It took a quarter of an hour for Fanle to fade away. The abbot held a willow branch and dipped it in the golden bowl in front of him, sprinkling rootless water into the sky. Then he unfolded the scroll in front of him and began to chant the Iftar confession.

The confession is ancient and elegant, and the rhetoric is gorgeous. The main purpose is to thank the Buddha for his kindness, praise the generosity of the donors, and send a far-reaching soul beyond the dead of the world, and pray for peace and health in the prosperous world. It is rare that the confession is written without flattery or contempt. The words are precious, and they are meticulous. Several of the gold owners present listened to it and smiled, obviously very useful for this compliment.

After the long confession, the abbot rang the chime in front of him, and the chanting sounded again.

This time, it lasted another quarter of an hour. Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the puja ceremony was completed, and the abbot turned around and returned to the main seat of the main hall. Anyway, I looked at the old man who was about sixty years old, stood for half an hour, and read such a long and awkward confession, it was rare that this old monk could still blush and breathe, and instructed the acquaintance to serve fragrant tea to the benefactors.

After everyone had used the tea, they listened to the host slowly speak, "Fortunately, under the guidance of the Buddha, this winter has been cold, and the temple will open porridge sheds to relieve the poor." In addition, the golden body of the Buddha will be reshaped, and the Dharma will be chanted for three days, praying for the blessings of our dynasty and praying for all the people. ”

Gotcha, this old host is raising funds in disguise! Just like in the present world, rich people like to engage in fundraising activities, one to improve their public image, and the other to help some people in need, which is a mutual benefit.

Now this Fahua Temple is also engaged in this kind of fundraising, I don't know how to operate here, how to use this donation? Are there any regulations in place to monitor the process? Is the financial disclosure public? These are all things.

Although this old host looks upright, I don't know if it's worthy of the name.

Of course, these are just thoughts that passed through Lin Yuzhi's mind, looking at the commonplace expressions of others, Lin Yuzhi and his little wife glanced at each other, it seems that today is going to break some money. Because there are already people who can't resist and are eager to try, but they may not dare to take the lead because of their status.

Hearing the strings, an old man sitting at the top twisted his beard and said, "Buddha is merciful!" I would like to give 5,000 taels to help the Dharma Master to make merits and benefit the people from hardship. ”

I saw that the old abbot returned the salute humbly, "Thank you, Lord Shi." ”

Five thousand taels is not a small amount, but it is also within the tolerance range of ordinary officials, if it is too much, it will be inappropriate, and who is this Lord Shi and what is his origin? Lin Yuzhi only had doubts in his heart. But almsgiving had already begun, and there was no room for him to be distracted.

With a good start, the journey down is much smoother.

Immediately after that, another adult gave four thousand taels. Then there were some women with hats, all of whom gave alms ranging from 2,200 taels to 1,200 taels, and their net worth was obviously inferior to the previous ones.

When it was Lin Yu's turn, there were curious eyes looking at the husband and wife, and at this time, Lin Yuzhi naturally couldn't shirk it, got up calmly, bowed down and said, "This time the Xiaosheng husband and wife have the fate to participate in the festival, which is the luck of the Xiaosheng husband and wife, bathing in the blessing of the Buddha." Although Xiaosheng has never seen the poor people, hungry and cold, uprooted from their hometowns, but knows that there are many hungry and lonely old people in these worlds, Xiaosheng is willing to carry a lotus jade pendant with him, in exchange for rice grain, and give to the people suffering from hunger and cold. ”

Hearing this, many people showed a kind smile. It's just that Lin Yuzhi chose a tricky way to donate goods instead of money and food, which is all decent, and not rude, and not expensive.

However, when Lin Yuzhi took out the jade pendant from his arms, many people gasped.

It is a lotus jade pendant on the ornament exquisite, the lotus flower is like the first blooming buds, and there are lotus leaves stretching. The two are integrated, finely carved, smooth and shiny, and are obviously carved from the best precious jade. The jade quality is excellent, the jade is flawless, crystal clear.

All of you here have seen the world, which family does not have a good jade, at a glance you know that the quality of this jade is very valuable. The lotus pattern carved on the jade pendant brings out the noble elegance of the mud without staining, which is more and more moving.

It is not uncommon for such a lotus jade pendant to be sold for a few thousand taels, and it is enough to show the pious heart when it is used to worship the Buddha.

No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, Lin Yuzhi's plan is naturally to promote his jade jewelry through this grand scene, which is the next sales item that he is preparing to slowly put on the market. If you want to spend money on your own, why don't you take this opportunity to engage in a binding marketing by the way. Now it seems that the effect is good, there are several ladies dressed as ladies here who cast hungry eyes, and there are also coveted adults, who frequently set their eyes on the jade pendant, and obviously love it very much.

Looking at everyone's gaze, Lin Yuzhi felt that his strategy was right. In the next step, Lin Yuzhi is going to sell the goods in the rouge gouache shop at half the price, and the store has made enough money to accumulate enough original funds for himself, but it must be too much. Such a piece of fat, although everyone doesn't know the profits, but if you want to get a piece of the pie, there are naturally a lot of ideas.

Now it is precisely through the reason for some personnel to participate in maritime trade to increase the quantity of goods and reduce the sales price, so that many contradictions can be weakened. This does not affect sales profits, but also resolves many possible problems.

The Chinese people's love for jewelry and jade is obvious to all, and they are more willing to spend money in this area. This is not only a symbol of dignity, but also an excellent decorative item, high-end and elegant, and enhance quality.

Like other collections, jewelry collections are also inseparable from the various cultural values given by people, since ancient times, ancient gentlemen have always had a love for jade, advocating the traditional virtues of gentlemen such as jade, gentleman culture is a unique culture in ancient China, whether it is a literati or a prince and nobleman, they are proud to call themselves gentlemen.

Jewelry and jade are closely related to Buddhist culture, and one of the most influential sentences is "men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha".

And more symbolic are the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, which are representative. In the Buddhist scriptures, the seven treasures translated by different scriptures are different, and the seven treasures translated by Kumarosh are gold, silver, glass, coral, clams, red beads, and agate; Xuanzang's translation of the "Praise of the Pure Land Sutra" said that the seven treasures are gold, silver, Vedic glass, Po Gya, Mu Saluo Jielapa, Chi Zhenzhu, and Ashma Karma; The seven treasures mentioned in the Prajna Sutra are gold, silver, glass, coral, amber, clams, and agate; The seven treasures mentioned in the Lotus Sutra are gold, silver, glass, clams, agate, pearls, and roses.

No matter what exactly these seven treasures contain, as long as they conform to the current religious beliefs, these jewels and jade can be used as a selling point for sales, and they are also in line with the purpose of today's disguised sales.

Now the life of the feudal class has entered the affluence, so it is natural to pay more attention to self-cultivation, the pursuit of harmony between man and nature, and many kinds of jewelry are endowed with the meaning of self-cultivation, such as "people raise jade, jade raises people." This is the best illustration of this cultural influence on jewelry collections.

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