The human relationships in Taoist temples
Jiang Xun Talks about Dream of the Red Chamber (129)
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1、 In fact, those Taoists don't have much money, but in order to win over this big client of the Jia family, the Taoists put the most precious things on their plates.
2、 Grandmother Jia is unhappy and says you're making a fool of yourself. The donors donate money to pay tribute to the Buddha, how can we accept such things.
3、 Taoist Zhang smiled and said, 'This is their little respect, even the small path cannot stop them.'. If the old lady doesn't stay, won't she make them look at the small path, as if they are from a humble family? ’
4、 I come from a noble family and I also hope to have face. It's like telling his subordinates that the people I make friends with are not ordinary people. Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia ordered someone to accept it.
5、 Baoyu wanted to give these to the poor, but this Taoist Zhang felt that giving these good things to the poor would be a waste. This is Cao Xueqin's very serious criticism of this Taoist temple. They are just using the name of charity to make money, and there are no poor people in their eyes.