Wulong Inn

The sacrificial ceremony ended smoothly, and people set off on their way home with an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. To some extent, it is still very beneficial to have a spiritual sustenance.There was nothing new on the way back, and the westward sun did not cause too much dissatisfaction, because at ten o'clock in the evening, it was the beginning of the real carnival. When entering the city, the roads were congested again, and the residents of the county I bumped into the first group of villagers who came from a nearby village, but everyone was in order. After all, no one wants to make themselves unhappy during the festival.

In the anticipation of everyone, night finally fell...

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The city of Heishui County is very bright tonight. Looking from a high place, it is indeed lit up by thousands of houses. Both sides of the street are lit up by colorful lanterns. Under the flickering lights, crowds of people show their bright smiles.In the face of the surging crowds, the merchants tried their best to get an extra share of the pie during the golden nine days called the "Festival of Sacrifice".

On the street with the most pedestrians, there are not only many vendors hawking along the street, but even performers and singers can be seen at a glance.Pedestrians pass by on the street, stop for a moment from time to time, or look at the heroic recklessness of this real soldier in actual combat, or listen to the various ditties of the Southern Tune and Northern Song, and if they are interested, they will cheer for the occasion and give a few pennies and big money. Join the crowd, no longer interested, directly merge into the crowd, and move to the next target, it is really very comfortable.

In front of an inconspicuous booth on the corner of the street, there are especially many onlookers.But he saw the unremarkable young man in the center calmly setting up his stall under the attention of everyone.Looking closely at the old wooden table used as a booth, I saw that there was no goods on the square table.There are only a set of tea sets, a folding fan, and a piece of Xingmu.From time to time, curious people join the camp of onlookers, and some enthusiastic veterans will tell you the origin of this young man.

However, after the young man tidied everything up, he glanced sideways at the ever-growing onlookers, proudly picked up the teacup at hand, and took a long sip leisurely.His behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of everyone, and finally one impatient guy couldn't help but say: "I said you are a storyteller, if you have any jokes, you should tell them quickly, you always leave the big guy alone, What's going on here?" His words obviously represented the aspirations of most of the onlookers, and as soon as he spoke, there was a burst of echoing from all around.

Hearing the words, the young man snorted disdainfully: "What is storytelling? I really don't know much! Erye Yue, I'm talking about storytelling! Storytelling, understand!" No need to ask, this is a very stylish young man who is talented. Yue Ergou, who has not long been involved in the business of performing arts, only hears that he deliberately bites the word "storytelling" very hard, obviously he attaches great importance to this new word that he has only known for a long time.

The impatient guy was stunned by Yue Ergou's arrogant attitude, he came back to his senses, and immediately said unconvinced: "I don't care what you say, just tell the story quickly, it's so malicious Said: "I don't know what joke is it today, it can't be Nashi Laozi's 'Black Mountain Ghost' again, I have said it so many times, but I can't change it to something new. "He intentionally bit down the word 'Black Mountain ghost' very hard, the intention of venting his anger was very obvious, and after speaking, he looked proudly at Yue Ergou, thinking that he had caught the other party's pain.

But Yue Ergou didn't show any panic when he heard the words, he slapped Xingmu proudly, and when everyone's eyes were on him, he coughed lightly and said: "Today is a happy day, Let's not talk about ghosts and monsters, it's so bad luck!" After saying this, he glanced at the impatient audience provocatively, and said unhurriedly: "Today I'll bring you something new," seeing everyone's interest was overwhelmed. Mobilized, Yue Ergou said in a serious manner: "I have searched all over the ancient books for the past few days, but I found a joke that is very consistent with today. Of course, I don't know if it is true, and I can only tell it. For the fun of everyone, just listen to it, but it can’t be true.” After speaking, his voice sank, and he said slowly: “This is a legend about the Goddess Cai...”

While Yue Ergou was telling the story, he observed the audience's reaction. Inadvertently, the conversation in the teahouse that day slowly emerged in his heart...

"New story?" Yue Ergou looked at Dalang of the Yue family who was sitting opposite him in surprise.

"Yes!" The other party confidently gave an affirmative answer, and then said with some embarrassment: "I just have a few ideas like this, and I haven't finished any drafts. Seeing Yue Ergou's disappointed expression, I quickly said : "However, I can still tell the general story, why don't I tell my elder brother..."

"Eh, just tell me." Yue Ergou was stunned for a moment, and said immediately.

Thus, Yue Ergou got the beautiful and beautiful love story he was telling from the other party's mouth...

"It is said that the Goddess Cai was sent by the Emperor of Heaven to practice in the human world in order to save love..." He spoke in a gentle tone, and everyone who followed him was gradually immersed in the world of the story...

"It's a good story. But, is there such a legend about the goddess of picking? I've never heard of it." Although Yue Ergou was very pleased with the story, he still hesitated.

"It's the best I've never heard of it," but I heard the Yue family Dalang say proudly: "This is the effect." Seeing Yue Ergou's puzzled face, the other party patiently explained: "Think about it, this story is popular with people." What is an important reason for the pursuit? Without waiting for Yue Ergou to reply, he asked himself and replied: "Of course it is the novelty!Only those jokes that people have never heard before can arouse others' interest.If you are familiar with it, who would be willing to listen to you, brother. "

"That's true." Wen Yan and Yue Ergou finally nodded in agreement.

"Moreover," the young man took advantage of the situation and chased after him: "This is a legend about the Goddess Cai, everyone feels kind after hearing it..."

"It is said that the Goddess Cai turned into an ordinary woman and fell in love with a poor scholar from a poor family..." The story gradually unfolded, and Yue Ergou's tone became more and more soothing...

"This story is good, but I can't just tell this one story in the past nine days." Yue Ergou thought for a while and raised a new question.

Since he won't let the elder brother only tell one story in these nine days, the young man said confidently: "I have other jokes here..."

"It is said that this female picker is a very good female celebrity. From time to time, she uses the front to subsidize the family, so that the scholars can study hard. With mutual support, their relationship grows day by day, and the family situation gradually improves..." The story gradually gets better, and people's emotions also follow. Watching the fate of these two people, they become happy and sad...

Listening to Yue Xiaoge’s other jokes, Yue Ergou’s heart was full of surprise and admiration. The other party’s whimsy made him feel inferior. The strange adventure of the Tang monk, master and apprentice in Journey to the West , the romantic entanglement of men and women in the illusory red building, such a story, I am afraid that he will not be able to make up such a story in his life.He really deserves to be a scholar, he knows a lot, looking at the energetic Yue family Dalang, Yue Ergou admired in his heart.

But he didn't know that when he was secretly admiring, the other party's heart was in a different situation. Looking at the undisguised admiration in Yue Ergou's eyes, Gao Fei was secretly relieved. At this time, he was extremely grateful for that The wise and powerful time-traveling colleague, the senior Taizu, usually only pays attention to the national economy and national defense construction, and has little energy to get involved in the entertainment industry, so he can still make use of novels in the limited space.I just changed the time and the background of the characters casually, and this story that could be written into a book was made up.

"It is said that the scholar spent the most difficult time with the help of Cai Nv. He was fully prepared and finally won the championship in one fell swoop and won the first prize in the big exam. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long..." The story is always like this, with some twists and turns. more attractive.

"Brother Yue has helped me a lot." Yue Ergou said gratefully.

Don't be impatient, big brother, the other party said calmly when he saw this: "I also have requirements for these jokes."

"Brother, please tell me."

"Brother has to tell the story about Cai Nu every day." Before Yue Ergou raised a different request, the other party further said: "And we must make sure to tell each story in the morning and evening every day." Seeing the doubts in Yue Ergou's eyes , and explained: "Brother, don't worry, because of the holidays in Heishui County these days, villagers outside the county who had fun will leave every day, and villagers who are farther away will rush over one after another. Therefore, this new The audience will definitely not be small, so you can just talk about it, don’t worry that the audience will get tired of it. As for the other stories, you can talk about any one you want in the remaining time.”

"That's not a problem, but why did my little brother arrange it like this." Yue Ergou was a little puzzled.

"Well, big brother doesn't have to ask, anyway, there will be no big brother's disadvantages." Although the other party didn't say it clearly, he still gave a guarantee.

"But I don't know why Brother Yue wants to help me like this." There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and Yue Ergou still knows this simple truth.

When the other party heard this, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes: "The younger brother is not helping the elder brother, but also giving himself a certain profit. All the jokes in the past nine days, the younger brother is only to make the elder brother a friend, so I provide it to the elder brother for free. But in the future, the elder brother wants to If you want a story from my younger brother, you have to share the reward money you get."

After thinking for a while, Yue Ergou agreed to the other party's request. If someone can solve his dilemma that he has no jokes to tell, he doesn't mind sharing a share of the money.Besides, apart from the story of the girl picking, the other party only gave two or three discounts for Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber. If I want to know the story behind, I have to cooperate with him...

"It turns out that the day when Cai Nu will be robbed is coming, but she can't wait to become the wife of the champion and is about to return to the heavenly realm. Seeing that a pair of idiots and resentful women will be separated forever, when Cai Nu ascended to the sky, she wove a bracelet with her own hands and gave it to her as a gift." It was given to a scholar... Later, the method of making the bracelet was lost to the people, and there are rumors that as long as the infatuated man and woman give the bracelet to each other, they will be blessed by the girl." The story is coming to an end, so When everyone was feeling sorry for the unmarried couple, an abrupt female voice sounded.

"This story is interesting, but I'm more interested in that bracelet, but I don't know if it has a name?"

"Originally there was no such thing, but because it has the meaning of protecting marriage, it is also called 'lover's button'. It is said to hold this life, but it is related to the next life." Yue Ergou replied.He answered very proficiently, giving people the illusion that he had known this question beforehand, so he had prepared a draft.

"Since it has been spread so widely, why isn't it sold in Heishui County?" Hearing this, the other party asked suspiciously. Her words obviously expressed the doubts of many people. As soon as she uttered her words, there was a burst of discussion around her. Voices.

Yue Ergou was about to answer, when suddenly a male voice said: "Why not, there was a sale at that intersection just now, it was woven with thick red rope, very delicate, just like the one in the story. "

"Really, where is it? I want to buy it." The female voice seemed extremely excited when she heard the words, and asked loudly.

"It's on the corner over there." The male voice answered immediately.

The girl's voice disappeared immediately after the male voice's voice. It seemed that she couldn't wait to buy the 'lover's button'. Among the surrounding crowd, there were quite a few excited young men and women walking towards the street corner...

In the crowd, Gao Fei gave Sister Shuyao a thumbs up, indicating that she cooperated well with him just now

But when the other party saw this, he raised his head very stinkingly.The two didn't communicate too much, and quickly followed behind the group of men and women.These people are about to become their customers...

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