镇上有个年轻的书生,名叫李生,长得眉清目秀,却有点迂腐。这李生一心想考取功名,可是家里穷得叮当响,连进京赶考的盘缠都凑不齐。有一天,他正唉声叹气地在镇上游荡,突然听到一个老者说:“若是实在走投无路,可去那阴阳典当行试试。”
李生心中充满了好奇,这家典当行就在他家附近不远处,他每天都会从这里经过,但却从来没有听闻过还有一家名为阴阳典当行的存在。然而,强烈的好奇心最终战胜了一切,促使他下定决心要进去瞧一瞧究竟。
夜幕降临,万籁俱寂。李生怀揣着忐忑不安的心,缓缓地朝着那家神秘的典当行走去。当他终于来到门口时,深吸一口气,轻轻地推开门扉。刹那间,一股凉风扑面而来,仿佛带着丝丝寒意,直透骨髓。李生不由自主地打了一个寒颤,身体微微颤抖起来。
店内的光线异常昏暗,仅有一盏破旧的油灯在柜台上孤独地摇曳着,微弱的火苗闪烁不定,使得整个屋子都显得阴森恐怖。借着那昏黄的灯光,可以隐约看见一个头戴黑色高帽、身形佝偻的人正静静地站在柜台后面。那人的脸上被阴影遮住大半,唯有一双眼睛透过黑暗,散发出令人毛骨悚然的诡异光芒。
正当李生还在打量眼前这个奇怪的掌柜时,对方忽然嘿嘿一笑,声音低沉而沙哑:“书生,看你这模样,想必是来典当东西的吧?”
李生强忍着内心的恐惧,鼓起勇气说道:“掌柜的,实不相瞒,小生欲前往京城参加科举考试,奈何囊中羞涩,身无分文。所以才想到贵店来典当些物品,换取些许盘缠用作路费。只是……我如今身无长物,唯一拥有的便是这满肚子的诗书文章了。”
掌柜闻言,先是一愣,随即便仰头哈哈大笑起来。笑声在寂静的屋子里回荡,更增添了几分惊悚的氛围。笑罢,掌柜止住笑声,眯起那双诡异的眼睛,盯着李生说道:“哈哈,诗书?这倒是有趣得很呐!既然如此,那我便典当了你十年的寿命,给你一百两银子作为交换,不知你意下如何啊?”
李生乍一听到需要典当寿命时,心中不由得涌起一阵恐惧和不安。毕竟,谁愿意轻易舍弃自己宝贵的生命时光呢?然而,当那进京赶考的梦想如同璀璨星辰般在心头闪耀时,他紧紧咬住牙关,暗暗下定决心说道:“行!但掌柜的,您可千万不能欺骗于我呀!”
只见那掌柜不紧不慢地数着手中白花花的银子,嘴里还念念有词道:“我这阴阳典当行,向来都是秉持诚信经营、童叟无欺之原则。只不过嘛,这位书生小哥儿,如果您此次未能考取功名,那么这被典当了出去的十年寿命,可就真真正正地化为乌有喽!”
李生双手微微颤抖着接过那沉甸甸的银子,仿佛捧着自己命运的筹码一般,然后小心翼翼地迈出了典当行的大门。自那日起,他便日夜兼程、勤奋苦读,不放过任何一个可以提升自己学识的机会。无论是晨曦微露还是夜深人静,总能看到他埋头苦读的身影。
就这样,时光匆匆流逝,终于迎来了进京赶考的重要时刻。踏入考场的那一刻,李生深吸一口气,让自己紧张的心情稍稍平复下来。待试卷发下后,他只觉灵感如潮水般源源不断地涌上心头,笔锋所至之处,皆是妙语连珠、文采斐然。一篇篇精彩绝伦的文章在他笔下应运而生。
待到放榜之日,李生怀着满心的期待与欢喜急匆匆地奔向榜单处。他瞪大双眼,仔仔细细地搜寻着自己的名字,从榜首开始逐一审视,一遍又一遍,生怕错过哪怕一丝一毫的可能。然而,随着时间一分一秒过去,他始终没能找到那个熟悉的字眼。刹那间,犹如一道晴天霹雳直直劈落在头顶,他整个人瞬间呆若木鸡,愣在了原地。
“完了……这下全完了,我的十年寿命啊!”李生喃喃自语道,声音中充满了绝望和悔恨。随后,他像失去灵魂般拖着沉重的脚步,缓缓转身,一步一步朝着来时的路踉跄而去,背影显得无比落寞和凄凉。
在漫长而曲折的路途中央,他步履沉重地缓缓前行着,心中满是无法言说的愁苦与烦闷。就在这时,前方不远处出现了一个身着道袍、白发苍苍的老道士。只见那老道士目光如炬,一眼就注意到了他满脸的忧愁之色,不禁心生好奇,主动上前询问其中的缘由。
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