Chapter 90

After Lin Qiusheng's explanation, the guests all understood the feng shui issues of this house and nodded slowly. The sharp feng shui problem was quite obvious.

"Next, let's talk about the second case, the feng shui issues of the second house. There were forty-six people who accurately judged it."

Good grief, the number of people decreased by nearly two hundred, and many feng shui masters began to whisper and discuss.

"I have a satirical poem written by a colleague here, describing this house. It's quite interesting and points out the feng shui issues of this house. I'll read it to everyone."

Lin Qiusheng took out an answer sheet and read aloud: "An old man built a house to divide his family, one house for two sons, the sons divided the house and laughed, but they didn't know which family the well belonged to."

After reading the poem, Lin Qiusheng looked up and his gaze fell on Qin Yu, saying, "Qin Yu, explain the meaning of this satirical poem to everyone."

Suddenly, countless eyes focused on Qin Yu. He showed a bitter smile, shook his head helplessly, and stood up. He had written the satirical poem because he was inspired by this house, but now he had become the center of attention because of the poem.

"I don't think I need to explain the literal meaning of this poem, it's just plain talk. President Lin calling it a satirical poem makes me feel embarrassed; it's more like a tongue twister." Qin Yu first humbly responded, knowing that his young age would make him prone to jealousy, so he remained humble.

Qin Yu's words elicited a wave of friendly laughter from the crowd. Strictly speaking, what Qin Yu did wasn't really a satirical poem, especially since the last line had an extra character, but it did rhyme, so it could be called a tongue twister.

"In fact, the reason I wrote these few lines is because I was inspired. If you've lived in small towns or rural areas, you'll know that there are many houses like this, especially those built by families with several sons, which are like several identical small houses combined. There's a reason for this. When sons grow up, they naturally need to divide the family. Dividing the house can lead to conflicts, so people in rural areas build symmetrical houses. If there are two sons, each gets half, avoiding conflicts and even enmity."

Some might say, isn't there a family planning policy? How can a family have so many children? If you think this way, congratulations, you are a city-born child, a standard urbanite.

The family planning policy is not strictly enforced in small towns and rural areas. Moreover, rural people have more feudal thoughts, believing that they must have sons to carry on the family line, and the more, the better. A large family means more strength, and they won't be bullied by other surnames in the village.

Some might ask, don't the village and town officials manage overpopulation?

Of course, they do, but fines are imposed. In the eyes of rural people, the continuation of the family line is more important than money. Some poor families, unable to have sons, would even go into debt to pay fines and continue having children.

Qin Yu still remembers the propaganda slogan on the walls of village houses when he was a child: "To get rich, have fewer children and plant more trees."

To carry on the family line and ensure a prosperous family, rural people would have several children. A woman's pregnancy lasts ten months, and the husband must spend time with his wife, leaving little time to consider how to make money.

Moreover, the cost of raising so many children increases several times. In some struggling families, children often drop out of school before completing nine years of compulsory education to work and earn money. Their education lags behind, and they can only do physical labor, earning blood and sweat money. Thus, there was a saying to describe this phenomenon in rural areas:

The more children, the poorer; the poorer, the more children.

Let's get back to the topic. Qin Yu gathered his thoughts and said, "This house has a standard two-hall, four-bedroom layout. If you draw a line down the middle, you can see that both sides are symmetrical."

"The owner's intention was good, but he overlooked a problem, the well behind the house."

"What's wrong with the well?"

"The well's position is correct. I calculated it earlier, and it's in the Geng position, which is auspicious."

Many feng shui masters, hearing Qin Yu say there was a problem with the well, asked again, but their tone was much friendlier than the previous day, without any mocking or disdain.

"In the 'Eight Mirrors of Bright Houses' from the 'Siku Quanshu,' it describes the well's position: 'A well in the Zi position brings madness, in the Chou position, brothers don't get along, in the Yin, Mao, Chen, and Si positions, it's inauspicious, in the Wu and Xu positions, it's inauspicious to dig a well. Digging a well in the Wei and Hai positions is extremely inauspicious, in the Shen and You positions, it's inauspicious with no good. Only in the Qian position does it cause leg injuries, and in the Jia, Geng, and Ren positions, the well is deep. If the well is near the stove, it causes women to be promiscuous, and if the well is in the Dui position, the family will have no gold.'"

"From the 'Eight Mirrors of Bright Houses,' we can see that among the twenty-four positions, only the Jia, Geng, and Ren positions are auspicious for digging a well."

"Master Qin said the Geng position is auspicious, and I measured it earlier, and the well is indeed in the Geng position of this house. According to what you said, Master Qin, the well should be fine."

A feng shui master finally couldn't hold back and stood up to ask Qin Yu. According to Qin Yu's own words, the well's position was not a problem.

"What is your honorable surname, Master?" Qin Yu didn't answer directly but politely asked first.

"My surname is Zhu."

"Master Zhu, greetings!" Qin Yu first bowed to the other party and then continued, "I didn't say the well's position was bad. The key is not the well but the division of the family. The last line of my tongue twister says, 'but they didn't know which family the well belonged to.' You can see in the case description: In 2008, Liu Anquan divided the house between his two sons. This is the crux of the feng shui problem."

"What's the problem with that? Dividing the house is a normal thing, isn't it?" Master Zhu looked at the sentence and was still puzzled, asking Qin Yu.

"Since the owner's two sons have divided the family, they will each carry on the family line and start their own stoves. The originally unified house will have two different energy fields, one for the eldest son's family and one for the second son's family. The well is right in the middle of the house, and the energy fields of the two families split the well into two parts."

In southern rural areas, whether it's dividing the family or moving into a new house, a new family line is always started. This is to inform the ancestors and the local deities that they have moved here and to ask for their protection.

When Qin Yu's second uncle moved into a new house, he started the family line at midnight. He lit three incense sticks on the old house's incense burner, and his second uncle recited a prayer, telling the ancestors that his descendants were moving and taking the family line with them. After the prayer, he removed the three incense sticks and inserted them into a new incense burner covered with red paper, bringing it to the new house. The incense must not be extinguished during this process, which is considered a successful transfer of the family line.

"I understand. The well represents water, and water represents wealth. The two sons of the house owner each started their own family line, creating two different energy fields. This split the well into two parts, and the well water no longer has the function of accumulating wealth. Instead, it has become a source of financial leakage because it is no longer complete."

Master Zhu pondered for a moment and then said excitedly, "I understand. Master Qin, your insight into feng shui is profound."

"Master Zhu, you understood so quickly. Your research in feng shui is quite deep," Qin Yu praised.

"Master Qin, you're mocking me. I only understood because you explained it clearly. I always thought that only people of a certain age could truly understand feng shui, but seeing Master Qin, I realize that not everyone can be measured by age. Master Qin, although you are young, your expertise in feng shui is truly impressive." Master Zhu bowed to Qin Yu, showing admiration.

"Master Zhu, you're too kind." Qin Yu looked at Lin Qiusheng and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the owner's two sons have experienced several financial losses in the past three years, and the eldest son has lost more than the second son."

"Haha, Qin Yu, you really surprised me. It was already impressive that you could see the feng shui problem with the well, but you can even tell that the eldest son has lost more than the second son. Explain how you figured that out."

Lin Qiusheng's words confirmed Qin Yu's previous statement. The problem with this house was indeed with the well, and it seemed that Qin Yu had even correctly identified which son had lost more. At this moment, the crowd looked at Qin Yu with a different expression, from mere recognition to admiration. To be so accurate at such a young age, his future was limitless.

"Actually, this isn't difficult. Generally, when a family divides, the eldest son gets the left side, and the second son gets the right side. Left is west, and right is east. We have a song that goes, 'The great river flows east.'"

"Water generally flows east. The well water, though seemingly calm, is actually tilted eastward. Therefore, some of the wealth lost by the eldest son will flow to the second son's side. While the second son also loses wealth, he receives some of the wealth lost by the eldest son, so the rate of wealth loss is slower for the second son compared to the eldest."

"Correct. In the first year after the house was divided, the eldest son had a car accident and had to pay a large sum of money. In the second year, his business failed, and he lost all his capital. The second son lost two oxen in the first year and fell down the stairs in the second year, breaking his leg and spending several months in the hospital, costing him tens of thousands of yuan."

Clap, clap!

Someone clapped after Lin Qiusheng finished speaking, and the whole audience followed suit, applauding Qin Yu's performance.

"Hehe, Qin Yu, you should thank me for letting you enjoy the applause and flowers." Mo Yongxing grinned at Zhang Hua beside him.

"Who started the applause? I have to maintain a smile now." Qin Yu realized how difficult it was to be a celebrity. Facing the applause, he couldn't sit down and had to maintain a smile and a humble demeanor, which was more tiring than judging the feng shui of the house.

Finally, when the applause stopped, Qin Yu was about to sit down, but Lin Qiusheng's voice rang out again, "Qin Yu, continue."

PS: Earlier, I boasted in the book group that I would update four times tomorrow. I wanted to back out after writing this chapter, but what's said is said, and some people even have chat records.

Well, I'll do my best tomorrow, at least three updates, aiming for four. Fellow readers, give me some encouragement, recommendations, and collections. I need everything!

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