I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 13 A part-time traveling monk?

monk?

When Guo Yi heard this, he immediately turned his head to look curiously.

Sure enough, as the pillar said, a burly monk was standing on the hillside, wearing a black padded jacket and a worn-out blue monk robe.

Through the tear in the monk's robe, one can vaguely see the patch on the cotton jacket inside.

Tall and burly, with a shiny forehead and full beard, he looks a bit like Sha Wujing in "Journey to the West", and more like Lu Zhishen in "Water Margin".

The most conspicuous thing is that he holds a thick Zen stick in his left hand.

It's not the "crescent moon convenient shovel" in the TV series, it's all a lie.It's the director who wants to increase the character's scumbag...

The real Zen stick is among the Zen sects, and it is used to wake up and sleep when sitting in meditation.

"Shishi Yaolan" says: "The Zen stick is made of bamboo and reed, and one end is wrapped with something. Order the seat cushion to walk; sit in meditation and fall asleep, and point it with a soft head." ——Touching the Zen practitioner with this "Zen stick" will not feel pain, but it can wake up the spirit and prevent the seat from falling asleep.

But what the monk in front of him is holding is not made of the bamboo reed used in temples as a 'sleep police', but rather a tree trunk as thick as an arm.

One of them was wrapped in a rag.In case of hurting someone?
Guo Yi turned his head to look at the monk, and Yang Lijie who was next to him also heard Zhuzi's cry, and turned his head to look at the same time: "Ah! It's Master Deyuan!"

"Master Deyuan?"

"Master Deyuan is an eminent monk who attained enlightenment at the 'Wangyue Mountain' and 'Lingyun Temple' in the south. It is said that the Dharma is profound and the magic power is boundless. In addition, he is also a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering. He carries medicine on his back most of the time every year. He travels all over the world and gives free consultations to poor people like us." Yang Lijie's tone was full of reverence.

A part-time traveling monk?

It sounds interesting.

While the two of them were talking, Monk Deyuan had strode down the hillside and walked towards them.

The mountain road is rugged and steep, covered with weeds and rocks, making it extremely difficult to walk.But the monk's footsteps are very steady.

Is a trainer?
"This monk is a practitioner!" As he thought in his heart, the voice of the pillar also came.

When Yang Lijie saw the monk coming, he quickly put down the shovel in his hand, and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Master Deyuan, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why did you come to the mountain?"

Not only him, but everyone else also put down their work, surrounded them with rippling smiles and said hello: "Master Deyuan!"

"Master Deyuan, long time no see!"

Monk Deyuan clasped his hands together in front of his chest, leaned his head slightly forward, and Bao Xiang solemnly proclaimed the Buddha's name: "Amitabha."

Quite the posture of a well-educated eminent monk.

However, handsome is only a second.

As soon as the monk put his hands down, a smile spread across his face, and he winked and teased, "Amazing, Yang Erjie! You old boy, the old tree is taking out new branches!"

"Ha ha ha ha…!"

"Second brother is old-hearted."

This time, even the uncles and brothers around laughed, it seemed that they were all used to the monk's posture.

Yang Lijie smiled wryly, not knowing how to respond, he hesitated and asked, "Master Deyuan, how do you know?"

"Haha! Monk, I just came from your uncle (bai). He said that you are so disobedient, and told you not to mess with your wife, don't mess with your wife. Are you okay now? Three with handles! Ah, Ha ha ha ha…!"

After the monk Deyuan finished speaking, he was already out of breath, not the slightest bit indifferent like a monk.

"Ha ha ha ha…!"

"It's late at night, and you're free even if you're free. Why don't you bother your wife?"

"That's right, marrying a mother-in-law is just to make trouble!"

The uncles and brothers around burst into laughter again.

Yang Lijie almost died of embarrassment, with depression and shame on his face, he changed the subject very clumsily: "Master Deyuan, why did you come to the mountain?"

"The poor monk came here from your uncle, don't you! Don't tell me, the kang is really warm! I heard that your nephew brought it over from the capital?"

When Yang Lijie heard someone praise Guo Yi, his brows were filled with joy, he couldn't help but nodded, turned around and pulled Guo Yi to him: "Yes! Yes! This handsome young man is also a scholar!"

Guo Yi did not neglect either, and bowed to salute: "Boy Guo Yi, I have met Master Deyuan!"

"En." Monk Deyuan nodded in agreement, and looked at him curiously: "He is a handsome young man. I heard from your grandfather that you also found this stone charcoal that can be used for cooking?"

"No! I don't dare to claim the credit. I heard from my grandfather that there is stone carbon here. It was rolled out during the landslide more than ten years ago. The boy is just picking up people's wisdom."

Well, know how to advance and retreat, know what to gain and what to lose.This kid is also a bit interesting.

Monk Deyuan nodded secretly: "When you hear someone say black stone, you can think of it as carbon, it's not easy!"

Yang Lijie also nodded and echoed: "Yes, who said it wasn't! When I was young, I saw it here, why didn't I think that this thing can be used for cooking?"

"Hmm. Before the winter of last year, I went to the mountains to gather herbs, and I saw this kind of black stone. I didn't pay attention to it at the time. Now that I think about it, I guess it is carbonite. Oh, yes, even the lake there is black. , people close their noses!"

oil!

This was Guo Yi's first reaction.

Because coal is solid or powdered, it does not evaporate or emit an odor, so coal is odorless.

Petroleum is different, it has a smell whether it burns or not.Moreover, it will naturally gushes out of the surface for many reasons, such as crustal movement, earthquake, volcanic eruption and so on.

And whatever the reason, as long as there is oil, that means, money!

"Ding! The side mission is triggered, make money! Money is not everything, but without money, nothing is impossible. Our goal is: to turn to money, to look good. Mission: to find oil."

"Reward: "Crude Paraffin Production Technology". Discussion: Before the oil field was developed, the crude oil was buried in the formation. At this time, it was under the condition of high temperature and high pressure. of crude oil.

In the development process of the oil layer, when the crude oil flows into the bottom of the well from the oil layer, and then lifts from the bottom of the well to the wellhead along the wellbore, as the pressure and temperature decrease to a certain level, the wax will be separated from the crude oil and form crystalline particles. Under certain conditions, the accumulation increases and continues to stick to the tubing wall, which is the waxing of the oil well. "

Paraffin, candles!
The modern point of view is that candles originated from torches in primitive times, that is, animal fat or wax was applied to wood and burned for lighting.Later, with the improvement of social production technology, the production of candles became more and more convenient.

Candles are divided into many varieties, the common ones are yellow wax, white wax, and paraffin.

Yellow wax is beeswax, beeswax;
The white wax is the secretion of the white wax insect, which is commonly found on the privet tree;

Paraffin wax is a refined product of petroleum. People collect wax juice, process it and boil it, and extract the material for making candles.

During the Han Dynasty, the purified yellow wax was still a rare item.

In ancient times, the use of fire was prohibited during the Cold Food Festival, and the monarch would reward officials above the marquis with candles, which proves that candles were extremely rare at that time.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, candles were widely used by nobles, but ordinary people still couldn't afford them.

Shi Chong, a rich man in the Western Jin Dynasty, once burned candles as firewood to show off his wealth.

White wax appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but wax was still a valuable item, and the imperial palace also set up institutions to manage candles with full-time officials.

During the Tang Dynasty, candles were introduced to Japan.

Beeswax (also called beeswax, yellow wax) was used to make candles before the Tang and Song dynasties, and Sichuan white wax was used to make candles after the Yuan Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)