Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 441 Who is the Taoist fooling?
The door of the shop,

With a loud shout from Zhang Jinyu, everyone who was still looking around was woken up. Who knew who actually bent down and picked up a piece of silver, took it to his mouth and bit it. It was true, and he was so excited. shouted,
"This money belongs to me, don't grab it, give it all, it's mine."

Then they hurriedly searched for it on the ground. When the others saw it, they didn't know there was such a good thing. Someone threw it deliberately. They all squatted down, looked around, and shouted,
"Who said that? It was obviously me who threw it just now. Get out of the way, hurry up."

"Fart, this is my expense to rush for the exam, get out of the way,"

A chaotic crowd of people fighting over each other!
The crowded place in front of me suddenly became vacant, and the door was leaked out.

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong stared at everything in front of him with his eyes wide open in disbelief. It was really insulting to the gentlemen. Zhang Jinyu was still stunned when he saw the person, so he quickly pulled Dai Quan and Emperor Wu inside and said;
"Master, what are you still doing? Come in quickly. I've lost all my money."

Only then did the two of them react, and hurriedly pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. When they entered the back room, they were blocked by a big curtain. Only one corner could allow people to come in and out. The rest of the place was tightly surrounded, and there were partitions here. The place looked quite mysterious. Zhang Jinyu followed Emperor Wu without moving forward and asked

"Mr. Huang, do you want to go in?"

Emperor Wu glared at Zhang Jinyu and replied angrily,

"You're here, why don't you go in?"

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment."

Then he looked behind him,
"Ji Yunhui, go take a look first, be careful."

Ji Yunhui nodded, held the sword in his hand, carefully opened the curtain, and walked in. He saw many people surrounding the inner hall. There was an old man standing at the door, as if he was holding something. When he saw someone coming in, he became interested and left. Came over and asked,

"But you came to see the old god to tell your fortune?"

Ji Yunhui nodded. Before he could speak, the old man stretched out his hand.
"Bring it!"

"Take what?"

Ji Yunhui was also confused. He didn't know what he meant. Only the old man had a look of disgust on his face. Seeing that the person who came was still holding a knife, he must be a guard. He took his hand back with a mocking look on his face. He raised his head and asked ,
"You look like a servant at first glance. Where is your master? He doesn't understand the rules when you let him come in and give you a reply."

Ji Yunhui's expression changed, but thinking of the Holy Lord and the Marquis outside, he held back his anger and glanced at the old man,
"Wait, the master and the young master are outside."

The old man's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Okay, both men are here, so today they are big customers, and their attitude is much better," he said with a smile,

"If you don't hurry up, please come in. You, a servant, are responsible for this. There's really nothing I can say about it."

"You, okay, I'll call the master."

Ji Yunhui glanced at the room and found nothing out of the ordinary. He glanced at the old man and went out. When he saw his masters there, he clasped his fists and said,
"Mr. Huang, Mr. Zhang, there is nothing going on inside. There is just an old man in charge there, asking riddles, and he came out without knowing what he was doing."

Seeing Ji Qianhu say this, Zhang Jinyu was no longer nervous. She stepped forward to lift the curtain and stepped in.
"Master, you'll know if you go in and take a look. There are also riddles. Is it possible that you have to guess riddles when you tell fortunes?"

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong also became interested and followed directly.

into the house,
I saw an old man in maroon clothes waiting here for a long time. When he saw everyone coming in, he came over with a grin on his face.

"My lords, what a blessing. It's just a coincidence that this time has come. The old gentleman has received a fairy wish, but there are good things coming. Maybe there is something you want."

Zhang Jinyu was confused and didn't know what the old man was talking about. He glanced at the emperor carefully, but he didn't know that the emperor was very interested.
"Oh, the old god has received immortality. Do you know what it is?"

Unexpectedly, the old man smiled and said nothing, and stretched out his hand to fumble around. Emperor Wu didn't understand what he meant and turned his head to look over.

Zhang Jinyu stretched out her head and took a look. Isn't this a classic move to ask for money? The essence has been passed down to this day, but her pockets were empty.
"Old steward, since it's all fate, let's make it clear. Do you know how much money it costs to see the old god today?"

With a smile on his face, the old man looked more pleased with the visitor and replied,
"Since the young master is so righteous, he doesn't dare to ask for it randomly. According to today's calculation, we need to give him a hundred taels of silver. When he enters the door, he needs to pay another hundred taels of silver. If he gets a benefit, he must pay a hundred taels of silver first. One of the three is indispensable, otherwise it will be lost. I will regret it for the rest of my life."

With this remark,
The people around were stunned, with ugly faces. They had to pay 100 taels of silver for nothing. I don’t know what happened, and the 300 taels of silver were gone. This was worse than robbing money. Zhang Jinyu didn’t want to participate, but this This kind of thing was done mysteriously, and the money was asked for so much. I was afraid that something good was really going on.

"Sir, what do you think? It costs so much money. As the saying goes, cheap goods are not good. If you spend enough money, it may not be a good thing."

"You see, your young master speaks openly and he will definitely have a bright future. Enke will definitely hit the target this time."

The old man was even more flattering and said good things. Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong also felt something strange. He could say that he would win without even meeting or knowing the person.

"May I ask, old gentleman, how do you know that this young master will win?"

"Haha, because you are here now, this is just the first step. There will be more later. As long as you have money, I guarantee that your son will be among the top three. Of course, it is impossible to be in the top three, but it is still possible to get into the top three."

The old man laughed, with an incomprehensible look on his face. After saying a few words, Emperor Wu was shocked. He had a guess. He turned back and glanced at Marquis Luo Yun. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jinyu's expression turned bitter.
"Master, I didn't bring enough money with me, so I just gave away the little money I had. I'd better ask Butler Dai to help me." Dai Quan glanced at the Marquis and said nothing. He walked over and took out three hundred-tael silver notes and handed them over. After passing by, the old man just wanted to catch it, but the banknote didn't move at all. Dai Quan said with a cold face,
"Then I accepted it, but sir, if it's true, it's easy to say, but if it's fake, it will be hard for me to get the money from my butler."

Then he let go, and the old man took it over and checked it. When he saw that it was true, he bent down and said,
"Please, please go this way."

He actually led everyone to another small door and left the main room instead of going to the front. Zhang Jinyu asked curiously,

"What do you mean, old gentleman? Aren't you telling fortunes there?"

"Young master, there is no need to be anxious. Good things come slowly. Since you are here to calculate the imperial examination, you are naturally an honored guest. You want to go inside to calculate. Outside, you are just an ordinary fortune teller, so the opportunity is rare."

With the old gentleman's words, everyone felt more and more interesting. Zhang Jinyu rolled his eyes, telling fortunes and telling the VIPs before and after, isn't it deceiving people?

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong was interested. He looked around and entered a courtyard. After walking through the corridor, there was a main room. There seemed to be people waiting inside. He was thinking about the imperial examination and couldn't help but ask,

"Old sir, is there a universe within, those things, do the things in Longmen still need this?"

Emperor Wu also learned the gesture to ask for money, and the old man laughed heartily.

"Haha, you are still clear-eyed, and old is still spicy. You are right. Some things have not arrived yet, but they are all reserved. Of course, they all cost money, which is quite a lot. I am prepared."

"That's what I'm prepared for. My nephew, Enke, has such a good opportunity this year. Master, I want him to directly enter the three-time national examination this year. No ranking is required, as long as he wins. As for the money, I want him to sell iron. Done."

It was rare for Emperor Wu to recognize Zhang Jinyu as his nephew. He spoke like this, which made the Imperial City Secretary and others feel more humble.

The old man was also full of joy and said,
"With your vision, you won't ruin the family fortune and you won't need much. Besides, the old god won't sell more to anyone. He only waits for the destined person."

As he spoke, he arrived outside the hall.

The old man opened the door and said;

"Everyone, don't make any noise, just go in."

Zhang Jinyu winked at Ji Yunhui. Ji Yunhui entered first with a knife. Then, the people behind him entered one after another. After passing the blocking screen, they saw an old man with an immortal spirit sitting in the hall, surrounded by fortune tellers. The students are all well-off and well-off.

Emperor Wu came around without saying a word. After seeing what everyone was saying inside, Zhang Jinyu was even more curious. He didn't understand those classic poems, let alone the articles. The writing was a mess, which would make him a sure winner. , I am afraid that the test questions will be leaked or arranged by someone in advance.

They are not fools. After spending so much money, this place is probably being targeted by those big players.

I saw the old god sitting there,

Calm and calm, with white hair and a beautiful face, he was sitting cross-legged in a robe and full of fairy aura. His eyes were bright and dignified, surrounded by Bagua pictures, the Tai Chi flag was hung, and he was holding Buddha dust in his hand. His words were full of energy. When you are old and strong, you would rather move your heart with a white head; when you are poor and strong, you will not fall into the clouds.

Seeing this, Zhou Shihong glanced at the people behind him. Even Zhang Jinyu was frightened. Good guy, everything is neat. When the emperor looked over, he didn't say anything. He pointed at the Taoist priest with his finger and whispered a message,

"Master, take a look and then talk."

"Um,"

Everyone walked forward and looked over, only to see a student sitting down, and several people around him crowded forward. The old Taoist priest did not say anything, but took out a blank rice paper and handed it over.

"Don't worry, they are all candidates, the same. May I ask if the person here is a student of Qinglian College?"

The young student looked shocked, and then replied in surprise,

"The old immortal is really powerful, that's true. The student is a student of Qinglian Academy. He will take the imperial examination this time just to see if he can pass."

Before the student in Tsing Yi finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old Taoist priest, who pointed at the rice paper handed over and said;

"Master, please write down a word."

"Yes, old god,"

The young man in Qingyi picked up the brush, thought for a moment, and then wrote the word "because". Everyone around him stretched his head to look. Even Emperor Wu and Zhang Jinyu squeezed forward. The so-called writing was like a test. Meaning, many blind fortune tellers don’t use these. On the contrary, those so-called experts like to make things up. They ask you to write down a word and then start making up random things. Then they find two people to support you, and everything is solved. , others may not believe it.

Zhang Jinyu felt like a charlatan, but she couldn't bear to see Emperor Wu for the first time, so she looked there with great interest. Even Dai Quan, the chief internal officer, was also attracted and watched with great interest, as if he was telling his fortune.

Only the people from the Imperial City Division were standing around. They glanced at the old Taoist priest in front of him and stopped looking.
Suddenly, the old Taoist priest shouted,
"Oh, my luck is shining brightly today."

(End of this chapter)