Because there had been a small conflict between the dinner tables, Zhao Ran didn't take the initiative to greet these clean fellow doorsmen, which would make him seem too cowardly, so while they were laughing, he stepped up and retracted back to the West House.

Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai were already snoring loudly, Zhao Ran climbed onto the bed, covered his ears with the futon, and was also confused in the haze.

I don't know how long I slept, Zhao Ran was woken up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the oil lamp on the wooden table in the corner had been lit, and Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai were putting short coats on their bodies.

"Brother Zhao, wake up quickly, it's time to go to work, you will be punished if you are late. While speaking, Jiao Tan had already put on his coat and urged Zhao Ran to get up.

Zhao Ranxun got up, untied the package he received yesterday, and put the Taoist coat on himself, but was stopped by Jiao Tan: "Don't wear that dress when you go to work, put it away, or wear your old clothes, just put on a short coat outside...... Do you think you're going to a ceremony?"

As soon as Zhao Ran heard the reason, he immediately wore the original rags, picked out the short coat from the package and put it on, and followed the two out of the door.

In the middle of the moon, from time to time I heard the croaking of frogs from far and near, and the three of them took advantage of the moonlight, down the mountain path, bypassing several small courtyards, and came to the trough house. Zhou Zhixiu, the head of the broom, was already waiting at the door of the trough room, and behind him was a donkey cart, and the old donkey pulling the cart didn't seem to be awake, and his four hooves were swaying from side to side.

Zhou Yuantou handed over the donkey cart to the three men, yawned and turned to leave.

The old donkey knew the way, and he didn't need to be led, so he pulled the cart and walked forward, and went around to the back of the trough house and stopped, but this is where the horse pen is, and the dozen or so horses raised in the Wuji courtyard are all locked here.

Jiao Tan took down an empty bamboo basket from the car and asked Zhao Ran to carry it, and he and Zhou Huai took a wooden fork and walked behind the horse railing. Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai threw the horse dung into the bamboo basket that Zhao Ran was carrying. Zhao Ran held his breath and followed behind, and not long after, a small half basket of horse manure was piled up in the bamboo basket.

The dung basket filled with horse manure was put back on the car board, Zhao Ran let out a long breath, Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai smiled, didn't say much, and put the fork back on the cart.

The old donkey is like a fine man, and he doesn't need to be urged, he pulls the cart and leaves. Jiao and Zhou Erren were not surprised, but Zhao Ran was surprised, stepped forward and smoothed the old donkey's ears, the old donkey glanced at him sideways, and raised his voice, as if he was not satisfied.

Following the old donkey, the three began to sweep. There are three rooms in Wuji Courtyard, one is in the front yard outside the Sanqing Palace, which is dedicated to pilgrims to relieve emergencies, and one is in the guest hall on the southwest side, which is used by the laymen and Taoists who place orders. These two places are not commonly used, and the room is very tidy, and the three of them cleaned it in less than half an hour.

The most frequently used is naturally the dwelling place of the people of Wuji Temple, the dormitory outside the squatter house. More than 100 Taoist priests and fire workers eat and drink all day long, and the situation can be imagined.

The trio carried water, flushed the tunnel, and then rinsed the floor, a process that would not have been explained or would have been unsightly. After cleaning up the room and turning to the back of the room, Jiao Tan pulled the wooden board covered by the manure tank in the room, and a strong smell of feces came to the face, so that the three of them hid back again and again. In addition to the smell, there was also a dazzling smell in the manure tank, Zhao Ran knew that this thing could be used as an energy source, but he was not interested in talking about it at the moment.

The smell dissipated for a while, and the three of them picked up the long-handled dung scoop on the board and began to pound the dung bucket, filling three large buckets to see the bottom.

After the three houses were cleaned, the old donkey pulled the cart and went to the backyard. The squatter is the residence of the Taoists of Wuji Courtyard, but the high-ranking Taoist priests do not live here, and the abbots, supervisors, three capitals (all in charge, all speaking, all cooks) and the eight deacons of Wuji Courtyard are all concentrated in the backyard, or live alone in one courtyard, or two or three people in one courtyard, and their lives are obviously much more comfortable.

At the entrance of each small courtyard, these high-level Taoist priests were placed in the buckets, and the three of them took away the filth in the buckets and scrubbed them clean with water, which was the end of the work.

The old donkey pulled the cart to find the trail behind the mountain and went down, and the cart squeaked and creaked in the mountain trail, like a cheerful song, but Zhao Ran was not interested in feeling the romance of walking the mountain road at night, and he almost vomited when he brushed the bucket just now.

At the foot of the back mountain is a depression, interspersed with deep pools of half an acre. The three of them emptied the bucket from the cart and then pulled it to the nearby mountain spring to rinse it. Jiao and Erren took Zhao Ran to take off their short coats, washed them with mountain spring water, and then washed their hands and faces, and Zhao Ran's vomiting was reduced a little.

He finally understood why these two rich and noble children were not kempt, after doing this job, what kind of washing before going to bed and the like were trivial, and those habits were completely redundant compared to the sweep.

Jiao Tan pointed to the invisible distance in the dark and Zhao Ran and said: "The area under the mountain is all Fengtian under the name of the Taoist Academy, and the fertilizer water used by the tenants is taken from here. ”

Zhao Ran was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Brother Jiao and Brother Zhou, are they from wealth, but they come to suffer like this, is it worth it?"

Jiao Tan smiled: "Willing or unwilling, since you are here, you have to bear it." It took a lot of effort for the family to climb up to such an opportunity...... It wasn't for me to come to Wuji Monastery to practice, but my brother couldn't bear this suffering, so he fled back after only two months, so it was my turn. ”

Zhao Ran was stunned: "Flee back?"

Jiao Tan said: "Why do you need to take care of it in the hospital? My family has been broken since my brother returned from the legs, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to travel in the future." ”

Zhao Ran was speechless, but he heard Zhou Huai say coldly: "It's not just for yourself, it's really a family, if you can't even see through this, you don't have to mess around at home, it's best to fend for yourself." ”

Jiao Tan nodded: "Yes, as long as you get through this hurdle and wait for a newcomer to come to the courtyard, you can get out, and no matter which room you transfer to, it will be better." After 10 years, you can return to your hometown. For those of us who are on the sidelines, this is the best shortcut to make a living in the future. If the time comes, you can get a chance to receive the degree, and then you will not have to endure hardships for many years. ”

Zhao Ran was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "Can the fireworker also accept it?"

"Of course, people like me who have no cultivation qualifications should not be too extravagant, but they are not without opportunities. Every three years or two years, the next batch of degrees will be awarded to those with good qualifications. But how few people in the world can cultivate the Dao? If this example is strictly followed, I am afraid that there will not be many people in the Dao Sect. Therefore, there will always be opportunities for ordinary people, or from prominent families, or smart and talented...... Just like in the Wuji Courtyard, almost all of the forty or fifty Taoist priests who have been ordained are like this, and those who can cultivate have all gone to the pavilion. ”

Zhao Ran's heart was like a boiling pot, thinking about how to find a way to get this degree in order to become a noble Taoist priest, pondered for a while, and was deflated, his family has no deep family background and dependence, and if he wants to go further, the chance is really slim.

Thinking of this, he also let go of this idea for the time being, chatting with Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai, and followed the old donkey back to the mountain gate. In the meantime, Zhao Ran asked, Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai are both rich and noble children, why don't they hire some short-term workers to do the rough work of this sweep? Jiao Tan said that the Taoist Academy attaches great importance to the body, and unless it is among the top ranks, it is the best policy to work honestly, and it is absolutely not allowed to cheat and cheat.

Zhao Ran asked again, most of the fire workers who can enter the Taoist Academy are from wealthy families, why are they so poor?

Jiao Tan explained, or that sentence, unless you are among the high-level, otherwise you will honestly live according to the rules of the Taoist Academy, the fireworkers have only one day of rest every ten days, and they can go down the mountain on the day of rest, and they can enjoy it at any time when they get to the mountain, but on the mountain, there is no place to spend money, and they must abide by the rules of the Taoist gate for food and clothing, and they are not allowed to bring luxury into the mountain gate.

Zhou Huai added, "Brother Zhao, you haven't seen Second Brother Guan's gang of people who clean the house spend their days in the Taoist courtyard on weekdays, right?

Zhao Ran continued to ask, will the next batch of new laymen enter the mountain, and they and others can leave the house?

Jiao Tan said, this is true, according to the rules of precedence, Zhou Huai will go first, and then I Jiao someone...... He patted Zhao Ran on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, be patient." ”

The old donkey returned to the trough room, and the three of them also returned to the Westinghouse together. The sky was already dawning, but Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai fell asleep on the bed, snoring loudly between the heels.

Zhao Ran was also sleepy, and he fell asleep in a daze after a while, this time he understood that this job was indeed reversed, and now he also joined the ranks of sleeping with his head covered in broad daylight.

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