The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 87 A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have good fortune

The man was about twenty years old. Although he was wearing a coarse cloth with narrow sleeves and a short collar, he was clean and tidy and had a strong build. Perhaps he was in high spirits because of good news, and his honest face was flushed. When he passed the overpass, he saw that there were people in front of the stalls of the old half-immortal and the blind old beggar. He had an idea and thought for a few breaths before coming to Xuanming's stall.

Putting down the Taoist scriptures, Xuanming said calmly: "What do you want to see? Face reading, fortune telling or divination?"

"Divination! Cuihua and I grew up together. We agreed that she would marry me when she grew up. Later, her father made some money as a peddler and moved the family to the south city, so the contact between the two families decreased.

Cuihua is pretty, and she would be happy to marry a rich young man. I had given up, but unexpectedly she asked me to meet her privately this time, and even asked me if what I said before still counted.

To be honest, I just want to ask the Taoist priest, what is the fate of Cuihua and I? Is it possible? Does she really want to marry me when she asked me out this time? "

After Li Daniu finished speaking, he began to shake his feet nervously. His face became even darker due to shyness. He secretly pinched the corner of his clothes, feeling nervous and uneasy. He raised his head and looked in one direction from time to time. It was unclear whether it was because he was nervous about fortune-telling or because he was about to meet his beloved.

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Although Xuanming could quickly calculate Li Daniu's marriage fate through his Taoism, he did not do so. Instead, he treated himself as a mortal and practiced the art of Yi Suan to hone himself and truly temper his mind in the world of mortals.

He took out three copper coins and placed them in his palms. Xuanming clasped his hands together, shook them six times, and threw them down, recording each hexagram in turn. This is the Liu Yao technique of divination with money. The image has not yet been born, but the number has already been born, and it is dark and calculating with the stars.

Li Daniu was originally very panicked. He was afraid that the Taoist priest would say that he and Cuihua had no affinity to be together. He was also afraid that he would be late and waste too much time. After all, fortune-telling was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and he just wanted a good omen.

Also, he knew himself well. He was just a farmhand and Cuihua could definitely find someone better. When she asked him out this time, Li Daniu always felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't explain why.

But at the moment when Xuanming shook the money, Li Daniu suddenly calmed down as he watched his movements. Even though his movements were ordinary and there was nothing worth talking about, they had a magical charm that made people calm down unconsciously.

After six times, Xuanming saw a lot of things from the hexagrams of good fortune mixed with bad fortune, and looked at Li Daniu with sympathy. He said, "The willow flowers on the water, the red apricots outside the wall, congratulations on becoming a father."

After hearing this, Li Daniu became furious and stood up suddenly, wanting to expose the stall of this nonsense man. He had lived for more than 20 years and usually masturbated himself. He had never even held a woman's hand, so how could he have a child?
But just as he was about to move, he was suddenly stunned. Although he could not read and did not understand the meaning of the first half of the sentence, he was not stupid. He figured out the two meanings of the second half: one was that he and Cuihua were destined to be together; the other was that there was nothing wrong with him, but Cuihua was the one with the problem.

Li Daniu suddenly realized: "I understand! I have always felt that there is something wrong, and this is the reason."

No wonder Cuihua suddenly looked for him!
No wonder Cuihua was willing to marry him!
It turns out that they wanted him to be a turtle!
Glancing at the angry Li Daniu, Xuanming calculated with his fingers and found out that Li Daniu's family had been honest and kind for three generations. The previous generation planted trees, and the next generation enjoyed the shade. A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have good fortune. With the blessings of his ancestors, this child will become his first stall owner and get the opportunity to change his fate. Otherwise, he will be destined to raise someone else's son and work in vain for ten years.

In consideration of the three generations of Li Daniu's good fortune, Xuanming said calmly: "In consideration of the fate between you and me, I will show you a way. Tomorrow night at midnight, hide at the entrance of Liuye Lane. You will know at a glance whether I am right or not. If I am wrong, you can just smash this sign. If I am lucky enough to be right, you can come back to pay me later."

This is the solution revealed by the Marriage Hexagram just now: If you want to get married, just play deaf and dumb; if you want to refuse, just sit back and wait. The first solution does not require an answer, as any normal person can think of it. The second solution requires some guidance.

Hearing this, Li Daniu fell silent, and imitating the etiquette of the scholars, he bowed to Xuanming in an awkward manner. Then he did not go to meet Qingmei, but returned the same way with his thoughts, and chose the second solution.

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Finally opened!

Xuanming watched Li Daniu go away, sighing, and then stood up to close the stall. He set a rule for each day, but he didn't make it public because of poor business, and he didn't bother to write it down to attract attention. Good things take time, but they will eventually turn around.

Seeing Xuanming closing up his stall, Old Banxian and Blind Old Beggar were speechless. Judging from his clothes, he didn't look like he came from a wealthy family. There was no symbol of the Temple of Truth on his Taoist robe. He looked more like a poor and destitute Taoist. It was not easy for him to open his stall, but he didn't even strike while the iron was hot and tell a few more fortunes. What a careless person.

Even though they were complaining in their hearts, neither of them had the intention of giving him advice. They were enemies in the same industry. If he earned less, they would earn more.

After returning to the mountain, Xuanming wandered around Fuyun Mountain, or walked along the mountains and rivers, enjoying the spring scenery, watching flowers and birds, and digging bamboo shoots, or sat by the stream, listening to the gurgling water, holding a Taoist scripture, concentrating on meditation, feeling happy. At night, he would either sink his mind into the Tai Chi Heaven, meditating on the various Taoist mountains, eliminating the dross and retaining the essence, and strengthening his own Taoism; or he would hone his Tiangang and Disha magical powers.

The next morning, the morning glow broke through the sky and the morning light shone. After collecting the purple air of the morning sun, Xuanming changed his clothes and went down the mountain leisurely. A little tail followed closely behind him, poking its head out and hiding from time to time, but how could it hide from Xuanming's perception? He flicked its head with his finger, and the spiritual deer Changshou's eyelids fluttered, and it fell to the ground and fell asleep.

"If you continue to follow me, don't blame me for being rude."

After giving a warning loudly, Xuanming continued to go down the mountain. After he left, a figure appeared on an ancient tree. It was Changning with a slender figure. She looked outside the mountain with longing, gritted her teeth, turned around, tapped her toes, walked on the leaves, and quickly disappeared into the forest.

Fuyun County, North City Overpass.

When Xuanming arrived, Li Daniu had been squatting on the ground, having been waiting for a long time. When he saw Xuanming, his eyes lit up and he stood up, took a few quick steps, reached out to take the things, and busied himself helping Xuanming set up the stall. Then he sat down, took out dozens of copper coins and put them on the table.

"Master, you are truly amazing! I was blind yesterday and misunderstood you. This time, thanks to your reminder, I waited for Cuihua in Liuye Lane last night. I followed her all the way and finally saw her lover, who turned out to be her half-brother. They were afraid that the scandal would spread, so they wanted to find me to take the blame.

I have already warned them not to marry me, and not to cheat other people..."

Li Daniu already admired Xuanming and thought he was an omniscient living god. He concealed nothing and told him in detail what happened last night.

Xuanming was not interested in these things. How to deal with them was Li Daniu's business. He did not make any further suggestions. He only told him to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and good fortune would come naturally.

Picking up a copper coin on the table, he stroked his beard and said, "I tell fortunes based on fate. If fate is good enough, one cent is enough. If fate is not good enough, a thousand gold coins are hard to come by. This cent is the divination fee, and you can keep the rest."

Li Daniu was honest and did not take his hand back. He said that Xuanming had done him a great favor. After thanking him, he got up and ran away.

Looking at the dozens of copper coins on the table, Xuanming shook his head and smiled. Things had come to this point, so he did not force them back. He put away the copper coins. He thought that this boy was destined to be with him and they would see each other again in the future.

In the morning, he would set up a stall and read Buddhist scriptures, and in the afternoon, he would return to the mountain to practice.

Xuanming's bleak business did not turn around because of Li Daniu's prediction, and he was prepared for this. After all, Cuihua's affairs were not easy to tell others. In addition to maintaining his own face, Li Daniu was honest and simple, and he did not want to publicize Cuihua's affairs, lest the rumors cost her life.

This is also the reason why Xuanming admires Li Daniu.

A few days later, he had just arranged the stall when Li Daniu hurried over with an old man. Looking at the newcomer, Xuanming's eyelids twitched slightly, and the old Banxian next to him also looked over with a frown.

(End of this chapter)