Chapter 64: Storytelling
How many things do you need to prepare to open an embroidery shop? I took another look at the things on the list, and it felt like my head was getting bigger. Decorating shops, purchasing equipment, recruiting employees, and dealing with the government, each of which is densely packed with a long list. As I calculated the costs one by one, listed the items that needed to be purchased and the items that could be put on hold, I felt like my head was going to explode. Xiaohong came in with a plate of jujube cakes, saw my scorched and hot appearance, and said with a smile: "Girl, let's rest and make it, the jujube cakes that Grandpa Fu asked me to send you are delicious." ”
I put down my pen, rubbed my head, and lamented, "Xiaohong, why should I find guilt? Okay, draw some tricks for Aunt Jin, and say that the child has been the same, why do you want to open this ghost embroidery village on a whim? Eat and hold up. ”
Xiaohong laughed "sigh": "The girl feels troublesome, just don't do this job." ”
"If you sign a contract with Aunt Jin, you will lose money if you break the contract." I said with a bitter face, "I'm really not a person who does things, and I want to retreat before this starts." ”
"It's hard at the beginning, just do it." Xiaohong smiled and handed a piece of jujube cake to my mouth. I opened my mouth, chewed a few times, swallowed it in my stomach, glanced at Xiaohong, and said with a smile: "You girl, you will be reasonable." ”
"I learned from the girl." Xiaohong made a grimace, after this girl arrived in Cangdu, her surname was a lot more cheerful, not as submissive as before, and she looked like a little daughter-in-law who accepted her fate. I smiled, rubbed my head, and said, "Poor mouth." ”
She obediently leaned over and stood behind me to rub my temples. I closed my eyes, sighed comfortably, and said with a smile: "Xiaohong's craftsmanship, you can open a massage parlor." ”
"Massage parlor? What is that? Xiaohong said curiously.
"Huh?" I frowned, how could I have pulled out the puzzling words again. I lazily said, "Nothing. By the way, did the eldest brother say when he will come back? ”
The eldest brother of the Wei family went to the shop in Cangdu City early in the morning, where the renovation was being carried out, and the eldest brother of the Wei family went to supervise the work. Originally, I was going to go in person, but the eldest brother of the Wei family said that the decoration shop was messy, I was weak, and there was no need to go every day, anyway, he took care of it, and I could go to see the progress once in a few days, so I had to think about these miscellaneous things at home.
"Brother Wei didn't say it." Xiaohong is now very good at thinking about me, "Is the girl going to see it?" ”
"Anyway, I haven't been to the shop for a few days, so it's okay to go and see it." I opened my eyes and stood up. Xiaohong hurriedly took the cloak and put it on me, I stepped out of the door, and saw the little servant Fuxiang of the old Futou walking out with a box, and stopped him with a smile: "Xiaoxiangzi, where are you going?" ”
"The master asked me to send some jujube cakes to Aunt An's house." Fuxiang smiled and said, "Sister Ye is going out?" ”
"I'll go to the city and see how the shop is doing." I walked over and patted him on the head, "It's not far away, do you want me to give you a ride?" ”
"It's not far away, it's just ahead." Fuxiang's eyes rolled and said with a smile, "But if Sister Ye wants to carry me, I'll be lazy." ”
"Imp, be clever." I laughed and scolded, stepping out of the yard. Xiaohong led the donkey cart of Lao Futou's family, I sat on it, Fuxiang followed and climbed into the car, I smiled and said: "Xiaoxiangzi, do you want to play anything, I will bring it back to you from the city." ”
"I want to eat rock sugar gourd, can my sister bring me four skewers?" Fuxiang smiled flatteringly.
"That's fine, but eating too much of that stuff is bad for your teeth." I laughed, "Teeth are going to rot." ”
"I'm going to send two skewers to Aunt An's family to eat." Fuxiang's face flushed, embarrassed.
Oh, I still remember my friends. I smiled and rubbed his hair, "Okay." ”
Aunt An is the helper who does rough work in Lao Futou's house, she doesn't live in Lao Futou's house, but she comes to cook every day, cleans up every few days, cleans up the house, and washes clothes for Lao Futou and Fuxiang. She looks nearly half white, probably because she has been doing rough work, her skin is rough and her face is not good, she doesn't like to talk, she comes and leaves every day, and she is silent.
Fuxiang said that her house was not very far from the old Futou's house, and sure enough, she didn't walk long, and she saw a dilapidated farmhouse courtyard, Fuxiang climbed down the donkey cart and went to push the door of Aunt An's courtyard, I turned to Xiaohong and said, "Let's go." ”
I entered the city safely all the way, and when I arrived at the store, I saw that the eldest brother of the Wei family was sweating profusely directing the work to be busy, I smiled and greeted him, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him: "Big brother, hard work." ”
"Why are you here?" He took the handkerchief, wiped the sweat off his face, and said with a smile, "Didn't you say that there is a lot of chaos here, what else am I worried about when I look at you?" ”
"I'm not worried, I just want to come and see Big Brother." I took a look at the decoration of the store, it was going smoothly, it was almost completed, I was very happy, I turned to Wei Tongfeng and said, "Big brother, you can also take a rest, let's go to the teahouse for a cup of tea." ”
He nodded: "It's okay." "Arranged for the workers to continue to rush to work, we came to a tea house called "Xiang Mingju", on the second floor of the private room, the location of the tea house is good, leaning against the window to see the Cangjiang River in the distance, one side of the curtain opens, you can also hear the storyteller in the lobby downstairs.
We asked for a pot of Meishan Maofeng, which is said to be the famous tea of Tiancao Kingdom, and asked for three or two dim sums, and listened to the following storyteller tell an anecdote about the rivers and lakes, which made a group of tea customers laugh. I played with the tea cup and smiled faintly, coming to this time and space, it is rare to be as leisurely as today, and it would be great if this day went on like this.
At this time, I heard a tea guest downstairs saying: "Storyteller, I heard that you just came from the capital, tell us about the new things in the capital, right?" ”
As soon as I heard it, I was also interested, and pricked up my ears, in the capital, I don't know what has been going on recently? But I heard the storyteller smile and said: "If you want to say that in this capital, what has happened recently is the 'Super Oiran' election contest held by the Qinglou, the No. 1 Qinglou in the capital, and the Red Mansion." ”
In a word, aroused everyone's interest. I was stunned, I didn't expect Mr. Storyteller to talk about this. A group of tea customers urged Mr. Na Shuo to go down quickly, only to hear the storyteller continue: "But it is said that the capital leans on the Red Mansion, and a few months ago a much-anticipated 'Super Oiran' competition was held.......
The storyteller talked endlessly, telling the "Super Oiran" contest system, registration methods, voting methods, etc., in great detail, and then the pre-game canvassing performance, the wonderful grand occasion of each game, the enthusiasm of the people to participate, etc., which also spared no effort to highlight the beauty and talent of the Qinglou Yanji such as red leaves, jade bamboo, and incense, and even made a great exaggeration of the riots in the final game, and even the rumors that the Imperial Forest Army and the "Super Oiran" fans were at war with each other, and blood spattered pilgrimage to the Guangting came out. In short, the tea guests were fascinated, dumbfounded, applauded, and applauded. I laughed dumbly, storytellers like to make up a story with bizarre twists and turns to make it more interesting, in the end, they eat this bowl of rice, and even this story can be told so vividly. glanced at Xiaohong, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and the eldest brother of the Wei family also had a few smiles in his eyes.
The storyteller stopped and drank a cup of tea, and the tea guests sighed, "Ah, it's a Kyoshi after all, and even holding an Oiran contest is so different, if only I was lucky enough to witness it." ”
But I heard a tea guest stand up and say: "Storyteller, when the 'Super Oiran' competition was held in the Red Mansion, I was also in the capital, and that competition was indeed a lively sensation, but do you know who came up with the idea of this 'Super Oiran'?" One sentence caused all the tea guests to ask curiously, only to see the tea guest smile proudly and said: "This idea was conceived by a Qinglou Yan Ji named Carmen in Yihong Mansion." Speaking of this Carmen girl, it is called beautiful and moving, and the lyrics and songs are unparalleled, and those oirans are nothing compared to her. ”
The storyteller smiled and said, "Yes, this Carmen girl is a legendary woman in the capital." It is said that before she took the stage, she attracted the first musician of the Tiancao country, Yuefeng Ge Gongzi, to accompany her, and made her debut on the stage, with a bold dance, which surprised the four, attracting the Yue Gongzi, and the rich man of the Tiancao country at that time, Chu Yan, and the hussar general Lonely Shocking Cloud who had just returned from the victory in northern Xinjiang competed for bidding, and was finally auctioned by the general at a price of 1,100 taels of gold, and spent a lot of money to support it...... "The storyteller's mouth frothed, and the situation of the night I appeared on the stage, including the clothes I wore, my makeup, the dance I danced, and the song I sang, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, he said it vividly, attracting a group of tea customers to gasp and exclaim. I noticed that the eldest brother of the Wei family had a slight displeasure on his face, smiled and patted his hands, and said softly, "Don't be angry. ”
I only heard what I said just now, and the tea guest smiled: "Storyteller, you are really good." The songs that Miss Carmen sang are now going viral in Beijing, especially the song "Carmen" that she sang on stage, which can simply frighten people to death, how about I sing it to everyone? The tea drinkers applauded, and the man really sang aloud, and everyone was stunned when they heard the deviant lyrics of "Carmen". I was so angry and funny, I covered my forehead and moaned, "Oh my God......"
After the tea guest finished singing, he saw that everyone had not come back to their senses, and said with a smile: "When I first heard this silver song, and then saw Miss Carmen's beautiful dance, I was shocked, but it is more powerful than you are now." But then again, such a charming and glamorous woman is really a stunner that makes men crazy, but unfortunately since the Red Mansion was seized by the government, the whereabouts and whereabouts of this Carmen girl are unknown, alas......"
"It's good that I don't know!" At this time, he suddenly heard a clear male voice interrupting the sigh of the tea guest, and snorted indignantly: "The capital is the capital of goodness, how can you engage in these morally unethical and immoral things all day long?" How bad will this be for the people of the country? In the eyes of people with bad intentions in other countries, how will they view our people? In vain, not only did you not be vigilant and resisted, but you were still drunk and dreaming of death there! It's ridiculous! ”
Scold! Here comes a thorn in the head, my interest is here! Who is this man?
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I said before that it will be very busy in the past few months, and I can't guarantee that it will be updated every time, so try to give you as much as possible when I can do it, and please forgive me when I can't change it.
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