Chapter 3: Cornucopia

Lichen bought a broken bowl from a little beggar who was dying of illness for 2 taels of silver. The www.biquge.info little beggar's bowl was taken from a dead old beggar, I don't know how many years, anyway, it has always been a bowl for begging. 2 Although the two taels of silver are not much, they are also a large amount for the ordinary people now, enough for the little beggar to live for a year, so this silver should be enough to save the little beggar's life.

Lichen returned to the inn and carefully looked at the broken bowl, looking at it over and over again, until every detail was memorized in his heart, he slowly put it down, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then took out a silver ingot, a gold ingot, from his arms.

On the walls of the inn room are posters of Marshal Zhao Gong, the God of Wealth. The God of Wealth smiled happily with the treasure plate.

Lichen stared at Marshal Zhao Gong's treasure plate for a long time before he started to move. He first took the silver in his hand, and blew lightly in his mouth, and the silver instantly turned into silver water. With a flick of his fingers, the silver water flew into the broken bowl. Lichen picked up the broken bowl and shook it gently, and the broken bowl was plated with a thick layer of silver. The dust was concocted in the same way, and the gold ingots were dissolved and plated on the outside of the broken bowl. Suddenly, the image of the broken bowl was immediately different. The inside is shining silver, and the outside is dazzling gold. A strong sense of local tyrant came to my face. Lichen looked at it with satisfaction, and then didn't know where to find a small "borrowed" carving knife. A circle was carefully carved into the inside of the silver bowl.

The magic circle is very simple to say, it is nothing more than a magic circle that gathers the golden qi of the five elements. But it is not easy to achieve the goal of producing gold and silver out of thin air, after all, gold is gathered into gold, which is not nurtured by nature for countless years, but the dust must be converted once in a night at most.

Carved and wasted, scrapped and engraved. After being busy in the middle of the night, the dust was satisfied. took up the first self-made (magic weapon) in his life, and felt a sense of accomplishment. Then he aimed at the cornucopia in the hand of Marshal Zhao Gong, stepped forward, and said: "The disciple is offended, please forgive the seniors, and the adults don't remember the villains." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed it like Marshal Zhao Gong's treasure plate. Then, with a wave of his hand, he threw a ball of light into the broken bowl of gold and silver. The broken bowl suddenly flickered with light. It took a long time to calm down.

The cornucopia on the statue of Marshal Zhao Gong was empty. The God of Wealth also has time to be empty-handed. And the dusty broken bowl has become the same as the treasure plate lost by the God of Wealth. Lichen weighed the weight with satisfaction, closed his eyes and recited the incantation, and then threw it out the window. The broken bowl treasure plate turned into a golden ray of light and disappeared into the night sky. Lichen clapped his hands and sang in a good mood: "I have seen it, the Jinling Yushu warbler is dawning, and the flowers of Qinhuai Water Pavilion are blooming early, who knows that it is easy to freeze!" Seeing him raise the Zhu Tower, seeing him feasting guests, seeing his building collapse. This moss and green tile pile, I have slept in the wind and flow, and I have seen the rise and fall of fifty years. That Wuyi Lane, not surnamed Wang; Mochou Lake, ghosts cry at night; Phoenix Terrace, perched owl bird! The dream of the remnant mountain is the truest, and it is difficult to lose the old realm. I don't believe in this map to change the draft, and I chant a set of 'mourning Jiangnan', and sing it with sadness until I am old." After singing, he went to meditate and rest.

The cornucopia was like a meteor cutting through the sky in midair, flying over dozens of miles, and smashed headlong into the courtyard of Wang Rencai's house. There was a "bang" sound, so much movement. Wang Rencai's family was awakened, and they ran to the yard to see a big pit. There's still something glowing in the pit. Bold Wang Rencai walked in first to take a look. I saw that the thing was shining like a basin. Take a look in again - Mom! It's incredible. Isn't this the cornucopia of the God of Wealth?

Wang Rencai's family didn't sleep all night around the cornucopia. Nervous, excited, curious, looking forward to ..... The rooster crows three times, and the sun is almost out. The cornucopia suddenly moved, and began to tremble slightly, startling the people around him. Soon though, the trembling of the cornucopia stopped. And three large ingots, one gold and two silver, appeared in the basin.

"The cornucopia is real". Wang Rencai's family was very excited. The God of Wealth sent a cornucopia. The Wang family can't prosper if they don't want to!

Wang Rencai's family has bought a field, Wang Rencai's family has bought a shop, Wang Rencai's family is about to build a high-rise building, and Wang Rencai's family has feasted all the villagers and neighbors for the first time.... In short, Wang Rencai's family suddenly made a fortune.

Wang Rencai's family has indeed made a fortune. But Master Wang lost weight. Hide in the room every day and stare at the treasure plate for fear that it will fly.

A few months later, a piece of news began to circulate in Shili and Eight Townships, saying that Wang Rencai got Shen Wansan's treasure plate back then, so he suddenly became so powerful. In line with the habit that the more bizarre people are, the more they want to spread it, and they also began to brag about it to their relatives and friends. The news spread in all directions at a faster pace. Until the ears of many officials and the eunuchs in Hubei.

At first, the officials didn't believe it, because Shen Wansan knew what was going on with or without a cornucopia, and if you looked at the files, you knew that it was just Taizu slaughtering fat sheep. But Li Desangong, the eunuch in charge of the mine, believed it, took the lead in taking action, and sent a few secret agents to see if it was true or false. If it is true, Li De's third father-in-law will really soar.

A few days later, the spy came to report -- it might be true, and Li Desan was excited. With a roll of his eyes, he issued an order and said: "The family of Wang Rencai, a foolish man in the village, believes in the White Lotus Demon Sect, and they will be arrested and interrogated immediately. and all property shall be seized and shall not be tampered with". The order was put down, and the local mine supervisor Yamen Qianhu personally led the team, and went straight to Wangjiawan viciously.

From the rumors, Wang Rencai, who had not yet died stupidly, knew that something was wrong. Early in the morning, a large hole was dug in the grass on the mountain outside the village. I put the cornucopia in. Then carefully eliminate the traces. lest someone find out and dig it up.

As the days passed, Wang Rencai's family no longer had the joy of getting rich, but endless fear, for fear that when a wolf-like official or a robber who killed people would break into the door of his house.

Sure enough, late one night, the gate of Wang's house was rudely smashed open, and a bunch of officers and soldiers broke in. Holding a snow bright sword, riding a fast horse. Wang Rencai's family was arrested and put in a prison car. Then he began to search his house inside. There was a lot of gold and silver, but there was no treasure plate. Senno-sama was very unhappy. Said to Wang Rencai with compassion: "Where is the cornucopia? Let's be honest. Save hardship. You can't keep that treasure." Wang Rencai was angry and afraid, trembling all over. Hearing the cry of his family and the sound of raiding the house at home, his heart was like a knife, but he still thought that if he couldn't find the "cornucopia", he would be fine. Gritting his teeth, he shook his head and said, "My lord." There's no cornucopia!! Senho-sama was very dissatisfied and said, "You are looking for death yourself." escorted Wang Rencai's family to Fucheng Jinyi Wei Thousand Households.

What hell on earth, here it is. After entering the mine prison and Yamen Prison, a few people were able to come out with all their hands and feet. Wang Rencai's whole family was beaten to the point that his father cried and called his mother, and his family couldn't resist the punishment and confessed one after another, but Wang Rencai still gritted his teeth and didn't say anything. Every day, he was whipped and burned, and tortured in 18 ways. If it weren't for the fear of dying, he would no longer be able to ask his whereabouts, and Wang Rencai would have been gone. Wang Rencai didn't think about handing over the cornucopia to ask for peace. But when I think of the gold and silver like mountains and seas in the future, the instinct of greed for money overrides everything.

Li Desan and the other officials have gone crazy for the cornucopia. They have sent their cronies to find the treasure plate, even if they can't keep it, it's a credit to the sky. The high-rise mansion that the Wang family had just built was bulldozed, and the officials of the yamen sent batch after batch. Dig three feet into the ground to find the treasure. Even Wang Rencai's eldest daughter's family did not let go.

More than ten days later, Wang Rencai's old wife died. Wang Rencai wept in grief. A few days later, her daughter committed suicide because of the guilt of affecting her husband's family, and before she died, she glared at her father and shouted in despair: "How can I have a father like you!" “

Wang Rencai went crazy and yelled. It wasn't until his only son also died in his arms that Wang Rencai was disillusioned and finally realized that what was the use of gold and silver, what was the use of the cornucopia, it was the root and seedling of the ruined family.

Wang Rencai recruited, thoroughly. He didn't want anything. His family is dead. Who does he want so much money for? Wang Rencai took Li Desan and the local yamen to dig a small hole. took out the cornucopia, and under the sun, the golden light of the cornucopia shone directly for ten miles. Countless gold and silver gushed out, scattered everywhere, and all over the ground, the soldiers went crazy, Li Desan went crazy, and the crowd of onlookers also went crazy. began to grab it like crazy, you fight for me, there is no reason at all, Li Desan didn't know who pushed him to the ground when he grabbed the ingots, and then trampled to death. The soldiers were holding knives against each other, and the villagers also took out farm tools, and you came and went, killing and wounding. Only Wang Rencai stood quietly on the top of the mountain, looking at the crazy people, not moving.

On this day, Lichen was meditating, and suddenly his heart was pounding, and he was shocked when he pinched his fingers, and he was in big trouble. Immediately hid his figure, set up a flying sword and rushed towards Wangjiawan hundreds of miles away.

What is the charming eye of gold and silver, and what is the heart of the obsessed with wealth. The greed of the human heart is often connected to hell. Lichen stood on the clouds, his whole body cold. I miscalculated, I miscalculated the greed of the human heart, and I miscalculated the horror of gold and silver. There are deaths and injuries below, as well as Wang Rencai's broken family, all of which are his own debts.

"I have seen that the Jinling Yushu warbler is dawning, and the Qinhuai Water Pavilion flowers bloom early, who knows that it is easy to freeze!" Seeing him raise the Zhu Tower, seeing him feasting guests, seeing his building collapse. This moss and green tile pile, I have slept in the wind and flow, and I have seen the rise and fall of fifty years. That Wuyi Lane, not surnamed Wang; Mochou Lake, ghosts cry at night; Phoenix Terrace, perched owl bird! The dream of the remnant mountain is the truest, and it is difficult to lose the old realm. I don't believe in this map to change the draft, and I chant a set of 'mourning Jiangnan', and sing it with sadness until I am old." The dust still appeared in front of people. The song was sad and magical, and the crazy people instantly fell silent. With a wave of the dust sleeves, the gold and silver all over the ground instantly turned into nothingness, and then with a slight move of his hand, the cornucopia itself forcibly flew from the hands of everyone competing endlessly to the hands of the dust.

"This is the cornucopia you want" Lichen picked up the cornucopia, although everyone did not dare to move for the sake of the dust, but they all cast their eyes on it one by one.

"It's just a begging bowl!" The dust sighed and hid the light of the treasure outside the cornucopia. It turned out to be a broken bowl that beggars often used to beg for food.

Lichen finally looked apologetically at the disheartened Wang Rencai on the top of the mountain, Wang Rencai obviously recognized him, but he didn't speak, his eyes flashed, but he immediately went out again.

Lichen sighed, picked up the cornucopia and sang the bleak song again: "I have seen it, the Jinling Yushu warbler is dawning, and the flowers of Qinhuai Water Pavilion bloom early, who knows that it is easy to freeze!" Seeing him raise the Zhu Tower, seeing him feasting guests, seeing his building collapse. This moss and green tile pile, I have slept in the wind and flow, and I have seen the rise and fall of fifty years. That Wuyi Lane, not surnamed Wang; Mochou Lake, ghosts cry at night; Phoenix Terrace, perched owl bird! The dream of the remnant mountain is the truest, and it is difficult to lose the old realm. I don't believe in this map, change the draft, recite a set of 'mourning Jiangnan', and sing it with a sad voice until the old..."The song floated back and forth on the empty field, strode away, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. That's when people understood. Howling and crying, for the sake of himself who died, for the sake of his living self, and for the sake of that beautiful dream.

The affairs of Wangjiawan cannot be concealed at all -- the greed of the people's hearts, the helplessness of the gods, and the temptation of gold and silver. They all laugh at the ugliness of people's hearts. A few months later, the capital came to Jinyiwei. The perpetrator and others were brought into Beijing with a lock and waited for processing.