Part-Time Taoist Priest

In order to verify Shi Changxuan's divination, Xie Lingya turned over his sneakers before dinner, Zhang Daoting thought he was going for a run.

"I went hiking with Daoist Shi at night. I don't know when I'll be back. If it's later, don't hold the door for me." Xie Lingya instructed.

Zhang Daoting felt strange, what kind of mountain did the two of them climb at night? How about some color?"

Xie Lingya: "..."

Xie Lingya: "Am I this kind of person in your heart? It's not enough to drive it away remotely, but you also need to bring someone to deal with it?"

Zhang Daoting: "No, no... I mean, find out what it is?"

"Then can I find it?" Xie Lingya was speechless, he didn't touch that thing himself, unless he took He Zun with him to go fishing and enforce the law.

But that's a bit of a stretch, Xie Lingya put on his shoes, "It's climbing a mountain anyway, you'll know why when you come back."

He also wanted to know what good things Shi Changxuan could do.

Because he didn't know exactly what time it was at night, after dinner, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan set off as soon as it got dark. He even added a thin coat to avoid the cold in the mountains.

There are many mountains in Fuyang, and Shi Changxuan picked up grass for divination, and took Xie Lingya to Mount Fu, which is near the suburbs of the city, but not too far away.There is no plan here, and it belongs to the wild kind, so people come to climb the mountain and pull bamboo shoots from time to time.

The two took a taxi here, and the driver was puzzled, "What are you doing here at night, classmate?"

Xie Lingya said nonsense, "Climb up to see the night view."

"It's so interesting," the driver laughed twice, and said casually, "Then I wish you all a good time."

"Hahaha, thank you." Xie Lingya happily waved at the driver, "Let's go."

Shi Changxuan: "..."

Because it was not a planned scenic spot, and of course there was no cement road in the mountain, but fortunately it was not very steep. Xie Lingya specially brought a flashlight and walked up the mountain by the light.

It's a pity that the two of them wandered aimlessly in the mountains for an hour, and nothing good happened, let alone five yuan, even fifty cents.

Xie Lingya had confidence in Shi Changxuan for more than an hour, but he couldn't walk any longer, so he sat down on the tree stump and said, "Maybe the time is not right yet, so sit here and wait."

As he spoke, he began to use his mobile phone to do the questions.

Shi Changxuan had no choice but to sit on the ground beside him.

Xie Lingya was chatting with Shi Changxuan while doing the questions, and it was eleven o'clock before he knew it. Xie Lingya's back was sore from sitting, and he was about to stand up and walk again, when a white light flashed in the sky, and then there was a muffled thunder.

boom -

Soon, the light rain also fell.

"Isn't it?" Xie Lingya looked up in astonishment.

He made all kinds of preparations, even brought a power bank, but he didn't expect it to rain at night, and it was still sunny during the day.

"Don't tell me that it's a good thing that the two of us picked up an umbrella now." Xie Lingya said dumbfoundedly.

"..." Shi Changxuan was speechless, "...Let's take shelter from the rain first."

It was such a long way down the mountain, and the road was still slippery when it rained, so it was obviously not the best choice to go back now, so the two had to find a place with dense leaves to shelter from the rain.

"I remember there seemed to be a banana tree over there..." Xie Lingya muttered, walking in one direction.

The thunder is still rolling, the lightning flashes for a moment from time to time, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier, which has the atmosphere of a thriller.

But Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan are not afraid, they have even seen ghosts.Moreover, it is impossible for there to be any ghosts in this weather, and the ghosts are afraid of thunder and fire.

The two used their coats to cover the rain, found a banana tree, and used its broad leaves to block the rain.

The coat is already wet, and it is inevitable to splash water on the body. It is a little wet and cold. No matter from which angle you look at it, nothing good has happened tonight until now.

Xie Lingya wanted Shi Changxuan to do a divination to see if he could know when the rain would stop, but seeing Shi Changxuan staring to the side, he also took a look and asked curiously: "That's chervil, what's the matter?" ?”

A clump of plants grows next to the plantain tree, with low, oblong leaves and green stems.

Shi Changxuan said softly: "Shanglu..."

"Yes, the scientific name seems to be Phytophthora." Xie Lingya said.This thing is not uncommon in the mountains. The fruit is a bunch of purple-red balls, and the root is very thick. It is said that it can be used as medicine, so it is commonly known as mountain radish or native ginseng.

Shi Changxuan took two steps outside, exposed to the rain, he knelt down and pushed aside a pokeweed leaf.

Xie Lingya was taken aback for a moment, and quickly stepped forward to look at——

I saw one of the very dense pokeweed plants, half of the yellow roots were exposed outside the soil. Looking at this half alone, it looked like the upper body of a human child, with a head, face, and five senses, lifelike, with two "hands" resting on the soil, as if It's like jumping out with support.

"I'll go, how long is it!" Xie Lingya also squatted down, ignoring the raindrops, and took a look with the flashlight.Yes, it is indeed lifelike, and it is born, not carved.

At this time there was another thunderstorm, Shi Changxuan didn't hesitate any longer, and dug out the roots of this Phytophthora spp.

The lower half of Shanglu's root was exposed out of the soil, and it was actually shaped like two human legs. Xie Lingya's scalp was numb: "Damn it, has this Shanglu become a spirit?"

"Almost." Shi Changxuan wiped Shanglu clean and wrapped it up, "Have you ever heard of Shanglu God, or the Ear God?"

"I have heard of the God of Ear Reporting. I used to call our study committee the God of Ear Reporting. He always gave small reports to the teacher..." But this is not close, Xie Lingya asked curiously, "What exactly does it mean?"

Shi Changxuan had no choice but to explain to him: "The God of Shanglu and the God of Zhangliu, these are a kind of god of ear rewards, which can be regarded as a kind of wood spirit. It is said that the dead soul of Lu Zu's book boy was attached to the willow tree, and Lu Zu used the willow tree The root-carved wooden figurine used psychics to transform the book boy into a fairy boy who protects the Dharma, and thus passed down the method of sacrifice and refining.

"This method of sacrificial refining was later developed. Anyone who takes the roots of camphor willow, peach wood, and Phytophora can be carved for sacrificial refining. After the completion, the ear god can stick to the owner's ear to report things, so it got its name, and the scope of the known things , according to its spirituality.

"In addition to the cultivation of the spellcaster, the spirituality depends on the ear god itself. Like this pokeweed, it grows into a human form, and it is a natural ear god, a wood spirit with its own spirituality. If it is carved from ordinary tree roots, then It also needs to be done to make the wandering spirits attach to the roots of the tree and make them psychic. If you accumulate good deeds, you can also save the god of ear retribution."

In ancient times, there were Taoist priests in Jianghu who specialized in making and selling ear-rewarding gods, and some Taoist priests directly used ear-rewarding gods to make money, but the effects and consequences were different.

"...So it can talk??" Xie Lingya was startled when he heard the ins and outs, and wanted to lean over to hear the tree spirit's way of speaking.

It is extremely rare for a plant's root to look like a human being. Basically, it is like Xie Lingya in the plant, with star bones.

When He Zun entered the mountain last time, Xie Lingya suspected that he had encountered a ghost in the mountain, Feng Zigui. Speaking of which, Feng Zigui is actually a tree spirit, but it belongs to the spirit of maple trees.

"I don't know yet, but any ear god, no matter whether it is born with spirituality or not, needs to chant a spell for it to 'speak', otherwise the wood spirit will certainly not understand human language." The roots were about to pierce into his arms, and he said, "And it should have just grown, and it happened to thunder tonight, and the ghost was afraid of thunder, so it fell short and got stuck in the soil."

Xie Lingya was puzzled: "What does it mean to fall short? Does it mean that you have no spirituality? Can you still serve as an ear to repay the gods?"

"..." Shi Changxuan thought for a while about how to explain it, and then said after a while, "It can be regarded as...to be frightened."

Xie Lingya: "..."

Xie Lingya almost burst out laughing, "Hahahahaha, so there is still spirituality, it just needs to be 'treated', right?"

The more Xie Lingya thought about it, the happier he became. It was really a good thing for Shanglu and Shi Changxuan.

This kind of god-given Shanglu god is rare.But when Shang Lu Gangchang encountered a thunderstorm, he was not only rescued, but also had a chance to be saved by following Taoist priests like Shi Changxuan.

As far as this is concerned, it is really much better than five yuan. Xie Lingya is very satisfied and convinced, and he did not make a mistake in his calculation.

When the rain was less, the two went down the mountain carefully.Originally Shi Changxuan wanted Xie Lingya to wait, but Xie Lingya said who knows when the rain will stop, he might as well go back earlier, he also wanted to see what Shi Changxuan would do to Shang Lushen.

"...It's not a day's work." When Shi Changxuan said this, he could forget it after thinking about it. Anyway, both of them were wet, and it was easy to get sick if they stayed outside.

……

After the two returned to the Taoist temple, Hai Guanchao and Zhang Daoting had already rested, and after Xie Lingya changed his clothes, it was up to Shi Changxuan to deal with the Shanglu.First, cut off the branches, leaves and redundant roots to make it more humanoid.

"The divine light of the sky, the divine light of the earth, the divine light of the sun and the moon, consecrate you. Open your eyes to see the world, open your mouth to open your mouth to enlighten the public..." At this time, use the middle finger to draw a mantra to open up spirituality, and at the same time Click on the facial features.

Shi Changxuan also burned incense and offered sacrifices, so that the newborn Ear God could be supported.

Shi Changxuan didn't shy away from Xie Lingya either, and continued to toss until past one o'clock in the middle of the night.

Xie Lingya yawned, "When will it be considered a success?"

"It's hard to say." Shi Changxuan is not sure, the situation of this Shanglu god is different, and it is actually the first time he has given the ear to the god, and he will chant the mantra every day for the next time, and he should gradually wake up. up.

Xie Lingya: "Then what will it do in the future? Can you count lottery numbers for you?"

Shi Changxuan: "...It's hard to say."

The scope and size of the ability of each ear god is different, but the most basic is to predict, to seek good luck and avoid bad luck for the owner, ranging from life and death to misfortunes and small things at home.Unlike humans who need to practice various spells to predict, this is their natural ability.

Xie Lingya regretted it for a while, but then looked forward to it again, "Then it will 'ear report', you must tell me what it said!"

On the second day, Zhang Daoting asked Xie Lingya: "Boss, it seemed to rain last night. When did you come back? Did you get caught in the rain?"

"I'm showered, but luckily I'm not sick." Xie Lingya said, "Hey, don't ask me what I did last night, I can't tell you yet."

Zhang Daoting really wanted to ask. When Xie Lingya said this, he became even more curious.It's late at night, what can two men do in the mountains?

Xie Lingya took care of him, and took out Baoyang's notes to read again. He was a little interested in the God of Shang Lu last night, so he looked for it and found that a master had also met the God of Ear Return.

It was an ear god raised by a certain colleague, carved out of willow and peach branches, but only two inches in size, and sewed small clothes, which looked like children.

Usually don’t wear it in the skirt of your clothes, and you can always tell the colleague where there may be business, and whoever speaks ill of the colleague behind his back. Although it doesn’t make the colleague rich, it is still a good help.The master praised it as interesting in his notes.

Xie Lingya turned a page, but at the back was the alchemy book, that is, alchemy.

Zhang Daoting happened to pass by, and when he saw it, he lowered his head and asked, "Boss, are you interested in alchemy too? We don't have a cauldron."

Xie Lingya slowly looked up at him, "Can I use a rice cooker?"

Zhang Daoting: "..."

"I'm just joking with you, I'll just take a look." Xie Lingya laughed,

Zhang Daoting looked at him with a little horror, not because Zhang Daoting was thinking about it, but because he felt that the boss could do anything.

After Zhang Daoting walked away suspiciously, Xie Lingya took a look at the alchemy recipe. He was not interested in contacting the foreign alchemy, but there were some secret pastry recipes at the back, which he was more interested in.

Recently, because there are many young pilgrims, or tea drinkers, they have suggested more snacks and dried fruits.Some people will bring some food from outside to eat, usually some cakes, milk tea and so on.

In fact, Xie Lingya also wants to sell more food, but they are a Taoist temple here, and spicy bread is easy to sell, but it always looks so unscrupulous here.

Seeing some pastry recipes now, Xie Lingya sat up straight.

Taoism pays attention to health preservation, through practice, taking pills, and other methods to achieve immortality and immortality.There are some ways to supplement food, such as Shenling Haohua Cake, Yangchunbai Ice Cream, Jiugong Wangdao Cake, etc. recorded in the notes. These are both medicine and snacks.

Selling it to tea drinkers, or adding it to the fasting meals of believers, it seems to be very stylish...

Looking for a manufacturer to order?manual?The latter may sell for less, but it is more distinctive.

Xie Lingya lost his mother when he was young, his father has been single for a long time, and his uncle is a Taoist priest. He mixed with the two of them, and he knew how to cook by himself very early. He can't say that he is very skilled, but he knows how to use the tools. It should be no problem to follow the recipe.

In this era, there is no lack of characteristics. If you are different from others, you will win.At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Xie Lingya immediately went to the vegetable market to buy materials with full motivation.

Shen Ling Hao Hua Cake uses ginseng. I don’t want to think about it for now. The raw materials of Yang Chun Bai Ice Cream are white tuckahoe, yam, lotus seeds, glutinous rice, etc., which are quite easy to buy.

After Xie Lingya bought the materials, he began to make them.Cakes are still very easy to make. The raw materials are ground into powder, and the rice is also smashed. After steaming and mixing well, add some sugar to taste, divide into pieces and dry them in the sun.

Xie Lingya also scratched the words "Baoyangguan" on the pastry when dividing into pieces. Because he wanted to speed up, he simply dried it by the stove instead of drying it in the sun.

While he was making pastries, Zhang Daoting also came to the backyard. Seeing that the kitchen door was closed, he shouted in panic outside: "Is the boss cooking at this time? What are you doing?"

Xie Lingya said angrily, "Alchemy!"

Zhang Daoting: "..."

Xie Lingya adjusted the fire, walked out, and saw Zhang Daoting standing there with a water glass in his hand.

Zhang Daoting swallowed, "Boss..."

I saw the boss took out a black ball without saying a word, and handed it to his eyes, "Take it with plain water."

"Isn't it??" Zhang Daoting really didn't want to believe it, but when he thought of Xie Lingya's 10-minute learning of talismans, remote ghost exorcism and other examples, he felt that there was nothing impossible for him.

It's too scary, even alchemy.

Zhang Daoting raised the pill with trembling fingers and smelled it, he was startled: "What kind of pill is this, why does it smell so similar..."

"Chocolate." Xie Lingya said coldly, "I went to the vegetable market to buy something and the boss' daughter gave it to me."

Zhang Daoting: "..."

Zhang Daoting was very wronged, he saw Xie Lingya's eyes full of contempt, he wanted to say that I am not a fool, I just trust your talent too much!

……

After the Yangchun white ice cream was baked, Xie Lingya gave it to Zhang Daoting to try. He didn't make much of it, it was filled with white lumps, and there were simple words on it, but because Xie Lingya ground the ingredients finely, it looked very delicate.

"I didn't add a lot of sugar. I tried it while drinking tea. This can be kept for a while. If possible, I can make a batch and try it for sale." Xie Lingya said, "It is said that Yangchunbai ice cream is eaten after eating bigu, of course this is not the case. Maybe, but judging from the raw materials, it should invigorate the stomach and nourish the spleen."

Zhang Daoting took a bite, the taste was delicate and soft, with a faint sweetness, not greasy.Xie Lingya doesn't add much sugar, but Bai Fu Ling has a natural sweetness, so it is very natural.

"Not bad, it's delicious." Zhang Daoting took a sip of the tea and thought it was quite suitable, "And it's handmade, boss, it's so sincere."

"Is there no sincerity in making money? Your patriarch is watching." Xie Lingya left it for Shi Changxuan, sent a copy to Taisu Clinic, and put the rest on the simple altar in Shi Changxuan's room.

I don't know how long Shang Lu God will have to worship. Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan have agreed that whenever Shi Changxuan has lessons, Xie Lingya will help him exchange offerings and incense.

"You also have a copy." Xie Lingya stared at the Shanglu God. It was only about three inches long and looked like a child. It just looked like a dead thing, but according to Shi Changxuan, There's a little wood spirit inside.

Xie Lingya thought about it, took a handkerchief to cover God Shang Lu, and muttered: "Come on, since there is a spirit, let's cover the butt..."

Although Zhang Daoting said it was good, Xie Lingya asked a few more people for their opinions and made some adjustments to improve the quality within his ability.

During the period, Xie Lingya also searched the price of ginseng, and then decided not to make ginseng cake for the time being, but let's talk about it if Yangchun white ice cream is popular.

Also, during this period of time, Zhang Daoting, Shi Changxuan and others also ate pastries every day... Oh, and Shang Lushen was also included.

After Xie Lingya adjusted the formula, he went to order a mold.It would be too tiring to handwrite the words "Baoyang Temple" on each block.After getting ready, Xie Lingya made a trial sale of thirty catties first.

On the day of the sale, Shi Changxuan had no class in the afternoon and came back at noon.

Xie Lingya was sitting in the front yard, holding Yangchunbai ice cream in his hand and telling the tea drinkers a story. Shi Changxuan listened to it, but he didn't know if it was made up or it was true.

Xie Lingya raised his hand to say hello and asked if he had eaten.

Shi Changxuan nodded and signaled himself to take a nap first. He spends extra time every night doing exercises for Shang Lushen, and he hasn't had enough sleep lately.

"Xiao Xie, who is that young man?" An aunt asked, "I've seen him twice, is your friend? Isn't he a Taoist priest? He looks good, but he doesn't like to talk."

"He...he's shy." Xie Lingya evaded, "Auntie, let's tell the story of Yangchunbai ice cream."

……

Shi Changxuan went back to the room and took Shang Lushen off the table.In the past two days, he has been able to hear the buzzing sound at night, which should be a sign that Shang Lushen is about to speak, and he will soon succeed.

Shi Changxuan was leaning on the bed, holding Shang Lushen in his hand. Its pale yellow body was wrapped in a small plaid handkerchief, like a robe. This was Xie Lingya's handkerchief.

Thinking of this, Shi Changxuan felt a little helpless, and continued to recite the opening curse to God Shanglu, hoping that this little guy would activate his aura soon.

After reading about six or seven times, Shi Changxuan was also sleepy, put God Shang Lu beside his pillow, and fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know what to think, but I have a dream, or is it true that the God of Shang Lu really fell into a dream, Shi Changxuan dreamed that this Ear God could really talk, and dreamed that Xie Lingya actually went to ask the believer's granddaughter for clothes for her doll, and brought them to him The ear reports the gods to wear.

This really seemed like something Xie Lingya could do.

Then Shi Changxuan woke up, resting his hands on his pillow, lost in thought.

"...Cuckoo...Ling..."

Shi Changxuan heard a whisper, and it was the ear god who was "adjusting" himself again. He looked sideways, and this time the voice and articulation were louder and clearer than the previous two times.

The little man tried his best to make a sound: "...%￥@#"

This time it seemed to be connected into a sentence, Shi Changxuan got up halfway, and listened to him, wondering what his Shanglu God could say.

A thin voice shouted desperately: "Xie Lingya is coming to the backyard!"

Shi Changxuan: "??"

A trace of bewilderment appeared on Shi Changxuanjun's face.

At this time, there were footsteps outside the door, and Xie Lingya yawned.

The voice was already quite hoarse, but it was a pity that it reached people's ears softly: "Xie Lingya is going to fetch water!"

Shi Changxuan: "???"

Indeed, there was another sound of pouring water outside.

Shang Lushen's thin voice broke: "Xie Lingya is going to wash his face, Xie Lingya is so pale—"

Shi Changxuan: "........."