Wanqingsi

Chapter 64 Storytelling
How many things do you need to prepare to open an embroidery shop?I took another look at the things listed on the list and felt my head was getting bigger.Decorating shops, purchasing equipment, recruiting employees, and dealing with the government, under each item, a long list is densely listed.I counted the cost one by one, listed the must-haves and the items that can be postponed, and I felt like my head was about to explode.Xiaohong came in with a plate of jujube cakes, seeing my hot hair, said with a smile: "Miss, let's make it after a while, Grandpa Fu asked me to give you the jujube cakes, they are delicious."

I put down my pen, rubbed my head, and lamented, "Xiaohong, why am I looking for guilt? Okay, draw some patterns for Aunt Jin, and live my life as usual, why open this ghost embroidery shop on a whim? I'm full."

Xiaohong laughed "chichi": "Girl thinks it's troublesome, just stop doing this job."

"If you signed a contract with Mrs. Jin, you will lose money if you break the contract." I said with a bitter face, "I'm really not a person who does things. This has not even started yet, so I want to quit."

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, just do it on the road." Xiaohong smiled authentically, and handed a piece of date cake to my mouth.I opened my mouth to hold back, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, glanced at Xiaohong, and said with a smile: "You girl, you can reason."

"I learned it from a girl." Xiaohong made a grimace. After arriving in Cangdu, this girl has a lot of cheerful temperament, and she is not like the submissive and resigned little daughter-in-law before.I smiled, rubbed my head and said, "Poor mouth."

She came over obediently, stood behind me, and rubbed my temples.I closed my eyes, sighed comfortably, and said with a smile: "Xiaohong's craftsmanship, I can open a massage parlor."

"Massage parlor? What is that?" Xiaohong asked curiously.

"Huh?" I frowned, why did I pull out the puzzling words again.I lazily said: "It's nothing. By the way, did the elder brother say when he will come back?"

Brother Wei went to the shop in Cangdu City early in the morning. The decoration was going on there, and Brother Wei went to supervise the work.Originally, I wanted to go there in person, but Brother Wei said that the renovated shop was in disarray, and I was weak, so there was no need to go every day, anyway, he would take care of it, and it would be fine to check the progress in a few days, so I had to think about it at home Miscellaneous things.

"Brother Wei didn't say anything." Xiaohong is very good at guessing my thoughts now, "Is the girl going to see it?"

"Anyway, I haven't been to the shop for a few days, so it's okay to go and have a look." I opened my eyes and stood up.Xiaohong hurriedly took the cloak and came over to put it on me. I stepped out of the room and saw the little boy Fuxiang of the old Futou walking out with a box, and stopped him with a smile: "Little Xiangzi, where are you going?"

"Master asked me to send some jujube cakes to Mrs. An's house." Fuxiang said with a smile, "Is sister Ye going out?"

"I'm going to the city to see how the shop is doing." I walked over and patted his head, "Is it far away, do you want me to give you a ride?"

"It's not far, it's just ahead." Fuxiang rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "But sister Ye wants to drive me, so I'll be lazy."

"Little devil, you're clever." I cursed with a smile, and stepped out of the yard.Xiaohong led the old Futou's donkey cart over, I got on it, and Fuxiang climbed into the cart, I smiled and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, if you want something, I'll bring it back from the city for you."

"I want to eat candied haws, can my sister bring me four skewers?" Fuxiang smiled flatteringly.

"That's okay, but eating too much of that stuff is bad for your teeth." I smiled, "The teeth will rot."

"I want to give two skewers to An Sheng from Mrs. An's family." Fu Xiang blushed, embarrassed and honest.

Oh, I still remember my friends.I smiled and rubbed his hair: "Okay."

Aunt An is the helper of the old Futou's house who does rough work. She doesn't live in the old Futou's house. She just comes to cook every day, clean up every few days, tidy up the house, and give old Futou and Fuxiang Laundry.She looks nearly half-white, probably because she has been doing rough work, her skin is rough, her complexion is not good, and she doesn't like to talk, she comes to do things every day and leaves, taciturn.

Fuxiang said that her home was not very far from the old Futou's house. Sure enough, after walking for a long time, he saw a dilapidated farmhouse. Xiaohong said: "Let's go."

I entered the city safely, and when I arrived at the shop, I saw that the big brother of the Wei family was sweating profusely directing the work. I greeted him with a smile, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him: "Brother, you have worked hard."

"Why are you here?" He took the handkerchief, wiped off the sweat from his face, and said with a smile, "Didn't I say that this place is very messy, why should I be worried when I look at you?"

"I'm not worried, I just want to come and see my brother." I took a look at the decoration of the shop, it was progressing smoothly and it was almost finished, I was very happy, I turned my head and said to Wei Tongfeng: "Brother, you also take a rest , let's go to the teahouse for a cup of tea."

He nodded: "Alright." After the workers were arranged to continue their work, we came to a teahouse called "Xiangmingju" and went to the private room on the second floor. The location of this teahouse is good. On the Cangjiang River, the curtain on one side is opened, and you can still hear the storytelling of the storyteller in the lobby downstairs.

We ordered a pot of Meishan Maofeng, which is said to be a famous tea from Tianzhao Kingdom, and some snacks. After listening to the following storyteller tell an anecdote about the world, all the tea guests burst into laughter.I played with the teacup and smiled faintly. It is rare to be as leisurely as I am today when I come to this time and space. If this life continues like this, it would be great.

At this time, I heard a tea guest downstairs saying: "Storyteller, I heard that you just came from the capital, can you tell us something new about the capital?"

As soon as I heard it, I became interested and pricked up my ears. Is there any noise in the capital recently?But I heard the storyteller laughing: "If you want to talk about the newest thing that happened in the capital recently, there is nothing more than the 'Super Oiran' election contest held by Yihonglou, the number one brothel in the capital."

In a word, it aroused everyone's interest.I was startled, I didn't expect Mr. Storyteller to mention this.A crowd of tea guests urged the Mr. Shuo to continue the story, only to hear the Mr. Storyteller continue: "But it is said that the capital leans on the Red Tower. A few months ago, a highly anticipated 'Super Oiran' contest was held. It is not unusual to choose an oiran. , what is strange is the choice of 'Super Oiran', the word 'Super' means..."

The storyteller continued to talk incessantly, explaining the competition system, registration method, voting method, etc. of the "Super Oiran" contest in detail, and then the pre-competition canvassing performances, the exciting events of each competition, and the enthusiasm of the people to participate And so on to exaggerate, and spare no effort to exaggerate the beauty and talents of Hongye, Polygonatum, Xiangxiang and other brothel prostitutes. "Fans are fighting each other, rumors of blood spattering pilgrimage to Guangting have come out.In short, all the tea guests were mesmerized, stunned, applauded and applauded thunderously.I couldn't help but laugh, storytellers like to make up a story with bizarre twists and turns to increase the interest, after all, they eat their mouths, and even this kind of thing can be told so vividly.He exchanged a glance with Xiao Hong, shook his head and smiled wryly, and there was a hint of smile in the eyes of the eldest brother of the Wei family.

The storyteller stopped and drank a cup of tea, and all the tea guests sighed: "Ah, it's the capital after all, even holding an oiran contest is so different, if I'm lucky enough to witness it with my own eyes."

But I heard a tea guest standing up and saying: "Storyteller, I was also in the capital when the 'Super Oiran' contest was held in the red building. Who came up with the idea?" In one sentence, all the tea customers asked curiously, and the tea customer smiled triumphantly, and said: "This idea was thought up by a prostitute named Carmen in the red building. .Speaking of this Carmen girl, she is glamorous and unparalleled in song and music. Compared with her, those courtesans are nothing at all."

The storyteller said with a "haha" smile: "That's right, this Miss Carmen is a legendary woman in the capital. It is said that she attracted the first musician of Tianzhao Kingdom, Mr. Yue Fengge, to accompany her on stage before she made her debut. With a bold dance, it amazed everyone, attracting Young Master Yue, Chu Shang, the rich man of Tianzhao Kingdom at that time, and Ji Jingyun, the general of hussars who had just returned from the victory in northern Xinjiang, to compete for bids. The general bought Chuye at a price of 100 taels of gold, and spent a lot of money to support her..." The storyteller was frothy, and described the night when I was on stage, including the clothes I wore, the makeup I put on, and my clothes. The dance I danced and the song I sang, as if I saw it with my own eyes, I narrated it vividly, which attracted a crowd of tea guests to gasp in surprise.I noticed a slight displeasure on Brother Wei's face, so I patted his hand with a smile and said softly, "Don't be angry."

I only heard the tea guest who spoke just now laughed and said: "Storyteller, you speak really well. Those songs sung by Miss Carmen are now spreading wildly in Beijing, especially the song "Carmen" she sang on stage. How about I sing it for everyone?" All the tea guests applauded, and the man really sang it loudly, and everyone was stunned when they heard the outrageous lyrics of "Carmen".I was angry and funny, covered my forehead and moaned: "My God..."

After the tea guest finished singing, seeing that everyone hadn't recovered, he said with a smile: "When I first heard this obscene song, and then saw Miss Carmen's dance, I was more shocked than you are now. But having said that, , Such a coquettish and unparalleled woman is really a stunner that drives men crazy, but it is a pity that since Yihonglou was sealed up by the government, the whereabouts and whereabouts of this Carmen girl are unknown, alas..."

"It's good if you don't know your whereabouts!" At this time, a clear male voice suddenly interrupted the tea guest's sigh, and snorted coldly indignantly: "The capital is the capital of goodness, how can we engage in these moral and ethical funerals and funerals all day long?" Is it indecent? How bad will it affect the people of the whole country? How will they treat us Tianzhao people if they fall into the eyes of people from other countries with malicious intentions? Not only did you not vigilantly resist, but also Drunk and dreamed to death there! It's absurd!"

Ah!Here comes a thorny head, my interest is coming!Who is this man?
——2006, September, 10——
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I said before that these few months will be very busy, and I can't guarantee daily updates, so I will try to give you as much as possible when I can update, and please forgive me when I can't.

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