The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 69: Deception
Li Diudiu was not that poor . He had in his hand a seal that had been used by Mr. Songming. This seal was priceless. Even though the Great Chu had become what it is today, Mr. Songming's things were still hard to come by at high prices.
However, this seal cannot be shown off, or should be used in a different way.
If Li Diudiu took out the seal, he might not survive the night. People in Jizhou City who could not afford the Songming seal would not buy it, and people who could afford the Songming seal would not buy it either.
So this thing is said to be priceless, but in fact it can also be said to be worthless, and you may even lose your life for it.
Therefore, if Li Diudiu wants to make money to buy a house for his master, the ultimate method can only be to save little by little like this. Although it is not so fast, it is safe and will not cause any trouble.
There was still one day before school started, and Li Diudiu told Yunzhai Teahouse that he would not go today because he needed to prepare for his lessons well. Manager Sun of Yunzhai Teahouse begged him for a long time.
Because of Li Diudiu's presence, Yunzhai Teahouse's business is more than twice as good as before, and his income is more than just the half of the tip money Li Diudiu gave him, which is a small amount of money.
With so many guests competing with each other, who wouldn’t want to order some good tea? Who wouldn’t want some snacks and dried fruits?
But Xiahou Zhuo said that he would take Li Diudiu to meet some people, and Li Diudiu felt that Xiahou Zhuo was going to do something serious, very serious.
In the morning he went to Yunzhai Teahouse, then deliberately took a few more detours before going to the inn to see his master. Taoist Changmei was not idle all day, he was also thinking of ways to make money.
He set up a fortune-telling stall at the entrance of the inn. Since there were not many guests like him who stayed for a month, the innkeeper was quite caring towards him and allowed him to set up the stall at the entrance. The innkeeper would even chat with him to relieve his boredom when he had nothing to do.
The reason why Taoist Changmei didn't go somewhere far away was because Li Diudiu had given him many instructions. Li Diudiu said that he didn't know when he would come to the inn, and he would inevitably worry if he didn't see him.
So Changmei thought, since he couldn't go far away, he might as well do some business at the door of the inn. If he was lucky, he might be able to make enough money to cover the cost of staying at the inn that day.
Li Diudiu was still far away when he saw his master sitting at the door of the inn, patiently deceiving people... patiently telling fortunes.
He wanted to hear what his master was talking about, so he quietly went around to the back.
Sitting in front of the Taoist priest Changmei was a woman who looked to be in her forties. Based on Li Diudiu's keen eyesight, he could not detect any sadness or sorrow on her face, so the question she was asking was probably not about an urgent matter.
There was a hint of provocation between his brows, um... looking for trouble.
"Ma'am, have you been having trouble sleeping these days?"
Changmei asked tentatively.
The woman replied: "I slept well. I slept right after I had eaten. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep after I lay down. I could sleep as soon as I closed my eyes and slept until dawn."
Changmei: "Well...what about your appetite? Is there something wrong?"
The woman replied, "Didn't I just tell you that you should sleep when you are full? If you are not full, can you still sleep?"
Changmei: "Madam, then tell me what you want to ask."
The woman replied, "I just want you to look and see what you can see."
There were already some people gathered around watching the fun. It seemed that this fierce woman came just to intimidate Changmei. People who came directly to cause trouble were either idle or in the same industry.
Judging from the way she was dressed and spoke, Li Diudiu thought it was very likely that this person was from the same industry as him. Perhaps it was because his master had set up a fortune-telling stall here and was stealing her business.
This woman might not be a businesswoman herself, but her husband might be in the same business, so she is well versed in the art of divination. No matter what Changmei wants to test, she can stop him immediately.
In the fortune-telling industry, everyone relies on observing people's expressions and then inducing them with words. This woman cut off all possibilities, and even the Taoist with long eyebrows felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
However, since you are doing business, you have to show it to others. If they say in public that what you see is shit, who will come to ask you in the future?
Seeing that the Taoist priest with long eyebrows was in an awkward state, the woman said with some complacency, "I think you are just a charlatan. You can't say anything after talking for a long time. You don't know how to do this at all. You are here to cheat people."
She stood up and said loudly: "Look, folks, I have seen many such charlatans. I tell you, when people ask for divination, they are mostly in trouble. Since they ask for divination, they are looking for a way out. Such charlatans can only deceive people. What they destroy is their future and their destiny. They may even destroy their families."
The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and Li Diudiu even started to worry about his master.
Changmei sighed and said, "Madam, I don't say anything, not because I can't see anything, but because what I say is a bit hurtful, and I'm afraid you will be... sad."
The woman snorted coldly and said, "You're using the same trick again. You pretend to be mysterious when you can't tell the answer. If I ask you again, you'll just say that the secret cannot be revealed, right?"
Taoist Long Eyebrow sighed again: "Then I am sorry, but let me make one thing clear to you, Madam, please do not get angry."
The woman pinched her waist and said, "I'm here to ask for divination, not to get angry. As long as you're not talking nonsense, why should I be angry?"
Taoist Changmei nodded and said, "From the madam's face, it is a typical imbalance of yin and yang. In fact, this is not a disease, but because the head of the madam's family...maybe the madam has not had sex for a long time."
When Taoist Changmei saw that the woman was angry, he did not give her a chance to curse and immediately continued speaking.
"When he comes home every day, he will probably complain about being tired, overworked, exhausted, and exhausted. He will always have all kinds of excuses. Even if my wife dresses up carefully, he will definitely not even glance at her. He will even think that my wife's behavior is childish and ridiculous."
As soon as he said this, the woman's face became even uglier.
Taoist Long Eyebrows continued, "Madam , if this continues for a long time, you may develop some hidden diseases, but it's not a big deal. If you feel easily angry or upset, I can prescribe some herbs for you to boil and take at home, but..."
"For things like mismatch, medicine can't cure everything. It mainly depends on how your boss is. From your madam's face, I can probably tell that your boss is a little bit lacking. He is not able to do what he wants. Madam, do you think that even if he is intimate with you, it is just a hasty thing?"
The woman's face was already extremely ugly. The people around who were watching her laugh were originally watching the long-browed Taoist make fun of her, but now they were watching the woman make fun of her.
“You…you are talking nonsense!”
The woman struggled internally and tried to resist, but her words were clearly powerless.
Changmei knew he had won immediately, so he pressed on and said in confusion, "However, women are good for their husbands. Whether it's wealth, family fortune, or your husband's health, they are all good. They are only moderately good now, but they will be even better in two years, so this shouldn't be the case..."
Before the woman could speak, the Taoist with long eyebrows changed his expression: "Ah, I didn't notice it."
He pointed at a small mole at the corner of the woman's eye and said, "Madam, this is a little complicated. If I am not mistaken, before the woman became prosperous, your head of the family should have had some... extramarital affairs. If Madam can pull this extramarital affair back, no matter what method is used, then your family will surely prosper in the future. If you can't pull it back..."
Taoist Long Eyebrows sighed and said, "Madam, you treat him wholeheartedly, which means that you have bet your entire fate on your husband. If your husband has an affair and you can't pull him back, your luck will be taken away by him. No matter who your husband lives with in the future, it is still your luck that counts. They will live a good life, but you, Madam, will have a rough life."
The lady's face had become extremely ugly. She took a step forward, grabbed the Taoist's hand and said, "Master, how can you save me?"
Taoist Long Eyebrows said with some embarrassment: "Madam, this matter still depends on you, but I can help you remove this mole, which can help you get rid of some bad luck. In addition, I see that your skin is not very good, which may be related to the imbalance. I have a cream that I made myself, which will greatly improve your condition if you use it."
About a moment later, the woman left with many thanks. Li Diudiu jumped to his master and said with a smile, "Old man, it's OK."
Changmei snorted and said, "How dare she show off her petty skills in front of an expert."
Li Diudiu looked at his master. His master insisted on not accepting any money for this divination, saying that he did not ask for such money when making friends with people. The woman was moved. However, his master charged the woman three taels of silver for removing a mole and two taels of silver for selling ointment.
Li Diudiu felt that getting this silver was easier than picking it up.
"Master, didn't you say that everything has a limit?"
The Taoist with long eyebrows replied, "There is a limit, there is a limit. I haven't reached the limit yet. If she didn't come here on purpose to embarrass me and ruin my business, I wouldn't have used such a cruel trick."
Li Diudiu asked , "Master, how did you figure that out?"
Taoist Long Eyebrows smiled and said, "If you say this to a woman in her forties, it's probably true nine times out of ten."
"Why?"
"Because nine out of ten men in their forties are soft."
"Well……"
Li Diudiu said: "That's indeed cruel."
Taoist Long Mei said: "If people don't deceive me, I won't deceive others."
He asked Li Diudiu: "Why did you have time to come back?"
Li Diudiu chuckled and said, "Xiahou Zhuo said he wanted to introduce a few people to me, and the place we agreed to meet is not far from here, so I came here."
Taoist Long Eyebrows chuckled and took out an oil-paper bag from under the table: "As if I had predicted it, I felt that you would come, so I bought some peach cakes yesterday and kept them for you. If you didn't come in three days, I would eat them myself."
Li Diudiu opened the oil paper bag and divided it fairly as always: "Half for each of you."
Taoist Long Eyebrow shook his head: "I don't like it."
Li Diudiu snorted: "Say it again?"
Changmei chuckled and said, "Just eat. It's the time for you to grow taller. Eat more. Master is happier to see you eat than I am to eat myself. It also tastes good."
"fart!"
Li Diudiu picked up a piece of peach cake and stuffed it into his master's mouth: "You will know whether it tastes good or not only when you eat it yourself."
As the two were talking, they suddenly saw a middle-aged man and a few accomplices coming over aggressively with sticks in their hands.
Li Diudiu sighed and said, "See, you said they were incompetent, and now they are here to seek revenge on you."
Taoist Long Eyebrow said: "It's a sin."
The man walked away while cursing, "Where is that old thief Taoist who cheated people out of their money?"
Li Diudiu raised his hand and replied: "Here, here! Right here!"
Changmei: “Ah!”
