Chapter 20 Rewards for Building a Great Temple
Following the above story, a wandering abbot saw the strange change of the halo here. There was a time when heaven created the earth, there was a strange ability to change, and there was a magical wonder of pregnancy. He was pleasantly surprised that the sky cleared the clouds and saw the sun. He impromptu named the small temple "Qingshui Pavilion". Because there was a pool of clear water in front of the small temple, and the water from Longquan could not be pumped dry all year round, the temple was built on the head and neck of the phoenix.
It was night, and the moon was full of love above Qingshui Pavilion. The stars were shining brightly, but the wind and clouds were roaring, and the water was splashing. The people in the surrounding villages heard something strange. They only felt the ground shaking, and the water was boiling. The water seemed to be stirred by a ferocious beast. They were so scared that they did not dare to go out and closed their doors.
The abbot in charge of the temple saw the moon and the stars in the first place. Suddenly, they heard a strange noise outside the temple. Zhang Ye, who didn't know what was going on, chanted scriptures and prayed in the temple hall to calm himself down. He was so scared that his cassock was soaked in sweat.
When the sun rose from the east, the abbot walked out of the temple to see what had happened to the crops that had been in chaos all night. He felt strange when he saw nothing unusual.
When the abbot returned from his morning exercise, he saw two dragons coiled around the doorpost, their horns covered with moss. So it was this evil creature who caused trouble. She was restless and bathed in the clear water pool. Silent went out in private and found a blacksmith. He found Li Dalang and asked him to make a three-inch nail according to his own wishes. The Abbot made this nail very carefully. It is simple and not difficult to make, but it can seal coffins and suppress evil.
The next day, the abbot continued his morning exercise as usual, but when he walked out of the temple door and hid in a corner, he found the two dragons on the pillar bathing and playing with each other.
The abbot came back from his morning exercise and saw the two dragons with moss on their horns still coiled around the pillar. He quickly took two nails and hammers to nail the dragon tail. The two dragons rushed to the abbot with a whoosh. As the dragon tail was nailed to the pillar, they could not stand on their own. As a result, they bared their fangs and brandished their claws on the pillar in pain. His eyes became even more ferocious, becoming one with the pillar. The abbot made this plan because he was afraid that the two dragons would fly into the clouds one day. In order to preserve the spiritual aura of the small temple, he had to light the lintel of the big and small temples. The abbot saw that there were spiritual objects and decided to alms. He invited the person with divine skills to build 100 temples in the "Qingshui Pavilion".
Duckweed became a nun and lived a poor life in the nunnery. The abbot passed by the nunnery and saw duckweed like his first love. He was moved and entered the nunnery at night.
Ling Bo wanted to pursue a beautiful love and run away from home. Firstly, she wanted to travel around the mountains and rivers. Secondly, she wanted to experience the world and see the outside world. She wanted to dress up skillfully and disguise herself as a man. One day, a man was cutting firewood on the mountain. He saw her combing her hair in the mirror of the mountains and rivers and peeped into her body. She didn't want firewood. He stopped her and grabbed her back home. He locked her in a broken hut and forced her to go home. It turned out that the man was deaf and mute. Ling Bo silently accepted the principle of "marrying a chicken with a chicken, marrying a dog with a dog" with tears in her eyes and lived with him.
Yun Mei wanted to escape from her husband's beatings, but she could not. Young Master Wu often gets drunk and goes crazy. That day, it happened again. She stripped him naked, put the toilet bowl on his head, and beat him up. When he was tired, he slept like a dead pig. Yun Mei simply packed her bag and fled. Young Master Wu woke up and did not see Yun Mei. He sent people to look for her. Yun Mei did not escape the clutches of Young Master Wu and was captured and beaten up. Wu Gongzi saw that he could not keep her, so he sold Yun Mei into a brothel.
The judge was about to ask,"Doesn't Yun Mei have a family? How could Young Master Wu be so presumptuous?" In the past, men were superior to women, and married girls were like splashed water. The woman was divorced. Or those who are indecent, the family also abhors them. Or they had no choice but to reject him.
In the previous article, it was said that Shi Qiao got back together with her original boyfriend and got married. Her husband was so angry that he scolded the matchmaker and washed everything in the house into a mess. Shi Qiao could not bear it and left home. Shi Qiao's husband caught her and said angrily,"Can you run?"! Very good, I'll let you run. Shiqiao saw that her husband was looking for something with a fierce look in his eyes, and she was so scared that her entire body trembled. Shi Qiao's husband found a club and roared: I'll break your legs and keep you at home. I'll see if you can run. As Shi Qiao wailed, her legs were broken.
Ruhua was introduced by her father and married a person she had never met before. Soon, it was rumored that she died with a kitchen knife across her neck. The details were not clear.
There was a well on the original site of the Clear Water Pavilion. This well was the eye of the sea. Dipankara Buddha Five Eyed Buddha and the other immortals often explored the terrain here, they all liked this place, the terrain was the lotus formation. The small temple is located on the head of the phoenix's neck. Behind it is the Green and White Dragon River, also known as the Green Dragon Mountain and the Qilin Mountain. In the middle is the Pearl Mountain, in the east is the Tianyin Mountain, and in the west is the Phoenix Mountain.
The abbot explored the Fengshui treasure land and calculated with his hands. The phoenix really did not fall into a place without treasures. The clear water here was beautiful. He knew that the phoenix had a bad fate in its past life and present life. Seeing that it had the momentum of soaring, he used a small temple to guard it and not let it fly away. Now he wanted to expand the temple.
Do you know the origin of this phoenix? It was Zhang Bairen who drove the colorful bird to Venus and the fairy sister's wedding. From then on, the colorful bird was found out and was hunted down in violation of the rules of heaven. The five-colored bird could not escape. It was injured by the Thunder God and the Mother of Electricity and fell to the mortal world. When the Guanyin came to save it, its muscle wings had already transformed into the shape of the earth. Guanyin had to leave with tears. The five-colored bird turned into dust, but its heart was not dead. Its feather tail often played with the world [namely: reed flowers], but it also gave birth to a round egg [namely: turned into a round high ridge concave ditch pond, in the tail]. Logically speaking, the five-colored bird should have fallen to its death when it fell into the mortal world. Fortunately, Guanyin predicted that the five-colored bird would be in trouble. She hurriedly got up and rushed over but was still a step late. She chose a lotus leaf under her seat and threw it over to save it. The five-colored bird fell on the lotus leaf and was not completely killed. Most of the people here had the surname Zhang. What was the relationship between Zhang Bairen and the five-colored bird? Why did Zhang Bairen give birth to an egg after riding the five-colored bird once? After Zhang Bairen became the emperor, he destroyed the Qingshui Pavilion Temple and the five-colored bird flew into the sky and disappeared. Zhang Bairen was also investigated? He should have had this tribulation, but he was also in the tribulation, not to mention the hardships he had suffered in the human world. His wife was suspected of instigation and was suppressed, so naturally, she was unwilling to implicate the five-colored bird for no reason. Some were angry at Zhang Bairen's relationship with the colorful bird, so they roared and shouted to the sky to demonstrate their strength. Or to her husband to show off, but no one paid attention to her. It was said that the five-colored bird was beaten down and turned into a mountain range, but it was still dazzling with golden light. When the abbot traveled here, he saw that the light of the dazzling jade stone made people unable to open their eyes, so he used a cover to cover the brilliance. Therefore, the Cage Mountain was named.
The abbot saw Master Zhang and chatted with him. After listening to his story, he knew that Master Zhang was skilled in carpentry. He gave him silver and handed him a blueprint of the temple. What story did Master Zhang tell that the abbot gave him the plan to build the temple?
The story was:
It turned out that Master Zhang's family was very poor and had decided to go out to learn a craft to make ends meet. He left home and walked to a place. Seeing that it was already dark, he walked up the stairs and saw an old man sleeping at the door of the house. He carefully said to the old man who ignored him,"Old man, it's not early for me to come here."
May I borrow your house to rest? After saying a few words, the old man ignored him and seemed to have fallen asleep. Master Zhang did not enter the house and sat on the steps for the whole night.
At dawn the next day, the old man was still asleep. Master Zhang got up and was about to leave when he greeted him, meaning to thank the old man for taking up the stairs for him. The old man remained silent. Master Zhang turned around and left. At this time, the old man opened his eyes and spoke, meaning
Young man, you haven't had breakfast yet. It's not too late to have a bowl of breakfast here before leaving. Master Zhang was very happy and hungry, so he washed the rice for breakfast. At breakfast, the old man asked,"Young man, what are you doing out here? Can you tell me?" So Master Zhang
He explained his purpose for coming out to the old man. When the old man heard this, he said,"Young man, I have a craft called carpentry. I wonder if you're willing to learn?" Master Zhang was naturally happy when he heard that. The old man said,"But I'm too old to do it. What should I do?" master Zhang
He said,"It doesn't matter. I'll do it. You can just give me some pointers." The old man nodded and said,"How about this? You can eat and stay here." Look, my room is in a mess. Can you help me tidy it up first? Master Zhang said "OK" and got busy.
The old man walked out and came back to see that the house was clean. He nodded in satisfaction and said, You see, I have a pile of wood in this room, you put my rotten chairs. Rotten table. How about fixing the rotten stool legs? Master Zhang said,"Okay." Then he got busy again.
In this way, Master Zhang's skills gradually improved over time. Due to his master's indirect guidance, his technique had reached the point of perfection.
Later, he received the true teachings of his master and taught him to write a book written by his master, which was divided into two parts: In the upper part, it was written about Master's upright carpentry work and skills. The second part was about how to use carpentry. All kinds of tricks such as punishing people. The two books were composed of skills and theories.
Combining the two into one was collectively known as technology. (It is said that the Book of Luban came from this.)
In other words, everyone liked to be faithful. A man of his word. Therefore, what others wanted could not be obtained, but what Master Zhang did not want could be obtained. Therefore, one must be down-to-earth in this world. It was best to be a diligent and faithful person. This was how wealth was often made.
Carpenter Zhang was a good craftsman. It could be seen that the 100-room blueprint of the temple was magnificent and could not be taken lightly. He was worried about where the materials came from. This was because the temple required thick wood. There was no such material in the surrounding area, so how could the materials be transported from other places? This was a problem. Manpower was costly, and the thick wood was even more annoying. It was difficult to complete the construction of this huge piece of wood, which had a diameter of one to two meters. The abbot listened to Carpenter Zhang's words and said,"Please rest assured. When the time comes, you can collect as much wood as you want." Whether there is wood or not is my business, and finding someone to do the carpentry is your business. How about it? Carpenter Zhang clapped his hands and said,"Okay, it's a deal." The abbot and Carpenter Zhang set a time for the construction to start. It was March 15th and July 30th. Carpenter Zhang agreed without a second word. He only needed to start work on March 15th. I have nothing to do these days, so I'm busy filing and sawing my axe.
Zhang Er was busy wiping his sweat and resting when Huang Shan rushed over, his anger surging like a volcanic eruption. He pointed at Zhang Er and said,"The broom fell down. Why didn't you pick it up?" Seeing that he was stirring up trouble, Zhang Er pointed at him and asked, Don't bring your personal emotions. Is it worth it to be so angry when a broom falls? Huang Shan was at a loss for words. Without a topic to talk about, the fire also dissipated. Zhang Er joked with everyone again. Suddenly, Huang Shan flared up again and said to Zhang Er, Don't you have something to say? Now Master Cao is at home, go and tell him! Zhang Er didn't let her off and asked,"What?" You see what you haven't said, tell me, I'll come and say it. Anyway, I've already said what I should say. Huang Shan was speechless and left in boredom.
Cao Yuanwai looked for Zhang Er and said,"Because Tao San's work is good, I gave him an additional 10 yuan this time. I gave you an additional 5 yuan. I'll give you the same money." I'm telling you this to give you a psychological balance. I hope you don't mind. Zhang Er looked at the squire and said nothing more. He continued to do his work. Huang Shan walked in front of Zhang Er and looked at him strangely. Then, he smiled and said, Zhang Er, you're the one who doesn't lose out the most here. Zhang Er retorted,"Butler, you're wrong. I'm the one who suffers the most here." If you don't believe me, you can count from the day I came here to now. You can go through my work experience. Huang Shan didn't say anything and just stared blankly at Zhang Er as he left. Tao San laughed and said, Zhang Er, Steward Huang hates you the most. Because you made him speechless, he set up a trap. At Wang Yi, he gave Wang Yi an additional 10 yuan and gave you an additional 5 yuan. Don't say that I said it. Zhang Eryi listened to anger, find Cao Yuanwai and Huang Shan theory. Zhang Erxian asked squire Cao,"Master, you said that you would increase the money this morning. What else did I say?" The squire replied, No. Zhang Er said,"Do I have anything else to say?" The squire did not look at Zhang Er. Zhang Er said: I have something to say. Wang Yishi, Wang Yishi and I are only one or two months apart from each other. Give Wang Yishi an additional 10 yuan and me an additional 5 yuan. Now, Tao San is half a year behind me. Why did you add 10 yuan to Tao San and 5 yuan to me? Why didn't you think about it clearly back then? Just because you told me, I won't say anything. Zhang Er turned to Huang Shan and said,"Before noon, Steward Huang saw me and said that I was the one who didn't suffer the most." I think, you are often together, but this morning, Steward Huang will know these things. Whether I am at a disadvantage, you know best. I even heard someone say that Steward Huang said that I was the one who hated you the most here because I made you speechless. I still have something to say to you? Huang Shan hurriedly said,"I've never said such a thing." Zhang Er added,"You might not have said this before." However, you decided to have this sentence flow out. Huang Shan was so listless that he could not speak.
Carpenter Zhang looked at the drawing. He was excited at first, but then he became anxious. The fifteenth day of the third lunar month was approaching day by day, but there was no movement from the wood in the small temple. He found the abbot and asked, but the abbot smiled and comforted him, Don't worry, there won't be a shortage of your work, it won't affect you.
Zhang Er had a backache that day, and even his legs hurt. It was so painful that he couldn't even walk and lay in bed. Kuafu knew that when he saw Zhang Er, he said that he had a lumbar disc protrusion, which affected his legs, so he should rest more. When he left, he also told Zhang Er that he would ask his son to go to the Cao family to ask for leave for a few days. Zhang Er thanked Kuafu and recuperated at home. Huang Shan came to visit him empty-handed. Zhang Er was very grateful and asked him to stay for dinner. Huang Shan refused and left.
It was the 15th of March. Carpenter Zhang had arranged for all the tile and wood painters to arrive. On the construction site, Carpenter Zhang was dumbfounded when he saw many workers. Without wood, carpentry cannot be done.
In fact, the abbot had already been in seclusion for a few days, using the Eight Trigrams Divine Art to pressure his dantian, circulating his true qi, and chanting an incantation. Although he was sitting on the ground, his soul had already flown up to the sky to ask the Burning Lamp Buddha. Immortals are also greedy. The Burning Lamp Buddha naturally liked it and only agreed to help after asking for a squatting spot. The abbot naturally agreed and went to look for the Five-Eyed Buddha. The Five-Eyed Buddha took up the responsibility and was willing to cast spells. The abbot went to see the Tathagata again. Dashi Guanyin and other useful immortals and gods came to the small temple to add some luster to the small temple. All the immortals were willing to find some light and heat for the sake of their own land. The abbot had no choice but to do so. He asked for a lotus leaf from Tathagata, a willow leaf from Guanyin, a kasaya from the Burning Lamp Buddha, and a canal hole from the Five-Eyed Buddha. In any case, the Abbot went to the Immortal World to ask the immortals and gods for help. When the immortals and gods knew about it, many gods and gods were selfish and wanted to absorb the incense of the human world, so they joined one after another. The abbot was naturally very happy. He considered some gods and buddhas who were of a certain level to join him and rejected some gods who were not of a certain level. So what if they offended these little gods? They wouldn't be able to do anything. In this way, being able to invite such a high level immortal also made this temple shine.
For a time, many great gods joined the alliance. As long as these people had a seat to stand on, they were willing to offer their magic tools to show their dignity. In fact, their little tricks were just to scare the innocent Renye. If Renye could understand the "golden body" clay sculpture, he would not be afraid. Thinking about these gods, it was really ridiculous. They did not have a human body, but they were willing to paste a fake body with grass and mud to decorate the facade, pretending to be a golden body to show off. If no one gave them a chance to stand on that land and bare their fangs and brandish their claws, or let them appear there and pretend to be kind, they would probably be useless and nothing. Amitabha, I dare not say blasphemous words again.
The abbot couldn't refuse the Sea Dragon King, nor could he offend him. Thus, he would definitely need his help in many areas. Moreover, he had nailed the two dragons to the pillar. It was already good enough that the Dragon God did not settle scores with him. Just give him a seat! He thought that the Dragon God was visiting his relatives. Take a look at its dragon species. The local god could not refuse, or the old man would not give you land to build a temple. However, the King of Hell also wanted to join, so the abbot had to consider it.
Seeing the abbot hesitate, King Yama was really unhappy. He wanted to turn around and leave, but then he thought,"Many heavyweight Buddhas and Gods have joined the ranks. If I don't join them, I will lose face in society." Thus, he was willing to offer up all of his possessions in the Underworld to ask the Abbot to give him face. The abbot had originally wanted to build a temple to worship the gods so that people could burn incense and admire the gods. He wanted to achieve the purpose of suppressing the phoenix and showing off the splendor of the temple. He didn't expect the King of Hell to join in the fun. On second thought, it was a good thing to let the world know everything about the Underworld. Moreover, everyone had to pass through the Underworld before they died. They really couldn't afford to offend the King of Hell. Look at the netherworld blueprint everything, six paths of reincarnation. The 18 levels of hell were truly eerie and terrifying. He thought again,"It's good to set everything up like this. Let people know the karma of doing good and evil, so that people can take it as a warning. It's worth promoting." Learn and reach enlightenment. Warning to the world. The purpose of awakening the world. Thinking of this, he readily agreed. Yanluo Jun called the abbot and whispered, Since you have invited all the Buddhas and Gods to enter the mortal world, there is one more person you must invite. It is the righteous god of the Immortal Gang, the Ghost Plucking Goddess. Otherwise, this matter will be difficult to handle.
The abbot had long heard that the Ghost Plucking Goddess was a true god. It was also the Buddha gods who told him not to underestimate her, so he had to go to the mansion to invite her to take the throne. This was because the Ghost Plucking Goddess could control all ghosts and spirits so that they would not dare to be unrestrained. However, the Ghost Plucking Goddess was full of righteousness, scaring the abbot so much that he didn't dare to act rashly. He carefully asked for advice and found some nice words to ingratiate himself. Pushing Ghost Goddess knew the purpose of his visit and the favor he had done. She could see the dark and greedy face of the Immortal Gang. She wanted to cut off the other party's idea of currying favor, so she said without mercy," I don't mind what you did. Don't flatter me. I don't like it. I don't want your seat." However, if you really want to invite me, after the temple is built, give me a room to live in. I want to occupy two pieces of land. If I don't monopolize the two plots of land, it won't be enough to suppress the evil ways. Moreover, I still have to stay in the main hall in front of Hell. The Ghost Plucking Empress lived as she wished. Her eyes were like lanterns, and her arms stretched out around the beam. She held a dung pan and an ash rake. She was using tools to pluck ghosts. She wore a black robe and looked solemn and righteous. If the Ghost Plucking Goddess was not upright, how could the abbot give her a room on the upper and lower floors and still need the little ghosts to protect her? This was because the Ghost Plucking Goddess was doing the right thing. The common people learned how to use a dustpan from the Ghost Plucking Goddess. Pick up the dust, rake, and trash.] The abbot didn't dare to say a single word and repeatedly said yes. Seeing the other party's requests, he fulfilled them one by one. The Ghost Plucking Goddess did not expect her unreasonable request to be agreed, so she had to reluctantly do it. Seeing that the other party had agreed, the abbot heaved a sigh of relief and carefully retreated. When the Buddhas saw the abbot, they surrounded him and asked,"What did the Ghost Picker Goddess say? Is she willing? Perhaps the Buddhas are afraid of the Ghost Picker Goddess who knows their background. Once she is angered and exposed, it will definitely set off a great uproar." The abbot wiped away his sweat and said that the Ghost Plucking Goddess had agreed. Seeing that the Ghost Plucking Goddess had agreed, all the gods and Buddhas breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did the Buddhas and Immortals feel at ease. The joy dispersed. It turned out that they were also afraid of the Ghost Plucking Goddess's righteous aura.
The abbot had already made a list of gods in his heart and listed them in the Qianqiu List for people to admire. For example, the day after tomorrow, the Mysterious Heavenly God. Emperor Huaguang. Heavenly Pivot and Heavenly Official. Central Five. Buddha. Burning Lamp Buddha. Five-Eyed Buddha. Guanyin. Sun God. The Moon God had the Ghost Queen, the Underworld characters, and the eighteen levels of hell.
The abbot felt that he had everything prepared and only needed something. However, his mind was in a daze. He didn't know why, so he sat in meditation and his mind traveled to heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven is so big, his soul is floating. In a trance, she had already lost her direction, but she still had a concept in her heart. Since he had lost his way, he would let him drift freely. No matter where he drifted to, he would speak when he encountered something. Thus, he no longer thought about it and allowed his soul to float.
The abbot's soul was flying freely when he suddenly bumped into a person who was fanning himself. That person was also ascending freely, with a lazy and leisurely manner. He was none other than the Barefoot Great Immortal. He flew over on clouds and fog, smiling as he said to the abbot, Master, how have you been? The abbot quickly said,"You and I are fated. Please help me, Great Immortal." "That's natural. Please return, Grandmaster." After saying that, he fanned her. The abbot suddenly felt his body drifting away like a cloud of smoke. Then, the child said the word "settle". His soul was no longer ascending, but it seemed to be fixed in the air and did not move. He wanted to continue ascending, but he seemed to be restrained by an invisible force. He looked up and kept calling out in his heart,"Fly higher", but he couldn't do anything. The naked child disappeared in the light, only to see a bright moon in the sky. "How high is the Absolute Step Void? Let me see how high it is below." The abbot panicked and thought to himself,"Looking down, I saw a vicious beast with its bloody mouth wide open, screaming and running forward." However, her feet seemed to have been clamped down and she could not break free. Instead, she fell into the mouth of the beast that was pouncing on her. She cried out in surprise and fell in the darkness.
The abbot's soul returned to his body, and there was still sweat on his forehead. Just now, when he thought about it, everything was fake and real, a dream and an illusion.
On the 15th day of the third month, Carpenter Zhang and the others were anxiously waiting for the arrival of the wood. However, they had achieved nothing. They began to feel a little regretful, but the more they thought about it, the more anxious they became.
Suddenly, the sky was filled with bright lights and red clouds. Auspicious signs descended from the sky, and the ground shook. The well water was boiling, and giant logs as thick as the mouth of a well came out of the well. Carpenter Zhang and the others were overjoyed when they saw this. They excitedly took the divine wood and moved. The gods cast spells, and the sea dragon king sent shrimp soldiers and crab generals to transport wood to the underground river. When there were 99 pieces of wood, there was still one piece of wood rising slowly in the well. When the abbot asked Carpenter Zhang if there was enough wood, Carpenter Zhang said it was enough. The wood in the well was halfway out of the mouth of the well, but because of Carpenter Zhang's words, the wood froze there and did not rise or move. Carpenter Zhang ordered people to cut off the wood with a saw to flatten the well. The wood was exactly 99 and a half. As soon as the half of the wood was sawed off, there was a sudden "boom" and the half of the wood sank into the caissons.
This "boom" was like an earthquake that jolted the minds of these busy people awake. It turned out that these people only knew how to be busy like a dream, and their minds were also unclear due to some kind of force. Carpenter Zhang woke up and felt that something was wrong, but the scene in front of him was real. He felt that it was magical.
There were still three pieces of wood that were running underground, but because of Carpenter Zhang's words, the wood stopped running. The remaining half of the wood that had been taken away sank into the well. This was the origin of Sanmu Port. Sanmu Harbor lived in a village, also known as the wooden bridge. Some people named the village after the three and a half logs: Muyi Village. Mu 'er Village. Musan Village. Wood four village, later merged into wood one village. Mu 'er Village. He once saw a wooden rectangular seal, which was carved into four wooden teams with a handle on it. This seal was used to cover the piled up grain as a mark.
The people of Sanmu Port were very poor. They lived on the snails in the fishing net pond. The meat of the snails in the pond was delicious. In the past, there was a children's song: Sanmu Port. At Sanmu Harbor, snail shells piled up into hills [villages]. It could be seen that this place was very poor. People lived by picking snail meat. Ninety-nine and a half pieces of wood were used to build ninety-nine and a half temple houses. The abbot tried to build 100 rooms, but after a few times, half of the rooms would collapse automatically. The abbot finally understood that it was because of his bad karma with the nun, so he no longer insisted. Note: Therefore, the total number of temples built later was 99 and a half.
Everyone else's wages had been increased, so naturally they were happy. However, Zhang Er's wages were still the same, so they were naturally unhappy. They also did not understand why they gave others more money and not themselves. Tao San smiled and told Zhang Er,"Steward Huang said that you were pretending to be sick at home, so this time your vacation money will be deducted. I'll sue you, don't tell him what I said."
At this moment, Huang Shan came over and said with a smile,"I know you're not feeling well. I know you're doing very well. Your job is also the best." Zhang Er said: I am not the best. Otherwise, why didn't you give me more money when you gave it to others? Huang Shan said,"You have to perform well and try your best to show us!" Zhang Er said: I don't know what to do now. I don't know what to do, and I don't know what to do. Huang Shan said nothing. Zhang Er said angrily,"There's one more thing. When I was sick, you went to see me. I was still grateful. In the end, you said that I was pretending to be sick. You were checking on me." Even if I pretend to be sick, you can't say anything before you see me. Moreover, I'm really sick, so you can say such words. I won't scold you. I'll use your words to say,'Who is the one who revealed such an ugly face?”I saw you as a human, as a housekeeper, but what did you do? It's fine if you deduct my salary, but you're still missing my monthly salary. Am I not doing anything? Or am I not as good as them? You're too much. You have to know that there is no hatred for no reason in the world. One should do more good and leave some good things for others to tell.
Zhang Er vented his resentment in anger. His human form was "manipulated" by the Five Ghosts to become as fat as a mountain, as thin as a strip, and as short as the top of a dwarf. Suddenly the giant disappeared into the sky. Suddenly round like a giant pillar. Suddenly flat into the paper, face also suddenly big and small. Long and short, but also full of joy, anger, sorrow and joy, drool. He was so angry that his eyes were like lanterns and his mouth was wide open. It was a hair-raising grief. The hands that danced happily clapped their arms, sometimes long and sometimes short, and the palm of the hand was sometimes as big as an iron fan, sometimes as small as a butterfly's wings. Outsiders couldn't see all of this, only Huangshan could. When Huangshan saw it, he was so scared that he ran away. How could he escape from the hands of the five ghosts? The Fifth Ghost made him stay in place and run. No matter how hard he ran, he still couldn't break free. The five ghosts played with him and made all kinds of faces for him to play with. Huang Shan's parents were so scared that they shouted and dared not say it again. The fifth ghost played with the yellow meal again, pinching its mouth into the duck's beak and hitting its mouth. However, you can be as stubborn as a dead goose or a dead chicken." Huang Shan opened his mouth and said,"I don't dare." The Fifth Ghost slapped him again and said,"How capable do you think you are?" He needed to be respected. How much respect do you have? It's not heavy either! As light as paper. As light as a feather." The soft and foldable yellow food cried for help; The fifth ghost cut his chest with a knife and said that he wanted to see his intestines. His heart turned over his stomach like a human turning over the intestines of a pig that had been killed, and he said,"So you're bleeding dog blood." Black Heart. Chicken feces sausage, no wonder he was greedy! Come, let's see if there's water in your brain." Huang Shan begged for mercy. The five ghosts used a hammer to hit the dog's head. They knocked Huang Shan until he was dizzy. Huang Shan also heard the five ghosts say that he was: "It turns out that there is shit in his brain."
When the Fifth Ghost saw that he was almost done playing with him, he pulled him in front of him, twisted and pulled the long twisted object with his hand, and then squeezed it to let him slide out step by step from his head. He saw its sharp mouth slide out first and slowly slide out of its body. From the slowness of his movements. It was difficult. One could see how much pain he was in. After a while, he slid faster and faster, but he managed to escape from the hands of the five ghosts. However, he could not see the human form of Huang Shan. He had mutated into Huang Shan, who had no hands, feet, and long tail. It was said that his hands and feet had been squeezed into his abdomen and could not be seen by the naked eye. As soon as Huangshan escaped from the hands of the five ghosts, it wagged its tail in the water and fled quickly. It was very difficult for the five ghosts to catch it again. The harder you grabbed it, the faster it slipped and the harder it was to catch. Huang Shan struggled to escape, but when he saw a snake hole, he also went in. Fifth Ghost could only give up and leave with a laugh. From then on, Huang Shan hid in the snake hole and rarely moved during the day.
After Huang Shan left for a few days, squire Cao didn't even greet him. Coincidentally, he didn't even have a family member. Seeing squire Cao's prosperity, the Cao family fawned over him during the ancestral worship ceremony and made squire Cao happy. Therefore, the Cao family asked squire Cao to arrange a job for their son to make a living. Thus, this Little Cao was replaced as the Yellow Chef.
Carpenter Zhang was full at the Buddha's place, and he was really full at Guanyin's place. Five-Eyed Buddha. Mysterious Heavenly God. Huaguangshen [Later Title: Great Emperor]. God of Heavenly Pivot. Central Five. God Erlang. Yama Lord and the other immortals invited him one by one. Carpenter Zhang, who was blessed with good food, was so fat that oil and water flowed out. He simply ate until his mouth was not fragrant. These gods and Buddhas invited Carpenter Zhang to the banquet, hoping that Carpenter Zhang would make his seat more beautiful when he sculpted his golden body. Carpenter Zhang himself did not know how many days he had eaten, but he was rich in oil and water. Enough. After the immortals and gods treated him to a meal, everyone set up a feast to honor him. He thanked the immortals and gods for their love, so he was on cloud nine. He couldn't help but become addicted to wine. Finally, he couldn't support it anymore and slipped off the table. He bumped his head on the table leg and woke up in shock. It turned out to be a dream. Carpenter Zhang was still savoring the taste in his heart. If you get it, if you lose it, the fragrance is still surging in your intestines. There was also some sadness: I shouldn't have woken up from my dream. He remembered that in his dream, when the gods and Buddhas offered him wine, they were all trying to please him. They wanted him to create a golden body for them, wanting to make them more perfect. He didn't expect that the gods would also flatter him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile. Carpenter Zhang was a genius. He had never forgotten the image of the Buddha in his dreams. He had built many Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, and he had "gone" to Plentiful City to build everything he had seen. Of course, Carpenter Zhang's genius design. The story of the characters that were created could not be separated from the stonemason. The masterpiece of the painters.
Little Cao borrowed the power of Minister Cao and was originally an honest person, but he became arrogant and domineering step by step. When he asked someone to treat him to a meal, the others didn't dare not to treat him, and they even openly asked someone to send him something as a form of respect. Otherwise, Du Zhang Er wouldn't fall for it. So Xiao Cao made trouble for him and arranged a lot of work for him to do. Due to overwork, Zhang Er felt light-headed that day. He did not rest and came to work. He was also afraid that his rest would be interrupted by Xiao Cao. When Xiao Cao brought his grandson and Wu Shou to divide the work, he gave a lot of work to Zhang Er. Zhang Erhao said,"I'm not feeling well today. I can't let you keep me to work tomorrow." Yesterday you gave me so much work, but I took it all, making me uncomfortable. That work wasn't done by one person, but you let me do it alone. Xiao Cao said fiercely,"Do you want me to give you eight or ten people?" You don't want to go home. Zhang Er was also angry. He pointed at him and said,"If you can bear it to the end, talk to me." Xiao Cao turned around and left without paying any attention. After a while, another Supervisor Wu of the Cao family came over and asked Zhang Er, You still hit Little Cao? Moreover, there were two servants who could testify. One was Sun Zi, and the other was Wu Shou. Zhang Er said calmly,"Supervisor Wu, it's because I'm in good health. Otherwise, I would really get sick from his anger." Think about it, with Little Cao's temperament and physique, if I hit him, would he not fight back?! Supervisor Wu did not pursue this topic anymore. He knew Little Cao's nature and said, If you want to work here, you'll have to swallow your pride. You also know that he has a strong background, and we can't do anything to him. Zhang Er said, I know. However, his words were not like what he said. It was too much. Supervisor Wu said,"Take a step back and the sky will be wide." Zhang Er thought it was right, so he chose to remain silent. When Zhang Er met Sun Zi and Wu Shou, he said rudely,"I think I have a good relationship with you. I also tell people in private that you are not bad. You are very good people." What did you do? You actually perjured yourself and said that I hit Xiao Cao! You're doing this kind of thing, and you're still cowards. Despicable! I think you're just saying,"If you have money, you're my father. If you don't, you're my grandson." Grandson. Wu Shou left with his tail between his legs.
That night, Xiao Cao unlocked the key of a warehouse door and created an illusion to knock on one side of the door. He rummaged through the contents and threw them in a mess.
At daybreak, Zhang Er entered the construction site first. He saw that the key to the warehouse was good, but the door was tilted to one side. The things inside were messy, so he curiously checked. As soon as Xiao Cao walked over, he pointed at Zhang Er and said, Why did you knock on the door of the warehouse? What are you taking? You ate my Cao's meal, you don't want to go home. Zhang Er was also angered,"If you can bear it to the end, then talk to me." Little Cao Zhi slipped away. Zhang Er found a new Supervisor Ni and said,"Supervisor Ni, you're in charge of this place now, so I have to look for you." Give me two bucks and I'll leave. Supervisor Ni said,"If you want to find someone, you should find Xiao Cao, not ask for money from squire Cao!" Zhang Er said,"Was Xiao Cao appointed by you?" Supervisor Ni looked at Zhang Er without saying a word, clearly tacitly agreeing. Zhang Er said,"Since he is the little butler appointed by you, his actions are not personal. He represents the nature of the Cao residence." He said that I'm a Cao. It can be said that I eat the food of the surname Cao, but I eat the food of the squire Cao. He is not qualified to say such words; Speaking of which, what do you mean by eating your Cao family's food? Without us, how could there be you, Minister Cao? Without squire Cao, how could there be you lackeys shouting arrogantly and despotic below? Supervisor Ni said,"Since you and Xiao Cao can't get along, I'll send you to other places." Zhang Er didn't wait for him to continue and said,"Where do you want me to go? I'll always be at the place where his surname is Cao and eat his food." I've been working hard outside for so many years. I've never eaten a meal with the surname Cao. Give me the money and I'll leave. Supervisor Ni did not know what to say. Zhang Er said,"I won't say anything now. I'll only say one sentence: " The mistakes made by children must be borne by you adults." The people present burst into laughter. In the end, squire Cao paid 30 taels of money and Zhang Er left Cao Mansion to work at Qingshui Pavilion. Liu Yun was the one who lured him in because he was short of people.
How could the Five Ghosts spare Little Cao? When he was alone, they would knead him into noodles, stretching and shortening; One moment, he would pull and pinch its ears into pig ears, and the next moment, he would rub it into a ball and play with it. It was so painful that Little Cao cried out. The Fifth Ghost had a way to make him look like Huang Shan. It would be best to turn him into a loach. Tonghu said,"Yes, yes, let him transform into a grass loach." You can't squeeze this thing. The more you squeeze it, the faster it slips. Plotting loach, you have to hold it to catch it. It was different from Huangshan. It was impossible to catch Huangshan with two hands. If you wanted to catch it, you couldn't grab any other part of its body. As long as you used two fingers and one clamp on its seven inches, it wouldn't be able to escape. Thus, the five ghosts squeezed Little Cao out like a yellow meal. Little Cao was squeezed out in pain and turned into a loach. The short-tailed loach drilled into the mud as soon as it saw it. The five ghosts played with it, but as expected, they couldn't catch it. They held it with their hands. Holding it in his hand, he let it twist its body and tail, but it couldn't break free. The loach really didn't have a monkey to jump. Dear readers, can you see the philosophy of life from this story?
Carpenter Zhang made the characters and ghosts in each room vivid and lively. But there was still a seat in the temple, and he really couldn't think of which god to place it. He racked his brains. He racked his brains and thought too hard, but he couldn't figure out why. He knew that everything he wanted to create had already been displayed. He had already exhausted his talent and there was no better work. He felt that he should pay off his salary and settle all the aftermath before seriously creating this last work.
After Carpenter Zhang paid his salary, he returned to his original empty spot and squatted down before continuing to think about his work. Due to overworking her mind, she felt weak all over. She wanted to find a place to sit and rest, but she didn't have a place to rest. After walking around, she found that there was only one empty place. She sat on it and dozed off. This time, he would never come down.
After receiving their wages, those workers were so happy that they wanted to ask for Carpenter Zhang's favor. When they went to find Carpenter Zhang, they searched for him everywhere in the temple, fearing that something had happened to him or that he had collapsed somewhere due to exhaustion. He knew that Carpenter Zhang had not left the temple, but the statue in the temple was so real that it could be faked. So they counted the Buddha statues one by one. When they counted the last one, the person looked like Carpenter Zhang. When they carefully distinguished it and determined that it was Carpenter Zhang, people cried. However, people knew that Carpenter Zhang had accomplished a great deed. When he was in the Immortal Gang, people stopped crying and were happy for him.
In order to protect the hole where the wood came from, the bricklayers built a well on it.
However, the people were anxious again because there was still a two-story house that was empty. They did not know what the building was, but they were anxious and did not know what to do.
Suddenly, they heard a clamor outside the temple gate. A sharp and strange cry attracted the people inside the temple. They rushed out of the temple gate to see what had happened.
I saw the light from heaven, as if the gate of heaven had been opened, and the colorful clouds were entangled and pulled, which was very beautiful. A huge figure appeared in the clouds. He was dressed in black with a yellow belt around his waist. His eyes were like lanterns and his tongue was more than one meter long. He went straight to the temple door and entered the two-story hall. He was two stories tall when he sat down. His arms stretched out and pointed around the beam. He was solemn and domineering, exuding a ball of righteousness. Domineering. Killing intent was very intimidating. This god was the Ghost Plucking Goddess. The two-story-high space only allowed her to sit.
There were two golden dragons hanging on the archway of the main entrance of the temple. Above the lintel, there were three golden characters,"Qingshui Pavilion", which were as arrogant as dragons and domineering. They were very vigorous and powerful. There was a pool of water in front of the temple gate, clear and light.
The living people were not willing to miss this great opportunity and went to observe the world of Hell. He saw heartbroken people in front of the Homecoming Platform, no inns on the road to the underworld, tears on the Bridge of Helplessness, mountains of knives and seas of fire crying bitterly, grinding oil and frying pan suffering from emotional pain, saw-saw hanging people revealing ferocious expressions, bottomless boats trembling in fear, and eighteen layers of hell dark without light.
The Five Ghosts were originally in Zhang Er's pocket, but they were no match for the deterrence of the Ghost Queen, and they all went to surrender. When Zhang Er heard the five ghosts say where to go, he naturally found this temple. The abbot saw that he was fated with him and told the manager that he wanted to take him in. Zhang Er didn't want to become a monk, but deliberately made things difficult for him by saying that he wanted to see the real dragon. Hearing that there was a dragon in the temple, he pestered the abbot to see it. The abbot went to the Free Life Pond and scooped out a few long worms for him to see, in order to achieve his goal. Zhang Er did not believe that the little bug was a dragon. He thought that the dragon must be a huge monster. The abbot said: Don't disturb it. Once disturbed, it will fly away. Zhang Er said: I only know that when there is a strong wind and heavy rain, there is a dragon in the sky to draw water. I don't think it is just like this. With that, he shook the abbot's arm. The two dragons in the ladle were shocked and flew away, leaving the abbot dumbstruck. The abbot said,"Amitabha." The abbot wanted to keep Zhang Er, so he had to vacate a room for him. Zhang Er was confused and could not understand the abbot's meaning, but he still took advantage of the abbot's surprise and fled home. On the way, he said, I have an old mother and siblings to take care of. I'm not going to become a monk, unlike you who's alone and has no ties!
The construction of the Qingshui Pavilion started on March 15th and ended on July 30th. The local people remembered these two days. On these two days every year, Wan Duan excitedly "invited" Bodhisattvas and Buddhas to play in the temple fair. It was suddenly lively.
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