Letter from Ziteng Incense Candle Shop

Lao Zhang waved his hands, unwilling to continue this topic, so I had to turn to ask about Yao Ji.

"Medicine Repentance is the "Pharmacist's Repentance". According to the "Medicine Master Tathagata's Vows and Merit Sutra", if someone is seriously ill and his relatives, friends and relatives can turn to Medicine Master Tathagata for him, then this person can recover his life and survive the crisis. .”

"But now this is also used for the dead. Some people who died of illness or car accidents, their family members will ask the master to recite the medicine repentance scriptures, burn medicine repentance symbols, medicine repentance five-color flags, and worship the medicine Buddha statue, cook Traditional Chinese medicine or something. It’s not popular on the mainland, but it’s very popular on the island.”

"But, shouldn't that lady go to the temple to ask for it? I'm not a mage." Can you tell her that the store is out of stock?

"Who let you inherit the founder's shop. You can get the talisman of the founder system, which is more useful than the Taoist monk's." Lao Zhang shrugged his shoulders, took a piece of talisman paper I prepared, and started to draw.

"What exactly is a creator?" I held my head up to watch Lao Zhang draw talismans on the talisman paper, and I couldn't understand why he would believe this.It is obviously a Picasso painting of the brush system.

"Your grandfather is the creator." Lao Zhang finished drawing a talisman and asked me to take it away and continue to draw the second one.

"The founder is amazing?" It can't be seen that grandpa is very powerful.He is just a strange old man who speaks a lot of dialect, far from a generation of masters.

"Well, it's amazing." Lao Zhang nodded and drew another talisman, "Everything made by the founder is good."

We chatted sentence by sentence, and drew more than 30 talismans without knowing it.Under the guidance of Lao Zhang, I made three colorful banners, and he drew charms on the banners.

"Traditional Chinese medicine and chanting have to be done by the family members themselves." Lao Zhang clapped his hands, and the work was completed.I handed him a wet towel to wipe his hands and asked him to wipe off the ink on his fingers.

"How can I thank you?" You can't let people do white work.Originally thought that Lao Zhang would ask for a meal or something, but he made a strange request.

"How about folding some paper cranes for me?"

He took out a few pieces of paper talismans, on which were drawn very complicated patterns, densely packed, and the characters were as small as ants.

He folded the paper into a square and handed it to me, "Can you fold a paper crane?"

I nodded, this request is a bit strange, but it is not difficult for me.Origami crane is the most basic origami technique.Quickly folded one and handed it to Lao Zhang. The latter looked at it and suddenly raised his hand.

The paper cranes burned, and a bird with a long tail covered in red patterns jumped into the sky instantly.The bird circled several times in the air, showing that the patterns on its wings were the same as those on the paper talisman.

The bird landed on Lao Zhang's shoulder and let out a cry.I seem to see that the patterns on its body are still burning with red flames.

"What is this? Magic? It's too powerful!" The magic stick really has a unique trick.Is this an ancient illusion? "It's Shikigami! Shikigami! You kid." Lao Zhang touched the bird's lower jaw with his fingers, and the bird squinted his eyes and pecked affectionately.

"May I touch it?" After Lao Zhang nodded, I couldn't help reaching out to touch it.The bird was warm to the touch, even a little hot, but not hot.It feels so comfortable to touch the soft feathers.

"Can you make dogs and cats?" I have always been intolerant of furry things.

"No problem. But this thing can only be used once, and it will disappear soon." After speaking, the bird turned into a flame and disappeared, leaving only the ashes of the paper talisman.

"That's it...can't it be effective for a long time?" I was a little disappointed.Sure enough, what the magic stick is about is 'chemistry'. (Cantonese: Describe the poor quality and perishability of things)

"I can't do it. But you can." Lao Zhang's eyes were full of meaning, as if he was saying that if you want to learn, I can teach you.

Usually, though, temptations come with traps, and I don't fall for them.

"I don't want to learn magic, it's all a lie."

"It's said to be a shikigami! Alas..."

Sending Lao Zhang out of the door, seeing more and more "good brothers" outside, I dare not go out.Lao Zhang saw that I was scared, so he patted my head and said, "Don't be afraid, this place is close to the Yin Road. They are all lonely souls, and no one can ask them to leave. Just burn some incense and lotus flowers for them, so that they On the road early."

After Lao Zhang left, I burned a lot of lotus flowers and lit a large bundle of incense.Standing at the door, I watched those guys looting the lotus, and inhaled the smoke from the incense, and then gradually dispersed.

Alas... I can't do business again today, it will go bankrupt.

When I got home, I didn't dare to look casually, but I tripped over something and fell down.Looking down, I saw a hand protruding from the ground and holding my ankle.

It was obviously a woman's hand, white and slender, painted with red nail polish, I hurriedly kicked it away.

My cousin helped me up and patted the dust off my pants, "You kid, why are you always so careless."

"Cousin, everyone says I'm not a child anymore. Something tripped me just now."

"Yes, yes..." My cousin said casually, without remembering it at all.

A day later, I passed by there again on my way to open the shop.There seemed to be more female hands protruding from the ground.What the hell is that weird thing?However, these are none of my business, so just ignore them.

It is really impossible to think of such a day.Last night, I went to the convenience store to help my uncle buy cigarettes and saw a thing with many faces asking me for directions in English.I deeply feel how important it is to learn a foreign language well.Oh, no, it should be that if this continues, I will go crazy.

Or just say yes to them.Making paper should not be difficult, and I have made handmade paper before.He dialed Xie Bi'an's cell phone number.

There was a burst of joyful ringtones, and a beautiful female voice sounded from the mobile phone: Jifu Telecom reminds you that due to system failure, all services are suspended.Customers who have signed up for travel, please rebook...

Jifu also has a tourism business, and I can't help but wonder if there will be any business.

Before the announcement was over, Xie Bi'an answered the phone. "It's Mr. Founder. I'm sorry, the system is down, and the mobile phone has automatically set up a notification from Jifu Telecom."

"It's okay. Actually, I want to talk to you about the business I mentioned last time..."

"Has Master Founder changed his mind?"

Can you not change your mind?No one wants to see this kind of ruined things all the time.Despite my slander, I remained outwardly polite.

"But I need someone to guide me, it's my first time after all."

"No problem! We can find someone to guide you."

Why does it feel like this conversation is getting more and more evil?

"Can you ask Grandpa to guide you?"

Xie Bi'an was silent for a while, and said: "This is a bit difficult... After all, he is not under our control now."

"Has he been reincarnated?" This is too fast.Thinking of grandpa calling me 'good grandson' when he was a baby makes me dizzy...

"No. But we can ask him to text you. When does your lord want to start?"

"The sooner the better." I really don't want to see that big-mouthed lady in red again for a day, and I don't want to be tripped by the outstretched hand on the ground.

Xie Bi'an's work efficiency is very fast.In the afternoon, many helpers came over.There is also an old man who is said to be a paper craftsman in the underworld.I have been retired for a long time, and I was invited here this time.

Those 'good brothers' swiftly moved the bamboo and wooden boxes that had been placed at the door for three days into the courtyard, and then began to pour charcoal into the stone pool, as if they were very skilled and did not need my help at all.

"Well... what am I going to do?"

The old papermaker is very kind and approachable, he doesn't look like A Piao.He said slowly: "The paper of the book of life and death is not ordinary paper. It is made of bamboo from the ghost forest. The water should be drawn from a decaying well, and the charcoal should be produced near the flame hell."

"Kuijing?"

"In the deep well in the underworld, it takes hundreds of years for the wooden barrels to fall down and be pulled up. The barrels rotted after being pulled up. Now they are pumped up with water machines."

"..." The underworld is also very advanced.

I found that those bamboos were full of human faces, people who were in pain, fear, sadness, and anger, and it seemed that I could still hear their screams.

After throwing the bamboo into the pond, all the good brothers backed away. I was about to ask the paper craftsman what to do next, when I looked up and saw that the paper craftsman and Xie Bi'an were looking at me expectantly.

"It needs to be soaked for 49 days for seven to seven days. After the resentment in the bamboo is mixed and the fibers are opened, the paper can be started." The paper craftsman bowed to me.The old man saluted me as a junior, how could he bear it, I was so scared that I immediately returned the salute.

"This is the most critical step, please Master Master."

"Huh?" 'Please' didn't help, I had no idea what to do.

Looking for help, Xie Bi'an took out his phone and shook it.I remembered that he said that he would let grandpa send a text message, so I hurriedly took out my mobile phone to read it.

There is only a short sentence: chest of drawers, two drawers, cloth.

I know the drawer, it's in the corner of the store.Open the second drawer and there is a piece of cloth inside.There are many sundials printed on it.

Why does this thing look like Tinker Bell's time cloth?I walked out with the cloth, and the eyes of other 'people' shot over.

"Master Founder, please." The paper craftsman made a gesture, but I still don't know what to do.

Walking to the front of the pool, seeing the faces of the bamboo people in the pool writhing constantly, I was very disgusted.Could it be that this piece of cloth was washed in the pool?

But if you wash things in this kind of pool, you will definitely get bitten. Do you want to regret it now?

In fact, if the first hall of the underworld is paralyzed, does it mean that no one will die in this world?It's actually a good thing.

"That..." I turned my head and asked Xie Bi'an, "If you don't have a book of life and death, does it mean that no one died?"

The latter smiled slightly after hearing this, "No. There will only be chaos. People who shouldn't die now will die early. And ghost messengers can't perform tasks because they don't have the information of the dead in the book of life and death, making wandering spirits more and more many."

No wonder I see more and more words about 'stuff' these days.And the doorway was also crowded with Ah Piao.

"If... I say quit now, okay?"

"What do you think?" Xie Bi'an narrowed his eyes, smiling so coldly. "If you are unlucky and join the ranks of early death, we will guide you. You can rest assured about this."

"..."

This is a blatant threat!