My years as a fortune teller

Before the Lunar New Year, it is also the busiest time for us. At this time, we start to send the gods back to the heavenly palace and welcome the gods to the world.One thing is more important than one thing.Under Master's instruction, we converted Lao Zhaotou's small courtyard into a small Taoist temple.

In the center of the main room are Sanqing and Siyu, and on both sides are statues of the ancestors of the past dynasties; the original kitchen is still in use, but in the guest room on one side are Lu Zu, the real person Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, and the God of Wealth; Put on Taiyi to save Ku Tianzun and Sanguan Dadi.

All these statues were consecrated by the master and uncle himself, and the incense burners used for worshiping below were all brought down from Longhu Mountain by me.In the beginning, the government did not allow the establishment of Taoist temples privately, just because they were afraid that some people would make money from it.Therefore, the construction of Taoist temples must be approved.

But we used old houses, and with the consent of the leaders of Murakami, we built them first.I remember that on the day when Xiao Taoist Temple was established, many people came, including those from Longhu Mountain, Shimen Mountain and Luofu Mountain, as well as some masters, teachers, and disciples of Master Xuanhe.Many people came for the sake of the three masters, and only a few people were invited by the master.

That day was also the busiest day in the small village. There was almost no one on the road in the village, and they all surrounded the entrance of the small Taoist temple, completely surrounding the small courtyard.Moreover, it had snowed all day the day before, and we had scheduled the consecration at Sishi, that is, to consecrate the statue at 10 o'clock, but it was still snowing at [-] o'clock in the morning.

I was a little worried at the time, because I was afraid that the weather would not be sunny and the sun would not be able to consecrate.But at around [-]:[-], it finally stopped snowing, but the sky was still gloomy. At that time, my heart was really cold. If I can’t consecrate these statues on time, they will be muddy tires.Looking at the Taoist priests sitting in meditation all over the yard, I was really in a state of confusion.

As the time approached, the master uncle personally asked for the teacher's Jiang Xinjing.Then take us to "install" the statue, which is the first step and the most important step in the consecration of the statue. It is said in "The Secret of the Whole Truth? internal organs.Therefore, first choose hardware, namely: gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin; then choose five-color grain and five-color thread, a piece of new clean and non-residual yellow table paper, and new clean pen and book.This pen book is generally a scripture book containing runes, followed by a mirror and a piece of Kunlun jade. All the things that are "hidden" must be clean and cannot be touched by non-magicians.

Originally, when consecrating, the requirements for the time and location of each god were very high, but we consecrated too many statues, so we chose the best time of the day. After the "installation" is over, set up an incense table in the predetermined position of the god of joy, enshrine a tablet on the table, and write "Crane rides to Tianzun", and then the master and uncle lead all the Taoist priests to "invite the sacred ceremony".

Next, Master Uncle took a brush, dipped in clean water, and tapped lightly on the eyes of the god.A writing brush is used on each statue, and the used brush cannot be used on other statues.When touching the eyes of the gods, three pieces of yellow paper were burned.

After all this was done, everyone except Master Uncle himself had to retreat outside the door.Then Master Uncle took the Jiangxin mirror to the sky to borrow the sunlight, and when it hit the statue, it was consecrated.At that time, because it had just snowed, the sky was still gloomy. Many people thought with me, can this kind of weather borrow sunlight?

This is how the miracle happened. After the master uncle chanted the mantra in front of the mirror, he took a strange step, and saw a light refracted in Jiang Xin's mirror, just like a strong flashlight in the dark. All the consecration ceremonies are completed.

Later, the master told me that if my cultivation could be higher, I would be able to see where the light came from in the sky.It's a pity that my cultivation base was really low at that time, and I didn't see clearly how the light hit the mirror like this.

Master Uncle's move not only shocked some fellow students who came here, but even the spectators were taken aback.In just one day, the threshold of the small Taoist temple was trampled down.The offerings enshrined in front of the statue have been placed on the ground.However, after three days, I distributed these offerings to some poor families in the surrounding area, especially some elderly widows and the disabled.

That is to say, from that day on, I became the host of this small Taoist temple, but behind me, there are three masters and an unattainable master uncle.However, this is also my busiest period of time. Every day, people come to offer incense for divination and fortune-telling. All the fees they get are used to subsidize the Taoist temple, and I don’t keep a share of it myself.

A week later, I signed an agreement with the leaders of the village. The surrounding villagers can sell some candles, incense, and ingots, but they can’t sell them at high prices.We don't need Murakami's subsidies, and all the income from the Taoist temple will be distributed by the Taoist temple.

The people here are relatively simple, so I accepted all my conditions.Since everyone here has seen the skills of the master and uncle of the day, the incense of our temple is very strong.Sometimes the money in the merit box can exceed more than 5000 a day. Although they are all five or ten yuan, there is so much money in a day.

Every once in a while, I will keep a part of the recent expenses, and the rest will be given to the poor and helpless people in the family by the leaders of the village. This solves a problem in the village and saves for ourselves. Yin virtue.

If Gao Shengwen and Cui Erye come, I will stay with them overnight.Because there are many Fa conferences during the Spring Festival, Master, Teacher and Uncle Xuan He almost live here.When there was a Fa conference, I met Gao Shengwen and Cui Erye and called them to attend together.

Since the first day of junior high school, I have written the names of some major clients or friends on a piece of yellow paper according to Master's requirements, and prayed for them when I went to the puja, and put them under the statues when I didn't.In Master's words, others have helped us, and this kind of kindness should not be forgotten, and we can't do anything else. We should try our best to pray for them and do what we can.

Master, Teacher and Uncle Xuanhe all left after the seventh day of the lunar new year.Apart from telling fortunes to the people who offer incense here every day, I also meditate and record the things I have experienced in the past few years by the way. I have no other ideas, just want to use it as a kind of memory after a few years.

I was writing something that day, and Cui Erye and Gao Shengwen came again. Cui Erye entered the courtyard and shouted: "Zhang Daochang, we are passing by here and we are hungry, can you give us a bowl of rice?"

I said to them angrily: "Go, go, what are rich people pretending to be like! I'm hungry and go to the street to buy food. I don't have time to take care of you two. I come here to eat and drink. Everyone else It's giving me alms. Do you two still want me to give alms?" He said and glared at them.

Cui Erye came over and said with a smile: "Hey, by the way, you are too fat, and you don't look good in Taoist clothes. I think it's best for you to shave your head. After that, get a monk's clothes to wear. This fits your current figure."

I turned around and glared at him again, and said, "If you don't go home to celebrate this big festival, why do you come here three or four times a week? Do you also want to be a Taoist priest? If you agree with me, I won't accept you."

Gao Shengwen looked at me and said, "Didn't I miss you, so I came to see you. You said how much the three of us have experienced. If we don't sit together during this festival, I will feel empty. By the way, there is one more thing to do." Let me tell you, I have fully understood the Tongchuan matter."

I looked at Gao Shengwen and said, "How did you find out? How long did it take? It's all over so soon? How is Guo Fumin's mother-in-law?" What I want to know the most is that Guo Fumin was turned into a section of coke by the thunder.At that time, I saw that the culprit was already under the law, and I didn't want to involve others too much, so I took Gao Shengwen and Cui Erye away.

But I know that the government has laid a heavy hand there, and it must be thoroughly investigated.I'm busy with things here, so I don't know what's going on there.I didn't expect Gao Shengwen to bring me news...