The Imperial City is a large area with a dense population, and there are many gangsters and swindlers.

The most famous of them is a man in his seventies, his name is Sheeptongue, presumably a nickname, but no one knows what his real name is.

Those who knew him well called him an old man.

He is a master in this line, seventy-two lines, and fraud is his mantra.

The business of a liar is indeed terrible, he does not reach out to steal you, does not take a knife to rob you, he makes you willingly take out money. Some people are even deceived to the point that their families are bankrupt and their families are ruined.

This is more terrible than gambling, at least a gambler enjoys the excitement in the process of losing money. But if you are deceived, it is basically a cry, a fuss, and a hanging, and the money will not come back.

What's more, they are empty of people and money, they are deceived of hue, and they are deceived of money. If it is seen by others, it will feel that this person is very pitiful and worthy of sympathy. But don't forget the saying, "The poor must have something to hate."

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case, people who are deceived are often greedy for small gains, if you don't have that greed, you won't be deceived.

The old mantra is to use people's greed to set up a puzzle and deceive people around.

One day, a farmer came to the street, and there were two people walking in front of him, one old and one young, the young one in front and the old one behind, the two people were about 20 meters apart, and they seemed to be strangers who did not know each other.

As he walked, the farmer saw a heavy purse fall from the young man's body, and the farmer was surprised, but the young man seemed to be completely unaware of it, and went on on his own.

At this moment the old man who was walking in front of the farmer suddenly took a few steps forward, picked up the big purse, and ran towards the farmer.

The farmer was astonished, and before he could speak, he saw the old man put his purse into his bosom and ran away without saying anything.

At this moment, the young man who had lost his purse suddenly found it, and he hurriedly turned around to look for it, and he was a little annoyed that there was no purse on the road.

The young man grabbed the old man not far behind him and said, "Old man, you are the closest to me on the road, you tell me honestly, did you hide my purse?" ”

The old man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I didn't see any purse, I don't believe you can search my body." ”

When the farmer heard this, he immediately hid the purse that the old man had given him in his clothes, and he walked slowly by the side of the road with his head bowed, for fear that the young man would also rush over and search him.

The young man searched the old man and found that there was really no purse, so he let him go and continued to search on the road.

The old man hurriedly caught up with the farmer and whispered, "Open your purse quickly, and we will divide the gold and silver in it, and he will come to search for you again in a while." ”

The farmer was in a happy and nervous mood now, and he opened his purse to see that there were three ingots inside, and oh my God, this was a good thing he could not have dreamed of.

The farmer was dumbfounded all of a sudden, these ingots were taken home, what kind of field did he plant, he would be able to build a big house immediately, call slaves and maids, and have a group of wives and concubines.

The old man said with a face full of embarrassment: "Oh, how can it be three ingots, one for you, one for me, and what about the other one?" ”

The farmer moved his heart at this time, he had the heart to take the third ingots for himself, but he didn't know how to open this mouth yet.

The old man glanced at him and said, "I see that you are also an honest farmer, okay, you will give you one more ingot, but how much money do you have on you?" You have to compensate me more or less, right? ”

The farmer got a big ingot, and he was so happy that he didn't even know his own mother, of course, he didn't hesitate to give him the ten taels of silver in his pocket and dozens of copper plates.

The old man got these things and turned around and left.

The farmer, fearing that the young man would come again, covered his pocket and ran home.

Originally, he brought ten taels of silver out today to buy a few cows to go back to farming, but when his wife saw him come back empty-handed, she thought that he had not seen a suitable oxen, but seeing his eyebrows fluttering, she didn't know what good things had happened.

The farmer told his wife what was happening on the street, and she was so sensible that she was in a hurry.

"Isn't this a liar? Quick, take out those two ingots and take a look. She exclaimed.

When the farmer heard this, he immediately took out the two big ingots, and his wife grabbed one and put it in her mouth and bit it hard.

Sure enough, there were a few more big tooth marks on it, this was not silver, the outside was made of tin, and the inside was simply mud, which was worthless.

The farmer cried loudly at the thought that he had exchanged ten taels of silver and dozens of copper coins for the cattle in exchange for these two things.

His wife also lamented.

It turned out that the old man the farmer met today was an expert in deception, and the young man was just one of his subordinates, and the two of them acted together in a play, specializing in deceiving the farmer, who was a little greedy and loved to take advantage.

Not only that, but the old sheep's tongue has many strange tricks, such as: Qingshui unprovoked explosion, etc., usually he disguises himself as an old Taoist priest and comes to a remote mountain village.

Then find a lively place, set up a pot, and put a branch firewood under the pot, and the pot is steaming oil, and it is about to be opened.

At this time, the villagers who loved to watch the excitement had already gathered, and the second aunt, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Li, the third aunt, the fourth uncle and the like had already hid outside the hot pot several times.

The old sheep's tongue first said that he was a master of the Dao, who could eliminate disasters and avoid harm, heal all kinds of diseases, and even get into the oil pot with his bare hands without being injured.

In a word, he bragged vigorously, boasting as if the Jade Emperor had descended to earth.

When everyone's curiosity has been lifted to the extreme, the old sheep's tongue will pretend to be lucky, and then circle his sleeves and put his hands into the oil pot, and his hands stir in the oil pot unharmed and then easily take it.

Sure enough, there was not even a hot place, and after a burst of exclamation, the villagers were convinced of his words.

Could it be that this old tongue is really miraculous, so he is not afraid of being hot?

Of course not, it's a deception.

In fact, this is not a real pot of oil, after a pot of oil boils, the temperature will reach a high temperature of two or three hundred degrees, and it will definitely cause damage to his hands at this time.

There must be other things in this pot of oil, and now the old sheep's tongue is vinegar, because the density of vinegar will be relatively large, so it will sink under the oil when put in the pot.

Therefore, the villagers looked like a pot of oil from above, and there was no vinegar in sight.

After heating, vinegar will boil first because it has a low boiling point.

The bubbles will bulge up to the surface of the oil, and it will look like the oil is boiling, but in fact, the temperature at this time is only about 60 degrees, and it will not cause harm to people at all.

If you want to lower the temperature even further, you can also add borax and other things to the pot, which can be bought in pharmacies, so this is also a must-have for the old sheep's tongue.

As soon as the borax is put into the oil, it will produce a lot of bubbles, and the bubbles will also bulge to the top of the oil surface, and the oil will look like it is open, and the temperature at this time will be lower, and it will not cause harm to people.

(To be continued.) )