I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 111 City God and Incense

The Taoist and the cat returned the same way.

When passing by an empty alley, the cat raised his head and asked him in a low voice, "How much did that person give us?"

"Thirty Wen."

"A lot?"

"not much."

"Is it less?"

"A lot."

"What can I buy?"

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

"That's so little!"

"However, if it's the small crucian carp that Empress Sanhua usually eats, you can eat one per day for many days."

"That's a lot!"

"..."

The Taoist smiled and said nothing.

The Taoist knows that doing things first before collecting money is not conducive to bargaining. He also knows that the people at the bottom also have their own thoughts. A small part of the harvest, seeing all kinds of people and different thoughts, is it not a kind of harvest?
People's hearts in the world are also practice.

Halfway through the alley, there was a scent.

It's the taste of scallion pancakes.

I don’t know what’s going on these days, is it rare to eat good ones or what, a roadside stall of scallion pancakes, the aroma can be smelled across the street. I couldn't help but buy one of the small strings of copper coins I got.

One is only two Wen, and it is wrapped in a large bamboo leaf.

Take a sip, it is fragrant.

On the way, I met a Yusou carrying fish into the city to sell, and he did not forget to buy two crucian carp, which were as wide as two fingers. People in Changjing do not treat fish as meat, so he only charged him two pennies for such two small crucian carp.

People are comfortable, and so are cats.

Thirty coins earned, 26 left.

Very good very good.

Song You currently earns money except to stay in Changjing City for a period of time, that is, to pay the rent and not starve to death, so he only has one idea:
Save up money and invite Mistress Sanhua and the neighbor woman to have a meal at Yunchun Building and see another unique feature of Changjing.

There is no rush, save slowly.

When I got home, it was just noon.

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

The Taoist looked down, thoughtful.

The cat seemed to see what was going on in his mind, and leaned close to him, looked at him and said, "Are you thinking about that monster that scares people?"

"..."

Song You was actually wondering if he would drop something from the second floor and hit someone, but he had really thought about what Sanhuamao said, so he nodded and praised her for being smart.

The three-flowered cat's eyes are like amber, staring straight at him:
"Are we going to find the monster?"

"We can look for it, but it's not our job."

"Can't understand."

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

"when to go?"

"Is Empress Sanhua going too?"

"need!"

"Wait a minute."

"Well……"

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

……

In the middle of the afternoon, the sun shone drowsily.

Those who have nothing to do are busy at the moment, and those who have time are taking a lunch break. Only a very small number of people who really have something to do and want to burn incense or not take a nap will come to the Temple of the City God.

The Town God's 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 should be polite first, so he bought three sticks of incense from outside, intending to offer them to the City God, lest the City God say he is rude.

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

"Lady!"

It was an old man who stopped him.

This old man looks like a temple wisher, but he doesn't look like one. He is not young. He set up a stall at the entrance of the Town God's Temple, specializing in selling incense. People who come and go have to buy incense from him.

"If you want to burn 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 saluted the old man with a smile, and asked, "Excuse me, old man, why is it not effective to bring incense in from outside? What's the point here?"

"You are dishonest!"

"Why is it dishonest to bring incense from the outside?"

"Our incense is even better!"

"I see."

Song You understood, smiled, looked at the incense he bought, and said to the old man, "I'm just here for peace of mind, not for success."

"no!"

The old man suddenly became a little anxious, his eyes widened, and he looked a bit fierce: "Incense brought from outside can only be burned outside, and it is inserted here on the side of the road. If you want to go in and burn, you can only buy it from here." Incense, you bring your own incense in and burn it, you are disrespectful to Lord Chenghuang, I can't let you in!"

The gesture has the idea of ​​pulling him.

"..."

Song You looked at the old man, stopped, thought for a while, and then smiled slightly: "Then I will buy three sticks of incense from the old man. But when I first came to Changjing, I am not familiar with the old man, so I wonder if the old man can do it." In order to introduce it next, so as not to disrespect the Lord Chenghuang."

"When you light the incense, you worship God!"

Although the old man said so, he saw that the man had money in his hand, but he didn't intend to buy it, so he opened his mouth and pointed to the side: "If you buy this kind of incense, I will tell you about it."

"How much is Daxiang?"

"One hundred dollars a piece."

"It's really expensive."

"This is what works!"

"OK then……"

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

Still hold it in hand.

"The current Lord Chenghuang used to be the head of state of His Majesty the previous emperor, but this head of state was not in good health. On the day when the empress was conferred the title of empress, he was supposed to enjoy the blessings, but he suddenly fainted because of excessive happiness. When he woke up, he died. His Majesty the Emperor at that time was also very sad, so he was named the City God of Changjing and received incense from Changjing."

"That's how it came..."

"If you don't believe me, ask someone else!"

"Is there no City God in Changjing?"

"Why not? There must be!"

"Then what about the original City God?"

"It must have been promoted!"

"Thank you old man."

Smiling, Song You handed out the silver and bought three sticks of incense: "Can you bring the cat in?"

"Cat..."

"I didn't ask my husband for change."

"You are not allowed to jump on the altar!"

"nature……"

The Taoist then walked up the stone steps.

Halfway through the walk, Sanhuamao quietly tugged on his trousers, looked up at him with worried eyes.

this kitty...

Song You shook his head and said to her:
"fake money."

Then move on.

As expected of being the head of the country, this Town God's Temple is very large, larger than many temples, resplendent and magnificent.There is a small temple next to the courtyard, half a person's height, dedicated to small gods such as the land god, the main hall in front of it has red pillars, golden walls and glazed tiles. The temple door is wide open, and the one in the middle is dedicated to There are two assistant officials beside him, and there are six statues of military officials on the left and right of the temple.

Song You entered through the door.

Sanhuamao had also seen Lei Gong's cat before, so it got a lot more courageous, so it stepped in, but it didn't go in the middle, and sat down after crossing the threshold, looking at Song You, and also at the golden statue.

Sure enough, there is no one now.

The incense at noon had just finished burning, leaving only countless blackened bamboo sticks densely inserted in the incense, with a little incense still on them.

The bright lamp is burning to light incense for people.

Song You took three big incense sticks, but didn't light them, just put the incense sticks beside them casually.

"Please come out and see the City God!"

The sound is not loud, but it seems to reverberate endlessly.

On the altar, the statue of the City God was originally golden, as if poured from gold, extremely majestic. At this time, the radiance was shining, and the clouds and mists were rising, which made it even more majestic.

There was another thud, and the gate of the temple was also closed.In this hall, there is only the faint light of the bright lamp and a beam of skylight coming in from the side window, reflecting the countless dust in the hall.

The smog swirled around, and the statue came alive, lowering its head and condescendingly staring at a person and a cat below.

"Who calls this god?"

"My surname is Song Mingyou, from Yishan, Lingquan County, Yizhou." Song Xun saluted, "Master Chenghuang, you are polite."

"Why did you call me? And why did you bring a cat demon?"

"This is Mistress Sanhua, she has never done anything bad." Song You paused for a moment, and cut straight to the point, "When I came to Changjing for the first time, I heard that demons and ghosts are rampant in Changjing. , so I don't understand why there is such a thing in Changjing since there is a city god, so let's take a look."

"Are you here to question the god?"

"I can't talk about questioning." Song You paused, "It's just that the Lord Chenghuang is the patron saint of the city, but he hasn't fulfilled his duty of guardianship, so I want to ask, but the Lord Chenghuang has a problem?"

"Where do you inherit from, how dare you question the god?"

"Yinyang Mountain, Fulong Temple."

"..."

The City God's majesty disappeared suddenly, and the clouds and mists dispersed.

In a daze, the statue on the altar returned to its original state, but a figure appeared beside him, it was an old man, wearing official robes, shorter than Song You.

"I don't know that the god of Fulongguan came to visit, forgive my sins and forgive my sins."

"Master Chenghuang also knows about my Fulong Temple?"

Song You was a little surprised.

At this time, the City God has nothing to do with the underworld, but has completed the transformation from a natural god to a human god, and has also been incorporated into the Taoist Heavenly Palace.Although not every city has a city god, but as long as there is a city god, the city god is often served by a historical figure, or a person of high character, or outstanding virtue, or one of the civil and military talents, who is the patron saint of the city. very important.As Changjing is the capital of the Great Yan Emperor, it is normal for the City God to have heard of Fulong Temple, but firstly, this City God has not been on the throne for a long time, and secondly, this city god knows that he is different from other City Gods, and he also knows about Fulong Temple .

The City God bowed his hands and saluted, and responded: "Fulong Temple is famous, so I know it naturally."

"Have you met the tutor?"

"Fortunately met once..."

Master Chenghuang quickly bowed his waist and went up.

"Alright."

The predecessors committed violence, and the descendants took advantage of the cold.

It's much better to talk that way.

Song You rarely praised his old way.

"What the immortal master said about the demons making trouble in the city of Changjing is based on emotion and reason, and it is indeed under the control of the little god." Master Chenghuang revealed his difficulties, "It's just that the little gods also have difficulties."

"tell me the story."

"First of all, those are not little demons and ghosts, so they are not so easy to arrest. Earlier, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the county magistrate of Changjing have written letters, asking the little gods to help these demons to obey the law." Chenghuang pretended to wipe his sweat, "However, the demons in the north are dancing wildly because of the war. , the gods of the Thunder Department of Tiangong have all gone to the north..."

"I've heard of that."

Song You said as he turned his head and looked at the three military officers on the left and right sides of the temple, a total of six military officers: "Could it be that the incense in this Town God's Temple has been swallowed up by the Lord Chenghuang, and the military officers are all hungry and empty?"

"This... this is not..."

Chenghuang said awkwardly, looked left and right, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "This is about to talk about another difficulty."

(End of this chapter)