"Why are you here too?" Qin Rushuang stepped forward and grabbed Shen Xiaoyang who was rushing up.
"Oh, stop talking, grandma is really confused."
It turned out that after Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun left, Shen Xiaoyang chatted with the old lady for a few more words. Seeing that it was almost afternoon, Shen Xiaoyang went to the kitchen to bring sugar water to the old lady. Who knows, in just a short time, The old lady suddenly disappeared.
After asking, they found out that the old lady's legs and feet were not yet strong enough. In the afternoon, she wanted to go to the Taoist temple to burn incense. However, the servants refused to listen, so they could only carry her to the Taoist temple in a sedan chair. She was even better than Qin Rushuang and the others. morning.
"Grandma is really confused. Her legs and feet are not ready yet. What will happen if she gets hurt again?" Shen Xiaoyang's face was full of anxiety, with some anger in his tone.
"I want to see what kind of Taoist temple it is that makes grandma linger so much that even her own grandson rushes to offer incense when he comes back!"
After a while, the three of them arrived at the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain.
From the outside, this Taoist temple is no different from ordinary Taoist temples except that there are slightly more people offering incense, and these pilgrims are also very polite.
There were many people queuing in front. After asking, they all came to offer incense, and only three people were allowed in at a time.
The three of them waited for a while, and it was their turn.
Shen Xiaoyang was anxious, and his tone was a bit rude, "Your Taoist temple is really famous, and you have to queue up to get some incense."
The little Taoist priest's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he said politely: "I think the three of you are also guests from afar. Our Taoist temples are like this, and it is also to ensure the safety of pilgrims. If there are too many people, trouble will easily occur."
"Then what's the point of offering incense? How do you collect the money for incense?" Qin Rushuang asked.
The little Taoist priest said: "You three come with me."
After that, he led the three people into the Taoist temple.
I saw that it was just the outer room of the Taoist temple. There were various kinds of incense inside, some small and some big. The biggest one was taller than a person. The price must not be cheap.
The little Taoist priest pointed at the incense and said, "These incense have their own prices. Some of you are new here, so just buy some ordinary ones, one or two silver each."
Qin Rushuang raised his eyebrows. To him, one tael of silver was not expensive, but to ordinary people, one tael of silver was not a small amount. An ordinary Taoist temple only cost a few pennies.
"Your incense is quite expensive." Qin Rushuang said.
The little Taoist priest still looked polite, "Whether we offer incense or not depends entirely on the wishes of the pilgrims."
"Then it seems that your Taoist temple must be very effective," Qin Rushuang pointed to the tallest incense plants in the corner and asked, "If I want to buy this kind of incense, how much will it cost?"
The little Taoist priest shook his head, "A few of you are new here. This is the largest incense that our Taoist priest personally presides over for blessings. You can't buy it yet."
"You can't do it even if you have money?"
The little Taoist priest still shook his head, "No. Let's buy some ordinary incense first. In the future, when the accumulated merit reaches a certain amount, our Taoist priest will personally receive you."
The three of them looked at each other.
This is somewhat interesting. Ordinary Taoist temples would rush to entertain pilgrims when they hear they want to donate money for incense and buy the biggest and most expensive incense. Why is it the other way around here?
The three of them didn't want to start a fight, so Shen Xiaoyang reported the old lady's name and said that she was a member of the old lady's family. Could you please be accommodating? Unexpectedly, the little Taoist priest shook his head and rejected their request.
"Please don't be embarrassed, distinguished guest. You can come with me to see the abbot. The old lady bought the most expensive incense from us, but the other two please burn incense outside."
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun did not force their way in, but each bought a piece of incense. They burned the incense under the guidance of the little Taoist priest. They looked around and saw that there was nothing strange about it.
After waiting for a while, Shen Xiaoyang helped the old lady out.
Although they all felt that the old lady's behavior was a bit ridiculous, they were all juniors after all, so they sent the old lady home without saying anything, and the three of them found a teahouse to sit down and drink tea.
"Do you think there is anything different about this Taoist temple?" Qin Rushuang asked.
Shen Xiaoyang thought for a moment and said, "I followed my grandma in. The inside was just decorated to look better. I also saw the Taoist priest. He is no different from ordinary Taoist priests."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Qin Rushuang asked Xie Xun again.
Xie Xun pondered for a moment and replied: "The method is smarter."
Qin Rushuang nodded. She also felt that this Taoist temple's method of collecting money was indeed better than that of ordinary Taoist temples.
Let the newcomers buy cheap incense, firstly, to see their financial resources, and secondly, to filter out some people who have no money.
Those who can insist on coming to offer incense and gradually buy high-priced incense must have a family that is not short of money. If these pilgrims are coaxed, money will flow into Taoist temples in large amounts later on.
"We walked around after offering incense, but didn't see Boss Xu. I guess Boss Xu is also a frequent visitor to this Taoist temple, and his rouge is so famous and he earns a lot of money. I'm afraid the Taoist Master personally received him. "
Seeing that Qin Rushuang was very interested in Taoist affairs, Xie Xun suggested: "Boss Xu should have returned from offering incense at this time. Do you want to go to the rouge shop to inquire about it again?"
Qin Rushuang also meant the same thing, and asked Shen Xiaoyang's opinion again. Shen Xiaoyang was worried about her grandmother now, so she did not go with them, but returned to the house by herself.
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun went to the Rouge Shop again, but this time the Rouge Shop was closed to thank customers, and faint quarrels could be heard inside.
After knocking on the door, the waiter was the same as before, and said to the two of them with a grimace, "The landlady is here, these two distinguished guests, please come another day."
Qin Rushuang wanted to go home, but suddenly she heard a woman crying from inside.
"Going to the Taoist temple again? You go to the Taoist temple again! You have almost lost all the wealth you have saved over the years!"
Then I heard the voice of a man in his forties or fifties, "What do you, a woman, know? I just want to promote our family's Rouge! Wang Daochang is very powerful. You, a woman, what do you know?!"
Qin Rushuang paused and suddenly said to the waiter: "Well, go and tell Boss Xu for me. This is a big business. If the deal is settled, it will cost thousands of taels of silver."
As soon as the waiter heard about such a large amount of money, he hurried back to report it to his boss.
After a while, a man with a big belly came out in a hurry.
"The two distinguished guests are laughing. Let's talk about it in the shop."
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun were led into the shop. Boss Xu made them a pot of good tea and talked about business matters.
If Qin Rushuang wanted to do business with Boss Xu before, but now she heard that Boss Xu was obsessed with Taoism and listened to his wife's wishes, she was going to ruin her entire family fortune.
Qin Rushuang hesitated a little. Is such a person worth doing business with her?
So Qin Rushuang has been playing Tai Chi with Boss Xu. She didn't give a clear explanation of the business matters, but instead talked around and brought the topic to the Taoist temple.
Boss Xu's eyes lit up when he heard Qin Rushuang talking about Taoist temples.
"You two also believe in it? Oh my, we are really like-minded people! I tell you, while you are in Zhou County during this period, you should go to the Taoist temple to offer incense. This Taoist temple is so efficacious!"
Qin Rushuang asked: "Seriously? Is it possible that the Taoist Master has any other powerful abilities?"
"Of course! Wang Daozhang can know the secrets of heaven, the way to heaven, and see the future!"
