After the audition, Chu Meibo and Song Yimian went back to Zhongjing City first. Chu Meibo had to go back to class while participating in the recording of the next episode of "Traveling with History". Song Yimian went back to shoot while taking time to tutor Chu Meibo.
Song Yimian also figured it out. His current acting skills were not good enough to repay Shen Huai, so he would work hard in other places, at least to help Meijie get into college first.
Song Yimian boarded the plane with full fighting spirit.
After seeing them off, Shen Huai and Ye Cang did not go back, but drove to the county town around Dongjiang City.
Since the New Year, Shen Huai has been very busy. He also realized that he had indeed neglected Ye Cang a little. Even if Ye Cang didn't say anything, he felt a little guilty.
So, when Ye Cang said that after Chu Meibo's audition, the two of them would go traveling for a few days, he agreed.
Ye Cang combined various strategies and suggestions from netizens, and finally chose Songjing Town beside Qinglang River. Songjing Town is an ancient tourist town developed in recent years. The waterway extending from Qinglang River has formed a network throughout the ancient town. In addition to the beautiful scenery, there is also a Taoist temple that has been around for many years and is still very popular.
Because it was a weekday, there were not many tourists coming and going.
Shen Huai changed into casual clothes, replaced his gold-rimmed glasses with half-frame ones, and let down his neat hair that was always styled with hair gel. He looked fresh and clean, like a college student who had just graduated.
Ye Cang wore clothes of similar style to him, with a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose that almost covered most of his face, and a mask that covered the lower half of his face. If you didn't look closely, you could hardly tell it was him.
Both of them were carrying backpacks and walking leisurely in the ancient town.
Although both of them changed their clothes, they were still very conspicuous in the crowd. From time to time, little girls would stop, secretly look at them, and take pictures of their backs with their mobile phones.
Shen Huai was a little helpless, and whispered to Ye Cang: "Are you really okay like this? Will people recognize you?"
Ye Cang put his hand on his shoulder and said carelessly: "Don't worry! Absolutely not!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young ladies who had secretly photographed them before walked up hesitantly and asked with red faces: "Can we take a photo with you?"
Ye Cang certainly couldn't agree. The young ladies felt a little regretful to be rejected, but they didn't pester them anymore, and enthusiastically told them about delicious restaurants.
Shen Huai thanked them and prepared to leave with Ye Cang.
Before parting, the young lady whispered: "You look like my idol, his name is Ye Cang, do you know him?"
Ye Cang: "..."
Shen Huai almost laughed out loud, so as not to reveal his true feelings, he quickly pulled Ye Cang away.
Fortunately, there was no one like this young lady after that, but Ye Cang still minded it and was not relieved even when they arrived at the dinner place.
"I used to dress like this and go out. I even wore this to my friend's concert and no one noticed."
Shen Huai poured him some tea and said with a smile, "The image at that time was not as developed as it is now. Your fans only knew you on the stage, but now it's different. Fans have too many ways to see every aspect of you. It's certainly harder for you to hide your identity than before."
Ye Cang actually knew this, but he just made a solemn promise in front of Shen Huai, and was slapped in the face in the blink of an eye. This is too tragic.
Shen Huai didn't expose it, but smiled and changed the subject.
This restaurant was found by Ye Cang on the guide, and it was also recommended by the young lady who recognized Ye Cang before. The taste is indeed very good. After dinner, Ye Cang put this matter behind him.
Because of what happened in the morning, Ye Cang was still worried. In the afternoon, the two of them did not stroll around the town, but took a ride to the Taoist temple.
This Taoist temple, called Fenghua Temple, has been in existence for more than 200 years. It was built on the top of Fenghua Mountain. The architecture of the Taoist temple is simple and majestic, and the ancient trees in the temple are towering, which is very quiet.
This Taoist temple is not big, and it can be walked through in half an hour. There are not many places to visit.
But walking in it makes people feel peaceful, so the two of them did not rush to go down the mountain, but sat on a stone chair to the side to rest.
Next to the stone chair was a table with a fortune stick and a pair of茭杯 on it, and a cloth with face and palm paintings underneath.
An old man in a Taoist robe was originally sitting on a recliner behind the table. When he saw Ye Cang and Shen Huai sitting down, he quickly got up and said, "Do you want to have your face read or fortune told?"
The two were stunned for a moment before they realized that this chair was specially used for fortune tellers.
In the past, Shen Huai and Ye Cang did not believe in these things, but now they are more or less in awe. Anyway, they were free, so Shen Huai said, "Then please tell me a fortune, Taoist priest."
The Taoist priest's beard was curled up with joy, and he handed the fortune stick box to Shen Huai: "Recite the things you want to tell in your mind, and then shake the fortune stick box."
Shen Huai did as he was told, and a stick fell to the ground. He picked it up and handed it to the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest took the stick, took out his reading glasses from the table and put them on slowly, and then took out a book of fortune interpretation, and then flipped through the books according to the number of the stick.
Shen Huai and Ye Cang: "..."
They all thought that the answer to the fortune was just to take a look at the fortune sticks. Did they really need to look through the book? Their pretense was instantly lost.
The old Taoist's face was almost buried in the book. He read for a long time, then looked up at Shen Huai in confusion. After several times, Shen Huai couldn't help asking, "Master, is the hexagram not good?" "
Well..." The old Taoist held the hexagram, and seemed to not know how to start. "This gentleman's face looks good. His forehead is full and his face is square. He has a destiny of extreme wealth. But this hexagram is a bit strange, and it feels spooky..."
He thought for a while and asked, "What did you ask just now, sir?"
Shen Huai: "Career."
The old Taoist was even more puzzled. He looked at it several times before asking cautiously, "Is your family business related to funerals?"
Funerals are industries related to funerals.
Shen Huai shook his head: "I'm a broker."
"Impossible..." The old Taoist held the fortune stick tightly and whispered, "It's impossible that all the fortune sticks you signed are ghosts..."
Shen Huai and Ye Cang: "..."
The old Taoist couldn't really interpret the fortune stick and was too embarrassed to ask for money. However, Shen Huai knew in his heart that the old Taoist was very powerful, so he paid the money without hesitation.
The old Taoist didn't want to take the money for nothing, so he dug around in the table and took out a gray amulet and handed it to Shen Huai.
Although the amulet looked crude and dirty, Shen Huai still put it on his body solemnly, considering that it was given by the Taoist priest.
At this time, Ye Cang was also a little curious: "Master, I don't tell fortunes, can you tell my fortune?"
The Taoist priest had just lost face and was about to regain it, so he nodded and asked Ye Cang to stretch out his hand.
He adjusted his reading glasses, which were almost attached to his palm. After looking for a while, he raised his head tremblingly, and the whole person looked very broken: "I have never seen such a strange palm in my life!!"
He scratched his hair, and the neat crown on his head was crooked, revealing the gray hair underneath.
Shen Huai felt that he was a bit pitiful, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only pull Ye Cang away, but he was stopped by the old Taoist.
He looked at Ye Cang seriously and said, "Maybe you are poor and not good enough in martial arts. In my opinion, you can't live to this year. I don't know if you have any adventures, but since you have survived the catastrophe, you should cherish it in the future, do more good deeds, and don't waste this opportunity."
His words made Ye Cang stunned. He didn't know what the old Taoist saw, but he just nodded to show that he knew.
The Taoist priest calmed down and thought of something: "By the way, what did you want to ask just now?"
Ye Cang: "I wanted to ask about marriage."
Taoist priest: "..."
The Taoist priest swept his face, then glanced at Shen Huai's face, and felt a little choked for some reason. He said unhappily: "Tao follows nature, do whatever you want!"
Then, he drove the two of them down the mountain.
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going down the mountain, the two of them were still talking about the Taoist priest. It goes without saying that they should cherish their lives. As for doing more good deeds, Ye Cang has been using 10% of his income for the development of original music since the release of his first album.
He asked Shen Huai uncertainly: "Does this count as a charity?"
Shen Huai: "..."
Ye Cang sighed: "I'd better take some more money and donate to the school like Lao Guo."
Since Du Yuping became Guo Wenyuan, he also saw the rubbish that Guo Wenyuan did before. He was extremely upset but had no choice but to donate all the money to the school.
Shen Huai was about to say something when he was interrupted by a group of students coming towards him. These students were holding drawing boards and small stools in their hands. They looked like art students from some university who came out to sketch.
The two made way for the students to pass first.
The students were chattering, full of youth.
After they had walked away, a very fat girl hurriedly came up. There seemed to be a water stain on her skirt that had not been squeezed out yet.
She ran too fast, and the drawing folder on her back suddenly fell apart, and all the drawing papers inside flew out.
The girl hurriedly stopped to pick them up, and Ye Cang and Shen Huai also hurried to help. Fortunately, there was no wind at this time, and the ground was dry, so they quickly picked up all the drawing papers, and Shen Huai handed them to the girl.
The girl said in a mosquito-like voice: "Thank you." But she didn't even dare to raise her head.
Shen Huai took out a pack of tissues from his bag and handed it to her, motioning to her hem: "Wipe it."
The girl took the tissues and looked even more flustered. She was about to run with the painting clip, but she didn't notice a stone on the ground and almost fell. Seeing this, Ye Cang hurriedly supported her.
"Are you okay?"
The girl shook her head, but she didn't look as nervous as before. She raised her head and was about to apologize to Ye Cang, but the moment she saw his face, her whole face turned pale, and she pushed him away and ran away with the painting clip.
Ye Cang looked puzzled: "Even if you don't want to thank me, you don't have to push me."
Ye Cang didn't notice her expression, but Shen Huai saw it all. Today in the Taoist temple, the old Taoist's words still made him a little concerned.
At this moment, seeing the girl's strange reaction, he couldn't help but think a little more.
However, Shen Huai didn't tell Ye Cang about these things immediately. He decided to check it out first before saying anything.