Once upon a time, there was Wang Damao in Wangjiazhuang. He was a lazy person, but he was smart and had many ideas.

One morning, his wife Liu Shi took out a piece of cloth she had woven and asked Wang Damao to sell it in the market for some oil and salt money. Wang Damao agreed.

Wang Damao carried the cloth to the market and set it up. No one cared about it for an hour or two, so he sat down and fell asleep. When he woke up, he opened his eyes and saw that the cloth had been stolen.

At about eleven o'clock, Wang Damao came home feebly. When he was almost home, he saw his father-in-law going to his house, and a good idea came to his mind. He avoided his father-in-law, detoured to the back of the house, and hid quietly in the haystack in the forest in front of the house, staring at the house with bright eyes.

Wife Liu Shi saw her father come to the door and greeted him with a smile. She took a chair from the main room and let her father sit at the gate. She made tea and sifted a glass of wine, then caught the black chicken woman who laid eggs at home and killed it by the threshing field, so she went in to cook.

When his wife Liu returned home, Wang Damao climbed out of the haystack, patted the ashes, and swaggered home.

Seeing her husband come back, Liu Shi asked if the cloth was sold. How much did it cost? To give her the money.

Wang Damao mysteriously told his wife that the cloth was sold for five yuan and was taken as a tuition fee by his master.

Liu shi did not believe it and asked him what he had learned. Wang Damao said that he had learned the algorithm. And said seriously, is your father here after eleven o'clock today? You first moved the chair and let him sit at the gate, then made tea, then sifted wine, and then you killed the black chicken woman at home. Your father left around one-thirty, and you delivered it to the door yourself. Wife, am I right?

Liu shi was taken aback. Although he was a little skeptical, he did not say much.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed. The eighth day of September is the 60th birthday of his father-in-law. His father-in-law's family can be regarded as a moderately wealthy family in the local area. On weekdays, they don't look down on Wang Damao, who is lazy, and their two aunts and uncles also look down on Wang Damao. Wang Damao decided to take advantage of this birthday to breathe a sigh of relief.

On the night of the seventh day of the New Year, Wang Damao made an excuse to go out for a walk and quickly rushed to his father-in-law's house, secretly took away the big yellow cattle tied to the cattle pen, and hung them in a mountain cove not far behind his house. There is a mass grave, and no one passes by during the day on weekdays, and no one passes by at night.

On the early morning of the eighth day of the New Year, Liu shi called Wang Damao to pay his birthday respects. Wang Damao asked his wife to go first, and then dug a piece of land herself. Liu shi couldn't get it, so she went back to her mother's house first, because she had to help.

After ten o'clock, many guests came to celebrate their birthday. Some old people went to the pigsty to see the pigs and the cattle pen to see the cattle. When they found that the cattle pen was empty, they hurriedly told Liu's father.

When Father Liu heard that, he was shocked. At that time, a cow was more expensive than a car now. Father Liu was in a hurry. After hearing this, Mrs. Liu suddenly remembered that her husband Wang Damao could count, so she told her father. Father Liu waved his hand: Then hurry back and invite Wang Damao over.

Liu Shi ran three steps and two steps, returned home, told Wang Damao about the matter, and urged him to follow her quickly. Wang Damao quickly changed his clothes and followed his wife to the Yue family.

His father-in-law greeted him personally for the first time, faking cigarettes and ordering tea, and gently begging him to hurry up. Wang Damao pretended to say yes, and sat down in a chair, puffing up the fog. His father-in-law poured another glass of wine. Wang Damao took a sip, chanting words in his mouth, and stretched out his left hand. After a while, he suddenly shouted: Yes, someone is coming. Then Huo Ran stood up and told his father-in-law that your cow was taken away by thieves last night. When he passed the mass grave, the thief was about to defecate, so he hung the cow on a large fir tree and went to the side to squat and poop. Suddenly a white shadow flashed, and the thief was so frightened that he lifted his pants and fled. Where is the cow still hanging? Send someone to bring it back.

The father-in-law hurriedly ordered the other two sons-in-law to go to the cow. The two sons-in-law came to the mass grave with a little doubt, and they really saw the big yellow ox tied to the fir tree. The two also looked carefully at the side, and sure enough, there was a pile of human poop. I couldn't help but look at my uncle Wang Damao with admiration, saying that this guy really became a god.

The two uncles took the family back to his father-in-law's house, and his father-in-law was overjoyed. The guests also stared at Wang Damao and gave him thumbs up in praise. During lunch, Wang Damao was invited to the upper table by his father-in-law, and everyone came to toast. Wang Damao was proud, and for the first time he enjoyed the taste of the stars holding the moon, and he was a master.

From then on, Wang Damao's magic calculation was spread over four miles and eight townships.

The matter was passed on to the local county councillor. The county official Zhang Chengli was not convinced and decided to set up a method to test Wang Damao. One night, Zhang Chengli personally packed the gold and silver jewelry looted by corruption into a suitcase, sealed and packaged it, and carried it alone to the well behind the boudoir where the only daughter lived. With a rope tied with a hook at one end, he hooked the suitcase and sank to the bottom of the well. Zhang Chengli was unaware of this, but he did not know that his actions were clearly seen by the only daughter standing in front of the back window enjoying the view.

The next morning, the county official Zhang Chengli called two yamen, saying that thieves came to his house last night and stole some money and goods. He sent two people to quickly pick up Wang Damao and do the math.

The two yamen got the order and hurried to Wang Damao's house to explain their purpose. When Wang Damao heard that, he was so scared that he screamed in his heart. But he couldn't reveal his secrets and couldn't refuse. He had to nod and agree, and went on the road with the two yamen.

On the way, Wang Damao had already thought about it. It was a disaster that could not be avoided, and it was not a disaster that could be avoided. I might as well be a full ghost and eat and drink for a few days before I talk to the county official. So he pretended to be confident and said to the county official, 'You have a lot of property and everything is very small, and it will take a week to count it all. '' You have to find me a quiet house, eat and drink every day, and don't disturb me.

The county official naturally agreed, and found a house next to his daughter's house and let Wang Damao live in it.

After Wang Damao moved in, he ate and drank every day, but he couldn't taste the delicious food at all, and his heart became afraid for the day. After the sixth day of torment, after dinner, Wang Damao woke up after two hours of sleep. He remembered that if he couldn't figure it out tomorrow, he would definitely be punished by the county magistrate, beaten to pieces, and then charged with deception and imprisoned in prison. He couldn't help but cry. So he was desperate and ready to cut himself off. He shuffled out the door and looked for the place of suicide in the nearby courtyard. Suddenly, he found the well behind the house. He thought it would be good to go into the well, so he looked down at the edge of the well. After looking at it for a while, he was worried that the well was not deep and would be uncomfortable to flood, so he stood up and found a bamboo stick next to him and inserted it into the well to fiddle with.

All this happened to be discovered by the only daughter of the county official, thinking that this person had discovered her father's secret, so she came over quietly and told Wang Damao, Don't mess around here, My father lost a box of things in it a few days ago. I see that you are not a bad person, so I didn't shout, go away. Don't let my father catch you. He is not easy to mess with.

Wang Damao was so overjoyed that he almost jumped up in excitement. He pretended to be calm and told the county magistrate's daughter that he was the man his father had invited to find the lost property. He had just calculated that the property was in the well, so he came to inspect and search.

Wang Damao also returned to his room, poured a large glass of wine, pulled a chicken leg, drank heavily, and ate large pieces of meat, feeling so delicious. He was also muttering in his heart, "God has helped me too. After eating and drinking, he fell into bed, fell asleep, and fell asleep.

The next morning, Wang Damao was woken up by the yamen and brought to the county official. The county official smiled gloomily and asked if he had figured it out. Wang Damao proudly told the county official that even though you came out last night, your belongings were not stolen by thieves, but sank into the well yourself.

The county official was dumbfounded when he heard this, and was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground. According to the agreement, he happily paid Wang Damao a reward of 100 taels of silver and named him a god operator. He also left Wang Damao as a teacher in the yamen.

Wang Damao asked for the silver reward and refused the official. The master only allowed him to cast the spell he had learned twice, and the third time it did not work. That is, the word two is no more than three. Seeing that he was determined to leave and had no value for reuse, the county official agreed to his request.

Immediately, Wang Damao took silver and strode back home. From then on, he got along with his wife in love and lived a stable life. He always told himself that tricks should not be played for a long time, and he must be content and not be clever anymore.