Chapter 137 Carrying a mountain of silver

It is close to the Chenghuang Temple, and the streets are filled with devotees who come here to burn incense. There are many stalls selling specialty foods and children's toys on both sides of the street. Chen Ping'an bought a bunch of candied hawsfuls for each of Li Baoping and Li Huai, and then the two children began to compete with each other to see whose candied haws were bigger. It turned out that Li Huai had better luck, with a total of six candied haws, beating Li Bao. Bottle four times, then Li Huai started jumping happily, holding the string of candied haws high, and flew around Chen Pingan and Lin Shouyi.

Li Baoping ate the candied haws in silence, and then quietly stretched out a leg. Li Huai accidentally tripped and fell, and the string of candied haws in his hand rolled far away. Fortunately, The small green bamboo bookcase was tied fairly firmly, and Li Huai sat on the ground and burst into tears.

The little girl in the red cotton jacket raised her head and deliberately looked around. Chen Pingan, who was angry and funny, rewarded her with a heavy chestnut and went to help Li Huai, who was dangling on his feet, up. She was sad again. The child with a bad lung condition bought a bunch of candied haws. Li Huai burst into tears and laughed. He took the clean candied haws and picked up the mud-covered candied haws again, one in each hand. This time he hid further away from Li Baoping. Shake the candied haws from side to side.

Li Baoping rolled his eyes and said: "Childish!"

Strangely, it seems that no matter how Li Huai was bullied by Li Baoping, he never resented this little girl who was studying with his classmate. It's not even possible to talk about being angry. At most, it's just that you feel wronged and feel sad about yourself.

Neither Chen Ping'an nor Lin Shouyi could understand this. Lin Shouyi could only explain it as one thing descending from another, and Li Huai needed Li Baoping to take care of it.

The young man Cui Zhang left the team a long time ago and stopped alone in front of a sundry stall. Yu Lu wanted to stop and wait, but the young man in white did not appreciate it and waved to Yu Lu without raising his head. Following Chen Ping'an and the others, he was choosing left and right. He felt a little disgusted and planned to leave without saying a word from beginning to end.

The stall owner is a young man with a lazy look. The customers who passed by the stall while burning incense asked about the price, but ignored them, so the business became more and more deserted. Now I saw the rich aura of the young man in white, as if he was a county official. The first-class wealthy children in the city, especially when they saw that the young man showed no signs of being tempted, immediately changed their expressions, hurriedly stood up from their stools, bowed their heads and said that these dozens of old objects were all left by their ancestors. The family heirloom should be at least two to three hundred years old, but now the family is in trouble and is in urgent need of money, otherwise he would not take it out even if he died.

At first glance, the young man looked like he had been drained by alcohol and sex. No matter how much he tried to move his lips and tongue, the young man refused to speak. The young man sat back on the bench. How could he have the guts to buy or sell by force? Among the young and old men from wealthy families in the county, any one of them could be drowned by just spitting. What's more, I heard that in those houses, immortal masters from the mountains come and go almost every year, and every time there is a grand ceremony. The huge array at the door was even more exaggerated than during a New Year's holiday. The firecrackers were set off so loudly that everyone in the county wanted to know that they had welcomed a distinguished guest from the gods into their home.

The young Cui Chan suddenly asked: "On the tableIf the items are packed together, is ten taels of silver enough?

The young man shook his head vigorously and said with a sad face: "This young master, you are really not a little kid. These ancestral treasures are really good things that have been passed down from generation to generation in my family. My family tree is clearly recorded." , the ancestor was the prince's young master in the Ji Qing Dynasty of Later Shu. Even if one thing left by such an ancestor could be sold for seventy or eighty taels of silver, wouldn't it be too much? "

The young man's face flushed, and he picked up a half-inch-long glazed figure. Unfortunately, the color was dull and the appearance was not good. The young vendor leaned forward and carefully handed it to the boy in white, " Young Master, take a good look at this glazed beauty. If you have better eyesight, you can even see its eyebrows and the folds of the skirt. It can be said that every detail is visible. Take a step back and say, this... A rare glass item, even if the quality of the glass itself is indeed not high, but selling such a large glass beauty for three or four cents is not unconscionable, right? Together with other treasures, large and small, the young master’s asking price of ten taels is really low. Young Master, please do a good job and raise the price again? "

The young Cui Han thought for a moment with a straight face, "Then eleven taels? "

The young man almost choked to death from his own breath. He was dumbfounded and looked at the young man in white who was full of fairy spirit. Finally he sighed and said: "Sir, please stop teasing me." "

The young Cui Han laughed loudly and asked: "Do you know the snowflake pattern silver?

The young man nodded blankly and said with a wry smile: "Of course I recognize it. My father's generation is considered a wealthy and prosperous family. There are more than a dozen shops on the street next to Chenghuang Temple Street that were once owned by small families." industry. "

Cui Chan took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and slapped it on the table, "Twenty taels of Liguan silver, converted into the low-quality silver from your Huang Tingguo, there should be twenty-five. Two, more than enough, is it enough to round this table of rags? ”

The young man stole these belongings from home, and the psychological price was about twenty taels of silver. He immediately beamed with joy, quickly picked up the silver ingot, held it tightly in his hand, and quietly weighed it. Then, he scratched it gently with his nails. Yes, it was real gold and silver of excellent quality. For fear of the young man going back on his word, he hid the silver ingot, picked up the corner of the cloth under the edge of the table with both hands, and suddenly lifted it. It was rolled up into a package, and the objects inside collided with each other, making a crackling sound. After tightening it, he pushed it in front of the boy in white, smiling from ear to ear, "This young master, it's all yours." "

The young Cui Zhang was holding the package and jokingly said: ""

The young man smiled and said: "The villain is a well-known honest man in our county. He has never been a child in doing business." Don't be deceived. Just keep your mind at ease. This transaction guarantees that you will only make a profit and not lose any money. ”

The young Cui Han, holding a parcel in one hand, chased Chen Pingan and others towards the City God’s Temple, speeding up the pace along the way. After approaching the carriage, he threw the parcel to thank him, and then came to Chen Pingan, pointing at something. The eye-catching roof of the City God's Temple in the distance is introduced: "This is the largest City God's Temple in Huangting Kingdom. It is said that in the late Western Shu Dynasty of the former dynasty, it governed the city gods of several states, so the eaves are covered with green glazedThe tiles are of extremely high standard, and ordinary Chenghuang Pavilion Temples would not dare to cover them with such expensive tiles. The original site is not here. After the change of dynasties, the Hong family took charge of the country and moved to the current site. In fact, the original site of the Chenghuang Pavilion is a good place. There is an old well, which is a spiritual spring. Now it has been transformed into a mountain gate in Huang Tingguo. The inn is specially designed to accommodate practitioners and wealthy people from both the government and the public. The spiritual energy emanating from the spiritual spring is helpful for spiritual practice. This kind of place is rare in the secular world at the foot of the mountain. "

Chen Pingan asked: "Is it expensive? "

Cui Han thought for a while, "For you, death is expensive. "

Chen Ping'an glanced at Lin Shouyi, who was staring at the eaves-ridged beast of the City God's Temple, and asked softly: "Why is it so expensive?"

Cui Chan smiled and said: "One person per night, at least a hundred taels of silver. For the courtyard room closest to the well, it is estimated to be more than double." ”

As the Imperial Advisor of Da Li, Cui Han originally controlled part of the dynasty’s intelligence system, specifically targeting the mountain forces in Da Li and surrounding countries, such as the inside story of the county and city of Huang Tingguo and the changing history of the City God’s Temple. , is one of the must-see espionage contents. As for why he knew the specific price of the original inn, it was just a pastime that Cui Chan, the imperial advisor, used to relieve his boredom in his spare time. And maybe he could also get it when he went to the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor. It is an interesting conversation piece when a king and his ministers play chess.

Chen Pingan lowered his voice and asked: "If I have a gold coin in my hand, how many taels would it be converted into silver? "

The boy in white pointed at the City God's Temple, which was getting closer and closer, without saying anything.

Chen Pingan asked doubtfully: "What do you mean? "

Cui Chan smiled and said: "I mean it is worth such a big silver mountain. ”

Chen Pingan opened his mouth slightly, glanced at the vast Chenghuang Temple with endless buildings, and secretly supported the basket behind him.

When the straw-shoe boy found that he was carrying a Yinshan suddenly felt a little heavy.

Cui Han saw this detail in his eyes, but remained calm.

Chen Pingan hesitated for a long time before entering the City God Temple. , stopped and asked: "Cui Dongshan, can I borrow money from you? "

The boy in white seemed to have been waiting for Chen Pingan's words. He put his hands in his sleeves and nodded with a smile: "Of course, you can regard me as a treasured boy who wants money. If you have money, you need magic weapons. There are magic weapons. There are only magic weapons you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't ask for. "

Chen Pingan made up his mind and said slowly: "Then we will stay in that inn tonight. No matter how long we stay, all expenses will be paid by you for the time being. You will reimburse me afterwards. You decide the amount and interest. When I return to Longquan County in the future, I will return the capital to you with interest. Is that okay? "

Cui Han took out his sleeve with one hand, waved his hand and said: "Forget the interest, just pay me back the principal when the time comes. What is convenient for others is convenient for yourself. ”

At this moment, Li Huai, holding half a bunch of candied haws in his hand, suddenly squatted down and stared at Bai Bai with wide eyes.boy's boots.

It turned out that there was a small snow-white grasshopper standing on Cui Han's boots. After being stared at by Li Huai, the strange grasshopper who originally wanted to climb up along the robe immediately became stiff and motionless. Li Huai looked at the little gadget and became curious, so he reached out to catch it. The silver-white grasshopper was frightened and did not dare to continue pretending to be dead. He immediately jumped up quickly and hooked Cui Han's outer robe with his front paws. The thin silk threads ran quickly and quickly reached Cui Han's waist. The last one bounced and hung under the cuffs, dangling slightly.

The young man in white had a smile on his face as usual. He twisted his right wrist, grabbed the grasshopper with two fingers, held it gently in his hand, and stuffed it into his left cuff.

An even more surprising scene appeared. The snow-white grasshopper, which was alive and kicking, melted like ice and snow in the young man's hand, and instantly turned into a silver ingot, but the silver ingot could still squirm.

Hiding silver ingots or grasshoppers in his sleeves, the boy in white looked around. Yu Lu and Xie, two young girls from the Lu Dynasty, had dull expressions, while Chen Pingan and his gang came from Lizhu. The little bumpkins in Dongtian were each more shocked than the other.

Cui Chan obviously didn't want to say anything more, so he turned to Lu and said, "You and Miss Xie go and buy some incense. It will be needed when we enter the City God's Temple later. It's best to buy an incense stick by the way. Of course, don’t forget to buy one with a more elegant style, otherwise I won’t pay for the incense stick.”

The tall boy took the dark-skinned girl to buy the incense.

Chen Pingan revealed the secret in one sentence, "Cui Dongshan, is this silver ingot the money you paid for the packaged item earlier? How come it turned into a grasshopper and ran back?"

The boy in white had an innocent look on his face, "I have clearly paid the money, and the money is clear, but the money has its own way, and I am embarrassed if you have to come back to me."

Li Huai also said Squatting on the ground, with an envious look on his face, he said: "What a good thing. If I had such a silver ingot, it would be easy to travel all over the world."

The boy in white lowered his head and asked with a smile: "Do you like it? ? Do you want it? This little guy is called Chongyin. It is of no use. It is just for fun. The reason for the birth of this kind of monster is unknown. Anyway, many large dynasties may not have a Chongyin in a hundred years. Even if it does appear, it's not big. The transformed silver looks like larger pieces of silver at most. It's rare to see something as big as the one in my sleeve, so I'm willing to keep it with me, and it's It is invulnerable to water and fire, and even if it withstands tens of thousands of forces, it will not be damaged at all. You can cut it into dozens of pieces. As long as you stack them together, it can quickly restore its complete appearance. Li Huai, if you want it, I can give it to you. ?"

Li Huai stood up and replied seriously: "I only have one sister, Li Liu, but she is still A Liang's wife for the time being."

The boy in white knew this. The little bastard's talking style, "Do you want it for free? I have no idea about your sister."

Li Huai asked: "Then I will pay for meals in the future, and I will take Chen Ping'an and the others to enjoy themselves. If you drink spicy food, will it come back by itself every time? ”

Cui Chan nodded with a smile, shook his sleeves, shook the silver ingot out of his sleeves, and handed it to Li Huai.

Li Huai wanted to take the silver ingot, paused slightly, and turned to look at Chen Pingan aside.

Chen Pingan said: "Of course you have to pay for meals, and you can't default on your debt in any way. I can't control what happens to Cui Dongshan, but you, Li Huai, are Mr. Qi's disciples..."

Chen Pingan continued: "Li Huai, it's my word. I haven’t finished yet, but you can put away the insect silver. People are kind-hearted and give you good things. You can take it first and then talk about how to use it in the future. Then follow the rules in the future."

Li Huai As soon as his eyes lit up, he snatched the silver ingot from the young man in white and stuffed it into his arms. After thinking about it, he quickly turned around, turned his back to everyone, opened the small book box, and threw the silver ingot inside.

The young Cui Han took back his hand angrily and said helplessly: "I really hunt eagles all year round, and the eagle pecked its eyes."

Yu Lu has already bought a well-made boxwood The incense tube is filled with incense branches, enough for everyone to burn incense in the temple many times.

Except for thanking them for looking after the carriage on the roadside, the rest of the group walked into the Chenghuang Temple. After each of them offered incense, they saw a couplet in the main hall.

On the verge of death, he was left alone. He went to the underworld to inquire about the welfare of his descendants. In the end, he only left an eternal infamy. Only when he came to the underworld did he know that everything was over.

The City God occupies a high position in the middle, and there are subordinate officials on both sides, lined up in order, with great momentum. There are as many as eight clay statues with the title of general, namely the Yin Yang Division and the Quick Report Division. , the head chef of the eight divisions, including sushi. The young Cui Chan also said that the highest-level City God's Temple in Aquarius Continent only stops here, but the largest City God's Pavilion in the world has as many as twenty-four departments, including the Book Inspection Department, the Epidemic Prevention Department, and the Academic Affairs Department. There are all of them, almost comparable to the court of a small country.

Lin Shou watched it with great interest, but Li Baoping was not very interested. Li Huai was the timidest, so he only dared to follow Chen Pingan closely.

After carefully looking at the famous mural "Eighteen Levels of Hell" on the wall inside the main hall, it made people feel that the trip was worthwhile. After walking out of the main hall, the back hall was a lobby similar to the county government's trial court. The city god The master was sitting behind a major case, with civil and military judges standing on his left and right, but there was only half of the couplet outside the hall, which read, "A sincere heart is spiritual, no need for you to kowtow, retreat quickly." The second couplet was blank.

Li Baoping suddenly became interested and began to ponder the content of the second line on his own, but he was not satisfied at all. He frowned and refused to admit defeat.

Young men Cui Chan and Yu Lu also stood under the blank couplets.

Chen Ping'an took Lin Shouyi and Li Huai at the door and looked into the lobby. Inside, there were clay statues prostrate and kowtowed, some wearing shackles, and some kneeling with their heads bowed.

There was an old man in green shirt who did not bring his family. When he saw the eye-catching green bamboo bookcase of Li Baoping and his group, he smiled knowingly and came to the vicinity of the young Cui Zhang.He looked up at the blank couplet and asked with a smile: "You gentlemen, have you ever thought of a good second couplet?"

Cui Chan turned a deaf ear.

Once Li Baoping thinks about something seriously, he will concentrate on it and really doesn’t hear anything.

Only Yu Lu smiled and replied: "I thought of a few things, but I am not satisfied with them. It is really too much, so I won't show off to the old gentleman."

The old man was cheerful and generous. Smiling, he raised his finger and pointed at the couplet, "About this couplet, there has been an unwritten rule circulating in the county. No matter whether it is a person or a ghost, a spirit or a weird one, as long as anyone can write a second couplet that convinces the public, he can become a This is the distinguished guest of the old city god."

Yu Lu asked in confusion: "Old sir, how can I convince the public?"

Young man Cui Chen said lazily: "Ask yourself. "

Li Baoping just thought of a question and killed a blockage in his thoughts. After hearing the question and answer, the little girl subconsciously added: "In the quiet of the night, with a clear conscience, ask yourself, blurted out."

The white-haired old man in green shirt nodded slowly.

Although the little girl in the red cotton jacket failed to come up with a suitable second line in the end, the old man still insisted on sending them all out of the Chenghuang Temple, stood at the threshold, and said goodbye to everyone with a smile.

After leaving the ancient City God's Temple, Chen Ping'an asked people where the inn was. As a result, everyone was at a loss, as if the place in the county did not exist at all, so they could only look at the boy in white.

Young man Cui Han asked with a smile: "Otherwise, let's forget it? I also heard some gossip, but I may not take it seriously. Besides, if there really wasn't such a place where you can eat gold and silver, you don't have to follow me. I borrowed money."

Chen Pingan glanced at Lin Shouyi, who was confused. Chen Pingan said persistently: "You go around the market slowly, and I will ask again."< /p>

The straw-shoe boy carrying a backpack trotted forward alone. He asked one person after another in the distance of the team.

The young Cui Zhang walked towards the carriage with a vaguely displeased look on his face. He couldn't help but curse, "Chen Ping'an, even if you carry a mountain of gold and silver on your back, this is a waste of money, and you will end up marrying someone else." Clothes, as for being so attentive?

When the young man in white bent down to lift the car curtain, he turned his head and glanced at Lin Shouyi, who was in the dark. The young man with gloomy eyes suddenly felt jealous at this moment.