Why Shu Guan wanted to open such a fortune-telling parlor was a choice he made after careful consideration during those days at the Oriental Hotel.
When he made this choice, he was thinking of Taoist Chen from Taiyi Temple in Jingcheng.
If it was just to find a livelihood that would allow him to settle down in the mortal world, Shu Guan had too many choices.
Whether it's the skills he brought from his previous life, the crafts the old cripple taught him, or the power he possesses as a practitioner, they can all enable him to live a good life in Shencheng.
But it doesn't help much with what Shu Guan wants to do.
For example, find out where Minamoto Sakurako is hiding and what conspiracy she is planning.
This requires Shu Guan to have absolute power in Shanghai.
This kind of control must not only be realized at the level of the spiritual world, but also must achieve absolute control at the secular level.
Then Shu Guan thought of Taoist Chen in Jingcheng.
In Jingcheng, Taoist Chen was known as a living god and was respected by thousands of people. Countless dignitaries made friends with him and felt proud to have tea with him.
So if we want to talk about private influence, Chen Daoshi will never be weaker than Xu Pingxi. Xu Pingxi's orders may not be effective in many things, but when Chen Daoshi comes forward, there is almost nothing he can't handle.
Now, Shu Guan wants to become Shanghai's Taoist Chen, but he will go one step further.
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Time passed by, and there were gradually more pedestrians in the alley. Not everyone likes to be like Mr. Wen Ren, who writes in the middle of the night and sleeps during the day.
Moreover, there are still many ordinary citizens living in this alley. They still have to get up early to go to work. These people either rush through the alley carrying briefcases to catch the early bus, or ride bicycles from Shuguan Passed by the small building, and then looked at Shuguan's small building curiously.
However, almost no one would stop and enter Shuguan's fortune-telling parlor to take a look.
At this time, the door of the small white building opposite was pushed open with a squeak, and an old man with gray hair and good spirits walked out.
Qian Jing'an wore a gray gown and reading glasses today. He held a handout under his arm and held a scallion pancake that his wife had fried in the morning. He was eating while going out, preparing to take the bus at the station outside the alley. Go to class at Aurora University three stops away.
"Money is good!"
As soon as I walked out of the house, I heard a warm greeting from the other side.
Qian Jing'an looked up and saw the newly moved young man named Shu standing at the door and smiling at him.
Although I had long thought that this young man was a charlatan, I couldn't turn a blind eye to the fact that he was greeting me so politely.
So Qian Jing'an also smiled and nodded towards the young man.
At the same time, his eyes swept over the purple door above and behind Shu Guan.
"...Zoomuguan, well, it's Qin Bingji's calligraphy... Lao Qin's calligraphy and painting is good, but he is a little greedy for money..."
"...But the name of the horse racing studio is really weird..."
Qian Jing'an thought so and continued walking out of the alley.
At this moment, a middle-aged fat man in a suit hurriedly walked out of the alley, carrying two boxes of cakes wrapped in rough paper with red stickers on them and tied with a thin hemp rope.
Citizens in Shanghai like to buy several kinds of these pastries as souvenirs when visiting relatives and friends.
"Mr. Shu, I heard that your fortune-telling parlor is opening today, so I came here to express my congratulations."
The middle-aged fat man slapped Shuguan from a distance, haha.
The visitor was Zhu Ming, who sold this small building to Shuguan.
"Boss Zhu is very interested, thank you very much."
Shuguan smiled and took the two boxes of snacks from Zhu Ming.
The first guest has arrived.
"Boss Zhu, why don't you come in first, sit down and have a cup of tea."
"Okay, okay, actually, I came here today. In addition to congratulating Mr. Shu, I also have something I want Mr. Qingshu to help me with."
Zhu Ming rubbed his hands together and said with a hint of expectation.
Businessmen like them actually believe in things like Feng Shui fortune telling.
Of course, the main reason why Zhu Ming came to Shu Guan to ask for hexagrams today was because when he took Shu Guan to see the house that day, Shu Guan pointed out that someone had died in the house.
To be honest, Zhu Ming was a little shocked by this incident at the time. He felt that this young man named Shu must be really capable, so he encountered something quite important today and wanted to find this young man to ask. Ask about good or bad luck.
"Then Boss Zhu, come in first."
"Okay, okay, I wonder how Mr. Shu charges for fortune telling?"
Zhu Ming asked as he stepped into the door.
"The fees I charge here are different from other companies. The amount of fortune telling depends on how much the fortune teller is willing to give."
Shu Guan said with a smile.
"Huh?"
Zhu Ming's face suddenly showed an unexpected expression.
And Shu Guan's next words surprised him even more.
"Also, if you come to me to tell your fortune, you can not pay for it until it comes true. If it doesn't work, you won't be charged."
While the two were talking, they walked towards the house.
Qian Jing'an happened to pass behind the two of them at this time and heard Shu Guan's last words.
So this great historian from Dahua also let out a sigh.
Give money afterward?
No money if it doesn’t work?
This doesn't seem like something a charlatan would do...unless he is a fool, or he has extreme confidence in his own hexagram.
Qian Jing'an slowly stopped. After thinking about it, he turned and walked towards the fortune-telling parlor opposite him.
This old man was originally a very curious person.
Walking into the purple-painted door, you can see that the furnishings inside are simple and unsophisticated. On the front wall opposite the door, there is a large Bagua picture. Below the Bagua picture is a long pear wood table with some Iron rulers, paperweights, I Ching, Bagua plates and other things were placed next to a book shelf, and there were some cultural and antique items on the shelf.
This layout is quite satisfactory. Most fortune-telling parlors in the world have this layout. Qian Jing'an glanced at the furnishings on the ancient shelf and recognized at a glance that they should be some bought from the street stalls near Yan Haimen. Fake goods are just meant to deceive laymen who don’t understand.
You must know that Qian Jing'an is not only a great historian, but also a very famous antique appraiser. Naturally, these things cannot be hidden from his eyes.
At this time, the young man named Shu was sitting opposite the middle-aged fat man in front of the long table.
"Boss Zhu, what do you want to ask for today?"
Shu Guan first smiled and nodded at Qian Jing'an who walked in, motioning for him to sit down casually, and then asked Zhu Mingdao while making tea.
Zhu Ming's face suddenly showed a look of hesitation, and he pondered for a moment and said:
"A few days ago, two customers took a fancy to a house I owned at the same time. One of them was willing to pay the full amount directly, while the other customer wanted to pay half of it first and the remaining half of the house price. , to be repaid in installments within one year, but his bid was 30% higher than that of the previous customer."
"The most important thing is that although the person who wants to pay in installments is willing to pay 30% more for the house, his reputation is not very good and he has defaulted on his debt several times before."
"So you are reluctant to part with the extra 30% of the house payment."
Shu Guan said this with a smile.
It's easy to guess what Zhu Ming was thinking. If he hadn't been greedy for the extra 30% of the house price, anyone with any brains would definitely sell the house to the customer who was willing to pay the full price directly.
Zhu Ming suddenly blushed and whispered:
"I have been hesitating about this matter, and the two guests urged me to make a decision today, otherwise they will find other houses, so I would like to ask Mr. Shu to help me calculate whether I should sell this house to who."
Shu Guan shook his head and said calmly:
"I can't calculate this hexagram."
Zhu Ming was startled.
At this time, Qian Jing'an, who was standing behind Zhu Ming, also showed a puzzled look, thinking that this person was really not good at studying, so he didn't dare to let it go?
"What is should?"
Shu Guan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then began to explain.
"For example, if you sell a house to the first customer, you may make less money from this business, but if that customer urgently needs a house, you sell the house to him and relieve his urgent need. This is a good deed. In the future, Or there may be other blessings for you. If he is grateful, he may introduce you to a few more guests. In total, the profit you make from him is far more than this."
"Another example is if you sell this house to another customer, even if that customer does not default on the payment in the end, if he comes to you because of other disputes about the house and they are entangled with each other day by day, even though you will make more profit, you will not be able to pay back the house. But because of this, it is difficult to have stability all year round, and maybe you will regret selling that house to him."
"So the word "should" is too big. I don't know how many fortune tellings I have to make for you, and I don't know how many years I have to count the rest of your life before I can figure out who you "should" sell your house to."
Zhu Ming was dumbfounded and confused.
Why do I seem to understand what Mr. Shu said, but I don’t seem to understand it?
Aren't I just here to tell fortunes?
Behind him, Qian Jing'an, who had been standing to watch Shu Guan's fortune-telling, nodded frequently and looked at Shu Guan with a hint of surprise.
Naturally, he really understood Shu Guan's explanation.
But he has never seen a fortune teller who would tell his customers' fortunes like this.
Usually, the guests ask questions, the fortune teller makes predictions, and then there is a vague quack talk, and they never make it clear whether you should do something or not.
And a good fortune teller will always make you think that you understand, and then leave with satisfaction. Then when you find that the fortune teller is not accurate and come back to settle the accounts with him, the fortune teller will slowly tell you what he originally said. Repeat the words aside.
Then you will find that those words you said back then can actually be interpreted completely differently. Isn’t it your own fault that you didn’t understand them well at the beginning?
A few years ago, Qian Jing'an wanted to write a book on the modern folk history of Dahua, so he did research in this area, so he knew a lot about these quacks.
But he has never seen a fortune teller tell his customers whether or not they should tell the fortune before telling them.
"So, what you really want to ask is, actually, you want to know which of the two customers can make you more money in this business."
Then, Qian Jing'an just listened to the young man named Shu say this again.
Zhu Ming immediately nodded and said:
"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Shu, you are right, that's what I mean."
Shu Guan slowly pulled out two pieces of white paper from under the lion-head-shaped brass paperweight on the table and said:
"Our hexagram masters have a saying that every thing is a hexagram, but you must first understand what you want in your heart. If the thing is unclear, the hexagram will not be accurate."
At this time, the surprise in Qian Jing'an's eyes became even stronger. This young fortune teller seemed to be really different.
Shu Guan, on the other hand, had already placed the two pieces of white paper in front of Zhu Ming, and handed over a pen and paper.
"Write down the names of those two guests."
Zhu Ming quickly wrote the names of the two guests on two pieces of white paper and put them back in front of Shu Guan.
Shu Guan took out a turtle shell from his sleeve and placed it on the two pieces of white paper. Then he took out a few old copper coins covered with green patina.
Qian Jing'an, who was standing behind Zhu Ming, suddenly trembled slightly at this moment, and then his eyes fell on the ancient copper coins in Shu Guan's hand, and he could no longer look away.
Shu Guan raised his hand and threw the few ancient copper coins on the turtle shell. The coins slipped from the turtle shell and spun on the table.
Shu Guan watched the rotating copper coins quietly until all the coins came to rest on the table, then he raised his head and looked at Zhu Ming thoughtfully.
"How's it going? Did you figure it out? Who should I sell it to?"
"I didn't figure it out."
Shuguan shook his head calmly.
He really didn't calculate it, because there was no heavenly secret revealed in the hexagram just now.
Shu Guan almost thought that this seemingly ordinary thing had been covered up, and Zhu Ming was also involved in an extraordinary event without his knowledge.
That's why he gave Zhu Ming such a strange look.
And his answer made Zhu Ming suddenly startled again.
As for Qian Jing'an, I had begun to wonder if this young man was really capable. At this time, a look of disappointment flashed across his face. No matter how much you tried to make things up, if you can't even calculate the hexagram in the end, then All I can say is that you were just making clever words and flirting.
At this time, Shu Guan had already realized that the hexagram just now had no secret at all, which was different from the situation where there was a secret but could not be seen clearly after being covered up by Momo Huhu.
It's like the first time you tell fortunes after learning a palm meridian.
That time he calculated what he would have for dinner, but he couldn't see anything in the hexagrams, so he thought he had failed in his fortune-telling. Finally, he found out that his dinner was overturned by the little Taoist priest Xuancheng.
So this divination thing is really just a brain teaser sometimes.
Now Shuguan's mind has changed.
There is no secret in the hexagram. It is entirely possible that Zhu Ming did not sell the house today, or did not sell it to these two guests.
And what he had predicted just now was that Zhu Ming's house was sold to one of the two guests. Naturally, the hexagram would not reveal the secret.
Shu Guan laughed, took out the two pieces of paper from under the turtle shell and threw them aside, then took out a piece of white paper and handed it to Zhu Ming.
"Write down the address of your house and I will tell you your fortune."
After Zhu Ming finished writing without knowing why, Shu Guan pressed the white paper under the turtle shell again, and then threw out the copper coins.
This time, he made two hexagrams.
After looking at the secrets in the middle hexagram, he raised his head and said to Zhu Ming:
"You will sell that house today, and the transaction price is fifteen thousand silver dollars."
"This is impossible!"
Zhu Ming screamed, shook his head decisively and said:
"That house, even the customer who is willing to pay 30% more, can only pay a total price of 12,000 silver dollars. How can you buy it for a high price of 15,000 silver dollars!"
Shuguan smiled and said calmly:
"I've said before, if you tell fortunes here, if it doesn't work, you don't have to pay. You can go and see it first."
So Zhu Ming left doubtfully.
Then Shu Guan stood up and said to Qian Jing'an apologetically:
"Mr. Qian, we had guests here just now, but we were negligent. Please sit down first, and I will make you another pot of tea."
"No."
Qian Jing'an suddenly waved his hand, his eyes still fixed on the ancient copper coins on the table, and said excitedly:
"Can you show me these copper coins?"
"Mr. Qian, there's no harm in watching..."
Before Shu Guan finished speaking, Qian Jing'an couldn't wait to grab the few bronze coins on the table in his palm and looked through them carefully.
Shu Guan couldn't help but smile when he saw this.
Those ancient copper coins were brought out by him from the view of the good self.
Qian Jing'an's expression became more and more excited. After Shu Guan made another pot of tea, the old man was holding the few bronze coins, trembling with excitement, his face became flushed, and his breathing became rapid.
Shu Guan placed a cup of tea in front of him.
Qian Jing'an raised his head, stared at Shu Guan and said quickly:
"This is an ancient coin from the Jiaxi Dynasty. Old man, I will never mistake it. Look at the lines on this die-cast. It uses a unique thorn pattern... Only 100,000 pieces of this coin were minted at the beginning. There are almost no coins at all. Only a few of them have survived to this day in the Royal Museum in Yanjing, but the portraits are not as complete as these. Xiaoyou Shu, where did you get them?"
The Jiaxi Dynasty was the reign name of a certain emperor of the Great China Dynasty three thousand years ago.
"Oh, it was left to me by an elder."
Shu Guan said casually.
"Xiaoyou Shu, do you know the value of these ancient coins of yours?"
"Is it valuable?"
"It's priceless! As for its historical significance, it cannot be measured by money."
Qian Jing'an solemnly said this, then stared at Shu Guan with a burning gaze and said:
"Xiaoyou Shu, are you willing to sell these bronze coins? Although the old man doesn't have so much money, I can contact the person in charge of the National Museum in Jinling and ask them to finance the purchase. I will make them absolutely sure on the price. I won’t treat you badly.”
"Xiaoyou Shu, it would be a real pity if such a national treasure-level antiquity is allowed to wander among the people and is accidentally damaged."
Qian Jing'an looked at Shu Guan with burning eyes, and said with ardent expectation and a little pleading in his voice.
Shu Guan could see that the old man had no selfish motives at all, and was purely motivated by his enthusiasm and love for antiquities.
But he still shook his head regretfully and rejected Qian Jing'an.
"Mr. Qian, I don't want to sell them yet."
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