Zhai Zhu

My grandfather is very eccentric, performing daily rituals of offering incense to himself, standing in front of his own spirit tablet and eating candles.
Villagers are fearful of my grandfather.
I am fearful of him too.
Later, I discovered that what they were afraid of was not my grandfather, but me.
Even grandfather is afraid of me.
...
My name is Chen Shi.
The Chen of honesty, the Shi of sincerity.

Above the Great Dao

Li Tianqing wiped his hands and picked up the Independent's token that was placed aside, examining it, he said, "The design on this token seems to be that of the Ancient Chinese Gods from legends, known as Fu Xi and Nüwa. Such patterns are extremely rare now, and the legends of these two Ancient Gods have been lost. Even in my Li Family's collection of books, there are only scattered words and phrases recorded."


He flipped the token over and said, "The measuring tools in their hands are called carpenter's squares, also known as calipers. My family has a bronze square with a movable vernier, used for precise mapping. It is said that Fu Xi and Nüwa invented the compass and square to determine shapes and construct various tools. Later, when people spoke of rules and standards, they referred to these two objects. To use the compass and square as a token is indeed rare."


Chen Shi said, "This is an Independent's token."


Chapter 140 Simple Folkways of Xinxiang County, Outstanding People and Earth Spirit of Gongzhou Province