Part-Time Taoist Priest

I may be a fool.

After being looked at by Xie Lingya with caring eyes for the mentally retarded, He Zun also realized, bah, what a brain he is!

The sweeping monk in the Taoist temple, monk? ?Can a normal person say such a heartless thing? !

Xie Lingya understood that he might be so frightened that his IQ would go crazy, and said: "You should go and rest first, I don't think you want to go out, can you squeeze me?"

He Zun nodded sharply.

Xie Lingya took He Zun to live in Baoyang Temple for one night. Before going to bed, He Zun heard Xie Lingya say that the Taoist priests in Baoyang Temple are not here for the time being (in fact, there is none). Can't answer.

The next morning Xie Lingya woke up and saw that He Zun was still soundly asleep, and he didn't look like he had something on his mind at all.He was speechless for a moment, but he didn't wake He Zun up.

Xie Lingya got up early and sat outside to take notes, and found a talisman in one book, which was a practice product of his uncle in the early years.I don't know how long it has passed, but the crooked runes written in cinnabar are still bright red and clear.

Xie Lingya looked at it, and his heart moved. He was interested in these things before, but now his goal has changed, but he doesn't think there is any harm in playing around as an amateur.

One is that he will help his uncle find apprentices in the future, so he has to understand, and the other is that what happened just now made him deeply feel that it is a good thing to have more skills to overwhelm him. Not a Taoist priest, does he introduce people to the Temple of Supreme Harmony every day?

So, after looking at it for a while, Xie Lingya simply found out the yellow paper, brush and cinnabar, and prepared to copy it.

He practiced first, with a sketchbook and ink.At the beginning, he was still a little stagnant in writing, but after writing, he felt a little touched.After writing two or three passages, I switched to cinnabar.

Drawing talismans with cinnabar seems to be smoother than using ink. It was very noisy outside at this point. Xie Lingya put on headphones and played "Little Leaping Frog".

Fu Cheng is almost the same as his uncle's painting, and the copy seems to be quite successful.

Xie Lingya drew a set of Wuyue town house talismans, which was the one drawn by his uncle, dried it and put it away, looking through his notes again, and found a set of talismans that looked quite simple, so he copied it.

After finishing the drawing, Xie Lingya only read the notes, and the cursive characters were casually marked: Liujia Talisman.

Well, the name sounds simple too.

Xie Lingya was drying the talisman. He Zun came out of the room stretching his waist. Seeing that he was drawing talismans, he came over to look at him curiously, and said eagerly, "You can also draw talismans."

Xie Lingya said very reservedly: "Actually, I haven't been a beginner for long."

Well, almost three and ten minutes.

He Zun took a few more glances and said, "By the way, Master, thank you and the Lingguan Great God. I want to donate some sesame oil money. To be honest, I don't understand this. Are there any rules?"

"There is no rule, you can give it as you like." Xie Lingya was a little surprised when he heard it. After all, He Zun is a student and seems a little careless. After all, this is the first income from sesame oil.

He Zun searched in his pocket, and finally took out 320 seven fifty cents, held it in his hands and said, "Where do you put it?"

Xie Lingya: "..."

There are so many things here, Xie Lingya pointed to the merit box.

He Zun also left a taxi fare for himself, Diandian donated the money, and said eagerly: "Can I get some of that talisman?"

Xie Lingya thought to myself, I really haven't started for long, so it's not good to give away someone at this level, isn't it?

But He Zun misunderstood, took out his phone and said, "Is it okay to buy it? But I really don't have any cash, can I pay by WeChat?"

"Forget it, I'll give it to you." No matter how thick-skinned Xie Lingya was, he was too embarrassed to accept the money, and gave him the talisman, "Well, I'm really just getting started..."

They are not willing to accept money, are they not humble, are they really just learning?He Zun said with a little disappointment: "Okay."

He Zun incensed Wang Lingguan again, and then left Baoyang Temple.

……

After returning to school, He Zun also told his roommates about the adventure of last night, everyone was terrified at first, and as it became more and more mysterious, everyone began to ask him if he was drunk last night.

Not only did his classmates not believe it, but He Zun called his family and said that the family also suspected that he had learned badly from others in school, and that he had taken some illegal drugs to cause hallucinations.He Zun couldn't explain it, but he knew in his heart that what happened last night was definitely not a hallucination.

After returning back, He Zun also searched the Internet, trying to find out what the situation he encountered was.He found a Taoist knowledge website and looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't make a judgment.

Instead, there is knowledge about talismans in it, and the matter of drawing talismans is mentioned.He Zun thought of the few talismans Xie Lingya gave him, so he unfolded them and looked at them.

[Drawing talismans is not as simple as it is shown in TV dramas. The talisman painters need to bathe and burn incense, lay out bills, and recite prayers. Only in a clean environment and with a pure heart can they draw good talismans!No matter how advanced the cultivation base is and can omit the ceremony, after drawing the talisman, it will consume a lot of energy, and even collapse! 】

He Zun thought to himself, that's a bit embarrassing, he even pestered Xie Lingya to give him a talisman, although Xie Lingya said he was just getting started, but it turned out that drawing talismans was so hard, and drawing was even more tiring when he just started.

If he saw similar content in the past, he might think that the author was crazy, but now he had to believe it a little bit, and closed the website with respect.

——Of course, if he had scrolled down at the time, he would have seen a comment rebuttal:

[Hehe, distorted explanation!A little inspiration becomes a talisman, and the world is wasting ink and ink in vain!Theoretically speaking, if it is difficult for you to draw, it only shows that you are not this material! 】

A few nights later, He Zun went to watch the movie premiere with his roommate, and it was already past one o'clock when he came out.We are going to cross to another street, where it is easier to take a taxi.

He Zun remembered his experience last time, and hurriedly said: "Go to the other side, I ran into a ghost there last time, shit."

It's only been a few days, and he still has lingering fears. Originally, he didn't want to go out at night, and it wasn't because of being tortured by his roommates.

The three roommates laughed at He Zun, but at night he said that he was a weird person, so they agreed to go the other way.

This road is slightly bigger, but there are basically no people on the street, and it looks extraordinarily quiet.

Next to this road is a construction site under construction. He Zun was talking about the plot of the movie dryly, so as not to reveal his fearful emotions. Roommate A suddenly patted him and said, "Look, is there a man upstairs there?" woman?"

He Zun was startled and raised his head suddenly!

Nothing.

The other roommates pushed the man, "Your uncle, you surprised me too, there is no one on the construction site at night."

Roommate A chuckled, "Scare Lao He, isn't he afraid of this, you are too."

He Zun was about to curse, but his expression changed, because he found a gust of wind blowing from nowhere, which made his bones feel cold, exactly the same feeling as that night.

The other roommates also felt it, and their faces turned pale for a moment, "Why, why is it so cold all of a sudden."

In fact, they have the answer in their hearts. Didn't He Zun just say that he was hitting a wall nearby.

He Zun turned on the phone's light, but it couldn't illuminate half a meter, as if it was swallowed by darkness.For a moment, I felt that peeping feeling again, and my face turned pale.

"Damn, run or not?"

"The legs are weak!"

At this time, a sinister wind blew over, and it fell on He Zun who wanted to drag his roommate away!

He trembled, only felt his body heat up, and then he suddenly became enlightened.

The surroundings are no longer silent, and the laughter of late returnees in the distance can be heard in the ears, and the road under the feet can be seen clearly.

This turning point was so sudden that the other three looked inexplicable. They were all wondering if they were going to run wildly in the direction of the Taoist temple.

He Zun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, took out the talisman paper that he was wearing next to him from his pocket, opened it, and found that the original clear and bright cinnabar color had become extremely dim and much older.

"...Fuck."

Recently, the news in Fuyang City is full of news. In midsummer, many places in the province have encountered a rare drought. It has not rained for a long time, and the Fuyang Reservoir is gradually drying up. It can no longer supply water normally.As the drought intensifies, the lives of citizens have been more or less affected.

Especially as soon as Xie Lingya went out, he could hear a lot of complaints. He lived in a densely populated commercial area, with the vegetable market behind, the merchants on the pedestrian street next to him, and even the neighborhood nearby. Everyone was very distressed about the water cut off.

Xie Lingya was alone, fortunately, he didn't deliberately store water.The old well in Guanli has not dried up, and the well water is warm in winter and cool in summer. When he was a child, his uncle used the well water to sell watermelons.

When he got up in the morning and the water was cut off again, Xie Lingya went to fetch well water to wash up, when he heard a knock on the door.

Opening the door, it was the college student from last time. Xie Lingya remembered his surname He, and opened the door enthusiastically: "...Hey, classmate He, good morning, come to offer incense?"

He Zun was sweating all over his face, and he clasped his hands together and bowed, "Thank you, Teacher Xie."

He respects Xie Lingya more now, but he doesn't understand the rules in this regard, so he bowed nondescriptly and called Xie Lingya a teacher.

Seeing his unlucky appearance, Xie Lingya said, "Why, you won't see a ghost again, will you?"

He Zun: "..."

"Hahaha, come in and talk about it." Xie Lingya led He Zun in, and poured him a glass of water first. This was well water that had been boiled, then put it in a container and chilled.

He Zun's cold well water felt refreshed, and he first praised: "Wow, this water is really delicious, it's cold, and it seems to be sweet."

Then, He Zun shared his experience of running into a ghost again, and looked at Xie Lingya in awe, and said that Mr. Xie must be being modest when he claims to be a beginner!

When Xie Lingya heard that his talisman was useful, he especially wanted to ask, but when he saw He Zun's reverent eyes, he felt embarrassed again, so he took the water as a matter of course.

He Zun added pitifully: "I thought it would be all right if I changed the road, but when I got back, I heard that a worker stumbled and fell to his death at the construction site some time ago! I dare not go to that area again!"

The construction site is sandwiched between the two roads, no wonder.

"You should blame yourself, don't talk about ghosts and gods at night, who is to blame if you hear it?" Xie Lingya educated, the night is very cloudy, it is best to be cautious in words and deeds.

Another problem is that maybe He Zun really has a relatively low luck recently, otherwise many people pass by that place every day, so why did he meet him.

He Zun shuddered, rubbed his goosebumps and said, "Don't talk about it, my roommate snatched away the rest of the talismans. Teacher Xie, can I ask for some more talismans?"

Xie Lingya didn't know that his talisman was really useful. After practicing, he randomly stuffed it, and rummaged through it to find only one good one left for He Zun.

He Zun felt that it was not easy for Xie Lingya to draw talismans and did not dare to ask for more. He thanked him a lot, and said embarrassedly: "I haven't given out pocket money yet...cough, but my roommates have made an appointment, and we will come to pay homage to the Lingguan later. .”

"Okay, welcome." Xie Lingya wouldn't mind, he wanted to tell He Zun that I would give you a commission for every person you brought, held back, and wanted to be a serious Taoist temple.

He Zun burned incense in the hall as usual, and then said that he was free and had to go back to class.

Xie Lingya called He Zun to stop, pointed to the glass of water he had drunk, and said, "Hey, by the way, Student He, this water...do you really think it tastes good?"

He Zun immediately said: "Really, it's much better than the mineral water I just bought on the way. It's definitely not a psychological effect!"

Sun Fuyang is the owner of a newsagent shop, yes, that is the newsagent shop that rented the outer facade of Baoyang Temple.His family lives nearby. Not only has the weather been hot and it hasn't rained recently, but the water has been cut off all the time, which makes the whole family not in a good mood.

Sun Fuyang hadn't showered for three days, and his body smelled of sweat. There was nothing he could do about it. The water he picked up when he came to the water could not be enough for the whole family to live and bathe.His family used to boil water for drinking, but now they bought bottled water instead, which made the thrifty Sun Fuyang very unhappy.

At this time, the movement next to him caught Sun Fuyang's attention.He poked his head around and saw that Baoyang Temple, which had been closed for several months, finally opened its doors, and the new owner was still holding a roll of paper.

Sun Fuyang has been renting and opening a shop here for several years, so he is quite aware of the situation here.There used to be only one Taoist priest in Baoyang Temple all the year round, the Taoist king, and the incense was very deserted.A few months ago, Wang Daochang seemed to be sick. For some reason, he seemed to be in good spirits, but he didn't take it seriously, but when he turned around, he heard that he had already left.

This Taoist temple was handed over to Daoist Wang's nephew, this is the young man Xie Lingya who is now opening the door.

Sun Fuyang talked with Xie Lingya, and he knew that he was busy with the affairs of Daoist Wang these days, and also took care of some chores accumulated in the Taoist temple. Because there was only one person, he couldn't take care of too much, so he never opened the door.

Now it seems that it should be busy.Sun Fuyang thought to himself, he didn't know what Xie Lingya would do in the future, buy this place, become a monk himself, or recruit Taoist priests?Seeing that this young man looks good and has gone to college, he should...

At this time, Xie Lingya had already opened the paper in his hand and pasted it by the door.On the red paper are several square brush characters: free well water.When he was a child, he learned brush calligraphy from Wang Yuji for a period of time. Because he couldn't sit still, he didn't learn very well, so his writing could only be said to be correct.

Sun Fuyang suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an old well in Baoyang Temple. Now that the weather is so hot and the water is cut off everywhere, it is a good thing for Xiaoxie to open the door to fetch water for everyone, and maybe he can bring some incense.

Even Sun Fuyang himself thought in his heart, fetching a bucket of water back so he could take a bath, since his home is not far away anyway.

Xie Lingya seemed to know what Sun Fuyang was thinking, and came over to say hello to Sun Fuyang, explaining that he planned to open the door to fetch water for others, and asked Sun Fuyang to do it himself if he needed to.

Of course Sun Fuyang agreed, and made a phone call to ask his family to bring water containers.

He has been here for so long, and he only knows that there is an old well, but he has never seen the well water, and even once thought that the well was abandoned.

Sun Fuyang's wife took two cleaned oil barrels and filled them with water. Sun Fuyang saw that the water in the well was transparent and clear, and it was cold, and a thin layer of condensation had formed on the walls of the oil barrels. mist.When I reached out and touched it, it was even colder and refreshing.

Sun's wife said: "It's very cool in the temple, especially by the well. I asked Xiaoxie, the water is still drinkable, just boil it, but ah, you should take a shower first with these two barrels."

Sun Fuyang kept nodding, finally he could take a bath.

……

On the way home, Sun's wife ran into neighbors, and everyone inevitably asked her where she went to fetch water.Sun's wife told the truth, and let everyone touch the water, and it was a little cold when they came back.

It’s been dry these days. I heard that those who live in the suburbs still have to go up to the mountain to use springs. They can’t do anything if they live in the city center. Now they know that there is a clean well in Baoyang Temple not far from here, and they are all active, especially It was because many people in the family were short of water, so we immediately made an appointment to fetch water.

On the other hand, Sun Fuyang also generously shared the good news with the nearby store owners. Xie Lingya was not familiar with these people, but he knew them well.Some people may not live nearby, but it’s good to get some water and put it in the store to wash hands and flush the toilet, anyway, it’s right next to it.

It's just that within half a day, rumors were spread, and the originally deserted Baoyang Temple suddenly became lively.

This is the advantage of a good geographical location. Once something good happens, the popularity will increase immediately.

There is a long line of containers, big and small, beside the well, and the owners are chatting next to them, and they go to fill the water when it comes to themselves, which is very orderly.If it is the owner of the merchant next to him, he might as well ask someone to pay attention to him, and shout at the door when it is his turn.

Although there are no big trees in this yard, the shaded area of ​​the building is also large, which is cool and comfortable.

There were too many people, Xie Lingya took out some stools for everyone to sit on.

"It's troublesome, Xiao Xie." A nearby person who knew Xie Lingya thanked him.

Xie Lingya smiled, went to boil water again, made some tea, and gave it to the waiting people, and brought up the cold water from the well.Now, everyone has a better impression of him and Baoyangguan.

People either sit or stand in the yard and drink tea if they like, or they can pour another pot of cold white water if they don’t want to.In fact, most people fetched water and took it home to wash vegetables, take a bath, etc. Xie Lingya boiled the well water and handed it to them, and they only discovered it after drinking it.

Hey, this water seems... quite delicious?

Whether it's hot to make tea, or cold to quench your thirst, it's delicious.Especially the latter, drink a glass of cold water in summer, it is clear, cool, sweet, and the stomach is refreshed.

I don't know if it's an illusion, as if the hot and sticky thinking has been sorted out, it's suddenly clear!

Many people may have lived here for a long time, but they have never stepped into Baoyang Temple.It wasn't until this opportunity that I came in to fetch water that I realized that the inside looked different from the outside, simple and cold, with a feeling of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle.

Sitting here, drinking cold water, the heat accumulated these days dissipated a lot at once.

People who had no idea of ​​burning this well water for drinking were moved after trying it. The taste is not worse than the bottled mineral water bought at home, and it seems to be even better!

"It's rare to see such clear well water now. We lived in the countryside when we were young, and the well water was drawn directly to drink."

"Yes, I don't dare now, I have to burn it."

Everyone chatted happily, waiting in this atmosphere, passing quickly.

……

Not every old man and lady likes the excitement of square dancing, such as Sun Fuyang's mother.

After Baoyang Guanshui Well was opened, Mrs. Sun took over the task of queuing.Water restrictions are still in place, and more and more people go to Baoyang Temple to get water, especially the vendors in the nearby vegetable market, as well as residents who are short of water, and now they have to wait in line for a long time.

Mrs. Sun walked to Baoyang Temple every day after dinner early, put the bucket behind the queue, and then chatted with acquaintances in the cool air, and then asked Qing Zhuang to come to pick up water when she was in the queue .

These middle-aged and elderly people, they have nothing to do anyway, and they often go for a walk in the square. Now they just move their location a little bit, chatting in line in the Taoist temple.During this period, if you are thirsty, you can drink some cool white water provided by the Taoist temple for free.When you are free, buy some melon seeds.

——The Taoist Temple has started to sell some melon seeds. Although there is a convenience store next to it, everyone will choose to buy it here.

But in just a few days, Mrs. Sun felt that she had formed the habit of strolling to the Taoist temple to enjoy the shade, chat and drink water.

"Our family has boiled this water and drank it ourselves. I drink it very well, much better than the ones I bought."

"Hehe, I was too anxious yesterday, so I didn't even burn it, so I just took two gulps, it's fine, it's okay!"

"It's not good to drink raw water directly..."

……

Xie Lingya unpacked another large bag of melon seeds and put them on the tray.In the past few days, the place where he reads has been changed to the front yard, where he can boil water and sell snacks.

Although few people go in to burn incense yet, it is already a good start.At least now because of the gathering of these water fetchers, the popularity is very high. Passers-by are not like before, and they are not even willing to come in to take a look. After all, people have a herd mentality.

Xie Lingya even wanted to recruit a Taoist priest. Their Taoist temple had no reputation, and everyone was willing to visit rather than burn incense, let alone a believer.There is not even a Taoist priest, only a fresh graduate with a tender face like him, no wonder no one burns incense and worships gods.

However, recruiting Taoist priests is not that simple, unlike recruiting waiters in a hotel.In addition to his salary, the other party must have a Taoist certificate, if he is a regular practitioner.

When can we recruit regular Taoist priests?Not to mention, he will sell a few more packs of melon seeds first...

People who don't know the inside story look at this handsome guy who sells melon seeds, and they only think that he is a permanent resident of the Taoist temple, or he is just recruited to see the business.Someone else chatted with him: "This place is quite good for enjoying the shade. I think many Taoist temples plant trees to welcome visitors. You mainly plant two big trees, and the scenery will be even better."

The viewer is temporarily vacant...

After hearing this, Xie Lingya said: "Uncle, there is a well in our courtyard, and the five elements of the well water are yin. If there are big trees nearby, it is a bad omen. So we only planted some bamboos."

The uncle said hesitantly, "You young man..."

I guess I want to say that it is quite superstitious later, but I didn't say it when I thought it was a Taoist temple.

Xie Lingya smiled and said nothing.Although he is half-baked, he has read this knowledge in a certain notebook of Baoyang a long time ago.

In Feng Shui, the location of the well is very important. A well is well drilled, which is good for the house, and the water in it is beautiful water; water.

The well in Baoyang Temple is in the shape of eight trigrams, implying that gold and water are born together, and the location is also in the direction of prosperity.

It is said that before the well was drilled, Baoyang Temple was the owner of the temple at that time, and he measured and calculated it himself. The time of drilling the well was accurate to the hour, which shows caution.After all, in the law of Feng Shui, getting water is the best.

And those people feel very refreshed after drinking it, not to mention an illusion or a coincidence.One is that the well was specially selected when the well was dug, and the water quality is indeed very good, and the second is probably the effect of Xie Lingya chanting uneaten mantras by the well.

The uneaten mantra is recorded in the "Seven Signs of Yunji", which was compiled by Zhang Junfang during the Northern Song Dynasty, and it involves many classics.There is a set of hand-copied versions of Baoyang Temple, which are extremely old and have annotations added.Xie Lingya looked at the notes from time to time to check the contents of other books. When he saw it while flipping through it, he wanted to try it, and it really worked.

The function of this uneaten mantra is actually that chanting before eating can make the food enter the stomach, get in touch with God, and help blood circulation.

Xie Lingya has been studying notes these days, and has worked hard on spells and some small alchemy.After studying it, he thought that he couldn't always develop believers like he developed He Zun, how slow it would be, and he himself was not a Taoist priest, in the final analysis, he wanted to develop the concept of Baoyang.