Chapter 301: The Concubine Does Not Harm the Country, She Only Wants to Harm the Imperial Master (V)
Zhao Youcai was sipping tea in the carriage when he noticed the carriage suddenly stopped. He put down his teacup, lifted the curtain, and asked the driver, "Why did it stop?"
The driver looked troubled and pointed ahead: "Sir, there's a blind man blocking the road ahead."
Zhao Youcai looked in the direction of his finger and saw the young fortune teller who had told him his fortune yesterday standing in the middle of the road, seemingly intentionally blocking their way.
Zhao Youcai got off the carriage. Although he knew the young man in front of him couldn't see, he still bowed and saluted: "Sir, may I ask why you are blocking my way?"
Yu Huo pretended to be quite convincing. He tilted his ear towards the direction of the voice and said with a smile, "Master Zhao, I have a request. I wonder if you can grant it?"
Zhao Youcai asked, "Sir, just tell me directly."
"Mr. Zhao is heading north. I wonder if he could stay with him for a while?" Yu Huo asked.
Zhao Youcai was surprised for a moment: "Sir, are you going on a long journey?"
Yu Huo nodded: "Yes, I want to go to the capital."
There was a hint of doubt in Zhao Youcai's eyes, but he didn't ask any further questions. He thought to himself that it was just two more people, so it was no big deal.
He immediately stepped aside and said cheerfully, "Yes, sir, please get in the car."
Yu Huo bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Zhao."
When getting on the car, Zhao Youcai asked the driver to help him support him, and even took out a teacup from the small drawer and poured a glass of water for Yu Huo.
"Sir, have you just finished your stall?"
Yu Huo took the tea and took a sip: "Exactly."
"What a pity..." Zhao Youcai sighed softly, "I wanted to ask the master to help tell my son's fortune, but it seems I can only wait until tomorrow."
Yu Huo raised his head and said, "Master Zhao, don't feel sorry. Just call Lingzi over."
Zhao Youcai looked puzzled: "Sir, don't you only calculate three hexagrams every day?"
Yu Huo put down his teacup and chuckled, "I do have this rule, but I thought I'd need Mr. Zhao's care along the way, so I specially left two hexagrams today."
He didn't mention the trick he had just played. The two men knew from the face that he would be healthy and safe in the near future, so they just made up a story to make him happy and save him trouble.
Zhao Youcai couldn't help laughing. He lifted the curtain and asked the coachman to go to the carriage behind to call his wife and son over.
Zhao Youcai's son was named Zhao Chengde. He was about thirteen or fourteen years old. He had the same handsome appearance as his wife Zhao, and also had a scholarly air.
But this is just on the surface, he is actually very naughty inside.
After getting in the car, Zhao Chengde glanced at Yu Huo doubtfully and frowned: "Dad, what do you want from your son?"
"Can't I come to you if there's nothing wrong?" Seeing his impatient look, Zhao Youcai got angry! He waved at Zhao Chengde and introduced him to Yu Huo: "Sir, this is my son, Chengde."
Yu Huo asked, "Master Zhao, what do you want for your son? Marriage or career?"
Zhao Youcai hurriedly asked, "Can both be counted?"
Yu Huo nodded: "Of course."
Zhao Youcai immediately shouted at the young man who was rubbing his eyes, "Come over here and write something on my palm!"
After hearing this, Zhao Chengde understood that his father wanted this blind man to tell his fortune!
He immediately lost his temper: "I won't write!"
"You dare!"
Chinese education has always been based on repressive education since ancient times. Zhao Chengde was thirteen or fourteen years old and was in the budding stage of puberty. The father and son immediately became at odds with each other.
"What's the point of calculating this!" Zhao Chengde rolled his eyes: "Can it help me get first place in the imperial examination?"
Zhao Youcai snorted, "Do you have any shame? You still want to take first place? With your lazy attitude, it would be a blessing for your ancestors to pass the imperial examination! I tell you, if the master has great ability, you should come here honestly and let me tell you a fortune. Don't be ungrateful!"
Zhao Chengde looked at Yu Huo with dissatisfaction, saying sarcastically, "Dad, I think you've been deceived!"
"You kid! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll spank you..."
The two quarreled more and more fiercely. Mrs. Zhao was anxious and tried to persuade both sides, but no one listened.
Yu Huo coughed lightly upon seeing this and hurried forward to interrupt: "Master Zhao, it is more accurate to judge marriage and career by face reading."
Zhao Youcai's attention was distracted, and his gaze fell on the cotton strip covering Yu Huo's eyes: "How do you read my face, sir?"
Yu Huo raised his palm and smiled in Zhao Chengde's direction: "Young Master Zhao, you will know if I am a liar after you try me."
Young people cannot stand being provoked. Zhao Chengde approached with doubt, only to see the young man in front of him stretch out his clean and slender hand and gently stroke his hair.
"Those with long hair are intelligent, those with a full and lustrous complexion can become officials at a young age..."
Zhao Youcai was overjoyed when he heard this: "My son will soon be able to become an official?"
Before Yu Huo nodded, the young man beside him snorted coldly: "You still say you're not a liar, but you can only say nice things to fool people. Dad, don't you think about the fact that my grades were at the bottom of the exams when I was young? Passing the imperial examination was simply a pipe dream!"
Zhao Youcai was awakened by his son's clear self-awareness, and his smile froze on the corner of his mouth.
Yu Huo did not explain, but continued to touch the other person's facial features with his fingertips, and continued: "The forehead is high, and the career is prosperous and the official career is prosperous. The middle and smooth are easy to be appreciated by the boss. The hidden cross mark on the forehead means that the master will hold a large number of troops and power..."
Zhao Chengde was stunned for a moment, and the disdain in his eyes slowly faded away: "Are you saying that I will become a military general in the future?"
When he said this, there was a hint of joy in his voice.
Zhao Youcai felt bad. His wife's family ran a martial arts school, and his son had been practicing sword and stick wielding with his father-in-law since he was a child, and he was very good at it. If he had heard this in the past, he would have been happy, but now it was a chaotic time, and swords and knives were merciless. Even if his son could become a general, he would not be willing to let him join the army!
"Ah, sir...is there any way to crack this?"
Zhao Youcai looked embarrassed, and Zhao Chengde, who was standing beside him, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him when he heard this. The little interest he had just aroused disappeared in an instant.
Yu Huo turned around and sighed softly, "Master Zhao, don't worry. Your son is not destined to die young. If you change your fate, his destiny might go to another extreme."
Zhao Youcai had no choice but to stop talking. Seeing that no one spoke, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly asked, "Sir, what about Chengde's marriage? When will my husband and I be able to hold our grandchildren?"
Xiao Zhuzi, who was silent on the side, shook his head secretly. Rich people are just different. Their sons haven't even grown up yet, but they already start thinking about their grandchildren. Tsk tsk tsk!
Yu Huo reached out and touched Zhao Chengde's eyebrows again, hesitating for a moment before saying: "The eyebrows are crooked, and marriage is late. The tails of the eyes are smooth without any wrinkles, and he may marry a fierce wife. But... "
Zhao Youcai and his wife's faces turned pale. After Yu Huo had his fill, they smiled. "But they're like Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai. The main point is that I agree. You two don't need to interfere too much. In the future, you will have a harmonious family and three generations living together."
The focus of the discussion - Zhao Chengde, actually had a dream of becoming a hero since he was a child. When he saw the other party, he made his father give up the idea of stopping him from joining the army with just a few words, and his malice towards Huo subsided a lot.
After all, who doesn't want to hear nice words? Even like his father, he subconsciously began to think that Yu Huo was a man of real ability!
It wasn't until the other party said that he would marry a fierce wife that his smiling eyes turned into astonishment in the blink of an eye.
He took a step back in fear, shaking his head with a bitter face: "Who wants to marry a fierce wife? I don't want to marry a wife! Can you change my fate to a lonely life?"
"Look at what you are saying. What real man doesn't marry a wife? Do you want to be beaten?" Zhao Youcai became more and more itchy as he spoke.
Amidst the noise and commotion, the group finally arrived safely in Beiding City four days later.
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