Dongshan City was originally a large city at the forefront of Yizhang. In addition to the long main streets, there were countless alleys and alleys, most of which connected people's residences and made it easier for neighbors to move around and open stalls and shops. This will make it more convenient for the merchants who come to the Autumn Fair. If there are merchants who arrive later and cannot find any boundaries on the long street, they can also go to the alleys to find a boundary. Although the number of merchants is not as large as that of the long street. There are so many streets, but it can also attract a lot of business.
Moreover, the corner of the alley is a bit remote after all, so the price will naturally be slightly lowered. If you originally earn ten taels of silver from a business, if you enter the alley, you have to give up one or two profits no matter what. Therefore, many people are willing to go to the alleys to try their luck. Even if they don't save much money, they can still be happy.
Ma Banxian's fortune today can be considered ups and downs.
Originally, the Qiuji event had nothing to do with him, a wandering Taoist priest who told fortunes. Ma Banxian was not called Ma Banxian, but simply named Wei.
But after fortune-telling for an old man in Dongshan City a few days ago, Ma Banxian's name spread quietly. It turned out that this man with an extremely wealthy family was in his prime, but he still had no children. The elders in the family had no heirs, so they forced him to have several concubines, but they still had no children.
This made the old man's first wife angry. She was looking for life and death all day long, making the house full of chaos. The old man also looked sad all day long, so he had to wander around the streets every day to relieve his depression. By coincidence, he bumped into Ma Wei, a Taoist priest who was originally incompetent. He was wandering through the market holding a Bagua flag.
Ma Wei was not good at fortune-telling, and this Taoist robe was just stolen from a Taoist temple. However, he had the ability to observe people's emotions and make insinuations. Seeing the sad look on the rich man's face, he started to have some thoughts. When he came face to face with the man, he loudly said a mantra he had learned elsewhere.
Sure enough, this desperate rich man fell for the seemingly shabby fishhook of the fake Taoist priest.
Ma Wei first pretended to have a divination, and then asked the old man what was on his mind. He casually came up with an idea, saying that the feng shui at home was not good and the decoration should be changed. Then he took a lot of money from the old man.
The fake Taoist priest should have transferred the money to another place to defraud him, but the old lady in the old man's house knew about it, so she sent someone to take Mawei back, saying that he would stay in the house for a few days. When the solution works, it's never too late to leave. It's fitting that Mawei's boat capsized in the sewers. The rich woman is a devout Buddhist, and she is most disgusted with these Taoists who cheat and cheat all day long. She said she was staying for a few days, but in fact she wanted to take the opportunity to expose the Taoist's bluffing tricks.
But who could have imagined that within half a month, the old man's first wife would be diagnosed with a happy pulse, and the old man bluntly said that there was almost a male child in his wife's belly, which really made the whole house rejoice.
It's interesting to say that Ma Wei became Ma Banxian in such a daze and became famous in the city.
This fake Taoist priest was also extremely courageous. When he saw that his reputation was spreading in Dongshan City, he simply took advantage of the autumn market and relied on the relationship of the old man to open an area on the main street. There is a wide range of Gua stalls, and I am thinking about getting a few more coins before leaving.
Although it is just a Gua stall, thanks to the blessing of the middle-aged master, this Gua stall is quite big. Not to mention the tortoise-shell yin-yang diagram, even the cloth flags are one on each side. They look quite decent, and they are even more conspicuous in such a large market.
Now the half-immortal was naturally proud, but not long after, two very short men walked out, threw down about a hundred taels of silver, and told Ma Banxian to change fortune telling in another world. Otherwise, money would be hard to come by, and he would have to be beaten. . When Ma Wei saw the heavy bag of money, he couldn't move any further. Just when he was about to act like a half-immortal, he saw the contempt in their eyes flashed away, and he immediately put away the bag of money with a smile. , picked up the hexagram flag, put away the tortoise shell, and went straight to the alley.
It's no wonder that Ma Wei Teng Di'er is so straightforward. This fake Taoist priest who has been cheating in the world all day long does have his own unique insights into the matter of advancement and retreat. There are people coming from all over the world at the Yizhang Autumn Gathering. If they really encounter a serious problem, let alone not being able to accept the money, I'm afraid they will be stared at after leaving the city, and their lives will be taken.
Therefore, Ma Wei did not dare to stay for a long time. After packing up, he sang a life slogan to the two people and walked slowly to the alley.
"Unexpectedly, Taoism in this world has declined so much. If it were left in our realm..." Before he finished speaking, the short man was interrupted by his elder brother and stopped him with his eyes.
"Little brother, there are many people in the market, so it's best to keep your voice down and don't forget the reason why you and I are here." Elder brother is like father, even though the short man can't stand the behavior of the fake Taoist priest. Pai had no choice but to sigh and shut up, saying no more words.
After wandering around the long street for a long time, although Yun Zhong saw all kinds of rare things, his forehead still felt a dull pain from the roar of people. He finally got away from the busiest main street and calmed down for a long time before the buzzing in his ears could be relieved. The chirping dispersed for less than half. Not to mention Liu Qing's inherently pure temperament, when exposed to the crowd, even her clothes were wrinkled like a piece of cow felt, and her bun was very messy.
"It seems that I have been away from the mountain for a long time. It's really hard to bear to suddenly burst into the autumn market." The scholar smiled bitterly, but did not straighten his hair first, but first dusted off the torn book in his hand. net.
Just then, Liu Qing's spiritual awareness stirred, and Liu Qing seemed to be aware that someone was watching, but when she looked around, she felt that the sight was being withdrawn for no reason, so out of caution, she took out the ancient scroll for emergencies, and waited until the crowd was evacuated. Take the time to take back the scroll.
Yun Zhong also chuckled when he heard the words, but suddenly thought of something, so he said to his senior brother, "Senior brother talked about not going down the mountain for a long time, but I remembered an anecdote from my childhood. There was such a widower in my town, and the family was pretty good. Although he was wealthy, he was extremely lazy. Not to mention collecting firewood and farming, he even refused to visit relatives and friends when the new year was approaching. He stayed at his house all day long. From then on, Mr. Zhou from the school joked, Calling this person a homebody is quite interesting when you think about it."
Liu Qing thought for a moment and couldn't help but smile, "That Mr. Zhou is also a wonderful man. He can turn the word "house" into a human action, which shows that he is quite capable." Seeing the young man having fun, the disheveled scholar was startled. , and then lightly tapped the former on the forehead, "You bastard, I'm just thinking about the arrangement, senior brother."
While the two were chatting and laughing, they were already far away from the main street and went straight to the alleys arranged like a net.
"Brother, the way these two people walk is really weird. When going to the market, how can you not go to the main streets and alleys?"
