Why do everyone have to go to the mountains to worship before the busy season, during festivals, and during slack periods?
Because not only the villagers have to farm, but the Taoist priests also have to farm, and both sides have no time.
In the past, the villagers in the nearby villages were poor, so they rarely brought anything with them when they went up the mountain to worship. At most, they brought a few handfuls of vegetables.
But Master Shouqing Temple and the others grow their own vegetables, and they don't care about the vegetables given by the villagers at all. However, this is also their respect for Laojun, so everyone still accepts them. If they can't finish them themselves, they will dry them in the sun and make dried vegetables.
At that time, Dao and Daoxu were even poorer than Manbao, because Manbao still had the lucky money saved during the New Year, and could still eat a piece of candy from time to time, but the two of them could barely eat enough.
However, since the news that Man Bao is the reincarnation of a fairy spread, everyone feels that Lao Jun recognizes this Taoist temple. Even if he just wants to protect the reincarnated fairy occasionally, Lao Jun will come back to take a look from time to time, right?
So first, nearby villagers liked to come to worship, and then people from the town and county also came to join in the fun. Now, even people from neighboring counties come all the way to worship.
The popularity of the Taoist temple is strong, and the owner of Shouqing Temple has received a lot of donations. He has simply repaired the backyard and has two guest rooms. Even laymen who come from afar can temporarily stay in the Taoist temple.
There was a lot of trouble even in Dali Village.
Originally, Dali Village at the foot of the mountain was only crowded when going to the market, but now that is no longer the case. When there are many people coming from outside, nearby villagers will temporarily put out some eggs, vegetables, etc. for sale.
Sometimes guests who come here cannot make it back within one day and cannot stay at the Taoist temple, so they stay in Dali Village. Food and accommodation cost money.
Dao and Daoxu would always get some rewards for serving tea and water to the guests, or introducing them to their accommodation.
This is how Dao and Daoxu saved their money, but their handling of money was completely opposite.
Daoxu spent most of his money on food and clothing, while Daohe spent most of his money on clothes, books, pens, ink, and paper.
At present, Daohe's ideal is to complete his studies, and in the future, like his master and uncles, he will interpret fortunes, lecture on sutras, and enlighten people's thoughts. The money he will get from this is much more than the rewards.
Daoxu felt that the lay people who came to worship liked to listen to fairy tales like Man Bao. Sometimes he was right, and the money was given in bunches.
He felt that the meanings of the scriptures that Master asked him to memorize were too difficult, and the signatures were not easy to understand, and he had to calculate a lot of things. After all the calculations, it was easiest to make money by telling stories to people.
But if he is allowed to believe that Man Bao is the reincarnation of a fairy...
He lowered his head to look at Man Bao, and Man Bao just looked up at him. They both shuddered and refused: "Forget it, I'm afraid Master Tianzun will come to see me in my dreams at night."
Dao He laughed, shook his head and said to Man Bao: "Then have you really treated the nobles in the palace?"
Man Bao nodded, "I'm treating the queen and the prince, but the nobles' affairs cannot be told outside. So you'd better not think about making money with this."
Dao He was surprised, "Have your medical skills reached this level?"
Man Bao became proud, "It's not bad. There are many senior doctors who are not in the capital and imperial doctors in the palace, but they are not bad in some aspects. I can now take care of my apprentices."
Dao He pondered and said, "I originally wanted to ask you about medical skills."
He said: "Recently, my master has begun to teach me how to identify the yang of herbal medicines. He also passed on a few prescriptions to me. In the future, I will treat the believers who come to seek medicine. I don't know if you can tell me whether I have violated any taboos."
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Generally, those who study Taoism have some medical skills, not because they want to be doctors, but because Taoism follows nature, and their pursuit of the essence of things is to study the human body.
Of course, the masters of Shouqing Temple are not thinking about this at present. What they think is that learning some prescriptions can save people. In the past, when the popularity of Taoist temples was not strong, they relied on collecting some medicinal materials and giving them to believers who came to seek medicine.
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Man Bao also took the medicine given by the master of Shou Qing Temple when she was a child, and her mother also took it. Of course she knew this. She smiled and said, "What's the taboo about this?"
She thought for a while and then said: "If you want to learn, I will give you a medical book I am editing later. It contains many pulse charts and prescriptions for medication. If you are confused after reading it, you can write to me and ask me.
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Man Bao said: "Master Bai has to send things to the capital every three months. In addition, there are occasional letters. If you write a letter, you can have someone send it to my house and ask my family to hand it over to Master Bai. They
I will bring it with me when I send something to the capital."
Dao He smiled and said with bright eyes: "Thank you very much."
Man Bao also smiled with crooked eyebrows, "You're welcome."
Bai Shanze asked her, "You gave him the booklet, what will you give to Dr. Liu and the others when you return to Beijing?"
Man Bao said: "I don't plan to give him the original copy. You've been really busy lately, so you can help me make a copy while I'm writing it."
When Dao He heard this, he looked at Bai Shan and looked at him with a smile.
Bai Shan looked helpless, "Okay."
Dao He smiled brightly, raised his glass and gave a slight salute to the two of them.
Bai Shan and Man Bao raised their teacups and bowed in return. After taking a sip of tea, they both frowned.
Dao He smiled and said: "I really think this tea is good, but maybe this pot is not fried well. I also have a pot of Uncle Shoushi's fried tea. I made three bags. You can take it back and taste it later.
Try it, if you think it tastes good, come back before you go to Beijing, and I'll pack another pack for you."
Bai Shan and the others don't drink much tea, but their husband liked it very much, so they didn't refuse his tea.
Dao He gave them three bags of tea and three talismans, "This is the talisman. It has been placed under Laojun's seat for eighty-one days. It is the best talisman in our temple. Take it and I wish you to travel far again."
It’s been a smooth journey.”
Manbao and the other three took it and said to him, "If you want to travel in the future, you must tell us."
Dao He smiled and said: "I'm still young, Master won't let me out for the time being."
Daoxu on the side said: "That's not necessarily true. This year we not only took in two junior brothers, but also a junior sister. When they grow up in two years, we might be able to go out."
The three of them were surprised, "You have a junior brother and junior sister?"
"That's right," Daoxu said proudly, "Let's go, I'll take you to see them."
The three of them went with him to the courtyard at the back. He opened a door. Taoist Shoushi was leading his three children in the house. When they saw them coming in, they immediately waved and said: "You're just in time, hurry up, you little ones."
Junior sister has pooped again, come and change the diaper."
Bai Shan looked up and saw a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes on the couch against the wall. Beside Shoushi were two children over one and three years old.
Three people:...Isn’t this too small?
Daoxu frowned in disgust while going up to change his little junior sister's diaper. Manbao and the others greeted Shoushi and saw him feeding the two children, so they sat aside and waited honestly.
Taoist priest Shoushi was also familiar with them. He asked them with a smile, "Are they here?" while explaining the origins of the three children, "They were all picked up at the gate of the Taoist temple."