Chapter 4777 Consecration Ceremony
On the 15th, father and daughter Yang Ruoqing and Yang Huazhong went to Huguang County together and picked up Mrs. Zuo.
Just like when she brought Mrs. Zuo over to watch the big show, Mrs. Zuo stayed at the Luo family beforehand and waited peacefully for the consecration ceremony on the 18th.
On the 17th, Chef Zhou arrived at Changping Village with his assistant chef, waiters and other kitchen teams.
Yang Ruoqing led them directly to the large kitchen in the backyard of the Taoist temple and the side room to let them rest first.
Then, he drafted a list of guests who would come to visit the consecration ceremony tomorrow and gave it to Chef Zhou.
"The number of guests who come tomorrow may still be different. According to the share on this list, leave some extra backup, and that's it." In the wing room in the backyard of the Taoist temple, Yang Ruoqing and Chef Zhou Discussing with the sous chef.
Chef Zhou thought about it for a while and said: "Don't worry, we know for sure that we will not be short of vegetarian food for our guests."
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In a blink of an eye, it’s October 18th of the lunar calendar.
The birthday of Empress Houtu is also a grand day for the consecration of Taoist temples.
Taoist priests from several well-known Taoist temples in nearby counties were invited by Taoist priest Yuan, and the county magistrate of Wanghai County also came to Changping Village with his wife and daughter.
For the small Changping Village, the sensation and impact caused by the arrival of the county magistrate is far greater than that of the emperor who is as high as the sky and as far away as the emperor.
On this day, with Changping Village as the center and radiating to the surrounding villages, everything was boiling.
There are almost no people in the fields, but the Taoist temple is full of people, very lively and unprecedented.
In the Sanqing Hall in the front yard of the Taoist temple, Taoist priests from all walks of life sit cross-legged under the statues of gods, waving their whisks, chanting sutras, discussing Taoism, promoting Taoist ideas, discussing the great ways of heaven and earth, and purifying their souls.
In the backyard of the Taoist temple, Chef Zhou and his team of waiters cooked various vegetarian dishes to life.
As for Yang Ruoqing, she is not used to entertaining in occasions like the front yard, and there is no need for a layman like her to entertain. She can just leave it to Taoist Yuan.
The county magistrate needed to receive him, so she called Mu Zichuan over in advance.
At that time, Mu Zichuan would chat with the county prince, while she would take care of the county prince's wife and daughter.
Although her official title is far lower than that of Luo Fengtang and Mu Zichuan, since Yang Ruoqing invited her in this post, she went to great lengths to put down her official duties and drag her family over to support her, so she naturally had to entertain her warmly.
As a result, when the county magistrate and his wife saw Master Mu and Mrs. Luo walking in side by side, they had to kneel down to them. It was the rule to bow down to Shangfeng and Mrs. Gaoming.
“Today’s occasion is special, so these rules are waived!” Mu Zichuan nodded slightly and said.
The county magistrate looked flattered and said: "It is a great honor for me to be invited by the general's wife and to admire Lord Mu's grace."
"My lord, you are humble. , please come this way." Mu Zichuan was dressed in white and had a spring breeze-like smile on his face.
And Yang Ruoqing also showed a cordial smile to the county magistrate's wife: "Your Excellency and Madam are able to come to attend the consecration ceremony despite their busy schedules, so that the people here can see the grace of our parents and officials. The people are very excited."
< br>The county magistrate’s wife smiled politely and said: “Earlier, my master When I was working as an official in other places, I heard that there are outstanding people and talented people in Mianniu Mountain. General Luo defended his family and country, and Mu Tanhua and Yang Zhuangyuan were famous all over the world. I came here today and saw this beautiful mountain and water. It is true that It’s a good place!”
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips and nodded slightly. He raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Sit here, madam."
Mu Zichuan got the top prize in the exam that year, while Daan was the top pick, and the county magistrate's wife was speaking. Sometimes Muzichuan would be placed in the front and Da'an in the back. Yang Ruoqing had no objection to this.
First of all, Mu Zichuan is older than Da'an. Secondly, before Mu Zichuan returned to his hometown of Dingyou, his official position was higher than that of Da'an.
He is still the proud disciple of the cabinet bachelor. As long as he returns to Beijing after Ding You finishes his work and resumes his duties, his future will be unlimited.
Finally, Mu Zichuan himself is right in front of him, and Da'an is far away in the Hanlin Academy in the capital, so there is nothing wrong with putting Mu Zichuan in front, and Yang Ruoqing doesn't mind.
The front and back yards of the Taoist temple, and every hall, are full of people who come to watch the excitement.
In nearby towns, faithful men and women from eight villages in ten miles came to burn incense, pray, and go to the life-release pond to release animals.
Most of the things released are small fish, shrimps, loaches and the like. The emphasis is on the meaning of "release".
The young and old men of the Yang family, as well as the men from the village's transportation team, were all sent to the Taoist temple to receive guests or maintain order.
When he saw the small fish and shrimps swimming around in the release pool, Yang Huaming pinched his hands and said to Yang Yongjin beside him: "Good guy, this release pool is about to catch up with Brother Luo's raising The fish pond.”
Yang Yongjin’s mouth twitched, that’s right, but these people were very enthusiastic about releasing animals, but they didn’t know that all these small fish, shrimps and loaches were released into a pond, and they started to eat the jungle again.
"When the pool is full, it should be taken care of." Yang Yongjin said, then turned around and went to patrol elsewhere.
Mrs. Sun and Wang Cuilian accompanied Mrs. Zuo throughout the visit to the Taoist temple. Mrs. Zuo took out the incense candles prepared in advance and they all went to the copper stove to burn them. They went to make wishes and hung the wishing charms on the wishing tree.
The wishing tree has long been covered with various wishing charms, which look like colorful butterflies in the sun, expressing wishes one by one.
I hope that with today’s auspiciousness, the gods will hear you, send blessings, and everything will come true.
At noon, a fasting banquet was held in the large dining hall in the backyard, and the invited guests were led to their seats by the reception staff.
Here is Chef Zhou’s stage.
All kinds of ordinary vegetarian ingredients were transformed into exquisite dishes under his spatula, which were presented in front of everyone. Naturally, they received a lot of praise.
When the sun went down, the opening ceremony came to an end, and the guests left one after another. The Taoist temple, which had been noisy all day, gradually became calm in the afterglow of the setting sun.
This is what a place of Qingxiu should look like.
Taoist Yuan and Xiao Mo were sorting out the magical instruments and scriptures used in today’s consecration ceremony in the Sanqing Hall. In front of and behind the courtyard, Yang Ruoqing took Yang Huazhong, Blacksmith Luo, Damo, Xiao Jie’s father, and Lao Yang Tou Lao Sun Tou and the others were all there, busy sweeping the floor, cleaning up the incense ashes in the copper stove, and everywhere else.
There were more than a thousand people coming in and out today, and a lot of dirt would be left wherever people passed by, so it would take some effort to clean up, even if there were not enough manpower.
Sun and Wang Cuilian went home to cook and prepare to invite everyone to their house for dinner at night.
The old lady Zuo went to the Buddhist hall with Tuoba Xian. Everyone divided the work in an orderly manner and was busy but not chaotic. Although the aftermath work was a bit tiring, everyone was very happy because of the consecration. The ceremony went smoothly. From today on, the Taoist temple is officially completed and can entertain good men and women from all over the world and benefit all living beings.
(End of this chapter)