Chapter 708: A place of peace of mind (please vote for me)
There is a big tree with lush leaves on the right side of the path.
There is a piece of flat land under the tree with green grass.
Song You came here, stopped with his stick, turned around and looked at the big tree, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Then he showed a smile.
After a while, the Taoist continued to walk forward.
An ancient bell has been hung on the leafy tree. On the bell there are inscriptions of auspicious clouds and scenes of the four seasons. Next to it is a large stone with a few lines of words written on it:
"There are few people in the mountains and Taoists are lazy and slow. If you are an old friend, please ring this bell to welcome me personally."
The Taoist then walked all the way up.
The horses and girls followed behind.
Song You heard them talking. It was Empress Sanhua who was asking the horse in a low voice whether he had been grazing on this mountain for the past two or three years and where he took shelter when it rained. The horse didn't answer.
Walking halfway up the mountain, a little higher up, a quaint palace and courtyard appeared in front of the group of people.
There is an ancient pine at the entrance of the Taoist temple, with branches as tall as a canopy. Not far from the pine, part of the stream and spring water is led out, and it gathers into a small pond, and is led back to the stream from below.
The water in the pool is clear and the water plants are lush.
"Puff puff..."
The swallow flew to the ancient pine. To him, the pine branches were like a piece of fluffy flat land and like clouds that could be stepped on.
"There's fish!"
Sanhua Empress carried Xiao Jiang Han on her back and ran towards the pond. Because she ran too fast, Xiao Jiang Han was shaken. However, she saw at a glance that there were fish in the pond and quickly turned back to look at the Taoist:
"So many fish! There are so many fish in Sanhua Empress's small lake! But they are all small fish!"
"Congratulations to Empress Sanhua."
“Many, many!”
"Miss Sanhua, please calm down, the sun is still very long."
As Song You spoke, he walked along the unexpected path to the entrance of the Taoist temple, raised his bamboo stick a little -
"Click..."
The door lock opens automatically.
With a little effort, the door opened.
The Taoist stepped into it, looked around, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
This time it feels very different from last time.
Although I came back last time, I knew in my heart that it was just a temporary stop. The main purpose was actually to come back and see how the mountain bungalows in my hometown were being repaired. But this time I came back to stay here for at least several decades, at least. After Xiao Jianghan came down the mountain, my sense of belonging was completely different.
"call……"
The Taoist exhaled this breath to calm down his mind before continuing to move forward.
Go through the front yard and reach the backyard.
There was the sound of horse bells behind her, and Empress Sanhua, who was standing by the pond and reluctant to leave, also followed her, and swallows also flew to the eaves.
The Taoist looked around and said:
"We are going to live here for many years in the future, so let me allocate the rooms first."
"!"
Empress Sanhua looked solemn.
"This room is the largest. It used to be my master's residence, as well as the temple masters of all generations. Now that I am the temple master of Fulong Temple, it is naturally mine." Song You raised his bamboo stick and pointed towards the inner courtyard.
said a room in the middle.
There was no sound behind him.
Song You moved his bamboo stick slightly to the right, pointed to a room and said: "I used to live in this room. It is the second largest room in the temple. It is also where the disciples and descendants of the past generations live. Xiao Jiang Han is still young now.
I need the care of Empress Sanhua, and Empress Sanhua is also very suitable to live with Xiao Jianghan. I want to share this room with Empress Sanhua and Xiao Jianghan, what do you think?"
"Miss Sanhua has objections!" the girl raised her hand and said.
"Ms. Sanhua, do you have any objections?"
"Sanhua Empress is just a cat. She turns into a cat when she sleeps. She doesn't need a room." Sanhua Empress said seriously, "Sanhua Empress can sleep outside if she wants to, and sleep in a tree if she wants to.
"If you want to sleep at the door, sleep at the door. If you want to sleep in the stove, sleep in the stove."
He paused for a moment, his face still serious:
"Sanhua Empress can also sleep under the Taoist priest's bed, on the table, in the drawer, or at the end of the bed."
"Sanhua Empress has grown up rapidly now and has become an adult. Even if she turns into a cat, she is no longer suitable to live in the same room with me." Song You said lightly, and he could already see her little thoughts with just one glance.
Then he added, "Besides, it is precisely because Sanhua Empress is a cat that she can sleep anywhere and does not take up any space, so Xiao Jianghan and Sanhua Empress are allowed to live in the same room. Sanhua Empress can still sleep anywhere.
sex."
"!"
There is no such truth!
Cats can no longer sleep in the same room as humans?
The girl wearing three-color clothes became more and more serious as she continued to ask: "Can't the Sanhua Empress turn into a cat and run into the Taoist priest's room to sleep?"
"Can't."
"What about the secret ones?"
"That's not possible either."
"..."
The girl's face showed a thoughtful look.
"This is the next room."
Song You moved his bamboo stick to the left again, past the one he had selected previously, and said: "This room is next to the storage room and the study room. It is only slightly smaller than the room of Empress Sanhua. From now on, it will be given to Yanzi to live in."
Yes, how about it?"
"Mr. Hui, Yan An is just a swallow and rarely lives in a room." Yan Zi also had objections and said, "There is really no need to waste a room."
"Empress Sanhua knows! Swallows always sleep in swallow's nests!" Empress Sanhua raised her hands and spoke. She looked around and found a swallow's nest under the eaves. "Swallows can live in this nest."
, you can also build a swallow's nest outside Sanhua Empress's house, or outside other houses, and Sanhua Empress will move the mud for you when the time comes!"
"Swallow~~"
"Back to Sanhua Empress, swallows usually build nests to raise their offspring. Except when it's windy and rainy, I rarely live in the nest." Swallow said with a blushing face.
"Whether you sleep in a nest, in a house, on the roof, or in a tree, this room is yours." Song You still rejected his objection, "If you want to sleep,
Please also sleep on the roof of this room."
"yes……"
"There is a stable behind the Taoist temple. It has not been used for many years. I will repair it in two days and make some improvements to make it easier to shelter from the wind, clean and get in and out, and then give it to the horses."
"puff……"
"This room is the main room, that room is the kitchen room, and that room is the firewood room. There should be some firewood in the firewood room. That room is the small room, and the food collected will be stored there in the future. Don't Sanhua Empress do it in our Taoist temple?"
"Play the game of herding mice in there." Song You said, pointing with the bamboo stick, "That room is a storage room, where old belongings of the ancestors of the past generations are stored. The floor below that attic is the Sutra Pavilion of our Taoist temple. Although it is small,
It's very big inside, with thousands of books, and upstairs is a study room where you can read and write."
"knew!"
"There is no well in the house. We draw water from the mountain spring nearby, but be sure not to make it dirty."
"remember!"
"The three rooms here are guest rooms. They were rarely used before and there was not much tidying up inside. Sanhua Empress and Yan An first put all the things we bought in place, and then they left these three guest rooms before it got dark.
Clean it up." Song You said to them, "We should have a lot of guests in the future."
"Okay!" Sanhua Empress stared at him, "What about you?"
"After all, it is a Taoist temple, and there is a temple in front of it. Recently, all the major temples in the world have been updating the statues of gods on the temple platforms. Naturally, we cannot lag behind. After the update is completed, Empress Sanhua will open the door tomorrow to welcome the villagers at the foot of the mountain.
.”
As the Taoist said this, he unloaded his luggage on his horse and walked out with his bamboo stick.
"Don't worry. There will be a lot of things to do in the next few days, so we will take our time."
"!"
The girl put the baby down on her back and looked at the swallows on the eaves next to her with a straight face, but her eyes were full of energy and excitement.
Can't wait to work on my own house.
…
There are three palaces in the outer courtyard and many statues of gods.
As long as it is a deity that the people of Yizhou often worship, there are their statues here.
The one in the middle is the Red Gold Emperor.
It's just that now the statue of the Red Gold Emperor has cracked, exposing the mud layer and vegetation inside, and half of his head has fallen to the ground. In addition, the statue of Jin Lingguan next to it, the Four Saints of the Four Directions, and several other statues are also cracked.
Open, there are varying degrees of damage.
The Taoist waved his hand——
"call……"
A breeze came.
These broken statues were immediately blown into ashes and carried back by the breeze, disappearing into the clouds, leaving many empty spaces.
The Taoist looked carefully and adjusted the position of the statue.
Duke Lei of Zhou was already the chief official of the Lei Department, and he loved the people diligently, so it was natural that he should be moved to the middle so that the people could worship him and absorb the incense.
Anqing Yanxian has fed countless poor people and has made countless merits. Now he is in charge of the harvest priesthood in many places. He has become one of the gods that people love to worship most in the world. The business volume is huge. In order to facilitate the worship of the people at the foot of the mountain, he should be near the center.
Leave a place for him in the place, and wait a few days before going to the foot of the mountain to find a craftsman to customize the statue of his old man.
Yuewang Shenjun used to be an idle god widely believed in the Yizhou area, but now he is the ghost emperor of the underworld. His divine status is extremely high, so he naturally has to move to the middle.
It's time for God Lord Lilong to move from the side hall to the main hall.
Lord Huoyang should also move here.
Nowadays, people in several coastal states like to worship the White Rhino God. Although Yizhou is quite far from the sea, they can still follow the trend. Anyway, it is up to the people themselves to decide whether to worship or not.
"..."
Song You was calculating and thinking while operating.
At the same time, Empress Sanhua and Yan An were also busy in the backyard.
Rice, noodles, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, fruits, vegetables and pork, chili spices and honey, everything has to be put into the kitchen. Everything has its own place, so the two of them run to the kitchen from time to time holding bottles and cans.
Come to the front yard and ask the Taoist what is this used for, and where should such things be placed?
The things I brought with me when I traveled around the world, such as lanterns, oil lamps, pots and pans, felt quilts, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and all kinds of things, must be put in their proper places;
The Mingde ceremonies in the palace must be stored in the library;
Even the Sanhua Empress’s dried mice, dried fish and dried loaches were brought with small strings and hung on the beams of the kitchen house so that they would not break easily after being smoked;
The rabbits and bugs caught must be put on the mountain;
Guest rooms also have to be cleaned and dusted one by one.
I was busy without any structure, doing whatever came to my mind, but unknowingly, the Taoist temple that was originally empty with almost only the breeze gradually became fuller.
It's wonderful to say, but there are more rice in the rice vat, more noodles in the noodle vat, more water in the water vat, more firewood in front of the stove, and more oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and spices in the bottles and jars. This Taoist temple
Immediately, there was a feeling that people could be fed and people could live quietly in it. This feeling alone made Sanhua Empress feel stable and enjoyable, but in addition, she casually inserted it and hung it on the wall at the door.
Lanterns, small objects randomly placed in the room, a few paintings hanging on the wall, and a small bowl of honey water on the table immediately gave me a feeling that I could live well here. This feeling
It even made Sanhua Empress like it.
When I think that these are all the results of my busy work, I feel a sense of accomplishment in my heart.
Before I knew it, it was getting dark.
Many fireflies are floating in the mountains, emitting a small light that is difficult to detect. I wonder if one of them is one released by Sanhua Empress. Fireflies are also lit in the Taoist temple. In addition to the pony lantern at the door of Sanhua Empress, there are also fireflies on the stove.
The lighted oil lamp was brighter than the fire in front of the stove.
Smoke rises in the dark night and goes straight into the sky.
There was a crackling sound in the stove, and the firelight illuminated Sanhua Empress's face, shining in her eyes. Although she was a little tired, she was more satisfied.
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I’ll finish writing two more daily chapters. It’s also the last day of the month. I hope everyone with monthly votes can vote for Jasmine and help Sanhua Empress maintain her position in the top ten of the year. Yesterday, she was ahead by more than 30,000 votes, but today she is only ahead.
There are more than 10,000 votes, I feel bad, I may be overtaken, (灁灁), I need everyone’s help!