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Chapter 1: I can’t have these things!
After a while of praise and congratulations, everyone noticed the cultural relics brought out by Lin Ran and the others.
In addition to some bronze Buddha statues, there are also some prayer beads, wooden fish, and other things that I have never seen before.
All the things were piled on the ground. Lin Ran pointed to the opening and introduced: "Abbott, these are the cultural relics collected during the renovation process."
No matter in which era, antiques and cultural relics are the subject of gossip.
After hearing what Lin Ran said, everyone gathered around curiously, and Lin Ran began to introduce the origins of these cultural relics to them one by one.
Except for the Buddhist cultural relics, which he didn't know much about, the rest of the cultural relics were completely told to everyone present from their background to their value, without any concealment.
The abbot was greatly surprised after hearing this and said: "Donor Lin is not only very skilled, but also very knowledgeable. Even I don't know the origin of these items. Donor Lin actually knows all these treasures. I really admire them!"
"I've learned a lot!" Yang Yu also said. He was not interested in cultural relics, but he watched Lin Ran's process of repairing the building just now.
For a young man of about 20 years old to have such foundation and character, he is simply a talent made in heaven!
The most important thing is that the other party is not in it for money at all, but just for the inheritance of Chinese civilization!
This kind of skill and this kind of mind are amazing!
"Yang is willing to bow down and call Brother Lin Master Lin!" Yang Yu said respectfully.
Lin Ran was already accustomed to such scenes, and he cared more about these cultural relics.
If you can take it back, you will definitely make a lot of money.
But now after the temple is repaired, a lot of money needs to be paid, and subsequent maintenance also costs money.
Although there was too much reluctance in his heart, Lin Ran still made a decision.
He handed over his hands to the abbot and said: "Master, I will leave these cultural relics to you for disposal. The maintenance of the temple requires a lot of money. If you sell them, it will definitely last for a while and ensure that the temple can regain its glory as soon as possible."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked and stunned!
They all clearly remembered that Lin Ran and the abbot had made an agreement before entering the temple.
As long as the temple can be repaired, it means that Lin Ran has a destiny with the things in the temple, and everything should be given to him.
But I didn't expect that Lin Ran, who had gone through many difficulties to get out, would actually consider the temple and offer to leave the cultural relics to the temple!
You know, if Lin Ran took the treasure and left now, no one would say no!
The abbot was slightly startled when he heard this, and then burst into laughter: "Donor Lin has a kind heart, and I understand it. It is true that what Donor Lin said is true, and the repair of the temple does require a lot of money."
"But monks don't lie. Since I have promised to give you these things, you can take them all."
"How can this work?" Lin Ran said, "These are thousand-year-old treasures passed down from the temple. They are proof of the existence of your temple. Isn't this what you have been pursuing?"
Lin Ran looked at the abbot with sincere eyes.
The abbot smiled and said: "When Donor Lin was repairing the temple just now, I had a new understanding. Gexian Temple is a temple passed down by our ancestors, and they need us to pass it on."
"And the existence of this temple is the best proof!" The abbot looked at the temple in front of him with emotion.
Then he said: "Besides, the cultural relics you found, donor, are not actually unique to Buddhism. They are all luxuries left here by the princes and nobles in the past."
"As you said, they are the items left by King Teng. I think you know better than me what kind of person King Teng is. Letting his things stay in the temple is undoubtedly a stain on the Buddha. Therefore, I kindly ask the donor to leave his things in the temple. Take them all away and restore purity to our temple, Amitabha."
The abbot finished speaking in one breath, leaving no room for Lin Ran to defend himself.
Lin Ran then thought about it and realized that King Teng was indeed an unclean guy. He had no idea why he built this temple.
But after building the temple, he no longer had any connection with Buddhism.
These objects are the best proof.
Lin Ran felt a little excited in his heart. Since the abbot said so and they also knew the value of these cultural relics, they remained unmoved.
Then he can only be respectful rather than obey!
"I will leave cultural relics such as Buddha statues and beads to you. Those are not things left by King Teng, but are passed down by your master."
After speaking, Lin Ran separated the cultural relics and put some of the things belonging to Prince Teng on his side.
Things belonging to Gexian Temple were pushed to the abbot.
With this distribution, both parties were extremely satisfied.
But Lin Ran concealed the fact that he accepted "The Book of Lu Ban".
Mainly, the Luban Book is called an evil book because the first page of the book is said to have a vicious curse written on it.
According to rumors, if you want to understand this book, the first requirement is to have no children, and the second requirement is to be disabled.
Therefore, countless predecessors wanted to learn Lu Ban Shu, but they all backed away after seeing the requirements.
Of course, "Book of Lu Ban" is actually divided into three volumes: upper, middle and lower. The one in Lin Ran's arms is the first volume.
It mainly talks about architecture, Feng Shui, and carpenter's skills.
The real evil books are the middle volume and the second volume, which focus more on Taoism and Feng Shui, and have many curses.
There are only two "Book of Lu Ban" circulating today, namely the first volume and the second volume.
It is said that one book saves people and the other harms people. You can only choose one book to learn from.
Once you learn how to draw a scroll, you can be called an ink master who understands yin and yang, and can draw symbols in the air.
Lin Ran certainly disagreed with this, but he had just flipped through a few pages and was convinced that what he had in his arms was the genuine "Lu Ban Shu" and not the "Lu Ban Jing" compiled by later generations.
So I haven’t studied it carefully yet, but I plan to go back and take a closer look.
As for the legend that learning would bring bad luck, Lin Ran wouldn't care.
Besides, leaving this thing in the temple is also disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas.
Therefore, he just put it away silently and never mentioned it again to avoid misunderstanding.
At this time, several monks came forward and took out a piece of cloth to wrap all the cultural relics.
Lin Ran was just about to leave with the cultural relics, but he didn't want the abbot to say, "It's already past noon, so why not leave after the aftermath."
"Yes, our dining room has prepared vegetarian dishes, and we invite the donor to share the meal with us." Zhi Neng said carelessly.
Lin Ran smiled knowingly and agreed.
It is now two o'clock in the afternoon. I was repairing the building just now, and five hours have passed before I knew it.
But it was so dangerous just now that Lin Ran completely ignored the time.
After he relaxed, he felt the fatigue coming from his body, and his stomach growled unsatisfactorily.
"That would be disrespectful!" Lin Ran said.
"Please!" The abbot made a gesture of invitation. Under the leadership of the abbot, the group moved towards the dining room.
The weather on the mountain was extremely weird. Just a moment ago, there was a strong wind, but now the sky was clear and the sun was shining on the top of the temple.
A trace of green smoke passed over the dining room. The abbot, Yang Yu and Lin Ran entered the main dining room under the gaze of many monks.
After they took their seats, the other monks took their seats one after another and began to enjoy this difficult meal!