Chapter 627 Why not tell your neighbor’s fortune?
We stayed on the island for two nights and worked overtime to adjust the plan.
On the afternoon of the third day, I left. As for the specifics of how to do it, Qing Ruo and the others would organize and implement it.
I went home and rested for a day. After dinner, I sat in my study and thought about what else I needed to do.
After sitting for a while, I felt that there were two things that had to be done.
I called Master Shu and asked how Liu Jinning was doing. (I met Liu Jinning at Taiyi Temple and recommended him to Master Shu as an apprentice.)
Mr. Shu said, "Not bad. My hands are quite clever."
"Wait until the first batch of people working in the Philippines return for the Lunar New Year and bring Jinning over. What do you think? There's a training center there, and we can ask them to give him a certificate."
Mr. Shu said, “Absolutely.”
I said, "Excuse me, but there's another acquaintance who wants to learn. She's a girl who graduated from the Advanced Nursing Program at Shangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and also studied acupuncture theory there. She'd like you to take her in as your apprentice."
"Female? Sure. There are so few people learning acupuncture these days, and even fewer women."
After agreeing with Mr. Shu, I called Hua Manqi and asked her to come directly to be my apprentice.
She said, “I will resign from the hospital tomorrow and come here in two or three days.
After this matter was finalized, I called Kong Haoran again and said:
"Boss Kong, Qi Yi's matter has been settled."
Kong Haoran repeatedly said: "Thank you. Driving or..."
"Magic show, ask him to come to my place. I have something to discuss with him."
"Okay, I'll come with him later."
After making a few phone calls, I started making tea.
My mother came in and said, "Two of my friends want you to tell their fortunes."
I smiled and said, "Did you introduce business to me?"
She rolled her eyes and said, "Is mother's business also a business?"
I asked, "Two at a time?"
She said, "Be careful and don't lose face for my mother."
After a while, she brought two people in. I stood up immediately and my mother introduced them, "This is Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang."
I said, "Hurry up and sit down, hurry up and sit down."
Please sit down. My mother will leave immediately. I will pour tea for the two ladies.
My mother was very quick. She brought up some snacks and sat down beside me.
As far as I can remember, this was the first time she listened to me reading fortunes.
My mother said, "Eat, eat."
The guests nodded and grabbed some sunflower seeds.
I looked at the two elderly people. Mrs. Li was a bit plump, probably in her seventies. She wore glasses, had delicate hands, and behaved like an intellectual.
Aunt Zhang has a big frame and is about fifty years old. Although she behaves gracefully, she feels like a country girl. Of course, she is not a country girl now, and she must have lived in the city for some time.
Aunt Li said to me, "We've been wanting to have your fortune told for a long time. We were just taking a walk and chatting with your mother, and when we learned you were home, we came to ask you for a fortune telling."
I said, "Moms, are you going to calculate it for yourself or for your family?"
Li Ma hurriedly said, "Myself, myself."
These two are my mother's friends. It's not good to be too direct in fortune-telling. You must be careful about the right measure. So, I took out a pen and paper and said:
"Moms, please write down your birth charts on paper."
After the two of them finished writing, I took a look and felt more confident.
Young people ask for fortune telling and about their future.
Middle-aged people seek fortune-telling and seek answers to their doubts.
The old man asked about his life expectancy.
Specifically, the elderly are concerned about two issues: how long they will live, and whether their children have a bright future.
As for the major events in life, they have long become a thing of the past and they no longer care.
I picked up the piece of paper, looked at it, and rolled my fingers around, and was shocked: the two people's later years were so different.
From my observation, Li Ma is the hostess and Zhang Ma is the nanny, responsible for taking care of Li Ma's life. But Zhang Ma will live a happier life in her later years than Li Ma.
This is what the eight characters say, but it cannot be said out loud.
Since he is my mother's friend, he must live in this community. He is an acquaintance and a neighbor not far away.
If you're too direct, people won't be happy. So, be a little more vague.
I took a sip of tea and settled the bill for Li Ma first.
"Your family was well-off when you were young, but you had to endure a period of hardship starting at the age of eighteen. You suffered for five years, and things only got better at the age of twenty-three. You married late, at the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven.
You are destined to have two sons and one daughter. If you practice family planning, you will only have one son. If you have a good son, he will likely travel far and wide. You will have a happy old age and no shortage of money. You will live to be over ninety.
Li Ma asked, "My son must have run away?"
"Yes." I cherish words like gold.
"I will definitely live to be over ninety."
"Well, you are a man of great longevity."
She said, "I've counted several times, and they all say I'm long-lived."
I won't tell her anymore, I'll tell Zhang Ma:
"Auntie Zhang, your fate was like this. You had a hard life early on, married early, and were destined to have one son and three daughters. I don't know exactly how many you had, because family planning was strictly enforced in your era."
She said, "One son and two daughters."
"Your children are filial, and you don't live a life of luxury. Financially, you can't compare to Aunt Li, but you live a carefree life. You're also a long-lived person, so living past eighty-five shouldn't be a problem."
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."
Then Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang asked me many questions, and I answered them one by one.
They said I was really good.
My mother's face was full of joy. After the calculation, she sent Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang out and chatted with them for a while before coming in.
My mother came in and said, "You're right. Aunt Li is a university professor, and Aunt Zhang is a nanny. But Aunt Zhang isn't just a nanny. She lives with her daughter and has someone to take care of her grandson, so she has nothing else to do, so she works as a nanny."
I laughed and said, "Don't bring these old people to tell fortunes anymore."
"Why?"
"They're all your acquaintances, from the same neighborhood. There are some things I can't be too forthright with. If time goes on, people will say I'm not accurate.
For example, of the two people you just brought, Li Ma’s life is actually not as good as Zhang Ma’s.”
"How is that possible? Madam Li's son is in the United States, he's rich, and she lives in a villa. Madam Zhang's son only went to an average university and works for a company upstate, and her daughter also runs a small business upstate."
I said, "Madam Li's son is in America. It sounds good and prestigious, but he doesn't get any benefits. No one cares when he's sick, and when he gets older, he'll definitely end up in a nursing home. That's what it means to be lonely and helpless in old age."
Although Zhang Ma's children are ordinary, they all live in Shangzhou. They can usually get around, and there are people to take care of them when they are sick. In fact, they have a happy old age. They are called filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, and they are happy.
My mother suddenly realized it, slapped her thigh and said:
"Yes, Aunt Li often complained to me that she once lived in the United States for half a year, and her daughter-in-law was always stern with her, and her grandson didn't get close to her."
I said, "People change with their environment. After arriving in America, even his son's affection for him faded."
My mother sighed, "By the way, Aunt Li said that her son rarely calls home all year round and always calls himself."
"Yes, I'm embarrassed to say it all. After a while, people will say that I can't tell you accurately. So, please bring fewer people like this with you in the future."
My mother nodded and said, "You're right, I didn't think it through."
This was probably the first time she admitted her mistake.
I said, "Neighbors should talk less about family matters and more about taking care of their bodies; show off their children less and talk more about their difficulties."
My mother was very unhappy, meaning that it was not my turn to teach her.
I immediately comforted him:
"If anyone has a minor illness, please bring him here and I'll give him a prescription. Just bring it here."
She rolled her eyes at me and said, "That's what a son would say."
I laughed and said, "You were wrong, kid. Be careful next time."
She smiled and turned to rest.
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