The six village chiefs all recovered their bodies, and they wept with joy and bowed again and again.

The villagers cheered and became more and more grateful to Lin Yi.

He kept saying that he would often go to the Taikoo Temple to worship and ask for incense in the future.

In their opinion, Lin Yi is like a living Buddha descending to earth, and he should bow and worship.

That's why the people are so pure.

You help them, and they are grateful.

You hurt them, and they hate them to the core.

After making a fuss for a while, Lin Yi pushed away the bustling crowd and took the fox demon to Xiaocui's house.

It was getting late, and Xiao Cuiniang was squatting at the door, stupidly waiting for her daughter to come home.

The cold wind blew, and she wrapped her clothes tightly.

If you're hungry, take a steamed bun and nibble on it.

Reluctant to take half a step out of the door.

She's used to it.

Wait every day, wait every night.

Throughout the ages, the most patient person in the world was the mother.

"Little green girl!"

Seeing her daughter, Xiao Cuiniang got up and pounced, grinning widely, and kept stroking the fox demon's face with her thin hands, "Girl, you're back!"

The fox demon hurriedly grabbed Xiao Cuiniang's arm, "Mother, I'm back, and I won't leave again." ”

Xiao Cuiniang was overjoyed, holding the hand of the fox demon, "Really?

The fox demon nodded, "The daughter will always accompany her mother, cook for her mother, comb her hair, sew clothes for her mother......"

"Good boy, mother's good child," Xiao Cui Niang was already in tears, hugging the fox demon's head tightly, "Mother misses you so much......"

Although she is crazy and stupid, her maternal love and attachment to Xiaocui have never changed, and they are still blazing.

"Mother!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

Xiaocui, who probably died, could also be stunned when she saw this scene.

Lin Yi didn't want to disturb them and quietly retreated.

Walking to the entrance of the village, the village chief led a group of villagers to stop Lin Yi, some carrying melons and fruits, some holding vegetables, and some carrying large bags of local products.

The village chief took out a wooden box, which contained large and small copper coins and silver, which should have been made up by the villagers.

"Dao Chief, please accept it. ”

"Little Bo Li, thank you to the Taoist for eliminating demons and saving our Chenjia Village!"

"Dao Chief, you must take it. ”

In a moment, Lin Yi was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the villagers.

In particular, Chen Agou and Dazhu and others were even more grateful, and they all took out their family resources to thank Lin Yi.

Lin Yi refused one by one.

He didn't need any of these things at all.

"Dao Chief, you can't do nothing!"

The village chief was anxious, so he took the money and stuffed it into Lin Yi's arms.

Lin Yi refused again and said with a smile: "Village chief, I don't want money in the poor way, but there is one thing I want to ask you for help." ”

When I heard this, everyone was in good spirits.

"Chief, please. ”

"Do the chief a favor, we will never shirk. ”

"It's abrupt to say, there is a lack of a statue of a god in the Poor Dao Temple," Lin Yi pointed to the mountain temple not far away, and said, "So, the poor Dao wants to move this mountain god statue into the Taigu Temple in order to achieve perfection." ”

As soon as these words came out, the noisy crowd fell silent in an instant.

The villagers looked at Lin Yi in surprise and dazed, at a loss.

For them, in addition to the fields, this idol is the most precious thing in the village.

Since the statue was built 100 years ago, it has never been moved.

They feel that Chenjia Village has always been smooth and rainy, and the five grains are abundant, that is, it is the blessing of the mountain gods.

So when they heard Lin Yi's words, the villagers were stunned.

In the end, it was the village chief who came out to take charge, "The Taoist chief didn't know, the villagers all believed in the mountain god, and visited the mountain god every month to pray for safety, if they moved away, it might anger the mountain god." ”

Lin Yi nodded, "Poor Dao understands, don't force it." ”

"However, the poor Taikoo Temple is one or twenty miles away from Chenjia Village, which is not far away, and the villagers can go to worship at any time. ”

"In addition, placing the statue of the mountain god in the Taikoo Temple can also allow more pilgrims to visit the statue, which is of great benefit to the mountain god you believe in. ”

Poor Dao thought, not only will the mountain god not blame, but will be grateful. ”

......

Lin Yi was calm and unhurried, and talked eloquently for a while.

Although it is inevitable to add oil and vinegar, it is the truth.

After hearing this, the village chief scratched his head and said: "The Taoist chief is reasonable, the villagers will definitely go to the Taikoo Temple to pay more respects in the future, add incense to the Taoist chief, and if the statue is placed in the Taoist temple, it will save the trouble of worshipping in two places." ”

"Folks, you say yes?"

The village chief apparently agreed, but did not dare to say it explicitly.

He also had to listen to the villagers.

The villagers looked at each other, but they were not in a hurry to express their position.

Some nodded, others shook their heads.

Seeing this, the village chief smiled and said: "Dao Chief, this matter is too big, let's allow us to discuss it, it's not early today, Dao Chang rest early, tomorrow I and the villagers will definitely give a reply to Dao Chief." ”

Such a big event, of course, it is difficult to decide for a while.

Lin Yi expected this result and immediately agreed, "Okay!"

So, he spent another night in Chenjia Village.

This night, he did not sleep, and meditated until early in the morning.

The villagers of Chenjia Village could not sleep, so they gathered together to discuss all night, until the morning dawn and the east became white, and they dispersed.

As for the results of the discussion, the village chief rushed to the courtyard early in the morning to inform Lin Yi.

Entering the door, the village chief bowed first and said, "Dao Chief, we discussed it yesterday, and the big guy agreed to move the statue of the mountain god to the Taikoo Temple." ”

Lin Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and only smiled slightly, "Thank you." ”

"But it's a little trouble," the village chief scratched his head, as if there was something unspeakable, "The third mother-in-law's family has always been reluctant to move the statue, and I kindly discussed it with them, but I ended up with a gray nose, alas." ”

Lin Yi remembered that the third mother-in-law was the old woman who visited the statue every day, was ninety years old, and had great prestige in the village.

"Why, you still can't move?"

The village chief clenched his fists and said firmly: "Don't worry, the big guys agree, the third mother-in-law's family is unwilling and can't do it, so at noon, we will load the statue on the ox cart and take it to the Taikoo Temple." ”

Lin Yi was relieved and said, "There is the village chief and the villagers." ”

Noon.

The sky is bright and clear.

Nearly 1,000 villagers from Chenjia Village all went out and gathered outside the mountain temple.

Some came to help, some came to join in the fun.

Moving the statue is a major event that has not been encountered in a century, and the villagers naturally attach great importance to it.

From the old to the young, it's all about talking.

The village chief specially found the largest platoon in the village and the strongest big ox to carry the statue, and stopped outside the temple in the morning.

For Tujili, the cattle and the cart were tied with red silk.

An artillery battle was also prepared and placed at the entrance of the temple.

However, after a short and half hour, no villager dared to enter the mountain temple to carry the statue.

Because the whole temple was surrounded by big men with shovels and hoes, all of them were fierce and vicious, and whoever dared to approach, they greeted them with their guys.

At the entrance of the temple, a Taishi chair was placed.

On the chair sat an old woman with a wrinkled face.

The old woman is in charge, and no villager dares to take half a step closer, quite a husband and a wife.

This old woman is the third mother-in-law.