The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

"What are you doing? Get up, get up. I must pay for my room and board at your house. I can't eat and live for nothing, right?"

Zhong Wen quickly helped him up, but he felt particularly awkward and uncomfortable.

"Master Dao, benefactor, we don't know how to repay you."

After being lifted up by Zhong Wen, the old woman had tears all over her face, wiping her tears with a pair of rough hands.

She had never met such a kind-hearted Taoist priest, she was excited and happy, but she couldn't restrain the emotion in her heart, and she muttered to herself.

"It's not important, it's really not important, the boat is coming, I have to say goodbye, I will come again in the future, take care of yourself."

Zhong Wen was about to have a few more words with this family, but he saw a boat approaching from the lower reaches of Danshui in the distance, and then he turned around and went to the house where he lived yesterday, and tied up his bundle. After that, come out with the sword.

"Daoist, Daoist..."

The two women led the three babies and stood by the door, seeing that Zhong Wen was about to leave, and wanted to keep Zhong Wen in their hearts, but they didn't know how to say it.

"Let's live a good life, take good care of your children, and take good care of your dumb sister."

Zhong Wen didn't know what to say, so he said something casually.

"Daoist, you have to take care of yourself, we will go to the temple to pray for you."

The old woman watched Zhong Wen carrying the burden and heading towards the pier, then she spoke, and at the same time followed Zhong Wen towards the pier.

After a while, the boat came to the pier and docked aside.

"Master Dao, are you going to take a boat? Our boat only goes to Shangluo." On the boat, a boatman asked Zhong Wen who was standing at the pier.

"Are you going to Shangluo? That's fine, give me a hand."

After listening to the boatman's words, Zhong Wen thought about it.

The boat arrived at Shangluo, and there was no problem. Anyway, Danshui would not be able to reach Chang'an, and at most it would be almost as far as Shangluo. Going forward, there may be a pier, but it is not as convenient as Shangluo.

Immediately, he stretched out his hand to the boatman so that he could pull himself into the boat.

"Daoist, you have to take care, if you pass here again, you must get off the boat..."

The family on the side of the pier, watching Zhong Wen get on the boat, knelt down again, muttering something.

"Okay, go back quickly, it's too cold, don't freeze, I'm leaving, take care."

Zhong Wen had no choice but to yell, then turned and went into the cabin, leaving the five people kneeling by the pier, watching the boat start to leave.

And the boatman pretended not to understand the situation, with a dazed expression on his face.However, this was not his business, so he went back to handle his oars.

"Ah, ah"

The dumb girl watched the boat start to leave, pointed at the boat, and yelled.

At this moment, she was thinking in her heart, why did that good Taoist priest leave suddenly?Didn't you buy so many food and things today?Why do you still have to go?

Although she is only about four years old, she has experienced the first suffering in her life, and it can be said that life is not easy.Since yesterday, Zhong Wen's appearance made her feel like she had some ideas.

But when Zhong Wen left, she felt as if no one would treat her well.Of course, that doesn't include her family.

"Mother, the Taoist priest is a good person. Let's go to Guanli tomorrow to burn incense and pray for the Taoist priest."

Xiaohui stood up, helped her mother-in-law up, and looked at the boat that had already started to leave, with tears in her eyes.

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow, I'll go tomorrow, but we didn't even ask for the name of the Taoist leader, alas, people's old hearts are gone."

The old woman suddenly thought that none of her family seemed to have asked the trailhead for his name.

"Mother, it's my fault too, I forgot about it."

Xiaohui was also secretly regretting that she didn't ask the Taoist leader about her name, even if she knew a surname, it would be good.

But now, it is impossible to know, the boat is far away, and it is impossible to catch up.

"Mother, didn't the Taoist priest say that he would come to our house again? Then ask the Taoist priest again."

Mao Ya, the biggest little baby, reminded him of what Zhong Wen said earlier.

"But, who knows, is what the Taoist priest said true?"

The old lady regretted in her heart, but no matter how regretful she was, that was all she could do.However, in her heart, she began to care about it.

The boat was gone, and the family turned around and went back.

The distance of twenty meters seems to take a century.

It took a long time for them to return home. Everyone seemed to have a lot of thoughts in their hearts. Even the dumb girl still had tears on her face, and she looked even more dirty.

"Mother, there is money, there is money in the basket, there are a lot of copper coins."

The family went into the room where the food was stored, looked at the things in front of them, and the figure of the little Taoist began to flash again.

And that little boy Ren Fei started looking at the things in the basket, until he turned to the bottom, only then did he find the copper coins left by Zhong Wen, holding some copper coins in his hands, shouting loudly.

"The little Daoist is really kind to our family, Feier. From now on, you must be kind and follow your mother to the temple to pray to the Taoist, and bless the little Taoist with a long life."

Xiaohui looked at her son holding the copper coins, turned around, looked at the bottom of the basket, the copper coins that Zhong Wen left behind on purpose, and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

As for what Zhong Wen said before he left, she also kept it in her heart. From now on, she must take good care of her children, especially her little daughter.

Because, from Zhong Wen's eyes and words, she knew that Zhong Wen especially liked her daughter.

Of course, she hoped that her daughter would have this blessing in her heart, and she would follow this little Taoist leader in the future, at least, without worrying about food and clothing.

It's just that there is no chance right now, and it depends on whether they will pass by them again in the future, as the Taoist leader said.

At this time, Zhong Wen was sitting in the cabin of the boat, talking with the merchants on the same boat. For the mute girl's family, it was already over.

"Daoist, are you going to Chang'an, the capital city? Then we may go together. After I arrive at Shangluo, I will hire a carriage to go to Chang'an. This trip, I am going to Chang'an to join my elder brother who is a servant in Chang'an. of."

A 24-year-old young man was sitting with Zhong Wen, chatting.

As he said, he went to Chang'an to join his elder brother. However, he was not alone, but went with his family.

Beside him, sat his mother, his wife, and of course, two of his children.

"Yes, Pindao's trip is going to Chang'an. It would be best if we can go together."

Zhong Wen chatted with this young man, and got to know some general situation.

The young man's original surname is He, and his surname is from Suizhou. During this trip, he heard that his hometown was flooded and he was homeless, so he went to Chang'an to join his elder brother.

As for the family and the family, the journey was long, first by land, and then after arriving in Xiangzhou, the waterway was changed. Of course, the money can be saved at the end.

After all, when Zhong Wen looked at this family, it seemed that they were not very rich, and their clothes were probably just ordinary people in Suizhou.

The sentence Zhong Wen responded to was actually what Zhong Wen hoped for.

It would be best if there were people walking along the way. It was better than him walking alone, and he always felt that no one said a word, which seemed a bit dull.

There is still a [-] to [-] miles of waterway to Shangluo, and it is estimated that it will be almost evening when we reach Shangluo.

Along the way, Zhong Wen talked to the people on the boat without saying a word.

Even the other guests on the boat would basically come to say hello to Zhong Wen, or say a few words, who made Zhong Wen a famous Taoist.

Taoists, wherever they go, they are popular.

Before You hour, the boat finally arrived at Shangluo County and docked at the pier in the south of Shangluo County.

Because Zhong Wen only had gold pancakes, but no copper coins, the boatman waived Zhong Wen's boat fare, which made Zhong Wen a little embarrassed.

Although he is a Taoist, but this is no use, I always feel that I have lost my identity as a Taoist.

But so what?Do you want to exchange gold pancakes for money to pay for the boat?

After Zhong Wen thanked the boatman, he started to go to Shangluo County together with the He family.

Shangluo County can be said to be the most important county after the capital left Lantian Pass.

There is Xiong'er Mountain in the west, Danshui in the south, and mountains in the north.

From Shangluo to the east, there is a long small hilly area, until today's Danfeng County, it can basically be said to be a small hilly area.Of course, it can also be called a canyon-like small hill.

In ancient times, there was a saying that Wuguan came out of the east, which meant to capture the Central Plains.

And Zhong Wen's trip was supposed to go to Wuguan, but he arrived at Shangluo from Danshui, and this Shangluo was also an important place.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty once said that Shangluo should be used for defense. From this, we can see the importance of Shangluo.

After all, less than a hundred miles to the west of Shangluo is Lantian Pass.

As long as Lantianguan is captured, the entire land of Gyeonggi (ji) is basically in the pocket. After all, the land of Gyeonggi is a plain and small hilly area, and the land is fertile and the most capable place to support people.

"Master Dao, let's live here, this guest house is cheap and clean."

The young man surnamed He called out to Zhong Wen who was watching around.

"He Layman, I'm sorry, I won't be staying in this guest house today, I have to go to live in a Taoist temple in the north of the city."

Zhong Wen responded to the young man surnamed He.

When he went ashore, he had already inquired with the boatman that there was a Taoist temple not far from the north gate of Shangluo County, and it was only then that Zhong Wen thought about going to the Taoist temple to make an appointment or something.

As for the dormitories, forget it, people who can't even pay for the boat, how can they live in dormitories.

"Then, Taoist priest, you go first. I'll wait for you at the west of the city tomorrow. If it's not early in the morning, we'll go ahead."

After thinking about it for a while, the young man surnamed He understood Zhong Wen's meaning, then nodded and said.

"Okay, Layman He, farewell."

After Zhong Wen responded, he walked towards the north of the city.

It's not that Zhong Wen doesn't have money, his luggage can be full of money, but Taoists must go to Taoist temples to worship the Taoist Lord.

Furthermore, Taoists don't live in Taoist temples, and they only pick guest houses, which seems a bit nondescript.

If it is really inconvenient, or if you are in a hurry, then there is no problem.But Zhong Wen is not in a hurry.

Although when we were on the boat, we had already agreed with the person surnamed He to go to Chang'an tomorrow, but as long as we make an appointment, who knows whether we can go together?

Zhong Wen walked for half an hour before arriving not far to the north of Shangluo County.A Taoist temple was built on a hill a few hundred meters north of the city.

The name of the Taoist temple was chosen quite casually, it was called Danluo Temple.

Zhong Wen guessed that the name of this Taoist temple should be named after Danshui and Shangluo County, otherwise, why is it called Danluo Temple?

Chapter 2 and five masters?

After Zhong Wen stepped forward and knocked on the door, he waited quietly.

"What's the matter, fellow Daoist?"

After a while, the door of Danluo Guan was opened, and a Taoist came out from inside, and looked at Zhong Wen.

"Nine Poems of Poor Dao, come to place an order."

Zhong Wen saluted and spoke.

"It turns out that Fellow Daoist came here to place the order, but I am sorry for the inconvenient things I saw today."

The Taoist then saluted Zhong Wen back and said.

"That's bothering you, goodbye."

Zhong Wen understood what the Taoist said, so he could only respond, then turned and left.

Pending orders, there will always be such and such things, if you can get in, that is of course the best, if you can't get in, there is nothing you can do.

It's normal for people's Taoist temples to make things difficult for outsiders to enter, and you can't just let them go.What's more, people's way of looking at it belongs to the grand view, unlike the small view like Longquan Temple, some of them are rules.

The Taoist stood in front of the Guanmen and watched Zhong Wen leave.

But as he said, he Dan Luoguan did have something to do today, and it was inconvenient to receive Taoists who placed orders from outside. If it was normal, it would be unlikely that such a thing would happen.

Zhong Wen had no choice but to go to Shangluo County, thinking in his heart, looking for a guest house to stay.

"Fellow Daoist, wait."

Just as Zhong Wen walked tens of meters, an old Taoist walked out of Danluo Temple and shouted at Zhong Wen.

"What's the matter, Fellow Daoist?"

Zhong Wen stopped when he heard the shouting, and wondered in his heart: It's fine if the Danluo Temple doesn't let the order be placed, but is it necessary to force him to stay?

However, according to Zhong Wen's normal thinking, this is probably the case, but he forgot what Li Daoling once said to him.When the Taoist temple is inconvenient to place an order, you can leave on your own, but the Taoist temple will provide a suitable place for the Taoist to stay.

And this place to stay may be a nearby farmer's house, or a remote place.As for whether you can live or not, that's up to you.