Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 162 Gaotang County and Jinshan Temple

In the middle of the night, the surroundings were silent, but beside the back door of the ancestral hall, there were two dark shadows whispering.

"Really, I've seen it all! That man is very rich! All the beans are paid for with silver barley. They say that copper coins take up too much space, so I didn't bring them with me!"

The person listening next to him was also in a mixed mood. It was true that this person was rich, but it was a little wrong for them to come and steal.

But he wants to get married this year, and he really has almost money in his hands.Not to mention the money for the dowry, but the welcome and delivery, the wine banquet, and the red cloth headband all cost money.

He lowered his voice and said, "We only take a little, and we must not hurt our lives, otherwise don't blame brother for being ruthless."

The man nodded immediately after hearing this, and said, "Understood! Let's do it, or it will be dawn."

The man nodded, took out tools from his pocket, and began to pry open the door.

Not long after, the door bolt was pried open, and the two sneaked into the back door.

At this time, the grass dog lying in the yard suddenly raised his head and looked at the two people in the darkness.

The two of them never thought that there were grass dogs in the courtyard. There were no dogs in this ancestral hall, and they all knew this.

Although the two couldn't see clearly, it was the ancestral hall of their own village after all, and they still had memories in their minds. They sneaked towards the guest room.

At this time, the grass dog finally moved!

It can't make a sound, and because its whole body is made of grass, it is silent when it steps on the ground.The grass dog took a stride and bit down on a person's buttocks.

This straw dog has no teeth, and when it bites on its butt, it is as if a rope is twisted on its flesh. The pain is really painful, but it does not bleed!

This person was bitten suddenly, and immediately let out a pig cry. The people next to him saw that there was a black thing hanging from his companion's buttocks, and they were also shocked.

Without saying a word, he just kicked at the dark thing.

The next moment, he felt like he was kicking something soft, a bit like a straw?
At this time, the sound of getting up came from the room.This person didn't care about anything else, so he quickly grabbed his companion and fled.

When Mo Qingyou walked out of the room, she happened to see two embarrassed figures rushing out of the back door.

At this time, Zhang Wei and Ming Xiu also came out from the next door.

Zhang Wei said with a smile: "It seems that a thief has come."

He walked over to pick up the straw dog on the ground. This straw dog was strung up indiscriminately by Zhang Wei. Now it was kicked, and the straw fell apart.

Spiritualism only activates the object, but does not strengthen the object's ability. This grass dog has the ability of a dog because of its appearance, but in essence it is still something made of grass, even a child can dismantle it.

Zhang Wei threw the straw dog to Ma'er, and Ma'er bowed his head and started to eat when he saw that the snack was coming.

The three of them closed the door again, and then went back to sleep.

Nothing to say all night, until the next morning.The village chief came with people.

They didn't come to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, they just came to greet him for a while, and then sent Zhang Wei and the others away.The two people who were scared away last night probably didn't dare to make a sound.

Leaving the village, the three continued on the road.Walking slowly, when getting closer to Gaotang County, there are more and more monks on the road.

There are two important Buddhist and Taoist sects in Jinhuafu.One of them is the Qingwei Sect near Jinhua City, and the other is the Jinshan Temple at the mouth of the sea in Gaotang County!

The county seat of Gaotang County faces the estuary of the Dajiang River.The big river goes out to the sea here, and the mouth of the river is nearly a hundred miles wide. There is a large island in the center of the river, more than 130 miles from east to west, and more than [-] miles from north to south, and Jinshan Temple is built on this island.

During the heyday of Jinshan Temple, the entire island was the land of Jinshan Temple, known as the pure land of glazed glass in the East China Sea.The temple mainly enshrines two Bodhisattvas, the Medicine Buddha, the Sunlight and the Moonlight, and the Arhats of the Medicine Buddha lineage.

In Gaotang County, Buddhism is the mainstream.

The monks who come and go on the road are all monks who went down the mountain to beg for alms, collect rent, and lend money.Although time and circumstances have changed, these monks are still the largest landowners in Gaotang County.

Gaotang County is close to the sea, with many saline-alkali tidal flats, and agriculture is very underdeveloped.The only arable land is the property of Jinshan Temple and rich families.

So there are many fishermen here. On the one hand, they rely on the sea to eat the sea, and on the other hand, they are not forced out by these big families.

Although the people are suffering, the people are relatively peaceful, which is probably due to the magical power of Buddhism.

Buddhism pays attention to laying down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha immediately. It believes that no matter whether you murder, set fire, or commit crimes, as long as you pay the sesame oil money, let go of all the past, and escape into the monks, you can still become a Buddha.

That's why many rich people like Buddhism. They didn't cultivate merit in their previous lives, but only loved killing people and setting fire to them. They ate fast at night and recited Buddha's name.Who doesn't like such a concept?

In the sky, there is the saying of the Eastern Heavenly Court and the Western Pure Land.The Eastern Paradise is of Taoist origin, while the Western Pure Land is the master of Buddhism.

However, the demons of the previous dynasty came into the world with Buddha, and when the universe was cleared, Buddhism was suppressed like never before.The offerings received by the Western Pure Land have been greatly reduced, and the life of Buddhist monks has become more and more difficult.

Although a hundred years have passed, the Daqian court has many scruples about Buddhism and still refuses to let go of the sacrifice.The annual water and land ceremony at Jinshan Temple has been suspended for a hundred years.

Without organizing the Water and Land Dharma Conference, without the participation of a huge number of people, there would be no huge amount of incense offerings. Over the years, the pure land world of Buddhism has been burning its roots.

The three of them walked for a while before entering the county seat.Suddenly, I saw two groups of people beating and beating outside the city.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums was very lively.Among the crowded crowd, a Buddhist shrine was raised high, and everyone knelt and worshiped before it.

Zhang Wei looked curious, so he grabbed a passerby and asked, "My fellow villagers, what are you doing?"

The man looked Zhang Wei up and down, saw that he was holding a big horse, dressed gorgeously, and said without hesitation: "This is a respectful invitation to the Water Dragon Bodhisattva, and to ask the Water Dragon Bodhisattva to show mercy."

"Water Dragon Bodhisattva?" Zhang Wei looked at the Buddha statue strangely.

Seeing that the Bodhisattva was about to leave, the man ignored Zhang Wei, ran over quickly, and left with the big team.

They were bustling and bustling, and people continued to join them, and finally formed a mighty team, walking towards the river.

Zhang Wei came over and shook his head and said, "The Buddhism here is very powerful, and I don't know what the origin of this Water Dragon Bodhisattva is."

Mingxiu felt it for a while, and said: "This god has a pure aura, it doesn't look like a mountain god, it should be a true god with forgiveness."

Mingxiu is from the Zhaijiao family, so he is very clear about this kind of thing, and his words are generally correct.

Mo Qingyou shook her head and said, "We are here to investigate the local yin officials, and we are not in charge of the Buddhist affairs."

The Yin official system was established by the human race, and Buddhism was also quite influential in it back then.Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, a Bodhisattva not weaker than Buddha, is the representative of Buddhism in the underworld.

The Ten Temples of Yama is the Yinguan system of Buddhism in the underworld.

But still the same sentence, Fomen was in the wrong team.After Dagan was established, Yama of the Ten Palaces was completely replaced by the City God system and swept out of the underworld.

But at this moment, Zhang Wei saw a group of scholars looking at the common people worriedly, and shook their heads.

Zhang Wei's heart moved, and he said to Mo Qingyou and Mingxiu: "Since we are here, let's split up during the unannounced visit stage. I will first look at the local scholar group."

The other two looked at each other and nodded.No way, among the three, only Zhang Wei is a scholar.

Scholars are a united yet exclusive group.They are united, no matter where the scholars are, as long as they show their identity as scholars, they will be accepted quickly.

And they are exclusive, that is, they look down on everyone except scholars.

Zhang Wei led the big horse, walked towards the group of scholars, then cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, Zhang Wei is at the next Eshan! He has been a scholar for ten years."

When several scholars heard this, they immediately saluted and said, "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I don't dare to be a classmate. I have met Brother Zhang!"

The biggest way to distinguish scholars is to look at them.Some scholars are so poor that they have to wear a scholar's gown that is torn and patched, has frayed edges, and cannot see the original color.

Because this is a representative of a scholar, wearing this outfit, at least he is a child, or will be a child!

Clothes are fine, but turbans on the head are not.Tongsheng has a Tongsheng scarf, a scholar has a scholar scarf, and Juren and Jinshi began to wear crowns.It can't be worn indiscriminately, otherwise it will be sprayed to death by scholars.

"You bastard, you don't know a lot of Chinese characters, you don't know a thing about grammar, yet you dare to wear a scholar's robe and a scholar's scarf? You are not afraid that your fate is too weak to bear it!"

Scholars criticize others, but they are innate skills!
Zhang Wei's status as a scholar soon chatted with them.Then, Zhang Wei asked: "Those people worship Water Dragon Bodhisattva, why haven't I heard of it?"

One of the scholars said: "We have never heard of it either! This Water Dragon Bodhisattva has only emerged recently. It is said that enshrining him can turn barren fields into fertile fields. Water Dragon Bodhisattva has great magic power and can wash away the salt in the soil with water." Alkali, make the land suitable for planting!"

When Zhang Wei heard it, he was a little surprised and said, "If you listen to it this way, this seems to be a kind god!"

Other scholars shook their heads and said, "Gaotang County has 19 mu of fertile land and [-] mu of saline-alkali land, not including mountains, beaches, and swamps. If praying to God is useful, why do we need the government?"

Zhang Wei glanced at this person in surprise, and said, "How do you know so clearly?"

This talent smiled shyly, and said: "Someone is not talented, and now he is helping the county government."

The household building of the county government is similar to the household department of the imperial court, which happens to be the department that manages the fields and people.

Statistics are not deceiving. If such a large number of acres can be solved by a god, then this god probably has the ability to change the world and change the world.

No matter how you look at it, this Water Dragon Bodhisattva does not have such great power.

At this time, the scholar who was helping the house said again: "Damn, these fools! If you obey the imperial court, dig canals, divert water for irrigation, and use the river to wash the land, in ten years or so, those lands will be able to grow crops!"

Hearing this person complaining, the others smiled wryly and said, "Brother Li, be careful! If you really do what you say, will those big households agree? Those monks will agree?"

"Frozen three feet is not a one-day cold, this thing needs to be done slowly, when our high school Jinshi, Shen Ke will be wiped out, and Yunei will be paid back!"

After a few scholars discussed it, they began to feed each other chicken soup.

Zhang Wei shook his head secretly, the saying is true. 'One hundred and one useless is a scholar! 'Who can brag without practicing fake moves just by talking about it!
At this time, the scholar surnamed Li who was helping the family room suddenly asked: "Brother Zhang is here to visit friends in Gaotang County?"

Zhang Wei said: "That's not true, it's just traveling around and looking around."

The man said enviously: "It's better to be a scholar, you can move around, when will I be a scholar in high school!"

Zhang Wei listened to his analysis just now. It is estimated that this person has a strong scientific thinking and is not very sensitive to articles, so it is difficult to be a scholar.

At this time, he suddenly said: "If brother Zhang doesn't dislike it, I can live in the humble house."

When the others heard it, they smiled and said, "This man's house is not a humble house, but a high-rise building!" Hearing what other people said, it is estimated that this man's family conditions are good.

This is where it gets interesting!If the family conditions are good, what he said just now means to revolutionize his own life!
Zhang Wei thought for a while and said, "If Brother Li doesn't mind, I'd like to bother you for a few days."

Brother Li said: "I don't mind, of course I don't mind!"

After a while, several scholars dispersed.Zhang Wei led the horse and walked back with the man.

This man's surname is Li, and his name is Tan.In this world, people with status and status are all named after single characters.For example, Zhang Wei, he is a single character.

However, there is a disadvantage of single characters, that is, there may be duplicate names. At this time, native place and family are very important.

Just shout: "I am Eshan Zhang Wei!" Others will definitely not mistake you.Because there is only one Zhang Wei in Eshan.Because in a county, people with the same surname are basically members of the same clan, and people of the same clan will avoid using the same name.

The two walked and talked, and arrived at Li Tan's house not long after.Sure enough, his house is not small, with a high door.However, there is no plaque on the door, indicating that although the family is rich, their social status is not high.

Zhang Wei looked at it and asked, "Brother Li's family is really good. I don't know what the family does for a living?"

Li Tan said with some embarrassment: "There are some big boats at home, let's do some business."

Zhang Wei understood as soon as he heard it, this is a big businessman running water transportation!But judging from the appearance of his house, it should not be the river transport running on the inland river, because this also requires a charter.

But if it is shipping in the open sea, no charter is required.Shipping is risky, and it is not easy to set up card management. The imperial court simply ignores these, and only needs to collect taxes at various seaport terminals.Your ship will never fail to dock.

Thinking about it now, what he just said is reasonable again, because he is a maritime merchant, his family has no land, and the interests of those big families do not represent the interests of his family!

Thinking of this, Zhang Wei still shook his head and smiled. Sure enough, it is impossible for this world to have insight beyond productivity.Self-revolution will not happen in this era.

Li Tan didn't know that Zhang Wei thought so much in a flash, but happily brought Zhang Wei into his home and entertained him warmly.

In fact, when Zhang Wei reported his family name, Li Tan recognized Zhang Wei!Eshan Zhang Wei, this is the person who appeared in the Jinhua Mansion Newspaper.Although he, Li Tan, has a humble position and power, but he works in a household house, so he can still get in touch with these residence newspapers.Zhang Wei's name is like thunder!

(End of this chapter)