Chu Qianli was scared away by Qi Yan. Although she had figured out Qi Yan's astrolabe, she was still not good at dealing with this person, so she hurriedly found an excuse to slip back home.
Qi Yan didn't tease Chu Qianli any more, and arranged a return vehicle for her, and delivered the Tarot painting and beaded armillary sphere within two days.
In the He family's villa, Yu Xin looked at the golden armillary sphere at home in a daze, and asked, "Shi Chen, do you know where Qian Li got the money to buy these?"
Facing his mother's questioning, He Shichen said that it was difficult for him to talk about divination. At this moment, his scalp was numb and he said vaguely: "... I gave some money."
Yu Xin nodded knowingly: "Then be more restrained this year, don't buy any more, I won't be able to fit them at home."
He Shichen muttered: "...it might not work to tell me that."
"Didn't you give me the money?" Yu Xin looked at him in surprise, "Could it be that you really want to buy a big courtyard for your family, otherwise how could you fit so many things?"
He Shichen: "?"
In the bedroom on the second floor, Chu Qianli tore open the tight packaging, and sure enough, he saw the Tarot painting he was thinking about. She threw the anti-shock material aside, and began to laboriously disassemble the frame, and finally removed the original painting.
The back of the Tarot painting is also shining, full of exquisite and beautiful dark lines, and there are light red crystals shimmering under strong light. Twenty-two sheets of the Major Arcana are formed into a vast starry sky, and they are tightly stitched together without any gaps visible.
Chu Qianli ruthlessly began to break the painting, only to hear the clear and subtle sound, the starry sky painting was torn apart and turned into square and neat tarot cards of the same size. She carefully checked the cards, the tarot cards were undamaged, and there were no burrs on the edges.
Chu Qianli couldn't put it down for the new brand, and couldn't wait to try it, but suddenly hesitated.
There are only twenty-two major arcanas in this tarot deck. Should we just use the cards in our hand for divination, or find a set of minor arcanas to form a complete set
Chu Qianli decided to try all kinds of methods. She hasn't fully read the paintings on the cards yet, so she needs some time to get familiar with the new tools.
The waning moon was rising, the night was thick, and the villa area outside the window was quiet.
On the desk, colorful Tarot cards were spread out in a mess. Chu Qianli read the cards in a state of desperation, while scribbling his thoughts in a notebook. She has browsed through the pictures of each card now, but there are still many picture details that she can't figure out. In addition, there is no manual for this deck of cards, so she can only figure it out by herself.
"Who is Lyle Gadbury..." Chu Qianli said with a headache, "Even if this teacher leaves a fake name in the painting, he can still reveal the information in the card, otherwise how will the child learn well?"
Many astrologers were afraid of being killed if their predictions were successful, so they only left obscure and incomprehensible pictures and words to avoid being caught. In history, a certain astrologer once predicted the Great Fire of London. He was arrested after the fire, and others suspected that he was the arsonist.
Chu Qianli understands the cautiousness of her predecessors, but now she is like an underground party intelligence worker. It is too difficult to decipher the code, and she can only obtain fragments of information.
When she first learned astrology, she couldn't connect sentences. She didn't expect to use this deck of cards to become a beginner.
The common Tarot systems on the market are nothing more than Marseilles, Waite and Thoth. This deck is from the 18th century, and may be born earlier than some systems.
Each tarot system is closely related to the founder of the genre. Chu Qianli didn't know Lyle Gadbury's life, so many card meanings could not be accurately interpreted.
She took the note at hand, which contained several clues, followed by uncertain question marks.
red stone? Starry sky in the village? grandfather? North, south, east, west? seven
Divination is all about describing characteristics, and will not give specific names, so she thinks of these now.
Is it time to go back to the village to have a look
Chu Qianli stroked the Tarot cards and decided to name it the Red Crystal Tarot. The main face of the cards was covered with reddish shimmer, and red stones were always mentioned even in divination. She didn't know the material used to make this card, it was obviously an antique, but the quality was quite excellent, and it felt like countless new cards.
The next day, Chu Qianli was wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag, and stood beside the car in a dazed state, refusing to get up for a long time.
She yawned, rubbed her eyes again, and said, "brother, go by yourself, I won't take the car today."
He Shichen frowned, and said impatiently, "What are you going to do again?"
"I have to avoid four wheels recently, and I feel that it is better not to ride in a car."
"Do you still want to hide from the place where you go to class? It feels better not to go to school?"
"Ah, how do you know? Although Xingxing didn't say this, I think so in my heart."
"... Get in the car right away! If you wait any longer, you will be late!"
Chu Qianli was kicked out of the car for a long time, which caused He Shichen to collapse. The two of them circled the car a few times like an eagle catching a chick, which made the driver feel helpless.
He Shichen felt ashamed of arresting her in public, and said angrily, "How do you get to school without taking a car?"
Chu Qianli rolled out the bicycle from the small courtyard, she stepped on it gracefully, rode out slowly, and waved leisurely: "Have you people in the city never seen two-wheeled bicycles? Then humans didn't live before the invention of the automobile?"
When He Shichen saw her holding the handle of the bike with one hand and dangling in the air with the other, his fist hardened instantly, and he said in a trembling voice, "You are not allowed to ride the bike with one hand!!"
Chu Qianli went to school by bicycle, but she barely reached the designated spot, and collapsed on the table after entering class.
Tan Muxing noticed that her dark circles were as thick as a panda, and worried: "You seem to be in a bad mood today?"
"It was too late to study things yesterday, and I rode here again this morning, so tired."
"Why do you suddenly want to ride a bike?"
"Energy saving and emission reduction are everyone's responsibility."
Tan Muxing is at ease, she is still in the mood to make jokes, so there shouldn't be a big problem.
The days go by quickly, the school is approaching the end of the term, and not only exams are required, but also a party has to be held. He Shichen, Qi Yan and other student union staff are busy with this matter, they don't need to perform on stage, they are mainly responsible for the implementation process.
Each class had to collectively prepare the program. Chu Qianli’s class decided to act in a drama. The leading actors were all active members of the class. Students who were not interested could play supporting roles with few lines.
During the class meeting, Ruan Ya and others were assigning roles in front, and Qiu Qingkong came over to chat with Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing.
While refreshing the data of the Magic Card Girls squad, Qiu Qingkong asked, "Teacher, when will we shoot the video? Haven't updated it for a long time?"
Chu Qianli evaded and hid behind the book. Like a little ostrich with her head buried, she mourned, "If you don't listen, don't listen, Xiaoke recites the scriptures!"
Tan Muxing reminded in a low voice: "The end of the semester is coming, review is more important? Let's shoot after the exam."
Chu Qianli was in even more pain, and whimpered: "If you don't listen, don't listen, just know the world and recite the scriptures!"
Qiu Qingkong excitedly proposed: "Choose one between video recording and review! You must have an idea immediately!"
Chu Qianli closed her eyes peacefully, she tilted her head, pretended to die suddenly and said, "Don't disturb the deceased, bring me milk tea while burning the paper."
Talking about Mu Xing: "..."
Tan Muxing looked down at the phone calendar, he pondered for a long time, and tentatively asked, "Is He Shichen's birthday next month?"
"It should be, but he didn't write the date in his address book. He only wrote the month at the beginning." Qiu Qingkong replied subconsciously, she suddenly understood Tan Muxing's deep meaning, and suddenly realized, "Teacher, when is your birthday?"
Qiu Qingkong was originally surprised that Tan Muxing brought up this matter, but now he thought it wasn't He Shichen who he wanted to ask.
All the classmates in the class had written the address book, but Chu Qianli transferred here, and her information was not recorded.
Chu Qianli was taken aback: "Ah, I forgot..."
Qiu Qingkong said dissatisfiedly: "Impossible, you lied to the child? You can correct birth time!"
Chu Qianli nodded calmly: "I didn't lie to the child, I was lying to Xiao Ke."
Tan Muxing had long since discovered that she never mentioned her birthday, so she said softly, "If we don't know your birthday, we can't wish you a happy birthday."
Chu Qianli scratched his head: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you wish or not, and there is nothing to be happy about. I only celebrate my birthday when I was a child. I haven't heard that adults still care about birthdays. If you pass one year, you will be one year older. Maybe you still don't want to think about it."
Tan Muxing was quite puzzled, he thought that Chu Qianli would clamor for cakes and gifts, and then make all kinds of outrageous demands, which is like a brat, but he didn't think he had no plans to celebrate.
She usually shines when given a little sunshine, but now it is too abnormal.
Qiu Qingkong was surprised and said, "Are you as cold as He Shichen? He just didn't want to be blessed and given gifts, so he didn't write the date at all, and only wrote the month in the address book."
"A lot of girls from other classes asked me to read his birthday. If he had written the exact date, the desks would probably be stuffed with presents that day."
"Is it so exaggerated!?" Chu Qianli's eyes widened in surprise, and then he came to his senses, "That's right, who would hate money printing machines?"
Qiu Qingkong: "Are you also afraid of receiving gifts?"
Chu Qianli shook his head: "No, I just want to receive gifts, not my birthday."
Tan Muxing: "But it's not your birthday, so we have no excuse?"
Chu Qianli struggled again and again, but she was still defeated by the gift, secretly said her birthday, and added: "Actually, I don't have the habit of celebrating my birthday."
Qiu Qingkong: "Life should have a sense of ritual!"
Tan Muxing said with a smile: "In the future, we can develop the habit of celebrating birthdays."
Chu Qianli said nothing.
At this moment, Ruan Ya, the class monitor, walked to the back row of the classroom. She asked the three of them for their opinions: "I called you just now, but you didn't seem to hear me. The role of Qiu Qingkong is finished. Do you two want supporting roles with fewer words?"
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing planned to fish for the drama, and they wanted to play a role in the end at the speed of light.
Chu Qianli nodded: "Is there one that doesn't even have lines?"
Ruan Ya: "There is also a general and a military adviser, both of whom are playing soy sauce. I think it is more appropriate for you to play the military adviser, and it is more suitable for Tan Muxing to play the general. The main reason is that you can't afford the general's costume, so you may be suitable for wearing the military adviser's outfit."
Chu Qianli said decisively: "Okay, then let's do it like this!"
Tan Muxing was taken aback for a moment, his face panicked, and he asked in embarrassment: "Is there anything else? I may not be able to act... General..."
Ruan Ya: "There are scripts in the group, and other characters have lines, why don't you choose one now?"
Tan Muxing fell into distress. He looked down at the script on his mobile phone, but he really couldn't find a suitable role.
Chu Qianli asked curiously: "Why don't you want to play the general? Are you suitable?"
Chu Qianli mistakenly thought that Tan Muxing had an inferiority complex attack, and she felt that there was nothing wrong with playing the general at the same table.
Tan Muxing faced her encouragement, but he finally had no choice but to accept it, and his mood was complicated for a while.
Chu Qianli followed Ruan Ya to the podium, and she wrote down her name and Tan Muxing's name on the cast and crew list. The military adviser and general didn't even have role names, and they were completely standard tricks.
"...Because the general will kill people."
Tan Muxing saw her bouncing away, and then he opened his mouth softly, his voice was almost inaudible, like the dissipating wind.
The double attack of the party and the final exam kept the students extremely busy, and even He Shichen didn't have time to care about Chu Qianli's commuting to and from school by bike. Chu Qianli insisted on going to school by bike, but she refused to ride a four-wheeled car anyway, and later became Tan Muxing to accompany her to leave school by bike.
The two became one of the few bicycle parties in the school, and occasionally bought something to eat on the side of the road, and waved goodbye when they rode together at the intersection.
Chu Qianli said that she would not ride a bicycle all the time, but she could not ride a bicycle during this period of time.
There is no objection to talking about Mu Xing, he followed her wishes, everything was calm at first, but recently he felt something unusual.
At the intersection, the two stopped in front of the bustling crowd, chatted casually, and waited for the traffic light to change.
Tan Muxing was riding on the bike, he couldn't help but look back, hesitantly said: "Are you in a hurry to go home? Shall we go for a ride by the river?"
Chu Qianli: "Don't worry, you have to do your homework when you get home. Do you want to go for a ride?"
"No, I always feel that someone is following us." Tan Muxing felt awkward, and frowned, "It's a bit uncomfortable anyway."
To lose weight, Tan Muxing was sent by his family to teams and institutions to exercise. He didn't lose weight at all, but he had an inexplicable sense of crisis.
"Psychological effect?" Chu Qianli said casually. She caught a glimpse of the change of the traffic light and immediately suggested, "Hey, let's race who will ride to the river first!"
"Don't ride so fast." Tan Muxing saw her pedaling so fast, he reminded her while following her.
On the road, a taxi was driving slowly, and it was Liu Kai's family sitting in the car.
Seeing the cyclist disappear, Liu Kai quickly asked, "Master, can you turn the corner?"
The driver was fluent in Beijing, and said impatiently: "No, where are you going? There is a river over there and it's a one-way street. Can you give me an accurate answer?"
"Then let's go around..."
"Where is the detour? I've never seen you take a car like this. Let me tell you that Didi won't let you change the itinerary like this! Don't tease me!"
Liu Kai's family had a bad temper in the first place, and he was furious at what the driver said, and finally got out of the car during the dispute, spit: "Damn! The driver of Huangchenggen is a bull, and his wrists are as good as those fortune tellers!"
When Liu Kai's family rushed to the river, there was no one there for a long time, and they were all in vain.
He was kicked by a little girl at the Qi family's birthday banquet, and he turned his head to tell his master that he met the strange man who met Ziwei, but the master asked him to stay in the imperial capital for two more days. He didn't know the little girl's name, let alone her family background, and he only remembered "Internet" throughout the whole process.
He actually inquired about Qi Yan's school, and wanted to guard Chu Qianli's figure, but unexpectedly she was riding a bicycle, and now he couldn't even find out the license plate number.
Liu Kai's family is a fortune teller, he is not a paparazzi chasing cars, nor a private detective, so he can only call Master.
As soon as the call was connected, before Liu Kai's family opened their mouths, the old man on the other end asked first: "Have you seen Chu Yizhen? Is he hiding in the imperial capital now?"
Liu Kai's family was arrogant. He humbly faced his master and said, "No, master, it's not so fast yet. I know the school of that little girl now. I don't even know her name, and I haven't found the person you mentioned..."
The old man was very displeased, and said coldly: "Then why are you calling me? What are you talking about over there?"
"mainly… "
"What is the main thing? Thanks to you, I passed it on personally. You don't know how to count. I taught you that Ziwei is used to count stars!?" I'll find someone myself!"
After the old man finished speaking, he hung up neatly, without giving Liu Kai's family a chance to defend himself.
Liu Kai's family was full of grievances holding the mobile phone. He didn't know where to pour the bitterness, and complained: "It's not the same, the main reason is that the logic is wrong..."
Liu Kai's family felt that his master hadn't figured out cause and effect, so he lost his temper for no reason.
What do you mean by "you don't know, you won't count"
He just couldn't count Chu Qianli, so he let Master know of her existence. If he couldn't count Chu Qianli, then there would be nothing to do next!
The logic of this speech is messy, just like some companies that recruit people.
Q: You have no work experience, why don't you look for a job
A: I am looking for a job right now.
Q: If you have no work experience when looking for a job, how do you look for a job
answer:
Liu Kai's family is extremely confused and helpless now. He can't understand Master's logic at all, and he doesn't know where to go on the streets of the imperial capital.