By the fiftieth day, Mrs. Jia was finally pregnant. The couple had thought their son's life would be smooth sailing, but unexpectedly, there was this catastrophic disaster. Back then, the old Taoist said that his son would face two calamities, one at age eight and another at twenty. If he could survive both, his life would be prosperous, his official career smooth.
Right now is the first calamity.
After Mr. Jia learned his son was seriously ill, he tried every means to find the Wandering Taoist's whereabouts. However, being a wandering Taoist, the old Taoist was already very old at the time. Now, eight or nine years later, whether he's still around is uncertain.
The silver Mr. Jia gave was for prayers, which is the kind of matter requiring it; it must be given, and it must not violate the rules of the trade. Tang Wanwan understood that if it wasn't for her, Gu Yunzhi wouldn't have easily agreed to handle the matter.
