Fortune telling.
The customers who lined up early in the morning at the entrance of the Lin Family Restaurant saw a straw mat placed under the shade of a tree at the entrance, on which sat a beautifully sculpted little girl.
In front of the little girl was a piece of coarse linen cloth with the words "fortune telling" written on it.
"Hey? Little girl, don't you sell roasted sweet potato noodles? Why are you telling fortunes?" an older woman asked curiously.
Seeing that a customer was coming in, Lin Wanyue immediately smiled sweetly, revealing a cute little dimple at the corner of her mouth.
"Because I can tell fortunes! Auntie, give me your birth date and time, and I can calculate your life's destiny. Today is our grand opening, and it only costs one coin for a reading." Lin Wanyue looked at the aunt with expectant eyes.
"Um..." The woman clutched her wallet tightly and said with a smile, "I was just asking, it doesn't count."
One penny is enough to buy a vegetarian bun! You can also add a braised pork skin to a roasted sweet potato pancake, which tastes delicious.
Who would willingly give their own money to a child to play with?
"The Lin family is quite good at making money. Other kids this young can already make money off empty promises. If my daughter were half as smart as them, I'd be laughing out loud in the middle of the night." Someone behind them was talking.
"Who says otherwise? But this girl is pretty, much prettier than my girl." Another aunt looked at Lin Wanyue and smiled as well.
Some people curled their lip in disdain: "With that appearance, so thin, she might be a little good when she's young, but that might not be the case when she grows up. And I don't think she's that pretty, just a little fair-skinned and delicate? My daughter isn't much worse off than her! She's probably just rich. She's dressed in such pink clothes and has a copper bell on her head. Isn't she afraid someone will snatch her away?"
"I don't know how much money this shop can make in a day... If it weren't for my husband liking to eat here, I wouldn't waste this money. It's like using my own money to support someone else's daughter."
Lin Wanyue: (??へ??╬)
Several middle-aged women nearby exchanged bewildered glances after hearing her complaints.
They're all people living on the same street, neighbors, everyone knows her daughter.
Her appearance was merely ordinary, a trait inherited from her parents. How could she compare to this adorable and beautiful little girl in front of her, with bright, large eyes, fair and delicate skin, and slightly red lips? She was incredibly pretty when she smiled.
However, none of them dared to expose them, and instead awkwardly changed the subject: "It's the fifteenth of the month in a few days, do you want to go to the temple fair? I heard that praying to the goddess at the temple fair is very effective, and there are also many vendors selling things, and the things you buy are cheaper than usual. Why don't we go together and buy things, and maybe we can bargain a bit?"
The prospect of buying things at a cheaper price immediately attracted the attention of all the aunties, who gathered together and started discussing what they wanted to buy.
People who want to buy the same thing gather together. The more they buy, the easier it is to negotiate the price. Then they can share the cost, and the price will be cheaper.
Lin Wanyue lowered her head in disappointment.
Making money is so hard!
Lin Diao Diao noticed Lin Wanyue's disappointment, stretched out its fluffy tail and patted her on the back. Seeing that it had no effect, it simply plopped down and flew into Lin Wanyue's arms, looking at her with its big, round, dark eyes.
Lin Wanyue reached out and scratched Lin Diaodiao's soft belly. Lin Diaodiao felt a tickle and immediately curled up into a ball, like a little fur ball.
Lin Wanyue was amused by it, and a smile appeared on her face.
Because her body has shrunk, people instinctively don't believe that such a small child can tell fortunes, so they are unwilling to spend that penny for nothing.
snort!
Actually, they misjudged the situation and they suffered a loss.
Lin Wanyue comforted herself in her heart.
The number of people who would have been willing to spend a fortune to have their fortunes told by her in their past lives would be enough to line up from her house all the way to France!
It's because they don't know people, not because she's incompetent!
Lin Wanyue comforted herself and quickly cheered up again. She took five fortune-telling coins and started playing with Lin Diao Diao.
However, she didn't notice that there was someone in the queue who was watching her closely.
This person was none other than Li Dechang, the owner of the pharmacy across the street.
Li Dechang had been eating roasted sweet potato noodles for several days in a row and was quite addicted to them. He then made a mental calculation. When the young shop assistant went to buy them, he didn't try to hide his identity at all; he was someone from the pharmacy. However, Lin Wanyue didn't target him at all.
Does that mean that the little ancestor didn't actually take him seriously?
Li Dechang then tentatively went out to queue up, only to discover that his little darling had started telling fortunes!
I didn't even notice him standing in line.
Others may not know this little rascal's abilities, but he does!
"A fortune telling really only costs one coin?" Li Dechang left the queue and squatted down in front of Lin Wanyue.
The people behind him were very surprised. Li Dechang, the pharmacy owner, was usually as shrewd as a monkey, but today he actually believed a three- or four-year-old child's fortune-telling.
But as strange as it was, he was overjoyed to be able to move forward quickly and buy food sooner.
"?" Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyue looked up at Li Dechang and recognized him as the unscrupulous pharmacy merchant. She immediately raised the price: "No, you want one tael of silver."
"Why? Is it because my life is precious?" Li Dechang had clearly heard that a fortune telling only cost one coin, so how did it become one tael of silver for him?
One tael of silver is equivalent to a thousand coins.
The price difference was so huge that Li Dechang didn't even consider that this little rascal just wanted to make money. He thought that the little immortal must have seen that he was destined for greatness at a glance.
"..." Lin Wanyue didn't speak, but just looked at him with a deep gaze.
Li Dechang felt a little uneasy under her gaze. He thought about how he had been swindled out of several hundred taels of silver before, and now she was only asking for one tael of silver, which was nothing to him. He didn't take it to heart.
Fearing another stroke of bad luck, Li Dechang quickly took out an ounce of silver from his pocket and handed it over.
"Alright, alright, one tael it is..."
Lin Wanyue accepted the silver. In fact, she couldn't tell how much silver it was; she only knew it was a silver coin.
However, judging from Li Dechang's cowardly appearance, he figured he wouldn't dare to lie to him.
"Hey, what's your birth date and time?" Lin Wanyue asked, while also having him extend his hand so she could carefully examine the intricate lines on Li Dechang's palm.
Li Dechang immediately revealed his birth date and time, and asked the question he most wanted to ask: "When do you think I will become very wealthy?"
Lin Wanyue: "..."
Very good, very confident.
“Your ancestors accumulated good karma, and your wife brings you wealth…” Lin Wanyue had barely begun to speak.
"Hehehe." Li Dechang's face was beaming with joy, all the wrinkles on his face smoothing out, and his mouth was wide open in a grin.
But Lin Wanyue quickly changed the subject: "It's a pity you are mediocre and incompetent, accomplishing nothing, your wealth is like water, steady and uneventful, you'll have no worries about food and clothing your whole life, and you'll die a peaceful death in your old age. Your fate is quite good~"
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