Chapter 158: Rebuild Lanruo Temple!
Night.
Zengfu is full of lights, and the people are beaming, and the atmosphere is as if they are doing a happy event.
The young master finally returned safely, which was naturally a great joy.
Many elders and brothers of the Zeng family also made a special trip from the old house to visit.
Zeng Dehao escaped death, as if he had come to his senses, lying in the room and holding Su Ling's hand tightly and reluctant to let go.
"Madam, I swear to God that I will be good to you wholeheartedly in the future, and I will never go out to fool around again......"
This bizarre encounter made him almost become a human worker, and it is estimated that it also had a psychological shadow.
Hearing Xianggong's sincere words, Su Ling couldn't help choking and said: "You dead ghost is finally sensible, this time I owe it to Gu Gongzi to save you, when you take care of your body, you must go to a good life to thank you." ”
"Yes, yes, that's for sure."
Zeng Dehao nodded repeatedly.
At the same time, Gu Ming was drinking in the small courtyard with his father-in-law.
"Virtuous son-in-law, this time you have done a great deed for the people of this county. Now, your reputation in this county is not as good as that of me, a county parent official, haha! ”
The words sounded like jealousy, but the tone was extremely relieved and proud.
Gu Ming said with a modest face: "My father-in-law has won the award, and my son-in-law has just done a few small things." ”
"It's no small thing...... By the way, I heard Xiaoqian say that you have solved the haunting of Lanruo Temple? ”
Gu Ming nodded, and shook his head again: "It can only be said that half of the solution is solved, the tree demon has indeed been destroyed, and those female ghosts have also been sent to the underworld by Yan Daxia."
However, the old demon of Montenegro is still a big hidden danger after all, and if it is not destroyed, Montenegro will not be peaceful. ”
"Since you said that the old demon of Montenegro is in retreat, it is better to take this opportunity to renovate Lanruo Temple, and I think it can more or less suppress its momentum."
Hearing this, Gu Ming's eyes couldn't help but light up.
yes, why didn't you think of that before?
"Father-in-law, do you mean that the government will come forward to rebuild Lanruo Temple?"
"This ......" Nie Hongshu shook his head with a wry smile: "If it is a few hundred taels of silver, I can be the master, but such a large temple, if you want to repair it, I am afraid it will cost thousands of taels of silver, and the county government will not be able to take out this silver at all." ”
Gu Ming pondered for a while, and couldn't help but say: "In this way, the county government will support the launch of a fundraising activity to rebuild Lanruo Temple."
For so many years, the people of Guobei County have suffered greatly, and their talk has changed.
Once it is rebuilt, there will be many people who will actively donate. At that time, the son-in-law will take the lead in donating 500 taels ......"
"People also donate, people also donate......" Yu'er couldn't help but shout and joined in the fun.
"And how much are you going to donate?" Gu Ming smiled and glanced at Yu'er and asked.
Yu'er bit her finger and thought about it, and said with a grin: "Ten taels...... Don't be too little uncle, people are not as rich as uncle. ”
For a girl, ten taels of silver is definitely a lot of money.
"Hey, this girl is squeezing me?"
"Hee-hee, how can anyone have it."
"Okay, then according to what the virtuous son-in-law said, the Japanese official will post a notice to initiate donations, and the official will also take the lead in donating one hundred taels."
At this time, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but ask: "I believe that the matter of silver can be solved, but what about the monk?" After repairing the temple, there must be a monk to preside over the temple, right? ”
"It doesn't matter, as long as the news spreads, I believe that there will be monks coming."
The matter was settled in a few words.
Early the next morning, some officials began to post notices everywhere, attracting many onlookers.
"Huh? Lanruo Temple to be rebuilt? ”
"Won't it?"
"The notice says that it is going to raise funds to rebuild Lanruo Temple."
"Isn't Lanruo Temple haunted? It's been abandoned for so many years, who dares to go? ”
"This is a fundraising initiated by the county government, and it says that Gu Xie Yuan has promised to donate five hundred taels of silver, and the county commander has also donated one hundred taels of silver in his own name, and the government has contributed five hundred taels ......."
"Really?"
"It seems to be serious, then I will also donate a tael of silver."
For a while, the people were hotly discussed.
As soon as the news spread, many squires in the city went to the county office to visit Nie Hongshu and inquire about it.
After receiving a definite response, the squires donated their money.
The most generous was Zeng Tiancheng, who donated 2,000 taels. Of course, there is a reason for this, after all, Gu Ming just saved Zeng Dehao's life, so it is reasonable that the Zeng family should vigorously support this matter.
Things went more smoothly than expected.
In just two days, more than 7,000 taels of silver were raised.
In this regard, Nie Hongshu knew in his heart that most of them were not donated for the face of the government at all, but for Gu Ming's face.
Especially those people, in their minds, Gu Ming was almost equivalent to a god-like existence.
To put it simply, being able to raise such a large sum of money so smoothly is mostly due to Gu Ming's appeal.
At the same time, there are many people who have no money to donate, but they are willing to contribute to the reconstruction of Lanruo Temple.
With the money, the people, and everything ready, Nie Hongshu immediately began to prepare for the reconstruction work, looking for someone to survey the terrain and design the drawings......
In principle, the layout of Lanruo Temple will not change generally, and it will be renovated on the original basis, and the destroyed Buddha statues in the temple will also be restored one by one.
……
In the afternoon.
After two or three days of repeated polishing and improvement, Gu Ming finally made a monocular by himself.
The body is made of hard, gloomy wood, composed of two sections that allow for easy expansion and adjustment of focus, and the lenses are made of crystal, which is extremely hard and transparent.
After testing, the effect is very good, and the distant scenery is instantly pulled in front of you.
"Xiaoqian, come and see."
"This is the clairvoyant?"
Nie Xiaoqian had heard of the clairvoyant mirror, but she had never experienced it, so she was naturally a little surprised.
"That's right, but I think the clairvoyant is a bit exaggerated, and it's better to call it a telescope."
"Well, I'll see."
Gu Ming handed over the telescope and talked about how to adjust the focal length.
"If you can't see clearly or if you have double vision, you twist it back and forth until you see clearly."
"Hmm~"
Nie Xiaoqian raised her binoculars and looked at it...... His expression suddenly became shocked.
"Oh my God, it's amazing, it's really the same as the legend, and the scenery in the distance is running in front of you......"
"Miss, Miss, let Yu'er take a look at ......"
Yu'er had a monkey anxious expression on her face, waving her little hands and shouting.
"Wait ......"
Nie Xiaoqian turned the direction and looked around, and then handed it to Yu'er with some reluctance.
"Thank you, miss."
Yu'er excitedly received it in her hand and raised it to look at it......
"Huh? What's the matter, how did my aunt and young lady become so small......"
"Silly girl, you take it down!" Gu Ming didn't have a good airway.
"Huh?"
Yu'er flipped over, then raised it up and looked at it, and immediately shouted: "Wow, really, you can really see a thousand miles......"
Well, it's not an exaggeration, looking at the moon is far more than a thousand miles.
"I'll do a few more when I go back, and you two don't have to fight for one by one."
As soon as she heard this, Yu'er was even more happy and thanked her vigorously.
This thing is indeed very rare for ordinary people, but for Gu Ming, it is nothing more than spending a few taels of silver to buy some materials and spending a little time polishing it.
After all, now that I have experience, it will be much faster to do it again.
……
A few days later.
Abandoned for countless years, Lanruo Temple, which has been avoided by many people, has become unprecedentedly lively.
All the officials of Guobei County were present, as well as many squires in and outside the city, craftsmen who participated in the reconstruction, and people who had the courage to come to see the excitement......
Not to mention the crowds, at least hundreds of people were present.
As soon as the hour came, Nie Hongshu walked up to the crowd and announced loudly: "Thanks to the strong support of the villagers, today, the reconstruction of Lanruo Temple will be officially launched. Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you......"
Subsequently, Zeng Tiancheng, Gu Ming, Zheng Juren and others also stepped forward to speak a few words.
In the words of Gu Ming's previous life, this is called the groundbreaking ceremony.
It was almost noon, and with a bang, the sky above Lanruo Temple was filled with smoke and dust...... As the saying goes, the old doesn't go, and the new doesn't come.
After so many years of ups and downs, the buildings in the temple have long been decayed, and even if they have not collapsed, they have to be rebuilt.
With the smoke and dust, Gu Ming and the others went down the mountain one after another.
There are also a lot of people around the mountain, after all, Lanruo Temple is famous, and there are still many people who are afraid to go up the mountain to see.
It takes a process.
If the temple is built and incense is started, perhaps the shadow in people's hearts can be slowly removed.
After walking for a while, Gu Ming suddenly stopped, said hello to Nie Hongshu, and then slowly walked under a tree on the side of the road.
Under the tree, there stood an old monk with a Zen staff and white hair.
"Master, why don't you go up and have a look?"
"Amitabha, donor, I don't know who proposed the rebuilding of this temple?"
"Master, this matter was proposed by Lord Nie, the county commander of this county, and we have also made a contribution."
"It's good, it's a great merit to rebuild this temple, it's just ......"
Speaking of this, the old monk couldn't help frowning, and stopped talking.
"Isn't the master worried about the demons in the Black Mountain?"
"Looking at the momentum of the donor, he must also be a fellow believer, even so, he should also know what kind of existence is hidden in this black mountain."
Gu Ming nodded: "Well, there is also an old demon in Montenegro. However, it is now in retreat...... By the way, Master, I wonder if you are interested in staying and presiding over this temple? ”
The old monk was stunned, and couldn't help laughing: "The old monk has not practiced enough, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on this important responsibility." ”
"The master is serious, Master Guan's anger is bound to be a generation of monks, if you are difficult to sit down, I am afraid that there will be no more people in the world."
Hearing this, the old monk couldn't help frowning, and said: "Along the way, Lao Wei has heard a lot of rumors, saying that there is a Gu Xie Yuan in Guobei County, who is not only brilliant in literature, but also has profound mana, and can subdue demons and catch ghosts. ”
"Hahaha, the master has good eyesight, and it is Gu Ming below. However, the folk rumors are not to be believed, and I do know some demon subjugation techniques, but it is a bit important to say that the magic is profound. ”
"Xiaoyou is modest, in fact, as soon as you came over, Lao Gao guessed your identity.
The unscrupulous scoundrel came with a letter before, in which he admired Xiaoyou a lot, and also talked about the fact that you would work together to destroy the thousand-year-old dryad. ”
As soon as he heard this, Gu Ming pretended to be suddenly enlightened, hugged his fists and said: "It turns out that you are the master Master Baiyun who is often mentioned by Shifang, and you are disrespectful!" ”
Bai Yun smiled and waved his hand: "Speaking of which, everyone is also a fellow believer, and Xiaoyou doesn't have to be so polite." ”
After a few polite words to each other, Bai Yun subconsciously raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Montenegro, sighed and said, "Well, when this temple is completed, Lao Qu will preside over it here for a while." ”
"Great, thank you, Master!"
"You're welcome! As a disciple of Buddhism, Lao Qu should be grateful to the donors of Guobei County for their kindness...... By the way, you can accept this Buddha bead. ”
"Master, this is?"
"Now that the temple has not yet been completed, the old man is just walking around. If there is an emergency, the donor can take out the bead and recite a mantra, and the old man will rush back as soon as possible. ”
After speaking, he told Gu Ming the formula.
After that, the two went up the mountain together to go around Lanruo Temple.
Looking at the construction scene in full swing, Bai Yun was both emotional and gratified, and also gave some suggestions for the layout of the temple.
I saw it almost, and then I said goodbye.
When he returned to the city, Gu Ming was in a good mood, humming a little song as he walked.
At this moment, he has finally gathered all the important roles in the movie, at that time, Master Baiyun, Yan Chixia, Shifang, Zhiqiu, plus him, what are you afraid of the old demon of Montenegro?
Directly beat it into an old pig in Montenegro!
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