Chapter 8 Read Medical Books First
The Taoist priest explained, "The art of fortune-telling begins with observing the person. As soon as he walked in, his eyes weren't straight. Have you ever seen a fortune-teller look someone straight in the eye?"
I hadn't observed this before, so I said, "Students don't have much contact with us, so we don't observe them enough."
The Taoist priest said, "People like this usually look at others out of the corner of their eyes. Why do they use the corner of their eyes? It's to observe your expression and behavior when you are not paying attention. This gentleman is here to make a living. As soon as he walked in, his eyes gave him away."
"I just don't know how to observe people, so I can't tell his identity." I really want to learn the art of observation, so I answered immediately.
"There are two kinds of speech. One is common speech, which means speaking according to one's status. The other is false speech, which is used to disguise one's status. For example, someone who is clearly knowledgeable pretends to be stupid, or someone who is clearly of high status pretends to be from the lower class. With a few more words, you can tell who this person is."
"How do you put it on?"
"Let me give you an analogy. A while ago, there was a man who wanted to retire due to illness. Medical retirement requires a physical examination. But he wasn't ill, so he didn't meet the requirements. He went to the hospital for a physical examination. He said he had hearing loss. The doctor struck a small gong with a hammer, and he said he couldn't hear anything. The doctor wrote on the experience form: "The experience is normal, so medical retirement is not possible."
"How did the doctor know he could hear?"
The Taoist priest laughed and said, "The doctor hit the gong next to his ear, and his head immediately tilted."
I laughed out loud when I heard that.
The Taoist priest also laughed: "Nothing can be hidden from the conditioned reflex."
I said, “This is indeed a science.”
The Taoist priest then told me the steps he wanted to teach me: "If you want to learn this lesson, from today on, you should first read the medical books."
“Why do you want to study medicine?”
"You'll understand it slowly later."
Master Hongyi asked me to read medical books and selected a few for me. I was so lucky to be related to Chinese medicine that I could read them very quickly. Sometimes, he would randomly pick questions to test me and I could answer them fluently.
Later, he gave me a book called "Mole and Health". This was not some superstitious book, but an academic work with a preface by a famous person. I actually read it with great interest.
One afternoon when I had nothing to do, the Taoist priest started to test me: "Are moles hereditary?"
“Usually, it’s hereditary.”
Another test: "If you see someone with fair skin and few moles, what would you say?"
This was my chance to speak up, so I replied, "One or both of your parents have fair skin and very few moles."
The Taoist priest then asked, "How many moles does each person have on average?"
I said, "No more than twenty, usually."
The Taoist priest asked: "What are visible moles and dark moles?"
I replied, "Visible moles are called visible moles, while invisible moles, such as those on the chest, back, soles of the feet, buttocks, and armpits, are called dark moles."
The Taoist priest asked again: "What are the red spots on your body called?"
I replied: "It's not called a mole, it's called a hemangioma."
The Taoist priest asked, "What does it mean?"
I said, "It indicates that the blood vessels are hardening and not flowing smoothly, and there is something wrong with the liver."
The Taoist priest asked, "You are already married, what do you think?"
I replied, “I don’t know.”
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Very honest."
I asked back, “What do you think?”
The Taoist priest shook his head: "There is no standard. It varies from person to person. Let him reveal himself without firing a shot."
I thought to myself, didn't he figure out someone else was married last time? Is it because my skills aren't at that level yet that he refuses to teach me?
After two months of medical study, I finally got an internship opportunity. A woman came one day. She sat down and wrote the character "cheng." This was a marriage prediction.
The Taoist priest said to me, "You speak first."
I followed his teachings on how to split the Chinese character "成" (cheng) because it is made up of two characters: one that looks like "厅" (ting), and the other like "戈" (ge). "戈" means "to do something big and violent."
I asked tentatively, "Cheng, this word means that the two of you are in conflict. Is that right?"
The woman nodded.
I knew in my heart that the conflict was extremely serious and had reached the point of divorce. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to the fortune-teller. I said, "The current formation of water and fire means divorce is inevitable."
The woman sighed and hummed in response, "Hmm."
I looked at the Taoist priest, not knowing how to continue. The Taoist priest took over the conversation and asked the woman:
"What do you mean? Divorce or reconciliation?"
The woman said indignantly, "Divorce. I've had enough."
The Taoist priest sneered: "Since your name is just one word - separation, why bother to tell the fortune? Just say separation." After saying this, he shook his head.
The other party was silent.
The Taoist priest hit the other person's sore spot directly: "You want to leave, but you dare not leave."
The woman asked, "Master, how can you be so sure?"
The Taoist priest did not hide his own views: "If the separation is real, you will not come to the fortune telling. If the separation is fake, you will not come to the fortune telling either. You only come here because you are unsure whether to leave or you are afraid to leave. This is called indecision and seeking help from others."
The woman nodded and asked, "Master, can you give me some advice?"
Then, the woman talked about how the other party fell in love with her, loved her madly, and made her feel that she was the happiest woman in the world, and how he controlled her actions after marriage and couldn't stand her talking to other men... and so on.
The Taoist priest said, "Shanhong, go on."
I understood immediately. I realized he was a selfish man, so I followed my teacher's instructions and boldly said, "He has a red mole on the back of his neck."
The woman was surprised and asked, "Do you know him?"
I laughed. “Do you think it’s such a coincidence?”
The woman thought it was ridiculous: "I don't know him, but you're right about the red mole on the back of his neck."
"This mole is also called the bitter love mole. People with this mole have a clear distinction between love and hate. If they love someone, they would climb to the sky to catch the moon and catch turtles in the five oceans. But if they hate someone, they would grab a kitchen knife and chase them all over the street until they kill them."
At this point, I suddenly got stuck and looked at the teacher again.
The Taoist priest said: "A mole on the back of the neck is also a sign of wealth and honor. You will have noble people to help you in the future. Your husband just loves you too much. It's not worth getting a divorce."
The woman felt better and nodded.
The teacher said, "Let me help you analyze this: Before marriage, he was always around you and held you in his hands, so why didn't you feel disgusted? After marriage, he still loved you so much, so why did you feel so disgusted? Love is still the same. It's just that your mentality has changed. His hasn't changed."
The woman said she was thirsty, so I poured her a cup of tea.
According to the teacher, thirst is a sign of seeking comfort. I knew the woman was starting to waver and was no longer holding on to her original idea.
At this time, the teacher said something shocking: "I will tell you a truth. Remember, whatever you think is a shortcoming before marriage will become an advantage after marriage."
The woman was about to drink tea when she brought the cup to her lips and stopped.
She put down the cup and looked at the Taoist priest with a confused look.
The teacher explained, "For example, before marriage, he went out to dinner with you, but he wasn't generous with his ordering. He ordered one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and one soup for the two of you. Stingy, right?"
The woman nodded.
"This person will be frugal and manage the household after marriage. On the contrary, if the two of them order five or six dishes, if they don't become the boss after marriage, you two will be left with nothing."
The woman nodded frequently.
The teacher said, "That's right. If he loved you madly before marriage, it was a strength. But if he keeps a tighter control over you after marriage, even though he still loves you madly, does that become a weakness?"
The woman burst out laughing at what the Taoist priest said, and sprayed a mouthful of tea on my face. She immediately felt embarrassed and kept saying sorry.
I smiled and said, "It's okay. Go back and smile, spray some tea on your husband's face, and tomorrow will be sunny and spring will bloom from now on."
The woman bit her lower lip, unable to suppress her laughter, and even covered it with her hand. Her chest heaved. Then she counted the money, thanked him, and left.
After the woman left, the Taoist priest began to teach me: "The red mole on the back of the neck has medical implications. It means people with strong liver fire have bad tempers. People with bad tempers get angry easily and have a strong desire to control. My wife thinks he is too strict.
Furthermore, for any hesitant marriage, we only counsel reconciliation, not divorce. Since someone has spent money, we must help them resolve their frustrations. How can we do that? Read more. So, in addition to medical books, it would be best if you were an encyclopedia reader.
It turns out learning this art of fortune-telling isn't easy. You have to understand everything. I thought to myself, thank goodness I'm interested in the humanities; otherwise, if I met someone who didn't like studying, I wouldn't be able to learn it even if I tried.
After a few days, I only did some routine fortune-telling and there was nothing to record.
On Friday, a neighbor next door came to ask for fortune telling. This neighbor was someone who could not be ignored.
Neighbors, neighbors, live in peace. If you don't live in peace, there will be chaos.
I think, teacher, you have to be careful this time. Uncertainty is a bad advertisement.
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