The heavens start from Maoshan

Take a bath.

Put on scented robes.

Zhang Heng knelt in front of the patriarch's tablet and listened to Xu Zhenren's recitation: "Today, there is a disciple Zhang Heng, who is simple and kind, the world is a mirror, the sect masters are the evidence, and he is admitted to my Maoshan gate wall, and he is a disciple of the seventy generations. "

After speaking, I looked at Zhang Heng: "Maoshan precepts, one commandment is greedy, the second commandment is killing people without reason, the third commandment is blasphemy of the three lights "Three Lights, Sun, Moon, and Star", the fourth commandment is to help evildoers and disrespect teachers, the sixth commandment is to be duplicity, and the seventh commandment is to leave one's flesh and blood , the eight precepts are "prostitution" evil and stealing, and the nine precepts are against each other. "

After asking, ask, "Can you hold it?"

Zhang Heng replied: "I can hold on..."

Chapter No.17: Nine Grades Tai Shang San Wu Du Gong Du

Maoshan is a mountain.

It belongs to Zhengyi, one of the three mountain talismans, and the discipline is relatively loose.

In contrast, the precepts of the Quanzhen Tao are the strictest.

There are even precepts such as not killing, abstaining from alcohol and sex, and even thinking about getting married and having children.

There are countless Taoist temples on Maoshan Mountain.

Divided down, it can be divided into three palaces, six halls, and 72 temples.

The three palaces are naturally the palaces dedicated to the three true monarchs, Mao Ying, Mao Gu, and Mao Zhong.

The six temples are the specific division of practice, which can be divided into six branches: talisman, corpse removal, god calling, alchemy, divination, and feng shui physiognomy.

As for the 72 views, it is the number of branches of Maoshan.

Taking Fuxi Hall in Ganquan Town as an example, it is one of the views of Maoshan.

In the future, if Zhenren Xu has money and builds a Taoist temple in Dagou Town, the 72 temple will become the 73 temple.

As for Yizhuang and Candle Paper Shop, this cannot be counted as a dojo.

At least it will not be recognized as a Taoist temple by the sect, and a Taoist temple must have the appearance of a Taoist temple.

If you don’t get along well, you don’t have enough Taoism, you can only live in Yizhuang and make a living, or run a candle paper shop for your business. That’s your fate.

"You have paid homage to the patriarch, burned the sacrificial rites, and received the Ninth Rank Supreme Merit Scroll. You are now a member of my Maoshan Sect."

After Xu Zhenren finished speaking, he entered the room and took out three things.

The first one was a crimson peach wood sword with inscriptions engraved on its body.

"This hundred-year-old peach wood sword was given by your ancestor when I went down the mountain. It is engraved with a soul-killing spell. It is extremely destructive to ghosts. You can protect it."

Xu Zhenren handed the peach wood sword to Zhang Heng.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhang Heng took it with both hands.

"This is the Maoshan jade pendant. All of my Maoshan disciples have one. This one in my hand has been cultivated in front of the patriarch's statue for more than ten years. I will give it to you today."

Xu Zhenren handed Zhang Heng the second treasure, a green jade pendant the size of a bottle cap with Mao characters engraved on one side and four characters "Slaying Demons and Evils" written on the other side.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhang Heng took the jade pendant and put it on his neck.

"This is a wake-up bell. Some spirits are the best at illusion. This bell can help you guard your mind. You can wear it on your waist for a long time."

Xu Zhenren took out another small bell.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhang Heng was full of joy.

I didn't realize that Xu Zhenren was quite valuable, and he gave him so many good things as soon as he became a teacher.

If he remembered correctly, the two disciples under Uncle Jiu, Qiu Sheng and Wencai, had been with Uncle Jiu for a few years without finding a single treasure.

Of course, this may also have something to do with Qiu Sheng's disjointed personality, Jiu Shu is not at ease giving them the baby, for fear that they will go out and cause trouble.

"Nephew, uncle, I am relatively poor, and I have nothing good for you."

After Zhenren Xu finished delivering the treasure, Zhenren Qian also said, "This is a gossip mirror, it's a gift for you."

After he finished speaking, he took out a palm-sized gossip mirror from his arms with a gossip pattern engraved on it.

"This is the two-meter gossip mirror of Longhu Mountain. It can illuminate ghosts, fix corpses, and bounce a spell. It's a good idea."

Xu Zhenren explained to Zhang Heng, and then added: "I still don't thank your uncle."

"Thank you, uncle."

Zhang Heng happily bowed to Zhenren Qian.

"A little gadget, nothing."

Qian Zhenzhen warned: "This gossip mirror can't contain too powerful ghosts and zombies, and it will collapse after rebounding a spell. How to use it, you have to think for yourself."

"Yes, Master."

Zhang Heng put away the gossip mirror.

He has an impression of this gossip mirror. At the end of the plot, Zhenren Qian and Xu Zhenren broke. They took it out in the battle of life and death, bounced off Xu Zhenren's thunder finger and then shattered.

It can be seen that this treasure mirror is also useful for monks in the foundation-building realm. Ordinary wandering souls and Bai Zong can settle down at once, and they are enough to become family heirlooms in the hands of rural gods and leftists. place to buy.

"You have just come into contact with the Taoist book, Talisman, and spells are too far away for you."

"In the next period of time, you have to read more Taoist books and practice your body diligently. I will teach you Tiangang footwork and magic swordsmanship, so that you can use it as a protective technique for walking in the rivers and lakes."

Xu Zhenren was afraid that Zhang Heng would look down on martial arts, so he warned: "We cultivators eat from the four sides, and you will inevitably walk on the rivers and lakes in the future, whether it is slaying demons and slaying demons, or reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, without martial arts. You can't do it with your body, after you cultivate your mana, the power of Tiangangbu and Suppressing Demon Sword will also increase greatly, and it's just a matter of time to jump up to the second-story building."

"Yes, Master."

Zhang Heng responded with one mouthful.

After finishing speaking, he looked at the surrounding environment again, and said in a low voice: "Master, Dagou Town is seventy miles away from you, so it's inconvenient to come and go. I want to build a Taoist temple for you in Dagou Town, so I need to do more." Excuse me, you see..."

Without waiting for Xu Zhenren to speak, Qian Zhenren said: "The Taoist temple is no better than other places, and it is not enough to build three tile-roofed houses."

"Take the mortuary and the law room as an example, the former needs to lay three inches of cement on the ground to neutralize the yin while embalming."

"The latter needs to spread three inches of cinnabar to enhance the yang energy and suppress the evil energy at the same time."

"This is the most basic. There are many other things to pay attention to. Let's say it will cost thousands of oceans."

As soon as Zhang Heng heard the thousands of oceans, he thought that this is not much, and immediately said: "Master, don't worry, this amount of money is nothing to a disciple."

Seeing that Zhang Heng didn't even frown, he should come down to cover the Taoist temple, and Qian Zhenzhen was even more eager: "Junior brother, this apprentice you accepted is really filial, unlike me, who only spends my money and has never been filial. I."

Master Xu looked helpless: "You picked up the money, and you have been with you since you were a child. Where did he get the money? Besides, filial piety cannot be compared with money, it depends on sincerity. Master said back then..."

"You don't bring money with you in life, and you don't bring it with you in death, isn't that the sentence?"

Qian Zhenzhen looked irritated and waved his hand: "Master was born in Maoshan since childhood, and he has never suffered from the suffering of the people. Just listen to what he has to say. It can't be true. In these days, it is difficult to walk without money. real."

Zhang Heng stood aside and listened.

In comparison, although Xu Zhenren and Qian Zhenren are from the same school, their personalities and ideas are very different.

Qian Zhenzhen is practical, while Xu Zhenren is more idealistic.

Perhaps this is also related to the situation of the two.

Before Qian Zhen went up the mountain, he lived a hard life and begged for a living. He knew the importance of money at a young age.

Xu Zhenren grew up at the foot of Maoshan Mountain. His ancestors were all tenant farmers of Maoshan School, and he lived a stable and comfortable life.

Different childhoods have caused deviations in personality and philosophy.

It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong, because this world is not divided into black and white. Compared with the smooth and smooth Xu Zhenren, Qian Zhenren's life trajectory is more in line with most people.

Ordinary, twisty, ups and downs.

Chapter 18: Going to the Countryside

half a month later.

mid-July.

The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is mild, and in mid-July, the day of summer harvest is approaching.

Two crops of rice are planted here in Dagou Town. The rice is sown in April and the first season can be harvested in August.

As the summer harvest approached, Zhang Heng, as the patriarch of the Zhang clan, naturally became busy.

Of course, he was pretending to be busy, mainly following the clan elders to look around, pretending to say a few times: "Well, this year's crops are growing well." Just like the leader who went to the countryside to inspect.

In fact, he has never planted land at all, and it is not clear whether it is good or bad. He is a complete layman.

Everyone said that this year's bookmaker was doing well, so he nodded.

If you ask him to say good or bad, he can't say why. After all, few young people in modern times know how to farm, and most of the people who have land at home have rented it to others, and few can make it by themselves.

"Look at the patriarch."

Wearing black jackets and leaning on golden walking sticks, the clan elders pointed not far away: "This piece of rice is grown, and it is the unique indica rice in the south of our country. After shelling, it is indica rice."

"Indica rice is a type of rice, the northern rice is japonica rice, the southern rice is indica rice, and the two river basins are Jiangmi or glutinous rice, all of which belong to rice, but the taste and shape are slightly different.

"That piece is grown with wheat, which will be used to make flour in the future."

"The one on the east is corn, which is millet. This is what millet uses."

Visit all the way.

Unlike the north, anything can be grown in the south, which is a geographical advantage.

There are mainly three kinds of crops grown here in Yangjiang County: rice, wheat, and millet.

Among them, rice is for urban people to eat, wheat is the raw material for making flour, and millet is the ration for rural households.

As for corn and sorghum, I dare not say that no one has planted them, but there are relatively few of them, and southerners are not used to eating them.

Moreover, the significance of the existence of corn and sorghum is to resist drought. The summer is dry in the north, and drought-resistant crops are naturally needed.

The land in the south of the Yangtze River is rainy, and some places can even grow three-season rice. There is no need to consider the drought resistance of crops. Naturally, there are not many people who grow corn.

Others, like sweet potatoes and potatoes, are also less common.

The yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is high, but the land is wounded.

In this era without chemical fertilizers, it is unrealistic to comprehensively promote sweet potato and potato cultivation. Those who have this idea must have never planted land before.

First, land can be divided into three types according to its fertility.

Upper field, middle field, lower field. "There is no such division after there are fertilizers"

The yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is high and the nutrient intake from the ground is also high.

If you plant sweet potatoes and potatoes for several years in a row, due to the loss of fertility of the land, the upper class will become medium, and the medium will become lower. , Do not plant anything, and raise the land, so that you can slowly recover.

Moreover, the output of sweet potatoes and potatoes at this time is not as amazing as it is in modern times, and there are catties at will.

Not to mention the size, the taste is also relatively poor, and the taste is astringent. Compared with the sweet sweet potatoes that can be eaten as fruits in later generations, they are simply two crops.

Therefore, some people who traveled to ancient times and became emperors and promoted large-scale sweet potato planting when they came up, half of the whole people could starve to death after two or three years. I don't like to grow anything, and it won't slow down in a few years.

Even in modern times, when there are chemical fertilizers, no farmer dares to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes for several years.

If you do that, the land will be abandoned.

"Patriarch, I heard from Zhentian and the others that you have been doing construction projects recently, building Taoist temples, and you will follow Xu Zhenren to practice Taoism in the future."

"I don't understand this about cultivating Taoism. I'm afraid you will encounter a liar. There are quite a few liars under the guise of Buddhism and Taoism these days."

After a few chats, the clan elders couldn't help but talk about Xu Zhenren.

Zhang Heng knew what they were worried about.

I believe that when the Taoist temple is built and sees Xu Zhenren's ability, these people will naturally feel at ease and happy.

After all, the world is not good these days, and demons and monsters are rampant.

There is a Taoist temple in the town, and there is a real person who has the ability to sit in the town, which is a blessing for Shili Ba Village.

"I have my own opinions on Taoism, but I have some ideas in the clan."