Now that we have mentioned the mirror of the past life, we have to talk about Lin Mo's profession. Lin Mo's profession is called a mirror master. The line of mirror masters has existed since ancient times. The first mirror masters should be called mirror makers, who specialized in mirrors.
There was no clear occupational division in the firing and polishing of bronze mirrors at that time, and these people were just craftsmen at that time.
Mirrors were called mirrors in ancient times. "Wuling Collection of Treasures" records: In ancient times, people used water to look at their faces. After the invention of bronze, they used copper basins to hold water to reflect their faces. "Shangshu", "Guoyu", "Zhuangzi" and other pre-Qin works
In "Jian", it was mentioned that the ancients "viewed water". "Shuowen Jinbu" explained "Jian" as "basin", so it can be said that the basin (Jian) holding water is the earliest mirror. With the emergence of alloy technology,
The history of using copper and tin or silver and lead to make bronze mirrors began. Bronze mirrors were generally made into circles or squares, with inscriptions and patterns cast on the back and accompanied by buttons for fastening. The front was polished with lead and tin to make it clear.
Face to face.
It is said that bronze mirrors first appeared in the Shang Dynasty as ritual vessels. From the Warring States to the Qin Dynasty, they were generally only enjoyed by kings and nobles. By the Han Dynasty, bronze mirrors slowly became popular among the people.
To be precise, this past world mirror is not entirely a bronze mirror from the Shang Dynasty. Bronze mirrors in the Shang Dynasty were still mainly plain mirrors. It was not until the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty that decorative bronze mirrors appeared. It was not until the late Western Zhou Dynasty that animal decorations appeared. They are mainly divided into plain mirrors.
, heavy ring mirror, bird and animal pattern mirror three categories, the dragon-shaped frame around the past world mirror obviously does not meet these conditions, but the mirror of the past world mirror is indeed a bronze mirror used for rituals in the Shang Dynasty, and it was only made again by later generations before it was finally
Form the present mirror of past life.
After the Battle of Makino, the Shang Dynasty fell, and the bronze mirrors used for rituals were scattered everywhere. This bronze mirror suffered some damage during circulation. When it was transferred to the hands of the craftsman again, only the mirror surface was left. When holding the mirror in hand, the craftsman
Subconsciously, he looked into the bronze mirror, but what he saw was not his own appearance, but the appearance of another person. There seemed to be a red thread floating from that person's body, connected to his own hand holding the mirror. The craftsman was
I was very surprised, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I just thought that the bronze mirror was damaged and the light was not enough.
But it wasn't until half a month later that the craftsman arranged a matchmaker to marry a girl from a neighboring village. When he saw the girl, the craftsman's face changed drastically, because this girl he had seen before was exactly the person who appeared in the mirror that day. The craftsman was in panic all day long.
After a long time, I also wanted to stay away from this girl, but in the end I couldn't say the word "divorce" due to various reasons. The girl never showed any abnormality, and the family lived a peaceful and quiet life.
, the craftsman felt relieved.
However, that mirror was kept in the mind of the craftsman. If there was no problem with the girl, then the problem appeared in that mirror. Marriage was destined to have a red thread pulled by Yue Lao. The craftsman suspected that the red thread that appeared in the mirror was him.
Because of the marriage line between him and the girl, he named the mirror the Marriage Mirror. He used ancestral meteorite iron to re-create a frame for this mirror. It is strange to say that when the craftsman attached the meteorite iron frame to the mirror surface, it had already cooled down.
However, the meteorite iron frame suddenly melted and turned into a green dragon coiling around the mirror. Behind the mirror, a map of mountains and seas emerged. The frame that could have been disassembled completely merged with the bronze mirror.
The craftsman had never seen such a scene before. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, thinking that the gods had descended to earth. However, other than these, no other visions happened. After the craftsman calmed down, he picked up the mirror again and looked at it again, only to find that the reflection in the mirror was once again
A man appeared with a ferocious face and an ugly scar coming down from the corner of his eye. Three seconds after this man appeared, the scene in the mirror changed again. The man appeared in a cave that resembled a prison cell. The craftsman looked in the cave.
to his current wife.
The craftsman who knew about the supernatural power of the mirror took this matter to heart. After asking around, he learned that the ugly man was a bandit leader from a nearby mountain. It was very abominable to rob homes and homes. The craftsman who knew these things could only call his wife.
It is strictly forbidden for the wife to go out within half a month, and all the things that need to be done are done by the craftsman alone. Unfortunately, when the craftsman went out to purchase raw materials, his village was looted by the bandit.
His wife was also missing. The craftsman was so grieved that he went to the mountain with only the bronze mirror and tools, and sneaked into the village as a craftsman in an attempt to find an opportunity to rescue his wife.
According to the picture that appeared on the bronze mirror, the craftsman found the cave where his wife was imprisoned, but he was still unable to go in to investigate the situation. Another half month passed, and the craftsman finally took advantage of the lax guard to sneak in, only to see that his wife was emaciated and leaning on her back.
Sitting on the wall of the cave, lifeless, the craftsman was heartbroken, but with no way to take revenge by his own strength, he waited for half a year to no avail, and finally gave up and lived in seclusion in the mountains.
By chance, the place where the craftsman lived in seclusion was a rare spiritual place. The craftsman took the mirror and lived here in seclusion and disappeared. Fifteen years later, an old man in plain robes appeared in the world, holding a three-inch bronze mirror and walking around, trying not to catch monsters.
Don't accept ghosts, don't care about Feng Shui, don't respect gods, just count past lives and determine cause and effect.
This old man was the craftsman who lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and was also the first mirror master. This ancient mirror has since been called the mirror of past lives, also known as the mirror of cause and effect. The next skill he passed down is called the classic of past lives.
At that time, the past life mirror could only observe cause and effect and judge fate. However, as the bronze mirror was given more meanings, this past life mirror also added some other functions. The bronze mirror can be used to dress and dress, and it can also protect the house and ward off evil spirits.
Good luck and avoid bad luck.
This mirror from the past life can distinguish right from wrong, recognize bad luck, and expel resentment, but the only thing that has not changed is cause and effect. Therefore, the mirror masters left a rule: Anyone who holds the mirror cannot use the mirror's power to judge people's cause and effect at will.
, walking in the world is something to behold and think about, but don’t easily interfere in other people’s affairs.
So there is Lin Mo now. When his master passed on the mirror master to him, he completely turned into a salted fish. According to Lin Mo, he closed the teahouse not because he was lazy.
It's because the ancestors said that you should not easily interfere in other people's affairs to cause cause and effect.
According to his fallacious theory: You see, I open my business and sell a cup of tea to a customer, and the customer gives me money. This is considered to be the end of cause and effect. But if the customer finds the tea unpleasant to drink, and is in a bad mood when he goes out today, he will directly
If I'm messing around, new karma will appear. After drinking the tea, I can't return the money to him. In this way, we will have extra karma, which is very troublesome, so in order to prevent myself from getting infected
If there are too many causes and effects, it is better to close more doors.
Hearing these words to the ears of the boy in black, Lin Tian, he just felt that he was confused, so he summed it up for Lin Mo - well, he is just lazy.