Chapter 338 The Origin of Sanqing Temple
Walk through the bamboo forest and walk to the mountain behind the purple bamboo forest, which is the site of Sanqing Temple.
Because the slope is a bit steep, if you want to go up to Sanqing Temple, you have to climb the ninety-nine and eighty-one bluestone steps.
On the left side of the Taoist temple gate, there is a huge stone lying on it. If you look closely, it looks like a tiger.
Everyone stepped onto the bluestone steps in front of them, turned two corners, and then walked to the door.
Zhang An didn’t know exactly how old these bluestone slabs were. He only knew that they were quite old.
It is said that they have been buried here since the beginning of this Taoist temple.
Looking at them now, they are all full of historical atmosphere. The origin of Taoist temples is also supported by some historical stories.
No matter from which angle you look at it, the stone steps going up the mountain and the guarding tiger-shaped boulder.
It does not match the temperament of the shabby Taoist temple inside.
Generally, places like this will have some historical artifacts, such as pavilions or ancient tombs.
It’s not like the current Sanqingguan, which only has a few adobe houses. After reconstruction last year, it turned into a few houses with stone walls and tiles.
In fact, Zhang An once heard the origin of the Taoist temple from his second grandfather when he was a child.
It is said that many years ago, no one knew what dynasty it was, and no one recorded it.
There was an old Taoist with fluttering white hair and an immortal spirit who liked to travel around. Once he traveled here.
In this barren place, there happened to be a teenage boy.
The young man was foolish, crazy, and wandering around alone in the forest as if he had lost his soul.
Suddenly, just when the old man wanted to go up and ask.
In the dense forest behind the mountain, a big tiger with an eye-catching white forehead suddenly sprang out, and saw that the foolish boy was about to die from the tiger's mouth.
The old Taoist suddenly stepped forward, waved the whisk in his hand, swept the tiger away, and rescued the foolish young man from the tiger's mouth.
Seeing that his meal was disturbed, the big tiger got angry and pounced on the old man again.
After a few rounds, this eye-catching white-fronted tiger was once again surrendered by the old Taoist.
But the King of the Mountain and Forest has an arrogant temperament, and he cannot give in so easily.
In this way, one person and one tiger fight back and forth in the mountains.
In the end, the eye-catching big white-fronted tiger was subdued by the old Taoist, and he lay down obediently in front of the old Taoist.
However, the old Taoist was quite virtuous. He waved his fly whisk, and when the tiger saw this, he ran towards the back hill and disappeared into the forest.
The foolish young man who was rescued on the side was in danger of life and death.
Because I was frightened for a while by the big tiger that suddenly jumped out, I was frightened away from the soul-losing syndrome.
The young man knew that if he didn't have the wisdom this time, he would be killed.
I immediately fell to my knees and kowtowed to the old man to thank him for saving his life.
After kowtowing nine times, only one voice was heard: "Idiot, you have woken up."
The young man raised his head, but the old man could no longer be found, as if he had never appeared.
Only the Dao Sutra and the whisk that Lao Dao had just held were left on the ground where Lao Dao was standing.
The foolish young man has regained his consciousness and opened the props to read.
As if he had been enlightened, he sat in meditation for three days.
Oddly enough, this mountain forest is usually full of jackals, tigers and leopards.
But after this young man read the Taoist Scriptures, not to mention jackals, tigers, and leopards, not even a single snake, insect, rat, or ant came to disturb him.
A few days later, many people suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, all of them seemed to be looking for something.
It turns out that the boy was the only son of a wealthy family in the local area, and he was very clever by nature.
But when he was young, he was attacked by spirits after going out at night, so he suffered from the disease of losing his soul.
Just a few days ago, the young man ignored the care of his family and went crazy into the wild mountains.
These people are all servants of the young man's family and tenants nearby. They went into the mountain this time to find the young man.
After the people at the foot of the mountain found the young man here, the young man woke up from his immersed state.
When he returned home, he solemnly knelt down to thank his parents.
The young man's parents burst into tears when they saw that their foolish and foolish son had already passed away.
But before he was happy for a while, the young man said that he would devote himself to Taoism and practice Taoism for the rest of his life.
Mrs. Zhang, who has only one son in the family, naturally does not want her children to join the Qing Dynasty.
But after a long time of persuasion, there was still no result, and it still couldn't stop my son's determination to practice Taoism.
Because the young man told all his experiences in the past few days to his old parents at home.
In the past few days in the mountains, he had great insights after reading the Taoist scriptures.
Coupled with the whisk left by the old Taoist, the young man felt that this was the Taoist ancestor who was leading him to get started.
So in the end the young man’s parents could only support him.
He spent all his family wealth to build a Taoist temple for him to practice.
The location of the Taoist temple is where the young man encountered the danger of the white tiger.
It was also the place where he met the immortal Taoist You Fang.
After the young man understood the Taoist scriptures, he took the whisk and watched it again and again.
Finally, I found the word Taiqing on the dust handle, and the young man finally understood.
That old Taoist You Fang with the immortal style is probably Master Taiqing, one of the three ancestors of the Taoist sect.
Therefore, after the Taoist temple was built, the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty was worshiped inside, so the Taoist temple was also named Sanqing Temple.
In the Zhang family at the foot of the mountain, after the Taoist temple was built, Mrs. Zhang became pregnant again.
A few months later, the handsome young man had transformed into Xiao Dao, dressed in a green shirt, practicing alone in this Taoist temple.
One day, a strong wind blew up in the sky, and there was a strange noise outside the Taoist temple door.
The little Taoist priest opened the door and saw that it was the eye-catching white-fronted tiger that escaped that day.
Just when he thought he was about to suffer, the big tiger that looked like a small mountain jumped up to the entrance of the Taoist temple and sat down on the left side of the courtyard gate.
A moment later, the big tiger, still alive and kicking, had transformed into a tiger-shaped boulder, standing at the entrance of the Taoist temple.
Oddly enough, on weekdays, because the Taoist temple is alone in the barren mountains, it is often disturbed by snakes, insects, rats, ants, and monkeys in the mountains.
Since the striking white-fronted tiger sat here, the Taoist temple has become much quieter.
Decades passed like this, and the little Taoist priest turned into an old Taoist priest and went out to travel a lot.
A few years later, the new old Taoist priest came back again, and there was a little Taoist priest who looked like a teenager beside him.
In this way, this Sanqing Temple has been passed down from generation to generation until now.
That's right, the Sanqing Temple is the one in front of you. Therefore, this is why Zhang Yixing chose the surname Zhang.
Because his master brought him back at that time and asked him to take the same surname as his ancestor.
And this Sanqing Temple has had ups and downs in the long river of history, and in the end it is no longer what it used to be.
I heard from the old man that the most serious thing was that time a few decades ago, when the Three Pure Views were completely destroyed from top to bottom. In the end, after the storm passed and people from the nearby mountains gathered together to raise funds, they rebuilt the Sanqing Temple, but it was no longer what it used to be.
Of course, Zhang An doesn’t know whether this story is true or not, because many things in Sanqingguan have disappeared in the long river of history during that time decades ago. .
Even this Sanqing stone statue escaped disaster because the villagers discovered that something was not right and buried it in the soil in advance.
It was not until many years later that the storm subsided and the Sanqing Temple was rebuilt for the first time that it was dug out of the ground and brought to light again.
It’s just that because everyone’s conditions were so poor at the time, even through crowdfunding, we could only raise a few adobe houses.
Zhang An led everyone into the temple, and few people were still here.
"Hey, why are you here?"
Hearing noises outside, Heizi didn't make any noise.
So Zhang and his party came out to take a look. Unexpectedly, Zhang An's family came.
"While there is no one around now, let's burn incense first."
Zhang and his party were not surprised. Anyway, the villagers in Changqing Village have this habit. Everyone It's all clear.
This Taoist temple is really thanks to the old people of Changqing Village, if they had not buried the statue of the Patriarch of the Sanqing Dynasty in advance.
Now in this Taoist temple, except for the bluestone steps and tiger-shaped boulders outside, there is really nothing.
While Zhang Jianguo was talking to Zhang and his party, Zhang An skillfully placed the offering fruits on the offering table.
Then a large amount of incense was burned and distributed to others, and everyone lit the incense in turn.
Brothers Chen Cheng and Chen Ze also donated some merit money after offering incense.
Zhang An didn't pay attention. Anyway, it didn't matter whether he donated or not. Whatever was missing in the temple, he would make up for it.
"Let's go, let me take you to a place with particularly beautiful scenery. People outside don't know about it."
After the incense was laid, Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo took Wu Qiuping with them. Kouzi was drinking tea with Zhang and his party.
Zhang An said to his aunt’s family and Chen Ze.
As soon as Zhang An said he was going to a good place, they all followed him out, leaving only a few elders inside Sanqing Temple.
From the door, walk around the tiger-shaped boulder and go around to the back of Sanqing Temple.
There was originally a road here. When it was rebuilt a year ago, Zhang An built a gate to block it.
Opening the wooden door, Zhang An led everyone to the back of Sanqing Temple and climbed up the mountain road along the stone wall.
After about ten minutes, we finally reached the top, which is a large natural platform.
“This is indeed a good place, a natural viewing platform.”
This is a very huge stone. Standing on it, the view is very broad.
Looking to the left, there is an endless sea of bamboos. As the wind blows, the bamboos ripple.
Looking to the right, you will see the outskirts of the mountainous Wumeng Mountain and the quietly flowing river.
“Why should such a good place be fenced off alone?”
“The fence is for safety. Look at how deep it is down here. There are no measures to put people there. It’s too dangerous to come up here.”
Not to mention the top, there is no fence, even the path on the stone wall, if there are too many people here, something will happen sooner or later.
So Zhang An simply locked up this place, and his people can come whenever they want. Anyway, it is not developed now.
You can save yourself from having someone run up to you if something happens, which will cause unnecessary trouble.
“If I had known there was such a beautiful place, I would have brought my camera here. Seeing such beautiful scenery, it would be a pity not to take two photos.”
What Chen Ze said Zhang An felt deeply moved, especially the bamboo sea on the left, which looked very much like those scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
"It's okay. If I didn't bring it this time, I'll just bring it over next time. I also want to take the time to buy one and keep it."
Buying a camera has been something Zhang An has been thinking about for a long time, but in the county town Zhang An has always used film. As a later generation, Zhang An is not used to it.
So I wanted to find some time to go to the provincial capital and buy a digital camera that was just released.
It’s just that almost two years have passed and Zhang An has not been to the provincial capital once. He just wants to stay in this mountain nook.
Back from the Zizhu Forest, Wang Fang and Wu Qiuping were preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Sisters Su Ying and Su Xuan were nearby, and the men in the family gathered in the backyard to drink tea and brag.
“Grandma, you want to cook my eels for me to eat.”
The little guy has been good all afternoon, and he still can’t forget the two eels he caught.
"Okay, okay, I'll go ask your father to kill the eel, and grandma will make you something fragrant."
Wu Qiuping has never been able to refuse her grandson's request. It's rare for Xiao Shao Yu took the initiative to speak, how could he refuse to agree.
"Okay."
After listening to grandma's words, the little guy immediately grabbed the two big eels in the bucket and ran to the yard.
"Dad, kill them quickly. Grandma will make delicious food for me."
This stumped Chen Cheng. He usually does not work hard to distinguish between grains and grains. Yes, it is very difficult to kill a chicken, but this eel has never been touched.
When I go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables on weekdays, people will help kill the live things without having to do anything.
"Well, you go find your uncle. Didn't you agree to let your uncle prepare delicious food for you in the afternoon."
The little guy didn't think about anything else. The bucket came towards Zhang An.
Zhang An didn't care. He took the bucket and walked to the edge of the fish pond, ready to catch more.
The two eels in this bucket are not enough to fill the gap between teeth.
And Zhang An is going to have a barbecue at home tomorrow. He will also kill the fish today and marinate it overnight, so it can be put on the grill tomorrow.
"Shao Yu, look, uncle is going to perform a magic trick for you."
Zhang An smiled at little Shao Yu and stretched his hand into the fish pond.
In a few seconds, Zhang An grabbed several large eels out of the water, none of which were smaller than the ones in the bucket.
“Wow, there are so many eels.”
The little guy was not only amazed, but also kept clapping his hands.
Finally, Zhang An caught a few more fish and took them to the water pipe to start cleaning them up.
Chen Cheng also hurried over, wanting to take the opportunity to learn how to pack these things.
Save the atmosphere from being very awkward when your son comes looking for you in the future.
After killing a few fish, marinate them directly and put them in the refrigerator to keep them fresh.
The eels in the basin were not so lucky. Zhang An did not leave them whole bodies.
Chop them all into meal segments, pour them into a pot, blanch them in water, take them out, wash off the scum and marinate them.
Finally, adjust the starch, beat in two eggs, coat these meal segments in starch and put them in a pan for deep frying.
Fry until golden and take it out, then a golden and crispy crispy meal is ready.
When it was time to eat dinner, the little one didn’t eat anything else, so he kept putting portions of meal in the bowl.
(End of this chapter)