Chapter 51

Gu Xianchang was clearly trying to make things difficult for others.

He didn't tell us what he was going to tell us, but he wanted us to figure out his purpose?

Then he could just tell us what he wanted.

Someone said, "Uncle, since we are here to tell fortunes, let's be honest. If you don't tell us what you are going to tell us, how can others guess it?"

Gu Xianchang leaned on a cane, and even when he was sitting on a wooden chair, he raised his chin and looked down with a gleam in his eyes. "So Master Chu's fortune-telling is all based on guessing?"

"Newspapers in Hong Kong only write nonsense, and it turns out that they are just undeserved reputations."

The newspapers were exaggerating.

When Gu Xianchang read the newspaper, he was surprised that there was really someone who could do such a miraculous thing? He postponed the company meeting no matter what, and wanted to come to the scene to see it for himself.

The result.

That's all.

Gu Xianchang wanted to stand up, but was stopped by the girl's words.

"Whether I deserve the reputation or not, you can wait and see."

Chu Yueqing said indifferently, "If you still want to calculate, just provide your birth date."

Gu Xianchang sat back down, stroking his crutches, squinting his old eyes and recalling his date of birth.

"It was not popular to memorize birth dates at that time. It was more or less like this."

Chu Yueqing got the birth dates and calculated with her fingers, "You were born in a large family, and your hometown is in the north."

"The four earthly branches, Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, are the wealth stars. Each of them corresponds to a brother or sister. This means that you have many brothers and sisters. Your parents gave birth to eight children in total, five girls and three boys. But it is not easy for a poor family to raise eight children. Even though your parents tried their best, two of them still died of hunger, leaving only four girls and two boys."

Gu Xianchang didn't expect that she had really calculated it correctly. He snorted coldly and said nothing.

Chu Yueqi continued to calculate: "Among the six siblings, you and the eldest brother have the best relationship. The two of you depend on each other, and the eldest brother also loves his younger brothers and sisters very much."

"However, your eldest brother is an unlucky star in his celestial position. He must have physical problems. I think it's because of his intelligence."

The onlookers discussed quietly.

"Is it because of intelligence? Is he mentally retarded?"

"Probably."

"His fortune doesn't seem to be very good. He has eight brothers and sisters, two of whom died and one is stupid."

"Or maybe he gave birth to too many children, bad genes?"

"A friend of mine also has many children. Her mother gave birth to ten."

"Ten? Doesn't that mean she has to give birth to children for more than ten years?"

Gu Xianchang hammered his crutch, and he seemed to want to poke a hole through the concrete floor with his crutch in anger. "Although my eldest brother has intellectual problems, he is the kindest person in the world. He would leave food for his younger brothers and sisters during famine years and would rather starve himself. He was almost starved to death."

"Let me ask you, how many people with normal intelligence can do this?"

"That's true." A neighbor answered, "So, the old man has experienced famine years?"

"Your elder brother is really kind-hearted. He would rather starve than save his younger brothers and sisters."

This neighbor knew a little about the famine in mainland China at that time.

"The famine in northern mainland China was really terrible. I have relatives who have experienced that era. They exchanged their own children for food. After eating grass roots and soil,

they couldn't stand it and started eating people." "It was really terrible. Don't disbelieve it."

Chu Yueqing pinched the horoscope and saw that the sickly Gu family parents lay on the kang and died. Six children were crying around the small thatched house.

"Your parents died that year."

Gu Xianchang leaned on a cane and looked up, as if he was recalling the past through the towering banyan tree next to the fortune-telling stall. The arrogance on his wrinkled face gradually faded and pain crept up.

The memory was too painful.

Gu Xianchang's voice also became dry, "Yes. They left all the food for the children, and they starved to death."

"Before they starved to death, they also told me to keep their bodies safe and not let outsiders see them. If necessary, they can also share their food."

The parents said that they would not blame them, and the most important thing in that world was to survive.

Gu Xianchang remembered the past, closed his eyes and held back tears, "It was too tragic, I will never forget those years."

After burying his parents.

Chu Yueqing saw the young Gu Xianchang taking the silly big boy and four young sisters on the road to escape famine.

Seeing the silly big boy, when others bullied the four sisters, he picked up a wooden stick to guard the sisters, waving the wooden stick around, and protecting his sisters with his teeth and claws.

She said slowly.

"Your elder brother is really kind, especially to you. He has known how to protect you since you were little. When you got into trouble, he would take the blame for you. If you looked at the candied haws from your neighbor's house for a few more times, he would steal from the vendors and get beaten up all over when he was caught."

"The road to escape from famine was very hard and difficult. In order to have enough food, you wanted to work for the landlord. In the famine years, there were not many landlords with surplus food, and the number of workers needed was even more limited. Finally, you found a family, but the boss only wanted one."

"So, you entrusted your sisters to your elder brother, and you went to the landlord's house."

When it came to this, some people felt that Gu Xianchang was selfish and did not agree with his approach.

So, some people said.

"Your eldest brother is stupid, and the four sisters are young. There are people who do all kinds of bad things in the famine years. It's too selfish to abandon them like this?"

This sentence is like a fire starter, which instantly detonates the landmine.

"I didn't abandon them!"

Gu Xianchang was excited, grabbing the crutch and pointing at the neighbors outside, "You have never experienced that era. Six people have six mouths. If I don't find a way to go out, everyone will starve to death!"

"At that time, I swore that if I made money, I would take my eldest brother and continue to go south. I didn't abandon them!"

Gu Xianchang was stubborn and didn't think he was wrong at all.

"Don't be excited, you really did it." Chu Yueqing said.

"You worked for a month and went to look for your sisters after you got paid. But you never expected that your elder brother disappeared the day before you returned home."

"You had no choice but to take your sisters with you to look for your elder brother, but you were disappointed. Then, by chance, you came to Hong Kong to develop your career."

"Now, you have achieved success and your sisters are all living well. Only your eldest brother has become your regret."

After this,

Gu Xianchang's purpose for fortune-telling also emerged.

For decades, Gu Xianchang has never given up looking for his eldest brother.

"Although you are old, you still want to find the whereabouts of your eldest brother."

Seeing that it was really predicted, Gu Xianchang put down his raised crutches and said, "Yes, the loss of my eldest brother is my lifelong obsession. I must find him back."

At this point, Gu Xianchang's temper finally softened and he sighed deeply, tears in his old eyes.

Losing his eldest brother who was kind to him caused him to have nightmares every day and he could never forgive himself.

"If you had been more gentle back then, your elder brother wouldn't have been missing for so many years."

Chu Yue sighed.

"Let me ask you, when you were looking for your elder brother on the day he was missing, did you run into a child kneeling on the ground begging for food while you were with your sisters? Did he ask you for half a steamed bun to save his mother?"

Gu Xianchang was stunned. His memory of things from decades ago was not so clear. After thinking for a while, he remembered this incident.

"That really happened back then."

Chu Yue didn't want to discuss whether his actions were right or wrong. It was indeed a pity that the person was missing.

"Your elder brother was kidnapped. He wanted to buy food for your sister, so he tied his hands with hemp rope and took him away. The child saw everything. He asked you for half a steamed bun, but you refused. He also hated you and didn't tell you."

"In fact, if he told you, you could find him in less than 20 minutes by following the route, but you missed him."

"No... Impossible." Gu Xianchang couldn't accept this.

"Then in Guangdong Province, you had already started a family and a career. On a business trip, you saw someone beating and scolding beggars on the street. Someone next to you asked you to help them. You knew that there were people controlling the beggar gangs, and you didn't want to cause trouble, so you left."

"Could it be..." Gu Xianchang's eyes widened.

"Yes."

Chu Yueqing's words proved his guess.

"The beggar who was beaten and scolded is your elder brother."

Gu Xianchang covered his chest and almost couldn't breathe. His hand loosened and the crutches he was leaning on fell to the ground. He trembled all over.

For a long time,

Gu Xianchang seemed to be a deflated ball. His old and straight spine bent down. "Master, I beg you, help me find my elder brother."

He and his elder brother are both seventy years old. If they don't find him now, there will be no chance.

Chu Yueqing did not make it difficult for him. After reporting the location, he said slowly, "He is about to die. I hope you can catch up."

"Thank you."

Gu Xianchang ignored the second half of the sentence. He could no longer sit still and stood up in a panic. The bodyguard helped him pick up the crutches on the ground. The huge impact made him walk unsteadily with the crutches, but he still walked to the car.

The neighbors sighed, some of them could not understand the old man's behavior, while some supported him.

"I hope the old man can still make it in time."

"In fact, if he is kind enough, half a steamed bun can bring my brother back."

"Or later, he can help the beggars and bring my brother back."

"I don't agree. In the famine years, how could the old man support five people without being cruel?"

"Yes, no one has ever been through a famine year, don't talk nonsense."

The second fortune teller was a girl.

The girl was dressed fashionably, with low ponytails on both sides, wearing headphones, a light green close-fitting knitted sweater, jeans cut into two sections, only a thin rope in the middle, and big-toed thick-soled shoes.

She looked around curiously, and after sitting down asked, "Master, I heard that you are very good at fortune-telling. Is that true?"

Chu Yueqing clasped her hands and smiled, "Maybe."

"I just like practical people." Chai Sixue took off her backpack, a lovely smile on her face, and dragged her chair towards the table.

"Master, I want to calculate when I can meet my Mr. Right."

Chu Yueqi looked at Chai Sixue's horoscope and calculated, "You had a bad childhood. Your parents divorced when you were young, and you grew up with your grandparents."

"From the brothers' palace, there should be another brother."

"Wow." Chai Sixue supported her face with both hands, her eyes revealing admiration, "Master is really amazing. You can calculate my family situation before I said anything."

"These are very simple." Chu Yueqi continued to calculate with her fingers.

"As for your relationship..."

"Whenever there is an evil star in the day column, the owner will have an illegitimate husband. You..." Chu Yueqi raised her head, stopped calculating and asked, "Tell me again what you want to calculate?"

"I want to calculate my Mr. Right." Chai Sixue smiled sweetly.

Chu Yueqing felt strange, "Don't you already have a boyfriend?"

Chai Sixue was stunned for a moment, then she seemed a little embarrassed, "But I don't think my current boyfriend can be considered my true love."

Chu Yueqing shook her head, "Those who play with fire are likely to get burned."

Some neighbors were confused, "What does that mean? You have a boyfriend, but you still come to calculate your true love?"

"Isn't it just riding a donkey to find a horse?"

"No, both men and women are unmarried, and everyone has the right to find a better Friend."

"Go ahead and find one. I've seen people who play two boats before. What's the point of dating one and finding another?"

Chai Sixue understood that the master had already calculated it. She blushed and her voice gradually became smaller. "I... am just too afraid of loneliness, so I want to find someone else to accompany me."

Until -

Chu Yueqing sighed.

"So, will five be warmer?"