In order to verify Shi Changxuan's fortune-telling, Xie Lingya turned over his sneakers before dinner, and Zhang Daoting thought he was going to run.
"I'm going to climb the mountain with Daochang Shi at night. I don't know when I'll be back. If it's late, don't leave the door for me." Xie Lingya instructed.
Zhang Daoting felt strange, what kind of mountain did these two climb at night, he suddenly thought of something, and said coldly: "Boss, you are not going to climb the thin mountain, find out the mountain charm that haunted them before, and give it to it. Would you like some color?"
Xie Lingya: "…"
Xie Lingya: "Am I this kind of person in your heart? It's not enough to drive it away from a distance, and you have to bring people to deal with it?"
Zhang Daoting: "No, no... I mean, find out what it is?"
"Then can I find it?" Xie Lingya was speechless, he never encountered that thing in person, unless He Zun was brought back to go fishing and law enforcement.
But this is a bit too far. Xie Lingya put on his shoes, "It's just climbing a mountain anyway, you'll know why when you come back."
He also wanted to know what good things Shi Changxuan could do.
Because he didn't know exactly what time it was in the evening, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan set off after dinner after dinner, and he also put on a thin coat to avoid the cold in the mountains.
There are many mountains in Jiyang, so Shi Changxuan picked up grass for divination, and took Xie Lingya to Jishan, which was close to the suburbs, but not too far away. There is no planning here, it belongs to the wild kind, and people come to climb the mountain from time to time, pulling bamboo shoots.
The two took a taxi to come here, but the driver was puzzled, "What are you doing here at night, classmate?"
Xie Lingya said nonchalantly, "Climb up to see the night view."
"It's so interesting," the driver laughed and said casually, "Then I wish you all a good time."
"Hahaha, thank you." Xie Lingya waved at the driver happily, "Let's go."
Shi Changxuan: "..."
Because it is not a planned scenic spot, there is of course no cement road in the mountain. Fortunately, it is not very steep. Xie Lingya specially brought a flashlight, and then walked up the mountain with light.
Unfortunately, the two wandered aimlessly in the mountains for an hour, nothing good happened, not to mention five dollars, five cents were not picked up.
Xie Lingya had confidence in Shi Changxuan for more than an hour, but he couldn't walk anymore, so he sat down on the stump and said, "Maybe the time is not there yet, sit here and wait."
He said, and started to use the mobile phone to do the questions.
Shi Changxuan had no choice but to sit on the ground beside him.
Xie Lingya chatted with Shi Changxuan while doing the quiz. Before he knew it, it was eleven o'clock, and Xie Lingya had a sore back while sitting. He was about to stand up and walk again, when a white light flashed in the sky, followed by a dull thunder.
boom—
Soon, the pattering light rain also fell.
"No?" Xie Lingya looked up in amazement.
He made all kinds of preparations, and even brought a power bank, but he didn't expect it to rain at night, and it was sunny during the day.
"Don't tell me it's a good thing that the two of us have picked up an umbrella now." Xie Lingya said with tears in his eyes.
"..." Shi Changxuan was speechless, "...let's take shelter from the rain first."
It was a long way down the mountain, and the road was slippery even in the rain. It was obviously not the best choice to go back now. The two had to find a place with denser leaves to avoid the rain.
"I remember there seemed to be a banana tree over there..." Xie Lingya muttered, walking in one direction.
The thunder was still rolling, the lightning flashed for a moment from time to time, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. It was quite a thriller atmosphere.
But Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan were not afraid, they had even seen ghosts. Moreover, there can be no ghosts in this weather, and the ghosts are afraid of thunder and fire.
The two covered the rain with their coats, found the banana tree, and used its broad leaves to keep out the rain.
The jacket is already wet, and it is inevitable that water splashes on the body, which is a bit clammy and cold. No matter what angle you look at, nothing good has happened so far tonight.
Xie Lingya was about to ask Shi Changxuan to do a divination to see if he could know when the rain would stop, but when he saw Shi Changxuan staring at the side, he also took a look and said curiously, "That's a radish, what's the matter? ?"
A clump of plants grew beside the banana tree, with low, oval leaves and green stems.
Shi Changxuan said softly, "Shanglu..."
"Yes, the scientific name seems to be Shanglu." Xie Lingya said. This stuff is not uncommon in the mountains. The fruit is a string of purple-red spheres with very thick roots. It is said that it can be used as medicine, so it is commonly known as chervil or ginseng.
Shi Changxuan took two steps outside, exposed to the rain, he squatted down and pushed away a pokeweed leaf.
Xie Lingya was stunned for a moment, and quickly stepped forward and bent over to see—
I saw one of them, a very dense pokeweed. The yellow roots were half exposed to the soil. Just looking at this half, it looked like the upper body of a human child. The head, face and facial features were complete and lifelike. Just keep jumping out.
"I'm going, how long!" Xie Lingya also squatted down, ignoring the raindrops, and took a look with a flashlight. Yes, it is indeed lifelike, and it is born, not carved.
At this time, there was another thunderstorm, and Shi Changxuan didn't hesitate any more, and dug out the roots of this business land.
The bottom half of Shang Lu's roots were exposed outside the soil, and it was actually in the shape of two human legs. Xie Lingya's scalp was numb: "Damn it, is this Shang Lu becoming a sperm?"
"Almost." Shi Changxuan wiped Shang Lu clean and wrapped it up, "Have you heard of Shang Lu's god, or your ear to God?"
"I've heard of Erbaoshen. I used to call our study committee members Erbaoshen. He always gave small reports to the teacher..." But this is no longer next to each other. Xie Lingya asked curiously, "What exactly does that mean?"
Shi Changxuan had to explain to him: "Shanglu god, Zhangliu god, these are a kind of ear repayment god, and can be regarded as a kind of wood spirit. Legend has it that the dead soul of Lu Zu's book boy was attached to the willow tree, and Lu Zu used the willow tree. The root carved wooden man practiced psychic psychics and transformed the book boy into a law-protecting fairy boy, thus passing on the method of sacrifice and refining.
"This method of sacrificing and refining was later carried forward. Anyone who took camphor, willow, peach wood, and the root of Shanglu can carve sacrificial refining. After completion, the ear-rewarding god can stick to the owner's ear to report things, so it is named, and the scope of what is known. , according to its spirituality.
"Spirituality, in addition to the cultivation of the caster, depends on the ear-rewarding deity itself. Like this Shanglu, who grows into a human form, it is a natural ear-rewarding deity and a wood spirit with its own spirituality. If it is carved from ordinary tree roots, then It is also necessary to make the wandering spirits attached to the roots of the tree, so that they can channel.
In ancient times, there were also Taoist priests in Jianghu specially making Erbaoshen for sale, and some Taoists directly used Erbaoshen to make money, but the effects and consequences were different.
"...So it can talk??" Xie Lingya was startled when he heard the ins and outs, and wanted to lean over and listen to the way the tree spirit spoke.
It is extremely rare for a plant to have a human-like appearance. Basically, it is just like Xie Lingya in a plant.
The last time He Zun entered the mountain, Xie Lingya suspected that he had encountered the ghost Fengzi Ghost in the mountains. Speaking of which, the Fengzi Ghost was actually a tree spirit, but he belonged to the Maple Tree Spirit.
"Not yet, but as long as the ear repays the god, whether it is born with spirituality or not, you need to chant a spell to it to 'open', otherwise, of course, the wood spirit will not understand human speech." Shi Chang took a step back, otherwise Xie Lingya wanted to get closer to Shang Lu. The root is about to be pierced into his arms, and he said, "And it should have just grown, and it happened to thunder tonight. The ghost is afraid of thunder, and it falls short and gets stuck in the soil."
Xie Lingya was puzzled: "What does it mean to fail in one fell swoop? Does it mean that there is no spirituality, so can it still be used as an ear to report to God?"
"..." Shi Changxuan thought about how to explain it, and then said after a while, "It can be regarded as... stunned."
Xie Lingya: "..."
Xie Lingya almost burst out laughing, "Hahahahaha, so there is still spirituality, just need to 'treat' it, right?"
The more Xie Lingya thought about it, the happier he became, that was a good thing for Shang Lu and Shi Changxuan.
This kind of God-given God of Shang and Lu is hard to come by. However, when Shang Lu Gangcheng encountered a thunderstorm, he was not only rescued, but also had a chance to be saved by following a Taoist priest like Shi Changxuan.
That's it, it's really much better than five dollars. Xie Lingya is satisfied and convinced, and it's not wrong.
When the rain was a little lighter, the two went down the mountain carefully. Originally, Shi Changxuan wanted Xie Lingya to wait, but Xie Lingya said that who knows when the rain will stop, so he might as well go back earlier. He also wanted to see what Shi Changxuan would do to Shang Lushen.
"...It's not a day's work." Shi Changxuan said so, forget it after thinking about it, anyway, both of them are wet, and it is easy to get sick if they stay outside.
…
After the two returned to the Taoist temple, Hai Guanchao and Zhang Daoting had long rested. After Xie Lingya changed clothes, it was up to Shi Changxuan to deal with the business. First, the branches and leaves and excess roots were cut off to make it more human-like.
"The divine light of the sky, the divine light of the earth, the divine light of the sun and the moon, make you enlightened. Open your eyes to look at the world, open your eyes and open your mouth to save the crowd..." At this time, draw a spell with the blood of the middle finger to open up spirituality and also point Open the five senses.
Shi Changxuan burned incense and offered sacrifices, so that the newly born Ear Reward God could receive offerings.
Shi Changxuan did not shy away from Xie Lingya, and continued to toss until after one o'clock in the middle of the night.
Xie Lingya yawned, "When is it a success?"
"It's hard to say." Shi Changxuan wasn't sure either. The situation of this God of Shang Lu was different, and it was actually the first time that he reported God's practice to the ear. He had to chant the mantra every day for the rest of the time, and he should gradually wake up. .
Xie Lingya: "Then what will it do in the future? Can you count the lottery numbers for you?"
Shi Changxuan: "...It's hard to say."
The range and size of the ability of each ear to report the gods are different, but the most basic thing is to predict, to seek good fortune and avoid evil for the master, ranging from life and death disasters to small things at home. Unlike humans who need to practice various spells to predict, this is their innate ability.
Xie Lingya regretted for a while, but looked forward to it again, "Then it will be 'eared', you must tell me what it said!"
On the second day, Zhang Daoting asked Xie Lingya: "Boss, it seemed to rain last night. When did you come back, did it rain?"
"I'm drenched, but fortunately I'm not sick." Xie Lingya said, "Hey, don't ask me what I did last night, I can't tell you right now."
Zhang Daoting really wanted to ask, Xie Lingya said this, he was even more curious. What can two men do in the mountains this night
Xie Lingya took care of him, and took out Baoyang's notebook to read. Last night, the Shang Lu god intrigued him a little bit, so he looked for it and found that a master had also encountered the ear repayment god.
It was a god of ear repayment raised by a certain companion. It was carved out of willow and peach branches, but it was only two inches in size. It also sewed small clothes, and dressed like a child.
Usually don't put it in the front of the clothes, and often can tell the peer where there may be business, who and so are talking bad about the peer behind the back, although the peer does not make a lot of money, but it is a good help. Shizu praised it in his notes.
Xie Lingya turned a page, but behind it was the book of alchemy, that is, alchemy.
Zhang Daoting happened to pass by. After seeing it, he lowered his head and asked, "Boss, are you also interested in alchemy? We don't have a furnace."
Xie Lingya looked up at him slowly, "Can I use a rice cooker?"
Zhang Daoting: "..."
"I'm joking with you, I'll take a look." Xie Lingya laughed.
Zhang Daoting looked at him with a little horror, not because Zhang Daoting was thinking blindly, but because he felt that the boss could do everything.
After Zhang Daoting left suspiciously, Xie Lingya took a look at the pill recipe. He was not interested in contacting the outer pill, but there were some secret recipes behind it, which he was more interested in.
Recently, because there are many young pilgrims, or tea drinkers, they have suggested that they should buy more snacks and dried fruits. Some people also bring some food from outside to eat, usually some cakes, milk tea and the like.
In fact, Xie Lingya also wanted to sell more food, but they are Taoist temples here, and the spicy bread is easy to sell, but it always seems so indecent to put it here.
Seeing a few pastry recipes now, Xie Lingya sat up straight.
Taoism pays attention to health preservation, through cultivation, taking pills, etc., to achieve the way of preventing all diseases and immortality. There are some supplementary methods, such as the Shenling Good Fortune Cake, Yangchun White Ice Cream, Jiugong Wangdao Cake, etc. recorded in the notes, which are not only medicines, but also snacks.
Selling it to tea customers, or adding it to the devotees' vegetarian meals, it seems to be very stylish...
Looking for manufacturers to customize? manual? The latter may be sold less, but more distinctive.
Xie Lingya lost his mother when he was young, his father was single for a long time, and his uncle was also a Taoist priest. He mixed with the two of them, and he would cook by himself very early. He couldn’t say how superb he was, but he knew how to use the tools, so it should be no problem to follow the recipe.
There is no lack of characteristics in this era, and you will win if you are different from others. At this moment, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and Xie Lingya immediately went to the vegetable market to buy materials.
Ginseng Good Fortune Cake uses ginseng, but I don’t think about it for the time being. The raw materials of Yangchun White Ice Cream are white Poria, yam, lotus seeds, glutinous rice, etc. It’s quite easy to buy.
After Xie Lingya bought the materials, he started to make them. The cakes are still very good. The raw materials are ground into powder, and the rice is broken. After steaming and mixing well, add some sugar to taste, divide into pieces and dry in the sun.
When dividing the cakes, Xie Lingya also marked the words "Baoyangguan" on the cakes. Because he wanted to speed up, he simply dried them by the stove instead of drying them.
When he was making cakes, Zhang Daoting also came to the backyard. Seeing that the kitchen was closed, he shouted in panic from outside: "Boss, did you cook at this time? What are you doing?"
Xie Lingya said angrily, "Alchemy!"
Zhang Daoting: "..."
Xie Lingya adjusted the fire and walked out to see Zhang Daoting standing there foolishly with a water glass in his hand.
Zhang Daoting swallowed, "Boss..."
I saw the boss silently take out a black ball and hand it to him, "Boiled water to serve."
"Isn't it??" Zhang Daoting really didn't want to believe it, but when he thought of Xie Lingya's ten minutes of learning talismans and remote exorcism, he felt that there was nothing impossible for him.
It's too scary, even alchemy can do it.
Zhang Daoting's fingers trembled and he lifted the pill and smelled it, startled: "What kind of pill is this, it smells so like..."
"Chocolate." Xie Lingya said coldly, "I went to the vegetable market to buy something from the boss's daughter."
Zhang Daoting: "..."
Zhang Daoting was very aggrieved. He saw Xie Lingya's eyes full of contempt. He wanted to say that I'm not a fool, I just trust your talent too much!
…
After the Yangchun White Ice Cream was baked, Xie Lingya gave it to Zhang Daoting to try it. He didn't make much of it. It was in white lumps with simple words on it, but because Xie Lingya's raw materials were finely ground, it looked very delicate.
"I didn't add a lot of sugar. I tried it while eating tea. This can be stored for a while. If possible, I can make a batch of test sales." Xie Lingya said, "It is said that Yangchunbai ice cream has finished eating bigu. Of course, this is not the case. Maybe, from the perspective of raw materials, it should strengthen the stomach and spleen."
Zhang Daoting took a bite, the taste was delicate and soft, with a touch of sweetness and not too greasy. Xie Lingya didn't put much sugar, but Poria has a natural sweetness, so it is very natural.
"Yes, it's delicious." Zhang Daoting took a sip of tea and felt that it was quite suitable. "And it's still handmade, boss, it's too sincere."
"Is it insincere to make money? Your grandfather is staring at it." Xie Lingya left it for Shi Changxuan, sent a copy to Taisu Clinic, and put the rest on the simple altar in Shi Changxuan's room.
I don’t know how long Shang Lu Shen had to worship. Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan agreed that whenever Shi Changxuan had a class, Xie Lingya would help him exchange offerings and incense.
"You also have one." Xie Lingya probed and stared at the Shang Lu Shen. It was only about three inches long and looked like a child. It looked like a dead thing, but according to Shi Changxuan, There is a small wood spirit inside.
Xie Lingya thought about it, took a handkerchief to cover it with Shang Lu, and muttered, "Come on, since we have spirit, let's cover our ass..."
Although Zhang Daoting said it was good, Xie Lingya still made some adjustments after asking a few more people's opinions to improve the quality within the scope of his ability.
During this period, Xie Lingya also searched the price of ginseng, and then decided not to make ginseng cakes for the time being. If Yangchun white ice cream is popular, let’s talk about it.
In addition, Zhang Daoting, Shi Changxuan and others also ate pastries every day... Oh, including Shang Lushen.
After Xie Lingya adjusted the formula, he even went to customize the mold. It would be too tiring to write the words "Holding the Sun" by hand on each piece. After the preparations were made, Xie Lingya made a trial sale of 30 pounds.
On the day of the sale, Shi Changxuan had no classes in the afternoon, so he came back at noon.
Xie Lingya was sitting in the front yard, holding Yangchun white ice cream in his hand, telling the story to the tea guests. Shi Changxuan listened to it, not sure if it was made up or it was true.
Xie Lingya raised his hand to say hello and asked him if he had eaten.
Shi Changxuan nodded and motioned for himself to take a nap first. He made time for Shang Lushen every night, and he didn't get enough sleep recently.
"Xiao Xie, who is that young man?" an aunt asked. "Have you seen him twice, is it your friend? Isn't he a Taoist priest? He looks good, but he doesn't like to talk."
"He... he's shy." Xie Lingya avoided, "Auntie, let's tell the story of the white ice cream in the spring."
…
Shi Changxuan returned to the room and took Shang Lushen off the table. In the past two days, he could hear the buzzing sound at night, which should be a sign that Shang Lushen was about to speak, and he was about to succeed.
Shi Changxuan leaned on the bed, holding the God of Shang Lu in his hand. Its pale yellow body was also wrapped with a small checkered handkerchief, which looked like a robe. This was Xie Lingya's handkerchief.
Thinking of this, Shi Changxuan felt a little helpless, and continued to chant the opening spell to Shang Lu Shen, hoping that this little guy would start his aura soon.
After reciting it about six or seven times, Shi Changxuan was also sleepy, he put Shang Lushen next to his pillow and fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know if I have a dream or if the God of Shang Lu really fell into a dream, Shi Changxuan dreamed that he could really speak, and also dreamed that Xie Lingya actually asked the believer's granddaughter what clothes her baby would wear and brought it to her. Ear report God wears.
This really seems to be something Xie Lingya can do.
Then Shi Changxuan woke up and was dazed.
"... gu gu gu... spirit... "
Shi Changxuan heard a whisper, and the ear reported that God was "debugging" himself again. He looked sideways, this time his voice and articulation were louder and clearer than the previous two.
The stem-root villain tried his best to make a sound: "… %￥@#"
This time, it seemed to be a sentence. Shi Changxuan got up halfway and whispered in the ear, wondering what his Shang Lu Shen could say.
A thin voice shouted desperately, "Xie Lingya is coming to the backyard!"
Shi Changxuan: "??"
A look of confusion appeared on Shi Changxuanjun's face.
At this moment, there were footsteps outside the door, and Xie Lingya yawned.
The voice was already quite hoarse, but unfortunately it was still in the ears of people: "Xie Lingya is going to draw water!"
Shi Changxuan: "???"
Indeed, there was another sound of pouring water outside.
Shang Lushen's thin voice broke: "Xie Lingya is going to wash his face, Xie Lingya is so white—"
Shi Changxuan: "..."