Feng Xi discovered that the gourd she had worn since childhood could send her slips of paper. The messages, she was told, came from her future self.
【Don't go to the threshing ground for your date. It's dangerous!】
Feng Xi was sure it had to be a prank, so she was determined to go.
Another note appeared from the gourd: 【If you don't want Wang Ermazi to rape you, hide now.】
This time, Feng Xi took the warning seriously and hid.
Sure enough, the man who came to the threshing ground that night was Wang Ermazi, the village thug. He had conspired with her suitor to take her by force.
One slip after another appeared:
【You'll end up in prison for murder, then spend your final years alone.】
【Your family will all meet with terrible misfortune.】
【If you want to change all this, you have to listen to me!】
This time, Feng Xi believed the messages.
She dug up fleeceflower root and went into business, growing richer and richer...
Then another note arrived: 【Go save the future richest man and try to become his wife.】
But Feng Xi didn't listen. She seemed to have fallen for a rugged demobilized soldier instead.
