Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

Han Laosi arrived at the brick factory right on time.

He brought Qin Xiaofen, Hou Laizi, and Pang Xiao.

There was also a master dressed in a Taoist robe.

The master was dressed in a loose, golden robe, wearing black cloth shoes and a tall hat.

The master was accompanied by a young apprentice, who carried a water jug ​​and a peach wood sword, and had a cloth bag on his back.

The group was loud and boastful, acting all high and mighty.

Seeing Han Laosi's behavior, Chen Youwei was so angry he almost had a nose crooked. Accountant Wang also felt that Han Laosi was becoming more and more unreliable.

"Village chief, let's sign." Han Laosi arrived and, without further ado, immediately thought of signing.

Chen Youwei asked Accountant Wang to bring out the written lease agreement, and before Han Laosi signed it, he emphasized:

"Fourth brother, have you thought this through? There's a 200 yuan deposit this time. If you terminate the lease halfway through, the deposit won't be refunded."

"I've made up my mind!"

Han Laosi snatched the paper from Accountant Wang's hand, quickly signed his ugly name, and then handed 20 ten-yuan bills to Accountant Wang.

Chen Youwei was about to leave when he saw that the matter was over, but Han Laosi said:

"Village chief, the ceremony will begin soon, why don't you stay and join in the fun?"

As they were talking, the workers from the soy sauce factory came over. Chen Youwei glanced at his watch; it was already 11:20. It seemed that Han Laosi was preparing to let everyone witness the master's demeanor.

In fact, the master's ritual was very simple. He took a compass to the edge of the deep well and then performed a blessing ceremony at the wellhead.

The master tricked Han Laosi by saying that water is wealth, and the more water there is, the more wealth there is.

At 11:30, people gathered around the deep well.

The deep well was covered with an iron lid, which was placed on it by people years ago and has not been touched for many years.

The master took the peach wood sword from his disciple, stepped out in the Seven Stars Step, muttered incantations, and circled the deep well several times before taking out a piece of yellow paper with talismans written on it from his robes.

No one knows what technique the master used, but he stuck the tip of the peach wood sword into the yellow paper, then swung the peach wood sword a few times, and the yellow talisman paper caught fire.

The people of Chenjiazhuang had never seen anything like this before, and they all found it incredible, which further enhanced their perception of the master.

Chen Youwei also found it amazing, but Chen Wenfeng had already told him about the master's background and some common tricks used by big shots in the martial arts world to deceive people, including burning yellow talisman paper.

Chen Youwei admired Chen Wenfeng's extensive knowledge even more.

As the yellow talisman in the master's hand burned out, he beckoned, and his young apprentice handed him the kettle.

The kettle was empty when it arrived, and Han Laosi personally filled it with cooled boiled water.

At this moment, the master opened the kettle lid, took a big gulp, and then handed the kettle back to his young apprentice.

Then the master did the same thing again, burning another yellow talisman. This time, before the talisman burned completely, he opened his mouth and spat out the water he was holding.

The moment the water was sprayed, a huge flame appeared at the tip of the peach wood sword.

With a bang, everything was gone.

While others found it amazing, Han Laosi was even more astonished. He had personally filled the container with the water, which was just ordinary drinking water. How could it become different in the master's mouth?

Han Laosi led the applause, and the workers at the soy sauce factory all joined in.

Accountant Wang was also stunned by the scene and couldn't help but applaud, but he saw Chen Youwei watching calmly.

Accountant Wang held it in and put his hands in his pockets.

In fact, Chen Youwei almost applauded just now, but in that moment of weakness, he remembered what Chen Wenfeng had told him: don't be fooled by that master, it's all an illusion to fool idiots.

Chen Youwei didn't care about any tricks or deceptions, but he didn't want to be a fool.

The arrogant village chief finally calmed down again.

"That's fine."

After saying those three words, the master beckoned to Han Laosi.

Han Laosi immediately ordered the workers to remove the iron cover that was covering the well opening.

Unexpectedly, the iron lid was quite heavy; it took three people to move it.

Remove the lid.

The wellhead is exposed.

The master waved everyone away and continued his mystical ramblings:

"May the heavens be clear and the waters pure, bringing wealth and prosperity with the east wind."

"When the east wind blows, the East Sea is far away; promotions and high salaries follow."

"Jade fills the nest, gold fills the hall, mountains of gold and silver are dazzling."

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Chen Youwei noticed that the master kept talking without even taking a sip of water. He wondered if the master's throat was dry. When he went to town to report on his work, his throat would get sore after reading a script for a long time. It seemed that this master was quite something, at least he had a good throat.

The master recited for a full ten minutes, until everyone was getting sleepy, before he finally stopped.

Accountant Wang was observant and noticed the flaw: the master had emphasized a few lines at the end. Because of this flaw, the master's image instantly collapsed in his eyes.

"Alright, Boss Han. I've exorcised the evil spirits from this well, infused it with vital energy, and brought in good fortune. From now on, your business will be like this well water, flowing endlessly."

After the master finished speaking, he wiped the sweat from his brow; this whole ceremony had been quite tiring.

Han Laosi smiled and took out a large red envelope. The envelope was thick and swollen, like a pregnant sow.

The master adopted a nonchalant demeanor, half-heartedly agreeing, and said:

"This humble Taoist priest does not accept this. This is for the ancestral master, to add incense to the ancestral master's offerings."

"That's right, that's right."

Han Laosi was stingy, but he wasn't stingy with the master. After listening to the master's words, he smiled ingratiatingly and said:

"We depend on the master for everything."

"Of course, of course."

Seeing that the ceremony was almost over, Accountant Wang put away the deposit and agreement and prepared to return to the village committee.

But Chen Youwei dawdled and wasn't in a hurry to leave. Accountant Wang didn't want to rush him, and since he wasn't busy anyway, he just waited by his side.

Accountant Wang wasn't busy, but the master was. He told his young apprentice to pack up and go back to town. Old Han bowed to the master again to express his gratitude, and the master said in a deep voice:

"After the ceremony, you can fetch some water. Remember not to use the first three buckets of water; sprinkle them around the well first. Use the fourth bucket of water first."

Old Han nodded and bowed, saying:

"Thank you for the reminder, Master. I've got it. I've got it."

Han Laosi called Hou Laizi over and asked him to fetch water.

Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao were waiting on the side with buckets and ropes. When Han Laosi called out, they carried the buckets to the well.

Hou Laizi hung the rope around the bucket and then threw the iron bucket into the well.

Because Han Laosi had specifically instructed that this well was deeper than ordinary wells, the rope prepared was also longer.

Just as Hou Laizi threw down the bucket, he was about to lower the rope, but he heard a thud and the rope was not pulled down.

Lai Zi realized something was wrong. He peered down into the well and saw that it was only a little over a meter deep.

There was no water inside; it was just a deep pit.

"Fourth Uncle, come and take a look, there's no water in the well!"

Han Laosi had sensed something was wrong from the sound of the bucket earlier, and by then he had rushed to the well, only to be dumbfounded when he saw what was happening.

People gathered around.

Master: What the hell is going on?

Accountant Wang: This well isn't that deep...

Chen Youwei: Hehehehe, Wenfeng, isn't our plan pretty good...?