Taoist chanting

Chapter 153 Criticism and persuasion, why not?

The second senior brother said that there was a ten-year-old girl who was only seven or eight years old, and he personally sent him to Qingzheng other courtyard.

He used Yuan Qi to protect the child, and walked on the leveled snowy road to prevent the little girl from slipping and falling. The three adults behind him were holding their own child, and they were silent all the way.

Walking on the bluestone steps that have been shoveled off the snow, step by step up the short hill that is more than [-] feet high.

Stepping into the wooden archway with the plaque of "Qingzheng Bieyuan" and walking into the hall of the first yard, the second senior brother brushed off the snowflakes from the little girl's messy hair, and said to Yue An, who looked surprised: "This is from Jieqiao Village. Xiaoya, she is not on the roster, you can help her distribute cotton robes, shoes and socks first, and when there are fewer people coming, I will go up the mountain and talk to the temple master."

Yue Anyan immediately knew that it was the little orphan who had no aptitude for cultivation.

Also called Xiaoya, of course this nickname is everywhere.

She stepped forward to pick up the poor child who was no longer trembling, looked at her child with a slender face, and said, "I will take you to change into warm new clothes and shoes. The kitchen has made delicious black bean and rice porridge. Drink two The bowl is warm and warm."

He smiled apologetically at the other three parents, and said, "Wait a moment, don't freeze the little girl."

The three hurriedly said: "The Taoist priest is polite, you should wait."

Xiaoya's eyes lit up, she swallowed subconsciously, and the blue veins on the bridge of her nose became more and more obvious. Seeing the gentle female Taoist priest looking at her, she hurriedly whispered: "Xiaoya only needs to drink a small bowl to be full, you don't need to drink two bowls."

A trace of pity flashed across Yue Anyan's eyes, he turned his head to the second senior brother who was walking outside and said, "I'll go to the mountain later, second senior brother, I'll talk about it."

"No, I'll talk about it myself."

The second senior brother walked into the wind and snow, and soon went down the mountain far away.

At the beginning of noon, the West Hall.

Zhang Wenfeng put down the talisman pen, and the six pieces of protective jade pendant were painted into five pieces, and the last one actually cracked into a table of powder fragments, and the spiritual energy was dissipated.

Slightly shaking his head and laughing, he has been concentrating for a long time, he was out of mind for a moment just now, and the brushwork was too heavy, which caused the aura in Zhuoyu to be chaotic and destroyed.

No matter how simple an amulet is, there is no room for distraction.

He got up and picked up the pieces on the table and put them into the bucket next to him.

Pick up a linen towel, soak it in water and wring it dry, carefully wipe and wipe off the red ink runes left on the front of the finished jade pendant. The runes have been soaked into the clumsy jade with Yuan Qi, and the traces on the outside are useless.

I saw the second senior brother gather up the oil-paper umbrella and put it at the door, and walked in the door wrapped in the cold wind.

Zhang Wenfeng glanced at the clepsydra subconsciously, before the hour, he asked with a smile, "It's snowing heavily today, how many apprentices are here?"

The second senior brother went to the coffee table and sat down, and said, "Everyone is here, they have changed their clothes, and the parents have sent them back. The fourth junior sister is teaching basic etiquette to the apprentices in the training hall, so as not to make noise and make mistakes in the main hall later."

Zhang Wenfeng nodded with a smile, picked up a triangular carving knife on the table, looked at the jade face, and considered what to carve. Such a bare amulet is not good-looking, and asked: "Brother, what's the matter? Why don't you tell me."

He knew Zhang Wenxing's temperament very well, if he went up the mountain at this time, he must have encountered troublesome things that were difficult to decide, and the second senior brother had the word "something" written on his face.

The second senior brother stared at the coffee table, hesitated for a while, and said: "I... accepted an orphan who has no qualifications!"

When they met each other, the second senior brother felt guilty again and dared not speak up.

All the well-thought-out words are useless.

Guanzhu has never missed a job, he was impulsive this time, should he discuss it before agreeing?

Zhang Wenfeng thought for a while, and knew who it was. He nodded and said, "It's snowing so much and it's freezing cold. It's a sincere opportunity for him to come here by trekking. The senior brother decided to accept it, so he accepted it."

The second senior brother didn't expect the master to be so talkative, so he complied, and said, "But... Master's legacy..."

"At this time and at that time, Master's original intention was not to let the mundane affairs disturb the cleanliness of the mountain. Now that the formation of the mountain gate has just been formed, who can come up the mountain without permission?
I accepted Wei Xingde's family's unqualified child to give Wei Xingde face and let him work for the Taoist temple with peace of mind. You accepted this orphan to save a life, so I will not pursue it this time, but there is one thing, let's not make an example! "

Zhang Wenfeng said in his mouth that the carving knife in his hand was like a pen, and he quickly turned and carved seals on the jade surface, with extremely skillful techniques.

This is in line with the second brother's nature.

Perhaps, the second senior brother's cultivation in the future will be smoother than most monks.

There is nothing to say about the character, but sometimes it is not necessary to admit death. If someone uses and encourages an honest person to break the rules, it will cause great harm, and he will not think that he is wrong.

To act rashly, and to cultivate freely, must be within a certain framework of rules.

He must teach the second senior brother as the master of the temple, not to act so recklessly next time, within the rules, it can be discussed.

"Yes, follow the Lord's orders!"

The second senior brother got up and clasped his fists, saying: "Thank you, the Lord, for your fulfillment! Blessed be the immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"

After settling down a concern and receiving a few words of training from the master, he walked out the door at ease.

"Brother, please stop for a moment, I will give you a gift."

Zhang Wenfeng said in his mouth that the carving knife had finished the last stroke. He gently blew off the powder on the jade surface, and handed the carved clumsy jade pendant to the surprised second senior brother, saying: "This amulet can be used for timidity." Exorcise ghosts, it will warn when evil spirits approach, and it can trigger a low-level body shield wave, you should wear it on your body."

He is a hand practicer, and prepared a few low-grade amulets for the old cripple and the others, so he will not be plotted against when he goes out.

On a temporary basis, I engraved one and gave it to the second senior brother.

The second senior brother took the jade pendant that was freshly carved out of the oven. It was not polished, and the notches were sharp and angular. He recognized and read a line of elegant cursive script on the jade surface: "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square."

Different from other jade surface carvings, ancient seal characters, or gold scripts, or oracle bone inscriptions on insects and birds are used.

The second senior brother understood the Master's painstaking admonition, tied the jade pendant around his waist solemnly, cupped his fists as a salute, turned and went out.

Zhang Wenfeng smiled, and continued to carve characters on the jade surface. This time he used the ancient seal script that complied with the rules, and neatly engraved the three characters "Xianling Guan" in the middle of the jade pendant.

A voice suddenly broke the silence: "'If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a circle', please tell me the source, which famous Confucianist today?"

The mountain god of the former dynasty was a disciple of Confucianism, and he knew the taste of Confucianism after hearing the elegant meaning.

Zhang Wenfeng paused his hands and almost broke the jade pendant. He said with a smile, "I feel it and remonstrate with my senior brother who is easy to get into the horns. Fellow Daoist Zhong praised me too much. This is not necessary."

Zhong Wenyong saw that the other party was unwilling to tell the truth, so he kept silent and continued to read and meditate.

In just nine words, he read out many truths in the world.

Zhang Wenfeng spent some time engraving the same words on the remaining jade pendants, tidied them up, and walked out the door with clean hands.

The sky and the earth are white, and the wind and snow are a little lighter.

Walking along the corridor that drifted into the thin snow, I walked to the main entrance of the main hall and stood there, standing tall and straight, enjoying the snow leisurely. After standing for about a quarter of an hour, I heard a sound coming from the foot of the mountain, a child screaming in a low voice , and Yue Anyan scolded, "Sorry, be quiet".

After a while, the donkey rushed up the mountain first, kicking up the snowflakes.

Seeing the viewer watching from a high place, the donkey who started playing around became honest immediately, and the stupid donkey stopped being mischievous and naughty kicking the snow.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, the apprentices dressed as little Taoist boys in dark blue thick cotton robes, new cotton shoes wrapped in oilcloth, and straw sandals worn by children on the outside, tied tightly, one by one. Using both hands and feet, they climbed up the mountain from the thick snow, and some fell with snow foam on their hair.

No one complained of being tired or suffering, they were all country children, mostly poor and wild.

When I was at home, my parents repeatedly threatened and emphasized that when I went up the mountain, I had to obey the rules. If I was expelled and returned home within three years, be careful that I would eat fried pork with bamboo shoots on my buttocks.

In the lead is the dark young Wei Jingjie, who helps many children along the way to maintain order.

After going up the mountain, the boy quickly followed the previous arrangement and organized the apprentices behind him to stand up one by one.

The second senior brother and Yue Anyan escorted the youngest ten or so apprentices up the mountain, a total of 37 apprentices, including Wei Xingde's youngest son Wei Jingcheng and the little orphan Xiaoya, formed a third team and climbed up the steps to the blue brick yard. Under the leadership, they clasped their fists and saluted to the spectator.

"I have seen the Lord!"

"I've seen you all, Blessed Boundless Heavenly Venerate!"

After greeting each other, Zhang Wenfeng turned around and stepped into the hall first.

Before entering the main hall, everyone followed Yue Anyan's example and patted off the snowflakes on their bodies, knocked the snow on their straw sandals, and then filed into the main hall. They all gathered together in a solemn voice, suppressing the occasional cough.

Burn incense with the temple master and kneel down to worship the statue of Taoist ancestors, and then kneel down to worship the ancestor Xuanmu and the tablets of the temple masters.

There are no rules to preach, except for the prayer and chanting of the Lord.

Candles and oil lamps are brightly lit, incense and mist curl up, and the atmosphere is solemn and solemn.

With the sound of "ding", the Dharma bell rang.

"After the ceremony, retreat!"

The apprentices exited the hall in an orderly manner, descended the steps and lined up on the field floor.

Yue Anyan said with a smile: "Go down the mountain, go back to Qingzheng other courtyard for dinner, enough rice!"

The little guy's eyes lit up one by one.

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(End of this chapter)