Chapter 6 Incense Tax
Author: My repeater simulator
No longer arguing with his mother, Ao Qing's nose felt a little sore, and no one understood his difficulties and persistence.
A crystal teardrop gathered in the corner of his eye, standing out in the turbid muddy water.
She shook her head to dry her tears, opened her lips slightly, and a stream of clear water gushes out of her mouth.
Soon, the water level of Qinchun Spring, which had dried up for a long time, rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Several small fishes burst into cheers upon seeing this, and then played and wandered in the water, taking big mouthfuls of the expected clear water.
"Are you crazy? Put the water back quickly. If people around see it, it will be ruined again."
"Mom, how could you do this?" Ao Qingmeng raised his head and looked at Old Carp, his eyes full of disbelief, and his tears could no longer hold back and kept dripping down like broken pearls.
"I am the Dragon King of Qinchun Spring! If I don't provide clean water for the surrounding creatures, at least I will be pulled out to be exposed to the sun like other Dragon King, or at worst my incense will be cut off. I, the little Dragon King, will be doomed..."
Seeing Ao Qing who was out of control, Old Carp seemed to realize that what he was doing was a little inappropriate. He circled around the koi and compromised: "Ao Qing, don't get excited. Mom knows that it's not easy for you. The water will follow you."
Isn’t it enough for you to deal with it?”
After hearing her mother's words, Ao Qing finally stopped crying, but what Old Carp said next made her silent.
"Isn't it just a spring of clear water? If it's gone, borrow it from a small river clam..."
Soon, the news of the Qinchun Spring's resurgence spread around the area. Humans, livestock, and monsters came one after another, and the water in the spring decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ao Qing frowned and felt that the insignificant amount of incense power he had increased was not enough to collect half of the spring water if he activated his magical power.
not to mention……
Thinking of what he had to face next, Ao Qing sighed slightly, transformed into a human form again, and headed towards the place he had just left.
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"Sister, my sister's magic power is low. This is the only thing I can use. Take this half of the spring water. If you need it, just give me orders."
Facing the Qinchun Spring Dragon King who came back and borrowed water again, Xianzhu was as polite as ever, but the water he gave out changed from a single spring to half a spring now.
Giving away a spring of water for free turned half a spring for free, which undoubtedly confirmed his previous guess. Ao Qing had no choice but to squeeze out a smile and say thank you for accepting it.
Wei Wu hid in the sacred stone, looking at the slender figure walking away from a distance and couldn't help but fall into thinking.
Under Qinquan, in the Mansion of the Water God.
The water palace holding the pearl is transformed from her shell. Although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs. What's more important is that all matter is solid, not like the wonton space, which is all made of illusion by divine power.
After many intense and brief fusions of souls, Wei Wu did not rush back to his chaotic space. Instead, he lay comfortably on the big bed made of shells, hugging the bead and savoring the results of his training.
After a long time, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's just a spring of clear water. Just lend it to her. Why go through so many twists and turns?"
Does he know the true situation of Xianzhu? In her own words - it has been filled to the brim by the master, and she cannot hold even a drop more.
If these incense powers are gathered into a few Qinquan springs, it will only be a lot more. After all, the amount of water in the beads has reached an astonishing level, which is not a small amount.
"With the trust of the master, Xianzhu is in charge of Qinquan, and is responsible for the village's water system and farming. The slave family is well aware of the heavy responsibility and has never neglected it. It's just that Xianzhu refused to borrow water. They were afraid that if the opening was opened, it would be closed.
Can’t stand it any longer.”
With a look of grievance and helplessness on her pretty face, she huddled up and squeezed into Wei Wu's arms.
"There are countless water gods and dragon kings in Anyuan County. There are also mountain gods, earth gods, city gods, wandering gods, and many powerful spirits. If we lend water to the Qinchun Spring Dragon King today, what should we do with the beads if other gods and monsters come to find them?"
Speaking of this, the look of grievance on Xianzhu's face became even brighter. The pitiful look on Chu Chu's face made Wei Wu feel pity for her, and he hugged her tightly and comforted her.
"You are the Qinquan Water God. You should be in charge of the Qinquan water, and you should decide how to use it. I just had some curiosity, so don't take it to heart."
He made some promises and told some dirty jokes that he had heard in his previous life. After coaxing him for a long time, he finally broke down in tears and laughed.
After a moment of tenderness, Wei Wu was about to leave the Water Mansion and return to his own chaotic space, but he sensed another uninvited guest in front of his altar.
The visitor was an old acquaintance, a burly and bearded man in his prime, who would come to his place every once in a while in the past few years.
He did not come alone, but as usual, he was accompanied by the elder of the village.
The man stood in front of the altar. He neither lit candles nor burned incense, nor bowed his head to make a wish. Instead, he looked at the surrounding environment, as if he wanted to take in all the surrounding situations.
The elder took off the incense burner in the middle of the altar, carefully peeled away the incense ashes, and revealed several simple copper coins. He carefully selected the incense burner slowly and slowly, and selected two copper coins with a shining surface and handed them to the man.
past.
"This is the incense tax for this season. Please accept it with a smile, Mr. Tu."
The man called Boss Tu didn't say anything. He just silently accepted the copper coins and put them into an animal skin bag covered with runes.
Seeing that the two copper coins were confiscated, the elder seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but to his surprise, Boss Tu did not leave as usual, but stared straight at the incense burner in his hand.
To be precise, they are the three copper coins left in the incense burner.
The elder shook his hands without leaving a trace, and the incense ash in the incense burner slowly covered the copper coins with the shaking. He coughed lightly: "Ahem, cough, the incense tax for this season in Yiyishi Village has been paid. Is there anything else Boss Tu has to say?
?"
Boss Tu shook the animal skin bag in his hand and grinned, revealing the burnt yellow teeth in his mouth that were intertwined like saws:
"There are more than two hundred people in your stone village, right?"
"Exactly." The elder was frightened when he saw Boss Tu's charming smile, and nodded in agreement cautiously.
Boss Tu’s smile became even brighter: “According to Da Jing’s tax law, any deity worshiped by more than 100 people must pay two incense coins every quarter. Do you know?”
"Of course I know, haven't I already handed it in? Could it be that the quality of the copper coins does not meet the requirements?" the elder asked with a smile.
"Copper coins are good coins, but two incense coins cannot equal the incense tax paid by the two gods." Tu Lao looked at the elder with a smile and pointed to a water spring under the sacred stone.
"Your village has invited a new god. Why didn't you notify Mr. Tu? Is it because you're afraid that Mr. Tu won't be able to meet the etiquette requirements, or...does he have other considerations?"
The elder was shocked when he heard this, secretly thinking that he had forgotten the Qinquan Water God who had just been invited to the village today.
Looking in the direction of Boss Tu's finger, I happened to see the stone tablet erected today. On it, the two gilded characters "Qinquan" were shining brightly in the sunlight.
Chapter completed!