Chapter 31: The Old Fortune Teller

As autumn continues, the trees on the streets and in the gardens turn golden.

Everything in the rich Chengping County is still the same, like the dense pebbles on the river beach, no one cares if there is one less, and the disappearance of Jing Fei is like this.

Only the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Mansion occasionally asked why he hadn't seen Jing Gongzi recently; the county Cheng corrected Wen occasionally went to the spiritual monastery to inspect and also asked about Jing Fei; and the children of the spiritual monastery had fewer wonderful stories and more trivial arguments every time they gathered.

Guo'er settled the account and walked out of the drunken immortal building's heart empty, in the past, there was Jing Fei on the way back, and the two of them would soon be able to return to the small courtyard after arguing, but now there is only a lonely red figure left on the street, and the original short distance seems to be infinitely extended.

When he returned to the courtyard, Zhang Jingchang was sitting next to the plum tree smoking a dry cigarette, and Guo'er pouted and said:

"Grandpa, don't smoke the saplings to death. ”

Zhang Jingchang listened to it and smiled:

"How can I smell the smell of seeing things and thinking about people. ”

Guo'er ignored Zhang Jingchang's sentence, shrugged his little face and asked:

"Do you think Jing Fei can dodge?"

Jing Fei had explained his whereabouts before leaving to be kept absolutely confidential, but Guo'er kept pestering every day when he came back, and in desperation, Zhang Jingchang finally revealed the truth.

Zhang Jingchang told Guo'er that the second assassination of the killer of the Sacrifice Hall was coming, and he sent Jing Fei to Wu Weiwei last month, many of Wu Weiwei's former colleagues are now in important positions, and because the Sacrifice Hall Killer sneaked into the army to assassinate many years ago, Wu Weiwei hated this group of poisonous snakes hiding in the shadows, so it was no problem to protect Jing Fei.

Zhang Jingchang heard Guo'er's question and comforted:

"Don't worry, Jing Xiaozi Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he is not so easy to die, maybe he will come back in two or three years, and his cultivation may be higher than yours at that time. ”

In fact, Zhang Jingchang believes that Jing Fei's chances of surviving this catastrophe are very slim, and only by truly understanding the inside story of the Sacrifice Hall will he understand its horror.

Of course he likes this junior very much, but he is jealous of the talent, and now he has done everything he should do, and he can only pin his hope on that illusory luck.

Guo'er seemed relieved when she heard this, and then became serious again.

Tonight, the moonlight is bright, a few candles in the small pond in the corner of the wall next to the plum tree shuttle in the water, the moon shadow is happily playing, and the bright light is like the stars holding the moon, illuminating the entire courtyard.

The candlelight in the house, the warm light of the pond, and the silver light of the night sky intertwine on Guo'er's face, and the sweaty little face is full of seriousness and tenacity.

I don't know when a fortune teller came to Chengping County, in his sixties, his back was slightly rickety, his temples were slightly frosty, his face was rarely wrinkled, and he was dressed like a rich man.

The old man held a dark yellow and red-edged banner with two sentences written on it:

"God knows especially well, and there is nothing left out of thousands of calculations. ”

The tone is very big, and the ability is also not small.

Whose children are lost, the home is stolen, suspecting that their men have other women, suspecting that their own women are red apricots out of the wall, nightmares are difficult to sleep and eat, flowers bloom and want to know about marriage, and the daughters are scattered to ask about the future, and it is always right to go to the fortune teller.

The fortune teller's name is You Zhiming, many people speculate that this is a fake name, once You Zhiming chatted with passers-by and said that he was able to read palmistry for five points, three points in divination, and the remaining two points in this iron tooth copper tooth.

Some people don't believe it, You Zhiming directly pulled the other party's subordinates to criticize, first talk about the past and then talk about the present, the listener was stunned, and finally offered money to ask for a future.

A woman came to ask about the future of marriage and the bad luck, You Zhiming always grabbed each other's hands and touched them non-stop, what is the peach blossom robbery on July 7, and the double yang on the ninth day of September, which can always coax women to giggle.

A man knew that his wife was taken advantage of by the fortune teller, rolled up his sleeves and blocked the old man on the street to prepare for a lesson.

Such an interesting thing makes You Zhiming loud, and there is an endless stream of people who come to tell fortunes, even if you know that You Zhiming is a little lustful, but he can't stand the ability of others, and he is very measured in his hands and feet.

You Zhiming is old but eloquent, and communicating with You Zhiming often makes people feel at ease.

When You Zhiming first arrived in Chengping County, he often traveled back and forth between restaurants, gambling houses and Qinglou.

In the gambling house, the gambler who lost money saw You Zhiming holding a banner and went to count his luck, You Zhiming said directly:

"One hundred taels of silver, I'm afraid you can't count it. ”

The yard at home is lost, and I can't take out ten taels, how can I take out a hundred taels.

In the restaurant, You Zhiming usually sits in front of the window, watching the people coming and going on the street, listening to all kinds of gossip in the building, some diners are interested in drinking and want You Zhiming to calculate the future, You Zhiming looked out the window and said without looking back:

"It is not appropriate to start a hexagram today. ”

In the green building, You Zhifang didn't go upstairs or enter the room, just sat quietly in the corner of the hall and listened to the Qing people playing and singing, a pot of wine and a plate of dishes, squinting his eyes and looking around from time to time, and an inexplicable smile always appeared on his face.

A red man came to ask about the marriage, saying that last month a son promised to redeem himself, but when he came back later, he always shirked everything, and he didn't see anyone for nearly half a month.

You Zhiming smiled and said:

"That means that girl, you can't get home in kung fu, you have to practice again, or Lao Dao will help you point out, don't look at Lao Dao's age, I think I was also a veteran of flowers back then. ”

The red man group fan lightly smiled and scolded the old informal, and turned around and left.

During that time, those who saw You Zhiming thought that this was a strange person, carrying a fortune-telling banner but not doing fortune-telling business, some people said that You Zhiming was a master who traveled in the market, but more people felt that You Zhiming was an old liar who did not do his job.

Half a month later, You Zhifang set up a stall to tell the hexagram, closed his mouth like a winter spring flowing water, and opened his mouth with Tianxian, which really responded to the sentence on the banner.

Now You Zhiming is stationed at the door of the Mengchun Building in Qingheyuan, and the sons and girls upstairs will chat with You Zhiming as soon as they are free.

In the past few days, the old bustard in the building has come frequently, looking at You Zhiming's eyes, you Zhiming touched the old bustard's hand and said that the old Taoist I am not old, which means that I only like young girls.

The old bustard couldn't hear the sound in the wind and rain, and withdrew his hand and pretended to be angry, saying that his heart had never been old.

You know that you can't get tired of life, and you haven't gone to Mengchun Building to set up a stall for several days.

At this time, the drunken immortal building and You Zhiming drank with a man in his forties, the man's name is Hu Hailong, a well-known old bachelor and prodigal son in Chengping County, and his parents went early, leaving a huge family property.

This Hu Hailong is also a rare strange person, for more than ten years, he has been going back and forth between the gambling house and the Qinglou, the gambling house will accept it when it is good, and the Qinglou will never stay overnight.

Hu Hailong does not give birth, does not marry a wife and has children, does not make meritorious contributions, and those who have good deeds call him Hu San.

Hu San and You Zhiming drank a cup of each other, picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth, and asked with a smile:

"Why don't you look old when you're so old?"

The fortune teller squeezed his eyebrows and said mysteriously:

"Yin and Yang intercourse - the art of immortality, the family heirloom method, a thousand taels of gold to sell you, do you want it. ”

Hu San was immediately interested when he heard this, put down his chopsticks and asked in a low voice:

"Is that the technique of collecting yin and supplementing yang? I heard that this kind of technique is mostly evil magic, and you are not afraid of entering the Divine Protector Mansion when you are old?"

You Zhiming rolled his eyes and said with a look of disdain:

"You should be the big dog at the gate of the city, which is your family. ”

"That's not a big dog, her name is Chihiro. ”

Suddenly, a voice like a yellow warbler interrupted the conversation between the two, and there was a faint dissatisfaction in the voice.

You Zhiming and Hu San turned their heads to look at each other in a voice, and it was a little girl in a red dress who spoke, with a cute and delicate pink face, and a sturdy old man with a cigarette stick stood next to him, followed by seven or eight children.

Hu San put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up, and greeted with a smile:

"It's Uncle Zhang and Guo'er. ”

After Hu's father died, Zhang Jingchang persuaded Hu Hailong several times to let Hu Hailong do something serious, Hu Hailong was lazy and used to perfunctory every time, and gradually Zhang Jingchang rarely interacted with the Hu family again.

She looked down on Hu Hailong Guo'er, she felt that the men who went to Fireworks Willow Lane were not good things, and looked at Hu Hailong with a cold eye and said:

"Hu San, when did you get involved with this old pervert. ”

Doing fortune-telling, in addition to having a few skills to press the bottom of the box, it is also indispensable to inquire about the news and observe the words, especially Zhiming has been here for two months, and the bottom of Chengping County has also figured out the approximately, the third-order monk Zhang Jingchang, the head of the Lantern Festival Martial Arts Association, Zhang Guoer, is like thunder.

You Zhiming was about to get up to say hello, and suddenly he was embarrassed when he heard this sentence, he didn't stand or sit, he didn't expect that his reputation even children knew, he reached out and wanted to touch his nose, and then reacted and twisted his chin's beard.

Zhang Jingchang knocked Guo'er's head with a cigarette stick and scolded:

"How can I talk to your Uncle Hu. ”

Guo'er was in pain, rubbed her head and said she knew, and then stared at You Zhiming and looked at it, the more she looked at it, the more disgusted she felt about this old pervert, and at the same time she felt that something was not quite right with this old pervert, but she couldn't say where there was a problem.

You Zhiming saw the change in Zhang Guoer's expression in his eyes, and secretly praised this little girl's sensitivity in his heart.

When Guo'er saw the banner leaning next to You Zhiming, her eyes lit up, and she walked forward quickly and said:

"I heard that you are a good fortune teller, can you do the math for me? ”

You Zhiming listened to the spirit of the future, every time you go to a place to befriend a local famous person is the rule of your own business, to be able to talk to these two, you can't ask for it, it's not easy to get.

You Zhiming put up a kind and kind smile and asked:

"What does Miss Guo'er want to count, it's not that I know how to blow it, looking for people and things, looking for marriage, measuring the evil and measuring the future, there is no one more accurate than me in the nearby counties. ”

Zhang Jingchang and the other children also leaned over, and the eldest Ren Ran flashed his fist and said:

"Don't brag, and if you can't count it, don't blame me for tearing down your banner. ”

You Zhiming was not angry, and said lightly:

"I don't know until I count it. ”

Seeing You Zhiming's confident appearance, the light in Guo'er's eyes became more and more shining, and he said:

"My dog is lost, you can help me figure out where to find it. ”

You Zhiming said:

"Tell me about the dog's characteristics and when it got lost. ”

Fruit returns:

"Tall, handsome, and pleasant, he was lost on the seventeenth day of the seventh month. ”

You Zhiming almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood when he heard this, but the constricted pupils were still keenly noticed by Zhang Jingchang.

Zhang Jingchang stared at You Zhiming and said seemingly nonchalantly:

"Brother You, but what has happened. ”

You Zhiming laughed and said:

"How can it be so fast. ”

After saying that, he raised his hand and counted it, and after about fifteen breaths, You Zhiming first frowned and then suddenly showed a smile:

"Miss Guo'er, you are not a dog, but a person, is that right?"

Guo'er said in surprise after hearing this:

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect you to really have some ability, the person I counted is in danger now, you help me see if he can survive safely. ”

Looking at the excited and nervous little face of the little girl opposite, You Zhiming's heart warmed, this time he had been prepared, and there was no flaw on the surface.

After asking for his name and age, You Zhiming took out a black cloth roll from his arms, and the cloth roll was spread out to reveal a small and delicate turtle shell, with vertical and horizontal lines on the turtle shell, faintly revealing a mysterious smell.

Summoned the shopkeeper to send clean water to clean his hands and face, bowed to the Quartet, and then picked up the turtle shell and closed his eyes to meditate, the turtle shell shook lightly, and the copper coin in it jingled and rang, every time he shook it, the fruit watching from the side was nervous, and finally held his breath directly.

The copper coins inside were dumped under the turtle shell, and You Zhiming stared at a few copper coins carefully.

As time passed, the expression on You Zhiming's face became heavier and heavier, and Guo'er and the children around him stared nervously.

In the end, Guo'er couldn't help it and asked anxiously:

"What the hell is going on. ”

You Zhiming frowned and fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he replied:

"It's weird, I've never seen such a hexagram in many years. ”

On the side, Zhang Jingchang raised his eyebrows and asked:

"How?"

You Zhiming said:

"It is as if the heavens were blinded, and it is as if this man appeared out of thin air, a rootless person. ”

Guo'er looked up at her grandfather, and then at You Zhifang:

"What do you mean, can you explain it?"

You Zhiming explained:

That is, there is no such person in the world. ”

Guo'er was furious, scolding You Zhifang for talking nonsense, and a group of children also scolded the old liar, Jing Fei was a living person, and he practiced with the big guy for nearly a year, what is this person, is it really easy to deceive as a child.

Only Zhang Jingchang was thoughtful, and when Ren Ran rolled up his sleeves and was about to dismantle the flag, Zhang Jingchang scolded a group of children.

Watching this group of children go downstairs and leave, You Zhiming patted his chest and let out a sigh of relief:

"That sturdy kid is so scary, I almost lost my night. ”

Hu San pondered the previous conversation and asked in a low voice:

"Is what you said old enough to be true?"

You Zhiming glanced at Hu San and said angrily:

"Smashing the signboard, I'm full and holding on. ”

On the way back, Guo'er was still scolding the old liar and the old pervert, and only Zhang Jingchang on the side was silent.