Chapter 170 Nian Yang 1

There are all the ghost tricks in the world. North-south traffic arteries are particularly severe. For example, the strong bow and angry horse, the emperor outside the country, such methods are well known. It is also like cutting people's bags, stabbing people's burdens, and seising money and goods in the downtown. Such means have reached the peak of the side door. It's like meeting each other. The other party is sweet and skillful. Once you have a deep friendship with it, if you have a little chance, the money will be stolen. The swindlers randomly set traps and are full of tricks. Because of their smart words and silent, the people are uniformly called "Nianyang".

"Nian Yang" in the north is often haunted, and there are especially many victims.

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Wang Zixun, a scholar in the county, went to visit the official of Taishi. He went north and drove for a few miles out of Jinan. On the way, he saw a man riding a black donkey, walking with him and talking to each other. The man said, "My surname is Zhang, and I am ordered to go to Kyoto." He is humble in words and behaves attentively. The two of them traveled for dozens of miles and made an appointment to stay together. Wang Zixun was in front of him, and Zhang Yan rode a donkey to chase him; in the back, he waited on the roadside. The servant suspected that Zhang had bad intentions and drove him away in a harsh voice. Zhang felt ashamed and waved his whip and left.

At dusk, Wang Zixun rested in a hotel and went out for a walk. When he saw Zhang drinking in the hall, he was surprised. Zhang also saw him and stood with his hand. He was extremely respectful and took the initiative to talk to him. Wang Zixun was perfunctory. As for why Zhang came here, he did not doubt it. The servant was much more cautious and alert all night, afraid that Zhang had bad intentions.

The next day, at dawn, Zhang mentioned again that he wanted to walk with Wang Zixun. The servant scolded and refused, but Zhang couldn't do it. The red sun rose, and Prince Xun just went on the road. Walking for half a day, a person in front of him rode a white donkey. He was about forty years old. His clothes and hats were neat, his head was close to the donkey's neck, and he was sleepy. His body was swinging and swaying. The donkey drove for more than ten miles in the front or behind. Wang Zixun was very strange and asked, "Brother, what did you do last night? Why are you so sleepy?"

When the man heard the words, he suddenly woke up, reached out and yawned, and said, "My surname is Xu, Qingyuan. Gao Yu, the magistrate of Linzi County, was my cousin. My brother taught in Gaofu. I went to visit him. My brother gave me a generous gift. Unexpectedly, I went to the store last night and slept with the natives. I was so frightened that I didn't dare to sleep all night, so that I was depressed during the day.

Wang Zixun asked, "What is Nian Yang?" Xu said, "The time when the prince is outside is still short, and I don't know that it's dangerous. Nowadays, there is a kind of bandit who use sweet talk about business travelers to find ways to eat and live with them and take the opportunity to defraud money. Yesterday, I had a distant relative, so I was fooled by it. I was out of money and lost a lot. We should take this as a warning.

Wang Zixun nodded in favor and thought to himself, "Linzi County magistrate knows me very well. I have been a staff and a doorman in the house for him. I know him one by one. There is indeed a Xu in it. It seems that there is nothing suspicious about the person in front of him." So they greeted each other and asked about Xu's brother's recent situation.

Xu proposed that the two of them invest in the store together, and Wang Zixun agreed. The servant suspected that Xu's way was not right. He discussed with his master. It's better to walk slowly and not get too close to Xu. The master and servant deliberately stayed behind, distanced himself from Xu, and finally got rid of him.

At noon the next day, on the way, I met another teenager, sixteen or seventeen years old, riding a mule, neatly dressed and beautiful. Along the way, the teenager didn't say a word, and then the sun went down. The teenager suddenly said, "The old store of Qulu is not far ahead." Wang Zun answered casually. The teenager sighed and seemed to be very sad. Wang Zun asked, "Why is Brother Tai not happy?"

The teenager sighed, "I'm from Jiangnan, surnamed Jin. After three years of hard study, I only asked for the title of the gold list, but I didn't want to lose my name. The elder brother was an official in the court and was frustrated in the examination room, so he dragged his family to Kyoto to join his elder brother in an attempt to relieve his depression. I'm not used to trekking through mountains and rivers in my life, and the dust and sand are on my face, which makes people annoyed. Speaking of this, he took out a red silk scarf and wiped his face carefully, looking frustrated.

Wang Zixun listened to his words, indeed with a southern accent, delicate and charming, like a woman. I have a good feeling and comfort. The teenager said, "It's just right time to run. The family didn't have time to keep up, and the servant didn't know where to die. It's getting late. What should I do now? Slow down and wait.

Wang Zixun arched his hand and said, "Take the next step first." He rode the horse and left the teenager far behind. In the evening, I entered the store and entered the guest room. There were two beds in the room, and one ** was full of luggage. Wang Zixun was unhappy and said to the store owner, "The shopkeeper, didn't you say that it's a single room? Why is there anyone else?"

Before he finished speaking, a person walked into the room, leaned over and picked up his luggage, turned out of the room, and said, "Don't be angry, brother. This room has been given to you. Find another room below." Wang Zun listened to his voice and was a little familiar. He looked up and saw that this person was actually Xu. He really didn't meet in his life. He smiled and said, "Brother Xu, we meet again. What are you doing? Don't go. Let's sleep together tonight."

The two sat down to catch up and didn't talk a few words. Another person walked into the house with luggage. Seeing that Wang and Xu were both here, they turned around and said, "It turns out that there are guests in the room. I'm sorry, I'm in the wrong place." Wang looked at it, but this person was the teenager surnamed Jin. Before Wang Zixun opened his mouth, Xu has rushed to stand up and keep the teenager to live. He said, "Brother, it's not early now. The guest rooms are full. It is difficult to find an empty room. If you don't mind it, you can stay with us for one night. The three of us will squeeze together, which is warmer."

The teenager thanked him for sitting down. Xu asked him about his family background, and the teenager said one by one. Suddenly, the teenager took out a lot of broken silver from the package, weighed it with a scale, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said, "Get some dishes and hot a few pots of wine. The three of us are going to talk all night tonight."

The two hurriedly stopped and said, "If you want me to spend money, how can you be embarrassed?" The teenager smiled and said, "My brother, why be polite?" After the meeting, the banquet was sent to the banquet. During the banquet, the young man talked about poetry and talked about elegance. Wang Zixun asked about the examination questions of today's science. The teenager explained it in detail and recited his article and mentioned the proud sentences in the article. He couldn't help but be angry. However, he remembered that although the article was good, no one appreciated it, and immediately he was not happy.

When Wang and Xu heard this, they both felt sorry for him. The teenager said, "I am separated from my family. There is no servant around me, and I don't know how to feed animals. My mule hasn't eaten since morning. What should I do?" Wang Zixun said, "Brother, don't worry. My servant knows how to feed horses. I'll tell him to take care of the mount for you later." The teenager is deeply grateful.

After a while, the teenager said again, "My fate has always been bad, and I have never had a good time when I went out. Last night, I stayed in the store and lived with the villains. These birds were dice all night, noisy and difficult to sleep. Southerners speak differently from those in the north. They call "dice" "doucket". Xu didn't understand at some point and asked, "What did the little brother just say? What kind of strange thing is the pocket?"

The teenager drew his hand and described the appearance of the dice. Xu suddenly understood, took out a dice from his arms, and smiled, "Do you mean this thing?" The teenager nodded repeatedly. Xu said, "Okay, let's throw the dice. Whoever loses will be punished for drinking." The three of them drank while throwing dice. After drinking the wine, Xu was still not satisfied and said, "A few more bets, whoever loses will treat."

Wang Zixun said, "I'm not very good at playing. When I was throwing the dice just now, I was so bad that I didn't make a fool of myself." Xu said, "Please. Brother, let's play." The teenager said, "Okay, just play. Whoever is afraid of him." Xu laughed. While the teenager was unprepared, he secretly winked at Wang Zixun and whispered, "Sir, don't reveal secrets. This stupid teenager has brought a lot of gold and silver with him. He is young and is mostly not proficient in gambling skills. I'm ready to kill him. If I win money, I'll buy you a drink tomorrow."

While talking, the two walked into the next cabin. Soon after, they heard the sound of shouting one after another, and it kept ringing. Wang Zixun sneaked to the nearby to observe. There were a total of three people in the room. The other gambler actually knew each other, but it was Zhang Ya. He doubted, "Why did these three people come together? Are they in the same group?" I'm too lazy to think about it. I go back to the bedroom, cover the quilt, and sleep soundly.

After a while, everyone pulled Wang to gamble together. Wang Zixun resolutely refused. Xu said, "Why don't I bet for you and win the right score?" Wang Zun shook his head and refused. Xu insisted on rolling dice for him. Suddenly, he went into the room and reported, "Brother Wang, I won a few chips for you." Wang Zixun was in a dream and didn't care. He replied vaguely, "I know."

Suddenly, several people broke in and entered the door. They chattered and spoke Manchurian dialect. The first person claimed to be Tong. He was an officer and soldier of the flag man and was ordered to arrest the gambler. At that time, gambling was strictly prohibited by the government, and everyone was frightened when they heard the words. Tong loudly threatened Wang Zixun, "Kid, gather people to gamble. Don't be bold. Don't say anything. Go and meet the master." Wang Zixun was not afraid at all. "When you see an official, you can see an official. Do you know Wang Taishi? That's my family." Hearing this, Tong immediately restrained his expression and said with a smile, "It turns out that Brother Wang also eats imperial food, which is disrespectful and disrespectful. What happened just now is purely a misunderstanding. Let's continue and share it for me by the way. Let's turn the dice. This old Tong is good at it.

The four gamblers just gathered together into a table. At this moment, they gambled a lot. Wang Zixun said to Xu, "I'm not interested in winning or losing. I just want to sleep. Don't disturb me anymore." Xu didn't listen, but still reported the situation of the war. When the gambling game was over, everyone calculated the chips, and Wang Zun owed the most. Tong was one of the winners. He took the initiative to search for Wang's package and asked for silver. Wang Xun was furious and said, "I didn't participate in gambling. Why did you ask me for debt?" Let's fight for it now.

The teenager grabbed his arm and whispered, "These people are fierce and evil, and they are all malicious. You and I are different. We should take care of each other. In the gambling just now, I won dozens of taels of silver from Xu, and Tong won dozens of taels of money from Brother Wang. There is not much difference between me and him. How about this? If Brother Wang owes Tong a gambling debt, he will let Xu repay it, while if Xu owes me a gambling debt, it will be repaid by Brother Wang. Don't worry, I won't really accept the money, I'm just pretending. When Tong and Xu are sent away, I will return them to you intact. We are moral friends. I guarantee in the name of a scholar that I will never frame Brother Wang.

Wang Zixun was originally loyal. Seeing that this plan was feasible, he immediately nodded and believed it.

The teenager went out and told Tong about this matter. Tong said, "Well, I just want to receive money. As for who gave it, I don't care at all." So Xu took out two silver and "paid" to Tong, and the teenager took out dozens of gambling debts from Wang Zixun's package in front of everyone and earned it in his arms.

Tong and Xu left. The teenager took the quilt and slept with the master and servant of Wang Zun. Beautiful and soft pillow, fragrant. The three went to bed silently. The teenager secretly teased the servant with his body. The servant dodged sideways. The teenager was entangled. The servant only felt that his skin was smooth and unbearable, so he was intimate with him. The teenager was attentive and flattered, gasping and moaning endlessly. Wang Xun heard it one by one in his ears. Although it was strange, he didn't think much about it.

The next day, when it was dawn, the teenager got up and urged the master and servant to leave early in the morning and said, "The donkey, the prince, is tired and weak. I'll go first and wait in front of you. I will pay back the dozens of gambling debts later." Before Wang Zun said anything, the teenager had packed his bags and boarded the mount. The prince had no choice but to obey. The young man's mule drove fast, gradually faded away, and finally disappeared.

Wang Zixun thought that the teenager would keep his promise and wait for the future. At first, he didn't care and asked the servant, "Last night, the bed board kept shaking. What the hell are you doing?" The servant told the truth, "I didn't do anything. I had nothing to do. I had a gentle time with the teenager." Wang Zixun changed his color and said, "No, I was deceived by Nian Yang. After the teenager claimed to be an official, how could there be a rich child who took the initiative to seduce a horse?

On second thought, the teenager talks elegantly, is very talented, ordinary, and has no such cultivation. It seems that the world has changed, and swindlers also pay attention to keeping pace with the times. After chasing for dozens of miles and not finding the trace of the teenager, Wang Zixun suddenly realized that Zhang, Xu, Tong, and the teenager were all the same party. If you can't make a game, set up another game, and you can do everything you can to lure yourself to the bait. For dozens of taels of silver, he actually followed hundreds of miles. In order to prevent the servant from exposing the tricks, he did not hesitate to use his body **, which is really well-intentioned.

A few years later, Wu Sheng also encountered similar scams.