Chapter 99: Throwing beans and asking for good luck
Jiangdu Yamen, in the side hall.
"Are you kidding me?"
Zhao Xuan leaned forward, like a wild beast staring at its prey, exuding a terrifying aura.
The man sitting opposite her, who was being intimidated by her, remained unmoved, as if he was used to this kind of scene.
"Zhao Xuan, do you think this kind of thing can be joked about?"
Zhao Xuan leaned back and said slowly: "I waited for more than half a month to bring you, the supervisory censor, but what I brought was this kind of news. How do you want me to accept it? Now Jiangdu
There is an undercurrent surging, and I still have a major unsolved case. Please tell me now why Wu Zhaokun cannot be transported to the capital to await trial."
"The review of Yu Zicai, the Minister of Rites, is still in progress and there is no conclusion yet."
"So? People from the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce have been recruited, and the evidence of their bribery is complete. The bribe money Wu Zhaokun accepted is being pushed in the Yamen warehouse. At least he can't escape the crime!"
"Zhao Xuan, don't be too stubborn. This is the court's consideration." The censor said sternly, "Do you want to disobey?"
Zhao Xuan spread her hands and said with a hint of disdain: "I don't dare."
"Then follow your orders! Bring the files on Wu Zhaokun's case. I want to check them myself."
That night, the lights were brightly lit in the yamen's docket. It was obvious that the censor was going to work on the case all night long.
Zhao Xuan found an excuse to come out and called He Shouxin over.
"Starting from tomorrow, the prison guards will be divided into four teams, working in two shifts, and the teams will be disrupted every two days. I will send you to the countryside to find the families of the victims of the Yichunyuan corpse case..."
"Uh..."
"...But in fact, I will find an excuse to let you sneak into the prison as a prisoner, and get as close as possible to Wu Zhaokun."
He Shouxin nodded and said: "I understand."
"You must pay attention. If the imperial court chooses to stand still, they are either really investigating Yu Zicai, or someone wants to rescue Wu Zhaokun. The capital prison is heavily guarded, and if they want to take action, they can only do it in Jiangdu."
After Zhao Xuan finished explaining, he estimated that it had been long enough for him to come out, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and return to the case library.
She doesn't like dealing with files, let alone a censor who has not gained her trust.
……
Zhou Shi looked at the beans scattered on the ground and read the results he wanted from their arrangement.
"Well, it seems tomorrow is not a good time to hang clothes..."
He gathered up the beans on the ground, thinking that "throwing beans to ask for good luck" was quite useful.
This is the reward he got from the iron abacus this time. It can be regarded as a kind of fortune-telling. It is said to be "throwing beans", but throwing rice, throwing money, or anything else will do. As long as you visualize what you need to ask, you can get it from
The way the media falls and the shape it lands on the ground indicate good or bad luck.
This thing is much more convenient than ordinary fortune-telling, but it also has a drawback, that is, it can only ask about things within a day, and it can only produce good or bad results. The accuracy of the fortune-telling will also depend on the number of times it is used in a day.
increases and decreases.
Even so, Zhou Shi is very satisfied. He has been in and out of dangerous situations several times and knows how valuable the ability to predict danger is. In the future, when he wants to help the ghosts settle scores, he can use the method of throwing beans to ask for good luck.
If the result is not good, try to find a way to call for help, or make some preparations in advance.
He asked about the good or bad luck of nine more things in succession. Counting the first time, he calculated ten hexagrams in total.
The purpose of this is to judge the decreasing accuracy of consecutive fortune-tellings based on the number of fulfillments, so as to determine the maximum number of fortune-tellings in the future.
The next morning, the sky was gloomy, and it seemed like it would rain at any time. The guys put away the half-dried clothes while cursing the damn weather.
"The first hexagram came true." This was completely within Zhou Shi's expectation.
It was near noon that Xue An, Xiaosi and Lao Zhao returned from the fish market. According to the shopkeeper's instructions, they set out for the fish market early in the morning, but only brought back two fish.
"Everything in the fish market is very good. I have tentatively prepared three dishes. Please decide whether to add them to the menu." Xue Anhui reported.
This also confirms Zhou Shi's second hexagram: the fish market can satisfy Xue An, and the result is "auspicious".
At lunch, there were not even half as many guests as usual. It seemed that the layers of dark clouds made them worry that they would become drowned rats on the way back. The third hexagram came true.
Then it was time for the guys to eat. As usual, two large bowls of food were served in the kitchen. While the guys were feasting, Zhou Shi revealed the changes to the menu.
"What? Change the menu?" Chen Dayou spat it out and shouted loudly, "This is the menu that our Fengde House has passed down for three generations. How can we just change it? What's more, it's a dish we've never cooked before!
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The fourth hexagram, modifying the menu will not attract opposition, it will be bad.
Zhou Shi had long expected that Chen Dayou would object, but he did not argue with the master chef, but waited patiently for Xue An to serve two fishes.
These were exactly the two river delicacies that Xue An made for the shopkeeper to taste. After Chen Dayou tasted a chopstick, his expression softened significantly.
"If this is the case, it's not impossible..."
The modification of the menu must require the nod of the boss. The old club originally established this rule to prevent laymen from guiding the experts. In this case, we can only let the experts use their skills to convince the experts.
While we were eating, Agui walked into the front hall with a troubled expression on his face.
"Shopkeeper, the second boss said he can't get used to this dish..."
After resting, Zhu Benshan has recovered from the injuries he received from Shopkeeper Qian. According to his moral character, he should go out to eat, drink, whore and gamble again. However, Zhou Shi takes a close look at the money cabinet, and Shopkeeper Zhou’s reputation is getting louder and louder in Jiangdu. Everyone knows that
Fengde Tower is Zhou Shi’s boss and will not lend money to this second owner.
After losing his money, Zhu Benshan's dog meat friends stopped interacting with him, which made him feel more at ease. Sometimes he helped with some work in the store, and sometimes he went outside to join in the fun, at least he would not cause trouble.
"Hey, why are you coaxing him? He won't eat." Zhou Shi waved his hand and asked Agui to sit down and eat.
The guys were chatting and laughing happily while eating. At this moment, a deep voice came from the door:
"Hey, are you going to eat?"
When Zhou Shi heard this, he quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks and stood up to greet him: "Shopkeeper Qian, long time no see!"
The visitor was none other than Qian De'an, the shopkeeper of Huaiyuelou and shopkeeper Zhou Da's benefactor. His strong body squeezed into the store through the half-open door and exchanged a bow with Zhou Shi.
"What wind brings you here?"
"Haha, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Is my nephew here?"
Coming for Zhu Benshan? Zhou Shi smiled and said: "Yes, yes, but he may not dare to see you."
"Humph, he doesn't dare to see me, and I don't dare to see his father! Let him come out!"
Zhou Shi did not dare to neglect and asked Agui to invite the second boss out.
Sure enough, when he heard that it was shopkeeper Qian who was looking for him, he was so frightened that he hugged the door frame and refused to let go, howling like a killing pig.
Qian De'an couldn't see anyone for a long time, so he rolled up his sleeves and rushed to the backyard, holding Qian De'an in his hand like a chicken.
"Boy, be honest! Shopkeeper Zhou, how about letting him practice with you?"
When Zhou Shi heard this, he quickly asked: "Are you practicing Baji or Xingyi?"
"That's not what I mean. I mean, I happen to be short of people in Huaiyue Building, so let him work in my place, and I'll polish off his temperament!"
When Zhou Shi heard this, he thought he was here to solve his own problems, and quickly said: "You are the uncle and he is the nephew. I have no control over it."
It seems that five hexagrams in one day is the limit, because the sixth hexagram he calculated is:
A distinguished guest is coming today, which is unlucky.