Chapter 11, what a big signboard

Five years ago, shortly after You Fang's sister got married, her mother died of illness. Mother is the most gentle and caring person in the world. He was sad for a long time, but a year later, his father remarried and married a young fairy-like woman.

On the one hand, he complained about his father in his heart, blaming his father for not renewing the strings in such a short time, even if he remarried, he couldn't marry such a woman, who was only nine years older than You Fang, in his opinion, this seemed to be a betrayal of his deceased mother.

On the other hand, the father and stepmother reformed a family and were under the same roof, You Fang felt very awkward, but he couldn't say anything wrong. The stepmother was young, beautiful, gentle and lovely, and even more rare to be well-read and well-educated in a big city. She didn't abuse You Fang either, but kept courting him. At that time, the seventeen-year-old You Fang was already very unusual, and it was not easy to bully him.

But You Fang can't figure it out, why would such a woman marry into a You family in the countryside? Although the You family has a good life in the local area, the conditions of the stepmother can find a better man in the big city, and if it is for money, it is unreasonable. So what is she trying to do? You Fang has always had this question, suspecting that his stepmother had some intentions, but there is no evidence.

Later, something happened that made You Fang feel very embarrassed, and when he was eighteen years old, he simply left his hometown to go to the capital to drift north, which is called a river and lake. The father did not stop him, because You Fang was familiar with the various methods of the eight gates of the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and such a child should be able to support himself if he is released. (Note: You Fang's origin and origin will be explained in detail later.) )

What Liu Li said just now: "Your heavenly court is full but there is a fly in the ointment, and your sideburns have the appearance of obliquely invading the eyebrows." There must be something wrong with your parents, your family is not ordinary, and the reason why you ran away from home has something to do with it. The first sentence of the term of physiognomy is just an introduction, and the latter sentence of ambiguous judgment is simply divine to ordinary people!

You Fang's uncle Mo Zhengqian was a fortune teller in his early years, and he was able to play tricks such as physiognomy, word measurement, and hexagrams, and later entered a Taoist temple in the local scenic area as a Taoist priest, and then later mixed into the position of the abbot of the Taoist temple. You Fang also knew the various methods of the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he didn't pay attention to the old man's first sentence.

In physiognomy, the so-called "heavenly court" is the forehead, commonly known as the position of the brain. The fortune teller looks at the face, the first glance is to see the complexion of the heavenly court, the second glance is to see the brilliance of the eyes, as for the third glance, the man looks at the bridge of the nose and the woman looks at the lips. All physiognomist, these first three eyes are a must-see, each has its own exquisiteness, which also contains the principles of medicine, physiology, and psychology.

In TCM visits, the complexion of the heavenly court is very important, it can reflect a person's health status. A clever Chinese medicine practitioner can even roughly infer the qi and blood status of the fetus at birth from the shape of a person's heavenly court, because it is formed before and after birth, and has a certain relationship with the physical and mental condition of the parents when they are conceived, and then roughly infer how the person's parents are.

However, this inference is rather hazy and is more influenced by various other factors, and no definite conclusions can be made. From the appearance of heaven to the parents, it sounds like a specious jargon, as for the next "sideburns have the appearance of oblique invasion of the eyebrows" Yunyun, it is purely temporary, according to the characteristics of each person's appearance, casually arranged, flexible mastery, just to make the words sound logical, ordinary people do not understand these.

As for the last few sentences, it is even more magical, but in the ears of insiders, it is also layer by layer of meaning to go out, and it is difficult to say it unaccurately. The old man said four meanings: the first is "some of them may be gone"; The second layer is "if you are alive, you may be divorced or have a bad relationship, and there are often conflicts"; The third layer is "whatever the situation is, it makes you feel alienated right now"; The fourth layer is "You are still a good child, I hope to honor my parents".

The fourth level of semantics is universal, what child does not think that he "wants to honor his parents"? Even the unfilial sons and daughters of the world will find all kinds of excuses, thinking that they originally wanted to honor their parents, but they just failed to do so for various reasons.

The third layer of semantics is also inseparable as long as it is spoken. Not to mention the rapid development and change of contemporary Chinese society, young people in their early twenties always have some conceptual conflicts with their parents, and it is not uncommon for them to "feel alienated" from their predecessors. It's just that You Fang himself, who is not very old but is obviously an old fritter in mixed society, and he can explain how he is estranged from his parents.

As for the first two layers of semantics, it is a shocking effort to say it, showing social experience and the ability to see people. Don't forget what Liu Li was doing when he first saw You Fang? He's killing people and setting fires, and he's doing it cleanly!

You Fang is twenty-one years old this year, and he looks like he is about twenty years old, children of this age should generally be in college, even if they are not studying, they are still under the protection and care of their parents, how can children with strict fathers and mothers and normal family education run out to kill people and set fires? Ordinary people may not understand, but the grassroots criminal police who often handle cases have an experience, and they can be very experienced in participating in crimes with evil surnames at a very young age, and the family environment in which such people grow up is usually problematic.

This is not a 100% certainty conclusion, but from the case statistics, the probability is very high, almost 10%.

Normal families are mostly similar, but what about abnormal families? The problem lies with the parents, either the parents are no longer in charge of the children, or one parent is absent and the other is unable to take care of the children. Either they are divorced families, or they have emotional discord and contradictions, often quarrel and neglect the control of their children, and let their children fool around in society. Liu Li's first two layers of semantics are based on this social experience.

As for Liu Li's first sentence "Some of them may no longer be there", it sounds like a god to ordinary people, this is the means of "asking for Ding on the shed" in the Jianghu Door Shocking Technique. Put the boldest reasonable guess, the most magical-sounding judgment in the first sentence, first surprising, and then layer by layer. If you can't say it accurately, you can try to come back as much as possible. If you say yes, the other party will probably think that you have met a living immortal.

The astonishment gate in the eight gates of the rivers and lakes is mainly based on fortune calculation and divination, and the reason why it is named is that the gist of it is in this "surprise" word.

Liu Li played this trick very skillfully, if he was not a feng shui master, he would be very good at being a fortune teller, but he was also an "old Jianghu" in front of him. You Fang was only slightly stunned, and then figured it out in a flash, and nodded slightly noncommittally: "The eyesight of the seniors, of course the juniors admire." ”

Seeing his unsurprised reaction, Liu Li seemed to be very satisfied, but he was a little unwilling, twisted his beard and said, "Don't be in a hurry to praise me, I haven't finished talking yet." ”

You Fang shrugged: "You keep going." ”

"You were born in a place where dragons and snakes are mixed since you were a child, and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil relatives around you, but few of them are serious businessmen. People like you have done a lot of abduction and deception, and if you are not careful, you will be a criminal. In recent years, you have been confused about what you are doing, and there are many things that you don't know exactly what to do. ”

These words were not wrong at all, and You Fang looked up and stopped talking. Liu Li saw his reaction to the spirit, and the chatterbox opened and couldn't be contained: "You are a person, you have no ambitions, you just want to enjoy life comfortably and live a leisurely life." But you just rolled out of the rivers and lakes, you have been covered in mud since you were a child, and the things you learn seem to be very useful, but you are not very willing to use them. But deep down, you still want to be clean, but unfortunately you can't, so you're confused. ”

You Fang finally took the initiative to speak: "How did the seniors see it?" ”

Liu Li smiled proudly, pointed around and said, "Don't forget where you like to stay after you kill someone?" Surrounded by lotus leaves! This is true in Cangzhou, and the same is true in Jinan. In the opinion of the earth master, what kind of environment you choose unintentionally can reflect what kind of state of mind. Didn't you read how the ancients described the lotus flower when you were in school? Out of the mud without staining, clear ripples without demons, this is exactly what you hope for but not easy to do......"

This old man is getting farther and farther, and he has already talked about "Ai Lian Said", if he said that You Fang killed the crazy fox and others but did not take the things in the tomb, so he deduced Yunyun...... can still make up more round points, but he is really right, he is worthy of the old rivers and lakes, and he can see people very accurately!

You Fang stopped talking, his thoughts gradually drifted away, recalling a lot of past events, and in silence, he was patted on the shoulder by the old man, only to hear Liu Li ask: "Little wanderer, why don't you speak?" ”

You Fang: "The words have been finished by your old man, what do you want me to say?" ”

Liu Li was happy: "Little wanderer, tell me yourself, are you a good person or a bad person?" ”

This question is so simple, but it is the most complicated question in the world, You Fang looked up at Daming Lake and said with a wry smile: "Since ancient times, I have been in the rivers and lakes, and my conscience has let the dog eat half of it, but I always use the slogan of 'robbing the rich and helping the poor, and doing chivalrous justice' to make excuses for 'cheating, *'; But the other half has to be carefully put away, otherwise I don't know how to treat others and myself, why did I come? ”

At this moment, music suddenly came from the distance, and a huge fountain in the lake was activated, and thousands of water columns sprayed high, and layers of water mist floated in the air in the distance. Liu Liyi frowned: "What is this?" ”

You Fang replied: "This is a large rotating fountain built the year before last, and now a view of Daming Lake, I saw the introduction at the entrance of the park." ”

"There is no wind and waves, it's really a bad scenery, let's go, let's eat!" The old man said that he was not happy, he was still chatting with great interest just now, and he was about to leave Daming Lake in a blink of an eye.

Walking out of the north gate of Daming Lake Park, You Fang asked, "Senior, where are you going?" ”

Liu Li glanced at him: "What are you going to go, take a taxi!" ”

You Fang smiled, this old man had chased him on foot for dozens of miles in the second half of the night, and his footwork was quite good. But when you enter Jinan City, you can take a taxi and don't want to use your footboard to hurry. Hit a local taxi, the road is not far, around the Daming Lake Park turned half a circle to the county East Lane, after getting off the car there is a restaurant on the side of the road, the face is not very big, but the signboard is not small.

You Fang saw it at a glance, almost gasped, there is a pair of wooden couplets hanging on both sides of the door of this hotel, with gold characters on a red background, the upper link is: Pin Shangde and his subordinates are written Qiankun, and the lower link is: Cai Gaoyi thick wok. Look at the plaque directly above the gate, there are four huge golden characters on it - Lu Cai Taidou!

Whose hotel dares to hang such a plaque, and is not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue? You Fang was surprised and sighed: "This hotel, what a big signboard!" ”

Liu Li pouted: "Do you think this signboard is too loud?" But people can afford it! Master Cui, who opened this shop, was born in the eleventh year of the Republic of China and is eighty-eight years old this year. This little Cui learned cooking at the age of sixteen, studied various Chinese and Western dishes, and later specialized in Lu cuisine. In the past, he did all the chefs of the three time-honored brands in Jinan Province, "Jufengde", "Huiquanlou" and "Yanxitang", and he opened such a Lu restaurant when he was old, hoping that his children and descendants can inherit the original old craftsmanship! ”

The eighty-eight-year-old Mr. Lu Caitai Dou Cui, Liu Li actually called him "Xiao Cui" in his words, which means that he himself is older or older. You Fang remembered that when they met for the first time, Liu Li claimed that he was thirty-nine years old in the twenty-third year of the Republic of China, and he should be one hundred and fifteen years old this year. I can't tell it from the outside, I don't know if it's true or not, but the old man's shelf is quite similar.

You Fang asked tentatively: "Have you ever eaten the dishes made by Mr. Cui?" ”

Liu Li: "Of course I did, he was in Jufengde at that time, he was not very old, and he cooked by himself." ”

As he spoke, You Fang was about to enter the door, but Liu Li stopped him from behind: "Slow down, don't be in such a hurry, stand here and take a good look at this plaque." ”

You Fang was a little puzzled, but he still stood still and looked up at the plaque carefully, looked at it, and really saw a little feeling. This plaque is very new, of course, it is not a cultural relic, and it will not have the vicissitudes of history, and there is no special sense of spiritual sense in Youfang.

But it is gilded on the cinnabar bottom, and it looks atmospheric when hung in front of the small hotel. If you don't understand the details, you may feel that the store is too loud at first glance, but if you know its origin, everyone will think that this plaque should be hung here. Standing in front of it, there is a feeling of emotion, as if you are savoring a long-established culinary heritage.

Before I entered the store to order, I had this feeling when I stood in front of the door, and You Fang was thoughtful. Liu Li smiled slightly: "How is it, you can see the taste, right?" …… Don't underestimate three meals, it may be a burden, but it can also be a kind of enjoyment and a knowledge. …… When you get here today, if you push the door and go in like just now, and you don't taste anything other than the food, you can't say that you are my apprentice, and I can't afford to lose that person! ”

You Fang said with a smile: "Senior, I was not your apprentice in the first place. ”

Liu Li waved his hand with a big grin: "It may be in the future, you have to learn a little now, work hard!" ”

You Fang couldn't cry or laugh, so he changed the topic and asked: "At that old Mr. Cui's age, it is unlikely that he will cook in person, how is the food in this restaurant cooked?" ”

Liu Li rolled his eyes, looking at You Fang as if he was looking at a fool and said, "You can ask this kind of stupid thing?" I haven't been here either, but of course I didn't know until I tasted it! …… I brought you here to eat today, the main purpose is to let you see this plaque, you are a feng shui student, if someone gives you a gold plaque of 'Earth Qi Grandmaster', do you dare to hang it in front of the door? ”

You Fang hurriedly shook his head and said: "I just know some feng shui theories, not a professional feng shui, let alone a feng shui master, where do you dare to hang the golden plaque of the earth qi master?" ”

Liu Li straightened his chest and pointed to the door plaque: "The so-called art is not pressing, people dare to hang it, and they can really afford it!" I Liu Li also dare to hang a plaque like the Earth Qi Grandmaster, I hope that you, a little wanderer, will not be able to afford it in the future! ”

I couldn't talk to this old man seriously, and I could always turn to this question in a few words, so You Fang had to quip: "Senior, is there really a plaque of the Earth Qi Grandmaster hanging on the door of your house?" ”

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