Fang Ming glanced around and saw that the asphalt on the roadside had not yet been paved. In one month, the progress of the project was indeed a bit slow.
The entire construction site is only a hundred meters away from Dongting Lake. It is wide on all sides, and there is no problem from the topography alone.
"There should be no strange things, but when the construction site first started, the workers dug up a pile of clay. It may be that there were some clay sculptures here before, but it's nothing."
Zhang Yaohui recalled it carefully, but it was nothing. Yueyang City was an ancient city. After so many years, sometimes digging out some antiques was nothing, let alone a pile of clay.
However, when Fang Ming heard Zhang Yaohui's words, his eyes lit up and he asked: "Uncle Zhang, can you still find that pile of clay?"
"This... let me ask."
Zhang Yaohui was a little unsure. It happened almost a month ago. The clay might have disappeared long ago and became part of the foundation together with the yellow clay.
"Old Jia, is the pile of clay that was dug up when the ground was started still there?"
Zhang Yaohui waved and shouted to a man in his forties not far away. This man was one of the foremans at the construction site and had been with Zhang Yaohui for almost ten years.
"The clay you mentioned is probably gone. It must have been taken to the exhibition to fill the foundation." Lao Jia shook his head, but then said: "Oh, yes, my son liked to play with mud at that time.
It seems that I took the clay and made a little figure, and the clay figure should still be there."
"Can you please take us there to take a look?" Fang Ming said with a smile when he heard what Lao Jia said.
"Of course it's no problem, it's not far ahead."
Lao Jia nodded. There was a temporary shed not far from the construction site for the workers to rest. Since Lao Jia was one of the foremen, his house also had air conditioning.
For foremen like Lao Jia, the children usually stay at home. However, after the children are on vacation, the wife and children will go to the construction site to accompany them. After all, those who work on projects stay at the construction site all year round and do not have much time to spend with their families.
Lao Jia walked into his room and soon came out with a clay figurine in his hand. The clay figurine was very rough and it was obvious at first glance that it was made by a child. However, when Fang Ming took it, he was still careful.
of observation.
"Fang Ming, is there anything wrong with this clay figurine?"
Han Qiaoqiao couldn't help but be curious, this was just a very ordinary clay figurine.
"There is no problem with the clay figures, but the problem lies in the clay."
Fang Ming turned his gaze away from the clay figurine. Now he could determine why something strange happened at this construction site.
"Tao Ni, is there something wrong with this Tao Ni?" Zhang Yaohui also asked at this time.
"Uncle Zhang, do you know what this clay is used for?" Fang Ming asked with a smile.
"Clay is used to make clay sculptures."
"So what sculptures generally use clay?"
"What sculpture?" Zhang Yaohui fell into thinking, but Cao Xia on the side added at this time: "If we talk about clay sculptures, I have seen them before in my hometown. The Earth Father-in-law and the Earth Mother-in-law in the Earth Temple in our hometown are
Made from clay."
"Yes, he is the land father-in-law. Of course, in other words, he is the city god."
Fang Ming nodded and added: "These clays originally belonged to the statue of the City God, but for some unknown reason, the Temple of the City God was demolished, and the sculpture of the City God was buried in the ground behind it. As a result, it was
The construction team dug it out."
Hearing Fang Ming's explanation, Zhang Yaohui and others felt a little incredible. Is everything on the construction site caused by the statue of the City God?
"The City God and the Earth God are similar. This sculpture belongs to the City God and has spirituality in itself. Now that the sculpture has been destroyed by you, you will naturally be angry because of it. Moreover, such gods are usually petty."
"Naughty?"
Han Qiaoqiao and others were even more puzzled. Didn't they say that gods and Buddhas are all merciful? Why did they become so petty again?
"Strictly speaking, the City God and the Earth God are not gods. Even some spirits with enough cultivation can become the City God and the Earth God. Therefore, in some places near mountainous areas, their Earth Gods look very weird."
Seeing the puzzled looks in the eyes of Han Qiaoqiao and others, Fang Ming explained in detail: "Let's put it this way, the City God and the Land God actually do not have fixed people. They are like two official positions. Anyone who wants to can hold them is responsible for protecting these people.
Of course, the benefit for the people of one place is to receive incense and offerings from these people."
"Think about it carefully, are there any places where the city god and earth god can be named? They are all just named by the two official positions of city god and earth god, so if they are separated by several decades, maybe you are worshiping them.
The City God and the City God your father worshiped are not the same one."
"Incense offerings are needed by the spirits, because if they want to practice cultivation, they need these incense to help them resist the catastrophe. Sometimes some spirits will fight against each other in order to become the City God. Of course, in most cases, it is first come, first served."
Hearing what Fang Ming said, Han Qiaoqiao and others understood that this was an exchange of interests. The common people offered incense to seek peace, and the city god obtained incense to ensure peace.
"If you know some legends about the City God, you will find that sometimes some children will get sick and have a fever after going to the City God's temple and doing disrespectful things to the City God. But if they go to Taoist temples and temples, even children will
Nothing will happen to Wuji."
"The reason is very simple. The gods and Buddhas enshrined in Taoist temples and temples all have names. They enjoy the incense of thousands of families, so naturally they will not care about a child."
Zhang Yaohui and others thought carefully about Fang Ming's words and realized that they really made sense.
"Brother Ming, what should we do now?" Zhang Xiaolong asked the key question. How should we solve it after knowing the reason?
"Find an incense burner and get some incense and yellow paper. I'll talk to him."
"That's no problem, I'll make arrangements now."
Zhang Yaohui arranged for Lao Jia to buy these things, while Cao Xia on the side had a look of doubt on her face. Although it sounded reasonable, she still didn't believe that there really were gods in this world, and that a clay sculpture could be like this.
Very powerful.
Ten minutes later, Lao Jia ran back, because there was an incense and candle shop not far from the construction site, and Lao Jia bought everything.
Fang Ming walked into Zhang Yaohui's office at the construction site with the clay figurine, then cleared away all the other things on the desk, carefully placed the clay figurine on it, and placed the incense burner in front of the clay figurine.
"Uncle Zhang, please light incense and pay homage."
"Oh, okay."
After Zhang Yaohui heard Fang Ming's words, he lit three incense sticks and bowed to the clay figure.
"Your Excellency, the Lord of the City, the disciple named Zhang Yaohui did not offend you unintentionally, but because your Xianghuo Dojo has collapsed and I don't know your identity, I hope you will not care about it and forgive me for once."
When Zhang Yaohui paid homage, Fang Ming was also talking to the side, and after Zhang Yaohui put three incense sticks on the incense burner, Fang Ming continued to read: "If the City God agrees, then accept this incense.
"
Almost at the moment Fang Ming spoke, the three incense sticks that were still burning suddenly went out.
"How could this happen?"
Cao Xia on the side couldn't help but uttered a surprised sound. If it was just that the fragrance was extinguished, it wouldn't be surprising, but the key point is that she just said such words.
"Fang Ming, what should we do?"
Zhang Yaohui didn't know what to do. Fang Ming's face also darkened and he said, "Light incense again and worship."
"City God, the disciple named Zhang made an honest mistake after all. Why do you need to hold on to him so hard?"
Fang Ming spoke again, but when Zhang Yaohui put the incense in it, the incense went out immediately again.
"this……"
Zhang Yaohui and others looked at each other, Fang Ming's face was also a little ugly, his eyes were fixed on the clay figure, and after a while, he suddenly sneered: "I'll call you City God to give you face, but if I don't give you face, you're nothing, really."
He kicked his nose and got in his face."
Hearing Fang Ming's words, Zhang Yaohui was stunned. They did not expect that Fang Ming would directly point at the City God and scold him.
"Without the dojo, you are just a monster. You still pretend to be a city god. What you have done, killing innocent workers, is enough to make all the incense offerings you absorb invalid. I have said good things to you, but you don't listen.
If you have to have a fight, let's see who suffers."
When Fang Ming finished speaking, the three incense sticks on the incense burner changed again. The three incense sticks that were originally extinguished actually started to burn again.
"Fang Ming, what is going on?"
Zhang Yaohui was surprised. It was understandable that the burning incense was extinguished, but this was the first time they had seen the extinguished incense burn on its own.
"Is this the City God's promise?"
Han Qiaoqiao also had a look of disbelief on her pretty face. She didn't agree when she said good things before, but when Fang Ming got angry, the City God agreed. Is it possible that the City God bullies the weak and fears the strong?
Or, does this city god have the potential to make a fool of himself?
Fang Ming's expression didn't change at all. The City God was not a god to begin with, and if a fight really came up, he wouldn't be able to take advantage, so he finally chose to compromise.
The clay figurine was originally motionless, but now it has changed, that is, it is moving towards Fang Ming. Because the shape is not very vivid, this action seems a bit weird, but at least everyone can see it.
The clay figurine is indeed on the hunt.
"This clay figurine can actually move. What is he going to do?"
Cao Xia only felt that her world view had been completely collapsed. If Xiang Mie and Xiang Ran had put her world view on the verge of collapse before, then it had completely collapsed at this moment.
"You want me to help you?"
Among everyone at the scene, only Fang Ming understood clearly that the City God wanted to ask him for help for something.