0243 What is money? Brothers become enemies
Although this great scholar was a little stupid and loyal, his spirit was still praised by the people. Local Confucian scholars mobilized local gentry to build a temple of Wencheng for him.
Most of this temple are literati and scholars who come to visit. The incense is much lesser than the land temples in Fanzhi County.
There was no fixed imperial throne in Xigu Kingdom, and naturally there was no imperial enfeoffment from the land temple. The incense was sought by oneself, which was quite difficult for the land.
This land temple is sometimes not effective, and the incense is much worse than the prosperous counties, but the incense is much more intense than the Wencheng Temple in the same county.
These county annals have records that Xing Zhen and others did not rush to go to the Land Temple to see which sacred place was. Instead, they went to the Wencheng Temple to worship first, not for anything else. Xing Zhen liked reading, and Dandelion was also a scholar.
They appreciate each other and pity each other, so they don’t mention the Wencheng Temple that came first, but bought enough incense on the way. The amount of the two people brought was as high as the more than ten people who worshiped them. Moreover, the two of them were sincere, and the burning incense was even purer.
Xing Zhen still regards wealth as his life. He can sleep on the streets and never stay in inns. He cooks by himself and will not buy finished products at a high price.
However, Zheng Zhen never hesitates about some things, such as buying books and burning incense and worshiping Buddha. However, every time he spends money, he will feel depressed for a while.
The lowest-standard bronze slab statue in Wencheng Temple was a middle-aged man in Rushan stood with his hands behind his back. Although he was a Confucian scholar, he might have fought on the battlefield and had a momentum of being powerful without anger.
As for the entire temple, no one took care of it, there was dust everywhere. Xing Zhen and Dandelion once again took on free labor services, and they burned incense and worshiped them after cleaning and sorting them out.
Just as Xing Zhen and others were doing everything and preparing to leave, a group of people carried a coffin and entered one after another. The three men wearing mourning clothes at the front were crying. Among these people, there were four acquaintances. They were the four brothers who were beaten away by Xing Zhen and Dandelion in Xinglin Mountain the day before yesterday.
Except for three men wearing mourning clothes, the other dozen were wearing black robes and a white cloth strip was tied around their waists.
This is a custom in the Kuanglong Continent. Wearing mourning with wet and mourning must be the direct juniors of the deceased. Most of their biological children, and those who have no children will be replaced by the closest juniors. If a white-haired person sends a black-haired person, no one will wear mourning with wet and mourning with wet and mourning with wet and mourning with wet and mourning.
Other relatives or those who pay their respects must wear black robes and tie white cloth strips around their waists to express condolences to the deceased.
If there are three people wearing mourning clothes, they must be their own sons. If other relatives replace them, there will not be as many as three.
Xing Zhen and Dandelion frowned slightly, walked forward and bet at the door two steps. Xing Zhen said in a deep voice: "This place is the Wencheng Temple, a place where the ancestors and scholars are worshipped. How can you make trouble? Could you bury the coffin here?"
Carrying a dead man to Wencheng Temple is a disrespect to the sages who worshipped. Xing Zhen suddenly became angry. If the other party had not had funerals, he might have just blown his fists to drive him away.
Unexpectedly, the three sons of the deceased who were wearing mourning clothes, looked at me and I looked at you, with a confused look on their faces. The oldest middle-aged man looked at the youngest man.
He said, "Third brother, you are a person from the martial arts world, and you have friends from the martial arts world to help. The young man who obstructs us has a long sword, and he should be a martial arts world from other places. You are both martial arts people and the martial arts world are easy to talk to, so why don't you explain it."
The young man, known as the third brother, did not have much respect for this elder brother. He immediately put away his grief and glanced at the elder brother who spoke with disdain. His expression changed naturally and quickly. If this person went to perform, he would definitely have the chance to become a famous actor.
The third brother also looked at Xing Zhen and Dandelion with disdain. As for the puppy, he was directly ignored.
Then he looked back at the four senior brothers and said casually: "Four senior brothers, someone has ruined our good things. Why not throw them out so as not to get annoyed here."
The four people asked immediately showed a purple eggplant color on their faces. They all complained in their hearts, "There is such a narrow road for enemies." The fifth junior brother, who was blind, actually said wildly that he wanted to throw the person out. Especially the fourth junior brother Hu Linquan, wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
The eldest senior brother Wang Tanzhi said reluctantly: "Fifth junior brother, don't be impulsive, this person cannot be messed with. When they were in Xinglin Mountain, they beat the four of us away. And the fourth junior brother Hu Linquan's pants were wet that night."
The third brother Yang Hai immediately showed horror and did not dare to disrespect Xing Zhen and others. He turned to look at his elder brother Yangshan and his second brother Yang Hai, which almost made him angry.
It turned out that Yangshan and Yang Lin heard about Hu Changlin's pissing their pants. The second son Yang Lin was smiling terrified, waiting to watch the show. Among the three sons, the eldest son Yang Shan was still crying.
Yang Hai said with a thorny forehead: "We three brothers have a share in the matter of Dad, so I can't take it alone. If you want to explain, let us explain together."
Yang Lin said without any worries: "I have no objection to go together."
Dandelion suddenly shouted angrily: "A group of unworthy descendants, who did not say that their father had died and cried, but now he had the face to laugh. If there was no funeral, he would have beaten you all over the ground today."
Dandelion couldn't stand what his children did and couldn't help but stand up for the wrongdoing. Chang Ran's man glared at him, and was a bit scary when he was able to kill the four brothers.
Yangshan wiped the tears from his face randomly, stepped forward and bowed, "Don't calm down, the two brothers are not right, it's because I, the eldest brother, are not strict in discipline. If you want to punish me, just come to me."
Seeing that Xing Zhen and Dandelion did not move, Yangshan continued to ask, "Are you afraid that we will disturb the great scholar Wen Chengyan who is worshipped?"
Xing Zhen said "Oh" and said, "It turns out that this great scholar is named Wen Chengyan, and he has another surname named Wen. It's a coincidence."
Then his face gradually became colder: "Since you know that it will disturb you, why do you still have to act like this?"
Yangshan replied: "The heroes don't know anything. This is the custom of Fanzhi Town. All the elderly in the family have to put their bodies in the coffin for a hundred years. Then carry them to this Wencheng Temple to park for three days to mix with the literary charm of the great scholars. I hope that among the descendants of the family, there will be more young people who read and read in the future."
Afraid that Xing Zhen and others would not believe it, Yangshan continued to explain: "This custom is not recorded in the county annals, but everyone in Fanzhi County knows it. You can go out and inquire and find out the reason immediately."
Dandelion said curiously: "There is still such a custom? It's the first time I heard of it."
Yangshan slowly explained: "It was the bloody letter written by the great scholar Wen Chengyan before his execution."
It reads: "My literary style is not talented, and I cannot practice Taoism during my lifetime, and it is difficult to become a god. Although I do not have the literary style of great scholars and wise men, I can gather literary style and become a vital energy. When I return to the place where the Queen of Heaven buried my bones, I will become a Feng Shui treasure land around the tomb. I can bury all those who aspire to assist the Xi family next to me to absorb literary style and benefit future generations."
Seeing Xing Zhen and Dandelion were curious and waiting for the following text, Yangshan continued: "After the battle, no Western bloodline survived. Wencheng Temple was built by Fanzhi County, and no one could find the Western bloodline survive. Therefore, the county magistrate ordered that all elderly people in the family had been in a hundred years and their bodies could be parked here for three days."
"In order to show respect for Wen Chengyan, the blood books were placed at the bottom of the temple statue. No one was willing to steal the worthless blood books at the risk of angering the souls of the great scholars. I believe that it is still under the temple statue. If you don't believe it, you can check it yourself."
Xing Zhen and Dandelion have a good sense of the only boss among the three sons who really cried. Naturally, they believe in his words.
But this matter was too incredible, and Xing Zhen and Dan Tangling dared not be careless. They had no choice but to return to the temple and found the blood letter under the temple statue.
The blood stains were stored for many years, and the blood characters were light in color, which was almost the same as the yellow silk. Fortunately, Xing Zhen had a good eye for him, and after a long time of identification, he finally confirmed that his handwriting was the same as what Yangshan said.
Since it was the custom of this place, Xing Zhen and others were inconvenient to obstruct them. After politely holding their fists to apologize, the two of them left Wencheng Temple with their dog.
When passing by the four brothers, the latter subconsciously dodged. It was obviously facing the two and one dog, and there was a serious psychological shadow.
After leaving Wencheng Temple, I found a local person to inquire and learn that this custom has lasted for 60 years and has truly existed.
The deceased Yang Runtu was a landlord in Fanzhi County. The family had more money and more land, so they gave her nickname Yang Laotu.
When this person has money, he first eats, drinks and has fun. He will only think about life after enjoying it. This old man is thinking about how to live longer and eats, drinks and has fun for longer, which is the so-called immortality.
Immortality cannot be achieved by having money. When I really can’t find a way, I put my hope on the land temple that is not effective at all times. I visit the land temple almost once a day and give incense.
Fortunately, I went to Tudi Temple in a good manner a few days ago, but why did I suddenly return to the west today? I asked several people in a row, but I couldn’t get the answer.
Yang Laotu's wife died early, so she left her three sons and one daughter behind. The eldest brother helped Yang Laotu collect the rent and ask for the account. The second brother and the third brother were sent away by Yang Laotu since childhood to learn skills.
The boss Yangshan has a very good reputation in Fanzhi County and has poor harvests. He tries to minimize rent, and as long as he completely avoids it, he dares not.
For some tenants who are in trouble, they don’t mind delaying Yangshan. As a result, every spring, farmers are struggling to rent Yanglao Tujia’s land.
Yangshan management seems to make less money, but in fact, it is the best annual income among the many landlords. Because Yangshan gives others convenience, the tenants did not escape because they could not afford the rent. All the land was rented out every year, and the rent was slow or slow, but in the end it was a lot of money to recover.
The inquiry was almost the same, and there was nothing suspicious about this family. Xing Zhen and Dandelion didn’t have to worry about them destroying Wencheng Temple.
As for those brothers, it is inevitable that they will be convenient. Xing Zhen and Dan Ling are quite helpless about this. They can control today and tomorrow, unless someone manages Wencheng Temple.
The two of them and a dog were about to leave here and head to the next land temple. Yangshan, wearing mourning clothes, chased out, holding a large bag of silver in his hand, and making a clamor when he ran.
He ran too fast and was out of breath when Xing Zhen and others approached. He handed out silver and said breathlessly: "I saw the two chivalrous and righteous, and I felt unkind. Please help the two heroes. These silver and seldom be used as rewards to fill in the power of their money."
Xing Zhen and Dandelion felt sad. They saw that they were dressed normally and regarded as being a rogue who was walking and performing their skills all the way. However, they were really accurate. Apart from the Longyu money Xing Zhen brought, these two masters really didn’t have much money.
But things can be done and can’t be done. Neither Xing Zhen nor Dandelion do anything for money.
Dandelion refused: "Please tell me clearly and see if my brothers can help!"
Yangshan said slowly: "I believe the two young heroes have already seen that my two younger brothers are ill-behaved. Among the eight people carrying the coffin today, half were helpers invited by the second son Yanglin, and half were helpers invited by the third son Yanghai. They wanted to be unfavorable to me, and they would probably attack me within three days of the mortal in Wencheng Temple."
"Looking at the third brother's four senior brothers who are very afraid of the two young heroes, I must be a martial arts expert. I would like to ask you two to help take care of you two."
Afraid that Xing Zhen and Dandelion would not agree, Yangshan continued to persuade: "You only need someone to be present to shock you. I believe that with you, they dare not take action."
"After these three days, I will be protected by the government when I get home. Besides, they have the intention of killing me, so I cannot treat my brothers the same way. Even if I really do something, please don't take the lives of the second and third brothers."
Xing Zhen did not agree or object, but said in one sentence: "For the sake of family property?"
Chapter completed!