This is a real scam in the late Qing Dynasty, many people do not read to the end, can not imagine the tricks of the liar, in fact, the modern pig killing plate is not new, in the Qing Dynasty there was already a mature routine, Huhu is ready to sort out these scams of the Qing Dynasty one by one, share it, I hope to be of some benefit to everyone to prevent fraud.
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There was a famous liar in old Shanghai named Zhu Dongsheng.
One winter morning, when the sun was shining, Zhu Dongsheng went out for a stroll and found an elderly female beggar with white temples and ragged clothes on the side of the road, squatting under a low wall to catch lice.
Zhu Dongsheng had an idea, a bold plan rose in his heart, he took a few steps, came to the old beggar, bowed deeply, and exclaimed: Auntie, is it really you? My aunt is on top, and my nephew has visited my aunt.
When the old beggar woman heard someone speak, she raised her head and looked at the richly dressed man in front of her with astonishment.
Zhu Dongsheng didn't wait for the old beggar woman to answer, and continued: Auntie, I haven't seen you for so many years, why is your old man so miserable? I heard that there was a big flood in our township, and I can't believe it, but today I saw my aunt and aunt so down, I guess this matter is true, please forgive my nephew for the crime of poor care.
After speaking, Zhu Dongsheng burst into tears, his expression was very sad.
The old beggar woman looked at Zhu Dongsheng carefully and made sure she didn't know her, but when she heard this, she also understood that the other party must have recognized the wrong person.
The old beggar woman thought to herself, I am now poor, hungry and cold, since the other party recognizes the wrong person, it is better to make the mistake and make a few full meals first.
So, the old beggar woman pushed the boat and said: Nephew, is it really you? I'm not dreaming! My aunt is already poor, there are too many twists and turns, and I can't finish talking about it for a while, since I met it today, it's the sky is endless, nephew, help me.
Zhu Dongsheng promised again and again: My aunt is so down, how can my nephew sit idly by, but I only have 5 yuan with me now, you take it to buy some food first, tomorrow at this time, you are still waiting for me here, I will definitely come to pick you up in person.
The old beggar woman accepted the money and happily agreed.
Early the next morning, Zhu Dongsheng really came, and called a rickshaw, and he personally helped the old beggar woman into the car and took her to a villa.
There is a sign hanging at the door of the villa, which reads: Zhu Mansion, the decoration inside is also very luxurious, each door is hung with different signs, what bedrooms, reception rooms everything.
Zhu Dongsheng arranged for the old beggar to take a bath and change clothes, and ordered someone to bring her a lot of exquisite food, Zhu Dongsheng accompanied the old beggar woman, and said while picking up vegetables for her: My nephew has a total of two mansions in Shanghai, one is where the concubine lives, and the other is where the nephew usually visits, how about my aunt live here first?
The old beggar's mouth was stuffed with food, and she didn't care to speak, so she nodded her head in agreement.
Since then, the old beggar has lived a life of fine clothes and food, and after two or three months, she has been raised with a radiant face, really like an old lady from a rich family.
In the past two or three months, Zhu Dongsheng has been greeting his aunt from time to time, taking care of everything, and obeying everything, and gradually, the old beggar woman really thinks of herself as an old lady.
Another month passed, and when winter turned to spring, Zhu Dongsheng bought a lot of gorgeous clothes, gold hairpins, earrings, and rings for the old beggar, although they were all silver or gold-plated, but they also showed filial piety.
One morning, Zhu Dongsheng suddenly said to the old beggar: My nephew depends on my aunt's blessings, and yesterday I received a telegram from Jingshi, the emperor has granted me the position of a provincial official, and the emperor is here, and my nephew must go to his post immediately, and pick up his mother, nephew, daughter-in-law, concubine and others by the way, and my aunt will go with me.
The old beggar woman said yes again and again, but she thought in her heart that when she saw Dongsheng's mother, she would definitely show her stuffing, and then this comfortable life would be empty, so it was better to take the opportunity to leave with gold and silver jewelry and find a place to spend her old age in peace!
The old beggar woman was thinking about it, and Zhu Dongsheng said again: We are going to leave in the next two days, and my nephew still wants to take my aunt to buy some clothes and gold and silver jewelry, so that my aunt will not be dressed shabby, and outsiders will see jokes.
The old beggar woman should not be reasonable, just like that, she cleaned up, put on all the fake jewelry, and then boarded the sedan chair with Zhu Dongsheng and went to the jewelry store, thinking in her heart that she would take this batch of jewelry and leave.
When they arrived at the jewelry store, one of the attendants first stepped forward to open the sedan curtain, and then helped the old beggar woman to get out of the sedan chair, and the other attendant carried a hookah in his hand and followed Zhu Dongsheng closely, and several people entered the jewelry store together.
When the clerk saw this style, how dare he slack off, and hurriedly invited a few people to sit down, and then took out a gold bracelet, a golden hairpin, and a gold ring, and let the old beggar woman choose.
After the old beggar woman finished choosing, Zhu Dongsheng smiled and said: Please choose a few more for the second aunt and grandmother.
So, the old beggar woman chose a few more, and Zhu Dongsheng called the clerk to settle the bill, a total of more than 1,900 yuan, and the clerk opened the invoice and handed it to Zhu Dongsheng with both hands.
Zhu Dongsheng took out a large roll of banknotes from his leather bag and handed it to the clerk, and the clerk was about to pick it up, when Zhu Dongsheng suddenly withdrew his hand and said to a follower: You immediately send these jewelry to the old mansion and hand them over to the second aunt and grandmother, see if he likes it or not, if he doesn't like it and come to exchange it again, it will take a lot of procedures.
The attendant took the order, took the jewelry and left.
Zhu Dongsheng sat for a while, and then said to another attendant: You go back and tell your aunt and grandmother immediately, and ask her to take two gold bars and send them here, I still want to exchange some odd jewelry, go and come back quickly, there must be no mistake!
The attendant also flew away.
After a while, Zhu Dongsheng asked the clerk very kindly: How much money can you get every month when you work here?
The clerk said: More than ten yuan!
Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile: Too little, is it enough to support the family? I see that your ability to do things is quite strong, I am going to Guangdong tomorrow to take up a post, I want to hire an accountant, are you willing to go?
The clerk was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: Since adults are willing to cultivate me, how can I not be willing?
Zhu Dongsheng said happily: Then it's decided. Then, he talked about the anecdotes in the Guangdong officialdom, and said that the little clerk was very ape.
The two of them talked for more than half an hour, and they didn't see the two attendants come back, Zhu Dongsheng pretended to be very angry, and said to the old beggar: Uncle, these two bastards can't even do this little thing, I'll go and see, your old man will wait here for a while, and I'll come back immediately after taking the gold bar.
After speaking, he didn't say hello to the clerk, and went out directly, and repeatedly told the old beggar woman to take care of the leather bag when she went out.
Zhu Dongsheng came to the door and said to the sedan chair man: I have an urgent matter now, I want to go back by oriental car, you wait here, serve the old lady carefully, I will come back immediately.
As he spoke, he got on the Toyo car and walked away.
The clerk saw that the old lady was staying here, and she still had a leather bag containing a huge amount of money, so she did not have any suspicions.
The old beggar woman waited until the evening, and Zhu Dongsheng did not come back, and when the store was closed, the clerk realized that something was wrong and began to interrogate the old beggar, and the old beggar insisted on claiming to be an uncle and an old lady, saying that the nephew would definitely come back.
Until 12 o'clock at midnight, there was no trace of Zhu Dongsheng, so the clerk opened the leather bag left by Zhu Dongsheng and found that it was full of counterfeit banknotes.
The jewelry store felt that it might have been deceived, and the group escorted the old beggar woman and the four palanquin men to the villa together, but the villa had long been empty, and there was nothing in the house.
The clerk had to take the old beggar and the palanquin man to the police station, and after interrogation, the old beggar woman told the whole story, and the police listened, all laughed, and then looked at the old beggar woman's outfit, which was not worth a few dollars at all, and could not pay off the debt.
At this time, Zhu Dongsheng had long since disappeared, and in the end, he could only send the old beggar woman to prison as a co-defendant, and he had to treat her for a few years.