The right-hand political envoy glanced at the woman with great interest, and pretended to nod in agreement. The woman also said that her massage method was different from others, and that she had to abandon idle people, etc., burn a good incense, and recite some mantras in order to perform the art of guidance.

Except for the sick and the healer, no third person was allowed to be present, and the expectant political envoy agreed, and waved his hand to order the concubines and girls to go out.

But with so many wives and concubines, he is an elderly man with uneven rain and dew, how can the inner house not stage a drama of intrigue? The battle-hardened concubines were suddenly suspicious, a young wife from an official's family came to treat her boss It was already incredible, why should she be alone in a room? Clearly there is an article in this.

The two concubines peeked through the cracks in the outside wall, and sure enough, they saw the woman's shy wide clothes untied, and she used her full breasts to massage the political envoy, which was called a fragrant and hot.

The concubine shouted, pushed the door and rushed in, picked up the latch and hit it. For a while, many concubines and girls in the room were alarmed, and they picked up wooden sticks and other things one after another, and swarmed in to beat around.

The woman was so frightened that she was desperate, kneeling on the ground and hugging the political envoy and shouting for help, the political envoy was annoyed, and the mother's flying Yanfu was stirred up, how could this be reasonable! Shout at the wives and concubines, and let them dress and send her out.

I didn't want the prestige of the political envoy to be limited at home, so when the women went out of the second door, the servants rushed out to chase and beat them, until they were outside. Pity her for coming with flowers and branches, and her hair is scattered, and this matter spreads throughout Changsha City in an instant.

Xu Hao said with a smile: "So, this wife's husband has no face to stay in Changsha anymore." ”

Wu Jing said: "Hmph! My lord, this person is extremely shameless, not only does he not take it seriously, but he has also been very proud recently. ”

"My wife has been humiliated and disgraced, how can she be proud?" Xu Hao was surprised.

Wu Jing said: "Adults don't know. Officialdom is accustomed to only flattering, how can the political envoy not keep it in mind? In less than ten days, he was appointed to the promotion of the City Defense Bureau, and he was given a guarantee at the end of the year, originally just a governor from the sixth grade, and the deputy envoy of the salt envoy department, from the official position of the fifth grade, and this year the official was promoted to one level, this person is Wei Gaoqi, who was ordered by the adult to investigate my wife. ”

"Wei Gao?" Xu Hao nodded and said: "It turns out that there is such a matter, it seems that the political envoy is very satisfied with that lady!" ”

"Sacrifice your wife for glory. Contemptible! Wu Jing said again: "Alas! Hunan officialdom was stirred up by this political envoy. By the way, the thief who pretended to be an official caught by the adults was actually a candidate county magistrate, just because he had an accident in his hometown, and was jointly sued by the squire, and his future was cut off, so he stopped being an official and changed his career to be a thief. ”

Xu Hao nodded slightly, and Wu Jing said again: "It's not that I haven't been arrested in the past. The people on the ship sent him to the Yamen, and the ship sailed away, and the stolen goods belonged to their owners, and no one cared about them. Yamen everywhere have his classmates in the same year. Seeing him, he also felt that it was difficult to deal with, and every time he pretended to be aggrieved, he was a little angry, and it was inferred that the people below were greedy for a while. I stole someone's things and was seen by the owner, so I was taken lightly every time.

This man is more than a thief. Outside as a gambler, a liar, a kidnapper, doing everything, making friends with many scoundrels on the rivers and lakes, the officials on the ship also colluded with him, this time fortunately met the son, and the evil forces in these places were uprooted. ”

Liu noticed that Xu Hao's face was not very good-looking, and hurriedly said: "Don't talk about this, the son is coming from afar, we have to pick up the wind and wash the dust." The banquet has been prepared and will be served immediately. ”

"Yes, yes." Wu Jing patted his forehead, got up and said, "Patronizing and talking, forget about the fatigue of the adults, forgive the sins." ”

After living in Wu's house for a few days, Xu Hao explained the matter, and he had nothing to do, so he played around the city all day long.

Changsha has a jewelry branch opened by Hongye, suddenly sent someone to invite him over, the shopkeeper is the old man of the Xu family for many years, when eating tea and chatting, I see the guys in the store, you complain about me, I blame you, the shopkeeper also looks listless.

Xu Hao asked, "Let's be straight, did you meet a liar?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "This time it's a home!" Third master, there are six or seven empty houses idle in the back of the store, and the small one posted a post for rent, and within a few days, someone came to rent.

This person's surname is You, he claims to be a showman, he brought his family to live in, and he sits in a sedan chair every day to visit customers outside, and often walks around the store, and he is familiar with it when he comes and goes. At night, he had nothing to do, and he often came out to talk.

One day, he said that he had a few things that he had always loved, and because it was inconvenient to have them, he planned to take them out and sell them, and asked us if I wanted them in the store. If you want it best, don't put it in the store to consign, at that time we asked him what it was, take it to see, it is a jade Buddha, one foot five or six inches high, and a pair of white jade vases, a jade Ruyi.

These things, we looked at them, and they were not worth three thousand taels of silver at most, but he had to sell them for twenty thousand. ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper shook his head, as if he regretted his original decision, "We think we can't sell it even if we collect it, of course we can sell it on consignment, and we don't use it to take up space, so it's good to use it as a decoration." After more than three months, even if someone asked, they were so frightened that they stuck out their tongues when they heard the price, and no one dared to bargain.

Who knew that a strange high roller came and bought some jade jewelry, and he was an expert in bargaining, and he hit the nail on the head when he commented on the problems of antique jade. Suddenly, one day, he brought two people to see the jade Buddha vase and Ruyi, took it out and showed it to him, he said that the whole Changsha City, can not find such a good thing, praised for a long time, asked the price.

One of our fellows joked about asking for 30,000 silver, and he said that although the things are good, where is it worth such a high price? Half price at most would be good.

Third master, half price is 15,000 taels! Naturally, we all wished that he would buy it, and it was clear that it was consigned by someone else, and the person left before the transaction was made that day. ”

Xu Hao said speechlessly: "How can there be a beautiful thing in the world that drops pies?" You have said that this is an expert, how can you not see through that thing is only worth three thousand taels? Even if you hit the big wrong, how can people not come to you for trouble? Everyone who has been preaching it all over the place, and how to do business, and then this matter is obviously a trap, you guys! Penny wise and pound foolish. ”

"Yes, yes, the third master is right to reprimand, it's all our fault." The shopkeeper is busy and sincerely apologizes.

Xu Hao said: "Go on, let me see what this scam is all about." ”

The shopkeeper sighed: "At that time, the little ones also wondered, they couldn't believe that there was such a good thing? So he invited a veteran to help identify the goods, and said that it was worth at most four thousand taels. However, there was not a word that the high roller said that was not an expert, and he brought another person to see it, and added a thousand taels, but there was no immediate deal.

After that, every day, it was bought to make a birthday gift for a certain book in the capital, we insisted on 20,000 taels because of You Xiu, and I didn't dare to agree, he came to add a little at a time, and finally added it to 19,000 taels, according to the rules of the industry, he had made a steady profit of 3,000 taels of silver, so he made a deal.

The man took out a treasure note of five hundred taels, and said that there was no cash for a while, so he would make a deposit first, and wait ten days to get the goods later, and ten days would be the time limit, and if he did not bring the silver, he would be willing not to return the five hundred treasure money; But within ten days, we must not sell it, if we do, even if we pay him 190,000 taels of silver, the little ones were blinded by lard for a while, and agreed, and said that there was no evidence, and the two sides set up a certificate on the spot. ”

Xu Hao sighed secretly, this kind of deception was already in the Ming Dynasty.

On the evening of the eighth day, someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night, claiming to be a descendant of the You family. Then the You family wailed and cried, saying that they had received the family report and the old lady had passed away.

Early the next morning, You Xiucai came to calculate the house money and said: "I am about to return to my hometown with my family for the funeral, and I will take a boat overnight to give me the things on consignment." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Master You, tomorrow is the date of the transaction, you might as well wait for one more day, take the silver and go back." ”

You Xiucai said angrily: "Do you businessmen understand the rules of etiquette? As a son of man, he must run for mourning in the starry night, as usual, if he got the letter last night, he had to leave immediately, because he didn't have time to pack his luggage, he had no choice, and he had been delayed for a day, absolutely not. ”

The shopkeeper said, "The thing has been sold, and I can't return it to you." ”

After such a quarrel, the shopkeeper said that it was only a day, so it was better to give him the silver. It is also the big deal of red leaves, all parties have taken care of it, and few people dare to come to the door to defraud, and after a long time, the shopkeeper is paralyzed and careless.

As soon as You Xiucai took the silver and left, the high-roller naturally disappeared without a trace, and the shopkeeper and others were in a hurry.

Xu Hao thought about it quietly, and the shopkeeper said: "The third master will definitely be able to find You Xiucai, since he is fake, then he can be regarded as a liar." ”

"It's useless." Xu Hao shook his head and said: "He sold you something, but it was more expensive, you are willing to pay for it, what can you do with him?" ”

The shopkeeper said, "It's good to find someone to buy the goods." ”

Xu Hao still shook his head and said: "This person has set up a voucher with you, and said that he will not come for ten days, and the deposit will be deducted, what can you do with him according to the contract?" ”

"Third master, you can't ignore it." The shopkeeper was so anxious that he was sweating.

Xu Hao smiled at this time: "Eat a trench and grow wise, and you also need to know that there are rules and regulations, and some cheap ones can't be touched." Okay, I remember that. ”

He got up and went straight away, this matter can basically only be recognized by ordinary people, he has his own way.

Generally, people who cheat will not be satisfied with just one success, this matter is done seamlessly, probably thinking that they have a plan, and the artist is bold, he may stay in Hunan and try to continue cheating, and it is even likely to be in the city, even if he leaves Hunan, Xu Hao is not afraid of not finding anyone.

Arresting both parties and interrogating them together in court will prove that this is a collusive scam as long as they admit that they know each other. (To be continued......)