Chapter 12 Quick Project (II)
At noon, the spring sun was shining warmly. Huo Chong took out a roasted sweet potato from his arms, broke off half and handed it to Xu Youlin who was traveling with him. Xu Youlin took a bite, chewed it, swallowed it, and said unhappily: "It would be better to have some maltose."
Huo Chong felt that this was right. Roasted sweet potatoes are not delicious unless they are hot. Suddenly, an idea popped up in his mind, and Huo Chong couldn't help laughing. Just after laughing a few times, he heard Xu Youlin ask: "Brother Huo, you don't have any wine at home, did you sell all the wine?"
Facing his collaborator, Huo Chong simply told the truth, "I don't know how to make wine."
"What?"
Huo Chong didn't want to lie to Xu Youlin, so he continued to explain: "I just know a few tricks, and I have never brewed wine myself."
"Are you trying to lie?" Xu Youlin's voice was full of confusion...
Huo Chong could only explain: "I'm not lying. When I say I can't make wine, I mean I've never made it myself. But I know the intricacies of winemaking itself."
Xu Youlin did not get angry, nor did he panic, nor did he cry out in surprise. After walking for a while in silence, Xu Youlin asked, "Where are you going now?"
“Find a place that can make wine bottles.”
"Can't we use a wine jar to hold the wine?"
Huo Chong shook his head at this common question. "If the jar is the same as others, what do you think the wine can be sold for? I can't make wine that people will sell everything they have to buy. And I want people to think that my wine is better than others, but if there is no good bottle, who will accept it?"
As he was talking, he saw a stream of smoke coming out of a building in the distance. Huo Chong pointed to the location of the smoke and said, "Brother Xu, the material you mentioned last time is produced there."
Xu Youlin couldn't help but stop and look at the workshop. Compared with other workshops, this one was nothing special. After looking for a while, Xu Youlin asked, "How do their materials compare to those in Beijing?"
"Haha, if they could do as well as Liulichang in Beijing, would they still be staying here?" Huo Chong said with a smile.
Soon, Huo Chong had already walked to the vicinity of the building. He took off his cotton jacket, revealing his shirt and trousers, and changed into shiny leather shoes. Regardless of whether there were people around, Huo Chong had already started to circle around the workshop with his exaggerated and smooth steps, like dancing.
Every time he walked a certain distance, Huo Chong would stop. He would either look up at the sky, pinching his fingers to form a spell, and muttering something. Or he would lower his head and slowly pace and spin in place.
No one paid attention to it at first. But soon, passers-by stopped to watch. Even those who had to go back home for something kept turning their heads to look back at Huo Chong, who was talking in a mysterious manner.
After walking for half an hour, half of the village had gathered outside the workshop. The people inside the workshop had been alarmed and stood at the door to watch. Huo Chong was not in a hurry and continued his performance. After a while, several people hurriedly came from the road leading to the workshop from the village.
The leader was about thirty years old, with a mustache and several scars on his skin. He came near Huo Chong, looked at Huo Chong who was spinning on the spot, and asked, "Is this Brother Huo?"
Huo Chong did not answer, and continued to spin for eight full circles before stopping. "Brother Li, now is not the time to talk. How about we talk when it's late?"
Upon hearing this, Li Fangzhu immediately asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Huo Chong pointed to the workshop and said, "Let's talk inside."
Master Li looked confused and led Huo Chong and Xu Youlin, who was holding a cotton-padded jacket, to the workshop. The crowd of onlookers followed behind.
When he got to the door, he kept looking at Huo Chong's bright shirt and trousers. Li Fangzhu went in first, and when he asked Huo Chong to come in, he looked down and saw Huo Chong's bright leather shoes. His expression became more serious.
After Huo Chong and the others entered, Li Fangzhu asked his servants to guard the door and not let in those who were watching the fun outside. He led Huo Chong to a room and said respectfully, "Brother Huo, I was not able to go to pay my respects when your senior brother passed away. I am sorry for that."
Huo Chong himself didn't remember who came and who didn't, not to mention that he wasn't here to discuss this matter, so he didn't respond. "Brother Li, I'm not here for that matter. Since I took over the position of master, I've been looking at the Feng Shui of our area, and I feel that some changes seem to have affected the Feng Shui of Brother Li's workshop. I couldn't help but come and take a look."
Li Fangzhu's expression changed immediately, and he asked hurriedly: "The feng shui has changed? What has changed?"
Huo Chong shook his head, "I still can't understand it now. I have to use a compass to check it at night."
Master Li asked in confusion, "Can't we read Feng Shui during the day?"
This sentence proved that Lord Li had either asked someone to look at Feng Shui, or he believed in Feng Shui. Huo Chong felt that this was a good starting point, so he answered: "Brother Li, when I was a child, I went out to travel and had a chance. I met a high-ranking person who gave me a compass. Other people's compasses must be used during the day, but this compass can also be used during the day, and it can still determine Feng Shui and see Yin and Yang. But the Yang energy is too strong during the day, which means that Yang cannot see Yin, so this compass can see Yin at night..."
Just using some words that Shandong people could understand, the deceived Li Fangzhu was immediately stunned.
But this man was not completely ignorant. After Huo Chong finished speaking, he asked the waiter to pour water for Huo Chong. Li Fangzhu asked tentatively: "Brother Huo, can you let me see your compass?"
Huo Chong unbuttoned his shirt cuffs, took off the sports watch on his wrist and handed it to Li Fangzhu. Li Fangzhu took the watch and looked at the complicated and dense identifiers on the watch, and was a little surprised.
After watching for a while, Master Li exclaimed, "Brother Huo! Brother Huo! What has changed?"
Huo Chong was very satisfied with the reaction and said calmly: "This compass is so magical. The mechanism inside is extremely ingenious. If I didn't feel really worried, I wouldn't have taken out this compass."
There was a sound of surprise and a soft gasp from the side. It turned out that Xu Youlin, who was standing nearby, came over to take a look and also saw the numbers jumping on the solar sports watch.
Huo Chong let Master Li look at it for a while before saying calmly, "Brother Li, this compass is mainly used to look at Yin. The Yin energy is very heavy. I have to use secret methods to worship it on weekdays. If you carry it with you for too long, it will hurt the Yang energy."
Hearing this, the somewhat obsessed Li Fangzhu immediately returned the watch to Huo Chong. Huo Chong put on the watch and buttoned it. Then he said, "It will be dark for a while, Brother Li, you might as well think about whether something bad has happened."
This is the so-called rhetoric. Everyone will encounter various things that make them feel uncomfortable. Huo Chong does not say what happened specifically, but first tries to make the other party believe that he has encountered something bad. As long as the other party believes it, any wrong things encountered will be attributed to what Huo Chong calls "disturbing feng shui".
As for how to solve these difficult to explain problems, of course we have to find Feng Shui Master Huo Chong to solve them!
Sure enough, Li Fangzhu frowned and thought for a while before he started to talk. Huo Chong listened quietly and felt that this guy was really determined and would not say some things . But Huo Chong was not afraid. As long as this guy believed that he was troubled by evil spirits, he would fall into Huo Chong's trap sooner or later.
It was getting dark, and the people who were watching the excitement outside dispersed. After chatting, Huo Chong learned that the owner of Li Fang was called Li Tongshan. He was also the distant cousin of the third junior brother Li Tieniu. Li Tongshan tentatively said, "It's dark."
Huo Chong was unmoved. "It's not too late yet. It's just getting dark, and the Yang energy hasn't completely dissipated yet. We have to wait a little longer."
After waiting for another half an hour, Huo Chong finally stood up and said, "Let's go outside!"
When they got outside, Huo Chong untied his cufflinks and rolled up his sleeves. The people on both sides of Huo Chong were shocked. The luminous parts on the sports watch all lit up. Although it was not dazzling in the dark night, it still emitted a light that could be clearly seen.
Huo Chong made some adjustments, switching the compass from fixed to automatic rotation, and then walked around the workshop with Li Tongshan, Xu Youlin and others.
Every time he walked a distance, Huo Chong would stop and pretend to measure with the "compass". Looking at the various indicators on the compass that kept spinning and then stopped, the group was amazed.
After a long struggle, everyone returned to the workshop. Huo Chong let the others go in, and he and Li Tongshan stayed outside. Pulling Li Tongshan a little further away, Huo Chong asked, "Brother Li, you must have heard about Feng Shui. I won't say anything fancy, but the Feng Shui of your workshop has indeed changed, for better or for worse, I think both. I want to ask Brother Li, what changes do you think have taken place?"
Li Tongshan thought about it again and again, and said in embarrassment: "My workshop has not been able to make good materials recently. Brother Huo said so, I think maybe something has happened."
This was obviously not the truth. It was obvious that Li Tongshan was not a person who was born to study hard. Talking about technical issues was definitely not what he cared about most.
Huo Chong replied: "Brother Li, I can handle such a small matter."
"Really?" Li Tongshan said in surprise.
"It's just a matter of finding someone to make some iron pipes. I can fix the feng shui of Brother Li's furnace and it will be fine."
"Really?" This time, Li Tongshan's tone showed real interest.
