In Nantong Alley, Bai Meng used part of the money he took from Li Gefei to rent the right to use a shop for three months.
The shop used to be a bookstore, which is quite spacious. There are several rooms in the shop, and now the place to live is completely solved.
In the Song Dynasty, Taoist fortune-telling mostly took place in the streets and alleys. There was no fixed location. To put it bluntly, they were poor. If you have a little money, who would want to sit there all day long in the sun or in the cold wind?
There is still a distance between this place and Jinshi Club, and Bai Meng is also afraid that Li Qingzhao will come to visit him before the business even opens.
The streets and alleys were neither lively nor deserted.
After all, fortune-telling also pays attention to word of mouth and reputation. Once the reputation is great, noble people will naturally come to visit. Without reputation, even in a prosperous area, there will be few people, which will increase the rent pressure.
Moreover, there is a Goulan restaurant near this shop, which performs songs and dances every night, which is also very lively at times.
Bai Meng renovated the shop and replaced it with a new plaque that read: Qingwei Daomen.
This is also a disguised form of publicity for the Qingwei Sect, not to mention that such an impressive name can also attract customers, accumulate the reputation of the sect, and save more money, killing two birds with one stone.
He placed a piece of cloth at the door of his shop, and it was the same sentence he said at Ranyuan Bridge before: He knows everything in heaven and on earth.
This tone seems to be a bit exaggerated, and there is nothing wrong with exaggerating. Occasionally, some things cannot be calculated because the secrets are difficult to detect.
Ever since he arrived in this afterlife world, Bai Meng has been looking for: How can he compete with the laws of heaven?
In the shop, there is a table facing the door. The table top is very neat. A bucket of bamboo slips is located in the center of the table, revealing the vicissitudes of time. There are not so many decorations. Everything is so sparse and ordinary. The Taoist rule of inaction and letting nature take its course. Reflected vividly.
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On the other side, Li Gefei was still thinking. The boy's analysis was beyond his expectation. He planned to discuss it with his official friends tomorrow.
There is also the Taoist priest of Ranyuan Bridge that Li Qingzhao mentioned. Li Gefei has arranged for people to check it every day these days.
Without exception, there is no Taoist priest there!
He thought that his daughter was just using this excuse to avoid the marriage, but he had already told the Zhao family about the Taoist priest.
Mr. Zhao of the Zhao family was so angry at those words that he cursed in his heart, "This bitch is pretending to be a ghost. Doesn't this curse his life?" Ruining his good deeds is simply "the hatred of seizing his wife", which is a great shame and humiliation.
He, Zhao Mingcheng, and several servants quickly searched through Bianjing City, but they did not find the Taoist priest.
Li Gefei and the Zhao family both sent people to ask the vendors there, and they found out that there was indeed a Taoist priest who told fortunes there a few days ago, but he never appeared again.
Just when Li Gefei was wondering how to deal with the changes in the court situation and whether to marry into the Zhao family, Li Qingzhao came back.
"Have you brought anything back?" Her father's face was filled with joy.
ah? what? Li Qingzhao looked confused: Why can't I understand a word? Dad, what are you talking about? You didn't tell me what I wanted to bring back to you?
A series of questions appeared in Li Qingzhao's mind. She didn't know what happened at home today. She didn't know that someone claimed to be her lover and asked to see her father.
"Dad, what is it?" Li Qingzhao looked suspicious.
Li Gefei was a little angry, girl, do you still want to keep the good things for yourself? Just some curios. Also, your husband came to the door and took 30 guan from my father. It can be considered as selling it to my father. Why don't you give it to me with both hands?
"What is it? Of course your husband gave it to you. He came to the house today." Li Gefei responded coldly. He thought his daughter was hiding.
Li Gefei urged: "Hurry up and bring the things to show your father."
Langjun? What kind of husband? Where can I find a husband?
"Dad, I haven't agreed yet? How come Young Master Zhao is my husband? Dad, you shouldn't agree, right?"
Li Qingzhao was devastated. She did not want a political marriage.
Li Gefei asked in a cold voice: "Don't pretend to be confused with your father. Don't you know who your favorite husband is? Have you hidden the things? Hurry up and take out the Huilong Jade Pendant and the authentic calligraphy of Wang Xizhi."
"Dad, how can I have a favorite husband? Have you been deceived?" Li Qingzhao responded in confusion, and she felt confused.
Li Gefei patiently told her that her husband had sold him the things, and now those things were bought with his own money, and asked her to hand them over quickly.
"Dad, I really don't have anyone I like, and I don't have any genuine Huilong Jade Pendant or Wang Xizhi." Li Qingzhao responded seriously.
"So that person is a liar? He looks like a human. Not only did he almost mess up the matter between you and Mr. Zhao's family, but he also took thirty guans from your father. It's so unreasonable. How brave. A big rat dares to pet a cat." Li Gefei's face turned red. He was a minister of etiquette at the time and was actually fooled by a young man.
Li Qingzhao heard that the other party had messed up her marriage. This was a great help to her. Is there such a good thing? She felt that life suddenly became more colorful.
However, it was unheard of for him to actually deceive thirty thousand dollars and come to the palace of a court official to do such a thing. I had to admit that this person was too courageous to dare to do this.
Li Qingzhao beamed with joy, and then responded: "Hahaha, Dad, I lied to you. That man is my favorite young master. I didn't dare to tell you before, for fear that you would be angry."
Li Qingzhao lived up to her reputation as the most talented woman of all time. She was quick to think outside the box, and soon used a person who came into the house to defraud money and take advantage of her as an excuse to reject her marriage.
Li Gefei's head was hot, and he was obviously angry. Sure enough, it was a girl who was not admitted to the university, and she was given the chance. He then responded coldly: "I knew you had no good intentions, and deliberately fooled your father, saying, who is he?" When did you get together?"
Li Qingzhao talked and laughed freely and said: "He is a scholar who is good at literature and martial arts and has outstanding appearance."
Li Gefei likes political marriages, but he does not completely ignore his daughter's opinions and still values her ideas.
When I heard my daughter say this, it seemed to be true. She had a thorough understanding of the situation in the court, and there were even fewer scholars who practiced martial arts. They either had real talents but mediocre martial arts, or they were just a reckless man.
"Haha, he does have some real talent. I thought he looked like a scholar, but I didn't expect him to have some martial arts skills."
Li Qingzhao did not expect that her father would say this, what kind of talent is there? Can a talented person do such a thing? What did that guy do to deserve such comments from her father?
Li Gefei looked at his daughter without saying a word. He thought that his daughter might be afraid that he would disagree and betrothed her to the young master of Zhao Shilang's family and was secretly sad. He then explained to his daughter in a gentle voice: "Okay, okay, you and Zhao Shilang I will consider the marriage between our families again.”
Although this sentence did not clearly indicate that he would reject the marriage with Zhao Mingcheng, Li Qingming understood that his father was willing to compromise, and he was secretly happy.
Li Gefei was still thinking about the jade pendant. This was a good opportunity to show his loyalty to the emperor. How could he miss it? Even if he didn't hand it over, his surname was Li. Can't he just say it was inherited from the Li Tang Dynasty?
Li Qingzhao had already thought about what to say. She just stopped talking and was thinking about how to make up a story and how to wrap up the lie, and then started talking nonsense.
"Dad, there is no jade pendant. His business was not good a few days ago, so he gave me all his money to buy jewelry, and I don't have any money. He probably came to borrow some from you, dad." Li Qingzhao didn't reveal it. Sensation, try to make nonsense of the reason.
She didn't dare to tell the truth to her father. It was a trivial matter that he was cheated, so it was better to avoid the marriage first.
Li Gefei was a little disappointed. Is there really no Huilong Jade Pendant of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Happy for nothing. However, it was a big gain to get a prediction of the situation in the court. He gave the money to the girl's family to buy jewelry before they even got married. Should I call him stupid? Or should I say he is affectionate? Seeing how happy this girl is, it turns out that she is a bad girl! The cabbage was offered to the pig.
Li Qingzhao didn't know who that person was, what his characteristics were, and what he looked like. She couldn't ask any of these questions, as the secret would be revealed if she asked.
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Qingwei Daomen shop opened for business. Bai Meng was sitting in the middle hall, wearing a black Taoist uniform. His appearance was changed with spiritual runes. He was shaking a bamboo slip with a bamboo tube in his hand and wore a hat neatly.
He has a sculptured face, a pair of bright and tender eyes, and the bridge of his nose outlines an almost perfect curve. His easy-going smile makes people feel comfortable. After adjusting his mentality, he tried to be as professional as possible in fortune telling.
Inside the Taoist gate, the five characters of future, marriage, wealth, health, and numerology are located on the front wall of the door. Fortune telling is also a kind of practice for Taoists like Bai Meng, who can slowly accumulate Taoism.
The key is that as long as you have money, this is not the upper world after all. The monks in the upper world practice all their lives, while the mortals in reincarnation aim to make their lives better.
Under the restrictions of this heavenly law, it is impossible to practice and experience the pain of birth, old age, illness and death.
Although the human world in the ancient land of Shangshen is mainly based on agriculture, most of the monks practice outside and rely on the elixirs and herbs they obtain to exchange things. There is no so-called currency, and both buyers and sellers do it voluntarily.
Bai Meng didn't know if he could still go out. After all, he only knew the way forward in reincarnation, but he didn't know the way back. He had never figured out where the way back was?
It has been open for five days. In the first few days, no one came to tell fortunes, but the "wine aroma" is not afraid of the deep alley. What's more, the location of Nantong No. 1 Lane is not too remote. It leads directly to Maxing Street, the largest street in Bianjing, and is right next to Donghua Palace. Within a few hundred meters of the door.
Soon after, many people came here, some looking for marriage, some looking for official career, and some students came to ask if they could have a successful autumn wedding this year...
That night, Bai Meng's Taoist door had long been closed, and the lights were dim at night. He sat on the edge of the bed and meditated, absorbing the thin and pitiful spiritual energy bit by bit.
At this moment, a vision of heaven and earth appeared!
