No matter how many layers the compass has, as many as dozens of layers and as few as only two layers, there is one layer that all compasses must have, that is, the twenty-four mountains. Chen Ziyang believes that the twenty-four mountains are the original use of the compass, and it is also the essence of the compass, and it is the place where the compass is used the most, that is, to see the direction, direction and good luck of the yin house and the yang house, and the professional term is called sitting direction.

The 24 mountains are a collection of the four dimensions, the eight trigrams, the five elements, the heavenly stems and the earthly branches, representing the 24 directions, they are: A, Mao, B; Chen, Xun, Si; C, noon, d; Wei, Kun, Shen; G, unitary, xin; 戌, Qian, Hai; Non, sub-species, decyl; Ugly, Gen, Yin.

These 24 directions are auspicious and vicious due to the convergence of the five elements, hexagrams, and the conjunctions of the trunks and branches. The twenty-four mountains are ever-changing and all-encompassing. It is said that a master who uses a compass can do anything related to feng shui with just these twenty-four mountains, Chen Ziyang thinks that he can't do that level, but he estimates that the old way can reach that level, as for Yang Lei and Liu Banxian, Chen Ziyang modestly said that it is estimated that he is stronger than these two people combined to play with the compass with his feet.

The main purpose of the 24 mountains is to see the direction of sitting. Sit is the direction you are facing and back. The compass uses "Mao" to represent the east, "Wu" to represent the south, "酉" to represent the west, "Zi" to represent the north, "Kun" to represent the southwest, "Xun" to represent the southeast, "Qian" to represent the northwest, and "Gen" to represent the northeast.

There are many particulars about sitting in the direction, such as the best direction of feng shui in the yang house should sit on the "heavenly stem" position, not on the "earth branch" position, etc., but the most important point in the sitting direction is that whether it is a yin house or a yang house, you cannot sit on the meridian or the meridian. You just can't go in the right north-south direction.

It is said that the reason why the yang house cannot sit towards the meridian is because the ancient imperial palaces were all facing the meridian, so ordinary people in order to avoid sitting in the same direction as the palace, so even if they want to build a house facing north and facing south, it will at least be offset by more than three degrees, so that the house will not become a positive meridian. Therefore, only the Yellow Emperor can live in the positive meridian yang house, and ordinary people who live in the positive meridian house will not be able to bear it. And the same is true of the yin house, only the temple in the yin house can sit towards the meridian, the main role of the yin house is to protect the descendants, if you sit to the meridian, the descendants will commit water trouble.

Chen Ziyang and Yang Lei said as they walked, almost halfway up the mountain. Yang Lei saw that the left and right were relatively empty, and there were fewer graves, so he said, "It's almost, just around here." Chen Ziyang also looked left and right, should I say that the place that Yang Lei chose is really good, it is about twenty minutes' walk from the foot of the mountain, not far and not close, and there are few trees nearby, there are not many graves, and there are more open spaces.

Generally speaking, the choice of a yin house in Dawalnut Town should not only consider feng shui, but also choose a combination of season and soil quality. The mountains here are mostly rocky mountains, and the soil layer is basically half a meter or less. In some places, where the soil layer is thin, twenty or thirty centimeters below is stone. In this case, you should consider the soil quality when choosing a place to dig a pit, otherwise you choose a place full of stones, and the digger will die of exhaustion before digging the pit, and he will dig a pit again.

Judging how thick the soil layer is by the vegetation and soil quality is not a difficult task for Yang Lei, a mine worker who deals with mountains and ores every day.

Yang Lei is studying geological exploration, originally worked in the exploration and mapping department of the mine, Chen Ziyang felt that although this kid is not good in other aspects, and he loves to brag, but he is indeed second to none in terms of professionalism, don't look at his young age, but his understanding in this area is particularly high. Chen Ziyang knew at a glance that the soil layer of this place selected by Yang Lei was very thick, which was very suitable for being a cemetery. It's just that Chen Ziyang uses feng shui, while Yang Lei uses geological knowledge.

In Big Walnut Town, the criteria for choosing a cemetery are different in different seasons, and the most special is winter. The slope of this tomb mountain is steep in some places, and there is no road, but there are more people walking out of a dirt road. Normally, the four-wheel drive car can barely pull the coffin up, but not in winter, the thick snow covers the narrow road, not only the wheels are slippery, but also the road can not be seen, if it happens to catch a heavy snowfall after someone funeral, the coffin car is likely to slide off the road and fall into the ravine covered by heavy snow. Therefore, when choosing a cemetery in winter, you should choose one close to the foot of the mountain, because at this time, the coffin of the funeral can only be carried by people, and the car basically can't get up, so you have to find a place closer to bury.

It's early spring, and although the snow on the mountain hasn't melted away in some places, there is no problem driving the car, and there is no need to consider the distance from the foot of the mountain.

Yang Lei saw that Chen Ziyang had no opinion on the place he chose, so he said to him: "Er Yang, give me the compass." ”

Chen Ziyang's compass is too heavy, even the box weighs almost six or seven pounds, and Chen Ziyang is tired of sweating along the way. Chen Ziyang took the box out of his backpack, took out the compass from the box and handed it to Yang Lei.

Yang Lei held the compass in his hand and was about to find a point, when suddenly, his wrist was grabbed by Chen Ziyang. Yang Lei was stunned, turned his head to look at Chen Ziyang, and showed a puzzled expression on his face.

"Did you forget something?" asked Chen Ziyang.

Yang Lei was stunned for a while, then slapped his head and suddenly realized: "Hey! Forgot, forgot, I'm sorry, Eryang, thanks to your reminder. ”

After Yang Lei finished speaking, he raised the compass above his head, bowed in each of the four directions, southeast, northwest, and then said: "Borrowing things does not borrow techniques, and returning the plate does not return the luck, the Chu River and Han are divided, and Yin and Yang do not communicate with each other." ”

A feng shui master's compass cannot be borrowed casually, because a feng shui master must have the qualifications to pass it on. The compass of every feng shui master is given by the master, and the compass is just a symbol, not only a compass, but the feng shui skills and secret techniques that the compass represents to control the good and bad fortune of life and turn things around.

After the next generation is symbolically given the compass, if the compass is broken, it doesn't matter, you can dispose of the broken one and buy a new one, because the master has passed on the skills and secret techniques to you, and the compass is just a tool.

But if you don't have a descendant and haven't worshiped your ancestors, you are usually talking about a halfway debut or a self-taught feng shui gentleman. This kind of feng shui master who has not undergone the teacher's inheritance, it is okay to make a small fuss, such a person does not have the backer of the ancestor to help bear, there is no inheritance, if it is really a big construction, yin and yang funeral, the light one has been blessed and harmed others, and the heavy one is killed and wiped out, and it will be fulfilled within 100 days. The profession of feng shui master does not mean that you can become a feng shui master by knowing a little fur and buying a compass.