Jingshui Street is an old street with a history of hundreds of thousands of years, located in the old town of the eastern district of Wushi. In the street, there is an ancient well, and the water that comes out is said to be sweet, cool, and delicious......

According to legend, more than 1,000 years ago, a general led his soldiers to fight against foreigners. One day, the general led his soldiers to pass by, and because they were tired from the march, they told them to rest and dig wells on the spot to quench their thirst.

In less than half a day's work, I dug up the water, but when I drank the water from the well, I felt that it was bitter and salty, and it was difficult to quench my thirst. At this moment, a white-bearded old man suddenly came, holding a dragon's head crutch, and a dangling gourd hung on the crutch.

When he came to the well, he took off the gourd and sprinkled it into the well without saying a word.

Before the soldiers could figure out what was going on, the white-bearded old man was gone, and when everyone looked into the well, they saw that the water of the well had suddenly risen and emerged from the well.

At this time, when the soldiers drank it, they felt sweet and refreshing, and they didn't care whether it was strange or not, and they all drank it vigorously.

After drinking, everyone felt no longer thirsty or tired, and suddenly recovered their vitality. So, the soldiers were very happy, and you said that the general led everyone to fight against the foreign race and shocked the heavens and the earth.

This cool and delicious well water was given by the gods in the sky to help them regain their vitality......

This is where Jingshui Street comes from.

Li Jing once came to Jingshui Street and heard the master tell the story of Jingshui Street, so he told Feng Qingyan about it. And when the story is finished, they happen to come to Jingshui Street, where there are a few polished stone bricks, which seem to be the ancient well in the story.

Of course, there was no water in that ancient well.

Actually, not to mention the water, even the borehole is gone......

At this time, Feng Qingyan glanced at the ancient well a few times, and saw that there was really a well under the stone bricks, but it was dry and full of debris.

"Sir, this is the ancient well. ”

Li Jing pointed to the stone bricks and said, if there is not an inscription next to it, I'm afraid no one will know, it is an ancient well.

Feng Qingyan nodded, not paying too much attention.

Jingshui Street is a night market street, which is very lively as soon as it gets dark, and it is full of people......

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Feng Qingyan felt a strange aura, which made him slightly surprised, could it be that there are people from the underworld hiding on this street? He immediately pursued, but the aura was too light and weak, and it flashed again, so for a while, it couldn't be traced.

That's enough, though.

He has time, take his time to find ......

"Let's go, let's try the master's cooking first. Feng Qingyan said, and walked with the crowd.

Alas, that master, I don't know if it's still there? After all, he is already over 90 years old.

Even if you do, can you still cook?

Li Jing was a little embarrassed to think, and silently followed behind Feng Qingyan.

After Feng Qingyan walked a few steps, he suddenly saw that after the ancient well introduced the inscription, there was a stone more than a foot high. This stone, rough and smooth, looks quite human-like, and seems to have a long history. If there is no introduction tablet, the human-shaped stone should be facing the ancient well......

At this time, Li Jing also saw the stone, and when she saw her husband staring at the stone, she was a little puzzled and said, "Sir, could it be that this stone is the statue of the god of this ancient well?"

Feng Qingyan nodded, because he saw a few wisps of incense on the stone.

Li Jing was a little surprised and said, "It seems that the well god ...... Generally, there are no statues or temples, and people hold a simple sacrificial ceremony on the well platform. ”

"That's true. ”

Feng Qingyan nodded, groaned and said, "However, there will also be people who will set up statues and temples for it, just like the ancient well in front of you." ”

"Hey, it's actually able to gather incense?"

At this time, Li Jing also saw the few wisps of incense on the stone statue, but she didn't notice it because it was too faint before. Then, she thought for a moment and said, "It is said that on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the well god wants to report the water supply situation to the Dragon King of the East Sea; and on the first day of the new year, the gods of the upper realm will come to check, so the first day of the new year cannot carry water. On the second day of the first month, they should also offer water to the god of the well, so as to pray for sufficient water throughout the year......"

"In the newly dug well, a solemn sacrifice should be held to receive the god of the well. ”

Li Jing said about the legend of the god of the well, "At the same time, whoever marries a wife and has children must also sacrifice to the god of the well, because it is a new population, so it is necessary to report to the god of the well." However, pregnant women are not allowed to go to the well to carry water, one is afraid of colliding with the well god, and the other is afraid that the healthy growth of the fetus will be affected due to excessive water carrying exercise......

Although the area of the water area under the jurisdiction of the god of the well is small, it is no less important than the gods of rivers, lakes and seas.

In ancient times, the vast majority of the people relied on wells for drinking and water, and many farmlands in the north also relied on well water to replenish their water.

At the same time, the people of the old days believed that all the water in the world was connected......

Hence the emergence of the well god......

The god of the well, the god of the stove, the god of the door, the god of the earth and the god of the line are also known as the five gods.

Although there are many theories about the so-called five rituals, they are generally based on doors, rows, wells, stoves, and soil. Doors and rows are the places where people go in and out, wells and stoves are what people want to eat, and soil is where people entrust. The five are meritorious, so they are all enshrined.

Because they are all offered to the home, there are five worship gods, and there is a family god.

The statue of the god of this well has incense, which is not a big deal, because the heaven and earth have been revived, whether it is a Taoist temple or a temple, it can gather incense.

"If the local people can re-worship this well, maybe the dry well can be reborn," Li Jing said after thinking about it......

Feng Qingyan nodded, and didn't pay attention to the ancient well.

Temples and Taoist temples in the world, there are many people who can gather incense, and it is not just this ancient well.

The Zaojun Temple is located at the end of Jingshui Street.

Jingshui Street is not long, so in a moment, they have already seen the Zaojun Temple. The private chef introduced by Li Jing is on the side of Zaojun Temple.

"Hey, this incense ......"

When Li Jing saw Zaojun Temple, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.

It stands to reason that this Zaojun Temple is not small, and it is located in the downtown area, why is there so little incense? Also, this Zaojun Temple is really a bit down, the façade is old and old, and it looks like it is about to collapse, and it seems that no one has managed it for a long time.

At this time, Feng Qingyan saw a regular chain that seemed to have just been formed on the Zaojun Temple.

This......

A ruined temple, without even a few wisps of incense, actually gave birth to a regular chain intertwined with the gods?

Feng Qingyan was a little surprised, this was really unexpected.

Those famous mountains and rivers, I don't know how many people believe and worship, and how many incense is hovering in the sky, but they have not been able to give birth to the gods.

Could it be that the strange breath before was it?

Feng Qingyan pondered.

Although the god of the stove is the lowest god in mythology and legend, it is in charge of the preparation of food and drink in the world.

The most indispensable God.

Because, the people live on food.

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