Chapter 45: The Fortune Teller

What was the richest place in the Qin Dynasty?

Some people say that it is Linzi, the capital of Qi, and some people say that it is Sitong Taocheng.

Where was the most prosperous place in the Qin Dynasty?

Songhai in the east and Chang'an, the ancient capital, are inseparable.

And as for the most mysterious places, it's even more...... Wu Shushan, Mirage, Western Regions Loulan and even Mojia Organ City are often mentioned for comparison.

But if you want to talk about the most important place, there is only one name -

Xianyang.

Early in the morning, before the sun rises, the city comes alive.

Most of the people in ancient times got up earlier, and the resources were superior to those of later generations. It's only the last day, but the streets are already full of people selling things.

It rained heavily last night.

It was indeed a very heavy rain, and a hazy drizzle was a common occurrence in this spring, but the sudden crackling downpour without warning was a bit abnormal, and it was accompanied by thunder, which also scared many children into a bad night's sleep.

Therefore, there are many old people who say that there must be a "demon" born.

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, there will be demons.

However, there are few people who deliberately inquire about whether there are demons, but last night's heavy rain still has some "legacy", and there is still a thin layer of water on the dark bluestone road, and the black eaves and black pillars are covered with a layer of wetness.

Qin Dynasty water virtue, worship black.

Therefore, black is indeed the most common in Xianyang, the imperial capital, but this black color has not suppressed many people's minds, because of prosperity, it brings more possibilities and opportunities, and also brings more people to live. Therefore, in the face of the problems of life, black can only be ignored by people of all colors.

After the sun rose, the traces of last night's heavy rain gradually disappeared, and even when the sun was three poles up, there was no trace of it. Because of the rain last night, today's air is exceptionally fresh, and the city is suddenly clean, which makes people feel better.

Therefore, there are some children of the big officials of the family who come out to stroll, among them is a white-robed and big-haired boy, who walks the street with only two generals behind him, as if he is wandering around at will with nothing to do.

The Qin Dynasty worshiped black, so even the clothes were black first, followed by green, and then red and yellow, and white robes were the lowest. But this boy didn't care, and white was his most common color of clothing.

"Today's Xianyang is much better." Childe looked at it and spoke.

The streets and business conversations have their own rules, and the scene is much better than what I saw two years ago.

"It's all the result of the rule of the saints." The latter will answer cautiously.

This is indeed the credit of most of the first emperor. The Qin Dynasty ruled the country by law, and here it also attaches the most importance to "rules". Even the streets and houses are arranged in a regular manner, horizontal and vertical, like the most proud masterpiece made by a calligrapher who is good at writing italics.

Saying horizontal is horizontal, saying vertical is vertical and not exceeding the slightest.

This is the law and the rules.

The white-robed boy didn't answer, just pursed his lips and walked forward, and the two hurriedly followed.

Childe naturally knows that these things can be seen thoroughly with a little bit of clarity.

Xianyang is naturally prosperous, after all, it is the imperial capital, so it is orderly and well-organized; But this is not the case in other places, and even some of them are still chaotic.

But these are not the point, in the face of the torrent of humanity will be smoothed by the general trend, and the real danger lies in those things that hide under the water and do not see the light, they will lurk quietly under the water like a bloodthirsty shark with grinding teeth, and when the empire shows its flaws, it will rush to tear open a big mouth, and those are the real troubles of the empire.

It's hard to come out and take a look, and in general, there is no such leisure. However, just listening to what the people below say is not comprehensive, and it is inevitable to ignore it, and only what you see with your eyes can you better grasp it.

Suddenly, his footsteps paused slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the two generals on the left side of the front and behind him, and they also hurriedly followed the childe's gaze.

It seems like a bit of a Taoist, but it's not certain. For the style of his clothes was of a type he had never seen before, a simple black dress, a different style, with an equally simple flat hat, and a banner in his hand, which was written;

"One yin and one yang is the way, and Lotte knows his fate so he doesn't worry."

This is...... Zhou Yi? The white-robed boy couldn't help but raise his eyebrows suddenly, he knew that the above sentence came from the words.

However, this is actually a fortune teller.

The fortune-telling industry did start in the pre-Qin period, and then developed rapidly in the Sui and Tang dynasties. However, there are indeed a few fortune tellers scattered in this era, but there are very few.

However, as a natural nobleman, it was the first time he had seen him.

The face and dress are quite peculiar, and the pale yellow banner on the hand looks like it has a hundred years of history, and an unconcealable breath of time comes to the face. And the sentence just now is written on the left and right lines like a couplet, and in the middle there is a Fuxi gossip painted with charm, and the words are the same, every stroke is an iron painting silver hook, very imposing.

I don't care about anything else, but this banner is worth dozens of taels of silver in the eyes of the child.

"This person is a new fortune teller recently." When the general saw it, he hurriedly said to his son.

"Fortune teller?" Childe raised an eyebrow, "It's rare." ”

"Although I only appeared in Xianyang recently, I do have some skills in my hands. At most, only three hexagrams are counted every day, one hexagram is uncertain, and the fourth hexagram is not counted, but it has never been missed until now. There was once a wealthy merchant who took a fancy to his banner and tried to calculate against him, and then made a bet with him whether his house would be in fire the next day, but on the second day it rained and his roof was struck by lightning, and thus he became famous here. ”

"If it's true, it's true."

Saying this, Childe's heart moved; Then he walked up to the fortune teller and arched his hand.

"Daoist here, Qiao Song is polite."

Although it is not certain whether it is a Taoist priest at all, it seems that it is okay to be called a Taoist chief.

But the Taoist priest smiled slightly, and then after seriously looking at the child's face, he also raised his hand and saluted back:

"The nobles don't dare in front of you, what's the matter?"

This fortune teller doesn't have the kind of excellent face of the fairy wind bones and the dust immortals, but his face is also strange, because he can't tell the age at all. At first glance, it seems to be a teenager, and after looking at it carefully, I feel that it is a young man, but after careful observation, there is a kind of middle-aged bearing; Even if Childe was already standing in front of him, he couldn't see it.

It's also called bizarre.

"I'd like to ask about tomorrow's weather."

"This one costs nine taels."

Just asking about the weather but it costs nine taels is really expensive, and it rained heavily yesterday, and today can be described as a clear sky and blue sky, even a three-year-old child knows that there is no rain at all.

But Childe didn't care, and without waiting for the result, he directly signaled to the family behind him to take out the money.

After receiving the money, the fortune teller grinned and said:

"It's sunny today, and it rains tomorrow, and it doesn't stop every time."