Chapter 659 Worshiping God
Manbao not only worshipped Lord Tianzun at home, but also went to the Taoist temple on the mountain to worship him.
The Taoist priests in the Taoist temple were particularly welcoming to Qian's mother and daughter, mainly because Qian would bring a basket of eggs every time she came. And because of the publicity from the Zhou family, the Taoist temple is now very famous in the area, and many people go up the mountain to worship the gods during festivals.
More and more people go to the Taoist temple when they encounter difficulties.
The more people there are, the more prosperous the incense will be. The more prosperous the incense is, the better their lives will be.
For this reason, the Taoist temple also established business dealings with the old doctors at the foot of the mountain. Sometimes when people came up the mountain to worship the gods because of illness, the Taoists would give some medicinal materials to the believers to take back.
As more and more people came, there were not enough medicinal materials. They did not often go to the county town and rarely dealt with the pharmacies in the county town, so they cooperated with the old doctor at the foot of the mountain.
Anyway, the medicines used by the old doctor at home are either collected and processed by themselves, or purchased directly from other herbal farmers. They only go back to the county town to buy some medicinal materials that are not available from local herbal farmers.
But because he was a regular customer, he could get the medicine cheaper than them.
Because of this series of changes, the Taoist temple was happy to follow Qian's lead and include Manbao in their group, and even helped promote it.
So now, not only the villages near Qili Village know that the Zhou family has a baby who is the reincarnation of a fairy, but even people as far away as Baimaquan Town have heard about it.
As soon as Manbao came up the mountain, he was surrounded by people. Then the old Taoist priest Shouqing whispered to Qian: "Master Qian, Manbao is thirteen years old, right?"
Qian smiled and said, "She was born late, she is thirteen."
"You could say they're married," Shouqing sighed, then mentioned a family in Baimaguan Town, saying with a smile, "...they have land and a shop, but only one son. They're so worried about him that they want to find a blessed daughter-in-law."
Qian declined calmly, saying, "There are quite a few children in our town who are blessed with spiritual energy and good fortune. It shouldn't be difficult to find one."
Talking about Manbao again, "This child loves to study. She is currently studying with her fourth brother, serving as a teacher in Yizhou City. We also feel that she is young, especially her father. He feels sorry for her, as she is an old girl, and wants to wait until she reaches the age of marriage before arranging a marriage. Even if she is married, she still has to wait for two or three more years."
Shouqing understood.
Manbao said he was thirteen, but he wouldn't be twelve until the winter month. He was still too young to talk about marriage until he reached the age of marriage. Even if he could get married that year, he would have to wait another two years...
The children of the young man in town are probably old enough to help with cooking.
But actually, there are still many families who have inquired about Manbao from him. This family is a little too old to wait, but other families...
This is the case when one family has a daughter and hundreds of families are looking for her. If you don't settle down early, the good girls will be snatched away by others.
So Shouqing was not discouraged. Instead, he stroked his beard and asked Qian with a smile, "Mr. Qian, have you thought about what kind of son-in-law you want in the future?"
He smiled and said, "In the past two years, our Taoist temple has been very popular, and more and more people come here to burn incense. Occasionally, there are people from the county town. They have all heard about Manbao's blessings and can't help but ask a few questions..."
Qian understood what he meant and said with a smile, "Since when did the Taoist priest also act as a matchmaker?"
After thinking for a moment, she said, "My requirements for the head of the household aren't high. As long as the child has good character and the family is harmonious, any type of child is fine. However, our Manbao has been studying since he was young, so naturally he needs to be paired with someone who can study well. Otherwise, we won't be able to get along in the future, and that would be so depressing."
Shouqing twitched his lips. Isn't this high enough?
Let's put aside the soft conditions of good character for now. The requirements for family harmony are very high. We need a loving father and filial son, harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, friendly brothers and respectful younger brothers, and harmonious relationship between sisters...
How many families have been wiped out by this one move?
Furthermore, you have to be able to read.
Those who can afford to go to school must have a good family background, and they must be smart and able to read. So they must keep studying, keep studying, at least until they can go to the county town, right?
Shouqing counted in his mind and kept eliminating the families who had registered with him. In the end, there were only a few families left, and they were all from the town and county.
This is just the one that requires one to be able to read, and if you add the two conditions above...
Shouqing is already overwhelmed. Why is it so difficult to be a matchmaker?
Daoheze and Manbao were squatting in the vegetable garden in the backyard of the Taoist temple and talking. He had grown a lot now and was already a teenager.
He looked at his former friend and said, "My master wants to arrange a marriage for you."
Manbao was eating the pear he gave her and nearly choked on the juice. She pointed at her nose and asked in disbelief, "Me?"
Daohe nodded. "Many people come to burn incense and ask about you. Some are just curious, while others want to marry you. Uncle Shoufang said they are jealous of your blessings."
Manbao said: "My sixth brother hasn't even proposed marriage yet."
"That's not a big deal. I'm not asking you to get married right away."
Manbao shook his head and said, "I don't want to get engaged. Getting married is so boring. I'm still a child."
Daohe looked at her without saying anything.
Manbao glared at him.
Dao He could only look away and ask, "Where are your two junior brothers? Are they engaged?"
Manbao shook his head. "No, they are still children. Are the pilgrims in your Taoist temple so fierce that they are even targeting them?"
Daohe shook his head and said, "It's not them, it's you."
He said, "I think you should just choose one of them to get engaged to. Uncle Shoucai often says, 'It's better to kill the familiar than the living.' You're not incompetent anyway, so why not just choose one of them? The last time I saw you, I saw you hitting them. I thought, since you're so tough, they wouldn't be able to bully you after marriage, but it would be different if you went to someone else's house."
Manbao was stunned. "You, you are only two years older than me, why do you think so much?"
Dao He sighed, bowed his head and said: "Wulian Tianzun, I have seen a lot, so I have naturally thought a lot. You are my good friend, otherwise I would not say these words."
Manbao asked, "What did you see?"
Daohe looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and sighed sadly.
Daoxu fetched water to water the vegetables and smiled when he saw him: "Manbao, don't pay attention to him. He has too many things on his mind all day long."
He said, "This year, Uncle Shoucai brought him to the front to learn how to entertain guests, and then he got this sentimental disease."
"What sentimentality? I'm being sincere." Daohe withdrew his gaze from the sky and said to Manbao, "You don't know, eight out of ten pilgrims who come to burn incense are women, and almost all of them are praying for family harmony."
"Praying for a son, for a successful husband, for filial children and grandchildren, for family safety, and for children's success are all prayers for family harmony."
Manbao asked blankly, "Isn't this normal?"
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