My years as a fortune teller

In a blink of an eye, this kid ran in with a pack of cigarettes, and stuffed the cigarettes into my hand with a smile.Then, very reluctantly, he put the money into my hand.From the look on his face, I knew he was doing it on purpose.

I smiled and pushed the money to him, took out a cigarette and lit it, and said: "I told you the errand fee, so you just pretend that you don't need to give it to me. You are Mr. Meng's apprentice, that is, my friend. Hehe, How could I bother you to run away in vain?"

He laughed and put the money into his pocket.Even dozens of dollars are so greedy, this kid may be so greedy.Thinking of this, I am even happier. It seems that a gap can finally be opened.

Thinking of this, I smiled and said, "Brother, what is your surname? Thank you just now. I don't know how long you have been with Mr. Meng? By the way, your wages here are high, how much do you get every month?"

When he heard this, he sighed and said, "My surname is Lai. The name is Lai Yuejin. I've been with Master since I was 15 years old, and it's been more than ten years. Our wages here are very low, and I still have to pay for it." Master half."

"Menstruation?" I asked suspiciously: "Is it coming back and forth? This surname is rare. Is there any source? Why haven't I seen it in hundreds of surnames? Besides, who gave you such a name?" a name?"

He seemed to have heard it, but he said with an innocent face: "Brother, you heard it wrong. It's not coming, it's the rascal's lai. It's not the month of January and February, it's Vietnam, and gold is gold. This Fame is given by my master!"

It's not how shameless I am, it's mainly his pronunciation.I was stunned to hear Lai Yuejin as menstruation.Although this joke is a big one, it is definitely not my problem. How can there be a man with such a name.

I smiled, and immediately said seriously: "I'm really sorry, I misunderstood this. But then again, you are still very filial to your master, and you can give some money to the old man every month. There aren’t many people like that anymore.”

"Huh!" He snorted heavily, and said to me, "Brother, don't talk about this matter. Hey, it's sad enough to say it. I'm so old that I haven't even touched a girl's hand. Now If I want to find a girl, I have to spend money to go out, how do you think I can find a girlfriend?"

I smiled and said nothing, what he said was the truth.So I have to provoke him even more, otherwise, if he doesn't break up with Mr. Meng, I won't be able to get him to talk.Only when he was angry with Mr. Meng could he really make this statement.

I sighed and said to him: "Actually, you should talk to Mr. Meng about this matter. As the saying goes, is your apprentice also your half son? There are even some apprentices who are better than their own sons. There are also. So you talk to him carefully, and I will talk to you when I have a chance. "

He didn't speak, just shook his head.But I can see that this kid is very uncomfortable, as long as he lights a fire, this matter can basically be settled.By the way, it's best to put the fire in private, definitely not at this time, or else Mr. Meng will rush over and all his plans will be ruined.

Thinking of this, I smiled quietly, and said to him: "Brother, where do you live? Why don't you live in Mr. Meng's yard, if that's the case, we can have a drink together?"

Because I saw a small wine bottle in the pocket of his overalls.People who can put wine bottles in their pockets not only like to drink, but also have a good capacity for drinking, but they dare not drink in an open manner.

So I say this just to seduce him into drinking with me.This person who can drink also talks a lot. The so-called telling the truth after drinking is actually because he has no defense against anyone when he is drunk.

As soon as he heard what I said, he hurriedly touched his pocket secretly.Then he said to me: "Brother, I will live here. You can't live in Master's courtyard. If you come to drink with me, come here, and I will treat you to drink."

You bought me a drink, heh heh, I knew in my heart that I was the one who bought myself, and I was the one who bought this kid.But speaking of this, it's almost over.But he said that Master's courtyard cannot be lived in. Isn't that what I want to know?

So I smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come here with your master some time. By the way, you said that your master's yard can't be lived in. Why? I stayed for a few days, and I think it's not bad?"

He looked at me and opened his mouth, but said to me: "Hey, brother, if you come, don't call me master. If he knows that I drink with you, he will definitely beat me to death. He doesn't want me to drink, I It's all secretly drinking."

Since he didn't say that the yard can't be lived in, then I don't ask about it.So I said: "The problem is that I live with Mr. Meng, so it's not good if you don't let him be seen when you come out! Besides, you are masters and apprentices, so it's difficult to get past him."

Who knew that this kid smiled and said to me: "It's okay, big brother, my master will go out the day after tomorrow, and he won't be back until the next day. You will be done when you come over. I invite you to drink the good wine I kept ,what do you think?"

I smiled and pointed at him with my finger, and laughed together.At this time, Mr. Meng came in, looked at us and said, "Hey, the two of you actually chatted. What are you talking about that is funny? Tell me, too, and see if it's so funny."

As he said that, he looked at his apprentice suspiciously, and his apprentice immediately became nervous.I smiled and said to Mr. Meng: "I didn't say anything, just talking about some anecdotes you encountered when you burned the corpse. Hey, I didn't expect that this industry is also very good. Mr. Meng, I even want to come here to work. .”

When Mr. Meng heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Forget it, you'd better take care of your class. Each of these people has his own life, and you can't do whatever you want. Some people may be from a certain aspect. Talent, if you let him farm the land, maybe he won’t even pick up a hoe, and he won’t even recognize the seeds when he sees it.”

Mr. Meng's words are right, this one lives for one person.My master said the same thing, and he once told me a story about someone who rebelled and succeeded.But I didn't expect that after sitting on the dragon chair, I laughed so hard that I died.Originally, the fortune teller said that this person had a lifespan of 50 years, but he did not expect to die before he was [-] years old.

Although this statement and this story have some fatalistic views, but when you think about it carefully, there are some truths.It is definitely impossible for you to ask a farmer to be the chairman of the country.So one person has one's life, and not everyone can do well what others do.

Mr. Meng saw that I had been thinking for a long time without speaking, so he came over and patted me on the shoulder and said, "Okay, Xiao Zhang, don't think too much, let's go home! I think Xiaoxia and the others should come back by now, by the way let They also taste your handicraft."

I nodded, got up, said goodbye to Lai Yuejin and left.Today's trip is not in vain, I want to know almost everything.Although there are still many issues that have not been clearly understood, some details have already been obtained.

Mr. Meng and I just entered the yard when we saw Meng Xiaoxia talking with two people.As soon as he saw me coming in, he immediately smiled and said: "Oh, I said Brother Zhang, I didn't expect that your cooking skills are better than mine. I won't cook tonight, so you have to make me a meal. .”

I smiled and stretched out my hand and said: "This is easy to handle, let alone make one meal. Even if you want me to make ten or eight meals, this is not a problem. But you don't want to eat for free, money is still needed." Give it to me."

"Bah!" Meng Xiaoxia looked at my hand and said with a smile, "I want you to cook a meal for me, and you ask me for money! Your job is better than mine, and you earn more than me. I’m ashamed to ask for it. Hurry up and cook, I’m so hungry!” As he said that, he was about to push me into the kitchen.

I smiled and told her to wash her hands, turned and walked to my room.When I passed the two people who talked to Meng Xiaoxia just now, I saw that the black air on their foreheads was already thick...