Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 408 Hail God

Taishi Tang Jiwu went to Rizhao to mourn for his friend An. On the way, I passed the Hail Temple and went inside to play. There is a pool in front of the temple. The water is clear, and several red fish swim in it. A red fish came out of the water with its slanted tail and begged tourists for food. He was not afraid to see people. Tang Jiwu picked up a stone and wanted to hit the red fish, which scared it. The Taoist priest in the temple hurriedly stopped and said, "The fish in the pool are all dragons. If you offend them, you will inevitably suffer hail."

Tang Jiwu laughed and said, "Fish is always a fish. How can it turn into a dragon? It's really a big deal for the Taoist priest to chisel the meeting. After saying that, he threw the stone into the water and went away. After going on the road, the clouds above the head are like a cover, and the tail is not scattered. Only the sound was heard, and the hail of cotton was sprinkled one after another. After driving for several miles in a row, the hail stopped.

Tang's younger brother, Liang Wu, has been following his brother and came forward to ask what was going on. Tang Jiwu was confused and said in surprise, "Has it hail? Why didn't I see it? I think it's a hail god. He's joking with me. I continued on the road and didn't care. After trekking for days, I finally arrived at Rizhao.

Near Rizhao Anjia Village, there is a Guandi Temple. A peddler happened to pass by this place, carrying a burden on his shoulder. Suddenly, he shouted, threw down the goods, broke into the temple, pulled up the big knife, swirled and waved it, and shouted, "I am the hail god Li Zuoche. Tomorrow I will accompany Tang Jiwu to Anfu to mourn. Please do it as soon as possible. Arrange." After saying it several times in a row, he regained consciousness.

When Anjia heard about this, he was very afraid, because as soon as the hail god arrived, there would be hail, which would be a heavy loss and unbearable. With this in mind, the family hurriedly prepared gifts and went to the Hail Temple 40 miles away to worship, asking the hail god for mercy and not to visit.

Tang Jiwu smiled and said, "This is just a vendor's nonsense. Why are you so afraid?" The master said, "You don't know anything. The hail god is extremely effective. He often speaks through the mouth of mortals, and everything is accurate. If you don't worship him, the hail will come in the blink of an eye.