4 rituals

A stone path winds through the mountains and forests, some of the stone slabs on the road are covered with green moss, and the dense forests and bamboos on both sides make the path more quiet and deep.

Gao Feng was tired and out of breath when walking on this path, but he still didn't want to stop and rest, and he was happy in his heart, today is the day to go up the mountain to apprentice.

Grandma knew that the old Taoist priest wanted to take her grandson as an apprentice, and she was so happy that she didn't close her eyes all night. This old Taoist priest was in the same division as his father-in-law back then, and he was considered to have a forefront. Lao Dao has always been clear and clear, and he has not been in the company of the world, and his behavior is strange, and he has never accepted a single apprentice. At that time, the discord with his father-in-law was that the pursuits of the two were very different, Kochi Tentai was entangled in the world, although the two were cultivators, but they were not in the company of each other.

Now it is always a good thing for the old Taoist priest to accept his grandson as a disciple, and it will definitely be easier for him to guide his grandson to learn occult arts, and it will not be easy to go astray in metaphysics.

Grandma also made a lot of preparations for Gao Feng to go up the mountain to apprentice, and the clothes on her body did not fit well but were very clean. But it's obviously out of date, and this is what his father wore when he was a child. Grandma told Gao Feng over and over again that he must be polite when he sees the master, and don't talk nonsense, maybe one sentence will make the master unhappy.

Gao Feng just nodded yes, but he didn't go to his heart, this old way he has seen it, there is no sanctimonious appearance, he is simply an old playboy, and he looks very cute, but he is a guy who breaks his word, saying that he will accept himself as an apprentice if he accepts loaches, and when he washes his face and comes back to bow to him as a master and apprentice, he takes someone's loach and slips faster than the free child.

Gao Feng said that he was happy rather than more curious, and it was certainly good to be able to learn more occult things from Lao Dao, but don't be happy too early, and don't believe it without knowing what to do. If you want to say that you will give Lao Dao a loach in your hand now, you are 10,000 unwilling in your heart, who knows if he will break his promise. But grandma said: Since the old Tao said what you want, don't say that a loach is a cow.

There are few people on the mountain path, and the green moss covered with the stone slabs is very slippery, and it is possible to take a step forward, and it is possible to accidentally slide back ten times, and it is very difficult to walk up the mountain lightly without a vigorous body. Gao Feng still admires the old man's body, and it is not easy to go up this mountain as usual.

The incense of this hermitage must not be prosperous, otherwise there would not be so much moss growing on this road. Thinking of this, Gao Feng was a little lazy, now that he is tired of walking, there is a long stone on the side of the road, it is better to sit down and rest for a while before leaving, and don't take this too seriously.

I couldn't sit for a while, and I saw a group of ants walking up the mountain, and Gao Feng's childishness came again, so he picked the ants and went up the mountain.

Maybe it's the interest, looking at the ants that are trampled and scattered feel funny, arousing a kind of trouble-making pleasure, walking faster, no longer feeling tired, and soon in front of the Taoist temple.

The original scale of this Taoist temple was relatively large, and there was still an indescribable momentum. But when I saw the corner of the Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain, I still imagined that it was far from what I imagined. Because this Taoist temple is built on a cliff, and from the bottom of the mountain, it looks very imposing. It seems that this Taoist temple deliberately stretches out a corner of the mountain in this way, and shows something, and it is still difficult to meditate wholeheartedly.

The Taoist temple has not been cultivated for a long time, and it seems to be dilapidated, so how can you get money to cultivate it at this time. It is a great fortune that this Taoist temple was not demolished in the previous special period. Many small Taoist temples and temples in the vicinity were demolished at this time, the statue of the Bodhisattva was knocked down, and the tile beams and rafters were moved to the big canteen and burned as firewood.

It is said that the young revolutionary generals were very resolute and must demolish this Taoist temple. Even a little feudal remnant of the Revolutionary Hill must be swept away. However, several times, a large group of vigorous revolutionary generals wanted to demolish the Taoist temple, and their stomachs hurt halfway through, and they held their stomachs one by one, and their faces turned back ugly.

After many times, no one dared to fight the idea of this temple anymore.

Gao Feng came to the front of the lobby and saw Lao Dao wearing a yellow robe and doing business.

Lao Dao stood in front of a table of eight immortals, his right hand knocked on the wooden fish rhythmically, the four fingers of his left hand and the mother fingers of the cage were slightly bent in front of his nose, and his mouth was chanting with the rhythm of the wooden fish, and fine beads of sweat had appeared on his forehead.

More than half of the incense lit on the table of the Eight Immortals has been burned, and it seems that Lao Dao has been doing this Dharma for a long time, and he is still working very hard.

Two or three steps away from the Eight Immortals Table stood a rather imposing middle-aged man, looking very respectful, ready to hand over what Lao Dao needed at any time.

Lao Dao stopped knocking on the wooden fish, and said in a false voice squeezed out of his throat: "Light the spell!" ”

The middle-aged man picked up the charm placed on the table and reached out to the candle flame to light it. Lao Dao stretched out an iron sword covered with red rust, with a red cloth tied to the hilt, and the iron sword head waved back with a charm, and flew towards Gao Feng, who was standing at the gate.

Gao Feng was startled and took a few steps back.

Lao Dao turned around and continued to mutter, and then he held Gao Feng as an air-like existence until the spell on the ground burned to ashes. Suddenly, he said aloud:

"Zhang Jushi, congratulations! Your nobleman arrived, and he really brought a lot of loaches with him? Now your wife will definitely not have life problems in three years, and after three years, please come to this Taoist temple again! ”

Lao Dao said and leaned slightly towards Gao Feng with his vertical palm.

Gao Feng felt that this old Taoist was really good at pretending, and he obviously asked himself to come to the Taoist Temple to apprentice with him the day before, and now he immediately became a prop for his ritual.

Gao Feng wanted to say something, but Lao Dao signaled with his eyes to shut up.

Zhang Jushi was extremely excited: "It's really good, Luo Zhenren!" I don't know how to thank you? As he spoke, he turned to Gao Feng at the door, his eyes were bright, as if he had just noticed Gao Feng standing at the door.

This is because Zhang Jushi was too focused on the old Taoist rituals, so he didn't realize that Gao Feng had already appeared at the door of the lobby. It seems that the old way of lifting less than four taels is like a thousand catties, which is very confusing.

It turned out that this Zhang Jushi was the section chief of the county forestry bureau in charge of forest release, named Zhang Zhenghui. Although the official position is not large, he is only a small section chief, but he holds the power of forest release, in the words of the time, the mind is emancipated quickly, and he is naturally the fastest part of the people who are rich.

This Section Chief Zhang is a well-known goose-plucking figure. The townships and mountain villages in the county are rich in forestry resources. In the secret distribution of the toll funds that should be completed by the various forest checkpoints, the excess will naturally go to the person in charge of the station. Driven by profits, everyone is highly motivated.

Just after the reform and opening up, people's housing in the countryside was also very tight, and people were more free when the fields were divided into households, so they let go of their hands and feet to build adobe tile houses, so that a large amount of wood was needed, and it also provided an opportunity for Section Chief Zhang's source of money.

At this time, most of the leaders in the bureau were some elderly people, and their revolutionary ideas were very hard, and they did not put money in an important position. It's embarrassing to do revolutionary work and serve the people and talk about money, but Section Chief Zhang has gained great benefits in this position, and they are a little embarrassed to accept some local products to these leaders, and they are also grateful to the young cadres.

With money, Section Chief Zhang's relationship between the top and bottom is very lively, which is really smooth and smooth. Recently, there have been rumors that the bureau is ready to recommend Zhang Zhenghui to be promoted to deputy director. You must know that Lu Dao said that it was recommended by the bureau at that time, but in fact, it was a matter of nine times out of ten. Wherever it is now, being a bureau chief may go to the province to find the back door.

Zhang Zhenghui has more happy things in his heart, Jia Yufen, a new flower in the bureau, has been acquired by herself, but it is a pity that she is married, otherwise she would not be able to ask her to marry herself.

At this time, Section Chief Zhang came to this temple alone to call the old Taoist practice, and the release of life to ensure safety was because his wife at home was sick and lying in bed, and he did not get better when he sought medical treatment in many places. People should pay attention to the social influence in the officialdom, and they can't engage in feudal superstition in a big way, so they come quietly alone.

Although Section Chief Zhang's wife is sick, there is still a trace of secret joy in his heart. If the wife leaves early, there is still a young girl like a flower waiting in the unit! But don't hang like this, you can't leave it, after all, if you want to be promoted, you still have to pay attention to your personal conduct.

But when he met this old Taoist Luo Yuande, he changed his mind, because many things were said by him, and he had to come to pray to God and worship Buddha to keep his wife safe as soon as possible.

Lao Dao looked at Section Chief Zhang, who had a pious face, and said, "Let's go to the lake together and release the animals!" When these loaches are free, and so many creatures have been cultivated, your wife's illness will definitely be cured. ”

Lao Dao stretched out his hand and motioned for Gao Feng to go with him, grabbed a handful of godly candy on the table, and took a big red apple and stuffed it into Gao Feng's pocket.

You must know that such candy wrapped in colored paper was absolutely rare in the eighties of the last century, and only a few students in school had eaten such sugar. Any student who occasionally has one or two such candies is very reluctant to eat them, and even one candy must be held in his mouth for at least twenty minutes. As for such apples, they are fruits that have never been seen before, and you must know that the transportation was not developed at that time, and of course you could not see such northern fruits in remote mountain villages in the south.

Gao Feng saw that Lao Dao took so many delicious fruits for himself, and he was very happy in his heart, and it was worth spending two lou loaches in exchange. As for the boring things of learning occultism, I'll talk about it later!