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Chapter 152 The mountain ghost spends money!
Weishengqian is not a currency in circulation, but an ancient coin used by the people to ward off evil spirits.
An accessory worn by children in ancient times.
Originating in the Western Han Dynasty, they were cast until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. They were used to suppress evil, fight disasters, and pray for happiness and blessings.
Of course, not all winning money is valuable.
The one in Lin Ran's hand was the famous Mountain Ghost Spending Money!
Lin Ran rubbed his research in disbelief and looked back and forth at the Yan Sheng Qian in his hand.
This coin is four centimeters in diameter, of fine quality, and naturally patinated. It has Bagua text and Taoist talismans printed on the front, and the Qiankun Bagua on the back, with falling flowers, flowing water, and back characters on the edges.
Compared with currency in circulation, the money spent by mountain ghosts has a unique meaning.
Mountain ghost, also known as mountain god.
It is a god in Taoist legend who can protect the safety of mountain people.
In ancient times, mountain people often placed a mountain ghost coin in their homes as a treasure to ward off evil spirits and control the house.
Pray for the safety of your home and the health of your children.
Shangui money was first cast at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the casting industry flourished in the Qing Dynasty.
The Eight Diagrams printed on the back indicate that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taoist priests used mountain ghosts to spend money to cast spells to achieve the purpose of subduing demons and exorcising them. It was also called a magic weapon.
The mountain ghost money that people put in their homes to guard their homes is the money that has been consecrated by Taoist priests.
On the surface, it looks like ancient coins, but it is not actually used for circulation.
Lin Ran took the mountain ghost flower coin in his hand and played with it for a while. It weighed about three grams. Judging from the workmanship, it didn't look like an imitation.
Originally he was disappointed because he didn't buy the ant nose money, but looking at the currency in his hand, Lin Ran couldn't help but think proudly.
Like this thing, ant-nosed money must be a kid's thing.
The strange old man asked him to look for ant-nosed coins because ant-nosed coins are called ghost coins and are the most sinister things.
The mountain ghost flower coin is engraved with Taoist runes and charms and is a magic weapon used by Taoist priests. How can it be compared to the ghost face coin?
However, the mountain ghost's money is not worth much, and he needs to appraise it.
Lin Ran quickly cleaned it, walked to the desk, picked up a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully.
On the front, there is written the Lei Wen talisman that reads "Thunder, to subjugate demons, to protect the gods forever, and to obey the order of the old king."
The back is printed with the Yang characters Qiankun, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen and Kun.
The coins in front of me are beautifully shaped and have clear text.
Lin Ran recalled what the strange old man said. He believed that Lin Ran was a person of the highest yang, which would affect his precious granddaughter's yin physique.
The formation he set up at the door of his home was a life-nurturing formation that was extremely feared by those who walked in the underworld.
On the surface, the life-nurturing formation is a formation that prolongs life, but in reality it is not.
The life-nurturing array has another name, the ghost-nurturing array!
Especially the Zhiyin Life-nurturing Formation, ghosts like places with heavy Yin energy. The Zhiyin Formation arranged by the strange old man is actually an evolved version of the Taoist Yin Gathering Formation.
Of course, as a new-age young man with a science background, Lin Ran didn't care about ghosts and gods.
I just did a little research with the attitude of preferring to believe it.
From the last exchange, the strange old man still hopes that Lin Ran can help his granddaughter see a doctor, but he has a weird personality and does not allow young men to get close to his granddaughter.
This resulted in only elderly charlatans helping to see the doctor.
Today's medical technology is not yet developed, and a good traditional Chinese medicine doctor is hard to find. This is precisely the era when Putian's travel medicine emerged, and people's attitudes towards doctors are mixed.
On the contrary, there is more trust in folk magicians to cure difficult and complicated diseases.
Lin Ran was thinking as he gently brushed the Yan Sheng Qian in his hand with a dry toothbrush.
Lin Wanjun was about to call him to eat, but she saw him brushing money with a toothbrush in the room. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Xiaoran, are you crazy? Where are you brushing your leather shoes?"
"Sister, what's wrong?"
"Mom asked me to call you to have dinner." Lin Wanjun walked to Lin Ran and saw the large and small basins in his room. She frowned and asked, "Xiaoran, are you playing with water in the room?"
"No." Lin Ran smiled, "Sister, I am laundering money."
"Do you want to launder money too?" Lin Wanjun's eyes widened, and then she saw the coins Lin Ran put on the table. She thought it was fun and took one in the palm of her hand.
What my sister picked up was just a Guangxu Tongbao, and Lin Ran didn't care about the worthless item. He said to her sister, "If you like it, just give it to you."
Lin Wanjun watched it for a while. She had also listened to the history book on the radio and knew the story of Guangxu. She smiled and said, "Xiaoran, how much is this thing worth?"
She knew that her brother would bring home valuable treasures.
"You only have fifty cents in your hand. Maybe you can only sell it for ten cents." Lin Ran replied nonchalantly.
There were so many coins issued during the Guangxu period. According to previous records, five kilograms of Guangxu Tongbao were found in a farmer's house in Hebei.
What Lin Ran was holding was the mountain ghost money with a square hole and a round pulp.
The text flows evenly and the perforations show signs of wear.
In ancient times, mountain ghosts spent money to hang them at home, so there will naturally be signs of wear and tear.
Look at the patina again. Due to years of friction, it has been worn to some extent, and obvious dents can be seen around it.
However, when Shangui spends his money, he usually only distinguishes old and new items, and he only picks up genuine and fake items when collecting them.
After all, if you find a Taoist priest to consecrate it, it can be said to be a victory coin.
If you want to identify the genuine ones, the most important thing is to look at the fonts. The fonts of imitations are more random and even have the feeling of discontinuous strokes.
Because the way the mountain ghost spends money requires someone who is proficient in Taoism to write the feeling of opening and closing.
The money spent has the symbol of the mountain ghost, which means that it seeks the help of the mountain ghost Thunder to slay demons.
Most of the money spent on the mountain ghost pattern contains the text "Emergency is like a law", which is a mantra in Taoism.
It means that we hope that when China encounters a natural disaster, Taishang Laojun can quickly come to the scene to provide disaster relief, as fast as the law.
The Bagua pattern of mountain ghosts spending money was first seen in the Book of Changes. Yin-Yang and the Five Elements are the basic theories of the Book of Changes.
After the above evaluation, Lin Ran was convinced that the mountain ghost money in his hand was the mountain ghost money from Bagua Mountain in the Ming Dynasty!
You can make a lot of money now, and the ant-nosed money can only be said to be the most evil thing.
Before spending money to slay the demons and mountain ghosts, you have to wait a little bit.
For example, the yin-yang and five-element formations learned by the strange old man are based on the Taoist theory of the five elements. This currency is, at best, a magical weapon left by his ancestors, and he is only a junior!
Lin Ran's heart palpitated.
Gently touching the words on the surface, you can feel the weight of history in the early Ming Dynasty.
Suddenly, he felt a tap on the back of his head.
"Xiaoran, why are you in a daze again?" Lin Wanjun was still chatting with him just now, but her brother suddenly stopped talking.
"It's okay." Lin Ran stuck out his tongue and carefully put the coins away, with a happy face.
Lin Wanjun wanted to return the money in her hand to him, but Lin Ran took her hand and left the room, smiling: "Sister, it's okay, I gave it to you. Let's go eat!"
"Ah, that's not good..." Although Lin Wanjun didn't understand antiques, she was still somewhat interested in ancient coins.
"Why are you so polite!"
"When you get married, I will give you ancient coins as a gift!"
After joking, the two siblings sat down at the table and helped their parents serve the dishes.
The whole family is having so much fun, so happy!