Seeing this scene, even people who didn't understand geomancy knew that the position of the kitchen door wasn't the 'auspicious position' that Wang Zekun had mentioned. They lifted their heads to look at him. Their eyes had changed from awe to suspicion and anger.
The Wang family was the most famous geomancy family in this town. The people in the surrounding villages always went to the Wang family for funerals, weddings, and even new homes.
The villagers didn't have a high income, but no one would save money for this kind of thing. Take my family as an example. When we moved the house, we had paid Wang Zekun one thousand renminbi. My school fees were just two hundred renminbi a semester.
What did they want to spend so much money for?
Not many people wanted to get rich. Most of the villagers just wanted to report their safety. But now, they found out that they had spent a lot of money to find a half-baked geomancy master.
What happened at my house today has been seen through, but what about other times? No one knows if the Fengshui that the Wang Family gave me in the past has any problems.
Wang Zekun's face changed. He pointed at me, his face red. Eventually, he said, "It's not because I pointed at the wrong position. It's because the geomancy of your house isn't good!
Unless … Unless you can point out the auspicious position of the kitchen door and let this flower bloom again, it proves that your house has a problem with geomancy! "
At this moment, Wang Zekun had shed all pretense of cordiality. He wasn't arguing with me about geomancy. He was just pestering me endlessly.
The leaves of the daffodil were curled, and the petals had fallen off. Even if it was placed in the auspicious position, it wouldn't have much effect in a short time.
Moreover, there was a saying in geomancy, "It's easy to identify the ominous position, but difficult to find the auspicious position." In other words, it was easy to identify the ominous position, but difficult to find the auspicious position.
After all, there were many ominous positions and not many auspicious ones. If one wasn't knowledgeable, it would be hard to find the auspicious position among the complicated positions.
An old man in the village spoke for me. "Mr. Wang, no matter what, the kitchen door you pointed out is an ominous position. You can't deny it, can you?
It's not easy for a child to recognize the ominous position. You want to find the auspicious position and make this dying flower bloom again. I'm afraid it's unreasonable.
If children can find auspicious positions, why would they need Fengshui masters? "
The old man was knowledgeable. He said these words to criticize Wang Zekun's sophistry. On the other hand, he wanted to give Wang Zekun a way out. He didn't want today's matter to be too unpleasant.
Who would have thought that Wang Zekun wouldn't appreciate it. Seeing me standing there in silence, he thought that I wouldn't be able to find an auspicious position. He sneered and said, "Didn't he say that his knowledge of geomancy is better than mine?
Humph, it's clearly his family's Fengshui that has a problem. There's no auspicious position in the kitchen at all. I just didn't say it out of consideration for his family's reputation. Now I'm being bitten by a dog! "
I didn't know what to say. I didn't expect him to be this shameless. He had already said that my mother didn't follow the virtues of a married woman, and he still said that he cared about our family's reputation. He was shameless!
I couldn't help but stand up and say, "You're an old man, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless!
Alright, I'll find an auspicious location and let you see if it's a problem with Fengshui or a problem with a good-for-nothing Fengshui master like you! "
Then, I picked up the potted flower and walked to the other side of the kitchen.
Facing Wang Zekun's provocation, I didn't have a good solution. However, perhaps it was God's will, but Wang Zekun had arranged the "Tianyi Auspicious House" layout for my family's four residences, and the location of the kitchen was in the "Qian" position.
The kitchen was in the "Qian" position, and according to the Death Scripture, the auspicious position was in the "Kun" position.
This layout was called "Heaven and Earth". The owner's mouth was flourishing, and the six animals were flourishing.
Moreover, in the "Yi, You, and Chou" year round, there would be auspicious events.
There was a saying: "The Golden Star of Wuqu is named Prolong Life, and the Qian and Kun are in the right position. Both parents are happy to celebrate, and their children are named Virtuous and Virtuous. Four heroes seize the osmanthus, and ten years of fireflies shine in the Wen Xuan. Auspicious air fills the door, and people celebrate, and riches and honor spread throughout the world."
The "Heaven and Earth" layout was the best layout for the kitchen's Fengshui. Moreover, it was the "You" year, the year of rapid growth.
However, even with this auspicious position, it was impossible to make the daffodil bloom again in a short time, as Wang Zekun had said.
Everything in the world operated according to the principles of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, the more auspicious a layout was, the more difficult it was to violate the laws of nature.
The key problem was that the "Tianyi Auspicious House" layout that Wang Zekun had arranged for my family's four residences wasn't very good, and there was a danger that our descendants would be cut off. However, it was a true rapid growth layout. There was a saying in the book, "Great growth in the early years, and no descendants after a long time."
The "Heaven and Earth" layout was a rapid growth year, and the "Tianyi Auspicious House" layout was a true rapid growth layout. It was possible to achieve what Wang Zekun had said.
After doing that, the "Heaven and Earth" layout would be damaged a little. After all, Heaven and Earth had a spirit, and going against the laws of nature would bring disaster. However, it didn't matter. Fengshui needed people's fate to support it. If my house had the "Heaven and Earth" layout, it was hard to say whether it would be a blessing or a curse. On the contrary, it would be damaged a little, and the Fengshui layout would weaken. In the long run, it would be the best choice.
After we reached the "Kun" position in the kitchen, I asked someone to block the door of the "Xun" position. Then, I reopened the door of the "Kun" position and invited the Kitchen God my father had prepared.
After the Kitchen God was invited, the door of the kitchen was completely fixed. Then, I placed the daffodil on the "Kun" position.
Many people had seen the scene of flowers withering. For example, in the middle of a summer day, some flowers that couldn't withstand the heat would wither quickly under the scorching sun.
However, they had never heard of withered daffodil flowers.
After I had done all of this, people in the courtyard gazed at me with curious faces.
Only Wang Zekun wore a disdainful face. It seemed he thought that I was deliberately mystifying things.
In just a short twenty minutes, the wilted and curled leaves of the daffodil gradually unfolded under everyone's gaze. It was full of vitality again. The wilted petals that fell to the ground naturally could not bloom again, but the small flower buds that were originally there bloomed at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"Ah … It's really blooming. How could it be?"
After the flower buds bloomed completely, people excitedly discussed. They couldn't believe what they had just seen.
Wang Zekun's eyes opened wider than everyone else's. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. However, he didn't say anything in the end. After a long time, he swung his sleeves, turned around, and left.
After I had proven myself, no one doubted my words anymore. My auntie's cousins were indignant. They wanted to grab Wang Zekun to settle the score, but I stopped them.
Although I scolded Wang Zekun for being a dabbler in fengshui, besides the wrong position of the kitchen door, the other fengshui layouts weren't wrong. From this, I could see that he had some real skills.
After learning so much about fengshui, I now understood how much damage a fengshui master could bring to a place.
I was going to the University soon. If I offended Wang Zekun too much and he did something bad, it would be a disaster for my family.
Moreover, many people in the courtyard had witnessed it with their own eyes. Fengshui was different from other professions. If he made a mistake, his reputation would be ruined. I was afraid that no one would ask him for help with fengshui in the future.
After Wang Zekun left, the courtyard became lively again. My relatives and neighbors surrounded me and praised me. "I'm worthy of being a university student. I know a lot about fengshui."
On the other hand, my father was puzzled. "Who did you learn fengshui from? How did you know so much?"
Of course, I couldn't tell him the real reason. I just smiled and said, "I read a lot of fengshui books, and I learned it from the books."
If Wang Zekun was here, he would have snorted at my words. However, my father was from the countryside and didn't have much education. He admired scholars the most. Although he couldn't say things like "books have a house of gold", he believed that reading books could help one gain skills. After listening to my words, he didn't doubt me at all.
Of course, I didn't lie. In the past two years, in order to study the "Death Scripture," I had bought a lot of fengshui books to read. After comparing the two books, my learning progress was very fast.
With the crackling of firecrackers, my family's housewarming banquet officially began. The banquet lasted for a whole day before it ended happily with everyone cheering.
Although there were some accidents in the process, it was a happy ending. My parents were also very happy, and their moods weren't disturbed by those accidents.
In this joyous atmosphere, I didn't expect that the first time I showed my fengshui knowledge, it would cause a disaster in the future.
Let's not talk about the future for now. Three days after the housewarming ceremony, I was going to leave for university.
Originally, my father was going to send me off to the county's train station. After breakfast, when I was about to leave, I unexpectedly saw my uncle driving a small car to our house.
My uncle was a civil servant, the deputy director of the county's Forestry Bureau.
He was the only powerful relative in my family. However, because of my aunt, he didn't have much contact with my family.
My uncle was a bit of a henpecked man, and my aunt was someone who despised the poor and loved the rich. Moreover, my parents were also strong-willed, so our relationship became distant. Previously, during the housewarming ceremony, I had informed my uncle, but he didn't come. Today, however, he took the initiative to visit me and said that he would drive me to the county.
Although our relationship was distant, we were still relatives. When my parents heard that I would be sent to school, they were naturally happy and didn't refuse.
After I arrived in my uncle's car, he didn't drive in the direction of the train station. Instead, he went to the center of the county.
I felt strange, and after asking, my uncle said that he needed my help with something and wanted to take me to see someone.
My dad was a bit angry and said, "My child's ticket is this afternoon. How can he help now? What if he delays his registration at university?"
Who knew that my uncle didn't care and waved his hand. "It won't be delayed. Isn't Sanwa's registration the day after tomorrow? I've already booked a plane ticket for the morning after tomorrow, so he won't be late.
If San Wa can help with this matter today, his university tuition will be settled. "
I was shocked. He actually booked a plane ticket for me!
You have to know that in that era, not to mention the people from the countryside, even the people from the city rarely took a plane. Speaking of flying, in my dad's eyes, it was probably the treatment of the country's leaders.