Yin Shangshu of Licheng, Shandong Province, was a poor young man but a courageous man. There was a family mansion in the county town, covering an area of ​​dozens of acres, with many buildings. Strange things often happened. As a result, the building became empty and gradually became deserted. Over time, weeds grew.

It's everywhere, and no one dares to enter even in broad daylight.

One time, Mr. Yin was having a banquet with his friends. A good person joked, "Whoever has the courage to stay in an abandoned house for a night, we will give this banquet to him." Mr. Yin jumped up and shouted: "What's wrong with this?"

Why bother, I'll go!" After saying that, he took a banquet and moved into the old house.

The friends walked to the gate and said with a smile: "Brother Yin, we are waiting outside. If you encounter ghosts, you can shout for help."

Mr. Yin said: "If there is a ghost fox, it's time to capture it as a witness." As he spoke, he walked into the house and saw dense grass and hemp-like grass. It was night, and the first quarter moon hung high in the sky, the moon was bright.

It's dim and you can vaguely identify the door.

Mr. Yin groped all the way and broke into the back building. When he saw the platform, it was clean and lovely, so he immediately sat down to rest. Looking at the bright moon to the west, there was only a ray of afterglow. After sitting for a long time, nothing happened, and he snickered in his heart, "What nonsense rumors about fox monsters"

, it’s all a lie.” He lay on the ground with a pillow and looked at the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl.

At the end of the first watch, Mr. Yin was tired and sleepy. Suddenly he heard the sound of subtle footsteps coming from downstairs. He heard it clearly in the total silence and carried it all the way along the stone steps.

Young Master Yin was overjoyed, "The real master has finally arrived." He peeped while sleeping and saw a woman in blue, carrying a lotus lantern. When she suddenly saw Young Master, she retreated in shock and whispered, "There is someone alive."

Someone at the foot of the stone steps asked: "Who is it?"

The woman replied, "I don't know."

In Er, an old man walked up to the platform, stared at Mr. Yin's face, and said with a smile: "This is Mr. Yin. He will be the minister in twenty years. He is sleeping soundly at the moment. Let's just do business. Mr. Yin has a suave character, so maybe he won't

Blame.”

He waved and led all the guests into the building, opening the doors one by one. After a while, guests gathered and shuttled back and forth. The lights upstairs were brilliant, as bright as day. Mr. Yin turned around in his sleep and coughed softly.

, stand up slowly.

The old man heard the noise and came out to check. When he saw that the young master was awake, he knelt down and said, "I'm getting married tonight. I don't want to alarm the noble man. Please don't blame me."

Mr. Yin stretched out his hand to help the old man up and said with a smile: "I didn't know there was a happy event in your house at night. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare the gift. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed."

The old man said: "The distinguished guest is here. I am flattered. If you don't dislike it, please come in and have a few glasses of water and wine. It will make you shine."

Mr. Yin was overjoyed and walked into the hall side by side with the old man. Looking around, he saw that the room was luxuriously furnished and fragrant. A woman in her forties came forward to salute her. The old man said: "This is a clumsy tree." The young man nodded and returned the favor.

A gift.

Not long after, drums and music started playing, and a servant shouted: "The groom is here."

The old man went out to greet him, guided by the gauze lights outside the house, and a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old slowly walked over. He was handsome and handsome, and he was actually a rare handsome man.

When the young man entered the house, the old man pointed at Young Master Yin and ordered the young man to salute. The young man opened his eyes and looked around. Seeing that the young master had an extraordinary bearing, he thought he was a guest of honor and greeted him politely.

Soon, a banquet was held in the hall, and many maids and girls dressed in pink and gauze were busy inside and outside, pouring wine and serving dishes. On the table, there were mellow wine and fragrant meat, jade bowls and gold cups, and the utensils used for entertaining guests were all of the highest quality.

After drinking for a few rounds, the old man ordered his maid to invite the young lady to come out to meet the guests. He only heard the jingling of the ring, the bead curtain was lifted, and a beautiful lady of twenty-eight came walking in style, with a phoenix hairpin in her hair and pearls in her ears.

Exudes a delicate fragrance.

The girl sat down next to her mother, and the old man poured wine with a golden goblet and invited the young master to drink. The golden goblet was huge, and a cup was full, which could hold several buckets of fine wine. The young master thought to himself, "This golden goblet is very valuable, so I can just hide it for my companions to watch."

, it’s a worthwhile trip.”

So when everyone was unprepared, he secretly put the golden jue into his sleeve, leaned down on the table and pretended to be drunk, breathing heavily. When all the guests saw this, they all said: "My husband is drunk."

After a while, the banquet came to an end, and the groom stood up to say goodbye. Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, the guests dispersed one after another. The old man ordered the maid to clean up the dishes, but the only golden jue was missing. He secretly guessed in a low voice, "it must have been stolen by Xianggong Yin."

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The old man quickly waved his hand and told the maids to be silent and said: "Don't talk nonsense, lest you wake up the distinguished guests and embarrass them." The maids obeyed, removed the banquet, and the masters and servants left quietly.

When people went to have tea, there was silence all around. Mr. Yin stood up gently. The surroundings were dark, but the fragrance of fat, powder and meat lingered in the room and lingered for a long time.

It was daybreak in the east of Er. The young master calmly went out and put his hands into his sleeves. The golden prince was still there. There was a small crowd outside the door, and a group of friends were waiting eagerly. Seeing that the young master came out safe and sound, they all said: "You kid

He must have gone out at night and returned early to deceive us."

Mr. Yin smiled and told the evening's anecdotes one by one. He then took out the golden jue for everyone to take a closer look and asked, "Then how do you explain this thing in my hand?"

All the companions thought, "Jin Jue is very valuable, and Brother Yin's family is poor. So, he really stayed in a haunted house for one night." Only then did they believe that what the young master said was true.

Later, the young master passed the Jinshi examination and went to Feiqiu County, Hebei Province to take up an official position. There was a noble family there, and the master's surname was Zhu. They held a banquet to welcome the young master. During the dinner, the master ordered his servants to bring gold wine glasses to entertain the guests, but there was no reply for a long time. The master

I was anxious and asked what was going on. A servant whispered: "Reporting to the master, one of the eight gold wine glasses is missing."

The host nodded and said, "Don't worry about it in advance. Don't you still have seven wine glasses? Bring two up."

Not long after the wine glass arrived, Mr. Yin saw that the wine glass was made of gold and had patterns and patterns that were exactly the same as the one he had stolen back in the deserted house. He couldn't help but be filled with suspicion and hurriedly asked why.

The host said: "To be fair to you, I have eight golden kings in my family's collection. They were made by skilled craftsmen when my father was an official in the capital. They have been passed down from generation to generation and are regarded as family heirlooms. They have been reluctant to use them. Today, your Excellency is here to visit me.

, specially brought out to receive guests. Unexpectedly, the servant was ordered to pick up the golden gourds from the wooden box. Only seven of the eight golden gourds were left, and one was missing. I thought the servant was a thief, but the wooden box had a copper lock.

It is untouched and the box is full of dust, which is really difficult to explain."

Mr. Yin smiled and said: "Maybe the Golden Jue became a master and flew away on his own. It's a coincidence that there happens to be a Golden Jue in the lower house. The style is very similar to that of your mansion. If you don't refuse, I will give it to you."

After the banquet was over, Mr. Yin returned to the mansion and ordered his servants to quickly deliver the golden jue to Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu looked at it and played with it, and wondered, "This golden jue is obviously the one I lost." So he went to the Yin Mansion in person.

Please tell me the reason.
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