Whether there is a tomb underground in Guizailing has always been controversial. Some scholars believe that there is the tomb of the ancient Emperor Shun here. They believe that the Guizai stone carvings that have been weathered for more than 3,000 years are evidence.
But except for the ancient stone carvings, there is nothing.
During the day, everything was as usual, except for one thing. Both Li Tiecheng and Master Xue seemed a little anxious.
But there was no sign of anxiety on his face. He kept saying: "Wait...Wait."
During the day, Tang Gui's wife was riding a bicycle around the village and knocked down a person. She was caught by the villagers and locked up at home. The village brigade arranged for neighbors to send her two meals a day.
The bicycle was returned to Xiao Tang's family. I heard that when Xiao Tang came to collect the bicycle, Tang Gui's wife was squatting behind the door. With one eye exposed, she pointed at Xiao Tang and said with a silly smile: "Hoe the ground! Hoe the ground! Hoe the ground.
Earth! Hahaha!”
Xiao Tang was so frightened that he pushed his bicycle and ran back.
I told my boss what happened, and he was very surprised.
He thought for a moment and said, "Yunfeng, do you still remember what you said about the stone tablet in the warehouse of the Daoxian Cultural Management Bureau?"
"Are they all surnamed Chen?"
Nodding his head: "More than a hundred years ago, the Taoist priest in the late Qing Dynasty also had the surname Chen. This should not be a coincidence. Do you think that stone statue with a cinnabar red face and a little finger gesture is this kind of gesture?"
I saw him making a handprint with his head.
He stretched out the palm of his right hand with all the fingertips pointing upward, the middle finger and ring finger were bent into the palm, and at the same time, the thumb, index finger, and little finger were extended upward.
I saw this gesture and recalled the stone carvings that Yang Hongxin showed me. When I compared them, they looked really similar.
The other fingers of that stone sculpture are broken. If they are completed according to the posture, they should be the same as the head.
I am not a Taoist priest and have not learned any Taoism, so I asked what this gesture meant.
His head looked a little solemn, and he said in a low voice:
"This is a controversial Taoist seal. There are two theories about its origin. It has been too long to verify. In ancient times, the Taoist priests in the mainland called it Sanqingzhishi. The Taoist sects in the coastal area, especially in the Bay Island area, called this
This gesture is the sign of coming, or the sign of inviting ancestors."
He took a sip of tea and continued: "I can't be sure based on this alone, and it can't explain anything. The temple girl in the village is related to the Taoist priest, so you go there and see if you can get any useful information.
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"Ask Wen Bin to accompany you, he can ensure your safety."
I glanced at Brother Yu.
Brother Yu stood aside, holding his hands and nodding to me.
"Fengzi Fengzi, come here," Dou Sprout suddenly came in and waved to me.
"What's wrong?"
Douyazai hugged me and said, "Hey, I noticed that you have been running to Xiao Tang's house these two days. I ask you, do you want to tell my brother the truth?"
"Did you have sex with Xiao Tang?"
"What are you talking about? What's the matter with you?" I shook Dou Sprout away.
Dou Sprout was anxious, and he whispered: "You can't keep your word. You said you would let me chase Xiao Tang."
"When the hell did I say that! Don't talk nonsense," I pointed at Bean Sprout's face and said, "If Grandma Xiao Tang hears this, you won't know how you died."
"Look at you, I can't help myself. Xiao Tang is my type. When I see her, I feel like I'm in first love. Now that I'm telling you, Grandma Xiao Tang is so kind, it's scary what you say."
"kindly?"
Thinking of the scene of the old lady digging her grave last night, I shook my head and said that she was indeed very kind.
At 7:30 pm, Brother Yu accompanied me to the door of Xiao Tang’s house.
"I'm coming."
"Brother Xiang, this is..."
"Xiao Tang, this is my friend, Yu Bin, Brother Yu."
"Fish cake?" Xiao Tang was stunned.
"It's not a cake, it's a bin, Wenwu Bin."
"Oh, come in quickly, grandma is already waiting for you."
Entering the house, Grandma Xiao Tang was sewing clothes with her reading glasses on.
When she saw the tall and tall Brother Yu, she didn't say anything. She just smiled and said, "Here you go, young man, have you eaten yet? Why don't you drink a bowl of oil tea while it's hot?"
I said I had dinner before coming, so no need.
How dare you eat her oil tea? You might have given me rat poison.
The old lady took off her reading glasses and put them in the small box. She said to Xiao Tang: "Granddaughter, you go to your classmates' house to play for a while. I have something to discuss with them."
"Oh, I understand, grandma."
After Xiao Tang left, the old lady stood up and said, "Follow me, don't talk here, I'll take you somewhere."
He followed her out the door and walked to the back of the house. There was a vegetable garden here, which looked very desolate because no vegetables were grown in winter.
Brother Yu looked around and became more vigilant.
Walking to the northwest corner of the vegetable garden, Grandma Xiao Tang opened the fan cloth and revealed a wooden board.
After she removed the wooden board, I could see clearly that there should be a sweet potato cellar underneath, with a wooden ladder standing beside the hole.
"Come down with me."
After the old lady finished speaking, she climbed down the ladder directly.
Brother Yu and I looked at each other and both saw the doubts in each other's eyes.
What are you doing in the sweet potato cellar?
"Come down quickly." After a while, the old lady's voice came from below.
Brother Yu looked at the entrance of the cave and said, "It's okay. As long as I'm here, this old woman can't do any tricks. I'll go down first, and you can follow."
After going down, I discovered that the sweet potato cellar hidden in the vegetable garden had its own cave. The bottom was completely hollowed out. Brother Yu could stand up straight and walk, and the roof of the cellar just touched his head.
"Pata."
Grandma Xiao Tang lit a candle with a lighter and got some light.
There is a spring bed and an altar table underneath.
There was a layer of red cloth spread on the offering table, and the incense burner was filled with incense ashes. There were no tributes, only an old-looking wooden sign with two words written on it with a brush.
"Lushan."
The old lady opened the small drawer under the altar table, took out three incense sticks and put them close to the candles. After lighting them, she placed the incense in the incense burner in front of the memorial tablet.
After watching the incense burn for a while, Grandma Xiao Tang turned back and said: "The Taoist priest who came to our village more than a hundred years ago was not a local, but came from the bay island along the coast."
Raise your head over this.
I asked: "That Taoist priest's surname is Chen?"
Nurse Xiao Tang nodded: "Chen Meiqing..."
"Chen Meiqing? Female? Female Taoist priest?" This was beyond my expectation.
The old lady nodded and said, "She is a female Taoist priest. Chen Zhenren worshiped Mrs. Linshui and practiced Master Black Head of Lushan. The Taoism is profound."
Mrs. Linshui, like Mazu, is considered a deity. According to the information that can be found now, the name of Mrs. Linshui in history is Chen Jinggu. I don’t know if it is a coincidence, but she also happens to have the surname Chen.
Chen Jinggu is usually worshiped by female practitioners. Zhongyuan Taoism also calls Mrs. Linshui the "Heavenly Mother of Natural Delivery". Her role is to protect pregnant women and children under ten years old.
Just two years ago, there was a famous story about a giant Buddha reaching out to save people. At that time, an eight-year-old little girl fell from a height and was caught by the outstretched hand of the Buddha statue in the cave. Later, she was not hurt.
They all went to tie red cloth on the Buddha statue to express their thanks.
What many people don’t know is that the family of the little girl who was picked up by the giant Buddha went to the coast not long ago before coming here to play. It is said that they happened to visit Chen Jinggu Temple at that time, and the little girl’s mother even donated some change to the temple.
When I came back to my senses, I asked Grandma Xiao Tang: "You said that the female surnamed Chen came to Tianguangdong Village a hundred years ago, and that she drew your talisman?"
The old man nodded.
I frowned again and asked, "Then why did she build a temple in Guizailing? Didn't she die? She burned the statue with her own ashes."
The flame of the candle swayed, and the old man looked at the flame and shook his head: "My knowledge is limited. My grandma was still a child at that time. I don't know whether Chen Zhenren is dead. However, when I was young, I once heard that the second visit to the temple
The woman said something."
"She said that the reason why Chen Zhenren came to Guiziling was to find a paradise in the cave."
"Dongtian Paradise? What is that place?"
I know about caves. There are many karst landforms here in Daoxian County, coupled with abundant precipitation all year round, resulting in intricate underground rivers. The last time we dived from the pond, the underground was full of caves, natural caves similar to stalactites.
"Brother Yu, have you heard of it?"
Brother Yu shook his head: "This is what the Taoist said. I used to be a monk but not a Taoist. I don't know, but it's probably a lie."
"Fake?"
Grandma Xiao Tang shook her head, she showed a smile, looked at Brother Yu and said: "In troubled times, monks close their doors and don't ask questions, Taoist priests carry swords and go down the mountain to save the common people. Young people should maintain a sense of awe for things they don't know."
"Mr. Chen is originally a black-headed mage. People in the village know that she left us a yellow talisman to look after the temple maiden. What the people in the village don't know is that she also left us something else."
As she spoke, the old lady pointed to the layer of red cloth spread under the altar table.
She slowly pulled out the red cloth and turned it over.
I was shocked when I saw that behind the red cloth, there was densely written in pale golden regular script, just like a scripture.
Grandma Xiao Tang looked at me and said: "Young man, I am willing to dig up graves and harm people for a lucky charm. In your opinion, I am a foolish person, but that is because you don't understand."
"Nothing I say will work. Do you want to try it yourself?"
"try what?"
The old lady pointed at the red cloth, looked at me and said: