Tietoutuo looked at the roof with his cheeks in his hands, looking very hesitant as if he couldn't decide to pay attention. All the villagers at the wine table stared at him eagerly, and many of them had sweat on their foreheads.
"The earth's veins have changed. The living areas in the past have now become dead places. And the dead places in the past may become living places, just like those broken salt-alkali lands on the seaside. They used to be given to you for free and no one wanted them, but now they have been built as warehouses. If you rent to foreigners, you can get a lot of income. This is the most direct manifestation of the changing fortunes..."
"You three Zhuangzi, there are a lot of things going on during this period. On the surface, there are fights between people, but at the root it is still a matter of changes in Feng Shui. The blessings of this land can no longer support you all. We will not be able to support you in the future. Good things and bad things will come one after another..."
"It's terrible to not have Feng Shui. Since ancient times, we have always paid attention to the talents of the land. If this land and water fail, how can you still come up with talents in this village? That's just a dream. It will even be difficult to give birth to a baby boy in the future..."
As soon as Tietutuo said this, the whole room burst into tears. "Master, how can this be good? Please point out a way to survive, and we will collect money to give you incense money..." As he said this, the village chief turned around and held out a wooden tray. , a pile inside was filled with scattered silver and eagle coins, and at the bottom were two large bunches of copper coins.
"Master, this is two hundred taels of your heart, please accept it!"
"Hahaha, I told you a long time ago that I, a wandering monk, only ask for food and clothing, and never touch these copper-smelling things. This is not to be polite to you. I really don't ask for your money..."
"When I say this matter is difficult to handle, I don't mean that I want to raise my status and extort money from you, but I mean that if I want to solve your current problem, you will have to spend a lot of money, probably tens of thousands..."
When they heard that there were tens of thousands of taels of silver, the villagers were dumbfounded, and what Tie Tutuo said next made these villagers feel cold.
"I'll give you two ways. The first is to sell the land. You can't suppress such a dangerous land. You must find someone with great evil spirits or a noble person with great blessings to suppress it, so that nothing will happen. And the second one is to sell the land. The road is to build a temple. There are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the village protecting you. What do you have to worry about? Won’t all the problems be solved?"
"But this is the difficulty. We are all natives and have lived here for generations. If you sell one land, you are reluctant to part with the other. How can you live? Without land, what will you eat..."
"As for building a temple, let alone that. No matter how small it is, it won't be enough if you don't have 50,000 taels of silver. With just three small villages like you, if you can scrape together 3,000 taels of silver, it will be a big deal. So this second The road is also difficult..."
Tietoutuo took a sip of wine, sighed and shook his head, worried about the villagers. At this time, the three village chiefs secretly walked out of the room and talked secretly with many old men in the courtyard for a long time. After returning to the house, the village chief of Xiaowangzhuang decided to give everyone the full truth.
"Actually, what the master said is not without solutions. There is really an opportunity in front of us, but everyone is worried..." The village chief immediately told Tietoutuo the ins and outs of the land acquisition for the industrial zone, and finally everyone They also expressed their concerns.
"Master, we are all good people of the Qing Dynasty. There are so many terrible rumors about the industrial zone. How dare we take it lightly? If this land is sold, we will have to rely on this special zone to make a living. If it is true as the rumors say, As you said, there are little ghosts inside, stealing people’s souls and so on, we are really scared..."
Tietoutuo listened patiently and nodded, "Well, I understand. Now someone is really buying your land at a high price? What you are worried about now is that the monsters from the west brought by the foreigners will harm everyone, right?"
Everyone nodded, and Tietoutuo suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed, "Hahaha, you are worrying too much, you are really worrying too much. This worry is not insurmountable. The key point is on that temple..."
"You are all mortals with naked eyes. You are no match for the monsters and monsters coming from the West. But why don't you use the hands of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to fight against you? As long as you build this temple, not only will you benefit, but even your ancestors will benefit from it." Benefit?"
"Afraid that the feng shui of the cemetery will be damaged? It doesn't matter. We invite the ancestors' tablets to the temple and rely on the power of gods and Buddhas to protect them. Why are we afraid of bad feng shui? And there are scriptures to accompany you day and night, and your ancestors are also What a benefit…”
"In this way, everyone lives in the special zone on weekdays, but their souls are protected by the gods and Buddhas in the sky. What are you afraid of? Naturally, the demons in the West are controlled by the gods and Buddhas in the East. No matter how big they are, they can be bigger than the Buddha. Really? Think about how powerful Sun Houhou was back then, wouldn’t he be able to escape from the palm of Buddha?”
After saying this, everyone suddenly realized that they were right. No matter how big the little monster is, it can't cover the sky. With the Buddha backing us, what should we be afraid of? At this point, all the knots in the hearts of all the villagers have been opened. Now there is only one problem left, and that is the funds to build the temple.
Tietutuo raised his head and drank a bowl of fine wine, slammed the table and said loudly, "Since I have eaten your meat and wine, I can't just stand by and watch. Today I will help you to the end. Isn't that guy named Xiao rich? Isn't he?" Do you want to create this special zone? I will stop him and ask him to donate the money for this temple. You wait for me..."
After Tietoutuo finished speaking, he walked out. The villagers were all moved to tears and said, "Master, wait a minute. Xiao Letian is very powerful, but he doesn't dare to use force!"
"Hahaha, what are the Sa family afraid of? I am a person with nothing in common. Even if he kills the Sa family, he will donate this temple... fifty thousand taels. The Sa family begs him to donate fifty thousand taels..."
The villagers were also willing to go out of their way, "Master, walk slowly, wait for us, let's go beg him together, let's kowtow to him, if he disrespects the master at all, he will step on our corpses first, let's go together..." …”
The people from the three villages formed a human queue and headed straight for Tanggu City in a dark crowd. Xiaowangzhuang was not far from Tanggu. In less than half an hour, the people of Tanggu had already seen this queue.
The windows of the shops and restaurants along the street were all opened, and a man's head squeezed out, looking at the queue of people on the street in confusion. The idle people watching the excitement on both sides of the road formed two human walls, and they all cast confused eyes.
"What's going on? Is this a rebellion? Isn't it going to happen again in the summer?"
"It's impossible. Nothing big is happening now. Who would be so full that they could rebel during the cat winter?"
"Hey, aren't these the villagers of Xiaowangzhuang? Aren't they plagued by a plague? Why did they come out? Are they desperate? Why is there a Zuitutuo in the lead?"
Tietoutuo listened to the discussions of the people around him, took a big sip from the wine gourd, and then shouted loudly, "The imperial court wants to build a special zone. We, the kind people, dare not disobey, but the people also need a way to survive. No one can take us." Forced to death, right?”
The crowd was all excited when they heard about this quarrel. Those who were watching the excitement and did not think it was a big deal quickly said, "Yes, what the master said is right, we ordinary people just want to survive..."
Tietoutuo opened his cotton monk robe and opened his strong chest muscles as if he was not afraid of the cold wind. "You dare to pull the emperor down even if you are willing to be chopped off. You are afraid that Xiao Letian is powerful, but the Sa family is not afraid. Today I will go to Xiao Letian to ask for alms. I I want him to donate fifty thousand taels, and I want him to donate a temple to the people..."
At this time, the villagers behind Tietutuo were also desperate. They followed up and shouted, "Master is right, let Xiao Letian build a temple. Only Buddha and Bodhisattva can suppress the evil devils from the west. We want this temple..." …”
"Fifty thousand taels, we want fifty thousand taels of money to build the temple. We want to enshrine the tablets of our ancestors in the temple. We want Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to protect our souls. We won't leave unless we agree to our conditions..."
Now Tanggu Port was completely boiling, and there were so many people in the world watching the excitement. When they heard that these people were going to force Xiao Letian to cut his flesh, everyone got excited.
"You're right, we have to let Xiao Letian provide the money. The court wants a special zone, and we still have to live... Let's go together!" The idle men on the street also joined in, and headed straight for it under the leadership of Tietoutuo. Lotte went away happily.
At this time, the Tongzhi Yamen had received the news, but when Zhou Xing and others came with the Yamen to stop them, they discovered that the queue of people was already endless, and it was estimated that there were more than 3,000 people.
This was no longer something that the government officials could stop. These grandsons turned around and ran away. They did not dare to offend these angry tigers. Tietoutuo laughed excitedly as he looked at the running government officials.
"Folks, look at it, even these corrupt officials are afraid of us, we are going to get this done today!"
Xiao Letian was now in the foreign bank. After listening to the boy's report, his eyes suddenly lit up. He opened the window and saw the vanguard troops on the corner of the street.
"Okay, are you here to force you to have a baby? I just gave you rice, noodles and medicinal materials, and now you're here to force a baby?" The angry Xiao Letian pushed open all the windows on the second floor, then stood on a chair to reveal his entire figure, cold and cold His eyes were fixed on the crowd of demonstrators who were getting closer and closer.
At this time, Tietoutuo and Xiao Letian were already looking at each other. Toutuo, who was standing at the gate of the foreign bank, put his hands together and chanted the name of Buddha, "Amitabha! The donor is so polite..."
Xiao Letian ignored him, pointed at the people in Xiaowangzhuang and two other villages and said sternly, "You are ungrateful. You are so ungrateful. I sent you charcoal, food and medicine to help you tide over the difficulties. That's how you are." To repay me? Are you going to block the door and force me to have a baby? Aren’t you blushing..."
Listening to Xiao Letian's rebuke, the people in the three villages all knelt down and said with red faces, "Mr. Xiao, we are not ungrateful people. We really have no choice. Please save us, sir, please save us first." ah……"
Then the three village chiefs and one Tietoutuo repeated everything that happened in the morning. Only then did the people of Tanggu understand what happened.
The people at this time were all superstitious. When they heard that the main Feng Shui veins of the earth had changed, the original living areas and Feng Shui eyes were now bleeding. In addition, ghost sounds could be heard during the day, which frightened these people. Those watching the excitement shrank back.
Oh my god, no wonder Xiaowangzhuang and the others are plagued by a plague. So the ground has changed so much? Who dares to take over this dead land? You can’t take it over until you die. Moreover, what Tietutuo said is right. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have to deal with the monsters in the West. Maybe once this temple is built, it can really destroy these foreigners.
People turned their attention to the second floor, and thousands of pairs of eyes stared at Xiao Letian to see how he would make a decision.
Xiao Letian's face was now red with anger. He pointed at the people who were kneeling downstairs, "You, you! It's too much, it's really too much. Even if the earth's veins change, it's not caused by me, Xiao Letian?" How can you be so unreasonable and let me, an innocent person, bear the responsibility? You are trying to kill a good person unjustly..."
At this time, the guys at Lotte Matheson also spoke up, "Yes, yes, it's not our family's feng shui that has changed. How can we be allowed to suffer this injustice for nothing? It's so unreasonable..."
At this time, Tietoutuo yelled, "Mr. Xiao, we have not wronged you. I have already found out the yin and yang. This change in the main line of the land has already happened five or six years ago. We are definitely not blaming you... I I just ask you to take pity on these people and save their lives..."
At this time, the long street burst into mourning, and all the villagers collectively shouted, "Please save our lives, sir, please save us first!"
