Chapter 272

The aunt paid the money willingly and left with a smile on her face. Hao Zhizhi felt that someone was watching her. She looked up in the direction of the sight and saw several uncles and aunts glaring at her.

After the last aunt left, a man in the crowd of onlookers walked briskly and took the seat in front of her in one go: "Master, please also calculate a marriage for my good-for-nothing boy!"

Hao Zhizhi: “…”

Isn't the event held in Lanyun City Ring Park a talent show for senior citizens?

She gave a polite business smile and said, "Don't worry, we'll talk slowly."

Her words seemed to turn on the old man's complaints. His complaints were mixed with the distress of his child being both filial and rebellious. Hao Zhizhi listened politely, tried to talk him out of it politely, and then listened politely to the notification on her mobile phone saying "188 yuan has been deposited into your payment account".

This seemed to be a precursor to booming business. After the departure of this great man, the seat in front of Hao Zhizhi's stall was never vacant again. Even the Taoist priest not far from her came with many people to have their fortunes told. Amid the continuous announcements of "Your payment has been credited to the account for 166 yuan", "Your payment has been credited to the account for 88 yuan", and "Your payment has been credited to the account for 20 yuan", Hao Zhizhi even drank two bottles of mineral water - her throat was dry from all that.

Some people want to have their faces read, some want to have their palms read, some want to draw fortune sticks, and some want to have their fortunes calculated... No matter what their needs are, Hao Zhizhi makes them come with sad faces and leave with smiles on their faces.

Fortune telling—a kind of psychiatrist more suitable for the East.

The morning came to an end in such a frenzy. After finally seeing off the last customer, Hao Zhizhi quickly put up a sign announcing the temporary suspension of business. Yin Li helped her by picking up the scattered fortune sticks on the table.

Yu Tu didn't like crowded occasions, so he took the opportunity to go out and order meals for them. When he came back with four meals, Hao Zhizhi secretly gave him a look of praise.

She took out a lunch box from her bag. The lid of the lunch box was slightly tilted up. Her hand, which was covered by her sleeve, was twisted around the edge. Some water mist floated in. Then she turned her wrist and the slightly tilted box was lifted. The cover closed silently - the whole movement was extremely smooth, and the whole process only took two seconds.

She handed the lunch box to the Taoist priest in a very natural way: "It is fate that we met. I also want to thank you for not minding my presence affecting your business. I will treat you to a meal."

The business was good in the morning and the Taoist priest couldn't spare time. He didn't have any apprentices to help him. He smelled the aroma of the lunch box and was already hungry. But he couldn't be so straightforward, so he pretended to refuse and said, "How can I be so embarrassed?"

"It's just a meal, it's no big deal." Hao Zhizhi placed the lunch box on his desk. "It's all given by my disciples."

The Taoist watched Hao Zhizhi walk back and then naturally start to eat. The two disciples tidied up the stall before starting to eat. The Taoist couldn't help but feel a little envious. It was really nice to have disciples.

The senior citizen talent contest, which lasted all day, had a three-hour break at noon. The contestants and spectators all rushed to eat, leaving their popular stall a little quiet. Perhaps because of the morning's "weal and woe" and the friendship formed over the meal, the Taoist priest was not so wary of Hao Zhizhi and the others.

At noon when it was not so busy, the Taoist priest tested Yin Li and Yu Tu with the airs of an elder. However, after the test, he was surprised to find that the basic skills of these two young disciples were unexpectedly solid, and they even seemed to know more than he did.

The Taoist priest wiped a cold sweat in his heart. He never thought that such a small place as Lanyun City could actually hold so many hidden talents.

He smiled in praise: "You teach these two little apprentices very attentively."

Yin Kunlun, the contemporary formation genius Li: "..."

Yu·Studying hard every day·Tu: "..."

To be honest, the basic knowledge of the Five Elements that they have to learn is much more difficult than the Taoist exams - without understanding the Five Elements, one cannot even capture the spiritual energy flowing through the meridians, let alone use those common talismans.

"Don't praise them. Children can't stand praise." Hao Zhizhi took over the conversation naturally. "Today is my first day setting up a stall here. I am really surprised by the scene. How come the business in Ring City Park is so good?"

"It's not like this usually." The Taoist curled his lips, "It's just because this event has started, everyone has come to join in the fun!"

The two of them had been chatting very congenially, and the Taoist priest was sure that Hao Zhizhi was in the same business as him, so he stopped caring too much about what to say: "What the old man wants to see is nothing more than his own fortune or his children's marriage. However, the economy has been bad in the past two years, and many people have come to calculate their fortunes. They all want to get something for nothing. How can there be so much windfall?"

Today, when the Taoist priest was telling fortunes, Hao Zhizhi was doing two things at once. She also listened to what he said and what the person who was asking for divination said, which was basically the usual rhetoric used to deceive people.

For example, “enjoy a happy old age” means that you will not achieve much in this life and can only rely on the next generation; “there are many noble people in your life” means that you are unlucky and always encounter bad things, but fortunately there are people willing to help; “you are good at enduring hardships” means that you are destined to be a slave... These touching words are euphemistically packaged and expressed in a different way to take on new meanings.

Many people feel overwhelmed by life and place their hopes on the illusory "fate". They hold on to their belief that the difficulties will always pass. This false "hope" is just a little sweetness in the bitter water.

Hao Zhizhi doesn't mind people finding some spiritual sustenance for themselves. Even if it's just a vague positive fortune-telling, it may make a suffering person feel a little relieved. Psychological pain can really destroy a person.

If the Taoist priest only achieved this, he would be ranked at the top of the task list of the competition, instead of being assigned to the dangerous B level.

There must be something they haven't noticed.

Hao Zhizhi took out her cell phone and pretended to check messages, but she was actually making arrangements for the afternoon in their small group of five. Gu Hongying and Eric, who were prepared to act as agents in the morning, did not show up because the attitude of the uncles and aunts was too crazy and they did not leave any room for them to show up.

Hao Zhizhi: [You should come to the bridge tunnel this afternoon. Don’t come to my stall. Go to that Taoist’s stall to have your fortune told.]

Hao Zhizhi: [I gave him a small amount of truth serum. You guys go over and try to get him to talk and see if you can get anything useful out of him.]

Hao Zhizhi: [Hongying, you go and ask questions normally. Eric pretends to be stupid and rich so that it is easier to fish.]

Lei Li made arrangements for the afternoon in a hurry. Hao Zhizhi grabbed a book and covered her face with it, taking a nap openly. Less than ten minutes later, Gu Hongying and Eric came from the path one after another. They stood between the two stalls, hesitating, and finally chose the Taoist side.

The Taoist wiped the grease from his lips, threw the empty lunch box on the table, and immediately put on his airs as a master - most of the old men and women who came to have their fortunes told chose the stall of his colleague, who was sweet-talker and good at reading people's expressions, so he had been doing business all morning. He thought the two new young men would also choose the stall of his colleague, but he didn't expect that they would come for him.

Gu Hongying sat in front of the Taoist priest first. The Taoist priest asked with a smile: "What is this young man's business? Career or marriage? Health or wealth?"

A conflicted look appeared on Gu Hongying's face.

Yin Li and Yu Tu had complained in the group, saying that this Taoist priest's basic skills were not as solid as theirs. Gu Hongying didn't believe that he could really calculate anything, but people were already sitting down, and it would be strange if he didn't calculate anything. Gu Hongying thought for a moment and said, "Let's focus on career."

The Taoist priest asked again: "Do you want to read the palm or the face?"

Gu Hongying said decisively: "I'll shake the lottery!"

Taoist priest:"……"

He still looks like a poor guy.

He handed the lottery ticket box on the table to Gu Hongying: "Hold it with both hands and shake it vigorously until the lottery tickets fall out."

Gu Hongying shook it slowly and evenly, and a bunch of old sticks in the stick tube gradually became taller than the others, and finally one stick suddenly fell off.

The Taoist picked up the fortune stick that had fallen to the ground and slowly turned the pages of the book, reading: "Good news has arrived, smile, soar into the sky, and ascend to the sky covered with clouds. Although it is an average fortune stick, it has a very good meaning. You will rise to the ninth level of the sky, and your future career will surely soar to the sky!"

"This fortune is very rare." The Taoist said, "Young man, do you want to see your palm again? I will explain it to you in detail based on your palm reading."

Gu Hongying shook his head: "No need, just know that my career is good."

The fortune sticks are the cheapest item on the Taoist stall. Gu Hongying's piggy bank had shrunk drastically during the last auction, so he gave the swindler as little money as possible. Every penny in his piggy bank was precious!

Gu Hongying quickly gave up his position, not giving the Taoist a chance to say the next word.

Taoist priest:"……"

Why are today's young people so smart and hard to fool?

The people moved away too quickly, and the Taoist priest didn't have time to say anything else. The second person had already sat down in front of him. He put away his complaints and looked over. Then his eyes lit up - wow, a big fat sheep!

They all wore casual clothes on holidays. As the heir of the Anthony family, Eric's clothes and accessories were all high-end custom-made. People who knew the business could tell at a glance that they were very expensive.

In the eyes of the Taoist priest, the "fat sheep" was worthy of his expensive attire. After he sat down, before the Taoist priest even opened his mouth, the fat sheep took the initiative to ask him for the payment code and directly scanned it to pay two hundred and eighty-eight.

After paying the bill, the fat sheep said slowly, "Give me the full set."

With the previous Gu Hongying as a comparison, Eric's generous behavior instantly increased his favorability in the Taoist's heart. He first read Eric's palm and face, and then asked him to shake the lottery sticks, praising him endlessly.

Eric sat on the stool with his eyes narrowed. Although he knew that what the Taoist said was just flattery, who doesn't like to hear such flattery?

After a round of compliments of "great wealth, great honor, smooth sailing and no worries", the Taoist found that the "fat sheep" in front of him was even happier. He asked for the payment code again and scanned 288 for the Taoist:

"Thank you for your kind words. This is my reward for my hard work. I will bring other friends here when I have the chance."

I don't know if it was because he was jealous of the good business of the stall next to him, or because he was surprised by the big fat sheep's straightforwardness, or because the big fat sheep's words inadvertently revealed his strong financial strength, but the Taoist priest suddenly felt a little dizzy:

"Let me add you as my friend, we can be online."

Eric smiled and took out his latest cell phone: "Sure."

"I mentioned this before when I was chatting with the master. I like to collect some weird things." He pointed at the strange-shaped brooch on his chest. "Many legends in the East are very interesting."

The Taoist priest followed the direction of his finger and saw an animal-shaped brooch inlaid with some strange-shaped gems. Perhaps greed was stirring in his heart, and the Taoist priest blurted out, "How much is this?"

Eric smiled and held up two fingers.

Taoist priest: "Twenty thousand?"

He guessed a price that he thought was appropriate.

Taoist priest: "Two hundred thousand?!"

"You underestimate it too much!" The smile on the big fat sheep's face stopped, and he said unhappily, "This is an antique gem. Although it is not large in size and not very pure, each one has its own historical story. Two million is worthy of its value!"

As if to prevent him from being stimulated enough, the fat sheep took off the brooch and waved it in front of his eyes: "There is an old saying in the East, 'What you love is worth more than money.'"

The Taoist's breathing stagnated.

This is a brooch with poor workmanship and a gemstone that doesn't have enough fire. How could it be sold for two million? Who is the one who made this mistake and came to Lanyun City to play?

This is simply wealth sent to us by God!

"If you have something interesting, you can contact me." Eric raised his lips a little, "But I don't like ordinary things."

Amid the Taoist's slightly rapid breathing and eyes that were trying their best to conceal their emotions, Eric pinned the brooch back on his chest and walked away swaggeringly.

Eric walked to the safe zone they had set up. Gu Hongying, who had left earlier, was already waiting there. The two people, who usually didn't get along well, looked at each other and said in unison, "There's a problem."

Eric's strangely shaped gem brooch did cost two million, but what made it expensive was not the so-called antique gem, but the series of small formations cleverly inlaid in the gem. When Eric waved the brooch in front of the Taoist priest, the black gems in the first row and the red and white gems in the second row were all slightly warm.

The first row of gems is inlaid with detection arrays, and harmful ones are black. The second row of gems is inlaid with inquiry talismans, and those related to demons are light red, and those related to people are light white.

Eric waited there for a while, and the new friend sent him a message—

"Have you ever heard of greenfly money?"

Fish, take the bait.