In the next year, Zou Laoyong never dared to have any inappropriate thoughts about Li Yu. Because Li Yu is dedicated to volunteering and does all the dirty and tiring work very well, plus she really doesn't get paid a penny and is a pure dedication, so everyone generally thinks highly of her.
Some people may ask, if Li Yu lives a human life, then she should enjoy all human expenses. In this case, if she didn't have Brother Kong Fang, she wouldn't be able to make plans at all. But you have to know that she is a carp spirit after all, and her magic is far better than that of mortals, so she lives freely. Because she has a positive attitude and volunteers with a purpose, her performance is very sunny and can warm the feelings of outsiders.
Unexpectedly, it was the end of the year evaluation day for outstanding performance, and Li Yu was naturally rated as a model worker. This is actually not that easy. In the selection meeting, not only all the staff of the nursing home participated, but also the elderly who received care. They all had a say and they all said that Li Yu was good.
A blind old man said in a loud voice, I choose Xiao Li. If Xiao Li cannot be rated as a model worker, then no one is qualified to be a model worker. Everyone echoed and said the same words of praise for Li Yu. In this way, Zou Laoyong, who originally wanted to exclude Li Yu from the selection list, smiled bitterly at his close subordinate Xiao Ma, who had a particularly close relationship with him.
Xiao Ma, who was taking notes, asked in a low voice, should she (name) report it or not? Zou Laoyong knew that she was Li Yu that Xiao Ma was talking about. After he nodded, he attached his pony ears and said with air currents that if she didn't repay her, these immortal things would rebel. Forget it, give her some peace.
Not long after, Li Yu attended the performance evaluation meeting of Jinse City Civil Affairs Bureau. She was wearing a big red flower on her lap and holding a certificate of honor in her hand. After the meeting ended with the sound of ritual music, she opened the certificate of honor and was pleasantly surprised. There was a new banknote with a face value of 100 yuan inside.
She immediately remembered Dong Pai who had saved her life by buying a carp, and planned to repay Dong Pai with this.
On a winter night when the north wind was blowing, Dong Pai was warming himself by the fire in his tile-roofed house at the foot of Ma'an Mountain. At about the second watch, he fetched water from a basin and prepared to wash his feet before going to bed. As soon as the water in the basin was filled, he suddenly heard a long-lost cry: Dong Lang, my Dong Lang. Before Dong Pai could recover, he saw water splashing in the basin, and in the blink of an eye, a girl with long braids and a crimson dress emerged from the basin of water, jumped up, and came out. He picked up the basin and stood in front of Dong Pai. He looked at him with a smile and said, "Dong Lang, it's only been a year since that smelly monk knocking on wooden fish separated us. Don't you recognize me?" I am your wife.
I recognize it, madam, why are you back? Dong Pai said excitedly with his eyebrows raised.
It’s hard to describe in one word, and it took a lot of trouble. Li Yu's tone suddenly became a little sad. She put her hand around her lapel, took out the hundred-yuan bonus note she received from the model worker meeting, and handed it to Dong Pai. Dong Pai hesitated and did not answer, but said, Madam, how can I ask for your money? Li Yu said, Dong Lang, this little money is not enough to repay you for saving my life.
Why bother? Dong Pai took the money, looked at her affectionately and said, Madam, you are not leaving, are you? I will give this hundred yuan to the monk tomorrow so that he will no longer knock wooden fish against you.
It's okay to stay here for one night, but it's not okay if I don't leave. Li Yu answered this way considering that she would continue to volunteer in the nursing home.
Madam, as you wish, stay here for one night. If you leave tomorrow, I will give you a ride. Having said this, Dong Pai went to the bedroom over there to arrange the bed. Li Yu also followed. As he was changing into a new bedding, he suddenly heard the tapping sound of wooden fish again. Li Yu's head was faintly aching again, but Dong Pai hadn't noticed it yet. Li Yu groaned slightly and said, Dong Lang, I have to leave!
Madam, didn’t you just agree to stay one night in a humble house? Why did you change your mind so quickly? Could it be that I, Dong Pai, have neglected you? Dong Pai asked disapprovingly.
Dong Lang, listen. Li Yu frowned and said.
It's that smelly monk again who knocks the wooden fish against you. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, just hold on, I'll go out and give him the 100 yuan you gave me, and beg him to be merciful and stop knocking. Dong Pai held a hundred yuan in his hand and was about to go out and bribe the monk, but Li Yu said, "Dong Lang, that monk doesn't necessarily want your money. You should still fill a wooden basin with water as before." Put the towel in, and when I can't stand it anymore, I'll escape.
Dong Pai did what Li Yu ordered and said to her, Madam, the monk doesn't necessarily want money. If the monk asked for money, he wouldn't knock the wooden fish.
At this time, the sound of the wooden fish became louder and louder. Seeing that Li Yu's face was twisted in pain, Dong Pai said, "Madam, please persist. I will follow the tapping sound of the wooden fish to find the monk and give him money to intercede. Maybe it will work."
Okay, I'll hold on. Li Yu answered firmly.
What surprised Dong Pai was that after he had only taken a few steps outside, he no longer heard the tapping of wooden fish, only the whistling of the north wind. He stood quietly for a moment, worried that the knocking sound of the wooden fish would sound again, but it did not sound. He was secretly happy, thinking: Li Yu will not leave, so he happily returned to the room and called his wife a few times, but there was no sign of her.
The basin filled with water was still in place, as if nothing had happened. Dong Pai was particularly troubled and resented the monk. He vented to himself, "Smelly monk, if you hadn't knocked the wooden fish, would my wife have escaped?"
In fact, Dong Pai blamed the wrong person. He didn't know that there was an invisible red-faced man who came and went quickly and was working secretly. Just now, Li Yu wasn't planning to leave yet, so she thought it would be okay to stay one night with Dong Lang as husband and wife, and rush to the nursing home early tomorrow morning to do volunteer work.
Unexpectedly, a voice suddenly sounded in my ears: Mermaid, you must not stay here overnight, otherwise, most of the merits you have accumulated by volunteering in the nursing home for a year will be lost. Have you forgotten Pei Dixian's advice? Li Yu asked, who are you?
I am Gao Yincha from the Chenghuang Temple. To remind you, I also told the old monk in the mountain temple the specific time for your return to Ma'an'anshan. He has already arrived and is knocking wooden fish outside the house. If you don't listen to me, the old monk will knock the wooden fish harder and harder.
Gao Yincha, I listen to you. As he said, Li Yu immediately transformed into the basin of water. Gao Yincha also quickly returned to the old monk who was knocking wooden fish outside the house and told him that the carp spirit had left and there was no need to knock wooden fish. The mortal Dong Pai was kept in the dark about all this, and he still resented the innocent old monk in his heart.
Unexpectedly, three years later, Li Yu, who had been working as a volunteer, took a basin of water in the dormitory, put a towel around it, jumped in, and turned into a red-tailed carp, swimming into the Huancheng River in the blink of an eye. , put on that crimson skirt in the room where she practiced all year round at the bottom of the river.
With the emergence of her latent thoughts, she left the Huancheng River and became invisible to mortals. She went straight to the City God's Temple. Before she entered the temple gate, she found Pei Shi'en standing in front of her. She opened her mouth and said, Pei Dixian, I have been a volunteer in the nursing home for three years, you must fulfill your promise! Take me to the underworld to find the King of Hell so that I can be reincarnated as a human, and then quickly marry Dong Lang, who saved my life.
Unexpectedly, Pei Shi'en shook his head gently and said, Mermaid, although you have served as a volunteer in the nursing home for three years, it is not satisfactory. You have to return to the nursing home to volunteer for an additional half year. There must be no mistakes in the half year, otherwise, it will not be satisfactory either. If you are not perfect, you will be reincarnated as a human being, and you will not be able to pass the test with the King of Hell.
Pei Dixian, you said that my three years of volunteer service was not satisfactory. How can you say this? Li Yu, who was somewhat unconvinced, wanted to find out.
Pei Shien replied, aren't you a volunteer? In one of these three years, you were awarded the title of Model Worker and received a bonus of 100 yuan. I've said it before, you can only do volunteer work and you can't get any compensation. You enjoy honors and get paid, which offsets your merits from volunteering for a year.
Li Yu shouted, "It's really unfair. I didn't ask for the 100 yuan bonus, but gave it to Dong Lang, who I had a secret marriage with in Ma'anshan." Pei Shien said, this is wrong! You selfishly gave the money to your Dong Lang. What is the difference between this and spending it yourself? If you donate the 100 yuan bonus to poor families or elderly people who are alone, etc., then that is another matter and will not offset your merit. I will take you directly to the underworld to ask for merit. You can end your endless career as a carp spirit and be reincarnated as a human being.
