"The second son is very capable and filial, but he recently started a grain business with someone. His partner is a swindler who will cheat you out of all your money."
Aunt Zhang almost collapsed to the ground and died.
The eldest son married an unvirtuous woman, and the second son was cheated in business!
"However, your daughter is very good. She found a carpenter in the next village. He is an orphan, very hardworking and capable. He can make money, and he can also open a shop with his second son to make money. He will be good to your daughter for the rest of his life."
Aunt Zhang caught her breath.
She said to Yin Jin'an, "Jinyi, you can eat slowly for now. I need to hurry back and tell your Uncle Zhang to take over the second son's business. To be honest, he recently took all the money in the house and borrowed a lot of money to gamble on grain trading."
Aunt Zhang left, and Yin Jin'an looked up at the sky.
“If you keep talking nonsense, we won’t be able to stay in this half of the house anymore,” Yin Jin’an said. “My leg is broken. If your leg is also broken, I don’t have the money to treat you.”
"Second Uncle, don't worry, my calculations are definitely accurate."
Sure enough, the next morning, Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang arrived with dark circles under their eyes.
Her face was beaming with excitement, and she came over and hugged Jiutian tightly: "Xiaoxiao, you're simply a little fairy."
As Aunt Zhang spoke, she began to rattle off the process of recruiting business partners—
“That partner is a repeat offender. He said he had a relative working under the grain commissioner and could get old grain at prices far below market value. Everyone believed him. Yesterday, after we heard the little boy tell his fortune, we immediately sent the second son with him to get the goods. At first, he refused to come along, but later he made an excuse to slip away. The second son and a few others chased after him and finally caught him.”
The money was all returned, and the matter was reported to the authorities. It turned out that the man had no official relatives at all; he was just a swindler who had already cheated people in many places.
"The second son not only got the silver back, but also received a reward from the yamen. He's a repeat offender, and yamens in various places have been trying to catch him for a long time."
Aunt Zhang took out the reward money that her second son had received and wanted to give it to Jiutian.
Jiutian refused the money and said, "Aunt Zhang, can you take me to the landlord Wang's house in town? I want to have my fortune told."
Aunt Zhang and Yin Jin'an were both looking at her.
“Xiaoxiao, Landlord Wang is the richest landlord in our town. His money is not easy to earn.”
"I don't want money."
"Then why did you give him a reading?"
"Because he's a decent person, I want to have my fortune told."
"Oh, indeed, Landlord Wang is quite particular; he always charges his tenants very little when they farm his land."
Even if she led the way, Aunt Zhang would be too embarrassed to keep Jiu Tian's one string of cash. That one string of cash was enough for Yin Jin'an and Jiu Tian's food expenses for a year.
Yin Jin'an: ...I eat more than ten taels of silver per meal!
However, money can be a double-edged sword, so Yin Jin'an didn't take the money, but he didn't refuse the porridge and pancakes that Aunt Zhang brought him.
You're about to die, what are you being so dramatic about!
Aunt Zhang was taking Jiutian to Landlord Wang's house. As they were about to leave, Jiutian asked, "Second Uncle, will you come with me?"
“I’m not going,” Yin Jin’an said. “I don’t know how to tell fortunes. People will only look down on me if I look like this.”
Aunt Zhang and Jiutian arrived at the door of Landlord Wang's house.
It was difficult to enter the Wang landlord's house. The gatekeeper, with his nostrils flared, asked arrogantly, "What do you want with the master?"
Aunt Zhang said with a smile, "Jiutian is going to tell Master Wang's fortune. You don't know, he's young, but his predictions are incredibly accurate!"
The gatekeeper was practically dying of laughter: "You actually dared to try and fool my master? My eldest son is the county magistrate, arrest you all!"
Jiutian pinched her little hand and said, "Your master is dying, only I can save him."
The gatekeeper didn't believe her at all and cursed, "Get out! You know my master is sick, yet you come here to deceive me. You have no sense of right or wrong."
The door was slammed shut.
Aunt Zhang looked at Jiutian awkwardly and said, "Shall we go back?"
Jiutian made a hand seal, and a talisman flew towards the Wang landlord's courtyard.
"Aunt Zhang, wait a moment, someone will come to invite us soon."
Aunt Zhang was uneasy. Yesterday, the nine-day divination was very accurate, but this was the landlord's house. Would it work?
However, her anxiety didn't last long. The door opened again, and the doorman looked around and pointed at them, saying, "Young master, these are the two of them."
A frail-looking young man emerged from the doorway. He appeared quite dignified and walked up to them. Looking at Aunt Zhang, he asked, "Can you cure my father's illness?"
Jiutian said frankly, "I can cure it."
Magistrate Wang looked down and saw the little boy. He frowned and said, "You?"
Jiutian said, "Master Wang has been unconscious for twenty-six hours. He is now breathing more out than in. If you don't let me in today, he will surely die."
Magistrate Wang was taken aback. His father was in a coma and no one knew about it. How could this little kid know?
He wouldn't have come out if a voice hadn't kept telling him, "The person who will save your father is just outside the door."
"The person who saved your father is right outside the door. Aren't you going to invite him in?" Jiutian's voice was childish but clear and unquestionable.
Magistrate Wang was somewhat surprised to hear these words, which were exactly the same as the buzzing words in his ears. He said, "Please come in."
Aunt Zhang led Jiutian in, trembling. The landlord's eldest daughter and son-in-law, along with his second son-in-law, came out. Upon seeing Aunt Zhang and Jiutian, they angrily exclaimed, "Why did you bring a swindler home again?"
Jiutian: "I'm not a liar!"
"If you're not a scammer, then who are you trying to scam?"
"..."
Jiutian didn't argue with him, and asked Magistrate Wang, "Do you believe me?"
Magistrate Wang was somewhat embarrassed and said, "My father is seriously ill and on the verge of death. If you want to try, you can, but you can't use medicine indiscriminately."
With a smile, Jiutian followed Magistrate Wang to the bedside of Landlord Wang.
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