The Taoist and the cat returned the same way.

When he passed a deserted alley, the cat raised his head and asked him in a low voice: "How much did that man give us?"

"Thirty cents."

"Is it much?"

"not much."

"Less?"

"Quite a few."

"What can I buy?"

“I can eat two bowls of mutton soup cakes.”

"That's a lot!"

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

"That's a lot!"

"..."

The Taoist smiled and said nothing.

The Taoist knows that doing things first and then collecting money is naturally not conducive to bargaining. He also knows that the people at the bottom have their own thoughts. Some may be more honest, and some may have more petty calculations. However, the money collected in this trip is only

A small part of the harvest, meeting all kinds of people and different little thoughts, isn't it a harvest?

The worldly affairs of the human heart are also practices.

Halfway through the alley, I could smell the fragrance.

It tastes like scallion pancakes.

I don’t know what’s going on these days. Is it rare to find good food or something? There is a roadside stall selling scallion pancakes. The aroma seems to be smelled from across the street. The Taoist followed the scent to find it and touched the freshly made scallion pancakes in his arms.

I received a small bunch of copper coins and couldn't bear to buy one.

It cost only two cents each and was wrapped in a large bamboo leaf.

Take a sip and the aroma is fragrant.

On the road, I met a fisherman who was carrying fish into the city to sell. He also bought two crucian carp, as wide as two fingers wide. People in Changjing did not treat fish as meat, so he only charged him two cents for these two small crucian carp.

People are comfortable, and cats are also comfortable.

Of the thirty coins earned, twenty-six were left.

Very good, very good.

Song You currently has only one idea for making money, besides wanting to stay in Changjing City for a while, that is, to be able to pay the rent and not starve to death:

Save some money to invite Empress Sanhua and the neighboring heroine to have a meal at Yunchunlou and see another wonder of Changjing.

Don’t be in a hurry, save slowly.

It was just noon when I got home.

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

The Taoist looked down, thoughtfully.

The cat seemed to know what he was thinking, and came close to him, looked at him and said, "Are you thinking about that scary monster?"

"..."

Song You was actually wondering if something would fall from the second floor and hit someone, but he did think about what the calico cat said, so he nodded and praised her for being smart.

The calico cat's eyes were 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 Sanhua Empress going too?"

"need!"

"Just a moment."

"Well……"

The cat turned around and picked up the ball from the side.

…

In the middle of the afternoon, the sun shines so brightly that people feel drowsy.

People who have no leisure time are all busy now, and people who have leisure time are taking a lunch break now. Only a very few people who really have something to do and want to burn incense or skip a nap will come to the City God Temple.

The Chenghuang Temple is on a small slope.

This time Song You learned from the experience of dealing with Zhou Lei Gong last time. No matter what, he first implemented etiquette, so he bought three incense sticks from outside and planned to offer them to the City God, lest the City God say he was rude.

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

"Later life!"

The person who stopped him was an old man.

This old man looks like a temple blessing, but not quite. He is quite young. He has set up a stall in front of the Chenghuang Temple to sell 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 yourself won't be effective!"

When Song You heard this, he was stunned.

This statement is somewhat novel.

So he turned around, smiled, saluted the old man, and asked, "Excuse me, old man, why is it ineffective to bring incense from outside? What's the point here?"

"You are not sincere!"

"Why bring incense from the outside and be dishonest at heart?"

"Our fragrance 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 for peace of mind, not for any efficacies."

"no!"

The old man suddenly became anxious, his eyes widened, and he actually looked a bit fierce: "The incense brought from outside can only be burned outside. It is inserted here on the side of the road. If you want to go in and burn it, you can only buy it from here."

Incense, if you bring your own incense to burn there, it is disrespectful to the City God, and I can’t let you in!"

The idea of ​​​​pretending to win over him.

"..."

Song You looked at the old man, stopped, thought for a moment, and then smiled slightly: "Then I will buy three sticks of incense from my father-in-law. But I first came to Changjing and I am not familiar with the City God. I wonder if my father-in-law can do it?"

I would like to introduce it below so as not to disrespect the City God."

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

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

"How much does Daxiang cost?"

"A piece of one hundred coins."

"This is really expensive."

"This is so effective!"

"Oh well……"

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

Still holding it in hand.

"The current Lord Chenghuang used to be the father-in-law of His Majesty the previous emperor. However, the father-in-law's health was not very good. On the day when the Queen was conferred the title of Queen, he was supposed to enjoy a happy life, but he suddenly fainted because he was overly happy.

When he woke up, he died. The emperor at that time was also very sad, so he was made the city god of Changjing and received the incense of Changjing."

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

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

"It turns out there is no city god in Changjing?"

"How come there isn't? There must be!"

"What about the original City God?"
To be continued...