Chapter 24: The Fortune Teller
At dawn, the residents of Linfeng Street were surprised to find that there was a small stall at the northwest corner of the intersection of the street and Shuangyang Road.
The booth only has one table and one word panel.
There were no goods on the table, and on top of the characters, there were seven big characters written on the dragon flying and phoenix dancing.
The first god in Xinyang County!
"Fortune teller?"
A few aunts carrying vegetable baskets, with curiosity, came to the stall, wanting to ask the fortune teller to calculate whether their men were fooling around outside.
however
When they saw the true face of the fortune teller behind the table, all the curiosity and expectation just now were gone.
A hairy guy in his early twenties, even if he learned the Tao from his mother's womb, he can't be a good fart now.
"Scattered, go home and cook. The aunts laughed and left.
"I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain. Jiang Fang said to himself: "Treat the half-hung fortune teller as an authority, and regard the traverser with the golden finger as a newborn calf, and the authorities are fascinated." ”
and did not mean to keep women,
You know, Linfeng Street is a slum, and even if you help these women figure out where their men fooled around last night, these housecooks will only be able to come up with a few nests at most.
want to make money,
want to make a lot of money,
None of these Linfeng Street people are potential customers.
As for why he didn't set up a stall on Shuangyang Road, there was no way, Xinyang County had a clear stipulation that only those who had passed the government's asset verification were eligible to settle down in the commercial street.
"The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Jiang Fang comforted himself,
There is a golden finger, the real thing, are you afraid that there is no sale?
It's a pity that I didn't wait until the first customer was hanging in the middle of the day.
"What's going on? Could it be that everyone's thinking is progressive, and they are no longer feudal and superstitious?"
Rubbing his hungry stomach,
Jiang Fang walked to the street and peeked at the "Peep Heavenly Residence" a hundred steps away.
Last night, I got information from the shopkeeper, and after I went back, Jiang Fang asked the latest industry insider in Xinyang County from the old lady who cooked rice.
There are five regular fortune-telling places in Xinyang County.
The "Peeping Sky Residence" on Shuangyang Road is one of them.
According to the old mother, the owner of "Peeping Tianju" is a middle-aged man in his early fifties, surnamed Zhao.
The man surnamed Zhao was originally a street gangster, and more than ten years ago, he grabbed land with others and was cut on the left side of his face. After recovering from the injury, he learned from the pain, no longer engaged in fighting and killing, became a seller, and went to the "True Self Sect" outside the city to pay tuition fees to learn art, and two years later he realized that he had achieved great Taoism and returned to Xinyang as a "peeping innocent person" and became a fortune teller with "real talent and real learning".
"Zhao Zhenren has not been out of the stall for a long time, and he ranks last among the five fortune tellers, even so, there is still an endless stream of people who find Zhao Zhenren to tell fortunes every day. ”
Thinking of his grandmother's words, Jiang Fang decided to "visit" Zhao Zhenren in person.
Peers are enemies, since they want to grab business and food in Xinyang County in the future, they must always know the details of the other party.
Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.
Putting his stall aside, he wrote on the banner "The table has the owner, and the stealing is the dog", Jiang Fang strode towards the peeping heavenly residence.
The old lady didn't lie, and the business of Peep Tianju was really booming!
At noon, there was a long queue outside the door!
A rough count shows that there are nearly 100 people!
No wonder Jiang Fang has no business, and the customers who dare to love have been snatched away by Zhao Zhenren!
"Don't cut the line!"
Seeing Jiang Fang probing his brain and trying to enter the door, the rough man standing at the head of the team said angrily: "We have been waiting for more than an hour, you are waiting behind!"
Awesome.
Jiang Fang showed envy on his face and came to the end of the team stupidly.
Time passed minute by minute, the team moved slowly, and Jiang Fang followed behind a long line,
Many of them seemed to be repeat customers, experienced and knew in advance that they would have to wait in line, so they not only brought their own benches, but also prepared a lot of food.
Smelling the aroma of the food, Jiang Fang's face became even more gloomy, and he regretted it a little.
I knew that this was the situation today, and I shouldn't have pretended to be wide last night,
If you hadn't given those two pieces of broken silver to the shopkeeper, you could at least buy a few fragrant roasted sweet potatoes from the peasant woman now.
Therefore, the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skins, so they will be tempted to endure and gain what they cannot. Jiang Fang silently memorized the junior high school texts to cheer himself up: "For the glory and wealth in the future, what is the current difficulties!"
Having said that, his stomach screamed uncontrollably.
"Gollum..."
"Gollum Gurr..."
The more you scream, the more presumptuous it becomes, the voice is loud, and there is a vibration from time to time, as if you have just bought a smartphone.
Thanks to the many mouths, no one noticed the embarrassment on Jiang Fang's face.
"Folks!
When Jiang Fang was in great pain, next to Tianju, a baked cake shop, walked out of a middle-aged man,
The man is about forty years old, with sparse hair on the top of his head, fat all over his body, and a greasy appearance.
Now, this greasy man is holding a lot of oilier baked cakes in his hands: "In order to thank the villagers for their support to our store over the years, we are now giving away baked cakes for free! Our baked cakes are refined by family handicraft, with thin skin and many fillings, and you can spray oil in your mouth when you eat a mouthful! I can't put it down after eating two bites! I can't bear to bow my head after eating three bites! I can't bear to bow my head after eating three bites... I eat four mouthfuls of old tears."
"Shopkeeper Qin, it's easy to understand that your mouth is full of oil and you can't put it down, why can't you bear to bow your head?
There was a question in the crowd.
"That's a good question!" The greasy man's eyebrows fluttered: "Because there are a lot of crispy and fragrant sesame seeds on my baked cakes, and if I eat them with my head down, it is easy to get the sesame seeds on the ground, so I have to look up and eat!
As soon as he said this, it didn't matter what others thought, Jiang Hang was really moved,
Seeing that the greasy man was still chattering, Jiang Fang mustered up his courage and said loudly: "Shopkeeper Qin, can you give me a few more baked cakes later?"
"No problem!" the greasy man grinned as he walked over to Jiang Fang's side, "but you have to promise me one condition." ”
People are iron and steel, as long as they can eat enough, Jiang Fang is willing to do anything;" agreed. What conditions?"
"It's very simple, all you need is to use all your strength, shout what I will say next three times, and I will give you ten baked cakes. The greasy man whispered a few words in Jiang Fang's ear: "Did you hear clearly?"
Jiang Fang nodded.
"Then let's get started!" the greasy man looked expectant.
Jiang Fang cleared his throat with a dry cough, and said hard: "Eat Qin Ji baked cakes and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xinyang! Qin Ji baked cakes, hey, that's the taste!"
The people next to him were startled.
"Good!But the voice is not loud enough!" The greasy man raised his hand and clenched his fists: "Work harder!"
Jiang Fang looked at the oily baked cakes, closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "
Eat Qin Ji Baked Cakes and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xinyang! Qin Ji Baked Cakes, hey, that's the taste!!
Eat Qin Ji Baked Cakes, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xinyang! Qin Ji Baked Cakes, hey, that's the !! flavor."
"It's beautiful!" The greasy man was overjoyed, handed the baked cake in his hand to Jiang Fang, and did not forget to give a paper bag intimately: "This is yours!"
Take the baked cake,
Jiang Fang ignored the eyes of others, and performed three mouthfuls and one cake in public.
Leek eggs, which taste good!
After eating two in a row, the nearby aunt frowned and said, "The leeks smell big, I want to eat them and eat them at home!"
"I'm sorry, but this is not a closed place, and I have the right to choose what I eat and how I eat. Jiang Fang was unceremoniously: "If you want to eat, I'll give you one." ”
"Isn't it just a baked cake, what's delicious!" The aunt was dressed with bells and whistles, and she still wore a bright gold bracelet on her wrist: "Shouting in public for a baked cake, calling Hanako one, it's really shameless and skinless!"
"I screamed what's wrong, why am I so faceless and skinless when I'm self-sufficient? ”
Jiang Fang was too lazy to talk nonsense with his aunt, and when he saw that the other party was still beeping, he opened his mouth and exhaled a long breath.
The rich smell of leeks wafted in the air, and many people were squinted by the smoke, and the aunt who was still roaring just now was ashamed of herself and covered her nose and ran away.
"Eat Qin Ji baked cakes and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xinyang. Jiang Fang laughed: "Qin Ji baked cakes, hey, that's the taste!"
After eating, his stomach felt much better, and Jiang Fang finally had the mood to look around.
There is a long queue, and there are many rich people like aunts, these rich people don't have to worry about eating and drinking, they are idle and bored every day, and they always like to tell their fortunes and ask for peace.
According to the standard of calculating one tael per person, at least 300 people a day should be counted as peeping Tianju, that is, a daily income of 300 silver.
If a person charges ten taels, that is a daily income of three thousand,
If a person charges fifty taels, that is fifteen thousand a day,
If one person charges...
Jiang Fang didn't dare to continue thinking about it,
Thinking about it any more, his saliva came out again.
Finally, in the evening of the waning mountains, Jiang Fang stepped into the main gate of Peeping Tianju.
The furnishings in the room are very simple, a table, a chair, and it looks no different from Jiangfang's stall.
The only difference is that the text panels have become calligraphy and paintings, and the calligraphy and paintings are pasted around the walls, and they are full of the imaginary heads of some immortals riding on the yellow cranes.
"What do you want to ask?"
Behind the table sat a middle-aged man in a gray robe,
The left side of the man's face is scarred, and the intact right side of his face is full of pride and satisfaction.
"I'm not here to tell fortunes. Jiang Fang got straight to the point: "I want to ask you a few questions." ”
"Please be careful with the wording. Zhao Zhenren was very unhappy: "I am a real person, you are a common person, call me, you must be commensurate with Zhao Zhenren or you." ”
"Be sure to pay attention next time. Jiang Fang smiled: "Zhao Zhenren, I want to ask you a few questions." ”
Say. Zhao Zhenren waved his sleeves: "As long as you don't leak the secret of heaven, Zhenren doesn't mind helping ordinary sentient beings to guide the maze." ”
Nima,
It's only been two years since I learned the Tao and it's so awesome,
If you learn the Tao for five years, I'm afraid you have to set up a monument in the City God Temple?
Jiang Fang was unhappy in his heart, but his face was still respectful: "May I ask Zhao Zhenren, how much money can you earn a day?"
"Money is something outside of the body. Zhao Zhenren shook his head and said: "When I reach the realm of real people, what I care about is neither fame nor profit, but the rise and fall of the world." Without waiting for Jiang Fang to reply, Zhao Zhenren chanted: "If the sky does not give birth to me, I will not enter the Tao; ”
"Zhao Zhenren, what you said is too profound, I don't understand. ”