Taoist chanting

Chapter 305: Spend a little money and make money

An ordinary-looking gray-robed Taoist priest walked out of the inn room where Zhang Wenfeng lived for several days at the Daolu Branch Inn in Zhoucheng, holding a jade bottle in his palm that was slightly bigger than his thumb.

After careful searching several times, the missing hair was not found.

Zhang Guanzhu is a very cautious person, he didn't leave any belongings or hair behind.

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Busy and busy, a year has passed.

After eating a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner and finishing evening classes, the three of Zhang Wenfeng went down the mountain to the old cripple's yard to watch the new year.

The old cripple set up firewood in the main room, and it burned vigorously. The firewood made a "crack" sound from time to time, sparks burst out, and the smoke was lingering. Several people laughed and chatted lively. Wei Xingde saw the three priests coming , Busily put down the tea bowl to say hello.

The two chatting women hurriedly put down the melon seeds they were nibbling and stood up to let the guests go.

The old cripple smiled and asked everyone to sit down. Today is the New Year's Eve, so you are not welcome. He likes crowds and excitement the most.

The women squeezed in the position near the door, making it convenient for them to make tea, hand over water and serve snacks and refreshments.

Wei Jingjie and He He, two teenagers who were older, sat next to the woman and listened to the adults chatting.

Wei Jingcheng, Hu Qiang'er, and Shan Badger were playing with firecrackers in the yard, chasing and playing wildly, and from time to time, Hu Qiang'er went into the main room to grab snacks and melons and fruits to share.

The donkey and the earth spirit didn't show up, they were busy with their own things and didn't pay much attention to the New Year.

The old cripple took a sip of wine instead of tea. Under the light of the fire, his face was flushed. He was chatting with the temple master, discussing some arrangements made by Zhangjiazhuang years ago. The New Year gifts vary in size, rice, noodles, money, food and coarse cloth, and the poor relatives who can't get rid of the pot for some days also send emergency food.

In the name of you and the second child, 50 taels silver notes were sealed for repairs to the ancestral hall.

The country people have shallow eye sockets, a thin mouth, and love to gossip.

The patriarch took the banknote, and both the village chief and the village official stated that whoever dares to criticize Brother Feng's right and wrong will use the clan's rules and regulations, so some money still has to be spent. Our occasion is getting bigger, and the folks in the village should You still have to move around, and it is beneficial to share some, which is not cheap for outsiders. "

Zhang Wenfeng took a sip of the big bowl of tea and said with a smile: "It's a good arrangement for you. I leave the outside affairs to you. I don't worry. The three of us can calm down and practice."

The old cripple smiled and was very pleased, hesitated, and said: "Your two elder brothers, I gave someone a New Year's gift, not much, just for the sake of meaning."

Zhang Wenfeng picked up the tea bowl and lightly touched the wine bowl in the old cripple's hand, and said with a smile: "I leave it to you to worry about the human relationship in Zhangjiazhuang, and the second senior brother and I are people from outside, don't intervene, please worry about it. "

"Where, where, what should be done."

After sitting for more than an hour, the second senior brother took out copper coins wrapped in red paper and began to distribute them from the old cripple, saying auspicious and polite words, everyone has a share, as a good omen.

The three went out and went back separately, either reading or practicing.

The old cripple and Wei Xingde have to keep watch all night, and there are some old country rules here.

Zhang Wenfeng went back to the cave, meditated and adjusted his breath, he was not disturbed by distracting thoughts, and quickly entered into the practice of meditation.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, senior brother Jia De'an and third senior brother Shang Zheng brought their apprentices to participate in the annual "Tianla Sacrifice" ceremony in the dark. Gu Chaowen from the nearby village was sent by his parents, and the two brothers Wei Jingjie naturally participated.

There are two new monks in Xianlingguan, which is a prosperous scene.

After the first senior brother and the third senior brother finished their class rituals and finished their first fast meal of the new year, they visited the fairy temple's earth-shaking new changes. They were full of praise and honored.

On the second day of the new year, several believers from the outer sect of three generations came to burn incense and pay homage to the Taoist ancestor.

In the next few days, there were little fox demons who went to do as the Romans came to pay New Year's greetings with gifts, Chen Qingqiao from Qingshui Temple, Che Sheng and Wu Youde from the county town, and others came to walk around, and they became more popular than in previous years.

Yue Anyan was also busy running at both ends. She is now the only woman in Xialin Village who can enter the ancestral hall to worship her ancestors. Standing beside the patriarch and the others, her status can be imagined.

The old cripple patted the donkey's back, looked it up and down, and said strangely: "Donkey day, why did you shrink and go back? I didn't deduct your grass and bean rations, and you ate it like a new year. Where did your fat grow?" gone?"

The more he slapped the donkey, the more it shrank, from the height of his shoulders to his waist.

The old cripple reacted suddenly, kicked it away with his slope foot, and scolded with a smile: "You donkey, if you don't go to the house for three days, even I dare to play tricks. Today I will find grass to eat at noon, and I will not serve you. "

The short-legged donkey hopped and was kicked by the old cripple, "uh" "uh" and ran away happily, followed by Hu Qiang'er, who was lightly grinning.

Zhang Wenfeng checked the growth of ghost-head mushrooms in the enclosed stone hall of White Fox Castle. More than [-] small mushroom buds had grown on the black ridge, and they were growing very well. He didn't know how many mushrooms would survive and fully mature in the end.

His "enchantment" method and "nourishing vitality spell" supernatural power cannot be used to cultivate ghost-head mushrooms.

The only way is to let nature take its course, and let the ghost-head mushroom absorb the cold and ghost energy in the stone hall to grow, and see the harvest by God's will.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Wenfeng flew to Zhoucheng to pay New Year greetings to Hufa Xie, met Yun Qiuhe and He Guangjun, bought some blank array flags, blank talismans and other items in Zhoucheng, and returned to the Taoist temple that day.

After the Lantern Festival, the new year is over, and the weather is getting warmer.

Zhang Wenfeng selected a few places on the southern slope of Wangxia Ridge and on the top of the mountain, reclaimed them, and laid them with soil, fertilizer, grass ash, and planted more than [-] antique spiritual plant seeds that he picked up from street stalls in Fangshi Street, one by one.

He has warmed each seed for a long time, and according to his own experience, it has replenished its vitality.

But whether the seedlings can survive or not depends on God's will and character.

In addition, on the top of Xitan Ridge, a piece of land was opened. He planted the ten spiritual tea seeds that were severely lacking in vitality. In the past, the old cripple was reluctant to put salt in cooking, so he sprinkled a little.

Hu Qiang'er, who was on the sidelines, sniffed his nose and asked curiously, "Master, what kind of treasure is this? It smells so good."

His taste is quite unique, different from humans and monsters, he likes the dark soil that the master brought out.

It smells so appetizing!

Zhang Wenfeng pinched a handful of soil and put it in the palm of the drooling little guy, and said with a smile, "I can only give you a taste. This is the 'divine mud' of the Lord of the Earth, very rare."

He assisted in completing the case of Baihuling in Xiahe County last year. Although the result was not satisfactory, he escaped the white witch Chu Qing'er, and he secretly gained a lot.

The reward issued by Zhoucheng is only [-] spirit stones, which he has already received.

Hearing from Protector Xie, he said that part of his contribution was counted as merit value, which will be of great use in the future.

How useful it is, Hufa Xie smiled again and said "I can't say", it's very mysterious.

Hu Qiang'er put all the clay into his mouth, half-closed his eyes and enjoyed it with an intoxicated face. He was absorbing the pure incense and clay in it. It took a long time to finish eating, and he burped a little. It was the first time I came to Taoist Temple to eat so full.

"Master, don't you want to spread some 'divine mud' on the seeds over there at Wangxia Ridge?"

"For those who want to sow, I hope that one or two spiritual plants can be planted."

"Master, don't worry, I have been staring at the seeds of the two small hills these days, watching them emerge."

"Thank you, I will graft more than ten spiritual peach branches and spiritual plum branches, and you will also take care of them."

"Master, what is grafting?"

"I'll show you later. If the grafting can be successful, the Lingzhi Garden of our Taoist temple will expand several times this year. You can use it after learning it."

"Wow, wow."

Zhang Wenfeng taught the little sprite how to choose and cut off the branches with buds, and how to obliquely cut, insert, bind and fix the branches of ordinary peach trees. One big and one small, they worked in the forest all morning.

In the blink of an eye, it is the end of the month, the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, and the eyes are full of fresh green everywhere.

Zhang Wenfeng cultivated eight spiritual tea saplings with the spiritual tea seeds he bought at a "high price". He was very satisfied with the survival rate.

It was an unexpected surprise for him to grow six seedlings out of more than thirty antique spiritual plant and spiritual medicine seeds.

In the words of the second senior brother, spending a little money can make a lot of money.

The branches of the spiritual plants he grafted with the little elf spirit took good care of them. The rejection between ordinary fruit trees and spiritual plants was relatively large, and only about [-]% of them survived. Grafting, to complete the master's idea of ​​Lingzhi garden as soon as possible.

The ghost-head mushroom cultivated in the sealed stone hall of White Fox Fort, after these days of growth, there are still more than ten mushroom buds left.

Every few days to check, there were a few missing, so Zhang Wenfeng simply stopped looking, out of sight and out of mind.

The 29th day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day.

It is suitable to travel, start work, and get married.

Early in the morning, Zhang Wenfeng and the donkey set off quietly and flew southwest.

They will meet up with Xinyue, who is splitting up, somewhere at the junction of Huanye Wasteland and Guizai Ridge, so as not to attract others' attention.

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(End of this chapter)