Chapter 32: The Rites
The person invited by Song Ziyin arrived in the afternoon, his stature was short and fat, wearing a Taoist robe embroidered with gossip diagrams, his face was full of red light, and he looked rich.
"This is a Xinshan Dao person. ”
Song Ziyin introduced: "Look at people, wearing Taoist robes and neatly draped, much better than the kid you called." ”
Song Tianfu asked, "Is he a real Taoist priest?"
"Of course, the one invited from the Yunshan Taoist Temple has been friends with me for many years, and this trip only accepts eight hundred taels of silver. ”
"It turned out to be Yunshan Taoist Temple. ”
Song Tianfu pouted, he knew the details, the Taoist temple was not in the stream, there were several Taoist priests living in it, although they had an identity, but it was said that they used money to open the way, and there was no true Taoism.
Just as the imperial examination is famous, you can pay money and donate your life, and the same is true in the dojo, there is also a similar practice, but it is done more secretly, and ordinary people do not know the doorway at all.
Of course, although these Taoists do not have true Taoism, they also have a certain amount of cultivation, and they are not completely swaggering, but with their identity, they have a better market and price when they come out to do things. As the so-called "justifiable", people generally believe that having a "tiger skin" to wear and not having to wear it are completely different things. As for how much ability the people wrapped in it have, it's secondary.
In many cases, this "tiger skin" alone can make people awe-inspired.
Sure enough, with the arrival of the Xinshan Dao people, the farmers up and down the manor saw it, and they all breathed a sigh of relief and settled down.
The person was invited by Song Ziyin, Song Tianfu didn't say much, and returned to the house sullenly: "Brother Chen, what do you think of that person?"
Chen Youniao didn't leave, firstly, he felt that this matter was not so simple, and secondly, it was a good thing to stay here and have the opportunity to open his eyes: "I don't know how to look at qi, and I can't see the depth of the other party's cultivation." But since he is an official Taoist priest, he should be better than me. ”
That's not what I said. ”
Song Tianfu told the situation about the Yunshan Taoist Temple.
After listening, Chen Youniao said, "Is this okay?"
"What's not going on? Whether it's officialdom or dojo, it can't be a pool of clear water. Well, the rules often vary from person to person, and I can see a lot more of them. ”
Song Tianfu traveled south and north, and he saw a lot, especially on the field, because he had to deal with and deal with interpersonal relationships, he sighed: "My third uncle is a hanger, he likes to linger in Fengyue places, and he is not reliable. To be honest, I don't believe the people he invited, but I believe you even more, Brother Chen. ”
That's right.
Chen Youniao replied: "How it is, we will see tonight, since the person is here, let him do it." ”
He doesn't mind being robbed of the limelight, but the manor is evil, or the kind that sees blood, first the sheep, then the cattle, and last night the watchdog...... Three in a row, very treacherous. If you really want to hit head-on, the blessing and the misfortune are unpredictable. At present, there are other Taoist priests coming, just to explore the truth and reality.
Xinshan Dao people, full of style, after entering the manor, did not move around, only raised his eyes and swept it, and then drank tea and ate snacks accompanied by Song Ziyin.
Song Ziyin couldn't help but ask, "Taoist, look?"
"Yin is pervasive, evil is evil, but you can rest assured, with this Tao here, everything is worry-free. ”
Confident and determined, quite stylish.
When Song Ziyin heard this, he suddenly felt like he had taken a reassuring pill, and hurriedly ordered him to go down and let people prepare dinner.
The dinner was sumptuous, and Song Tianfu and Chen Youniao went to the table to accompany them.
Chen Youniao observed this Xinshan Taoist at close range, his words and deeds, and he had a full view, and then compared with those Taoist priests in the Laoshan Dojo, heh, it can only be said that people are more than people, and goods are more than goods.
After drinking a glass of wine, the Xinshan Daoist squinted at Chen Youniao: "I heard that you came down from the Laoshan Dojo?"
Chen Youniao nodded: "Yes, if you can't learn the Tao, you will be repatriated to your hometown." ”
The people of Xinshan Dao smiled slightly: "It is not easy to cultivate the Tao, especially the Great Dao Field, which is even more difficult. However, depending on your young age, you should still have some potential. In this way, I can call the shots and accept you to Yunshan Taoist Temple to continue your studies, and I will be my Taoist child. ”
Song Ziyin hurriedly said: "This is a rare and good opportunity, I don't know how many people have broken their heads." Kid of the Chen family, why don't you thank the aisler?"
Chen Youniao said indifferently: "Thank you for your kindness, but I know that I don't have the roots and understanding to learn the Tao, so I have found another way out, and I have already worshipped Master Mengzi from different grass halls as a teacher and went to study." ”
Xinshan Daoren's face was slightly stunned: "You have studied the Tao for ten years, and now you are running back to study? Young people should listen more to persuasion, so that they will not take the wrong road. Come to my Yunshan Taoist Temple as a Taoist child, not only can you learn things from the master, but also make money, killing two birds with one stone, what a good thing. ”
Chen Youniao couldn't get used to his old-fashioned style, and Song Tianfu had already said that the Taoist priests of Yunshan Taoist Temple had water, and their cultivation might be worse than their own, so if they went there to be a Taoist boy, it was worthless.
Seeing that he was not moved, the people of Xinshan Dao immediately snorted coldly and ignored it anymore, feeling that this kid didn't know how to lift.
The meal was unpleasantly dissolved.
Returning to the inner room, Song Tianfu whispered to Chen Youniao: "Just now, fortunately, you didn't agree to go to Yunshan Taoist Temple, hmph, go to be a Taoist boy, it sounds good, but in fact, you are a slave, and you have to do all the dirty work." When encountering danger, he may be sent to take the lead and be cannon fodder. ”
Chen Youniao said: "I have been a Taoist boy in the Laoshan Dojo for ten years, all kinds of bitterness, cold and warm, of course I will not do this again." ”
Song Tianfu looked at him: "Brother Chen, I know that you have lofty ambitions and are not willing to be subordinated to others. As for what is going on here, it depends on the course of events. ”
Chen Youniao shrugged: "Perhaps, there will be a good show to watch tonight." ”
But he said that Song Ziyin accompanied the Xinshan Taoist to use tea: "Taoist, don't worry about that kid, it's just a guy who doesn't know the height of the sky, he cheated and deceived my nephew's trust, but he came yesterday and didn't do anything." ”
The Shinshan Taoist asked, "You say, he can draw talismans?"
"I didn't say it, he said it himself, but no one saw it with their own eyes. In my opinion, the talisman was brought down from the mountain, and he did not draw it at all. ”
Song Ziyin has words.
Xinshan Daoist touched his chin: "Ben Dao thinks it is also, it is not easy to draw talismans, he has to have this ability, and he has already stayed on the mountain." ”
Song Ziyin smiled: "Don't talk about him...... Daoist, what are you going to do tonight? Do you want to do a Dharma service first?"
The Xinshan Daoist immediately straightened his chest: "To exorcise the evil spirits, of course you have to do things, you go and prepare." ”
"Good. ”
Song Ziyin agreed, and hurriedly went out to instruct his subordinates to prepare.
After nightfall, a Dharma altar was set up in the manor, and the Xinshan Dao people went into battle, holding a peachwood sword in one hand and a bell in the other.
Chen Youniao heard it in the back room, and when he came out to see it, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: This person looks good, but this battle is completely a posture of walking the rivers and lakes, specially used to coax the common people.
But it has to be said that the ritual form can often gain the trust of the people's hearts, and it is so lively that people subconsciously think that it is done.
After catching Song Tianfu, Song Ziyin began to train again: "Tianfu, you are still young and easy to be coaxed, I hope you can suffer a loss and grow wise, and when you go home, reflect on your grandfather." Also, the Chen family's debt should be repaid as soon as possible. ”
Song Tianfu had a calm face: "Third uncle, the top priority is to solve the disaster in the manor first." ”
Song Ziyin flicked his sleeves: "I invited someone from Xinshan Dao, with him, everything is worry-free." ”
Song Tianfu no longer argues, there is nothing to argue, the facts speak, everything depends on the result.