Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 322 The Librarian Returning Home
Zhou Congwen, a small clerk in the Shanghai Library, has returned to his hometown. This is the first time he has visited his hometown since he left his hometown.Although he actually has no relatives to worry about, his mother has died of illness, and that Zhou Papi's father has never had the status of a father in his heart, and he was dispatched to Java to farm because of oppressing his fellow villagers.

But after all, Zhou Congwen still misses his hometown very much. After he wrote to the village, the villagers asked him to come back and have a look. Zhou Congwen also took advantage of the holiday to agree.

Carrying his luggage, Zhou Congwen returned to his hometown by boat.The mode of transportation at this time was relatively traditional. Shanghai was still preparing to build railways leading to Nanjing and Hangzhou. The well-developed water network made water transport a major form.

After trekking for a while, Zhou Congwen came to the small village where he was born and raised.At this time, he was quite emotional. When he left, he was penniless, and after receiving a little compensation from Zhou Papi who ransacked his home, he went to Shanghai alone to make a fortune.And now, although he is not considered wealthy, at least his temperament is different.He soaked in the ocean of books all day long, learning various things, seeing tall buildings and mansions, seeing the ups and downs of the world, and his living standard has also improved significantly.

Walking into the village, Zhou Congwen saw a strange scene.Although it is almost winter and it is not a busy season, men, women and children in the village gather around the square at the head of the village, and there seems to be something lively to watch.

"Fathers and folks, the old mother of Wusheng issued a decree. The catastrophe of heaven and earth will change. Only by believing in the old mother of Wusheng and Amitabha, keeping the precepts and devoting piety, can we survive this calamity of heaven and earth, go to the Paradise of Paradise, and reincarnate in the future. Become a wealthy family."

In the small square were a few strangers, who looked strange, holding all kinds of magical instruments in their hands, and muttering words in their mouths.

Someone suddenly said: "Brother, please show your supernatural powers to the suffering brothers and sisters!"

A tall man opened his mouth and said, "This god has cleared out the true fire of samadhi!"

As he spoke, he took a sip of some unknown liquid, then spit it out into the open space, and a mouthful of flames protruded out. The people who had never seen such a "performance" were immediately stunned.

Then, the man actually performed several tricks in a row. While doing the tricks, he seemed to be chanting some powerful spells plausibly, which made the people stunned.Especially when he "turned" water into wine, some people's eyes were full of eagerness, and they wanted to learn from this big brother.

The senior brother said: "I am the senior brother of the Jingliantang in the sect. I practice ninety-nine and 81 kinds of supernatural powers and spells. I specialize in protecting the gods and killing demons. This is my second senior brother in the Jingliantang. , magic powers, especially the ability to bring flesh and blood back to life, is particularly miraculous, if anyone of you is sick, you can let him come to rescue."

At this time, a stranger shouted: "Second senior brother with great powers and benevolence, my leg has been lame for many years, I can't find a wife when I walk with a limp, can you cure me?"

It really looks like the second senior brother of an old Chinese doctor. He pinched an unknown seal and said: "My technique can only really work if you believe in the old mother of Wusheng. You can trust the old mother of Wusheng and you are willing to spend your whole life. To worship her old man?"

The stranger fell on his knees and shouted reverently: "I believe, I believe!"

Then the second senior brother took a willow stick and slapped the stranger on the thigh. The stranger jumped up from the ground with a bang, and immediately lost his limp.

"Ah, I'm cured! True Spirit!" His face was full of shock and excitement, which seemed to have naturally inspired the villagers here.

Zhou Congwen hid behind him, watching the scene with cold eyes.His fellow villagers and even most of them were so engrossed that they didn't even notice that he had returned to the village.

At this moment, a delicate-looking female disciple touched a bowl and began to circle around in the field. The senior brother said: "Good men and women, Wusheng Old Mother is merciful. As long as you are willing to make offerings, Wusheng Old Mother will protect you Peace and joy, the more you respect her old man, the more you will be able to receive the care of her lifeless old mother, so that she will be free from illness and disaster in this life, and will be reborn in a good family in the next life!"

At this time, the people in the village have more or less money than in previous years. After the fields are divided, there are agricultural cooperatives to take everyone to produce, so after a year of production, everyone has some income, not only enough to eat , I still have some money left.

Even some instigated villagers wanted to spend a few pennies to support this lifeless old mother.

At this time, Zhou Congwen suddenly came out and said loudly, "Wait!"

When he opened his mouth, everyone in the village noticed.

"Ah, the Zhou family scholar is back."

"Really, good boy, you look like you've grown up."

"The village chief said that Congwen is now from Shanghai. He has a salary of several taels of silver every month and eats from the public family."

Zhou Congwen nodded to the old and young in the village, walked up to the group of people, and looked at them carefully.The senior brother felt that he looked at the scholar's frail appearance, but his eyes were very sharp, and his heart trembled.

"This senior brother, are you from the White Lotus Sect?"

This elder brother didn't expect to be reported out of the house when he came up, and he bowed his hands in the world, and said: "This little brother, is he also from the world? You can actually see our identity."

Zhou Congwen smiled, and said, "It's obvious."

In fact, there is a cognitive error here. The people of the White Lotus Sect believe that the common people are very closed, and their way of preaching is only known in some places, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where not many people know about it.To put it bluntly, all kinds of supernatural powers are just deceptive tricks, and these are just tools to defraud people of money.Those who can tell their origins should be Jianghu people who understand the behavior of the lower class very well.

It's just that Zhou Congwen found out about it from another source. He grinned and said to the elder brother: "You are honest and courageous. This dynasty lists the White Lotus Sect as a prohibited organization. Once discovered, you will be arrested immediately." , You actually admit it openly."

Those members of the White Lotus Sect were shocked, they didn't expect this person to have a feud with them.

"This little brother, why do you have trouble with us, but you are the imperial court's eagle dog?"

Zhou Congwen took out a booklet from his pocket, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, when I left Shanghai, I took a booklet with me as a way to pass the time. Get Rid of Superstition" in the small pamphlet, your tricks are clearly written on it. Why do you believe that a lifeless old mother can change from a cripple to a good leg? This is clearly your own person, so let's use it as a babysitter The rest of the things are simply magic tricks. There is a principle here. I can change every one of them. How about you, you will not change. I can change the same according to this booklet. His supernatural powers are greater than yours?"

(End of this chapter)