Chapter 25: The Spark

In the early morning, the morning birds flew around, and the chirping of the birds came into the house through the wooden windows. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Hei Qi'er opened his eyes, his eyes were still a little blurry, and he was not in a hurry to get up, staring at the beams, the wooden beams that were obviously much better than the thatched hut where he originally lived were carved with exquisite patterns, and it could be vaguely seen that the story was depicted, but it was incoherent.

From then on, this was his home.

Although Qixia Temple is only a small Taoist temple, it also has its own private land, tenant farmers, since Wang Ningzhi entrusted people to send into Qixia Temple, they have been quickly transformed into tenant farmers...... Some of the more clever children were singled out, in addition to cleaning the Taoist temple on weekdays, cooking for the Taoist, but also allowed to participate in the Taoist temple to buy the school, which talked about the Mongolian textbooks, there are many classics about the five buckets of rice Taoism, as well as some medical books.

The children of poor families are in charge of the house early, and the children in the homeless village look rough and unbearable, but in fact, they are shrewd to death, and their minds are more mature than children of the same age...... Hei Qi'er is one of them, and his status is even more special, he was personally named by Wang Shuping Gongzi, and some of the resources of the Taoist temple will also be tilted towards him on weekdays.

Not stunned by the happiness that fell from the sky, Hei Qi'er thought that this was what he deserved, and similarly, his purpose was not just to climb up.

It's just that whenever he hears the name "Wang Shuping" mentioned by his companions around him, no matter what he is doing, he will always slow down and listen carefully, Wang Ningzhi's status is too high, his status is noble, he is just a small teenager who has nothing but a white goose, if he says that he is too self-conscious to repay his kindness, he can only show his respect for this name in a unique way.

In this way, he can always remind him that there is someone who saved his life and will repay him in the future.

After sobering up for a while, Hei Qi'er silently recited the sentence taught by the old Taoist in the Taoist temple yesterday in his heart several times: "The sky is long, the earth is long. Therefore, those who can live long and long in heaven and earth can live forever because they do not generate by themselves. Is it the saint who comes after his body and exists outside his body, not by his selflessness? Therefore, it can become its own selfishness. ”

The meaning of the sentence was whispered to him, saying that people can't always live for themselves, and that the selfless live forever, and so on.

After confirming that the melon on his back was ripe and would not be forgotten, he sat up from the bed and looked at his new house: it was not big, but it was complete, and the things he had collected before were placed in the house in an orderly manner, and he was no longer anxious about whether he could sell it for a good price, although the house was still good for him.

I got up, washed up, cleaned up the messy room, and then walked out.

There were already many people outside who woke up, but most of them were women and children, and when they saw Hei Qi'er walking out, they hurriedly beckoned him to go over and drink porridge. This is not the coarse gruel served to Wang Ningzhi in the homeless village that day, there are red dates boiled in it, which smells sweet and delicious, and makes people appetite.

The big white goose rattled and fluttered, but he kicked it away.

"Hei Qi'er, you don't need to send food to the fields today, the real people in the Taoist temple have passed the word, let you take Xiaobao and them over, it seems that they should be going down the mountain." A woman came up and said that she was Uncle Tiger's wife, and he called her Aunt Tiger.

Putting down the empty bowl, Hei Qi'er, who heard this, was a little excited, thanked him a few words, and ran over to contact Zhang Xiaobao and them...... These are the children in the homeless village, that is, the people who were selected to listen to the class, most of them are the same age as him, and when they were in the homeless village, Wang Ningzhi could listen to them when he talked about the five buckets of rice.

Now after receiving education, the understanding of Wudou Midao is more profound, and I listen to the theory of Qixiaguan, but it is different, and it is gradually mixed with the "evolution theory" mentioned by Wang Ningzhi to form a unique concept.

It can be said that they are experiments done by Zheng Qingfeng.

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Due to Wang Ningzhi's help, the debate dragged on until the afternoon, but after all, it was defeated by the sharp teeth of the Taoist of the Shangqing faction, and Qixiaguan was defeated and retreated, and finally had to admit defeat.

Fortunately, failure is a common thing, and they will not be annoyed by this for a few days, but in this debate, the theory put forward by Wang Ningzhi finally made the Qixia Guandao people a little moved...... After so many years of confrontation with the Shangqing faction, what they insisted on was, after all, still unable to keep up with the times, although what they did was excellent and won the support of the people, the theoretical aspect has been suppressed.

With the suggestion of the contemplator, the Qixia view began to change in a small area...... In the past few days, Wang Ningzhi has also come over a few times, lecturing in the school, communicating with Taoists, re-teaching their ignorant "Theory of Evolution", and discussing with each other, constantly improving, and then speaking to the little Taoists and Hei Qi'er who are listening to the lectures through the Taoist temple's school.

The people of Taoism do not know the importance and particularity of this theory, and they do not know that Wang Ningzhi, whom they respect, will laugh whenever they think that this theory can still take root and sprout after he casually brought it to this era.

Perhaps, there will be no expression, after Wang Ningzhi's self-view and affinity with the change of this era, the theory of evolution, although it is still a little bright spark, is still lost, and it is enough to distinguish it......

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Most of the fields of Qixia Temple are on the mountain, only a small part of the foot of the mountain, this part of the field is adjacent to the neighboring villages, the Taoist people of the Taoist Temple in addition to the usual practice on the mountain, walking down the mountain, healing the sick and healing is also one of the homework.

This is called going down the mountain.

Today is the first time that the Taoists have come down the mountain since the beginning of spring this year, and being able to take Hei Qi'er with them is enough to show the importance they attach to them: this group of children has a relationship with Wang Ningzhi, and because they are still young, compared with the elderly Taoists, they are more able to accept the sudden change of faith. In the words of Wang Ningzhi: "Change is not something that can be completed overnight, but requires the efforts of countless people who are willing to dedicate their bodies and minds to these changes, and they go forward and influence the people around them with their words and deeds, day after day, year after year, there will always be a day when they look up, and it can be seen that the world is full of believers." ”

Hei Qi'er, Zhang Xiaobao, and Lin Changxiu walked together, and in front of them was an adult Taoist named Feng Xin.

The three children followed a Taoist and walked on the country road, the turquoise grass and trees on both sides dotted the earth, and they were excited in their hearts, looking around, except for the birds flying around, it was the peasants who came and went, driving the buffalo to the fields, it was a peaceful rural scene.

"The front is coming, remember not to mess around, everything is up to me." Feng Xin explained as he walked, he had the ointment needed to go down the mountain this time, which was also the purpose of going down the mountain this time...... Winter is always cold, and the poor have no way to get treatment when they are sick, so the money is too expensive, and many people can only rely on the free treatment of Taoists.

The three children naturally agreed.

The people in the village obviously knew that the Taoist was coming, and someone answered them at the entrance of the village, and then led them to the homes of those who were sick, but they were walking on the road, and there were many civilians on both sides who came to thank them, they were not rich, and some of them were even skinny, and they were not much better than the people in the homeless villages.

Even so, it does not prevent them from expressing their gratitude, small fruits, eggs, duck eggs, everyone will stuff a little as much as possible, and in a short time they will gather a basket.

Only then did Hei Qi'er understand why the three of them had to carry three empty baskets when they came, but they didn't understand why they still had to accept these thank-you gifts since it was a free consultation, although everyone's thank-you gifts were not much, they gathered together a lot.

Xu saw his doubts, and Lin Changxiu, who had experience, explained to him: "To accept these thank-you gifts is to accept their thanks, if you don't accept them, then the next time you come here, the sick villagers will die of illness, and they will not receive diagnosis and treatment......

"Oh." The young man still nodded with doubt, whether the two of them answered or questioned, they only knew the literal meaning, but they couldn't understand the deep meaning of human nature contained in it.

Feng Xin's medical skills are enough to deal with these diseases among the villagers, if they really encounter tricky ones, the villagers will be more large, not treated, in the era of medical conditions, maybe they can only wait for death...... It takes a long time to deal with the wounded and sick, lunch is served here, the villagers bring it over, not the best food, but it is not harsh, and then it is the nervous treatment stage.

After everything was dealt with, the sky was a little overcast, and it was already close to dusk, but they were not in a hurry to leave, their mission to descend the mountain had just begun.

Faith needs to be propagated.

The villagers will have faith, but many people are not able to distinguish the difference between Wudou Rice Dao and Buddhism, and some people will even regard the Buddha as a Taoist immortal. All of this needs to change, and under Feng Xin's leadership, they will gather people who have come home after a day's work to tell some small stories.

Some of these stories are widely circulated, and some of them are newly compiled, and most of them contain the truth of their own beliefs, which is more difficult for the villagers to absorb than the monotonous dissemination of the teachings.

It was almost after the sun had set that Hei Qi'er heard Feng Xin's words and packed his things and prepared to go back. Now that he is aware of the meaning of going down the mountain, the fun has been greatly reduced, but his mentality has changed...... The foundation of the survival of a Taoist temple is nothing more than these believers, and only with believers can there be incense.

"It's like a flame, it's bound to get bigger and bigger."

Hei Qi'er, who understands these truths, seems to have faded away from his youth and has a little more maturity, but he is looking forward to the next day of going down the mountain even more, and he only hopes that it will come soon.

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In the second year of Xingning, mid-spring.

In the countryside where no one is looking, a little spark shines and blooms, and I believe that one day, they will come together and become a huge sun that will shine on all beings.