The retained portions were: Borrowing an umbrella during a lake tour, marriage ties, Fahai in the temple, metamorphosis after drinking wine, guarding the mountain, stealing immortal grass, Chinshan Temple, broken bridge, giving birth and sealing the bowl.
舊式的劇本較為冗長，郭小莊和前輩們經過幾次三番的研討，把前後達二十四折的情節濃縮精簡，編排成十場戲：包括遊湖借傘、結親、法海坐帳、酒變、守山、盜仙草、金山寺、斷橋、產子、合缽。