The two of them stood under the ginkgo tree outside the dormitory.
The man in Tang suit looked up at the green trees and asked quietly:
"Taoist Priest, can you make it clear whether you want to advance or retreat?"
The Taoist priest smiled slightly and replied calmly:
"What is difficult for others has been done by practitioners. What is difficult for others to cut can be achieved by practitioners. Master Zheng already has the answer in his mind, so why bother asking Pindao again?"
The man also laughed.
But his smile looked helpless.
The Taoist priest casually picked up a fallen leaf from under the tree, held the fallen leaf, and said slowly:
“A tree without roots, flowers in full bloom, who is willing to give up if he is greedy for glory?
Floating things happen, like a boat in the sea of suffering, it drifts back and forth without freedom.
It is boundless, has no shore, and is difficult to moor. It often swims in dangerous places with fish and dragons.
If you are willing to look back, you will reach the shore; don't wait for the storm to damage the boat."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Taoist priest turned around and left, returning to his cell.
The layman named Zheng bowed deeply to the Taoist priest's back.
The three of us were watching from not far away.
He Xiaoshi on the side suddenly said:
"Asking for divination, you must have encountered something difficult to solve. On the sixth day of the lunar month, do you believe in divination and numerology?"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiaoshi and Xiaoduo looked at me at the same time.
Do I believe it?
For a moment, I was a little confused.
I used to think silently in my heart that my destiny was up to me.
But as time goes by, my horizons broaden.
I find more and more that there are too many things in life that we cannot change.
For example, my father died and there was no news from my mother.
For another example, I passed by Su Mei, but I was not destined to Qi Lan.
Isn’t all of this just fate?
Just as I was thinking about it, He Xiaoshi suddenly said:
"How about we go get a signature?"
I nodded.
The three of us went directly to Fujian Palace.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the layman Zheng from before was actually there.
He just stood in front of a statue of the Heavenly Master with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed as if he was thinking about something.
I walked to the place asking for signatures and donated incense.
Picking up the lottery box, he randomly pulled out a lottery ticket.
Above are four verses:
"If your body is not stained by dust and your mind is untainted, whatever you do with sincerity will eventually succeed.
There is no moon on the tower near the water, and it is difficult for the flowers and trees facing the sun to see spring."
I handed the lot to the Taoist priest who was interpreting the lot. He took it, looked at it, and asked me:
"What do you want?"
"Marriage!"
Before I could speak, Xiaoduo on the side said it first.
In a word, it made me a little embarrassed.
The Taoist interpreter looked at Xiaoduo, then at me, and then said:
"If it's a marriage, I'm afraid this is a sign! The moon cannot be prayed for, and the flowers cannot come in spring. It means that the road to marriage for the benefactor is bumpy at every turn..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoduo asked hurriedly:
"What should we do?"
The Taoist priest looked at the bamboo stick and said four words:
"With sincerity, gold and stone will open!"
"Can you be more specific?"
Xiaoduo didn't understand, so she asked again.
Xiaoshi on the side smiled secretly and asked Xiaoduo:
"Xiao Duo, do you count or does the sixth grade count?"
Only then did Xiaoduo realize that he had asked too many questions.
She looked at me and said again:
"Just ask!"
I shook my head indifferently.
It doesn't matter if you sign it up or down.
If it is really destiny, then why should I force it to change?
When we were going down the mountain, it started raining heavily.
The three of us actually regretted not listening to the man's advice and buying some raincoats.
By the time we reached the foot of the mountain, the three of us had become drowned rats.
After walking out of the scenic spot, I planned to take a taxi back.
I heard passers-by say that there was a landslide ahead.
All the cars can't get through, and I don't know when they will be repaired.
The three of us are at a loss.
Suddenly, I heard a hearty voice coming from behind:
"Haha, if you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a lot. What do you think, you are all in trouble, right?"
When I turned around, I saw the layman Zheng wearing a raincoat and looking at us with a smile.
Although he was also wearing a raincoat, he was no better than us.
My pants were already soaked through, and my cotton-soled cloth shoes seemed to have been soaked in water.
"There's a tea stall over there, let's go take shelter from the rain?"
The young man next to layman Zheng pointed to a tea stall on the roadside and said.
"Let's go, you three little guys, I'll treat you to tea today!"
The tea stall is not big, just a simple shed.
At the back is a temporary prefabricated house.
As soon as he arrived at the stall, layman Zheng shouted into the wooden room:
"Where's the boss? Bring us a pot of tea!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fat man in his thirties walking out with an impatient look.
Before we could say anything else, he waved his hand at us impatiently:
“If you don’t want to buy it, go somewhere else!”
"Then can we take shelter from the rain?"
Jushi Zheng asked.
Unexpectedly, the fat man's eyes widened and he said dissatisfied:
"No! Either you come in and play a few games, or you leave quickly!"
"What to play?"
Jushi Zheng asked curiously.
The fat man turned sideways, pointed toward the cabin, and said:
"Wouldn't you know if you come in and take a look?"
A few of us looked at each other and found that there was really no place to take shelter from the rain except here.
After thinking about it, I could only go in and take a look first.
This simple house is not big, only fifty or sixty square meters.
As soon as I entered the door, I felt like it was filled with fog and noisy.
Curses, laughter, sighs and mahjong sounds came and went.
It turns out that this place is actually a simple mahjong parlor.
There are two mahjong tables, one with long tiles, and the other with a large porcelain bowl where the dice are shaken and bets are placed.