Chapter 455 Brother Shi is not convinced and wants to test me

My brother-in-law ordered a small truck. He makes one or two trips every day. My mother said, "What a great idea."

Even if moving is difficult, even the poorest ones would need three days of cleaning. It's all meticulous work. But my mother and Xiaolin were very happy to do it. They cleaned the things at night and moved them over there during the day, arranging them one by one.

I wanted to join in, and she said, "What can you do? Don't mess up my stuff."

I was so happy. I was going to take a two-day break and then meet up with Mr. Deng, Lao Xiao and the others. Unexpectedly, on the morning of the third day after returning home, Lao Xiao called me:

"Shanhong, you came back without even saying a word. Let's find a place to get together."

"Okay. I missed seeing you too. By the way, how did you know I was back?"

"We're quite in tune with each other. Let's meet at the 'Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty' teahouse tonight, seven o'clock."

I think it must have been spread by the person I met downstairs.

After I hung up the phone, another call came in. It was from Comrade Mingbai.

He said: "Old Xiao invited me to have tea and said there was another comrade named Wan. I thought Master Wan had abandoned me, and I was very happy to see him."

"Leader Ming, I'm so happy to see you."

"What are you drinking tea for? I'm here to treat everyone to a meal. I'll also invite Mr. Shen, Mr. Shi, and Mr. Yi."

I said, "Let's have dinner later. This time, we'll just be gathering together as comrades from Wuxiang. I think Lao Xiao will also invite Brother Shi."

Ming Bai seemed to understand something and said, "Okay."

After a while, Shi Ge called and laughed three times before speaking:

"You're wandering around everywhere now, completely forgetting your old friends. If Lao Xiao hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were back upstate."

I laughed heartily and said, "I can forget others, but I can't forget Brother Shi."

He said: "To correct myself, everything in this world is fleeting, but beautiful women are unforgettable."

They joked with each other for a while before hanging up.

I called Lao Xiao again and said, "Since you've made an appointment, Brother Shi, why don't we have a meal together? Boss, are you out of money?"

"My grandpa, he can't make it. He's still in his hometown."

"Why are you going back home?"

"We need to go through the approval procedures for building a house."

"What kind of house should we build?"

"Everyone else is building it at home, so I'm forced to do it. People live by their face. Trees live by their bark."

"You are not as good as my mother and father. They don't want to go back to live here."

"Not going back to live."

"Why are you building it if you're not going back to live there? You're just trying to save face and suffer for it. Come back soon, or I'll give you a good scolding. The land shortage in the countryside is because there are too many rich people like you."

He chuckled and said, "Seven o'clock, I'll be back on time anyway."

I said, "You have to find a place that opens at 7:30. Don't go to Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty."

After hanging up the phone, I called back and said, "You have many mothers-in-law in your hometown. Let's find a restaurant in the suburbs. It's a little quieter. It's better for the four of us to go to the teahouse instead of the old one."

Ming Bai said: "Okay, I'll send you the location map one by one when it's finalized."

At six in the evening, Mingbai arranged for Shi Ge and me to meet in the south of the city. The three cars drove south and arrived at a small village in about half an hour.

Driving into the grounds of a house, I saw a woman in her fifties who called out, "Mother-in-law, there are four of us."

We all laughed and pointed at the sign, and I looked up and saw that it said "Mother-in-law's Taste Restaurant".

I shook my head and sighed, "People nowadays are more educated and they all play the emotional card."

Shi Ge said: "There are so many things like mom's taste, grandma's food, sister-in-law's restaurant...

I said, "The taste is secondary. The main thing is to remind you of the love and care your grandmother, mother, sister-in-law, and mother-in-law have for you."

The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "Please go upstairs."

Mingbai said, "I'm doing support work here, and her cooking is excellent. I suggest she open a restaurant. If there are customers, then she can do business. If there are no customers, she will cook for herself anyway."

We chatted and laughed our way up to the second floor. When we reached the living room, we saw the layout, and it certainly wasn't something you'd find in a restaurant. It wasn't decorated at all. There was a sofa, a square table, and a few chairs.

Everyone sat down, and the woman came up to make tea. I asked, "Does this belong to Nanli Town?"

The hostess smiled and said, "Nanbei Village, Nanli Town."

After serving the tea, she was about to leave when I said, "Wait."

She stood there and smiled, not knowing what I was going to say.

I said, "I've never been here before, but I counted on my fingers. There's a river in the village. It's not deep, and there's a stone in the middle of the river facing the water flowing down from upstream."

She nodded, pointed and said, "He told you." Then she left.

I was stunned at this moment, staring at me and saying: "I didn't tell you, how did you know?"

I said, "The word 碚 has only one meaning, which is stone. It specifically refers to a stone facing the flowing water. It is a second-level Chinese character and we rarely use it in daily life."

The character '碚' is only used when it is used as a place name, and as far as I know, there is only one place in China where it is used as a place name, and this is the second one.

Shi Ge asked: "Where was the first place name?"

"Chongqing. There's a Beibei in Chongqing."

Mingbai said, "You've mastered every Chinese character. Even though you've never been here before, you know there's a river and a stone in it."

Brother Shi said, “Not only that, but I also know that the river is shallow and the stone is facing upstream.”

Mingbai said: "He is worthy of being China's top fortune-telling master."

Shi Ge said, "Otherwise, how can we go beyond the state, go to the whole country, and sprint to the world?"

I laughed out loud. "You two are singing the same tune. Is there anything else that Ivory can spit out?"

Shi Ge said, "I've never asked you to do a fortune telling before. Help me do one today."

I narrowed my eyes at him.

Brother Shi said seriously, "I'm absolutely not joking. I'm seriously asking you to do a character test."

He gestured in the air and said, "Lu, just tell me what I'm thinking about."

I said, "Comrade Chen Lushi, I told you what you were thinking, but you deliberately denied it. How can this be accurately measured?"

He said: "Make sure to seek truth from facts."

At this moment, two horns blared downstairs. I said, "Lao Xiao is here."

Everyone stood up and went to the balcony.

It’s indeed Lao Xiao.

"Up there, look up, it's up there." I waved at him.

Lao Xiao waved excitedly and deliberately dragged out his voice: "Hello comrades——"

We all shouted, "Hello, Commander Xiao—"

Lao Xiao came up quickly and we went back to the house.

Lao Xiao said, "I want to hug Master Wan."

I hugged him and held him very tightly.

Ming Bai said: "Let go, let go, the boss lady is coming up and thought you..."

Lao Xiao said, "It's been a long time since we last met. We used to see each other every day."

He sat down again and made tea as a waiter. They chatted for a while. Shi Ge said, "Mr. Xiao, we can talk about other things later. I'm testing Master Wan."

Lao Xiao said, "What's the test?"

Brother Shi told the story again.

Lao Xiao said, "Okay. This is good. I like it."

Brother Shi said: "If the prediction is correct, it is called well-deserved reputation. If it is wrong, it is called Wan Si Kao."

Lao Xiao and Ming Bai asked at the same time: "Wan Si Kao?"

Shi Ge explained: "Back in Wu Township, those who attacked him gave him this nickname.

They say he uses words to tell fortunes, relying on deception, boasting, coaxing, and intimidation. "One lie, two boasts, three coaxes, and four intimidations, to get people to do what they want, is called 'Wan Si Kao'."

Lao Xiao and Mingbai were so happy that they burst into laughter.

Clearly said: "That is a complete slander."

Shi Ge said: "Slander or not, he read my mind accurately, so I admit that he is very reliable."

I glanced at Brother Shi and said, "I can definitely tell what you're thinking. I can even tell what Mr. Xiao is thinking without him saying a word."

Lao Xiao said, "Ah? After studying Chinese culture in the Philippines, you've become so powerful?"

Mingbai laughed so hard that he doubled over and said deliberately, "Philippine University of Fortune Telling?"

At this time, the boss lady came up with a tray. Mingbai said to her, "No wine, a few bottles of yogurt."

I said, "Let's eat first. After we finish eating, I'll take care of whatever Brother Shi and Mr. Xiao think."

Old Xiao winked at Shi Ge and Ming Bai and said, "Since studying at the Philippine Fortune Telling Academy, Master Wan has become increasingly arrogant."

Everyone laughed wildly.