Chapter 48 Open the incense hall to worship Guan Ye

At eight o'clock in the evening, Su Ren carried a small milk cat on his shoulder, and stepped into the corner of Panjiayuan on time.

Empty, noisy.

On the left and right sides of the hall are wooden tables, on which there are ivory carved products, with Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas in the majority, the pavilion is clever, and the shopkeepers who are familiar with each other get together in twos and threes, chatting and chatting with each other is not lively.

In the direction of due north and south, an anthropomorphic bronze statue of Guan Gong was erected, wearing battle armor and an official hat, stroking the long beard on his chest with one hand, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in the other, and the three-step stone platform under his feet, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, as if looking down on the crowd below, as if he was a god from above.

In front of the statue of Guan Gong is a vermilion offering table, on which are placed fresh melons and fruits, and an incense burner the size of a basin, in which the incense burner holds grains and grains, which will be used as the bottom of the incense burner.

In fact, Su Ren didn't want to come, but Yin Duobao kept calling and grinding, grinding and grinding, and vigorously told the various benefits of participating, what kind of prestige shopkeepers in Panjiayuan are here, they can mix familiar faces, they can enhance their contacts, and they can increase their knowledge・・・・・・

This one is called the shopkeeper, the other nods is called the boss, Su Ren came relatively late, there is no need to do anything else, regardless of whether he knows him or not, he must greet his seniors first, so that people will say that he is young and does not understand the rules.

After working for a long time, Yin Duobao and Shopkeeper Li were late.

Shopkeeper Li has a great reputation, as soon as he entered the door, hula la surrounded him, competing to say hello, Yin Duobao saw Su Ren, squeezed out of the crowd, wiped the beads of sweat on his head, and said with some sarcasm: "Is the wine paste hidden?" Reluctant to go out. ”

Su Ren nodded, silent.

The value of the wine paste is amazing, it is of great use to Su Ren, after thinking about it, he did not find a suitable place to store it, and finally helplessly, in line with the idea of darkness under the lamp, Su Ren broke the wine urn, put the wine paste into a clean canned bottle with no water stains, and then put it in the refrigerator, and many frozen instant foods as companions.

Just in case, in order to prevent thieves from patronizing, Su Ren also stuffed two thousand pieces of ocean under his pillow to distract the thieves.

Those who know the wine paste have the ability, and those who have the ability will not be thieves, so it is not wrong to put the wine paste at home, not to mention, Su Ren also used the pieces of locust wood to make a temporary sustenance for Nie Zheng, and told him that there is no need to worry about the thief, as long as he does not take the wine cream, the others are arbitrary, there are Nie Zheng to protect the house, and three or five heavily armed special forces will definitely not be able to take the wine paste out of the refrigerator.

"Hey, don't you see.

Yin Duobao touched Su Ren with his fat arm, tilted his head and said: "That is the new corner master, called Hong Li, I heard that the family is a martial arts hall, there are many brothers and sisters, and there is a set in the lower nine epidemics." ”

Su Ren looked in the direction of Yin Duobao's guidance, not far from Guan Gong's table, there was a person, who seemed to be talking to several people boldly, about one meter seven tall, emaciated, but the two arms were extremely thick, the muscles were sharp and angular, and the eyes were sharp, giving people a stereotyped and difficult to communicate feeling.

"How do you know?" Su Ren asked.

Yin Duobao picked up a glass of sparkling wine from the waiter's hand, took a sip and said: "Uncle Li asked someone to inquire, the Hongjia Martial Arts Pavilion, there are no good people in it, they don't pay attention to the rules, they are black, they are security companies on the surface, but they collect protection fees everywhere in the capital in private, subway entrances, snack stalls, wholesale markets, everywhere they are there, and now they have a big appetite and put their hands into Panjiayuan." ”

Speaking of this, Yin Duobao showed a disdainful expression and said: "I don't want to think about it, what kind of place is Pan Jiayuan, do you really think that if you get a corner master, you can stand here?" Bah! Dream! and do not look at their own virtues. ”

Yin Duobao's jealous and hateful appearance made Su Ren feel funny: "Why is it such an atmosphere?" Did they mess with you? ”

"Nope"

Yin Duobao drank a toast of sparkling wine, raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth, and said: "What Uncle Li said, the Hong family's reputation is too bad, and before he officially takes over, the warehouse will double the price, the fee is unreasonable, and he doesn't look at the actual situation, and the stall owners of nearly 1,000 people have offended, if the other party understands the rules, he doesn't mind letting them stand on their feet and eat together, if they don't understand the rules when they make money, then I'm sorry, get out of the house as soon as possible, and the people who want to be the corner master in Panjiayuan can go from this row to Xizhimen." ”

"In addition, there are so many ivory carving items on the table, which shopkeeper stepped forward to see it, just wait for the meeting to set the rules, once the rules are not suitable, immediately raise their feet and leave, no one will stay."

Su Ren looked around, this was indeed the case, the shopkeepers gathered together to chat, and indeed did not take the initiative to approach the ivory carving to appreciate.

"Everyone, be quiet, please be quiet!"

At 8:50, Hong Li shouted loudly in front of the offering table, and when he saw this, many shopkeepers stopped talking and slowly surrounded him.

Hong Li nodded with satisfaction, and said with a red face: "Today, Hong Mou is standing in Panjiayuan, sitting in the position of the head of the corner, opening the incense hall, setting the rules, everyone can come, so that Hong feels honored, and it will be a gift, everyone should not be busy leaving, there must be a big gift to offer, okay, don't say much, come to someone, place offerings, and incense." ”

Hong Li's opening words were very concise and very happy, there were no polite words with empty heads, greetings, and thirty or forty hula stood out, facing the statue of Guan Gong, standing neatly behind Hong Li.

Roast suckling pig placed on the table, and after the preparation was completed, the scene was silent, and at 5:58, a master of ceremonies wearing a cyan robe came to the stage on time and sang: "Disciple clean clothes!" ”

The corners, who stand at the offering table and wait for the incense, whether they are neatly dressed or not, immediately begin to lower their heads and arrange their clothes, button them up, put their sleeves down, and check their shoes for conspicuous dust and debris.

After sorting out the clothes, a team of waiters came next to them, handing out herbal tea to the corners of the incense one by one, and after they rinsed their mouths, they took away the teacups in a unified manner.

Yin Duobao looked curious, leaned into Su Ren's ear and whispered, "What is this for?" ”

Su Ren replied in a low voice: "Clear your mouth, use it before singing." ”

Yin Duobao nodded as if he didn't understand and continued to watch.

The master of ceremonies said loudly: "Light the brazier, open the incense ・・・・・・hall, come here, give the master a lot of money, and give the brothers a small amount of money." ”

The big money grain is the finger thick, ninety-nine centimeters of big incense, and the small money grain is the common fine sandalwood.

For the brazier on the table to burn, Hong Li took the lead, lit the big incense candle in his hand, and the younger brother passed by once, and then stood back in place with the lit incense candle in both hands.

The master of ceremonies scanned the audience and saw that the corners were ready, and sang, "Kneel!" Guan Ye opened his eyes. ”

Hulala, the corners knelt on their knees under the leadership of Hong Li, holding incense candles, looking at Guan Gong, looking solemn, and collectively singing: "Kneel on both knees in the dust, burn incense towards Wutai, disciples please Guan Ye, the altar is convenient to open." ”

Solemn, deep!

The sound was unanimous and echoed through the hall for a long time.