Zhao Yueniang failed to follow Ji Changze for such a short time, and he made Zhao Ernie fainted from anger.
Zhao Yueniang was still a little confused when she saw someone struggling to lift the fat second wife to the second room.
Ji Changze stood aside as if it had nothing to do with him, watching Ernie Zhao being carried away, and sighed: "Children are all debts, and Ernie doesn't seem to have a weak mental capacity." , he actually fainted from anxiety."
Zhao Yueniang: "...She fainted in anxiety?"
"No, it's for your cousin." Ji Changze replied naturally: "I can understand it. After all, she is her biological daughter. She has developed a habit of stealing. Naturally, she is anxious as a mother."
After finishing speaking, he said to Zhao Yueniang with a sigh, "If we have children in the future, we must raise them well."
Zhao Yueniang blushed.
Before she could answer, someone next to her suddenly interrupted: "Master Xiu Cai probably doesn't know yet. Yueniang asked the fortune teller to tell her that she was destined to be childless."
This man had bad intentions at first glance, but Zhao Yueniang ignored him. Her face turned pale and she looked at Ji Changze nervously, for fear that he would dislike her.
As a result, Ji Changze didn't blink an eyelid: "Fortune teller? But the one who lives nearby has a good reputation for accurate fortune telling accumulated over the years? Or does he tell the fortunes of other people in the village accurately?"
The person who answered the conversation looked embarrassed: "This, this is not true, he is just a passerby. He will leave after finishing the calculation."
"Since he has never predicted anyone before, uncle, do you still believe him?"
This man also saw that Ji Changze didn't believe it, and his expression became more and more embarrassed.
He didn't dare to offend the scholar, so he could only bite the bullet and explain: "The fortune teller didn't take the money..."
"If all the fortune tellers in the world are efficacious without charging for money, then if I take a banner on the street without charging for money, wouldn't I also be an efficacious fortune teller?" Ji Changze looked at this man with pity in his eyes. , shook his head with regret.
He didn't say it directly, but his words, demeanor and even his eyes conveyed the meaning: "How can a person who looks quite normal be a fool?"
"Skills are specialized. Only doctors can tell you accurately about pregnancy and childbirth. Why don't you trust doctors and trust a fortune teller who doesn't even know how to diagnose illnesses?"
The man was stunned.
That's right, the fortune teller doesn't know how to treat doctors, and he didn't have much reputation before. Why did they believe his words
Ji Changze: "Uncle, it's not your fault. There are few scholars in the north and they rarely go out to socialize. It's normal if you don't know this. In my hometown, if there is such a fortune teller, people will not go to see a doctor. We should also leave people behind to see if the others are correct."
The man nodded awkwardly: "Yes, that's what the scholar said."
Seeing that he was still a little unconvinced, Ji Changze added, "My uncle just said that the fortune teller is not good at his studies."
Uncle: "...?? Did I say that?"
Ji Changze: "Didn't you just say that the fortune teller doesn't want money? If his prediction is accurate, how come he doesn't want money? It's precisely because he knows that his prediction is inaccurate that he doesn't dare to ask for the money. Otherwise, if he pays the money, he will get the calculation. If he gives an inaccurate answer, isn't he afraid that people will chase him?"
As for the fortune teller who told Zhao Yueniang's fortune for free and found out that she was destined to be childless, the village has been gossiping about it from time to time for a long time.
But really no one has ever thought about it from the perspective of “don’t charge money because the calculation is inaccurate”.
At first glance, it seems a bit confusing.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense.
Seeing that this man was deceived, no, he gradually saw the truth. Ji Changze continued: "Uncle, you are a carpenter in the village. This is just like you doing carpentry work. If you are skilled in craftsmanship, you can create beautiful Are you willing to take the tables and chairs away for free?"
The uncle shook his head.
"Then if you are not good at learning skills and want to make tables and chairs, but you only end up with a bit of scrap wood. These things cannot be sold, and they are of no use and take up space, then you will throw it away casually or maybe Should you give it away for free, or sell it for money?"
The uncle answered quickly: "How can you sell this?"
"That's exactly it."
Ji Changze nodded with satisfaction and concluded: "It is precisely because of poor academic skills that we don't charge money. If the calculation is really accurate, then we must charge money."
The uncle who was still hesitating just now felt that this was the case.
is not that right
If someone is really capable, who would be so kind as to give things for free or help tell fortunes.
You can obviously make money, so why not use your skills to make money
Isn't it just because I'm not good at learning and know that I can't calculate accurately, so I don't charge money
There is nothing wrong with this logic.
Ji Changze added: "I have been around our village these days. Only Mr. Hu and his son can read in the village. Let me ask you, has anyone in Mr. Hu's family ever mentioned that Yueniang was destined to be childless? Did you say they believed it?"
He shook his head.
Ji Changze: "It is precisely because there are people in Hu's family who study and are familiar with these things and know that this fortune teller is not good at academics, so they never mention this matter. It is also you who work hard every day and have no time to expand your knowledge. Let others be deceived."
“So that’s it!!”
The carpenter clapped his hands, feeling a little angry that he actually believed in a fortune teller who was not good at learning.
"I can't blame him for not only not accepting the payment, but also running away so fast after the calculation. He knew that his calculation was inaccurate and he was afraid that we would cause trouble!!! This guy didn't even explain his inaccurate calculation!!"
Seeing that he agreed with his words, Ji Changze turned around and said to Zhao Yueniang: "There are not many people who can read in the village. It has been really hard for you to suffer these rumors in the past few years."
Zhao Yueniang was completely stunned.
When the fortune teller told her fortune, she knew in her heart that the guy was from the second room, but she couldn't argue with it.
She wasn't married or pregnant, so she couldn't say he was a liar.
After all, the fortune teller doesn't take the money.
Scammers are all trying to make money. Who will tell your fortune for free without charging money
So this fortune teller must be real!
After being frustrated for so long, Zhao Yueniang thought that this matter could only be explained clearly when she got married and became pregnant. When it came to Ji Changze, as he kept talking, it became like not accepting money, which is equivalent to learning. My art is no longer good.
The point is, it sounds so reasonable that people can't help but nod in agreement.
Not only Zhao Yueniang was a little confused and strangely convinced at the same time, but the villagers nearby also heard the change from convinced at the beginning to thoughtful to nodding at the end.
Yes, if it were them, how could they tell fortunes for free if they had the skills
And if he came to a small village like theirs, if he was good at fortune telling, he would definitely go to a big city and tell fortunes for those high-ranking officials!
They only have so much vision, and naturally they never imagined that there would be real masters in the world who are not interested in money. They only know that if they have money, they must make money. Since they have money, they will never talk for free.
Of course, Ji Changze knew that, but the fortune teller was indeed incompetent, so he allowed the villagers to think so.
Erbo Zhao was just enjoying the cool air at home, but his wife went out vertically and was carried back sideways. He was reluctant to go to the doctor to get money for medical treatment, so he simply took Erbo Zhao into the house and fell asleep.
Mrs. Zhao's second sister fainted until the next day.
When she woke up, she found that she was not covered by the quilt, and she was very hungry. No one left food for her at home. She got up weakly and made some food for herself. As soon as she went out, she found that everyone in the village was condemning that person. The fortune teller who told Zhao Yueniang's fortune.
The main reason was to blame him for not being good at studying and telling people's fortunes blindly. As a result, they never dared to let the male in the family marry Zhao Yueniang.
If Zhao Yueniang had married someone from the same village, wouldn't Ji Changze and the others also have a share in it
Zhao Erbo, who spent a lot of money to bribe a fortune teller to get this result: "..."
After listening to the villagers' logical explanations of "It's just because they are not good at learning that they don't charge money", she almost fainted again.
"What is this all about?! Do you know, Master Hermit? He is a real master hermit. He is not interested in fame and fortune, and he does not love money. He only looks at luck or not, not whether he has money or not."
After all, she had been to town a few times, and she could still pull out these words.
In the end, she was dragged out, but the people in the village couldn't understand it at all: "How could someone not love money? They only looked at whether they were destined or not, not whether they had money or not. If they were really capable, they would definitely be collecting money from everywhere to tell fortunes. Who would let people watch it for free, and come to a small place like ours? Those who are capable must go to a place like the capital."
"No, why don't you understand? Those are the real experts. The real experts always go to remote places."
"But pull it off. It's hard to get into remote places. There are many wild animals and there is nothing fun. Any expert who is so idle is a poor scholar. You are uneducated. Look at Mr. Hu's family. , no one in the whole family has ever believed in the fortune teller, why? Because he is knowledgeable, he has vision, he is knowledgeable, and he knows how to read."
Second Aunt Zhao didn’t understand.
Why, why does trusting that fortune teller have something to do with being uneducated
And Mr. Hu's family never mentioned this matter, wasn't it because they liked Zhao Yueniang? She and Zhao Yueniang's family were neighbors, so why did she have the nerve to go out and say that Zhao Yueniang was destined to be childless.
She worked so hard to find a fortune teller and spent a lot of money to ask him to tell Zhao Yueniang's fortune for her. However, she fainted for one day and her whole day changed.
Originally, she was counting on Ji Changze to know about this and give up on getting married to Zhao Yueniang, but why, why did she suddenly change.
Second Aunt Zhao doesn’t believe in evil.
She hurried to Hu's hometown to get the answer from him: "Anyone with knowledge can tell that it's all nonsense."
As a result, when I went there, there were people all over the yard.
Ji Changze blew there: "Everyone, the more knowledgeable a person is, the less likely he is to be deceived. This is exactly the case with Mr. Hu. Although he is older, his brain is much more flexible and knowledgeable than some young people. This is something I can’t even compare to.”
Suddenly being looked at by so many people with envy and admiration, Mr. Hu almost didn't lose his composure no matter how steady he was.
He touched his long beard, and nodded with pride in his eyes: "That's right, reading is wise. When the fortune teller came, I could see that he had no ability, and I once told the villagers , but no one believed it, so I had no choice but to give up."
In fact, he didn't even bother to laugh at a little girl with the villagers.
In addition, she sympathized with Zhao Yueniang's family situation, and his wife had the same views as him, so naturally her children and grandchildren did not dare to say anything.
But, even though he knew the truth in his heart, Ji Changze said that the more knowledgeable a person is, the more he can see the truth of a matter, and he praised him so much.
How could he possibly admit that he actually believed it in the first place
Isn't that a slap in the face and saying that you are uneducated
So, he said quite confidently, "Yes, Ji Changze is right, only unlearned people believe that fortune teller."
Ji Changze achieved his goal and stood aside slowly, thinking that his literacy class should go smoothly.
The villagers were all angry that "I was fooled" and "I still believed him so much", and they talked about how they should keep their eyes open next time they encounter this kind of thing, and so on.
In just one night, it was reported as false news that Zhao Yueniang was pregnant and had no children.
And it also comes with a "Whoever believes it is stupid".
As a result, everyone in the village began to pay attention to their own cultural level.
"Master Xiu Cai is right, but isn't it because we don't study that we can be deceived so easily about many things?"
"If you don't know how to read, you will really suffer a big disadvantage. When I was working in the town, I heard people say that some people can't read and were tricked into signing a contract of sale when they were looking for work."
"Didn't Master Xiucai also say that? Even if you don't know how to read, your cultural level is still very different."
Everyone was discussing and discussing, but they didn't know who saw Ernie Zhao.
"Hey, you're here too. You believed in the fortune teller the most back then, right? I must have remembered correctly. You were talking about this every day, so I couldn't believe it!"
"Then it seems that she is the most uncultured one."
Not only did she hire a fortune teller in vain, but she was also labeled as the most uneducated person in the village. Mrs. Zhao said: "..."
She felt that she needed to lie down for another day.
Either she is crazy, or the world is crazy.