Chapter 148 Taoist Priests Grab the Job
After all this commotion, the store became a bit messy.

Old Hu wanted to clean up this mess, and as the boss, Zhang Yang had to play the role of a good host and see the guest off.

As the three of them walked out onto the sidewalk, a group of people came towards them.

The leader was an old Taoist priest with a big nose, a gaunt face and grey hair, but he looked very energetic, not at all old-fashioned, a bit like a sage.

Behind him were Grandpa Lu, Grandma Xue and their group of three.

So this new old Taoist priest should be the young Taoist priest’s uncle, Zou Tianshi.

No one knew what kind of magic potion Grandpa Lu had given the little Taoist priest, but when he saw Zhang Yang, he suddenly ran over enthusiastically, like a naughty kid next door.

He introduced Zhang Yang, "Brother, this is my uncle."

"You call him brother?"

Li Zi looked at Zhang Yang and the young Taoist priest with suspicion, looking back and forth.

She was planning to leave, but the scene before her successfully aroused her curiosity.

Does the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of bronze ware imitation technology have a story to tell with the Taoist priest?
I remembered that Zhang Yang mentioned just now that we could ask a Taoist priest to chant sutras to help her father pass away.

It was obviously a private job. Li Zi was even more certain that Zhang Yang had a deep relationship with these two Taoists.

I just wonder if a real Taoist priest would have a better idea than the imperial tomb?

She immediately decided not to leave and to ask first.

"Zhang Yang, who is this?"

Grandpa Lu felt a little confused about the sudden appearance of the cheongsam beauty. Why did this guy do that?

"She is Miss Li, and her assistant, Ms. Liu."

"Ms. Li, this is Professor Lu from Qingzhou College of Arts, as well as Aunt Xue and two Taoist priests from Mount Longhu."

After Zhang Yang finished his introduction, he was about to say goodbye to Li Zi, but suddenly he noticed that she took the initiative to step forward, greeted Grandpa Lu and the others, and then introduced herself:
"Zhang Yang and I are family. I am the top player in his live broadcast room."

"Oh--"

The others all let out ambiguous exclamations, meaning that they understood.

Zhang Yang was already used to this situation where everyone understood him, so he didn't react at all, but just gave Li Zi a questioning look.

Ask her: Aren’t you leaving?
The latter smiled and shook his head and said, "Do you two Taoist priests have time? I have a question that I would like to ask you two."

"No time."

The young Taoist refused:

"The abbot often said, 'Love is the root of all demons and all evils. If you want to leave the world and transcend birth and death, you must break away from love. No one has ever been able to achieve liberation.' Therefore, we who practice Taoism must stay away from women."

"Not bad!"

Zou Tianshi nodded and praised, then changed the subject:
"But if you are willing to spend money, I can answer your questions."

The young Taoist's spine, which had just straightened, was immediately bent again after hearing the words of his uncle.

"How much does it cost to ask questions?" Li Zi asked curiously.

"Choosing a name costs twenty yuan per time; reading the palm and face costs fifty-one times; asking about marriage costs eighty-one times; reading the horoscope costs ninety-nine times; checking the feng shui costs eight hundred times; and adjusting the feng shui costs three thousand times."

Zou Tianshi had a lot of business. After he finished reading it, he patted the little Taoist on the shoulder and asked him:
"Nephew, did I miss any business?"

"Of course there are." The little Taoist priest said impatiently, "Catching zombies costs thirty yuan each, one hundred yuan for three; writing a land purchase voucher costs two hundred each; performing rituals, inquire according to your needs."

"Thank you, it has to be you, boy."

Zou Tianshi sincerely praised the young Taoist priest and looked up at Li Zi:
"What do you want to ask?"

"I do not understand."

"Zhang Yang, can you help me see if there is anything that is related to me, other than chanting sutras to help my soul to be reborn?" Li Zi asked for help.

"The purchase of land vouchers has something to do with you." Zhang Yang helped explain. He didn't expect that the Taoist priests from Mount Longhu would take on this job.

I thought it had been lost.

The so-called land purchase certificates were originally in the form of wooden slips, stele inscriptions, or even jade carvings, which stated "A person from a certain county and village will report to your place at such and such year, month, and time, bringing such and such people and things (funerary figurines and items)."

It is similar to the household registration migration in the real world, except that it is transferred from the world of the living to the world of the dead.

Later, it gradually turned into a funeral ceremony. A land purchase certificate was equivalent to a contract signed between the tomb owner and the underworld, ensuring that the burial place would not be disturbed by wandering souls.

If there is an ignorant invasion, Qiu Chengmu Bo, Road General and others will be responsible for helping to drive them away.

In short, it means hoping that the deceased rest in peace.

"Yes, this young man explained it correctly."

After listening to Zhang Yang's words, Zou Tianshi added:
"In fact, we can do more than just buying land. We can also do the [Hulong] at the back."

"What is Hu Long?" Li Zi asked excitedly. She was obviously interested.

Zhang Yang didn't know how to explain it, so he could only tell her that Master Zou Tianshi and his colleagues had already done the work of Feng Shui masters in order to make some money.

Just like the Taoist priests in the Ming Dynasty.

Things like buying land and calling dragons, including the Taoist practices of worshipping gods and filling the soil, are all part of traditional Feng Shui, and are required before the deceased is buried in the ground to prepare a grave.

Qingzhou, where Zhang Yang is located, is in the East China Plain.

If you were born in Guangdong Province or Hong Kong, you would definitely be familiar with these behaviors of Feng Shui masters.

After hearing this explanation, Li Zi directly held Zhang Yang's hand and said:
"Zhang Yang, you must help me keep the two Taoist priests here. I will go home now and ask my father if he is interested in this method."

"You understand what I mean?"

"I see. It's a multi-billion dollar business."

"More than that, far more than that. I won't say any more. I'm leaving now."

After Li Zi finished speaking, she bowed to Master Zou Tianshi and hurried to the parking lot.

As soon as she left, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhang Yang.

A business worth tens of billions?
"This matter is very complicated to explain. Now that you are here, please go to my shop and sit for a while."

"Yes, Master Zou, go and take a look."

Grandpa Lu also reacted at this time, and walked forward to lead the old Taoist priest forward:

"Zhang Yang is very experienced in seal carving. If you need anything carved, just go to him directly."

"Engraving a seal? No problem."

Zhang Yang agreed without even turning his head.

Judging from the prices that Master Zou charges for his services, it is probably difficult to make money from him. You can only consider it as a good relationship with him.

When he returned to the shop, Lao Hu had almost finished cleaning up and was putting the broken seal blanks back together to see if they could be salvaged.

When Master Zou Tianshi passed by and saw one of them, he was so stunned that he couldn't walk anymore.

"Hey! Boss Zhang, how much do you want for this white jade seal with a dragon button?"

"Which one?"

"This one, square in shape, with a lying dragon on the back."

"Oh, you want to carve the [Yangping Zhidu Gong Yin]?"

As soon as Zhang Yang saw the raw material chosen by Master Zou, he immediately understood that this old Taoist wanted to carve a Zhang Tianshi seal.

(End of this chapter)