Daoist Qing Zheng's tolerance for alcohol wasn't very good. After drinking half a pot, he was already drunk. Yu Shu originally wanted to ask him about his' dog shit life ', but she could only give up after seeing his reaction. She helped him into the room and laid him down. She boiled water for him to clean his hands and face, then put the leftovers into the basket and took them back to wash.
Yu Xiaoxiu has been sleeping at Zhao Hui's house recently. Yu Shu spends two taels of silver to buy a wooden bed in the East Square and puts it in the dining room. Yu Xiaoxiu originally wanted to live with Yu Shu. Now that he has a place to sleep, he is even more reluctant to go back to the Ji family.
He keeps Aunt Liu a secret from the Ji family. As for Aunt Cui, she simply leaves them alone. She doesn't even think to visit them once every ten days or half a month. She says that Yu Shu was kicked out two months ago. After hearing from Yu Xiaoxiu that Yu Shu has a place to live, she only gives her fifty taels of silver and doesn't care about her anymore.
Yu Shu has no feelings for this "mother", so she doesn't feel sad. Only Yu Xiaoxiu is angry. Because Aunt Cui "left Yu Shu to die" twice and let her be beaten and punished, he secretly feels a little dissatisfied with his mother's coldness. He hides it in his heart and doesn't tell Yu Shu.
The next morning, as soon as Yu Shu lights the stove to boil the medicine, He Fangzhi comes with bad news — Zhao Hui's prescription contains several rare medicinal materials, but several shops in the city have run out of stock. He Fangzhi finds a friend and barely manages to get three days' supply, which is far from a month's supply. If it is not enough, Zhao Hui will have to stop taking the medicine.
Yu Shu is worried. He Fangzhi hesitantly gives her an idea, "In fact, you work under the manager of the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce. Can you talk to him and ask him to help you? In a big Chamber of Commerce like Tehen, the famous pharmacists usually have a private stock of medicinal materials every year."
He Fangzhi suggests this because he has some confidence. On that day, Yu Shu, who is still a child, can take out 500 taels of silver in one go, so she should have some connections in Tehen. It should not be too difficult to ask for a favor.
Yu Shu doesn't think so. In the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce, she only knows one manager, Pei Jing. She can be regarded as his apprentice. If she asks for a favor, it is hard to say whether he will do her a favor or not. However, she has to try. She can't let Zhao Hui stop taking the medicine.
"Okay, I'll go and ask."
He Fangzhi then gave her the list of medicines that she had prepared.
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That morning, Yu Shu put down her work and ran to the main Tehen Chamber of Commerce behind Wanxiang Street. At noon, she met Pei Jing and told him about the situation. Pei Jing did not immediately agree and asked her to take a look at the medicine list.
As soon as he took a look, he was shocked. "These medicinal herbs are not cheap. Is your aunt really that sick?" He made a rough calculation and estimated that this list would cost at least two hundred taels.
"Yes," Yu Shu awkwardly clasped her hands and begged: "I only have one elder. In the future, I want to be filial to her. Mr. Pei, can you help me find these medicinal materials? I have borrowed money. Is this enough?"
Seeing Yu Shu take out a few banknotes from her bosom, Pei Jing was surprised and asked: "Where did you borrow so much money? Did you … did you borrow it from your brother with a different surname?"
Pei Jing was talking about Cao Zixin. Yu Shu was afraid that she would not be able to explain clearly, so she simply nodded her head.
Pei Jing thought for a moment and said: "You don't have to worry about the medicinal materials. Leave it to me."
When he said this, he was not boasting. The position of the Deputy Manager of the Thai Chamber of Commerce was not for nothing. These medicinal materials were rare and precious, but once he asked, the merchants in the chamber would rush to send them over.
However, he did not do this favor for free. A good merchant would always pay attention to long-term benefits. From this matter, Pei Jing could see that Yu Shu was a person who knew how to repay kindness. So, he was happy to do this favor for her.
Moreover, the day before yesterday, when he was at the Kong family's Yi Hall, Mr. Kong reminded him to make more good karma in the near future.
Yu Shu was overjoyed. She bowed to Pei Jing and said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Pei, for helping me."
Pei Jing sighed and stretched out his hand to help her up: "It's really hard for a child like you to take care of all these. Get up quickly. Come back tomorrow afternoon."
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After leaving Pei Jing's place, Yu Shu first went to the Yi Hall and sat for half an hour. She copied a few pages. When she came back, she specially went to the medical hall to tell He Fangzhi the good news. This made He Fangzhi believe that Yu Shu had connections in the Thai Chamber of Commerce and was not a useless soldier in the Dragon Palace.
After dinner, Yu Shu went to Lin Xiang. Qing Zheng was sitting in the courtyard meditating. He heard the door open, but there was no movement. Yu Shu went into the house and lit an oil lamp. When she came out, she squatted down in front of Qing Zheng. She shook a piece of paper with one hand and held the lamp with the other: "Master, this is my horoscope. Please take a look."
It was strange that the best way to learn Yi was to test one's horoscope. But since Yu Shu had been apprenticed to him for so long, Qing Zheng has never asked about her horoscope, let alone read her fortune.
Because Yu Shu had transmigrated here, she had never regarded the birth date of the previous owner of this body as her own. But with so many things happening recently, she couldn't help but suspect that she was "carrying bad luck", so she began to plan.
She originally wanted to use Yu Jing's birthday as a test. But unfortunately, she only remembered her birthday according to the solar calendar and not the lunar calendar. Not to mention the exact hour. Moreover, she did not know the difference between the Da An calendar and the lunar calendar. She could only be blinded and had no way of knowing.
Qing Zheng closed his eyes and said: "Why do you need to look at the horoscope?"
Yu Shu said: "A few days ago, there was a Three Purities Meeting in the city. Aunt Huei took my horoscope to a teacher and he said that I have a 'dog sh * t life'."
Speaking of this' dog sh * t life ', Yu Shu had a stomach full of complaints. She had also compared this horoscope and calculated it herself. It was indeed very cheap. She really did not want to' accept her fate 'and hoped that Qing Zheng could clear her name.
Qing Zheng then opened his eyes and took the horoscope. Without using anything, he pinched his fingers and under Yu Shu's expectant gaze, he said: "I did not calculate wrongly. This is a 'dog sh * t life'."
"… …"
It was rare to see Yu Shu being defeated. Qing Zheng held back his laughter and put on a straight face. He said in a bad mood: "If you really have a 'dog sh * t life', will your teacher accept you?"
Yu Shu scratched her head, "Then why did you say that I have a dog sh * t life?"
Qing Zheng said: "This horoscope is' dog sh * t life '."
Yu Shu was confused, "Teacher, what do you mean?"
Qing Zheng raised his hand and lit the piece of paper under the oil lamp. In the blink of an eye, it was burned to ashes. He said: "This is not your horoscope."
Hearing Qing Zheng's words, Yu Shu's heart skipped a beat. She thought that he had seen through her reincarnation, but Qing Zheng's next words made her calm down.
"In this world, there are a few people who are not born with horoscope. You are one of them. Horoscope is useless to you and can't calculate anything. You don't need to look at it in the future."
Yu Shu had a guilty conscience. Hearing Qing Zheng's perfunctory explanation, she didn't ask further. She directly changed the topic, "If my horoscope is useless, how can I predict good or bad luck for myself?"
Yu Shu said she was worried, but she didn't care so much in her heart. Although her Time of Calamity rule was based on her birth date, she didn't know anything for more than twenty years in her previous life. She just went on with her life, just a little depressed.
Qing Zheng said: "Who told you that to predict good or bad luck, there is only one horoscope?"
Yu Shu's eyes lit up. "Is there anything else?"
"Hmph."
Hearing Qing Zheng's snort, Yu Shu knew that there was something. She immediately shook his arm and said: "Teacher, I know that you are capable and know a lot. What else do you have? Teach me."
Qing Zheng was comforted by her begging, so he let out a sigh of relief. "Haven't I already given it to you?"
Yu Shu stopped moving and asked suspiciously: "Did I? When did you teach me?"
Qing Zheng squinted his eyes. Previously, he didn't explain some things to Yu Shu clearly because he wanted to test her character. Now that he was satisfied with this apprentice, he didn't want to hide it from her anymore. "Why do you think I ask you to guess chess pieces every day?"
Yu Shu thought for a while and said the most reliable one. "To train my patience?"
As soon as she said that, she was hit. "I'm not a monk chanting scriptures. Why do I need to be patient?" Qing Zheng retracted his hand and rummaged through his sleeves. He took out three copper coins, tossed them in his palm, and spread them out for her to see. "Not everyone can calculate the Six Lines Hexagram. Your body is stiff, and your Eight Characters are not in harmony. Previously, I asked you to guess the chess pieces because I wanted to test your spirituality, so that you could reach the threshold of learning the Six Lines Hexagram. After a while, I will teach you how to break the Six Lines Hexagram and solve your Eight Characters problem."
Yu Shu suddenly understood. She finally knew that she didn't work so hard for so long in vain. It turned out that Qing Zheng had already planned everything and arranged everything properly. He even calculated her horoscope. This made her sigh with emotion, but she couldn't help but worry. Since Qing Zheng taught her so carefully, the thing he asked her to find might not be as easy as she thought.
Suppressing her thoughts, Yu Shu curiously pinched the copper coins in his palm and found that they were ordinary copper coins. She asked with a strange expression, "What can you calculate with this thing?"
Qing Zheng said, "It can calculate recent events, major events, questions, and changes. If you can do it well, you can guess five or six things."
Yu Shu was disappointed and put the money back in his hand. "Only then can you get a general idea."
"Do you want to know how accurate it is?" Qing Zheng stared at his apprentice who didn't know what was good for her. "This is already the best Yi Shu. Horoscope has its advantages, and the Six Lines Hexagram has its ability. Why, don't you want to learn it?"
Yu Shu hurriedly said, "Of course, I want to learn it!"
She was not stupid. What Qing Zheng taught her was good stuff. Although this small copper coin was not as accurate as her calculation method, it was very convenient to carry it around. Moreover, her horoscope was not accurate. Learning this could make up for it. Otherwise, she would have to calculate the fortune of others all day long. She didn't know if she would step on dog shit when she went out.
"Let me make it clear to you first. Your physique is poor and your spirituality is not enough. Even if you learn the Six Lines Hexagram in the future, you can only calculate it for yourself. It is not accurate to use it on others. Don't use it to show off in the future. Don't say that I didn't warn you when you come back and embarrass yourself."
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