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After finishing speaking, the abbot pointed to a copper plate hanging in the pavilion and said: "This plate is full of sesame oil, which can be added at any time. In addition, the wick wood has already been treated, so it is hollow. The lamp twist in the oil lamp in the vase, It is directly tied to the copper pan filled with sesame oil through the middle hole of the wick wood, so the problem of oil supply is solved.”

After he explained the question, he did not wait for Zhong Jinwei to ask again, and then introduced: "The waste smoke produced by the oil lamp in the vase is discharged smoothly through the small hole on the top side without leaking rain. Water comes in."

Zhong Jinwei nodded again and again. Although the pavilion is not big, it must have put a lot of thought into it. Ordinary people really can't make it so perfect.

The abbot saw that Zhong Jinwei was also very appreciative, so he boasted: "Xu Qiaojiang is a famous carpenter in Suzhou. He designed and built this pavilion in seven months alone. He has a heart of worship to Buddha, which can be described as pious."

Then the abbot walked to the side of the pavilion, pointed to a stone tablet and said, "Please look at it, benefactors. In order to thank them for their donation, Bei Temple specially engraved a monument of merit and virtue to commemorate it."

Zhong Jinwei walked over casually and looked at the stele.I saw that the first line of characters on the stone tablet indicated that the person who donated the work was Xu Zhengming, and the names of some people who contributed money and materials were listed at the back.

He found that there seemed to be some problems with the information on the stele, so he said to the abbot: "Master, you praise Xu Qiao for his superb skills, and his heart of worshiping Buddha is extremely pious. But why do I think this person's skills are good, but his heart of worshiping Buddha has arrived So devout, it seems not necessarily?"

The reason why Zhong Jinwei said this was because he faintly felt that the abbot had said so much, and he was actually implying that he would make more contributions to his Fahua Temple.

But Zhong Jinwei himself does not believe in Buddhism, so instead of donating more money to temples, it is better to donate to help refugees and disaster victims.Therefore, he found this flaw and refuted the abbot.

When the abbot heard this, he didn't understand why Zhong Jinwei had such a guess, so he asked, "Why did the benefactor make such a statement?"

"The master also said that this craftsman Xu is a well-known person in Suzhou, with such high craftsmanship. As far as I know, a craftsman who is proficient in a craft has a good standard of living. Then if his heart of worshiping Buddha is extremely pious Why don't you donate even the materials, but only the labor?" Zhong Jinwei asked the abbot, pointing to the stele.

Unexpectedly, the abbot smiled and shook his head, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "The benefactor Miao Yi, this craftsman Xu is well-known for his superb skills. But he didn't bother to earn what he needed for life, and he focused on doing some strange skills He is so ingenious that his carpenter’s shop can’t make ends meet, and his life is difficult. In this way, how can there be any money left to give meritorious deeds.”

Zhong Jinwei is most disgusted with what the ancients said about strange skills and obscenity, because it is for this reason that many good things in ancient times were suppressed and were not passed on to later generations.

Therefore, after hearing what the abbot said, he asked the abbot instead: "What is a strange skill?"

Zhong Jinwei was going to hear what he had done in order to refute the abbot and talk about him.

Since the abbot had already guessed Zhong Jinwei's identity and wanted to reap benefits, he naturally knew everything and said everything.He only heard him reply: "This craftsman Xu Qiao spent all his money and made a lot of things that are too ingenious and useless. The most famous one is 栲栳车."

Unable to understand, Zhong Jinwei asked again: "What is a 栲栳车?"

The abbot began to make gestures and said: "It's like a 栲栳chair. There are organs underneath, and the teeth are interlocked. When a person sits on the chair, use two feet to step on the board and rotate it up and down, so that the chair can be more than a foot off the ground and fly across the port. Don't cross the bridge."

Zhong Jinwei was in a daze when he heard it, and suddenly he was taken aback. What the abbot said seemed to be very similar to the helicopters of later generations.So, he hurriedly asked: "Can you really fly?"

Seeing Zhong Jinwei's appearance, the abbot nodded and said, "It can fly. But there is a bridge to go, but it took more than ten years to make this thing. It's really not a proper job..."

Zhong Jinwei got the abbot's confirmation, so it doesn't matter what he said later.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, someone made something similar to a helicopter, which used human power to rotate and fly people over a small river ditch.For future generations, it is really unimaginable.

Zhong Jinwei immediately didn't care about chatting with the abbot, let alone seeing the scenery, so he asked the abbot, "Where is this craftsman Xu, send someone to take me there to see him."

When the abbot heard this, he was a little unhappy. All his goals had not been achieved, and the nobleman was about to run away.

Zhong Jinwei saw a bit of the abbot's meaning from his face, and immediately said to Gu Baichuan who was following him: "Donate some incense money to Fahua Temple."

Then he turned back and said: "I don't have much time, please send someone to take me to Suzhou immediately to find this craftsman Xu."

When the abbot heard it, he hurriedly said: "The benefactor has misunderstood. The benefactor can come to my Fahua Temple, and the Buddha appeared again to give instructions. , to commemorate it in Beibei Temple."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was speechless.My dog ​​crawling brush calligraphy, that can be done.But why are these ancients so good at this, insisting on some calligraphy.

The abbot saw that Zhong Jinwei didn't seem to want to give it away, and he was a little anxious, so he said again: "Almsgiver, there has never been a Buddha appearing in Beisi Temple, and today we can see the Dou Victory Buddha coming..."

"Okay, okay, I'll leave one for you." Seeing that the abbot was about to chatter again, Zhong Jinwei interrupted him.

When the abbot heard this, he didn't care about the impatience in Zhong Jinwei's tone, and hurriedly said to the little novice who followed outside the pavilion: "Quickly present the Four Treasures of the Study."

As soon as the little novice received the instructions from the abbot, he immediately took out the four treasures of the study and presented them.

Looking at this posture, Zhong Jinwei clearly planned it long ago, and wanted to keep some calligraphy for himself.

Grandma's, you've been thinking about getting calligraphy, haven't you?Alright, I will give you a calligraphy painting.While thinking about it, Zhong Jinwei asked someone to grind ink to serve him in the pavilion.

Zhong Jinwei's guards were a little curious, wanting to see what calligraphy the Duke kept, so they all focused their attention on the pavilion.

Gu Baichuan has a high status, and just behind Zhong Jinwei, he and Zheng Zhilong watch the calligraphy left by the Duke.

After everything was ready, Zhong Jinwei picked up the brush and scribbled on the rice paper, then threw the brush and said, "Okay, take it!"

Gu Baichuan and Zheng Zhilong didn't understand what the Duke wrote, they looked at each other, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

While the abbot couldn't help stroking his beard while watching, he said repeatedly: "Well, well, it really is the reincarnation of the Buddha who fought against the Buddha. It is very fortunate that Beisi got this calligraphy!"

Zhong Jinwei was speechless, he didn't answer the topic, and urged the abbot again: "Go back to the temple now, and send someone to follow me to Suzhou to look for that craftsman Xu."

"This, the benefactor forgot to use the seal." The abbot hurriedly reminded.