The Taoist and the cat returned the same way.

When he passed through an alley where no one was around, the cat looked up and whispered to him, "How much did that man give us?" ”

"Thirty cents."

"Is it much?"

"Not much."

"Less?"

"Not a few."

"What can I buy?"

"I can eat two bowls of mutton soup cakes."

"That's so little!"

"But if it's the kind of small crucian carp that Sanhua Niangniang usually eats, you can eat one a day for many days."

"That's a lot!"

“……”

The Taoist smiled and did not speak.

The Taoist knows that it is not conducive to bargaining to do things first and then collect money, and also knows that the people at the bottom also have their own thoughts, some may be simpler, and some may have more small calculations, but the money collected in such a trip is only a small part of the harvest.

The world is also a practice.

Halfway down the alley, I smelled a scent.

It is the taste of scallion pancake.

I don't know what's going on these years, it's rare to eat good or what, a roadside stall of scallion pancakes, the aroma seems to be smelled across the street, the Taoist followed the fragrance to find the past, touched the small string of copper coins just earned in his arms, and couldn't help but buy one.

One is only two pennies, wrapped in a large piece of bamboo leaves.

Take a sip and smell fragrant.

On the way, I met a fish who came into the city to sell fish, and I didn't forget to buy two crucian carp, how wide are two fingers, Changjing people don't treat fish as meat, so two small crucian carp only charged him two cents.

People are also comfortable, and cats are also comfortable.

Of the thirty wen earned, there are twenty-six left.

It's good, it's good.

Song You currently earns money in addition to wanting to stay in Changjing City for a period of time, that is, to be able to pay the rent and not die of hunger, he has only one idea:

Save money to invite Sanhua Niangniang and the neighbor woman to Yunchun Tower for a banquet and see another unique thing in Changjing.

Don't be in a hurry, save slowly.

When I got home, it was noon.

The Taoist ate the scallion pancake, and the cat ate two fish, but they were not hungry, so they all sat at the window on the second floor to bask in the sun.

The Taoist looked down thoughtfully.

The cat, as if sensing what he was thinking, came up to him, looked at him and said, "Are you thinking about that frightening monster?" ”

“……”

Song You was actually thinking about whether he would drop something from the second floor and hit someone, but what Sanhua Cat said, he did think about it, so he nodded and praised her for being smart.

The three-flowered cat stared at him with amber-like eyes:

"Are we going to find that youkai?"

"We can go and find it, but it's not our job."

"I don't understand."

"I heard that there is a city god in Changjing City, and other gods are enshrined, so we should visit it first."

"When are you going?"

"Is Sanhua Niangniang going too?"

"Yes!"

"Wait a minute."

"Hmm......"

The cat turned around and brought the ball from the side.

……

In the middle of the afternoon, the sun was drowsy.

People who are not idle are busy at this time, and people who are idle are taking a lunch break at this time, and only a very small number of people who really want to burn incense or not take a nap will come to the City God Temple.

The temple is on a small slope.

This time, Song You learned from the experience of dealing with Zhou Leigong last time, no matter what, he first put the etiquette in place, so he bought three incense sticks from the outside, and planned to give them to Chenghuang, lest Lord Chenghuang say that he was rude.

But just as he wanted to go up, someone stopped him.

"Afterlife!"

It was an old man who stopped him.

This old man looks like a temple blessing, but not very like, not young, set up a stall at the gate of the City God Temple, specializing in selling incense, and people who come and go have to buy incense from him.

"If you want to make incense here, you can't bring your own incense, the incense you bring won't work!"

When Song You heard this, he was stunned.

This statement is somewhat novel.

So he turned around and smiled and saluted the old man, and asked, "May I ask the old man, why does it not work if you bring incense in from outside?" What's so important here? ”

"You're not sincere!"

"Why is it that if you bring incense from outside, your heart is not sincere?"

"Our incense is better!"

"I see."

Song You understood, smiled, looked at the incense he bought, and then said to his father-in-law: "I'm just here to ask for peace of mind, not for help." ”

"No way!"

The old man was suddenly a little anxious, his eyes widened, and he actually had a bit of a fierce look: "The incense brought from the outside can only be burned outside, just inserted on the side of the road, if you want to go in to burn, you can only buy incense from here, you bring your own incense in to burn, it is disrespectful to the city god, I can't let you in!" ”

There is an idea of pulling him.

“……”

Song You looked at the old man, stopped, thought about it, and then smiled slightly: "Then buy three sticks of incense from the old man here." However, when I first came to Changjing, I was not familiar with the Lord Chenghuang, and I wonder if the old man can introduce it to the next, so as not to be disrespectful to the Lord Chenghuang. ”

"You light incense, and you worship God!"

Although the old man said this, he saw that this person had money in his hand, but he had no intention of buying it, so he still opened his mouth and pointed to the side: "If you buy this kind of big incense, I will tell you." ”

"How much is Daxiang?"

"One hundred dollars."

"That's expensive."

"This is the result!"

"Alright then......"

Song You thought about it, took back the copper coin, and then took out a small piece of silver from his sleeve, about three or four coins.

Still pinched in the hand.

"The current lord of the city god used to be the lord of His Majesty the emperor, but this lord is not in good health, on the day when the queen mother was crowned queen, he should have enjoyed happiness, but because of excessive happiness, he suddenly fainted and did not wake up, and died. His Majesty the Emperor at that time was also very sad, so he named him the city god of Changjing and received Changjing incense. ”

"That's how it came about......"

"If you don't believe it, ask someone!"

"Didn't there be a city god in Changjing?"

"How could it not be? There must be! ”

"What about the original City God?"

"It's going to be promoted!"

"Thank you, sir."

Song You smiled, handed out this piece of silver, and bought three big incense sticks: "The cat can be brought in, right?" ”

"Cat ......"

"I didn't ask my husband to find money."

"Don't jump on the platform!"

"Natural ......"

The Taoist then walked up the stone steps.

Halfway through, Sanhua Cat quietly pulled his trouser leg and looked up at him with worried eyes.

This kitten......

Song You shook his head and said to her:

"Fake money."

Then he continued on his way.

As it was once the national abbot, this city god temple is very large, bigger than many temples, resplendent and magnificent. Go in to enter a memorial arch first, and then it is a courtyard, there is a small temple next to the courtyard, half a person is high, worship a small god such as the land lord, the main hall in front of the red pillar gold wall glazed tile, the temple door is wide open, the middle is enshrined is the city god lord, two auxiliary officers beside him, the temple is left and right are six military attache gods.

Song You stepped through the door.

Sanhua Cat has also seen Lei Gong's cat, and he is a lot bolder, so he stepped in, but he didn't go to the middle, he just sat down after crossing the threshold, looking at Song You, and also looking at the golden statue.

Now there is no one.

The incense burned at noon had just been burned, and only countless charred bamboo sticks were densely inserted in the incense, and there was still a little incense on it.

The light lamp is lit and incense is lit.

Song You took three large incense sticks, but he didn't light them, and only put the incense next to him at will.

"Please come out and see the city god!"

The sound was not loud, but it seemed to reverberate endlessly.

On the god platform, the statue of the city god is already golden, as if the gold is poured, the majesty is incomparable, at this time the ambilight is brilliant, the clouds and mist rise, it is even more spiritual.

Then there was a thud, and the door of the temple was closed. Only the faint light of the lamp and the light of the sky through the side windows reflected the dust in the temple.

The smoke and fog flew, and the idol came to life, staring down condescendingly at the person and cat below.

"Who calls this God?"

"Under the surname Song Mingyou, a mountain man in Lingquan County, Yizhou." Song marched and saluted, "Lord Chenghuang, it's polite." ”

"What do you call me? Why do you bring a cat demon? ”

"This is Sanhua Niangniang, and she has never done anything bad." Song You paused for a moment and got straight to the point, "When I first came to Changjing, I heard that the demons and ghosts in Changjing City were rampant, and they were bold, not only murdering important members of the imperial court, but also people who were murdered by him, so I couldn't understand why there was a city god in Changjing, why did there still be such a thing, let's take a look." ”

"You're here to question the gods?"

"I can't talk about questioning." Song You paused, "It's just that Lord Chenghuang is the guardian saint of a city, but he has not fulfilled his guardian duties, so I want to ask, but Lord Chenghuang has a difficulty?" ”

"Where is your inheritance, that you dare to question this god?"

"Yin Yang Mountain, Fulong Temple."

“……”

The majesty of the city god suddenly disappeared, and the clouds and mist dispersed.

In a trance, the statue on the altar returned to its original state, but a figure had already appeared beside him, an old man, wearing an official robe, and he looked shorter than Song You.

"I don't know that the immortals of Fulongguan are visiting, forgive sins."

"Lord Chenghuang also knows about my Fulongguan?"

Song You was a little surprised.

At this time, the city god had nothing to do with the underworld, but it had also completed the transformation from a natural god to a human god, and was also incorporated by the Taoist Heavenly Palace. Although not every city has a city god, as long as there is a city god, the city god is often held by historical heroes, or high wind and bright festivals, or outstanding virtue, or one of the civil and military talents has the world's talents, is the guardian spirit of a city, very important. Changjing is the capital of the Great Yan Emperor, and it is relatively normal for the city god to have heard of Fulongguan, but firstly, this Chenghuang has not been on the throne for a long time, and secondly, this one knows that it is different from other Chenghuang at a glance, and he actually knows about Fulongguan.

I saw that the city god bowed his hand and responded: "Fulongguan is famous, so he naturally knows it." ”

"Have you seen a tutor?"

"I was lucky enough to meet ......"

The old man of the city god quickly bowed his waist and went up.

"It's fine."

The predecessors were violent, and the later generations took advantage of the cold.

It's much easier to talk that way.

Song You rarely gave a thumbs up to his old way.

"The matter of the demons and ghosts in Changjing City that the immortal master said is reasonable, and it is indeed under the control of the little god." The old man of the city god showed his difficulties, "It's just that the little gods also have difficulties." ”

"Tell me about it."

"First, those who are not little demons and ghosts are not so easy to arrest, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Changjing County Order have written a book, and they want to ask the little gods to help let these demons and ghosts subdue the law." Chenghuang pretended to wipe his sweat, "However, at this time, the north is dancing because of the war, and the gods of the Heavenly Palace Thunder Department have gone to the north......"

"I've heard of that."

Song You said and turned his head to look at the three military attachés on the left and right of the temple, a total of six military attachés: "Could it be that the incense in this City God Temple has been swallowed by the City God Lord, and several military attachés are so hungry that there is only an empty statue left?" ”

"This ...... It's not ......."

Chenghuang said embarrassedly, looking left and right, hesitating for a long time before saying, "This is about to talk about other difficulties." ”

(End of chapter)