Chapter 96: What the sky says is not as good as what people say
Youling County is adjacent to the Tongtian River, and the people in the village rely on the water to draw water. They have made a living fishing in the river for generations. The people have simple customs and live and work in peace and contentment.
But this river is dangerous after all, and we have to worry about the weather. More than ten years ago, many fishermen died in the river every year, mostly due to heavy rain or strong winds that suddenly broke out on the river.
One day, a fortune teller suddenly came to Youling County. He set up a small stall on the long street and told the people about the wind and rain on the river every day.
At first, most of the fishermen in the market didn't believe it, but later, the fortune teller's predictions came true one after another, and they became convinced. From then on, fewer people died in the river year by year, and the public rarely saw them again.
It is strange to say that this fortune teller is so accurate in his predictions, but he only tells people when the wind will blow and when the rain will fall every day. If anyone asks him to tell their fortune, he always refuses and never opens his mouth.
After Chen Changsheng entered Youling County, he went straight to the long street.
I saw a small stall propped up on the long street, with a wooden box standing on the stall, and a notice posted on the side, which read.
[Today, there is mist on the river. There will be storms and waves on the river at 2 o'clock. The heavy rain will not stop. Do not go near the river. 】
There was no one in the stall, but there were many people watching around.
"It's raining heavily, I won't be able to fish today..."
"Mr. Zhong didn't come today?"
"Maybe I'm busy with something."
While everyone was chatting, several people came forward, took out a few coins from their arms and threw them into the box. After they were thrown in, there was a jingling sound in the box.
It can be seen from this that there is a lot of copper coins in the box.
But no one had any idea about the box, and many people threw money into it one after another.
Chen Changsheng stood aside and took a look, and couldn't help but find it interesting.
Chen Changsheng approached a waiter standing around and asked, "This little brother, I wonder who you are talking about, Mr. Zhong?"
The guy was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "Are you a foreigner?"
Chen Changsheng nodded and said: "Not bad."
The clerk smiled and said: "No wonder, everyone here knows about Mr. Zhong. Mr. Zhong is particularly accurate in predicting celestial phenomena. He posts notices every day telling when it will be windy and when it will rain. Everything is accurate."
"There is such a strange person?"
Chen Changsheng then asked: "Did he miss it?"
The waiter smiled and said: "Mr. Zhong has so many magical powers, how could he make a miscalculation?"
Chen Changsheng couldn't help but think after hearing this.
It seems that Mr. Zhong is very popular among the people.
After the guy left, Chen Changsheng raised his hands and started counting.
After pausing, he looked towards a tea stall not far away.
I saw a man in Confucian robes sitting in the tea stall. He had a beard hanging down and he looked not old. He was holding a teacup in his hand and took a sip.
"Um?"
Zhong Zhengyuan suddenly felt a gaze looking at him.
He looked up and saw Chen Changsheng standing not far away.
Four eyes facing each other.
Zhong Zhengyuan paused in his heart, and the teacup in his hand paused in mid-air.
Chen Changsheng stepped forward and walked towards the tea stall.
Zhong Zhengyuan came back to his senses and looked at the owner of the tea stall.
The owner of the tea stall is an elderly man, who has a little difficulty walking with his back hunched over.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Uncle Lin, please bring me another teacup."
"have a guest."
The old man at the tea stall was a little confused after hearing this and asked: "Mr. Zhong's guest?"
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded and said: "An incredible guest."
Upon hearing this, the old man at the tea stall went to get a brand new teacup, added some hot water to the teapot, and then sat down aside.
The gentleman in green shirt approached this place.
After entering the tea stall, I sat down directly.
Chen Changsheng looked down and saw that tea had been added to the cup. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhong, for preparing tea for Chen."
Zhong Zhengyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "He is just a fortune teller, not a gentleman."
Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "Chen is often called sir, but in fact Chen has no knowledge and is not a senior. He just looks like a gentleman."
"The reason why you are called sir is probably not due to your knowledge and seniority, right?"
"Why not Mr. Zhong?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, and there seemed to be some mutual sympathy in their eyes.
Zhong Zhengyuan stroked his beard gently and said: "It's very, very true."
He then asked: "I wonder where you come from?"
Chen Changsheng said: "There is a boundary called Qiuyue Fang in the southern region of Dajing. Where did Chen come from? Where did Mr. Zhong come from?"
Zhong Zhengyuan heard this and said: "Sitting here is the person here."
"It's true when you travel here."
Chen Changsheng did not ask any more questions, but said: "Just now in front of that stall, Chen heard that Mr. Zhong's calculations were all accurate, but is it true?"
Zhong Zhengyuan thought for a while and said: "When it comes to celestial phenomena, everything can be calculated accurately."
Chen Changsheng never thought that this man could speak so satisfactorily.
He suddenly became interested and said: "It just so happens that Chen also knows some divination skills. I wonder if Mr. Zhong is interested?"
Zhong Zhengyuan was also very interested when he heard this, and it seemed that these words were exactly what he wanted.
"I think so too."
Zhong Zhengyuan then said: "How about we wait and figure out what the sky will be like tomorrow?"
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "Tomorrow will be so boring. If I ask Chen to say..."
Suddenly he looked at him and said, "Even today!"
Zhong Zhengyuan was heartbroken.
He frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.
Zhong Zhengyuan came back to his senses, calmed down, took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "I'm afraid the weather will be unlucky today."
"At two o'clock in the hour, water rises in the river and it rains heavily. Mr. Zhong has already calculated when the wind will come and when the rain will come. How about we calculate when the rain will stop. What do you think of Mr. Zhong?"
Chen Changsheng picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then his eyes lit up and he said, "The tea is good."
Zhong Zhengyuan's eyes flashed. Seeing how calm this man was, he was a little undecided for a moment, but after thinking about it, he felt that such an opportunity was really rare.
Zhong Zhengyuan looked at the man in green shirt and said, "Then it will be as you said, no matter when the rain stops."
"good."
Chen Changsheng said.
He looked sideways at the clouds
At this moment, the sky was already darkening, it was already midnight, and in two quarters of an hour, the heavy rain would fall.
Chen Changsheng turned around and said, "Mr. Zhong, please go first?"
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded in agreement, and then took out three copper coins from his arms.
He placed the three copper coins in his palm.
"Crash" was heard twice, and the copper coins fell on the table.
Zhong Zhengyuan glanced at it, then frowned. After doing some calculations, he raised his hand and said, "Heaven has said that the wind and rain here will last for five quarters and stop at the seventh quarter of Unitary hour."
Immediately after seeing Chen Changsheng, he started to count with his fingers.
He just raised his hands and put them down, then said: "Unfortunately, Mr. Chen has less time to make a cup of tea than Mr. Zhong."
Zhong Zhengyuan was a little puzzled after hearing this, but he didn't care.