This is Chen Fei's first official Chinese New Year since he came to Datang.

The dinner party is also much more lively than before, in the past, the Chen family spent the New Year alone with Chen Fei and Dad, there was no woman Zhang Luo in the family, and the two old men did not pay attention to it, and there was not much difference between the New Year, and there was no New Year's flavor.

But this year is different, not only the family has more people, but the number of people who come for the New Year has also increased.

Chen Fei's uncle's family of four, Yan Yun'er, Yan Ying'er, Yin Ping, and Xian'erguan's three masters, plus Chen Fei and his father, there are twelve people, compared with previous years, it is simply a qualitative leap.

The smile on Chen Daomai's face became more and more intense, and he sat in his position stupidly and happily for a long time, and he didn't know what he was happy about.

The dinner was still a traditional split table, and people in the Tang Dynasty were still not accustomed to eating together at a large round table, although Chen Fei had proposed it, but it was still vetoed.

If there are no guests, forget it, if there are guests, it will be considered disrespectful, after all, the Chen family is not a small family, and it is also the Hou Ye's Mansion when it is said, and the way of hospitality cannot be laughed at by others.

The difference is that everyone's tables are very close together, almost on the left and right, front and back, like ...... The kind of big long table that eats in the West, everyone is close to each other, and the chat is naturally familiar.

Chen Daomai and Chen Fei's uncle sat on the left and right, with the two Taoist elders on the left and Chen Fei and Yan Yun'er on the right.

New Year's Day, a little more lively to have a New Year's flavor.

The Chen family's banquet is also very rich. More than ten dishes can be placed on the table where the two of them sit, needless to say about the big fish and meat, and some exquisite small stir-fried dishes, the Chen family has been accustomed to seeing them, and there are small stir-fried dishes almost every meal, but the uncle's family and several Taoist elders have not seen much stir-fried dishes, and they are amazed by the taste of the dishes, and their appetite is much greater, and they have never stopped eating a few plates of stir-fried vegetables.

Chen Fei saw the two immortal Dao Masters eating and drinking regardless of their image, and couldn't help but be curious: "Dao Chief, monks... Isn't it that you don't eat meat and only eat vegetarian? You ......"

Chen Fei watched the two Taoist big fish, big meat and good wine stuffed into their mouths one by one, not looking like a Taoist master at all, and couldn't help muttering a little, thinking that these two people can't be fakes, right? Why do you feel a little out of tune? But when I saw that Yin Ping didn't react in the slightest, I felt a little strange.

"Hehe," Daoist Taiming put down the chopsticks in his hand and recited a slogan: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Poor Dao and Senior Brother haven't eaten meat for a long time, and it's okay to eat once in a while." Besides, who told you that Taoist priests can't eat meat? Our Taoism pays attention to the natural method of the mind, doing what you want, not taking things as you like, not being sad about yourself, and governing by doing nothing. I don't want to be disturbed by the mundane when I live a clean and elegant life on weekdays, but since I have entered the WTO, I will also live a life like a normal person, I should eat, drink, marry a wife and have children. ”

Chen Fei was stunned for a while, how could he remember that the Taoist priests in later generations were almost the same as monks, it seemed... Do you have to obey the rules and precepts? Could it be that he remembered wrongly, or did the Taoist priests of this era not pay much attention to it?

Seeing Chen Fei's puzzled look, Taiming Daoist smiled again: "Everything in the world has its own law, since we have not transcended the mortal world, we should follow its law, people have seven emotions and six desires, and there are six reincarnations in the sky, if you deliberately avoid it and change it, wouldn't it be against the sky?" From the point of view of the poor road, this is a small law, not a superior road. Master Hou, when things should happen, just remember your own heart, and don't pursue it too deliberately. ”

As he spoke, Daoist Taiming took a sip of wine with a smile on his face, his face was refreshed and happy, and he completely lost his previous appearance.

Chen Fei also understood that Taiming Daochang and others paid attention to "governing by inaction", in their eyes, there were no rules and regulations, rules and precepts, but they just felt that they should eat meat, so they ate meat in a big gulp, and when it was time to drink, then they drank a lot of wine and lived a life as they wanted. Unlike the monks in the temple, they restrain their seven emotions and six desires.

There is a great conflict between the morality of the two factions, and it is no wonder that Taoist priests and monks have been at odds since ancient times, and they do not like each other.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the Taoist priests of this era are really like this, Sun Simiao is also a Taoist priest and lives in a Taoist hall, and he doesn't necessarily have too much attention to his old man.

There are also legends, but Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang, who have never met, seem to be living a casual life, without so many rules and regulations.

In comparison, Chen Fei still prefers to get along with this group of Taoist priests and likes their true temperament.

Maybe....... It is also related to the prevalence of "wine and meat monks" in later generations, which makes Chen Fei feel repulsive towards monks from the bottom of his heart, right?

In general, the eating appearance of the two Taoist masters and a little Taoist priest completely refreshed Chen Fei's cognitive view of Taoist priests, but Chen Daomai did not look strange, but also asked the two Taoist masters some health topics, and several people discussed them with relish, and they felt that they would not stop living for more than a hundred years.

"Shhh Taiming Daoist suddenly gasped, his face became painful, and several people were inexplicable, so dignified, what's wrong with him?

"Shhh What is it? Why is it so spicy? Poor Road ...... Hiss! Poor Dao has never eaten something so spicy! Taiming Daoist not only looked painful, but also sweated fine on his forehead, obviously being spicy.

Chen Fei took a look, it turned out that he had eaten the red pepper in the stewed mutton, no wonder......

"Dao Chang, this is a new vegetable, called chili, which is spicier than pepper, but a pot of stewed mutton will only have two chili peppers to remove the fish, and if you don't eat red peppers after taking medicine, you won't feel too spicy."

The chili peppers have basically been stewed, and there is not much spiciness, purely because Taiming Daochang has not eaten much chili peppers, so it is spicy.

Like Chen Fei, who eats spicy food every day during this time, he has long been immune to this spicy taste.

"It's magical, it's a little irritating and hard to swallow, but it's a good thing to ward off the cold." Daoist Taiming wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at his senior brother. "Senior brother, you have a lot of research on pharmacology, why don't you try it?"

Chen Fei's heart moved, thinking that there was indeed a practice of chili peppers to dispel dampness and keep out the cold in later generations, so he hurriedly asked his subordinates to fetch a bunch of chili peppers and put them in front of the two Taoist masters.

"Two Taoist chiefs, this is chili pepper, which is hot, can dispel cold and dampness, and has a miraculous effect on rheumatism and stomach cold."

Senior Brother Taiming Daoist, Taixu Daoist Elder heard this, raised his head and glanced at Chen Fei strangely, "Master Hou understands pharmacology?" ”

Chen Fei's smile froze, and he said with a dry smile: "I once heard Doctor Sun say it, and I understand it a little." ”

"Is it Sun Simiao's senior? I didn't expect Hou Ye to know him, no wonder. Taixu Dao Chang nodded, then reached out and grabbed a red pepper and sent it directly to his mouth, "Let Poor Dao try the effect of this thing." ”

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(End of chapter)