Chapter 947 Big Tail Wolf
Fangzheng's scalp tingled when he thought about it, he called out to the lone wolf, and instead of going down in a hurry, he walked up the mountain along the bamboo road. After walking about two hundred meters, the bamboo road came to an end.
Fangzheng took a look at the last bamboo, the traces of carving and polishing on it were relatively new, it seemed that it was put up recently.
When Fangzheng taught crippled horses and squirrels to carve, Lone Wolf often listened by the side. Although he is not an expert, but under the influence of his ears and eyes, he can also see some tricks. He shook his head and muttered: "Is this so boring to do this kind of thing? Getting a few stones, isn't it easier than this? The worst thing is to use wood. Master, don’t you think so?”
Fangzheng shook his head, said nothing, and walked down the mountain with the lone wolf.
Seeing this, Lone Wolf thought that Fangzheng had acquiesced, and followed with his big tail.
Walking down the steps made of bamboo, Fangzheng watched while walking, as the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the way. Fang Zheng became more and more frightened as he walked, and became more shocked as he walked! Eyes keep changing!
In the eyes of others, this is just a boring person, or a persistent pervert who is idle or pursuing the ultimate practice. But Fangzheng can see more things from these carvings!
I looked up from halfway before, but I didn't see anything. But this time, he walked from the end to the beginning, and Fangzheng saw many different things along the way.
Fangzheng stopped at the intersection, patted Lone Wolf on the head and said, "Jingfa, what did you see?"
The lone wolf was taken aback, what did he see? He looked up at the sky, looked around and said, "The mountain is not bad."
Fangzheng gave him a blank look, and said, "Look at the bamboo under your feet, what do you see?"
Lone Wolf rolled his eyes, he really wanted to say that he saw a mental illness. But he also saw that Fangzheng didn't ask him to talk about this, but the problem was that he only looked at flowers, birds, and bamboo forest all the way down the mountain, and he didn't even look at the bamboo on the ground! But the lone wolf is also a little clever, rolled his big eyeballs, and immediately said: "The carving technique of this bamboo is getting more and more green from top to bottom. Is the other party practicing carving? Well, they have made great progress."
Fangzheng slapped him directly on the wolf's head, and scolded him with a smile: "If you don't see it, just say you didn't see it. Why are you pretending to be a wolf with a big tail?"
The lone wolf was immediately unhappy when he heard this, raised his head, raised his tail, and said with a straight face: "Master, there is something I must declare to you and correct!"
"Say." Fangzheng was also curious about what Lone Wolf would say.
The lone wolf said very seriously: "I'm really a wolf with a big tail. Look at my tail, how big it is! You don't need to pretend!"
When Fangzheng heard this, he was instantly pissed off by the dead dog. He slapped him, looked down at the bamboo on the ground and said, "If you want to make progress in your cultivation, you must not always think about playing, but learn to observe. Look at this Bamboo on the ground, from bottom to top, is not only the craftsmanship of carving and polishing is becoming more and more exquisite. In fact, this kind of thing, as long as you are willing to work hard, anyone can do it. But the real essence is not this skill , but a person who carves bamboo! He is not honing his skills, but honing himself! This is a kind of practice! A different kind of practice! By trying to figure out the texture of bamboo, you can understand the practice of the natural heart of heaven and earth!"
Speaking of this, Fangzheng looked at Lone Wolf, who was staring straight behind Fangzheng, and was still winking at him. Fangzheng was taken aback, what is this guy doing?
Fangzheng looked back subconsciously, and saw that there was an extra person not far behind him! This person wears a Xiaoyao scarf, three crowns, a sea blue Taoist robe, and a pair of face-to-face shoes.
Looking at that face again, Fangzheng was stunned for a moment, it turned out to be a woman with a bit of a fairy face! This turned out to be a Jurchen!
Fangzheng knew that Taoist priests dressed in the same way as monks, and they were very particular about it. No matter the color or type, they were not dressed indiscriminately. If they were dressed indiscriminately, they were probably fake Taoist priests.
Early Taoism’s regulations on crown and clothing were also extremely simple, but from the Southern Dynasties Liu Song Lu Xiujing onwards, Taoist priests’ crown and clothing system tended to be stricter, and the difference between crown and clothing became more and more obvious. According to the fifth volume of "Dongxuan Lingbao Three Caves Enshrining Taoism and Precepts for Selfishness" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there are clear regulations on the crown clothes of various Taoist priests. The book states: "To wear the shape of the image, the Taoist female crown, and the prestige first to wear the scriptures, each must have the same law, and there must be no falsehood. Violation counts as 3,600."
It was also from that time that one could guess one, two, three by looking at Taoist priests and their attire.
This Jurchen wears a nine-beam scarf on her head. The front of the nine-beam scarf is as flat as the tail, and there are nine stacks and nine slits. Taoism regards nine as the number of extreme yang, and the ultimate goal of all practice. Therefore, the Jiuliang Scarf also symbolizes the Taoists' yearning for the Dao.
It can be seen that this Jurchen is a person who yearns for the Taoist way, not an ordinary naughty little Taoist priest.
At the same time, the Jurchen wearing three crowns shows that she is not an ordinary Taoist, but a Taoist who has received the extreme precepts. Not to be underestimated.
She was wearing a sea blue taoist robe, which was usually used by Taoist priests when doing chores, that is to say, she was quite free now.
Finally, she wore face-to-face shoes and white stockings. The stockings wrapped the trouser legs inside to prevent body dirt from falling into the hall when entering the hall.
Of course, he didn't know these things by himself, but after chatting with the real person Letian, he also became interested in Taoist affairs, and checked them when he was free.
These things all flashed through Fangzheng's mind. Fangzheng knew that although the Jurchen in front of him looked weak and beautiful, she was a real practitioner and should be treated with respect.
So Fangzheng clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, the poor monk Yizhi Temple Fangzheng, I have seen a real person."
Seeing this, the female Taoist priest smiled slightly, bowed her hands in return and said, "So it's Master Fangzheng, a poor Taoist, a pure and undisciplined person. I just heard what the Master said. Could it be that the Master also has some insight into sculpture?"
True Taoists are really curious. Although Taoists and monks are similar, they often need to be self-sufficient. But Taoist priests are more born than monks after all, living far away in the mountains and far away from the crowd, so almost all Taoist priests have good medical skills, self-defense skills, house repairs, and the ability to survive in the wild.
But monks are different. A monk is between birth and entry into the world. In a monastery, there are eminent monks who are born in ancient temples and don’t care about world affairs, or ascetic monks live in the world. There are also monks who have entered the world. These monks have not completely cut off the thread of mundane worries. Except that they are not allowed to drink and eat meat in the monastery, they are no different from ordinary people when they leave the monastery. For example lay disciples, etc...
And the existence of these people, one is to provide food and clothing for the monastery, and the other is to allow the monks to understand the world better, so as to realize great wisdom in the world of mortals.
If someone supports them, some skills will naturally fall. At this time, there are few monks who can learn from other monks. That's why Qingjing Sanren was also a little curious about Fang Zheng.