Chapter Twenty-Five: Knowing and Fearing, Raising Your Head to a God (I)
It's almost the New Year, but it's a pity that "White Peony" went to her aunt's house in Mudanjiang for the New Year, and Zhan Zhizhan has one less chatter, leaving only a lonely person. Although the campus is covered in silver, there is a lot of fun, and some students have not gone home, but Zhan Zhizhan is still quite melancholy, lonely, empty, and bored. Fortunately, Qiao Eighteen, the night wandering god of the City God Temple in Butou, is very grateful to Zhan Zhizhan, as long as he patrols the school, if he has enough time, Qiao Eighteen will sit on the bed opposite Zhan Zhizhan and accompany Zhan Zhizhan to chat for a while.
As soon as he heard that burning some paper money could alleviate the economic crisis of the Chenghuang Temple in Butou, Zhan Zhizhan lost his temper, and bought two sacks of burning paper at the two ends in three days, and sent it to Qiao Eighteen, anyway, it was not bad money. At this moment, Qiao Eighteen's status in the City God Temple in Butou has risen, and he has become the God of Wealth in the City God Temple in Butou. Up to the north of the Chenghuang Temple in Butou, and down to the little ghosts, they are all grateful to Qiao Eighteen. It's a pity that the North Marquis of the City God's Temple in Butou has no personnel rights, otherwise, it is a high probability to give Qiao 18 a promotion and a salary increase.
Zhuang Jianhong hadn't come to stick to Zhan Zhizhan for a few days, and Zhan Zhizhan felt like something was missing in his heart. Listen to the "black mouse" in the mailroom, a new "shroud shop" has opened in Building No. 4 of the Songtuo family area outside the big wall behind the school, and all items are discounted and promoted. Zhan Zhizhan ran to buy two sacks of gold ingots and stuffed them under the bed. I was going to burn it at night and sent it to Qiao XVIII.
After dinner, Zhan Zhizhan walked lazily back to the bedroom. When passing by the mailroom, he was suddenly stopped by the "black mouse", he mysteriously stretched his head out of the small window, looked around, and looked at Zhan Zhizhan with a pair of mouse eyes and said: "Classmate Zhan, I had a phone call from you just now, and when I heard the movement, I was an old and learned person, this is his phone, he asked you to call him back!" ”
"What is Zhuo Bufan looking for himself?" Zhan Zhizhan immediately reacted to who was calling. His heart jumped "poof", and he pretended to be casual and said, "Thank you, Uncle Sa!" I don't know which second uncle it is, I called here before. If you want to drink and hang up the phone before eating. You said that I've finished dinner, how can I still have the stomach to eat delicious food? ”
Zhan Zhizhan is like a god, and he has no last resort. The caller was really Zhuo Bufan, and he really invited Zhan Zhizhan to his house for a small gathering. Only not that day, but the next night. The reason is very simple, Zhuo Bufan wants to fight Zhizhan.
Fortunately, Zhuo Bufan asked Zhan Zhizhan to go to his house the next day, if it was on the same day, it would be a big delay. It was only less than eight o'clock, and Zhan Zhizhan suddenly felt sleepy. He hurriedly packed up his books and notebooks, ran back to his dormitory, took out two sacks full of gold ingots from under the bed, carried them downstairs, and carried them on his bicycle to the street outside the school gate and incinerated them. Zhan Zhizhan was already on his mind, and after returning to the bedroom, he didn't bother to wash his face, and he didn't brush his teeth, so he climbed into bed and fell asleep soundly.
Zhan Zhizhan didn't know how long he had been asleep, and he was dreaming that Zhuang Jianhong had stolen her father's sauced beef and brought it to herself. Zhan Zhizhan was salivating and hadn't eaten yet, when suddenly there was a gentle knock on the door.
"Xiaohong, this girl is really a buddy, she really stole her father's sauce beef and sent it to Lao Tzu!" Zhan Zhizhan didn't bother to open his eyelids, and said lazily: "Obediently boom, fried green onions in lard!" Why are you here? Brother Zhan is dying of hunger! ”
Zhan Zhizhan closed his eyes, and was looking forward to the door creaking with joy, followed by Zhuang Jianhong's sweet little movement: "Oh, mom...... I said, Brother Zhan, why are you so lazy? What time is it, and you're in the bed? ”
It's a pity that Zhan Zhizhan didn't hear the door ringing, nor did he hear Zhuang Jianhong's sweet little movement. Instead, a fragrant smell of roast chicken pierced Zhan Zhizhan's nostrils. Zhan Zhizhan didn't need to open his eyes to conclude that this was Jiao Yuchang's roast chicken! Wrong! Wrong! There are also pine nut tripies in Zhengyang Building and red sausages with meat unions!
"Xiaohong, why did this girl get rich? Bought so many delicious foods! Zhan Zhizhan turned his face to look, where was Zhuang Jianhong's beautiful face, on the contrary, it was a huge three-edged head, his green face was full of smiles, and even the bulb-like eyes were laughing into two curved lines, but who was Qiao Eighteen, the night wandering god of the City God Temple in Butou? It's just that Qiao Eighteen's height is too high, standing in Zhan Zhizhan's bedroom, he can't raise his head, he can only hunch his waist, and he is a little wronged Qiao Eighteen.
Zhan Zhizhan hurriedly sat up, bowed to Qiao Eighteen and said, "I don't know if Brother Immortal is coming, our family is not welcome, this ...... This is very rude! Our family is disheveled, naked, disrespectful to Brother Xian, and please atone for your sins! Brother Xian, please be seated! Brother Xian came here and bought so many things. Let Brother Xie break the bank, how embarrassing this is for our family! ”
Qiao 18 hurriedly put the oiled paper bag and a bottle of Fenjiu in his hand on the table, sat opposite Zhan Zhizhan, returned the salute, and said, "Shangxian is polite!" The immortal is the Taiyi Scattered Immortal who attained the Tao in ancient times, how can it be compared with the ghost pawns in the small city god temple? Shangxian's previous gifts are not counted, and tonight he gave another two thousand taels of gold. The small one brings a little naturalism, not a tribute! ”
There is another sentence that Qiao Eighteen is embarrassed to say. After receiving many times from Zhan Zhizhan, the city god temple in Butou has become a rich city god temple in the three eastern provinces of Fujia. In particular, Zhan Zhizhan sent another 2,000 taels of gold, which caused the eyes of other City God Temples to be hot.
Zhan Zhi Zhan smiled innocently and said, "Why does Brother Immortal take himself too lightly? You and I are essentially ghosts, what is the difference between high and low? There should be no distinction between high and low ghosts, and the status is only relative. The trees are big and the trees are small, so don't think too tall of yourself! The tiger is known as the king of the mountain, and it is not as good as a weasel in climbing trees. Just don't take yourself too seriously, and don't take yourself too lightly. Think of yourself as usual...... This ordinary ghost treats it, but all the troubles are gone. ”
Seeing Zhan Zhizhan replacing the "human" in the vernacular of Buddhism and Taoism advocating "equality of all beings" with "ghost", which was used as a metaphor for the relationship between the two ghosts, he felt both fresh and funny. In fact, there is a strict hierarchy of ghosts, and those that are recognized by the public are divided into six classes. Including ghosts, ghost generals, ghost gods, ghost kings, ghost emperors and ghost emperors.
But Qiao Eighteen didn't dare to argue, nor did he dare to laugh, his huge head nodded, and said seriously: "Immortal Dade!" "Tao Te Ching" has a cloud: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs." The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs. "Nanhua Sutra" also has clouds: "All things are in one house, and death and life are the same." These are the ideas of the sages that expounded on the equality of all beings. The little one knows that life is death, death is the truth of life, and that the birth and death of all things are reincarnation. But it has not been possible to investigate the place where the former mixed yuan is a Qi, and the first will be Dantai. Therefore, the Qing Qi rises to the sky, the turbidity Qi accumulates and becomes the earth, and the Qi of Chong and the Qi is a man. Therefore, the heavens are like me, and I am like the sky. ’”
Zhan Zhizhan saw that Qiao Eighteen had only poured Fen wine in his water tank, and said politely, shaking his head: "Where is the restaurant?" The shepherd boy refers to Xinghua Village. This Fenjiu is a fragrant liquor produced in Xinghua Village, Fenyang, Shanxi, with a soft entrance and a sweet mouth, and a long aftertaste after drinking. Why don't you taste it? "Raise a glass of water together, and Teng Weilin Yurun Murata". ”
Qiao Eighteen said with a smile: "Let the immortals ruin the fun, the small sin should not be forgiven!" These meat and wine are filial piety to the immortals, and the small ones are the ghosts of cultivation, and they can't move the meat and fish, and they are only accompanied by a glass of white water. Otherwise, it will damage the small merit, and it will also damage the good fortune of the immortals! ”
"Obediently boom, fried green onions in lard! I've met an opponent who dragged the text today! Zhan Zhizhan slapped his cheek a little embarrassed, lifted the water tank and said, "Our family is speechless, don't blame Brother Immortal!" There is a saying that 'as long as you have feelings, whatever you drink is wine'! In the past few days of coming to the port, I have been able to get to know Brother Xian, which is the creation of our family. Come! Come! Come! Let's salute Brother Xian for a cup! ”
Zhan Zhizhan took a bite of the red sausage and said with a smile: "Brother Immortal can come to accompany our family to chat, so that our family can get rid of loneliness, our family is very grateful!" Brother Xian, don't wait for the inspection to accompany our family. At that time, the Marquis of the Northern Underworld will blame it and make our family uneasy! ”
Qiao Eighteen smiled and said, "Please relax with the Immortal Great!" The little ones are sent by order to travel all over the world at night, and there must be no mistakes! Don't dare to say anything else, the small one is also a strong point because of the speed of Mercedes-Benz, and it is not a problem to travel hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles at night. When I came out to inspect today, the little one had been ordered by the Marquis of the North Underworld to prepare a little wine and vegetarian dishes to meet the immortals, and on behalf of the Marquis of the North Immortals, he thanked the great virtues of the immortals for their generous funding. Before meeting the immortals, the little one had already inspected the ground of the port! Hehe......"
This city god culture is too rich, Zhan Zhizhan and Qiao Eighteen chattered ghosts, naturally the City God Temple, let alone the protagonist of the City God culture. As the saying goes, "the county official is not as good as the current management", and the city god is not only a "county official" but also a "current manager". In the yang world, the city god is responsible for punishing the evil and correcting the social atmosphere, and in the underworld, he is in charge of the recording, reporting, trial, and transfer of good and evil in the world. The city god is the patron saint of a city, protecting the land and the people of Li. It's a bit like a human complex of police, prosecutors, and judges. If there is a good thing, it will be reported to the heavenly court, and if there is an evil thing, it will be reported to the earth.
Before Zhan Zhizhan and the "Great Demon Mandrill" became one, he only learned about the existence of the City God Lord from some miscellaneous books and the mouth of the old man in his hometown, and his knowledge was limited. He couldn't even figure out what the relationship was between the Bodhisattva of Jizo, Emperor Xudu and Emperor Dongyue. After the two-in-one with the "Great Demon Mandrill", the brain is mainly stored with the accumulated information of Zhan Zhizhan's impressions of past activities, feelings, and experiences. Part of the memory of the "Great Demon Mandrill" is hidden deep in the depths of the brain, and only under the active stimulation of the outside world or Zhan Zhizhan, the memory of the "Great Demon Mandrill" can be activated, and the stored information can be taken out in response to some hints and events.
When Zhan Zhizhan was chatting with Qiao Eighteen, he naturally activated the memory of the "Great Demon Mandrill", but the memory of Zhan Zhizhan, who was always self-righteous, was dominant. The memory of the "Great Demon Mandrill" did not suppress the master, so he had to let Zhan Zhizhan believe it to a great extent. What opened Zhan Zhizhan's eyes was that the underworld turned out to be such a big world, far beyond imagination. Zhan Zhizhan was indeed very talented, and he quickly and far-fetched to sort out the relationship between the Bodhisattva of Jizo, the Emperor Xudu and the Emperor Dongyue, and confused ancient myths or official sacrifices with Mount Tai, and the views of Buddhism and Taoism. Since then, the structure of the "Zhan Clan System" in the underworld has been formed in Zhan Zhizhan's mind.