My village can't be like this

Chapter 338 The Origin of Sanqing Guan
Walking through the bamboo forest and walking to the mountain behind the purple bamboo forest 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 81-[-] 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 reached the door.

Zhang An didn't know exactly how old these bluestone slabs were, but 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, there are the stone steps going up the mountain and the guarding tiger-shaped boulder.

It doesn't 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 Taoist temples told by his second grandfather when he was a child.

According to legend, no one recorded it many years ago or in what dynasty it was.

There was an old Taoist with fluttering white hair and immortal spirit who liked to wander 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 stupid 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 big tiger with an eye-catching white forehead was once again surrendered by the old Taoist.

But the King of the Mountain and Forest has an inherently 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 white-fronted big tiger was subdued by the old Taoist, and he lay down obediently in front of the old Taoist.

However, the old Taoist was quite good at living. 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 or 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 an expert this time, he would be killed.

Immediately, he knelt down on the ground 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 who raised his head could no longer find the old man, as if he had never appeared.

However, on the ground where the old Taoist stood before, there was only a Taoist scripture and a whisk that the old Taoist had just held in his hand.

But the foolish young man had regained his consciousness and opened the props to read through.

As if he had been enlightened, he sat in silence for three days.

Strange to say, this mountain forest is usually full of jackals, tigers and leopards.

But after the 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 turned out that the boy was the only son of a wealthy local family and 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 were all servants of the young man's family and tenants nearby. They went into the mountains this time to find the young man.

It was only after the people at the foot of the mountain found the young man here that he 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 lost his serious illness.

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.

During these few days in the mountains, he had a great enlightenment 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 wealth and built a Taoist temple for him to practice.

And 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 Tao Sutra, he took the whisk and looked at it again and again.

Finally, he found the word Taiqing on the dust handle, and the young man finally understood.

The Taoist You Fang, who has an immortal Taoist spirit, 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 enshrined 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, the Zhang family's wife 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 big white-fronted tiger that had 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.

An instant later, the big tiger, which was still alive and kicking, had transformed into a tiger-shaped boulder and stood at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

It is strange to say that 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.

Ever since the striking white-fronted tiger sat here and passed away, the Taoist temple has become much quieter.

Just like this, decades later, the little Taoist priest became an old Taoist priest and went out to travel around.

A few years later, the new old Taoist priest came back again, with a young Taoist priest next to him who looked like a young man.

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 experienced ups and downs in the long river of history, and in the end it is no longer what it once was.

From what the old man said, 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 period of decades ago.

Even for this Sanqing stone statue, the villagers at that time discovered that something was not right and buried it in the soil in advance, thus escaping disaster.

It was not until many years later that the storm subsided and 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 at the moment, let's burn the incense first."

Zhang and his party were not surprised. Anyway, the villagers in Changqing Village had this habit and everyone knew it.

This Taoist temple would be really thanks to the old people of Changqing Village, if they hadn't 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 offerings on the 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 lacking in this view, he would make up for it.

"Let's go, let me take you to a place with particularly beautiful scenery that no one outside knows about."

After the incense was laid, Wang Fang, Zhang Jianguo, Wu Qiuping and his wife were 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 all the way to the back of Sanqing Temple.

There was originally a road here, but 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 path along the stone wall.

After about ten minutes, we finally reached the top, which was 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, we 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 how deep it is down here. There are no measures. It would be too dangerous to put people up."

Not to mention the top, there is not even a fence, even the path on the stone wall. If there are too many people coming, sooner or later something will happen.

So Zhang An simply locked up this place and allowed his people to come whenever they wanted. Anyway, the place was not developed yet.

This saves you from having someone run up to you if something happens, causing 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 a few photos."

Chen Ze's words touched Zhang An's heart, especially the bamboo sea on the left, which was very similar to those scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"It's okay. If you didn't bring it this time, just bring it over next time. I also want to take the time to buy one and keep it."

Zhang An has been thinking about buying a camera for a long time, but people in the county have always used film. As a later generation, Zhang An is not used to using it.

So I wanted to find some time to go to the provincial capital and buy a digital camera that had just been 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.

After returning 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 eel 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, you go ask your father to kill the eel, and grandma will make you something delicious."

Wu Qiuping has never been able to refuse her grandson's request. It was rare for Xiao Shaoyu to take the initiative and not agree.

"it is good."

After listening to his grandmother'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 time Chen Cheng was stumped. He usually didn't care about the four limbs and the five grains. He was very reluctant to kill a chicken, but he had never touched this eel.

On weekdays, when I go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, 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 something delicious for you this afternoon?"

The little guy didn't think about anything else and came towards Zhang An with the bucket.

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 alone are not enough to fill the gap between teeth.

Moreover, 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, watch, uncle will perform a magic trick for you."

Zhang An smiled at Xiao Shaoyu and reached 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, 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 brought 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.

This saves the atmosphere from being very awkward when his son comes looking for him in the future.

After slaughtering a few fish, marinate them directly and store 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 with starch and put them in a pan for frying.

Fry until golden brown and take it out, then a golden and crispy crispy meal is ready.

When it was time to eat dinner, the little guy didn't eat anything else, but kept putting portions of meal in the bowl.

(End of this chapter)