Hanlu Temple · eighty lots
Yuelao Shrine — Lot 3
This tube asks about marriage. Picture the person. Hold their face in mind.
Yuelao Shrine · Lot 3Good
一纸婚书未写迟真心换得两相知休嫌平淡无佳话柴米夫妻也是诗
What it means: Ordinary is the real thing. Settle.
The verse is kept in Chinese. It is a four-line regulated poem — rhyme and metre are part of the thing itself, and they do not survive translation. The reading below is written in English.
The reading
Love does not have to be dramatic; getting through ordinary days together is a good marriage. It is a time to decide — meet the families, say the plain things out loud. The simpler it is, the longer it lasts.
Yuelao's lots are mostly reassurance: do not hurry, and do not settle.
How to read this grade
Good sits one step below Excellent: the direction is right, but the work has to be carried with diligence and patience. If the verse talks about keeping, gathering or holding steady, that is the point of the lot.
All eighty lots are lines written for Hanlu Temple. They are here to help you put a question into words — no promise, and no medical, financial or legal advice.
Draw this lot in the hall
Walk to the Yuelao Shrine, sit down on a cushion and put your palms together. The tube of lots stands by the altar. A lot you drew in the same hall on the same day is remembered, so you can come back and read it again.