貔貅金铺首

晚清年间，东北獾子岭上窝着一伙土匪，大当家报号“趟地龙”，手下能人不少。比如生得尖嘴猴腮的黄师爷，精明透顶，路子也熟，黑白两道都吃得开；比如鬼手七，当是得了贼祖宗的真传，世上就没有他撬不开的门，打不开的锁。话说这天，安插在青松镇的眼线来报，称秦家皮货行刚做成一笔大买卖，白花花的现银还没来得及往城里的钱庄存，瞅着真叫人眼珠子发烫。

这秦家皮货行的掌柜名叫秦壬，生性豪爽大方，平素结识了不少能打能拼的武把式兄弟，而且和县衙走动得也勤，谁敢闯院打劫，捕快眨眼便到，就算你有土遁的能耐，也未必能逃掉。“趟地龙”心下正犯嘀咕，黄师爷捋着他那撮稀稀拉拉的山羊胡，慢条斯理开了腔：“大当家，机会难得，今晚就冲围子端了它吧。”

冲围子是土匪黑话，即翻墙入院。“趟地龙”犹豫哼道：“老子也想动它，可就怕兄弟们被县衙那帮捕快给包了饺子。”

“捕快倒没啥事儿。”黄师爷回道，“我听说，秦家和县衙闹矛盾出分歧了。县衙嫌秦家上贡的份子钱太少，早就想杀杀秦掌柜的威风。”

“是吗？”“趟地龙”兴奋地跳起，但很快又坐回了虎皮交椅。即便捕快不出头，秦掌柜还有一帮功夫不弱的兄弟呢。再者，秦家那高墙大院也不可小觑，难爬难攀。这时，鬼手七扯着公鸭嗓子接了茬：“大当家，干吗要爬墙头？有我呢，咱大摇大摆走大门！”

“大当家，你就准备人手，等着发财吧。”黄师爷叫上鬼手七，乔装打扮一番后下了獾子岭，撒丫子直奔四五里外的青松镇踩盘子去了。

闲话少叙。且说黄师爷兜兜转转，不消片刻便探知：谈妥大生意，秦掌柜非常高興，特包下醉月楼，请了各路朋友共饮同贺。得此消息，黄师爷登时乐得胡子翘上了天—那醉月楼的跑堂伙计，正是獾子岭布设的上托（土匪行话：眼线）！等到开宴，瞅准机会，往酒里撒一大把蒙汗药，管叫你们全钻桌子底下去。再说鬼手七，这功夫，他已扮作叫花子，拎着根打狗棒晃悠到了秦家的深宅大院前。门口，有个老仆在擦拭朱漆门板，一下一下，格外仔细。特别是擦到那双衔环铺首时，更是小心翼翼，神色恭谨。

所谓铺首，坊间也叫响器。一般由铜铁铸成朱雀、虎狮、龟蛇等异兽头部形状，成双成对，镶嵌于门板中部位置。一为方便叩门叫门和开门关门，二为祈福，驱祟辟邪。秦家大门上的铺首，非虎非蛇，是貔貅，怒目圆睁，相貌威武，且非铜非铁，是金的，光灿灿甚是耀眼。

“老人家，这是谁家啊？真够气派的。”鬼手七边搭话边往前凑。

“你是外地来的吧？这可是青松岭第一大户，秦掌柜家。”老仆笑呵呵回道，“你等着，我去给你拿点干粮。这是秦掌柜嘱咐过的。他仗义疏财，心肠热着呢。”

仗义疏财？哼，今夜就让你倒霉破财。鬼手七四下瞅瞅，见无人注意，忙跨进门槛瞄了眼铁将军和挡门棍。嘿，稀松平常没啥高难之处，只要数到三，保开。鬼手七掉屁股要走，却又盯着貔貅金铺首吞咽了口唾沫：还有你这个丑八怪，到时也得撬走，找金匠化整为零打一堆金镏子，嘿嘿，足够我去怡红院快活几年了。敢瞪我？不服气？我让你不知好歹！鬼手七拧把鼻涕抹上了貔貅金铺首的嘴巴，接着乐颠颠寻黄师爷去了。

当夜戌时，獾子岭大当家“趟地龙”带领十几个喽下了山，神不知鬼不觉地混进青松镇，摸到了秦家门前。

“醉月楼那边的情况如何？”“趟地龙”压低声音，再次问黄师爷。“小心驶得万年船，做打家劫舍这等勾当，万不可掉以轻心。”黄师爷打包票说：“放心吧大当家，方才上托传来话，秦掌柜和他那帮兄弟全趴下了。这院里，只剩下老头儿娘们和孩子，随便咱们拾掇。”

“那官府里的捕快呢？”“趟地龙”又问。

“那就更不用担心了。”黄师爷道，“我给捕快头儿打点了些酒钱，他则给手下放了假。天亮之前，只要不作翻天，就不会有人来管来抓。”

“既然如此，你鬼手七还愣着干啥？”“趟地龙”抬腿踹了鬼手七一脚，“快撬门，速战速决。”

不得不说，鬼手七的确有两下子。铁丝在手，三捅咕两捅咕，“咔吧”，硕大沉实的铁将军开了。紧接着又从腰间掏出样小物件，塞进门缝拨弄几下，门闩也脱了位。大功告成，为防铺首衔环发出声响，鬼手七攥住它轻轻一推，门板无声开启。

“大当家，招呼兄弟们进吧，可劲抢，可劲拿。”鬼手七收了撬门压锁的家什，率先扎进了院。

嚯，这秦家不愧是青松镇首屈一指的富户，院落还真是宽敞。回廊环绕，曲径通幽，摸黑一通转，直累得脚跟发软，也没找到正地方。不对劲，此次跟来的几个喽，个个翻山越岭如履平地，脚程快着呢，即使秦家院子再大，转悠这半天也不可能找不着正屋啊。生性诡诈多疑的黄师爷禁不住心头一“咯噔”，一把薅住了鬼手七的后脖颈：“你咋踩的盘子？我咋感觉像走进了坟地？”与此同时，大当家“趟地龙”也觉头皮发紧：“怕不是遇到鬼打墙了吧？风紧，扯呼！”

众人一听，拔腿就往门口跑。哪知这厢刚转过身，眼前便一下子豁然大亮，金光闪闪炫人眼目。仓皇四顾，“趟地龙”、黄师爷和一干喽全惊得目瞪口呆，下巴差点儿脱臼—

天！周遭的一切，包括通道、墙壁、地面，全是金子做的！

通道怎么是圆形的，还有弧顶？鬼手七探手触摸，居然还在蠕动，像极了胃肠。而“胃肠”这个字眼乍从脑袋里蹦出，鬼手七当即肝颤心哆嗦，想起了午后来踩盘子时捉弄铺首的愚蠢之举。

貔貅，上古神兽，有嘴无肛，神通特异，吞万物而不泄，与龙、凤、龟、麒麟并称民间五大招财瑞兽。胆敢亵渎它，哪能得好？十有八九，我们压根就没进入秦家，而是钻进了铺首金貔貅的肚子！心念及此，鬼手七惊声大叫起来：“大当家，黄师爷，我们在貔貅的肠子里！千万别往回跑，貔貅没屁眼，没法子把我们拉出去！别拿金子了，保命要紧，快跑啊！”

跑，跑，脚不沾地、累死累活地跑……

不知跑了多长时辰，就在众匪终于找到出口，接二连三如下饺子般蹿出，“噗通噗通”摔趴在地的那刻，暗夜已散，天色早已放亮。更为糟糕的是，秦掌柜正和他那帮武把式兄弟从醉月楼回家。只是谁也没瞧见，这帮土匪是从哪儿、又是如何摔落到他们脚下的。

此时，鬼手七恍惚看到，那铺首金貔貅似冲他眨巴眨巴眼，一丝嘲笑从嘴边疾掠而过……

Introduce:Late Qing Dynasty year, northeast badger child the nest on mountain is worn a group of bandit, big husband signs up for date " time earthworm " , at hand able person is not little. The Huang Shi that gives birth to cheek of monkey of the mouth that get a tip for instance as form of a address for an official or rich man, astute in the extreme, way is ripe also, black and white two be popular; For instance ghost hand 7, should be those who got wicked ancestor is true pass, there is the door that his prize does not open on the world, the lock that cannot open. The word says this day, the look line that places in a certain position to be pressed down in pine will declare, call travel of fur of home of the Qin Dynasty great deal of brushstroke of firm make it, shining white show silver to still do not have there's still time to be put toward the old-style Chinese private bank in the city, looking at true eyeball calling a person hair is very hot. The shopkeeper that fur of home of this the Qin Dynasty goes is called Qin Ren, natural disposition experts nobly, usually was gotten acquainted with can play the fierce skill brother that can go all out not less, and ambulate frequently also with prefectural Ya, who dare enter courtyard loot, catch fast blink to arrive, calculate you to have the ability of earthy escape, also may not can desert. "Time earthworm " the principal offender below the heart talks in whispers, rub one's palm along smooth out with the fingers of yellow a private assistant attending to legal is worn his that gather the goat of sparse is introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad, leisurely opened antrum: "Big husband, the opportunity is rare, strong tonight defensive wall or stockade surrounding a village carried it. " strong defensive wall or stockade surrounding a village is bandit argot, turn over a wall to be admitted to hospital namely. "Wade earthworm " hesitant hum path: "Father also wants to move it, can be afraid that brother are helped catch then by prefectural Ya give quickly wrapped dumpling. " " catch do not have what thing quickly. " yellow a private assistant attending to legal is answered, "I hear of, home of the Qin Dynasty and prefectural Ya are troubled by contradiction to give difference. The member money that prefectural Ya disrelishs the tribute on Qin Jia is too little, want early to reduce the power and prestige of the shopkeeper that kill the Qin Dynasty. " " be? " " wade earthworm " agitato start, but sat very quickly again tiger skin an ancient folding chair. Even if is caught fast do not come forward, shopkeeper of the Qin Dynasty still has the brother with a gang not weak kongfu. Moreover, courtyard of Qin Jiana high fence also cannot small gaze, climb hard to be climbed hard. At this moment, ghost hand 7 pulling drake voice to receive stubble: "Big husband, should climb the top of a wall why on earth? Have me, we takes an entrance door swaggeringly! " " big husband, you prepare hand, waiting to get rich. " yellow a private assistant attending to legal calls ghost the hand 7, badger fell after disguise dresses up one time child mountain, sa Ya child the pine town that approachs 45 inside and outside continuously steps on dish. Claver little talk. And say yellow a private assistant attending to legal wraps up bag to turn, not disappear is a short while ascertain: Negotiate big business, manager of the Qin Dynasty is very high Ning , include next drunk month buildings especially, asked each friend compotation to be the same as congratulate. Get this information, mustache of readily take the opportunity to of immediately of yellow a private assistant attending to legal becomes warped went up day — the waiter of that drunk month building salesmans, be badger child mountain cloth sets on hold in the palm (bandit cant: Look line) ! When open a banquet, look at exact scope, a big a narcotic believed to have been used by highwaymen is scattered in past wine, the canal calls you to get table copy completely. Say ghost hand again 7, this kongfu, he already played the part of beggar, those who carrying a root to play dog good shake from side to side to Qin Jia is deep curtilage before courtyard. At the door, have an old servant wiping red paint door plank, , careful all the more. Special