Chapter 62: Marriage Card
The Taoist temple enshrines the three halal gods, there is an incense case under it, the incense burner has a thick jar of incense ashes, and the guests who are kneeling down in it are a man and a woman, it seems to be a couple, each holding three pillars of lit incense in their hands.
After three prostrations, the couple put the incense in the incense burner in front of them, and then walked over to the little Taoist priest sitting beside them.
The little Taoist priest is only seven or eight years old, with a white and round face, just like a white-flour steamed bun that has just come out of the pot, soft and glutinous, which makes people can't help but want to pinch it, and his big black eyes look very pleasing. On the table in front of the little Taoist priest is a stand with a wooden plaque, an inkstone, inside the inkstone is thick black ink, and there are two brushes on the side, every once in a while, the little Taoist priest will grind the ink for a while to prevent the ink from condensing.
After the people came over, the little Taoist priest bowed to the couple with one hand, and then took a wooden sign from the stand and put it in front of the couple, and made another gesture of please.
The couple also didn't know how to write calligraphy, so they asked the little Taoist priest to do it for them. After the little Taoist priest wrote a beautiful calligraphy hand, and wrote the names of the two on the wooden plaque, the little Taoist priest pointed to the curtain behind him, and the couple thanked the little Taoist priest and went to the backyard.
When the little Taoist priest wrote the name on the wooden plaque for the couple, Ling Zifeng stood aside and watched with relish, and after the two left, he walked over and asked, "Child, how old are you?"
The little Taoist priest stretched out his hand to retrieve the wooden plaque in Ling Zifeng's hand, and said solemnly: "Taoism is a pure place, please don't make loud noises." ”
Ling Zifeng was amused by the little Taoist's appearance of a little adult, and reached out to pinch his white and round face. After all, he was just a child, and being bullied by Ling Zifeng like this, that indifferent and quiet appearance could no longer be held, and the little Taoist glared at Ling Zifeng angrily, "I'll tell Master to go." With that, he ran behind the curtain.
"This kid is kind of fun. ”
As soon as Ling Zifeng turned his head, he saw Han Xiao using a ...... Disgusted eyes looked at him.
"Xiaoxiao, what kind of eyes do you have?"
"Nothing. ”
Han Xiao's understated tone made Ling Zifeng almost bite the little handkerchief, and he emphasized righteously, "I pinched that child's face just now, and I didn't do anything else." ”
As soon as the words fell, the soft and glutinous voice of the little Taoist priest came from behind the curtain.
"Master, it was him just now, not only making a loud noise in the Taoist temple, but also pinching my face. The little Taoist priest pointed at Ling Zifeng and complained majestically.
The little Taoist priest's master was wearing a Taoist robe of the same color as the little Taoist priest, more than half a hundred years old, and his face was indifferent, which made people feel a sense of respect.
The old Taoist priest first bowed with one hand, and then said, "If the three donors are here for sightseeing, please go elsewhere." The old Taoist priest's voice was wide and gentle, but the meaning was unusually clear.
Ling Zifeng hurriedly said: "The master misunderstood, we are here to worship the gods," he apologized to the little Taoist priest again, "I offended a lot just now, and I ask the little brother to forgive me." After speaking, he deliberately glanced at Han Xiao, his eyes seemed to say: See, brother, I am a righteous gentleman who can bend and stretch, Han Xiao gave him a thumbs up to show praise.
However, the little Taoist priest did not appreciate it, and snorted goodbye to his head, and when Ling Zifeng was embarrassed, the old Taoist priest spoke, "Sanyuan, since this donor has apologized to you, if you care about it again, it will be your fault." ”
"Yes, Master. The little Taoist priest replied respectfully.
The old Taoist priest saluted the three of them with one hand again and went back to the backyard.
"This is called a master, and I can be regarded as seeing it today. Ling Zifeng sighed with emotion.
"Even if you have vision, my master knows astronomy and geography," the little Taoist priest shook his head and read, suddenly remembering the master's teachings on weekdays, he immediately gathered the smug look on his face, and looked like a serious little adult, and asked, "You are also here to ask for marriage?"
Ling Zifeng smiled and nodded.
"Then go to the incense first, and then come to me to get the marriage card. ”
With that, the little Taoist priest walked back to the table and sat down, and began to grind the ink.
"Don't you think the name of this child," Ling Zifeng paused again and again, Han Xiao thought that he was thinking the same thing as himself, so he nodded approvingly, and Ling Zifeng continued, "It turns out that you also think that this child is an orphan, and he only had three yuan on him when he was picked up by his master, so he named it Sanyuan." ”
Han Xiao: "......" The big brother's brain hole is really big enough.
Seeing that Ling Zifeng and Han Xiao were muttering and didn't know what they were talking about, the little Taoist priest coughed his throat and said, "If the three donors don't have incense, please go back." ”
Ling Zifeng pulled Han Xiao to kneel down and kowtow on the futon placed in front of the statue, the little Taoist shook his head and sighed, walked to the incense table and lit three incense sticks, handed them to Han Xiao, lit three sticks of incense and handed them to Ling Zifeng, and said to the two: "Three bows are enough." ”
After three bows, the little Taoist priest pointed to the incense burner, and the two of them inserted the incense into the incense burner.
The little Taoist priest glanced at Alice, and Ling Zifeng said with a smile: "Alice, you can also put incense on the pillar." ”
"Yes, young master. ”
As soon as Ling Zifeng wanted to say that this was not an order, Alice took three pillars of incense and lit it, and then knelt on the futon and bowed three times, to be honest, Ling Zifeng still didn't fully understand what Alice was thinking in her head, she usually stunned herself at every turn, but she would be absolutely obedient to what she said casually.
"This is a marriage card, after writing the name of yourself and your sweetheart on it, you can go to the back yard and hang the sign on the marriage tree. ”
Ling Zifeng can't write calligraphy, and the little Taoist priest does it for him, Han Xiao practiced calligraphy when he was a child, and hesitated for a long time before putting down the pen. After writing it, Ling Zifeng and Han Xiao both hid the wooden plaque behind them as if they had a ghost in their hearts, for fear that others would see it.
"Alice, do you want to write one?"
"Young Master, please allow me to refuse. “
"Uh....., okay. ”
Entering the backyard from the curtain, a big tree full of wooden signs comes into view, the thick trunk is at least two adult men to hug each other, not to mention the history of hundreds of years, the lush branches and leaves are like a canopy to stretch out, the branches are hung with high and low wooden signs, swinging with the wind, making a dingdong sound, with a simple and leisurely charm, in it, as if wrapped in an ancient mystery, let people unconsciously give birth to the piety of pilgrimage.
The couple had already hung up the wooden signs and left.
After Han Xiao registered the wooden card, he folded his hands and made a wish towards the big tree.
Ling Zifeng picked a position for a long time and hung up the marriage card.
Before leaving, Han Xiao asked the little Taoist.
"Is this temple just for you and Master?"
"My brother is out on a trip and will be back soon. ”
"Then what's your brother's name?"
"What are you asking about so much?"
"Forehead ......"
"Master and I are going to have lunch, so hurry down the mountain. ”
"Well, farewell. ”