In order to maintain his reputation, the director of the ancient temple also announced that Zhou Furong and the other three people each donated 1 million, and the ancient temple presented a batch of tea bowls as a commemoration in order to thank them. Zhou Furong and Hong Lao are also happy to have a good reputation, so they naturally act as dumb people.

Chu Jiaqiang and the others walked out and sat under the two big maple trees in front of the ancient temple. At this time, it is the late autumn season, and the whole maple tree turns fiery red, which is very beautiful, and many people take a lot of photos to commemorate it.

"These two maple trees are old, aren't they?" Ye Jisheng saw that the maple tree needed three people to hug, and it was also the largest maple tree he had ever seen.

"Then I don't know, I guess I won't be young." Chu Jiaqiang rarely studied this issue. However, he knew that maple trees were slow-growing trees, unlike banyan trees, which required several people to hug each other in one or two hundred years. Looking at these two maple trees, it will definitely not be less than a hundred years old.

At this time, a small Taoist priest of a temple heard it. He proudly said to everyone: "These two trees are the feng shui trees of our ancient temple, and they are 1,000 and 11 years old. ”

Everyone was amazed when they heard it, and they were thousands of years old monsters, and they were all about to become tree spirits, right?

Zhou Furong walked out of it with a smile on his face, and he didn't have the bitterness of rushing before, so he knew that this kid had made a lot of money. Anyone who encounters such a thing can't help but be happy, and millions are as easy as picking them up on the road.

He was just about to talk to Chu Jiaqiang, when his eyes suddenly fell on a young man's hand. I saw that the man was holding several wooden amulets in his hands, thinking that he should have begged for them from this ancient temple.

"Dude, you're a good wooden talisman! Can you give me a second look? "Zhou Furong's occupational disease has flareed up again.

The young man also knew that this fat man was a great appraiser, so he took out one for Zhou Furong to appraise, and his expression was a little expectant. If only these amulets were still antiques, so good.

He came to think that this ancient temple was old enough and should be very protective of people. So I specially asked for a few amulets for my family. In addition to wooden, there are also jade, cloth and yellow paper folded together. Jade and wooden ones are generally used to wear and carry around. And the cloth and paper charms are usually asked to go back and paste the door, the wall and the like. He liked these wooden ones, and the Taoist priest told him that they were carved from peach wood.

However, the Taoist priest kept an eye on him and did not tell him that these wooden talismans had not been asked for a long time ago. Nowadays, everyone likes jade, anyway, it can't cost a few bucks, and even rural people will choose jade talismans.

"Dude, you're in luck! This mahogany talisman is two or three hundred years old. It's still carved from fine peach wood. How much did you get this thing for? Anything else? Zhou Furong looked at it for a while, and he liked it when he took it.

"There was it just now, but I don't know now, after all, so many people ask for it. Paper talismans are one dollar and cloth talismans are two. These wooden talismans cost three, and the jade talisman cost five. By the way, how much is this mahogany talisman worth? In the end, the young man was concerned about values.

Zhou Furong didn't hide it: "It's not very valuable, but two or three thousand pieces are still wanted, or if you sell them to me, three thousand pieces." ”

The young man immediately clenched the mahogany talismans. He said very resolutely: "Don't sell it!" "He is not short of 10,000, asking for an amulet, or an antique, it is a surprise. There is no intention of selling.

Zhou Furong turned around and left: "I'll take a look." "This guy just came out, and before he had time to talk to Chu Jiaqiang and the others, he hurriedly got in, making Ye Jisheng and the others cry and laugh.

The other tourists were a little envious of the lucky young man. Asking for a talisman can still bump into such a good thing, and follow Zhou Furong to ask for a valuable talisman.

The young man kept the amulet in good hands. happily said to Chu Jiaqiang and the others: "The Greeting Race here is very different from ours, although they are all carrying the gods out on patrol. ”

"Oh? What's going on over there? Chu Jiaqiang smiled lightly.

"We have two more special teams on our side, and we will end up in an open-air square with an indispensable program called grass stage opera." The young man recalled.

Seeing that everyone is interested, I am very happy to introduce to you the characteristics of my hometown.

Their huge team will be followed by a dragon dance team composed of dozens of people, and at the back, the most eccentric and surprising group, and the largest number of people. They are made up of all young people, all in their twenties, exuding a strong sense of youth.

It is said that these people came to make vows to the gods, but in a rather peculiar way: each of them had bare shoulders and strips of flesh on their arms, and a pair of copper incense burners hung from them. Each person uses a dragon head stick, holding the head of the stick in one hand, and the other end of the stick is on the waist.

On one side of the stick were twenty iron hooks to be pierced into the flesh of the arm, and a pair of copper incense burners hung from the bottom of the sticks. The weight of the copper incense burner is entirely supported by the twenty iron hooks. The weight of the incense burners varies, so you can choose freely. The heavier the incense burner, the more sincere the heart of the wish is, and the more heroic it is.

It is conceivable how much courage and perseverance it takes to use one or twenty iron hooks to pierce one's arms and hang dozens of pounds of incense burners and walk one or twenty miles. Around them, it was a sea of people. Of course, the most are the young girls in thin spring shirts.

The grass stage opera is an indispensable key program in the Yingshen Competition, and many people come to the grass stage opera. An open-air stage has already been set up in the square, which is very grand. The team of the Welcoming God Contest performed various performances and ceremonies in the square, and after exiting the square, the grass stage show was about to begin.

"You're Jiaxing, right?" Old Man Zhou said with a smile.

"Huh! Have you been there, old man? The young man was stunned, he didn't expect that there were people here who knew the customs of their hometown.

"Huh! I went there once, and I happened to meet the temple fair, and I was still teaching at that time, and a colleague was from your side. Old Man Zhou smiled. At that time, he felt very interesting when he saw such a welcoming game, so he was more impressed.

The general game to welcome the gods is to march and perform at the same time, which is called the entertainment of the gods, which is actually a mass gathering integrating entertainment and viewing.

"The so-called competition to welcome the gods, in the final analysis, is actually a competition of tricks, a competition of clothing, a competition of respecting the gods, and a competition of historical cultivation. There is a bit of comparison in this, but the overall direction is still good, and it can promote the development of chemistry. Old Man Zhou explained.

Wang Zhideng's "Wu She Edition" in the Ming Dynasty once made a summary of the welcome to the gods: where the gods dwell, with prestige, drums, and acrobatics. You Lingling, pink and ink, horns against the genus of the fish and dragon, colorful land, inexhaustible, fragrant wind and flowers, the sun and night, soaring to come, Yuntun birds scattered, this is the approximate.