Taoist temple in the mountains

Chapter 178, a family meal
On New Year's Eve, in Sanqing Taoist Temple——

Although the weather is cold, there is a sense of festiveness everywhere.

Li Yun was holding a string of firecrackers. What was different from the previous ones was that this row of firecrackers was a complete firecracker battle, which was nothing compared to the small firecrackers set off before.

"I know, I know! On New Year's Eve, firecrackers will be set off to get rid of the New Year beast, and we will completely bid farewell to the old and usher in the new year." Han Xiang who was on the side also helped to set off the firecrackers, and then muttered: "It's just that Han Xiang never I haven’t seen Nian Beast before, so I don’t know what it looks like. I heard it looks like a horse before, and then I heard that it looks like a cow from the eldest lady, and I heard from a friend of the mountain god that I don’t even know what it looks like.”

"It is said that in ancient times, there was an evil beast called 'Nian'. When winter came and snow was covered and food was in short supply, it went to the village to eat people because it couldn't bear the hunger. Afraid of red robes, afraid of couplets, afraid of firecrackers," Li Yun hung up the firecrackers, and then said with a smile: "Of course, this is not the only legend. There are many, many legends, but there are still many things in common, for example, Nian beasts are afraid of red clothes, couplets, firecrackers, these things can drive Nian beasts away, so that Nian beasts will no longer bother the villagers."

"But I always feel that everyone has nothing to fear from the Nian Beast. Everyone celebrates the New Year, and it has always been like this." Han Xiang felt that the Nian Beast should not be as scary as the legend.

Otherwise, why aren't everyone afraid?

"[Nian] may be just a symbol, a symbol of reverence for ghosts and gods, and the Spring Festival itself is a festive event. From my personal point of view, the Nian beast may or may not exist in the past. Now, more It's a symbol." Li Yun laughed and hung up the firecrackers.

I lit the firecrackers, crackling, and a string of firecrackers bursting at the same time made a loud, crackling sound. Hanxiang covered her ears with her hands, opened her mouth, and began to sing some lyrics with unknown meaning.

Li Yun looked at Hanxiang, and remembered that when he was a child, when Xuan Daozi set off firecrackers, he would cover his ears with his hands and scream, and the sound that reached his ears would turn into a buzzing sound, although he didn't know What is the principle? Anyway, I thought it was very fun at that time.

After the firecrackers were burnt out, Hanxiang was still screaming with her mouth open, and without the noise of the firecrackers interfering, Li Yun could hear the a cappella singing clearly.

"Maybe Nian Beast left contentedly after hearing Han Xiang's singing?" Han Xiang boasted shamelessly, while giggling.

However, Hanxiang's singing voice is indeed very pleasant to listen to. Without any accompaniment, Li Yun could hear the feeling of meditation. The song is ethereal and long, just like a kingfisher.

After the firecrackers were burned out, everything seemed to return to silence, and the Taoist temple was silent again.

The new year has really begun. After the New Year's Eve, all things are born. After a wave of returning to their hometowns, people have gradually begun to leave their hometowns and return to their places of work.

"Exhale the wind—" the fingers waved, and the fallen leaves and firecracker debris on the ground huddled together, threw them into the trash bag, and handed it to Ah Er, "Help me throw it into the trash can down the mountain."

"Wang~"

Ah Er didn't say anything, and ran fast with the bag of firecracker crumbs in his mouth. His crazy appearance gave Li Yun the illusion that the bag would be bitten off in a second.

"Am I the one who assigned Huskies to be a little naive?" Li Yun complained to himself silently, then entered the hall and took out the incense that he had prepared earlier.

"Festivals are always short-lived. Let's offer the first stick of incense. The first stick of incense in the new year is extremely auspicious." Li Yun smiled, lit the incense, and handed it to Han Xiang, who also Putting away the mood of laughter, he began to look at the stone statues of the Three Lucky Gods and the portrait of Zhong Kui in front of him.

"I heard that incense sticks in some famous Buddhist temples are very valuable. Don't we have similar regulations?" Han Xiang asked.

"Then, do you think someone will come to snatch the head pillar incense from our Taoist temple?" Li Yun said with a smile.

You are at a loss for words, you speak well and make sense, and there is even a little bit of sadness.
No more words, one stick of incense is lit, green smoke rises, the first stick of incense is still consumed inside the Taoist temple, and no one outside will care who took the first stick of incense in this little Sanqing Temple .

For this, Li Yun also has a little envy for the Taoist temple in Luofu Mountain. The first stick of incense in the Taoist temple of Luofu Mountain is not cheap, and most people can't get it at all, let alone the big Buddhist temples. It was auctioned on the bright side, and the highest bidder won.

"There is a long way to go. When will my little Taoist temple gain such popularity?" Li Yun just finished offering incense silently, hoping that the new year will be blessed with good luck and good luck, and eat chicken tonight.
The backyard is unknown, so Brother Ji suddenly shivered.
After the Dao ceremony, Ah Er also came back from the mountain. The garbage he was holding was gone, but there was another bag of something in his mouth.

"Ah Er, what is this?" Li Yun asked curiously.

"Wow! Those people at the bottom of the mountain gave it to me. I smelled the fragrance, so I took it. Is it for food?" Husky put the bag on the ground, opened the plastic bag, and inside was a huge insulated lunch box.

Looking at these lunch boxes, Li Yun also smiled knowingly, and opened the big lunch box, which was full of dishes, a plate of exquisite ingredients, including bean sprouts, green peppers, and various vegetarian dishes.

"Aunt Zhao's New Year's Eve dinner. But it obviously confused us with monks. It's all materials. It's because we are worried that we won't have anything to eat during the Chinese New Year." Li Yun was also warm-hearted, with hundreds of lights and hundreds of meals.

The meal above is also two servings, obviously one is prepared for Han Xiang.

It's just an ordinary home-cooked stir-fry, the color and aroma are not complete, and the taste is not as good as the dishes made by Hanxiang, but it contains all kinds of intentions, so it tastes delicious.

This year, that's it.

However, just when Li Yun wanted Ah Er to send the lunch box to the meeting, the Third Eye suddenly opened.
It's Future Pass.

Follow the line of this lunch box.
"This is the famous Elephant Head Mountain. It looks like that." A middle-aged man who looked a little thin said, looking at the scene of Elephant Head Mountain.

"Zhou Yong, let's go. Are you here for hunting or sightseeing? There are so many beeps." The fat man next to him said impatiently.

Zhou Yong didn't hesitate much, and went up the mountain with his hunting gear on his shoulders.

(End of this chapter)