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Chapter 222 Teahouse Storytelling Culture
Pingshu, a traditional art, could not be regarded as elegant before the founding of New China.

The literacy rate in the old society was not high, and one in ten people in a county had read a book, which was regarded as a prosperous culture and education.In a world without cultural life, everyone lives in a ignorant way. After a hard day's work outside the city, when they return home, they usually drink a few glasses of koji wine and talk to their wives until their brains drink. Fainted, he went to bed drunk and slept until dawn with his feet stretched out.

Because of this, good wines are produced in Southwest Province, and Wuliangye, Luzhou Laojiao, Quanxing Daqu, Langjiu, and Jiannanchun are known as the five golden flowers in liquor.

Drinking alcohol hurts your health, chatting with your wife every day, saying too many mistakes, you will inevitably be beaten, and you will be busy until dark every day when you open your eyes. This kind of life is boring.People in Sichuan in Southwestern Province are optimistic by nature, playful and lively. They like to get together and find something to do when they have nothing to do. Three or four friends shout, play cards, and mahjong.Therefore, the mahjong culture in this province is also quite developed.Some people joked that when you fly into Sichuan, you will know that Jinguan City has arrived when you hear the sound of mahjong tiles clattering below.

Playing too much mahjong is prone to problems. In the old society, everyone was poor, struggling outside for a day, earning only enough for the whole family to eat, how could there be any money left to play?Besides, gambling is always bad, and the county magistrate will strip his pants and spank him.

Life in this world can't just be for the sake of feeding two children and carrying on the family line, but also some spiritual life-this is the role of teahouses.

Speaking of this, we have to mention the teahouse culture of Sichuan people.

In the 30s, there were five or six teahouses in every county in the province.Ordinary people will sit there for an hour or two if they have nothing to do, and talk to their neighbors about their parents’ family problems, and businessmen will eat Maofeng’s melon seeds here, and exchange business information. "The price of white wax has increased again recently." Pig brown hair is going to be harvested again, and it is said to be used for gun barrels." "Half of the street in Jiading Mansion was blown up to white ground by the handgun of the Japanese devils, should we sell some materials there, there are many people who want to repair houses. "People from the rivers and lakes make an appointment with the two groups of people who are in conflict to have tea and talk there, mediate the relationship, have a good talk, and find a Maoxuewang restaurant to eat wine and make friends.When they couldn't agree, they dispersed, called others, and put on a Mauser gun to fight on the river beach outside the city.

The teahouse is the entertainment center, social center and information distribution center of a county town, so many small businesses will develop around the teahouse.

First, they sold snacks. Today, there are vendors carrying bamboo baskets and selling "sesame sugar, sesame sugar", "walnut cake, silk cake, rice flower candy, oil fruit", "Xiangguangquer", "xiu jio, repair jio!" It was hilarious.

But at this time, suddenly, a person wearing a long gown covered with patches walked up to the table in front of the teahouse and slapped the gavel.

All the hustle and bustle will stop instantly, and everything will be quiet.

That's right, that person is Mr. Storyteller.

The gentleman cleared his throat, and sang in standard southwestern Mandarin: "The real Three Kingdoms, the fake Fengshen, a Journey to the West saves people from death. I am not talented, Chen Shizhong, a storyteller on Yanmen Street, and a servant of your parents. ..."

"Huo" means to deceive, and "Day White" means nonsense to make everyone happy, and it is also the self-effacing of a storyteller.

Every time here, the audience will laugh happily.

Everyone is illiterate, and with a storyteller, only then did they know that there were dynasties such as Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Sui and Tang in history; only then did they know that Li Yuanba, who was so powerful that God couldn't see it, sent down a thunderbolt to kill Li Yuanba; only then did he know that there was a pulley Gao Chong and the monkey brother who stole the Queen Mother’s flat peaches; only then did I know that in ancient times there were shameless scholars who tried their best to seduce the ladies of rich families; only then did I know that the world is so big, I really want to see it.

The consumption of teahouses is low, and it does not cost two copper coins to make a cup of old green tea for a day.You don’t need to drink tea, but the guy who shouts “A glass of tea” will bring you a glass of boiled water at a cheaper price.

As for the husband who finishes his book, he will come over with a plate to ask for a reward. You can just give a copper coin. If you really don’t want to give it, the storyteller will not be angry.Today's income can buy a catty of white rice, which is enough for the whole family to eat.

You can’t do the thing of forcing people to pay for books, and you don’t dare to do it. There is no way. In the old society, folk artists were all low-class and were expelled from their membership.If you dare to talk nonsense, it will be cleaned up by everyone.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the underclassmen changed from ghosts to humans, and then to people's artists.

After the emergence of radio, a new thing, storytellers told stories on the radio, and many people came out.For example, the traditional storytelling by Yuan Kuocheng and Shan Tianfang, and later Wang Gang who wrote "Harbin Under the Night".

When the programs of these masters are broadcast, it can be said that the crowds are empty. Everyone runs home and stands in front of the one-meter-long radio, listening mesmerizingly.

At that time, radio stations in all provinces were running their own dialect storytelling programs, and Southwest Province was no exception.

In the fifth and 60s of the world class, several old artists in the provincial capital serialized the complete version of "Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" before Zhaoan, "Journey to the West" before the Five Elements Mountain, "Red Rock" and "Lin Haixueyuan" , it is also interesting to speak Southwest Mandarin aloud.

Later, they talked about "Wanshan Red", "Sunny Sky", "Longxugou" and so on, but everyone didn't like to listen to it.

To sum it up, the masses are so enlightened that they only like emperors, generals, talented men, beautiful women, food, men and women, and there is no way to do it.

In Zhicheng, storytelling gradually declined.

But in the past few years, I don’t know what evil has happened to it. In the era of mobile interruption, the traditional opera art has completely extinguished, and storytelling has gradually become popular.

Especially in metropolises like Spring City, and tourist cities like Lijiang and Shangri-La, storytelling has entered the major teahouses and is welcomed by audiences, and the income of storytellers is quite good.

The teahouse culture in Southwest China is showing signs of revival.

Back then, the scumbag man changed from singing to storytelling, but he made a mistake and bumped into each other. He didn't expect to find his way out.He has more than a dozen phone numbers in his mobile phone, and he has added many friends, all of whom belong to the owners of major teahouses. When a call comes, he will drive hundreds of miles to hold a special session. After speaking, he will get points Achievements go, life is comfortable.

In the past, Tao Tao didn't pay much attention to things like life coins. She spent 40 years wandering around in the clouds and briskly. When she was middle-aged, she suddenly realized that money is not everything, but without money, nothing is impossible.The whole family needs to eat and drink, the caravan needs to be paid for, and the daughter needs to be raised. It will be a big disaster for Grandpa Mao who has no red waist.

She was depressed, but not heartless.Although she said that she wanted to get angry for no reason when she saw her husband, but she still told her rationally that South Korea had endured too much these years, and she was really sorry for him.The current family situation is troublesome, and it's time to share his worries for him.

Hou Shirong wanted to repay Han Lu for helping him back then. Since Tao Tao came to him, she patted her chest and said it was okay. The contact information of those teahouse owners in my mobile phone is enough for you, and I can also recommend them.

Tao Tao looked at him sternly: "Aren't you afraid that I will steal your business if you teach the disciples to beat the master?"

The scumbag boy replied: "Standing on the stage, you have to carry the work yourself. If you can hold it, it tastes delicious and spicy, but if you can't hold it, you eat porridge and shit. You lose the business yourself. If you are really capable, no one can take it away." .”

Speaking of this, he smiled again: "I can only talk about one teahouse a week, only two or three days. There are so many businesses that I can't handle. Don't worry, Boss Tao, the market is huge and the future is bright."

So, let's start learning!
Hou Shirong didn't hide his secrets, and revealed all the secrets.

(End of this chapter)