Chapter Twenty-Four: Fame in the Rivers and Lakes
"How can you bear witness?" Someone in the audience asked. Cha Wenbin stretched out his hand and said: "This big brother, you asked well, this person is fateful, our Taoist priest has a craft called 'distinguishing bones and calling life', everyone's bones are different, the more blessed people are, the more fragrant his bones are, if you don't believe it, I'll show you for a while, this child's bones must be fragrant after burning, that's because he is about to be reincarnated into that fortune and noble life." ”
These lines were taught by the fat man to him, and they were made up anyway, most of the farmers in that era were simple, and Cha Wenbin himself was also popular in the local area, so although his flaunting was a little exaggerated, no one doubted it.
When the spirit card in his hand was thrown down, the crowd suddenly retreated one after another, and the red cloth was lifted in their hands, and a small coffin of more than one meter was exposed.
The platform was also dismantled at this moment, it turned out that the bottom of the platform was stacked high firewood, the fat man sprinkled kerosene on the firewood, Cha Wenbin shouted: "The auspicious time has come, ignite the fire and ascend to heaven!" ”
"Boom"
With a bang, a huge flame with black smoke suddenly rose into the sky, and people were so frightened that they retreated, and he really dared to burn the coffin at the entrance of the village in broad daylight.
At this time, someone came up and whispered, "Which child is this, why haven't you heard of it?" ”
Cha Wenbin said to Ma Lao's second family: "His family." ”
The man was also a big mouth, and when he got the news, he immediately turned around and shouted: "I know, I know, it's Ma Wenjun from Ma Lao's second family, oops, this kid's life is hard, but he has survived to the end, and he finally won't have to be so pitiful in the next life......"
The crowd suddenly began to discuss, and some old ladies spat and said: "I have long guessed that it is him, not him, who else, the child in our village who died young." ”
"Aunt Hua, didn't you say that Lao Lizi's little granddaughter was the one who died of illness a few years ago......"
"How could it be Lao Li, you heard it wrong, I was obviously talking about Lao Ma, Lao Li's wife doesn't believe in Jesus, his family won't invite Taoist priests, how can I talk nonsense......"
There was a person in the crowd who slowly retreated at this time, Cha Wenbin saw it clearly, it was the horse cannon, and he trotted all the way to Ma Laoer's house.
After a while, Ma Lao Er was supported by his brother, and the woman rushed down with her bare feet, and the fat man gave Ye Qiu a look and said, "It's up to you in a while, don't be too heavy." ”
The woman's cry immediately attracted everyone's attention, Cha Wenbin and Ye Qiu also took the opportunity to go outside, and sure enough, the woman was about to cry in the fire, and some old women who didn't know the truth pulled her and persuaded: "The second aunt, people can't be resurrected after death, the little Taoist chief has said, your family will be reincarnated into a rich life in three days, I want to open a little......"
The woman was choked with tears in her throat at the moment, she didn't catch her breath, and she couldn't say the words when they came to her mouth, but she just looked at Cha Wenbin with wide eyes and resentment, and her mouth was always a "you......"
The word never followed.
At this moment, Cha Wenbin hurriedly stepped forward and pretended to help her: "Auntie, don't be sad, Wenjun will be fine in a few days......
At this time, Ye Qiu had already circled behind her, his movements were very fast, and his palm gently knocked towards the woman's neck, and then the woman fell backwards and happened to be supported by him.
Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Oh, I'm crying and fainting, what a sin!" ”
Some soft-hearted people have turned their backs to cover their children's eyes and muttered: "It's not easy to be a mother, which one is willing to give up, it's all biological flesh and blood, and if you don't say it, it's gone......"
By the time Ma Lao Er staggered over, the fire was so hot that he couldn't get close within ten meters, and he knew that his son had become a zombie.
If this kind of thing is said, the two of them don't have to stay in this village anymore, who sees it and doesn't hide like seeing the plague god, just the third child told him about it, he is still an enlightened person in the end, not only did he blame Cha Wenbin in his heart, but he was full of gratitude, at least behind that incident, Cha Wenbin had hidden it for him.
Looking at the sky-high firelight, Ma Lao Er secretly said in his heart, maybe this is fate, child, it's useless to be a father, I hope you will be like what he said in your next life...... The fire burned for three hours before it was extinguished, and the fat man pretended to find a few bones in it, but in fact he put it in the morning a sheep that had been chopped off in the morning.
No one dared to approach this kind of bone pick-up, anyway, I saw him crushing some bones and stuffing them into an urn from a distance, at that time there were no urns in the countryside, and the cremation was done in this kind of small urn similar to a wine jar.
Cha Wenbin gave the jade pendant to Ma Lao Er and said, "Uncle, take it, I will have a thought in the future." ”
At this moment, the fat man took a piece of black stuff and put it under his nose, sniffed it, and shouted to Cha Wenbin: "Cha Ye, it's really fragrant, it really made you right!" ”
His words immediately attracted the attention of curious people, could it be that human bones can still have fragrance after being burned by fire, shouldn't they all have that burnt smell?
The fat man wrapped a small bone in a piece of brocade, and those who knew could see at a glance that it was a patella, and he took the bone and said to the crowd that had not yet dispersed: "Come, you smell it, but it is fragrant, this child is really blessed." ”
However, there are really few Hongcun who dare to smell a dead man's bone, but that doesn't mean that there is none, this is not a stunned Qing came up, he only sniffed it and said with a face full of intoxication: "I drop a mother, why is it so fragrant, this is better than osmanthus." ”
"Really?"
Sure enough, someone started with a second one, and his courage was strengthened, and after several people identified it, everyone described this strange fragrance that they had never smelled before in various words that they could express, in short, the thing was indeed the most fragrant they had ever smelled.
Don't say that they came up, those who were closer to the onlookers also smelled a fragrance, and then people began to be amazed, some people said, Cha Wenbin This is a good ability, accumulate virtue and do good.
There are also people who envy Ma Laoer's son for his good life, although he died in a short life, it would be such an ending, and some people said that this must be a fairy fetus, saying that the boy in the sky went down to earth once...... Soon, this strange thing from Hongcun spread all over the northwest of Zhejiang, anyway, the more it was said, the more miraculous it became, and the name Cha Wenbin resounded all over the land again.
Almost the next day, some people began to visit one after another, some acquaintances, there are also fresh faces, looking for him to do red and white ceremonies, to see the yin house and yang house, and fortune telling, for a time the surrounding towns and villages all know that there is a young Taoist priest in Wulipu, and he has a good ability.
The movement is so big that it is completely beyond their expectations, and the fat man is the most proud at the moment, first, to solve Ma Wenjun's troubles, and secondly, Cha Wenbin's signboard can be regarded as the second step, compared to the Cha Wenbin in the town in the first month, he is now a "real person" in the eyes of many people
, all kinds of appointments came one after another, which made Cha Wenbin a little uncomfortable.
The first order I received was to look at a Yang house, this person was the first to come, and Huang Shilang, a big family in another town.
After the reform and opening up, Huang Shilang relied on his good brain to first pour the mountain goods to the city, and then pour the fresh things in the city back to the county seat, trading back and forth, and making a lot of money.
His red envelope is very large, a full 2,000 yuan!
This was already a sky-high price at that time, and at that time, the fortune teller on the street only needed to give a dime to accompany you for half a day, just like the Shangyuan palace maid talking about Tianbao's old things.
But as soon as Huang Shilang made a move, it was a full 2,000 yuan, why did the fat man insist on asking Cha Wenbin to take this order, he said first, from now on, your worth will be guaranteed, and this number is our market price.
"What is the market price?"
The fat man waved the red envelope in his hand and said: "This is the market price, someone pays money, cash!" ”
He shook the banknote to a nouveau riche, "Second, with this signboard, let's go into the county seat and feel the way, kill two birds with one stone, Cha Ye's positioning must be a high-end user, what is high-end?" Haven't we been to Hong Kong, Zhu Zihao's is called high-end. This kind of person, people are stupid and have a lot of money, we don't make money in vain, and we can also use their connections, not to mention a few hooligans and ruffians at that time, even if it is a local snake, it won't be long before Lao Tzu will find them all out! ”
At noon that day, Cha Wenbin took two "boys"
When I arrived in that town, this town was called Xiaozhen, which was also a thousand-year-old town, and there was a landmark in the town called Yunhong Tower, which was built by a local filial son.
This town is named after filial piety, known as the hometown of filial piety, and traditional culture is very popular here.
In the immediate aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, everywhere was brand new, and the wealthy had begun to eagerly improve their lives.
The foundation was bought by Huang Shilang for a lot of money, and the location happened to be located under the tower.
He took Cha Wenbin to look at the piece of land and said: "I plan to build a big mansion of 400 square meters here, with two floors, all the imported mosaics on the outside, the sun is shining, and then get a rockery pond in the yard, and drink a little wine in the wind every night, isn't it wonderful?" ”
Cha Wenbin asked, "Since it's so good, what else do you invite me to do?" ”
Huang Shilang rolled up his sleeves and said: "Of course, please come and take a look at the direction of the gate, as the saying goes, the gate is open, and there are 10,000 taels of gold, so I have to ask Master Cha to take a look......
But Cha Wenbin only walked back and forth for a few steps before shaking his head and said: "You can't do this place, there are ten cheap in this place, one cheap and eight wind blowing holes, two cheap Vermilion Bird eliminating ropes, three cheap green dragons flying to four cheap water mouth diversion, five cheap swinging heads and tails, six cheap front and back through the wind, seven cheap mountains flying and walking, eight cheap left and right are empty, nine cheap mountains and ground cracks, ten cheap have a host and no guests." Boss Huang's land, which is cheaper than 30%, is of course not a good land......"