Qiankun Storyteller

Chapter 12 Brother
The fair day needs to be early, and the bookstore also needs to be opened early. Now it is the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth year. When spring and summer alternate, the sky brightens very quickly. Therefore, at Yin time (four o'clock), the guys have to get up and wash up, and do all kinds of business. Item is ready.

Su Wen is a storyteller, so he doesn’t have to get up so early, but he has to be there at Maoshi (six o’clock). After the shopkeeper and all the storytellers have made an appointment for the day, they will start posting and selling tickets, and the first lecture will start around Chenshi (eight o’clock) .

This first scene is the same as the last scene, it is a half-hour small show, most of the people on stage are unhappy storytellers, or junior apprentices who have just appeared on stage, and there are not many spectators, after all, who has time to come early in the morning Listening to books?

The first event in the morning is just a speculative atmosphere, and the main event is usually scheduled for the third or fourth event at noon. At that time, the fair market in the morning is about to come to an end. People who have finished the fair just want to find a place to have lunch, and they are so leisurely. At that time, when I go to have fun, I will visit the opera troupe, listen to the bookstore, take a walk in this Goulan tile shop, and then go home in the evening.

Therefore, the signature storyteller of the bookstore only comes on stage at noon. For example, Meng Shi, as the shopkeeper of the Meng family bookstore, is also the number one storyteller. Today his book is ranked third, and Su Wen is ranked first. two games.

Meng Shi transferred the third game of this golden hour to Su Wen, which can be said to have given Su Wen a big advantage.

Of course, Su Wen did have the ability to pick up this bargain.

There are already many people at the fair today, and with the popularity accumulated three days ago, the audience is less than one-third less than last time.

One third less?

Not yet?
This may sound confusing to a layman.

But the reality is easy to understand. As far as money is concerned, there are more people when it is free, but it does not mean that there are more people when it is charged.

When a storyteller comes on stage for the first time, he gives a speech for free. There must be a lot of audiences in the audience. Anyway, it doesn’t cost money, so if you don’t listen, you don’t want to listen. Then when you go on stage for the second time, you have to collect ticket money, and the number of audiences will drop precipitously. .

Not half of it, that's normal, even [-]% to [-]% missing, it's within expectations and within the budget.

Su Wen only lost one-third of his visits, and the results can be said to be very good. When Meng Shi first took over the family business, he didn't have so many "fans" to support him.

Everyone loved him so much that he dared not take it easy. Su Wen, who was wearing a long gown, walked out from the backstage and went straight to the desk.

"Mr. Su!"

"Ask my brother!"

"Today, the brothers are here specially to cheer you on."

"Don't let people down!"

"It's not good, be careful about refunding tickets!"

"Guys, warm up a jug of wine and a plate of fennel beans!"

"..."

Everyone greeted, Su Wen smiled, and after he got on the central desk, he cupped his hands and thought about turning around: "Boy Su Wen, who is loved by everyone, will come on stage again today, and continue to tell you the story of the hero, the legend of ancient and modern times." !"

"it is good!"

The whole house applauded and applauded like thunder.

Su Wen just sat down and waited for the applause from the crowd to stop, then took the Xingmu with his right hand and slapped it on the table:
The color of wine can mislead the country, and it is because of beauty that it traps loyalty.

Self-love, youth, and joy, but you don't know that the red powder is shot with a smile!
There is a poem on the stage, and everyone in the audience is quiet.

After finishing the final poem, Su Wenzheng said: "The last time the book was written, Wu Song led a tiger to patrol the street. He suddenly heard someone calling his name in the crowd. He immediately got off the sedan chair, pushed aside the crowd, came to that person, and pushed Jinshan. Invert the jade pillar, accept the head and worship!"

"Who is that person?"

"You actually asked this tiger-fighting hero to accept his head and worship?"

Su Wen turned the folding fan in his hand, and asked with a smile to everyone in the audience.
"Yes, who is that man?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't cheat!"

Everyone stretched their necks to look at him, curious like a monkey scratching their hearts.

Su Wen smiled and said: "This man's surname is Wu and his name is Wu Zhi. He is the direct elder brother of Wu Song's mother and compatriots. He also has a nickname, Sancun Dinggu Bark!"

"Wu Zhi?"

"Birth brother?"

"Sancunding, valley bark?"

Everyone listened to this, and they seemed to understand it, but they didn't understand the special connection between the three.

Fortunately, Su Wen didn't make too much sense, and immediately explained: "Why do you call him Sancunding, Gubark?"

"So it's because of Wu Zhi's appearance!"

"Although he and Wu Song are brothers of the same mother and blood, but they look very different!"

"Wu Song is eight feet long, looks majestic, majestic, and has a thousand pounds of strength. Even the eye-catching white-fronted tiger on Jingyang Ridge can't help him. He is a hero, but that big Lang Moo-sik..."

Su Wen shook his head and sighed, "That Wu Dalang is less than five feet tall, with a ferocious face and a ridiculous mind. People saw him with such a appearance, so they gave him such a nickname, "Three-inch Dinggu bark." !"

"I see!"

Hearing this, everyone in the audience suddenly realized.

Then another person understood the meaning and asked aloud: "No, that is, a compatriot of the same mother and a direct brother. Why is the second brother Wu Song eight feet long and handsome, while the elder brother Dalang is a three-inch dingu bark?" ?”

"Yes yes yes!"

"Why?"

"Could it be that these two are not blood brothers?"

"Could it be that someone brought a green turban to his father?"

"Hahaha!"

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and some unscrupulous people even talked about nasty jokes.

Seeing this, Su Wen on the stage shook his head with a serious face, and said, "No, no, Wu Zhi and Wu Song are blood brothers without a doubt!"

Everyone was puzzled: "Then why are there two different appearances?"

"Everyone knows something!"

Su Wen shook his head, sighed and said: "The Wu family's parents died early, and there is no clan to take care of them. The two brothers can only depend on each other. Wu Dalang is eleven or twelve years old, and he is not yet young enough to dance the spoon, so he carries the family's burden of cooking cakes Walking around the streets and alleys, supporting himself and Wu Song, who is still a child with a yellow mouth, is really an elder brother who is a father, and he has endured hardships!"

"This……"

Hearing what Su Wen said, everyone couldn't help but fell silent.

Su Wen didn't stop, and continued: "The two of them have a mother and are brothers, why Wu Da was born short and ugly, and Wu Er was tall and heroic?

It is because Wu Dalang has been carrying burdens since he was a child, pressing his body, and selling cooking cakes in the streets and alleys every day, supporting his brothers, and also shortening his body!
Not only that, in the past, some food, some fish meat, Wu Da also gave Wu Er to eat, and he ate all the bran and miscellaneous grains. After so much hard work, how can he grow strong with this kind of food?
Therefore, although Wu Da and Wu Er are direct brothers born to the same mother, they look like two people of different heights. "

Su Wen sighed, and concluded: "Although Wu Da is short, in Wu Er's eyes, he is as tall as Mount Tai, holding up the sky. !"

"This……"

"Wu Da Gao Yi also!"

"A really elder brother is like a father!"

"I'm waiting dirty!"

"Just now you laughed at the green turban, I'll spit on you!"

"Erlang is a hero, Dalang is a man!"

(End of this chapter)