There is no sound tonight, every house is in a state of silence, and the bright moon shines brightly, swallowing up the starlight in the sky.
Tonight I know that the spring air is warm, and the sound of insects is new through the green window screen.
Perhaps only in ancient times, on such a pure night, could a poet write such a poem that suited the occasion.
Xia Shang looked at the bright moon at the door of the small thatched house, listening to the night wind whispering to him. Behind him, a house of women was setting up beds and making mattresses, busy silently.
At this moment, everything was too silent, which led Xia Shang's thoughts step by step to another time and space, and familiar yet distant faces appeared in his mind one after another.
In a blink of an eye, it has been half a month since I arrived in this new world. The life of this half month seems real but illusory. All kinds of new people and new things come one after another, leaving Xia Shang no time to think and reminisce.
Now, when everything slows down, Xia Shang finally has time to calm down and think about it.
This is a process that a time traveler must go through. He does not have to hold on to the memory of the previous life, but wants to say goodbye to the previous life properly.
Forget everything and never look back.
cherish the moment.
Qin Huairou stood silently behind Xia Shang for a long time. She wanted to let him go into the house to rest, but she saw that her husband looked a little strange, so she waited silently behind.
A few days ago, he made a big joke by hanging himself, but Qin Huairou felt that her husband's attitude towards her had changed a lot. Today, he took the initiative to tell her the origin of the 10,000 taels of gold, and even said a lot of unexpected things.
Two hats were exchanged for ten thousand taels of gold. I'm afraid no one would believe it.
But I really did it myself.
Looking at her husband's back, Qin Huairou felt that her husband had become a stranger for the first time, and she really couldn't connect him now with that playboy.
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After saying a silent farewell to the past, the ancient life of Xia and Shang Dynasties was becoming peaceful.
Every day he went to Saifu to teach, and returned home in the evening to work with a few workers to repair the house. Life was relaxed and comfortable, but money was getting tighter.
The building materials at home have been used up, raw materials need to be replenished, and labor wages have to be re-opened. After careful calculation, we need to add another seven or eight taels of silver. The book writing plan is in progress, and it is not the time to make profits. I am afraid of forcibly changing the marketing plan.
If some unexpected mistakes occur and result in not earning enough, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Qin Huairou also knew about the difficulties at home, and once again suggested pawning her earrings first, or borrowing some from her parents' house for emergency relief.
How could Xia Shang agree?
Since there was really no way to make money directly, Xia Shang decided to tell fortunes for others.
Just yesterday, Sai Jiangnan said that a friend invited him to visit, so Xia Shang didn't need to go to Saifu to teach, so he took a set of tables and chairs, a sail of white coats, and swaggered to Yangzhou City.
The profession of fortune tellers has been around for a long time, and there are many Taoist priests in Yangzhou who make a living by telling fortunes.
There are two types of fortune telling, one is fortune telling and the other is fortune telling.
Yousuan is the kind of person who walks around the streets under one banner. When he sees someone looking bad, he will take the initiative to step forward and tell the person seriously: "Donor, poor Taoist, you look bad, your energy and blood are not flowing smoothly, and your hall will turn black in the near future."
There will be a bloody disaster."
Travel calculations are mostly for those who are in urgent need of money and are not good at learning. Because their whereabouts are erratic, even if they make mistakes, they are not afraid of trouble seekers coming to their door.
The test is just the opposite. You need to find a fixed location, set up a booth, put up a test flag, and wait for the test taker to come forward and ask questions. In this way, there is no charge for the test. If the test taker feels that the teacher's calculation is accurate, he or she wants to
Solve the problem or learn more, and then charge.
The fee for fortune telling is relatively high, but the requirements for fortune tellers are extremely high. If you are not very sure, you must not talk nonsense. If there are only mistakes, and the test seeker comes to the door to investigate and sue the yamen, it is a crime of strange power and chaos.
Naturally, Xia Shang's outfit today was to set up a stall to give away clothes.
Because it was a new arrival, Xia Shang didn't know where to place it, so he chose a street with many other people.
It was also a coincidence that the location chosen by Xia Shang was not far from Prince Yong's Mansion, just a corner away.
In the past, Prince Yong's Mansion was called Meiyuan, and beyond Meiyuan was Plum Blossom Street. It was originally a deserted place with few people, but the visit of Prince Yong made this area much livelier. There were always dignitaries coming to Prince Yong's Mansion to show their hospitality and tell fortunes.
My husband also seized this opportunity and moved the stall not far from Prince Yong's Mansion. Because there are many wealthy people coming and going here, the price is naturally expected to be high.
Xia Shang was a little tired from walking all the way from the city entrance with tables and chairs. He saw a sandalwood tree in front of him, so he planted a calculation sign under the tree. After placing the flag, he set up the tables and chairs, and then he could welcome the guests.
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Not far away on the same street, there are two measurement stalls facing each other from a distance. The gentlemen who preside over them are all dressed in gray and Taoist robes. They are calm and composed, and they have an air of immortality.
The words on the signboard are also unique.
One person wrote: "Seeking blessings and misfortunes, seeking what is unknown, knowing everything about the past and present."
The two of them also wrote: "I heard that the Xuanyin Bagua is the only door, and I know that Bodhi uses the way to cross the world."
Compared with theirs, Xia Shang's stall looked much simpler, with only four simple characters on the sign.
"Free calculation."
Moreover, Xia Shang's age was incompatible with the fortune teller's profession. Originally, the two fortune tellers were worried when they saw a new person coming to plant the flag. When they saw Xia Shang's age, they couldn't help but smile at each other and closed their eyes to rest.
Xia Shang hadn't waited for the fortune teller yet, but he had waited for another fortune teller.
"Boy, where did you come from?"
Xia Shang raised his head and looked at the other party. He was dressed like a standard fortune teller, with a long gray and white beard. His old face looked like it was plastered, and he was stiff with no expression. He was dragging a small cart behind him, and he was holding a fortune teller stall.
The utensils are all on the cart.
"Come out." Xia Shang replied vaguely.
"I don't care where you come from, but do you know that you now occupy my position?"
"It's quite wide under the tree. Sir, feel free to choose a place. I don't mind, sir."
"You don't mind, I don't! I have set up a stall here for many years, and this sandalwood tree has always been my territory."
"Oh? So it turns out that setting up a stall to tell fortunes also involves geographical boundaries? How about asking the old gentleman to draw a path for you and me to draw the lines?"
Xia Shang stood up with a smile, rolled up his sleeves, and looked like he was going to fight.
Although Xia Shang was weak, he was still young. How could an old man over fifty be his opponent?
The old gentleman didn't think that Xia Shang was going to take action as soon as he opened his mouth. How could he dare to respond?
"I... I'm so ashamed to waste my time with a naughty kid like you!"
After that, one person dragged the truck to Xia Shang's side, also set up a stall, put up a flag, took out a pot of hot tea, poured himself a cup leisurely, took a sip happily, and did not forget it in the end.
He glanced at Xia Shang with disdain.
At this moment, a person came down from the tree, and it seemed that he wanted to take a test.
The old gentleman quickly put down the tea cup, assumed the posture of a master, slicked his beard, shook his head and started to chant: "Criticize Yin and Yang to break the five elements, look at the sun and moon in the palm of your hand; measure Feng Shui and Liuhe, hold the universe in your sleeve." (To be continued.)