The imperial capital at the end of June was like a steamer with a pile of firewood on top, so hot that it was hard to breathe. At this time of year, people's tempers were particularly irritable, as if the high temperature was the key to unlocking their tempers and could make them explode in a minute.
"Can you drive? Can you?!"
"What are you yelling about? Who are you yelling about? I can't drive or you can't?!"
The two grown men glared at each other for a few minutes, and after a quarrel, they couldn't stand the scorching sun anymore, so they looked at each other and hid under the shade of the trees by the road in tacit understanding.
Because the shade area was limited, the two of them stood very close to each other. You looked at me and I looked at you, and for a while, they couldn't stop arguing.
"Pa!" The two of them heard a slap from behind. They turned around and saw a young man sitting under the shade of an adjacent tree. He had a white face, round eyes, and some naturally curly hair. His left hand Holding a box of half-melted ice cream, I used my right hand to swat mosquitoes from my legs.
The young man raised his head and saw them. He smiled before saying anything, with two small dimples showing on his cheeks. He looked like a shy college student.
The last bit of anger in the two drivers' hearts disappeared without a trace after the young man smiled at them. They looked at each other, and the fat driver was the first to speak: "Little brother, what are you doing here in such a hot day?"
The young man bent down to pick up the wooden sign he had placed at the root of the tree and handed it to the two men: "Brothers, would you like to have your fortune told?"
The thin driver stretched his neck to take a look. On the old black wooden sign, which was only the size of an adult man's palm, was written in calligraphy: "Divine prediction, three predictions per month. If you are sincere, your prediction will work. If there is a destiny, your prediction will work."
This is too straightforward. If the calculation doesn't work, it's because the heart is not sincere. It doesn’t matter if the number of fortune-tellings in a month exceeds the number of fortune-tellings. Anyway, if you are destined, you can do more fortune-tellings. Today's young people are too impatient and don't know how to be careful when they lie to others.
But it was fate to meet on such a hot day. They were so noisy that no one was watching the excitement, which showed how hot it was today. The thin driver wiped the sweat from his face and asked, "How many fortunes have you made this month, little brother?"
Today is the last day of June. Has he not finished calculating the three hexagrams every month? Then this business is really bleak.
The ice cream in the young man's hand had almost melted. He casually threw the wooden sign aside, lowered his head and quickly ate the ice cream. Then he turned around and threw the ice cream box into the trash can two meters away from him.
"There is still one divination left this month. Who of you two brothers is interested?" The young man took out an unopened wet tissue from his trouser pocket, opened it and wiped his mouth and hands. He was not in a hurry to persuade the two men to believe in him. He turned around and threw the used tissue into the trash can.
"Little brother, you are so young, why do you..." Why do you do this?
The fat driver really didn't know what to say when he saw that this young man was cleanly dressed and young, but he was doing such a deceptive business.
However, this young man was particularly calm. When the fat driver said this, his expression did not change at all. He just looked at them with a smile, and the dimples on his cheeks were looming, which made people really feel disgusted with him.
"How much does a fortune tell cost?" the thin driver asked casually.
The young man stretched out a slap.
"Fifty?"
The young man shook his head, "Five hundred."
The skinny driver's face changed, and he said helplessly: "Brother, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that these five hundred dollars are too expensive." When he went back to report the accounts to his wife, he said that he took five hundred dollars to tell her fortune, and his wife Do you believe it?
And he felt that if this kid hadn't looked so harmless, he would have rolled his eyes and turned away just because of his behavior like a lion's mouth.
The young man smiled but said nothing. He did not tell the thin driver how accurate his fortune-telling was, nor did he say that he was willing to lower the price. It was as if the person who was doing the fortune-telling was not him but someone else.
The three of them stopped talking, and the atmosphere was filled with a faint, unspeakable embarrassment.
Two minutes later, the fat driver looked at the red packets of money left by mosquito bites on the young man's legs, touched his wallet, took out three red bills and stuffed them into his hand: "Little brother, this business is not easy. It's hot in the middle of the day, you should go back and rest early, find a proper job, and don't do this anymore."
His own child, who looks not much younger than this young man, is still hiding at home playing games and blowing on the air conditioner, but this young man comes out to do this kind of thing alone. As long as the family conditions are good, which parent is willing to let him endure this hardship?
After saying this, he looked a little embarrassed and said: "I don't count your fortune, you can spend this money."
The young man looked at the three hundred-yuan bills in his hand, smiled, put away the old black wooden sign on the ground, and then said: "Brother is kind-hearted, I will make an exception today."
Seeing his serious look, the fat driver could only smile and say: "Forget it, forget it, go home and rest early after the calculation."
"My eldest brother was born with the expectations of his parents in his life. He was loved by his parents since he was a child. He is about to get married in his twenties. He has a harmonious relationship with his wife and is destined to have children but no children. Is that right?" The young man leaned against the tree trunk and spoke in a soft voice, like a The refreshing breeze makes people happy physically and mentally.
But the fat driver was shocked because the other party's calculation was so accurate. His parents were married for many years but were unable to have a child, but then they finally had him and doted on him very much. When he was in college, he met his current wife, so within two years of graduation, they got married and gave birth to a son.
When the thin driver saw the shocked look on the fat driver's face, his helplessness became more obvious. Nowadays, fortune tellers like to play this trick, telling you how you were when you were a child, and how your family is. In fact, anyone with strong observation skills can guess some clues from the other person's words, deeds, and clothing. This is not the same as the so-called Fortune telling has nothing to do with it.
Just when the thin driver thought that the other party would continue to talk a lot of nonsense to gain his trust, the young man didn't say anything else.
"No one's fate is perfect. Those who can achieve nine out of ten are already favored by God," the young man glanced at the fat driver's forehead, "Brother, if you believe me, take another route when you go home today, you can avoid the disaster."
After saying this, he carried the wooden sign and three hundred yuan in his hand, maintaining his mysterious and masterful demeanor, and slowly walked out of the sight of the two of them.
Thin driver: This routine seems a little wrong...
But he didn't have time to think about it anymore, because the traffic police came and started to deal with the scratch. But with the experience of hiding from the sun under the tree before, the two of them took a step back and the matter was quickly resolved.
After a busy day outside, when the fat driver was about to go home, it was already after nine o'clock in the evening. Because the car was sent for repairs, he could only take the bus home. After getting off the night bus, when he was about to cross the alley, he tripped over a brick under his feet, and suddenly thought of the young man with dimples he met at noon.
He looked at the deserted alley, hesitated for two seconds, and finally turned around to go home in a circle.
After walking a few steps, he heard a sudden loud noise in the alley, as if something heavy had fallen. His heart trembled, and he quickly turned around and ran back, stunned by the scene in the alley.
Not far from the entrance of the alley, a lot of cement, bricks and other objects fell. One family's balcony collapsed and fell down.
If he had just gone down this road...
In this hot summer night, he couldn't help shivering.
"Qian Qian, you are our reborn parents!"
"Yes, yes, I will love you for ten thousand years."
"Go away, I don't love you." Nathan Qi put aside the roommates who jumped at him in disgust, and then put the dinner he brought them on the table, "You share it among yourselves, I'll take a shower."
The roommates were very calm when they saw him taking out a wooden sign from his body. They had long been used to Nathan occasionally going out and pretending to be a magic stick.
When they came out of the shower, the three people in the dormitory had already finished their dinner, and the whole room was filled with the smell of food. He stretched his legs, kicked the stool in front of him to the side, walked to his study table, sat down, turned on the computer, and donated three hundred yuan to a charity.
The master is trained to tell three hexagrams for others every month. The money obtained from these three hexagrams cannot be used for oneself, but can only be used to do good deeds.
"I'm going back to my hometown the day after tomorrow," the boss's smile was a little forced. "My family has arranged a job for me. The salary is not high, but it's stable." He wasn't too dissatisfied with the family's arrangements, but he was about to have a job with his brothers. Parting is a bit reluctant.
When this topic was mentioned, the four of them became quiet.
The four brothers have lived in the same house for four years, and now they have to go their separate ways. Who can be happy?
"Tomorrow we are going out for a big meal. I will treat you!" Logan is the third oldest in the dormitory. He is from the capital and his family is also well-off. "When you become rich, don't forget me!"
"Okay, let's go eat at a big restaurant tomorrow."
"Don't eat the right ones, only eat the expensive ones!"
Nathan turned off the computer and said, "First, let's have a few glasses of Wuyi Dahongpao, and then a serving of all kinds of rare seafood. What do you think?"
"What Qian Qian said makes sense. It's best to order a few more portions. If you can't finish it, pack it back for a late-night snack."
When it comes to eating, the atmosphere in the dormitory finally relaxes.
For the hard-working and brave Chinese people, there is nothing that delicious food cannot solve. If one meal is not enough, then two meals.
The brothers chatted until very late before going to bed. Graduation season was approaching and there were four of them in the dormitory. Some went back to their hometowns, some continued their graduate studies, and some returned home to inherit their careers. Each of them decided on a different path.
Nathan turned over on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. Then he had a vague dream.
Someone kept saying something to him in his ear, and then slapped him on the forehead.
"call!"
Nathan sat up from the bed suddenly. The old air conditioner in the dormitory was still blowing. The sound was loud, but the cooling effect was not strong. When it was adjusted to 24 degrees, it only had an effect of 27 degrees. He yawned, wiped his forehead, glanced out the window, which was still dark, then shrank back into the quilt and continued to sleep.
Outside the window, the semicircle moon broke through the clouds, and the bright moonlight shone into the window, casting a faint layer of moonlight on the sleeping Nathan.
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