"Childe, do you want a fortune teller? It is not allowed to ask for money. In the dim light, the girl's smile appeared like a flower.

"I am—" Li Qing hesitated, took out the copper coin from his waist bag, placed it in front of the lamp and said with a smile: "I'm here to thank you for picking up the comb for me." ”

"Oh!" The girl recognized him, a smile flashed in her eyes, and when she turned around and saw that her grandfather was explaining words, she pointed to the wall behind her, pursed her lips and smiled: "If you want to thank me, then buy a lantern!" ”

Only then did Li Qing discover that there were also more than a dozen lanterns hanging on the wall, like carp playing in the water, like lotus leaves and flowers, each of which was lifelike and vivid.

"This is all tied by myself, if the son wants it, it will be five pennies and one lamp, which is cheaper than other people's."

"Good! I bought them all. Li Qing took out a bunch of money, put it in the girl's hand, and took a lotus leaf flower casually.

"The other lamps are given to you."

The girl shook her head and said, "How can I ask for your money casually, you can take these lamps and give them to your family or friends." ”

"I'm alone, how can I have any family? Otherwise, give me another fate! Li Qing smiled slightly, glanced at the old man who was interpreting the words, and heard that he had already said to the end: "The spring character Qin is too heavy, and you can't trust people surnamed Qin in the future, remember!" Remember! ”

"Taught!" The fortune teller put down a few pennies and walked away, the old man touched the money and carefully put it in his underwear pocket, and then smiled sideways: "Little brother wants to tell fortunes?" ”

"But fortune telling doesn't need so much?" The girl took down a few pennies and handed the rest to Li Qing.

Li Qing didn't answer, only smiled: "Where?" The hit mechanism, a word can be worth a thousand gold, today's words, may be able to solve my confusion in the future. ”

"Little brother is right, my decades of life experience, is it only worth ten yuan?" The old man thought of his cheap sale, and his tone was quite gloomy.

When the girl saw that he didn't answer, she had to accept it, and took down a few lanterns and lit them, and in an instant, the small fortune-telling booth was shining brightly.

"Childe wants to test the word or face." The girl's tone was flat, her smile was gone, and there was a bit of coldness between her eyebrows.

Li Qing was stunned, Fang Wu was a little abrupt just now, although fortune-telling is lowly, but he also has his own ethics, how can he be eaten by others, but if he wants to return the money, it will hurt people even more, Li Qing was restless, so he had to smile awkwardly: "Then let's meet!" ”

"That's good! Childe, please sit upright. ”

Li Qing sat down and peeked at the old man, only to see that his eyes were dull, he was really a blind man, his face was hot, he guessed that day, it was a little dirty, and he had stayed with Kong Fangdao for a long time, and his mentality was a little distorted.

"Little brother Guigeng?"

Li Qing was surprised in his heart, isn't this fortune teller guessing people's age? Thinking about it, I was relieved, but I was in the Tang Dynasty.

"I'm twenty-three years old," Li Qing smiled at the girl, "just in time." ”

The girl ignored it, only carefully examined his face, and suddenly said, "Childe can take off the head, it blocks the hairline." ”

After carefully looking at his brow, he whispered a few words to the old man, and the old man's face showed some surprise, and then he shook his head and asked the girl to look again, and the girl looked carefully again, still stubbornly insisting on her opinion.

"What? Am I inappropriate? Li Qing's smile was dry, and he was a little uneasy when he thought of his strange encounter.

"Not really." The old man smiled gently: "It's just that the little brother's appearance is a little rare. ”

He took the girl and handed the teapot, muttered a big mouthful, and coughed twice, then explained: "The most important thing in people's physiognomy is the word balance, pay attention to harmony and nature, and match it properly, so that the life is safe, no disasters and no difficulties, but if you want to see some famous halls, you must take a closer look at people's facial features, among which the three stops are the most important, and the human face is mainly based on three stops, from the hair line to the seal hall, this is the upper stop, the fate of the person before the age of twenty-eight; From the Yin Tang to the tip of the nose is the middle stop, managing the fate of people between the ages of twenty-eight and fifty; From the tip of the nose to the jaw for the downward stop, it is naturally the fate after the age of fifty. The little brother is twenty-three years old, and he has to look at the stop, and the chick said that your forehead is round and full, and there are no flaws, and you should go all the way, but there is a congenital damage on the left eyebrow, which starts at twenty-two and spans one and a half years, that is, you must have suffered bad luck last year, am I right? ”

Li Qing was shocked, he fell into the cliff last year and came to the Tang Dynasty, could it be that he was referring to this bad luck, he was a little confused, and asked hesitantly: "What twenty-two, across one and a half?" Can you explain it more clearly? ”

The old man smiled and said: "In addition to the three stops and five senses, there are actually other auxiliary judgments in physiognomy, such as hairline, eyebrows, cheekbones, palate, position, etc., what I just said is the position, and the position is actually the refinement of the face, for example, I said that you are parked well, the heavenly court is full, and the forehead is smooth, so is it over?" In fact, there are 100 digits distributed on the human face, one means one year old, the first to the twenty-eighth are concentrated in the upper stop, and the upper stop is to look closely at the twenty-eight digits, which should be full and smooth, if it is obscure, it means disease, and if it is damaged, it means disaster. The little brother is twenty-three years old this year, and the corresponding twenty-three are above the left eyebrow, where there is a congenital breakage, which comes from the twenty-two next to him and ends in the twenty-three, so I infer that the little brother has suffered disasters from last year to this year. I listened to the little brother's loud voice and pleasant tone, which should not be a sign of disaster, so I asked the little girl to see clearly, whether the damage was born or not, if not, I dare not draw conclusions. ”

Li Qing listened interestingly, and asked again: "Then old man, see what I can do in the future?" ”

The girl whispered a few more words, and the old man nodded, "In the future!" Naturally, we have to look at the middle stop, that is, the nose, the male nose is the main official luck, the female nose is the main marriage, the little brother Yintang is uplifted, the nose line is straight, slender and meaty, this rich and noble appearance, especially the long nose, covers half of the nose groove from the front, this is called business nose, it is recommended that the little brother will be in business in the future, and he will get rich. ”

Li Qing was happy in his heart: "This is exactly what I want!" Then he got up and thanked: "The old man Jin Yu has good words, and I have been taught here!" ”

The old man smiled and said: "This physiognomy is about balance and symmetry, and it has nothing to do with beauty and ugliness, if all parts are smooth and ruddy, it means that people are healthy and energetic, as long as they are in good health, can they do anything?" Brother, are you right? ”

Li Qing laughed: "My uncle is very right, as long as you are in good health, you can do anything!" ”

smiled at the girl again: "The old man has every word, insight into the world, and it is also appropriate to receive consistent money, I have this heart, but I am afraid that the girl will not want it." ”

"Might as well!" The old man suddenly smiled and said, "If you are willing to give, I don't mind." ”

Li Qing smiled dumbly, took out the money from the bag, gently put it in the old man's hand, and walked away.

The girl was silent, only looking at Li Qing's back, and there was a slight wetness in her eyes.

Wandering around with great interest, Li Qing saw that the night was nearly three watches, so he picked up three lanterns, and slowly walked towards Zhang's mansion, this night he was happy, he came to the Tang Dynasty for several months, and the old way cheated to eat and drink every day, although it was also for a living, but the heart was faintly guilty and uneasy, only tonight, the heart was sweet as a meal, this joy of helping others, is it so evocative?

Through a few willow trees, the front is the back door of Zhang's house, on the night of the first year, the gate is closed normally, open the back door for people to enter and exit, the road in this area is dark, the pedestrians are deserted, and the bustle on the street forms a strong contrast, Li Qing lights up a beauty lamp, inserts it on the highest weeping willow, the light is swaying in the cold wind, in the darkness like a star guiding the way, and the full moon in the sky is far away, as if than the thousands of lights under the parting bridge, there is more of a bit of lovesick style.

Looking back and saying goodbye to the beauty lamp, Li Qing hummed a song in his mouth, and walked quickly to the back door, suddenly, he seemed to hear a slight footstep, and then listened carefully, but the footsteps disappeared without a trace, Li Qing thought about it and was relieved, this person who went out to shop, not to mention himself.

Turning another corner, he already saw the dead gas lantern hanging on the back door, and he only felt a wave of sleepiness coming over him, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace. Suddenly, it was dark in front of him, a cloth bag covered his head, and four or five black shadows came out from both sides, punching and kicking around him, and the attack was so ruthless that it seemed to take his life, only a moment later, Li Qing curled up in a ball and collapsed to the ground, at this moment, a woman's scream came not far away: "Help!" Several black shadows seemed to have been stung by scorpions, and fled in all directions, and the woman saw that the murderer had fled, and hurriedly rushed forward and shouted: "Li Gongzi! How are you? Li Gongzi! ”

For a long time, Li Qing snorted, there was a slight movement, the woman hurriedly ripped off the cloth bag on his head, Li Qing slowly opened his eyes, through the dim light, a tearful face appeared in front of him, vaguely recognizable, she, she turned out to be a lotus, Li Qing only felt a convulsion all over his body, and he fainted to death.