Chapter 45: Fortune Telling
There were many people at the temple fair, most of them were from nearby villages. They held incense and candles that were half a person high, and some said they came at twelve o'clock last night, in order to get the first incense stick and to have a good luck for the new year. The entire Taoist temple was full of prosperity, and Master Bai was even more happy.
"Xiao Yu, how about it? This Taoist temple is expanded and it is different. There are two or three times more people, and the money is worth investing."
"Of course, if you are trying hard, you might have snatched all the business of Taoist temples in the town! But our place is not famous mountains and rivers. Look at those big Taoist temples, they are all on the mountain. They are tourist places, and at best you can only be a temple here."
Taoist Master Bai stood in the corner, looking at the crowd coming and going, and whispered a few words from time to time. Because there were too many people, even kowtowed in line. Taoist Master Bai was wearing a Taoist robe, so he had to keep saying some auspicious words and win some prizes.
"Master, are you fortune telling here? Why don't you show me?" A middle-aged man squeezed in front of Master Bai and said with a smile.
Taoist Bai was stunned, but Xiao Yu's eyes lit up. He immediately pulled Taoist Bai's clothes. Taoist Bai bowed with understanding, and then smiled and said, "Our Taoist Temple invited this as the little master. He can tell fortunes in person. If your door wants to tell fortunes, just find him."
Taoist Master Bai took the opportunity to push Xiao Yu out, but the man frowned and said, "A little kid, what will he look at? Didn't Taoist Master use me to make fun of you?"
"Can you just try it out? This way, there is a small table over there. You can go there and take a look. If it is not accurate, we don't charge money. If it is accurate, the fee will not be cheap."
Taoist Master Bai smiled and said, since Xiao Yu was willing to do it, he naturally would not waste this opportunity to earn reputation for the Taoist temple, so he immediately sent two people to set up a table for Xiao Yu in the Taoist temple, with something inside the bamboo stick on it.
"That's it, let this doll show it. If it's accurate, of course I'll give it money. For the New Year, I'll play it." The man was also happy, speaking in a dialect, and followed Xiao Yu to the small table.
When the people around saw that there was a small table on the other side and the child was sitting, they surrounded him curiously. Of course, there were many villagers from Shimo Village among them. Xiao Yu was sitting there and looked at the man opposite and said, "What are you going to be, come and listen?"
Although Xiao Yu was asking questions, he paid attention to the other party carefully. The man had a square face, a round waist, a little black skin, a gold chain around his neck, and a suit. He didn't look like an ordinary poor farmer. He just smoked too much and showed a mouthful of black teeth, which made Xiao Yu feel a little strange.
"Little kid, you can figure out what I do first. If it is accurate, I'm talking about other things." The man smiled, but the playful expression on his face still did not hide the slightest.
Xiao Yu looked at the other party and said in his heart, "Huang Zhongquan, 37 years old, his two sons died, and his life was 42 years old, and he only had five years left. It seems that this should be related to his work, and the other party was not dressed like a poor man, and his eyebrows were surrounded by a lot of local air. He should be a person working underground, and the underground working underground should be a coal miner."
"Uncle is making money underground, not a miner, not a coal boss," Xiao Yu said with a smile.
When the man heard this, he was stunned and thought to himself, "This kid really has a few tricks, and he can actually see that my business is in a mine."
However, the man did not admit it immediately, but said, "I am doing coal business underground, but the neighborhood knows that you are afraid you are listening to what others say?"
"Since others know that you are in a coal business, do they know that there is a life lawsuit in your mine?"
As soon as Xiao Yu said this, the surroundings suddenly became uproar. Even the man looked horrified, and then his face darkened, "Little kid, you can't talk nonsense, you have to go to jail."
No one knows better than himself about the death of a person in the mine. Although he has already made a private settlement with the other party’s family, it is a life after all. If the police know, it is not as simple as private settlement.
Xiao Yu knew what the other party was afraid of, so he couldn't help but say, "I also said casually, who knows the true or false?"
The man's face looked a little better. At this time, he was not in the mood to tease Xiao Yu. Instead, he said seriously, "You have some skills, but I didn't expect that you could meet an expert here. You are so powerful, so what do I want to ask? You should know?"
"Of course, you know that what you are asking is that your family has been broken and your business has been in decline in the past two years, right?"
"You..." the man stared at Xiao Yu, nodded for a while and said, "The Taoist Master is clever, it is indeed for this matter."
Xiao Yu smiled and pondered for a moment and said, "Although your family has declined, it can still be saved. As for the failure of your business, it is the failure of your peach blossom clouds."
When the man heard that there was a way to solve the problem, he couldn't help but hurriedly said, "How to solve it? I hope the Taoist priest will teach me."
"Your family declines because you are having trouble with things outside, so your wife is gone, your children are having a quarrel with you, and your business is not going well, that is because your love luck is broken, and as long as you cut off the love luck, things will naturally be fine. However, underground work is quick, but it is not safe. I think you should change a job and spend more time with your family."
"That's it?" the man asked anxiously.
"Just like this, cut off the peach blossoms and the family will be fine," Xiao Yu added.
"Oh, okay, thank you Taoist priest, how much does it cost?"
"It depends on your wishes."
The man stood up, took out his wallet, came to the box of merit, put five hundred-dollar bills, then said goodbye to Xiao Yu, turned around and left the Taoist temple.
After seeing Xiao Yu's power, other people who watched the fun rushed forward and asked Xiao Yu to calculate. Xiao Yu did not refuse and asked them to line up and answer them one by one. However, these people are all nearby villagers, and they basically ask about their family's health and fortune. Or they just calculate marriage for their children. Xiao Yu didn't see him, and he didn't dare to say it casually, so they could only take their children to see it.
The fortune telling of Xiao Yu in the Taoist Temple was reported back to Shimo Village within two hours. The villagers already knew about Xiao Yu's power, so they did not make a fuss. After all, someone asked Xiao Yu to help him see it.
In the afternoon, Xiao Yu had already seen dozens of people, and the number of people gathered more and more. In the middle of winter, Xiao Yu sat for a while and felt his hands and feet numb, so he had to stop and let him come again another day.
"Xiao Yu, you're showing it to your uncle. I've been waiting for a long time," a man shouted in the crowd.
"Uncle, I see that your face is red and you are sure to make a fortune, so you don't have to watch it."
"Okay, let's stop here today. If you want to see it, you will come here in two days. Xiao Yu is often here. Let's go away first. It's a cold day," said Master Bai.
When the crowd dispersed, Xiao Yu rubbed his somewhat stiff legs and said, "This job is really hard to do, and his legs are frozen and numb."
"Satisfied, you have half of the merit box in your merit box, more than those in the Sanqing Palace. I envy you." Master Bai shook the merit box and said excitedly.
Chapter completed!