Chapter 257: Greedy
Dai Qing also agreed with this statement. When you are young, you eat, drink and have fun without any taboos, but in the end, it is like holding dry sand in your hand and getting nothing.
"How much does fortune-telling cost?" The middle-aged man looked at them with an unpleasant expression and spoke in a deep voice.
When he heard someone asking about the fortune, Lu Banxian straightened his chest immediately. This was something he was good at.
"The people we meet are all destined to be with us. There are three things we accept and three things we don't accept when it comes to fortune-telling..."
Lu Banxian explained clearly what the three things to accept and the three things not to accept meant. He looked at the other person's flushed face, stroked his beard and smiled softly.
"As for those who are interested in charging you more for your divination, it all depends on your attitude. Do you value human character and life?"
The meaning is very straightforward. If your life is valuable, give more; if it is not valuable, give less.
The middle-aged man's neck turned red from being squeezed by Lu Banxian. He took out twenty yuan from his pocket, threw it on the paper, walked a few steps, and turned to look at Dai Qing.
"Hey~, how do I solve this situation?"
Hearing such an idiotic question, Dai Qing trembled, "It is a great help to admit one's mistakes and improve oneself."
Once you know where the problem lies and change it, the situation will naturally improve.
As long as people work hard, there is still hope, but if you knowingly commit a sin, you will end up alone. After all, other people are not fools who will go through thick and thin with you.
The man seemed to think that he had asked a stupid question, his face turned purple, and he left quickly.
"Alas, you are already middle-aged, but still so ignorant and dissolute. Don't expect to achieve anything great in this life." Lu Banxian shook his head and sighed with emotion.
"Did you just scare him on purpose?" Dai Qing couldn't help laughing as she looked at his pretentious attitude.
"Instead of wasting money on food, drink and entertainment, it is better to give it to us. At least what we give are good advice. If he listens to it, it can be regarded as our good deeds. If he doesn't listen to it, then he is stupid and hopeless."
Lu Banxian chuckled, he was doing a good deed.
Just as they were chatting and laughing, an old woman came over awkwardly with a child of seven or eight years old.
"Master, please take a look at my grandson and see if he can get into college and become a high-ranking official in the future?"
Listening to the old lady's question, Dai Qing looked at the child with a tearful face, struggling to hide back, frowning.
"Auntie, the more you calculate your fate, the worse it gets, especially for children. As long as they are healthy and safe, there is no need to read their fortunes."
Hearing Dai Qing's tone, the old lady was stunned and immediately unhappy, "What are you talking about? It's not like I won't give you the money. Just go ahead and calculate it. I just want to know if my grandson will have a great future."
"I don't read fortunes for children. Please go away."
Dai Qing's face turned cold. Grandpa once said that children have a short life, so unless there are special circumstances, don't read the fortune of a child easily.
Moreover, once the child’s situation is made clear, parents will certainly treat the child differently, which may affect the child’s life.
If this affects the child's growth, not only will it involve cause and effect, it will also affect the child's entire life.
When the old lady heard Dai Qing's refusal, she immediately stopped.
"Aren't you a fortune teller? I'll pay you and you'll tell my fortune. I don't mind if I'm thin or not. Why do you worry about that? Just tell me what's going on."
There are quite a lot of rules for a broken fortune teller, ha~
"If you don't mind, I can show it to you."
Dai Qing looked at her, took out five yuan from his pocket and put it on the paper, staring at her face calmly.
"I will pay you five dollars for the divination."
The old lady has a sheep's mouth, which is long and angular, with thin and pointed lips. People with sheep's mouth like to gossip and are annoying. They are not good at eating and are greedy.
In addition, he has a pair of horse eyes, which means he has a hard life.
Horse eyes, wide eyelids that bulge outward in a triangular shape, tears that never dry, a thin face, tight skin, unlucky husband and children, a life of hard work and a miserable old age.
Old woman: “…”
Is there such a good thing?
"Auntie has worked hard all her life, but her life is still tight. In her early years, she and her husband were at odds and quarreled endlessly until her husband passed away. Now she is at odds with her son and daughter-in-law, and the relationship is tense. Is that right or not?"
The old lady's eyes lit up when she heard Dai Qing's question. She sat down on the pony stool, slapped her legs and sighed.
"Master, you are really a fortune teller. You are right. I have a miserable life. I married a man who has no ability. I work so hard, but I have never enjoyed a single day of happiness or a good life."
"The old man said I was being a troublemaker and I was not satisfied. It was obviously because he was a useless person who could not do anything. Several sisters of my age were living a sweeter and more comfortable life, but I was the only one who was still worried even when I was old."
"My old man is dead, my son doesn't like me anymore, and my daughter-in-law wants me dead. My only hope now is my grandson. I want to know if he will be successful in the future and let me enjoy his happiness for a few days."
"I've had enough of this hard life. I just want to have some hope."
Listening to her pouring out her grievances like a machine gun, Dai Qing's expression was calm. Lu Banxian beside her could not help it and was about to speak, but was looked at by Dai Qing and swallowed the words back.
Dai Qing looked at the unwillingness in her eyes, then looked at her new clothes, frowned,
"I see that you are living a good life now. You have everything you need and you don't have to worry about anything. Isn't that good?"
"What's good about it? It's so hard to eat meat. I have to think about it for days before I can taste the meat."
The old lady snorted, her eyes full of resentment. She wanted to die after raising such a useless son.
"Family disharmony has the greatest impact on one's fortune. As the elder in the family, you need to make your children feel at ease so that you can have a good life. No matter what age you are, getting something for nothing is the root cause of conflict."
This old man is selfish and greedy, and only cares about pleasure and has no family affection.
The old lady listened to Dai Qing's reminder and glared at her with her cloudy eyes.
"Master, what do you mean? I am the elder and have worked hard to raise my children. I should have reached the age of enjoying life, but I am not living a happy life. I accept that my son is a failure and I just hope that my grandson will be more successful. Is that wrong?"
Before Dai Qing could speak, Lu Banxian beside her couldn't help it anymore.
"Wrong, outrageously wrong. Ask yourself, when you blame others, what did you do? Have you ever thought that your son's failure is caused by you?"
He was so mad that he didn't check the almanac before going out today, and he met such a scoundrel.
"You old Taoist priest, what are you talking about? He has no ability and is not destined to be a superior person. What does it have to do with me? I provide him with food and drink, so am I raising an enemy?"
At this moment, a young couple came running hurriedly from the other end of the overpass. The boy standing nearby saw them and rushed over.
"Mom, I'm scared."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mom is coming."