After unloading the heavy burden of life and death crisis, Wu Qiudao began to truly appreciate Baoen Temple, a Buddhist temple full of Tang Dynasty architectural style.
The architectural style of the Tang Dynasty is characterized by grandeur, strictness and cheerfulness, and these characteristics can also be seen in this Buddhist temple that is donated and supported by private believers.
The main hall of Baoen Temple is elegant in shape, simple in structure, with a flat roof, far-reaching eaves, large brackets, and relatively thick pillars. It uses many panel doors and mullioned windows in the door and window design.
Okay, okay! The Tang Dynasty in Zhuxia deserves to be called the Tang Dynasty. What stands out is a solemn, majestic and majestic atmosphere!
Wu Qiudao picked a piece of weed from the roadside and held it in his mouth. He followed the calico cat relaxedly and looked around, just like Grandma Liu who had just arrived at the Grand View Garden.
Speaking of Grandma Liu, I think of Grandma Liu's first love affair with Sister Lin, who uprooted the weeping willows. Alas, she can't go back!
The calico cat, on the other hand, didn't know anything. It led the way and jumped up and down as if it was in a good mood.
As she walked, she said: "Brother Huanhuancao, my name is Nangong Qingcheng. I am eight years old this year. I am the daughter of an official family in Hangzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan East Road. My father brought me to Xichuan this year because he wanted to visit friends."
Wu Qiudao nodded, oh, it turns out she is still a lady, no wonder she is so precocious at the age of eight.
"On the road, I suddenly ran into a wandering Taoist priest dressed as a bad guy asking for directions. I didn't know what happened, but I was caught here as soon as everything went dark." The calico cat innocently turned to look at Wu Qiu and said, "You
Well, how were you captured?"
Wu Qiudao opened his mouth and was stunned, and could only answer: "I don't know either. That day I practiced "Taiyin Corpse Discipline and Metamorphosis". When I woke up, I forgot about the past and couldn't remember anything. By the way, when I woke up that day, I was still the same.
You treated me."
The calico cat stuck out his tongue: "Yes, there were so many things happened today that I forgot about them for a moment. Little brother, you will forget things. It should be because you bumped into Aunt Bai during the induction that day, and the foundation building was not fully completed.
You will lose your mind and forget."
Wu Qiudao was curious: "You bumped into Aunt Bai?"
The calico cat glanced at Wu Qiudao, and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, you don't remember anything. Gu Bai is the middle corpse among the three corpses and five poisons. When the induction was made, the inner demons were everywhere, and the three corpses and five poisons came one after another. Very soon
dangerous!"
Oh! Wu Qiudao remembered. Miao Xianyong also said that day, the Great Dao is profound, and if it is fully understood, all kinds of troubles and demonic obstacles will inevitably arise, pollute the mind, and the sanity will go crazy. I don’t know what this three corpses and five poisons are like.
But there is no rush. Anyway, Master Cheap has already said that he will let the calico cat lead him to build the foundation as soon as possible. When the time comes, he will slowly do things sideways, and there is no rush in this moment.
By the way, what is the name of my cheap master? The medicine boys all call him Medicine King Master, and I only know to call him Master. In fact, I don’t know his last name at all!
Come on, another reason for revenge. He is lying! He is cruel! He has bad intentions! Write it all down in the notebook!
The layout of Baoen Temple is similar to that of many temples in the Tang Dynasty. It has a front hall and a back hall, surrounded by a corridor. The front of the corridor is a mountain gate and there are turrets on the four corners. With the corridor as the center, there are small courtyards on both sides.
When you enter the mountain gate, you first see a small courtyard. There was originally a huge incense burner, but now it has been kicked down. It is probably the demon Taoist himself who did it, otherwise the Taoist boys would not have left it tidy up. Now there are many medicinal materials drying in the yard.
After walking into the yard, the first thing I saw when I looked up was the Mahavira Hall, which houses a statue of the Buddha with three eyes and four hands. The calico cat introduced her as the Buddha Mother Zuoming, and in Tibetan, she is called the Buddha Mother Gulugule.
The great god who keeps secret offerings.
The three eyes of the Ming Buddha Mother symbolize the access to the third life. She is the goddess of power in Tibetan Buddhism, so she has four hands, holding lotus, hook ax and bow and arrow respectively. Her body is red, her blond hair is angry, and her waist is tied.
Wearing a tiger skin skirt, a human head hanging around the neck, a skull crown on the head, and jewelry on the body.
Sichuan and Sichuan border Tibet, and have always been a key target for the spread of Tibetan Buddhism. There are even many mixed Tibetans living in Sichuan, so it is not surprising that there is a Tibetan Buddhism temple in Meishan County. However, this Wu Qiudao knew that in his previous life
Ding Zhen, a popular Tibetan boy, is just a boy from Sichuan.
Behind the main hall is the Buddhist hall, which is a place for monks in the temple to do their homework. Now it is given to these Taoist boys to do their homework and practice, as well as pound and sieve medicine.
There are also Buddha statues in the Buddhist hall. From left to right, they are the Third Ming King, the Ming Buddha Mother, and the Auspicious Heavenly Mother. These three Buddha statues are not as big as the Buddha Mother in the front hall, but they all have one thing in common, that is
Having three eyes made Wu Qiudao feel a little weird.
Beyond the Buddhist hall is a large courtyard, with two small courtyards on the east and west sides: the east wing is the Zen room where the Taoist boys sleep and the alchemy room for refining medicine, and the demon Taoist sleeps in the alchemy room; the west wing is
It is a dining room and a warehouse for storing medicinal materials, food and other supplies.
Wu Qiudao went into the dining room and took a look. Chili peppers had not been introduced in the Tang Dynasty, but after all, Sichuan was hot and humid. At this time, Sichuan cuisine had already taken its shape, and spices such as Sichuan peppercorns, peppercorns, and dogwood were used to create spicy tastes.
He also saw cumin and asked if it was a condiment brought from the Uighurs. It was now called Parthian fennel.
It was approaching meal time, and soup was being cooked in a large pot in the dining room. All the ingredients were thrown in together and slowly simmered until the white soup boiled. The ingredients were tumbling in it, just like the stews of later generations, without any skills.
content.
But even such a lazy and unskilled stew made the calico cat's stomach growl.
Both medicine boys and medicine men only have two meals a day. The Chen hour from 7 to 9 am is the "big meal", and the Chen hour from 15 to 17 pm is the "small meal". The time for eating two meals has become a routine, so the Chen hour is also called
Eat time, Shen time is also called Huo time, to put it bluntly, it is the time to eat.
However, this was not the general practice throughout the Tang Dynasty. It is said that the emperor had four meals a day, while wealthy people had three meals a day.
The first meal of the three meals a day is called the morning meal, which is the morning meal. It is at the same time as the big meal, usually after dawn; the second meal is the day meal, when morning and afternoon alternate; the third meal is the gourmet meal.
Same as snack time, eat before dusk.
The calico cat used to eat three meals at home, with a lunch between the big meal and the snack. Now in the hands of the demon, not only that the lunch is gone, but also it has to make medicine, remove dust, and exercise every day.
He was really hungry, so Wu Qiudao saw the joke.
Wu Qiudao looked at the red-faced calico cat and suddenly asked: "Calico cat, did master say that if I need anything, I can just get it myself, and all the supplies in the treasury are at my disposal?"
The calico cat nodded seriously: "Yes, little brother, do you need anything? I'll just take you to the treasury to get it."
"That's it!" Wu Qiudao smiled, "We won't eat random soup today. I lost all my appetite due to the pig food in the dungeon two days ago! I see there is no shortage of pepper and cumin here.
I’m going to take you to a barbecue today!”
"What is barbecue? Is it barbecue?" the calico cat asked curiously, and she swallowed, "I haven't eaten barbecue in a long time!"
"Absolutely. As the saying goes, when you're in doubt, let's have a barbecue!" Wu Qiudao blinked, "That's what our hometown says!"
"Really?"
"Really! If you encounter a problem that can't be solved by one barbecue, then have two!"