話說濟公禪師把手串給了鄭鐵牛的徒弟，濟公說：「我再說一個好猜的你們猜罷。」大眾說：「你說罷。」濟公說：
「蟲入鳳窩飛去鳥，七人頭上長青草，大雨下在橫山上，半個朋友不見了。
這也是四個字，你們誰猜著，我把老和尚這件僧袍給誰。」眾人一想：「蟲入鳳窩飛去鳥，這是個風字。七人頭上長青草，乃是個花字。大雨下在橫山上，是個雪字。半個朋友不見了，是個月字。」有好幾個都猜著，惟有廣亮嘴快說出來，這是「風花雪月」四個字，濟公說：「對了。」果然就把僧袍給了廣亮。濟公又說：「東門以外失火，內里燒死二人，留下一兒一女，燒到酉時三更。這四句話也猜四個字。」旁邊有人猜著，這是「爛肉好酒」四個字，濟公又給了一床被褥。濟公又說：
「三人同日去觀花，百友原來是一家。禾火二人同相坐，夕陽西下兩枝瓜。」
旁邊又有人猜著，這是「春夏秋冬」四字，濟公把老和尚所有留下的這些東西，俱皆分散了，他自己一件也沒留。過了兩天，鄭鐵牛聽說濟公在臨安城認識紳士富戶，貴官長者不少，宗印他本是個勢利和尚，跟廣亮商量，要叫濟公給請請人，廟裡辦善會。廣亮說：「行。」
话说济公禅师把手串给了郑铁牛的徒弟，济公说：「我再说一个好猜的你们猜罢。」大众说：「你说罢。」济公说：
「虫入凤窝飞去鸟，七人头上长青草，大雨下在横山上，半个朋友不见了。
这也是四个字，你们谁猜着，我把老和尚这件僧袍给谁。」众人一想：「虫入凤窝飞去鸟，这是个风字。七人头上长青草，乃是个花字。大雨下在横山上，是个雪字。半个朋友不见了，是个月字。」有好几个都猜着，惟有广亮嘴快说出来，这是「风花雪月」四个字，济公说：「对了。」果然就把僧袍给了广亮。济公又说：「东门以外失火，内里烧死二人，留下一儿一女，烧到酉时三更。这四句话也猜四个字。」旁边有人猜着，这是「烂肉好酒」四个字，济公又给了一床被褥。济公又说：
「三人同日去观花，百友原来是一家。禾火二人同相坐，夕阳西下两枝瓜。」
旁边又有人猜着，这是「春夏秋冬」四字，济公把老和尚所有留下的这些东西，俱皆分散了，他自己一件也没留。过了两天，郑铁牛听说济公在临安城认识绅士富户，贵官长者不少，宗印他本是个势利和尚，跟广亮商量，要叫济公给请请人，庙里办善会。广亮说：「行。」
Now, when Chan Master Ji Gong had given the pearl bracelet to Zheng Tieniu’s disciples, he said, “I’ll give you another one, an easy one this time. Guess away.” “Go on, then,” said everyone. And Ji Gong said:
“A worm creeps into the phoenix’s nest, and the bird flies off;green grass sprouts on the heads of seven men;a heavy rain falls on a mountain laid on its side;half a friend has gone missing.
That’s four characters too. Whoever guesses it gets this robe of the old abbot’s.” Everyone thought it over. “A worm creeps into the phoenix’s nest, and the bird flies off — that’s the character for wind. Green grass sprouts on the heads of seven men — that’s flower. A heavy rain falls on a mountain laid on its side — that’s snow. Half a friend has gone missing — that’s moon.” Quite a few of them had guessed it, but Guangliang had the quickest tongue and blurted it out: the four characters were “wind, flowers, snow and moon.” “Right,” said Ji Gong, and sure enough he gave the robe to Guangliang. Then Ji Gong said, “A fire breaks out beyond the East Gate; inside, two men burn to death, leaving behind a son and a daughter; it burns on into the hour of the Rooster and the third watch. Those four lines make four characters too.” Someone standing by guessed it: the four characters were “stewed meat and good wine.” Ji Gong gave him a set of bedding. Then Ji Gong said:
“Three men go out with the sun to look at the flowers;a hundred friends turn out to be all one family.Grain and Fire, the two of them, sit down side by side;the sun sets in the west on two melons on the vine.”
Again someone standing by guessed it: the four characters were “spring, summer, autumn and winter.” Ji Gong gave away every last thing the old abbot had left behind, and kept not one piece for himself. A couple of days later, Zheng Tieniu heard that Ji Gong knew a good many gentry and wealthy households in Lin’an, high officials and elders of standing. Zongyin was a snob of a monk at heart. He talked it over with Guangliang: they would have Ji Gong invite people for them, and hold a charity feast at the temple. “Fine,” said Guangliang.
廣亮知道濟公在臨安城認識大財主不少，這一辦善會，就許剩幾兩銀子，連忙找濟公，廣亮說：「師弟，我跟你商量商量，老和尚進廟來，理應該驚動驚動人，我打算廟裡辦一回善會，所有你認識的人，可都是大財主，要辦善會，你給把帖撒到了，都請請行不行？」濟公說：「行倒行，可有一節，我認識的人，可都是紳士富戶，既辦善會，得須備上等高擺海味席，得八兩銀子一桌的燕翅席，來一個人擺一桌。善會香資可不定多少，也許一個主就舍幾萬兩。你知道當初化大碑樓的時節，一個人就施捨一萬兩。這要辦善會，所有來的人，不論出香資多少，帶來跟人每人開一吊錢賞錢，坐轎來每人帶轎夫，也是一個人一吊。要依我這樣辦我就給請，不然我不管，別叫人家瞧不起。」
广亮知道济公在临安城认识大财主不少，这一办善会，就许剩几两银子，连忙找济公，广亮说：「师弟，我跟你商量商量，老和尚进庙来，理应该惊动惊动人，我打算庙里办一回善会，所有你认识的人，可都是大财主，要办善会，你给把帖撒到了，都请请行不行？」济公说：「行倒行，可有一节，我认识的人，可都是绅士富户，既办善会，得须备上等高摆海味席，得八两银子一桌的燕翅席，来一个人摆一桌。善会香资可不定多少，也许一个主就舍几万两。你知道当初化大碑楼的时节，一个人就施舍一万两。这要办善会，所有来的人，不论出香资多少，带来跟人每人开一吊钱赏钱，坐轿来每人带轿夫，也是一个人一吊。要依我这样办我就给请，不然我不管，别叫人家瞧不起。」
Guangliang knew that Ji Gong was acquainted with a good many rich men in Lin’an, and a charity feast like this might well leave a few taels of silver over. He hurried off to find Ji Gong. “Brother,” said Guangliang, “I want to talk something over with you. Now that the new abbot has come to our temple, we really ought to make a bit of a stir about it. I’m thinking of holding a charity feast here at the temple. Everyone you know is a rich man. If we hold one, would you send the invitations round to them all and invite them for us?” “Fine by me,” said Ji Gong, “but there’s one thing. The people I know are all gentry and wealthy households. If we’re holding a charity feast, we’ll need top-grade banquets piled high with delicacies of the sea — bird’s-nest and shark’s-fin feasts at eight taels a table, and a table laid for every guest who comes. There’s no telling how much incense money they’ll give; a single patron might give tens of thousands of taels. You know that back when I was raising alms for the Great Stele Tower, one man alone gave ten thousand taels. If we hold this feast, then whatever each guest gives, every servant he brings along gets a string of cash as a tip, and anyone who comes by sedan chair brings his bearers, and they get a string apiece too. Do it my way and I’ll invite them; otherwise I’m staying out of it. We mustn’t have people looking down on us.”
廣亮一想，反正賠不了，說：「就是全依著你辦，你要多少帖子呢？」濟公說：「我要一百帖子罷。」廣亮一聽甚為喜悅。擇於本月初十日子，他先拿出宗印給他的那五千銀子，來作本錢，拿二千銀子置辦酒席，二千銀子預備賞錢零用，一千銀子，搭棚辦事，買東西零用，一概都安排停妥。焉想到濟公要了一百分帖子封的時節，也沒叫人瞧。裡面寫的是「本月初十日，因老和尚宗印進廟開賀設壇，是日恭請台駕光臨，早降拈香。住持僧宗印、廣亮、道濟同拜。席設靈隱寺廟內，每位善會，不準多帶，只封二十四文錢，如多帶有重罰。」
广亮一想，反正赔不了，说：「就是全依着你办，你要多少帖子呢？」济公说：「我要一百帖子罢。」广亮一听甚为喜悦。择于本月初十日子，他先拿出宗印给他的那五千银子，来作本钱，拿二千银子置办酒席，二千银子预备赏钱零用，一千银子，搭棚办事，买东西零用，一概都安排停妥。焉想到济公要了一百分帖子封的时节，也没叫人瞧。里面写的是「本月初十日，因老和尚宗印进庙开贺设坛，是日恭请台驾光临，早降拈香。住持僧宗印、广亮、道济同拜。席设灵隐寺庙内，每位善会，不准多带，只封二十四文钱，如多带有重罚。」
Guangliang thought it over: whatever happened, they couldn’t lose by it. “Then we’ll do it all your way,” he said. “How many invitation cards do you want?” “Let’s say a hundred,” said Ji Gong. Guangliang was delighted to hear it. They chose the tenth of the month. First he took out the five thousand taels Zongyin had given him to use as capital: two thousand to lay in the banquets, two thousand set aside for tips and odd expenses, and a thousand for putting up the mat-sheds, running the affair and buying sundries. Everything was arranged just so. Who would have thought that when Ji Gong took the hundred cards and sealed them up, he let no one see them? What was written inside was this: “On the tenth day of this month, to celebrate the installation of the venerable abbot Zongyin, an altar will be set up. We respectfully request the honour of your presence that day, and beg you to come early to offer incense. With respectful greetings from the resident monks Zongyin, Guangliang and Daoji. The feast will be laid inside Lingyin Temple. Each guest at the charity feast is to bring no more than twenty-four coppers, sealed in an envelope. Any who bring more will be heavily fined.”