Still cheating people after 2008?

  Will you cheat people again in the future?

  Wang Qing arrived at Wang's village home, where he was keeping Snow company while roasting by the fire and watching TV.

  Xue Er saw Wang Qing coming and hurriedly offered him a seat and poured tea for him.

  Wang Qing said, "Please invite Wang Zhai to have lunch."

  The village chief asked if there were any guests. Wang Qing then told him about Wen Bing's crying and how Huo Diao gave Wen Bing a charm to ward off evil spirits, which made him stop crying quickly and become lively again.

  Xue Er listened and said: "What you're saying is still quite mysterious!"

  "Many things seem mysterious until you uncover them. Once uncovered, the principle is simple."

  "It seems you can lift the veil." Xue Er smiled at Zhai Wang.

  The King of the Village Dynasty pouted and Snow didn't say anything else.

  "Zhai Wang said, 'Huo Dang Lang is having lunch here, I'll go keep him company. You start the fire, have some tea, and we'll head out together later!'"

  "Hmm." Wang Qing responded with a grunt and sat down.

  Zhai Wang and Wang Qing arrived at Li Lianying's home when she was stir-frying duck meat.

  "I heard that a noble guest has arrived at home. I'll keep you company." Village King said, looking at Huo Dui Lang who was crouching down to roast the fire.

  The porter heard someone speaking and lifted his head with a smile.

  The village chief saw that the porter was about the same age as himself, wearing a duck-tongue hat on his head, with a small brain but very bright eyes. When he smiled, he saw a wide mouth.

  A man with a big mouth can eat his way around the world, but a woman with a big mouth will be eaten by outsiders.

  Zhai Wang beckoned him over: "You sit down and warm up by the fire, I'll go see how Auntie's stir-fry is coming along."

  Zhai Wang walked into the kitchen and said: "It smells so good! Did this guy, Huo Zai, serve congee to Wen Bing, and then Wen Bing stopped crying?"

  "Yes, yes, yes, it's really amazing. Later on, he wrapped the thread around an egg and boiled it, but the thread didn't break!"

  "It's really amazing. Why is he cooking eggs?"

  "He told me to draw talismans for my family. If the incense sticks burn continuously, it's effective. If they break off, he can't bear to drive out the evil spirits himself and will have to ask his master to come."

  "Is the calligraphy done?"

  "It's drawn. I've stuck it on my bedside."

  "Oh, that's good. It'll be smooth sailing from now on."

  "Really! I've been worried about Sun'er all along! There's indeed evil energy in this wooden house, now it's alright, nothing's wrong."

  "Uh-huh. You won't have to worry about it from now on."

  "Yes, yes. You go roast the fire, there's nothing much to eat, just a duck and a bowl of cured meat."

  "That's enough. There are too many dishes and we can't finish them all." Zhai Wang said as he walked out of the kitchen.

  The village chief sat opposite the young porter and started chatting with him about everything under the sun, occasionally praising him a few words to show his admiration.

  After a while, the dishes were ready.

  Wang Qingxi arranged for Wen Bing to have dinner and then accompanied Zhai Wang to drink slowly.

  Li Lianying usually doesn't drink alcohol, but in order to show gratitude, she had two cups with the cargo porter and another two cups with the village chief.

  The village chief acted as the host and voluntarily accompanied Huo Danglang for six cups of wine.

  Zhai Wang said he would accompany him again, but the porter said he still had to hurry on his journey in the afternoon and couldn't drink anymore. So Zhai Wang accompanied him to eat instead.

  After finishing dinner, Huo Danglang stood up and wanted to leave. Zhai Wang said, "I'm going home too." After saying that, Zhai Wang walked out the door.

  The peddler walked around in front of several neighboring doors of Li Lianying, sold some goods and shook the rattle drum out of the village. The peddler put the rattle drum into the basket and walked directly on the road.

  He walked out a short distance and saw someone in the middle of the road. Upon closer inspection, it was Village King. He said: "It's you! On such a cold day, why aren't you at home warming up by the fire?"

  "I'm waiting for you!" The village king said coldly.

  The porter cautiously put down his load and looked at the village chief: "What's up?"

  "Do you have chili powder for sale?"

  "I'm just a porter, what chili powder am I selling? Are you kidding me?"

  "You're selling this? It's quite expensive! And you're even selling it to kids! How shameless!"

  "I don't understand what you mean."

  "You put chili powder on the child's nose, making him cry uncontrollably. Then you pretend to be mysterious and give him a magical water. In fact, after splashing some cold water, the child feels comfortable again. You then wash his face with cold water, and everything is fine. Finally, you use a lollipop to coax him..."

  "I I I..."

  "You think others are easy to cheat, and you're playing a trick with the egg thread method. When the egg meets heat, the egg white will release moisture from the air holes in the shell, and your thread is originally wet, so it naturally can't reach the ignition point. However, you should have done this experiment many times, otherwise, you wouldn't be able to grasp the timing so well..."

  "I, I have no choice either. This small business is hard to do, people in the jianghu, you just let it go..."

  "This is how you cheat! You can go to jail for this, do you know that? And you're specifically cheating families who have suffered disasters and difficulties, these kinds of people are even more likely to believe in ghosts and gods..."

  "I just received a 33 yuan red envelope..."

  "I won't send you to the police station either. How about this? The family we visited earlier was very poor, so just forget about returning the red envelope."

  "Thank you! You're really magnanimous!"

  "The red envelope cannot be returned, but you have to give his family 330 yuan!"

  "This..."

  The village chief has walked up to Huo Danglang's side: "Will you give or not?"

  "Not that much money! I'm also a drifter, I'll return the red envelope and give you face!"

  "It seems you don't care about saving face anymore? You're not willing to part with 330 yuan?"

  "Who doesn't want to lose face!" The porter said, throwing a right hook straight at Village King's left cheek.

  Zhai Wang took a step back with his left foot and dodged the punch by turning his face to one side.

  Huò Dān Láng threw a punch into the air and then quickly withdrew his fist to protect his chest, while his elbow shot straight at Zhāi Wáng's chest.

  The village king didn't retreat again, his left foot stuck to the cargo boy's leg and inserted a punch into the back of the cargo boy's waist, only to see the cargo boy fall to the ground. The village king's right foot made a reverse turn, kneeling forward, his feet pressed on the cargo boy's waist and back, his left hand inserted into his neck, his right hand grasped his right hand and twisted it backwards.

  "Good, good! Spare my life! I'll give it, I'll give it!"

  The village chief pressed down and didn't let go: "Will you still cheat people in the future?"

  "No way!"

  Zhai Wang let go of his hand, stood up, and pulled the porter up with him: "Ten times more, it's going to be 330 yuan, no more!"

  Huo Danglang took out his wallet and counted 330 yuan to give to Village Chief Wang.

  "Give me the red envelope too!"

  The porter took out a red envelope, pulled out the money inside and gave the red paper to Village King.

  "Get out! If you cheat people again in the future, you will be punished, got it?"

  "Alright!" The porter walked away with his pole, looking rather dejected.

  The village chief put the money into red envelopes and returned home.

  Zhai Wang told Xue Er about how to deal with Huo Dang Lang, and Xue Er burst out laughing, her voice crisp and clear.

  Zhai Wang said: "This 330 yuan, in a few days I will go to Li Lianying and tell her that this is the village's special consolation money for them."

  "Why didn't you just tell her it was Huo Danglang's money?" Xue'er asked.

  "You also know the situation of Li Lianying's family. The porter is her family's savior in her heart, I don't say it out loud, it's to let her have a savior in her heart, feel secure, and then do things with a sense of purpose."

  Xue Er nodded: "That makes sense. If she said it directly, she would not only feel unprepared but also very embarrassed."

  "I thought about going over today to send it off, but I think it's still not good. Don't think that just because you've treated me to a meal, you can go to his house and make him feel indebted, he'll always be thinking of how to treat me to drinks."

  "You've thought of everything. By the way, you said Xiaoli was coming today, why hasn't she shown up?"

  "Really miss her?"

  She had a great time chatting with me.

  "Is she more important than me?" The village chief smiled.

  "This afternoon you accompanied me, it's better if she didn't come. Who do you think is important?" Xue Er laughed again.