fifth form

Chapter 2283: Face and Noble

When people are young, they are fearless and have all kinds of expectations for the future. When they are in their prime, they feel that they have a stable life and their confidence is extremely high. However, when they are old, their physical strength declines and they are left with only a little shallow knowledge of the past few decades.

Without a young body, it is difficult to be able to make a living when you are old.

The able-bodied men in Zhangjiazhuang went out hunting, while the elderly had been struggling in the turmoil over the years and could not extricate themselves. Although their physical fitness was still better than most of their peers, they were not capable of long-distance hunting or accompanying the new emperor on hunting trips.

In this life, people either hunt, mine, smelt, or weave. The former requires extremely high physical strength, while the latter is monopolized by the government and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter and exit normally.

As they moved into Chang'an City, they gradually gave up farming. Firstly, the distance to the fields was too far to take care of them, and secondly, everyone was born as hunters and had little farming skills. So far, only Xu Ji, Xu Yuan and others have been leading a group of people to take care of the fields for producing seeds.

Many people live a carefree life, but they feel suffocated by eating for free without doing any work every day.

When Zhang Xuezhou showed them his physiognomy skills, Zhang Baojia and the others realized that they had seen a new direction for their employment.

"You guys want to learn some skills and set up a fortune-telling stall?"

After Zhang Baojia and others expressed their opinions, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but be surprised.

"But this skill is not very reliable," Zhang Xuezhou said, "I have been beaten for this many times over the years!"

"You are a person of great ability, and you are at a higher level. Our level is over there!"

Zhang Baojia pointed in the direction of the West Market and the East Market, indicating to everyone that they could not take the lives of high-ranking officials, nor could they provoke the monks.

They just tell fortunes for ordinary people. This group of people won't cause any big problems, and even if they get beaten up, it's not a big deal.

"Makes sense!"

Zhang Xuezhou is never stingy.

After listening to everyone's words, he felt that what they said made sense.

Physiognomy belongs to the category of statistics, and as long as it is statistics, there will inevitably be omissions. In other words, there is a problem with the accuracy of physiognomy. However, there are also errors based on his portraiture level, comprehension ability, comparison and judgment level, etc., and it is impossible to be perfect.

But even if they were wrong, the consequences of causing trouble would be limited.

Many elderly people in Chang'an City are indeed feeling frustrated. They want to earn money to support their families but have no ability to do so. They feel like they are eating for free every day, even Zhang Chong and others are like this.

Only daily tasks such as making fire and cooking can make everyone feel at ease, but these tasks cannot last more than a day. When people are free, they feel empty in their hearts, and the longer the time, the more depressed they feel.

"This liar..."

"Real skills don't lie!"

Zhang Xuezhou brought up Zhang Baojia's previous statement, which made Zhang Baojia's neck turn red as he emphasized.

"We have learned this skill. If the prediction is not accurate, we will not charge money. We will only charge money if it is accurate," said Jia Zhiyuan.

"good idea!"

Jia Zhiyuan is an educated man and his brain is more useful than that of ordinary people.

This method of charging money if the prediction is correct and not charging money if it is not correct is called "fortune telling".

Simply put, based on physiognomy and supplemented by deception, it has become a skill that is recognized by everyone as a way to support a family.

Zhang Xuezhou did not stop the elderly from finding something to do.

Not to mention Zhang Baojia and others who were feeling suffocated, even the old sequencers in the Mu Nian Mansion were also feeling suffocated. If it weren't for the mental strengthening chapter and other related things to enrich their lives, these people would have given up long ago.

How much money you make is secondary; what matters is not being spiritually empty.

Zhang Xuezhou's eyes could not help but sweep over the aged Zhang Zhong and You Rongshi, remembering Li Shaojun's mention of their limited life spans. He pursed his lips, and then introduced the new face chart and mentioned the characteristics of the new face.

For young people with insufficient experience, it is difficult to remember relevant faces, but for older people with a lot of experience, they can recall the people they knew over the years and thus attribute the faces to a certain person, which makes their memory more reliable.

"I look like a pedantic person, and I have done nothing all my life. I really can't stand this kind of evaluation!"

"You know what, Jia Zhiyuan's face reading is quite accurate. At least I am quite satisfied with it. Otherwise, he would not be convinced if I keep saying it!"

"I am honest and don't know how to be tactful. It's hard to make a living with this kind of face!"

"No wonder those years in the Northern Army were the most memorable times of my life. It turned out that was my peak period!"

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As Zhang Xuezhou continued to paint, some faces involved people that everyone knew, and everyone found their own position in the relevant faces, and even recalled the highlights of their lives.

Rong Tianding also had a solemn look on his face, and Yi Shuo found it difficult to remain calm.

Zhang Xuezhou's physiognomy has inspired many people. After learning about their fate from their physiognomy, some had a look of reminiscence on their faces, some turned slightly pale, some looked calm and composed as if they accepted it.

"Don't be afraid. My cousin said that a person's appearance will change constantly due to life opportunities and living conditions. It is not fixed at the moment!"

When Yishuo and others found the connection in the physiognomy chart, her expression changed inevitably and her heart almost sank. It was not until Rong Tianding whispered to her that Yishuo's complexion improved.

"If what Big Brother Dongfang said about my appearance is true, I will be a miserable person. I will spend my whole life wandering around hatred and grudges that cannot be resolved. My end is when my revenge is complete. I will either die or live a dull life," Yi Shuo whispered.

“So many people want to change their fate,” Rong Tianding whispered back, “We can only change our fate with the help of a noble person!”

"Noble man!"

Yi Shuo murmured these two words, and suddenly remembered the Empress Dowager whom Zhang Xuezhou had recommended to her at four o'clock in the morning. She already knew in her heart that Zhang Xuezhou had pointed out the direction of borrowing someone to change her fate.

If she had not encountered Zhang Xuezhou's lecture, she would still be in the dark and could only follow his advice based on trust.

But now that the explanation was clear, Yishuo also understood the scope of his own abilities.

If she cannot effectively leverage the power, what she has now may be the highest point in her life, and then she will return to mediocrity.

Even Yi Shuo was able to have his current strength and status with the help of several key figures over the years.

The most troublesome thing for people is that they believe too much that their success comes from their own efforts. However, hard work is just the icing on the cake for life. Hard work without opportunities and help is nothing.

The higher you go, the less effect your efforts can have, and it becomes increasingly difficult to break your own destiny.

After a moment of understanding the physiognomy chart, Yi Shuo almost understood his fate and knew how to move forward in the future.

"How is your fortune..."

"I used to be a drifter and have difficulty achieving anything. Now I am here!"

Another Yishuo examined the relevant faces and found that Rong Tianding's face was the same as others.

But after Zhang Xuezhou continued to draw subsequent facial features, Rong Tianding found a more appropriate facial feature.

Excluding those with large differences, there are also some refined facial features, and the subtle differences are enough to make the facial judgment completely different.

Rong Tianding looked at his past appearance and then looked at his changed present appearance.

Obviously, while following Zhang Xuezhou, he has transformed from a young man in Chengdu who only knew how to paint pigs into a successful person in Ankang, and is no longer destined to be treated like a worthless person.

If his flying ability was not insufficient to meet Zhang Xuezhou's current needs, Rong Tianding felt that his appearance would never stop at the current standard, but would most likely be evaluated even higher.