In Xiqi City, in the dead of night, Shen Gongbao sat next to the oil lamp, pinched his fingers repeatedly, and suddenly said with a smile: "Haha, I have not wasted all these days setting up a stall to tell fortunes. I finally got the opportunity to wait for it, whether it will succeed or not, It depends on tomorrow." Shen Gongbao waved his hand and extinguished the oil lamp, leaving only a wisp of green smoke rising slowly under the moonlight.
Early the next morning, Shen Gongbao opened the door on time. The door was already lined with people who came to tell fortunes. However, Shen Gongbao glanced at it, and a smile appeared on his face. The first person to come to tell fortunes was a young man. Young Master, Shen Gongbao looked at this young Young Master and said with a smile: "I wonder what Young Master wants to calculate?"
The young master looked at Shen Gongbao and said with a smile: "The Taoist master is good at divination and fortune telling. If that's the case, why bother asking me?" Looking at the smile on the young master's face, Shen Gongbao naturally knew that he was testing his own skills. So he reached out and picked up the tea bowl on the table, and poured it on the ground, leaving only a trace of water on the ground.
When the young master saw the word 'father' appearing on the ground, his face changed slightly, and he continued: "The Taoist Master is very talented. Does the Taoist Master know when the person I asked will return?" Shen Gongbao counted with his fingers, and then took out a On a bamboo slip, he wrote a line of words on it: "You will not return until seven years after the disaster", and then handed it to the young master.
The young master took the bamboo slip and looked at it. His expression changed slightly, so he stood up and said, "The Taoist priest is really good at it. He still calculated this hexagram, so he must have known my identity. I am the eldest son of Xibohou in Xia Boyikao." , I heard that an immortal who tells fortunes and interprets fortunes has come to the city, so I specially came to visit."
The person who came was none other than Boyikao. Boyikao heard that a strange man had come to Xiqi City. With the original intention of recruiting talents, he naturally wanted to take Shen Gongbao under his command and serve Xiqi, but he was also afraid that Shen Gongbao had a false reputation, so he After dressing up, he came to test it out. If Shen Gongbao was really a genius, he would personally invite him.
The two hexagrams Shen Gongbao gave him were exactly what Boyikao had in mind. When Ji Chang left, he had already calculated the bad luck for himself. He had been imprisoned for seven years in Chaoge, which was different from the disaster written by Shen Gongbao. It coincides with "returning after seven years". Only Ji Chang and Boyikao knew about this, and no one else knew about it. Since Shen Gongbao wrote this hexagram, he obviously calculated it.
Shen Gongbao looked at Boyikao and said with a smile: "Young Master wants to test Pindao. Do you have the answer now?" Shen Gongbao had already calculated last night that a distinguished guest would come to his door today, but he did not expect that the visitor would be Xiqi now. The person in charge was indeed a bit unexpected, but this was exactly what he wanted. Originally, he planned to get close to Boyikao.
Now that Boyikao came to his door, Shen Gongbao was naturally overjoyed. However, despite the appearance of Boyikao, surrounded by the aura of crape myrtle, he looked like an emperor. Shen Gongbao was secretly happy. He had indeed never been to this place before. The test is very likely to be the Mingzhu mentioned by his teacher Zhunti. If he can help him, he will be able to make a difference.
Boyi Kao saw Shen Gongbao looking calm and composed, so he asked: "I don't know where I grew up to practice Taoism, so why did I come to Xiqi? I'm afraid that the Taoist priest opened such a divination place in the bustling city of Xiqi. It's not just to save the people's lives and avoid disasters, right?" How smart is Boyikao, how could he not understand Shen Gongbao's intention
Shen Gongbao laughed loudly and said with confidence: "My name is Shen Gongbao. I am a disciple of the Western Sect Zhunti Saint. Now I am ordered by my master to go down the mountain to find the Lord of the World. I saw the Xiqi dragon's energy rising, so I came forward." Come and check it out, I have to meet the young master today and see him surrounded by the aura of crape myrtle, then you will understand what my master said."
After Boyi listened to the examination, he asked: "It turns out that the Taoist priest is a disciple of a saint. It is really disrespectful. Now I, Xiqi, am thirsty for talents. Is the Taoist priest willing to help me, Xiqi, and take up the post of Si Tianjian?" Doctor Tongzhong, what do you think?" This post of Si Tianjian is really designed for astrology and divination, and it is also suitable for Shen Gongbao.
When Shen Gongbao heard this, he smiled and said: "Since the young master sincerely invites me, Pindao will naturally not shirk the blame." He originally wanted to get close to Boyikao, but now his goal has been achieved. Si Tianjian and Zhongdafu are just secondary to him. , what he has to do is to let Boyikao see his ability, so as to win his trust.
Compared with Shen Gongbao, Jiang Ziya was not so lucky. After he left Kunlun Mountain, he returned to Chaoge City and his sworn brother's mansion. He saw that the courtyard was much more gorgeous than before, and the green willows at the door were always there. , looking at its feng shui, this is also a treasure land of feng shui. Living here will naturally lead to prosperity and wealth in your life.
When Song Yiren heard the report from the doorman that his old friend Jiang Ziya had come to visit, he was overjoyed. Forty years had passed and Jiang Ziya had not heard from him. Song Yiren was naturally worried. Now that Jiang Ziya had returned safely, he was naturally very happy and immediately They happily went out to greet each other. Naturally, the two brothers were filled with emotion when they met again after forty years.
Now that Jiang Ziya was back, Song Yiren naturally asked a lot of questions. Seeing that Jiang Ziya was still alone, he said: "The old saying goes, 'There are three types of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having children.' Dear brother, if you and I are brothers, I will be your brother tomorrow." Find a marriage, give birth to a son and a half, and continue the family line without losing the inheritance of the Jiang surname."
Although Jiang Ziya wanted to shirk, but Song Yiren insisted on it, he could only shirk the blame and discuss it later. However, Song Yiren went to Majiazhuang early the next morning to propose marriage to Jiang Ziya. This horseman had a woman who was already sixty years old. Eight, but she is still a young girl, and she is still unmarried. Today, Song Yiren came to propose marriage, and Ma Yuanwai naturally agreed happily.
After choosing a good time and an auspicious day, with the help of Song Yiren, they held a banquet and invited neighbors, relatives and friends in front of and behind the village to celebrate Jiang Ziya's marriage. Although Jiang Ziya resisted in his heart, he was not happy with his brother Song Yiren's kindness. He refused and could only enter the bridal chamber with Mr. Ma and became an old couple worthy of the name.
After getting married, Song Yiren helped Jiang Ziya start a business, but Jiang Ziya seemed to be plagued by bad luck. No matter what he did, everything went wrong. First, he sold fences and worked hard for several days, but failed to sell them at all. Then he went to buy flour. , after only selling a little, the flour was blown away by a strong wind. For this reason, Ma made a lot of noise with Jiang Ziya.
Fortunately, Song Yi had a great business and gave one of his restaurants to Jiang Ziya to run. However, Jiang Ziya was still losing money every day. In the end, he had no choice but to start telling people's fortunes like Shen Gongbao, and his life was like this. With improvement, Ma finally settled down.
(End of chapter)