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The next day, the second aunt killed a chicken, cooked it whole, and let Chu Jiaqiang go to worship God with his second uncle. Bringing fireworks and firecrackers, Ye Caiping felt fresh and followed.

Today, the main thing is to worship the gods of the three roads, and the first thing to go is of course the gods in the temple in the village. In the south, almost all villages have temples, but there are no monks or the like, and the management is only elected by the people in the village. And what is enshrined in it is not the Buddha, but He Xiangu, the Jade Emperor, the Wenchen Military Attaché, etc.

The second is the local land lord, and finally the river god. In fact, the river god is not very hot in the south, and few people worship the river god, but Chujiazhai is an exception, and the entire village was moved down from the Yellow River region in the north.

When she arrived at the temple, Ye Caiping was puzzled. Chu Jiaqiang smiled and understood what she was thinking: "Although the countryside may be poor, it will not be poor enough to be in the temple. ”

Although Chujiazhai does not have a building, the temple is not shabby, although it is not splendid, but it is absolutely quaint. The statues of the gods enshrined in it are carved by camphor trees, Chu Jiaqiang was still very young at the beginning, everyone in the village paid together, pulled back a few large trunks of two people from other places, and invited well-known carvers from far and near, it took more than half a year to complete the project.

The exterior of the idol is also decorated with a lot of gold and silver ornaments, and even jewelry. Chu Jiaqiang also knew that there were still a lot of hidden in each statue. Of course, none of these gold and silver jewels are of the very valuable kind.

The inner walls of the temple are decorated with beautiful frescoes, as well as eulogies in various fonts. At the beginning, the construction of this temple used the manpower and material resources of the whole village, and the people in the village were more superstitious, and they were not distressed at all when the money came out.

The construction of the temple is also very particular, first of all, the feng shui must be good, and its sitting direction is generally opposite to our house. Our house is usually doorway to the downstream of the river, which means that the wind and water are smooth. However, the temple is upstream towards the river, and it is generally built at the entrance of the village, so that the gods in the temple can always take care of the villagers.

The temple structure has three main parts: the base, the main body and the roof. The foundation is very important in domestic construction. The so-called pedestal includes the entire space: from the flat ground to the mesa, as well as the railings and steps. Sometimes the terrace has two or three floors, so that the main building built on the terrace is clearly visible.

The Temple of Heaven in the capital is a clear example of this, with terraces and balustrades spreading upwards in three quarters. Another important role of the pedestal is to strengthen the unique character of the main body of the building, and usually express the nobility and status of the building by the height of the pedestal and platform.

The factors of the timber structure of domestic temples: wooden columns, frieze beams, main beams, beams and pillars are all disclosed and visible. Rows of columns are connected to the main beam and frieze beams to support the sheltered roof, and the wooden frame is lined with tiles, and then the brick partition wall is filled in between the columns, forming the concept of domestic architecture.

Although the temple is not large, it should have. There are also gongs, drums, and morning bells in the corners. The gong is rarely struck, and the person who manages the temple is a lonely old man in the village, who cleans the temple every day and sorts out the things in the temple. At the same time, there is also a very important work, that is, to ring the bell and drum, which is generally the bell in the morning and the drum at dusk, which is the morning bell and the dusk drum.

"Yo! Shengmin, you come to burn incense today! Doing something big at home? Chu Xianke, who managed the temple, said with a smile.

"Huh! Uncle Xianke smoked a cigarette first, and Jiaqiang built a bridge in the reservoir to prepare for the start of construction today, and specially came to inform the gods to bless the project smoothly. The second uncle immediately took out a pack of cigarettes and gave one to the old man.

Chu Jiaqiang also hurriedly greeted the old man, this old man's prestige ranked third in the village, because of the temple, his identity is relatively special and very popular. Think about it, this old man is equivalent to the messenger of the gods in the temple, can he not be welcome?

The old man didn't shirk it, took it and said: "That's right, with the blessing of the gods, this bridge building will definitely go smoothly." Okay, I won't get in your way, just keep your mind busy! ”

"Jiaqiang, you burn incense." The second uncle brought out the cooked chicken, as well as a slice of pork, and a few apples. Subsequently, he also took out tea and wine, and served tea and wine to the cups placed on it.

Chu Jiaqiang did not hesitate, and immediately opened the newly bought incense.

Ye Caiping pulled Chu Jiawan to look around, especially the murals and inscriptions on the left and right.

Burning incense originally referred to a ritual of worshipping gods and Buddhas in the old world. During the prayer, the incense is lit and inserted in the incense burner to show respect. Sometimes, incense is burned to make it elegant. In modern society, burning incense is likened to asking for help and giving gifts.

Burning incense is a major event in Chinese folk life, and there are three characteristics that are extremely eye-catching: first, it is universal, the Han people burn incense, and the vast majority of ethnic minorities also burn incense, from south to north, from east to west, almost everywhere.

Second, it has a long history, and the existing documents "Book of Songs" and "Book of Songs" have been recorded, so its origin must be earlier than the era of poetry and books, that is, the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The third is popularity, almost everything must be burned incense: to the ancestors, to the heavens, the earth, the gods and Buddhas, to burn in the temple, to burn during festivals, and to burn in ordinary times; As a kind of life mood to burn, the so-called incense to the moon, incense to flowers, incense to beauties, elegant and rhyme, wonderful; As a kind of family identity, the so-called sinking water smokes the land, feasts and fights incense, in order to show luxury; When you are reverent, you should burn incense and play the harp, and you will burn incense and read; When killing, it should also be burned, to ward off evil spirits and demons, and to remove filth and fish; If there is something to burn, there is nothing to burn.

After burning incense, Chu Jiaqiang dismantled the firecrackers again and hung them at the door in a special place for hanging firecrackers. After the second uncle informed the gods of the matter, everyone bowed together and bowed three times before Chu Jiaqiang lit the firecrackers.

After that, the second uncle walked to the big gong again, picked up a wooden chase, and knocked it three times. The gong is generally struck by the villagers when they run errands, or when there is a happy event, they ask for the blessing of the gods.

"Sister Ye, let's test our luck." Chu Jiawan said.

"Luck? How to measure? Ye Caiping was also interested.

Chu Jiawan pulled Ye Caiping aside, there was a small platform there, on which were placed two sets of Lingyun cards, made of unknown beast horns, and one beast horn was broken from the middle, and it became a pair.

"Pick up the Spiritual Luck card, put it together and raise it high, then think about your wish in your heart, and finally let go. Two pieces of spiritual luck cards fall on the spiritual table, if the two face up, it means that you are lucky and your wish can come true. If there is one positive and one negative, it is a gain and a loss, and if the two sides are negative, it will be unlucky. Chu Jiawan said.

"It seems a little unfair! The probability of heads is the smallest, and then to one heads and tails, most likely two tails face up. Forget it, it's still unexpected. As soon as Ye Caiping heard this rule, she immediately quit, saving herself from worrying, and she knew at a glance that this test was most likely unlucky.

At this time, Chu Jiaqiang was already standing behind, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Do you think it's unreasonable?" Seeing Ye Caiping turn around and nodded, Chu Jiaqiang continued: "Life is unsatisfactory, and these two sets of spiritual luck cards are the refraction of this philosophy. Don't you think luck is not the same as bad luck? ”

When Ye Caiping heard this, she also felt that it made sense, and she also picked up a deck of spiritual luck cards and began to test her luck. When the old man heard Chu Jiaqiang's explanation, he also nodded with satisfaction, and secretly said that this kid deserved to be the only college student in the village.

Chu Jiawan, like Ye Caiping, tested it once, and it was all positive and negative, indicating that whether the wish can be realized depends on how to choose. Seeing that Ye Caiping picked up the Lingyun card again unconvinced, Chu Jiaqiang hurriedly stopped: "Hey! It can only be measured once, and the opportunities are not unlimited. ”

Ye Caiping quibbled: "That opportunity can't be the only one, right?" Can't I do a best-of-three set? ”

Hearing these scoundrel words, everyone present couldn't help but laugh.

There is also a donation box inside the temple, which is for everyone to voluntarily donate sesame oil money. Chu Jiaqiang was not stingy, and stuffed everything in his wallet. When the second uncle saw it, he couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, this kid still has this attitude towards money, so he simply pinned his head to the side, out of sight, so as to save himself from being angry in front of the gods.

What was surprising was that Ye Caiping also took out two hundred yuan and stuffed it into the box.

Chu Lao smiled, Chu Jiaqiang's generosity made him very satisfied, the plug just now, to say the least, there were four or five hundred. He nodded and said, "Since your kid is so sincere, it's okay!" Before playing the drums in the evening, I'll tell the gods about your project, and make sure it goes smoothly. ”

Then he turned to Ye Caiping: "Don't worry, girl, I will also help you mention the wish you made just now." ”

"Then thank you, Grandpa Xianke, you're old. When it's done, I'll ask you to rub it off. Chu Jiaqiang said immediately.

Leaving the temple, several people hurriedly worshiped the land lord and the river god.