Chapter 3331 Talent
Yin Huo carefully compared the rice balls on the plate, and finally carefully chose the sugar one, picked it up and took a light bite.
Zhou Man and Bai Shan were in no hurry to eat. They propped up their chins and looked at him, "How is it?"
Yin Huo chewed it carefully and nodded, "Not bad, slightly sweet and very fragrant. After just a few chews, the sweet fragrance of glutinous rice fills my lips and teeth."
Zhou Man smiled and said complacently, "My sister-in-law said that the reason this glutinous rice is so sweet and fragrant, with each grain distinct, is because it's steamed in a good steamer."
Bai Shan: "That steamer was made by Brother Zhou Er using bamboo from the mountains. Since he discovered that glutinous rice steamed in a bamboo basket is better, every household in our village has used a bamboo basket to steam glutinous rice."
Zhou Man: "My second brother made a lot of money from this back then."
She happily took a bacon rice ball and took a bite, nodding repeatedly, "It's still so delicious."
Yin Huo: "Mrs. Zhou's craftsmanship is so good, have you ever thought about passing it on?"
Zhou Man sighed, "We want one too, but it seems we don't have a child with this talent right now."
Bai Shan: "Write a recipe for my sister-in-law?"
Zhou Man waved his hand and said, "I'll tell Wutou and the others later. Leave this matter to them. However, even if my sister-in-law teaches me personally, none of my family can make it taste this good, let alone just by looking at the recipe."
Bai Shan: "Then wait for someone with talent."
If you want to achieve excellence in any field, you must have talent.
This is true for studying, learning medicine, cooking, and practicing Taoism.
After dealing with the matter of breaking up the relationship, they took a ox cart to the Taoist temple the next day.
Because it was the autumn harvest season, there were few pilgrims in the Taoist temple, and even few Taoist priests.
The little Taoist boy who received them gave them instructions with a serious face, "Layperson, burn incense this way."
Zhou Man glanced at the empty hall behind him and asked, "Is the abbot of Shouqing Temple not here?"
The little Taoist boy said: "The abbot is not in the temple because of something. If you want to ask for divination, you can ask for it first. When the Taoist abbot comes back at noon, he will interpret the divination."
"No, I don't dare ask Taoist Shoucai to interpret my fortune," Zhou Man said. "We can ask Taoist Shoushi to come, but are they out in the fields harvesting rice right now?"
The little Taoist boy's serious expression froze, and he looked up. "You know?"
"Of course I know. Which field are they mowing?"
The little Taoist boy said: "The big piece in the south of the mountain was cut in half yesterday."
"Are there many people?"
"Everyone from our temple has gone, eleven of us."
Zhou Man turned around and said to Mingda, "Let's sit for a while. We should be back before noon."
The little Taoist boy was very curious, "Do you know our temple master?"
"Yes, we know each other. We are good friends with Dao and Daoxu. What generation are you from?"
The little Taoist boy was surprised, "Are you uncle's friends?"
He looked them up and down and exclaimed, "I see. Are you Master Bai and Miss Man from Qili Village?"
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, then asked, "You know us too?"
"I know, I know. Just wait, I'll go call the abbot for you." After saying that, he left them and ran away.
They were the only ones left in the entire hall. Two pilgrims came out from a hall at the back, carrying baskets. They took a few more glances at them, perhaps frightened by the surrounding guards with swords. They hurried, "The Taoist priests are all gone, why would someone come to burn incense at this time?"
"Your Excellency is still concerned with time, so you definitely don't need to go underground. How can you be like us?"
"But the two standing in front just now looked familiar to me, as if I had seen them before."
"It looks familiar to me, but I can't remember where I've seen it before."
The two of them walked down the mountain while talking. After they were far away, Zhou Man whispered, "I think they look familiar too. They seem to be from Dali Village."
Bai Shan nodded, looked around and said, "Let's go, let's pay our respects to the Heavenly Lord first."
They brought their own incense and worshipped the Heavenly Lord as was their habitual practice, especially Zhou Man, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, whose movements were particularly fluent, and they lit incense and kowtowed as smoothly as flowing water.
After paying homage to all the gods and Taoist priests in the temple, Bai Shan led them directly to the back hall.
The back hall is where the Taoist priests live, and the spacious courtyard is furnished with tables and chairs as before.
He pulled out a chair and motioned for everyone to sit down. "The south side of the mountain isn't far. It'll take about a quarter of an hour to run down from here, but it might take another two or three quarters of an hour to climb up, so let's sit for a while."
Yin Huo fanned himself and said, "This Taoist temple may not have stunning scenery at first glance, but it's very comfortable. Looking at it for a long time makes you feel relaxed and happy."
Zhou Man smiled and said, "You haven't been to the Taoist temple's vegetable garden yet. There's a protruding rock in the garden that offers a great view. Daohe often meditates there, but Taoist Master Shouqing is too stingy and won't open it to anyone."
"Nonsense! When have I ever been stingy?" Shouqing walked in with a smile and asked in a loud voice, "Did I ever stop you from going?"
Zhou Man and Bai Shanbai Erlang immediately stood up and saluted happily, "Master Shouqing!"
Shouqing returned the greeting, looked them up and down, stroked his beard and smiled, "Grown up, grown up, but the appearance has not changed much, the face has become more open, it seems that the two young lay Buddhists have learned a lot in these years."
Shouqing asked them to sit down and said to the little Taoist boy who came up panting, "Go serve tea to the distinguished guests."
Bai Shan introduces Princess Mingda and Yin Huo to him.
Shouqing had not expected to see the princess, and was surprised for a while. He bowed respectfully, and after greeting Yin Huo, he looked at his face and said, "This layman seems to have a deficiency."
Zhou Man nodded repeatedly, "Master Shouqing, your medical skills are getting better and better."
"Don't flatter me. No matter how good I am, how can I be as good as you?" Taoist Shouqing stroked his beard and said, "I only know how to read people's expressions. Look at the monk's pale face and pale lips. You must have been up the mountain for some time, but he's still breathing unsteadily. It's obvious that he's not in good health."
Taoist Shouqing asked Zhou Man, "Why, you didn't cure him?"
Zhou Man said, "My ability is limited now, how about the Taoist priest take a look at him?"
Even if there is no treatment, it's okay to discuss it and broaden our thinking.
Taoist Shouqing was also itching to try, so he agreed and put his hand on Yin Huo's pulse to ask about it.
After a series of inquiries, he came to the conclusion, "You, sir, are extremely gifted in spiritual practice. Have you ever considered becoming my lay disciple? I have another disciple named Daohe, who is also very spiritual."
Bai Shan: "Master Shouqing, they have met. This time we came here, one, to pay our respects to the Master Tianzun, and two, to deliver the Dao and the things entrusted to us."
Upon hearing that they knew each other, Taoist Master Shouqing became even more excited. He stopped feeling Yin Huo's pulse and grabbed his hand, saying, "Master Yin, have you ever thought about practicing Taoism? With your talent, if you focus on practicing Taoism, you will surely achieve great success in time."
Yin Huo: "Master Zhiren of Huguo Temple also told me this."
Zhou Man and the other three were drinking tea and eating melons on the side, amazed in their hearts. It was a pity that Master Zhiren was not there, otherwise they could have seen a big drama of Buddhism and Taoism fighting for people.
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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