Chapter 107 The Taoist Priest’s Situation
"The train has arrived at the station, please pack your gifts..."
Listening to the notification tone on the radio, Jiang Wen walked out of the train station carrying the package.
Arriving at the exit of the station, a young Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe attracted attention.
He held a sign that read "Jingxu Guanzhen Jiang". Passers-by looked at him curiously, feeling surprised that the little Taoist priest appeared in the station.
Jiang Wen walked up to the little Taoist priest in a few steps and stared at him.
The little Taoist priest waved the sign and looked up at him doubtfully: "Businessman, what can I do for you?"
This little Taoist priest is fair and quite just looks a little silly and looks pure.
Jiang Wen originally wanted to bully the little Taoist priest, but seeing the way the little Taoist priest took him seriously, he put aside his thoughts.
He pointed at the sign, then pointed at himself: "I'm the one you want to pick up."
"Ah! So you are Master Jiang." The little Taoist priest put down the sign with a smile on his face, rubbed his sore arms, and saluted respectfully towards Jiang Wen. "Qingcheng Mountain Quanzhen Dragon Gate No. 30 Fourth Generation Jiang Yu sends his regards to the real person."
"Your name is Jiang Yu?" Jiang Wen was a little curious when he heard this last name.
"Yes, my name has been Jiang Yu since I was a child." The little Taoist said seriously. "Come with me, real person. Your accommodation has been arranged."
"This time the organizer is really thoughtful." Jiang Wen couldn't help but praise after hearing he came, he also checked the situation of previous conferences. Each family paid for their own accommodation, and sometimes they had to pay for food themselves. It was really a buffet.
This time, the association spent a lot of money to provide accommodation and food for the participants.
"Your surname is Jiang, and my surname is Jiang. We must have been a family 500 years ago." Jiang Wen teased the little Taoist priest and said, then took out a marrow-cleansing elixir and handed it to him. "Seeing that you are destined to me, I will give you this marrow-cleansing pill."
"Hey, Master said you can't accept things from others!" The little Taoist priest hurriedly took the elixir and looked at Jiang Wen distressedly. "And your elixir doesn't contain lead, does it? Master, don't believe anyone who makes elixirs. If you eat it, you will be poisoned."
"Huh? Your master is quite pragmatic." Jiang Wen heard the little Taoist priest's words and was a little surprised by the master in his thought that Taoist priests were all crazy and believed in all kinds of alchemy and medicinal techniques.
"Of course, my master graduated with a doctorate in chemistry. He often goes to the laboratory with various elixirs for testing." The little Taoist priest's eyes were bright and he said with admiration. "Master is very educated. I will be like him in the future."
"I didn't expect that the requirements for being a Taoist priest are so high now? Are you already here with a doctorate in chemistry?" Jiang Wen felt that the world was in chaos, why did he still get involved in being a Taoist priest?If you don't get a good job with a . in Chemistry, you're not going to be a Taoist priest. "You are quite ambitious. What grade are you in now?"
"I haven't read it." The little Taoist priest scratched his head in distress.
"Why didn't you go to study?"
"Master said that I learned too fast and asked me to practice Taoism for another two years and report directly to their school." The young Taoist priest said regretfully. "I also want to see what the school is like and whether it is similar to our Taoist temple."
"...Little Taoist Priest, how old are you today?" Jiang Wen couldn't hold himself tight. He had a hunch that this little Taoist priest was not a simple person.
"I am 12 years old this year." said the little Taoist priest.
"Which school is your master from?"
"I heard it was a university with the same name as the Imperial Capital. I forgot which school it was." The little Taoist scratched his head in distress.
"I understand, little Taoist priest, you don't need to say anything." Jiang Wen's face tightened. He felt that if he asked any more questions, he would be humiliating himself. "Just keep the elixir, it's not toxic. Eating it will do you some good. Just think of it as a meeting gift from me."
"Okay, thank you so much, Master." The little Taoist priest said happily.
Soon he led Jiang Wen to the bus. After saying goodbye to Jiang Wen, the little Taoist went to pick up the next group of passengers.
"It's a pretty good seedling. Although he has no spiritual roots, he should have good talent." Jiang Wen muttered, looking at the little Taoist priest's back.
After the bus was almost filled with Taoist priests from all walks of life, the bus slowly left the train towards the star-rated hotel in the ancient capital of the mountain city, the sound of Taoist priests greeting each other was heard along the way.
Jiang Wen was also asked where he was a Taoist priest. After he said that he was from Jingxu Temple, the Taoist priests did not bother to pay attention to him.
Everyone has levels, let alone Taoist priests.
Taoist priests from well-known and upright families are welcomed by the people, while those remote and small sects are left aside.
After all, different reputations bring different benefits.
If you build a good relationship with a well-known and upright Taoist priest, you may be able to join the temple and enjoy high subsidies in the future.
What are the benefits of communicating with a small sect?I'm afraid I don't have much money for incense.
Seeing this exchange of interests, Jiang Wen couldn't help but shake his all, everyone has his own ambitions, and everyone still needs to survive.
It is difficult for a small sect to survive, and it is not to blame for being ignored by others.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wen talked to the person sitting next to him and asked where he was from.
The other party told him that he was from Yunshan Temple in Yunshan, a place that Jiang Wen had never heard such a remote Taoist temple can be invited, the momentum of this conference must be very huge.
"How do you live your daily life?" Jiang Wen asked curiously. Xiaomen Xiaopai definitely doesn't have much money for incense, so how to survive is a problem.
"I farm my own land on weekdays, but I can ensure that I have enough food. There are still some pilgrims who come to offer incense and collect some money for the incense. But there is a donor who comes to donate money every year. Every time he comes, the temple owner will personally greet him. Our Yunshan Temple relies on him to support us." The Taoist priest of Yunshan Temple said with a bitter smile. "It also made fellow Taoists laugh."
"It's nothing. Living in this world, people definitely need to eat, drink and relieve themselves. As long as the means are legitimate, there is no need to feel ashamed." Jiang Wen comforted.
"I feel much better after hearing what my fellow Taoist said." Taoist priest Yunshan Temple said with a smile. "I wonder where your friend is from?"
"I am the master of Jingxu Temple." Jiang Wen replied.
"It turned out to be a real person watching, so you are polite." The Taoist priest hurriedly saluted.
Taoists with seniority or power in the Taoist sect will be called Zhenren, which Jiang Wen learned after chatting with Master Chen.
Moreover, every real person has his own dharma name. Only a special Taoist priest like Jiang Wen does not have his own dharma name.
Jiang Wen was also debating whether to choose a Buddhist name, but he couldn't think of a good Buddhist name for the time 'll just wait and talk about it later.
"They are all in the same situation, so there is no need to be polite." Jiang Wen said.
The Taoist priests at Yunshan Temple agreed very much and even chatted with Jiang Wen about the current situation of Taoist priests.
"Monks are still good at it, but we Taoist priests are not so good." The Taoist priest sighed. "If I had known, I would have become a monk and a Taoist priest."
"It's too late to change careers now, and there are no strict rules." Jiang Wen replied.
"No, I can't leave my master behind." The Taoist priest shook his head and rejected Jiang Wen's looked at Jiang Wen with a serious face and said. "Master treats me with great kindness. Even if I eat dirt, I will not leave."
"You are a person who knows how to be grateful. Next time you have a chance, come and observe me quietly. You might get some surprises." Jiang Wen invited him without saying anything more.
When the bus arrived in front of the hotel, a group of Taoist priests poured down like a school of a wonderful scene attracted a large number of passers-by to stop and watch.
Jiang Wen, on the other hand, was wearing casual clothes, which made him look very different among Taoist priests.
(End of this chapter)