The so-called 'paper-tying technique' is a kind of craftsman technique of tying paper.

For papermakers, white paper, dyed paper, bamboo strips, paste, ink pens, scissors and other tools and materials are used to tie out various sacrificial supplies, such as paper figures, paper horses, lanterns, sedan chairs, clothes, etc.

The folk call this kind of behavior 'white deeds'.

Some people respect, some people look down on them, and some even discriminate against them, saying that those who engage in white things are not clean and are easy to attract evil spirits.

This kind of discrimination is not unfounded.

There is an old saying in their industry, "Don't get into white things if you're afraid of ghosts, and die early if you're cowardly."

Take the paper craftsman, for example.

Before starting to apprenticeship, the master first signed an agreement with the student's parents, which basically stated that 'during the study period, if the disciple dies violently for no reason, it has nothing to do with the master'. I am afraid that some students will be timid and discouraged, and they will not be able to withstand the test and temptation of ghosts and gods, and they will be scared to death or contaminated with yin qi and die.

When signing the agreement, you also need to ask a local messenger or local protector to witness it, so that you can become an apprentice in this industry.

After that, the apprentice will have to work with the master for ten years, the first three years will teach you how to deal with ghosts, gods and evil things.

At the end of the ten-year period, the apprentice will be able to stand on his own.

A master who has been engaged in the 'paper tie business' for more than 20 years can be psychic with the naked eye.

Thirty years of the soul can be out of the body.

A master of sixty years, he has made paper figures and paper horses, and he can walk and move at night, like a living creature for seven points. The paper clothes can help the yin soul keep out the cold, and the paper lamp can illuminate the yin soul.

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There are two famous allusions to this line.

The first allusion talks about the originator of the papermaker.

This person's name is Ji SX Qi person.

Legend has it that the best at using grass to tie small animals, the small animals that are tied out are vivid, and this group of animals is active in the yard at night.

One night, someone passed by his house at night and saw the cows, horses, sheep and dogs in the yard very well-behaved and unattended, so he got up and stole a dog home.

Cook that night and enjoy with your family.

The next day their abdomen was swollen, and they couldn't eat or excrete for several days, so they died mysteriously.

When Xibohou Jichang heard about it, he personally took someone to check the cause of his death, opened the stomach bag and saw that it was full of thatch, and asked the neighbors on the left and right, and inferred that he had found Xishan's home according to the clues.

He told Xibohou that he was missing a dog, thinking that it had run out on its own, but he didn't want to be stolen and eaten.

Some officials didn't believe it, so he tied a pair of lambs to him, saying that if he couldn't hear the sheep cry at night, he was willing to accept the guilt.

The official took the 'grass sheep' home and put them in the grain tank, and slept until midnight when the servant woke him up, saying that there was a sheep in the grain tank. The officer hurriedly got up to check, opened the cylinder head, and saw Eryang in the top horn.

He entered the palace overnight and reported the matter to Xibohou.

Ji Chang sorted out the case in detail and told the people of Xiqi, and since then, there has been an endless stream of people who have learned the arts, and the small animals he tied have become a must-have for the princes and nobles to worship their ancestors and gods.

When Xiqi and Yin Shang's army fought, King Wu was besieged in the mountains, and Xishan led more than 10,000 disciples to tie up 2,000 straw men and grass horses in three days to rescue King Wu.

General Yin Shang thought that reinforcements had come, so he led the army back to the base camp.

After the change of dynasty, King Wu specially named the official of Xishan and asked him to preside over the palace sacrifices.

With the advent of papermaking, craftsmen gradually used paper to tie sacrifices, but the skills were still passed down from Himayama.

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After that, Tu Lao talked about another allusion.

"The second allusion is about the Song Dynasty's paper-binding craftsman 'Li Weng'. It is rumored that Li Wengza's paper horse can travel thousands of miles at night......"

Zhou Yang listened carefully, and when he finished the allusions, he exclaimed: "No wonder it is said that ancient things have aura." Those master craftsmen have been honing their skills for decades, not cultivation, but better than cultivation. ”

"When they make utensils, their minds are united, and their thoughts are poured into them, and the things they make with the techniques of channeling the gods are naturally channeled and spiritual. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true. Shangguan Yan said: "Some masters, the divine soul is comparable to the Manifestation Realm monk. ”

"Everything they make, every one of them is immersed in divine thoughts, and it shines in the eyes of the ghost monks, and this kind of thing is what the folk call 'spiritual things' and 'treasure things'.

"Not to mention ghosts and gods, ordinary people can feel the difference when they look at the master's work. ”

"Like the poems copied by Mr., the artistic conception is transmitted from the words, looking picturesque from afar, and looking like a dream up close......"

Zhou Yang smiled and shook his head, "I did it deliberately, and I can't compare with the ancient masters." By the way, there are still those interesting divine soul spells in that "Thirty-two Xuanmen Thaumaturgy"?"

"That's a lot. There are paper figures, soul collection, spiritualism, spiritism, spiritism, corpse transport, many, many ......" Xiao Ya counted her fingers.

"Corpse transporting technique, isn't this Maoshan's secret method?" Zhou Yang asked.

Nan Po said: "The corpse transportation technique in "Xuanmen Thaumaturgy" is different from the orthodox seal of Maoshan. Maoshan corpse control and corpse refining are for cultivating the corpse outside the body. The art of transporting corpses is mainly used to transport corpses, which is considered a kind of white business. ”

Zhou Yang nodded, "The corpse transport technique is also a skill?"

"Yes. Elder North said: "To put it bluntly, the thirty-two spells recorded in the "Xuanmen Thaumaturgy" are all the side ways of the folk Xia Jiu popular practice, in modern terms, those spells are regarded as the 'professional skills' they must master. ”

"Like conjuring spirits, collecting souls, psychic, and paper people, they are cultivated by folk gods, goddesses, and dancing gods. ”

"They don't have a high level of spiritual cultivation, so they are out of their bodies to exorcise things, but they are good at dealing with our spiritual practices. The believers begged them, and they begged Me, and the benefits were distributed according to the proportions. Spiritualists want to make a living and incense, and they can only cooperate with them. ”

Zhou Yang plucked two peanuts and took a sip of tea, "They know how to make the best use of things, and those who are spiritual?"

"The brothel of the green house. Hongyin said: "Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the fox clan was specialized in the skin and meat business. At first, the clansmen were bought into the homes of the officials and nobles as concubines, and later when they had money, they bought the Qinglou, the human girl Lao Bustard was in charge, and the foxes were in charge themselves. ”

"The old bustard is only for money, and the fox clan is only for practice. It hurt a lot of sisters. ”

"Stealing and robbing tombs are also spiritual, snakes and rats steal the yang house, and hedgehogs steal the yin house. ”

"It can be said that none of the five major families talked about by the people are clean, and they are all male thieves and female prostitutes, and they are indiscriminate. ”

"Only the weasel is better, but it is not less harmful to people with the witch god Han. ”

"The Wong Tai Sin worshiped by the people is a weasel, right?" Zhou Yang picked up the tea: "How can they be harmed by people? Aren't they afraid of heavenly punishment?"

"Of course they are afraid, but they are cunning and cunning, and they are not tainted with cause and effect. Qingqing said: "It's like Zhang San offended Li Si, Li Si was angry and couldn't find a goddess to harm him, how could the goddess have the power to harm people, so he begged a weasel." ”

"When please, tell me in advance, all cause and effect are on the employer and the goddess. Therefore, Li Si bears the most cause and effect, followed by the goddess, and the invited 'Great Immortal' takes the money and does not contaminate anything. ”

Even so, Huang Daxian didn't dare to be ruthless, at most he sucked away some of Zhang San's yang essence and made him ruined and seriously ill. ”

"Our Shangguan has also been a 'great immortal', but we have never done this kind of business, and we have always focused on saving people. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Yang smiled and asked, "Do you still have a cooperative Shenhan Divine Woman?"

Shangguan Tu shook his head and said above his fingers: "Under the law of the country, who would dare to do such a thing." No one among the people believed it anymore. The last one I was psychic with, Mrs. Huang, also passed away last year. The "Xuanmen Thaumaturgy" is in the Scholarly Pavilion, if Mr. is interested, you can read it at will. ”

Speaking, everyone drank tea and roasted the fire, talked about the past and the present, and this Chinese New Year's Eve passed quickly.

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