秀才王燦巧為相府千金何金蓮解姻緣籤詩，恰解出兩人姓名；市井小民來寶正困擾妻子招弟不諳廚藝，無意間得知相府法寶「金爐鼎」可讓食材變佳餚，便前往竊寶，卻誤偷神像「金魁星」，又轉送不知情王燦……相爺大怒，通緝竊賊，闖禍來寶決定搭救王燦！一場烏龍竊案，變做「捉賊不成，倒賠千金」。
聚焦賞析：歌仔戲善以喜劇基調，反映人生百態。本劇丑角「三花」最具代表：透過小人物生動活潑的俚語臺詞與唱唸做打，讓觀眾會心一笑。
　
Wang Qiao, a certified student, accidentally explained a drawing lot of marriage for He Jin-Lian, the daughter of prime minister, and obtained his own name and the name of He Jin-Lian consequently. A citizen Lai-Bao was bothering about his wife Zhao-Di who was not good at cooking, and learned unintentionally that a valuable treasure, the three-legged golden cooking vessel, in the prime minister’s house was available for changing regular foods to delicious dishes. Lai-Bao came to the prime minister’s house and tried to steal that treasure. But he didn’t realize what he stole was the god statue of Gold Star. He then gave it to Wang Qiao who did not know about the truth. The prime minister was very angry and gave an order to arrest that thief. Lai-Bao decided to rescues Wang Qiao to make up for what he had done！ A theft case became a situation of failure to arrest the theft, and loosing the daughter.
Focus：Taiwanese Operas always reflect the real world with a fundamental comedy theme. Just like the Sanhua (clown) in this play who teases the audience through vivid lines with slang and songs, and funny movements of little citizens.