Taoist temple that will cross

Chapter 31 Chapter 37 (Oneness)

In the early morning, the weak sunlight shines in through the glass and green gauze, leaving mottled spots all over the place.

Cao Yi opened his eyes and gasped, why is it so cold!Sitting up, his eyes swept away, and there was actually hoarfrost all over the place.

Yeluzhigu, who was less than one meter away, was constantly breathing cold air all over his body. Needless to say, all of this was caused by her.

Cao Yi got up, picked up the purple-gold-red gourd that had been thrown on the bed, and silently said a word to put Yelv Zhigu in it.

Put some miscellaneous things in and put the lid on.

After washing up, I changed into the Taoist robe that had been blown in the wind all night on the balcony.

Come to the living room and resume the morning class that was interrupted by going to the tomb of the goddess.

In fact, early Taoism did not have morning and evening homework, only "Chang Chaoyi".

In the Ming Dynasty, Quanzhen Taoism imitated the morning and evening class recitation system of the jungle, and formulated the morning and evening homework system, which was then promoted to the entire Taoism and continued to later generations.

Within Taoism, different sects have different content in the morning and evening lessons. For example, in the Quanzhen School, there are "Northern Five Patriarchs", "Southern Five Patriarchs" and "Seven Truths" in the morning class to praise the ancestors of this school.

In the evening class of the Zhengyi School, there are "The Precious Letters of the Zu Tianshi" and "The Precious Letters of the Xujing Tianshi" in praise of the founder of the school. etc.

Of course, no matter how big the difference is, the purpose is the same, self-cultivation.

Cao Yi first sang the clarification rhyme, and the intonation when singing the clarification rhyme was similar to the Sanskrit tone of Buddhism.

After singing, start to recite the eight great mantras one by one, the first mantra for purifying the mind:
"Tai Shang Xing, the strain will not stop."

"Exorcise evil spirits, protect your life and protect your body."

"Wisdom is clear and pure, and the mind is peaceful."

……

After reciting the eight great mantras, follow the "Taishang Laojun Said the Sutra of Chang Qing Jing"...

The entire morning class took a full 27 minutes.

Coincidentally, just after finishing morning class, there was a knock on the door.

Cao Yi got up and tidied his Taoist robe, went to open the door, and there were Da Jinya and Wang Kaixuan standing at the door, both of them were in good spirits.

“Good rest”

Cao Yi laughed.

Last night, the two of them, especially Wang Kaixuan, slept all the way to the hotel.

"The Daoist is laughing." Wang Kaixuan showed embarrassment when he thought that his performance yesterday was not as good as that of the frail and sickly big gold tooth.

"Okay, let's go, have breakfast"

Cao Yi said.

The three left the guest room and asked the waiter on the way to learn that the restaurant was on the roof.

The three of them took the somewhat old elevator and headed towards the top of the building.

When he got out of the elevator, Cao Yi was amazed by the scene in front of him.

Neat bonsai, colorful flowers, and green plants make the roof of the building look like a sea of ​​flowers.

"How much money does it cost, Burmese people really know how to play"

Wang Kaixuan clicked his tongue.

“There is an empty table over there”

Cao Yi walked over first.

It was a table surrounded by flowers and greenery, and three chairs were just placed.

"I'm going to see what to eat?"

As soon as Wang Kaixuan's butt touched the chair, he got up and left.

It's not for nothing that he's so fat.

"Daoist, look below"

Big Gold Tooth stood up and said.

This is relatively close to the edge, and it is easy to see below.

Cao Yi stood up with an expression of interest.

Yangon within sight, like a big garden, is full of plants, flowers and pagodas. Many monks with bare left shoulders and red cassocks are walking barefoot on the street.

Some buildings still retain the British dark red roofs of the colonial era, giving people a feeling of walking into a historical picture.

The cars and buses driving on the road are dilapidated as if they came out of a waste disposal station.

In the distance, there are many open-air bathrooms, but they are separated from the street by a wall. A group of women are wrapped in skirts, and some plump shoulders are exposed on the wall. They pour water on their bodies with wooden buckets with smiles on their faces. After washing, they walk to the wall one by one. Come outside to wring the water out of your hair.

2000 meters away, stands a tall pagoda, at least [-] meters above, the pagoda looks like a huge bell on the ground, it should be the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon that the Chinese driver Xiaozhuang said last night.

"The top of the golden pagoda should be a metal umbrella that is said to be 5 meters high and weighs 1250 kilograms.

I heard people say that there is a golden ball on the top of the umbrella, which is inlaid with more than 5000 diamonds and red sapphires. If you get it, you will give it away. "

At some point, a large gold tooth with a high-powered monocular telescope appeared in his hand, and he said excitedly.

"don't talk nonsense"

Cao Yi patted the big gold tooth.

In addition to being the national treasure of Myanmar, the Shwedagon Pagoda is also a famous holy place for Buddhism all over the world.

There are Buddhist believers everywhere in Myanmar, if it is heard by the Buddhist believers who are dining, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

Da Jinya quickly covered his mouth when he heard the words, turned his head to take a look, and was relieved to see that the people around him didn't notice this side.

“Breakfast is here”

Wang Kaixuan strode over with a smile on his face.

A waiter followed behind, carrying a large plate in his hand.

Cao Yi turned his head to look, what is this?Three bowls of sticky fried rice sprinkled with boiled soybeans, a plate of fried fish, and three cups of green tea.

The waiter put the breakfast on the table, said something Cao Yi couldn't understand, and retreated with a smile.

"Master Dao, don't use this kind of look. Breakfast is just this thing. It's really not good in appearance! If you talk about food, we Chinese can be the ancestors of the whole world!"

Wang Kaixuan said with a smile.

Cao Yi just sat down.

Then Da Jinya who turned around said in surprise: "Where are the chopsticks? How can you eat without chopsticks?"

Cao Yi saw that there were indeed no chopsticks, maybe he forgot.

"It's in vain for you to claim to be well-informed. I asked just now. I don't have chopsticks, knives, forks, spoons, just grab it with your hands."

Wang Kaixuan shrugged and said.

Da Jinya's face suddenly darkened.

He is a respectable man from the capital, how can he eat with his hands directly.

Cao Yi also lost his appetite.

"Look at that one"

Da Jinya pointed with his finger.

Cao Yi turned his head to look.

At a table separated by flowers and plants, a blond foreigner grasped sticky fried rice with his hands in disgust.

"But last night"

Cao Yi clearly remembered that there was a spoon when he ate last night.

"Dinner is mainly soup, so it's not uncommon to have a spoon."

Wang Kaixuan said.

Cao Yi sighed, picked up the green tea, and drank it silently.

"By the way, Taoist priest, when I was going to the bathroom just now, I ran into a jewelry dealer from Taiwan Island and chatted for a while. He told me that the Myanmar Organizing Committee stipulates that participating in jewelry fairs, that is, jadeite fairs, You must have an invitation letter, otherwise you will not even be able to enter the door."

Wang Kaixuan said in a low voice.

Cao Yi didn't expect this to happen again, so he frowned and said, "Continue"

"There are three ways to get the invitation letter. One is guests invited by the Myanmar government at all levels; If there is no invitation letter, it must be guaranteed by the Myanmar Jewelry Trading Company and a deposit of US$1 per person must be paid to the organizing committee.”

Wang Kaixuan finished speaking in one breath.

"Myanmar Jewelry Trading Company."

Cao Yi tapped his fingers on the table.

Wang Kaixuan looked at Cao Yi, feeling a little apprehensive in his heart. If the Daoist leader retreats despite the difficulties, this trip will be in vain.

The big emerald bracelet he had promised to Lao Hu and Staff Officer Yang also fell through.

Ten seconds, 20 seconds, the sound of Cao Yi's finger tapping on the table seemed to hit Wang Kaixuan's heart every time.

Suddenly, Cao Yi raised his head and looked at Wang Kaixuan: "Are you full?"

Wang Kaixuan's mind was full of anxiety about failing to make a fortune, so he nodded numbly.

"What about you?"

Cao Yi looked at Da Jinya.

The latter's mind was spinning much faster than Wang Kai's, and he immediately nodded when he realized that the Taoist priest was about to act.

"Then go to the Jewelry Trading Company"

Cao Yi got up.

Wang Kaixuan and Da Jinya got up after him.

The three of them walked out of the door of the International Hotel.

A dilapidated taxi parked not far away drove over with an unpleasant sound.

"Good morning"

Xiao Zhuang poked his head out from inside, with a smile like a daisy blooming on his face.

Last night, he brought home fifty dollars, and the family, which had been struggling for a long time, had a little fun.

"Good morning."

Cao Yi said with a smile.

Xiaozhuang got out of the car, opened the two doors, and said that the service attitude was good.

Same as yesterday, Cao Yi sat in the front passenger seat, while Wang Kaixuan and Da Jinya sat in the back.

"Go straight to the jade fair?"

Xiao Zhuang didn't know the situation, so he asked subconsciously.

"No, go to the jewelry trading company first."

Cao Yi said.

The millions of dollars in his hand is a lot of money in this era. If you spend a little more money to manage it, the people from the jewelry trading company will definitely be willing to guarantee or send invitations for him.

A hint of doubt flashed across Xiaozhuang's face, but he didn't ask.

Vehicles are driving on roads that are not smooth, and the noise is even louder.

Cao Yi looked through the window at a close distance to see this city with extremely poor infrastructure and full of poverty, but the mental outlook of the residents is not bad.

"Master Dao, is it correct for me to call you that?"

Xiao Zhuang asked cautiously. After returning yesterday, he specifically inquired with the old man at home.

But the old man is confused, and he is not sure what the old man said must be right.

"yes"

The Taoist priest withdrew his outward gaze and said lightly.

"This jewelry trading company..."

Xiao Zhuang opened the chatterbox again.

The more Cao Yi listened, the more he felt that he had found a treasure.

According to Xiaozhuang, the jewelry trading company is a company run by a country. Like many companies in other countries around the world, it has suffered serious losses. Company headquarters for sale.Many jade merchants with insufficient funds ran to try their luck.

"Sometimes, when there is really no business, I will climb over the wall and go in. I have seen with my own eyes that someone spent hundreds of pounds, cut out emeralds worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, and became rich overnight."

Xiao Zhuang's face was full of envy.

When Cao Yi was studying, he had seen this expression on the faces of his classmates who liked to gamble and buy lottery tickets.

"Why is it British pounds, isn't it settled in US dollars?"

Wang Kaixuan, who was sitting in the back seat, asked puzzledly.

"Sometimes dollars, sometimes pounds, sometimes francs, it's a mess."

Xiao Zhuang turned back and said.

Just then, a passerby crossed the road.

"Beware"

Cao Yi grabbed the steering wheel and turned it sideways.

The taxi passed by the passerby, scaring the passerby to sit on the ground.

Xiao Zhuang, who was in a cold sweat, was frightened and didn't speak any more.

After ten minutes.

The taxi stopped in front of a building that looked old for quite a while.

On the steps that were not very clean, stood two Burmese soldiers with live ammunition, staring straight ahead.

Under the steps, a middle-aged man with a Chinese appearance was sitting behind a table. There were two signs on the table, which said 'Registration Office' in Chinese and Burmese respectively.

At the gate, Chinese people kept coming in and out, their faces either depressed or joyful, very similar to gamblers in casinos.

"This is the jewelry trading company?"

Wang Kaixuan got out of the car and saw that it was a dilapidated building, showing a disappointed expression.In his perception, companies that can be involved in jewelry transactions should be high-end.

“It's nice to have an office building”

Cao Yi looked at it and said.

At this time, the upper echelons of Myanmar can be said to be terrible. Corruption prevails, struggles are fierce, and finances are almost bankrupt.Locally, there are a few larger local warlords, a group of small warlords, chaotic tribal conflicts, and foreign forces intervening.It is completely a replica of a certain country in the 20s, and even surpassed it. After all, there were not so many tribes without national concepts in a certain country in the 20s.

"Hey, the person in charge of the registration office is a Chinese, this Burmese country is really considerate."

Wang Kaixuan said again.

"Past Registration"

Cao Yi walked over.

After registering and paying the entrance fee of fifteen dollars, the three of them entered the gate, and led by the staff, they came to a field at the back of the building that was half the size of a football field.Thousands of large and small jadeite rough stones are placed on the site, and the prices on the labels range from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.

On one side of the open space, a group of people were surrounding a middle-aged man with a grinder to dissect stones. As the broken stones continued to fall off, there was a sound of sighing from the crowd.

Obviously, the stone bet failed.

"Hey, I did a rough calculation. This pile of broken rocks is worth $500 million!"

Wang Kaixuan clicked his tongue.

"Master Kai, don't look at these stones as inconspicuous, if you find an emperor green, the money will be gone."

Da Jinya retorted.

Wang Kaixuan sneered and said, "I really think I don't understand anything. Just these foolish stones can cut out imperial green."

Da Jinya was speechless.

While the two were talking, Cao Yi walked into the rough jadeite, looking for the rough jadeite with aura fluctuations.

One piece, two pieces...ten pieces...20 yuan, the more Cao Yi looked at it, the more depressed he became, because none of them had aura.

Is the Burmese jade company using a bunch of fakes to make up the number, or is not every piece of jadeite contains aura?With doubts, Cao Yi walked to an area marked with hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars on the rough emerald stone.

"Master, is this your first time here?"

A voice speaking Cantonese sounded.

Cao Yi turned his head and saw a bald middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and small eyes.

Although the appearance is not on the ground, the smell is very good.

"say what?"

Cao Yi couldn't understand what the other party was saying.

"Master, is this your first time here?"

The bald middle-aged man spoke fluent Taiwanese.

"Yes"

Cao Yi nodded.

"These all-gambling wools are mainly gray and yellow. They are typical raw stone wools from the Pagang Factory. Most of the wools from the Pagang Factory are medium and low-end, and there are no good emeralds!"

The bald middle-aged man said calmly.

Obviously, an insider.

"It's all about wool?"

Cao Yi showed doubts.

"Stone gambling is divided into full gambling and half gambling. Full gambling is the ones on the ground, intact, and the risk is high. It is said that one knife is poor and one knife is rich; half gambling is to cut a piece, also known as opening the skylight, or erasing a part. Also known as chashi, in the final analysis, it is green, and if it is green, it proves that there is emerald in it, and the risk is relatively low.”

The bald middle-aged man explained patiently.

Cao Yi listened with emotion in his heart, there are so many ways to cut a rough stone, and he doesn't know how much he has to learn if he continues to go deeper.

The bald middle-aged man smiled and walked to the side.

Cao Yi continued to look for rough stones with spiritual energy. As he walked, a rough jadeite stone numbered 667 came into view.

It was exactly what the bald middle-aged man said just now that only low-to-medium-grade Pagang factory wool was produced.There is a familiar aura in it, but it is not very strong.

Cao Yi bent over and took off the label on it.

The bald-headed middle-aged man who hadn't walked far turned his head to see this scene inadvertently, and shook his head helplessly.

Cao Yi's behavior made him a stubborn fool in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Yi's behavior left him speechless.

Cao Yi picked off another piece of waste that was only the size of a fist.

In the end, what made him completely dumbfounded was that Cao Yi picked a label of a rough stone that was more than one meter high, which was obviously to make up the number.

See Cao Yi holding the tag and walking towards the trading place.

The bald middle-aged man couldn't help laughing.

Since he joined his father's jewelry company at the age of 26, this is the first time he has seen such a willful person betting on stones.

At the transaction office, Cao Yi swiped his bank card on the POS machine.

No. 667, which is the piece of Pagang factory wool, cost 1500 US dollars.

No. 2333, more than one meter high, looks like a rough rough stone, and it cost 120 US dollars.

Number 666, fist-sized scrap, cost $5.

A total of 1625 dollars was spent.

"Is the stone dissected on site?"

The staff asked with a suppressed smile.

Cao Yi nodded.

In just a few minutes, including the large piece of rough jadeite was brought out.

Because the selected rough jadeite was too absurd, people who looked at the rough jadeite gathered around.

Da Jinya and Wang Kaixuan, who were wandering blindly, also came over, seeing that it was the Taoist priest who was going to untie the rough jadeite, their faces showed anticipation.

Cao Yi, who was standing beside the three rough emerald stones, suddenly raised his head, glanced at Da Jinya and Wang Kaixuan, and a smile flashed across his face.

Wang Kaixuan immediately returned Cao Yi with a smile.

Da Jinya smiled halfway, showing a thoughtful look, then turned his head and walked away.

"Daozhang, which one will you solve first?"

Master Jieshi asked sullenly.

Why do you have a sullen face? It's because you're afraid of laughing.

My family knows about my family affairs, and the numbers 2333 and 666 are all made up by the company.

"First solution number 666"

Cao Yi looked calm.

Ignoring the whispers and snickers around him.

Master Jieshi put the fist-sized number 666 on the grinder and observed it with a serious expression.

Seeing this, the people around fell silent.

After 1 minute, 2 minutes, the master Jieshi moved after the observation, and first rubbed the edge slightly as a trial.

Someone in the crowd couldn't help saying: "It's obviously a piece of waste, so you need to be so careful."

If you make complaints, it will always resonate with people.

"That's right, it's obviously waste, and you're still so careful, it made me nervous."

"Tell me, put it on the stone cutter and cut it directly, it's a waste of time!"

……

Master Xie Shi was criticized by everyone for being too pretentious. He put the number 666 on the stone cutter. He originally planned to cut a fifth of it first, but accidentally cut too much, and cut more than a third of it.

The crowd watching the excitement could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

"There is more than half of it left, which is only a little bigger than an egg. There can be no emeralds!"

"Master Kang, did you do it on purpose?"

Master Xie Shi laughed a few times, and continued to cut the rough jadeite, which was a little bigger than an egg, and gradually became smaller, until finally, only the size of a grape remained.

The surrounding laughter rang out again.

Master Jieshi simply cut it open, but there was still nothing.

The crowd couldn't stop laughing.

Wang Kaixuan, who had been annoyed because everyone was laughing all the time, was also puzzled, could it be that the Taoist leader sometimes missed.

Cao Yi walked to the stone cutter, bent down and picked up more than a third of the rough jadeite that had been cut off before, put it on the stone cutter, and said calmly, "Continue, polish."

Master Xie Shi took a look at Cao Yi to make sure that Cao Yi was serious, and put the rough stone on the grinder to polish it.

But this time, he didn't have any confidence at all, it was all a joke.

With a hissing and spinning sound, a touch of moving green was revealed.

Master Xie Shi hurriedly stopped, his eyes gleaming.

green!It's really green!

"Grass, it's evil, it's all right"

"It's really green, it's incredible"

"The last person who treated this piece of rough jadeite as waste didn't vomit blood after knowing about it!"

……

The crowd exclaimed.

This time, Master Jieshi worked hard and removed the outer layer of the rough stone little by little. It took a full 10 minutes to finish.

"The emerald green is very evenly distributed, and there is no difference in shades. It is almost transparent, good fortune, good fortune..."

Master Jieshi held the jadeite the size of an egg yolk and muttered to himself like a fool.

"The green is rich and colorful, crystal clear, without a trace of blemishes. Could it be the legendary imperial green glass?"

"Even if the glass species emperor green is in the auction house, it is still a rare existence. Dao has long hair."

“Cost only $5”

……

The crowd chattered, completely forgetting how they laughed at others just now.

With trembling hands, Master Jie Shi handed the egg yolk-sized glass emperor green jadeite to Cao Yi with a full face of reluctance.

Even though it was not the first time he came into contact with top-grade jadeite, Cao Yi was dazzled by the beauty of the imperial green glass variety.

"I'll offer $[-]"

Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.

"You're daydreaming. This is the glass emperor green. Although it's a bit small, you can still make three noodles. I'll pay $[-]."

Another voice shouted.

At this time, an arrogant voice sounded: "Everyone get out of the way!"

Everyone subconsciously moved away.

With big gold teeth and a big back, he walked in with a cigar in his mouth with an arrogant expression.

He took out a beautiful zippo lighter from his pocket, and took out a stack of dollar bills from his pocket with the other hand, lit it like a pony, and then ignited the cigar.

Walking in front of the one who shouted $[-] just now, he lightly blew out a smoke ring: "One hundred thousand dollars"

Seeing the outstanding performance of Da Jinya, Cao Yi couldn't help but think of a line of lyrics: just because I took one more look at you in the crowd.

That's right, that look and smile just now were Cao Yi's impromptu intention to get Da Jinya and Wang Kaixuan to make trouble.

In the end, Wang Kaixuan returned a smile, which almost depressed Cao Yi to death.

Fortunately, Da Jinya is smart.

This time, today, the price can definitely be raised to raise enough funds to participate in the jadeite fair.

　Thanks for the fourth reward from qq reading friend Yangyanguo!
　　Thanks to QQ reading book friend Xin Sui for her reward of 100 book coins!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)