Chu's Zhaohua

Chapter 170

On the fifteenth day, Chu Chan changed into plain clothes, and along with Sun Shi, Zeng Shi, Zhou Shi, Chu Zhen, eldest aunt He Shi, big sister Chu Shumei, and big hall sister Fan Shi are about to give birth these days. , so naturally you cannot go to the Taoist temple to offer incense.

It was precisely because Mrs. Fan in the lobby was about to give birth that Mrs. He wanted to go to the Taoist temple to seek the root stick.

Mrs. Xie from the second bedroom and Chu Yun, the second cousin, also went with her.

It just so happened that Chu Yu and Chu Hong were going to take the Confucian examination, so Mrs. Zeng wanted to take them to the Taoist temple to worship, so that they could go smoothly.

Although there was no imperial examination system in this era, being an official was based on recommendation, but it also required a certain degree of culture, so one had to be admitted as a Confucian scholar, and then be recommended by the three elders.

Chu Hong and Chu Yu will start taking the Confucian examination in March.

Shen Yao also happened to take the Confucian examination with the two of them.

In this era, every household will go to the Taoist temple to worship on the first and fifteenth day of the new year. Some go more frequently, and some only go once a year.

The Taiqing Palace Taoist Temple is located on the mountainside outside the city, and the distance is far away. The Chu family hired two carriages.

The lives of the Chu family gradually improved, and the Zeng family smiled more, and they were talking about taking them back to the Taoist temple. These few incense coins, I am giving more sesame oil money, if any of you want to get rid of the lottery, you can also draw a lottery."

Then he said to Chu Yu and Chu Hong, "You two also obediently go to offer incense to the Taoist Lord. Be sincere, otherwise the Taoist Lord will not be effective."

Chu Yu nodded, "Don't worry, grandma, we will save it."

The two carriages left the city quickly, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, the carriages couldn't get on, so they had to walk down to the mountainside.

Let the coachman wait at the foot of the mountain, and a group of people headed towards the Taoist temple.

The weather is still cold at the moment, so they are all wearing capes, and they are much warmer along the way.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there are quite a few people going to Taoist temples to offer incense, and you can see crowds moving ahead.

A group of people went up the halfway up the mountain, and the face of the Taiqing Palace was revealed.

The Taiqing Palace is the largest Taoist temple in Yecheng, and it is also the one with the most incense. It collects a lot of incense money, and the Taoist temple is more dignified. The entire Taiqing Palace occupies almost ten acres of land.The front yard is for guests to offer incense and ask for a lottery, and the back yard is for guests to worship the golden bodies of various Taoist monarchs, and there are also wing rooms for guests to rest.

Mrs. Zeng went to buy incense, and everyone went in one by one to light incense and bow down.

Chu Chan inserted the incense, knelt down, put her palms together, and begged the Bodhisattva to keep her family safe and healthy for the rest of her life.

Everyone lit up incense one by one, and Mrs. Zeng went to add the usual amount of sesame oil money, and seeing the lottery again, she couldn't help laughing, "Which one of you is going to ask for a lottery?"

He hurriedly said, "I want to ask for one, to figure out whether my daughter-in-law is a boy or a girl."

Zeng didn't stop her. If Fan really gave birth to a boy, he would be her great-grandson, and that would be her first great-grandson. Naturally, she hoped that it would be safe and sound.

Mrs. He went forward and shook the stick, and soon a stick fell out. It said on it, the way of yin and yang is always up to the sky, and it is a happy marriage between a woman and a man, but seeing the meeting of dragons and snakes, smoked into a dream and happy reunion .

Mrs. He hurriedly took the stick and went to Daojun to untie the lottery. The Taoist said, "The benefactor, this is the top lottery. This hexagram is the sign of the harmony of yin and yang, and everything is in harmony."

He Shi didn't understand, "Mr. Dao, what do you mean by that?"

The Taoist said, "Follow your wishes, get married and conceive a man, benefit from wealth, and benefit the silkworms. That means the benefactor can do whatever he wants."

A smile bloomed on He's face immediately, "Thank you so much, Daoist Lord."

He and Zeng were very happy to get such a lottery.Mrs. Sun said to the girls, "Are you going to ask for a lottery?"

Chu Chan smiled and said, "I don't have anything to ask for, so I won't ask for it."

Chu Yun and Chu Shumei also shook their heads, "We don't ask for it either."

Chu Zhen also smiled and said, "Elder Sister doesn't ask, and neither do I."

(End of this chapter)