"No, I haven't."
Faced with the anger of his beloved sister, the third son of the Li family bent over and begged for mercy.
In fact, in Zhu Ping'an's eyes, the family of the rich man Li is really a very unusual family in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was an era when feudal society reached its peak. One of the most prominent characteristics of feudal society is the superiority of men over women. However, in the family of the rich man Li, the black-bellied girl can be so domineering.
But think about it, even in a feudal society, even in a society where men are superior to women, as long as the family is willing to pamper them, girls can still be raised as princesses in modern society. It's their own family affairs, behind closed doors, and no one can say anything.
"When I get home, I always hear people say that you are smart. Wherever I go, I hear about the pride of Kaoshan Town, and the talent that only appears once in 500 years in Kaoshan Town... I am so tired of hearing this. I don't believe that you can be so smart, and that you can only appear once in 500 years..."
The third son of the Li family is arrogant and has a lot of... opinions about Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Pingan felt that he was completely caught in the crossfire. It was none of my business if others said I was smart, and it was even less of your business, unless... unless you were envious, jealous, and hateful. But looking at the way the third son of the Li family was, it was possible that he was envious, jealous, and hateful. It was probably because the third son of the Li family went home and the rich man Li was checking the accounts at that time. He probably mentioned the role he played in the checking. The other accountants probably praised him a lot, and it was probably because of this that the third son of the Li family, a middle-aged youth, was dissatisfied. At this age, people are most competitive. Maybe he has been boasted about something that only happens once in three hundred years.
"It's just so-so, I'm a little luckier." Zhu Ping'an said calmly. He doesn't like to cause trouble, but he is not afraid of it either.
"Normally. I want to see how smart you are."
The third son of the Li family was even more dissatisfied when he heard what Zhu Ping'an said. He turned around and took out a live fish that was only half the size of his palm from the basin of water carried by the servant who followed him. He held it in his hand and looked at Zhu Ping'an provocatively.
"Everyone says you are very smart. Haha, guess what. Is the fish in my hand alive or dead?"
The third son of the Li family looked at Zhu Ping'an provocatively with a smug smile on his lips.
The black-bellied girl looked at her third brother in surprise. How did the third brother suddenly become so smart? If Zhu Pingan said it was alive, the third brother would definitely kill the fish; but if Zhu Pingan said it was dead, the third brother would not kill the fish. If he stretched out his hand, the child would definitely be alive and kicking.
Then, looking at Zhu Ping'an, the sinister girl was also curious about how Zhu Ping'an would respond.
"In fact, it's also very simple to guess whether the fish in your hand is alive or dead."
Zhu Pingan could naturally figure out what the black-bellied girl could figure out. Looking at the provocative eyes of the third child of the Li family and his smug smile, Zhu Pingan slowly raised the corners of his lips.
"Simple, haha. Just guess. If you guess wrong, don't spread such clever words that only appear once in 500 years."
The middle-aged man, the third child of the Li family, looks very confident.
Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded. It was the most interesting thing to bully the middle school students.
"In fact, you must be thinking in your heart, if I say it is a live fish, you will crush the fish in your hand to death; if I say it is a dead fish, you will not crush it. So no matter whether I say it is a dead fish or a live fish, you will be invincible, right?"
Zhu Pingan glanced at the third son of the Li family and asked calmly.
When the third son of the Li family heard this, an abnormal look flashed across his face. But he immediately urged, "What I think is none of your business, guess it quickly."
"Of course, what you said makes sense. Scholars are good at astronomy and geography. In fact, good scholars are also unique in divination. The Book of Changes, also known as the Zhouyi, one of the Four Books and Five Classics that we often read, has the function of divination. It is said that a gentleman observes the images and plays with the words when he is at home, and observes the changes and plays with the divination when he is on the move. Therefore, he will be blessed by heaven and everything will be good..."
Zhu Ping'an shook his head and talked for a long time, leaving the third son of the Li family confused.
"Stop, stop, stop. I have hated storytelling since I was a child. Just say what you want to say." The third son of the Li family interrupted Zhu Ping'an's long speech impatiently. His brain was almost turned into a paste because of Zhu Ping'an's long speech.
"I know a little bit about divination, and I can accurately guess whether the fish in your hand is alive or dead." Zhu Ping'an was not angry when he was interrupted by the third son of the Li family. He curled the corners of his lips and said it concisely.
"Oh, then you can tell fortunes?" The third son of the Li family stretched out his hand holding the fish, and was very disdainful of Zhu Ping'an's words about fortune-telling. I personally control the life and death of the fish, and you still tell me that you know fortune-telling! How shameless! What cleverness, what once in 500 years, nonsense, just a nerd who has read too much and has become stupid.
"Of course I have to, but before I do that I need to ask a few questions. After all, fortune tellers on the street also need to know your birth date and so on. Of course, I don't need to know the fish's birth date, but I still need to confirm a few questions before I can tell the fortune for the fish in your hand." Zhu Ping'an pointed at the clenched hands of the third son of the Li family and said lightly.
"Stop talking nonsense and ask quickly if you have anything to ask." The third son of the Li family looked impatient.
"What kind of fish are you holding?" Zhu Ping'an asked slowly.
"Little grass carp." The third son of the Li family was not very willing to cooperate.
After the third son of the Li family finished speaking, Zhu Ping'an went to the table, found a brush and a piece of rice paper, and wrote the name of the fish on them.
"Where did this fish come from?" Zhu Ping'an asked slowly after finishing writing.
"It came from the water, otherwise it could have jumped out of a rock?" The third son of the Li family looked impatient.
Zhu Ping'an dipped the brush into ink again and wrote the two words in the water onto the rice paper.
Zhu Ping'an's serious action attracted everyone's curiosity. Almost everyone in the study looked at the piece of paper in Zhu Ping'an's hand curiously. They were very curious. Could he really tell fortunes
Only the black-bellied girl looked down upon her third brother with a look of contempt, not realizing that he had been led into trouble.
Zhu Ping'an then asked two more questions.
"Are you done yet?!" The third son of the Li family was already extremely impatient.
"It's over, no more problems. Give me a little time, I will use the Five Elements Method to predict the next hexagram." After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, he lowered his head and began to calculate on the paper seriously.
Just when the third son of the Li family was running out of patience!
Zhu Pingan finally raised his head from the paper, pondered for a moment, and said calmly: "The fish in your hand is dead."
The third son of the Li family stretched out his hand, looked down at the fish in his hand, and said with a dark face: "Damn it, it was still alive half an hour ago!"
Phew
The scheming girl finally couldn't help laughing. She pointed at her third brother with one hand and covered her cherry lips with the other, letting out a series of bell-like laughs. Her big, blue eyes curved into a perfect crescent shape, overflowing with smiles.
"Third brother, he has led you into a ditch." The black-bellied girl pointed at her third brother and laughed, "What Zhouyi gossip? Can't you see that he is deliberately delaying time?" (To be continued)