Back home, Gu Ming submitted the task and received 40 points.

But this time he didn't rush to redeem it, and he was in a state of 0 points for a long time, so he had to stay for a while, and then exchange it in case there was any urgency.

If you don't change it, it's comfortable to look at.

The next morning, Gu Ming went to the county government and found Lord Taishan to tell in detail about the process of subduing demons.

Nie Hongshu naturally thanked him again and again, and asked people to post notices to appease the people.

This incident quickly spread in the county, making Gu Ming's reputation rise again, and the number of people who came to the store to buy books also increased significantly.

According to the grapevine, some people even engraved Gu Ming's name and brought the books he wrote to the shrine at home, offering incense every day to pray for peace.

After the Painted Skin Incident, there was calm in and around the city for a long time.

Although there are cases from time to time, most of them are ordinary public security incidents.

At this time, Gu Ming finally completed the first volume of the new book "Dream of Red Mansions", about 200,000 words.

Then I started writing the contents of the second volume.

At noon that day, someone brought a letter.

The letter was brought by Yan Changqing, and the letter said that he had arranged the West Chamber into an opera, and it was currently arranged in three folds, and the audition had already begun, and he warmly invited Gu Ming and his party to watch.

After reading the letter, Gu Ming immediately convened Dong Sheng, Ning Caichen, He Yongliang, Su Ling, Nie Xiaoqian and his party to a meeting.

"Master Yan has arranged the West Chamber into an excerpt and invited us to go and see ......"

Without waiting for Gu Ming to finish speaking, Dong Sheng immediately stroked his palm: "Great, why don't we go and have a good time together." ”

Gu Ming's eyes were not good, and he asked Dong Sheng, "Then who will come to see the store?" ”

"Uh...... This, or ...... How many days is it closed? ”

"No need to close, I'll stay and watch the store." Ning Caichen took the initiative to ask.

Gu Ming nodded with satisfaction: "It's better to do your duty, and give out an extra three taels of silver as a reward this month." ”

"Dong Sheng, this is your mistake, close the door for a few days in order to watch a show, and you are sorry for it...... I decided to stay and take care of the study, and you went to the play. ”

He Yongliang is a serious way.

"You ......" Dong was angry and his face turned red.

"Hehe, Leping's consciousness is quite high, and he will also send three taels of silver this month."

"Thank you, thank you!" He Yongliang smiled.

At this time, Dong Sheng finally became witty, and said with a straight face: "Actually, I just said in passing, since they don't go, then I will definitely stay." ”

Therefore, it is not a matter of saying that things can be solved with money.

Gu Mingle said: "Yes, yes, then Dong Sheng's salary this month will also be increased by three taels." ”

Next, the group's eyes glanced at Su Ling again.

"See what I'm doing? Such a wonderful opera, Mrs. Ben must go to see it. ”

"Yes, you are the wife of a rich family, and it is not rare to have three taels of silver......," Dong Sheng said sourly.

One sentence exposed his psychology, and to put it bluntly, he had to choose to stay for the sake of silver.

Three taels of silver is not a small amount, and those people in the backyard only get five cents a month.

Fools don't stay.

Unless it's a master like Mrs. Su, who is not bad for money.

"Then it's decided, Mrs. Su, go back and find two carriages and set off early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll go back and get ready now."

……

Early the next morning, the two carriages left the city and headed straight for Jinhua Mansion.

Gu Ming, Nie Xiaoqian, and Yu'er took one, and Su Ling and his wife took a maid ring and sat in one.

Ying Ning naturally went with him, and Gu Ming didn't feel at ease when he left it at home alone.

I traveled all the way and finally arrived at Jinhua Mansion at sunset.

That night, I first found an inn to stay in.

waited until the next morning, and inquired all the way to find Yan Changqing's troupe.

As soon as they met, Yan Changqing was extremely enthusiastic, and was busy welcoming a few people into the hall, and at the same time asked people to call the shopkeeper Yu to come over.

The two sides exchanged a few polite words, and Yan Changqing smiled and said: "A few people came just in time, the first two days were auditions, and only a small number of theater friends were invited to watch, and the response was quite good."

Tonight is the official show, and a few empty tables have been reserved in the front row early in the morning......"

"Squad Leader Yan has a heart."

"Where, everywhere, it's all based on the script provided by Gu Gongzi."

After chatting for a while, Shopkeeper Yu hurried over.

Before the person entered the house, he heard a haha: "Hahaha, Gu Gongzi is here, and the contemptible people are not welcome!" ”

"Hehe, Shopkeeper Yu is polite."

Gu Ming got up and arched his hand.

After some politeness, Shopkeeper Yu sat down and said with a happy face: "Recently, the two books of the West Chamber and One Thousand and One Nights have a very good momentum, and it is estimated that they will have to be ordered again in a few days." ”

"That's good, I wish the shopkeeper Yu a prosperous business."

"Haha, each other...... Gu Gongzi, you may not know that recently, almost all the storytellers in the teahouses in Jinhua Mansion are talking about your book.

In addition to the Tale of the West Chamber, One Thousand and One Nights and the book of Three Words and Two Shots are also very popular.

After all, these two books contain a lot of short stories, which are more suitable for those storytellers......"

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.

In fact, the storyteller in Guobei County has already started talking about several books he wrote.

But Guobei County is only a county seat after all, where can it compare to the influence of Jinhua Mansion?

You know, in the context of this world, the influence of storytellers cannot be ignored.

After all, there are many people who are illiterate, and they can only learn about some strange things about the outside world through storytellers.

To put it simply, these storytellers are equivalent to helping Gu Ming advertise and enhance his reputation.

When you become famous, you will naturally have a "traffic effect" similar to what you said in your previous life, and the sales of books will naturally rise.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Yu, I've been thinking about a new book recently, this is a picture album and a brief introduction to the content, you can take it back and read it slowly......"

Gu Ming took out a thin booklet and handed it over.

There are several paintings on this booklet, which are a few of the twelve golden hairpins in the Dream of Red Mansions, and similarly, there are also lyrics and songs, which is equivalent to a promotional album.

Because it was all drawn by hand, he only made a dozen volumes, and Gu Ming brought a few volumes by the way this time, which was considered to warm up for the new book.

Shopkeeper Yu flipped it over first, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

"These are all characters from the book?"

"Yes, this book is quite informative, and this booklet is only a brief introduction."

"Great, I will appreciate it when I go back."

When they were about to talk, the group went to the restaurant for lunch.

After eating, Gu Ming took Nie Xiaoqian to visit Chen Zibai again.

As soon as they met, Chen Zibai seemed to guess Gu Ming's intention, and couldn't help but say happily: "You and Xiaoqian didn't come to see this official, but to see the West Chamber adapted by Yan Changqing, right?" ”

"Adults ...... Eyes"

"Actually, the official is also ready to appreciate it. First, Yan Changqing is indeed talented, and second, the script comes from the book you wrote. ”

"Great, it just so happened that Squad Leader Yan left a table, and we will go together at that time."

After chatting a few words, Chen Zibai couldn't help but ask: "This looks like it's about to take the township test, are you ready?" ”

"Thank you for your concern...... Gu Ming thanked him, then smiled, and said confidently: "The preparation is almost complete, if nothing else, it should be able to win." ”

"Hahaha, great, if you really want to be promoted, this official must go to Guobei County to congratulate in person!"

……

It was getting dark.

The lights are bright on and off the stage.

There are several rows of about 20 square tables under the stage, on which tea, fruit platters, melon seeds, etc. are placed.

To put it simply, these square tables are VIP seats.

If you want to sit comfortably and watch the play, you have to dig out your wallet table, and the higher the front, the higher the price.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as invited guests like Gu Ming.

Those who are reluctant to pay can only stand in the back...... This kind of person accounts for the vast majority, and they are popular.

Seeing that the show is about to begin, the gongs, drums, and violinists on the stage have been in place one after another.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of people swaggered over, causing a commotion in the crowd.

"Get out of the way, give way to my master!"

"Lord Fucheng has arrived, and the idlers quickly avoided it!"

The two Ding Yaowu opened the way in front, but whenever they let it go a little slower, the two guys were impatient and pushed away.

Now, the crowd is even more riotous.

They all said that they dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and when they heard that it was Lord Fucheng, these people did not even dare to be angry.

Yan Changqing is putting on makeup backstage.

This play was carefully choreographed by him, and it was he who played Zhang Sheng.

"Class master, class master, Lord Fucheng is here."

Someone rushed to report it.

"Lord Ding?"

As soon as he heard the report, Yan Changqing couldn't help frowning, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted him.

Lord Ding, whose full name is Ding Yongting, is the official residence of Jinhua Mansion.

Yan Changqing was invited to take the troupe to Dingfu to perform several times, and every time he went, he panicked.

Because Ding Yongting pretended to say that he would not treat the troupe badly every time, but in the end, he only paid a few taels of silver symbolically.

There are so many people in the troupe, every time they go, they have to move a lot of things, build a stage or something, and they can't even earn back the most basic labor costs for a few taels of silver, let alone make money.

The most excessive thing is that this guy still has to let the women in the troupe drink with him, and he has to move his hands and feet if he drinks too much.

Once, I almost forced a woman in the troupe to jump into a pond.

For this matter, Yan Changqing was very unhappy, and then refused Ding Yongting's invitation twice in a row under the pretext of being unwell.

Could it be that this guy has a grudge and deliberately came to find fault today?

With this thought, Yan Changqing's heart was a little heavy.

After all, he has put a lot of effort into this play, and he has carefully choreographed it for so long, and it is finally the official start today, but don't make any trouble.

He guessed half right, Ding Yongting did have the intention of taking the opportunity to find fault, and at the same time wanted to enjoy the drama of "The Legend of the West Chamber".

If it were an ordinary theater troupe, he would have sent someone to make trouble a long time ago.

But Yan Changqing is very famous, not only the people like it, but many officials and their families in Jinhua Mansion also like to watch Yan Changqing's plays.

For example, the wife of the prefect is a fan of Yan Changqing.

Therefore, Ding Yongting didn't dare to do whatever he wanted, if he really wanted to bring down Yan Changqing, it would inevitably arouse public anger, and he still understood this superficial truth.

However, Yan Changqing politely refused his invitation twice, which also made him feel very uncomfortable.

Therefore, I came here today, firstly, to appreciate the new opera, and secondly, I also wanted to give Yan Changqing a dismount.

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