Chapter 24
Gou Xueji stood beside him, also with a respectful look on his face, "Young Master, the auspicious time is almost here, should we start?"
Jin Chaochao took out an eighteen-seed bracelet, an incense burner, a portrait, and several amulets from her bag.
She instructed Qin Zhengnan to hang the portrait in the main hall and place an incense burner on the altar.
She then looked at Qin Zhengnan and handed him the bracelet with eighteen beads. "This string of beads was used by a senior monk in Xiangguo Temple. It has a history of several hundred years. It is a rare spiritual object that can protect the body and bring good luck to people. I give it to you today as a token of our relationship."
Qin Zhengnan took the bracelet. The simple and elegant beads felt heavy in his hand, and were warm to the touch and shiny. It was obvious that they were not ordinary items.
"Thank you, Master!"
Qin Zhengnan bowed respectfully, knowing the value of the token given by Jin Chaochao.
Spiritual objects are rare in the world, not to mention that they can protect you, keep you safe and bring you good luck.
If this thing were put up for auction, the rich would definitely be willing to spend everything to get it.
Jin Chaochao nodded with satisfaction. "Next, you and I will worship the ancestor together. From now on, you have to enshrine the ancestor's portrait in the ancestral hall. You must offer sacrifices according to the etiquette on festivals every year. You must burn incense on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. You don't have to do it yourself, but someone must do it and can't neglect it."
"yes!"
Jin Chaochao took the incense and lit it, arranged the offerings, and then placed the tablets of Qin Zhengnan's grandfather and father below the ancestor.
Finally, she took Qin Zhengnan to burn incense according to etiquette, and then kneeled three times and kowtowed nine times.
After everything was done, Jin Chaochao handed Qin Zhengnan the additional content of the house rules that she had written in advance.
"These are the family rules I added. Remember, if your descendants commit a crime and you do not punish them, the ancestor will punish them on their behalf. The punishment bestowed by the ancestor will definitely be a profound lesson."
Their Xuanmen clan has strict rules and regulations.
As a superior, you cannot oppress others, and you must not have evil thoughts or be selfish...
As a leader, one must give back to society, make friends, do good deeds, and be kind and compassionate...
Qin Zhengnan naturally understood what Jin Chaochao meant.
"Yes, I, Qin Zhengnan, will remember the master's teachings!"
Jin Chaochao sat down in the main seat, and Qin Zhengnan personally served her tea.
After drinking the tea, she waited for the incense in the burner to burn out.
Finally, she looked at Qin Zhengnan and handed him three peace blessings. "Put one under the beam at the door, carry one with you, and put one in the office. Within three days, there will be a new way out for the things that bother you. Within two months, the situation of the Qin family will stabilize. Remember my words, 30% of the profits will be used for charity, whether it is an orphanage or helping the sick. There are too many people in this world who need help."
Qin Zhengnan kept all Jin Chaochao's words in mind.
From now on, Jin Chaochao is the Qin family's benefactor.
After the ceremony, Gou Xueji also wanted to go back to the mountain.
He walked up to Jin Chaochao and asked shyly, "Little Master, can you give me a talisman?"
Jin Chaochao did not refuse, but did not agree immediately, "The amulet should protect people with merits. I can give it to you, but you can't give it to others casually."
Gou Xueji nodded, "I know!"
Jin Chaochao took out a talisman from her bag and handed it to him, and advised: "You are not young anymore, you should cultivate your character in the mountains and don't run around."
Gou Xueji chuckled, "My little master taught me that I will go into seclusion when I return this time."
He calculated that he would have a disaster this year, and it might even cost him his life.
Now that he had Jin Chaochao's amulet in his hand, he felt a lot more at ease.
Just as Jin Chaochao came out of Qin's house, her cell phone rang.
"Boss, we found what you wanted." The speaker was the foreman from this morning.
Qin Zhengnan sent a car to take Jin Chaochao to the store.
The foreman placed a box wrapped in iron sheets in front of Jin Chaochao and said, "This thing is so heavy. We have been digging for the whole morning. We are all exhausted."
Jin Chaochao stood in front of the box and calculated with her fingers. There was no danger.
She reached out and grabbed the key on the box, twisted it hard, and the rusty lock immediately fell to the ground.
She opened the lid of the box, revealing a thick layer of oiled paper.
When the oil paper cloth was lifted, four rosewood boxes were found intact inside.
The big box is 60 cm long, 10 cm wide and 10 cm high.
The small box is 20 cm long, 20 cm wide and 20 cm high.
Jin Chaochao opened the first long box without hesitation.
The things in the box were wrapped in bright yellow brocade. When the cloth was opened, there was another finely crafted brocade bag carved with dragon and phoenix patterns.
She opened the brocade bag and pulled out an ancient scroll that was well-sealed.
When I opened the scroll, I found that it was an antique painting.
There are three paintings and calligraphy in the big box, all from the famous Qing Dynasty painter Wang Hui.
The square box contains a porcelain vase from the Qing Dynasty, and there is a porcelain plate underneath the vase, both of which are from the Kangxi period.
Seeing this, the foreman and the workers all gasped.
Even if they had never seen anything good, they knew clearly that Jin Chaochao had dug up a treasure.
Not to mention the calligraphy and paintings, even this blue and white porcelain vase can be sold at a sky-high price.
But after reading all of them, Jin Chaochao put them all back.
She continued to rummage through the two remaining boxes.
One of them contained two jade pendants and two jade bracelets, both of which were rare and precious treasures.
Jin Chaochao still didn't look at it any further and put the thing down.
She opened the last box.
The moment the box was opened, a gust of cold wind blew in their faces, and all the workers watching shuddered.
Jin Chaochao looked at the thing in the box. It was a bronze dagger covered with bronze rust, thirty centimeters long and six centimeters wide. Although it had long lost its former charm, it still looked murderous and sharp.
Just as Jin Chaochao was about to reach out and touch it, the dagger suddenly made a sharp buzzing sound.
She sighed helplessly, "I don't mean anything else. This is a busy city and it's not suitable for you to live here for a long time. If you want, I will take you home and find a quiet place for you."
When she came here, she could tell at a glance that the store was deserted. It was not because of the store's feng shui, but because something under the store affected the store's feng shui.
Now the answer is revealed.
This ancient sword must have been used by an emperor and has been through many battles, giving birth to a sword spirit.
The sword spirit is dormant here, and in order not to be disturbed, anyone who passes by this shop will feel uncomfortable if they are in poor health.
As a result, there were fewer and fewer people in this shop and business was getting worse and worse.
After Jin Chaochao finished speaking, the dagger seemed to understand and stopped making the buzzing sound.
The foreman standing next to them looked at Jin Chaochao as if he had seen a ghost, and was so scared that he couldn't help but take several steps back.
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