After a few days of rest, Bai Chuchu's body had basically recovered. Business at Xiangmanlou has always been good. This matter in the Bai family has come to an end for the time being.
This morning, I was sitting in the shop doing nothing, and suddenly there was a "dang-dang-dang" sound outside. When I went out, I saw that the old blind man holding a bamboo stick was here.
“Begging for food.” This old blind man was really rude to me. He said this as soon as he entered the door.
"Wait a moment, I'll go next door to pack it for you." I said.
Based on the experience last time, when I went to buy rice bowl for the old blind man this time, I didn’t buy one portion, but three portions.
The old blind man's appetite is really great! Three times five divided by two, he finished all three rice bowls.
"Is it enough? If not, I will get you two more?" I asked.
The old blind man nodded and said: "That's enough, that's enough. Eating seven percent full is enough. Eating is like being a human being, you have to leave three percent room."
Me Why do you feel that this old blind man means something? But I didn't quite understand what was hidden in his words.
"Please let me know, sir," I said.
"Don't call me Mr., just call me the old blind man." The old blind man wiped his mouth that was still stained with rice grains with his oily sleeves, and said: "The name is just a pronoun. , sometimes it’s better to be meaner. If you scream too loudly, you won’t be able to obey.”
After saying this, the old blind man walked away with his bamboo stick.
I was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it carefully, I seemed to understand.
No matter what I do these days, everything goes relatively smoothly. Although it is not a triumph, my reputation as a first-year junior high school master has been established.
At this juncture, the old blind man came to tell me that the name is just a pronoun, and it would be better to be cheap. Isn't this just reminding me that with my current ability, I can't afford a title like Master Chuyi?
My master has been a fortune teller all his life. He has never passed a single glance, and has not made any miscalculations. He does not dare to be called a master. He only gets the nickname of Qian Banxian, which is half praise and half derogation. How long have I been looking at people's faces alone? It seems a bit too arrogant to use such a big name as Chuyi Master.
"Brother Chu Yi, you are so absorbed in your thoughts, what are you thinking about?" Yi Ba walked in the door quietly.
"I'm wondering if the title of Junior First Master is a little too big?" I asked.
"Those who are much worse than you dare to call me master. With your level, brother Chu Yi, even if you call me master, it is still humility!" Yi Ba said to me with a playful smile.
Yi Ba is right. These days, there are many masters everywhere. Even if they are not called masters, they are embarrassed to say that they are fortune tellers. I’d better not force you to call this thing something else. Just call it whatever you want! After all, I didn’t give myself the title Junior First Master.
There was the roar of the motor outside the door. I walked out and saw that it was a Prado driving up.
Song Xi is here. She has not been here since Xiangmanlou opened. This sudden visit was definitely because he wanted to see me for something.
"Brother Chuyi, your business has come, I will leave first." That guy Yi Ba is sometimes very good at being a good person.
"Do you have a problem with me?" I asked Song Xi.
“Can’t I come to you if nothing happens?” Was Song Xi deliberately teasing me by saying this?
"Since the opening of Xiangmanlou has helped me a lot, you can come to me anytime you want," I said.
"What divination did you predict today?" Song Xi asked me.
“Yin Gua.” I replied honestly.
"That means you can see men today, right?" Song Xi asked.
"Yeah!" I nodded.
"Come with me! Professor Jiang would like to ask you to help him take a picture." Song Xi said.
“Should I show it to him or others?” I asked Song Xi.
"Show it to others, but this time, you can only watch it from a distance and quietly, and you can't let that person know." Song Xi put her mouth to my ear and whispered in a low voice.
Watch quietly? Professor Jiang probably meant that he was worried about that person, so he wanted me to help him make sure! Don't be suspicious when you employ people, don't use people when you are suspicious. But in their circle, whether they are suspicious or not, they have to use it when it's time to use it. But they will be wary when using it.
When Chunmanlou opened, Professor Jiang gave me a big favor, and I have to repay it! Also, although I have no intention of clinging to power, I do not refuse to associate with powerful people.
When the master was alive, Xinsheng Pavilion was located in a corner, in the small county town of Fengyang, where it endured for decades with ups and downs. Now that I have taken over Master's responsibility, I still want to change the way of life in Xinshengge.
I am still so young, and now I am asked to be indifferent to fame and wealth. I cannot do it in good conscience. Besides, as long as your heart is upright, there is no harm in pursuing fame, fortune or anything like that.
I got into the passenger seat of the Prado and went to Yudu with Song Xi.
Song Xi did not take me to Professor Jiang’s house, but took me to a courtyard. This courtyard is quite big. As soon as you walk through the gate, there are all pavilions, bridges and flowing water.
“Is this also Professor Jiang’s territory?” I asked Song Xi.
"He is just using it, the property rights are not his." Song Xi explained.
That’s right! Such a large courtyard house is worth a lot of money! If it was really in Professor Jiang's name, it would be very troublesome if the news got out and was investigated. It doesn’t matter whose name it is under, what matters is who is using it.
Song Xi took me into a small room. When we entered, Professor Jiang was already waiting there.
“Master Chu Yi, you must have been working hard after traveling for a long time.” Professor Jiang poured me a cup of tea and said, “Drink a cup of tea first, and let’s talk slowly.”
"Song Xi said you invited me here to read someone's face. Where is that person?" I asked.
"He hasn't come yet, I want to talk to you."
Professor Jiang took me to a pavilion, and standing there, I could just see the tea room where he and I had tea just now. Professor Jiang said that when that person comes, he will ask him to come into the tea room to talk. All I need to do is observe the man from here in the gazebo.
The layout of the rockery and water in this courtyard is very exquisite. Standing in the pavilion, I can clearly see what is going on in the teahouse. But inside the teahouse, you can’t see this pavilion at all. No wonder Professor Jiang, an old fox, chose this place to read that man's face.
The man was coming soon. Professor Jiang returned to the teahouse and left Song Xi and me in the pavilion.
"Can you tell me quietly, who is that person?" I put my mouth to Song Xi's ear and asked her in a low voice.
I don’t know if that girl is too sensitive or something, but her originally fair face suddenly turned a little red, as if I said something embarrassing to her.
“You don’t have to worry about it.” Song Xi took a step aside and replied.
"What about the name? You can always tell me, right? I don't even know the name, so I'm not sure I can read it accurately." I said.
“Jiang Hao.” Song Xi put her mouth over and said into my ear.
After she finished speaking, she blew a naughty breath. It made my little heart beat wildly and my face turned red.
revenge? Song Xi is taking revenge on me. When I quietly asked her a question just now, I blew two breaths of air onto her ears. I didn't expect that she would come back with revenge on me so soon.
"You really must retaliate for your hatred!" I said to Song Xi.
“You hated me first, do you blame me?” Song Xi said proudly.
Just as she finished speaking, a middle-aged man in formal clothes walked into the tea room. Song Xi said that that person was Jiang Hao.
When he received me, Professor Jiang sat next to me, and we were considered equals. But after Jiang Hao entered the tea room, Professor Jiang sat in the upper seat, and Jiang Hao sat opposite him. This sitting method obviously has upper and lower positions, higher and lower positions. Of course I couldn't hear what the two of them said. But judging from the appearance of the two of them, Jiang Hao seemed to be reporting something to Professor Jiang.