novelapdf Chapter 374
Chapter 374
Chapter 374
Guangling, Binhai.
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On the Huangjian River across Guangling, bamboos and reeds are densely covered, as dense as a forest. Suddenly, a patched Huotong scorpion emerges from the reeds, wobbles across the water, and stops by the stream.
As soon as the boatman who supported the scull stopped the boat, a woman emerged from the fish tent, hugged Zhen Zi, and seemed to be ready to light a fire and cook.
"North Korean fishing boats, late afternoon fishing boats, my family sells fish for a living, and I don't know how to collect money all my life. This year, I will levy a boat tax, and each boat will have a thousand fishing rods..."
Suddenly, the familiar nursery rhyme sounded from the bamboo forest on the bank.
The boatman looked up subconsciously, and saw a young Taoist in a blue Taoist robe, humming a nursery rhyme, slowly coming.
When the Taoist saw the boatman, his eyes lit up and he raised his hand and shouted:
"Boater, can you still carry passengers?"
As he spoke, he came trotting.
The boatman and the woman who was about to light a fire and cook looked at each other, and the woman asked cautiously, "Where is Daoist going?"
"Beach, I heard that you can go east along the Huangjian River. After traveling on a mountain road for more than ten miles, you can be regarded as meeting a boatman."
The Taoist said, reaching into his bosom, and took out a sling of copper coins: "Is this sling of money enough for the boat?"
The boatman and the woman looked at each other, the woman put down Zhen Zi, waved her hands repeatedly and said:
"No, no, it's a coincidence. We are preparing to return, and the empty boat is also running. It's good that the Taoist leader doesn't dislike the rudimentary boat."
"Oh, thank you, the boatman! Hey, is this going to light a fire for cooking?"
"Yes, yes! The Taoist priest has eaten a meal before, and he doesn't mind eating together."
"Oh, what an embarrassment, take this hanging money."
The Taoist looked embarrassed, gave way, paid the boat fare, and then stayed.
After some chatting, I realized that this was a salt delivery ship, which specially delivered sea salt to the hinterland of Guangling, and now it was delivering the salt and preparing to return.
Just now I touched a few mussels in the reeds, and I was going to make some fresh soup to warm my body.
The cooking utensil for making soup is only a crock pot, which is set on a stone.
The earthen jar is filled with clear river water scooped from the clear water tank. A few mussels are finely chopped, and a handful of unknown wild vegetables are thrown in. The umami taste has already penetrated the nose.
Perhaps it was because the Taoist came.
The boatman also took a salted fish from the stern of the boat, chopped it into pieces, added spices such as sea pepper and Chinese prickly ash, cooked it over high heat, and a pot of miscellaneous fresh soup was freshly made.
The Taoist held a cracked pottery bowl and blew while drinking. Occasionally, he drank a mouthful of mussel meat that was not chewable, which had a special taste.
After dinner, the boatman sailed down the river.
The Taoist sat on the bow of the boat, chatted with the boatman, and chatted about the local customs and customs in a few words.
Running the boat was lonely, and the boatman was quite enthusiastic, and he was already talking freely without bothering to find a topic.
Bamboo plants, wild beasts with snake bellies, fish catches with sea salt... It can be said that they talk about everything.
The old lady was sitting in the canopy of the boat, arranging the fishing nets, talking to each other from time to time, and the lonely fishing boat became full of life for a while.
Halfway through the boat, a Taoist from far away saw a majestic treasure hall at the end of the waterway.
"Hey, what palace and view is this? It looks majestic at the end."
"This is the Temple of the Great Emperor Wuxian, it is very effective!"
"Oh?"
"To tell you the truth, there is a big demon kappa in Huangjian River, who often teases the boatmen passing by. When there is no wind or waves, the water surface becomes a vortex. Don't say that our small boat, even the big official boat, has to circle around in place."
"Is there still this?"
"Isn't it? However, it's easy to encounter this kind of thing. You can say the name of Wuxian Great Emperor, and you'll be fine. Afterwards, burn incense sticks at the Temple of Wuxian Great Emperor, and make a wish, and it will be done."
"Tsk tsk, it seems that Emperor Wuxian has real skills!"
While speaking, there was no wind and waves on the water surface, and ripples rippled around the boat, and the boat swayed from side to side.
"Oh, look at me talking too much!"
Seeing this, the boatman turned pale with fright, slapped himself across the face, knelt down on the bow of the boat, and prayed repeatedly.
For a while, I read the name of the Great Emperor Wuxian;
After a while, I begged for mercy from the big demon Kappa.
Strange to say, after the boatman prayed, the water calmed down not long after.
The boat sailed out of the water smoothly.
The Taoist sat on the bow of the boat without saying a word, turned his head to look at the Wuxian Great Emperor Temple behind him, and shook his head slightly.
After being interrupted by the "kappa", the boatman chatted a lot and became taciturn.
Fortunately, at this time, it is going down the river, and Guangling, which is thousands of miles away, can be returned in one day.
When the sun sets, the air becomes more humid, and a smell that belongs to the sea blows to the face.
When the boat circled a hill, eyes full of gold came into view.
The setting sun illuminates half of the sky and half of the ocean. Looking around, the evening clouds merge, and the floating light jumps into gold.
The Taoist dilated his pupils and watched the scene quietly.
This was the first time he saw the sea in this world, and his heart was touched, but more shocking.
"Daozhang, we've reached the shore!"
The sun was setting and the boat was docked. The Taoist bowed his hands in thanks and stepped into the fishing village by the sea.
"Daoist friend Yaxing!"
When the greeting came, the Taoist followed the prestige and saw a handsome young Taoist standing on the shore, bowing to salute.
——This person is Tiangan Guoshi.
"Pindao flies around all day long, I'm afraid that after a long time, I will forget my original intention." Mo Chuan bowed his hands in return.
"Really? If that's the case, why did you let go of the fish essence in the stream today? This is not in line with the Taoist way of killing and protecting life." Tiangan Guoshi asked with a smile.
"The only way to protect life is to kill life. The Wuxian Great Emperor Temple knows how to measure it. Why kill it? If a more ruthless character comes, wouldn't it be a loss to the people?" Mo Chuan said casually, walking towards the beach.
"Fellow Daoist, what you said is wrong!"
"Oh? Ask fellow Taoist to teach me."
"As the saying goes, don't do good because it is small, and don't do evil because it is small. No matter how the carp spirit argues, it is doing evil after all. The only way to do it is to kill it." Tiangan Guoshi's face was murderous. .
"Guangling Dharma religion is prosperous, and Huangjian River is the main road of sea salt. After the carp essence dies, bastard essence will emerge. Could it be possible that fellow Taoists also slaughtered the Temple of Wuxian Great Emperor, and even Guangling Dharma Sect?" Mo Chuan asked rhetorically.
"That's why Poverty established the Daolu Division! Only by establishing a heart for the world and a life for the people can we create peace for all generations."
Tiangan Guoshi's tone was calm, as if using Mo Chuan's way to hone his own way.
Mo Chuan stopped and looked at the seascape in front of him with a calm expression.
I saw the Huangjian River, which gathers the water from all the rivers in Guangling, rolling up turbid mud and sand, rushing into the sea, but it does not dissolve in the sea.
On the coastline, a distinct line of yin and yang is formed.
On one side is the blue sea, on the other side is the muddy yellow river.
Seeing Mo Chuan, Master Tiangan didn't say a word, and then followed his gaze. Although he had seen and heard about it a long time ago, at this moment, there were some rippling in his heart.
That clear line seems to be mocking his overreaching.
"The lampstand does not shine on itself, the poor..."
Master Tiangan laughed at himself, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Mo Chuan.
"Fellow Daoists have great wishes, and Pindao admires them! Pindao is timid and dare not make such great wishes, but he also knows that the Taoism of fellow Taoists is invaluable! It is said that a deer does not choose its voice when it dies. Now that the Daolu Division exists in name only, the Taoist You still have the ambition to hide, so it seems that the matter of the cave is over?"
Mo Chuan turned to look at Tiangan Guoshi and asked.
"The Tao of the poor, everyone who knows it ridicules and sarcasm, only friends of the Tao can see it equally. In this way, the heart is clear and the nature is clear, and the poor is admired."
Master Tiangan praised him, then nodded and said: "That's right, the matter of the cave has been settled, I don't know where you want to place the Xuling cave?"
Hearing the words, Mo Chuan was already prepared, and raised his chin: "This is the place."
Master Tiangan followed the prestige in astonishment, and there was nothing but the sea in front of him.
(End of this chapter)