Chapter 24: Storytelling for a Livelihood (Part II)
The audience watched Zhang Cheng vividly explain the story while vividly comparing the characters, and after the sudden stop, there was a lot of noise in the audience.
"That scholar on the stage, what's the matter with you, why don't you talk about it."
"It's just that you, a scholar, are so unreasonable that you only talked about it for a while, and then you stopped talking about it, which made people uncomfortable to die."
"Come, come, come, tell Lao Tzu another paragraph, silver two is not a problem, I have never heard this story, it is really exciting to hear!"
"Then why did Lu Bu run away, ah, hey, talk about it quickly."
.......... The audience in the audience was boiling, and they all got up and complained to Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng looked at the reactions of everyone in the audience, and felt very proud, after all, with the means to make a living, at least he would not sleep on the streets and go hungry.
Seeing the audience getting more and more crazy, Zhang Cheng finally became a little worried, if he didn't stop it, it was estimated that he would be in danger of being beaten.
So Zhang Cheng raised his hands and pressed down, and shouted loudly: "Everyone be quiet, be quiet, listen to me." ”
Seeing that Zhang Cheng finally spoke up, the audience quieted down unexpectedly.
"First of all, thank you for your enthusiasm, the story told today is called "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms", to the fifth time, Zhang was entangled and stolen by thieves when he passed by here, and it was purely helpless to tell the story on stage today, so if you still want to continue listening, you must first ask for the consent of the shopkeeper Li of the teahouse." After Zhang Cheng clenched his fists and explained to the audience, he was afraid that Shopkeeper Li would continue to enjoy his results in vain, so he successfully threw the problem to the teahouse owner!
During the period of Zhang Cheng's storytelling, many people came one after another, but everyone who heard the story told by Zhang Cheng was all attracted, almost all of them sat down and ordered tea and pastries, etc., bringing a lot of business to the teahouse, and the shopkeeper Li was very satisfied with Zhang Cheng, who told the story, and was thinking about inviting Zhang Cheng to sit in the hall, when he saw that Zhang Cheng had pointed the finger at himself, and knew that if he didn't express his position, he would probably be drowned by the audience spitting at the audience.
"Please rest assured, this Zhang Gongzi's Three Kingdoms is so wonderful, I will definitely invite him to sit in the hall, and please don't be impatient!" Shopkeeper Li clasped his fists at the audience and said.
After Shopkeeper Li came out to assure everyone, the audience at the bottom reluctantly left in twos and threes, and returned to the way they were before the storytelling.
After everything was in order, Shopkeeper Li walked to Zhang Cheng and hugged his fists and said: "Zhang Gongzi is really smart, Li really admires it, and he is willing to invite Zhang Gongzi to sit in the hall, how about one or two lines of silver a day?" (I checked the information, one or two lines of silver / day, it is really a lot, equivalent to one thousand yuan)
Zhang Cheng thought for a while and said: "Yes, I only talk about half a day, the silver two will be settled on the same day, if there is a guest reward, the silver two will also belong to me, what do you think?" “
"Okay, Zhang Gongzi is refreshing, then it will start tomorrow." The shopkeeper was afraid that Zhang Cheng would ask him for today's expenses, so he hurriedly said.
After negotiating with the shrewd shopkeeper Li, Zhang Cheng, who returned to the inn and lay on the bed, was very happy, at least he didn't have to worry about his livelihood anymore, Zhang Cheng hadn't thought about the next step, and after saving some silver taels, he was ready to travel to Gusu in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
On the second day, after Zhang Cheng had breakfast, he thought he had gotten up early, afraid that the teahouse had not yet opened, so he walked around the area until the sun was shining, and Zhang Cheng walked to the teahouse without hurry.
As soon as Zhang Cheng walked into the teahouse, he was stunned by the scene in front of him, there were a lot of people, it was really crowded, the hall was full of people, all the seats were empty, and even the aisles were crowded with people.
Zhang Cheng saw that Shopkeeper Li was in a hurry, and hurriedly went up to greet him: "Good morning, Shopkeeper Li." “
"Ouch, Zhang Gongzi, you can be regarded as coming, if you don't come again, my teahouse will be demolished!" Shopkeeper Li complained in surprise and joy when he saw Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng asked with some confusion: "Why are there so many people in the shopkeeper today?" ”
"Zhang Gongzi, I was also shocked when I came here personally, and then I heard Xiao Er say that the Three Kingdoms that Zhang Gongzi said yesterday let the audience pass each other, and so many people came to this ten, ten and hundred. There were still many people in the back, and they left when they saw that they really couldn't get in. "The teahouse is doing a lot of business today, and the shopkeeper said very happily.
The shopkeeper saw that Zhang Cheng was still standing there and watching, worried that the guests would leave, and hurriedly shouted: "Zhang Gongzi, you go to talk first, I'm afraid I can't wait later." ”
"Deler, shopkeeper, look at it." Zhang Cheng giggled and played with his mouth.
When Zhang Cheng walked to the stage, the people who had heard Zhang Cheng's storytelling yesterday all stood up and gestured to Zhang Cheng with fists.
Zhang Cheng looked around, opened the folding fan with a "swish", and still sang with bel canto:
The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes. Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times.
On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking.
After the song was finished, the audience was still shocked by the rich voice and singing, and those who knew poetry slapped the table after listening to the song sung by Zhang Cheng, and applauded loudly on their thighs.
At this time, Zhang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, smacked his mouth, cleared his throat and held the folding fan and paced a few times, and when many of the diners in the restaurant looked at him, a "pop" sounded, and he patted the startled wood, and then exhaled a breath and started to speak leisurely: Last time, I talked about Liu Guanzhang and the three of them fighting Lu Bu, and Lu Bu was invincible and wanted to flee back... Until it was mentioned, Yuan Shaopan River fought against the grandson.
Gongsun Hao confronted Wen Chou on the side of the bridge. After less than ten battles, the pot couldn't resist and left in defeat.
Wen Chou took advantage of the situation to catch up. Hao walked into the formation, Wen Chou Pegasus entered the Chinese army, and clashed back and forth.
There are four strong generals under Hao, and they will fight together; was shot by Wen Chou, stabbed one will dismount, and all three will leave.
The battle is not counted, and a shot stabs the koji under the horse. Zhao Yunyi rode into the Shao army, rushing left and right, as if entering a no-man's land. Gongsun Hao led the army back, and the Shao army was defeated......
Speaking of this, Zhang Cheng looked around, and the sound of "snap" was shocked, wanting to know what was going on, and listening to the following breakdown.
"Sir, tell me a little bit more, what happened to that young man?"
"That's right, sir will talk about it again, it's really not fun."
"Good, good, good, I didn't expect there to be such a storyteller in this teahouse, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful."
Zhang Cheng spoke for nearly four hours in a row, and his voice was already hoarse, so he picked up the teapot on the stage and poured it directly into his mouth.
Shopkeeper Li was already smiling at this time, and after pulling Zhang Cheng aside, he took out a piece of silver from his arms and said: "Zhang Gongzi, it is really a wonderful person, I have never heard of such a strange book, it is really wonderful, this is today's silver taels, please put it away." ”
"Thank you, shopkeeper!" After Zhang Cheng took the silver two thanks, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"Zhang Gongzi, please stay." The shopkeeper said.
After Zhang Cheng heard this, he turned around and wondered: "I don't know what else is important for Shopkeeper Li?" ”
"Li has prepared a banquet, there are important matters to discuss, and I invite Mr. Zhang to appreciate the light!" Shopkeeper Li invited Zhang Cheng to the banquet.
Zhang Cheng thought about it for a long time, and he didn't figure out the intention of the shopkeeper, but if he came, he was safe, and he was kindly invited to the banquet, and now the biggest livelihood is also in the teahouse here, so it was not polite to refuse it, so he nodded and agreed, and followed him to the banquet.
After following the shopkeeper Li out of the door, he found that a carriage was parked at the door, and Zhang Cheng was even more puzzled at this time, why he had to take a carriage to the banquet.
After Zhang Cheng got into the carriage, he found that there was no one in the car, and when the shopkeeper got on the car, he walked for nearly half an hour, and after getting off the horse, he found that he seemed to have come to a familiar place, "Drunken Immortal Building".
I didn't expect that this Gusu also has a drunken immortal building, it seems that this drunken immortal building really has a great background, Zhang Cheng thought in his heart.
followed Shopkeeper Li to the box on the second floor, and Shopkeeper Li apologized to Zhang Cheng and left. Zhang Chenggang was very puzzled, and when he wanted to ask, a person dressed like a guard led Zhang Cheng into the room.
After entering the room, I found that there was an old man waiting, and I saw that the old man was wearing a cyan robe, with a slight pattern at the corners of the robe, long eyebrows slightly raised, black eyes blazing, a hard face with a few wrinkles, and a majestic posture when he sat upright, as if he had a strong aura.
"You are the storyteller Zhang Cheng today?" The old man asked Zhang Cheng in a hearty manner.
"No, it's Zhengxia, I don't know what this old gentleman is looking for me?" Zhang Cheng asked.
"The Three Kingdoms are well told, but I don't know where this story came from?" The old man asked again.
"Oh, did you say this Three Kingdoms? I just saw it by chance in a wild history, and after reading it, I thought it was very interesting, so I remembered it. Zhang Cheng thought for a while and said.
"Is that no history still there?" The old man asked eagerly.
Zhang Cheng spread his hands and said with a smile: "I don't know where to throw it for a long time, maybe it was burned as firewood, or maybe it was to wipe the butt paper." ”
As soon as Zhang Cheng's voice fell, he saw the old man stand up suddenly, and after his five fingers grasped the fist, he made a "bang" and said, "You are so bold!" ”
To tell the truth, Zhang Cheng was really frightened, and after coming back to his senses, he was very angry, pointing at the old man and saying very unceremoniously: "This uncle, you invited me today, is it for dinner, or quarrel?" Then he said, "If it's a quarrel, Zhang still has important things to do, so I won't accompany you!" ”
After finishing speaking, Zhang Cheng turned around and prepared to leave, but as soon as he stepped out, the two blades that flashed blue light were half-drawn with a cold light, and Zhang Cheng had no choice but to return to the room in a sneer.
"Is that wild history still there?" The old man said in a slow tone.
"I said uncle, it's just a broken story, I can memorize it, I really don't know where that book went, is it necessary to use a knife for this?" Zhang Cheng said excitedly.
"Can you recite it?" Hearing this, the old man was very happy.
Zhang Cheng took out the fan on his waist, pretended to open it in a chic manner, and said while fanning it: "That's still fake, it's not that I'm bragging, I've seen it big since I was a child!" ”
When the old man saw Zhang Cheng take out the fan, his face changed abruptly, and he shouted outside the door: "Come on, tie him up for me!" ”