Early in the morning of the second day, Shi Zixuan and Liu Puzhi went to the market to set up stalls again.

It's just that today Shi Zixuan changed back into a robe, and the signboard with every word and weight of gold was hung up again.

Next to him was an old man who sold books, and when he saw the two of them setting up a stall, he said to Shi Zixuan with some surprise: "I didn't see it yesterday, it turns out that you are a monk." ”

Shizi Xuanzuo said: "Exactly, I have seen my husband." ”

The old man smiled: "Yesterday I wondered why two scholars also wanted to rob the Taoist priest's business, so that's the case." Little Dao Leader, I don't know where you practice?"

Shizi Xuan said: "Xiaodao is a wandering Taoist, and there is no Taoist temple for the time being. ”

The old man was surprised: "You are not a Taoist of Yunlaiguan?"

Master Xuanqi said: "Yunlaiguan, is it a local Taoist temple?"

The old man glanced at him, nodded and said, "It is the first view in this county, and it is at the foot of the Yunlai Mountain on the outskirts of the county." Xiaodao Chief, I see that you interpret words and measure blessings for others, and dare to ask for a scale of gold, and I think you are practicing in Yunlaiguan. Fortunately, there are no Taoists who come to see it now, otherwise they will definitely share it with you, so you quickly collect the stall and leave. ”

"I set up my stall, what do I have to do with that cloud?" Shi Zixuan said puzzled.

The old man looked left and right, and said, "You are an outsider, and you don't know anything." This Taoist temple, on weekdays, please make incense offerings, divination and word measurement, are Taoist temples to collect money, you are a foreign Taoist priest, if you want to tell people hexagrams, you must first go to say hello, otherwise you will offend those Taoist chiefs, but you will get into trouble. ”

Master Xuanqi said: "How much incense money can you have?

The old man laughed a few times and didn't speak.

The scholar Liu was anxious to hear it, and said: "Uncle, you are halfway through your words, and you will hang people's appetites on the ground." ”

The old man glanced at Shi Zixuan and said: "Xiaodao Chief, I see that you have a good temperament, and I know that you are a trustworthy person and will not go out to talk nonsense, so I will tell you about the cattiness in this." ”

Shi Zixuan was also very curious, and said, "Please give me advice." ”

The old man lowered his voice and said, "If we say that this is a business, we who are small traders are not as good as those Taoist Buddhist temples. Compared to them, what people do is called a no-capital deal!"

"Let's just say that the incense money, this Taoist Buddhist temple, sells coarse incense, fine incense, high incense, sandalwood, please incense, incense to the gods, incense to the law...... And so on, depending on the type, the asking price is also different. And the price of this incense is as much as they say, and the incense you buy elsewhere is not allowed to be brought into the Taoist temple. ”

Sighing, the old man said, "You said that it is really difficult for ordinary people to worship a god. Please have an ordinary fine incense, you need two copper coins, and during the New Year's holidays, you will need thirty coins for a pillar of high incense. The rich and noble, not to mention. ”

The old man said: "I remember that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yun Laiguan held a Dharma meeting, and this first pillar of incense was sold for a thousand gold, which is really a thousand gold incense. ”

Liu Puzhi's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "A pillar of incense, can it be sold for a thousand gold?"

The old man said, "What is this? It's really amazing, and it's still the first bell that the Daguan master hit when he was teaching the Fa." The qualification to strike the bell is more expensive. ”

"Do you need money to hit a bell?" Shi Zixuan felt incredible.

The old man said in surprise: "Little Taoist, are you still not a Taoist? This Fa will hit the bell, but it is a great increase in Taoism, and it is recorded in the scriptures." ”

Shi Zixuan cried and laughed: "Which scripture says it?"

The old man scratched his head and said, "I don't know about this, I heard it from the mouth of the master of the Great View. If you hit the magic bell, even if you can't get married, you can be rich and rich in the next life. ”

"Nonsense. Shi Zixuan shook his head and said, "Hitting the bell can greatly increase the Taoism and attain the Taoist karma. If there is such a good thing, will you give it to others?"

The old man laughed twice and said, "I don't know if there is such a thing. It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, there are always people who believe it, even if the bell is fake, real money is not fake. ”

Shi Zixuan was silent for a moment and asked, "Old man, where are all the collected money used?

"How much money can I spend to build a temple? Ten gold is not enough, but 100 gold is always enough. ”

The old man shook his head and said, "Those believers have good wealth, but I am afraid that they will be obtained by the Taoist in Guanzhong. ”

Liu Puzhi said indignantly: "How can these Taoists be like this? Isn't this a fraud? Why doesn't the government care?"

The old man laughed and said: "Scholar, how can you call it fraud if you are willing to do so? You say let the government take care of it, what does the government take care of? Taoist monks, first, do not need to pay food, and second, do not need to pay taxes, I want to go to the monk's house." ”

"Rice worms! are all rice worms!" Liu Puzhi stood up and said angrily.

The old man sighed, and the scholar was angry. After a while, I realized that something was wrong.

"Dao Chief, I'm not talking about you, don't be angry. Liu Puzhi suddenly found that he had scolded Shi Zixuan together, and couldn't help but be embarrassed.

"Xiaodao Chief, I'm not talking about you, don't be surprised. "The old man also made amends.

"I'm not angry. The old man, you are reasonable, and the scholar is also reasonable to scold. Shi Zixuan exhaled turbid breath and sighed: "I didn't expect that this Taoist Buddhist Temple has also become a place where money is collected. Money is a bad person's practice, and it is true. ”

Shi Zixuan secretly warned himself in his heart: "In the future, if you set up a Taoist temple, you must not be careless in money and financial affairs." Money is taken for use, remember not to be greedy!"

Thinking of this, Shi Zixuan saluted the old man and said, "Old man, thank you for saying this. Let me have a warning, thank you for it. ”

The old man said blankly: "You Dao person, what are you thanking me for?

After a while, there were more and more people shopping, and the old man stopped talking about sex, so he beckoned the guests to look at the stalls.

The two also returned to the word booth, Liu Shusheng was still sullen, and when he saw the old god of Shizi Xuan sitting still, he couldn't help but ask, "Dao Chief." You've also listened to the good things that Yun Laiguan has done, and you don't want to take care of it?"

Shi Zixuan glanced at him and asked, "How do you care?"

Liu Pu thought for a while and said, "It's better to sue the government and let them come forward to warn those Taoists." ”

Shi Zixuan said, "You can go and give it a try." I don't think it's going to be of much use, though. Besides, the old man also said just now, people don't rob or steal, but they just secretly occupy the good assets of the incense people, what crime can the government convict?"

Liu Puzhi thought about this for a while, and said: "Then we might as well write an article and let the drama in the theater sing, so that it doesn't just show their faces, so that everyone knows that they are in a big trap!"

Shi Zixuan laughed when he heard this, and said, "Liu Shusheng, if you do this, I don't know how many people you will offend." Don't you hear the saying 'cutting off people's wealth is like killing your parents'? ”

Liu Puzhi said angrily: "I, Liu Pu, am a straight man, how many Taoists will I be afraid of?"

"Who said it's just a Taoist?" Shi Zixuan said: "Those merchants who sell incense, the officials of the government, how do you know that you have no connection with them?"

Liu Puzhi was silent for a moment, and said seriously: "Dao Chief, do you just let them go? Although I, Liu Puzhi, have no ability, I am not afraid of him. It's a big deal to explain these 100 catties, and I also have to warn the world that I may not be able to leave a name in history in the future!"

"Liu Shusheng, are you seeking righteousness or fame!" Shi Zixuan couldn't help but change color and shouted.

Liu Pu paused for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "It's smooth for a while, so it's naturally a matter of seeking righteousness." ”

The words are born from the heart, blurted out, and no matter how much you emphasise, you can't go against the original intention.

Shi Zixuanda frowned and thought secretly: "I have tried him twice, once to blame others, it can be said that he was confused for a while, and this time his thoughts are not pure, but he is seeking fame." With such a mind, can you really leave the world and follow me to cultivate the protector of Shinto?"

Shi Zixuan silently entered the Dudou Palace, and spent his mana to invite the orange edict.

In the gas map, there is still a strong red spirit, and in this big way, all wishes come true.

"According to Orange, the person who is destined for me is in Qinghe County. I'm only associated with this Liu scholar, who else would he be?"

After thinking about it, he said secretly: "That's it." As the saying goes, again and again, find an opportunity to try him again in the future. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Shi Zixuan calmed down his mind and said in a harmonious voice: "Liu Shusheng, it doesn't matter how big or small a person does good deeds, and when the road is uneven, you can help." The sages said that they should be benevolent, and they said that it was true to take righteousness, but they also said that we should do what we can. How much ability there is, how much can he do. ”

This was originally a sentence, but Liu Puzhi was a little absent-minded, and secretly thought: "The Taoist is good anywhere, but sometimes he is a little timid and afraid." Although what you say is reasonable, how can you know that it won't work if you don't do it?"

Thinking like this, he said, "I know." ”

Shi Zixuan looked at him for a while, but didn't speak, closed his eyes and fell into the void.

After noon, Liu Puzhi was lying on the table and falling asleep, when someone suddenly came over and knocked on the table.

Liu Puzhi opened his eyes, wiped his saliva, and said vaguely: "Who wants to buy words?"

When I saw the person who came, I was stunned!

This person is not a bystander, it is the first middle-aged man who came to inquire yesterday.

I saw this person untie a money bag from his waist, check it, and put it on the table.

There was a bang, and the sound of money hitting money came.

As soon as the mouth of the bag was loosened, a few gold cakes rolled out, and they were all good money!

Liu Puzhi He had seen this money, and he was also dazzled for a while, and his head was blank.

Shi Zixuan, who was sitting on the side, opened his eyes and asked a little strangely: "Layman, why did you go and return?"

The middle-aged man smiled: "I'm a little weird, I'm too curious, I don't ask for a reason, I can't always feel at ease." Xiaodao Chief, I have already brought this money, which is enough for a weighing of gold. ”

Shi Zixuan glanced at the bag of money, nodded, and said, "Okay!"

He took pen and ink, put it on white paper, waved his hand and asked, "Layman, please think about what you want in your heart, and write another word." ”

The middle-aged man nodded, pondered for a while, dipped his pen in ink, and wrote down a word.