Chapter 1 Throwing the bait catches the big fish, and the greedy wisher takes the bait

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"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister". Buddhism is boundless, and the world is public.

Heaven and earth will not be chaotic, chaos is the endless people and things, the past bits and pieces have ended, no matter what, find a secluded place for the time being, put your mind, time is a good medicine, will help you slowly heal the wounded.

There are clouds and rain in the sky, the moon is round and missing, the stars are falling, and I am reluctant to be lonely in the world. The breeze walks through the four seasons, the sun and the moon wait for the mountains and rivers, and the emotions are also warm and cold, who has escaped the years.

It is said that in this Qingzhou territory, there is a group of strongmen digging people's graves, robbing houses, and doing all kinds of evil, disturbing the peace of the residents. The people sued the yamen several times to no avail, and as time went by, these people became more and more bold.

After a long time, this gang of strongmen became bigger and bigger, and they made a living by buying and selling antiques, and made a lot of windfalls. The leader raised several experienced tomb robbers. When the private transaction was in contact, he did not shy away from the yamen, and the buyers who came to the door flocked to it, and those who knew the goods were all for the windfall.

Said that in the capital, there is a shopkeeper Xue, who makes a living by taking care of an inn at the gate of the city, and this person is a guest, and he always has to lower his eyebrows and greet him with a smile. In addition to the guests who like to come and go, the shopkeeper Xue usually counts antiques as his favorite, and there are naturally many things to play with at home.

On such an ordinary day, Shopkeeper Xue squinted his small eyes, held a cigarette stick in his left hand, stroked his beard in his right hand, and was counting the accounts in the inn.

Shopkeeper Xue listened to the sound and looked up, it was none other than the leader of this group of strongmen, this person was called Lin Hu, a native of Dongjiang County, Qingzhou, who was born with a face full of flesh and a strong body, and he was not good at a glance.

Shopkeeper Xue hurriedly put down the cigarette stick in his hand, and greeted him with a smile: "Yo, rare guest, what kind of wind blew the master here, my business can't be compared with you, just to support the family, it's okay,"

Lin Hu laughed when he heard this, Shopkeeper Xue looked around, and continued: "I haven't seen you for some days, please move, this is not the place to talk,"

The two turned around and came to the back room, and the shopkeeper Xue gave Lin Hu tea, and said: "But what kind of treasure did you get, come to win my envy, quickly bring it to me to see,"

Lin Hu smiled: "It's not false to say that you are doing business, you can't hide anything from your discernment," Lin Hu finished speaking, and took out a string of amber prayer beads from his arms.

Shopkeeper Xue saw it, he liked it very much, and couldn't wait to take it from Lin Hu's hand, take a closer look and said: "Master has the ability to reach the sky, this kind of thing can be obtained, there are few such objects on the market, don't be greedy for me, just open a price!"

Lin Hu smiled slightly and said, "Shopkeeper Xue really likes it?"

Shopkeeper Xue said: "I don't know you yet, why are you going around in circles with you,"

Lin Hu said: "If you really like it, I'll give it to you,"

Shopkeeper Xue couldn't believe it, and wondered: "Is this true?"

Lin Hu's face sank, and he said with a very serious look: "I won't go around in circles with you, let's get down to business, I'm here this time, but with good news, I don't know if Shopkeeper Xue still remembers, last winter, there was a very fine snowfall, I went outside with a few brothers to see the terrain, and I really didn't hit the air, it was an unexpected surprise!"

When Shopkeeper Xue heard this, his little eyes instantly became a lot bigger, but he was interested, and hurriedly said: "Oh, that's congratulations, this is something in the tomb, is there anything else, take it out, let me open my eyes?"

Lin Hu said: "Why is Shopkeeper Xue so anxious, I have sniffed this cemetery with a shovel, the dynasty is naturally old, and it will never be lower than the second-grade officials, so there are naturally a large number of good goods." But we haven't moved yet, and we can't take the turn of anyone else, but my men have been watching it, and are preparing to do it in the next few days. ”

Lin Hu took a sip of tea and continued: "Let's make it clear first, I haven't talked to anyone else about this matter yet, let's talk to Shopkeeper Xue first, if you are willing, when we do it, wait for Shopkeeper Xue to see the things, count the goods and silver on the spot, the things are directly yours, if you are not happy, I will find the next home,"

Shopkeeper Xue thought about it for a while, and naturally moved his mind, it was not the first time he had dealt with Lin Hu, he didn't need to frame himself, if this deal was really done, he would not be able to buy a whole street of shops in the capital, so he said: "If there is such a good thing, how can I miss it, I will make up money in the past few days, and don't go outside to publicize it, it will ruin our business,"

Lin Hu said: "Okay, then it's decided, this matter has to be over to your Xue shopkeeper alone, I will go back to arrange, when I want to do it, I will send someone to inform the shopkeeper in advance, oh, by the way, the yamen can be seen tightly, remember, God knows this matter, you know I know,"

Shopkeeper Xue said: "Even I can't believe it, how can I ruin my own good deeds?"

Lin Hu got up to say goodbye, and the shopkeeper Xue held the rosary in his hand and said, "What about this rosary?"

Lin Hu said: "Just send you, how can I lie,"

Shopkeeper Xue thanked Lin Hu, and after Lin Hu left, Shopkeeper Xue was ruined, and after so many years, he could be regarded as finding a chance to make a fortune.

In the past few days, the shopkeeper Xue has not been busy with anything else, in order to make up money, he has counted all the antique vases and toys at home, except for a few pieces that he particularly likes, he has made a price and sold them.

After a few days, Shopkeeper Xue was busy with everything in and out, full of expectations in his heart, and he could wake up smiling when he dreamed. I thought that if this deal was completed, I would become a big family in the capital, and I would no longer be the little shopkeeper of this inn. Thinking of this, he was a little unintentional about taking care of the inn's business, and only thought that Lin Hu would come to inform him earlier.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, Lin Hu finally sent someone to come, and the shopkeeper Xue briefly explained the business of the inn, brought the silver that had already been prepared, and followed him to the Qingzhou border. After dark, Lin Hu took Shopkeeper Xue to the place where he made a fortune.

The night was so dark that even the moon hid in the clouds. The wind howled, tearing at every corner of the earth, but I don't know how much dust I had disturbed. After a tiring day, the voices of the people have quieted down, but a group of people are still quietly busy.

Lin Hu took his two brothers, and Shopkeeper Xue followed behind, this road was getting darker and darker, and Shopkeeper Xue was more and more scared when he raised his throat and eyes.

Lin Hu and Shopkeeper Xue chatted from time to time, but Shopkeeper Xue had no intention of answering, thinking, in this wilderness, if Lin Hu made a bad heart, took money, and then harmed his own life, how could it be good, at that time, it could be called every day, and the earth was not spiritual.

Since he was in such a reverie, Lin Hu could also guess his thoughts, so he just hurried away and stopped talking.

After a while, when he came to an open space, Lin Hu said: "Shopkeeper Xue, this is it, such a feng shui treasure, I'm afraid that Shopkeeper Xue may not have seen it,"

Lin Hu continued: "Why are you stunned, brothers, let's get started!" Shopkeeper Xue can't wait,"

Lin Hu walked over, lit an oil lamp, observed Shopkeeper Xue, squinted and smiled, and said: "Shopkeeper Xue is a little restless, you and I have two bags of cigarettes, we can go down to see the treasures,"

Shopkeeper Xue shuddered when he heard the sound, and instantly woke up from the assumption just now, and saw that Lin Hu's two subordinates were holding shovels to the ground, presumably because he had misunderstood Lin Hu, so he followed Lin Hu and smoked.

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