Chapter 820 Taoist Temple
Bai Shan pulled Manbao to shake the lots. Each of them had a lot box. With a dong dong dong sound, a lot fell out in a short while.
Manbao took a look at it and handed it to Shoucai, "It's still a good sign."
Bai Shan's too.
County Magistrate Tang was curious after seeing this, so he also shook a stick from the stick tube and found that it was also a good one.
He looked at the signature box and wanted to take out all the signatures inside and take a look.
Shoucai had already put away the fortune stick with a smile on his face, and said to the three of them, "Senior Brother is in the quiet room in the backyard. Why don't you go find him to interpret the fortune sticks?"
County Magistrate Tang took the sticks and went to the quiet room with Manbao and the others. On the way, he couldn't help but ask, "Are there more good sticks in the stick holder?"
Manbao nodded. "Yes, Daoxu said that they put a few bad and good lots in it, and basically no one can get a bad lot."
"Why is that?"
Man Bao said, "Master Shouqing said that the seven emotions can damage one's spirit. Since believers have come to the temple to pray, they must have encountered difficulties. Worrying can damage one's heart and liver, and also damage one's vital energy. It's always good to say something nice now to help them overcome their worries with joy."
Man Bao paused and said, "I think Taoist Shouqing is right. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine also records the method of regulating the generation and restraint of emotions. Although I have never used it, I have seen records in medical books that many famous doctors like to use this method."
County Magistrate Tang looked at the sticks in his hand and asked, "Then are you still going to interpret the sticks?"
We all know the reason, so what's the point of interpreting the divination?
Bai Shan said, "Although I know the reason, I am still very happy to have drawn a good fortune. Moreover, each good fortune stick has a different message. The one you drew must have some special meaning."
County Magistrate Tang shook his head and smiled, "I see. You both don't believe, yet you both believe. You only want to believe in the good side, and when you encounter the bad side, you think that believing in ghosts and gods is not good."
Bai Shan said as a matter of course: "We are mortals."
Manbao stared at County Magistrate Tang and said, "Sir Tang, are you happy now that you have the lucky number?"
County Magistrate Tang: "...happy."
Bai Shan couldn't help but smile.
They went to ask Taoist Master Shouqing to interpret the divination sticks. Taoist Master Shouqing looked at Manbao and Baishan's faces, praised them a lot, and told them to relax and that the road ahead would be smooth. Then he took their divination sticks and looked at County Magistrate Tang.
Obviously, Old Lady Liu and Mrs. Qian had visited Taoist Master Shouqing, so Taoist Master Shouqing pretended to be in a good mood to talk with County Magistrate Tang, pretended to be polite, and discussed Taoism.
Manbao and Baishan sat aside and watched their polite discussion, and they felt that it was not as interesting as listening to the conversation between the master and Taoist Shouqing.
After talking for a long time, Taoist Shouqing felt that time was enough, so he served tea and sent the guest away.
Lord Tang was not familiar with him and could not have an in-depth conversation with him, so he tactfully stood up and said goodbye.
There are already several stalls on the lawn in front of the Taoist temple. I don’t know how they carried the things up there, but they are now sizzling with steam.
The hungry County Magistrate Tang couldn't help swallowing his saliva along with Manbao Baishan.
Bai Erlang was squatting beside a rock, playing with his friends. When he looked up and saw them, he ran over and shouted unhappily, "Where have you been all day? My dad said you were up in the mountains, and I searched the entire Taoist temple but couldn't find you."
Manbao: "That's really unfortunate. I just missed it."
Manbao swallowed, pointed at the food on the stalls and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"have eaten."
Bai Shan asked, "Which restaurant has the best food?"
"That shop has the best wontons, that shop has the worst naan, and the others are just average."
The three of them turned around and sat down at the wonton stall. Manbao said loudly, "Five bowls of wontons."
County Magistrate Tang took a look at the portion and asked, "Can you finish it?"
"There's also Daji and your Mingli." Manbao looked at him strangely, "One bowl per person isn't too much, right?"
County Magistrate Tang nodded.
"Hey, County Magistrate Tang, why are you here?" Bai Erlang exclaimed.
County Magistrate Tang: ...
He paused for a long moment before looking at Manbao and Baishan and asking, "Is he always so slow to react?"
Bai Shan: "It's about the same. You'll get used to it."
Bai Er shouted, "You're saying bad things about me in front of me. Isn't that too much?"
"No, it's not a bad word, it's the truth." Manbao said, "You only saw such a big living person standing next to us now."
Bai Er didn't want to pay any attention to them anymore and stood up to leave, but after thinking about it, he sat back down and asked, "What were you doing so early this morning? Why didn't you call me?"
Manbao and Baishan looked at each other and decided not to tell him, so they said: "We just walked around the end of the village. You left too quickly. We came by car. What's the point of coming so early? The fun hasn't even started yet."
"Who wants to come to the temple fair by bus? Didn't we always walk here in previous years?"
A friend came up to Bai Er and said, "Bai Er, are you going to look for bamboo rats? It's almost dark. Hey, Man Xiaogu, you're here too. Bai Shan, are you two going?"
Manbao and Baishan shook their heads together, looked at Baier and said, "It's getting dark."
"What's there to be afraid of if it's dark? We'll go back after the hour of Xu."
Bai Shan said: "Then don't run too far. If you run into the mountains where there's no light, we won't go in to look for you if we can't find you."
"Don't worry, we go there to catch bamboo rats every year. We will come back as soon as the sun sets." After saying that, he pulled Bai Er and ran away.
County Magistrate Tang followed the two people to truly experience the temple fair. After they finished eating the wontons, they went to try some snacks. At the hour of You, the bells in the temple rang, and Taoist Shouqing came out of the temple, found an open space to sit down, and preached to everyone.
To put it simply, it is just about teaching everyone how to relax and how to live a long and healthy life.
After listening for a while, County Magistrate Tang felt quite bored, so he began to observe the believers who came to listen. He saw that they were listening very seriously, muttering to themselves, as if they wanted to memorize it all.
County Magistrate Tang stroked his chin and asked, "Do you give sermons at the temple fair every year?"
Manbao nodded, "It's mostly about the way to keep healthy and how to behave in the world, Taoist Shouqing said. If he said anything else, no one would understand or use it."
County Magistrate Tang asked with a smile, "Has Changbo heard of this?"
"I've heard that. County Magistrate Yang praised Taoist Shouqing for his excellent lectures and even wrote an article praising him for the Taoist temple," Manbao said. "County Magistrate Yang said that this is enlightening the people. Among other things, teaching people how to maintain their health can help them live longer. Teaching people how to behave in the world is even more of a meritorious service. Therefore, County Magistrate Yang even allocated the land at the foot of the mountain to the Taoist temple as a reward."
County Magistrate Tang touched his chin and asked, "So highly praised?"
Bai Shanze said, "That was originally barren land. County Magistrate Yang just ordered people to open it up. Daoxu also told me that you can't grow anything else on that dry land except beans, and it's not as fertile as the land they've opened up in the mountains."
County Magistrate Tang couldn't help but laugh out loud. "I told you, he's always been stingy."
Manbao defended County Magistrate Yang, "That's much more generous than you."
County Magistrate Tang ignored her.
(End of this chapter)
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