“Taoist Master Qingsong, you are not very good at observing incense in Yunshan. I have been here for a few days, and except for Qi Wen who lights three sticks of incense in the morning, I have never seen a single pilgrim from outside.”
Taoist Qingsong only answered Ji Yuan after completing the posture of withdrawing the power.
“Mr. Ji, you are joking. Our Taoist temple does not offer statues of gods. What do the people at the foot of the mountain come to ask for? Occasionally, a wealthy family comes to ask for the names of their descendants. If they come here to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, it means that the Taoist temple is at its peak. ”
Qi Xuan added another sentence after finishing speaking.
“Why else would I always go down the mountain to tell fortunes? Isn’t this just to earn some money to maintain the Taoist temple?”
“Oh…the Taoist priest has good intentions!”
Ji Yuan said “oh” meaningfully, making Taoist Qingsong slightly embarrassed.
“Occasionally I feel itchy, and occasionally…”
Ji Yuan did not delve into this matter, but continued to discuss it with Qi Xuan seriously.
“Taoist Priest, there are no statues of gods in your temple. Logically speaking, there is no need to offer incense all the time. Who should give the incense? This sandalwood also costs money.”
“To whom…of course it is for Zhou Tian Xing Dou and Heaven and Earth.”
Taoist Master Qingsong thought for a while. He had been traveling with his master like Qi Wen since he was a child. Incense must be offered in all temples and Buddhist temples. Some of the Taoist temples he met even enshrined statues of gods. It was really hard to say that there were no To whomever the incense of the Yunshan Temple of the God’s statue is given, it is heaven and earth.
“But this heaven and earth will not accept your incense.”
Ji Yuan looked up and saw that compared to Qi Xuan’s mortal body, he could see the real “incense”.
“Huh? The world won’t hold back?”
Taoist Qingsong was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say something but didn’t know where to start. After all, the person sitting in front of the hall was Mr. Ji, but he was briefly surprised.
“If you don’t accept it, don’t accept it. If heaven and earth don’t accept it, we can’t be disrespectful!”
“The Taoist priest is right!”
Ji Yuan held the book and raised his hand towards Taoist Qingsong, and Qi Xuan also smiled and hurriedly returned the gift.
. . .
Qi Wen carried a basket on his back and went down the mountain. He walked along the mountain path that master and apprentice often walked in Yunshan Mountain. He crossed the mountain stream and walked along the ridge. He walked out of Yunshan Mountain in less than half an hour with brisk steps.
The nearest village at the foot of the mountain is called Yunkou Village, which is a village often visited by Yunshan Taoist priests. Sometimes there are weddings and funerals in the village, or people who need help from fortune tellers and magicians, they will also ask Yunshan Taoist priests. Taoist, we are quite familiar with each other.
As soon as we arrived at the entrance of the village, someone greeted Qi Wen.
“Little Taoist Priest Qi Wen, are you coming down the mountain? Is Taoist Priest Qingsong not here today?”
“Yes, Master is on the mountain. I came to the village to buy some food.”
“Oh…my mother-in-law will give birth to a baby another day. Please ask Taoist Master Qingsong to do the math.”
“Okay!”
Qi Wen exchanged greetings with this man, and when he entered the village where chickens and dogs met, some familiar old people would also say hello to Qi Wen. Some young people had played with Qi Wen when they were children, and they were also very enthusiastic.
As usual, I went to the village chief’s house and a few familiar villagers’ houses, and I could buy a lot of things for just a few dozen pennies.
In an old farmer’s house, a young village girl came over to give Qi Wen a few eggs or something, which made Qi Wen’s face turn red and he was very embarrassed.
“Hahahaha… Little Taoist Priest Qi Wen, I heard that you Taoists can get married?”
The old farmer who was helping Qi Wen slaughter a chicken asked the little Taoist priest with a smile.
Qi Wen has grown up now. He has a handsome face. He practices health-preserving skills and travels with his master all year round. He is also beaten from time to time. His body is also very strong. He is quite popular among rural women.
“Big, probably yes…”
“Hey, hey, little Taoist priest, if you can return to secular life and become a married woman, with your strength and appearance, there will be many good girls in the village!”
There were several girls peeking at Qi Wen and laughing outside the fence of the old farmhouse, which made Qi Wen feel a little hot.
“It’s done!”
After going through processes such as plucking the feathers and removing the dirt, the old farmer wrapped the chicken and threw it into a basket on the ground.
“Thank you, Uncle Shen, this is a copper coin!”
Qi Wen handed over ten cents. It is much cheaper to buy chicken here in the village than in the county. Moreover, chickens and ducks can only be regarded as small meat in many places in Dazhen, while cattle, sheep and pigs are the big meat. Of course Unless the cattle die of old age or have an accident, beef is hard to come by.
The old man took the copper coins and was about to say a few words to Qi Wen, when a voice came from outside.
“Na na na…that’s it, Taoist Priest Qi Wen of Yunshan Temple.”
“Oh, thank you, thank you!”
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome!”
The sound outside attracted Qi Wen’s attention, and he saw two men and four people who were obviously servants hurriedly walking into Lao Long’s courtyard from outside.
One of the men, Qi Wen, knew him well. He was the one who went to the master to interpret his fortune that day and was very angry.
‘My dear, are you coming to beat me? ’
Qi Wen’s scalp felt numb and he looked around. This was in Yunkou Village. If he was beaten, the villagers nearby would probably help him.
Fortunately, the visitor immediately made his intention clear.
“Little Taoist Priest, I, Huang Xingye, are urging me to do this from my friends. I haven’t seen you setting up a stall in the county these days, so I came here specifically to ask about the location of Yunshan Temple. It couldn’t be better to see you. Is your master on the mountain? Thanks to your master’s reminder, I was able to pass the test. I asked some vendors in front of the Chenghuang Temple, and they all said that you are Taoist priests on Yunshan Mountain but don’t know where you are in the mountain. I’m here. Try your luck in this village at the foot of the mountain…”
The visitor spoke in one breath, and Qi Wen breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn’t looking for trouble.
“Master is naturally in Yunshan Temple. Uh, this believer, do you need me to ask Master to come down the mountain to see you?”
“No, no, no, we just go to Guiguan to visit. How can we bother the Taoist priest to go down the mountain! I also brought some small gifts, so we can take them up the mountain together!”
At this moment, Qi Wen discovered that a group of people on the other side were carrying two loads, and there were a lot of things in them. He was too nervous just now, so he didn’t notice it.
“Then…the believers, please come up the mountain with me!”
Qi Wen had no choice but to say goodbye to the villagers, and then took a few people up the mountain with him. There were not many days when such squires went up the mountain with things in Yunshan Guan.
On the way, the man briefly chatted with Qi Wen about the specific reasons for coming.
It turns out that Boss Huang, one of the richest people in the entire Dongle County, experienced a setback recently and almost lost his life. I asked Taoist Qingsong to interpret the signature.
Although he was very angry that time, at least Taoist Qingsong succeeded in making the man very vigilant about the things around him, especially since the Taoist mentioned something about “the direction of the heart” at that time. Combined with the signature, at least It can prove the accuracy of the direction of suspicion in a man’s mind.
In addition to the seemingly perfunctory words of reminding him to do good deeds to avert disaster, the man simply did a good deed after he went to town. He made up for the lack of funds for the earth temple being built in the town at once, and also paid I personally purchased an incense burner and sent it to me.
You must know that most incense burners are mixed with copper. Copper is money and is valuable. Two pieces of money can greatly improve the progress of the Earth Temple.
During that time, the man was more cautious in everything than before. Even so, he almost failed to survive when disaster struck.
I didn’t expect that the other party was so cruel that he would try to set fire to his friend’s house while he was staying at his house.
Oddly enough, that night when he stayed at a friend’s village, Huang Xingye and his martial arts friend stayed in the same room, with servants looking after them. In the middle of the night, the teapot on the table in the room suddenly fell to the ground. Huang Xingye woke up with his friends.
At that time, the smell of smoke was already smelled outside. When the two rushed out, they found that the fire had started. One of the two servants of the Huang family was unconscious outside the house and the other was missing.
The two of them woke up their friends’ children one after another, and carried away the Huang family’s servants together before looking for someone to put out the fire. In the end, although the fire was not extinguished, at least the people were fine.
After that, Huang Xingye reported to the government together with his friends and went to Shuyuan www.zhaｏshuyuａ.com. Because he had a direction in his mind and the help from his family’s money, the county government also made great efforts to detect the case, which brought Dongle County to Maoqian Town. It was all lively for a while.
After the fire, Huang Xingye didn’t realize it at first. Later, he felt more and more that the broken teapot was a sign of help. Looking back, he thought more and more mysteriously. His friend’s family was not poor, and the indoor floor, tables and chairs were all damaged. Everything is stable, and the teapot will not fall for no reason, so I think there are ghosts and gods helping me.
This is exactly in line with the donation to the Earth Temple.
Huang Xingye came to express his gratitude today. It was not that the matter had been solved. On the contrary, there were still some weird and difficult aspects. Only then did he think of the Taoist who had told the fortune that day.
Huang Xingye had inquired about the fortune teller in Dongle County before coming here. In the end, he found that although this fortune teller was sometimes disliked and even beaten because of his fortune telling, his fortune telling was really accurate. People who have passed him have to admit this in the end.
The strange thing is that this Taoist was beaten several times but still kept setting up the stall happily. This is a bit unusual in the eyes of a smart man like Huang Xingye. A capable Taoist from the mountains still behaves so strangely. Isn’t this just hiding? What a master of the world!