Chapter 3 Taoist Bitter Tea Seeds

The next day, early in the morning.

When Chen Jin woke up, his parents had already gone to the tea garden.

After eating something by myself, I took the packaged tea and went out.

Take the tourist line at the entrance of the village, and you will arrive at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain in less than ten minutes.

Mount Qingcheng is one of the four famous Taoist mountains in China.

It is divided into the front mountain and the back mountain. The whole mountain is green and evergreen all the year round. It is surrounded by peaks and looks like the outline of a city, so it is named Qingcheng Mountain.

The mountains are surrounded by undulating peaks, verdant and secluded trees, thousands of red stairs, and winding paths leading to secluded places, all of which are quiet and clean.

It has always enjoyed the reputation of "Qingcheng, a secluded city in the world".

The Shangqing Temple that Chen Jin is going to is located on the first peak of Qingcheng Mountain, on the half slope about 500 meters away from the peak.

It is the highest Taoist temple in Qingcheng Mountain.

Step into the gate of Qingcheng Mountain and climb up the Danti stone steps. The mountains are moist and the rocks are wet, and the flowing springs are gurgling.

Not far away, you can see a three-story pavilion with eight trigrams and eaves. The bark of the log is used as a pillar, and the old wood is used as a support.

Couplet on the pavilion: Haze and nostalgia for lovers, mountains and moon looking forward to tourists.

It looks like it has a natural taste.

In the past, Chen Jin often brought his cousin here to play, and it was so young to think about it.

After stopping for a while, continue to climb up. The vegetation on both sides is more luxuriant, and there is a faint dampness on the face. Going back dozens of steps, you will find Yuecheng Lake.

The lake is green and the valley is reflected.Surrounded by wooden stacks, it is very pleasant to walk along the tree-lined winding path and the breeze.

Walking through Yuecheng Lake is the cable car point of Mount Qingcheng.

Coming here, social animals like Chen Jin, who usually don't exercise and stay up late every day, are already out of breath.

Looking up, I only feel that the eyes are full of greenery, and the height is not high.

If you climb all the way with your legs, it will take an hour to go up.

So he chose the ropeway without hesitation.

Fortunately, there were not many tourists queuing up, so I easily got on the cable car, only to feel that my body was constantly rising, and soon I stood on the top of the trees, looking at the greenery and mist in the distance.

Sure enough, this is the correct way to open the mountain.

But a few minutes later, I got off the cable car and went back for [-] meters. There was a stone cave with a gate tower in front of me. This is Shangqing Temple.

As soon as you enter the Shangqing Temple, you will see the Qinglong Hall and the White Tiger Hall on the left and right.

A young Taoist priest in front of the Azure Dragon Hall was fiddling with incense sticks. He had an immature face and looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, but his body was too thin.

At this time, seeing a tourist coming, the little Taoist priest's eyes lit up, and he bowed first from a distance: "Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun."

"The Tao is learned from the heart, and the heart is fake incense. How many sticks of incense do you want to offer?"

Chen Jin nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Master, I'm looking for someone."

"Looking for someone? Did you lose yourself?"

"When I saw the layman, I knew that I was confused. Then you came here to the right place. The incense is delivered, and you are charming and self-aware. In this case, the layman should burn a few sticks." The little Taoist still spared no effort to sell.

Chen Jin smiled awkwardly: "Um, I'm looking for Abbot Yuyangzi."

Hearing this, the interest on the little Taoist's face decreased by three points, replaced by a face full of doubts: "Looking for the abbot?"

He looked Chen Jin up and down: "The layman's eyes are tight, I don't know where he came from?"

Chen Jin hurriedly reported his name: "Master Daoist, I'm from Chen Xiangyang's family in Qingping Village, and I'm here to deliver something to the abbot." After speaking, he clapped the package in his hand.

The little Taoist suddenly realized when he heard the words: "It turns out that it belongs to the family of the benefactor Chen, so come with me."

After saying that, he walked towards the main hall, and when he came to the entrance of the main hall, he suddenly let out a sigh and bent down: "Why are the shoelaces untied?"

shoelace?

Chen Jin looked down and saw that the little Taoist priest was wearing a pair of old cloth shoes with thousand-ply soles. Where did he find the shoelaces?

Instead, where he poked his foot, there was a small box with a red cross mark on it, and the words 'Caring for every child' next to it.

Good guy, it turned out to be a crazy hint.

Chen Jin pretended to touch his body and said: "Oh, the Taoist priest is really sorry, I went out in a hurry today, and I didn't bring any money..."

Before he finished speaking, the little Taoist took out a sign with WeChat on the front and Alipay on the back.

The corner of Chen Jin's mouth twitched. It seemed that even in the famous Taoist temple, there were people who fished in troubled waters.

Originally, he was going to refuse, but thinking of his father's advice, one thing more is worse than one thing less. Tang Seng would have to pay money when he arrived at Leiyin Temple.

So he took out his phone and scanned ten yuan.

Immediately afterwards, he heard: "Alipay received ten yuan~" The voice sounded from the little Taoist priest.

The corner of Chen Jin's mouth twitched: he was thinking that he would sue the abbot after meeting him.

"Fusheng immeasurable celestial being, the layman is very kind."

The little Taoist saluted solemnly, and then continued on.

Walking through the courtyard, I met a few villagers on the way down the mountain, and greeted the little Taoist priest with a familiar look, even with respect on their faces.

This was somewhat beyond Chen Jin's expectation.

When he came outside the Sanqing Hall, the little Taoist didn't go in, but saluted the Sanqing Patriarch above him, and then walked to the left near a staircase.

The stairs are very narrow. At the beginning it is extremely narrow, and only then can people pass through it. After going back for more than ten steps, it suddenly becomes clear.

Immediately afterwards, a row of old houses appeared in front of Chen Jin's eyes. The walls were probably mottled due to the erosion of time.

I want to come here to be the place where the disciples of Shangqing Temple practice.

It's just that compared to the few Taoist temples at the foot of the mountain, this place is much shabby.

The little Taoist didn't intend to stop, he walked to the end of the corridor and didn't stop until the last room.

"Bang bang bang~" the little Taoist knocked on the wooden door, and then said: "Master, the little layman from Chen Xiangyang's family in Qingping Village is here to see you."

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, just come in."

Pushing open the door, a faint fragrance hits the face.

Chen Jin felt refreshed, and looked inside, and there was an incense burner on the low table facing him. At this time, the golden beast on the incense burner was swallowing clouds and mist.

On the opposite side of the short one, sat a Taoist priest with white hair and a childlike face. The Taoist priest described it as clean, his eyes were bright, and he had three green whiskers on his chin, but he couldn't tell his actual age.

He opened his eyes slightly, with a slight smile on his face, and looked Chen Jin up and down: "Well, little Lay Chen Chen is indeed a good-looking talent."

Chen Jin kept his father's words in mind and couldn't lose his etiquette, so he hurriedly made a bow and said respectfully: "Boy Chen Jin, I have met the abbot."

Yuyangzi nodded, looking very satisfied, and immediately turned to the little Taoist priest: "Kitha, there is nothing wrong here, you can go to practice."

Bitter tea?

Chen Jin froze for a moment, then turned to look at the little Taoist next to him.

Bitter tea seeds?Pants?
This number... is quite unique.

The little Taoist's face was reddish, and the veins on his head were exposed. Finally, he gritted his teeth and saluted: "Yes, Master."

When Kuchazi went out, Yuyangzi looked at his back and praised, "What a good boy."

Good boy?How can there be such a thick-skinned good boy?
A bit of disdain flashed across Chen Jin's face.

Unexpectedly, this scene happened to be caught by the abbot Yuyangzi: "It seems that the shoelaces of the bitter tea were untied just now."

Chen Jin was taken aback when he heard the words: "Abbot...do you know?"

Yuyangzi nodded and said with a smile: "I think Layman Chen also has some misunderstandings about bitter tea."

"Although this child has a straightforward temper, he has a very good heart. Layman Chen will understand in the future."

 Abbot is a term used by Quanzhen School, you can Baidu for details.There are two sayings about the Buddha of Infinite Life, one is influenced by Buddhism, and the other is "Infinite Life Blessing". Immeasurable Tianzun's simplicity is more smooth.

  
 
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