"Ask about marriage."
The old monk withdrew his gaze, nodded slightly, glanced at the signature with his cloudy eyes, and muttered out the contents of the signature.
"In the ten acres of land, the mulberry trees are at leisure."
"This lot is a good one."
"In the past, a family with five mu of land planted mulberry and hemp. The family could have three meals a day. Now I know that in the future, ten mu of land can be used to plant mulberry and hemp. Naturally, it will be more comfortable and life will be stable."
"You should be indifferent to fame and fortune, and enjoy life."
Su Ruchu bowed respectfully.
"Can you explain this in detail, Master?"
The old monk pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly.
"What this means is that if a family used to have five mu of land and planted mulberry and hemp, their family could have three meals a day. Now that they have ten mu of land to plant mulberry and hemp, their lives will naturally be more affluent and stable."
"If you are indifferent to fame and fortune and are optimistic and content with your fate, you will naturally enjoy a happy life blessed by God."
"If you get this fortune, it means that you are blessed with good fortune. Although things are not going well and you don't have enough opportunities, as long as you stay within your means and do your best, you will be guaranteed to be successful."
"If you cast this lot to ask about your career, you should not be tempted by beauty or fame and fortune, and should not change your mind and be greedy. Otherwise, you will surely be punished by heaven and fail."
"If the fortune is about fate, then this lot is a good fate from heaven."
"If you are asking about marriage, Shi should cherish the blessings and fate, be optimistic and know your fate, and you will be happily married forever."
Su Ruchu understood and bowed again.
"Thank you, Master."
The old monk raised his head and stared at Su Ruchu's face for a few seconds, then said slowly.
"But judging from Shi's expression, it seems that he has a knot in his heart."
"You should understand that marriage is destined by heaven, so don't force it. If you care too much, you will lose more easily. When the time comes, let go of the knot in your heart, and you will get more."
Su Ruochu shuddered slightly and glanced at the old monk in front of him with some surprise.
She felt that the old monk's words seemed to have a clue, but they were not clear.
After a few more questions, the old monk stopped talking, closed his eyes, rested, and began to recite scriptures.
Su Ruchu had no choice but to bow slightly to the old monk, then stood up and walked out of the hall.
When she went out, she was still thinking about the old monk's last words.
It was not until they reached the square outside and Chen Fan came over and called out that Su Ruchu suddenly woke up.
He quickly turned his head to look at the Xixiong Palace behind him.
As the sun sets, a layer of golden light pours down on the golden glazed tiles on the top of the hall, making it look sacred and solemn.
"What are you looking at?" Chen Fan said jokingly, "Have you burned incense?"
Su Ruchu nodded.
"What wish did you make to the Buddha?"
Su Ruochu felt a little embarrassed and said, "I won't tell you."
"Tsk. I know that even if you don't tell me."
Su Ruchu asked curiously, "What is it?"
Chen Fan analyzed in a pretentious manner: "This is not easy, I guessed it right away."
"You made a wish to the Buddha, hoping to marry me soon, become Chen Su, and then give me a group of babies, and accompany me until the end of time..."
Su Ruchu blushed and spat softly.
"Bah! How shameless!"
Chen Fan laughed.
"It's okay. You're sorry, I just told the Buddha that it doesn't matter who says it."
Su Ruchu asked curiously, "Did you make a wish too?"
"Oh! I just wrote down my wish and hung it on the tree."
Su Ruchu was a little curious, but Chen Fan pulled her outside.
"No. It's my secret."
Su Ruochu pouted and let Chen Fan drag her around the temple.
Chen Fan was very interested in the preserved stone tablets and plaques, so Su Ruchu accompanied him all the way to see them and took a lot of photos.
As it was getting dark in the evening, the two began to walk out of the temple.
Arriving at the gate outside the courtyard wall, Su Ruochu noticed that there were many small stalls selling souvenirs in the square outside the temple.
Some of them are full of fortune-telling stalls.
Su Ruchu suddenly had an idea.
"I want to buy a souvenir."
"ah?"
Chen Fan laughed and said, "Most of the souvenirs here are fake, and the prices are expensive. It's a complete rip-off."
Su Ruochu said coquettishly: "Just buy me one. Even if it's fake, after staying in front of the Buddha for so long, it must have been imbued with some Buddha's aura."
Chen Fan was defeated, so he smiled and asked, "Okay. What do you want?"
"Let's go for the skewers. Not something too expensive. But something nice and pretty."
"I'm a little tired. I'll sit here and rest while waiting for you. Please come back soon."
Chen Fan led Su Ruchu to a sturdy willow tree nearby and sat on a cement platform.
Pass the mineral water in the κΏ› over here.
"Then sit here and take a rest. I'll go over there and help you pick out a skewers."
"Um."
Watching Chen Fan leave, Su Ruchu glanced to the side.
Next to him was an old man wearing a tattered Taoist robe and with a sloppy figure. He was holding a black roasted sweet potato in his hand and looking at Su Ruchu with burning eyes.
"Girl, since you are free anyway, do you want to have your fortune told?"
When Su Ruchu looked at the guy's image, he began to question his professionalism.
He looked towards other stalls subconsciously.
The old man seemed to see through Su Ruchu's thoughts and said with a smile: "Appearance is just a shell. Does dressing neatly make you look more professional?"
Su Ruochu looked at him and asked, "Can Taoist priests also tell fortunes for others in temples?"
The old man smiled and asked back: "As the saying goes, Buddha saves those who are predestined to be saved, and Bodhisattva saves all living beings. Taoist priests are also living beings, so why don't they stay here?"
Su Ruchu wanted to say that you were making excuses.
The old Taoist priest said with a smile: "At the gate of the temple, in front of the Buddha, Shi, you are obsessed."
Su Ruochu's expression froze for a moment, and he looked at the old man in the tattered Taoist robe in front of him with a bit of strangeness.
He was clearly dressed as a Taoist priest, but he spoke in Buddhist terms.
The old Taoist priest seemed to see into people's hearts. He took a bite of the roasted sweet potato and ate it comfortably.
"As long as it helps people. What is the difference between Buddhism and Taoism?"
Su Ruochu stared at the old man blankly, feeling that every word he said was full of Zen and profound meaning.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Ruchu spoke softly.
"What would you count?"
"Face reading, palm lines, horoscope, fortune telling..."
Su Ruochu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Master really knows a lot."
"Haha, to travel the world, you must have some skills to rely on."
Su Ruochu asked casually, "How much does it cost to have your horoscope read?"
"Ten yuan."
Su Ruchu nodded.
"Then you can help me to read my fortune."
Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly stretched out his hand.
"Pay the money first."
Su Ruchu felt helpless. It was the first time he had seen such a greedy guy.
Now she began to doubt the other party's professionalism.
After hesitating for a while, he finally took out ten dollars from his wallet and handed it to the other party.
"Is that okay now?"
"If the measurement is inaccurate, I will take my money back."
"Don't worry. If the measurement is inaccurate, the money will be returned to you."
The old Taoist priest put down the roasted sweet potato in his mouth and wiped his dirty Taoist robe casually with his two greasy hands. This action made Su Ruchu frown again.
"Whose horoscope are you going to predict?"
"mine."
"Okay. Please write your own date of birth on this paper."