After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 111 Absorbing Sandalwood

After returning to Xucheng, Li Zhuo found an incense shop and bought his most expensive sandalwood.

The price of a bunch is 628 yuan.

It is very expensive. The boss explained that it is because this incense is the most authentic. It has a strong aroma after being lit and penetrates into the lungs. Its raw material is imported South Asian sandalwood, and the wood aroma is very clear when it is burned.

Li Zhuo lit one on the spot. Sure enough, the cigarette was strong and lingered for a long time, and the smoke could be clearly seen.

And this kind of fragrance lasts for a few hours.

That's right, Li Zhuo bought ten bundles directly, and they won't be able to use them this time, so they can be kept for later use.

As for why you don’t use temple incense, the reason is simple. In order to reduce costs, many temples now mainly use synthetic incense, which is poisonous and not suitable for use. It’s better to prepare it yourself.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Li Zhuo arrived at the gate of Xinghua Temple on time, and a monk was already waiting for him at the gate.

Seeing him, the monk opened the door and invited him in.

It's always right to give gifts first.

Li Zhuo smiled and said:

"Please tell the host, I'll give you the [-] incense money that I agreed on earlier."

Giving it early would save them from going to the main hall to show their courtesy when they have nothing to do, which would affect his affairs on the contrary.

The monk suddenly became attentive, and quickly found the host.

Li Zhuo once again handed over the 5 yuan he just took out to the host, saying:
"I will borrow the main hall of your monastery to fulfill my wish tonight, and I ask the host to give me the convenience."

The host felt a little guilty for not doing anything after collecting 10 yuan in two days:

"Although Donor Li can use it, I will arrange for two monks to accompany the donor to pray and fulfill his vows tonight."

"No need," Li Zhuo flatly refused, "It takes sincerity to make a wish, and the mentality of being accompanied by someone is easy to be affected..."

Li Zhuo was introduced into the main hall, where the third Buddha was enshrined, the Buddha was in the center, the pharmacist and Amitabha were around, and the eighteen arhats were surrounded on both sides.

The monks prepared the Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Shurangama Sutra, etc. for him to chant at any time.

He also prepared sesame oil and agarwood for him. The sesame oil weighed five catties, and the agarwood was also a high-quality agarwood.

The presiding officer personally held a vow-returning ceremony for him, first finished the Buddhist work, and then went to other halls to offer incense to various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

In the end, he was sent to the main hall and asked him to fulfill his vows to the Lord Buddha.

After finishing these, the monks left according to his request.

No one would think too much, because this hall was built in 1993, and there is really no such thing as the Nine Yin Scriptures and Nine Yang Scriptures mentioned in martial arts novels.

After everyone left, Li Zhuo took out sandalwood from his backpack, lit three sticks and inserted them into the incense burner in the middle of the incense table.

He specifically inquired with a young monk before that there is a camera here.

But what is interesting is that the wire of the camera was bitten off by a mouse two months ago, and it has been broken since then.

Li Zhuo specifically went to check the camera in the main hall, and made sure that it was broken. The connector connected to the power supply was broken. It is estimated that the culprit mouse was probably burnt by electricity.

It was still early, and Li Zhuo was not in a hurry, so he sat on the futon and flipped through a few Buddhist scriptures.

That's right, the monks here are very well-behaved, Li Zhuo asked not to disturb them, they never came in, at most they just went to the door to have a look.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the night was getting darker, and the aroma of sandalwood had already permeated the entire hall. Li Zhuo was sure that it was quiet outside, so he took out his incense burner from his backpack and carefully placed it in a corner of the incense table.

Li Zhuo went back to the futon and sat down again, observing the incense burner.

The change happened very quickly. The censer seemed to vibrate with a "hum" sound, but it was silent, not even the censer itself moved, only the smoke around it was indeed shaken at that moment. Broken.

Obviously, the shredded tobacco has been shaken into fine powder from the shape of the coiled tobacco.

Afterwards, the shattered tobacco powder condenses into shredded tobacco again, and the shredded tobacco has a new direction, and the end is the hole in the middle of the furnace cover of the incense burner.

Li Zhuo stared intently at what happened in front of him, and after about a quarter of an hour, he could feel the sandalwood scent around him obviously faded.

And more and more shredded tobacco was poured into the incense burner.

Half an hour later, the sandalwood scent in the hall had become very faint.

And the smoke formed by the three sandalwoods was directly sucked into the incense burner, forming three arcs.

Li Zhuo was a little worried, he was worried that the monk would find this out when he checked at the door.

Fortunately, no monks came over at this time.

Apparently, the incense burner absorbs the smoke very quickly, and the three sandalwoods cannot support it.

Li Zhuo lit another six sticks of sandalwood and put them on.

This time, a balance seemed to be formed. The aroma of nine sandalwood sticks was just enough to meet the speed of the incense burner.

But Li Zhuo didn't stop, he continued to light nine sticks of sandalwood and put them on, then another nine sticks, and another nine sticks....

He has to close the loophole.

The incense has been burned in the hall for so long, but now there is not even a trace of fragrance, how is this possible?
Fortunately, I bought 10 bunches of Xiangduo before, and a bunch is 150 sticks. At worst, I burned them all tonight.

Half an hour later, the smoke of sandalwood filled the entire hall again.

When another monk came to the entrance of the main hall, the smell of sandalwood in the hall was strong, and because of the lingering smoke, the lights were dimmed, and he couldn't see the situation on the incense table clearly.

The monk said worriedly at the door:

"Benefactor Li, you burned too much sandalwood, the smoke is too thick, it's not good for your health!"

In fact, Li Zhuo also felt choked and panicked. At this time, he came out of the hall to breathe fresh air, and said casually:

"Thank you for the reminder, but my wish is big, I don't burn enough incense, I always worry about leaving regrets..."

The monk said with admiration:
"Benefactor Li is indeed pious. In that case, shall I bring you some agarwood? It's a dark fragrance, and the fragrance is relatively faint. It's not as strong and tangy as sandalwood, and it's suitable for night use."

Li Zhuo shook his head and smiled:

"Agarwood is precious, and the expensive temple probably doesn't have many, so forget it, I won't cause you any trouble. It's okay, I won't enter the temple for now, just wait a while and I'll save some incense."

The monk nodded after listening, then took his leave and left.

No wonder this sandalwood has to be used during the day, the smoke is really strong and irritating.

It is not suitable for night use.

But the incense burner is unconventional, it needs to absorb the breath of sandalwood to upgrade at night.

Li Zhuo took the futon to the entrance of the main hall. It is summer and it is not cold, so it is no problem to sit at the entrance.

He went in every half hour to check the status of the incense, and continued to add as long as there was burnt out.

In short, it has been kept in a smoky state.

After midnight, the monk only came to check once after two o'clock. When he saw Li Zhuo sitting at the door, he bowed and then went back.

Until six o'clock in the morning, Li Zhuo entered the hall and noticed that the incense burner seemed to stop absorbing the sandalwood, and it seemed that it had already absorbed it.

He was about to take down the censer, when the censer trembled suddenly, and then there was a suction force from the censer, pulling the sandalwood smoke that filled the hall to gather, and then it was like a whale swallowing, in just a few seconds Just sucked up all the smoke.

Li Zhuo was dumbfounded.

After that, the incense burner became completely quiet, probably falling into a deep sleep.

Li Zhuo hurriedly stuffed it into his backpack, and he did not forget to bring the remaining sandalwood.

The monks had already got up to chant scriptures, and the mountain gate was opened. Li Zhuo chatted with the host who came to see him off, and then he said goodbye and left.

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