Chapter 287: Story
"Anyway, it's time to rest, so I'll tell you something about this first, so as not to be deceived later. ”
Seeing that everyone was very interested, Lu Chen simply explained to everyone about the deception methods of fortune telling, so as to provide everyone's vigilance.
Especially a rich boy like Yan Tong, who is rich and willful, likes to listen to other people's flattering words, once he really meets a liar in this regard, I am afraid that he will be sold, and he will have to help others count the money.
"I'll tell you a story first......"
Lu Chen remembered an example of deception in appearance that he had heard, and he was not in a hurry or slow, and he told it eloquently.
This story takes place during the Republic of China, at noon on the same day, a middle-aged man in his forties found a fortune teller to look at his face.
The fortune teller first observed the man's appearance and dress, and saw that he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a dark complexion, a slightly old complexion, a half-new black jacket on his body, and a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet.
In terms of expression, the man seemed a little hesitant, and after observing for a while just now, he lowered his head and walked over, although there was a smile on his face, but between his eyebrows, there was a trace of melancholy.
The middle-aged man got straight to the point and asked, "Sir, can you please help me take a look at my future prospects?"
The fortune teller nodded slightly, first let him stretch out his palm, and then asked, "May I ask you this year?"
The middle-aged man replied truthfully: "I am thirty out of forty this year, and I am working in the fruit bar next door." ”
His answer, at first glance, sounded nothing special, but he didn't know that it was precisely because of this sentence, together with his previous careful observation, that the fortune teller immediately had a preliminary understanding of his identity, situation, and thoughts.
First of all, this middle-aged man's appearance and dress fit very well, and he definitely doesn't look like the kind of person who has nothing to do and comes to entertain fortune tellers.
Middle-aged men worked in the fruit bar, but under the prevailing circumstances at that time, the salesmen, cashiers, handymen, etc., of the fruit bar, were absolutely not allowed to leave the shop at noon.
Unless he is unemployed, he can find time to tell fortunes, but looking at his demeanor, although he is a little melancholy, he does not see decadence, and he does not look like a person who has lost his job at all.
In the environment at that time, once you lose your job, you are very likely to become a beggar, so you are often mentally and physically tormented, resulting in mental decadence and a dull face.
To sum up the above two points, it can be seen that the middle-aged man should not be unemployed.
Under normal circumstances, there are generally only four kinds of staff in the fruit bar, one is the boss, the second is the bookkeeper, the third is the buyer, and the fourth is the laborer.
Judging from the costume, the middle-aged man in front of him is definitely not the boss, and from the perspective of image, he is not the bookkeeper.
As for the laborers, the general literacy is low, and if you ask him how old he is and what he does, he may understand. But once you ask about "Gui Geng", "do prevail", etc., I am afraid that Ligong may not understand.
In addition, although the middle-aged man's figure is burly, the pillow on his shoulders has been reduced, and the calluses on his hands are all old marks, and no new traces have been added.
It can be seen from this that he should have been born as a laborer, and then he was promoted to a trader by the owner of the fruit bar, responsible for buying and selling goods, and the time should not be short.
Secondly, the middle-aged man's face is relatively old, and he looks much older than his actual age, coupled with rough palms, calluses on his palms, and muscular arms, so it can be more certain that the man is from a labor background.
Finally, the man came to tell his fortune at noon, which was obviously saying that he didn't want other colleagues to know what he was asking for.
And at his age, more than half of his life has passed, what other secret wishes can he have?
It's nothing more than a future and marriage.
But although he was half-dressed and not old, he was neat and clean, and his hair was neatly combed, and he was obviously already a family. Therefore, apart from the item of marriage, what he wants to ask about is nothing more than the future.
The middle-aged man has been working in the fruit bar for many years, from a laborer all the way to a trader, and he must be familiar with the business in the fruit bar.
He wants to ask about his future, maybe he wants to go out and work alone, or it may be that the bosses of other fruit bars see that he has outstanding business and promise a good reward, and want to poach him to go to other fruit bars to be the shopkeeper.
And from the melancholy between his eyebrows before, it can be seen that he is hesitant and hesitant in his heart, and he is a little uncertain about the future, so he has to come to the fortune teller to ask about the future. But whether he came out to work alone or was poached, it was best not to let other colleagues know, so he would come alone to see each other.
Through the above three points, the fortune teller has figured out the situation of the middle-aged man, so he continued to say: "I see that you have longitudinal lines between your eyebrows, and you should be a good person, but you have a narrow forehead and low beams, so you must have a bad background, and you worked early, but you also became in power early." ”
This first sentence can be regarded as a compliment to the man, and the next sentence is a side knock.
When the middle-aged man heard this, his face immediately showed surprise, and he nodded again and again.
This performance is enough to show that the words of the fortune teller have entered his heart.
Seeing that he was right, the fortune teller continued his train of thought just now, and continued: "When others are young, they are still supported by their parents at home, but you have to work hard and eat all the flavors of life. ”
These words, in fact, are based on the "bad background" and "early labor" extension, concretized expressions.
The fortune teller observed that the man's face was full of memories and a little pain, so he added: "You are also a miserable person, when he was young, under the cover of his father and brother, he may have been blessed, but you have not at all." ”
This sentence is a classic ambiguity, which can be understood as a father and a brother who are low-level laborers, and cannot let middle-aged men enjoy happiness when they are young. It can also be understood that the father died early and there was no brother, so he would not be taken care of by them.
After thoroughly understanding the situation of the middle-aged man, the fortune teller showed his three-inch incorruptible tongue, advocating that the man has a good character, so he can be appreciated by the boss, and said that he has good ability and can make great achievements in the future.
Finally, he also said that he will have good luck in the near future, and after a period of hard work, he will definitely soar.
At the beginning, the middle-aged man had already fallen into the trap of the fortune teller, and gradually trusted the fortune teller step by step.
After telling this story, the Ye family sisters and others were a little silent, obviously not expecting that there were so many ways to deceive this fortune telling.