Chapter 37: All Methods Return to One: Calculating Others’ Zodiac Signs and Ages
In class today, I focused on cultivating Chunlai's ability to summarize numbers.
I first taught him a [Zodiac classification formula].
I asked, "Do you know which zodiac sign someone born in 1936 belongs to?"
Chunlai shook his head.
I began to teach him the method, saying, "I'll teach you a method for adding to single digits, called 'add to the end'."
So, I started to calculate on paper:
1936, first written as single digits and added together. It is expressed as follows:
1936=1+9+3+6=19, understand?
Chunlai nodded.
Add 19 to the number 1: 1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1. Got it?
Chun looked at it for a long time and concluded, "It's just adding and adding until there's only one number left."
I said, "Yes. Now that you have mastered the method, 1936 will be the Year of the Rat."
Chunlai was startled and asked, "Why is it the Year of the Rat?"
I smiled and said, "Practice this this morning and verify my rule."
Whenever you add up the four digits of a year, this happens:
147——Represents: [Rat, Rabbit, Horse, Rooster]
258——Represents: [Ox, Dragon, Sheep, Dog]
369——Represents: [Tiger, Snake, Monkey, Pig]
After Chunlai heard this, he went into the [secret room] and started counting.
I was outside sipping tea slowly.
At this time, a woman came in and said with a smile: "Teacher Wan, I want to have a fortune telling."
I nodded and said, "Write it down."
She wrote the word "divorce" and asked, "I want a divorce. Can you help me calculate whether I should divorce or not?"
Divorce? This is something that cannot be discussed lightly. My master taught me to encourage reconciliation rather than divorce.
I stared at her for a few moments.
I just glance at others, but this woman is so difficult for even Wan Shanhong to judge. I can't tell her age at a glance.
This woman is really a bit weird.
If you say she's young, there are already wrinkles on her neck. Based on my Shanhong's eyesight, these wrinkles indicate that she should be over 50. If she's over 50, her face looks only in her 30s. Very, very young, not only young but also beautiful.
Not only is she young and beautiful, but she also doesn't wear makeup.
This face reading made even Master Wan undecided. For the first time since Shan Hong started working, I needed to take a closer look, and even after a few more glances, I still couldn't come to a conclusion.
First I had to find out her age. So I used a secret method I had recently developed to examine her.
Then he said with a smile: "Shall we play a game?"
"Play games."
"Yes, whether to divorce or not, I'll talk to you about this later. Let's play a game first. You add up the four digits of your birth year, and when the number comes up to one, tell me."
Let me give you an example, for example: 1924=1+9+2+4=16, and then add: 1+6=7.
"I just want the last number. Go to that desk over there and do the math."
She hesitated and said, "Should we go and calculate it now?"
"Yes. It adds up to one number anyway."
She walked to the desk, and after a while, she came over and said, "The result is 2."
I have an idea: 2 represents: 1937, 1973, 1928, 1964, 2000, 1955, 1991...
I used the elimination process in my mind: 1928, 1937, 1955, 1964, 1991, 2000, none of these are possible.
I smiled and said, "Based on your face, I call you sister, but based on your actual age, I call you aunt. Let's not divorce. You were born in 1973, an ox, and you're 51 years old. Why would you want to divorce?"
She immediately slid off the stool and onto the ground. She took a long time to get up and asked:
"Master, how do you know I was born in 1973?"
"Don't ask about this."
"No, I have to ask clearly. Everyone says I'm not 40 and look very young."
"Yes, I couldn't tell your age either, so I used this secret recipe to judge."
She was full of magic to me, and I was just playing a numbers game of "All Methods Return to One". Of course, this method was my own creation, otherwise, I would not be called Wanshanhong.
My mission is to fulfill Master Dong’s instructions—[digitize everything]
When a person admires you very much, she will believe every word you say.
So she asked: "Don't leave"
I nodded and said, "Let me give you a psychological analysis. You look very young, so you think you are young. Others also compliment you on your youth. There are even men in their thirties who fall in love with you."
Her face flushed.
I said, "Is he really in love with you? No, because men are visual animals. There are two principles that will not change even if you live to be 100 years old."
"Which two principles?"
"First, I always like young people, and second, I always like beautiful people. You look young and beautiful, so men in their thirties also like you.
But let's be honest, your biological age is 51 after all."
Her face turned even redder.
"The world is a balance. God has given you a beautiful and youthful face, but collagen won't work forever. After a few years, it will suddenly disappear, and your appearance will age rapidly.
Don't think that it will always be young. Once you get old, you will get old faster than others. So, don't look for someone young. Just live a good life with your husband.
If you don't listen to me, come back and cry to me in four years. You're over 55 and you age very quickly."
The woman already admired me, and this conversation had an effect on her. She said:
"Teacher Wan, I believe you. I want to calculate my mother's age. Can you figure out how old she is?"
I smiled faintly and nodded.
She went to the table next to her to count, and the number she counted was: 6.
6 represents: 1950, 1986, 1941, 1977...
I used the process of elimination and said, "Your mother was born in 1950 in the Year of the Tiger. She's 74 years old this year and gave birth to you when she was 23. Is that correct?"
She slipped and fell to the ground. She crawled and said:
"Teacher Wan, I agree with you. Okay, no divorce."
The woman left, Chunlai still hadn't come out, and he was still verifying...
I took out a cigarette and smoked it slowly, feeling a little proud.
Friends, if you are interested, please calculate your own zodiac sign:
147——Represents: [Rat, Rabbit, Horse, Rooster]
258——Represents: [Ox, Dragon, Sheep, Dog]
369——Represents: [Tiger, Snake, Monkey, Pig]
See if it's correct. When I have time, I'll teach you how to calculate your age.
Let the numbers speak, let China's ancient traditional studies integrate with the digital age, Shanhong will work with you.
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