My years as a fortune teller

We sat and chatted for a while.I haven't seen Tian Ruifu's child, so I asked: "Mr. Tian, ​​where is your child? Did he go to school? It's time for school to be over now! Do you want to pick him up?"

Tian Ruifu was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "The older one will be out of school soon, and the school is not far from here. He should be back soon. The younger one is upstairs, and he may not have woken up yet." Then he said to his wife: "Go up and see Is the baby awake? If so, take it down and show it to Master Zhang."

His wife responded and went upstairs. Tian Ruifu smiled and said to me: "Master Xiao Zhang is also a member of my family, so I will not hide it from you. It turns out that my business is not good. I lost some money, and the creditor followed me every day. , my wife couldn't bear the stimulation and jumped into the river. When the baby was young, I found this one again."

"Oh" I nodded in response, and turned to look at Cui Erye, who just happened to turn to look at me, his eyes were clearly asking if I believed it?I don't believe it, if only things were this simple.

I rubbed my nose and asked him, "What did Mr. Tian do before? Why did he think of doing civil engineering? Now there are many people doing civil engineering. And most of them are from Sichuan. You are under a lot of competition pressure?!"

Tian Ruifu glanced at me, tilted his head and said to the sleeping Gao Shengwen: "Hey, that's right! I was born as a carpenter. I used to work as a carpenter on a construction site in the south. The old man was still alive and didn't want me to run away. I stayed and formed a team by myself, and learned to do civil engineering. By the way, there is one thing that is interesting, my ancestors were also Fengshui masters; but when it came to my grandpa’s generation, my grandpa didn’t let me learn any more.”

Hearing this, I became a little interested, and quickly asked: "How do you know this? Did you hear it from your grandfather or your father? This is really a fate. I actually gave it to the descendants of the previous generation of Fengshui masters." Look at Feng Shui." He said and laughed.

Tian Ruifu and Cui Erye also laughed, our laughter startled Gao Shengwen, he rubbed his eyes, looked at us and asked what's wrong?Tian Ruifu repeated what he just said, then looked at me and said: "By the way, Master Zhang, I still have some things left by my great-grandfather here, but they were hand-copied by my grandfather. They have been kept in the old house. Some time ago I dug it under the bed when I was packing it up. I'll fetch it for you and see if it helps you."

I nodded, and he turned and left with a smile.I immediately asked Gao Shengwen, "Did he move here during his second marriage? So he lived in the old house!" Gao Shengwen looked at me and nodded.

That's right, the problem is not here.Where is his old house?It seems that the dressing box is also part of the old house.I shudder at the thought of this, something that has been used for a long time must be stained with some dirt.

Just thinking about Tian Ruifu walking in, holding a stack of yellowed papers in his hand.Put it on the coffee table in front of me, and said to me with a smile: "Some time ago, the old house was going to be demolished for registration, so I went back and cleaned it up, but found a loose brick under the bed, I pried it up and looked inside. There is a jar. I thought it was some treasure left by my ancestors, but when I opened it, it was these things. I asked someone to look at it, and said that it was all fortune-telling and Fengshui. Can it be used?"

I smiled and nodded, gently picked up a book and read it carefully.Only the word Feng Shui is recognizable on the cover, and the rest is unclear.Only the three vague characters of Tian Changyun below can be distinguished clearly.

After I carefully opened it, it was all written in neat lowercase letters stroke by stroke.Although it was a little hard to see, it was vaguely discernible that it was Tian Changyun's experience in studying Feng Shui left by his ancestors.

After I turned a few pages, I said to Tian Ruifu: "This is your grandfather's experience of some secret techniques passed down from your ancestors. This is a truly priceless treasure, and you should keep it well."

"Hey!" Tian Ruifu sighed and said, "I won't hide it from you here. My father was in his teens. For some reason, my grandfather forced my father to learn carpentry and become a carpenter; All the houses that could be sold were sold, leaving only a small courtyard and two acres of land. But this is good, we did not suffer much impact during the Cultural Revolution.”

When Second Master Cui heard this, he smiled and said: "It seems that the old man has also seen through the secrets and arranged it in advance. Huzi, you said that the things left by such an expert are more valuable than those antique treasures!"

I nodded, thought for a while and said: "Tian is always like this. If you have a chance, take me to the old house you built. If possible, you'd better take me to pay homage to your grandfather. An old senior, although I have never heard of his name; but judging from these words, he has a very high attainment in Feng Shui!"

"Ah!" Tian Ruifu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The grave has been leveled long ago. The graves of generations of ancestors were there. Later, after the movement started, the grave was leveled. Even I don't know now, the ancestors Where is his grave?"

"Hey!" I sighed and shook my head.At this time, Tian Ruifu's daughter-in-law came down with the baby in her arms. Tian Ruifu excitedly went up to pick it up, shook it twice in her arms, and held it in front of us.

I looked at this child, who was only a little over 2 years old, and said with a smile: "This kid has a round sky and a big brain, and his future luck must be higher than yours. You must cultivate it well, don't be like you." I As soon as I finished speaking, Erye Cui hit me with his arm again.

When Tian Ruifu's wife heard this, she immediately said, "Yes, my son is smart, and he can learn anything he can teach. He is like his girl, who is so poor at learning." After speaking, she gave Tian Ruifu a look.

There is something in this sentence, and I can still hear it.While talking, the courtyard door rang a few times, and a little girl walked in with her schoolbag on her back.Tian Ruifu saw it and quickly shouted: "You are after school, come and show this uncle."

Without saying a word, the little girl walked into the room and looked at us.To be honest, this little girl is still very cute, but the clothes on her body don't look like what Tian Ruifu's daughter should wear.

Gao Shengwen also saw something wrong, and said to Tian Ruifu: "Old Tian, ​​you two are dressed so brightly, and you should also dress up your daughter, who will dare to say that it is your daughter; this is too shabby! Is it you?" Money is tight recently? I’ll pay you when I go back tomorrow.” What Gao Shengwen said, it’s really inconvenient for me to say it.After all, Gao Shengwen is his boss, saying such a thing will not turn his face.

Tian Ruifu teased his daughter-in-law, and heard her say: "Mr. Gao is not, they are working today. So I didn't change clean clothes, I usually change them every day."

The little girl glared at her stepmother, turned around and went upstairs.I smiled and said, "It's normal for my sister-in-law to be too busy taking care of two children at home alone. Brother Gao, don't be picky, go to bed when you have nothing to do."

Gao Shengwen glared at him and said, "I have to eat chicken meat before going to bed. That's why I came here today. If I can't eat chicken, I can't sleep well!" He looked at me and smiled with his mouth slanted.

I smiled and ignored him.Tian Ruifu's daughter-in-law went to the kitchen.Cui Erye and Tian Ruifu were chatting about the daily life, but I was thinking about these things quietly.Tian Ruifu's daughter looked normal, but there was a feeling of hatred in the staring eyes just now.And I always feel that there is something inexplicable about this child.

Thinking of this, I said to Tian Ruifu: "Mr. Tian will take us upstairs and find a nest for Mr. Gao by the way. You can see that these two little eyes can hardly be opened. I guess they will fall asleep before the chicken is cooked. caught."

Tian Ruifu said with a smile: "Okay, I'll take you to see it, and arrange a place for you to sleep by the way." He stood up and led us upstairs.The first house is where he sleeps with his wife and son; the second is where his daughter sleeps; the last three rooms are all empty.

Although I didn't enter his daughter's room, when I passed by just now, through the window, I faintly saw a woman in a red padded jacket standing in the room.Is it my eyesight?Who is this woman in the red padded jacket? ...