There was nothing to do on this day, and Zhuang Mingyue originally planned to go for a walk on the street alone.

But before he could walk out of the door, he met Long Yuanxiu, who happened to come back from the door.

Long Yuanxiu has been very busy recently, and often goes out early in the morning alone, until late at night, and there is not necessarily any movement to come back.

Although Zhuang Mingyue was very curious about what Long Yuanxiu was busy with, out of trust, she didn't ask anything in the end.

"Where are you going?" Long Yuanxiu, who finally finished the things in his hands and hurried back, happened to see the person who was about to go out, so he frowned and asked.

Zhuang Mingyue shrugged her shoulders and said truthfully: "I haven't had anything to do recently, I plan to go out and buy two books to read."

It has never been a secret that Zhuang Mingyue likes to read, and when Long Yuanxiu heard this, he immediately said, "I'll go with you."

Zhuang Mingyue was stunned: "Haven't you been very busy lately?" All done? ”

Long Yuanxiu nodded and said, "The things in hand are almost done, and there is still time to accompany you to pick out two books."

Long Yuanxiu has been busy with things recently, which was discussed some time ago on how to get the emperor to propose the imperial examination system.

Because there are a lot of things that need to be arranged by himself, not to mention that this time the action is to cooperate with Long Zhengning, he is not at ease to let Long Zhengning deal with many things alone, and Long Zhengning naturally can't rest assured that Long Yuanxiu can't be relieved.

When the two of them were so careful, it turned into an extremely busy situation for both parties.

"Now that things are almost settled, let's go."

Zhuang Mingyue knew what the two of them were busy with, but she had asked if she needed help before, but she was prevaricated by the two for various reasons, so Zhuang Mingyue didn't ask any more.

Standing in place and waiting for a while, Long Yuanxiu hurriedly changed into his usual clothes for going out, and then accompanied Zhuang Mingyue.

It's just that going out is mainly to relax, and buying books is secondary.

Zhuang Mingyue rejected Long Yuanxiu's proposal to walk in a carriage, and the two of them walked in front, followed only by two small servants, everything was simple.

Along the way, I walked slowly and leisurely and came to the bookstore.

Most of the books sold in bookstores are nothing more than miscellaneous books to pass the time, or vernacular books.

Books that can really educate people are sold very little, and they have been strictly controlled by the imperial court.

Zhuang Mingyue picked two books left and right that didn't look so boring.

After walking out of the store, he looked at the sun that was still hanging high, and he didn't want to take a step with a headache, Long Yuanxiu stood aside with some amusement and said: "I have already reminded you just now, I said that I would take the carriage out, and you would not want to move now, but you have to go."

Zhuang Mingyue sighed and said, "Originally, the main purpose was to come out to relax, who knew that the sun was so big...... When I went out before, I looked at the weather well. ”

Long Yuanxiu didn't speak, walked beside her, and held up an umbrella.

Although there is not much sun on three sides, and it is not like the place where I once lived, the umbrella has a shade

The effect of blocking ultraviolet rays, but it is better than nothing, Zhuang Mingyue still hid in the shadows under the umbrella.

The air became inexplicably hot, and it was clear that the sun was very big, but it was not as hot as imagined, but there was a feeling of stuffiness and humidity.

"Such weather...... I guess it's going to rain. Zhuang Mingyue looked up at the cloudless sky, the damp breath was always there, and after mixing with the stuffy feeling, it made people feel dense and uncomfortable.

Long Yuanxiu frowned and looked at the sky, and said, "It won't rain for a while, but go back as soon as possible, when the rain falls, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back."

Such an abnormal climate is often a precursor to the coming of a huge storm, Long Yuanxiu has undergone a lot of training outside alone, and his abnormal perception of the weather is naturally very keen, but Zhuang Mingyue can also have such a judgment, which really surprised him.

Agreeing with Long Yuanxiu's words, the two quickened their pace of walking.

But before he could get out of the corner of the street, he suddenly heard a clear voice from behind him.

"Please stay, two of you."

Someone behind him stopped him, Long Yuanxiu didn't take him seriously, Zhuang Mingyue stopped curiously and looked back.

An old man with crane hair and a childish face, touching his long white beard, supported a shelf in his left hand, on which were written the words "change his life against the sky".

The clothes he wore were like Taoist clothes.

Although the old man is old, he is worthy of being well-known for his crane hair and childish face, with bright eyes and a ruddy complexion, not at all like a weathered person.

Although the skin of the outstretched hand has been dried, the joints of the fingertips and fingers can be seen to be smooth, and it is not a person who has practiced writing or has done heavy work all year round.

"I see that the faces of the two of you seem to have come in with a bloody disaster, why don't you sit down and the old man will calculate a hexagram for you?"

The old man looked at the person in front of him and stopped, then touched his beard and said with an unfathomable look.

Long Yuanxiu sneered, he didn't take this person's words to heart, he was just a charlatan.

Zhuang Mingyue rarely encountered such a thing, although she was also very interested, but she raised her head and looked at the climate that was about to change, and she could only say regretfully: "I'm sorry, we still have something, let's talk about this fortune teller another day."

After being rejected, the old man was not angry, but just touched his beard and said: "I don't often tell fortunes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if the two of you don't cherish it and miss it, then don't blame the old man for not reminding the two."

There was already a faint threat in these words, Zhuang Mingyue glanced at him and said: "We are not keen on the matter of divination, so the old gentleman should go find someone else."

Although the old gentleman's words were unkind, Zhuang Mingyue's proper politeness when she spoke was still maintained.

When the old gentleman heard that he had been rejected three times and twice, he was also a little unhappy: "Heh, I originally looked at the black mist on the foreheads of the two of them, so I wanted to help, since the two of them don't appreciate it, if something happens in the future, don't blame the old man for not reminding him,

Two ...... Let's go. ”

The old man said as he put away his stall.

Anyone who goes out happily, after encountering such a thing, will feel a little unhappy, the old man is unhappy When he was packing up his things, Zhuang Mingyue pursed his lips and did not speak.

However, Long Yuanxiu frowned, and there was indifference in his voice: "Even if something happens in the future, it has nothing to do with you."

When the last sentence was spoken, the atmosphere between the three of them immediately dropped to a freezing point.

The old man's hand that was collecting things suddenly paused, stood up straight, looked at Long Yuanxiu and sneered: "You have a heavenly evil in your life, your body is too murderous, and your hands are also stained with the blood of many people, you should have been lonely and helpless all your life, for some reason, your life of a lonely life was forcibly tampered with, and such a thing as changing your life against the sky naturally has to pay a price, I reminded you two that you yourself are unwilling to sit down and listen."

Zhuang Mingyue laughed out loud at that time: "So I don't want to sit down and listen to you, should I listen here to how you say such a thing as a crime in someone's life?" I've never seen anyone like you buying and selling like you since I was a kid! ”

The old man touched his beard and made an unfathomable look: "I never said that the old decay is forced to buy and sell, but I just reminded the two of them out of kindness, the girl's life is peculiar, since she has come here, she will live in peace, presumably the girl has had doubts in her heart before, and then someone reminded the girl that if you come, you will be safe."

Originally, he was a little disdainful of what the old man said, but when he heard the last sentence, Zhuang Mingyue's face suddenly changed: "What do you mean?"

The old man just laughed loudly and said, "It's not interesting, it's just a kind reminder, if the girl wants to listen, then listen, if she doesn't want to listen, then I don't say it."

Originally, he didn't have the heart to continue to deal with this old man, but the moment he heard the last sentence, Zhuang Mingyue changed his mind.

"Since the old gentleman has been insisting that we should stay and listen, why don't we just sit down and listen to the old gentleman's chatter?"

Zhuang Mingyue was relieved, although Long Yuanxiu didn't like this old man in every way, so he could only nod slightly.

The old man was suddenly unhappy at this time: "Little old man, I have never acted on other people's faces, I am willing to say it, now I am not happy, please go."

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a gesture of wanting to drive people away, completely ignoring Zhuang Mingyue and Long Yuanxiu, who had changed their faces, and then took care of their bags and prepared to leave with their feet raised.

"You old man is really interesting, you were the one who had to let us stay just now, and now that we are staying, you are also the one who suddenly changed his mind."

Zhuang Mingyue already had some anger in her voice, originally because of the hot and humid weather, her blocked heart was already uncomfortable, and now when she met this person messing around, she looked at the old man a little unhappy.

"The girl's words are serious, just now the little old man was kind, so he was willing to leak the heavenly opportunity, but then I thought it clearly, the heavenly opportunity cannot be violated, so the two of you should leave." The old man said with a smile.