Song Yuanhuanzhi

On this day in mid-June, the wind was sunny and the sky was clear.

There is a scholar named Ben Weicheng in the capital who is going to return to his hometown.

Before leaving, he planned to exchange the silver money in his hand for gold with better quality, the amount was about dozens of taels.

A student surnamed Deng from a fellow villager dissuaded him and said: "People who exchange gold in the capital are often deceived by fake gold made of copper. It's not like you don't know, and you're not in a hurry to use gold. What about changing places?"

Ben Weicheng shook his head and said: "I know, but only the capital has good gold. Besides, those who are deceived are stupid. I am different from them. If any liar can deceive me, I also accept his good methods."

After all, Ben Weicheng patted Student Deng on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry."

Three days later, Ben Weicheng exchanged more than ten taels of gold, all of which were traded according to the quality of the gold, all of which were of the highest quality.

Later, a young man came and exchanged it with a gold ingot of 12 taels, and said, "I heard that you want to exchange gold, and I happen to have it."

Ben Weicheng took it over and saw that it was almost perfect gold. He was overjoyed and asked the young man, "How do you change it?"

The young man said softly, "This is a township official who sacrificed his life for it, and it will be exchanged at a ratio of one to five."

Ben Weicheng handed it to the student Deng beside him, and said to the student Deng: "This kind of gold is also acceptable at a ratio of one to six. If it is exchanged at a ratio of one to five, the price is quite fair. If it is not from a dirty background, I'm afraid there is no such cheap loophole."

Student Deng looked carefully again. Although he still had some doubts in his heart, he saw the excitement on Ben Weicheng's face and the unconcealable joy in his eyes, so he said, "It's really good. You can weigh this ingot face to face and then collect it." Get up, don't let that young man pass, and then give him 60 taels of silver at a ratio of one to five."

Hearing this, Ben Weicheng felt that what Deng said was reasonable, and nodded in agreement.

He did as student Deng said, first collected the gold, and then handed him the silver.

Seeing that he had no chance to win, the young man had no choice but to take the silver and return home.

He sat at the table with an irritable expression and drank two large bowls of tea.

His father also came in at this time. When he saw his father, he reported: "Those two students are very cautious. If they are so on guard, the fake gold son can't make a move."

After his father heard this, he wished he had slapped his ears, stepped on his feet and said, "The whole family lives on this. Now that you have sent all your capital to others, how can people live? Go and find out when this student go home!?"

Seeing this, the young man suppressed the depression in his heart, and hurriedly led the order to go out.

Not long after, he came back and said, "Father, I have checked and found out, and I will leave by boat in three days."

The boy's father said, "Are you sure?"

The young man nodded, "My son has inquired about them one by one and confirmed that they are correct."

Three days later, on the day when students Ben Weicheng and Deng returned home, the two of them had just sat down in the boat.

The young man's father disguised himself as a Taoist priest, his clothes and hats were very neat, and he came to ask for a ride in the boat, and after the boatman agreed, he also sat in the boat.

Ben Weicheng and Ben Weicheng didn't pay attention to each other deliberately, but the old father did have two brushes. When the two recovered, the old father had already joined their conversation.

The old father spoke in a calm and unhurried manner. Some passengers talked about various matters of the government and people in the capital.

He told those outrageous things, not to mention, those who have a nose and eyes, even know a thing or two about some private affairs that they don't want others to say, fully satisfying everyone's desire to gossip.

After coming and going, Ben Weicheng and the other people on the same boat were very happy to talk to the old father.

The boat went like this for two days.

On this day, it was already dusk, the old father deliberately talked about the method of distinguishing pearls, jade and gemstones, everyone chatted for a while, and then talked about distinguishing real gold from fake gold, the Taoist said that he was the best at distinguishing real gold from fake gold.

Ben Weicheng and Deng student looked at each other.

Ben Weicheng was a little ready to move, and student Deng knew that Ben Weicheng knew what he would do next, so he persuaded him: "I don't know the truth of what this Taoist said, and we don't know if we do something about it."

Ben Weicheng didn't know what Deng student said.

He thought he was smart and thought that no one else could fool him, so he was annoyed by student Deng's persuasion.

The gold is his own, so he can't help feeling that Mr. Deng is taking too much care of him.

Student Deng could only sigh when he saw this, because he understood, so he just said that.

It has already been said that this is up, and there is nothing the other party can do if they don't listen to him.

He had done what a friend should do.

When he came out of the room and came to the place where the big guys gathered, Ben Weicheng listened for a while. Although he also found Deng student annoying, he still listened a little.

Although the brain kept telling myself, but the heart couldn't hold back.

He couldn't help bragging after listening to it: "I once traded for an ingot of pure gold in the capital, and the price was cheap."

The old father breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ben Weicheng had taken the bait, and he almost couldn't hold on anymore.

When the other people in the room heard this, some people who felt sore said, "Blow it up, how can you still get such a bargain? I'm afraid you've been cheated and don't know it."

The old father couldn't help being excited when he saw the man.

He doesn't need to show up, this person can force the other party to take out the gold.

Sure enough, as the old father expected, the man proposed after hearing Ben Weicheng's rebuttal: "Then take it out and have a look! If you can't take it out, you are bragging!"

Ben Weicheng gritted his teeth, "Take it! I'll let you learn a lot today!"

Ben Weicheng went back to the room and took out the ingot of gold that he had hidden.

When the man saw it, he still didn't believe it, and said, "Show me!"

He just had to see it to believe it.

Ben Weicheng didn't want to give it to everyone, but under everyone's booing, if he didn't give it, he would look stingy. In broad daylight, and under his nose, I believe that as long as he keeps an eye on it, there should be no problem.

Student Deng couldn't help but took Laben Weicheng's hand and persuaded him, "Let's forget it."

Ben Weicheng was held on a high place at the moment, and he was afraid of losing face, so he passed it on to everyone regardless of student Deng's dissuasion.

Everyone looked at it and praised that it was really a good piece of gold.

Ben Weicheng glanced at the man with sour words triumphantly.

Everyone finished watching, and the sky gradually darkened. The gold was returned to Ben Weicheng, and Ben Weicheng was relieved when the gold was in hand.

He entered the room, and when he was about to put the gold into the box, the old father's voice came from the door, saying, "Young Master Ben, can I come and see?"

Ben Weicheng didn't think much, opened the door and let the old father into the room. After hearing what the old father said, he thought, so many people just now are fine, but now only this person can switch bags in front of him?
Ben Weicheng was confident that there would be no problem, so he handed it to his old father without thinking much.

The old father took it over, looked it over carefully, and said, "It really is good gold!"

While talking, the old father returned it to Ben Weicheng.

At this moment, the old father was not in a hurry to leave, and he talked to Ben Weicheng about a new topic.

The two chatted for another half an hour. At this time, Student Deng came over and asked Ben Weicheng to have dinner together. After Ben Weicheng and his old father said a few more words, they collected the gold and went to dinner together.

At this moment, the evening meal is just right, so everyone separates and goes with each other, or goes to eat alone.

Early the next morning.

The old father paid the boat money, bid farewell to everyone on board, and went ashore to leave.

After everyone parted, half a month later, Ben Weicheng returned to his hometown, and when he got home, he distributed the gold to his wife and concubine.

Within two days, Ben Weicheng called a goldsmith to make gold jewelry for his wife and concubine.

Ben Weicheng first took out a small ingot of gold to beat, and the goldsmith held the gold in his hand and couldn't help boasting: "This gold is good, and the color is really good. It's the first time I've seen such a small gold ingot after working for so long."

Ben Weicheng couldn't help but tilt up when he heard it. Sure enough, the gold in the capital is better than that in other places.

He boasted and said: "What is this? I can exchange a large gold ingot of 12 taels, which is even better."

Goldsmiths have been in this business for a long time, so there is naturally news about his business. Seeing this, he said, "Did the officials pay in the capital?"

Ben Weicheng nodded proudly.

Goldsmith smiled and said no more.

When Ben Weicheng saw the goldsmith's appearance, he thought he didn't believe it, so he said directly: "Don't believe it, there really is!"

"You don't think I've been tricked by a liar, do you?"

Seeing this, the goldsmith had no choice but to take the risk of not getting the business and said: "Most of the large ingots of gold in the capital are liars, and they are made of copper to deceive people."

Hearing what he said, Ben Weicheng felt a little angry, and said, "I'll show you, which liar can fool me?"

The goldsmith took a large ingot of gold from Ben Weicheng's hand and looked at it, and said with a smile: "This is fake gold made of copper."

Ben Weicheng was amazed, and hurriedly took it over to have a look, and said, "This is impossible!"

Ben Weicheng touched it again, took a closer look, and almost didn't come up in one breath. This is really...

"How could this be? Mr. Deng and I both saw it the other day, and it must be good gold. Besides, everyone on the same boat has also seen it, and they all said it is good gold. Is it possible that those people didn't see it?"

The quality of the gold in his hand is far from that of the previous ingot. It is really fake when he looks at it today!

Ben Weicheng's face was pained, and he couldn't believe it: "How could this happen!"

He murmured, flashing through his mind the various fragments of the time in the capital and on the boat. He suddenly came to his senses, jumped up, and said loudly, "It's him! That Taoist priest I saw last day!"

That day, it was too late when he returned it to himself. He was in a hurry to have dinner with Mr. Deng, but he didn't have time to check it again. After the Taoist priest left, he put it in the box.

He must have been replaced at that time!
However, how did this Taoist happen to have a piece of fake copper gold that was so similar to his own real gold, and that he had already prepared it at hand?
So seamless?
He suddenly thought of the young man in the capital who came to exchange gold.

These two people must be together!
At that time, he listened to Mr. Deng's words and did not let the young swindler pass by. The other party failed to adjust the package in time, so of course the gold in his hand was real. Later, the old swindler would come to board a boat to cheat the real gold. Gold is exchanged back!

Ben Weicheng is not as he imagined for himself. After reading a few books, he thinks that he is hidden and smarter than others. Said he reaped the consequences.

When Student Deng learned that Ben Weicheng's gold was really fake, he could only sigh.

Student Deng thought that Ben Weicheng would swallow the bitter fruit like this, and taught him a long lesson.

Who knows, the day after he heard the news, Ben Weicheng said that he would go to Beijing to find out the people who lied to him.

Student Deng frowned. Liars are rampant in the capital. Of course, they didn't get up for no reason. It is inevitable that there are people behind them.

If Ben Weicheng doesn't go, or if he returns in vain, he can still keep his current life. If he is really caught, he is afraid that he will be unlucky.

Student Deng spoke out his guess, but Ben Weicheng didn't realize that the fake gold was the bitter fruit he made for himself.

His self-proclaimed, blindly self-confident nature still hasn't changed.

Ben Weicheng came here this time to invite Student Deng to go with him. After all, Student Deng is also a witness, and he will also have a witness to prove it when asked.

Student Deng rejected Ben Weicheng's invitation, "Brother Ben, if you are worried that there is no witness, I will write a testimony and send it to you when you successfully find someone. Now that my mother is seriously ill, I have to stay and do my filial piety, so I can't go with you Already, Brother Ben, take care this trip, be extremely careful, and never act impulsively."

Everyone is from the same hometown and classmate. The two have known each other for many years. Apart from being overconfident, bragging, and like to show off, Ben Weicheng is actually quite a good person. He has nothing to say to friends, brothers, and wives and concubines.

It was because of this that Student Deng repeatedly dissuaded him, but if Ben Weicheng was willing to listen, it would not be him. Finally, Ben Weicheng took his personal servant and set foot on the road to the capital again.

It's just that no one would have thought that such a trivial matter would bring a catastrophe to Marquis Wu An.

The screen turned to the capital.

The old father returned home after succeeding.

They earned 120 taels of silver this time.

According to the commission, they still have to pay [-]%.

These seven achievements are the money handed over to the "backer" in Deng's mouth, which can be regarded as the humble return of some people.

Even so, these people can still earn 36 taels of silver, which is much easier and faster than working hard and moving goods.

Fake money has been a key target of the imperial court and the country for all dynasties until modern times.

And the gang of swindlers in Beijing suddenly met such a "violent" stunned young man, it can only be said that they deserved it.

Ben Weicheng was reluctant to let the child not be caught by the wolf. The boy he brought out this time had never seen the two liars. Now he repeated his old trick and asked his boy to fish out the young liar again with money, and then Then let the thugs you hired catch the opponent.

You say that Ben Weicheng has a good brain, but he can make people cheated out of money. If you say he is not good, he can make the liar fall into the bait again.

I don't know how this brain grows.

Ben Weicheng angrily asked the liar to pay back the money, but they handed over all the money they got. How could they get so much money.

Ben Weicheng said angrily: "If you don't return the money to me, I will take you to see the official!"

Young dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water, and they don't take the threat of Ben Weicheng to heart.

The [-]% of the silver they paid was not for nothing.

At that time, he will go to prison for a few days at most, but he will be able to come out in a few days.

If he can make this dazed head stop, he can stay for a few days.

It doesn't matter where he lives anyway.

Ben Weicheng looked at the young liar who didn't like oil and salt, and his teeth itched with hatred.

Since you can't get the money back, don't blame him for being rude!

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