At the end of the Jiao Festival, Tan Zhixian was already exhausted, and he had been an official for many years, and this Jiao Festival seemed to give him a little psychological comfort.

The Taoist chief and Taoist priests of Tengyun Pavilion came down the mountain to pray for the blessings and eliminate disasters for the people, which was actually a great good deed. Tan Zhixian held a banquet in the yamen to show his gratitude.

After the banquet was over, Tan Zhixian invited the Taoist chief to take a seat and said: "The conditions in the yamen are limited, I don't know if the food in these days can meet the appetite of the Taoist chief, if there is any inconsiderate hospitality, please forgive Haihanna,"

The Taoist chief replied: "Your Excellency is polite, even if it is a good deed for all sentient beings, how can you talk about inconsiderate hospitality?" I waited for coarse tea and light rice on weekdays, and I didn't think about appetizing,"

Tan Zhixian said: "Oh, in the past few days, the Taoist chief has done things for the people, worked hard, and worked very hard, the official saw it in his eyes, and the people were also grateful, and the official once again thanked the Taoist chief for all the people in Dongjiang County."

Then he continued: "In the past few days, I ordered someone to place a merit box at the altar, and the people have money to contribute, and they have made powerful contributions, and they have been taken back today, plus the donations of the yamen, they are all here, just a little courtesy, not a respect, and I also ask the Taoist to bring it back to Tengyun Pavilion and buy some incense to show the respect of the people of Dongjiang County to the gods and their gratitude to the Taoist,"

The Taoist paused for a moment and said, "Do nothing, don't act recklessly, because of people's hearts." Do not fight, do not compete with the people. The Jiao sacrifice is within my own responsibility, so why do I need to work hard and hurt the people. If the people have a heart, they will go to the palace and burn incense to worship the gods to show their sincerity. ”

Then he continued: "No matter how much money is in the merit box, even if it is taken from the people, it needs to be used by the people, and if you ask the adults to bother, you will distribute it to the poor people!"

Tan Zhixian said: "The words of the Taoist chief really make the official grateful, and the official will not live up to the good intentions of the Taoist chief,"

At this moment, Tan Zhixian was secretly happy in his heart, no longer persuaded him, and after chatting a few more words, the Taoist chief was about to leave, and Tan Zhixian sent someone to escort the Taoist back to Tengyun Pavilion.

After the Taoist chief left, Tan Zhixian was impatient, closed the door and closed the window, and came to the front of the merit box, very excited.

Tan Zhixian opened the merit box, looked at the silver tickets, scattered silver of different sizes, and strings of copper coins inside, and suddenly his eyes lit up, Tan Zhixian pulled a few times with his hand, which was much more than he imagined, and after a while, he began to count the money according to the whole thing.

Then, Tan Zhixian found a box, put some gold, silver, jewelry, antique jade, and packed them together, so he asked the master to write a letter and prepare some silver tickets to pack them. Then, two clever officials were selected from among the officials, one of them was called Wang Long and the other was called Wu Cheng.

Tan Zhixian said to the two: "The two of you are the most clever and clever in the yamen, you two take this letter and silver ticket, and together with this box, go to Qingzhou City, and deliver it to the mansion of the lord." Although the road is not too far, you must not be lazy, you must keep things safe, and do not make mistakes, otherwise the official will ask you, can you write it down? ”

"Remembered, my lordship, please rest assured that it will be delivered to your lord's house intact and live up to your expectations," the two officials replied.

Tan Zhixian said: "Okay, if this matter is done, the official will not treat you two badly, go to the account room to get the silver, prepare the coil to be used on the road, and set off!"

The two officials received the money and did not dare to delay for a moment. Ready to cross the road, carry the letters, take the boxes, drive a carriage, and leave Dongjiang County. Hurry up along the way.

Resting at the post station at night, Wu Chengdao: "Don't say it, this box is quite heavy, I don't know what it contains?" Let me guess, but at the time of the Jiao sacrifice, the people donated the broken silver in the merit box? ”

Wang Lung said: "No matter what it is, this matter has nothing to do with us, let's just send the things to the Yu Lord's Mansion safely, I know more, it is not good for you and me, rest early, I have to hurry tomorrow,"

The next morning, the two had breakfast, and then continued to hurry, although they took the official road, but there were few people along the way. After walking for most of the day, people were already sleepy and tired, but they didn't even meet a teahouse, and the weather was hot, the water brought by the two had already been drunk, so they could rest on the road for the time being, and could only look forward to the next post station appearing soon.

It's a pity that when the two of them stopped their horses, it was still a calm avenue just now, and more than 20 people suddenly came out of all directions, all of them were dressed in black and masked, holding a shining big knife in their hands, which was even brighter in the sunlight.

One of them stood up, and it seemed that he should be the leader of this group, and this one said: "After waiting for most of the day, I almost jumped into the air, all of them traveled from south to north, know some current affairs, and leave all the money on their bodies, so as not to hurt your lives,"

The two of them were shocked, and they didn't see it well, this was a mountain bandit, but this was an official road, they dared to be so bold.

Although Wang Long and Wu Cheng were both from government servants, they arrested criminals all day long, carried knives to live, and came and went in the wind and rain, they could be regarded as having seen the world. But today's errand is different, knowing that the comer is not good, I am afraid that it will not be easy to solve.

The two of them pulled out their knives at the same time, leaning on each other, Wang Lung said: "Dare to ask the name of Hao Hanzun?" The two of us are from Dongjiang County, and we have important things to do. Passing by the precious land, I don't understand the rules, take a break for the time being, and I hope that all the heroes will find a convenience, let us go, and when things are done, I will thank you when the two of us come back! ”

The man in black at the head smiled and said, "Hahaha, I heard you right, right? You're coaxing a three-year-old! I said, the money is left, it will not hurt your life, it is already leaving room for you, if you don't know how to lift and stalemate, this sword will not be long-eyed, don't blame my brothers for the black hand,"

Wang Lung said: "You and I have never known each other, and there is no grievance, I don't dare to laugh with all the heroes, and when my brothers and I get things done, I will be grateful when I come back,"

The man in black said: "Nonsense, I don't have time for you to idle here, I don't care who you are, and I don't care what you do, when you meet us, you just think you're unlucky." The two of you will be allowed to discuss for a moment, whether to keep the money or your life, you will weigh it yourself,"

Seeing more than 20 people in this circle, the two officials panicked, and they didn't know what to do?

Wu Chengdao: "What should I do, these people are really bold enough to dare to rob on the official road,"

Wang Lung said: "I'm also curious, maybe it's who is behind this." Brother, it's not good to say, you and I are going to be planted here today, there are many of them, if two people fight hard, there may not be a chance of winning, but if you lose that box, you can't pay the difference when you go back, it's really a good idea,"

Wu Chengdao: "How can you be so unlucky, encounter such an errand, if you can get out today, you will not spare these people, now that this is the case, you can quickly get an idea!"

Wang Lung said: "Since ancient times, 'stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood', you don't have to guess to know what the box contains, in my opinion, the box is given to them, you and I will save our lives for the time being, and we are doing other calculations, what do you think?"

Wu Chengdao: "This is the only way to do it now,"

The man in black said: "I said that you have discussed it, but the brothers can't wait, but you can give a letter of permission to keep money and life?"

Wang Lung pointed to the carriageway: "The hero spares his life, everything is on this carriage, you come and get it, but we still have to hurry, there are only some scattered silver on our bodies, and we ask the hero to leave a crossing coil,"

After the words were closed, several men in black came over, carried the box away from the carriage, and when the leader of the men in black saw the contents of the box, he was also surprised, and turned around and said: "I didn't think it was still a big family, thank you, this silver reward you for making entanglements," said him, threw them two ingots of silver, and carried the box away in a chic manner.

After the man in black left, the two officials sat on the ground and were discouraged, and the fatigue just now was gone.

After a long time, Wu Cheng broke his silence and said: "It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over, if you lose something, how can you send it to someone." But if you go back like this, how can you deal with adults, this errand is smashed in your own hands, Tan Zhixian loves money so much, this has to let him know, if you can't keep it, we all have to worry about our lives,"

Wang Lung pondered for a moment and said, "Don't panic first, I have a way to take it through for the time being, you and I will discuss it,"

Wu Chengdao: "Oh, when is it, don't sell it, what can you do, hurry up and tell me,"

Wang Lung said: "Don't forget, there should be some jewelry in the box, and the letter and silver ticket are still on me!"

Wu Chengdao: "That's right, it's still you who are clever and tricked them into trusting for a while." Fortunately, I didn't come to search my body, if that was the case, maybe we would already be on our way to the Ghost Gate,"

For a while, in addition to the thrill, the silver ticket on his body brought a glimmer of hope and surprise to the two, Wang Lung said: "Anyway, you and I have already picked up a life,"

Wu Chengdao: "Don't interrupt, go on,"

Wang Long said: "You and I will go to Qingzhou City for the time being, find the market of antiques, pick up some jewelry and jade at random, put them in boxes, and send them to Lord Yu's mansion." Now it's just a gamble, but I don't know if adults can tell the good from the bad."

Wu Chengdao: "No matter how much he has, you and my brother are forced to do this, it's already enough, send him over, as long as you don't say it, no one will know,"

Wang Lung said: "It's just like this, Lord Yu has eaten and seen it, so he doesn't necessarily care about these things, I hope so!"

The two of them took the idea and rushed to Qingzhou City, for fear that it would be too late to go back, which would make Tan Zhixian suspicious.

Find an inn to rest first, Wang Lung called the shopkeeper and said, "Junior Er, go slowly, I want to inquire with you,"

The shopkeeper said: "What else does the master have to say, just say,"

Wang Long said: "Do you know, in this Qingzhou City, where can you get that antique jade?"

The shopkeeper looked around, smiled, and said in a low voice: "Master, you can be regarded as asking the right person about this,"

Then continued: "Don't hide it from the two masters, in this territory, everything is clear to the small, you go out and turn right, you can't go far, you can see an alley, walk in, it is the purple sand altar, there must be something you want in it,"

The two thanked the shopkeeper, and after eating, the two followed each other and went to the place that the shopkeeper said.

After Wang Long and Wu Cheng left, the shopkeeper found the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said: "The shopkeeper, the two lords are not simple, listen to them This situation, there is a lot of silver on them, do you have an idea, do you want to eat?"

The shopkeeper said: "Then what are you waiting for, if you come to the hotel again, you will say that it is full, hurry up and prepare for the guys, and wait for the evening to do it directly,"