Chapter 164 Liuxi's Interpretation

In recent days, the incense business at Qingping Temple has been more prosperous than in the past. The reason is that two or three days ago, when someone came to Qingping Temple to burn incense and add incense oil, he also asked for a lot of amulets and lit a long-burning lamp. This heavy hand attracted the gossip of the gossipers, and then they learned that the person came to fulfill a vow, saying that the amulet from the temple saved his life.

When the person vividly described how he met Qin Liuxi, how she read his face, how he spent a hundred taels of silver to buy an amulet, and how he escaped danger, some people said they didn't believe it, saying that the other party was a shill hired by Qingping Temple to make Qingping Temple famous and increase its popularity.

At that time, the man was so angry that he patted his chest and said loudly in front of the ancestor: "If I, Niu Dashan, am really a shill, I will die a miserable death. The ancestor also heard it clearly."

This is really daring. You can't make a poisonous oath casually, especially in front of the gods, but this man dared to do it, and for a while he calmed down many suspicious people.

It was also a coincidence that someone came to burn incense at that time and heard about Niu Dashan's experience. He also said that at a certain dock, there was a case where a black boatman wanted to murder a merchant and was killed in return. The government announced that the case was closed, so that all the ships in that area had to go to the government to register before they could operate, in order to ensure the safety of merchants and passengers, and it would be easier to find the person if something happened.

Niu Dashan said: "It's me, the merchant is me, you can believe it."

Everyone believed it then. It's so powerful, you have to ask for a talisman. It's expensive, but it works better than anything else.

After all this time, the amulets were sold out. Qingyuan sent messages many times before Qin Liuxi, the ancestor, came. Seeing Yu Changkong coming with him, he said, "Oh, Master Changkong is better now?" Yu Changkong looked at the shadow of Qingyuan and bowed, "Thank you Taoist Qingyuan for your introduction. Changkong is much better now." "Okay, Master Changkong, you go shopping first. I'll ask my brother to draw a few amulets. There are kind people waiting." Qingyuan said with a smile. Qin Liuxi said, "I haven't had lunch yet." "I'll ask Aunt Lu to make you crispy cakes and four-red porridge." Qingyuan pushed her and whispered, "Hurry up, there are still many places in our temple waiting to be repaired." While the incense is popular, hurry up and do more good deeds! Qin Liuxi: "!"

Yu Changkong watched the two people go to the living room, and his lips twitched. He didn't know if he heard it wrong. Just now, he heard that Taoist Qingyuan's voice was choked when he called Qin Liuxi.

Senior brother?

"Sir, let's have a vegetarian meal first?" Uncle Qian said.

Yu Changkong touched his stomach and said, "Okay."

It should take a long time for this Taoist to draw the talisman. He has to burn incense and calm his mind, and he has to pray to the gods. Not to mention that according to Qingyuan's meaning, there are many people waiting, which should be very time-consuming.

But what he thought was time-consuming was just a vegetarian meal, and Qin Liuxi had already appeared in his sight.

Yu Changkong stood up and asked, "Master, are you hungry? Do you want to eat first and then draw the talisman?"

"I've finished it."

"Ah?" Yu Changkong said, "One?"

"How could that be? Do you think I'm a tortoise? I'm the fastest at drawing talismans in the temple. I've drawn hundreds of them, enough to last until the New Year!" Qin Liuxi rubbed his wrist.

"Hundreds?" Sifang was stunned and said, "Is it so easy to draw a peace talisman?"

"It's not easy for others, but it's easy for me. I'm very good." Qin Liuxi said proudly, "I'm the only one who can make a talisman out of a little light in the legend."

Yu Changkong lowered his eyes to hide the smile in his eyes. He had heard this more than once.

Uncle Qian said, "Sir, let's pray for a few talismans. It's almost Double Ninth Festival. Let's pray for a few talismans to make us feel at ease."

"Okay." Yu Changkong said, "Light two more eternal lamps."

Qin Liuxi's eyes sparkled: "Want to light a lamp? Come on, I'll take you there!"

Eternal lamps are lit all year round to pray for blessings, but they consume a lot of incense oil.

The group went to the main hall. Qin Liuxi twisted three incense sticks and lit them. He bowed in front of his chest several times and then inserted them in front of the incense burner one by one.

She saw Yu Changkong holding the incense again, so she stepped forward and moved the position of the incense for him: "When worshiping incense, it is appropriate to hold the incense with both hands and hold it horizontally in front of the chest. This is called "heart incense."

Her hands were warm, and when she pulled his hands to adjust the position, they were soft and warm.

Yu Changkong put aside his distracting thoughts, held the incense and bowed three times, and then under her guidance, he inserted the incense.

"What are your parents' names?" Qin Liuxi said, "I'll light the ever-burning lamp for them."

Yu Changkong was stunned for a moment. She actually knew that he was lighting the lamp for his parents.

Yu Qingbai, Yun Zhuying.

He recited two names.

"It is the shadow of the bamboo and cypress. What night is without the moon, and where is there no bamboo and cypress?" Qin Liuxi recited a sentence, and said, "The names of the old friends complement each other. They must have been a couple of gods in their lifetime."

"Yeah." Yu Changkong's fingertips trembled slightly, watching her light two ever-burning lamps and offer them in front of the gods, and the feeling of missing came like a tide.

Dad, mother, your son misses you.

Qin Liuxi put the two lamps, turned his head, and saw that his emotions were surging, but he didn't disturb him. He quietly stepped aside and watched the pilgrims come to pray and kneel to welcome them.

A young couple dressed simply and patched up entered the temple together, praying silently with the incense they brought, but what they asked for was...

A child?

Qin Liuxi took a step forward and wanted to move to the side hall to pray for a child. There, the goddess of birthing looked at the two of them and took out a fortune stick box.

Seeing that they had finished kneeling and praying, the young man helped the woman up and said, "It is said that the peace charms in Qingping Temple are very effective. We will ask the Taoist priest for one, or see if there is a fertility charm to ask for one. I think we will get what we want soon."

The woman gave a forced smile: "I hope so."

Qin Liuxi stepped forward and handed over the fortune stick tube with a smile: "You two, ask for a fortune stick. It's free to interpret the fortune stick."

The two were stunned and looked at each other. The woman saw Qin Liuxi handing over the fortune stick tube, hesitated for a while, then took it, knelt down again, closed her eyes, and shook the fortune stick tube while reciting in her heart.

Swish, swish, swish.

The sticks in the fortune stick tube shook, and soon one fell out. The woman opened her eyes and picked up the stick to take a look.

The fifty-ninth sign of Guandi's fortune stick, Ji Ren, Zhongping

Qin Liuxi took it from her hand and looked at it, saying: "Deng Bodao has no children. The family is poor and lonely, and it's a pity that his prayers are in vain. Fortunately, the ancestors are blessed, and the incense is not discontinued. You two, what you ask for is not what you want!"

The two people's faces changed just by hearing the two words "no children". When they heard Qin Liuxi say "what you ask for is not what you want", the woman trembled and leaned to the side, with red eyes.

The young man was a little angry, and he put his arm around his wife's shoulders and scolded: "Who are you? You are not the Taoist priest in the temple, how can you talk nonsense and scare people. My wife, let's go, don't listen to his nonsense!"

Qin Liuxi was not angry either. When he turned around, he said: "Good man, it is you who has no children, not your wife!"

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①From the classical Chinese article "Record of a Night Tour of Chengtian Temple"