I enjoy my monastic life very much.

"Dangdang Dang"

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Accompanied by a ringing of the bell, several Taoist friends brought out the food one after another. One * * * is four dishes, put in a pot. The staple food is fried cake, porridge and noodles left over from last night. Noodles are vegetarian noodles, and there are no ingredients, just cooked noodles, white, and a big pot. Fried cakes are everyone's favorite, and I like them very much. Everyone's favorite dishes are always tofu and dried beans. This dish made by Li Daoyou can be said to be a special dish of our Taoist temple. Every time I eat it, there is no residue left. Until today, I can't help swallowing when I think about it.

After the meal was served, I went to Zhaitang with some Taoist friends who cooked, gave a three-kneeling and nine-worshipping ceremony to the founder of Sanqing, and then ate with bowls and chopsticks respectively. During this period, Taoist priests also came one after another. After queuing up to salute, they picked up their own bowls and chopsticks and came to Zhaitang.

There is a special stress here, that is, the food is placed on the outdoor table, and everyone can only eat it in the Zhaitang after cooking, and the food can only be eaten in the Zhaitang, not outside, and you can't talk or even make a sound when eating, let alone waste it. You should pick up a grain of rice that falls on the table and eat it, otherwise Master will curse.

Taoist priests are ten providers, how dare they abolish them? Just wash the pot with water, and pick up the rice one by one and put it in the next grain of rice.

After breakfast, everyone will go to the top of the mountain for morning classes. First, they will go through Cambridge and climb the piano steps. At first glance, it's really scary. It's really been too long. People in poor health are afraid of vomiting once they climb on their heads. I've seen many greasy middle-aged uncles vomit in a mess.

Taoist priests are easy to get along with. Besides these real monks, there are four or five volunteers like me, and we praise each other as friends. A-dao Zhang is younger than me and came a few days earlier than me. This child is probably fantasy novel who has watched too much and wants to live forever and even become an immortal. Before coming to Xiaoyao Temple again, he went to Zhong Nanshan. Later, his mobile phone was stolen by fellow initiates, and then he came to Xiaoyao Temple. It is Ma Daoyou who is responsible for buying vegetables. Ma Daoyou is older, about fifty. Ma Daoyou is very interesting. He is responsible for almost all the daily necessities in Guanli. He has a motorcycle. Every once in a while, he will go to the nearby Yamashita market to buy tofu, and everyone loves it. Speaking of Ma Daoyou's reasons for volunteering, it may be a bit funny. He used to work on the construction site, maybe he felt too hard, so he came here. Ma Daoyou often tells us that you don't want to go home if you control your food here, right? Why do you have to suffer at work? Ma Daoyou is usually very flustered and not calm at all, especially when the head of the family blames him. My favorite is Li Daoyou, who is a Cantonese speaker with distinctive features. Contrary to A-dao Zhang, Li Daoyou always speaks slowly, without being anxious or impatient. It is said that he came all the way from Guangzhou. One day, he went to the door of a family and knocked on the door for water. This family is an old man. The old man not only gave him water to drink, but also gave him money. He asked him, "What happened to that young man? Did he come alone?" Li Daoyou was very moved and didn't take the money. That's it. Have a good trip. I don't know how many places Li Daoyou went. Every time Li Daoyou talks about it, I can feel that he is really happy and even wants to cry. I think this incident probably strengthened his belief in going on.

Li Daoyou is the earliest person to get up every day. He is a cook in the kitchen. Our kitchen will be locked sooner or later, and the key will be kept by Li Daoyou. I like to help Li Daoyou wash rice, choose vegetables and cut vegetables. Every time we cook, we are very lively and can't eat for free, so we will come and chat while cooking, talking about our past, the purpose of coming here and what we have learned.

It is A-dao Zhang who is responsible for supplying water to Sanqing, that is, the first pot of water that is boiled early every day, and some of it will be given to Sanqing's ancestors. When the meal is ready, ring the bell, "Dang ~ Dang ~ Dang ~ Dang", which means "the public, it's time to eat". The first two are slow, and the last three are urgent. Hearing the bell, Taoist priests will come over for dinner one after another.

We should respect Sanqing for brunch, but not for dinner, probably because the immortals don't eat after noon, and we don't practice enough, so we have to eat dinner.

After dinner, we should study the classics, either the Tao Te Ching, the classics of the old gentleman and the empress dowager, or other classics. Then there are standing piles and mixing piles, and Taoist priests didn't teach me. At this moment, A-dao Zhang and I silently returned to our separate rooms, and then practiced secretly.

Speaking of single rooms, there are many single rooms, almost one for each person. Because there is a mountain behind, many bugs, especially bedbugs, fly in every day. When cleaning, you can always sweep out a hundred, which is disgusting to pile up.

A-dao Zhang likes places with poor living conditions very much. He thinks it's more interesting and can be placed in the immortal class as soon as possible, so he is very interested in the Taoist temple I have stayed in before.

Xiaoyao Temple is in Xuchang City, Henan Province, and my previous Taoist temple was in Xianning, Hubei Province. This is a small temple called Tashan Voldemort Palace. At that time, it was dilapidated and almost collapsed. Before that, it was only looked after by a local old man. Later, an old man came from the northeast. The old man couldn't bear the appearance of his ancestors in the Dojo, so he made a great wish to repair this dilapidated place and take over here. Lao Dao lives on the charity of nearby residents every day, and then cleans up bit by bit. Later, a young Taoist priest came here, and two people, one old and one young, began to do this great merit.

The same is true for little monks. Old monks are the whole truth, and little monks serve old monks. Although this is a broken concept, there are still some rules. First come first, then come. The old Taoist comes first, that is, the master, and the little Taoist comes later, that is, the apprentice. Serving tea, washing clothes and cooking are indispensable.

The conditions are really bitter, cooking or burning wood, only a few drops of oil are dared to be poured. It was summer, and the food had gone bad, so I didn't dare to dump it. In this way, I still don't have enough to eat. There is no separate room for bathing at night, so you can only boil water in the kitchen to wipe your body.

I remember that night when I first arrived, the old Taoist set the tea set, and the three of us talked and laughed and drank until midnight. The old Taoist priest is very funny, informal and knows a lot. I often point to some grass on the mountain, saying it is some kind of medicinal material, and even eat it directly.

From the second day I came, I was responsible for incense to the gods in the temple, and incense was also exquisite. Not only the god in the field of vision, but also the land outside the field of vision cannot be forgotten.

On the first and fifteenth day of the first lunar month, believers nearby will come to burn incense, almost all of them are old ladies, or put 50 yuan into the merit box.

There is a small room in Guanli, which is the altar of the old Taoist priest. Usually, people are not allowed to go in.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old Taoist priest went to visit other Taoist temples nearby. The little monk asked me to pick him up, so I put on my robe.

Sitting on the bus, many people were watching me, but I was calm and walked all the way. At that place, the master here is a Kundao, that is, a female Taoist. Talking and laughing with the old Taoist priest, when he saw me coming, he bowed down and asked me, "Where did your old man come from?" I was forced at that time, and I said, "I'm from Anhui and Fuyang, Anhui." The Taoist priest also looked puzzled and said to the Taoist priest next to him, what Taoist temple is there in Fuyang and which school is it? I thought to myself, before I got into the Tao, I quickly pointed to the old Taoist priest and he explained it.

Later, I went in and sat down, and the female Taoist brought me Soviet-style moon cakes to eat. They were discussing Shi Yongxin ... they were investigating the great monk at that time, and then they dropped it. The big monk is my hometown.

I don't know how I offended the old Taoist priest, who was very unfriendly to me, and I still don't understand it. That night, I said goodbye to the little monk on the buckle, burned incense for the immortal and left the next morning.

Then I went to Xiaoyao Temple. On the night of Xiaoyao Temple, the old Taoist actually added my button and said something that made me sick. I even wonder if he is really a monk. When I came, I bought a lot of fruits to worship the gods in his temple, and I bought a lot of vegetables for Guan Li at my own expense. I dare not eat more rice, so treat me like this.

Later, the little Taoist priest also left. I don't know which scenic spot he went to. The little Taoist wears glasses and is very quiet. He is a man of 1.8 meters, hiding in a loose robe. He looks strange and uncoordinated at all. His sleeves are always swinging. The little Taoist also runs a Taobao shop, which sells the tag of the Queen Fox Fairy.

I don't know what happened to Daoyou who was once at large. Li Daoyou seems to have really become a monk. Ma Daoyou should go. Is A-dao Zhang still dreaming of eternal life?

I don't know the way ahead yet.