Chapter 505: How to check the five elements of a word?
I have a habit of taking a nap, so since I'm staying here, I decided to take one. Just as I was about to take off my coat, the teacher's wife came in with a bottle of toilet water, spraying it everywhere.
She left and closed the door. I slept on the soft bed, the air filled with fragrance, and I fell asleep immediately.
When I woke up, it was already 3:30. I remembered that I should call home, so I called Xiaolin and told him that I had arrived at my master's house and planned to stay overnight.
She asked, "Is Sister Li back?"
"No. I just wanted to see Master. I wanted to go so badly that I drove here."
"Anyway, we're in Wu Township. You should go visit your mother-in-law's family too."
This left me speechless, not knowing how to respond. After a long pause, I said, "I went there during the Chinese New Year, so I'm not going this time."
After hanging up the phone, I thought, the relationship between people is not based on blood relationship or kinship, but on who makes you get more.
For example, Master has given me skills, knowledge, and a correct outlook on life. For example, Master's wife has given me warmth, motherly love, and selfless care.
I got up and went to the bathroom. There, Master's wife had already prepared a fresh towel and toothbrush for me. I washed my face and walked into the living room. Master was reading a fortune for someone. I went out again.
I actually had an urge to go and see my brother-in-law's former noodle shop, because the Buddha statue on the Buddha tree was made by me, and I wonder if it is still there.
I turned inside and told my master I wanted to walk around the streets. My master nodded, and I drove off to the eastern suburbs.
I saw the Buddha tree. The shop was no longer a noodle shop, but had been transformed into several shops, including a small retail store and a courier pick-up and delivery point. However, their names all contained the word "Buddha Tree".
I parked the car, got out, stood in front of the tree, and searched for the little Buddha statue for a long time. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it.
I walked into the "Buddha Tree Express Store" and a little girl looked at me and asked, "Pick up a package?"
I shook my head. “Look, this place looks familiar.”
She ignored me, occasionally glancing at me warily from the corner of her eye. I felt bored and walked out. The residents around were still there, so I went over to say hello.
The old lady glanced at me and said, "Brother Wan Shuixiu, right?"
"Yes, I've lived here for five or six years."
"Yeah," she said calmly, then looked down at her phone again.
I left without saying goodbye to her. Times have changed. The person I used to see every day has become so cold and indifferent. The world has changed.
No wonder Xiao felt lost when he returned to Xicheng District.
I got in the car, reversed, and drove in a different direction towards my master's house.
There was no one in the living room. I went to the study. Master was reading. Seeing me, he asked, "Would you like to walk down the street again?"
I gave a wry smile. "Things have changed, and even the old neighbors are cold and indifferent. As for the owner of the courier shop, I don't even know him."
The master asked, "Who is your neighbor on your left?"
I nodded.
The master said, "It's not that she's cold, it's that her husband died six months ago. She's been married to two men before, one died, the other divorced. People with bad fates are cold not only to you, but also to the world."
"Oh, I see."
The Master's wife came in, made me a cup of tea, and said excitedly, "Do you know what delicious food I will prepare for you tonight?"
"fish?"
She shook her head and said, "Your favorite is fish roe and fish bubbles. I went to several stalls to collect a bowl. I don't want the frozen ones."
I was so moved that I bit my lower lip, but my eyes were still a little moist. After a long while, I said, "Why bother? You are so old now, walking around from one stall to another. I have food in the back."
She gave me a glare and said, "I do."
When Master's wife passed away, Master said, "If I had died in front of her, you really should have taken good care of her. She's a vegetarian and doesn't like the smell of fish. But when you came, she went to the market with the nanny to buy vegetables."
I didn't say anything for a long time. After calming myself down, I said, "Master, I suggest you stop talking about death. I believe you and your wife will never leave this world.
Sometimes I enter a hallucination world and feel that I will live forever, and the people I love will live forever. The people who love me will live forever."
Master said earnestly, "Only love can bring eternal life. Passing on love is eternal life."
This topic is too heavy, so I didn't go on.
At this moment, a noise was heard outside. The nurse came in and said to the master, "Someone wants to ask you for a fortune-telling."
The master walked out.
I'm feeling a bit bored being alone. I want to give Dongzi a call. Honestly, although we're from the same village and used to be good friends, we've been in almost no touch since I moved to Shangzhou. We only exchanged New Year's greetings via text messages during the Lunar New Year.
Dongzi didn't do very well. After graduation, he was recruited into the Municipal Statistics Bureau. Later, something went wrong during the reception process, and he was sent to the sub-district office for training for a year.
Thanks to my master's help, I was transferred back to the Statistics Bureau. I've only just become the deputy director of the office. He's been working there for ten years now.
I couldn't help but call him.
It took him a long time to answer the phone, probably because he walked out of the office.
I said, "I haven't seen you in a while. Would you like to have dinner at my master's house?"
He lowered his voice and said, "I'm in a meeting right now, so I won't be able to come to dinner. I'll send you a spot after dinner. We can chat. I really want to talk to you about my true feelings."
"Okay. I'll wait for your call."
After hanging up the phone, I felt bored sitting alone in the study, and was just about to go out for a walk when a woman came in. She asked, "Are you Wan Shanhong, the Taoist's disciple?"
I nodded.
She said, "Master is too busy to handle this, so I asked you to choose a name for my child."
I returned to my seat and said to the woman, "Sit down."
The woman smiled, sat down, and said to me, "My husband's last name is Xu. We looked up the character 'Rui' in the dictionary and wanted to name our son 'Xu Mingrui'. Some people say that 'Rui' is unlucky and will make the child sick."
I laughed out loud and said, "Some people even have the word 'disease' in their names?"
She said, “No way?”
"Huo Qubing, a historical figure."
The woman nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I know him. He was a general of the Han Dynasty."
I said, "The downside of this character '锐' is that it's difficult to write, but its meaning is very good. It means wisdom, intelligence, and understanding. The character 明 has the second tone, while 睿 has the fourth. The tones are also harmonious when read.
If you are particular about Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. Rui belongs to the metal element, so it cannot be paired with characters belonging to the wood element, such as Xu Ruilin.
She asked, "Which characters belong to the element of wood?"
"Open Baidu, or any other search bar. Type: 'What are the characters that belong to the element of wood?' Click, and they'll all pop up."
"Oh, I see. For example, if I want to look up the five elements of the word 'Rui', do I search it the same way?"
I laughed and said, "Yeah. You scroll through TikTok really fast, but you won't be able to do that with this."
She blushed and said, "I thought only a fortune teller could understand it. I never thought about it that way."
I said, "That's true. I write articles online with a few remedies, and people keep asking me: 'Where can I buy live centipedes?' With the way things have evolved, Taobao sells everything."
The woman said, "People who don't often buy things online really wouldn't expect that."
I said, "Xu Mingrui, not bad. If I were to adjust it for you, Xu Ruiming would be even better."
"Why?"
"Wisdom, in the Five Elements, belongs to metal; brightness, in the Five Elements, belongs to water. Metal gives birth to water."
She said, "Thank you, thank you. Do you want me to count the money here?"
"Go outside. There's a price list on the wall."
After a while, the master finished his work and came in. I told him the characters for the name.
The master said: Huo Qubing, Xin Qiji, it seems that those whose names contain illnesses are the ones who will be famous through the ages.
I said, "Qin Hui, the character 'hung' represents a tall tree, and Wei Zhongxian, the character 'xian' represents a noble character. I never thought they would both be infamous for eternity."
The master laughed happily: "This is the atmosphere we had back then, talking about the past and the present, and having fun."
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