Although the shop is small, it may not be a profitable business at all, but it is very important for the disciples of the Xiaosha Sect to practice the secret method. Therefore, this place itself is not for profit, and it does not care about the size. The people who make and sell the porridge gourds are all
He is a disciple of the Xiaosha Sect. After practicing the secret method of the Xiaosha Sect to a certain extent, he will come here to "part-time jobs" in rotation.
In terms of its status in the sect's secret law inheritance, this gourd shop is even more important than the Nanhai Hotel in Bialong Bay. This place is directly controlled by Zhai Leng, another inner hall elder of the Xiaosha sect. The person in charge of the station is called Yong Wanhua, a junior.
The disciples all respectfully called him Mr. Yong, who was a deacon in the inner hall.
Use a soldering iron to draw on the gourd. You can't make mistakes. If you waste one stroke, the material will be wasted. You often have to use a pencil or something like a pencil to make a rough draft before soldering it. But the gourds sold here obviously cannot be made with a rough draft. They have to be carried around.
Once the painting is completed, the intention brush cannot be broken, so that the painting can be endowed with spirituality out of thin air, and the earth energy of the Feng Shui Bureau can be attached to the gourd.
Almost all the gourds sold here have not been successfully painted, so tourists can sense that the earth energy on the gourds is vague and absent. The Feng Shui pattern is not complete, it is just painted, and most people cannot see the flaws. Even so, gourds like this
It's also very rare. I don't know how many of them I would have to scrap if I painted one.
The paintings on the gourds are almost all of the landscapes of mountains and rocks in the Dongtian and Dongtian areas, where the atmosphere is different. The tourist shop is opened here to facilitate the disciples to practice nearby. The gourds here look similar to the specialties sold in other shops.
There is not much difference between the painted gourds, but the price is ten times more expensive. For example, a half-sized gourd sells for 300 elsewhere, but here it costs 300 without any counter-offer.
Some tourists who don’t understand the “market” bought something here, and then saw it sold in other stores. They felt that they had been cheated, so they ran back and clamored to return the goods. The clerks did not argue and refunded the original price with a smile.
While Fang was watching in the dark, he saw several such farces.
Since the gourds all looked the same and had no trademarks on them, a "smart man" who was watching also noticed this scene and ran to another store to buy several gourds with almost identical scenery and came to this store.
He wanted to "return goods" in the store, but the repairs were very bad. Yong Wanhua not only kicked him out, but also dragged him to the door of the store where he bought the goods. It seemed that he didn't do anything to the man, but You You
Fang knew that this person could not sleep peacefully for several days and was easily shaken when walking.
However, there are also many tourists who know that the gourds sold in this shop are expensive, but still buy the gourds in this shop. There are two types of people: one is the rich people, who spend money to buy expensive ones, and they also think they are expensive.
Another kind of person may appreciate it more carefully and have some indescribable experiences, feeling that the landscape painting on the gourd seems to be alive.
Zhang Liubing and others did not buy gourds here, which surprised You Fang. However, Murong Chunming, a disciple of the Xingfa Sect, was an exception. She seemed to have a good rapport with Cang Lan while chatting and joking with her along the way. She also whispered a few words from time to time, which attracted Niu
Jin Quan stood there with his ears pricked but could not hear clearly. When he went to the store to sit for a while, Murong Chunming bought a lot of gourds with various patterns. There were a total of eighteen gourds tied into a big string. It was difficult for him to pick them up, so they were all hung on the model good man.
On the cow.
She also told Cang Lan that she would hang these gourds in the study when she returns and study the eighteen kinds of Feng Shui and Yuan Bureau sand-eliminating changes imprinted on them. Niu Jinquan heard this from the side and couldn't help but be kind.
He said: "Sister Murong, these gourds are all unfinished works. The brushwork was lost during the painting. You really want to buy this kind of gourd. There will be a party in the Nanhai fishing village tomorrow."
Murong Chunming smiled and asked: "Can I buy so much by myself? Even if I can afford it, then am I not a troublemaker?"
Niu Jinquan scratched the back of his head: "Oh, that's true. Others have to buy Xiaosha Pai's Feng Shui gourd."
These chatter and jokes reminded You Fang. After Zhang Liubing and the others left, You Fang wandered into the tourist store with his bag on his back. He looked at each gourd for a long time, frowned and asked, "What's yours?"
What did you put in the gourd? It’s so expensive! I just came over to look at other people’s stores, and such a big gourd sold for fifty, but the same one here actually sells for five hundred. Can’t it be so shameful to increase the price in a scenic spot?”
Yong Wanhua was still standing in front and happened to hear this sentence. She was not angry and replied with a smile: "Different things, different craftsmanship, you get what you pay for. It depends on whether you know the goods, boss. We also
It’s not forced buying or selling.”
When You Fang heard this, he looked curious and picked up a gourd and looked at it for a long time. He narrowed his eyes and said carefully: "Hey, don't tell me, I really think this painting is very special. This landscape is in the sea and sky."
I really feel that way, but it’s hard to put it into words.”
Yong Wanhua crossed her chest with one hand and held her chin with the other, still smiling: "Art is all about feeling. Although it is still a painting, I have also seen someone using chalk to draw the Mona Lisa on the tiles on the side of the road. Although the painting
It’s the same, but can it really be the same?”
You Fang looked tempted: "Boss, are you the boss? Can you give me a cheaper price?"
Yong Wanhua shook her head: "No counter-offer."
You Fang: "Isn't it okay if I buy more? At the wholesale price!"
Yong Wanhua still shook his head: "Our store has limited supply. These gourds are all handmade. We cannot wholesale or accept orders. The price will be the same no matter how much you buy."
You Fang shouted with some dissatisfaction: "Why are you so stubborn in doing business?"
Yong Wanhua was happy instead: "You're right, I'm just stubborn, so I deserve not to make a fortune. Boss, are you satisfied?"
You Fang muttered: "If you don't get rich, who will? A gourd is so expensive! Are you trying to steal money?"
After haggling for a long time to no avail, You Fang finally bought it. These gourds were about twenty centimeters long and ten centimeters wide, each costing five hundred. As long as there were patterns here, he bought a total of twenty-eight, which was more than what Murong Chun had just bought.
Ming also bought ten more. Murong Chunming just picked the gourds he wanted to study for the Feng Shui Yuan Bureau, and he bought those with clearer meanings.
Although the paintings on these gourds have not yet been refined, they are still drawn according to the original intention of the Feng Shui Yuan Bureau. You are not trying to buy usable magic tools, but to study the Yuan Bureau and the transformation of sand elimination, and even infer the human factors of the paintings.
Why failed? It is rare to have such a complete set of "teaching materials".
How to get so many gourds? The clerk was quite enthusiastic and helped him find a colorful plastic woven bag, the kind used by migrant workers to pack their bedding during the Spring Festival travel period, and helped him put all the gourds in it.
What a big bag. After paying the money, You Fang looked at it, rolled his eyes, frowned and said to Yong Wanhua: "I still have to go to the front to play. It's not convenient to carry these things. Can I store them in your store temporarily?
Come back to get it later?"
Yong Wanhua nodded and said: "Thank you boss for taking care of the business. It's no problem to store it here."
After leaving the tourist shop, You Fang did not follow Zhang Liubing and others to watch the excitement. Instead, he took a leisurely stroll. He even went to Aoshan to burn an incense stick among a group of students and parents. Since he arrived at this place, he did as the Romans did and followed the local customs.
Don't forget that in half a year he will go to Peking University to take the degree exam, just for good luck.
After burning incense, I watched the cliff carvings from past dynasties near Aoshan Mountain. Many of them were written by masters and famous artists. They were engraved between the mountains and the sea for hundreds of years and have been integrated into the spirituality of the mountains and rivers. However, some of them were failures. It is almost impossible to carve them here.
It's a kind of thing, which means it's very unpleasant to the scenery.
Bypassing Aoshan, tourists followed the trails in the tourist area to the Dragon King Temple. This is a scenic spot and also the inner hall where the Xiaosha Sect manages the sect. The inheritance and settlement of the Xiaosha Sect is in the Nanhai Fishing Village on the Ngalang Peninsula.
This is the place where various sect ceremonies and rituals for disciples to teach and practice the Dharma are held. The tourist shop is opened in the scenic spot, obviously for convenience.
On the way to the Dragon King Temple, You Fang happened to see Zhang Liubing and others walking back from that direction and passed by. By the time You Fang appeared at the entrance of the Dragon King Temple, his attire had changed. He was wearing a light shirt that was very elegant, and he no longer concealed his behavior.
Rong is the extraordinary Mr. Rand who once appeared in Songhe Valley.
Many Taoist temples in Sanya enshrine the Nanhai Guanyin, and there are several famous Guanyin statues. The Dragon King Temple enshrines the Nanhai Dragon King. It is a Taoist temple, and there are many Taoist priests in Taoist robes. You Fang entered one after another.
Look at the three-layered gate while walking. Stand by the third-layered gate and stop to read a couplet: God's Gesi's power lies in water, while the dragon acts as spirit but virtue moves the sky.
After reading it, he nodded slightly and turned around to walk in. Suddenly he heard a sentence he had been very familiar with since childhood: "This donor, please stay!"
You almost didn't say anything happy. He straightened up his appearance and turned around to look back. Not far away stood a Taoist priest in green. This man was about forty years old. It was hard to believe that he was still wearing a Taoist robe on such a hot day. Well, this Taoist robe
The quality is pretty good, it's made of fine lake silk, it's light, breathable and cool, and there's no sign of sweating on this person's face. It seems like he's done a good job at nourishing qi.
You Fang pretended to be surprised and asked: "Taoist Priest, do you have a problem with me?" The Taoist priest's face was white and rosy, he had a beautiful short beard, and he looked like a Taoist master in this Taoist robe.
But You Fang secretly looked at it, and purely in terms of Jianghu Jingmen's appearance, this man was still a few points behind his great-uncle Mo Zhenggan.
The Taoist priest stood in front of him and said, "Sir, I see that you are very handsome and have a very human appearance. It is a fate to meet you here. I am the Taoist priest of the Dragon King Temple. I want to give you a gift. I want to ask you by the way."
These two questions won’t delay you for long, and they will also be a good thing for you, sir.”
You Fang suppressed laughter in his heart. This kind of trick to exploit loopholes was not very clever in his eyes, but on the surface he showed surprise and said: "Ah? What does the Taoist Master want to give me?"
The Taoist priest smiled slightly: "Please come with me. It's a hot day. Please sit down and have a rest. I'll treat you to a cup of tea."
There is a side hall on the east side between the second and third gates of the Dragon King Temple. There is a table under the porch in front of the side hall. There are many things that look like Taoist ritual objects on the table. Next to it is a coffee table and two
The stool happens to be under the shade of a big tree in the courtyard. It is really a good place to rest and chat.
After the Taoist priest sat down, he said: "Sir, I see that you have been entangled in love between a man and a woman recently, and you are both proud and troubled... Moreover, your financial fortune is very good, and your enjoyment is far better than that of ordinary people. It's just that starting a business in an open source is a bit troublesome and troublesome..."
If this is fortune telling, it is really accurate! But there is nothing surprising. Judging from You Fang's dress, demeanor, appearance and demeanor, you can tell that he is not an ordinary person at first sight. It is a bit misleading to say that he has good fortune, but there is a good chance that he has good fortune.
Ninth is a young man with a lot of money, and it is unlikely that this kind of guy will not be popular with women. Who doesn’t have both pride and trouble in their relationship?
You Fang nodded slightly and said, "Taoist Priest, are you telling me my fortune?"
The Taoist priest shook his head and twisted his beard and said: "No, no, of course not! It's just that you and I are destined. When you stepped through the second gate of the Dragon King Temple, my eyes lit up... But I think you have good looks and luck, but you have some tricks.
People are jealous of troubles, and it is inevitable that they will do evil things and be evil, so I specially send you a Shunfeng to get the water peace talisman."
As he spoke, he opened the drawer and took out a talisman written on hard yellow silk. There were lines drawn with cinnabar, which seemed to have landscape graffiti, and there were also talismans that ordinary people couldn't understand at all. You Fang read it carefully.
Admit it, it is really a kind of Feng Shui Yuan Bureau formation talisman, but it is hard to say how useful it is to draw it like this, or whether it is useful.
He took the yellow talisman and held it in his hand and asked, "What is the use of this talisman?"
The Taoist priest smiled and explained: "Its function can eliminate evil spirits and protect the safety of the house. After you take it home, choose a sunny evening, preferably after ten o'clock, and go around the building below the house where you live.
, and then find a secluded place to burn it... Be careful to burn the talisman completely and wait until the flames are completely extinguished. Be careful not to cause a fire and attract the fire brigade to watch."
At the end, the Taoist priest made a joke, and You Fang also laughed: "Is this enough? Thank you!"
The Taoist priest said with a somewhat profound expression: "In fact, this is enough, but the power of Pindao's talisman is limited after all, so I can't be too full of words. It can only block the evil spirits and help your home to be peaceful and comfortable. Donor
You still need to pay attention to what you do.”
You Fang: "Can Taoist Master give me some more advice?"
The Taoist priest twirled his beard again and said: "Okay, since you and I are destined to make an exception, let's make an exception and say a few more words. You can understand or not, whether you like it or not. You must have been to many temples and dojos. Look at what's inside.
The big bells are all engraved with the words 'Good weather, good weather, peaceful country and peaceful people'."
You Fang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, they are basically engraved with these eight characters, and there are many names next to them, all of which have donated money, and I have donated too!"
The Taoist priest smiled slightly: "This temple is dedicated to the Dragon King of the South China Sea, who protects and protects good weather and good weather. It can be as big as a place or a country talking about good weather, or as small as one person or a family. This is the people around you, and whether things around you are good.
Can we get along harmoniously? Choosing a place to live, choosing a neighbor, choosing a spouse, and choosing friends are all the ups and downs around you."
These words were very insightful. Obviously, he got better and better as he talked about it. Business is all practiced! Then he changed the topic and said: "Pindao's talisman is nothing more than a wish and blessing, but it depends on manpower.
It receives the incense from the Temple of the Dragon King of the South China Sea, so it naturally has the power of protection. If you, the donor, take the talisman and are willing to offer an oil lamp in front of the throne of the Dragon King of the South China Sea, of course your intention will be more sincere and your response will be more powerful."
You Fang was secretly surprised, and the trick of asking, asking, giving, and selling was indeed coming, but on the surface he asked with great interest: "Offer a lamp? Of course I am willing, how can I offer it?"
The Taoist priest's smile was very happy: "It's very simple. As long as you sign your name in the lamp oil book, the poor Taoist will chant sutras and worship for you. It's not forced. It's up to you to worship for as many days as you want."
As he spoke, he opened a booklet on the table, took out a pen, and handed it to You Fang politely. You Fang was holding the pen and was about to sign, but he asked with some confusion: "Why do you still have the signature in front of it?"
There are numbers, what do those people ticking above mean?”
The Taoist priest explained calmly: "Oh, that's lamp oil money. Three hundred and eighty-eight, worship for sixty-six days, six hundred and eighty-eight, worship for eighty-eight sixty-four days, nine hundred and eighty-eight, worship for ninety-nine
Eighty-one days. The poor Taoist chants sutras and prays for blessings every day and does not charge any money. The number of days to worship is up to the donor."
The threshold is set, You Fang has come in, and finally reaches out for money! At this time, most people, unless they are particularly thick-skinned, don't care about anything, they can return the talisman to the Taoist priest and walk away. Generally, if you are thin-skinned, or you don't care about what you just said,
If you are doubtful, or if you really come here to ask for the protection of the Dragon King of the South China Sea, even if you feel reluctant to part with it, as long as you can afford the money, you will probably keep at least three hundred and eighty-eight.
From the beginning to the end, the Taoist priest was very polite and did not say anything forced. Fu also accepted the tea and drank it. It was really hard to fall out! You Fang is quite good by himself. If he is surrounded by a leader-like figure,
A group of people are watching, and if you say a few words of compliments, you will definitely lose your face. Nine hundred and eighty-eight, that is a must.
You Fang was obviously a wealthy man. He picked up his pen and was about to make a mark on the nine hundred and eighty-eight. Suddenly he frowned and asked again: "Taoist Master, in addition to the nine hundred and eighty-one day, can I also offer sacrifices to you?"
Will it last longer and light more lamps? It’s just too troublesome for you to recite sutras every day. I don’t know if it’s hard or not?”
The Taoist priest was startled for a moment and then laughed: "In the mind of a monk, what does hard work mean? The almsgiver has such sincerity. In fact, he can offer a Changming glazed lamp, and the poor Taoist can offer a pillar in front of the Dragon Throne of the South China Sea every day.
Fragrant." After saying this, he took away the booklet and replaced it with another booklet.
This booklet is much more exquisite and smaller than the one just now. It has a red background and a gold edge. When you open it, you can see that the "projects" inside have changed. There are one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, six thousand six hundred and sixty-six, and nine.
There are three kinds of one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, each with different values. You Fang was about to check and sign the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine column when he suddenly asked: "These are ordinary offerings. There are special offerings."
Offerings?"
The Taoist priest looked at You Fang, and there was clearly a feeling in his eyes that he had caught a big fish today. He stood up and said with a smile: "Donor, please follow me to the hall to talk. If your intentions are more sincere and your requirements are higher, I'm afraid.
You need this temple to perform special rituals for you."