Zhixin came out of Shu's house feeling very happy, firstly because Shu Yan's reputation spread all over the world, and secondly because Chief Xia Ting said that her marriage to Shu Yan was a match made in heaven. She was feeling complacent, thinking

A wonderful marriage. When I was about to get home, I suddenly saw a wandering sorcerer with a long face and narrow eyes. There were a few sparse black beards under his chin. He was wearing a Taoist cloak.

, wearing a pair of broken cloud shoes, carrying a yellow satin signboard with eight characters written on it: "The direct biography of Wuhou Zhuge Divination" on his shoulders, and knocking two bamboo boards in his hands. Zhixin took a look and knew that they were fortune tellers.

In the middle of the year, fortune-telling is most active in the first month, because the year's plan starts in spring, and people like to calculate the fortune of the year in the first month.

Zhixin thought to herself, why not ask this Taoist priest to tell the fortune? First, let me calculate the fate of my marriage with Brother Yan. Although we have been childhood sweethearts, when will it happen? This year or next year? Second, my father's marriage the year before last.

Be flooded

He was washed away by the water, and his life and death were uncertain. Everyone knew that he must be dead, but my mother was unwilling to accept it. She insisted that he was rescued in Luoyang or Jingzhou. Why not ask this warlock to calculate it so that he could be saved?

My mother is heartbroken.

After Zhixin thought about it, she brought the warlock home. Just because of this move, not only did she not get a good marriage, but it also caused her to be separated from Shu Yan.

Zhixin went into the room and spoke to her mother, then invited the warlock to sit in the courtyard. Zhixin asked, "What's your last name, this Taoist priest? Is he good at fortune-telling or fortune-telling?"

The sorcerer said: "My surname is Zhuge, and he is a descendant of Zhuge Wuhou of Western Shu. My ancestors of the Zhuge family are well versed in the principles of the Zhouyi Bagua, and are good at fortune-telling and fortune-telling. What do you want me to ask for?"

Just when Zhixin was about to say "seeking marriage", her face turned red. It turns out that this kind of thing is okay for girls to think about, but it is difficult for them to say it out loud. She was a little embarrassed, and even regretted telling the warlock to her.

Call in.

What does Zhuge Warlock do? He travels around the world all day long, observing people's emotions. In fact, he is not a descendant of Zhuge Liang. It is just because Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, has great calculations and has been rumored to be miraculous, so this warlock pretends to be Zhuge Liang.

The grandson of the family just wanted to make a living by using Zhuge Liang's reputation. When he saw this little girl, she was in her twenties and eighties, the age when love begins, so what else could she care about? She looked shy and hesitated to speak,

That must be for marriage.

"Little girl, is it possible that you want to get married?"

When Zhixin heard this, she nodded quickly. She thought to herself, this warlock is really capable. He guessed it before I even said anything.

"Hahaha, since ancient times, it's normal for men to get married and for women to get married. There's no need to be shy. Do you want a fortune teller or a divination?"

Zhixin said: "Let's meet each other, I don't understand those hexagrams."

"Okay, let's do fortune telling." Zhuge Warlock was giving Zhixin a fortune telling while organizing his words. Generally, fortune tellers adapt to circumstances and find breakthroughs based on the other person's language and emotional changes. To put it bluntly, it is applied psychology. Fortune telling

The gentleman just didn't know where to start when suddenly Ruoxin ran into the house from Shu Yan's house and happily told how the director of the pavilion praised Shu Yan's reputation, how he talked about Shu Yan and Zhi Xin's childhood sweethearts, and finally Shu Yan's filial piety.

, told his mother one by one.

Mr. Zhuge listened attentively in the courtyard and heard the words, "Shu Yan, childhood sweetheart, Xiaolian" and other words, and he knew it in his mind. After meeting each other and thinking for a moment, Zhixin asked: "How is it?"

Mr. Zhuge pretended to be surprised: "Ah, judging from your face, the little girl will be a rich and powerful person in the future, and the husband she will marry will definitely be more talented than Cao Zijian of the previous dynasty, and more handsome than Pan Anren of this dynasty. Your face also shows that you

Your ideal husband should come from the north, and you two will be together forever."

Mr. Zhuge was originally flattering, but every word he said went into Zhixin's heart. Zhixin's heart was filled with sweet springs, but she still had a question in her heart: Why does my husband come from the north? The two of us.

My family is obviously in the same village. In terms of location, his family is in the same village as mine.

To the east of my home, a little bit to the north, could this be considered the north? Hey, it doesn’t matter whether it’s southeast or northwest, what does it matter if it’s east or north? It’s better to ask something important, “Excuse me, sir, where should…

When?" I still feel embarrassed to say the word 'moving marriage'.

"In March this year, we will have skin-to-skin contact, but it is just a glimpse of the water. You are still pure and pure. Haste makes waste. Since your husband has both ability and political integrity, he must first establish a career and then start a family. He will definitely marry you when he first succeeds in his career.

.”

Mr. Zhuge's words are unclear. This is the usual routine of fortune tellers. When it comes to specific situations, they are often ambiguous and can be understood no matter how they are interpreted.

Zhixin wanted to ask one more question, but then she thought, forget it. If you keep asking, others will think that she is too anxious to get married. That would be so embarrassing. She turned to the next topic as soon as she opened her mouth: "Mr., please give me another thought."

Hexagram, my father was washed away by the flood the year before last, and his whereabouts are still unknown, and his life and death are uncertain. Can this be divined?"

When Mr. Zhuge heard that he was washed away by the flood the year before last, he knew that he must be dead just by the words "flood" and "the year before last". It was nonsense. However, he did not answer the question first, but said: "Let's make an agreement first."

Yes, this code is the same code. If you ask for marriage, it will cost you one hundred coins per hexagram, and if you predict your father's whereabouts, it will cost you one hundred coins, so you will have to pay two hundred hexagrams."

Zhixin smiled and said, "That's natural."

"Judging from his face, he probably lost his father when he was young..."

Mr. Zhuge had just finished speaking when Mrs. Liu came out of the back room and said angrily: "Nonsense, my husband was obviously rescued and went to Luoyang or Jingzhou. How can you say that my husband is dead? If you dare to say anything again, be careful about the money."

I won’t give it to you either!”

Mr. Zhuge was startled, his little eyes turned left and right, and he immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that the lady had not given up on her husband. It was so suspenseful that she almost couldn't get the money after working for a long time. After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately changed his mind.

Said: "It is not reliable to predict a person's life or death from other people's faces. It is often just a temporary measure and a last resort. If you want to know the person's whereabouts accurately, you must make a divination."

The warlock took out a copper coin, and Zhixin tossed it six times in a row. They were positive, positive, negative, negative, negative, positive. In a moment, they formed a hexagram. Mr. Zhuge read: "This is the damage hexagram. The hexagram says, Yuan Ji, no blame."

.Okay, good luck, your father must still be alive."

Zhixin was doubtful. Just now, she said she lost her father when she was young. Why did she immediately change her mind after hearing my mother's words? Are his words accurate?

"You said my father is still alive, then where is he?"

"According to the hexagrams, he fell into trouble in the water and got rid of the disaster in the water. There is water in his destiny, and the north belongs to water. What the lady said is true, your father must be in the north."

Zhixin thought: Humph, my mother said she was in Luoyang, and he said she was in the north. It was such a random nonsense. But she firmly believed in the prediction of marriage.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she immediately became energetic: "My husband is indeed in Luoyang? Can we find him?"

Mr. Zhuge said clearly: "Of course it can. Does the hexagram show that it will be auspicious and good luck? But if you want to look for it, it must be in March. I will choose an auspicious day for you - the fourth day of March. When you go

It is best to go alone, not three people together, because the hexagram says, 'If three people go together, one person will lose; if one person goes together, they will gain their friends.'"

Mrs. Liu had just disliked this man, but now she was very fond of him, thanked him profusely, and immediately offered him two hundred hexagrams of money. Mr. Zhuge was beaming with joy, and before leaving, he did not forget to tell him: "Remember, you must

Wait until the fourth day of March, and no three people can go together."

Ever since she listened to Mr. Zhuge's words, Ms. Liu's heart disease has become more and more serious. In the past, she would not say that her husband was in Luoyang or Jingzhou without being stimulated by the outside world. But since she listened to Mr. Zhuge's words, she has become more and more serious.

I was sure that Han Ning must be in Luoyang, so I spent the whole day thinking about how to get to Luoyang to find Han Ning.

Zhixin couldn't bear to see her mother eating less and being depressed every day, so she advised: "Mom, don't listen to that sorcerer's nonsense. If I am really in Luoyang, it has already been a year and a half. How can he?"

If I don’t come back even once, it’s okay to even send a letter.”

Mrs. Liu was unhappy: "He must have been rescued by someone else. People who live in someone else's home have difficulties. He has his own difficulties. What do you know? If you really want your mother to recover from her illness, go to Luoyang to find you."

's father."

Zhixin said helplessly: "Mom, Luoyang is so far away. I am a girl and my brother is still young. How can I get there?"

"Hey, didn't the hexagram say that it's not possible for three of us to go, it's better to go alone. If we don't go with three, we won't go with one. Why don't you and your brother just go alone? We have to take care of each other. Then

Sir, he said he would definitely find your father."

Zhixin had no choice but to delay: "Okay, but it's still cold now and the river is frozen, making it impossible to sail. Let's wait until the weather gets warmer in March."

She felt distressed in her heart. Luoyang was so far away and it was so easy to go there. Not to mention that what the sorcerers said was all false. Even if my father was really alive, how could he easily find him in such a big place like Luoyang? It was just a mother's fate.

"Sister, the fourth day of March is during the Shangsi Festival. There will be more boats on the river. We will take a boat there then."

Hearing Ruoxin's words, Zhixin suddenly remembered, "Yes, we have to celebrate Shangsi Festival anyway. Brother Yan and I have an appointment with Shangsi. Last year, we had a whole year of regrets on Shangsi Festival. There is nothing to say this year."

Can’t miss the promise again!”

As the weather gets warmer day by day, March arrives in the blink of an eye. Liu's urgings become more intense day by day. As the Shangsi Festival approaches, Zhixin is both looking forward to and afraid. What she is looking forward to is the romantic date with Shangsi, what she is afraid of is

Luoyang

A long journey. Spring has returned to the earth, and vegetation is growing. In the early morning field, Shu Yan, Zhi Xin, and Ruo Xin are working in the mulberry garden. Zhi Xin tried her best to choose the side of the boundary from Shu Yan's field, so that Ruo Xin could

Xin is on the other side

, so that she could be closer to Shu Yan. After working for a while, she straightened her back and looked at Shu Yan blankly. She thought that she should tell Brother Yan about going to Luoyang. She wanted Shu Yan to go with her.

, then I thought about it, that’s not

Well, what does it look like to be alone and not married? Besides, Grandpa Shu is paralyzed in bed, who will take care of him? Why not keep Brother Yan? If my mother's old illness relapses, Brother Yan can still have a life.

A response.

It happened that at this time, Shu Yan also arrived at the boundary of the field. The two of them were only a few feet away. When Shu Yan looked up, he saw Zhi Xin looking at him blankly, her eyes filled with affection, as if she was reluctant to leave. He was a little reluctant.

Embarrassed, "Why, why are you looking at me like this?"

"Brother Yan, I...do you think the sorcerer's fortune telling is trustworthy?"

"What, did you tell your fortune?"

"Uh...my mother asked a magician to figure out the whereabouts of my old man." Zhixin felt embarrassed and passed it on to her mother.

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, because the hexagrams are all vaguely expressed, and it all depends on everyone's understanding. How can there be any certainty? Tell me which hexagram you shook, and I will analyze it for you. Regardless of anything else, just say

"The Book of Changes, no matter which charlatan or magician there is, may not be as clear as I am." Shu Yan was not lying, the "Book of Changes" is one of the Five Classics, and he couldn't be more familiar with it.

"It's..." Zhixin was about to tell Shu Yan that he was a loser, but felt inappropriate, so she changed her words, "Those hexagrams are difficult to understand, and I can't remember them either."

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember. I just need to tell my aunt when I go back. Those magicians specialize in using fortune-telling as a guise to get money. Don't trust their words easily."

"Brother Yan." Zhixin hesitated, "In a few days...I'm going to..." The words came to her lips, but she couldn't say them out. For some reason, she couldn't bear to say the words of separation, "In a few days...
Chapter completed!