Chapter Ninety-Six: What Heaven Says Is Not as Good as What Man Says
Youling County is close to the Tongtian River, the people in the workshop rely on the water to draft, and the generations have been fishing in the river for a living, and the people are simple and simple, living and working in peace and contentment.
But this river is dangerous after all, and in consideration of the weather, more than ten years ago, many fishermen in the workshop died in the river every year, most of which were caused by heavy rain or strong winds on the river.
And one day, a fortune teller suddenly came to Youling County, set up a small stall on the long street, counted the wind and rain on the river every day, and told the people in the street.
At first, most of the fishermen in the market did not believe it, but later, the fortune teller's calculations came true one after another, and he was convinced that since then, the number of people who have died in the river has become less and less year by year, and the white things in the market have rarely been seen again.
It is also strange to say that this fortune teller is so accurate, but he only tells people every day when the wind rises and when the rain falls, and if anyone asks him to tell fortunes, he will always shirk and never speak.
After Chen Changsheng entered Youling County, he went straight to the long street.
I saw a small stall on the long street, and a wooden box stood on it, and a notice was posted on it, which read.
[Today, there is mist on the river, and there will be wind and waves on the river at two o'clock, and the heavy rain will not stop, so don't go near the river. 】
There was no one in the stall, but there were many people around.
"Heavy rain wow, I can't fish today......"
"Mr. Zhong didn't come today?"
"Maybe I'm busy with something."
As they were talking, they saw some men come forward, take out a few pieces of silver from their bosoms, and throw them into the box, and after they were thrown in, the box sounded with a clanging sound.
It can be seen that there are a lot of copper coins in that box.
But no one had any idea about the box, and many people threw money into it one after another.
Chen Changsheng stood aside and looked at it, and couldn't help but feel interesting.
Chen Changsheng found a guy who was gathered around and asked, "This little brother, I don't know who Mr. Zhong you are talking about?" ”
The guy was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "You're a foreigner, right?" ”
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "Not bad." ”
The guy laughed and said, "No wonder, none of us don't know Mr. Zhong, Mr. Zhong is particularly accurate in the sky, and he will post notices every day, when there is wind, when there is rain, everything is accurate." ”
"There is such a strange person?"
Chen Changsheng then asked, "Then did he miss it?" ”
The guy smiled: "Mr. Zhong has great powers, how can he make a mistake." ”
Chen Changsheng couldn't help but think about it after hearing this.
It seems that this Mr. Zhong is very loved by the people.
After the guy left, Chen Changsheng raised his hand and counted.
After a pause, he looked at a tea stall not far away.
I saw a man in Confucian clothes sitting in the tea stall, with his beard hanging down, looking not old, holding a teacup in his hand, and taking a sip.
"Huh?"
Zhong Zhengyuan suddenly felt a gaze looking at him.
He looked up and saw Chen Changsheng standing not far away.
Between the four eyes.
Zhong Zhengyuan's heart froze, and the teacup he was holding in his hand was in mid-air.
Chen Changsheng stepped forward and walked towards the tea stall.
Zhong Zhengyuan came back to his senses and looked at the owner of the tea stall.
The owner of the tea stall is an elderly man, and he has a little difficulty walking with his back hunched.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Trouble Uncle Lin to bring another teacup." ”
"There are guests."
After hearing this, the old man of the tea stall was a little puzzled and asked, "Mr. Zhong's guest?" ”
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded and said, "A terrible guest." ”
When the old man heard this, he went to fetch a brand new teacup, added some hot water to the teapot, and then sat down on the side.
The gentleman in the green shirt approached.
After entering the tea stall, I sat down directly.
Chen Changsheng looked down and saw that the cup had already been filled with tea, so he nodded and said, "Thank you Mr. Zhong for preparing tea for Chen." ”
Zhong Zhengyuan shook his head and smiled: "It's just a fortune teller, where can you be considered a gentleman." ”
Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "Chen is often called a gentleman, but in fact, Chen is uneducated, and the second is not a senior, but he just looks like a gentleman." ”
"With your ability, you can be called a gentleman, I'm afraid it's not in terms of knowledge and seniority, right?"
"Why not Mr. Zhong?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, and there seemed to be a bit of a smell in their eyes.
Zhong Zhengyuan stroked his beard and said, "It's extreme, it's extreme." ”
He then asked, "I wonder where you came from?" ”
Chen Changsheng said: "There is a place called Qiuyuefang in the southern region of Dajing, where did Chen come from, where did Mr. Zhong come from?" ”
Zhong Zhengyuan heard this and said: "Sitting here, you are the person here. ”
"Swim here, indeed."
Chen Changsheng didn't ask any more, but said: "When I was in front of that stall, Chen heard that Mr. Zhong was right, but is it true?" ”
Zhong Zhengyuan thought for a moment and said: "If you talk about celestial phenomena, you are inaccurate. ”
Chen Changsheng never thought that this person would be so full of words.
He suddenly became interested and said, "Coincidentally, Chen also knows a little bit of divination, I wonder if Mr. Zhong is interested?" ”
Zhong Zhengyuan was also full of interest when he heard this, as if his words were in his arms.
"That's exactly what I mean."
Zhong Zhengyuan immediately spoke: "Why don't we wait and calculate what celestial phenomenon tomorrow is?" ”
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "How boring tomorrow is, if you let Chen say ......"
Suddenly, he looked at him and said, "Count it today!" ”
Zhong Zhengyuan was stunned.
His brow furrowed slightly, but he quickly relaxed.
Zhong Zhengyuan came back to his senses, calmed down, took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "I'm afraid today's celestial phenomena are not easy to calculate." ”
"At two o'clock, the water rises in the river, and it rains heavily, when will the wind come, when will the rain come, Mr. Zhong has already calculated, we might as well calculate when the rain will stop, what does Mr. Zhong think?"
Chen Changsheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then his eyes lit up, and said, "The tea is good." ”
Zhong Zhengyuan's eyebrows rolled, he saw that this person was so calm, and he was a little undecided in his heart for a while, but after thinking about it, he felt that such an opportunity was really rare.
Zhong Zhengyuan looked at the man in the green shirt and said, "Then it will be as you said, even if the rain stops." ”
"Good."
Chen Changsheng said.
He looked sideways over the clouds
Now the sky is already dark, and it is almost the hour, and in two quarters of an hour, the heavy rain will fall.
Chen Changsheng turned around and said, "Mr. Zhong, please first?" ”
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded in agreement, and then took out three copper coins from his arms.
He placed the three coins in the palm of his hand.
"Bang" twice, and the copper coin fell on the table.
Zhong Zhengyuan glanced at it, then frowned, and after another calculation, he raised his hand and said: "As the sky says, the wind and rain here will last for five quarters, and stop at seven quarters at the end of the unitary hour. ”
Immediately, when he saw Chen Changsheng, he pinched his fingers and counted.
Just raised his hand and said, "Unfortunately, Chen has one less cup of tea than Mr. Zhong." ”
Zhong Zhengyuan was a little puzzled after hearing this, but he didn't care.
"Just look and see."