80s Taoism

Zhang Youping and his wife heard Zai Zai's voice, quickly comforted Zhang Shicai, and then prepared to leave, fearing that others would not treat Zai Zai well.

"Shicai, take a good rest. We have nothing to take. The chickens we feed at home have saved some eggs. You can supplement your nutrition and recover faster. Don't think too much about some things. It's better to be alive than anything else." Zhang Youping put the eggs and money on the cabinet next to Zhang Shicai's bed.

"Brother Youping, you were injured yourself. Take these things back and mend them yourself. Recently, relatives and friends have sent me a lot of things. I can't finish them all." Zhang Shicai refused to accept Zhang Youping's things.

"This is a wish from me and your sister-in-law. Don't be disgusted. My injury is not serious, and I will recover quickly. Be careful, don't infect the wound. Take care of your body and live a good life in the future." Naturally, Zhang Youping couldn't really take the things back.

Luo Ximei took out a bag of candy from the jar in the corner of the room. Wrapped in kraft paper, uncovered the rope, grabbed a few candies from the inside, felt a little less, added two more, and then rewrapped the candy. These days, sweets are wrapped in this kind of kraft paper, and the salesmen of the supply and marketing agency have the unique skill of wrapping things in kraft paper, just like handmade crafts. Salt, sugar, candy, biscuits...all bulk goods will be wrapped in kraft paper.

When Luo Ximei grabbed the candy and chased her out, Zhang Jiaohua had already disappeared. He didn't dare to ask for Luo Ximei's things, if he let his parents know that he followed him secretly, he might be scolded again. So, after being discovered by Luo Ximei, Zhang Jiaohua ran away in a hurry.

Zhang Jiaohua ran to a distant pine forest, gasping for breath.

Zhang Youping and his wife bid farewell to Zhang Shicai's house. Luo Ximei stuffed the candy for Zhang Jiaohua into Zhang Youcai's hands and asked them to take it back to Zhang Jiaohua. Zhang Youping is not willing to accept.

"Youping. These candies are for the beggars. I just want you to bring them. If you refuse to bring them to me, I will go to your house and deliver these candies to the beggars. Don't be too strict with the beggars of your two teams. I have heard about the beggars. Don't believe in such things. Take good care of your children. Just ignore what others say." Luo Ximei put the candies into Liu Qiaoye's pocket.

Zhang Youping and his wife were very moved by Luo Ximei's words, "Auntie, we are very grateful. Let's go home now."

When Zhang Youping and his wife returned home, Zhang Jiaohua was under the eaves watching the ants come in and out in the crevices of the muddy floor, very busy.

"Brat, didn't you tell you to stay at home obediently? Why did you sneak behind me again?" Liu Qiaoye tried hard to keep a straight face.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't answer, but just foolishly smiled at his mother.

"I won't laugh with you. Tell mother, will you still be obedient in the future?" Liu Qiaoye asked with her mouth pouted.

"I'll be obedient in the future." I don't know how many times I said this sentence, but Zhang Jiaohua couldn't remember it clearly.

"Forget it, I won't argue with you today, Ninth Grandma grabbed a lot of candies, you can eat them." Liu Qiaoye took the candies out of her pocket.

Zhang Jiaohua happily ran over, but only took a piece of candy from Liu Qiaoye's hand, "I'll save the rest and eat it when I'm hungry."

Zhang Jiaohua would learn Taoism from the old Taoist priest every day when he was dreaming. Various spells. Some spells are weird. For example, last night Zhang Jiaohua learned a roasting wine spell, but he didn't know what it was useful for. There is no roast wine at home. I also learned a spell of cooking rice and meat, and a spell of pushing tofu.

The incantation of the tofu pushing technique is also very interesting: to worship one, two, three, four and five patriarchs, the gods of gold, wood, water, fire, earth and good fortune. The disciple recited the mantra silently in his heart, boiled beans and burned the bean skip, the beans were sorted in the rot, they were born from the same root, how could they bully each other too much, if they were not clear, they would not be clear, if they could not be accomplished, they would turn the slurry into a basin of clear water, and the disciples would give orders, thousands of spirits and ten thousand spirits, all spirits would be alive at that time.

Zhang Jiao said, "The mute makes tofu every day at home, why don't you try this spell when you pretend to be making tofu someday?"

Immediately, this idea was vetoed by Zhang Jiaohua, "I want to cast spells, I have to walk and recite spells, unless the dumb family is blind, otherwise, they will definitely be able to see my movements. At that time, if something happens to their tofu, they will be the first to suspect me. No, no, no, no, if my parents find out, my ass will bloom again."

"By the way, I have to cook every day. It's a pity that there is no meat, otherwise I can try the spell of cooking rice and meat." After learning so many spells, Zhang Jiaohua naturally wanted to try every spell.

Zhang Youping's wound healed quickly, without sutures, it healed by itself. Now I dare not talk about doing heavy work, for fear that the wound will burst open. But he was also embarrassed to see the mother-in-law and a woman take care of all the farm work, and every time he went out to work, he would always go with him and do what he could. Or just sing little tunes to the mother-in-law to relieve fatigue.

Everyone in the village made fun of Zhang Youping for wanting to tie his wife to his trousers and watch over him all day long. Zhang Youping doesn't care what other people say, as long as they can be tied to his trousers.

When Liu Qiaoye went out, she washed the rice and told Zhang Jiaohua to remember to cook the rice when the sun reached the threshold. There are not many Shanghai-brand mechanical watches in Meiziao, and the villagers mainly rely on their experience to tell the time. People in the countryside don't need too precise time, they don't have a strong sense of time, they only need an approximate time division, and they can arrange their daily labor in an orderly manner.

While cooking, although there was no meat, Zhang Jiaohua experimented with the mantra of cooking rice and meat. After lighting the fire in the stove, he recited the mantra there: The sky is vast, the earth is vast, the disciples will not speak, the rooster will not open, the hen will not crow, the meat will jump in the pot, and the rice will soak in the steamer. Star, I obey the order of the Supreme Lord to be as urgent as a law. A special fingering is aimed at the iron pan that is being heated on the stove. I don't know if the mantra is of any use. Zhang Jiaohua didn't lift the lid of the pot to look at it. Lifting the lid at this time would easily cause the rice to get raw.

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