At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a village in the south of the Dabie Mountains. In the village, there was a big family surnamed Liu. Master Liu was rich and famous for a hundred miles.

Old Master Liu's family history is very legendary. When he was young, Old Master Liu's family was poor. One day he went up the mountain to chop firewood and was working hard. A pillar of water fell from the tree and poured over his head. Old Master Liu stretched out his hand and wiped it, but there was still a pungent smell. He looked up and saw a monkey standing on the branch, spreading its legs to face him.

The column of water just now was the monkey's urine. Master Liu was very annoyed and picked up a piece of dirt and smashed the monkey. The monkey dodged the dirt and jumped down from the tree.

Master Liu chased all the way, and he didn't know how many ways to chase, and the monkey "whoosh" and got into a cave. Master Liu was secretly proud and thought: Let's see where you're going now! So he picked up a stone and smashed it into the hole fiercely. The monkey started to counterattack, and a stone struck Master Liu's knee unevenly, causing him to grin in pain. Master Liu was angry and responded with a tooth for a tooth. Just as he bent down to pick up the stone, he was stunned. What hit him just now was not a stone, it was clearly a yellow "ingot"! Overjoyed, Master Liu tried to throw a few more stones in, and the monkey responded to him, either gold ingot or silver ingot.

In ancient times, there were many dignitaries or merchants who liked to hide their treasures in unknown places, or they were afraid that their wealth would be exposed and hidden from the eyes of others; or this money was improperly obtained and could not be seen. The treasure hidden in this hole must be such a treasure, which was not taken away by the owner for various reasons.

Old Master Liu looked around, and there were few people here, so he "slipped" into the hole…

No one knew how many treasures there were in the cave except Master Liu, who only knew that not long after, Master Liu built a mansion in the depths of the mountain forest. After completion, the mansion had five patios and six large houses connected together, which was extremely luxurious. After that, Master Liu married one wife and three concubines, and the family suddenly flourished. Master Liu became rich overnight, and everything went well. The only thing that made him regret was that the stomach of one wife and three concubines was not up to expectations.

That night, Old Master Liu, who was in an irritable mood, went to bed alone, tossing and turning in bed and couldn't sleep. He took a long breath and muttered, "Alas, even if there are thousands of family wealth, what's the use of no one inheriting it? If God opens his eyes and gives me a man and a half, I am willing to give up my family wealth and just hope to carry on the family..."

As soon as he had finished speaking, suddenly two gloomy sneers came out of the darkness. The sound was not loud, but it was clear and discernible, as if it came from the mouths of two people. The sudden laughter made Master Liu bounce out of bed in fright, and he shouted in horror, "Who? Who is it?" He got out of bed and lit the candle, looked around, but saw nothing.

Coincidentally, since Master Liu made his wish that night, it didn't take long for his wife and concubine to finally show signs of unhappiness. Master Liu was so happy that he danced and waited on the unpleasant wife and concubine like a royal concubine.

About nine months later, Master Liu finally exclaimed his pride. Each of the two wives and concubines gave birth to a fat boy for him. What was even more amazing was that the two boys landed almost at the same time and opened their mouths to cry at the same time.

As the saying goes, you only have to worry about your life, but you don't have to worry about your growth. In the blink of an eye, Master Liu's two sons have grown up to be handsome teenagers. Both brothers are very smart, who will take care of the house in the future? Since ancient times, Master Liu has thought twice and handed the key to the account room to the son born in the main room, but he is faintly worried in his heart, afraid that the brothers will not get along in the future. But Master Liu's worry is unnecessary, the brothers are friendly and good enough to wear a pair of pants. Master Liu is relieved, inside and out, everything is let go.

On this day, Master Liu was on a whim and wanted to see how his son handled the family. Looking at the accounts, Master Liu's eyes almost popped out: This account was rigged, but unfortunately the method was too tender, and it was seen by Master Liu at a glance. After setting up the abacus again, Master Liu took a cold breath: There is not much savings left in the family, where did all this large sum of money go?

Master Liu decided to ask the son of the head of the family, and as soon as he asked, the brothers went out to the county seat. Master Liu rushed over and bumped into a second-rate boy in the village on the street. Seeing that it was Master Liu, the second-rate boy said with a cheeky smile, "Congratulations, master, your son has given you a long face, and he is in good shape!" Master Liu frowned and asked, "What did you say?" The second-rate boy pointed at it and then smiled.

The place that the second-rate boy pointed to was a prodigal corner – "Yihong Courtyard". The lady in the kiln blinked her eyes and twisted her waist, absorbing gold faster than car water! Master Liu frowned, regardless of the red and green warbler pulling at the door, opened his eyes and glanced inside. In the middle of the stage, who is not his youngest son?

Surrounded by everyone, a young master shouted with his throat pulled: "Ten taels of silver, plus a pair of high-grade dragon and phoenix jadeite bracelets in this city's golden and jade workshop..." Before he finished speaking, Master Liu's younger son also shouted: "Twelve taels of silver, plus a pair of high-grade dragon and phoenix jadeite bracelets in this city's golden and jade workshop, no matter what you do up the ante, this young master must have two taels of silver more than you!"

Master Liu was confused. After listening to others' explanations, he finally understood: The younger son is here to grab the rosary with others! Starting from two taels of silver, up the ante to ten taels, no wonder there are only two people left in the field!

The younger son added twenty taels of silver and finally grabbed the flower. Master Liu couldn't help but feel a heartache and couldn't help but say it. He went forward and slapped the younger son twice: "How does your brother take care of you, you prodigal thing!" The younger son didn't dare say a word, but the defeated son next to him laughed: "Master, your eldest son is also very competitive. He earns money every day. If you don't believe me, take a look."

There was a thorn in his words. After asking again and again, Master Liu heard that his eldest son was gambling heavily in the gambling house. This gambling was a losing road among lost roads.

In the gambling house, the eldest son's posture was not small, and he was busy with his arms, and even Master Liu didn't notice that he was standing behind him. At this time, I saw the dealer shake the cup away, shake his head with a smirk and say, "Young Master Liu, I'm really sorry, you are still not very lucky today, and you have been eaten and skinned. Tomorrow, you should rush your book early..."

How much did he lose? There was no need to ask, Master Liu had already found the answer from the discussions of others: "Young Master Liu is really memorable, he lost everything yesterday, and today he only opened a few dice, and lost more than fifty taels!"

Master Liu was so angry that his mouth was crooked. He pointed to his eldest son and said, "You... hand over the key... hand it over..." After saying that, he fell backwards with a "thump."

Old Master Liu didn't know how he got home, and when he opened his eyes, it was already dead at night. He ignored the pleas of his wife and concubines, tied up his two sons, ordered them to kneel in front of the ancestral tablet, and then took out a "family law whip" wrapped in gold wire, ready to use the family law.

When Master Liu tied up his son, the two brothers did not resist, but refused to face the ancestral tablet. One of them faced east and the other headed west, posing as if they were righteous and awe-inspiring. The golden whip was full of toughness, and the skin of the person was shaking and it was painful. After a whip, the two sons were flesh and blood, and Master Liu finally got tired and sat on the ground, panting. Now the door was open, and a cool wind blew in.

Suddenly, the two brothers who were kneeling on the ground sneered twice, and Old Master Liu gave a thrill. He felt that the laughter seemed familiar, but he could not remember where he had heard it for a while. Old Master Liu's eyes widened, and he saw his two sons slowly raise their heads and look at him bitterly.

At this time, the eldest son opened his mouth: "Your money was originally ours, and it was you who vowed to give up your family's wealth. We just came to collect debts, and now we are almost inseparable. It is time for us to go."

This voice was not made by his own son! Master Liu was very frightened, grabbed the Zhenzhai sword in the middle of the case and pointed it at them, and said tremblingly: "Who are you, hurry up and tell me, or I will chop you up!"

When the younger son heard this, he laughed loudly, "We are leaving soon, how could we be afraid of you? Back then, when our brothers travelled all over the world, we worked hard to have so much savings, but we were murdered by a traitor, but you accidentally ran into the place where our brothers hid their treasures..."

Master Liu finally understood and stood there dumbfounded. As soon as the two sons finished speaking, they vomited blood. Their mother panicked and rushed over to hug her son tightly, crying and shouting for help. Looking at these two debt collectors, Master Liu suddenly felt a pain in his heart.

Master Liu knelt on the ground with a "plop" and said sadly, "I was wrong. Your mother and I have raised you for more than ten years. Take your money if you want, and I just want you to accompany your parents." After saying that, Master Liu shed two lines of tears.

His two sons looked at each other, and the eldest son sighed and said, "Alas, in the end, this matter can't be entirely blamed on him, everyone is greedy, not to mention he doesn't know, forget it, to be honest, I don't want to miss my mother..." Hearing this, the younger son also nodded.

Suddenly, the brothers closed their eyes tightly, leaned back, and fell to the ground. Just as Master Liu and his wife and concubines were crying, the brothers suddenly turned around and sat up, and the eldest son asked strangely, "What's the matter, father, mother, why are you crying?"

From then on, the brothers seemed to be different people, and they didn't even remember that they had been to gambling houses and brothels. But Master Liu's wealth also went with it.

A few years later, Master Liu rode the crane to the west. The brothers began to travel north and south. Strangely, they were familiar with business and started to pick up the burden off the tradesman.