But then the old man's sons took his birthday and time of birth to a fortune teller, who told them, "Under no circumstances let your father die before a certain date, or it will be disastrous for the fortunes of his descendants."
不料，老先生的兒子們拿了爸爸的生辰八字去算命，算出的結論是「絕不能讓父親在某月某日某時辰以前去世，否則會『有損子孫的財運』」。