There is an inn in the sky

Chapter 436 Controversy between Tradition and Modernity?
Is this the legendary Golden Toad?

Yan Qingkong suddenly stopped in Ximen Street of a certain college, and looked at the three-legged toad jumping in front of him in surprise.

He blinked, wondering if he was wrong.

This big toad is very big, only smaller than a volleyball.

It has only one hind leg, which looks like a thick tail, and there are golden spots on its back, which look like coins.

"There are really three-legged toads?"

Yan Qingkong looked at it curiously, and walked up and said to himself: "The three-legged toad is called 'toad'. It is said that it can spit out money, so it is also called golden toad, three-legged golden toad, or lucky toad... ..."

In folklore.

The golden toad has three legs, its body is covered with money and jewels, and ingots are under its feet. ".

In addition to attracting wealth, it also has the meaning of town house to ward off evil spirits and a bright future.

This is because in ancient times, there was a saying "toad palace wins laurel" as a metaphor for obtaining a Jinshi, so it endowed the golden toad with the meaning of "bright future".

There are many legends about the golden toad.

The most famous one is the legend of "Liu Hai plays Jin Chan, fishing for money step by step".

Legend has it that Liu Hai, a disciple of Lu Dongbin, subdued the golden toad goblin who had been endangering the people for many years, and cut off one of its legs.Since then, Jin Chan has surrendered to Liu Hai's sect, and in order to atone for his crimes, he uses his unique skills to bite into gold and silver treasures to help Liu Hai benefit the world, help the poor, and distribute money...

"Hey, isn't it Jinban?"

When Yan Qingkong approached, he found that the gold spots on the back of the golden toad seemed to be pieces of money, not just ordinary stains.

This made him slightly surprised, no wonder it was called Jin Chan.

At this time, he squatted down, smiled at Jin Chan and said, "I heard that you can get money, so let's spit out some money to see?"

Jin Chan just looked at Yan Qingkong expectantly, his eyes were full of spirituality, and he didn't spit out any money.And the pieces of money stuck on the back are just pieces of golden skin that look like money, just like money...

At this time, Yan Qingkong looked around and frowned slightly.

Could it be that other people... can't see it?

This golden toad is about the size of a volleyball, and it looks like the legendary golden toad, which looks very conspicuous.If other people can see it, it is impossible not to be interested in watching it, and even attract a lot of people...

Is it just me seeing them?

Yan Qingkong was a little surprised, they were cyan bats, red bats, longevity turtles and three-legged golden toads.

"Can you understand me?" Yan Qingkong asked.

It's a pity that Jin Chan didn't respond, and was still looking forward to watching him.

Yan Qingkong pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand to touch the money on Jin Chan's back, but found that he couldn't touch anything, which surprised him.

Is the golden toad not an entity?

He poked his hand a few more times and passed through Jin Chan's body. How is this possible?Yan Qingkong was shocked, he didn't realize that it wasn't an entity?

Are the green bats, red bats and longevity turtles all incorporeal?
Yan Qingkong was very surprised, and frowned slightly. Could it be that because there are no five blessings, they have no entity?

At this time, Jin Chan slowly disappeared.

"Cyan bats, red bats, there will definitely be white bats, yellow bats, and black bats..."

Yan Qingkong was not surprised that Jin Chan would disappear, so he stood up and looked into the distance, thinking.

"In traditional culture, bats are generally a symbol of good luck and happiness." Yan Qingkong was quickly sorting out the information of the five blessings, talking to himself while walking: "What people often say about the 'five blessings' is actually 'five bats' , which is composed of five five-color bats, and it is called "Five Blessings" because of the pronunciation and meaning of the word "bat".

"The 'Five Blessings' represent five auspicious blessings: Shoubi Nanshan, Gong Xi Fa Cai, Health and Tranquility, Noble Virtue, Good Beginning and Good End."

Shoubi Nanshan, that is, longevity, means that life will not die young, and life will last forever

Gongxi Facai, that is, wealth, refers to the wealth and wealth, and the status is noble

Health and tranquility, that is, Kangning, refers to a healthy body and a peaceful mind.

Noble morality, that is, good virtue, refers to a benevolent nature, generous and peaceful.

A good beginning and a good ending, that is, a good death, refers to not suffering from illness and passing away peacefully.

This is Wufu!
But why did the longevity turtle and the three-legged golden toad come out to join in the fun?
This is exactly what Yan Qingkong couldn't understand. Among the five blessings, there are no longevity turtles, three-legged golden toads, etc...

Next, there will definitely be three animals, representing the three blessings.

Did this come out on purpose to interfere?

Yan Qingkong thought about it, but would the Longevity Inn be so boring?Therefore, the appearance of the longevity tortoise and the three-legged golden toad must have its meaning...

Is it to get two five blessings?

It shouldn't be.

Yan Qingkong thought as he walked, and then hurried back to the Longevity Inn when he thought of something.

"Hey, Dad, so early?"

Yan Qingkong returned to the Changsheng Inn and saw Father Yan coming out of the guest room.

"It's still early? It's past nine o'clock, and I've already prepared some long lettuce dishes." Father Yan came to the tea table, lit the charcoal fire in the copper stove, and put the kettle on, "Son, do you want tea?"

"drink."

Yan Qingkong said, pointing to the fourth floor, "I'll go to the fourth floor first."

Ten seconds later, Yan Qingkong went up to the fourth floor, took a look at the "Longevity Book" on the desk, and saw a side dish of "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

"Next, is 'health and tranquility'?"

Yan Qingkong asked himself, searched for "five blessings" on his mobile phone, and looked carefully.

福！
The history of a nation is the history of people's diligent pursuit of good fortune, longevity and wealth.

The saying of the five blessings was first seen in "Shangshu": "One is longevity, the other is wealth, the third is Kangning, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is testing life." Suffering a misfortune and ending a good life.

This is the earliest concrete interpretation of "blessing" by the common people.

Yan Qingkong reads quickly, ten lines can be seen at a glance, and he has a better understanding of the five blessings, thinking that "peace of mind, noble character, good beginning and good end" are higher requirements for the spiritual level.

This can be said to be an ideal five blessings...

Ok……

Yan Qingkong felt that the problem might be here.

Then, he discovered another problem. It seems that the five blessings mentioned today are more inclined to "Fu Lu Shou Cai Xi".

This is very different from the five blessings mentioned in ancient times.

"If we say that longevity, wealth, well-being, virtue, and a good death are ideal pursuits, spiritual pursuits." Yan Qingkong gradually understood, "Then...the slowly evolved blessings, salary, longevity, Wealth and joy are more in line with the requirements of the world, which is the pursuit of reality, the pursuit of material..."

One ideal, one reality.

One sublime and one secular.

One spirit, one substance.

one traditional, one modern

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(End of this chapter)