Shortly after Chen Shi, a round-faced man walked out of Xu's house with his neck hunched and his sleeves draped.
This person's name is Xu Zhengquan. Xu Youde, who came to the capital four years ago, claims to be a relative of Xu Youde, but Xu Youde himself has not verified whether he is actually a relative.
I just felt that Xu Zhengquan was quite smart and sensible, so I took him in.
At first, it was just a matter of sitting down to chop wood and carry water. Later, Xu Youde was promoted and the number of women he brought home gradually increased. He couldn't manage it himself, so he made Xu Zhengquan the housekeeper of the house, responsible for taking care of the food and drinks in the house.
Wearability and other trivial matters.
"Mad, you ask me to go out of the city in such a cold weather... Sigh, Mad, this is going to freeze me to death..."
Xu Zhengquan was cursing and complaining when suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, making him shiver.
Xu Youde sent Xu Zhengquan out of the city today to inquire about the whereabouts of a group of people.
I don’t know who Xu Youde heard from a few days ago that a powerful warrior gang had emerged outside the city.
It is said that the members of the Warriors Gang are all highly skilled in martial arts and specialize in asking for tolls from people entering Beijing. Those who obediently give the money will be released immediately. But if someone is unwilling to give the money, the Warriors Gang will immediately turn into road bandits without any courtesy.
Collect by force.
There was a carriage and horse shop that was transporting goods back to Beijing, but was stopped by the Warriors Gang on the way. The Warriors Gang asked the carriage and horse shop for toll money, but the carriage and horse shop felt that they had a large number of people and expressed their unwillingness to pay for the bullshit.
As a result, a fight broke out between the two parties.
The final result was that the carriage and horse shop paid the toll honestly and received a good beating. It is said that the manpower of the carriage and horse shop at that time was five times that of the Warrior Gang.
In other words, those people from the Warrior Gang are one against five!
Xu Zhengquan's mission is to go out of the city and find a way to get in touch with the Warriors Gang.
When he reached the intersection, Xu Zhengquan was in a dilemma, wondering whether to go east or west, north or south.
The reason for this difficulty is that there is no pattern for the activities of the Warriors outside the city. Today they may be "doing business" on the way into the city from the east, and tomorrow they may shoot and move to the west, and the day after tomorrow they may go to the south or north.
, the day after tomorrow may not appear at all...
In short, there are too many roads to Beijing from all directions, and only God knows where the Warriors will appear.
What should I do? If I look in the wrong direction, I will definitely have to send me out tomorrow...
Xu Zhengquan stood at the intersection and looked around, thinking. He was hesitating which direction to take out of the city.
When he was hesitating, an old man holding a fortune-telling flag walked past, shouting as he walked: "Take a look, take a look, the secret hexagram passed down from the ancestors will rejuvenate the country and bring peace to the country! I'm sure you'll be satisfied, but it's not accurate."
No money needed…”
Xu Zhengquan had an idea, raised his hand and shouted: "Hey, hey, fortune teller, come back!"
The old fortune teller immediately stopped shouting, looked back and walked towards Xu Zhengquan.
"This distinguished guest, do you want to make a fortune?" the old fortune teller asked as he approached.
Xu Zhengquan looked at the old fortune teller suspiciously and asked, "Are you really not allowed to ask for money?"
The old fortune teller did not answer Xu Zhengquan's question, but smiled slightly and asked: "This distinguished guest wants to calculate which way to take, right?"
Xu Zhengquan was surprised: "Ah, how did you know?"
The old fortune teller kept smiling, raised a flag in front of Xu Zhengquan, and said: "I, Zhang Banxian from Beijing, how can this little thing not be calculated?"
Xu Zhengquan looked up and saw Zhang Banxian's name written on the banner.
When Xu Zhengquan saw that Zhang Banxian could figure out what he was thinking, he immediately felt admiration in his heart, and the disrespect he showed towards Zhang Banxian just now disappeared.
In fact, how could Zhang Banxian figure out Xu Zhengquan's thoughts? He just guessed it when he saw Xu Zhengquan looking around and hesitating when he was passing by. After all, careful observation and logical reasoning are basic skills to make a living in this industry.
"Zhang Xianren, I really want to go out of the city to look for someone, but I don't know where he is. Can you help me figure out which direction to take out of the city?"
Xu Zheng, who asked the question, looked full of hope. If Zhang Banxian could help calculate the direction, it would save him trouble.
Zhang Banxian was not in a hurry to tell fortunes. He glanced at the teahouse across the street and said, "This distinguished guest, it's cold on the street. Why don't you find a place to shelter from the wind and sit down first?"
"Yes, of course! Zhang Xianren please..."
Xu Zhengquan readily agreed and quickly called Zhang Banxian to the teahouse.
The two of them took a seat in a remote corner of the teahouse. Xu Zhengquan asked for tea and couldn't wait to ask Zhang Banxian for advice.
"Zhang Xianren, I'm in a hurry, let's start counting now!" Xu Zhengquan looked a little anxious.
Zhang Banxian nodded and asked: "This distinguished guest, before doing the divination, can I ask you a few questions?"
Zhang Banxian was very satisfied with Xu Zhengquan's cooperation, so he asked: "The distinguished guest went out to the city to look for someone. Is the person he is looking for a man or a woman, or neither a man nor a woman?"
"It's a man..."
"Do you know him or not?"
"I don't know..."
"One person, or more than one person?"
"More than one person..."
Zhang Banxian nodded slowly, paused and asked again: "Excuse me, distinguished guest, what kind of work do these people you are looking for do?"
"Uh..." Xu Zhengquan hesitated for a moment and said in a somewhat embarrassed tone: "Immortal, do I have to say this...? My master specifically told me to keep it a secret...
"
Zhang Banxian shook his head calmly and said, "It's okay if you don't say anything. Distinguished guest, please say a word..."
"One word?" Xu Zhengquan asked, "Any word will do?"
"Of course..." Zhang Banxian immediately added: "But it's best if this word has something to do with the person you're looking for!"
Xu Zhengquan lowered his head and thought for a while. He originally planned to say the word "brave", but at the moment he felt it was too obvious, so he said another word.
"Senior, counselor's sergeant!"
After Xu Zhengquan finished speaking, he wrote once on the desktop with his finger.
Zhang Banxian smiled slightly and began to decipher the characters: "Shi means Shi! He is a person who is good at doing things. When the word Shi is broken down, it is the number of heaven and earth, starting from 'one' and ending with 'ten'..."
"Xianren Zhang, what do you mean by this?" Xu Zhengquan didn't understand the meaning.
Zhang Banxian asked: "Excuse me, distinguished guest, what is the first stroke of the character Shi?"
"Yes!" Xu Zhengquan replied blurtly.
Zhang Banxian nodded and said seriously: "That's right! So, you should leave the city from the north today!"
"Zhang Xianren, can you tell me why?"
Xu Zhengquan couldn't figure out how to arrive at the result of the north.
Zhang Banxian took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Dear guest, think about it, one is the number of days, and north is the position of heaven. If you don't go north, where are you going?"
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