Chapter 5

"Mom, you're not in good health, so you should drink less cola." Ye Xian took away the cup in front of her mother, Huang Xiuqin.

"It's fine, today my daughter is back, I'm happy." Huang Xiuqin patted her daughter's hand, indicating that she was fine.

"Mom, you've fainted twice at home by yourself, and you still say it's fine. What if something really happens, what should I and Dad do?" It was clear that Ye Xian was a filial person, and her concern for her mother came from the heart.

"Ah, Mom just got dizzy from squatting for too long while doing laundry. It's nothing serious."

Elders always downplay their illnesses, making them seem as light as goose feathers, while they always see their children as heavy as Mount Tai. When they are healthy, they don't want to trouble their children, and even when they are unwell, they always make big illnesses seem small.

Tang Zhendong suddenly felt a sense of ordinary human emotion. This kind of family affection seemed to have always been around him, but it also seemed to be far away.

After being released from prison, Tang Zhendong had returned home twice. The first time was right after his release, and the second time was when he had saved up 5,000 yuan, which he delivered in person. Tang Zhendong lived frugally, saving about 500 to 600 yuan a month. Besides the 150 yuan for rent, he spent 300 yuan on food and drink. 300 yuan in the city could buy what? And Tang Zhendong practiced martial arts, so he ate a lot.

But Tang Zhendong had to save money to bring home. He remembered the shock and panic of his parents when they suddenly heard that he had killed someone and was sent to prison, and the two lines of turbid old tears when they came to visit him in prison.

Tang Zhendong had no other thoughts, just wanting to earn some clean money to support his parents in their old age.

In the countryside, a family with a convicted murderer, as one can imagine, everyone looked at them differently. Tang Zhendong could imagine that his parents had been enduring others' pointing and gossip, and he was powerless to do anything about it. He remembered clearly that when he first returned home after being released from prison, the villagers would pull their children closer when they saw him, afraid that the children would touch him and be tainted by bad luck.

One can imagine how Tang Zhendong, once a well-known smart child in the town, top in both academics and sports, suddenly fell to prison. This transformation was hard for everyone to accept, especially his parents.

But parents are always parents, even if their son has been released from prison, he is still their son in their hearts. However, the gazes and gossip of the people around them made Tang Zhendong feel that he had brought shame to his parents.

So Tang Zhendong rarely returned home. In the year since his release, he had only gone home twice. He now lived a life like an ascetic, wanting to work hard to ensure his parents could live a peaceful and comfortable life in their old age.

Today, seeing Ye Xian care for her mother, although it was something a child should do, it still touched Tang Zhendong's heart. His filial piety had made the two elders worry too much.

"Old Ye, your sister-in-law has heart problems, not anemia," Tang Zhendong warned Old Ye. He had observed Old Ye's sister-in-law's complexion up close and, combined with the feng shui of the Ye family, he knew for sure that she had heart problems.

Old Ye was surprised, "Oh, did I tell you about your sister-in-law's illness?"

Ye Xian was also surprised, "Dad, can your young colleague diagnose illnesses?"

Old Ye glared at his daughter, wanting to scold her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it after not seeing her for so long, "What young colleague, no respect."

Ye Xian stuck out her tongue cutely but still had a doubtful look on her face.

"Go wash some fruit for your mom to eat. It's at the door, brought by Xiao Tang." Old Ye pointed to the plastic bags that Tang Zhendong had placed at the door.

"Xiao Tang, when you come, just come, don't bring anything." Old Ye's sister-in-law was a sincere person, and Tang Zhendong could feel the sincerity in her eyes.

"Okay, Sister-in-law, next time I'll just bring my mouth and stomach, hehe."

"Good, but don't let your mouth run away."

"Hehe, okay."

"Xiao Tang, did I ever tell you about my sister-in-law's illness?" Old Ye kept dwelling on this question. He had thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember when he had told Tang Zhendong about Ye Xian's mother's illness.

"Well, Old Ye, you did say it, don't you remember?" Tang Zhendong had to play it safe. He couldn't say that he had seen the illness just by looking at the feng shui before entering the house, so he just joked with Old Ye.

"Oh, I really don't remember. I thought you could diagnose illnesses!"

"You old Ye, you're really desperate. Xiao Tang isn't in that field, how could he diagnose illnesses?" Huang Xiuqin scolded.

"The fruit is here. This is fresh dragon fruit, this is olive, this is longan, oh, and there's papaya. Brother Tang brought quite a lot of fruit, hehe." Ye Xian took several plates, peeled and cut the fruit that needed it, and placed them on the plates for direct consumption.

"Xiao Tang, really, you're not easy. These fruits are so expensive. Next time, don't bring anything, got it?" Huang Xiuqin was frugal and knew that these southern fruits were not cheap in the north. She hadn't eaten them, but she knew the prices from the supermarket.

"Got it, Sister-in-law, next time I'll just bring my mouth and stomach." Tang Zhendong smiled.

But Ye Xian looked at Tang Zhendong, "Can you really treat illnesses? Did you really see that my mom has heart problems?" While washing the fruit in the kitchen, she had been listening intently and couldn't wait to ask when she came out.

"Xian Xian, don't talk nonsense." Huang Xiuqin gently patted her daughter's hand.

"Hehe, Sister-in-law, I do know a bit about treating simple illnesses, but I'm not sure if I can cure this one." In fact, Tang Zhendong was more than 80% confident about this illness.

While sitting, Tang Zhendong had already observed the feng shui of the Ye family's home and found the problem. He then planned to use some fundamental and nourishing traditional Chinese medicine to help Old Ye's sister-in-law. With this, the illness wouldn't be a big issue.

"Oh? Xiao Tang, you can really diagnose illnesses? I've never heard you mention it before!" Old Ye was shocked. For something he had never encountered, he could only show his surprise.

After all, his wife had fainted twice at home, and if not discovered in time, it could have been life-threatening. The illness had been checked at a major hospital, which recommended a heart bypass surgery, costing at least 100,000 yuan. So Old Ye was working hard to earn money.

However, he couldn't save much because his daughter was in college, and the annual tuition and living expenses were at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Although his daughter knew how to be frugal, Old Ye didn't want to make her suffer, so he had been saving for years but still hadn't saved enough.

Hearing suddenly that Tang Zhendong could treat illnesses, he felt a glimmer of hope. After all, the heart bypass surgery at the hospital cost over 100,000 yuan and carried risks. If Tang Zhendong had some secret ancient remedies, it might be possible to cure his wife's illness without spending much money.

"I'll try, but I can't guarantee success." For something he wasn't sure about, Tang Zhendong didn't want to make promises. After all, he was only knowledgeable about feng shui, not a real doctor.

Tang Zhendong had carefully observed the feng shui of the Ye family's home. Feng shui is a vast field, and only those with a good mind can learn it. Feng shui is a field of calculation, requiring a large amount of complex calculations.

To determine the feng shui of a room, one must first know the Nine Palace Flying Stars. The Nine Palace is a grid of nine squares, and the Flying Stars are used to determine which star is in charge for the current period.

The star in charge for the current period indicates which star is dominant for the year. From 2004 to 2023, the 8th period star is in charge. The calculation of the star in charge is based on the movements of Jupiter and Saturn, which falls under astrology. Tang Zhendong was also skilled in astrology, which is primarily based on calculations.

The star in charge is fixed, meaning it changes every 20 years. Once the star in charge for the 20-year period is determined, the direction where the star is located can be found.

In fact, every year, month, day, and hour has a star in charge. To determine the auspiciousness of each hour, one needs to be precise to the month, day, and hour. However, in many cases, feng shui doesn't need to be that precise, as the calculations are too complex, and by the time you calculate it, the hour might have passed.

However, if the 20-year major period is not accurately determined, then the subsequent years, months, and days will all be wrong. If the 20-year major period is accurately determined, then to find the problem, one needs to look at the star in charge for the current year, and to be more precise, one can calculate the month and day.

Of course, Old Ye's wife, Huang Xiuqin, didn't develop her illness in just a few months but over several years, so there was no need to be that precise. Finding the star in charge for the 20-year period was sufficient.

Once the star in charge, or the Flying Star, is found, the direction of the Nine Palace can be determined. Once the direction of the Nine Palace is found, according to the Nine Palace and Eight Trigrams, the family members represented by each direction can be identified.

The Nine Palace grid is divided into east, south, west, north, southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest, and the center, making a total of nine directions. These nine directions correspond to the Eight Trigrams, plus the center, forming the Nine Palace grid.

For the Ye family, the southwest represents the mother, Huang Xiuqin. The mother corresponds to the Kun trigram, which belongs to the earth element. This means that the southwest must have an environment suitable for earth, and it should not have elements that conflict with earth.

The elements that match earth are wood and water. Wood overcomes earth, and earth overcomes water. This means that the southwest should have earth and not wood. However, on the window sill in the southwest of the Ye family's home, there was a pot of tiger's claw plant, which exactly matched the wood overcoming earth. The tiger's claw plant growing from the center of the earth corresponded to the heart of the Kun trigram, indicating that Huang Xiuqin had a problem with her heart.

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