Chapter 466: Dan Village? The place where I want to find my successor?

Then someone left the table, and Shaojie whispered in his ear, "She is Jiangnan Misty Rain."

I was shocked. How could I have changed so much? But then I thought, I was traveling that time and didn't have the energy to dress up. Now I'm at home, I can go to the barber shop to get my hair done and put on makeup.

She stood behind her chair, leaned forward and said:

"I'd like to recite a poem I wrote, dedicated to Teacher Wan, whom I've met again, and to everyone present. The title of the poem is 'I Want to Shake Hands with You.'"

Shaojie whispered, "Don't look at her young age, she is a member of the Provincial Writers Association."

I nodded. Jiangnan Misty Rain said:

I want to shake hands with spring

Hold a handful of spring news

I want to shake hands with autumn

Grab a handful of the joy of harvest

I want to shake hands with my relatives

Gain the strength to move forward

I want to shake hands with my friend

Conveying the emotion of friendship

I want to shake hands with the enemy

Turn hostility into friendship

I want to shake hands with the years

Retain the beautiful youth

…

As she spoke, she walked towards me. I guessed the general content of her next sentence and stood up quickly. Sure enough, she stretched out her hand and continued to recite:

I want to shake hands with Teacher Wan,

Master more cutting-edge knowledge,

Listen to him say "Listen to the dragon's breath" again.

After she finished reading, applause broke out. She stood next to me, and the photographer said, "Come closer, a little closer, put your head on Teacher Wan's shoulder."

"Click", the mobile phone and camera took a photo of us.

I shook her hand again: "Thank you, Yanyu, thank you."

Next, everyone performed, some sang, some danced, some played the piano, and some played the erhu, turning it into the "Yuzhen Spring Festival Gala".

Shaojie was probably not good at acting. He did not appear on stage. The finale was the duet of Long Yuan and Zuo Qingqing - "Don't Go"

The two sang in perfect harmony, and everyone joined in.

Man: Don’t leave.

Woman: I won’t leave.

Male: Heaven makes quilt

Woman: The ground is the bed

…

The last line was changed. Everyone sang.

Men: Teacher Wan

Women: Don’t leave.

After the song was over, everyone burst into laughter. Shaojie said to me, "It's your turn."

"Forget it, let me go."

Shaojie clapped his hands, and the whole audience fell silent. He said, "Welcome Teacher Wan to perform."

Everyone was excited.

I said, "My singing is just average, my poetry recitation is just average. I'll perform a magic trick for everyone."

Everyone became excited when they heard about magic tricks.

I whispered a few words to Long Yuan. He left, and after a while, two waiters came in. One brought a few bottles of mineral water and placed them on my table, while the other put down a few stacks of paper cups.

I said, "This is the hotel's mineral water. It's untouched. I'll pour a little half a cup into each cup. Each of you can take a cup. When I say cheers, you can drink."

Long Yuan screwed on the lid while I poured in the mineral water. We passed our cups around.

I said, "Cheers to our friendship."

It was clearly water, but everyone drank it as if it were wine.

Shaojie led the applause.

Long Yuan gave a summary and made arrangements for tomorrow's tour. Then he announced the end of the party. Everyone was reluctant to leave. One by one, they shook my hand and said goodbye.

Long Yuan said, "Zuo Qingqing and Yanyu want to sit in your room, is that okay?"

I nodded. Long Yuan and Shao Jie accompanied me back to my room, followed by Zuo Qingqing and Yan Yu.

After entering the room, Zuo Qingqing and Yanyu washed the cups and boiled water. Soon, they had brewed tea and served it to everyone.

I said, "Please sit down."

Shaojie said, "They want to ask you for a fortune telling."

I nodded and said, "This is the second time we've met, and this is the first time we've met, Qingqing. It doesn't matter, first time is strange, second time is familiar. I'm just guessing for fun, just playing a game. Just treat it as a game."

Yanyu said, "Then I'll go first and ask about the word 'rain' and marriage."

I said, "The original way to write the character for rain is a horizontal line with six dots of water below it, three on each side. It has no other meaning except rain."

How can it rain? Clouds are needed. Clouds represent height. This means that you must find someone who is much better than you to be happy.

She said, “That’s all?”

I nodded.

Zuo Qingqing said: "I use the word 'Yin' to predict my marriage. What kind of man should I marry?

I said, "Find someone who's obedient."

Everyone laughed.

I found a piece of paper, wrote out the original character for Yin, pointed at it and said:

"The stroke of the character 'Yin' represents a cane. It's not just any cane; it's a symbol of power, called a scepter. Therefore, the character 'Jun' (Jun) for monarch was later created on this basis."

You appear weak, but you actually have a strong desire to dominate. This is what we usually call being soft on the outside but strong on the inside."

Long Yuan laughed and said, "Teacher Wan is amazing. He can tell your personality right away."

Zuo Qingqing smiled and asked, "Being obedient means being an honest person, right?"

I shook my head. "Being obedient doesn't mean being honest. Generally speaking, someone who is a little fatter and has lighter eyebrows is someone who doesn't get angry."

If you meet someone who is easily angered, the relationship will be difficult to handle. You won't give in easily, and he will think you are stubborn. Conflicts will continue."

"Oh, I see."

Next, we chatted about other things. The two female comrades felt it was late and stood up to say goodbye.

Waiting for them to walk over. Shaojie said: "Teacher Wan, you are really good at judging people. Yanyu is too artistic and a little lazy. She really needs to find a capable man.

Zuo Qingqing is very capable and can handle most things on her own, but she is stubborn and would like to find a man with a gentle personality."

Long Yuan said: "Marriage is actually about finding personality. Regardless of whether the man is strong or the woman is strong, happiness will come if the personalities are well matched."

I said, "You've finally realized the true meaning of marriage. This is what others don't understand. How could a good man marry a woman that everyone considers so bad?"

How could such a good woman find such a cowardly man? In fact, the secret lies in their own hands.

We chatted until 11 o'clock in the evening and then we dispersed.

The next day, Long Yuan, Shao Jie, and a large group of people accompanied me to visit a scenic spot in their area. It was actually a mountain hike. There was a temple at the top of the mountain.

Standing on the summit, I gazed into the distance. At the foot of the mountain, two mountain ranges intersected. Between them stood a lone mountain. At the summit, the peak forked again, forming two smaller peaks. That lone mountain resembled the Chinese character "首," with its two intersecting veins forming a "之" (Zhi) shape.

"Tao?" I was shocked and didn't say anything for a long time.

As we were going down the mountain, I asked Shaojie, "What's the name of this place?"

He said, "Single Village. Single for the unit."

"Why is it called a single village? It's a single village, not connected to any other place."

"No, it's connected to the neighboring villages. The name is a historical artifact. No one has verified it."

I didn't ask any more questions. I had the answer in my mind—its real name must be Dan Village, the place where elixirs were made.

A Dao-shaped terrain, a Dan Village. Is the successor I'm looking for here?

I decided to get a fortune teller to confirm this matter after returning to Upstate.