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Chapter 7 The Taoist came down the mountain

There is no spring and autumn in the south. This is what most people think. People’s understanding of the southern season is often the scorching heat for half a year. The sun shines on the rows of tall buildings in a capricious manner, making people on the street melt - until the deep winter comes, the coolness and coldness are biting. Even if you hide in the quilt, you can’t help but tremble. No matter how much clothes you wear, you can’t melt the feminine dampness and coldness in your bones.

This is not the case in Hejia Town, located at the foot of the southern mountain. Due to its unique geographical environment, this town has four seasons. It has spring, swallows fly over the eaves, and flowers are blooming inside and outside the town.

It also has autumn. Falling leaves and wind tangled across the streets, and even the air smelled dry and the city was full of golden color.

Stepping on the tail of September, Hejia Town ushered in autumn. Tomorrow is National Day, and some vendors have set up stalls in the town in advance. The town will be very lively during holidays. The enthusiastic Hejia Town people welcome tourists to visit.

Today, the people of Hejia Town welcomed a pair of Taoist priests who went down the mountain.

It is a rare thing to see Taoist priests these days. People often understand this kind of person from film and television works, but few of them have really seen it in reality - even if there is always a flying place on the top of Moxing Mountain, the Taoist priests in the viewing have never seen it once in three or five years.

The Taoist master who flew to watch went down the mountain. One was a Taoist priest and the other was a Taoist nun. This news quickly spread throughout the small Hejia Town.

If the family had no important work, they would whisper between neighbors and walk to the only square in the town. These people were most concerned about gossip. Master Zhong, who had traveled to the north in the first two months, came to the town for a temporary stay, which was also the first news they received.

The two Taoist masters set up a small stall in the square, and the wooden sign hanging in front of the stall read "Fortune-seeking" in simple brush words. The onlookers whispered and bravely went up to ask the two of them from time to time. The Taoist priests sitting at the table were talking and laughing, and their demeanor was natural. Time passed little by little, but no one planned to go up to tell fortunes.

People think these two Taoist masters are too young.

The Taoist in the middle is not as long as the film and television dramas, and his calm expression is indeed beautiful and handsome. As for the Taoist nun on the side, it is even more amazing. Her eyebrows and eyes are as dark as a painting, and she looks like a fairy above the nine heavens. Many people think she looks familiar, but they can't tell why.

——Nevertheless, the two of them seem to be only twenty years old. No matter how fairy-like they are, it is difficult for people to believe how profound their Taoist skills are.

This is comparable to the Master Zhong who came to the town for less than a month. He seems to be nearly thirty years old and mature and steady. Everyone who sees him has to sincerely praise him, "Young and promising."

The fortune-telling stall was delayed, but Dao Master seemed calm and calmly shook the broken palm fan in his hand. The Taoist nun even held the whisk with his beautiful eyes closed, his mouth curled with a smile, and he closed his eyes and calmed down.

After a while, another aunt finally walked up slowly and sat down opposite the two of them.

Master Dao opened his eyes and glanced lightly, with a smile in his eyes.

The woman spoke in a stutter:

"Master Taoist, how much does it cost to calculate a fortune?"

The Taoist shook his head:

"No money."

The woman glanced at him suspiciously: "Don't you have to pay the incense fee afterwards?"

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Those who study Taoism should pay attention to accumulating merits and practices. We will not raise incense when we go down the mountain this time. We just received the orders of our master to accumulate merits for the people in the town. For fortune-telling and fortune-telling are all worthwhile."

The onlookers began to talk. The woman hesitated for a moment and asked again:

"What will Taoist priests count?"

"It depends on what you need." The Taoist priest looked at her meaningfully, turned his head and pointed at the Taoist nun beside him:

"If you think we are liars, you might as well let the junior sister beside me calculate your surname."

"Can surname be counted?"

"It's too mysterious, right?"

The onlookers started to discuss it in a slight manner. The beautiful Taoist nun opened her eyes slightly, swept the aunt in front of the table, with a playful smile in her eyes, and she whisked and bowed slightly:

"Is this aunt's husband's surname Wang?"

Those who have relatives and friends around them can't help but exclaim in surprise.

"This... is indeed the surname Wang... how did you know..." The woman whispered, but the Taoist nun didn't explain. She smiled mysteriously, then reached out and pointed her forehead, closing her eyes and thinking:

"As for you, auntie... Erdong Chen, right?"

"Yes, yes, my surname is Chen... Two gods, are you so amazing, right?"

The woman was so excited that she had believed the two Taoists at once. Some people around began to doubt that this woman was the one who invited them to come specially. Some relatives and friends scolded her a few words, "Don't talk nonsense", and confirmed that she was a real local from Hejia Town, and the psychology of the masses had undergone subtle changes unconsciously.

"My Taoist practice is very shallow." The Taoist nun smiled modestly: "The one who really wants to tell you fortune is my senior brother. I can only read people's surnames, and he can read people's hearts."

"Junior sister is too humble." The Taoist priest shook the palm fan and said to the aunt surnamed Chen:

"If you don't mind, please take out an item from your bag that you think means the most to you."

Aunt Chen said in confusion:

"What's the saying again?"

The Taoist priest smiled faintly: "You should regard it as a medium. All things have spirits. The things that have been in contact with you for the longest time can also help me understand your life."

Aunt Chen put the bag on her shoulder on the table in a sceptical way, opened the zipper, flipped it over, and after thinking about it, she took out a pendant from it with a serious expression.

The moment she opened her bag, the Taoist priest quickly glanced through the inside of her bag, picked up the photo and rubbed it on his hand, stroked his chin, shook his head and said a series of words that made people confused. About half a minute passed, and the palm-leaf fan knocked on the table, with a calm expression.

"This pendant... was originally your immediate family, parents or ancestors, right?"

Aunt Chen was stunned:

"It's...my mother gave it to me."

"You like to be clean and do housework diligently."

"yes……"

"Have there been some financial problems at home recently? This seems to be due to your family..."

"It's so right... it's so right... it's to be honest. My husband was injured in his foot when he worked on a construction site last month. He is still borrowing money from his relatives everywhere..."

"And, your juniors have some problems, right? Is it your son or daughter?"

Aunt Chen's expression became more and more excited: "Daughter, I have a daughter. I'm going to go to another place to study in college this year. The tuition fee has not been paid yet. It's just as this happening..."

"I understand." The Taoist priest smiled and said, "I'll tell you a fortune in the end."

When the woman left the seat with satisfaction with holding the divination tag she drew, the onlookers became bustling. For a moment, three or four people rushed to the front of the two Taoist priests, saying "Dao Master" and "Tao Master" and asking them to calculate a divination for them. The onlookers behind quickly woke up and lined up in front of the small stall.

The two of them had the same fortune-telling method as the first one: first, the beautiful Taoist nun next to guess the fortune-teller's surname, and then asked the fortune-teller to take out the most important thing from his bag. After the Taoist priest rubbed and pondered, he gave the corresponding result. Occasionally, several guests asked for a visa, and some skipped the guessing of the surname and told the fortune directly.

"Ms. Yao, you are a talker most of the time at home, right?"

"Yes... I will take care of small things, my husband will take care of big things, and there will be no big things on weekdays..."

"Aunt Zhang, I have encountered something unpleasant in the past month, right?"

"That's not... Master Dao, I tell you that I'm very unlucky this month. My husband is laid off, my son is not well-behaved, I don't read well in books, and I have to learn some carpenters. You said this is a person who is worried about..."

"Your Yin Tang is rosy, but you have a dark look. Recently, I feel that you have met a noble person to help you?"

"Yes, yes... I went to Master Zhong in the town last month to see my photos. I asked me to pay 5,000 yuan in incense and lose money and eliminate disasters..."

"So have you felt your luck improved this month?"

"This...is hard to say..."

"Sister He has had family disagreements recently?"

"It seems that there is no such thing. Our family has always been very harmonious..."

"You can think about it carefully. In the past few days, it may not necessarily mean what happened in the past three or five days, or maybe it has happened in a month."

"After you said this, I remembered it. Half a month ago, my stupid brother..."

As time gradually passed, in the afternoon, a "acquaintance" sat down on the chair opposite.

When Liu Yanshi saw her, she subconsciously looked at Shi Zuocai.

"Junior sister, can the guest's surname be counted?"

Liu Yanxi nodded and closed her eyes for a while: "The surname is Li. Muzili, right?"

Li Lijuan touched her legs a little uneasy and nodded:
Chapter completed!
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