My cousin waved goodbye to the departing car with a kind smile on his face. After waiting for the car to turn a corner, my cousin stretched out his head to make sure that the car had left, and the kind smile on his face gradually replaced by the ruffian smile on his daily life.

My cousin took out the red envelope from his pocket, took out a blue four-person head from it, took it out and looked at it in the sun, kneaded it twice and blew it - this is the customary action of the locals to confirm the authenticity, and my mother did the same.

After confirming the authenticity of the coin, my cousin smiled and put the blue four-person head into his wallet, and said to me: "Little Chen Pi, open it quickly and see if it is also a four-person head." ”

When I opened it, I found that it was also a four-person head, and looking at my cousin's happy appearance, I asked a little puzzled, "Is there a lot of four heads in blue?" ”

I ask this because I grew up, my mother just let me concentrate on my studies and study, and I didn't go grocery shopping or go out to do odd jobs during winter and summer vacations, so I usually know the concept of money from my parents' conversations.

When my cousin heard my words, he showed a helpless expression and said, "Why are you so ignorant of the world, where did you come from?" The salary of public officials in the county town is only two or three hundred yuan a month. ”

I thought back to my parents' conversations about money and wages: "The wages of the workers in our factories seem to be about the same as this one month, and some factories are even higher than this." ”

My cousin listened to my words, patted my head, and said helplessly: "It seems that I have to educate you well, not everyone in this world was born in a first-tier coastal city or a developed port city." The fifth- and sixth-tier counties cannot be compared with the first- and second-tier cities. ”

I was a little puzzled and asked, "Is there such a big gap?" ”

My cousin replied, "In reality, there are not only large disparities between regions, but also huge disparities between people's origins, and some gaps cannot be changed by a person in his entire life. Those who can shorten the gap between themselves and others have done so with a lot of effort. ”

My cousin's words, which sounded unclear, seemed to make some sense, and I silently wrote them down in my heart, and maybe one day I would understand the meaning.

My cousin saw that I was a little ignorant, and knew that I didn't understand the meaning, so he said, "You will know if you experience more things in the future, and if you don't want that money, give it to me." ”

I took the money and thought about where I needed it, is there an arcade? No; Is there any of my friends here to hang out with? No; Simply, do I have anything to spend here alone? No; If you want to say anything, as long as it's not too much, my cousin will still buy it for me. So, I don't have anything to spend money on.

After careful consideration, it was useless for me to take the money, it was better to give it to my cousin, maybe I could still brush up on my favor, so I handed the money to my cousin and said, "I don't have anything to use, give it to you." ”

My cousin looked at the money and raised his eyebrows, probably not expecting me to say this, and said lightly: "You kid really has no desires, do you really want to give it to me?" ”

I replied earnestly, "Yes! ”

My cousin looked at me, touched my head, took the money away, and said, "Then I'll write it down, even if you pay me back a hundred yuan, you still owe me a hundred yuan." ”

I listened dumbfounded as my cousin calculated the accounts, when did I owe my cousin money, and I still owe more than two hundred yuan.

My cousin looked at my incredulous expression and said, "What's wrong?" Can't remember owing money? That's not going to work, little tangerine peel. Didn't I lend you two hundred during your initiation ceremony? ”

I looked at my cousin in shock, and my eyes widened and said, "Isn't that my father's living expenses?" ”

The cousin pursed his lips and said in a slightly disgusted tone: "It was your father who gave me to take care of you, so it's my money." ”

I refuted my cousin's words with a dull expression: "I am almost all the housework in this house, I cook for you every day, and I even wash your clothes." I'm taking care of you! Besides, is it necessary to divide it so clearly? ”

My cousin put his hands on my shoulders, pressed my body, stared straight at me, and said, "Of course it is necessary, the more clearly the money is divided, the better, otherwise there may be unpleasant things for the sake of money—no matter with whom, remember this, and remember, you have to pay me back a hundred dollars." ”

After saying that, the old god went upstairs in the middle of the room, not only ran away without listening to my rebuttal, but also didn't even help take a few barrels of soybean oil.

When I was young and unemployed, I could only inexplicably take on a debt of 100 yuan, and then carry a few barrels of soybean oil upstairs, and the image of my cousin in my mind gradually became Huang Shiren.

Seeing that I carried soybean oil upstairs, my cousin said: "Seeing that you are so diligent, I, as an elder, will kindly help you and give you five yuan." ”

I glanced at you in disgust and said, "I even gave you a hundred yuan, do you still want these five dollars?" ”

The cousin said: "You are too young, you can use these five yuan to buy something and give it to your godfather, and you can get closer to the relationship." ”

Oh, I didn't expect this kind of operation, I didn't expect my cousin to think so deeply for me, but this can't stop his Huang Shiren in my mind.

I received five yuan from my cousin, and the next day I bought some fruit and pork and brought it to my godfather's house.

The godfather looked at the things I brought and said, "Why did you bring so many things and make a windfall?" ”

I scratched my head and said embarrassedly: "Actually, I went out with my cousin yesterday to deal with an incident and made some money, so I hurriedly bought some things to honor you." ”

After hearing this, the godfather said with a smile: "The mouth is quite good, your cousin asked you to do it, you are not so oily." ”

I scratched my head in embarrassment, smiled and said, "The godmaster is really like a god, but this is also what I want to buy for the godmaster." ”

The godfather laughed a few times, then took out an apple from it, poured it with the water in the kettle, wiped it dry with his sleeve and ate it, and said while eating: "Say, Erzi, how much money did you take from others with that stinky boy?" ”

I replied, "One hundred for one and two for two hundred." ”

The godfather asked again, "What kind of things are you dealing with?" ”

I replied, "Pull out the arrow for the host kid over there." ”

The godmaster smiled, sighed and said, "Isn't his way very wild." ”

I replied curiously, "Yes, but how does the godmaster know?" ”

The godfather said as a matter of course: "I've been here for so long, of course I've seen it, and he doesn't follow the rules when he collects money." ”

After hearing this, I was shocked, I wouldn't touch any altar precepts, and asked my godfather uneasily: "Are there any rules for collecting money?" ”

The godfather replied: "We generally collect money for such trivial things as pulling out yin arrows, about thirty-six yuan six, medium Dharma events about sixty-six yuan six to one hundred and eight, large-scale Dharma meetings, according to the number of people participating in the money, how much money is for one person a day. ”

I asked nervously, "Then I overcharged, will there be any problems?" ”

The godfather smiled indifferently and said, "Not really, but according to that data, it is more auspicious." In fact, it is also to unify the price of everyone in the neighborhood. Avoid conflicts that may arise from different prices among different companies. In recent years, many mages have not followed the rules, and there are also people who do not follow the rules. ”

Hearing the explanation of the godfather, I also breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, as long as I didn't offend anything, my current state can be said to be bitten by a snake once, and I am afraid of the well rope for ten years. I was cursed for violating a taboo before, and I was almost crushed to death by a ghost. Now I don't want to break the taboo anymore.

The godfather continued: "It's easy for you to do it if you have money, but after you finish practicing the water method, you have to hold a thank you sect, which costs a lot of money." ”

It wasn't until the godfather mentioned it that I thought of this stubble, and I had to ask my cousin for another wave of money when I went back, and I knew that I wouldn't pretend to be a big deal, so I would give the money to my cousin. People still have to save some money in their own hands.

The Sect of Xie Shi is a kind of ritual in religion, which is divided into two types. One of them is the ritual that is used to thank the patriarch after the ceremony, and thank the patriarch for supporting him in practicing the Dharma. Of course, if it is a large-scale ritual, or if there is a vow with the gods to repay the vows, it is not as simple as thanking the teacher, but also needs to sing a puppet show to the gods. And the other is the ritual of thanking the patriarch for his support and practicing the spell after the cultivation of the law, although the previous one has the same name, it is called Xie Shi, and it is a ceremony to thank the patriarch, but the process is different.

In the blink of an eye, life passed quietly. It was the second day after the forty-nine days of practicing the water method, that is, the fiftieth day after entering the sect. Because it was already morning after the water practice the night before, it was not easy to thank the teacher, so I postponed it for a day.

When thanking the teacher is carried out, it is best not to let people see it, this is the rule that the ancestors have explained since ancient times. So I waited until the dead of night to give thanks.

Cigarettes, melons, fruits, gold paper and incense candles have been prepared on the altar, I put the written text on the altar, light three incense, chant the incantation, and invite the saint to the altar. Take three more small porcelain cups and pour the liquor.

Raising the first glass of liquor to the sky, I shouted: "The first cup, I respect the heavens and the earth, the gods, the gods, the ancestors of the past gods, the ten law realms. Then he waved his glass to the sky and scattered the wine everywhere to pay homage to all the gods and patriarchs in heaven on his behalf.

Picking up the second cup of liquor to the ground, I shouted: "The second cup I pay tribute to the ancestors of the Chen family in the past generations of wandering demons and demons. Then he poured the glass on the ground, and poured the wine into the ground, representing himself to pay homage to the ghosts and ancestors underground

Picking up the third cup of liquor in my hand, I shouted: "Drink this cup of disciples, I hope that the gods and ancestors of all walks of life, no matter where the yin and yang are, will all support the disciples to show their will, and support the disciples every day to call all the spirits, and the incense will prevail." After saying that, he drank it, showing his respect for it.

Then he picked up a copper basin and burned a specified amount of gold paper with Shuwen, representing gratitude and thanksgiving to the patriarch.

Finally, it is necessary to play a hexagram, what is a hexagram? It is one of the many divination customs in the Hunan and Hubei regions, through two shell-like pieces of wood smashed to the ground, so that the gods can convey their meaning through the front and back of the two wooden hexagram cups, just like the existence of a secret key in the communication between the gods and humans. And among them, the hexagram is played to show that the gods have agreed to this thing, and promised to complete this thing.

Now I am going to play the hexagram, the meaning of which is to let the patriarch bless me to practice the water method will be effective, and it will guarantee that I will be effective. If I can't make a hexagram, it means that I have made some mistakes in the process of cultivation, and I have done something unruly and inappropriately in some places, and I have not practiced and need to practice again.

With a loud bang, the hexagram cup fell to the ground and appeared to protect the hexagram, and I breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed to thank the gods for their grace. At the same time, I thought to myself, so loud, I had asked my cousin and aunt to bring earplugs.

The next thing I have to do is wait for the cigarettes to burn out, and then clean up.