The east wind blew, and the fog slowly dissipated.

In front of the sedan chair, the people who knelt on the ground and kowtowed, did not see the city god in the mist, how did they leave. When the fog lifted, everyone looked at the ground again, and there was only a man lying down, and there was no trace of the city god

"The city god has returned to its place," the master of ceremonies stood up.

Everyone rubbed their eyes, stood up, and looked for a trace of the city god, but there was no trace of him.

"A few of you, carry this man back and raise him well. The master of ceremonies called two people and carried the filial son away.

"Chenghuang's mercy is manifested today, saving the suffering and saving the suffering, this is the blessing of Shucheng" The master of ceremonies said to everyone.

"Master of ceremonies, do you see that person is really a city god?" someone asked later.

"Don't be suspicious, that's really the City God Bodhisattva. The master of ceremonies said. "I deliberately looked closely at the idol and touched it as if I had touched it. You see, this fog just now is so strange and violent, it was the City God's return after the appearance of the saint. ”

"Maybe you shouted and scared the city god. "A monk said.

"Okay, let's go back" The master of ceremonies saw that the filial son was carried away, and shouted: "Get up and go back to the City God Temple"

The honor guard moved again, went out of this private house, came to the deserted suburbs, turned west, and arrived in front of the Chenghuang Temple.

"Get off the sedan chair and send the city god back to the temple" The master of ceremonies shouted, and the honor guard put up the long whip again, and a few strong men came over, lifting the statue of the city god with seven hands and eight feet, out of the sedan chair, and put it back in the temple.

The master of ceremonies ordered the two "treasure houses" to be carried into the temple, took out hundreds of primers from them, and said to everyone: "This is the cost of fireworks and singing divine dramas tomorrow." The rest will be placed in the temple, please accept it, don't you worry?"

"We are relieved that the city god has appeared a lot, who would dare to come here to steal?"

"Today's tour is over, everyone is tired, let's go back and rest," the master of ceremonies finished speaking, walked out of the temple door with everyone, and closed it with his backhand. When I got out of the hospital, I closed it. At this time, the people who were holding the honor guard all went back.

In the middle of the night, a figure sneaked into the temple, opened the two "treasure houses", saw a lot of yellow and white things in them, put them into the cloth bag he brought, and the copper coins disdained it, and slipped away in a hurry.

The next morning, some people who came early to offer incense found a string of vermilion footprints painted on the outside of the temple, leading to the deserted suburbs. When I opened the temple door, I saw that the two "treasure houses" were dismantled, and I hurriedly reported to the government.

Taishou sent three classes of officials, followed the series of footprints, traced to a family in the city, opened the door and entered, Xianhan Wang Ergou had not gotten up, and saw the group of officials holding handcuffs and shackles, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and rushed to the head of the class: "My lord, what law have I violated?"

"You open the 'treasure house' of the City God Temple and take away the gold and silver, but you might as well invite it truthfully," Li Bantou shouted.

"I don't have 、、、、、、"

"Don't admit it yet, look at the footprints outside the house"

Wang Ergou went out and looked at it, dumbfounded: this is indeed his own shoe print, which was traced with a red pen. Wang Ergou had no choice but to confess that he went to the City God Temple last night and carried a bag of gold and silver on his back, and he was tired and now has a sore back.

"Take out the gold and silver first," Li Bantou shouted.

Wang Ergou shuddered and took out the big cloth bag from the cellar, opened it, and was dumbfounded, even Li Bantou and the officials were dumbfounded: what gold and silver are there, all bricks、、、、、、

Piao Ranzi returned to the Chenghuang Temple, saw the master of ceremonies leaving with everyone, closed the temple door, and hurriedly flew out of the wooden statue, and the land, the clever and other ghost officials and ghost pawns also flew in from outside the temple gate, and greeted the city god. ”

"That filial son, how is it?" On the way back, Piaoranzi always thought about the filial son who cut his heart.

"Hui Chenghuang, go home, someone has gone to get medicine for him. The big talker replied.

"That's good, that's good. Piaoranzi looked at the two "treasure troves", "How to deal with this?"

"According to the precedent, it will be sent back to the treasury under the temple. "Land Road.

"Can I set a precedent?" asked Piaoranzi.

"Chenghuang is the governor here, as long as things are done reasonably, of course we have no right to stop them. "Land Road.

"Well, take half of it and give relief to those poor people. Piaoranzi said.

The ghosts looked at each other, and Wan said casually: "Chenghuang, if you want to help the people, we have no objection." However, it is necessary to find out that those people are good people, and we cannot cheapen those who are idle and lazy. ”

"Brother Wan is right. Piao Ranzi thought about it, "Please do it with the clerk of the King of Reward and Punishment, and let him reward those good people according to the records of the Good and Evil Division, that is, just like the one who showed filial piety just now, he just wanted to give more silver taels." It may be that his family is poor and cannot afford to see a doctor for his mother. People who are impoverished due to illness or who are poor and sick should send more. ”

"Okay, let's do it. After the land was finished, the ghost pawn took out the gold, silver, and copper coins in the "treasure house" and brought them to the temple, and discussed with the three divisions how to distribute the money.

Piaoranzi felt exhausted. Walking out of the back door, it was dusk, passing by the barren grassland behind the temple, entering the corner gate, and arriving at the courtyard of Murong Mansion.

"Brother Piao, you're out on tour" Murong Yan jumped up.

As soon as Piao Ranzi recited the incantation, the Yin God entered the body and smiled at Murong Yan: "Sister Yan, guard my body, thank you very much"

"Brother Piao, thank you. Murong Yan said with a smile. "Today, I went out on patrol and saw the prosperity of Shucheng, what did I gain? What do you think? Did you receive a ghost?"

"I received a lot of gold and silver offerings, and I felt a lot, but I didn't receive a ghost, and I almost received a person"

"Those ghosts, as soon as they saw you on patrol, they had already fled without a trace, as I expected. You said that if you received a person, is there another bloody ignorance?" Murong Yan said with a smile.

"There is a filial son who wants to send me that filial piety and beg me to cure his ** illness. ”

"Did you come to the rescue?" Murong Yan's face sank.

"Yes, how can I see death without help?"

"You're wrong," Murong Yan said. "In the past, on the day when the city god went out to patrol, there were also filial sons who cut their hearts to show filial piety. However, the city god should not be left alone. ”

"Then how can you do it" Piao Ranzi smiled and said: "If you don't save yourself when you see death, won't you be a god in vain?"

"They show filial piety, you save him this time, don't let him die, even if you promise to help him in the future. As soon as this precedent is set, many outlaws will follow suit, and if you reach out to help, they will bully you, the city god, and use this to blackmail you. ”

"Oh, will it be like this?"

"Forget it, save it. Anyway, they all know that you, Chenghuang, are nosy. Murong Yan said.

"Sister Yan, why did you scratch your hand?" Piao Ranzi saw that she was fiddling with the bamboo flute, and hurriedly asked.

"Don't you know this hole flute?"

"I don't know. ”

"This is your jade flute. Murong Yan said. "I have nothing to do for a day, take a knife, and want to carve a pattern on this jade flute for you, isn't it beautiful?"

"Thank you Yan Mei"

"But no. Murong Yan pointed to the wound on his hand: "This jade flute injured my flying life-killing sword, and it didn't carve a single line, and it didn't cut it with his fingers." ”

"This jade flute is a treasure. Piaoranzi said.

"The moment is not moving. I had to find a batch of bamboo, make a larger hole flute, and inlay the jade flute inside. One is to protect it, and the other is to hide the edge of the jade flute and not let others know about this treasure.

"It's hard to think about it. Piao Ranzi took the hole flute and looked inside, the jade flute was really inlaid in the bamboo flute, and if you didn't look closely, you couldn't see it.

"Brother Piao, do you remember Meng Jiao's "The Wanderer's Yin"?" Murong Yan looked at him.

"Of course I remember," Piaoranzi recited:

The line in the mother's hand, the wanderer's shirt.

Before leaving, I am afraid that I will return late.

Whoever says an inch is careless, and he will be rewarded with three springs.

"Before the wanderer went away, his mother sewed and mended his clothes, and he was afraid of returning late. The friendship that I made for you is also this friendship, and I am afraid that you will return late. When Murong Yan said this, his face changed sharply.

"Sister Yan, I 、、、、、、 I still act as the Chenghuang and didn't go home for a long journey. Piaoranzi said.

"Today is Qingming, the east wind is warm, I think of Li Yishan's poems, so not sad. Murong Yan's face turned calm and said slowly