C43 (1/2)

When I heard this, isn't this the case? With my poor and destitute appearance, where can I find a partner?

However, I changed my mind. I didn't come to him for marriage, so what's the use of nagging him for so much? So I asked him again: ”Then you calculate for me, what have I been up to lately?”

The old man looked at me again and nodded. ”It's not a question of what's bad for you. It's just that everything is bad. Your career, family, everything is bad. Am I right?”

I repeatedly nodded my head in agreement. Then, I asked, ”Elder, please tell me, is there any way to break this?”

Just as this old man had said, everything has gone awry recently. Misfortune has befallen me, and I'm anxiously trying to find a solution to this problem.

When the old man heard that I asked about this, his face turned hesitant and he said, ”This …” ”About this, I'm afraid that it will be a little troublesome …”

”Is there anything else that's troublesome? Just say it directly …”

”Help others block the calamity and blessings. This old man will bear some of the consequences. You can't ask this old man to do these things for you for nothing, can you?” The old man showed his big yellow teeth again and grinned at me.

I was stunned and puzzled, ”Elder, didn't you say that you don't want money?”

”That's right, I don't need money to help you calculate, but to help you fend off calamities and blessings is a different matter.” Yes, to help you fend off calamities and blessings is a different matter, since we have come to this point, then this old man will help you crack it.

Hearing his words, I started to panic. It was as if I had grabbed onto a lifesaving straw. Without even thinking, I directly said, ”Elder, please tell me. How much money do you need before you are willing to help me …”

The old man stretched out three fingers.

”Thirty?” I wondered.

The old man shook his head and said, ”I won't be able to help you if you're thirty. I said three hundred!”

”Three hundred …” I muttered to myself that this was not a small sum. Three hundred dollars was almost all I had, so how could I spend it in the future, but compared to the six hundred yuan rent, it was much cheaper.

After hesitating for a while, I said hesitantly, ”Old man, I don't have that much money on me right now. I just graduated from university and haven't found a job yet. What do you think …? Can I have a hundred pieces? ”

The old man shook his head and said, ”Aiya, you said that you got into so much trouble with me, and I didn't even ask for three hundred yuan, and you're still bargaining with me? Aiya, forget it, since you're not an easy person, I'll give you a discount and charge you two hundred yuan, it can't be any less than that …”

I can barely accept this price, but if I give him this money, my future life will be even more difficult. I have to find a job as soon as possible.

With that in mind, I fished out two hundred yuan from my pocket and gave it to the old man. The old man's eyes lit up and he immediately received the two hundred yuan from me, grinning from ear to ear. As he put the two hundred yuan into his pocket, he said to me, ”Brat, you've finally met me, a noble person.

After saying that, the old man fished out something from his clothes and handed it to me. I lowered my head and saw that it was actually a triangular talisman paper.