Chapter VII Leading the Way
When Chen Jidao said this, my parents were already a little confused.
What they were undecided about was not whether I would become a Taoist priest, but... This man was really like a charlatan who was cheating on food and drink! I couldn't guarantee that I would have to steal my family's great unity later!
In fact, after my parents told me about this incident, I was speechless.
No wonder the Taoist priests had a bad reputation in that era! Looking at the way my master spoke, he was simply a charlatan! If it weren’t for the country leaders, my parents might have driven him out of the door as a real charlatan!
Having said that, Chen Jidao saw that my parents stopped talking, he knew in his heart that he had nothing to do after talking about it.
So he continued, "I have also said two things to say. As for the matter of accepting disciples, you don't have to rush to make a decision. Just let your son decide in three years. Three years later."
This undoubtedly made my parents feel relieved. What they fear most was that Chen Jidao asked them to make a decision now.
But Chen Jidao's words made my parents have two more words about this person, that is - rogue!
"Of course, my food and accommodation will be in your house in the future, so that you can consider my character. I am one round older than you (one round means twelve years old). Just call me Brother Chen. Hehe!"
When Chen Jidao said this, he smiled and looked like a scoundrel who said, "I'll depend on your house. You have to keep my food, drink, and live." He looked at the corners of my parents' mouths twitching.
As mentioned earlier, my mother is much more active than my father. She turned around and thought: Whether this person is a charlatan or a scoundrel, he knows the township leader at least, right? You can't offend him! Besides, the family is not so poor that they can't make a fuss. There are empty rooms and there is no shortage of food for one person.
My mother thought about it and quickly agreed.
My dad thought of this level after seeing my mom agreeing, and he quickly nodded.
It’s not my parents who think so. They live in a small mountain village. Although they are simple, they are not fools. They have no intention of harming others, but they cannot be without guarding others, right?
Seeing that my parents agreed, Chen Jidao suddenly stood up and walked towards the door. While walking, he turned to my parents and said, "Let's go, get things done and eat before you eat. Just in the yard, don't carry the child out, it will be a cold wind."
OK, Chen Jidao still wants to have a meal. But there is nothing I can do. My parents just promised him, so they can't go back on their word, right?
But his last sentence "The wind sucks cold" was also about me. Seeing that Chen Jidao was quite concerned about me, my parents felt a little better.
My parents hurriedly chased after him.
"Master Chen, what's the matter?" My dad asked curiously.
"Your wife's business." Hey, my parents realized that Chen Jidao was speaking with a northern accent.
"What's wrong with my wife?"
Perhaps the pressure in my heart has been relieved, or perhaps the problem they have been troubled has been solved, my father's mood has also become relaxed, and he actually learned a northern accent from Chen Jidao.
My house is not big, and I will be in the yard after leaving the house. If you walk about ten steps more, you will be in the gate. Next to the gate is a locust tree.
Speaking of this locust tree, it is indeed a bit strange.
Locust trees have been around for some time, and the trunks have to be hugged by two people. Generally, in summer, the locust trees will have dense branches and leaves, green shade like a cover, and will also produce light yellow and clusters of small flowers.
But according to my parents, not only has this locust tree never bloomed, but it doesn’t even have many leaves in summer, and many bare branches are like winter all year round.
Just as Chen Jidao and my father were talking, the three of them arrived under the locust tree next to the gate.
Chen Jidao turned around and looked at my dad, raised his eyebrows on his left at my dad, and then changed to a heartbroken look and said to my mom: "Guifang, let's change a man, yes, change someone who knows that he feels sorry for others!"
If my parents said this when they first met him, my dad would probably jump up and beat him up instantly!
This old ruffian!
However, after so many times of contact, Chen Jidao's temperament, which is a tyrant and scoundrel, has invisibly strengthened my parents' psychological endurance.
So when he showed a gangster image, my parents didn’t think there was anything wrong with him. Well, it was very suitable for him!
After hearing this, my mother didn't speak and started laughing. This was the first time my mother's happy smile in the past two days.
My dad was confused at first and didn't know what puzzle Chen Jidao and my mom were fighting, but when he turned around and saw my mom's smile, he also smiled.
Chen Jidao sneered, and suddenly used our dialect to laugh and scolded: "Silly head (meaning dazes)."
Originally, when my father saw my mother laughing, he laughed again. Suddenly, he heard Chen Jidao say a dialect and asked in surprise: "Master Chen, oh no, Brother Chen is also a person from us (here)?"
Undoubtedly, Chen Jidao's joking swearing curse and his dialect invisibly narrowed the distance between me and my parents. And my parents felt that the more they got along, the more comfortable they felt.
"It's yours..." Chen Jidao originally wanted to say "bastard", but he thought of this instantly, yes, I can't say it, I can't say it!
My parents were still waiting for Chen Jidao to finish what he said, but Chen Jidao suddenly turned a frown and looked very decent, saying in Mandarin: "Okay, okay, do things! Do things!"
After saying that, he signaled my parents to get out of the way, and then he closed his eyes.
From the time Chen Jidao closed his eyes, there was a tense atmosphere in the air, and my parents couldn't tell me the reason.
They didn't dare to speak anymore, and they didn't even breathe much lighter.
Not long after, Chen Jidao opened his eyes, stared at the locust tree, and said to himself: "Soul is so weak? It's okay, leave the rest to me."
After saying that, he turned around and said to my parents, "Old Zhang, Guifang, please avoid it so that you won't hit you later. That's a troublesome thing."
My parents hurriedly hid in the room, but looked curiously into the yard through the window.
When Chen Jidao saw my parents enter the house, he closed his eyes again. This time he was adjusting and restraining his breath and mind.
Originally, a living person was standing in the yard, and my parents saw it clearly, but just after Chen Jidao closed his eyes, my parents suddenly felt that Chen Jidao was a little blurred, and even looked like a god-like feeling. This was actually Chen Jidao's aura.
In just a while, Chen Jidao opened his eyes.
Just as he opened his eyes, his whole aura suddenly burst out, and an inexplicable wind blew in the yard, making Chen Jidao's vest float.
Then Chen Jidao put his hands together and formed a handprint at a speed that my parents couldn't see clearly. After the seal was completed, Chen Jidao kept chanting something, saying that the sentences were short and long, and the tone was ups and downs. It was not the tone of singing at all, and it had a very simple feeling.
At the same time, he stared at the handprints, his eyes were very concentrated, and it was obvious that he was devoted to what he was thinking.
Finally, Chen Jidao's handprint paused, and the two fingers that were originally opposite were slowly spread out in the handprint. Chen Jidao's face was also red, and he looked very hard, and he felt that there was some resistance to prevent him from spreading those two fingers.
At this time, if a person with skill or a talented person who has never closed his natural eyes, he can see it. From Chen Jidao's two fingers slowly opened, a vague, unseen but real road was set up. This is the guide decision, which serves to guide the soul to the place where it should go.
Unfortunately, my parents are both ordinary people. They can’t see the way they took to lead the way. Chen Jidao in the yard they saw shouted: “You’re not leaving yet? I’ve said it, leave the rest to me!”
It's strange. Just after Chen Jidao finished yelling this, the wind in the yard stopped, and Chen Jidao slowly stopped his hand, adjusted his breath and waved his hand, indicating that my parents could come out.
Chapter completed!