In Qingxu Temple, Jia's mother wanted to come to perform a ritual ceremony in person.
The Jia family is the main benefactor of the temple. A family as large as Qingxu Temple has always been mainly supported by the Jia family, so it seems to be particularly busy today.
Li Yu was also inspired by this atmosphere. He got up early and practiced a set of Tai Chi he learned from his apprentice.
A Taoist boy was watching his boxing skills with great interest. He tilted his head and asked, "Taoist, what kind of boxing are you doing?"
"Tai Chi, do you want to learn? I'll teach you." Li Yu said with a smile.
This little Taoist priest looks like a fat boy in a New Year picture. He talks well and is very lovable.
The little Taoist priest followed him and made gestures behind him. Li Yu's habit of being a good teacher came back again and he stopped to give him some pointers.
Li Yu asked: "Why is it so busy today? What are you busy with in the front?"
The little Taoist priest smiled and said: "The young lady from the Jia family said that the Dragon Boat Festival would be held for seven days, and today is the last day. There was nothing to do. Who knew that the old lady from the Jia family would suddenly come, saying that she wanted to have a wedding ceremony for her granddaughter. This time the senior brothers are very busy and they are all rushing to serve. I heard that a stage was temporarily added for a big play."
"Can you squeeze in?" Li Yu asked with a smile.
"The stage in front has been blocked for a long time. I know a place where I can see it more clearly than they do. I will take you to see it later!" the little Taoist priest said with joy.
He dragged Li Yu to the bell tower, and he could see clearly. The colorful stands had been set up on the stage, but before the singing started, the crowd of onlookers was already packed.
There is a large open space closest to the stage, filled with luxurious tables and chairs. It is the exclusive place of the Jia family, and they have not come yet, so it is empty.
At this time, in the main hall at the foot of the mountain, Jia Zhen went to the gods and Buddhas and cast lots for three plays, namely "The Story of the White Snake", "The Bed Full of Wat" and "Nan Ke Meng".
When Jia Mu heard about it, she first asked what kind of play the White Snake was. The troupe leader bent over and said with a flattering smile: "Back to the old lady, it's a play in which Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the previous dynasty, killed the White Snake and finally conquered the world."
Mother Jia was a little unhappy. The bed was covered with wat tablets. As soon as she heard the name, she knew that it was about a high-ranking official celebrating his birthday. His seven sons and eight sons-in-law all came to wish him a happy birthday. Since they were all senior officials in the court, they all had wat tablets in their hands. Placing wat boards all over the headboard of the bed later evolved into a drama, which was used as a metaphor for the prosperity of the family, wealth and longevity.
Originally these two plays were good, but in the end there was a dream. Doesn't it mean that wealth is like a dream, short-lived?
Although I am displeased, this is a play chosen by gods and Buddhas and drawn by lots, so naturally I dare not change it.
"Let's go and listen to the play." Mother Jia waved her hand, and the Jia family's motorcade immediately started moving from the main hall to the stage to listen to the play.
The messenger quickly ran to the stage, where a boy was singing loudly, and the theater troupe was busy preparing for the opening.
The little Taoist priest tilted his head and asked: "Where do you meditate and what do you do? By the way, I haven't asked you what your name is yet."
"Me?" Li Yu smiled and said, "My name is Li Yu, and I come from the Bianliang Zhengjing sect. What about you?"
"My name is Lu Xixing, and I cut ribbons in the temple. The master said that I have no wisdom and cannot learn Taoism." It was obvious that he was a little sad, but he quickly forgot about it.
Li Yu smiled and said, "Shall I teach you some spells?"
Li Yu had tried it out a long time ago and found out that this little Taoist priest's qualifications were pretty good. Although he did not have the Five Elements Spiritual Root, he still had the qualifications to practice Taoism.
Zhang Laodao didn't know why he didn't teach him. Li Yu smiled and raised his finger, with a small fireball on it.
Lu Xixing's eyes lit up and he said, "You can teach me!"
After he asked, he felt that he had gone too far. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it. My master said that if you want to become a disciple in Taoism, you will need a lot of money."
Li Yu understood immediately. No wonder Zhang Laodao didn't teach him because he couldn't afford the tuition.
Li Yu felt a little speechless. People are already cultivating Taoism. What's the use of asking for so many yellow and white things?
Thinking of this, Xue Pan's fat face suddenly appeared in Li Yu's mind, and he suddenly felt that the yellow and white thing was still useful.
Considering that he didn't have time to teach him here, Li Yu moved his fingers, causing a burst of yellow mist to rise on the ground, and soon a small clay figure appeared in his palm.
Li Yu followed Zuo Ci's method and succeeded. He smiled and handed the clay figurine to the young Taoist priest Lu Xixing and said: "Every night, find a place where no one is around and learn Taoism from it. After about three years, it will
It will completely lose its function and turn into a pile of dirt, dust to dust to dust. Three years is enough for you to get started. If you have achieved something and want to continue learning, come to Bianliang Zhengjing Gate to find me."
The little Taoist priest felt as if he had found a treasure. He looked at Li Yu nervously, wondering why he was so kind to him.
Li Yu's preaching is very Buddhist. As long as he meets a child with a good temper and a good heart, he is willing to preach.
Sometimes it is just a little effort for yourself, but it can change or achieve a person, so why not do it.
He secretly took a look at the clay figurine and found that he was really magical. After thinking for a while, he knelt down to Li Yu and was helped up by Li Yu.
"We don't do this here." Li Yu chuckled and said, "As long as you remember to be like me in the future, helping more people and harming less, I will not help you in vain."
At this time, the big drama below finally began. Li Yu was very curious about what kind of songs were sung in this Six Dynasties time and space.
It's a pity that he couldn't tell what the play was, but the Jinling dialect was very nice, and the actors performing it were all very handsome, with very flexible bodies, and all kinds of movements were very smooth and beautiful.
Li Yu leaned against the railing and listened with interest. Someone below shouted, "Lu Xixing, what are you doing here? Go and deliver colored paper!"
Colored paper was required for the wedding ceremony. Lu Xixing slapped his forehead and almost forgot about it.
He bowed to Li Yu, who smiled and said: "Go quickly, be careful of being punished."
Lu Xixing turned around and ran away.
At this time, people from the Jia family also came. Naturally, they sat in the nearest place, which had been vacated long ago.
Jia Mu took an eight-person sedan, Li and Wang Xifeng each took a four-person sedan, Daiyu and Jinlian took an eight-treasure carriage with a green cover and pearl tassels, and Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun all took one car.
Zhu Lunhua covers the car.
The people who were watching stood on both sides and watched, chattering and gesticulating, as if they were watching someone passing a party. I saw all the deacons in front of them spread out, and a young man riding a white horse with a silver saddle and a colorful bridle and red tassels.
The eight people in front of the sedan led those in the sedan
The horse is none other than Jia Rong. Behind him is a mighty and beautiful cigarette smoke, covering the sky and overwhelming the earth.
As soon as the people from the Jia family arrived, a Taoist priest ran up to the bell tower. He glanced at Li Yu curiously, ignored him, and started ringing the bell.
Just listening to the sound of bells and drums, there was already Taoist Zhang, holding incense and robes, leading all the Taoist priests to greet him at the roadside.
Jia Zhen led her children to come up to greet Jia Mu, but Sister Feng's sedan arrived first, and she came up with Yuanyang and others. When she saw Jia Mu getting off the sedan, she hurriedly asked to help her.
Coincidentally, there was a little Taoist priest of twelve or thirteen years old, who was holding a scissors and taking care of cutting wax flowers everywhere. He missed the show because he was eager to watch the show, and was about to run forward, but he didn't want to run into Sister Feng's arms.
Wang Xifeng raised her hand and slapped the child in the face, beating the child hard and cursing: "Little wild bastard! Where are you running?"
Lu Xixing was so frightened that he didn't bother to pick up the candle scissors scattered on the ground. He got up and ran out. All the women and daughters-in-law were surrounding them, but when they saw a little Taoist priest rolling out, they all shouted: "
Take it, take it! Hit it, hit it!"
Suddenly, someone picked up a small clay figurine and said with a smile, "What is this?"
Surrounded by the ferocious faces of a group of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, Lu Xixing was very frightened, but the clay figurine Li Yu just gave him could very well be the thing that changes his life's destiny.
Lu Xixing's face was in burning pain, but he didn't care about it. He mustered up the courage to step forward, stretched out his hand and said, "Give it back to me."
"Hey, that's quite cool." The women around them regarded it as a scene and said with a smile.
They pointed and pointed. Lu Xixing was already small and short. When he raised his head, he looked even more terrifying.
Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Slap him a few more times, or he won't be relieved."
In the sedan behind, Jia Mu asked through the curtain: "What's wrong?"
When Wang Xifeng heard this, he quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: "A little Taoist priest who cuts lanterns and flowers has not hid out. He is just fooling around right now."
When Jia's mother heard about it, she hurriedly said: "Bring that child quickly, don't scare him! Children from small families are spoiled and pampered. How could you see such a powerful person? It's pitiful if you scare him for a moment.
, isn’t his mother in pain?"
Zhang Laodao next to him stretched out his hand to stop him. He saw Lu Xixing's clay figurine, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"The little Taoist priest in our temple cannot speak and is afraid of offending the noble man. I will take him down now and discipline him strictly from now on."
When Jia Mu heard this, she had no choice but to give up. She turned to Jia Zhen and said, "Brother Zhen, give him some money to buy some fruit. Don't make things difficult for him."
On the bell tower, the Taoist priest who finished ringing the bell looked at Li Yu and frowned: "Are you the new bell ringer?"
Li Yu shook his head and said, "I'm staying overnight."
The Taoist priest's frown deepened, "Damn it, I thought someone finally came to take my place, but it turned out that my joy was in vain."
When he heard that Li Yu was here to stay for the night, he felt a little more contemptuous. Most of the powerful traveling Taoist priests in Jinling stayed in luxurious hotels or simply lived in wealthy families.
Only those who have no ability will stay in Taoist temples.
He cursed and spat, glared at Li Yu and said, "Why don't you just leave quickly? Is this where you came from?"
Li Yu sighed and shook his head. As expected, the Jia family was full of gold and jade but was surrounded by corruption. From the maids and women to the housekeepers and even most of the masters and grandmothers, they were all snobbish.
And this view of Qingxu also hides dirt and evil, and there are all kinds of birds in it.
He scolded him with a straight face: "You have a bad mouth, and you still call yourself I. As a Taoist disciple, don't you know who I am?"
When the Taoist priest heard that he was still energetic, he immediately cursed: "You are a passerby begging for food, and you dare to talk back. I think you are asking for a beating. Believe it or not, I will have you kicked out and let you sleep on the street."
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He pointed downwards and said arrogantly: "Did you see that the Jia family in Jinling are all benefactors of our Taoist temple?"
Li Yu was too lazy to talk to him, so he pointed his finger in the air, and the Taoist priest received a slap on his face.
He only showed a small trick, and the Taoist priest knew that he had offended the wrong person by ringing the bell. He kowtowed as if he were pounding garlic, begged for mercy while retreating, and quickly climbed down the bell tower.
Li Yu continued to look and saw that the opera continued to sing below, and everyone in the Jia family was also seated.
Lu Xixing held the clay figurine and carefully put it into his sleeves. He looked left and right again.
This thing cannot see light. In this Qingxu Temple, although he is young, he can see very clearly.
Once the master and brothers find out about it, this clay figurine will be completely alienated from him.
I regret that I was beaten and insulted by these women, and the clay figure fell to the ground. So many pairs of eyes saw it clearly. Now it is too late to hide it. The only way to have a chance is to escape from the mountain.
Dad said that repaying kindness with kindness must be repaid with hatred. If there is a chance in the future, I must avenge myself and repay my benefactor.
Fortunately, he was familiar with the terrain, and he was really busy today, so he didn't have to worry about him for the time being. Lu Xixing turned and squeezed into the crowd, throwing away all the cut flowers and candles on his body, only carrying the clay figurine, and quickly disappeared
In the crowd of onlookers.
Li Yu looked at his cautious appearance before and thought to himself that this guy was quite smart and had some skills, so he might not be able to succeed in the future, so he decided to help him again.
But in the blink of an eye, this kid ran away, and Li Yu couldn't help but secretly shake his head.
He didn't care about this, he just wanted to find Jia Baoyu among this group of people.
Li Yu sent a message into the secret and asked: "Lian'er, has that Jia Baoyu appeared?"
"Didn't see it."
At this time, a large circle of curtains was set up around the distinguished guests' table to separate the sight of the common people.
The female relatives in the sedan came out one by one and took their seats.
Jia Zhen was guarding outside. He was used to being pampered. If Jia's mother hadn't been there, he wouldn't have been guarding here. At this time, he was sweating hot, but he didn't see his son Jia Rong. He couldn't help but said angrily: "The housekeeper is here
where?"
When the boys standing below asked, they all shouted in unison: "Call the housekeeper!"
Immediately, Lin Zhixiao ran over with his hat on and came to Jia Zhen.
Jia Zhen said: "Although the place here is big, I can't wait to see so many people coming today. Those you want to use, you take them to your courtyard; those who can't be used, send them there. Take the little ones there."
We picked a few of them to stand on the second floor door and the corner doors on both sides, waiting to ask for things and send messages. Do you know that the ladies and grandmothers are all out today, and no one is allowed to come here!"
Lin Zhixiao hurriedly agreed, "I know," and then said "yes" a few more times.
Jia Zhen said, "Let's go." Then she asked, "Why don't you see Ronger?"
Before the sound was finished, Jia Rong was seen running out of the bell tower with his buttons fastened. It turned out that he was hiding under the bell tower to enjoy the cool air.
Jia Zhen squinted her eyes, curled her lips and cursed: "Look at him, I don't even dare to say it's hot here, but he went to enjoy the coolness!"
After saying this, he ordered his family to spit on him. The boys all knew that Jia Zhensu had an irresistible temper, so one boy came up and spat on Jia Rong's face.
Jia Zhen said again: "Ask him!"
The boy then asked Jia Rong, "I'm not afraid of the heat, so why did I go to enjoy the coolness first?"
Jia Rong was used to being cowardly in front of his father, lowering his hands and not daring to say a word.
Zhang Laodao came forward and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhen, I am not as good as others in reasoning, so I should wait inside. It's just because the weather is hot and all the rich ladies have come out, so Lao Dao doesn't dare to trespass. Please give me your permission."
This old Taoist monk was a substitute for the Duke of Jia who became a monk at that time. He also became a monk for the old lady's husband, so he was particularly close to her.
Moreover, after he became a monk, he was out of control, and later became the main hall of "Dao Lu Si". He was once called the "Great Fantasy Immortal" by the emperor himself, and now he holds the seal of "Dao Lu Si" and is the current title holder.
As the "final real person", today's princes and feudal towns call him "immortal".
Jia Zhen said with a smile: "If you don't go in, how can the old lady be happy?"
Zhang Laodao walked in with a smile, and Li Yu hid his figure and followed him.
Zhang Laodao walked inside, controlled his body and said with a smile: "Grandpa Zhang, come in and say hello." After hearing this, Jia's mother hurriedly said: "Bring me a hand."
Jia Zhen hurriedly went to help him. The Taoist Zhang first laughed and said: "Buddha Amitayus! Our ancestors have always lived a long and healthy life. Thank you to all the grandmothers! I have never come to the house to say hello. The old lady looks better and better."
Jia Mu smiled and said: "How are you, old fairy?" Taoist Zhang smiled and said: "May the old lady have a long life, and the path is still healthy. Apart from other things, I just think about my brother. Is he always in good health?"
When Jia Mu heard this, she said, "Call Baoyu over quickly and let the old fairy take a look."
coming!
Li Yu's eyes suddenly narrowed and he looked towards the door.
