Li Yi finally let the little girl serve a pot of tea.
He sighed secretly in his heart, the person in charge of the Goulan didn’t have any business acumen, and he was too good at doing business. In entertainment venues like this where crowds gather, it is forbidden to bring your own drinks, and you can just provide some fruit juice, popcorn, etc. The price is higher than that on the outside. A few times, is not a small income.
There is no popcorn, so replace it with fruit platters, secret snacks, or even two bunches of candied haws. Later generations of KTV do not rely on singing to make money from drinks. The service is more complete, and the guests are kept. They are not afraid that they will not be willing to spend money.
After thinking about these things for a while, while waiting for the guy to serve tea, he listened to the storyteller on the stage.
The storyteller was an old man of some age, and Li Yi came in only in the middle, so he didn't know the foreword and the afterword, and he didn't know what story he was telling, but the few people sitting scattered off the field listened enthusiastically and were happy to hear it He pinched a few copper coins from his pocket and threw them up. The old man showed a smile on his face and spoke more vigorously.
Speaking of the critical moment, the old man suddenly paused, stood up, and said: "Everyone, this is the end of today's story. If you want to know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down..."
Hearing the urgency, someone below was dissatisfied when the old man came and said this.
"You old man, what's your appetite, keep talking!"
"I'm just hearing the excitement, what is this?"
"Next time, break it down, break it up, and reward you with some coppers, let's talk about it!"
Everyone muttered a few words, took out copper coins from their pockets and threw them on the stage.
"Since you judges love you, the little old man will continue to talk." Seeing the copper plate on the ground under his feet, the wrinkles on the old man's face bloomed like chrysanthemums. He had already stood up, but immediately sat down again, clearing Clearing his throat, "Let's talk about that..."
This old man's routine is relatively common. Those storytellers or actors stop at the end of a show or at a critical juncture, charge the audience, and then continue to perform. It is very common in Goulan in Washi. After all, these rewards It is the composition of most of their income, and the guests below actually know the rules, and if they swear a few words, they will still give the rewards that should be given.
Li Yi expressed his disappointment that the old man didn't leave. To be honest, the story told by the old man was so boring that he couldn't arouse his interest at all. He thought that it would be just right for him to finish his story, and put on a good-looking program, which would just be a good time to pass the time. Thinking of the old man's routine is so deep...
Forget it, let's just listen, it's much better to see this old man getting high here than sitting in the yamen's office, at least he won't meet the princess who sank him a few times.
I looked in the direction where the guy was leaving, that guy's movements were really slow, after so long, the tea still hasn't been served...
At this time, on the side of the stands, the young girl showed her head, looked at the young man sitting at the table not far away, with a look of doubt on her pretty face, and murmured: "It's strange, isn't that the one that was sent to you that night?" Is Ruoqing the young master who came back?"
She poked her head over, and was about to take a closer look, when an ugly grinning face suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
The girl's face turned pale with fright, and after taking a few steps back, she took a closer look and said angrily, "Okay Lin Dabao, are you trying to scare this girl to death!"
The guy covered his stomach, with a troubled expression on his face, and said, "Xiao Zhu, help me deliver this pot of tea to that young master over there, I seem to have a stomachache."
The buddy pointed to the teapot that was put aside, and then he ran away without a trace.
The girl patted her chest, she was really frightened just now, she muttered something, then picked up the teapot and walked over.
Li Yi was still thinking about whether he should complain about the efficiency of the guy later, when he saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl walking over, smiled slightly, put a pot of tea on the table next to him, and said: "My lord, your tea is here."
The guy didn't come, and the tea was delivered by a pretty girl. Li Yi looked slightly surprised, and then poured a cup of tea. After waiting for such a long time, he was indeed a little thirsty.
The girl brought tea, but the man didn't leave immediately.
Blinking her big eyes and looking at the handsome young man in front of her, she felt that he was very much like the one who sent Sister Ruoqing back that night, but it was too late that time, and she didn't see the other person's appearance clearly, so naturally she is not sure now. .
That night she kept asking Sister Ruoqing who that person was, but she was unwilling to say anything, and she never mentioned what happened in the palace to her. Later, she learned about it from another sister she knew well. .
She didn't know the details of what happened. She only knew that those bad guys bullied Sister Ruoqing, and there was a young man who stood up for her. He must have met that night.
After Li Yi finished pouring the tea, he saw that the girl not only did not leave, but also stood there looking at him with a strange look, and asked suspiciously, "What else is there for the little girl?"
"I'm not a little girl..." The girl thought to herself, showing a sweet smile, and asked, "Does this young master know Sister Ruoqing?"
"Sister Ruoqing?" Li Yi was taken aback for a moment, "You mean Miss Ruoqing?"
She looked up at the girl in front of her, and finally saw some familiar shadows. Although she only glanced at that time, she still had some impression of the girl who opened the door, and said, "You opened the door that night..."
"Hee hee, it really is you." A smile bloomed on the girl's pretty face, knowing that the young man in front of her was a friend of Sister Ruoqing's, so she relaxed a little and sat down opposite Li Yi.
"My name is Xiaozhu, what's the name of the young master?" The girl learned what happened in the palace that day from others, and she had a good impression of the young man who helped Ruoqing's sister, so she took the initiative to talk to Li Yi.
"piggy?"
Li Yi didn't have time to tell the little girl his name, and was surprised by the name "Little Pig".
How did such a young girl come up with such a name? I don't know what her parents thought.
Although it is popular in this era to have a cheap name to make a living, but a little girl with this name..., how much criticism should she suffer when she grows up so big.
Seeing Li Yi's expression, the little girl knew where he was going.
After all, since she was a child, many people laughed at her about this matter. Naturally, her real name is not Xiaozhu, but Chen Yuzhu. Only people who are familiar with her will call her that.
At first, I thought that this young man was handsome and he was familiar with Sister Ruoqing, so I naturally got closer to him, but thinking that he had misunderstood her name, the girl's mouth couldn't help but pouted.
"Smelly son, his name is Chen Yuzhu, it's a 'Zhuyu' pearl, not the kind with a long nose and big ears..." He pursed his mouth and muttered a few words, of course the first three words were said in his heart.
After listening to the girl's explanation, Li Yi realized that he had misunderstood her name. To cover up his embarrassment, he took a sip of tea and asked, "When will this storytelling end, and what will be the next performance?"
The girl wrinkled her nose when she heard the words, and asked, "Is what Grandpa Sun said wrong?"
"It's average." It's not easy for the old man, and Li Yi didn't put it too lowly, so he said casually.
"Grandpa Sun is the best storyteller in Goulan, and his stories are also the most popular in the market. Many people like his storytelling, it's not ordinary!" What Li Yi said, the girl was a little unhappy.