Chapter 1 Fortune-telling is worse than drinking
As soon as the severe cold arrived, there was a heavy snowfall in Linzhou City.
The white snow covered the entire streets and alleys of Linzhou City.
As soon as he finished sweeping the snow in front of his shabby wooden house, Gu Changsheng picked up the shabby cotton-padded jacket hanging on the wall that had been mended countless times and went out to the street.
Although there had just been a heavy snowfall, the market in Linzhou City was still lively.
After all, it is the territory bordering the Tianyun Dynasty, the Zhuyu Dynasty, and the Beize Dynasty. Most of the people coming and going are traders and travelers from various dynasties, including nobles and nobles.
Naturally, Linzhou City cannot lose the reputation of the Tianyun Dynasty, and its prosperity is not much worse than the main cities in various counties.
"Tanghua, candied man, candied haws..."
"Yan Zhi, Fu Fen, Huang Huadian..."
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There are endless sounds of hawking and shouting on the street.
Walking among the crowds of people, Gu Changsheng rubbed his cheeks that were flushed by the cold wind, and breathed heavily into his hands that were turning purple from the cold.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the coat on his body is still in tatters. Although Gu Changsheng is used to being alone, and he doesn't know who to wear when he buys new clothes, he still has to look like he's celebrating the New Year.
Stepping on the bluestone slabs on the street that had been turned white by the wind and snow, Gu Changsheng lowered his head and glanced at the few taels of silver in his arms. After working hard for a year to clean the temple, the City Lord's Mansion also realized this.
Fortunately, there are always some tribute grains in the temple of gods, which can be regarded as leaving a way for myself to survive.
"Little sir, can you tell your fortune?"
Gu Changsheng, who was still thinking about where to buy New Year items more cost-effectively, was interrupted from his thoughts. He followed the voice and saw a strange Taoist wearing a high crown standing next to the wine stall.
The strange Taoist looked at the overwhelmed Gu Changsheng with a waning smile, moved an empty wooden table from the wine stall next to him, and said hello to the man selling wine: "Brother, I can lend you the table and chairs.
use!"
The wine seller didn't know whether he didn't hear it or acquiesced, but he was still minding his own business bragging about his good wine to the customers who wanted to buy wine.
The weird Taoist waved his hand towards Gu Changsheng, and then took out a yellowing cloth strip from his arms. The Taoist patted the dust on the table, gently spread the cloth strip on the table, and unfolded it with the words
It has eight characters: "Divining cause and effect, divining yin and yang."
Gu Changsheng stuffed the silver in his arms, turned around and walked in the opposite direction to the Taoist.
Gu Changsheng has never been interested in this kind of fortune-telling at all. He has long recognized that he will be such a poor life in this life. He has not saved much money in a year, so he has to spend some money on it.
He would not do this kind of charlatanism even if I beat him to death.
Gu Changsheng was still distracted in his thoughts when he suddenly bumped into someone.
"Who can walk without eyes?"
Gu Changsheng steadied his steps, took a closer look, and saw the appearance of the person who was hit. With just one glance, Gu Changsheng couldn't move his eyes away.
So delicate!
This may be the most handsome young man Gu Changsheng has ever seen in his life. He is so handsome that Gu Changsheng feels that it is not real, but more like those gods in paintings.
"It seems like he doesn't have eyes. He's a fool, right?"
Seeing Gu Changsheng's demented expression, the handsome young man twitched his lips and said with a smile.
Gu Changsheng finally came to his senses, scratched his head in embarrassment, and looked away.
"Sorry, I didn't pay attention to the front."
The handsome young master didn't care about anything and just walked straight towards the weird Taoist behind Gu Changsheng.
"How much does it cost per hexagram?"
The handsome young man asked while thinking about moving the chair in front of the table and sitting down, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not move the chair at all.
The strange Taoist still looked at everything in front of him with a smile, and then he slowly stretched out five fingers from his large robe and looked at Gu Changsheng who was looking here calmly.
"Fifty taels of silver?" Seeing that he couldn't move the chair, the handsome young man had no choice but to wrap himself in luxurious clothes and stood aside and said sarcastically, "Is your fortune-telling business quite profitable?"
The weird Taoist shook his head slightly and shifted his gaze from Gu Changsheng to the unrealistically delicate young man in front of him. His expression was still expressionless, as if he had not heard the sarcastic words of the young man in front of him at all.
"Fifty taels of silver?!" The face of the handsome young master became more sarcastic, and there was already a bit of disdain in his eyes.
In his eyes, a fortune-telling business is just fun to make him laugh.
Fifty taels? Not to mention fifty taels, he wouldn't feel bad even if it was five hundred taels.
It's just that this eating scene is too ugly. One hexagram and fifty taels? Do you really think that he is a god from heaven who has descended to earth? I don't know what tricks this bullshit Taoist used to make him unable to move the chair at all. It's really
Quite bluffing.
Gu Changsheng's heart tightened when he heard that. Fortunately, he didn't go over to join in the fun, otherwise the few taels of silver in his arms would not even be enough to calculate a fortune. Charlatans are really getting more and more rampant these days.
As soon as I stretched out my hand, there were fifty taels of silver.
"Five years."
The strange Taoist didn't know when he took a jug of wine and several large bowls from the nearby wine stall, poured the wine and drank by himself, which seemed out of place in the noisy environment around him.
The handsome young man, who was still looking down on this weird Taoist, felt as if there was thunder in his heart after hearing the Taoist's unhurried answer.
"What do you mean? What do you mean five years? Who are you bluffing?" Young Master Xiu stared at the weird Taoist in front of him. Although he said that the Taoist was bluffing, it was obvious that some of his secrets had been revealed.
The guy in front of me could see through it at a glance.
"It will take you five years to tell your fortune." The weird Taoist drank the sake in the bowl in one gulp, wiped the remaining wine stains at the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and looked straight at Gu Changsheng who was standing there watching,
"And you don't want anything!"
"You really don't want to tell your fortune?"
The strange Taoist's questioning voice echoed in Gu Changsheng's heart. I don't know what Taoist method he used, but it actually made Gu Changsheng's spirit feel dazed for a while.
The handsome young man turned around and looked at Gu Changsheng, who was wearing shabby clothes and had a red face, with a strange look on his face.
It seems that this weird Taoist is here for this kid, but I don't feel his level of cultivation. Why does this weird Taoist care so much about this guy's fortune?
Gu Changsheng walked towards the weird Taoist for no reason.
Anyway, it seems that there is nothing to pay, so why not listen to what this strange guy says about his own life?
Gu Changsheng didn't ask for fortune to come. He wanted to live a life that was dull, with fewer bad things and fewer bad people. This would satisfy him.
The strange Taoist squinted his eyes, as if he had expected it, filled himself another glass of wine, and tasted it carefully.
"People and things in this world are all the same. Only this wine can give me a different taste."
Gu Changsheng stepped forward, pulled out his chair and sat down without any hindrance. He also poured half a bowl of wine into the bowl in front of him, and gave a slight greeting to the weird Taoist, which was regarded as a toast to the unknown guy in front of him.
The spicy and cold wine entered his throat, and Gu Changsheng felt the refreshing taste for the first time. Although the wine was cold, he could not feel the slightest chill in his body at this time. His whole body was as warm and comfortable as spring.
The Taoist looked at the young man in front of him with great interest, and happily drank down the newly filled wine. He then breathed a long sigh of relief and said happily!
The handsome young man saw that they both drank a bowl each, and without being polite, he stepped forward and poured a bowl of wine as well, and drank it all in one gulp.
The wine was completely different from what he usually drank. It was like nectar and made his whole body feel refreshed.
What kind of wine is this?
Young Master Xiu was greatly shocked, because he felt that because of this glass of wine, his level of cultivation that was impossible to loosen had been raised by one point.
Who is this weird Taoist?
Gu Changsheng's whole body felt warm, and a comfortable air flowed through his internal organs. He had never drank such delicious wine in his life.
Is this really wine from that wine stall? Why didn’t I feel it tasted this good when I drank it before?
"Why don't you stop telling fortunes and just have a drink?" Gu Changsheng asked in a daze.
"Hahaha!" The weird Taoist laughed happily as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Chapter completed!