These days, scholars are not easy to mess with, especially when someone makes fun of their future.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, the old magician repeatedly begged for mercy: "Guys, you have something to say. The young man and the young man are old and can't stand the trouble. I will return the money to you."
With no choice, the old magician had to return all the money to the scholar, and also put a brand new money bag of his own.
The three scholars took the money bags and were satisfied. They turned back to Xia Shang and bowed to express their thanks.
"Thank you classmates for speaking up. I wonder if my classmates who set up a stall here really know how to ask the questions of heaven and earth?"
"Know a thing or two."
"My classmate has extraordinary talent and magnanimity. He must be a man of practical knowledge. Can you calculate the blessings and blessings for the three of us this autumn?"
Xia Shang waved his hand: "If you are really confident, why do you need to ask for fortune-telling? If you want to ask for fortune-telling and predict the future misfortunes, you don't have much confidence in your heart. The reason is that you are not familiar with the scriptures and have not learned enough.
It's just a lack of strategy. Instead of asking for fortune-telling here, it would be more practical to go home and read more poems and books and write more articles."
After the conversation, the three scholars were all blushing and were so ashamed that they could not raise their heads.
The leader took two steps forward and respectfully presented the money bag in his hand: "Listen to your words and wake up the dreamer. The student has been taught. The three of us really have no confidence in Qiu Wei, so we prayed to God.
I am really ashamed now. I will immediately return home to practice hard. If I achieve anything in the future, I will remember your kindness."
After saying that, the three of them bowed their heads and walked away quickly. Only a bag of broken silver was placed in front of Xia Shang's table.
Xia Shang picked up the purse and weighed it playfully: "Yes, this purse is quite nice."
"You kid! Give me back my money bag!"
The old magic stick was furious, he cursed and just took two steps forward. Xia Shang suppressed his smile, took the same two steps forward, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted: "Old man! Why don't you make a fortune today, and I'll see if you take another step forward.
Beat me or not!”
The old magic stick is a cunning person. He knows that he can't defeat the opponent, so he has to swallow his breath.
"Child! If you have the guts, don't leave!"
After saying that, he stopped cleaning up the stall and angrily went elsewhere.
The old bastard looked like he was looking for someone to take revenge.
It was okay for Xia Shang to bully an old man, but if the other party really found someone to come, it would be a bit troublesome.
Previously, the middle-aged man gave me ten taels of silver, and the scholar gave me another bag of broken silver, which was enough for the time being.
So Xia Shang had the idea of leaving.
Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly a gust of wind came and many leaves fell.
Xia Shang calculated with his fingers: "The rain will come in the 'wood shaking' and 'sky change'. Sending rain means sending fish. Today there is still a lot of money that has not arrived, so we can't leave."
There is no surprise today, but I have to wait here for a while.
I don’t know why Xia Shang was so determined, but he leisurely went to the grocery store at the corner of the street, rented a large oil umbrella, propped it up in front of the stall, and sat motionless, just waiting for the opportunity to come.
At this time, the sky is bright, the sun is shining brightly, the sky is clear, and the occasional spring breeze is normal.
A large umbrella was placed in front of Xia Shang's stall, which looked out of place, and soon attracted many curious people.
"Free calculation? Or a fortune teller?"
"What does it mean to hold an umbrella on a bright day?"
"The fortune teller may have predicted that it will rain soon."
"So awesome?"
"Who knows? But based on my observation, there is no sign of rain in the current weather. I guess you are just trying to impress people, right?"
After speaking, the person who asked suddenly raised his head and blinked.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It seems...it seems like raindrops are hitting my eyes."
"Ha! Don't be kidding, how can it possibly rain on a day like this?"
"No, no, it seems like... it's really going to rain."
It's amazing how quickly the sky changes. One second it was clear, and the next second there were clouds rolling in from the distance, covering the entire city of Yangzhou in just a few breaths.
The raindrops fell and fell on the people of Yangzhou, bringing a refreshing coolness, but not as gentle as the spring rain in the past.
The raindrops were like beans, falling down on the large and small tile-roofed houses in Yangzhou City, and the sound of dripping could be heard clearly.
Hearing the sound, the people of Yangzhou City realized that it was now May and it would be the beginning of summer soon. This rain was a farewell to the spring breeze, right?
The rain in early summer came suddenly, and no one on the street was prepared.
For a time, the pedestrians on the street turned into ants scurrying around. Some were returning home, some were taking shelter from the rain, and some were on their way. There were no longer any leisurely and comfortable tourists.
Pedestrians around Xia Shang's stall all got under the umbrellas in front of the stall, wiping the rain off their bodies and marveling at it.
"Young gentleman is really a god! He said it was going to rain, and it really rained."
"That's right! Since the little gentleman's calculations are really accurate, how about we and others do the calculations?"
Xia Shang predicted that it would rain, but he did not predict that so many people would come to watch. He couldn't do too much fortune-telling because it was impossible to count so many people.
"Everyone, I have already calculated a few hexagrams today and cannot continue to pry into the heavenly secrets. Please come back another day."
The people around were still talking, but at this moment the old magician came back with a group of hooligans.
There weren't many people on the other side, and there were only four of them including the old magic stick.
The old magic stick was a stranger and no one knew him, but the three people following him were recognized by some common people.
"Aren't they the three Ruan brothers from outside Nancheng?"
Outside Yangzhou City, there is Daqing Mountain. Banditry is rampant on the mountain. People on the mountain and down the mountain are ruthless and ruthless. The three Ruan brothers are well-known gangsters outside Nancheng. It is rumored that they are related to a group of bandits on the mountain.
It has something to do with it, so those bandits come to the city to buy goods. They are very arrogant in the city on weekdays, and few people dare to go against them.
I was imprisoned for more than half a year for kidnapping a private girl, but was released due to lack of evidence.
After this incident, everyone in Yangzhou City knew these three brothers, and everyone avoided them when they saw them.
As soon as the three Ruan brothers arrived, the people around Xia Shang would rather stand in the rain than get too close to them, and the crowd dispersed immediately.
"Are you new here to set up a stall?" The one-eyed man in the lead walked up to Xia Shang and slapped his hand on the table.
Before Xia Shang could say anything, the old master from before stepped forward and said, "Uncle Ruan, that's the guy! He took the stage here without saying a word."
"Go, go, shut up."
"Boy, let me ask you, do you know the rules here?"
Xia Shang glanced at him indifferently: "What if you know? So what if you don't know?"
"Ha! You are quite calm! I wonder if you will be this calm again in the future! Let me tell you, you need my permission to set up a stall and tell fortunes here. This old man is the person I protect, you are snatching it now
If you break his business, you are breaking my rules. You must give me an explanation today. Otherwise, you will bleed today!"
"He will definitely not bleed today, but I don't know if you bleed or not."
An indifferent and elegant voice suddenly appeared next to the Ruan brothers.
A woman, a sword, and some rain on her body.
Xia Shang saw it and stood up with a smile: "Madam, I missed something in my calculation today. I didn't expect it to rain. If I had known it, I would have asked you to bring an umbrella." (To be continued)