Chapter Seventy-Three
That's true, Zhang Quanyou's dim crying not only made him confused on the spot, but his tearful eyes could be used well, there was no way, Zhang Quanyou had to tell the truth, after he said this, he looked at Zhao Youfan, and thought, you are a young man, you should be able to see clearly.
Zhao Youfan saw that Zhang Quanyou handed over the portrait to him, and he dared to slack off, so he immediately took the portrait and looked at it carefully for a long time, and said after deliberation; "It's very strange, when I looked at it yesterday, I clearly remembered that there was a piece of dust under the feet of Duke Fu, and there was no such river and thatched hut at all."
When Ji Tian heard this, he opened his mouth and said; "When I saw the big river at the feet of Duke Fu, I thought my eyes were spent, but now it seems that things are not so simple."
Zhang Quanyou couldn't help asking; "What do you mean by that, sir?"
Ji Tian said; "Obviously, this is another hint from Duke Fu that his temple will be built on the edge of the river, next to those three thatched huts."
After listening to Ji Tian's explanation, Zhang Quanyou nodded, but Zhao Youfan asked; "Where is this?"
Zhang Quanyou said thoughtfully; "I think this place looks like Jiangwan Village, I remember that only Jiangwan Village is two families, as for the surname, I can't remember it in a hurry."
Ji Tian said; "It's easy to do, Zhang Gongzi, we don't have to discuss it at home, in my opinion, let's go find that place, once we find it, buy the land, choose the address, and we will start hiring people to start the work."
After Ji Tian finished speaking, the three of them immediately set off, walked out for more than ten miles, and then came to the riverside, and then the three of them searched along the river, and at sunset, they came to the riverside where there were only two families, Ji Tian stood there and looked around, and after half a day, he pointed to the back mountain on the left of the two families and said; "Two, please look there, there is a surging river in front, a mountain range in the back, and there are dozens of acres of vacant land, but unfortunately I don't know whose feng shui treasure this is."
Zhang Quanyou listened to Ji Tian's words and asked unconsciously; "Sir, what is a treasure of feng shui?"
Ji Tian said; "Don't you see, that place is the place where the foot is stepping on the river, the feng shui of the back of the mountain, and the hill is connected to the mountain behind, which can be described as undulating, like rolling waves, no wonder the Duke of Fu chose this treasure land, it is really the will of God, it is the will of God."
After Ji Tian said this, Zhao Youfan reminded on the side; "Teacher, can we go to those two families and inquire about it, see whose family is in the mountains there, and whether this place is really the Jiangwan Village we are looking for?"
Ji Tian nodded, pointed to the house on the left, and said; "Let's go to his house and ask."
The three of them walked to the door of the house, knocked a few times, and a middle-aged woman with a boy came out of the house, and when she saw the three of them, she asked in surprise; "Who are the three gentlemen looking for?"
Zhao Youfan stepped forward to give a salute, and then said; "I'm in trouble, sister-in-law, I heard the news, what's the name of this place?"
The middle-aged woman replied; "Don't look at us, there are not many people here, there are only two households, but the name is very loud, we call it Jiangwan Village here, just because the river came here and turned a corner to the left, so people call this place Jiangwan Village."
The middle-aged woman was very willing to speak, but the boy was very shy, he put his head firmly on the middle-aged woman's thigh, peeked at Ji Tian and the three of them, Ji Tian took a step forward, and then the middle-aged woman's words; "The scenery here is beautiful, with a big river in front and a green mountain in the back, but I don't know if there has ever been a big flood here?"
The middle-aged woman listened to Ji Tian's words and smiled, she raised her hand and pointed at Dajiang and said; "Don't look at the wide river, the water is mighty, almost every year there is a big flood, but every year, even if the water is big, it only floods under the big banyan tree."
The woman spoke, and pointed to the big banyan tree a hundred meters away that several people couldn't hug, and the three of them followed the woman's fingers, looked at the big banyan tree, and stood behind the three of them. "May I ask the woman's last name?"
The woman replied with a smile; "My maiden name is Li, I am from Shangwan Village, I married here, my man's surname is Zhang, and I went to fish in the river."
The woman replied in detail, and Zhang Quanyou stretched out his hand and pointed to the open space not too far from the woman's house and asked; "Sister-in-law of the Zhang family, did you flood that empty field when there was a big flood?"
The woman looked in the direction of Zhang Quanyou's finger, and continued; "No amount of water can flood there, it's a hillside."
Zhang Quanyou then asked; "Who's in that empty field?"
The woman replied; "It's a rocky hillside, except for the artemisia grass that grows, but the crops can't grow anyway, you think, who would want that kind of land, besides, most of the people here live by fishing, and there are very few who farm, and only after this mountain can there be a large area of rice fields."
Hearing this, Zhang Quanyou looked at Ji Tian, and Ji Tian said; "I'm tired, sister-in-law, let's go to the empty field over there and have a look."
After Ji Tian finished speaking, the three of them said goodbye to Zhang's sister-in-law and came to the empty field, and when they got closer, they found that this place was really full of gravel, and the artemisia grass that grew out of the cracks in the stone was not vigorous, and it was obvious that the land here was barren, so no one came to develop and utilize it. "Childe, what do you think we should do if we built the temple here?"
Zhang Quanyou said while looking at the surging river under his feet; "Very good, very good, I was worried that when the water was strong, it would flood the temple, but I didn't have to worry about it at all, today we have settled down, and the temple will be built here."
When Zhang Quanyou said this, he sank slightly, looked at Ji Tian, as if he still had something to say, Ji Tian saw that he still wanted to speak, so he reminded; "Childe has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
Zhang Quanyou said; "But after this temple is built, what should be the name?"
When Ji Tian heard Zhang Quanyou's worry, he immediately smiled and said; "Why do you need to care about this matter, may I ask Childe, who are we building a temple for?"
Zhang Quanyou took it and said; "Fortunately, Mr. Ji reminded me, I understand, after this temple is built, it will be called Fude Temple."
Hearing that Zhang Quanyou had thought of the names of the temples to be built, Ji Tian and Zhao Youfan nodded again and again.
The three of them stood in the empty field and discussed for a long time, according to Zhang Quanyou's intentions, Ji Tian served as the chief host, Zhao Fanyou assisted Ji Tian, he was responsible for funding and helming, Ji Tian had to explain to Zhang Quanyou that he was filial piety, and it was inconvenient to show his head, and Zhao Fanyou could preside over the matter, and he did not need to fully contribute, as long as they returned to the county and publicly called for the repair of the temple to Fude Gong, the big households in the county would definitely donate back.
In the end, Zhang Quanyou relied on Ji Tian, and the three of them returned to the Fu Mansion, and Ji Tian came forward and invited a few squires in the county, Ji Tian was enlightened and righteous, and said that he wanted to build a temple for Fu Gong, and the squires immediately said that each of them contributed fifty taels of silver, and in addition, they also contracted the bricks and stones to build the temple, Zhang Quanyou hurriedly said; "I'll pay for all the timber and wages."
When a few squires heard this, they hurriedly spoke; "No, no."
When Zhang Quanyou heard this, he was a little anxious, he stood up, hugged his fists and bowed in a circle, and then said; "Fellow villagers, build a temple for my father, I should do my best as a son, I didn't plan to trouble your neighbors, but Mr. Ji said that this is a matter for the benefit of one party, and you can't do it alone, so I invited you neighbors, even so, I don't want you to take the money, so you don't want to argue, so as not to hurt the harmony."
As soon as Zhang Quanyou's words landed, a tall squire stood up and said; "Quanyou Gongzi, don't be careful, I agree with Mr. Ji's words, this is a matter for the benefit of the township, how can you contribute alone."
Zhang Quanyou hurriedly said again; "I should contribute, I should contribute, you should not fight with me."
"That's not good, I'll tell the truth today, the shrine of the Duke of Fu has been enshrined in my home, if you don't come to us today, we still want to discuss building a big temple for the Duke of Fu, now it's okay, let's work together to build the Temple of the Duke of Fu."
These words were said by an elderly squire who lived on crutches, and as soon as he finished speaking, the squires applauded him, and then exchanged heads, Ji Tian and Zhao Youfan heard them privately say that it was the appearance of the Fortune Justice God Throne on the gate, but neither of them pretended not to hear.
At this time, Zhang Quanyou had no choice but to stand up and say to Ji Tian; "Mr. Ji, what should you do about this matter?"
Ji Tian said; "In terms of funding, we will do it according to the wishes of a few squires, and by the way, we are setting up a foundation for the construction of the Fude Gong Temple, I mean please discuss with you whether you can nominate one person to be the president."
After listening to Ji Tian's proposal, the old man who had just finished speaking immediately said; "Mr. Ji's proposal is very good, very wonderful, is the president candidate, I think it is right in front of us, of course, it is the most suitable for Quanyou Gongzi to be the one."
After the old squire finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding, and the others who sat down also clapped their hands, and even if the president candidate passed, Ji Tian proposed again; "I think the vice president is served by a few squires here, so it is convenient for us to discuss things."
Several people laughed at once, and said almost at the same time; "Be the right guy, be the right guy."
When everyone finished speaking, Zhang Quanyou was busy proposing; "I think the vice president should also have Mr. Ji."
Several squires immediately chimed in; "Of course, of course."
Ji Tian hurriedly stood up and explained; "Everyone, everyone, please let me go, I am now at home, it is really inconvenient to preside over official business, I want to say, there is still a lack of a manager in this foundation, everyone has a lot of things, and they can't all free up to deal with the construction of the temple, I want to recommend one, that is, the Confucian students of this county, this Mr. Zhao Youfan, who is about to take the examination for fame."
After Ji Tian finished speaking, he pointed his finger at Zhao Youfan, and among the squires who were familiar with Zhao Fanyou, they immediately agreed to the Tao; "I know Mr. Zhao's character and knowledge, and it would be great if he could be the manager of our foundation."
After this person finished speaking, before others could express their opinions, Zhang Quanyou immediately said; "This matter is so decided, I still have something to discuss with my neighbors."
Everyone asked; "What else?"
Zhang Quanyou said; "Prepare a thin wine and vegetarian rice below, please give in, don't shirk."
After listening to Zhang Quanyou's invitation, several squires humbled each other, and then under the leadership of the host, they went to the dining room.
On the auspicious day of the New Year of the second year, not far from Jiangwan Village, a vermilion lacquer door, the wall is towering, the front and back two enter the courtyard, the main hall flies the eaves and arches, the wall of the inner corridor depicts the comic book of Nan Wu Garan Bodhisattva rewarding the land Gong, the main hall enshrines the Garan Bodhisattva, a little back place, enshrines the Fude Gong Shrine, the backyard flagpole is towering, and the houses of two blue bricks and red tiles side by side, the Fugong Temple is completed.