Baipi County was a poor county, and the county magistrate Zhao Dezhu had been in office for several months, but he had not found any oil or water, so he was not lost. That night, the county magistrate Zhao was sighing in his room when he heard a movement in the corner of the wall. He squatted down and found that it was a turtle.
He was overjoyed: This poor place in Baipi County where rabbits don't shit, so he didn't smell the aroma of meat for three months, this turtle is a good ingredient for stewing soup! Thinking about it, he reached out to catch it.
Who knew that the turtle crawled very fast, and disappeared after three or two strokes.
He thought it was very strange, and when he looked carefully, he found that there was a hole at the foot of the wall, and the turtle had already crawled out of the hole.
However, what surprised him was why there were a few shiny things next to the hole? When he picked it up and looked at it, he was startled: Isn't this golden bean? He quickly stood up and ran out to chase, but the turtle was long gone. Behind the wall of the house is the river, and it is estimated that it jumped into the river.
Zhao Xianling carefully held these golden beans in his hands, and couldn't help but feel happy: Haha, God has pity on me, you brought me gold! From then on, he would stare at the corner of the wall when he had nothing to do, or he would go to the river behind the house to see.
One day, as soon as he came to the back of the house, he saw the turtle crawling slowly along the river. As soon as he saw someone coming, he disappeared in the blink of an eye and probably jumped into the river again.
Zhao Xianling didn't care where it went, he just looked for it by the river again and again, and sure enough, he found two golden beans where it crawled. Dare you think this is a turtle that can drop golden beans?
Zhao Xianling picked up the golden beans and stayed here almost every night. But to his disappointment, the turtle never appeared again.
Early that morning, Zhao County Ling stood by the river in a daze, and saw the teacher in the county yamen walking over step by step and laughing: "You won't come here to fish like the previous county governors, will you? The fish in this river are difficult to catch."
Zhao County Ling asked in surprise, "You mean they used to fish here?"
Master nodded: "Yeah, I'm curious, why does your county chief have this hobby?"
When Zhao Xianling heard that, he didn't say a word, but he secretly laughed in his heart: It's your master who didn't know the truth, where was the previous county magistrate fishing, and they were all fishing for the turtle that can shoot golden beans! Oh, this golden turtle didn't let them catch it, it seems that God deliberately left it to me!
So the next day, he asked someone to find a bamboo pole and fishing line, and he sat down by the river to fish. He did not allow others to come and see, saying that he wanted to be alone, but in fact he was afraid that they would know the secret and snatch the golden turtle.
In this way, for a few days in a row, Zhao Xianling simply didn't even go to court. He sat by the river every day in a hurry to fish for golden turtles, but there was no movement. Occasionally, the fishing rod was pulled a little, and when he retracted the line, he caught a small fish the size of his thumb. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood! Let's go, reluctant; continue fishing, I don't know how long it will take. Just as he was almost desperate, suddenly the fishing rod in his hand was pulled hard, and he hurriedly lifted the rod, only to feel that his hand sink, and then a black thing was lifted to the surface. Ah, it's a big turtle, it's the golden turtle!
Zhao Xianling was overjoyed. At this time, he felt a force pull him hard along the fishing rod. He wanted to let go, but it was too late, and he was pulled into the river at once.
Zhao Xianling was a little watery, and he didn't panic when he fell into the river. He still held the fishing rod and refused to let go, hoping to drag the beetle ashore.
But the force on the other end of the fishing rod was getting bigger and bigger, dragging him all the way to the center of the river, and he felt a little abnormal:
How could a turtle have so much strength? Could it be a monster? At the thought of the monster, Zhao Xianling became afraid and hurriedly released the fishing rod, wanting to swim back to the shore, but the fishing rod seemed to stick to his hand, and he couldn't shake it off.
Zhao Xianling wanted to call for help, but the fishing rod suddenly sank. Before he could call out, he was dragged to the bottom of the water.
Zhao Xianling's heart sank. He opened his eyes and saw that the underwater scenery was exceptionally clear. But when he looked at himself, he couldn't help but be petrified.
His two hands have become the front feet of a turtle.
He was actually carrying a thick turtle shell on his body.
The fishing rod had turned into a thin fishing line and was entangled in his "turtle feet."
Zhao Xianling was both afraid and anxious: What the hell is going on?
After a while, the county magistrate was dragged out of the water again, and a big hand grabbed him lightly and shouted, "Fortunately, this county magistrate is a corrupt official, otherwise I would have to wait several years."
Zhao Xianling looked up and saw that the person who caught him looked exactly like him!
He exclaimed, "Who are you?" The man smiled "hehe" and said, "I am your previous county magistrate, and I was also turned into a turtle by my former county magistrate. Alas! It's all my greed for money that led me into the water and became a turtle for so many years. Today you are here, and I can finally go back. I tell you that you have now become a turtle that can shoot golden beans, and you will stay here in peace in the future!"
Zhao Xianling was terrified and begged, "Let me go! There are still young and old in my family, and they all have to rely on me to support them!"
At this time, he really wanted to make himself kneel down, but his body was now huddled in the turtle shell, how could he still kneel down?
"Since I went back as you, I will naturally do my duty to the yamen. Don't worry. I tell you, after I go back, I will not be greedy again in my life.
After the predecessor finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the shore. Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, his body staggered and fell again. Zhao Xianling really hated him at this time, so he pounced on him and opened his mouth.
The predecessor screamed in pain and wanted to get rid of Zhao County Ling, but Zhao County Ling was not willing to relax.
At this moment, Zhao Xianling suddenly found that his body had changed back, and that ex had turned into a turtle again.
"Hmph, I've been waiting for so many years for a corrupt official, I must change your body and go out." Seeing that his predecessor, the tortoise, was about to bite him again, Zhao Xianling hurriedly threw it into the water, and quickly climbed ashore like he was burning his butt.
The ex surfaced and shouted desperately: "You can't run away, you make me unable to return to the world, I will follow you for the rest of my life, as long as you are still greedy for money, I will have to replace you!"
When Zhao Xianling heard that, how dare he stop by the river and crawl home? In a moment of panic, he fainted.
When he woke up, he found himself lying in bed with his family all around him. He asked him why he had run home, but he didn't dare say anything. He just said to himself in his heart, I don't want any more golden beans or silver beans.
The next day, Zhao Xianling went to the lobby, set clear rules and regulations, did things seriously, and lived a clean life.
There was a family not far from the county yamen. An old man looked at the busy figures inside and outside the lobby of Zhao County Ling and smiled. Yes, this old man is the master!