Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 290 Predicting Earthquakes

After hearing what Li Kangri said, Li Huaide thought for a while and said, "Brother is right. My brother is in a bad position now, so he should be more humble."

"That's right, keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly, isn't it good?"

"That's right, it's good to make a fortune quietly, hahaha," Li Huaide laughed, "Just like your restaurant, I think the business is good. Now is really a good time to do business, but I don't know how to do it! Who is it, brother, can you give me some advice?"

"Haha, Brother Li, you must be aware that the business you do cannot be separated from the public, otherwise all your connections would be wasted. I guess you must have planned it long ago. Unlike us, we can only do business that is close to our lives." Li Kangri said with a smile.

Hearing Li Kangri's words, Li Huaide was also shocked. "This little Li is too amazing. He can see this. Is there no reason? Could it be that he also knows it?"

Thinking about it, Li Huaide asked, "Brother Li, did you also receive the news?"

"What news? No news?" Li Kangri asked puzzledly.

Seeing that Li Kangri really didn't know, he said, "Oh, forget it if you don't know. I'll tell you when my business is established."

Seeing the two of them finish the topic, Xu Damao said, "Master, is it still the same rule? Three words a day?"

Hearing Xu Damao's question, Li Kangri smiled and said, "Why? You want to test it? Don't you know how to do it yourself? Why don't you test it yourself?"

"No, I definitely won't do it. I just thought that since the food hasn't arrived yet, it would be boring to just sit here. So you can do another word test to kill time."

"Who will test it?" Li Kangri asked.

"Hey, let Xiao Huang test it. This little girl, I told her you're amazing, but she still doesn't believe me. Why don't you give her a test?"

"Ah? Boss, I don't know what to test?" Xiao Huang said hurriedly.

"Hey, this is easy. You can predict your marriage or good or bad luck. Just write whatever you want." Xu Damao said.

"Boss, I'm still young and don't want to predict my marriage." Xiao Huang complained. She did want a marriage! But after staying with Xu Damao for a long time, all the people she knew were bosses. Naturally, her standards were high, and she looked down on ordinary people.

"That's good or bad."

"Okay, since you said it's good or bad, then I'll use the lucky word. Yes, the lucky word, to predict good or bad luck."

As he spoke, Xiao Huang picked up his notebook and wrote the word "Ji" (good luck), then pushed the notebook in front of Li Kangri, "Boss, I will test this word."

Seeing the words, Li Kangri smiled and twisted his fingers, looking at Xiao Huang meaningfully.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Huang asked puzzledly.

"You're stupid!" Xiao Li pushed Xiao Huang and said, "The boss and the master are like this, just like when the boss tells fortunes for people. He has to show some intention, otherwise it won't be accurate."

"Oh, I forgot." Xiao Huang said embarrassedly, "Boss, how much does that cost?"

"You silly girl, boss, did I shortchange you? One month's salary, quick." Xu Damao said unhappily, "I'll give you double the salary next month."

"Ok!"

Having said that, Xiao Huang immediately picked up the bag, counted his monthly salary, and then pushed it over.

"I'm sorry, Boss Master, I forgot."

"fine!"

After finishing speaking, Li Kangri began to read the words carefully. On the side, several people were quietly waiting for Li Kangri to speak.

"You use this lucky character to predict good or bad luck. It looks like a lucky character, but it is actually very unlucky. It is too unlucky."

"Ah!" Xiao Huang said anxiously, "No way, am I so unlucky? Why is it that the first time I guess the fortune is not auspicious?"

"Well, it is unlucky, but it is not just unlucky for you, it is unlucky for everyone." Li Kangri said.

"What do you mean? Master, why is everyone so unlucky?" Xu Damao interrupted.

"The ancient Chinese character for Ji is a tripod, a tripod used for sacrifices. People offered sacrifices to the gods in the hope of good luck and peace. The word Ji came from this."

"Then why is it unlucky?" Xu Damao asked.

"I said unlucky is unlucky in the word written by Xiao Huang. Look at the difference between the word written by Xiao Huang and the word lucky."

As he spoke, Li Kangri pushed the notebook in front of Xu Damao.

After looking at it for a while, Xu Damao finally found the difference. "Xiao Huang, this is not the character Ji. There is a character Shi on top of the character Ji, and the horizontal line below is too long, so this character is not Ji. I don't recognize this character either."

"Ah? Let me see!"

Xiao Huang pulled the notebook over and looked at it, then said, "Oops, I was in a hurry just now and accidentally wrote it too long. I'll rewrite it."

"No need, it's a foregone conclusion. It's useless to change it." Li Kangri stopped him.

"Master, what do you mean by the word 'ji' which is not 'ji'? Why does it mean there is a disaster?"

"Haha, what does the opening under the soil mean?" asked Li Kangri.

"An opening under the soil?" Xu Damao pondered.

Just as Xu Damao was thinking deeply, Li Huaide interrupted, "Wouldn't it be an earthquake if the earth opened its mouth?"

"Brother Li is really smart. Yes, that's right, it was an earthquake." Li Kangri said with a smile.

Li Kangri's words shocked Li Huaide and Xu Damao.

"Master, do you mean there will be an earthquake here?" Xu Damao exclaimed.

"That's what the character says. The character 'Ji' belongs to the element 'Wood', but Xiao Huang changed 'Shi' to 'Earth'. Wood and earth counteract each other, so this further illustrates the problem," Li Kangri explained.

"Wood overcomes soil?" Xiao Li asked in confusion, "Doesn't wood grow on soil?"

"Yes, so what I said is that wood overcomes earth, not earth overcomes wood. Wood is curved and straight, and is dedicated to its nature. Curved and straight, it is upward. Wood wants to grow, and its nature of growth continuously acts on the earth, making the earth unable to disperse, so wood overcomes earth."

"Is that so?" Xiao Li asked in confusion.

"Oh, don't worry about that. Master, when will the earthquake happen?" Xu Damao asked hurriedly.

"It's hard to say exactly, but it happened this week, so Xiao Huang's test was timely, which is equivalent to saving everyone."

"No way? Boss, I have something to say but I'm not sure if I can say it." Secretary Li looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Do not believe?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. Isn't this too mysterious?" said Secretary Li.

"Haha, I know you don't believe it," Li Kangri said.

After saying that, he looked at Li Huaide and Xu Damao and asked, "Do you believe it?"

Hearing Li Kangri's question, Li Huaide hesitated and said, "Brother, logically I believe your fortune-telling 100%, but isn't it a little bit mysterious this time?"

"What about you?"

"Haha, then you have to believe it. I have never disbelieved what my master said." Xu Damao said without hesitation.

"That's good enough. Go buy some stuff for setting up the tent these few days and put it in our backyard. Wait for the weather to change. There will be heavy rain after a big earthquake, and I don't want to get soaked." Li Kangri arranged.

"Okay, Xiao Huang and Xiao Li, did you hear me? You make the arrangements." Xu Damao ordered.

"Good boss."

Although they don't believe it, they still have to obey their boss's orders.