Daoist Abandoned Wisdom

"Where are we going next?" Yun Sheng's piano sound stopped.

Tao Xinian was looking at the map. He drew carefully on the map for a while, circled a place name, and said, "Gaoping, when you arrive in Gaoping, go to Bogulu Town. From Bogulu Town to Dunhuang, there will be a lot of traffic along the way." There are no larger towns, very few people, and supply is a problem. We will stay in Bogulu Town for a few more days, take a short rest, and then speed up our journey to Dunhuang."

"How many days does it take to go to Gaoping?"

"About [-]*[-] days, if the road is difficult, you can take a detour to Binzhou to rest for a while, and then go to Gaoping. If the road is smooth, go directly to Gaoping. After all, it is already autumn, and the weather gets colder as you go north. If it starts to snow before reaching Dunhuang, the road will be even more difficult."

"Master Dao, we are back. I bought candied haws. Do you want to eat them?" Abo pushed open the door, holding a bunch of uneaten candied haws in his left hand and handing it to Tao Xinian. It's half full, and I'm licking and eating.He glanced at Yun Sheng curiously, this was the first time he saw Yun Sheng.

Tao Xinian took the candied haws and took a bite. It was sour and sweet. He hadn't eaten it for a long time, but he still thought it was delicious.

Yuan Yao followed behind Abo, put the cakes he bought on the table, and said: "Everything is ready, the weather is good recently, and it won't rain, let's go on the road early tomorrow." He saw Tao at a glance Xi Nian circled the place name on the map, "Gaoping? Why don't you go to Binzhou first?"

"I'm afraid I'm going too slowly. The snow will start to fall before I reach Dunhuang. It snows very early in the northwest."

Yuan Yao nodded and said, "Alright, let's go directly to Gaoping. From East Qinzhou to Gaoping, there are still people living along the way, and there is no inn where people can stay in people's homes."

After deciding on the location of the next stop, they packed their luggage and set off to the northwest early the next morning.The wheels rolled slowly and drove out of East Qinzhou.Su also worked as a temporary coachman, driving the carriage in front, Yuan Yao rode the horse, Tao Xinian, Yun Sheng and Abo sat in the carriage.If Tao Xinian felt bored, he could also unload the horse from the carriage like Yuan Yao, and ride outside for a while.

It was the first time for Abo to go out in a fair manner, and he was extremely excited along the way. He lifted the curtains of the car and yelled at the changing scenery: "Look, Daoist, the mountains on their side are bare, there are not many trees." !"

Tao Xinian took a volume of books, and said casually: "When you get to a place further north, it may be full of sand and not a single tree."

Abo thought for a while, then suddenly panicked again, and said, "That's really scary, I hate places without water the most."

Tao Xinian patted the seat of the carriage and said, "This carriage is spacious enough, and there is room under the seat. When we arrive at Bogulu Town, we will prepare a lot of water there, so we don't have to worry about running out of water on the way."

"Then you have to bring several boxes of water, in case you can't find water to drink for half a month."

Tao Xinian nodded in thought, and said, "I'll bring as many as I can. I'm afraid it will take nearly a month to walk from Bogulu to Dunhuang. The road is deserted, and the wind and sand are very strong, so you may get lost. Well, please ask The last guide will do..."

The long journey was so boring, Yun Sheng played the piano, the sound of the piano was soothing and drowsy.A Bo pillowed on Tao Xinian's lap and closed his eyes.Tao Xinian also yawned and fell asleep leaning against the window.

He had a dream.A young couple came to the gate of the temple and were talking with the abbot.

"This child was born with evil spirits. Some experts asserted that he must practice Taoism and Buddhism in this life to keep his life safe. Let him live at home. I am afraid that he will commit a crime. Please take pity on the abbot and take this child in. After he becomes an adult, we will Husband and wife, take him home..."

Two children aged six or seven were playing in front of the monastery. Seeing the bald monk in the monastery, they felt very novel.

One of the children said: "Pan Lang, Master and Madam brought us here to become monks?"

That Pan Lang had a very pleasing face, and his eyes sparkled when he smiled. He saw many young novice monks in the temple, and he thought it was interesting, so he replied, "June, isn't it fun to be a monk?" I think there are quite a few young monks in the monastery. Anyway, grandpa thinks I’m an evil star, so my parents will send me out sooner or later.”

Seeing June's serious expression, Pan Lang smiled and said, "June, what are you afraid of? I will be the monk if you want to. After you go back, just visit me often."

June hesitated for a while, and said: "Pan Lang, if you enter the temple, then I will come in to accompany you. I don't want to go back to serve Dalang, I want to follow you."

After the couple left, both Pan Lang and June entered the temple, but they were not shaved, and they were just practicing as lay disciples in the temple.Time flies, Pan Lang and June grew up in the temple until they were 16 years old.

One day, June rushed over and said, "Pan Lang, your grandfather left last night, the uncle came to pick you up, and the carriage stopped outside the gate of the temple! Hurry up and pack it up, we can go back."

Pan Lang hesitated for a while, and asked, "Grandfather has gone, and Father wants to pick me up?"

"That's right, what a happy event! Pan Lang, you don't really intend to become a monk, do you? Come on, I'll pack your luggage for you!"

Pan Lang lowered his eyebrows and said, "Grandfather has gone, I can go back, how can this be considered joy..."

June stopped his movements and said, "It's June who said the wrong thing. It's not a happy event, but I have to go back, right?"

June and Pan Lang took the luggage and bid farewell to the abbot temporarily.A carriage stopped in front of the monastery. Pan Lang finally saw his father whom he had not seen for a long time, and his eyes turned red.

The carriage shook for a while and stopped.Tao Xinian woke up and looked out the car window. The sun was setting and it was time to find a place to stay.He rubbed his head, feeling a little headache.That dream just now seemed real.It's been a long time since he had such a real dream. In the dream, what he saw seemed to be real.

"Tao Lang, you're awake." Yun Sheng had already put away the piano, as if he was about to get off the carriage.

"Have you found a place to live?" Tao Xinian asked.

Abo rubbed his eyes, woke up too, yawned, and leaned against the edge of the car door in a daze.

"There is a family over there, Yuan Lang went over to ask, let us wait here for a while."

Sure enough, after a while, Yuan Yao lifted the curtain and said, "We will live here tonight, but the owner of this house only has three vacant rooms."

"It's pretty good to have three vacant rooms, it's not an inn after all." Tao Xinian said.It is rare for a family to have so many vacant rooms. Yuan Yao must have gone to ask his house because his yard is relatively large.It was just enough before, but now that there is an extra Yunsheng, and Abo has also turned into a human form, he is considered a person, so how to allocate the room has become a problem.

Tao Xinian got out of the carriage, Su also drove the carriage to the courtyard of that family, and got some fodder for the horse.

Abo woke up and dozed off, jumping around energetically, feeling that everything was very novel.The owner of this house is a young bachelor named Xu Daniu. His parents have passed away, and his younger sister is also married, so he stays here alone.He was very happy to see a guest staying here, smiling and busying himself.Abo and Yuan Yao also went to help, took out the rice noodles and meat they brought, and cooked together.

Tao Xinian sat in the living room, a little bored, saw a big persimmon tree in the courtyard, many fruits had already begun to ripen, so he went to the courtyard, intending to pick some persimmons to taste.

"Taoist Taoist, here you are." Su also took two ripe persimmons and handed them to Tao Xinian.

"Thank you, Daoist Su, has the horse been fed?"

"Okay." Su also leaned in front of Tao Xinian and whispered, "Taoist priest, do you want to think about what you said that day? Don't you want to greatly increase your Taoism? Dual cultivation is easy and can be strengthened What about Taoism?"

I have greatly increased my Taoism.Even if I want to strengthen Taoism again, I can't double cultivate with you.

Su also continued: "If you don't think I'm handsome enough, I can become like General Yuan, how about it? Ah... If it's not enough, I can still be wronged and become a woman, a beautiful woman in charge, right? ?”