The child's smile was so bright that the Taoist couldn't even see it. His smile became brighter, and he immediately lowered his hand towards Qian's, touched Man Bao's head, and asked with a smile: "Layman Qian is here. I haven't seen you for half a year. Little Layman Manbao has grown a lot taller, and Looks rosy and healthy."
When Qian heard this, she immediately became happy, "Yes, I just brought her up the mountain to fulfill her wish. Not only is her health much better, but I also feel much better this year."
Qian Shi said: "Other than that, I came here to ask the Master to interpret a dream."
The Taoist glanced at the basket in Qian's hand, thought for a while, and said, "The Lord Shouqing is in retreat, Lay Qian has to wait for a while, how about paying homage to the Taoist with the little lay?"
Of course Qian has no objection.
She put the basket aside, pulled Man Bao to kneel on the futon, and respectfully kowtowed to the clay sculpture of the Supreme Lord.
Qian's family is extremely devout, and Man Bao is also very devout. Since she was sensible, she has worshiped the Lord Tianzun, in the temple, at home, and sometimes at the entrance of the village.
She prayed when she was sick, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and even had nightmares at night. She was already very proficient in worshiping Lord Tianzun.
Even the wish is exactly the same every time. This is the line that Qian Shi held her in his arms and designed for her when she was still a baby. Man Bao has long been used to it, thinking that he can only make this one wish.
So she bowed down very respectfully, and said to Lord Tianzun in her heart: "I beg Lord Tianzun to bless Man Bao in peace, good health, and a smooth life."
Man Bao kowtowed three times. Seeing that her mother was still with her eyes closed, she kowtowed a few more times to Master Tianzun without hesitation. She didn't get up quickly until after Qian's wish was finished and kowtowed.
The Taoist priest stood aside and watched with a smile, and when the mother and daughter finished making their wish, he led them to the backyard.
It is said to be the backyard, but it is actually the place where Taoist priests live, in the third courtyard.
The Lord Shouqing, who said he was in retreat, just came down from the back mountain with two bundles of firewood. He threw the firewood in a corner of the yard, and then immediately went back to the house to wash his face, wash his hands and change his clothes. When he came out again, he was that fairy wind again. The master of Taoism.
Qian was not surprised, she was already used to it, and she took Man Bao to sit in the yard and waited.
Putting the cart in place, Zhou Zhoulang, who came in, stood behind his mother, looking left and right curiously.
Except for temple fairs, he rarely came to Taoist temples.
And every year at the temple fair, they burn incense in the first hall at most, and occasionally stroll to the second hall, it is impossible to visit the backyard of the third hall.
So he is not familiar with it at all.
The Shouqing Guanzhu came over with a breeze, and Qian quickly pulled Manbao to salute him, then pushed Manbao to him, and said with a smile: "Guangzhu, what is the fortune of our family Manbao this year?"
The Lord Shouqing squinted at Man Bao, reached out to touch her little hand, and said with a shallow smile to Qian: "That's right, this child is much stronger than before, layman Qian can feel at ease."
As expected, Mrs. Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "In the past, the temple master said that seven years old is a hurdle for Man Bao, and after crossing seven years old, life will be smooth. I still don't believe it, but today it seems to be true."
The Lord Shouqing smiled, his mind was flipping forward quickly, and he was very confused. Did he say such a thing
It's not like what he said, how could he be seven years old
"Today, in addition to letting the audience take a look at my little girl, it's also because I had a strange dream recently..."
The Master Shouqing revived, dream interpretation is his forte, he said with a smile: "Let's listen to what the layman said."
"I've had this dream for several nights in a row, starting from the night of Chongyang..." Qian tugged at the hem of his clothes with trembling fingers, but his face had a look of reminiscence, "The dream was all white, I don't remember?" It's very real, it seems that there is a fairy-like person who told me that my time limit has come and he wants me to go with him, but after a while, another kind-hearted old man comes and says that I have raised a fairy, and I have worked hard, so I am allowed to live longer A few years…”
The master of Shouqing Temple looked as usual, but his eyes couldn't help but glanced at Qian's fingers, thoughtful in his heart.
On the other hand, Zhou Zhoulang's eyes widened, while Man Bao sat aside and listened with great interest. Seeing that his mother had finished speaking, he asked again and again, "What happened next? What happened later?"
Qian looked down at her with pity, touched her little head and said: "Later, Mother's body sometimes went well and sometimes went badly. You forgot, the former son-in-law caught cold and coughed so badly that she didn't even feel comfortable in bed. It's down, but yesterday I don't know why I suddenly had a big appetite, even after eating several pancakes, I didn't cough much."
The Lord Shouqing listened calmly, but he couldn't help but become more serious when he heard this, and stretched out his hand and said, "The layman, show me your hand."
Qian Shi smiled and stretched out his right hand.
The Lord Shouqing had already noticed her nervousness, and at first he thought she was lying, but now he was a little uncertain, and he stretched out his hand to feel Qian's pulse.
That's right, the Shouqing Guanzhu will feel the pulse.
As a Taoist priest, how could he not have some medical skills
The Taoist priests in the Taoist temple and the old doctors at the foot of the mountain are the biggest competitors. What believers come to the mountain to seek is wealth, health and children.
The former can't help the Taoist priests who can speak well. Usually, the believers who donate rice, grain and eggs after saying a word will be satisfied and return, no matter whether they get good results or bad results.
And the middle one is the same aspect as the latter, they are all about the body.
Since it is about the body, it is natural to be able to see, hear, ask, and know some pharmacology.
Taoist priests also often go to the mountains to collect herbs, and sometimes give some medicine to believers.
With so many believers, why can Qian's family be respected as a layman by Taoist priests
Because she is one of the most devout believers in these ten miles and eight villages. She is not only devout when she goes up the mountain to worship Laojun, she is also very devout when she is down the mountain. And six years ago, like most of the villagers, she would go up the mountain to worship at temple fairs or when the family was really sad.
She became the most devout believer of the Taoist temple six years ago. Back then, she went to the Taoist temple with a lot of copper coins, a basket of rice and eggs, and begged for Man Bao's life.
The prescription that Man Bao took medicine back then was the most suitable prescription that Shouqing Guanzhu and the old doctor worked out based on the increase or decrease of the prescription prescribed by the county doctor.
Even the bowl of egg water every day was thought up by Guanzhu Shouqing and the old doctor together.
After Man Bao successfully passed his first birthday, Qian invited a portrait of the Supreme Lord from the Taoist temple to go back, and hung it in the room all year round, paying homage to him in the morning and evening.
So Shouqing Guanzhu is not only familiar with Man Bao's pulse, but also with Qian's pulse.
After all, he is the most devout believer in ten miles and eight villages, so he should be treated preferentially. Every year, the Lord Shouqing Temple will check Qian's pulse and see his physical condition.
So he found something wrong when he touched it.
He looked up at Qian Shi in surprise, carefully observed her face, and sure enough, she saw that her complexion under the sallow skin was a little better than before.