Under the persuasion of the county lord Yuan Yongcheng, several people still accepted the intention in front of them.

I have to say that this is indeed a great gift, even if it is the lightest harvest of wisdom, it is enough to get thirty taels of snowflake silver, if it is exchanged for ordinary folk silver, at least there must be a look of more than one hundred taels.

As for Ji Yuan and Zhao Yuansong, they got fifty taels and eighty taels of snowflake silver respectively, obviously counting the former's senior brother and the latter's junior brother and sister together.

From this point alone, this county lord can't find fault.

And from the moment everyone sat down, his speech and demeanor made people feel very comfortable, neither deliberately revealing closeness, but also never snubbing anyone.

Even teenagers and girls at the bottom of the table are often taken care of, allowing them to participate in the conversation without being obtrusive.

And Yuan Yongcheng is not a Confucian student, and the words used in the conversation are not deliberate, but they are just right, which attracts several people to nod again and again.

It wasn't until more than half an hour later that the chief catcher, who had quietly left at some point, entered with two catchers with gloomy faces, and a group of people stopped talking to each other.

After the ceremony, Liu Hongsheng quickly arrested his subordinates and reported the damage to the people and the damage to the houses one by one.

Previously, Ji Yuan and a few others, although they were at the scene, also saw the collapsed houses, but they were not clear about the actual situation.

At this time, after listening to the chief catcher's story, they had a clear understanding in their hearts.

After knowing the actual situation, several people couldn't help but smack their tongues secretly, and a sense of guilt suddenly rose.

Among them, the casualties of the people were not bad, most of them were only minor injuries, and only a few of the more unlucky people were hit on the head by the falling tiles and bricks, but they could recover after a period of recuperation.

But the destruction of the houses, and the damage to the streets, these are a huge sum of silver, and it will cost thousands of taels to make it possible to repair everything as before.

"There are not many houses that were destroyed due to the explosion caused by the monsters, but later, because of the lack of timely treatment, the fire spread and burned down two streets, adding a lot of damage."

Liu Hongsheng sighed, his face was somewhat ugly, if he could deal with it in time at that time, he would be able to leave hundreds of taels of silver.

It's a pity that this kind of thing can only be imagined, with the situation at that time, it was already a blessing in misfortune if it did not continue to expand, and the loss of property was much lighter than a human life.

"It's just a few silver taels, it's not a big deal, after I go back and count it, I'll ask for it from above."

The county lord Yuan Yongcheng waved his sleeve robe and said disappreciatively: "You let those squires and power leaders in the city collect a sum of money and send it to the county government in the past two days, and do it according to the old rules, and settle the suffering people first." ”

This so-called old rule, Ji Yuan has also heard of it, it is said that it is a common method used by county officials everywhere, so that the squires in the city, as well as the Jianghu sects and cultivation forces, etc., will first come up with a sum of money and resources.

In this way, the suffering people can be helped in the shortest possible time, and those who donate silver taels can also win a good name in the local area, and even a reward from the imperial court himself.

In the end, after the silver money from the imperial court disaster relief came down, they could also take back what they had originally taken out, which was almost equivalent to not having to give out anything, and they could get a lot of benefits.

As for the luck of the back, not to get back the original donation from the imperial court's silver, it doesn't matter, for the forces rooted in the local area, sometimes a good reputation is much more important than the silver two.

A catcher leader, even if he turns to leave, should go to inform the rich squires in the city, as well as the forces of all parties.

To put it mildly, those people are looking forward to it almost every day, waiting for this kind of opportunity to appear, I am afraid that those who get the news at this time have already prepared the donated things, just waiting for the people from the county government to come to the door.

"My lord, there is one more thing ......"

The other head catcher gave up his hand, and halfway through his words, he glanced at Ji Yuan and the others.

Seeing this, Yuan Yongcheng immediately spoke: "Just say it, what you are doing is a chivalrous warrior who is born for the common people in the world, and there is nothing to say to them." ”

Ji Yuan and the rest of the people hurriedly raised their hands, or made a gesture, or put their hands together and reached out to clench their fists, although they said, 'Don't dare to be', but whoever is said like this, won't they be very useful in their hearts?

If it's an ordinary person, it's just that, but it's a county lord who is talking, it's very different.

Hearing this, the head catcher opened his mouth with confidence, and carefully recounted the clues collected by the crowd catchers.

It turned out that there were suspected monsters at the bottom of the river, and most of the people in the city had heard of it, especially the people who lived on both sides of the river, and many of their relatives or ancestors died tragically in this jade river.

Over time, I don't know who caught a glimpse of it, or in order to comfort my heart, I set up an obscene temple at a corner of the Xiyu River, and enshrined it for nearly a hundred years.

Hearing this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but shake his head, he knew why there were monsters hiding at the bottom of the river for so long, not only did the government not find any clues, but even the city god didn't feel the slightest.

Although this kind of obscene temple is not recognized by the imperial court and does not have the authority of a landscape, it can still accept the power of incense and the blessing of luck in the dark.

It is also the incense and wish power of the people on both sides of the Xiyu River, as well as the blessing of this luck, that has made the monster never found for a hundred years.

Otherwise, the strong sins on the catfish essence alone are enough to make heaven and earth feel and send down the corresponding punishment.

For example, it happened to be discovered by the government or the city god, etc., and attracted the great monk to kill it directly, or it happened to be passed by by a master of the Tao and wiped off this monster full of sins.

"Now there are rumors among the people that some people are motivated by profit and try to steal the sacred objects of the river god, which has caused the river god to be furious and destroy the houses on both sides of the river."

The head catcher said helplessly.

Most of the people are ignorant, listening to the wind is rain, no one cares about the original truth, but some things become more and more outrageous.

As the head catcher of a county, he has long been familiar with this kind of thing, and if he sees too much, he naturally loses the idea of going around to clarify.

Xu Qiqi, who was sitting at the end of the seat, puffed out her little face angrily, and wanted to reprimand the ignorance of the people several times, but when she spoke, she felt powerless inexplicably.

"It is said that thousands of years ago, heaven and earth were ruled by the ancient gods, and all the people at that time could export chapters, and everyone was comparable to today's talents and people."

The county lord Yuan Yongcheng sighed, and he didn't know if the scene described in this book could be reproduced in the future.

He rubbed the corners of his eyes and said to the head catcher: "Go back and ask the master to draw up a notice, you can copy a few and post it." ”

The head catcher smiled bitterly and took the order, and retreated helplessly, copying the notice was nothing, mainly after it was posted all over the city, they had to take the officials of the yamen to stand next to them and read it to the illiterate people.

Usually for an hour or two, don't want to take a sip of water and take a good rest.

"Why do they know that there is a problem in the river, but they just don't want to report it to the yamen, but deceive themselves and treat the monster as the river god, and set up an obscene shrine for it?"

Xu Qiqi couldn't hold back the resentment in his heart, and asked in a puzzled whisper.

When everyone in the room heard this, they didn't know how to explain it for a while, and there were always some helpless things in the world, which would make people not know how to speak.

For example, even people in the rivers and lakes know that they will find the local yamen in case of trouble, but for ordinary people, they would rather grit their teeth and suffer it first, rather than get half a step close to the official office.

It seems that this is a place that is willing for the people and a convenient place for the people, and it is a dangerous place full of rich wolves, tigers and leopards.

"It's not that there are too many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so that the people don't dare to come here at all."

The young man Jiang He snorted coldly, his eyebrows were full of dissatisfaction, and he had a strong hostility towards the official family.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yuansong immediately reprimanded, and then hurriedly hugged his fists to Yuan Yongcheng to salute, and pulled his junior brother to make amends.

After all, the young man's words were almost equivalent to directly slapping the county lord in the face, not to mention that Yuan Yongcheng not only regarded them as guests, but also gave a heavy gift as soon as he made a move.

However, Yuan Yongcheng's qi cultivation kung fu is really good, so he has not changed his face, but also comforted the uneasy young man, saying that the young man is very angry and enthusiastic, which is a harmless thing.

"But this obscene shrine is not sure, and it will also be an opportunity for us."

Ji Yuan suddenly opened his mouth and revealed the young man's offense.

After seeing everyone looking at each other, he groaned for a while, and then thought, "This obscene shrine is the protection of that monster. The umbrella is also the key to us bringing it out again. ”

The obscene temple erected by the common people provided this monster with a lot of incense and wishing power, as well as a luck shelter in the underworld.

Among them, the incense wish power can make the catfish essence practice smooth, and even steal a trace of mountain and water authority, which can better gather the essence of water transportation in the Yuyu River, and there is no need to say much about the protection of luck.

But at the same time as receiving the benefits, the other party also had a connection with this obscene shrine, and even tied up. Tied together, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is both a glory and a loss.

"What do you mean by smashing the obscene shrine to force the other party to show up?"

Zhao Yuansong pondered: "This is indeed a way, nearly a hundred years of incense rendering, even if there are only some people on both sides of the Xiyu River, it is enough to make this monster condense a trace of golden body." ”

Since ancient times, the Immortal Dao has not been separated, and it seems that they are two different inheritances, but in fact, the ultimate goal is the same.

Therefore, Ji Yuan just made a start, and Zhao Yuansong immediately reacted and deduced his thoughts to a rough conclusion.

"Regardless of whether that monster condenses the golden body or not, it has been subjected to a hundred years of incense, and it has long been inseparable from the obscene shrine, once the obscene shrine is damaged or even destroyed, its foundation will be shaken, and it is not impossible to even die because of it!"

Zhao Yuansong's eyes became brighter and brighter.

If it is an ordinary monster, it naturally does not have such a fatal shortcoming, but it is different when it bears the incense wishing power, which is equivalent to stepping into the Shinto with half a foot.

If this catfish essence, while bearing the incense, can really benefit the people and accumulate a thin layer of merit, maybe it will really be enshrined by the imperial court and become the orthodox river god of the Jade River.

In this way, the wild temple, which was originally an obscene temple, would be protected by the luck of the Dayu Dynasty, and even a great monk would never dare to smash it, otherwise it would be counterattacked by the luck of one day.

But that monster chose to be the party to the disaster, and his body was full of sins, even if the obscene shrine was smashed and destroyed, not only would there be no trouble, but maybe there would be a little merit.