Taoist chanting

Chapter 32 There is a happy event, and the follow-up is planned

Back at the top of the mountain, I met a lame man who was carrying a bamboo basket of vegetables from the vegetable garden.

Standing still and saying a few words, the lame man turned his head to look at the donkey that was limping under the shade of the tree, and cursed, "Donkey day, if there is no rope tied, he will be lazy and hide, and he will not be able to find the flour. You, go to the town tomorrow to invite a swindler to cut up your sinful eggs, and you will honestly not run around in spring."

After scolding, he picked up the two snake bodies in Guanzhu's hands, limped, and walked to the kitchen in dissatisfaction.

Zhang Wenfeng looked sympathetically at the donkey who was slowly turning its head with its hind legs clamped, and almost laughed out loud. He shook his head and headed towards the backyard. The lame uncle was very angry. It seemed that he knew about the hunchback.

The donkey cursed in a low voice: "Old lame man on the day of the donkey, your words are too old to be useful, and you want to harm the guy who hasn't opened meat yet, and he has bad intentions. crotch..."

Seeing the spectator turning back, the donkey went to cool off under the shade of the tree as if nothing had happened.

After washing his face and washing his hands, he went to the main hall to burn incense sticks and offered three hawthorns. Zhang Wenfeng sat cross-legged on the wheat straw futon in the east, closed his eyes and meditated and recited the scriptures.

When he opened his eyes again, the light in the main hall was dim, and the fragrance was misty.

Zhang Wenfeng walked out of the hall in a comfortable manner.

The sun sets in the west, the rays of the sun shine on the top of the mountain, and the red and beautiful beauty is unbelievable.

The donkey was bathed in a red light, its black skin glowed with brilliance, and it stood still like a statue.

The second senior brother came out of the kitchen to help, and when he saw that the Guanzhu finished his meditation, he called out, "Guangzhu, the meal is open."

"coming."

Zhang Wenfeng walked down the steps to the kitchen step by step, calm and relaxed.

He felt that this kind of cultivation was the real cultivation, and it was very good.

After the meal, Zhang Wenfeng signaled the old lame man not to rush. He took out the three taels of silver ingots from his arms and put them on the table. Facing the surprised and amazed eyes of the two, he took out the silver-gray token and explained:

"I got an errand position in the city's Daolu branch. I have [-] taels of silver money every month. This is part of the spoils I got from participating in the thief yesterday. Uncle lame, you and the second senior brother go to the market to choose a good one. Buy the bull from the ploughing field, plus the money from the last sale of the ox with a broken leg, you can buy some thick winter clothes and shoes. That donkey, I will mostly use it as a mount from now on, and I will travel to and from the city more often.”

He only mentioned the salaries of the law enforcement guards of Keqing, and did not mention the salaries of loose people.

When you go up the mountain, who was entangled by the ghosts of the third generation in the town, you will definitely recognize him as an adult from the Daolu Branch.

He has an official status, and the time is ripe to reveal his identity to two of his own people, and it is no longer a problem.

The old cripple took the silver-gray token in confusion, and suddenly woke up with oil stains on his hands, as if his hands were hot, holding the corner of the token and hurriedly handed it to the second senior brother.

He wiped his hands vigorously on his waist apron.

The wrinkled old face showed excitement and ecstatic excitement, only giggling.

This old-fashioned way of walking through the rivers and lakes has a deep understanding of the weight of the official status, and hurriedly agreed: "Okay, okay, we don't use the donkey to grind the noodles, and leave it for you, so as not to break the skin and look bad. . Your business matters."

The second senior brother took out a cotton cloth and carefully wiped the oil and water on the token.

He didn't know much about the law enforcement and guard duties of guest ministers in the Daolu branch, but the salary of ten taels of silver made him gasp.

As far as he knew, the sword and pen officials in the city seemed to be paid eight coins a month.

Of course, other shady oil and water are not counted, but adding up to seventy-seven-eighty-eight, the annual income is estimated to be as much as twelve or three taels of silver.Not much left at the end of the year.

Suddenly, he thought of the possibility that he had some doubts the day before yesterday, because the feeling the spectator gave him was very different from usual.

Facing the questioning gaze of the second senior brother, Zhang Wenfeng nodded slightly.

He took out a white jade card again and handed it to the suddenly excited second senior brother, saying, "The breakthrough happened a few days ago. Too many things have happened in the past two days, so I won't talk about it until today."

The second senior brother's hands trembled slightly, took the white jade card, turned it over and over, and it took a long while to suppress the excitement, saying: "Master, his old man can finally smile at Jiuquan, the wish that he failed to achieve, the Guanzhu helped him complete it. Blessings are immeasurable! "

Only in this way can it be explained that Guanzhu has [-] taels of salary for one month after joining the Daolu Branch.

A practitioner, he finally saw the living monk described in the classics.

The old lame man didn't react. Look at this, then look at that. He patted the table and shouted in dissatisfaction: "You two boys, what are you doing to fool your lame uncle? What's the happy event, hurry up and talk to me, I have to be anxious. no."

He is a good foreigner, but he is not very proficient in breathing, and he can't bear his temper.

To ask him to read Taoist books, he was even more deadly, he could not understand the conversation between the two.

Zhang Wenfeng took two cards and said to the second senior brother who was excited:

"You're talking with the lame uncle, I'll go to eat first. By the way, you are ready to go to Zhangjiazhuang in a few days, bring the detection instrument, and test all the little guys from the age of seven or eight to 15 years old Once again, as long as the qualifications are suitable, those who agree with the family can be brought to the mountains to learn Taoism, and they can take care of food and clothes, and have thirty cash per month."

Just to take care of the food and clothes, there are still thirty pennies every month, and the Zhang family in Zhuangzi wants to put their children up the mountain, especially those eight- and nine-year-old dogs. He can't help the family with a few chores, and the little guy who only eats long meals can bring peace of mind and have an income.

It's hard to say if it's older than 12 years old. It's definitely a good deal to stay at home and work.

The second senior brother quickly agreed. In the past, the Taoist temple didn't have much money, so it was difficult to recruit apprentices. Unless it was a family that couldn't afford food, they wanted to send their children to the Taoist temple.

And the master is a lazy person... The Taoist ancestors are merciful, the master is quiet and inaction, and he is not interested in making money and other mundane things, and the Taoist concept has finally changed in the hands of the younger brother.

"Come on, uncle lame, your hands and bones are crushed, let me tell you what happened to the breakthrough of the watch master..."

Zhang Wenfeng walked out of the door and walked under a few ancient trees to the east.

The voices coming from the dining room next to the kitchen gradually became inaudible, and it was twilight outside.

He reckoned that in a few moments, Gu Quan, the town's traveller, should also carry the offerings up the mountain.

Suddenly, I heard the old lame shout out from the cafeteria over there: "Did you really become a fairy?"

"Shh, please be quiet..."

The second senior brother comforted the startled lame man, and his voice became so low that he couldn't hear him again.

Zhang Wenfeng held a faint smile at the corner of his mouth as he walked slowly under the tree.

He was thinking about the source of the pool of water, waited for the next secret room at night, looked at the books left by Master Xuanmu, and after confirming that the pool of water was indeed a spiritual spring, he started to use silver money, using his current identity, to take the west side. The two nearby abandoned hilltops were all bought and used as Taoist industries for cultivation and inheritance.

The donkey followed the circle silently, and it liked to get close to the watcher.

There is a unique aura about the spectator that is attractive to it, which was not there before, and was only discovered recently.

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(End of this chapter)