I probably think it's hard to stay in such an empty place.

At noon, Chen Changsheng fed the horses some forage and went out immediately.

Thankfully, the teahouse is still open.

It was the teahouse where I was talking at the beginning.

The shopkeeper was busy fiddling the calculation chips and passing the free time.

Most of the people sitting in the teahouse were officers and soldiers, talking to each other, but the platform was empty and dusty, as if no one had spoken or sung here for a long time.

The busy guys in the teahouse also dozed off by the pillars

In general, business is bleak.

When the world is chaotic, there are fewer people who drink tea leisurely.

Shopkeeper Liu dialed back and forth, and it was not the incoming and outgoing accounts of the teahouse, he was the shopkeeper of the Tang family firm in Qingshan City, and this abacus never stopped, and it was purely a habit to come to the teahouse.

Seeing someone coming, he didn't raise his head, so he said: "Niu Xiao, greet guests!" ”

The dozing guy suddenly woke up, trembled and hurriedly said, "It's here!" ”

After walking for a while, I came back to my senses a little.

When the man saw that this man was well-dressed and well-mannered, he immediately became energetic.

"This guest officer, please."

As the man entered the teahouse and sat down.

Then he ordered a cup of tea and a bowl of beans, and sat down to chat with the fellow.

"Your name is Niu Xiao?"

"Yes, guest officer."

"Why do you have such a stage name?"

"Guest officer, that's the case, the name of this shouting is also particular, our teahouse guys, always have to have a smooth name, otherwise the guest comes, read the mouth, just shout guys, you can't remember us, you have to be remembered, the guests feel familiar, next time will come to our teahouse."

"That's ......"

The guy smiled and nodded.

Naturally, he wouldn't say that his shopkeeper was also a buddy before, and he took the name Niu Da at that time.

Chen Changsheng said: "Your teahouse business is a little bleak. ”

After hearing this, the guy said: "Shock, isn't this a bad way in the world, who still has the leisure to drink tea." ”

"It's me who came once and didn't come, you look at your teahouse, there are no storytellers, no singers, and it's drowsy, why did you come a second time."

"That's what the guest said."

The guy didn't get angry after hearing this, but just smiled: "But don't look at it now, guest officer, in previous years, our teahouse, that's this." ”

The guy gave a thumbs up.

"How?"

The man then told the history of the teahouse.

"This matter has to be said, this matter has to be chased to Taizu, at that time, our teahouse, business is not very good......

"Until later, a new storyteller came."

The dude goes on and on.

Chen Changsheng laughed dumbly when he heard it, in this story, he heard the words 'Mr. Chen' and 'Chen Jiucha' many times, as if the prosperity of this teahouse was inseparable from himself.

"This 'Mr. Chen' is quite remarkable, because a "Liao Zhai" made our teahouse famous all over the world, and successively taught two apprentices, one is called Mr. Cao, the other is called Jin Sanye, Mr. Cao tells stories, Jin Sanye writes, after leaving the teahouse, it is even more famous to go to Beijing, Jin Sanye later wrote "Strange Tales from the Mountains and Fields" to make the world known, I don't know if the guest officer has ever seen it?"

Chen Changsheng paused, nodded and smiled: "I've seen some." ”

In his early years, he read some stories in the letters sent back by Jin Sanye, and his attainments were not low.

The guy bragged about how prosperous the teahouse was in the first place.

But this can't hide the end of loneliness now.

The guy said: "Today's bleakness is only temporary, our teahouse, sooner or later, will reappear as it once was." ”

Chen Changsheng said: "It's a pity that you don't go to tell the story." ”

The guy paused after hearing this, and said with a smile: "That's almost, almost." ”

Chen Changsheng asked: "You said so much, it means that the teahouse is booming because of storytelling, but I see that the stage is full of dust, as if no one has stood on it for a long time, and now no one is telling stories?" ”

The guy opened his mouth and sighed: "Yes, there was before, at that time, Mr. Cao accepted a closed disciple, it was still many years ago, but that person, later ran away, found another storyteller, but his skills were not good, he was afraid of smashing the signboard, and then the shopkeeper went outside to find someone, and sent invitations to the capital, but no one dared to come." ”

"I probably think that I can't take this scene."

The guy sighed lightly and nodded: "It's not, in terms of storytelling, Mr. Cao used to be everyone, for hundreds of years, no one can reach his height, who dares to take it, the most hateful thing is the snobbish apprentice, the money is blind, as soon as Mr. Cao leaves, he runs away in a blink of an eye." ”

After hearing this, Chen Changsheng lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

He asked, "How many years has Mr. Cao been gone?" ”

The guy paused, but shook his head and said: "The little one came late, these things are still what the previous guy told me, this, I don't know, anyway, it's been more than ten years." ”

"It's been so long......"

Chen Changsheng raised his head, his gaze looking in a certain direction.

"yes......"

The man saw that he didn't speak for a while, but was staring at something.

He followed Chen Changsheng's gaze, but saw that the upper floor was empty, and there was nothing.

"The guest officer is looking at ......"

Chen Changsheng turned around and said, "Let's change positions and go upstairs to sit." ”

"Ah......h

The guy said, "The tables and chairs upstairs are not very clean......

"It's okay, just wipe it."

Chen Changsheng didn't pay attention to the guy, got up and walked upstairs.

The guy also hurried to bring the rag.

"Guest officer, guest officer, I brought a rag, wipe it clean first and ...... first"

"Guest, why did you sit down?"

The man was startled, but when he looked at it, he saw that the table and chairs were as clean as new, and they were unique among the dusty tables and chairs on the upper floor.

He was stunned, but he didn't understand.

"W, when was this cleaned up?"

The guy doesn't remember wiping the tables and chairs here, it's been empty for a long time.

The man came back to his senses, and then said, "The little one goes and brings the tea, and the guest officer waits." ”

Chen Changsheng nodded, and after the guy left, his eyes looked in front of him.

Zhishu stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Zhishu has seen Mr. Chen."

Chen Changsheng said: "Sit down and talk." ”

Zhishu nodded, and then sat down.

Chen Changsheng asked, "You've been here?" ”

Zhishu said: "It's been here." ”

Chen Changsheng said: "You can't go on like this, if you enter this ghost cultivation, the most taboo heart hangs on the past, thoughts are always in the heart, yin qi breeds, and consciousness will gradually be lost." ”

Zhishu lowered her head, and she pursed her lips, not knowing how to defend herself.

Chen Changsheng sighed lightly and didn't say anything, just shook his head.