Ever since Professor Zhou appeared today, Xia Shao felt that she couldn't hide it anymore. After all, Shu Ma and Yu Bajin were very grateful to Professor Zhou for his teachings over the years. She also felt a little guilty for keeping it from him for so long. He was a man of promises, so he would not tell anyone if he knew about it. So, he said: "Professor, the thing is like this..."
Then, Xia Shao briefly talked about what happened in these years.
Professor Zhou's eyes widened even more as he listened. After hearing this, he stood up from his chair and said, "What? Are you saying that the old man living in this house is a master of metaphysics or a sect with a legacy? You have long worshiped him as Master?!"
Professor Zhou excitedly walked around the room, and then he was about to go out, "I said you kid, you clearly knew that I was studying these things, but you kept it from me for so long! No, no, no, I have to go see this old gentleman! Yes! It’s inherited! I’ve never seen such a person in China!”
"Professor, my master and Mr. Li are old friends. They are reminiscing in the room. They will come out in a while. You can sit down and drink tea for a while." Xia Shao smiled and pulled Professor Zhou back and secretly said to this man It’s true that the older you get, the smaller your mind becomes, like a child.
"Are your master and Mr. Li Boyuan old friends?" Professor Zhou was stunned.
Chen Manguan also looked at Xia Shao in shock. He had been sweating anxiously since he entered the room. All he could think about was the blue and white plate. He kept thinking about how he could trick the plate away from Xia Shao if it was real.
In Chen Manguan's opinion, it was sheer luck that Xia Shao picked up this blue and white plate. And he really didn't notice that she was a student, so it was just a joke to fool her
But he didn't expect that Mr. Li Boyuan, whom he regarded as a life-saving straw, was actually an old friend of this little girl's master? This, this, this... This is not easy to handle.
Could it be that God wanted him to work in vain
Thinking of this, Chen Manguan's face turned gloomy and dejected.
At this time, I heard Professor Zhou say: "Huh? That's not right. Your master didn't come out when we came in just now. How did he know who the person was, and how did he know that it was his old friend who had arrived?"
Chen Manguan felt strange when he heard it. He looked at Xia Shao and felt hope rising in his heart. He hoped that there would be no old friends at all, so that things would be easier to handle.
Xia Shao drank her tea and sat as steady as a rock. She lowered her eyes and smiled, "I made a prediction yesterday. I've expected you to come."
"The hexagram?" Professor Zhou's eyes lit up, "The hexagram your master made?"
"The hexagrams do not count for oneself. Of course, my master will not do it himself. I arranged the hexagrams."
"You?" Professor Zhou and Chen Manguan were both stunned. Professor Zhou's face was even brighter, "Do you really have this ability?"
In response, Xia Shao just smiled lightly and drank tea without saying a word.
Her appearance shocked both of them. Chen Manguan looked at Xia Shao carefully. He was frightened. This girl was only fifteen or sixteen years old, right? But her temperament is calm. At least she has this kind of temperament, which he has never seen in any child of this age!
Seeing her inscrutable look, Professor Zhou couldn't help but restrain his smile, "Okay, okay, since you have this ability, you might as well help me take a look. I just haven't been able to make up my mind about something recently. Please help me take a look." What’s better?”
It turned out that some time ago, Professor Zhou received a call from his home in Beijing, saying that he had lived in the village for several years and wanted to take him back. It turns out that Professor Zhou has always wanted to teach in the village, which was also his parents' last wish. But the children in the capital have also gotten married, and he also has grandchildren. He misses them very much after not seeing them for a few years. Moreover, the children are busy with work, so he may help take care of the grandchildren when he returns home.
On the one hand, Professor Zhou couldn't let go of teaching in the village. On the other hand, he wanted to return to the capital to enjoy a few years of family happiness, so he hesitated.
"Please help me figure out how I can make a better decision?" Professor Zhou looked at Xia Shao.
Xia Shao looked at Professor Zhou, with a smile on her lips, "Professor, you have already made your decision in your heart, so why are you asking me? In fact, you have already decided to return to the capital. Am I right? ?”
Xia Shao spoke calmly, but Professor Zhou's eyes widened, "How do you know?"
Xia Shao smiled and looked at Professor Zhou's face, "The prominence of the decree on your lips shows that there has been a move recently. You have already made up your mind to return to the capital. You may be thinking about packing your things these days, right?"
Professor Zhou slapped his thigh, "It's amazing! I didn't tell anyone about this, not even Zhou Wang's family knew about it. I plan to announce this to the young and old in the village after I pack my things. In case everyone comes to see me and I feel reluctant to leave, I will tell the children in the capital that I have changed my mind and let them rejoice in vain."
In fact, although he had made his decision long ago, he deliberately didn't tell Xia Shao at this time, just to test Xia Shao. Unexpectedly, she could see it at a glance? This is really amazing...
Xia Shao naturally knew that Professor Zhou was testing her, but she felt reluctant to let this kind old man leave the village.
However, Xia Shao finally smiled and said, "Professor, don't worry and go back. Judging from your appearance, you will still make academic achievements in your later years, and the capital city is suitable for you. However, I see that there are veins above your temples. This It means there is something wrong with the Migration Palace. On your way back to the capital, you must take good care of your finances. Also, just do your job well and don't meddle in other people's business."
Professor Zhou was stunned for a while, nodded repeatedly, and exclaimed, "If you take a casual look, you can see so many things. I would say that our country's culture is profound and profound, but some people insist that it is superstitious. In my opinion Look, it’s very accurate and mysterious! Some Western scholars said that this is a profound statistics, and I kind of agree.”
Xia Shao smiled and said, "There are too many people who have become monks halfway, which has ruined the reputation of this profession. There are too few people who have inherited this profession, so I don't blame others for misunderstanding."
"Alas! That's true."
"By the way, Professor. You have to keep this matter secret for me and don't let my family know about it for the time being."
Professor Zhou was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "I understand, your sect has a legacy, and I won't let you cut off the legacy. When you grow up in the future and can make your own decisions, you can tell them about it. "
Xia Shao smiled and nodded, relieved.
The two of them were talking to each other, but Chen Manguan next to them looked anxious. At this time, he had completely put away his contemptuous attitude. At first, when he heard that Xia Shao had learned these things, he was a little disapproving. He even felt that there was nothing wrong with learning at a young age. Unless he learned the methods of these magicians, he would not be good in the future. What a good thing.
However, little did he know that what Professor Zhou asked next would actually come true! He was experiencing bad luck now. Although he didn't really believe this, he was on a dead end and he didn't mind trying these methods, so he looked at Xia Shao and hesitated.
"This... uh..."
Chen Manguan hesitated, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that he didn't know how to call Xia Shao.
Fortunately, Xia Shao looked at him with a smile and said, "If you need anything, Uncle Chen, just ask."
Chen Manguan was stunned, "Do you know me?"
Xia Shao nodded. She just remembered that this man was once a well-known figure in the antique world in Dongshi and even the province. Unfortunately, his business failed and he never recovered. At least that was the case in the last life.
"Uncle Chen, if you want to ask about your career, I can only say that you look gray and have veins on the bridge of your nose. This is not only a sign of blocked fortune in numerology, but also in Chinese medicine, it is called blocked blood vessels. You I'm not feeling well, so go see a doctor when you have time."
Although Xia Shao's tone was calm, every word was loud. Chen Manguan's eyes widened when he heard it. Does she still understand Chinese medicine? But then he grimaced.
Since his business failed, he has been working hard from dawn to dusk in the past three years, and has been exhausted mentally and physically. If you say he is not in good health, he believes it. But how could he bother to see a doctor now? Even if he was diagnosed with a disease, he wouldn't have the money to treat it.
"Then, can you help Uncle Chen take a look at my appearance? Is it possible for me to make a comeback?" Chen Manguan asked anxiously.
But he didn't see Xia Shao lowering her eyes, and an imperceptible smile passed on her lips while drinking tea.
If Tang Zongbo were here at this time, he would definitely glare at Xia Shao and scold her for not taking Taoism seriously. He kept nagging all day long, Xuanmen is a sect with a heritage, and it has a high status in the world. Generally, people will not take the initiative to read faces before they have established friendship.
For example, Professor Zhou, Xia Shao was grateful to him, and the two had a teacher-student relationship, so it was enough to just give him a few words of advice. Chen Manguan and Xia Shao didn't have any friendship at all, but she gave him some advice before Chen Manguan could speak.
In fact, Xia Shao naturally had a purpose in doing this.
Chen Manguan is considered an old expert in the antique world. Regardless of the failure of his business, he still has his vision and connections. Ever since she recognized him, Xia Shao had been making plans in her mind.
She is determined to open an antique store on the antique street of Dongshi. This year is the year when Dongshi's economy begins to recover. Opening a store now will take advantage of this economic development and she will soon make money. But she still has to go to school, so she definitely can't take care of it by herself. Finding someone to help her will be a problem.
At Xia Shao's age at this time, even Chen Manguan, whose business was failing at this time, would disapprove of her, let alone someone who was well-known in the antique industry.
If the employees disapprove of the boss, the business will be discontinued. Therefore, when Xia Shao felt that Chen Manguan was exactly the person she was looking for, the first thing she had to do was to control him and make him respect her from the bottom of his heart.
Xia Shao was calculating in her mind and said nothing on her face, but she made Chen Manguan anxious.
"Oh, Xiaoxia, please help me find out! Can I make a comeback?"
It wasn't until Chen Manguan asked again that Xia Shao raised her eyes to look at him, but her expression gradually became serious.
"Uncle Chen, your forehead is plump and round, with no lines or moles. Although your face looks gray now, it must have been very radiant at first. Your face is called 'windfall' in physiognomy. It's also called "side money"! It can be seen that when your career was prosperous, you did something to make money from side jobs. Although you can make money from side jobs, many of them are unjust, and if you make too much money, you will lose your money. What you got is In the antique industry, the so-called sideways and windfalls in this industry are just two ways of counterfeiting and smuggling. But I see that your disaster is so serious, I guess it is not the former. What I said You know whether it’s right or not.”
When Chen Manguan heard these words, it was like thunder on the ground, making his head buzz and he stood up immediately. Even the Public Security Bureau didn't find out about his smuggling, so she just found out? And what he said was reasonable and well-founded. She could even tell that the partial wealth he made was from smuggling... This, this, this...
As soon as Professor Zhou saw Chen Manguan's expression, he knew that Xia Shao was right. He couldn't help but look at his student again. Over the years, he only thought that she was smart and perceptive, and he also saw that this child would not be simple in the future, but he did not expect that she still exceeded his expectations. At such a young age, with such attainments in metaphysics, she is becoming increasingly incomprehensible. He has been teaching for more than thirty years, but this student is the one he cannot understand the most. At this moment, even he didn't dare to treat her as a 15-year-old student.
Chen Manguan no longer cared about Xia Shao's age at this time. He felt mysterious and a little frightened. At that moment, he didn't care about the face of his elders and said: "Master! Master, I already know that I was wrong, and I have tasted the bitter fruit." , please give me a clear path! I beg you!"
Xia Shao was drinking tea to soothe her throat. When she heard this address, she almost spit out the tea. Although she had known that she would have to get used to this title in the future, she still felt embarrassed, mainly because her previous concepts were so deeply ingrained that she always felt that the master's name sounded like a magic stick!
After taking a sip of tea and suppressing it, Xia Shao said: "I see that your facial features are quite strong, but your eyes are unfocused and obviously unbearable. It can be said that the time for change has not come yet. Moreover, you have done many unjust things, and you deserve this disaster." . This calamity is not a small one. Judging from your complexion, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to get over. If you can’t get over it, you will be like this for the rest of your life.”
Xia Shao's words were not false. Judging from Chen Manguan's appearance, if this disaster passed, he would still have good luck. But it was obvious that he had not been able to survive this calamity in his previous life.
Of course, since Xia Shao wanted Chen Manguan to help her manage the antique store, that meant that he would definitely survive this disaster in this life, but she would not let go easily. After all, if this kind of person is not given a heavy dose of medicine to make him remember this lesson and completely change his mind, if he does it again in the future, then she will not feel safe using this kind of person.
Sure enough, when Chen Manguan heard the sentence "This is how it will be in this life," his face turned pale, his eyes straightened, and he was greatly shocked. The whole person stood in the room, as if he would collapse if the wind blew.
At this time, Tang Zongbo's voice came from the main room.
"Xiao Shaozi, come to my teacher's study."
Xia Shao was stunned for a moment, then stood up and answered. When he walked to the door, he turned around, glanced at Chen Manguan who was still in a daze, and said, "Honestly, I think you were a person who valued friendship when you were young, and you should have You are very business-minded, good at managing money, and have no worries about food and clothing. But you put too much emphasis on wealth and made a wrong move, which led to today's disaster. As the saying goes: One fate, two fortunes, and three feng shui. People have innate destiny, but they also have It's your luck the day after tomorrow. No matter how good your appearance is, it can't save you because of your own tricks. This is called retribution. Many people believe that "I can't control my fate, not God." My understanding of this sentence is that even if it's "by me" I, too, have to plant good causes in order to achieve good results. Today's results are entirely your own fault. Think about why you have reached this point."
To be honest, if she hadn't seen the affectionate side of Chen Manguan's character, she wouldn't have wanted him to help her manage the antique store in the future.
Let him think about it carefully, and hope that when she comes back, this person's performance will satisfy her.
Xia Shao glanced at Chen Manguan, who had a dull expression, then shook his head and left the room.
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The content of this chapter was originally divided into two chapters. Considering that it is a little **, for everyone’s reading experience, I put them together~o(n_n)o~Full of one chapter~Rolling~Please accept~