What is written on the notice board is: "Heavy reward: check the lone thief Tuxing grandson, strong in witchcraft, guilty of many crimes, for the order of the criminal, the previous book is in the case, hidden for more than a year, tossing and turning Xiangtan, still do not change the old evil, return to Jiamengguan, Ma Weipo, Fengmingpo everywhere, frequently left traces of theft, officials and people suffered to the drama, the specific heavy reward is as follows: ventilation news, in one fell swoop will be the capture of the Kou into the person, reward 300 taels of silver, capture the official, reward 1,000 taels of silver, the report to the seizure period is valid, hope that the heroes from all directions, participate in the righteous act, put the money to wait, never break the word. Year, month, day. ”

Hong Zheyan was slightly taken aback in his heart, about the thief number of this "Tuxing Sun", he had heard of it, as far as he knew, this person had superb spells, and he haunted the important places of Guanling from time to time.

The people who read the signs were talking, and many people came from afar in the rain.

Hong Zheyan looked at the month and day of the notice posted, it was today, maybe not long ago, and the handwriting was quickly washed away by the rain, and it was difficult for later people to read clearly. For the local good people, this is nothing less than an earth-shattering event, which immediately caused a commotion.

Chao Kun said: "Sure enough, as I expected, the thief who robbed us halfway is probably the wanted thief Tuxingsun, but unfortunately he ran away!"

Hong Zheyan had no interest in this matter, seeing that the official office that issued the notice was the office of Fengmingpo, he was relieved in his heart, guessing that he had come to the ground of Fengmingpo. He pulled the bastard out of the crowd and came to the tavern, where a hairy young man in a cloak ran over and said with a lamp on his head, "Do you want to stay at the hotel?"

Hong Zheyan asked, "What kind of place is this?"

The young man said: "This is Jinji Ridge, and then one hundred and ten miles to the west, but it is Fengming Slope! It is raining again, and the road is slippery, so it is not too late for you to rest overnight and start again tomorrow morning." ”

The tavern is full of people, the front sells food, wine and food, and there are two rows of houses in the backyard as an inn, and there is a very elegant name called "Qihuang Inn", the business is not big, and the business is very good. The owner of the shop is busy running in and out, and the various dishes sold are mainly beef and mutton, and steamed dumplings are also available.

Hong Zheyan and Chao Kun followed the young man, and in the midst of the uproar in the room, they were led to sit down on a seat in the corner. There were originally two guests on this seat, one was around forty years old, and the other was fifty years away, it seemed that they were locals, and there were many small people in the place, and everyone was willing to do it, and no one would be surprised.

Hong Zheyan was disturbed, the four of them sat at the same table, ordered three dishes casually, asked for two plates of steamed buns, and a pot of wine, and then took off the coat on his body, and put it on the floor next to the bench together with the bag package he was carrying.

The medicine was very heavy, and it made a clattering sound when it was placed on the ground, and the two people sitting in the same seat had almost used up the wine and food, each with a pair of red eyes, and turned his head to look at the big package on the ground.

The younger middle-aged strong man smiled and said, "Friend, this package is very big, what treasure is in it?"

The mixed kun took a bite of mutton and said, "What kind of treasure, it's just a big bundle of medicinal herbs." ”

The fortune teller next to him who was fifty years away said: "It's not peaceful here recently, it is said that the lone thief Tuxingsun, who has not appeared for a long time, has come to our Fengmingpo territory, and the merchants in the past should be careful, especially those who carry such heavy luggage like friends." ”

Mixed Kun said indifferently: "What kind of monkey on the tree, if he dares to spread wild in front of grandpa and me, Lao Tzu will make him look good!"

The middle-aged strong man smiled and said, "My friend is so big, don't look at your tall and big life, if you want to deal with that Tuxing Sun, it is useless to rely on brute force." ”

Hong Zhenyan said: "Thank you two for your kind reminder." The two of you look like locals, but do you know why this place is so lively, and there are always so many merchants coming and going?"

The fortune teller said: "This heavy rain for several days, the merchants who want to pass through Jinjiling to the north can only be trapped in this Fengming slope, and there are always a lot of people." However, there are indeed a lot of people who have passed by recently, and many of them are not going to the north to do business, but to Bailu Village in the northeast of Fengmingpo. ”

Hong Zheyan heard him mention Bailu Village, which was exactly the place he was going, and couldn't help but become interested, and asked, "Why do so many people want to go to Bailu Village?

The fortune teller said: "It turns out that the village is not well-known, but half a year ago, a merchant passed by there and accidentally saw a colorful divine bird that descended on Bailu Village. You must know that businessmen pay the most attention to auspicious signs, so he thinks that the appearance of the phoenix indicates that he is lucky and wants to enter the village to find the sacred bird. Who knew that no matter how he walked, he couldn't get to the entrance of the village, so he returned here, gathered a lot of people, and went to Bailu Village together. ”

Mixed Kun snorted and said, "These people just like to join in the fun, obviously this Bailu Village is quiet, and they don't want to be disturbed, so they still go." ”

The fortune teller nodded, squinted his half-drunk eyes, and said, "This friend is right." Those who were invited were able to enter the village one by one, but those who saw the sacred bird earlier would get lost even if they followed the big gang, and they would not be able to reach the village. People who had entered the village came back and said that there were no sacred birds in it, and the villagers were quiet and didn't like to be disturbed, so everyone dispersed in a hurry. ”

The merchant was depressed and went back to the north. Unexpectedly, within a month, his original sluggish store suddenly had a booming business and a lot of money. He thought of the colorful divine bird in Bailu Village, and became more and more convinced that it was the God of Wealth, so according to his memory, he asked the craftsman to build a statue of the divine bird and put it in the store. ”

In this way, everyone knows that this businessman has a story about seeing the God of Wealth Bird in Bailu Village, and the place name here is called Fengmingpo, and everyone believes more and more in the authenticity of the story. So many people came here from thousands of miles away, just to try their luck and see this sacred bird. ”

Hong Zhenyan said: "So that's the case. I heard that the village chief of Bailu Village is a member surnamed Kong, do you know this person?"

The fortune teller said: "Do you mean the master of the Confucian Mansion in Bailu Village? That is a big man who sees the head and the tail of the dragon, it is said that he has been a big official, and for some reason he is now living in seclusion in this village. Eh, speaking of which, it seems that the Confucian Mansion has been really unusual recently!"

The middle-aged strong man sneered at him and said, "You seem to know a lot, but in fact, the outsiders don't know, and who of us locals who lives here doesn't know? ”

The fortune teller said, "What do you know again?" Say, go on, what's the big deal? Obviously you don't know anything, and you still pick on me in your words!"

The middle-aged man slapped the table, glared and said, "What? I can't say it? Lao Tzu, I have bought a bride price for the housekeeper Zhang of the Confucian Mansion and moved things, isn't it better than you, a hearsay fortune teller?"

The fortune teller waved his hand and said, "Okay, you say, what's the big thing, you can talk about it." ”