Chapter 1 Fake Fortune Telling The Marriage Fortune
The scorching sun is in the sky.
I sat under the eaves and drank the fire-killing tea, enjoying the breeze from the fan.
I squinted, leaning forward for a while and then withdrawing, frowning and loosening, eyelids lifted and lowered slightly.
It was announced in advance that my appearance was definitely not because of any eye problems, but because I was watching the phase now.
“I think the lady has good features and good luck, and the center of her eyebrows is a little red. It must be a peach blossom close to her.”
The fat on Member Li’s face trembled three times with excitement, and the whole tea table shook with a slap.
“Dare to ask Sir fortune teller1, when will the little girl come out of the cabinet?”
I glanced at the lady who was hiding her face and crying, and said slowly.
“Less than half a month, more than one month.”
Now Miss Li’s seven aunts and eight aunts are hiding their faces.
Outside of Li, the rich side can be seen from the body shape alone.
Of the three young ladies of the Li family, the first two were married when they reached the marriageable age, and only the youngest was left. After waiting for a full year, no marriage was found.
Li Yuanwai spent a lot of money to find portraits of people, and all the boys of the right age in the capital2 walked around the house, but there was still no movement3.
Member Li became anxious and gained three kilograms of fat by eating raw in two days.
If one doesn’t come to to our door, I have to come to their door4.
I, Xu Yan, have a real conscience in the industry.
The most effective Mr. fortune teller in the city has never missed a fortune teller. Even Liu Mama, the hottest matchmaker in Tongmen Lane, is not as efficient as me.
This is not a boast.
“Within one month, if my little girl is out of the cabinet, Li Yuan will have to thank you.”
I stood up and paid a salute, and raised my eyebrows slightly.
Li Yuan?
It’s quite round5.
However, apart from doing a good business, Li Yuan really didn’t know much in his mind 6.
The first two daughters were given away with the high bride price, until the veil was lifted, the two bridegrooms before and after did not realize that Li Yuan’s daughter was extremely ugly.
Therefore, even if the youngest daughter of Li Yuanwai family is so beautiful, outsiders will not believe it.
It’s just a pity that there is only one beautiful lady in the Li family who lives at home and suffers.
I took the heavy silver and went out turned left and turned directly into the largest teahouse in the capital to listen to a story.
There is no one in this world who can know the fate of heaven. Fortune-telling is just more knowledgeable than anyone else.
My day-to-day is nothing more than going to a major teahouses, knocking melon seeds from different origins, listening to dramas that I don’t understand at all, and constantly stretching my ears to gather information.
Those who don’t have information need to think about it and speak carefully, and those who are right can make more money.
Two days ago, it was here that I heard that the son of the Zhao family was brave enough to propose a marriage, so that I dared to accept the request from member Li today.
Rich people are not easy to mess with. A few days ago, Zheng Peking, who was setting up a stall two streets away from me, was thrown away from Li Yuan’s courtyard and broke a leg7. I couldn’t follow his footsteps.
That day, when I was sitting downstairs, the melon seeds were frowning because of the resurgence, and I heard the drunk voices of a group of young men upstairs. It was so noisy that I could hear them clearly even when I was sitting on the noisy first floor.
It turned out that after seeing the portrait, the son of the Zhao family fell in love with the youngest daughter of Li Yuan’s family at first sight. He insisted on handing out half of the red line in his hand, but his friends around him were trying to discourage him. The story said that it was a guilty conscience because he has moved his hands and feet8, and then the son of the Zhao family vented his sorrows a little loudly to let them listen.
I lifted my eyes and scanned for a while, and as expected, I saw Young Master Zhao frowning in the seat upstairs.
Forget it, even though the fortune is false, but this marriage9 is still going to be true.
I paid the money and stepped upstairs, and deliberately chose a seat separated from the Zhao family by a screen and asked for a pot of tea.
“If you really like it, why don’t you be afraid of their mouth10.”
The sound of a guqin sounded, and it was quite amazing in the ears.
I turned around, and only the long figure of the speaker was vaguely visible through the screen.
“But I…sigh!”
There was a dull sound of the wine glass falling on the table. I turned around and straightened my clothes, straightened my back, drank a sip of tea to moisturize my throat, and said.
“This young man is willing to look at your your fortune?”
Who are you?”
The other party’s tone was quite wary.
“Young Master Zhao has heard of him.”
“Xu Yan?”
“Exactly.”
Look, I will say that I am the conscience of the industry.
I waited for a while, but didn’t hear the sound of wine being poured into the cup, so I smiled and said in a hurry.
“Young Master Zhao has great luck, and he has no choice but to hang a sharp blade that cuts off luck. If he doesn’t overcome it by himself, he will cut the red line and regret for life.”
The Li family’s beautiful lady is still waiting for you in her deep boudoir. Don’t be stupid, Young Master Zhao.
I shook my head, and sighed artificially, lifted my wrist and poured the tea into a bowl.
I took a sip of a hot tea, and realized that the taste was not good, so I put the tea bowl and fluttered away.
It’s two taels of silver for a white flowers.
In order to maintain my inscrutable personality, I have to leave without looking back.
It’s just a pity that I didn’t see Young Master Zhao’s thoughtful and sweet friend.
The author has something to say:
Hear his voice before seeing him~~~
TL Note; I put this up just in case someone want to know.
- 卜卦= divination, 先生 = sir, mr, teacher,卜卦先生= Sir fortune teller (I guessed)
- 京城=the capital
- original text: 無奈還是毫無動靜。
- 親事不上門，我就得上門
- I did a little research, and I think he said that because in the name Li Yuan/李元, this one; 李, means plum. ( correct me tho)
- I have no idea. 其餘心裡確是沒什麼數
- 前幾天隔我兩條街擺攤的鄭同行就被李員外家的護院打斷了腿扔了出來.
- It means he has touched her sexually. Or ruin her innocent, since this story seems to be in ancient time.
- 月老/yuè lǎo= a god of marriage
- 又何懼悠悠之口. I have no idea at all.
TL: it’s such a pain to not know the language but trying to make sense out of it. Btw, I’m doing it for you guys. It’s 2am here, goodnight.
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