When I walked to the vegetable field where the sweet potatoes were planted, I found that the sweet potatoes did not grow as I imagined. The land on the mountain was barren and the trees were not growing, not to mention this more delicate crop? But the sweet potatoes grown by Zhao Daochang were
It grows very densely.
I looked back at Daochang Zhao, who chuckled and said, "Although it is a small path, it can still play a role sometimes."
Daochang Zhao didn't care about my eyes, he smiled heartily, and he tore off the sweet potato vines and threw them into the bushes. Then he started digging the sweet potatoes with a hoe. Unexpectedly, the sweet potatoes grown on the top of the mountain were even thicker than those grown in ordinary fertile vegetable fields.
Good harvest. I only dug three or four dustpans wide, but two dustpans were already full.
"Little Taoist friend, why don't you come and wash these sweet potatoes. The water in the Taoist temple is not enough to wash these sweet potatoes." Taoist Master Zhao wanted to test my Taoist skills.
I didn't care, so I condensed a vitality water talisman and activated it directly on the sweet potato. The sweet potatoes were immediately washed with clean water, which was much cleaner than ordinary people washing by hand. The water produced by the vitality talisman, after washing,
The method of washing is naturally different from ordinary people's washing. The vitality water can wash away the dust, and naturally it can wash all the dust on the sweet potatoes. This is the skill of the monks. The sweet potatoes washed in this way are not damaged at all.
Sweet potato skin. It looks like this sweet potato did not grow in the soil.
"My little fellow Daoist, this art of making rain is indeed exquisite." Taoist Master Zhao praised.
I don’t know how other practitioners use Taoism, so I don’t know whether Taoist Master Zhao meant it as a compliment or an encouragement.
Taoist priest Zhao handed me the hoe and picked up a load of sweet potatoes to go to Taoist Temple. This load of sweet potatoes weighed more than 100 kilograms, and together with the rice and noodles, it was enough to feed a class of us.
"Why is the Taoist priest alone in the mountains?" I asked with some confusion.
"Everyone has his or her own Taoism. Taoism is practiced in remote mountains and wilderness, and Taoism is practiced in bustling and bustling cities. The old Taoist practice has been in this Zhangren Mountain for more than a hundred years, but it is not the only way to practice Taoism here. People who practice Taoism are lonely.
Although it is a world of fireworks, my relatives leave one by one and I am alone. Sometimes I will doubt my own Tao. I gradually realize that there are benefits to being in the mountains. My little Taoist friends still have relatives at home, but these worldly connections are not
It's up to you to cut it off yourself. Alas!" Dao Zhao let out a long sigh.
I heard Daochang Zhao's words in confusion. I seemed to understand them, but I still seemed confused.
"Let's go, let's go. I'm afraid you classmates are impatient." Director Zhao said with a smile.
Back at the Taoist Temple, Meng Xudong had already led his classmates to cook the rice and ate it along with some special foods brought from the mountain. When he saw the Taoist priest and I walking into the Taoist Temple, Meng Xudong was a little embarrassed.
"Taoist Master, Huang Jingyang. You two have worked hard. They are all hungry, so let them eat a little to fill their stomachs first." Meng Xudong saw us digging a load of sweet potatoes back, but they started eating them without waiting, worrying about us.
Have opinions.
"It's okay. Just eat first. There are no big pots in the Taoist temple. Even if we come back, we can only eat in batches. It would be better if you eat first." Taoist priest Zhao lives alone on the mountain, but he doesn't
Naturally, there was no big pot to feed poultry and livestock. The few remaining rice and noodles were cooked and eaten by our classmates. Now the only things we can use to satisfy our hunger are these sweet potatoes in the dustpan.
If the sweet potatoes need to be cooked, the pots in the Taoist temple are not enough. However, this is not a problem for Taoist priest Zhao. He fills the open space outside the Taoist temple with a layer of plant ash, then spreads the sweet potatoes on top, then lights a fire on top, and buries the sweet potatoes on top.
The sweet potatoes in the ashes were roasted directly. However, I could see that it was not the fire that burned the sweet potatoes that really cooked the sweet potatoes, but that Daochang Zhao secretly used a fire technique while lighting the fire. Sure enough, his Taoist fire technique
The Dharma is different from mine. When he was performing the Fire Dharma, I could clearly see that his mouth was constantly moving. He seemed to be reciting something silently. Then I saw a pattern occurring in the vitality between heaven and earth.
The fluctuations. A kind of vitality fire suddenly gathered in the campfire.
After Taoist Master Zhao cast the spell, he smiled at me. What happened today is really funny. We two Taoist monks actually used Taoist magic to wash and bake sweet potatoes. If other monks knew about this, I'm afraid they would also
Smile.
However, the sweet potatoes roasted by this technique are really amazing. All the sweet potatoes are completely roasted inside and out. The skin of the sweet potatoes is not burnt. When you peel the skin off, the aroma of the sweet potatoes suddenly wafts into the air.
The aroma immediately ignited the taste buds. The boys and girls in the class rushed to eat sweet potatoes as if they hadn't had enough food for days. Of course, unfortunately, there were sequelae after eating sweet potatoes.
It was not easy to meet someone from the same Taoist group. Both me and Daochang Zhao were very excited. I can't believe that Daochang Zhao is already over a hundred years old.
"Strictly speaking, I am one hundred and thirty-nine years old. I was born in the third year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty." Zhao Daochang told his true age.
"Wow, you have spanned two centuries. Have you ever met other monks before?" This is what I really want to know.
"Of course there are. Many people who are older than me are still alive. But like me, they are all hiding in the mountains and forests. It is difficult for ordinary people to see them." said Daochang Zhao.
"So do you still have contact with them?" I asked.
Daochang Zhao shook his head: "They and I are not from the same sect. It was not as convenient as it is now. With a phone in your hand, you can talk to people thousands of miles away."
"Aren't there any transmission notes?" I asked.
"What is the transmission talisman?" Taoist priest Zhao thought it was another mysterious Taoist technique.
"Isn't there the Taoist technique of transmitting sounds from thousands of miles away?" I scratched my head.
"No. How could it be possible? To whom could the message be transmitted thousands of miles away? Unless we reach the realm of divine travel, when the soul travels, it may be possible to reach thousands of miles away. With my current cultivation level in the out-of-body period, the soul can reach out of body.
A few miles away, it's extremely difficult." Daochang Zhao shook his head.
It turns out that although Daozhang Zhao has a teacher, he is also a casual practitioner. It was only by chance that Daozhang Zhao broke through to the realm of out-of-body cultivation.
"Why are there fewer people practicing Taoism now? Is it really the end of the Dharma?" I asked a question that I have been wondering about for a long time. On my sister's computer, I once saw someone saying that it is the end of the age of Taoism.
"Haha, I don't know if the Dharma is over or not. I only know that what is important in cultivating the Tao is not the vitality of heaven and earth, nor the Dharma, but the human heart. In today's era, people are full of desires and desires, and the Tao heart has nowhere to grow. It is said that the Dharma is at the end.
, which is quite appropriate." Daochang Zhao looked at the stretching mountains in the night.
Daochang Zhao took out something from his body and handed it to me.
I opened it and saw that it was an invitation. Although the surroundings were dark, for me, even at night when I couldn't see my fingers, it still did not affect my vision.
I looked carefully and saw that the invitation said, "Invitation to the Taoist Culture Seminar."
"What did you see?" Zhao Daozhang asked.
I didn't understand what Daochang Zhao meant and shook my head.
Taoist priest Zhao said with a smile: "I only saw fame and fortune, but not the Tao. Nowadays, there are a lot of people pretending to be Taoists, but there is no real Taoist priest."
I also smiled: "If you really have Taoism, why go out and cheat?"
"What are your plans for the future?" Daozhang Zhao asked.
"Plan?" I was a little confused.
"By the way, you are so young and have such a level of cultivation now. How can I predict what will happen in the future?" Taoist priest Zhao looked at me enviously.
"Taoist Master, can I still come here to see you in the future?" I asked.
Taoist priest Zhao shook his head: "After a while, a new Taoist temple will be built here. A new Taoist priest will come here to take care of it. I am going to go out for a wander. I have been planning this day for a long time. My Taoist heart has already felt it.
Opportunity. If you find this opportunity, you may be able to take a step further. If you can't find it, you can find a place that is off the beaten path and linger for the rest of your life."
I don't know why, although I have known Daochang Zhao for such a short time, he is like my teacher and friend, and it makes me feel a little bit hard to let go of him.
As if he saw a trace of my reluctance to leave, Taoist priest Zhao said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist, you are in love. What you and I are pursuing is the road to immortality. Meeting is parting, and parting is meeting again."
Daozhang Zhao suddenly stood up and began to box. A set of extremely mysterious boxing techniques was performed in Daozhang Zhao's hands. As soon as Daozhang Zhao started to perform boxing techniques, he seemed to be integrated with the mountain of people. The vitality flowed naturally, and heaven, earth and people merged into one.
Daochang Zhao's understanding of boxing is much deeper than mine. Looking at Daozhang Zhao's boxing, my understanding of boxing seems to have opened a window, and I can see a further realm.
It's true that ginger is old and hot. With Daozhang Zhao's current strength, if I fight him, I can win or lose within one move.
After acquiring the swordsmanship of the mysterious civilization, I thought that it would be difficult for me to meet an opponent in this world. Although this Taoist Zhao is much older than me, in terms of cultivation, I am not much lower than him. However,
As soon as his boxing skills were displayed, I knew that the gap in strength between us was extremely large.
After finishing a set of punches, Daochang Zhao stood quietly in front of me: "This is a small way, but small ways also have their own uses. There are too many evil people in the world, and a set of boxing skills for self-protection is also of some use. You and I are destined, this
I’ll give you a set of boxing skills.”
I quickly saluted Taoist Master Zhao: "Thank you, Taoist Master."
Taoist priest Zhao laughed loudly: "There is no need to be polite. It's just a small way. You have to find the big way by yourself. Although you have deep roots in the small way and will definitely achieve great achievements in the future, you still have to find your own way. No one can help you."
