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Chapter 17 - Front Paper

As soon as I shouted, I startled the results of the paper burning ceremony and Bai Jing. However, soon the results stood up and said, "Brother Xiaofeng, I'm really sorry. Today is my father's death anniversary. Daoist Wang had previously told me that I would burn paper in front of your house from now on because he left here. We didn't dare to tell you earlier because we were afraid you wouldn't agree. I was prepared to apologize to you after burning it

 

This achievement has brought out Wang Yuhui and that old man ghost. I don't have much to say, but I still couldn't calm down and said, "I'm so discouraged by this paper burning in front of the door

 

At this moment, after burning the last stack of paper money in her hand, Bai Jing also came over to me and said, "Xiao Feng, I know I've caused you a lot of trouble. This is a little compensation for you, take it

 

Speaking of which, Bai Jingsai gave me a few hundred yuan, and I accepted it without hesitation. I haven't seen any money coming back in the past few days. No matter what kind of money it is, I'll accept it first.

 

After receiving the money, my anger subsided a bit, and I asked about the old man's wishes before he left.

 

The result is: "Actually, I don't have any wishes, just a few paintings. My father loved them the most before he passed away and asked me to burn them for him. Here, there are some in that stack of paper. I made an appointment with my father and he will come here tonight to take these paintings away

 

When I heard the results, I became angry again. This his mother meeting with the ghost, at my door?

 

The result apologized to me a few more words before leaving. When I left, I still said the same words. If I need them in the future, they will definitely lend a helping hand.

 

After the results and Bai Jing left, I closed the store with a dejected expression. At that moment, my phone rang and I saw it was an unfamiliar number. Who called me in the middle of the night?

 

Hello, Lin Feng, Master Lin? I'm Zhou Rui from Ziqiongge. Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to meet you

 

Zhou Rui called me and said he would meet with me tomorrow, but he didn't go into detail about what happened.

 

But I feel a little guilty on my end. He probably came to Xingshi to plead guilty just because I told Xiong Jiu about his appearance.

 

I haven't figured out what exactly happened yet. He only heard me say "I'm free" and hung up the phone, and I didn't feel like calling back.

 

I closed the door of the small shop here and went back to sleep. As for the results and the paper dust burned by Bai Jing, I didn't pay attention to them late at night. I'll wait for the old lady who cleans the street the next day to clean them up, so I won't touch the mold anymore.

 

The next morning, I had breakfast and went to open the door of the small shop. If there is no business coming to me in a few days, I really need to consider changing my business again.

 

When I opened the door, I couldn't even muster up any energy myself. In my spare time, I simply crossed my legs and practiced the qigong that my grandfather taught me on the chair. This qigong is mysterious. At first, I didn't feel anything, but over time, I really felt a breath wandering in my body like a small fish fry. Every time it passed by my door, it would lightly peck at it, making me feel extremely happy.

 

I heard my grandfather say that if I start to feel a breath wandering between the various phases of my body, then I will be considered an entry-level Huangjie Xiangshi, and my divination skills will also improve. Of course, these improvements are very subtle and not very noticeable.

 

I was feeling that breath when suddenly there was a creaking sound of the door opening at the entrance. In an instant, the breath in my body seemed to have been disturbed and dissipated after colliding with a door, which made me feel suffocated.

 

My state of mind is not yet stable enough, and the surrounding environment can easily affect my mood.

 

I opened my eyes irritably. I was planning to lose my temper, but when I saw the person standing at the door, I just said, "You guys didn't come at the right time

 

The people who came were Zhou Rui and a woman I had never seen before. The woman was about the same age as Zhou Rui, very beautiful, and had a great figure. She was holding Zhou Rui's arm and looked like she was Zhou Rui's girlfriend.

 

The reason why I guess that woman is Zhou Rui's girlfriend is because I haven't seen any signs of marriage on Zhou Rui's face, which means he hasn't gotten married yet.

 

After listening to me, Zhou Rui chuckled and said, "I apologize for disturbing Master Lin's rest

 

I said it's okay, then pointed to the two chairs next to me and asked the two of them to sit down, while also inquiring about Zhou Rui's purpose of coming.

 

Zhou Rui didn't tell me directly, but asked me, "I heard from Boss Xiong that Master Lin is a master of divination. Can you tell from my face what I'm here for

 

Rui is testing me this week.

 

I am also a young and energetic master, and I believe I can make a living through divination. If Zhou Rui wants to test me in divination, I naturally cannot admit to being cowardly!

 

After looking at Zhou Rui, I sat behind the desk and smiled, "Your ears, that is, the listening officer, are slightly red, surrounded by a trace of vitality, and this vitality is entangled with my small shop. It is obvious that you came to me to inquire about good strategies

 

There was a slight touch on Zhou Rui's face, indicating that I had made a mistake. I continued, "A few days ago, when I saw Mr. Zhou, although you had a migratory appearance, your red face was particularly outstanding, and your luck was still very prosperous. And the fate of your servant palace is intricately linked to the Purple Qiong Pavilion, which shows that your luck is related to the Purple Qiong Pavilion. If I didn't guess, your elders soon let you completely take over the Purple Qiong Pavilion and take over your important responsibilities. This is also the reason why your Purple Qiong Pavilion has been affected, but your sect has shown a path of good luck

 

At this point, Zhou Rui was no longer just surprised, but also in shock.

 

I continued, "Besides, your complexion today is not as good as it was that day. The Yin Hall's aura is dark, and the Wealth and Silk Palace's Prime Minister's Gate is also mostly dark. This indicates that after completely taking over the Purple Qiong Pavilion, you have encountered big trouble. Although you are already the head of the family, you are plagued by troubles, and your business has come to a halt, even showing signs of regression

 

As soon as I finished speaking, Zhou Rui sat up from his chair with a loud "miso". He was no longer as calm and composed as before, but instead had a look of panic on his face. His secret had already been revealed by me, and he didn't need to hide anything from me anymore.

 

The beautiful woman next to Zhou Rui also stood up and pulled Zhou Rui's arm to signal that he would calm down. Zhou Rui shook off the woman and said to me, "Master Lin, everything you said is right, not a single one is wrong. There are many decisions within my family that outsiders cannot know. I didn't expect you to completely cut off my fortune just based on my appearance here. I trust you, Master Lin. Can you help me calculate and show me a clear path

 

Judging from Zhou Rui's appearance, he's about to kneel down for me. Zhou Rui has excellent facial features, but his bad luck is only temporary. He will definitely succeed in the future. If I receive his worship today, I will be betrayed by bad luck. So I quickly walked around the desk and helped him, saying, "Kneel down until you don't need to. I opened this divination shop to help people solve problems. As long as you sincerely seek divination and have money, I will naturally speak up

 

Master Lin, I have sincerely come to seek divination. I have offended you earlier, so please do not take offense

 

I am even younger than Zhou Rui, and hearing him say such words makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

 

Before I could speak, Zhou Rui asked the beautiful woman to take out a stack of money from her pocket and hand it to me. I took a rough look and it was at least 20000 yuan.

 

In an instant, I felt my eyes start glowing.

 

Suppressing the urge to steal money, I asked them to sit down first and then carefully calculated for them.

 

The trouble encountered by Zhou Rui is bigger. If we use numbers to calculate for him, it's a bit hasty. Even if we change the lines, we can't see anything more. So, after a moment of contemplation, I said to Zhou Rui, "I'll make a few gestures, you follow me. I'll use your joints to change the hexagrams and lines for you, and then I'll interpret the hexagrams for you

 

Zhou Rui nodded.

 

My divination method was taught to me by my grandfather. It is a unique secret technique that combines the sixty-four hexagrams with the bone element to create the divination method. It is specifically used to solve some difficult problems.

 

A human hand usually has an index finger, and apart from the thumb, each finger generally has three joints. Eight fingers make twenty-four joints, and the sum of the front and back sides makes forty-eight joints, corresponding to the forty-eight hexagrams in the sixty-four hexagrams.

 

The thumb has two more sections, with four sections on the front and back. The two thumbs add up to eight sections, corresponding to the eight trigrams in the sixty-four hexagrams.

 

However, this adds up to the absence of the Eight Trigrams. The other eight hexagrams are called "You Gua", which moves among the 56 hexagrams above. There may be a phenomenon of replacing the hexagrams, which needs to be judged by the gestures and destiny qi that I will teach Zhou Rui next.

 

This divination method is relatively difficult, but its accuracy is relatively high, so I chose this method to divinate with Zhou Rui.

 

This set of gestures is not complicated, Zhou Rui quickly learned it and was able to sit down on his own. He did it three times in a row, and I arranged the hexagram and the changing line for him.

After expelling this hexagram, I was already sweating profusely. The beautiful woman next to Zhou Rui handed me some tissues, and I said thank you. Then I wiped my sweat and said, "Your hexagram and the changing lines have come out

 

Zhou Rui asked me about the situation, and I took a deep breath and said, "Your original hexagram is the 'Jie hexagram'. A gentleman should use a system to govern his family, use virtue to win over others, avoid retaliation or speculation, maintain good character, and achieve fame and fortune on his own

 

I took a deep breath and carefully interpreted the hexagram for him: "From the hexagram, it shows that you are currently facing many difficulties. There are many people in your family who are dissatisfied with you, but you cannot be too impatient. You must deal with them with the system and win them over with your generous and virtuous heart. As the saying goes, to resist the outside world, you must first stabilize the inside, and everything will prosper at home. The first thing you want is to solve the conflicts in your family according to what I have said above

 

Zhou Rui nodded and said, "Also, Master Lin

 

I know you are in the antique business and sometimes you may play some borderline games, but today I want to remind you not to do similar businesses during this period. Although those businesses make money quickly, if they are not operated properly, they will put you in even greater difficulties

 

Zhou Rui nodded thoughtfully and said, "Master Lin, don't worry. When I go back, I will reject that deal. Actually, I also think it's risky. Thank you for your kind words, Master Lin

 

I shook my head and said, 'I haven't finished yet.' Zhou Rui quickly respectfully asked me to continue speaking.

 

I nodded and continued, "In addition, this hexagram is the Water Ze hexagram, which represents the phenomenon of water entering the Ze. It means that a beautiful marriage will pave the way for your career, corresponding to your Nine Five Yang line. Follow orders and act accordingly. Although this marriage arrangement is mostly composed of elements, you will eventually fall in love with each other and be a good couple for a hundred years

 

After listening to my words, not only Zhou Rui, but also the beautiful woman beside her showed a look of surprise. Obviously, she didn't expect me to be able to figure out what happened between her and Zhou Rui.

 

I have already seen the appearance of this beautiful woman, the appearance of Wang Fu, and she is very compatible with Zhou Rui's husband and wife, making her a perfect match.

 

Zhou Rui and this beautiful woman couldn't speak for a long time, so I continued, "If you do all of what I said, you will soon be satisfied after all the hardships

 

After I finished my last sentence, Zhou Rui didn't say anything, and the beautiful woman took out another stack of money from her backpack and pushed it in front of me along with the previous stack.

 

My grandfather once said that fortune telling is a natural way to obtain wealth, but it is absolutely not advisable to be greedy. It is better to be able to "ignite the fire", so he gave the beautiful woman a stack and said, "One stack is enough. If you want more, this good thing will turn into a bad thing

 

The woman also nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Lin. My name is Zhou Ziyu and I am Zhou's fianc é e. I

 

Before the person named Zhou Ziyu could finish speaking, Zhou Rui said again, "Alright, Xiaoyu, Master Lin has already revealed enough to us

 

Zhou Ziyu nodded and retreated to the side of Zhou Rui.

 

Zhou Rui looked at me and said, "Master Lin, on the day when Zhou Rui comes to make a move, I will definitely come to deliver another great gift

 

Zhou Rui and Zhou Ziyu didn't stay in my store for too long. After listening to my divination, they couldn't wait to leave.

 

To be precise, Zhou Rui pulled Zhou Ziyu away eagerly. Zhou Ziyu seemed to have something to ask me, and from her expression, I could tell that she wanted to ask about her marriage with Zhou Rui.

 

After Zhou Rui and Zhou Ziyu left, I counted the stack of money and it was a lucky number: "18888". After counting, I closed the small shop and went to save the money. With such a large sum of money on my back, I always felt uneasy. If I lost it, I would have to cry to death.

 

It's not too far from me to the bank, and there weren't many people at the bank today. I didn't queue up either, so it only took me less than half an hour to deposit money back.

 

When I arrived at the entrance of my shop, I saw a tall woman with a big black luggage bag on her back, a ponytail, and a duckbill cap, standing at the entrance of my small shop.

 

Her unique pair of denim shorts, which are hip length, make her big white legs look even more beautiful.

 

From her head, she should be similar to me.

 

She is standing at the entrance of my small shop. Could it be that she came to me for fortune telling?

 

I walked to the door and she turned to look towards me. I could also see her appearance clearly, with a petite face, a pointed chin, and excellent facial features. Her eyebrows were clear and her eyes were beautiful. It was perfect to describe her as a national beauty.

 

The most important thing is that her husband has a good appearance.

 

Beauty, who are you looking for? "As I went to open the shop, I pretended to be so casual that I took the wrong key.

 

The beautiful woman looked at me a few times with a disdainful expression, obviously not interested in my outfit as a street vendor. However, her tone was still very calm: "Are you the landlord here? I came to rent a house. I saw that the door on your side was locked, so I inquired and came to ask. I didn't expect that the door was also locked earlier, so I'm waiting for you here

 

This beautiful woman said a long sentence in one breath, which shows that she is a person who argues with reason and is very organized. Such people are more rational than emotional, and their emotional intelligence is generally low, but there are also very few exceptions.

 

I nodded and said, "I am the landlord here, but since you have inquired about what happened in my house, you should also know. I can charge you less rent. If you are willing to rent, I can show you the house now

 

The beautiful woman nodded and said, "Okay

 

Once we reached an agreement, I opened the door of the small shop and took her into my yard. Before we could go upstairs, she pointed to the room I used to live in downstairs and said, "Can I rent this one? I heard that the person died on the second floor, and I'm still a bit scared living alone on the second floor

 

My grandfather no longer lives here. There are two rooms downstairs, and I can't finish them myself. In addition, I don't have any tenants here now. Today, a beautiful tenant finally arrived, and I naturally wouldn't refuse. So I agreed with all my heart.

 

Since she wants to stay with me, I have to ask her name and what profession she does.

 

This beautiful woman also introduced herself to me. Her name is Xu Ruohui. She has just graduated from the county preschool teacher and works as a teacher in a kindergarten not far from my place. She has just found a job and wants to find a nearby place to rent. Fortunately, only I have a vacant house nearby, so she chose my home.

 

Looking at her attire, it seems that she comes from a wealthy family. Judging from her appearance, she also has a look of wealth and status, so I tentatively asked her a few questions about family matters. She became a little impatient and said, "Landlord, you're asking too many questions, aren't you

 

I apologized and didn't ask further. Instead, I started helping her tidy up the room.

 

She finished tidying up almost, so she gave me the rent she had paid for six months, and I also gave her the door and the keys to the house.

 

After collecting the rent, I didn't linger in Xu Ruohui's house. I went back to my small shop and sat by the desk. I couldn't help but smile a little. Can I consider myself lucky today? First, I calculated a fortune for Zhou Rui and collected a large sum of money. Now the house has been rented out again, and I am still a beautiful tenant.

 

Sitting in the small shop, thinking about various beautiful things, my heart feels particularly happy.

 

After a while, Xu Ruohui came over to borrow my phone charger, and I took the opportunity to ask her for her phone number. As the landlord, she didn't hide it and told me directly.

 

Then Xu Ruohui went out alone to buy daily necessities.

 

After a while, Ning Haoyu called me. As soon as he called, I remembered Xiong Jiu. If Zhou Rui could find me today, it must have been Xiong Jiu telling him. So I asked Ning Haoyu to thank his uncle on my behalf over the phone, and then asked him what he was looking for me about.

 

Ning Haoyu told me that his uncle wants me to open a fortune telling shop in the city, and his uncle will rent the storefront for me. The profit will be split equally, and the loss will be counted towards his uncle.

 

When I heard Ning Haoyu say this, I suddenly felt a little flattered. When I asked Ning Haoyu what was going on, he said, "What else could be going on? Ziqiongge has moved out of the antique street, and my uncle not only took over Ziqiongge's store, but also a part of their business. He is now very happy. My uncle got all of this, and you are a great hero, so he wants to repay you

 

Repay me? I think there are more elements of persuasion involved.

 

If I go to the city, I will owe Xiong Jiuyi a great favor, and I may reveal many secrets that I shouldn't have told him in the future. Otherwise, I will only suffer from the wrath of heaven repeatedly.

 

So I said to Ning Haoyu, "Thank your uncle for me. I won't go anymore. The business of my small shop has turned around a lot these days. I promised my grandfather to keep this family business, so I won't go to the city anymore. If your uncle wants to seek divination, he can come to the county town to find me

 

I naturally won't go to the city. My small shop has seen some improvement in business now, and with the addition of a beautiful tenant named Wangfu at home, I won't go anywhere.