Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 429: Liu Banxian’s fortune
Two full days have passed since Su Jing's accident.

Lishui County is still as calm as ever, or calm on the surface.

The people in the pro-military captain's mansion were still unable to find Su Jing, which made them anxious.

Zhu Di stayed in Su Jing's courtyard for two days and found nothing.

Even Liu Banxian began to doubt his own judgment.

If Su Jing cannot be found one day, his danger will increase.

"Liu Banxian, can you figure out Mr. Su's situation?"

Zhu Di stared at Liu Banxian and asked.

Listening to Liu Banxian's words, Zhu Di just felt like a fool now, having accomplished nothing.

Liu Banxian immediately said: "Your Highness, please be patient. Although I cannot calculate Mr. Su's situation, I have calculated that this matter will soon come to light."

???

Zhu Di looked at Liu Banxian in shock, frowning and said: "Liu Banxian, are you sure?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, it must be true this time. This matter will be over soon. We will soon know what Mr. Su's situation is."

Liu Banxian said with determination, his expression was the same as when he was telling fortunes in the lumber shop.

Although Zhu Di had been patient with Liu Banxian for a long time and wanted to explode.

But at this moment, Zhu Di still chose to believe Liu Banxian.

"Okay, then tell me that Mr. Su will appear in a few days."

Zhu Di took a breath and said.

"This one……"

Liu Banxian was stunned for a moment, then touched his head and said, "Your Highness, well, it could be tomorrow, it could be three to five days, or it could be more than ten days."

……

"Liu Banxian, are you teasing me?"

Zhu Di was really angry. What Liu Banxian said was no different than what he didn't say.

"Grassmen dare not."

Liu Banxian immediately knelt down and said, "Young people can only calculate so much. If you are talking nonsense, you are deceiving Your Highness."

He really only has this ability, instead of hiding it.

Zhu Di originally wanted to punish Liu Banxian, but then he thought about how Liu Banxian had reminded Su Jing of the bloody disaster many times before, and he could not determine the time either.

"Forget it, I won't argue with you, you can get out, I don't want to see you now."

Zhu Di waved his hand, sparing Liu Banxian, but he didn't want to listen to Liu Banxian's specious fortune-telling results anymore.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Liu Banxian shook his head helplessly and could only leave the courtyard silently.

With nowhere to go, Liu Banxian wandered around the streets of Lishui County.

"Forget it, since this is my fate, then I'll just accept it."

Liu Banxian shook his head, took out his flag, found a random place, and set up the fortune-telling stall.

After all, he has been telling fortunes for decades, and Liu Banxian is not that persistent.

It's just that I really regret that I didn't seize the opportunity to become rich.

the other side.

In the Jinling Hotel, Lao Zhou simply packed his bags and left quietly.

He even went to the counter to renew the rent for three more days, so that even if others investigated this place, they would not know what day he left.

Lao Zhou kept walking through the streets, blending in with the bustling crowd.

Soon, he arrived at the city gate.

He just took a look at the city gate and turned his head.

It turns out that the current Lishui County is already lenient in and strict out.

As the name suggests, it is easy to enter Lishui County, but to go out, you need to go through interrogation.

Lao Zhou knew that he was looking for him.

He changed another city gate, but the result was still the same.

Each of the six city gates in Lishui County is the same. The city defense troops stationed there check the people leaving the city very carefully.

It seems that I can't get out for the time being.

Lao Zhou understood his situation in his heart and decisively retreated to the city.

He was not sure whether his situation was understood and whether he could avoid being interrogated out of the city.

But now it is obviously impossible for him to get out like this.

Just because the people in the Ming Dynasty each had their own household registrations, which were different from each other.

Lao Zhou was not from Lishui County, but an outsider. He came to Lishui County for no reason, and now he wants to leave.

At this point in time, he is a suspect who will never be let go.

Can only think of another way.

Lao Zhou returned to Jinling Hotel as if nothing happened.

Now every city gate in Lishui County is under martial law, which means that he has not been exposed, otherwise there would be no need for such a large encirclement.

In this case, the Jinling Hotel is still safe.

"咚咚-"

There was a knock on the door.

"I don't need anything right now."

Lao Zhou shouted directly towards the closed door.

He thought it was a guy knocking on the door again, so he didn't pay attention.

only.

"Boom——————"

The knocking on the door did not stop, but continued.

Lao Zhou suddenly stood up, his whole person was different, he was very nervous, he was afraid that someone was coming to catch him.

"Who?"

Lao Zhou came to the left side of the door, with a short knife in his hand, and asked cautiously.

"Old Zhou, it's me. The Marquis ordered me to help you. Open the door quickly!"

A familiar voice sounded outside, and Lao Zhou was instantly relieved.

The Marquis's people.

Although Lao Zhou no longer has direct contact with Zhu Liangzu due to the blockade, he has left marks everywhere so that Zhu Liangzu's visitors can quickly find him.

Therefore, Lao Zhou was not too surprised that he was found by Zhu Liangzu's people.

"coming."

Lao Zhou put away the dagger and opened the door directly.

However, the moment he opened the door, he was knocked in by a black shadow, and the door was closed the moment it was opened.

Then, it seemed like nothing happened.

After coming here for a while, the waiter came to the door, knocked gently on the door and said, "Sir, I'll change a pot of hot tea for you."

"No, I don't need it for now."

Lao Zhou's slightly tired voice sounded.

"Okay, guest officer."

It’s not surprising to the guy, there are all kinds of guests, and it’s perfectly normal not to want to drink hot tea.

After about a stick of incense, the door opened. Lao Zhou, wearing a hat, carefully looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, and then left the guest room.

Walking slowly from the third floor of the guest room to the first floor, Lao Zhou casually ordered a few side dishes, just like an ordinary diner.

However, if anyone observes carefully, they will find that Lao Zhou's body is trembling slightly.

But Lao Zhou tried hard to restrain himself, and his body was not injured. The trembling came more from his spirit.

The food on the table was finished quickly, and Lao Zhou ate very cleanly.

Although he is Zhu Liangzu's confidant and is not short of money, he has always been simple in life.

Although it will not lead to poverty, it will never be extravagant or wasteful.

After paying the bill, Lao Zhou slowly left the Jinling Hotel and wandered directly on the streets of Lishui County.Compared with the cautious attitude at the beginning, Lao Zhou is now quite casual, as if he doesn't care at all that he may be discovered.

He just walked around on the street, without any sparkle in his eyes.

"Impossible, how is this possible? Lord Marquis can't do that..."

Lao Zhou kept muttering in his mouth, but his mind was about what happened in the guest room just now.

The people sent by Zhu Liangzu actually wanted to kill him when they met.

This kind of thing is really unacceptable to Lao Zhou.

Although he successfully eliminated the opponent in the fight, Lao Zhou was already a little broken inside.

This matter turned out to be the same as what Li Mingyou said before. When he became the only insider of this matter, Zhu Liangzu would clear himself out without hesitation.

"Master Hou, I have been following you for ten years. I have been yours since the old days. Why do you still treat me like this?"

"If you want me to die, can't you tell me directly? Does the Marquis think that I will betray you?"

……

Lao Zhou kept mumbling to himself, but unfortunately did not respond to him.

He couldn't figure out why he trusted Zhu Liangzu so much, but Zhu Liangzu distrusted him so much.

After more than ten years of following, trust is still so fragile.

"Fortune telling! I know astronomy from above and geography from below. I know everything and understand everything!"

"Liu Banxian tells fortunes, only what you want to know!"

……

In front of Liu Banxian's fortune-telling stall, he was shouting hard.

Being driven away directly by Zhu Di, Liu Banxian must now make money.

Otherwise, not only will wealth be lost, but livelihood will also be in question.

"Master, would you like to tell your fortune?"

Liu Banxian's eyes searched for his customers on the street. When he glanced over, he instantly spotted the absent-minded Lao Zhou.

What is the best object for fortune telling?
It’s the kind of confusion that exists now, and the bigger the confusion, the better.

Lao Zhou's eyes were wandering and he was wandering on the street with no discernible purpose.

Isn’t this his best customer?
When Liu Banxian discovered such a high-quality customer, he would not let him go, so he immediately grabbed Lao Zhou.

Ok?
As soon as he got started, Liu Banxian felt something was wrong.

Could this man be sick?Why is my body shaking a little?

But Liu Banxian didn't think too much. The forest was big and there were all kinds of birds, and the guests also had their own circumstances. This was normal.

The frustrated old Zhou was dragged to the fortune-telling stall by Liu Banxian.

"Master, don't you know what to call me?"

Liu Banxian asked with a smile.

Lao Zhou sat in front of the stall and said with a low expression: "Since you are called a half-immortal, then you can count yourself out."

"This master said it, then I will do the math for you."

Liu Banxian was not surprised at all. He had been telling fortunes for decades. He had encountered too many such situations.

I saw Liu Banxian taking out a piece of silk cloth from under the stall, and there were words written on each piece of silk cloth.

Surnames such as Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Sun have the names of Xi'an Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, Kaifeng Prefecture, etc. next to the surnames.

"Sir, look at this piece. Is your last name on it?"

Liu Banxian took a piece at random and asked with a smile.

Normally, Lao Zhou wouldn't be here at all, he would just get up and leave.

But now, he was frustrated and cooperated.

"Have."

After just a quick glance, Lao Zhou nodded.

Liu Banxian nodded and took out another piece: "Where's this one?"

"No."

Lao Zhou answered very quickly.

Liu Banxian took out a piece again: "Do you have this piece?"

"Have!"

……

After repeating this four or five times, Liu Banxian said with a smile: "Master, your surname is Zhou, isn't it?"

Lao Zhouyi was stunned and looked at Liu Banxian, his eyes seemed a little surprised.

Liu Banxian continued: "Not only did I figure out that my surname is Zhou, I also know that my surname is from Jinan Prefecture, right?"

This……

As soon as Liu Banxian said these words, Lao Zhou was shocked.

"How did you figure it out?"

Lao Zhou was a little confused, because he was indeed from Jinan Prefecture.

But he didn't let Liu Banxian calculate this just now. How did Liu Banxian calculate it?

Lao Zhou looked at the silk cloth that Liu Banxian showed him just now. The words on it were so densely packed that he couldn't see any pattern at all.

If Su Jing were here and saw these pieces of cloth, she would be able to understand it at a glance.

Because this is not fortune telling at all, but mathematics.

What seems complicated at first glance will become clear and clear if it is directly transformed into a table by underlining it.

In order to prevent others from seeing the rules, several of Liu Banxian's tables even used serial numbers in different bases.

To put it bluntly, it is actually a kind of mathematical magic. The only thing required is that the person being told the fortune can honestly tell his true situation.

"Mr. Zhou, I naturally have my own ability in fortune telling. If you still want to tell fortunes, please pay the fee for fortune telling."

Liu Banxian said very confidently.

This trick of his can be said to be his strongest auxiliary, helping him to 'deceive' countless customers.

As for how this trick came about, it was definitely not something Liu Banxian figured out by himself.

This is passed down from Liu Banxian's master, generation after generation, for many years.

Of course, the silk fabric must have changed a lot, but the principles behind it were all passed down from word of mouth.

"how much is it?"

Lao Zhou asked directly.

He was very lost and confused now, so he really wanted to have such a fortune teller.

"Fifty coppers a time."

When Liu Banxian opened his mouth, he doubled the price five times.

No, it can't be said that it has increased five times. It can only be said that he was just looking at the food.

Although this old Zhou was not gorgeously dressed, he did not look like a poor man at all.

For such customers, Liu Banxian would not be polite when setting prices.

"it is good!"

Lao Zhou took out his purse directly from his arms and took out a few pieces of broken silver.

"okay."

Liu Banxian immediately took out a small scale from under the stall and began to weigh the broken silver.

Liu Banxian prefers silver to copper coins.

Firstly, it is more convenient to carry, and secondly, you can rely on your own small scale to deduct a little more.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was always like this to pay bills with scraps of silver.

Most vendors carry small scales and cutting knives, just for accurate charging.

Lao Zhou didn't care and just watched Liu Banxian weighing the division.

"Mr. Zhou, this is your remaining silver, keep it."

Liu Banxian smiled and pushed the remaining silver to Lao Zhou, and then said: "So, what do you want to count?"

(End of this chapter)