Chapter 54: The Entrance Ceremony
As soon as I entered this bamboo forest, I found that this bamboo forest was a bush in the east and a bush in the west, and it was not chaotic, but there was a feeling that the sight was just blocked, and there seemed to be a road in the whole bamboo forest, but it was chaotic and disorganized, and it made people feel that there was no way. ()
Old man Jiang took my hand, walked all the way, and began to explain to me all the way, don't look at him a few steps to the east, a few steps to the west, a few steps forward, a few steps backwards, but there are still rules to follow, and the rules are simple.
After a while, even I, the stupid person he called him, Gua Wa'er mastered this law, and I knew what to do next.
I was a little proud and whistled, but Old Man Jiang slapped me on the head mercilessly: "The simplest formation, just use it quietly, Ha'er (fool) can learn it, what are you proud of?" Walk well, whistle again, see if I don't clean you up, you don't look serious! ”
But after speaking, he whistled proudly, my mouth pursed, and I almost cried out of grievances, why am I so unlucky? Meet such a master?
Old man Jiang doesn't care about me, just take me to walk in this bamboo forest, because I have already mastered the rules, and I can keep up with his footsteps.
Although the air in this bamboo forest is fresh and the mountain breeze is cool, it looks like it is all bamboo, and after walking like this for about ten minutes, I was also annoyed, and asked, "Master, how long will it take to arrive?" How big is this bamboo forest? ”
"This bamboo forest is the largest bamboo forest in this mountain, you go yours, it won't be long before you go." The old man Jiang carried a hand behind his back and walked beautifully, I was speechless, so I had to continue walking.
Who wants to walk for less than 5 minutes, after a seemingly roadless turn, the scenery of his eyes changes, and suddenly he opens up, and the gurgling water he has been hearing also appears in front of him at this moment.
I was pleasantly surprised, I didn't expect that there was such a place in this mountain, this is a small valley sandwiched by a bamboo forest, a small green space, and I don't know what flowers were planted on it by the old man Jiang.
In the middle of the green space, there is a bamboo building, I didn't know the stilted building at that time, I thought this bamboo building was built too magically, it was built off the ground, and it was supported by a few pillars below.
The bamboo building is not big, but the yellow and green colors are exceptionally beautiful, and there are no fences and fences, so it stands in the green space.
What surprised me the most was that there was a small waterfall behind the bamboo building, the clear water fell straight down, like a silver curtain, falling in the small pool below, and a small stream flowed out of the small pool, accompanied by a cheerful 'bang-la-la' sound, which made people feel very happy.
"What are you doing here? Let's go. Old man Jiang tried his best to pretend to be calm, but he couldn't hide the color in his eyes, so he left first.
At this time, I noticed that there was a stone road under my feet, and God knows how the old man Jiang got this stone slab up the mountain.
It's really a poor mountain and a poor water, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village!
Calculated, starting from my house, to here, only walked for less than an hour, not far at all, the problem is this place, people who don't know are looking for it, it's really hard to find.
I had an indescribable mood, it should be a surprise, and I strode closely behind Old Man Jiang, it seems that this day on the mountain will not be too bad.
Walked a short distance, arrived at the small bamboo building, pedaled the ladder not high, found that there is a long corridor at the door, there are two bamboo chairs on the corridor, a small wooden table, from here, the whole green space, the small waterfall is in full view, there is the lush green bamboo, the most amazing thing is that this bamboo building seems to be built in the highest part of this small valley, at a glance, there is still a shadow to see the foot of the mountain, and then more carefully, you can also see the vague house.
"Pretty huh?" Old man Jiang hehe, hey, looked at me in a daze.
"Well, it's good." I nodded busily.
"You can see it in the future, let's enter the house now, although the entrance ceremony of my vein is simple, I still have to pay attention to it, don't delay." After speaking, the old man Jiang pushed open the bamboo door and entered the house, and I hurriedly followed with curiosity.
Push the door, enter the house, and see the whole room in front of you at a glance.
This is a hall, the layout is very simple, there is a desk on the side of the wall, there is a simple incense burner on the desk, on the wall behind the desk, there are three portraits, there is a futon under the desk, in addition, there are two bamboo chairs on the left and right sides.
Such a simple furnishing is of course easy to see at a glance.
After the old man Jiang entered the room, he pulled a chair and sat down next to the desk, and then he said to me, who was still a little uncomfortable by the door, "Come in, come here." ”
The place he pointed to was in front of the futon placed on the ground, I walked over according to the words, I don't know why, thinking that this was the entrance ceremony, I always felt a little nervous in my heart, so even with me who was alive and kicking on weekdays, I couldn't help but tremble a little bit.
"My master is also vague about the origin of our lineage, he just told me that we don't talk about the name of this lineage, and all our behaviors are idle or lazy, and it is best to be able to come from the heart. Therefore, there are really not many rules in our lineage, the only important thing is a heritage, in the future, when you walk in this world, it is inevitable to meet people in the same way, and ask you which lineage you come from, you can answer who I am taught from, as long as "Old man Jiang seemed to want to say something, but after all, he still didn't say it.
It is necessary to get started, introduce the inheritance of the master, and the old man Jiang is not exempt from vulgarity, but it is strange that in our vein, it is really a scattered person among the scattered people, just a few simple words, and the old man Jiang has already made it clear.
I nodded seriously, it doesn't matter if I don't talk about my name, my careful thinking is very simple, if others ask me in the future, do I say where I am, which vein and which vein of Taoist priest?
At that time, Taoist priesthood was not a glorious profession.
"Bring the incense on the table." Old man Jiang commanded, and then I noticed that there was an unopened bunch of red incense behind the incense burner.
Holding the incense in his hand, the old man Jiang instructed: "Take out nine sticks, even if the rules are simple, but these three Qings are the people who must worship at the entrance, and the wall is the three Qingxiang, they are the ancestors of our Taoist metaphysics, worship the ancestors, just like you worship the ancestors, you must be sincere in your heart, these three worship and nine knocks, you must also be solid, if you are not sincere at this time, you will inevitably be punished in the future, the situation of this punishment is the same as the trouble that your second sister encountered, but it can be big or small." I don't force you, but that's all you say, you can worship yourself. ”
As soon as I heard this, my forehead was covered with cold sweat, my cheap master is obviously 'intimidation', this is worse than the nature of coercion, okay? Where do I dare to slack off?
I took out nine sticks of incense very seriously and lit them with the help of Master, I stared at the three clear images on the wall, and silently recited the meditation mantra taught to me by Master, and when my mind was empty, I knelt down with full reverence.
"Read with me, disciple Chen Chengyi." Old man Jiang suddenly spoke, I don't know what's going on, he who usually laughs and scolds from his heart, but at this moment his appearance has become very solemn, and even with me he is very serious.
"Disciple Chen Chengyi."
"From today onwards, I will worship under Jiang Lichun's disciple and be Jiang Lichun's only closed disciple."
"From today onwards, I will worship under Jiang Lichun's disciple and be Jiang Lichun's only closed disciple."
"Here are three clears."
"Here are three clears."
After following the old man Jiang to read the words of the entrance, I raised the incense with both hands above my head, and began to respectfully bow and bow to the three Qingxiang on the wall.
After bowing, I respectfully inserted the incense into the incense burner, and this time, the old man Jiang asked me to draw out three more incense sticks.
"You light the incense, wait here for a while, and I'll go get something." After saying that, Old Man Jiang ignored me and went straight into a door on the left side of the hall.
I waited for a while with the incense in my hand, and then I saw him walk out with a scroll in his hand.