Chapter 7 Yangzhou Woman
After the Great Cold, the snow on the mountain melted a lot. Then pilgrims came up to burn incense and worship the gods, which brought rare popularity to Baiyun Temple.

The morning classes of the fellow disciples were also moved to another separate courtyard, and they were not allowed to go to and from palaces and temples such as the Jade Emperor Temple at will to enter into meditation.

With more pilgrims, the Taoists naturally had fewer morning classes. In addition, they could buy some meat from the mountain, and Li Daoxuan's life became much better. His face, which had been frostbitten during the snow, became rounder and fuller.

The old Taoist priest plans to choose an auspicious day after the beginning of spring to hold a ceremony to accept disciples, and will also invite all the sects on Maoshan. After all, Maoshan is very large, and there are many Taoist priests. There are all kinds of sects, but most of them are Taoist priests. Do not compete with others, and be as good as water. This is also the doctrine of Taoism.

Of course, if pushed to the limit, the Taoists would not give up. After all, Buddhism has martial monks, so how could Taoism not have Taoists with good martial arts?

Although Li Daoxuan was planned by the old Taoist to be his direct disciple, this matter had not been made public. He also ate and lived with his senior brothers on weekdays, but he read more books than his senior brothers.

The snow had stopped and the New Year was coming. The Taoist temple was busy and Li Daoxuan came to help.

Looking at the pilgrims coming and going, the clothes they wore, and the braids behind their heads, Li Daoxuan looked a little dazed. Occasionally he heard the word "Beile Ye", and he finally understood where he was.

When will the prince be born? Needless to say.

"I had planned so much, but I never thought I would end up in the Qing Dynasty." Li Daoxuan was filled with emotion.

It was also because his fellow disciples did not shave their heads or change their clothes. They wore Taoist clothes and kept their hair in the Han Chinese style, so he did not associate it with the Qing Dynasty.

You should know that although the Qing Dynasty required people to shave their heads and change their clothes, there was also a folk saying that "ten things to follow and ten things not to follow". People who became monks and nuns were exempt from the influence of shaving their heads.

Touching his still thick hair, Li Daoxuan suddenly felt fortunate that he was a Taoist priest.

Sitting in a corner outside the palace, he was idling around, and curiously looking at this new world. Li Daoxuan had only learned about this era from books. He just didn't know what time it was. Was it Qianlong or Kangxi, or was it Cixi who was diligent in government? No matter who was in power, the lives of the people were so hard.

Looking at the people who came to burn incense, you can tell that they didn't wear the kind of cheongsam with a top and a skirt that the beautiful girls in TV dramas wear. Instead, they wore loose and heavy robes, and from a distance they looked like a scarecrow, and really gave off the feeling of a small-headed rag doll.

Men mostly wear jackets and overcoats.

The poor farmers have dark and weathered faces, and their clothes are mostly patched, but they are thick overcoats. The gentlemen wear bright-colored jackets and coats, and fine melon-shaped hats on their heads. Their braids are neatly groomed, and their faces are mostly fair.

The two intersected, and their class was clear. Just by looking at their lean bodies, Li Daoxuan's filter for the TV series was shattered.

It is no wonder that modern people eat and drink well and do not have to do rough work under the sun. The actor's skin is naturally not dark, and the extras are all yellow-skinned and well-nourished people. Compared with the real poor people in the Qing Dynasty, they are simply two different species.

Just as he was feeling deeply moved, he heard a voice asking, "Young Master, how do I get to the Lingguan Palace?"

Li Daoxuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman with a child. She had a fair complexion and long, slender fingers. She was wearing small shoes and was a little shaky when she stood on the ground.

She had a dignified appearance, and there was no trace of worldly experience between her eyebrows. She was wearing a clean Manchu dress embroidered with bright red flowers. She looked like a woman from a wealthy family, but I didn't know why she came to Baiyun Temple alone with her child, and I didn't know why she went to the Lingguan Temple. Li Daoxuan looked at the child again, and it turned out to be a little girl with braids. It seemed that her face was cooled by the mountain wind. Her rosy face was inlaid with a pair of big eyes with distinct black and white. Her mouth was pouty and delicate, and she looked cute and playful. It was just that her appearance could be seen at such a young age. She would definitely be a beautiful woman when she grew up.

The mother and daughter braved the cold weather to climb up to Baiyun Temple, and Li Daoxuan naturally would not neglect them. He showed them the way and even walked in front of them in case they couldn't find the place.

He was malnourished and didn't grow up. Although he was over 11 or 12 years old, he was not tall. Compared with the woman, he was half a head shorter and looked like a boy.

It's just that he has been practicing Taoism in recent days and has been nourished by the inner energy of the elixir. He has become a Taoist child with fair skin and a cute appearance.

The little girl was not afraid of him and even talked to him from time to time on the way, which made Li Daoxuan confused and confused.

The mother and daughter were speaking Yangzhou dialect, so Li Daoxuan, who was used to speaking Mandarin, naturally had some difficulty understanding them. Especially since some of the pronunciations were not correct, he had to think for a long time before asking a question.

The little girl thought that Li Daoxuan didn't want to pay attention to her, so she kept a pouty mouth all the way. When they arrived at the Lingguan Temple, the woman went in alone and asked the little girl to stay outside the temple and not run around.

There were quite a few people in the Lingguan Temple, and all of them were pilgrims who came to pray for peace. Li Daoxuan saw that there were so many people, and it would be easy for someone to kidnap the little girl. So he had to stay outside and look after the little girl.

He sat on the wall outside the temple, staring at the pilgrims in a daze. Then he felt someone pulling his pants, and when he looked down, he saw the little girl looking up at him.

"Brother." The little girl called softly, blinking her eyes at him.

"What's wrong?" Li Daoxuan answered weakly. He had done a lot today. The clothes he wore were thick, and he felt a little uncomfortable all over.

After practicing Qi, he found that he was not afraid of cold. But the old Taoist felt sorry for his apprentice, and Li Daoxuan would be scolded if he didn't wear enough. In order to avoid the old Taoist's nagging, he could only wear more.

"Don't you like talking to me?" The little girl puffed her cheeks and looked a little angry. But this look was really cute, like a freshly steamed bun, so soft that people couldn't get annoyed.

Li Daoxuan naturally did not despise it, and smiled. Then he shook his feet and said, "No, I just don't understand your Yangzhou dialect, and I don't know what to say."

"Ah?" The little girl widened her eyes. She finally understood why the big brother on the road ignored them. It turned out that he didn't understand what they were saying.

The little girl suddenly became happy, and her previous displeasure was swept away. She stretched out her little hand and tugged at the corner of Li Daoxuan's clothes again, and asked again: "Big brother, what do you Taoists usually do?"

"What else can I do? It's just..."

The two children were chatting there. Li Daoxuan was knowledgeable and eloquent, and his nonsense confused the little girl, who sat there and listened attentively for a long time.

The crosstalk performance came to an abrupt end only when the woman came out of the Lingguan Temple with the Taoist priest.

(End of this chapter)