Brothers compete for treasure

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In the past, there was a large family surnamed Qian in the capital. Master Qian was a big businessperson who ran a fleet by himself. He personally shipped goods from outside customs to sell, and the family business became bigger and bigger.

But every family has a difficult scripture to read. Master Qian has three sons, all of whom have married, but they are all ignorant and useless. The daughter-in-law in the third room is still noisy all day.

Old Master Qian is getting older and his health is not as good as before. On this day, he called his three sons to the front and said earnestly: "This is the last time Dad will leave the customs, and he will bet on a heavy treasure - the original Quran. This original is priceless. If the goods can be successfully received into the customs and sent to the imperial court, it will be a high-ranking official and a gift to the merchants, that is gold and silver jewelry." After saying this, the eyes of the three sons glowed. After saying that, Old Master Qian repeatedly warned, "You must not leak the news, and you can't even tell your daughter-in-law." The three sons agreed again and again. Not only did they not say a word of concern, but they also urged the old man to leave quickly.

It usually takes three months for Master Qian to go back and forth outside the customs, and the distance between the customs and the outside is very far. Master Qian raised a few carrier pigeons to send messages. This time, three full months have passed, but the old man has no news.

The three sons became worried, and that day they finally had a letter.

The three of them were eating when a servant, Ah Hu, brought a carrier pigeon with a messy letter in the back: "As soon as the money and goods were received, the bandits came to take it, broke out alone, and was seriously injured. In danger, the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau gave the Quran to..." There was a corner missing at the back, which was obviously torn off in a hurry.

The boss grabbed Ah Hu: "How unreasonable, this treasure must be entrusted to the eldest son, you are on good terms with the second child on weekdays, so you tore off the keyword."

Ah Hu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, swearing again and again that there was absolutely no such thing.

The second brother glanced at the boss and said coldly, "How do you know that the baby must be yours?"

The third brother was always cowardly. Normally, whoever wins the fight between the eldest brother and the second brother is on the side of whoever wins, which is a standard wall grass. This time, when he saw the eldest brother and the second brother fighting, he stepped aside and said, "Listen to my brothers."

The next day, a group of hussars came to Qian's house, led by a bearded man. He saluted and declared himself Fu Qiang, the head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. He was entrusted by Master Qian to deliver the treasure. Seeing that the three sons were all eagerly looking at the dart box behind him, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Everyone, I am the head of the bright dart for this bodyguard, and the goods are not here."

The boss hurriedly asked, "Where is that product?"

Fu Qiang replied, "This time the dart is too expensive, so I pretended to bring the baby and swaggered first. In fact, the baby is protected by other powerful dark darts, and they will arrive later."

Hearing this, the second brother sarcastically said to the boss, "It's not your baby alone, what's the hurry?"

The third child still had some conscience and asked Fu Qiang, "How is the father's injury?"

Seeing this situation, Fu Qiang hurriedly appeased and said, "Stop arguing, everyone. The letter sent by the flying pigeon that was torn off before is also sealed in the box, and the fire paint is sealed. When the baby arrives tomorrow, the three of you can only open the dart box when you are present at the same time. The letter in the box must match the letter you received. This is the certificate for dart inspection. Alas, the old man is seriously injured and has lost contact with me. May God bless him."

The three sons kept their mouths shut when they heard it. After settling the escort team, they waited only for the second day to test the darts.

Less than noon the next day, the dart box was sent to Qian Mansion by several escorts. Fu Qiang opened the box for dart inspection, and the second half of the letter was indeed inside, connected with the original text: "As soon as the money and goods were received, the bandits came to seize it, broke out alone, and was seriously injured.

The third brother took the box and said, "The head of the dart testified that my father personally ordered it, and it was not false, right?" The eldest and the second brother compared it, and they both handed over the Quran.

That night, as soon as the third brother returned to his room, he closed the doors and windows and stroked the Quran with his daughter-in-law. Although the Quran looked simple, it was solemn and precious. The daughter-in-law praised her husband's ability and stole the treasure from the eldest brother and the second brother.

It turned out that the third son had already moved to take the treasure as his own. Among the three sons, the eldest is simple-minded, the second is lazy and incompetent, and the third does not compete with the eldest and the second on weekdays, but no matter who wins, the third will give the third a little benefit, so he is actually the most shrewd. Late last night, the third went to Fu Qiang, and he got straight to the point: "Fu Dart Head, you must know who my father wrote in the dart box, right?"

Fu Qiang was taken aback and asked, "Why do you see this?"

As soon as the third child saw a play, he hurriedly said, "The letter written by my father was scribbled, and it must have been written with the last effort, and I have to wait for Mo Qian to tear off a corner, put it in the box and seal it with fire paint, need someone to help him? You send darts thousands of miles away, and the edge of the knife licks blood, and my father's life is hanging by a thread. You must know who to ask for dart silver, right?" Speaking of dart silver, the third child took out a silver ticket and stuffed it to Fu Qiang, "As far as I know, my brothers are not as generous as me."

Fu Qiang shook his head: "The third young master is really smart, the eldest and the second young masters are far inferior, but unfortunately, let me tell you directly, the old master wants to pass the treasure to the second young master, but I can't help it, please."

The third child's face changed, and he forced a smile: "Fu Dart Head, I think you misunderstood, this is the hard work for the brothers." Saying that, the third child took out a bag of glowing pearls and more than a dozen Tian deeds from the other sleeve, which was the entire dowry of the third daughter-in-law.

When Fu Qiang saw it, his eyes straightened.

Only Fu Qiang knew who the Dark Dart Head was and when it would arrive. When the Dark Dart Head arrived, Fu Qiang picked up the goods, opened the box, and added a horizontal line to the note that said "Second Brother Keeps", which became Third Brother Keeps.

Fu Qiang rolled his eyes, this idea could be said to be extremely clumsy, not to mention that the handwriting was easy to see through, and the sealed fire paint was damaged. Could it be that there was no flaw?

Fu Qiang wanted to push back the pearl in his hand, but the third brother waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the focus is on the back." It turned out that the third brother asked Fu Qiang to go to the eldest brother and the second brother at night, and told them that the old man passed the treasure to the third brother. If they were willing to pay some money, he would be willing to give them the genuine Quran, and then give the third brother a fake. From the second brother, Fu Qiang can get a lot of money. The next day, Fu Qiang made an appointment with the second brother, pretending that time was short, he smashed the fire paint and sent out a copy of the Quran. When the three sons got together, it was already noon, and the second brother had a ghost in his heart, so he naturally would not verify it carefully. Moreover, they each had a ghost, and they were eager for the third brother to take away the "fake Quran" as soon as possible.

In fact, only the first to see the fire paint in good condition, and the third brother who carefully compared the "second brother keeps" note, got the genuine Quran.

The third brother proudly touched the Quran in his hand and kissed his wife's face. "If it wasn't for you, how could this have happened? Hahaha... Let's pack up and take the baby to the Strange Treasure Zhai while it's dark."

At this time, there was bursts of noise in the yard, and the eldest and the second shouted in unison: "We have been deceived.

What? The third brother and his wife rushed out. They asked coldly, "Father, are you not injured?"

"What kind of injury?" Master Qian was covered in dust, "This time, the dust weather outside the customs is so sleepy that people can't move. The person who sent the Quran has the wrong letter period, and the pigeons can't be released, so they have to bring back some daily leather goods. What's the matter with you? You are all frowning."

The eldest and the second brother cried and rushed to say everything.

As soon as Master Qian heard what had happened, he immediately ordered someone to find Ah Hu, who was collecting carrier pigeons, and the servant reported that Ah Hu was missing.

Old Master Qian glared at him and asked, "Who is it that leaked the news?"

The eldest and second looked at each other and did not dare to make a sound. It turned out that a few days ago, everyone calculated that Master Qian was about to return, and the eldest and the second made a big fuss about the Quran, which made everyone in the mansion know. It is estimated that Ah Hu had the intention to ask someone to pretend to be an escort to fish in troubled waters. Sure enough, the eldest gave a hundred taels of gold, the second gave a rare antique, and the third even smashed the money…

Old Master Qian shouted angrily, "There are many flaws in this matter. The second day you received the carrier pigeon, the escort station came to the door, where did they have such a fast foot? If there is that note, who will the other party entrust to pinch it off, so that you have the heart to compete, lower your guard, and easily deceive you! Son, grow up, how long can father protect you..." When the three brothers heard this, they all lowered their heads in shame.

After this incident, the three brothers of the Qian family changed their faces and worked together to learn to do business. In a few years, they did the business of Master Qian all over the country.

But no one knew that a year after this incident, Master Qian received a carrier pigeon with a letter: "Master Qian, fortunately, I gave the money to the victims of Jiangnan without humiliation. Everyone is grateful for your great kindness. Fu Qiang Ah Hu."