Chapter 69: The Festival
Before going abroad, I had already bought the relevant calling card and quickly replaced it. According to the phone number given by the factory, call Tang Shuo. It rang several times before someone could connect, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said something disrespectful: "Who, so annoying." β
I felt a pang in my heart, and said that this benevolent brother is not very easy to deal with, and it is not polite to speak. I hurriedly introduced myself, saying that my name was Wang Qiang, an employee of the town's paint factory, and he came to Thailand on business, and he gave me your phone number from the factory.
Tang Shuo said "oh": "Come so fast, I thought it would take a week, it's really unfortunate, I'm not in Bangkok now." β
I'm in a hurry, Thai people are not familiar with the place, I can't understand what I say, and now my eyes are completely black, he can't do this. I said patiently: "Mr. Tang, it's my first time abroad, I'm new to it, and I'm not familiar with life here, so you can help me arrange it." β
Tang Shuo gasped as if he had a toothache: "Why did the factory send you such a chick, it's really annoying." In this way, you will go to Ayutthaya now, I am running errands in Ayutthaya, and I will definitely not be free in the last two days, if you can come, I will take you. β
I was a little confused, I had never heard the name of the big city, and asked cautiously: "Mr. Tang, I am at the airport in Bangkok now, how can I get there with you?" β
Tang Shuo said: "You remember, I'll give you an address." He said quickly, and I quickly took out the little notebook I had with me and wrote it down. I bought this book before I came out.,I'm going to record my whereabouts with me.,Go back and summarize a strategy.γ
The address of Tang Shuobao is near the floating market in Ayutthaya. I said, "Mr. Tang, you haven't told me yet, how can I go to you." β
"Baidu." Tang Shuo said two words and hung up the phone.
I took the phone, and I was so angry that I was smoking, what a it was. But I was angry, and I had to rush over immediately, walking on the streets of Bangkok, the sun was shining, and it didn't take long for my clothes to get soaked.
I looked left and right, and finally found a shop with a Chinese sign, and I hurried in to ask the owner. The owner is not bad, is a Teochew person, very enthusiastic, told me that there are several routes to the big city, the best is to take the train, and told me in detail what car to take to the train station, how to buy a ticket. I was grateful, and the boss gave me a cup of herbal tea, saying that we were all compatriots and that it was right to help each other.
I was troublesome to take the bus, and the boss called a taxi run by Chinese. I was really moved, especially in a place like abroad, when I met a compatriot who could be so helpful, and I burst into tears. I hated Tang Shuo more and more, gritted my teeth with hatred, he was not as enthusiastic as a passerby.
When I arrived at the train station, the driver helped me buy a ticket, I overpaid him, he resolutely didn't want to, I still had to give, this is a little heart.
When I finally got on the train safely, my mind was at ease. The train is very slow, equivalent to the domestic green car, and after more than an hour, it finally arrives in the big city.
It's already afternoon when I look at my watch, I haven't eaten at noon, I'm hungry. Out of the train station, there is a snack street, but it is all roadside fried rice, the people who cook are not particular, the pot is full of dirt, I see no appetite at all, I think this is going to eat a bad stomach, the place is not familiar, no one cares if the anus is pulled, or save the stomach.
I waved to stop the taxi, only looking for Chinese, stopped a lot of cars, and found a taxi master in Guangzhou. I showed him Tang Shuo's address, and he drove me over. The weather in Ayutthaya is very good, the sun is not as hot as Bangkok, and there is a cool breeze wafting slowly. As soon as I got out of the car at my destination, I heard the sound of Thai chanting not far away.
The sun was shining, and not far away was a large white shed, in which tables and chairs were placed, and many people were sitting. This scene gave me a strong illusion that it was a barbecue greenhouse by the sea.
There was a jewelry store marked in Chinese on the side of the road, and I went in to inquire, and people told me that the address I was looking for was here.
I asked curiously, what was going on in that greenhouse?
The clerk told me that it was called the Rushi Society, which was the Dharma held by the Rus.
I put him a cigarette and asked him to explain in detail.
The clerk smiled and said, I don't know too much. Lu Shi is a cultivator, and he seems to be quite decent, not practicing evil arts, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it with such fanfare. I asked, do you have to pay to visit this puja? The clerk laughed so hard that his stomach hurt and said that as long as you don't go to make trouble, you can come in casually.
I have an intuition, that Tang Shuo must be in this festival, I don't have to rush to contact him, take a look, maybe I can find him with my intuition.
I went into the white greenhouse, where there were men and women, and many of them were dressed in fancy clothes. There are also those who wear traditional Thai women's clothes, with heavy makeup on their faces, saying that they are women, with rough facial lines and a large skeleton, which reminds me of Chen Bobo, who is neither male nor female, maybe this is the legendary ladyboy.
I went straight inside, and the person waiting at the front was either dressed in white or black, looking very dignified. Luckily, when I came out, I was wearing a black T-shirt, which wasn't eye-catching.
Out of the greenhouse, in front of the yard, smoky, many people are burning incense. The place where incense is burned, there is a cordon on both sides, and the lively people stand outside, and the inside is a place to sincerely worship the Buddha.
I stood behind and looked, their Thai people burn incense and our China is different, we are big and thick for the beauty, the thicker and longer the more expensive, indicating that your heart to worship the Buddha is more pious, their Thai incense is relatively small, it is also the size of the palm, several roots tied together, ignited at the same time, up and down, the smoke will come out, quite thick.
After the first few burned incense, they entered a hall that was open on all sides along the passageway, which left a few places vacated, and the believers waiting in the white canopy stepped forward to burn incense in order.
I didn't come to the puja, but I came to find someone, so I couldn't delay people queuing up, so I went outside the cordon. I walked to the door of the lobby and looked inside, and it was filled with Thai-style Buddha statues, all kinds of gods and goddesses. In the middle are two rows of seats facing each other, filled with Thai mages.
I've met Su Ban and I've seen Peng Zongliang, they are all mages from Thailand, and today is their lair. The mages in the lobby were all men, dressed strangely, all dressed in tiger skin robes. In the center, on the main seat, there is a monk, chubby, wearing a yellow monk's robe with Southeast Asian characteristics, with a bare head, meditating in meditation. The outside world was so noisy, it didn't affect him at all, and a smile appeared on his face.
I was at the door and saw a sign standing inside, written in Chinese and Thai, as well as in English, "Famous Asian Azan Wet Master, President of the Thai Rushi Association, Hong Kong Cable Show Head Lowering Spell Special Consultant, protΓ©gΓ©s are all over Asia, welcome good believers from all over the world, protΓ©gΓ©s can enter for free." β
These titles are terrifying, but you can also know how awesome this Azan who is presiding over the festival today is.
I was watching at the door, when through the back door of the lobby walked in a thin man dressed in black and draped in a red cloth. This thin man looks Chinese, with short shaved hair, black-rimmed glasses, quite old, can be in his thirties, looks a little handsome, and there is something indescribable in his eyes.
A Thai master led the thin man to the priest on the throne. The thin man knelt on the ground, and the monk opened his eyes, chanted a sutra in his mouth, took a large gold cup, dipped his hand in the water, and sprinkled it on his head.
The Thai master whispered a word to the thin man, and the thin man began to chant with him. They should all read Thai, this thin man don't look at Chinese, Thai speaks extremely standard, almost the same as the Thai master, the tone can match.
After chanting, the two rows of tiger skin coat masters pulled out a long white thread, one of them took one of the sections, straightened the whole thread, and then chanted together to the Chinese in the middle.
The chubby monk got down from his seat, picked up a pot of fake flowers, and put it on top of the thin man's head with the flower pot and flowers for a long time.
I remembered that there was a similar account in my grandfather's manuscript, could this be the legendary empowerment?
The whole process was about ten minutes over, and finally the monk tied a red rope around the thin man's wrist, and the ceremony was over.
The thin man bowed again and again, walked easily, and strode out.
When I got to the door, he was about to go out, and I casually said: "Mr. Tang Shuo? β
The thin man stopped and looked at me suspiciously. I smiled and said, "I'm Wang Qiang, and the paint factory sent me on a business trip and called you." β
The thin man was surprised: "You really found it?" β
"If you say a word, how dare I disobey my fate." I'm laughing.
The thin man, who is Tang Shuo, looked at me for a long time and nodded: "It's a little interesting." How do you know I'm Tang Shuo? β
"Instinct it." I said: "I have been observing here for a long time, and I found that it is difficult for these mediocre people to have your demeanor and temperament. β
Tang Shuo looked me up and down: "You kid is flamboyant, but you are quite good at sycophancy." But it was also fate, at the moment when I received the initiation in Bayrus, the only acquaintance who was present to witness it was you! β