"Okay, let's go to a certain family and see if you are really effective."
After saying this, Liu Qiao bowed his hands to the people and acquaintances around him, picked up firewood, dodged the crowd, and left the city.
When they arrived outside the city, Liu Qiao followed Jiang Shangyan and headed south. He was young, but his body was very strong, and he also had abundant energy. He was many times better than in his previous life.
Therefore, I climbed mountains and waded across rivers without feeling tired at all.
After half an hour and more than twenty miles carrying firewood, we arrived at a village.
"This place is called Daliuzhuang, and there are indeed more than ten willow trees. I guess the old man and Qian are not far away..." I saw a forest of trees in the distance, and the courtyard walls and pavilions were vaguely visible.
Although they were still hundreds of steps apart and had yet to meet anyone, Liu Qiao also knew that the old man and Qian were not far away as mentioned in Jiang Shang's hexagram.
Sure enough, when we arrived at the village, an old man in rich clothes was enjoying the coolness under a tree. When he saw Liu Qiao passing by, he stopped him and said, "Man, please stay a moment. Your firewood is for sale. If you sell it, I will buy it all..."
Liu Qiao was of course for sale, so the old man said: "Please put the firewood in the yard, I will go get the money for you, wait a moment..."
Liu Qiao also obeyed the instructions and went into the courtyard to put down the firewood. After waiting for a long time, the old man did not come out. He saw that there were many fallen leaves in the courtyard and there was a broom in the corner.
He has done a lot of righteous deeds recently, and his heart has become warmer. In addition, he wanted to cooperate with Jiang Shang's plot, so he picked up the broom and swept the fallen leaves and branches in the yard into a pile.
Just after cleaning, the old man walked away with a tray in his hand and said apologetically: "I've been waiting for a long time, please have some snacks..."
Liu Qiao was really hungry after walking for a long time, so he was not polite and brought it to him to eat. It was indeed in compliance with what the hexagram said, "four plates of snacks and a bowl of wine."
The old man sat next to him and watched with a smile. When he saw Liu Qiao devouring the pastry, he took out a money bag and gave it to Liu Qiao.
"Two bundles of firewood only cost twenty coins. Why did my husband give so much?" Liu Qiao asked in surprise after counting the number.
"Not much, not much. It's hard work for a strong man to carry firewood, but it's rare to have a pure heart. Don't refuse to help me sweep the garden."
The old man smiled and said, "After saying this, Liu Qiao was not allowed to refuse."
Then he sent him to the outside of the village and said: "It's getting late, so the strong men should go back early to avoid being blinded by stars and moons. There are inevitably some jackals in these barren mountains and wild mountains, and it's not very safe..."
Although I always feel that this old man is not like an ordinary person, his words make a lot of sense.
In this era, let alone goblins and ghosts at night, there are more lions, tigers, bears, and wild boars than people. Traveling at night is indeed very dangerous.
However, he could only suppress his doubts and walked quickly all the way, and finally rushed back to Chaoge City before sunset.
As soon as he entered the city this time, Liu Qiao immediately displayed his acting skills and changed his face very quickly.
Crowds gathered in front of Jiang Shang Gua stall, one by one, looking like they were impressed by Jiang Shang's divine calculation.
Not only did he change his arrogant demeanor before, but after paying the divination money respectfully, he didn't even buy firewood for tomorrow, and just stood in front of the divination stall to solicit customers for Jiang Shang.
"Brother Wang, this Mr. Jiang is really a master of calculations. Seeing that you are frowning, let's make a prediction."
"One hexagram solves problems, two hexagrams bring family reunion, and three hexagrams bring happiness."
"Ah, sister-in-law Ah Qiu, look at the spring in your eyes, let's do the three hexagrams, Mr. Jiang will make you happy..." Liu Qiao had many acquaintances, and when he saw people passing by, he helped Jiang Shang to recruit them.
That Mrs. A Qiu was about forty years old, a middle-aged lady, walking with a swaying willow in the wind, swaying left and right, carrying a flower basket.
Hearing this, he put the silk scarf aside and said in a sweet voice: "Mr. Jiang is too old. I'm afraid he won't be able to have a threesome with me..."
After saying that, he glanced at Liu Qiao with a charming look, covered his mouth, and chuckled: "It's you, maybe you have become a master to Mr. Jiang. Then you have learned some skills. Come here when you are free."
At my sister-in-law’s house, do some fortune-telling for your sister-in-law and see how good you are..."
Although as a simple boy, he didn't quite understand what Sister-in-law Aqiu meant, Liu Qiao still understood the principle of not hitting the smiling person.
He hurriedly replied::
"Okay, okay, it's just that I haven't learned the skills yet. After I learn the skills, I will come to you again. If the master is old and can't make the three hexagrams, I will come back to you. If it really doesn't work, my master and disciple are of the same mind.
Working together..."
"Ahem..."
But it was Jiang Shang, who was telling Lao Wang's fortune, that his face turned green and red.
Seeing that Liu Qiao was still talking to the coquettish woman with a confused face, and the more he talked, the more... outrageous he was, so he immediately interrupted with a cough.
The key point is that the master is not strong enough, and the three hexagrams cannot be defeated. I have practiced immortality, let alone the three hexagrams. If I am really interested, I can do a hundred hexagrams a day, that is no longer a problem.
It's just that deducing destiny is a bit laborious, ahem.
It's just a matter of fortune telling, master and disciple. Is it necessary?
It’s not just for the Queen Mother of Tiangong, then maybe two people are not enough, and twelve senior brothers must be included.
As for your kid, you are still very young. You want to learn to walk before you have learned to crawl. You are not a son of a man. You are just watching and learning from the side, huh, huh.
Sister-in-law Ah Qiu gave Jiang Shang a wink. Seeing that Old Jiang was so frightened, she turned around with satisfaction and said: "Good boy, I won't forget that there are so many people here today. I'll wait for your master and apprentice to come that day."
, let me know in advance, my sister-in-law will leave the door open for you..."
"Sweep the couch to welcome you..." Sister-in-law Aqiu, who was smiling so much that the flowers were trembling, walked away with a smile as she straddled the flower basket, leaving only the words "Sweep the couch to welcome you."
"The ancients were so sincere. They would sweep up the couch to greet her at every turn. If Mr. Jiang and I don't go there in the future, we will live up to her sincerity..." Liu Qiao looked at his sister-in-law's retreating back and secretly made up his mind.
Since Jiang Shang came down from the mountain, he has failed in all kinds of arts and has become accustomed to bad luck. Unexpectedly, when he opened a fortune-telling stall, his fortune turned out to be good.
On the opening afternoon alone, Liu Qiao attracted more than a dozen customers. At dusk, he settled the accounts and made more than 300 yuan per hexagram.
Jiang Shang was quite happy and said to himself: "I finally made a profit this time (opening). Let's see if that old woman dares to look down on me, Jiang Ziya again."
If things don't change, it's time for the old woman to give me water to wash my feet, hehe..."
Perhaps it was during this period that Liu Qiao always did some good deeds, leaving people with an image of being generous with money and having a just and heroic character.
Or maybe he helped Jiang Shang verify the first hexagram, praised him everywhere, made him famous, and helped Jiang Shang attract many customers.
In short, Jiang Shang's attitude towards Liu Qiao has finally changed a little. It is not as cold as before. When there are no guests, the two of them can still chat for a few words.
Regarding the change in Jiang Shang's attitude, Liu Qiao, a clever man, was certainly aware of it and was very happy.
Seeing that it was dark and there were no customers, he quickly helped Jiang Shang close the stall, put away the flagpole, and wave the flags. He cupped his hands towards Jiang Shang and said, "Mr. Jiang, if there is nothing else, I will leave now and come back tomorrow."
Help Mr. attract customers..."
"Thanks to you today, you have no lights, and it will be dark and slippery for dozens of miles back. If you don't mind the small space of my small shop, you can go to the pawn shop with the account table and make do with it for the night..."
Jiang Shang said some words of thanks, but seeing that it was so dark outside that he could not see his fingers, he tried to persuade him to stay.
Liu Qiao was actually afraid of running into evil spirits while walking at night, so he immediately hit the snake and followed it with the stick, and quickly responded.