The trickster

The third day of the twelfth lunar month.

The calico cat stood at the head of Song You's bed very early. He squatted still at first and looked at his face for a long time. Seeing that he didn't look like he was about to wake up, he wanted to call him but was afraid of disturbing him, so he didn't call him.

That didn't work either, so I chose a compromise and started to lower my voice, shouting very quietly like a Taoist priest. I was afraid that he would hear me, but I was also afraid that he wouldn't be able to hear me.

Highlight a dilemma.

I have no choice but to go to the temple fair today to buy a horse.

And what the Taoist said was not "I", but "we".

Who would have thought that a little big cat could one day buy a big horse?

"Taoist priests, Taoist priests..."

Song You was finally woken up by her.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the cat's head was almost stuck in his eyes.

"Miss Sanhua, what are you doing?"

The monkey charmer and the monkeys cooperate tacitly. One teaches the monkey to do things, and the other pretends to be stupid and funny. The monkey charmer threatens the monkey with a knife, and the monkey immediately gives in. When the monkey charmer is not paying attention, he grabs the knife to counterattack. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is early.

It was a well-organized play, but it was performed naturally and made everyone laugh.

"Master Dao, is there anything else?"

"Who else could it be?"

It is common for Jianghu talents to be so generous.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, paused in the action of planning rice, and looked up at Song You: "Could Master Dao be joking with us?"

This is interesting.

"I'm passing through a treasure land. I have no money in my arms and my belly is growling. Let's sell some herbs first.

"..."

"Miss Sanhua, follow me closely."

The Jianghu artist suddenly looked condensed.

The charlatan was confused: "If you lose your money, you should report it to the official. There are so many people in this temple fair, it is inevitable that some thieves will be among them... The official will not see that I can do some tricks, so he really thinks that I can take things away."

Can anything happen out of thin air? Are you trying to frame us?"

However, Song You stood in front of him and asked: "Aren't you afraid of official investigation?"

There are monkey tricks.

The calico cat turned and stared at him with a serious expression. After a few seconds, he spoke again, urging: "Get up quickly! Hurry up!"

I don’t know how many people who have traveled far and wide have come here.

After much tossing, I finally went out.

"Don't dare."

I saw people crowding outside the Yuewang Temple, full of moving heads. Green smoke was like clouds on the roof of the temple, and a sound of blowing and beating came from that direction. The streets suddenly became very crowded. And everyone with the Yuewang Temple as the center

The alleys were full of vendors, setting up stalls, or people playing tricks, and the crowds were so crowded that it was almost impossible to walk.

Song You was helpless, fearing that he had forgotten his clothes again.

"good!"

Just when he was about to leave after reading it, Song You suddenly felt something strange. He reached into his arms and found that the half-assed money was still there, but the two pieces of official silver were missing.

It can only be said that people in Jianghu are hard to tell about good and evil, but they are somewhat particular.

"Please go to the house."

Nowadays, no more than in later generations, ordinary people do not have high trust in the government. People in the world have their own solutions to problems. If you report to the official, you will be ridiculed by your peers. But it is difficult for ordinary rich people to realize that they have actually

The money was stolen by this man two feet away. Even if he found out, as soon as the money came back, he would be afraid of revenge from the Jianghu people and would not report it to the official again.

Only then did everyone realize that it was the real thing.

This is what makes it lively.

Jianghu people pay attention to each other.

Most of the people walking around me were following the way.

Song You carried half a coin and two pieces of official silver in his arms, which were heavy and bulging all the way.

This man looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a big body, a round waist, and a fleshy face. At this time, he and several of his subordinates were holding a bowl and eating a lot of rice.

Song You, like other people, couldn't help but stop where he was, listening to the jingle-like and humorous shouts, with a smile on his lips.

"Find me some clothes!"

After passing the Zhizhou ceremonial guard and taking a few steps forward, you can see the Yuewang Temple.

"Lord Zhizhou's guard of honor only has so many people? What happened this year? Last year it was as long as half a mile!"

It's really not wrong at all.

Song You listened and only smiled.

This journey has been truly eye-opening.

"Get up quickly, let's go to the temple fair."

Song You couldn't help but think about it:

"rational."

"!!"

At first, Empress Sanhua was still thinking about buying a horse, but she was gradually attracted by these tricks and followed Song You obediently, staring at the excitement with her eyes wide open.

The latter one can prevent others from reporting to the government to a certain extent.

Song You was thoughtful and nodded while answering.

"Let's see how you are doing."

"Um?"

"Then I'll say goodbye."

It only took a quarter of an hour to get dressed and wash up, but the calico cat kept following beside me, not leaving, watching intently, as if supervising, but also urging.

"I see."

In fact, when he was performing tricks, he did not use the method of moving around, but pure hand skills. However, he did not defend or deny it at this time. He only looked at Song You for a few times and then handed it over:

"May I ask where you are coming from?"

The charlatan immediately turned around and waved to the people around him. He neither openly admitted that his property had been stolen nor denied it. He even said something like, "It is fate that I met you, so we will make up for your lost property. Just treat it as such."

He didn't say any polite words like "make a friend" and just let his subordinates get the money.

There are those who play Shenxiansuo.

"How offending."

But the man was still worried. While looking at him, he asked:

"Don't dare report it to the official!"

There are magic tricks.

"Thank you."

If you move the case again, the risk will be even lower.

"No hurry, no hurry."

The Yuewang Temple is in Dongcheng, and we have to walk for a while. I happened to walk a little further and found a restaurant I had never eaten before to have breakfast. Then, under the urging of Empress Sanhua, I walked towards Dongcheng.

Looking around again, there were cheers.

Facing his gaze, Song You thought for a while before nodding.

The calico cat immediately shrank back and didn't answer for a while. It wasn't until its eyes flashed a few times that it said:

The charlatan artist looked up following the shadow and saw a young man leading a girl. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked with a silly look: "What does the official want from us? We won't start until after dinner."

After talking about it, he was already a little angry.

Song You then walked towards the Jianghu artist.

He didn't say anything, just waited here for a while.

After saying that, he bit the corner of the quilt and dragged him to the side.

"Master Tao is joking." The middle-aged man smiled, and he actually felt a bit free and easy. "This technique of swinging back and forth is originally a transformation of Jianghu magic. Besides, these days, we are doing the same thing. Apart from this line of work, there are other

Is it a business that brings more money? Or does the Taoist think it is more glorious and easier to pretend to be a master and deceive those noble people? "
To be continued...