The animal that helped people get rid of pests was a snake. Many documents mentioned that snakes were the zodiac for eliminating pests, especially rats. Although there were other animals mentioned, such as chickens, pigs, and horses, which also had similar characteristics, the snake was the zodiac that was most often considered to be the one to eliminate evil for the people.
The zodiac animals on the battlefield were tiger, horse, and ox.
The concept of wealth in novels usually had nothing to do with the zodiac. Although some novels may suggest or reflect the relationship between the zodiac and wealth in some way, this statement does not exist in reality. Therefore, finding a novel for money was not a sign of the zodiac.
Getting rid of the three pests for the people represented the zodiac pig, rat, and dog.
The three pests referred to Zhou Chu, the flood dragon, and the white-fronted tiger, not the zodiac. The allusions of eliminating the three evils came from "New Words of the World" and "Biography of Zhou Chu in the Book of Jin." They described Zhou Chu's violent and powerful youth, which was regarded as a great scourge by the villagers. In addition, there were flood dragons in Yixing's rivers and white-fronted tigers on the mountains. They also invaded the people. Therefore, the people of Yixing called them the three evils, and Zhou Chu was considered the most serious one. This allusion did not mention anything related to the zodiac. Therefore, eliminating the three evils did not refer to the zodiac.
The zodiac animals represented by the 40-year-old Feng Guang Qing Yu were pig, rabbit, sheep, rat, ox, chicken, dog, dragon, tiger, and horse.