Chapter 276 Mirror Listening

The Zheng brothers in Yidu County are all scholars. The eldest brother became famous early and was deeply favored by his parents, and his wife was also favored and had a prominent position. The younger brother's examination room was completed, and he was depressed. The couple's identity was low and they were cold-eyed.

The second daughter-in-law often said to her brother, "It's the same man. Why can't you compete for your wife?" In order to motivate my husband, I refused to sleep with him. Since then, the younger brother studied hard and finally became a scholar. His identity improved, and his parents' attitude also changed, but the treatment was never as good as that of the eldest brother.

In this year's rural examination, the second daughter-in-law looked at her husband Jackie Chan, secretly took a bronze mirror on New Year's Eve and went out to "listen to divination". After a while, two men came from the street and pushed each other. One of them said, "You should also cool down." The second daughter-in-law was full of doubts and returned home at a loss. She tossed and turned, but she still didn't understand the meaning of the words.

This autumn, I rushed to take the exam, and the two brothers returned at the same time. At that time, the weather was hot, and the two daughters-in-law were cooking in the kitchen. It was very hot. Suddenly, someone came to report the good news outside the door, "Son Zheng is in the middle." The mother came to the kitchen happily and said to her eldest daughter-in-law, "You don't have to work. Go out to cool down."

When the second daughter-in-law heard this, she was angry and sad. She cried silently and worked while crying. Suddenly, an official came to report the good news outside the door, "The second son of Zheng is in the middle." The second daughter-in-law couldn't help but be happy. She threw away the rolling pin and said with a smile, "I'm also going out to cool down." The reason why I said this sentence was purely out of anger, and I naturally blurted out, but after thinking about it, it coincided with the result of listening to divination.

("mirror listening" is also known as "listening to the mirror", "listening to the divination", "ear divination", etc., is to hold a mirror and eavesdrop on the unintentional words of passers-by on New Year's Eve or New Year's Eve, so as to divine good or bad luck. The specific method is as follows: on New Year's Eve, put the spoon into a pot full of water, rotate the spoon after praying, and then hold the mirror in the direction pointed by the handle of the spoon and go out to eavesdrop. From the first sentence said by others, you can find the answer to what you pray.)