話說魯修真一進裡間屋子，再找雷鳴、陳亮，蹤跡不見。一揪床幃，見床底下東牆挖了一個大窟窿，拿燈一照，窟窿旁邊地下擱著一錠黃金，重夠五兩。宋朝年間黃金白璧最貴，每一兩能換五十兩白銀。
话说鲁修真一进里间屋子，再找雷鸣、陈亮，踪迹不见。一揪床帏，见床底下东墙挖了一个大窟窿，拿灯一照，窟窿旁边地下搁着一锭黄金，重够五两。宋朝年间黄金白璧最贵，每一两能换五十两白银。
Now, when Lu Xiuzhen went into the inner room and looked for Lei Ming and Chen Liang, there was no trace of them. He lifted the hanging round the bed and saw that a big hole had been dug through the east wall under the bed. He held up a lamp to look, and on the ground beside the hole lay an ingot of gold, a good five taels in weight. In the days of the Song dynasty, gold and white jade were the most precious things of all: one tael of gold could be exchanged for fifty taels of white silver.
書中交代：雷鳴、陳亮在裡間屋中坐著，就知道這兩個老道要搬弄是非，動手又不是老道的對手，前者在白水湖就差點被老道殺了，今天要見著還不能善罷干休。
书中交代：雷鸣、陈亮在里间屋中坐着，就知道这两个老道要搬弄是非，动手又不是老道的对手，前者在白水湖就差点被老道杀了，今天要见着还不能善罢干休。
A word of explanation: as Lei Ming and Chen Liang sat in the inner room, they knew these two Daoists were going to stir up trouble, and if it came to a fight they were no match for the Daoists. Not long before, at Baishui Lake, they had very nearly been killed by these Daoists, and if they met them today, it would not end quietly.
陳亮一想：「三十六著，走著為上策。」跟雷鳴一商量，挖了一個窟窿鑽出去。陳亮說：「二哥咱們這樣走了，這廟裡老道待你我甚厚，咱們能白吃人家的？咱們給他留下黃金一錠，以表寸心。」故此擱在地下一錠金子。魯修真一瞧人沒了，留個一錠黃金，老道就明白了，立刻勃然大怒，說：「你這兩個孽障，分明是搬弄是非，我並非見財開眼，想必人家是好人，臨走不但我屋中的東西分毫不短，反給留下這一錠黃金，不白吃我家頓飯。你這兩個孽障，實在可惱，我要不看在李涵齡的面上，你兩個無故來攪我，焉能容你？便宜你兩個東西，來！道童，把他兩個人給我趕出廟去！」這兩個人又不敢不走，無奈轉身往外夠奔，道童跟著關門。來到外面，褚道緣說：「小師兄，我二人今天求你方便方便，天也太晚了，我二人在你們屋裡藏藏，別叫祖師爺知道，天亮就走行不行？」小道童說：「也罷，你二人就在我們屋裡蹲半夜罷。
陈亮一想：「三十六着，走着为上策。」跟雷鸣一商量，挖了一个窟窿钻出去。陈亮说：「二哥咱们这样走了，这庙里老道待你我甚厚，咱们能白吃人家的？咱们给他留下黄金一锭，以表寸心。」故此搁在地下一锭金子。鲁修真一瞧人没了，留个一锭黄金，老道就明白了，立刻勃然大怒，说：「你这两个孽障，分明是搬弄是非，我并非见财开眼，想必人家是好人，临走不但我屋中的东西分毫不短，反给留下这一锭黄金，不白吃我家顿饭。你这两个孽障，实在可恼，我要不看在李涵龄的面上，你两个无故来搅我，焉能容你？便宜你两个东西，来！道童，把他两个人给我赶出庙去！」这两个人又不敢不走，无奈转身往外够奔，道童跟着关门。来到外面，褚道缘说：「小师兄，我二人今天求你方便方便，天也太晚了，我二人在你们屋里藏藏，别叫祖师爷知道，天亮就走行不行？」小道童说：「也罢，你二人就在我们屋里蹲半夜罢。
Chen Liang thought, “Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best.” He talked it over with Lei Ming, and they dug a hole and crawled out through it. “Second Brother,” said Chen Liang, “if we leave like this… The Daoist of this temple has treated us very handsomely. Can we eat his food for nothing? Let’s leave him an ingot of gold as a token of our thanks.” That was why an ingot of gold lay on the ground. When Lu Xiuzhen saw that the men were gone and had left an ingot of gold behind, the old Daoist understood at once. He flew into a towering rage. “You two wretches! You plainly came here to stir up trouble. It isn’t that my eyes light up at the sight of money, but those two must be decent men. When they left, not only was nothing in my room missing, not the smallest thing, they even left me this ingot of gold rather than eat a meal of mine for nothing. You two wretches are truly infuriating. If it weren’t for Li Hanling’s sake, would I put up with you two coming to pester me for no reason? You’ve got off lightly, the pair of you. Here! Boys! Throw these two out of the temple for me!” The two of them didn’t dare not go. There was nothing for it: they turned and headed straight out, and a Daoist boy followed them to shut the gate. Once outside, Chu Daoyuan said, “Young Brother, we two beg you to do us a kindness today. It’s far too late. Let us two hide in your room, and don’t let the Patriarch know. We’ll leave at daybreak. Will that do?” “Oh, all right,” said the little Daoist boy. “You two can squat in our room for half the night.