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On the way back by taxi, Ao Bing's messy mind finally calmed down. At this time, he finally had the time to think carefully. Where did the sudden bell sound come from at the most critical moment of his confrontation with the old demon? .

After thinking about it, it seems that there should be no one else except the old Miao Zhu of the palace.

Although I don't know why the old Miaozhu rang the bell at that time, but if it weren't for the sound of the bell, I am afraid that Ao Bing might not have escaped the calamity of the Old Demon.

In this way, he really can't go back like this, at least he has to seriously thank the old Miaozhu for saving his life.

It’s just that Ao Bing, the old Miaozhu, really couldn’t understand the Hokkien dialect, and all the cash in his bag was emptied when he paid for the fence just now. After thinking about it, he felt that he had to go back to Luo’s house first, and wait until tomorrow After preparing a thank you gift, I went to visit him. By the way, I also found someone who could understand Hokkien to act as an interpreter for him, which happened to solve the matter of enshrining the ever-burning lantern.

When they arrived at Luo's house, Feng Feng and the others had already returned. Seeing Ao Bing, Luo Jingshan was very happy, and happily told Ao Bing that his cargo had been successfully returned. Although some of the fish on board died, But the loss was not big, and it was completely within his tolerance, and this time with the help of Ao Bing, his mint gods were successfully retrieved, so Luo Jingshan specially reserved a table in the hotel outside, please Ao Bing and Feng Feng had a big meal together.

Of course Ao Bing followed the trend, Feng Feng had no objection, of course he was free to do so, but Gao Yu and the others obviously still missed the blood clam, and learned that Ao Bing sent most of them back to Jin City, leaving only this Twenty catties, a few people thought about it and gave up, and left the twenty catties to the Luo family, and asked Luo Jingshan to take it to nourish the health of the elderly and children at home.

Sure enough, after dinner in the evening, Feng Feng proposed to go back to Jin City. There are so many ornamental fish in his deep mountain reservoir, and it is definitely not okay to stay outside all the time. I don't plan to delay it all night, I plan to buy a ticket and fly back overnight.

Although Gao Yu and the others are a bit foolish, they still attach great importance to the special auction of Weng Rongluo in the Dragon Palace that will start soon. It was Feng Feng who asked them to help before, so they are naturally obliged to do so, but now that the problem has been solved, they He must go with Feng Feng. Even if it's nothing serious to go back to Jin City, at least the bosses are in charge of the company to lead the overall situation. This special auction cannot cause trouble at this last critical moment.

Ao Bing was still thinking about the incident at the Temple of the Holy Mother that day, so he said that he had to stay in Mincheng for another day and would not leave with them at night. It said that Ao Bing took people out to sea to find some manganese nodule veins, so they took it for granted that the investigation team here was not finished, so a few people directly threw Ao Bing at Luo's house, behind their backs Packed and headed to the airport.

Ao Bing stayed at Luo's house for another night, sitting cross-legged on the bed at night, and found that his cultivation base had regressed to the level of foundation building. If he had been in the hands of the old devil and delayed for a while, he might not be able to keep the foundation building period up.

After almost returning to the pre-liberation overnight, Ao Bing felt a little bored, and couldn't calm down to practice. After thinking for a while, he simply turned out the box containing the Huntian silk, stared at the half-foot red silk, and was just dazed. After looking at it for a long while, even though the rich aura filled with this box was very tempting to him, he still couldn't get his hands on it.

In the end, he had no choice but to stuff the brocade and the box back into his knapsack again, out of sight.

The next morning, while having breakfast, Ao Bing proposed at the dinner table the idea of ​​going to the Temple of Our Lady of Heaven to worship again and enshrine an ever-burning lamp. A wall was knocked down, he felt sorry, and wanted to apologize to the old temple again and give some apologies.

As expected, the area in southern Fujian attaches great importance to the Holy Mother of Heaven. When they heard that Ao Bing wanted to order the everlasting lantern, the Luo family supported it. Luo Jingshan’s parents and even the neighbors came to give suggestions. The everlasting lantern also has different specifications. Ao Bing asked After knowing the cost of the relevant specifications, I directly made a decision to enshrine the highest level.

But Luo Jingshan didn't care about Ao Bing's apology:

"Everyone knows what happened to the wall in the backyard of the palace and temple. The wall has been broken for a long time. Several years ago, someone suggested that it should be demolished and rebuilt, but the old temple said it can still be used. It’s never too late to fix it, so this thing has been dragging on.”

"If it's really a well-built wall, how could it be possible to knock it down? I think that the old temple is probably because you are a foreigner and don't know the situation, so it deliberately cheats you for money. Besides, even if it is knocked down, 2000 yuan is enough It is enough to repair the wall, and there is no need to send any special gifts."

"If you don't talk about it, we probably don't know about it. You see, the old temple will definitely not say that the wall was knocked down, and will ask pilgrims to donate money. The 2000 yuan will be kept directly. In his pocket."

Ao Bing was stunned, but he didn't expect that there was such a reason:

"I saw that a lot of incense candles were burned in a few incense ash furnaces in that temple, and many long-burning lamps in the main hall were lit. I feel that the incense is very strong. How can you listen to your words? This old temple has a lot of flaws in personal morality. Listen Does it seem unreliable?"

Luo Jingshan was immediately happy: "It's not really a problem with personal morality, but a little greedy for money. Our pilgrims here are well aware of this, but even so, you have seen that this temple is still full of incense. Why? It's not because this old temple has the ability!"

"There are too many temples in Mincheng. There are many pilgrims from other places who don't understand the situation. When they come to Mincheng, they go to those big temples to pay homage to the famous Tianhou Temple. Little do we know that in this huge southern Fujian, we The Temple of Our Lady of Heaven, which is hidden in a corner and looks inconspicuous, is the most spiritual."

"That old Miao Zhu has a bit of Taoism. It is said that he is a disciple of some religious sect. He is a Taoist priest who specializes in Taoism. Anyway, he is a bit powerful. Whether he is asking for money or asking for marriage and children, he can say something. Anyway, those who have asked for signatures and amulets from him all said that it is very effective."

"So even if he is a little greedy for money, everyone thinks it is understandable. Experts, there are always some special hobbies. If you are only greedy for a little money, you can protect everyone's safety and success, and no one will deliberately find fault with this little problem. Picking."

"Anyway, you've seen it too. It's just such an inconspicuous small temple. The incense candles and long-burning lights have never been cut off. Basically, they are worshiped by the old pilgrims around us, and they all come to wish that old temple."

That's true, Ao Bing nodded in agreement with this point of view. After all, he even charged money for drawing talismans for Yu Xuejun, and he charged 10 yuan for a piece of talisman paper. There is nothing wrong with being greedy.

After hearing this, Ao Bing gave up the idea of ​​buying a gift, but he was rescued by this old Miaozhu yesterday, no matter whether the other party was on purpose or not, he really owed the other party a cause and effect, so Ao Bing thought about it, He felt that he couldn't pretend that it didn't happen, after all, he still had to repay the kindness of others.

Therefore, before Luo Jingshan took him into the Temple of the Holy Mother of God again, Ao Bing made a decision in his heart. At his current level of cultivation, it is definitely impossible to make alchemy, but drawing a few body tempering talismans will help the old Taoist to strengthen his body. It's okay to live a few more years. If this old temple Zhu is really a cultivator, he must understand the importance of the body tempering talisman. Compared with giving money, this body tempering talisman will make the other party more happy.

After entering the temple, the old Miao Zhu was indeed there. Seeing Ao Bing, this rickety and thin old man really had a slight glint in his eyes, and he seemed a little guilty.

Ao Bing knew that the 2000 yuan really went into the old man's personal pocket as Luo Jingshan said, but he also pretended not to know, and only asked Luo Jingshan to explain that he came to light the ever-burning lamp, and he was sorry for yesterday's compensation Not a word.

Seeing that Ao Bing didn't come to ask him to get back the 2000 yuan, the old temple felt relieved, and immediately became enthusiastic towards Ao Bing with a smile, prayed patiently for Ao Bing, and began to do the work before lighting the lamp. Prepare.

Before lighting the Changmin lamp, burn incense and kowtow, and write the name of the devotee. Ao Bing kneels three times and kowtows nine times according to the local customs, and finally pours the sesame oil into the lamp and lights the wick.

"Add sesame oil every ten days. The best and brightest ever-burning lamp will burn three catties of sesame oil a month. You can buy sesame oil yourself and add it on time every month, or you can ask the temple to help. The temple also provides sesame oil. It costs 200 yuan a catty, plus the management fee is a total of 8000 yuan a year." Luo Jingshan translated to Ao Bing.

Ao Bingxindao also charged management fees, which is really advancing with the times. No wonder Luo Jingshan said that this old temple is famous for being greedy for money in this area.

But Ao Bing certainly can't go to Mincheng three times a month just to add sesame oil to the ever-burning lamp enshrined by his mother. As long as the old temple can hold the lamp on time and don't let the oil lamp go out, Ao Bing is willing to pay for this little money. There was no hesitation at all.

The old temple wished Ao Bing a quick payment, laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, and finally handwritten a receipt to Ao Bing, proving that he had indeed collected so much money, from now until next year today, every day Xun added sesame oil on time to ensure that the ever-burning lamp would not go out, but the implication was that if Ao Bing did not come to renew the fee by this day next year, it would definitely be impossible for the lamp to be lit. It is impossible for someone to light the lamp for free, right?

Ao Bing felt a little funny in his heart, and really wanted to ask where this old man had learned from. This trick of asking for money openly and secretly was too slippery. Could it be the apprentice of the Caibo Xingjun?

Ao Bing shook his head while receiving the handwritten receipt from the old temple. Unexpectedly, when he looked down, he saw the signature of the Taoist name at the end of the receipt, which was twisted and twisted like a ghostly talisman, which made Ao Bing slightly stunned. .