Nongmen scholar

Chapter 88 Returning with a Load (5)
I saw that the young master finished telling a story, and continued to tell the next story, one after another, without reading a book at all, he just picked up a story at random, and told it in a rhythmic and smooth voice, which won rounds of applause from the tea drinkers. .

This eloquence is amazing, almost comparable to Bai Qingli!Gu Xiaobei had a flash of inspiration, and then asked the shop assistant to serve a plate of dim sum. She put the uneaten plate of dim sum on a table full of people sitting next to her, invited them to eat, and then asked with a smile: "This young man He looks very talented, why come here to tell a story?"

"The little girl is from out of town, right? This son originally lived in the capital. I heard that his father was the accountant of a wealthy family, but he did something wrong and made a mistake. He died for some reason. This son sold it off. The last bit of family property came to our Rongcheng to make a living, but although this son is talented, he only likes storytelling, and many people ask him to be an accountant, but he refuses to go." A fat uncle said with emotion.

"It seems that this son is a person who likes to read. I heard that he also took the imperial examination this year, but he didn't pass the exam for some reason, so he came here all day to tell stories and add some money to the family." A thin uncle regretted typical.

"I really don't understand why he likes storytelling so much. You can't make much money by telling stories in teahouses." A short uncle sighed.

"Isn't it? I heard that their life is hard." The fat uncle said again.

Those people got Gu Xiaobei's snacks, and they were happy to tell Gu Xiaobei everything they knew about this young man.Gu Xiaobei had heard enough, and then turned back to his own table.

"Little boss, what's the matter with you?" Seeing Gu Xiaobei's absent-minded look, Brother Zongzi couldn't help asking worriedly.

"What do you think of him?" Gu Xiaobei pointed to the young master on the stage.

"You look pretty good." Zongzi praised without hesitation.

"I think this man can speak well." Brother Nuomi looked at the young man with some admiration. He himself was quite flexible, and his ability to inquire about news was first-rate, but his eloquence was much worse than his younger brother's, so seeing his eloquence He couldn't help but look at such a good person.

Gu Xiaobei couldn't help but glance at Brother Nuomi admiringly, no wonder he has such a good ability to inquire about news, he is really good at observing!

"Hey! What's so great about eloquence? I'm also good at eloquence!" Zongzi said without humility.

"You are a crook, how many words can you understand? Can you say such a nice joke casually? Do you have the ability to cadence?" Brother Nuomi unceremoniously scolded this man who didn't know what modesty was. younger brother.

"That's because I didn't have the opportunity to go to school when I was young, otherwise I would have been able to." Zongzi said aggrievedly.

Brother Nuomi was taken aback, knowing that his words were serious, but he didn't know how to comfort his younger brother, so he fell silent, thinking to himself, his younger brother is not very old, and now he can get a lot of wages in the restaurant. Don't let the younger brother go to read a little book?

Gu Xiaobei looked at the sad appearance of the two brothers, and when he was about to comfort him, the storyteller stopped suddenly, and Gu Xiaobei hurriedly looked towards the stage.

That young master seemed to have finished his storytelling for the day and was packing up his things. The shopkeeper of the teahouse took a few copper coins and threw them on the table in front of him. One copper coin fell to the ground. He didn't mind it, so he picked it up with a slight smile.

The money given was too little, Gu Xiaobei frowned, she saw a trace of bitterness in the young man's smile, and immediately felt wronged for the young man.

When the young master packed up his things and walked out from Gu Xiaobei's desk, Gu Xiaobei stood up suddenly: "My young master, can I buy you a cup of tea?" It's the line used by the romantic man to flirt with a good woman!
She is recruiting talents, not molesting good women and men, she should feel honored and not ashamed!Gu Xiaobei comforted himself, and looked at the young master with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, miss. I don't have time!" The young man gave Gu Xiaobei a disgusted look, said coldly, and walked out of the teahouse without looking back.

She was treated like a disciple. It seems that this young man has been accosted by women a lot!Gu Xiaobei rubbed his nose in embarrassment, picked up his things, threw tea money on the table, and shouted at Brother Nuomi and his brother, "Hurry up!" Then his figure flashed, and he chased out nimbly.

Brother Nuomi and Brother Zongzi looked at each other: Did the little boss really look at this young man?

"Come on!" Gu Xiaobei, who chased them out first, saw that they didn't come out, and hurriedly shouted.

Brother Nuomi and Brother Zongzi didn't bother to think about it anymore, they took their respective things and chased them out.The young man walked into a damp alley, made several turns, and walked into a small courtyard.

Gu Xiaobei and Brother Nuomi followed sneakily, peeping through the crack of the door to look in. The yard inside was very damp, with moss growing in several places, and the houses and things in the yard were dilapidated.

"Mom!" The young man walked into the yard, adjusted his facial expression, pretended to be happy and called softly towards the small house.

"Chen'er is back?" A thin, pale middle-aged woman walked out of the room, and smiled and took the cloth bag from the young man's hand: "Are you hungry? Mother will cook porridge for you."

"Mother, no need, when I was in the teahouse, the guest invited me to have some snacks, and I'm not hungry yet." The young man said with a smile.

Gu Xiaobei felt a little sad when he heard that, no one invited him to eat at all, even if he was invited, he would not eat.Brother Nuomi and Brother Zongzi looked at each other in blank dismay. They thought their lives were hard enough, but they never thought that someone had a harder life than them.

"Who are you? Are you Chen'er's friends?" The thin middle-aged woman went to the small well in the yard to scoop water, and when she passed the gate, she saw Gu Xiaobei and the others with sharp eyes, and opened the door and asked in doubt.

"I, we are." Gu Xiaobei was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to introduce himself, what should I say?They don't know each other at all!

"What are you guys doing here? I even said I don't want to drink anymore!" When the young man heard the movement, he came out and saw that it was the little girl who was going to invite him to drink tea just now, and his expression changed involuntarily.

"Cough cough!" Gu Xiaobei coughed lightly, and said to the young master, "The little girl is Gu Xiaobei, and she is the owner of a brother and sister restaurant in Ziyuan County. I came to you without any malice, and I hope I can talk to you."

The young man's face softened slightly, and he said softly to the middle-aged woman: "Mother, you go in first, and I will come as soon as I talk to them."

"Hey, okay." The woman had some doubts in her eyes, but she still went back to the house obediently.

Seeing the woman go back to the house, the young man turned around and looked at Gu Xiaobei: "I won't be an accountant."

(End of this chapter)