Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

At around four o'clock in the morning, Zhao Qin got up, washed up, took a shower and changed into clean clothes.

After finishing it, I used a bamboo basket to carry the incense and the cakes that had been placed on the plate, and walked to the Mazu Temple.

Mazu is the god of the sea, so it was built on the seaside at that time. It was built in the early [-]s and was constantly repaired. Sometimes everyone in the village shared it equally, and sometimes when wealthy businessmen who believed in it came to the village, they would also donate a sum.

Because it was a regular day, many people came to burn incense. Some elderly people came as early as the early morning.

When Zhao Qin came, he happened to see Ahe and his grandmother coming out carrying a basket. They said hello, and the old lady asked him to have breakfast at home and then left.

When you walk into the courtyard, there are more than a dozen large incense burners for burning incense, but people in the village usually go first to the main hall, and after worshiping Mazu, they come out to burn a stick of incense in each incense burner.

But you have to queue up to get in. There are more than a dozen people in front of Zhao Qin. If you go in quickly, you will be out in three to five minutes. If you go slowly, you will have to wait for more than ten minutes.

I don’t know whether it’s because I feel guilty because I’ve done too many bad things, or because I have a hard-to-satisfy desire.

Fortunately, there is no sun today, and it is not too hot outside at this time. In front of Zhao Qin is a little old lady, Lao Zhang, who sells braised vegetables. After she entered, there was no movement at all for ten minutes.

After a few more minutes, Zhao Qin was about to call 120. Then the little old lady came out with an empty basket. She didn't finish walking to the door, but turned around and muttered a few words.

Finally, Zhao Qin came in. Since he came to worship, of course he was pious.

First, the cakes were placed on the shelf next to the altar. Every family brought them. Naturally, there was no way to put them all in front of Mazu, so a wooden shelf was built next to them to hold the cakes brought by everyone.

Often after everyone has finished worshiping, Old Zhengtou, the five-guarantee householder who guards the temple in the village, will distribute some pastries to the elderly in the village, leaving the young men alone.

After placing the plate, he knelt down on the futon and kowtowed three times. Then he stood up and took out three sticks of incense. He held the incense in his left hand and lit it on the candle next to him. When the incense head is burning, you cannot blow it with your mouth, or hold it in your left hand. The incense moves up and down to extinguish the open fire,

Either extinguish the fire with your right hand, stand up holding the incense, and bow to Mazu and Buddha holding the incense in both hands.

After the ceremony is completed, hold the incense in your left hand and insert it into the incense burner one by one. Each incense must be upright and not tilted. The gap between incense should not exceed one inch to express the heart.

After doing this, you can kneel on the futon again, bow your hands and start making wishes.

Mazu is the true god of Taoism. Some people who don’t understand it will clasp their hands when they enter the house. This will cause chaos. Treat Mazu in the same way as worshiping Buddha. No matter how good-hearted Mazu is, she can’t help. The two sides are not a system at all.

"Mazu, I don't dare ask for money in front of you. You are kind-hearted and keep my family safe. I..."

At this point, for some reason, two half-year-old children ran in from outside and started playing around at the offering table, interrupting his words.

He had no choice but to get up and plan to kick the two children out. This place can also be used to fight at will.

"Fuck." As soon as he stood up, he saw one of the bigger ones actually shaking the table. Some dishes were shaken so hard that they were about to fall off. Looking at the children here, Zhao Qin exclaimed and stepped forward. One step forward,

As a result, as soon as he stepped over and blocked the child with his body, the next moment, the entire shelf fell over and hit him hard.

He was squeezed onto the altar under the Mazu statue, and he almost lost his breath. This was not the most painful thing. A plate accidentally hit his forehead, which almost made him cry.

The two children were frightened and stood there without daring to move. However, people outside heard the sound and came in to take a look. They immediately called for help.

When they started to move the table, Zhao Qin's consciousness began to blur, and he thought to himself, did Mazu know that he was a reborn monster, or else he had just made a wish to be safe, and then he suffered this disaster?

……

When he woke up again, Zhao Qin was already lying in the hospital in the town, with Zhao Ping and Xia Rong surrounding the bed.

Zhao Ping muttered from time to time, "Didn't the doctor say it's okay? Why aren't you awake yet?"

"Brother, what's going on?" Zhao Qin spoke after seeing clearly where he was.

Seeing that he woke up, Zhao Ping and Xia Rong were overjoyed. Zhao Ping quickly asked: "Aqin, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Rong had already run out to call the doctor. After a while, a doctor in his fifties came in and asked Zhao Qin a few questions, such as where it hurt, whether he was dizzy, whether he wanted to vomit, etc.

Then he asked Zhao Qin to get up carefully and tried to get up and walk a few steps. When he saw this, he said:

"It should be fine. If you're worried, go to the county and take a video. The town doesn't have such conditions."

"No, I'm fine. I just got hit on the head by a plate."

The doctor couldn't help but laugh, "You are sincere, this is the first time you fainted after seeing Mazu worship."

After that, he left. Just as Zhao Qin was about to say something, Ah He hurried in and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhao Qin was fine.

"Brother, how are you? I came running here as soon as I heard about it."

"It's okay, who did you listen to?"

"Lao Zhang was beating his children at home. I just found out that the one who was running around in Mazu Temple and knocking down the table was his second son, and the other one was from Lao Yu's family at the purchasing station.

Now there are rumors outside that you helped the Mazu statue to avoid disaster. "

Zhao Qin thought about it, it was really like this. If it weren't for him, the top of the high platform would have hit the Mazu statue. Thinking about it, he felt a little proud.

In fact, Ah He only chose nice things to say. Some women commented that he had done so many bad things that Mazu couldn't stand it and punished him personally.

"Brother, I have nothing to do, go home."

"How about we go to the county to check it out?"

"It's okay, let's go."

Now the town health center is simple. Zhao Ping can go and pay and leave. There are no complicated procedures to go through.

"Call a tricycle." Zhao Ping suggested. If it weren't for Zhao Qin, he would definitely not call a tricycle with his frugal temperament.

After getting on the tricycle, we returned home in a short while.

"We'll eat here at noon. I'll just fry up two dishes for one bite." As soon as he got home, Xia Rong started to get busy.

Zhao Qin also told his eldest brother Ah He in detail what happened in the Mazu temple. When he heard that he was smashed to save Lao Yu's children, Ah He cursed directly.

"It's okay. I got hit for the Mazu statue, so it's not a loss."

"Yes, yes, Mazu will definitely bless you." Xia Rong walked to the main room, happened to hear Zhao Qin's words, and hurriedly answered.

If Aqin was smashed, she would feel guilty. After all, it was her suggestion that Aqin go worship Mazu today.

After dinner, Zhao Ping wanted to go to the mountains to have a look, and Zhao Qin also wanted to follow. Zhao Ping couldn't resist, so he had to take him with him.

Thinking that there was something in the ditch he passed by before, he ran home again and took the bucket and shovel with him. Ah He asked what he wanted to do, so he naturally followed him.

As soon as I got home and picked up my things, I saw a police car driving past my door.

"Brother, I'm going to the lower part of the village." Ah He said with surprise on his face.

"Let's go and take a look."