Chapter 669

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"May I ask, what is the relationship between the young master and this Mr. Wang Dashan?"

Wu Banxian hurriedly asked respectfully.

He couldn't tell that Wang Xiaohua was Wang Dashan's younger brother, but that was normal, after all Wang Dashan was tall and handsome while Wang Xiaohua was short and ugly; although their facial features were somewhat similar, ordinary people certainly wouldn't immediately think they were biological brothers.

"You don't need to know what our relationship is; you just need to tell me, have you realized your mistake?"

Wang Xiaohua coldly replied with such a sentence.

Since he came to question them, he naturally had to be coldly aloof.

Wu Banxian learned that the young master before him was related to Wang Dashan, so he was even more afraid.

After all, Mr. Wang Dashan had bought a large villa in Guangzhou; at a glance he was clearly a capable person, so naturally he didn't dare offend him.

So he made a quick decision:

"If there was any offense before, please forgive me! When I went to Guangzhou to look at Mr. Wang's villa feng shui, I collected eighteen hundred yuan from his parents; how about this, I'll return this eighteen hundred yuan in full, and please don't pursue the matter further, young master."

It's the Spring Festival after all, naturally more trouble is worse than less trouble.

Besides, people who live in large villas have money if they want money, and probably have power if they want power; I'm just a rural fortune teller, I certainly can't offend them over a matter of over a thousand yuan.

Knowing the times makes a hero; if you should back down, then back down.

Because Wu Banxian himself also knew that his fortune-telling skill was indeed just half a bucket of water.

But he couldn't act tough!

"Is this something that can be solved by returning money?"

Wang Xiaohua however waved his hand to refuse, his attitude very clear:

"Eighteen hundred is just a small amount of money, but the great disaster you've caused is serious!"

Wu Banxian was scared out of a jump, and hurriedly said:

"Young master, you're wronging me; I remember when I looked at the villa feng shui, everything I said was good words, I didn't say a single bad thing, so how did I cause a great disaster?"

Wang Xiaohua expressionless:

"You talk about villa feng shui, why did you have to say they have wealth without children?"

"This..." Wu Banxian's throat instantly got stuck; only now did he truly realize where he was wrong.

Wang Xiaohua said again:

"You say they have wealth without children, that's not impossible, but you're a fortune teller; you should know a rule: divination requires interpreting the hexagram. You only divine but don't interpret—what's that supposed to be?"

Wu Banxian laughed dryly and explained:

"I'm not refusing to interpret; I was thinking of letting them come in person to beg me to interpret it."

Wang Xiaohua coldly said:

"A hexagram that's been divined must be interpreted on the spot. You didn't even give any guidance, so how are they supposed to come beg you to interpret it? Do you know you've already caused a great disaster? They're very angry now. Do you know who this is?"

Wang Xiaohua pointed to Xiao Xueqing in the photo.

Wu Banxian didn't know who this woman was; he was just a fortune teller—how would he know what leaders were in the county?

"This is our county's Deputy County Magistrate, Xiao Xueqing. Wang Dashan has a very good relationship with her. You said he and his wife have wealth without children, causing conflict between him and his family; he's very angry about this. If you can't solve this problem, he'll have the Deputy County Magistrate introduce policies to crack down on feudal superstition, and you'll be the first to suffer. Just wait to go to prison!"

Wu Banxian, upon hearing this, was shocked and pale; only then did he remember that he seemed to have seen this woman on the county TV station—she was probably indeed the Deputy County Magistrate.

So he hurriedly said:

"I'll go right now to interpret the hexagram for Mr. Wang, tell them how to arrange the feng shui, reverse the situation of wealth without children, and make them have abundant wealth and many children!"

Wang Xiaohua however said:

"Too late! With your current skill, it's very hard to reverse the situation!"

Wu Banxian broke out in a cold sweat:

"Then young master, what should I do?"

He knew that Wang Xiaohua had definitely come to find him with an answer.

He could only beg Wang Xiaohua to give him an answer; if Wang Xiaohua didn't give him an answer, then he would really be finished.

Wang Xiaohua saw Wu Banxian break out in a cold sweat.

One stick and one carrot; the stick had already been swung enough, and now it was time for the carrot.

So he softened his tone somewhat and said:

"Tomorrow Mr. Wang's parents will come to visit you. You just need to do as I say; then you can not only avoid disaster but also receive two thousand yuan as payment."

Wang Xiaohua took out two thousand yuan and placed it on the table.

"This business—are you doing it or not?"

Wu Banxian hurriedly said:

"I'll do it, of course I'll do it, but I dare not accept the young master's money."

Wang Xiaohua smiled:

"You take it; whether you take it or not, I won't feel reassured. If I'm not reassured, you'll still have disaster."

Wu Banxian had no choice but to hurriedly accept it:

"Then respectfully obeying your command is better than mere respect; may I ask how the young master needs me to do it?"

Wang Xiaohua saw Wu Banxian take the money, then told him what to do tomorrow.

After listening, Wu Banxian slowly nodded.

After leaving Wu Banxian's house, Wang Xiaohua and Wang Erhai got into the car.

The two drove back to Shangou Village.

On the way, Wang Erhai couldn't help but sigh:

"I never expected Wu Banxian to be such a person. I used to think he was a very mysterious, very impressive fortune teller."

Wang Xiaohua smiled:

"Don't look down on him. So-called fortune tellers are just a profession, making a living. Besides, for rural poor people like our parents, honestly, without fortune tellers giving them psychological massage therapy, they would really develop psychological problems."

Wang Erhai was surprised:

"Third Brother, you don't oppose superstition?"

He thought his third brother, with such a high level of education, would definitely oppose the feudal superstition of their ancestors.

Wang Xiaohua laughed:

"Fortune telling is just a method. What's there to believe or not believe? Foreigners all believe in the existence of Allah and Jesus. That's even more superstitious."

Saying this, Wang Xiaohua's gaze became deep, and he sighed:

"Everyone must have some faith in their heart. This faith can be patriotism, science, or ghosts and gods, but absolutely cannot be nothing at all. Otherwise, in a long and hard life, it's very easy to lose the motivation to keep going."

When Wang Xiaohua was very young, he indeed felt very repulsed and resistant to things like feng shui and fortune telling, thinking they were feudal superstition left over from history.

But later, as his horizons broadened and his thinking expanded, after pondering its underlying logic and combining it with his own parents' situation, he suddenly understood that some things have been passed down for thousands of years for a reason.

Rural fortune tellers actually serve the same function as psychotherapists in the city.

City psychotherapists—once you go for consultation, you're sure to have psychological problems, either depression or mania. And during consultation, they charge by the hour, several hundred yuan at a time. After one session, if you don't spend several hundred or a thousand, you don't get treatment. Even if you do get treatment, they'll prescribe you a bunch of Western medicine with huge side effects. Your emotions may be controlled, but your body will also deteriorate.

And rural fortune tellers—when you go for consultation, they'll tell you either a little ghost is harming you, or the house's feng shui is wrong, or your ancestors are angry. They never say it's your problem. And you only need to drive away the little ghost, adjust the house's feng shui, worship your ancestors, and you can get spiritual comfort and massage.

As for which is better, honestly, it's obvious that fortune tellers are a bit more skilled.

It's just that this time Wu Banxian said Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan had wealth without children and were confused in the head, only gave the hexagram but didn't give a solution on the spot, which caused this conflict.

But Wu Banxian can't be entirely blamed. He only quietly told the hexagram to Wang Dashan and didn't directly tell Wang Dashan's parents. He probably didn't expect Wang Dashan would actually tell his parents about this.

He was waiting for Wang Dashan to contact him to interpret the hexagram, but instead he waited for the current situation.

One can only say, no matter how much you calculate, you ultimately make a mistake.

Fortunately, Wang Xiaohua is easy to talk to. Next, he only needs to do as Wang Xiaohua says. He won't lose anything, and can even earn another two thousand yuan.