Just a cup of tea later, Liu Yuanqi, leaning on a cane, and his grandson hurried to the fields outside the village.
"Mr. Fang, how could you give such a valuable thing to a child?" Liu Yuanqi said solemnly to Liu Hongye, "Quick, return the thing to your brother Fang."
"Oh." Liu Hongye responded, and then returned the golden pig to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian took the golden pig and said to Liu Yuanqi, "Old Master Liu, I didn't give this golden pig away for free. I want you to do me a favor."
Liu Yuanqi shook his head and said, "I'll help you, but you don't need such a big piece of gold. Mr. Fang, don't think I'm nagging you. When you're out, you shouldn't show off your wealth."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "I know that, but I also have my own rules. If I ask you for help without paying, I would be dishonest. If I just give you a piece of gold, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. So what I mean is, take this gold and help me make some arrangements in Daliao Manor. I want to stay here for a while."
After saying that, Fang Jian grabbed Liu Yuanqi's left hand, forced the golden pig into Liu Yuanqi's hand and said, "Father, thank you for your help."
Liu Yuanqi struggled for a bit and found that Fang Jian's hands were like iron clamps, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't move them at all.
Liu Yuanqi was slightly surprised. Only then did he realize that this seemingly frail young man in front of him actually had such a talent. "I was just being overly suspicious."
It would be a lie to say that Liu Yuanqi was not tempted by a piece of gold, but having lived to such an old age, Liu Yuanqi has experience and bottom line. To get such a piece of gold for no reason is just as Fang Jian said, if blessings are not matched with wealth, there will be disasters.
This is also why the Jade Emperor had to make changes and impose huge restrictions on a small spell like the Midas Touch.
Because some gods don't consider this point. When they see a mortal they like, they just give him a lot of gold, silver and treasures. They think this is doing good to the person, but in fact it harms the person.
So when Fang Jian asked Liu Yuanqi to help him arrange it, it was equivalent to eliminating the cause and effect brought about by obtaining this piece of gold, because Liu Yuanqi paid for Fang Jian, so Fang Jian gave him gold in return. This is a very reasonable process.
So Liu Yuanqi accepted the golden pig and immediately began to make arrangements for Fang Jian.
First, Liu Yuanqi asked his son to go to Yanzhou Prefecture to exchange the golden pig for silver coins. He received a total of 200 taels of silver, 100 of which was an equivalent exchange, meaning 10 taels of gold was exchanged for 100 taels of silver. The extra 100 taels was the "workmanship" of the golden pig.
According to the owner of the gold and jade shop, the thumb-sized golden pig could be made with such exquisite workmanship, and there was no sign of processing on the surface. The craftsmanship alone was worth one hundred taels.
Liu Daye spent another fifty taels of silver to exchange for two hundred and fifty strings of cash, and then happily returned to Daliushuang.
Because Daliushuang is only thirty miles outside Yanzhou City, the security in this area is very good, and Liu Daye returned home smoothly.
Then, in the next half month, Liu Yuanqi's family took charge and paid the villagers of Daliushuang Village to build an earthen house for Fang Jian in a bamboo forest more than ten feet away from the land temple, and equipped it with all the furniture.
Afterwards, Fang Jian and the Third Prince officially moved into the house and settled down in Daliushan.
On this day, Fang Jian calculated with his fingers and found that someone in Daliushan Village had reached his end and would probably die within the next two days.
Fang Jian glanced at the Earth God Temple, which was more than ten feet away. The Earth God hadn't left the temple during this period. But that was normal. For the Earth God, what else could he do if he left the temple? It would be better for him to stay in the temple and practice well.
"Snake! Snake!"
At this moment, Fang Jian suddenly heard a child's terrified screams coming from outside.
Fang Jian quickly stood up from his chair and walked outside, only to see a group of children running away not far away.
Hearing the cries, Liu Hongye quickly ran out of his yard and asked the children, "Where is the snake? Where is the snake?"
The little girl who was making clay figurines turned pale with fear. When she heard Liu Hongye's question, she pointed to some bamboos not far behind her and said, "It's the bamboo green snake right under those bamboos."
When Liu Hongye heard this, his face immediately became excited and he was ready to run over to see the snake without saying a word.
But a big hand grabbed him, and Liu Hongye turned his head and saw that it was his father Liu Daye.
After Liu Daye caught Liu Hongye, he picked up a carrying pole and rushed under the bamboos. Sure enough, he found a beautiful bamboo snake that was emerald green, long and slender.
But Liu Daye didn't care whether it looked good or not. Without saying a word, he smashed the bamboo green snake with a carrying pole. Soon the bamboo green snake was beaten to a bloody mess and died.
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