The daily life of the fortune teller who was forced to open business

Time flies and the eighth day of the Lunar New Year arrives. Nanshi sent his grandma back to City Z yesterday. The road was blocked by all kinds of returning vehicles. If it wasn't for thinking that the eighth day of the Lunar New Year is a good day for the opening of the market, you should get up early to grab the first prize. Nan Shi wished he could just sleep in and forget it.

Nanshi directly brought the stereo set at home, and the bosses on the pedestrian street also arrived. Everyone was wearing new clothes, and they greeted all kinds of neighbors while walking. The good bosses talk together, or the neighbors get together in small groups.

"Boss Nan is here too! Happy Chinese New Year, I wish you a prosperous business!" Auntie Liu, the silk shop next door, greeted Nan Shi. Today is the opening day of the market. No matter how close the relationship is, the first sentence she uttered cannot be "Xiao Nan". The class shouted and shouted, and they had to call "Boss Nan" in a proper manner.

Nanshi was wearing a brand-new long gown with a delicate gemstone chain hanging from the coiled flower Ruyi buckle. It was looped three times until it reached the side of the chest before hanging down calmly. Hearing this, he also cupped his hands at Aunt Liu: " Good morning Boss Liu, auspicious new year, Gong Xi Fa Cai!"

Aunt Liu pursed her lips and smiled. Today she even permed her head specially, which has the charm of the old Shanghai rich lady in the 40s and [-]s: "Thank you for your good words! Xiao Nan, have you brought the firecrackers?"

"Bring it, bring a big stereo, it will be loud for a while!" Nan Shi said with a smile.

At this time, the owner of the milk tea shop on the side also arrived. This is a young girl, surnamed Gu, who is about the same age as Nan Shi. She doesn't come to the shop very often. Maybe she also arrived when the market opened today. She squeezed in, and The two greeted each other: "Boss Nan, Boss Liu has a happy new year, good luck!...I made several new flavors of milk tea, and I'll send you two cups to try later."

"Okay." Nan Shi is a regular customer of her family: "Then I'm not welcome."

Boss Gu smiled: "Just drink! I'll ask the clerk to get you an XL cup!"

"no problem."

Immediately afterwards, several people chattered about the New Year and so on. What they were most concerned about was Nanshi's car accident last year. The other day I read in the news that a food delivery man was killed near our place, he was also unlucky, he ran a traffic light and ran into a big truck, he said he didn’t make it to the hospital.”

Aunt Liu rubbed her arms and said, "Damn, don't mention it, I feel flustered when I hear it during the Chinese New Year. Everyone, be careful when you go out."

"Why not?"

A few people were chatting, and the small speakers hidden along the street suddenly played a cheerful tune, playing a series of auspicious words, and everyone returned to the door of the shop after hearing it, waiting for the opening of the market.

In fact, the market usually opens on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, but now the official holidays are from the first day to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and most people have to go home to celebrate the New Year.To welcome the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the lunar new year, some shops have already opened their doors, but the street will still choose to hold a market opening event on the eighth day of the new year.

As time went by, the pointer jumped to 9:0:0, and the auspicious words in the speaker had just finished speaking, and three gongs sounded from inside, and then the bosses of each house showed their magic skills, playing the stereo and stepping on the balloon Those who stepped on balloons, and those who set up tables for the God of Wealth began to burn incense and worship, and those who danced dragons and lions, some folks shook the tambourine with maracas, and the whole street was full of lively sounds for a while.

Although there is less smog and red light in the sky, the sound is in place. Today's weather is fine and the sky is clear. There are still many tourists waiting to arrive early, just to see them hold this market opening ceremony. This popular weather A cluster is perfect even if it is not perfect.

Nanshi and several neighbors congratulated each other, and took the prepared couplets and pasted them in front of the gate. The left handwriting reads "the opening of the market is auspicious", and the right handwriting reads "everything is prosperous". The middle couplet is naturally called " Happy Chinese New Year'.

The next step is to unlock the lock—in fact, everyone has already gone in, otherwise how could it be open as soon as the door is opened?Just put on a show.

Nan Shi smiled and opened the big lock at the door. After a click, the lock fell down. Qingying and Qinglan had already prepared a small round table and placed it at the entrance. There were tea, snacks and candy on it, no matter who it was, If you just want to eat, you can pick it up at the door.

The two of them also had very winking eyes, when they saw Nan Shi enter the door, they opened their mouths and said, "Gong Xi Fa Cai!"

"Thank you, thank you, your Lishi red envelopes!" Nan Shi took out two Lishi red envelopes from his pocket and handed them out to them. The dragon dance and lion parade has arrived.

They don't need to pay for it, it's a program held in the street, and some bosses who are more generous will invite their troupe to have fun. Today's rule is that the dance is not finished at the gate. The team had to keep up and dance until the end of the alley.

Nanchen Pavilion is located in the middle of the pedestrian street. When the parade reached the gate of Nanshi, there was already a long line. There were colorful silks everywhere and colorful balls and dragons swaying in the sky. In such a hurry, he led the two daughters to the door to watch the excitement.

Tourists also poured in along with the parade team, and there was a lot of excitement everywhere, with the sound of taking pictures, laughing and gongs and drums.Nan Shi watched and wanted to join in the fun, so he simply went to the milk tea shop next door to call.

Boss Gu was taken aback when he saw Nan Shi coming: "What's wrong?"

Nan Shi waved his hand and said, "I'll be the God of Wealth for Boss Gu, don't you think so?"

According to the rules, the first guest to enter the door today is the God of Wealth. The more decently the guest dresses, the better the appearance and temperament, and the more generous the hand, it indicates that the business will be more prosperous this year. Boss Gu immediately smiled and said: "Then I Can't ask for more!"

Nan Shi thought about it, and ordered 88 cups of milk tea. This is a big order, enough to keep this shop with only four workers busy for an hour. Luckily, Boss Gu is smart, and he has already adjusted some, and he is busy for half an hour. That's enough - these were originally intended to be used by her to welcome guests, but now they just meet Nan Shi, the God of Wealth!

Nanshi doesn't have to stay here, just let the other party send it over when it's ready, it's just across the door, and it's not even ten meters away. He paid the money and was about to go back, but was stopped by Boss Gu. Boss Gu stuffed a paper bag tied with silk flowers into Nan Shi's arms: "Thank you, God of Wealth, for your patronage!"

Nanshi didn't refuse, the first customer at the opening of the market wanted to give some gifts, discounts, etc., if the other party didn't accept it, it would be really unlucky! "Okay, then I'm welcome."

This milk tea was delivered batch by batch. Nan Shi stood behind the counter, as long as the guests who entered the door could get a cup of milk tea, as well as packaged sweets and snacks, they could eat whatever they wanted. .

It's also true that Father Tiandao bestowed upon Nanshi I the good luck in the fleeting time. The first guest who entered the door today was really an acquaintance——Professor Zhou!

Nan Shi greeted him: "Professor Zhou, why are you here?"

Professor Zhou was carrying a boxy suitcase in his hand. This kind of square suitcase is rare. The other party smiled and said, "Boss Nan, business is booming...I came here before the Chinese New Year. You The shop was closed, and I inquired about it, saying that you had a car accident, so I went back, thinking that you must open the door today, so I came to guard."

Nanshi led him into the side hall, while Qingying and Qinglan were in charge of entertaining the guests who came to hang out in the outside room. He made tea for them himself. Professor Zhou was beaming, and he put the suitcase in the tea On the table: "Look?...Didn't you forget it? I don't see you contacting me."

"How can it be!" Nan Shi laughed—in fact, he really forgot. Just now when Professor Zhou entered the door, he thought about where he saw it for a long time, and then he remembered that he had a censer that seemed to have been picked up. in hand.

Professor Zhou shook his head with a smile, "Boss Nan is really busy...how are you?"

It's also very strange to say that Professor Zhou teaches in the school that Nan Shi attended. Although Nan Shi graduated, he can be regarded as Nan Shi's teacher rounded up. When I met him before, he was called "Xiao Nan Xiao Nan", but now I don't know Why, opening his mouth is 'Boss Nan'.

Perhaps because of the car accident, Ming Nan had an inexplicable aura.

He looked at Nan Shi carefully, praised Nan Shi's temperament in his heart, and suddenly met Nan Shi's eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his eyes.

——When Nan Shi looked at him, he felt as if he had been ripped apart, and the other party could see his heart, liver, and lungs clearly.

"That's all, otherwise I wouldn't open the door to do business!" Nan Shi raised his hand: "I'm a little flustered, why don't you open it for me to see?"

"Okay, it's all good." Professor Zhou said that his subordinates kept going. This suitcase is really a bit particular. After opening the three combination locks, there is still a layer inside. There are three layers in the middle. Fill it with anti-fall material, and wait until the last layer to reveal a box made of transparent material, and a yellow incense burner is fixed inside.

Nan Shi still remembered that when he bought this incense burner, it was covered with copper rust, which happened to look like a burning cloud.Now all the copper rust on it has been peeled off, but it has maintained the simple and heavy feeling very well, without any glare, and what surprised Nanshi the most is that the layer of Huoshaoyun copper rust he likes is still there!

No, it should be said that it was not patina from the beginning, but a cloud pattern composed of mica, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, etc., but the front was covered by patina, so it was hard to see. Now that the patina has gone, the original color is exposed. Some brilliance.

Professor Zhou is also full of surprises. This thing has been placed in his house for more than ten days. Every time he sees it, he still can't help but indulge in it and be overwhelmed by its brilliance.He rubbed his hands impatiently: "Boss Nan, you have picked up a big leak!"

Without waiting for Nanshi to ask questions, he hastily introduced: "This is an old guy from the Yong Dynasty. After we peeled off the copper rust, we found that the inside was preserved intact. It is also a miracle! This industry and craftsmanship are all right. Come on! The most important thing is that we found an inscription on the inner wall of the furnace, which was made by the imperial court during Emperor Yongxuan's time, and it is almost confirmed by one step!"

"Which step?" Nan Shi's brows and eyes were full of smiles. It's more refreshing to pick up a leak than to eat an elixir, not to mention that this incense burner is already his favorite?I thought that the artistic conception he liked would be gone after the patina was peeled off, but he didn't expect it to be preserved instead. How could he be unhappy?

Professor Zhou said solemnly: "If we must determine the time of this incense burner, I'm afraid it will hurt it. We need to take a sample from it for testing before we can truly determine the time."

When Nan Shi heard this, he already rejected it in his heart, but he still asked, "What do you mean?"

Professor Zhou also seemed to be a little entangled, and after a long silence, he said: "If you want to make a move, the price will be greatly reduced if you don't have this test list--I am not the owner of this incense burner, so I shouldn't say this, but I still want to persuade you You don't want to test it... If this kind of thing is destroyed, it will lose one thing, so you can't leave it to the future generations who are all crippled, right?"

"In a few years, maybe there will be new technologies coming out? By then, we can draw conclusions without sampling... What do you think, Boss Nan?"

"Coincidentally, that's what I mean too." Nan Shi nodded.

Now that he is not short of money for the time being anyway, he does not plan to sell this incense burner, it is also a pleasure to look at.

Professor Zhou was overjoyed and nodded again and again: "I saw the right person... Good! Good!"

Professor Zhou reluctantly took a look at the censer, and then instructed: "This thing is expensive, it's too eye-catching in the store, please keep it well... try not to take it out of the case, I added some It is best to preserve the potion for a year or two before taking it, otherwise there will be no guarantee that it will still have such a good appearance if it rusts again."

Nan Shi nodded and said, "I see, thank you."

As Nanshi said, he turned around and gave Qingying a call. After a while, Qingying came over with a paper bag of gifts. Nanshi took it and handed it to Professor Zhou: "You are the first God of Wealth to enter the door today. This is A gift, you have to accept it."

Professor Zhou laughed and accepted it immediately.

"So, I, the God of Wealth, don't want to buy something..." He rolled his eyes, glanced at the treasure rack behind Xia Nanshi, got up and walked over in a hurry: "Boss Nan, you are not kind. , Your friend has made so many chapters again, why didn't you tell me?"

Nanshi turned his head and saw four or five chapters of 'Master Xuanwei' on display. Because Chi You had already certified that these things could be sold, Nanshi asked Qingying and the others to put a few out. Even the protective boxes are useless, they are placed on rosewood shelves one by one, very eye-catching.

Professor Zhou really loves Master Xuanwei’s craftsmanship. He learned that these chapters were imitated by friends through Nanshi, but in terms of artistic conception and brushwork, they are not much different from Mr. Xuanwei’s, and even in some places Even more sophisticated, it really hit his itch - he even suspected that Nan Shi's so-called "friend" should also be a master, but people don't want to use this name, so Nan Shi is not allowed to say it: "This time You can't say no to selling!"

Nan Shi smiled slightly and said, "It's sold this time, you can choose whatever you want, you are the God of Wealth, I'll give you a [-]% discount!"

"If you say this, you can't go back on it!" Professor Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this.He also likes this when he looks at it, and he also likes that when he looks at it. Although it is an imitation, the material is not much cheaper here. Now that Nan Shi said it, he gritted his teeth and just wrapped it up.

He asked, "Do you compare the number of this chapter?"

Nan Shi thought for a while, and compared a 'six' and an 'eight'. Naturally, it can't be 68 or 680. Nan Shi didn't have a heart, asking for 6688 is considered a material price.If it weren't for Professor Zhou's identity as an acquaintance and the God of Wealth, the price alone would be more than this price, Nanshi's [-]% discount is true.

Smooth hair is fine.

Professor Zhou opened his mouth and said: "Okay! One [-], you can cover it all for me!"

Nan Shi: "...?"

...You guys are really arrogant when you play with antiques!

Nan Shi explained dumbfoundingly: "A 6688 doesn't need as many as [-]."

Professor Zhou's expression turned cold, and he reprimanded with a tiger's face: "Boss Nan, you are looking down on me!"

"Huh?" Nan Shi was taken aback.

Professor Zhou pointed at Zhang Zi with spit and righteous words: "The materials and handwork of this chapter are all there. If you say six thousand and six, isn't that just giving me away for nothing? I entrust you to the university and treat you as a student." , There is no such thing as a teacher taking things from students for nothing! If it spreads out, I will be ashamed! We have friendship, but you can’t let me take advantage of you for nothing.”

Nan Shi pointed to the copper stove and said, "Then you gave me this repair for free? It's not good for me to take advantage of you as a student!"

"Then it's great if you can give it to me! I took the initiative to ask you for it, and you didn't come to ask for it!" Professor Zhou waved his hand: "Okay, don't talk too much! Don't talk about it when the market is open, six In case, if you are willing to cover it, I will - if there is one word missing, I will turn my head and leave!"

"...Then you say that, I don't mind if you insist on giving me money." Nan Shi waved his hand: "Qing Lan, wrap it up for Professor Zhou."

Only then did Professor Zhou agree with a smile on his face, and the payment was done in one go without any knocks.

Qinglan picked out a good pineapple wooden box from the upstairs, and packed the seals in order, striving for perfection. At first glance, she knew that this thing was extremely expensive, so Nanshi raised her hand to give Professor Zhou a half- Having a cup of tea, he hesitated for a moment, then said: "I am embarrassed by your behavior. I heard that there are good products on West Street today. You might as well go there for a walk when you go out."

"What?" Professor Zhou became interested when he heard it.

Nan Shi shook his head: "That's not clear. When I came here today, I heard the boss next door mention it. I didn't ask carefully."

"Okay." Professor Zhou responded, drank the tea in one gulp, and left with his things.

Nanshi got up and sent people out—in fact, there were no good things in West Street at all, but Professor Zhou was destined to go west today to have good luck. Professor Zhou was sincere and gave him another big ticket. click a word.

As for the rules of fortune-telling... Chi You said before, the most important thing to count yourself is to make yourself happy.If Tiandao's father wants to come with a stick, he will give away half of Professor Zhou's money to buy chapters to do good deeds, and directly leave Tiandao's father with nothing to say.

Nan Shi was in a good mood and hummed an unknown tune, casually took a cup of milk tea from the table at the door and drank it by himself, then turned around happily and placed the incense burner in the most conspicuous position in the store, causing Qing Lan to cast a dark cloud. It's over if you keep your breath.

It is a great pity in life to have treasures not to show off, just like walking in brocade clothes at night!

***

As soon as Professor Zhou left the shop, he received a call from his family: "Hey, old Zhou! My aunt said she would come over later, so go home!"

Now is the winter vacation, Professor Zhou does not have to go to work.

Professor Zhou asked clearly, and he was about to walk to the parking lot. Just after taking two steps, he remembered Nan Shi's words. After struggling for a while, he still carried his things and went to West Street——to take a stroll It only takes half an hour, and there is still time to go back.

Just like the pedestrian street in the east, West Street has just opened, but it is not as crowded as the pedestrian street, and there are few people, mainly groceries.

There are also a few people who came out to set up stalls, but these things are fake at first glance, and Professor Zhou is not interested.

Professor Zhou knew all the shops on West Street. He went into a shop he knew and said hello to the owner, then straight to the point and asked, "Lao Liu, I heard there are good products in the west today? Where are they? Hurry up." Take me to see."

Boss Liu thought for a while and said doubtfully, "No, I haven't heard of any good products today."

"Really?" Boss Zhou didn't believe it. Nan Shi had been promoted to a very high level in his mind after this experience, and Nan Shi had no reason to lie to him.

"Really, why did I lie to you, Lao Zhou? You can still see me in the store if you have good products? Didn't I go early!" Boss Liu said.

This is the truth, there are so many antiques in the world, how can you get all of them?Even if the heart is happy, the wallet does not agree!That's why there is a saying in the antique industry, "Once you see it, you own it". Once there is something good, even if you don't buy it, you will join in the fun, and you will earn money by looking at it!

You must know that whoever has a baby these days is hiding it. If it doesn't have something to do with it, they won't even know the letter, let alone take a look at it or touch it with their hands.

Could it be that Nan Shi heard wrong?Professor Zhou thought about it, and said goodbye to Boss Liu.

Before he had gone two steps, he saw an old beggar under the wall not far away. The old beggar was pulling an erhu. Not to mention, he still had a little skill in his hands, and he played it nicely.

He fumbled in his pocket, he didn't bring change, but he saw the bag of food that Nan Shi stuffed for him, most of which were chocolate candies and the like, he saw that he was quite old, and there was no money in the bowl in front of him , thinking that something to eat would be good, so he put the bag in front of him, and said casually: "Auspicious Chinese New Year."

The old beggar raised his cloudy eyes to look at Professor Zhou, but there was no focus in his eyes, which instantly made Professor Zhou realize that he was blind, and he said in a thin and hoarse voice, "...Thank you."

Looking at it this way, it is even more pitiful.

Professor Zhou felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, went back to Lao Liu's shop and exchanged 200 yuan, asked for a red envelope, and stuffed it into the old beggar's hand: "There is money in it, you can use it to buy something to eat. "

"...Good intentions are rewarded..." The other party spoke slowly again, the erhu didn't stop, and continued to play the melodious tune.

Professor Zhou nodded, turned and left.

It was night, the old beggar returned home with his things, fumbled for the things in the paper bag, and suddenly came across a thick, square thing.

When he took it out and twisted it, he knew it was money.

A lot, at least 3 yuan, under the chocolate, so the other party didn't see it.

"...a kind heart will be rewarded." The old beggar said slowly again, and his grandson was doing his homework under the dim light, so he heard his grandfather say, "Go, put the third drawer of the cabinet in my room. The things in the box were sent to the third floor of No. 132 Pishi Street, and delivered to a family named Zhou."

His grandson rolled his eyes and said, "Grandpa, are you going to give away your junk again?"

Although he said so, he still obediently took it.

In the third drawer is a wooden box with a dark tone that is out of place in the dilapidated home.

His grandson complained: "It's just a piece of rotten wood inside, what's there to give away?"Will people really want it?

The old beggar smiled and stuffed 3 yuan into his grandson's pocket: "I will pass by a temple in a while, and throw the money into the merit box."

"...Oh." The grandson agreed reluctantly: "Do you really want to give it away? If we give it away, we will have no money to eat."

"You won't die from hunger." The old beggar patted his head and told him to go.

He has committed five abuses and three deficiencies, and he has accepted one handicapped and one poor. It is destined by God that even if he has good things, he cannot resell them. People are not stingy with giving others some benefits.

The old beggar touched a piece of chocolate, and opened the candy wrapper: "Mmm... sweet."