As the largest restaurant in Leizhou City, Yanhui Restaurant has a huge interior space. The entire restaurant is built in a ring shape. In the middle is a lobby that is half the size of a polo field. Mr. Taohua’s storytelling desk is specially placed in the middle of the lobby. On the raised platform, this position is enough for everyone to see him.
The second to fifth floors are all private rooms, because of this circular design, no matter which room is upstairs, you can clearly see the situation in the lobby.
Contrary to what these scholars thought, the downstairs lobby was not as crowded as they thought. Although every seat was basically full of people, there were still vacancies at some corner tables.
These scholars quickly found a place to sit down, and only after they sat down did they realize that from this angle they could only see the storyteller's back, not his front.
It is no wonder that this position will be vacant.
The older scholar looked around and saw that everyone was full of anticipation, he couldn't help but feel a little funny.
These people looked as if they were waiting for the stunning oiran to appear on the stage, each and every one of them wished they could glue their eyes to the storytelling table.
Could it be that this storyteller actually looks like a fairy, which is why so many people are chasing after him
The older scholar looked at the several partners next to him, and said, "I don't know what kind of appearance this Mr. Peach Blossom can attract so many people's attention."
Among these scholars, there is one who claims to be outstanding in appearance and literary talent. Usually, when holding poetry and tea parties, those people are all after him. As a result, he sat here for so long today, but no one looked at him. That handsome scholar There was some unhappiness in my heart that was ignored, but in front of so many people, I didn't show anything.
"Brother Jin An is right. There must be something special about Mr. Taohua that has attracted so many people's attention."
These scholars also came to see because of curiosity, wanting to see if the storyteller is a philanderer or not.
People in the world are so ignorant, and if they don't read enough books, they will be deceived. If they make up some unpopular and remote stories, they will be regarded as treasures, and they will vividly show the appearance of those who have never seen the world.
But if you read a little more books, you won't be so deceived.
Although the few of them haven't met Mr. Peach Blossom, they have already determined his personality, thinking that he is a deceitful person who likes to show off.
Although these scholars didn't say much, they had secretly made up their minds. If they found out that Mr. Peach Blossom was cheating and deceiving people with gimmicks, they would definitely expose him to his face.
Time passed quickly, and not long after, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, a man in a blue gown slowly walked out.
When he came out, the people present didn't notice his existence, until he went to the storytelling table and sat down on the chair, everyone seemed to have just discovered his existence, and the audience burst into cheers instantly.
"Mr. Peach Blossom! Mr. Peach Blossom!"
The few scholars were unprepared, startled by the shout, the fan in their hand shook and fell on the table.
Hearing the cheers like a tsunami, the expressions of these scholars were not very good.
From their point of view, they could only see the storyteller's back. From their eyes, that person was really ordinary. How could he cause such a big shock
They could see clearly just now, even the people in the private rooms upstairs leaned out to cheer.
He's just a storyteller, and he's not a talented person. How can he deserve such treatment from these people
Thinking of this, the faces of these scholars became more and more ugly. They thought they were scholars and would not be deceived like these ignorant ordinary people, so they became more calm, but they didn't know it. How dazzling they are among the cheering people with their indifferent and resistant appearance.
The so-called everyone is drunk and I am sober, sometimes it is just self-righteous.
Mr. Taohua picked up the eye-catching and patted it lightly. It was obviously a small slap, but it suppressed all the shouts of the people around him.
He raised his hand and made a quiet gesture, and everyone present fell silent instantly. The lobby, which was as noisy as the vegetable market just now, was so quiet that a needle could be heard.
After a while, the man's clear and melodious voice sounded: "Today we will tell a story about "Killing the Father, Proving the Way to the Immortal Journey"."
At the beginning of Puyi, he said that Immortal Qingyu killed the thousand-year-old ghost, and finally his merits and virtues were consummated, and he was promoted to immortality.
Hearing this, those scholars curled their lips, showing disdainful expressions on their faces.
It seems that their guess is not wrong. This so-called Mr. Peach Blossom just uses some absurd and bizarre stories to attract people's attention, saying that they are novel stories that have never been heard before, but in fact, they are just old routines that have been changed. That's all.
After confirming the speculation in their hearts, some scholars showed some disdainful expressions on their faces.
A person like Mr. Taohua is nothing more than deceiving these ignorant people, but anyone with some knowledge will not be sought after by him.
Seeing that the people around were mesmerized by listening, as if they were brought into the story, the brows of those scholars frowned even tighter, and their dissatisfaction with the storyteller reached the extreme.
However, just when they wanted to expose the storyteller's mask, he changed the subject and let out a huge thunder.
"I think that Qi Wang waited for thousands of years, but he never expected to wait for such a result. The poison, killing and burial back then was just because his son felt that he was a stumbling block on his way to immortality."
"Thousands of years ago, Qi Jinmo killed him to prove the Tao and embarked on the road of cultivating immortality. Thousands of years later, Qi Jinmo killed him with another sword, and thus his merits and virtues were completed, and he ascended to immortality. Qi Wang's life is really pitiful and pathetic."
Previously, it was just an ordinary scene where the immortal beheaded the ghost, but then the topic changed, and it was revealed that the ghost was the biological father who was killed by the immortal thousands of years ago...
The turning point of this story is so good that people are brought into it in an instant, and everyone present is brought into it in an instant, and they follow the protagonist Qi Wang to experience his life.
At the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain, Qi Wang welcomed the birth of Qi Jinmo. After his wife died, Qi Wang struggled to bring up the child alone.
He was willing to give everything for his son, and worked hard to bring him up. Seeing him in high school, life at home was finally getting better, and when Qi Wang was finally able to take care of himself, Qi Jinmo met on the way home. A man who claims to be a fairy.
"You and I are destined, as long as you can cut off the fate, I can take you on the road to immortality."
At this point, Mr. Taohua dragged his tone.
"If you want to know what will happen next, please listen to the next chapter to break it down."
At the end of the story, Mr. Peach Blossom slapped the wood awake, and with a soft sound, the story temporarily came to an end.
Everyone in the audience was still immersed in the story. They already knew Qi Jinmo's choice, but they still had expectations. They hoped that Qi Jinmo would not be so cruel to his father, and that he could treat his father better.
In the story, Qi Huan gave everything for his son, and finally his son grew up, and finally it was time for him to enjoy the blessings. How could that Qi Jinmo be so cruel
That was his father, the father who worked so hard to raise him, how could he do such a cruel thing to his father
Everyone in the room wanted Mr. Taohua to continue talking, but he said very firmly that if he wanted to know what happened next, please come early tomorrow, today's story ends here, and he will not continue talking.
Those present were all people who often came to listen to Mr. Taohua's storytelling. The more times they came, they naturally knew how he behaved.
Forget it, people have already made up their minds not to talk about it today, they really want to know what happened afterwards, so it's better to come back tomorrow.
But tomorrow they must come early, otherwise, they won't be able to hear the next play.
When everyone was quiet, the guys came up, took the wooden box and came to collect the money.
Yanhui Restaurant is not a philanthropic hall, since he came in to listen to books, he naturally had to pay.
The story of Mr. Peach Blossom is well told. Everyone gave the money very happily. Some of them were so generous that they gave a golden nude directly. Others also gave more money than the regulations. After a while, the wooden box was filled to the brim.
After everyone gave the money, they were not ready to leave, so they simply ordered a few dishes to eat and continued to discuss the next plot.
The stories told by Mr. Peach Blossom have never been clichéd. So far, none of them can guess the next step of Mr. Peach Blossom’s story, and guessing the progress of the plot every day has become a pleasure for everyone. After listening to the book , The big guys chatted while eating, and then chatted with that fellow friend, that's not to mention how happy it is.
Just when the atmosphere at the scene was just right, a male voice suddenly remembered: "May I ask Mr. Taohua, does he have any prejudice against scholars? Otherwise, how could he slander scholars so much?"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked over in unison.
There were five people sitting in the corner, they were dressed in long-sleeved gowns, and they were dressed as scholars, and the oldest one was the one who spoke.
This person's name is Guo Jin'an, he is 30 years old, he has just won the Juren, and he is at the time when he is full of ambitions. What he is most proud of is his identity as a scholar. Usually, when he hears someone slandering a scholar, he will go forward To refute one or two, not to mention that today he doesn't like that Mr. Peach Blossom, he thinks he is a sensationalist who deceives the world, sees him using a scholar as the villain in the story, how can Guo Jin'an bear it
And the few scholars who were with him had almost the same opinion, and they all felt that the story Qi Wang just told was stigmatizing the scholars.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on them, Guo Jin'an raised his head high and put on an angry look, as if he was really irritated by Mr. Peach Blossom.
He felt that he was a man of justice, but in the eyes of others, his behavior seemed like a joke.
After hearing his words, Mr. Peach Blossom on the stage turned his head slowly and looked at Guo Jin'an standing in the corner.
It wasn't until Mr. Taohua turned around that Guo Jin'an realized that the man's appearance was not as outstanding as he thought.
Mr. Peach Blossom looks to be in his early thirties, he is tall and slender, with a shaved face and a bookish air all over his body, he looks like a gentle scholar.
Seeing that the other party is about the same age as himself, but has been sought after by so many people, Guo Jin'an feels that the other party is trying to please the public - he uses the method of trampling on the reputation of a scholar to gain other people's pursuit and love.
This kind of behavior is really disgusting, and it should be cast aside by everyone.
Guo Jin'an made up his mind to expose Qi Wang's true face, so he was not polite when facing him.
"Mr. Peach Blossom, I'm Guo Jin'an, you are a Juren. From your appearance, you should also be a scholar. Then you should know how difficult it is to be a scholar. After studying hard for ten years, how much effort and effort have you put in to become a Juren? You are so If you slander with empty mouth and white teeth, won’t you put the reputation of all scholars on the fire?”
The more Guo Jin'an said, the more he felt that he was justified, his voice gradually became high-pitched, and the originally calm tone became more and more sharp, and in the end what he said could be regarded as accusations.
Mr. Taohua, also known as Qi Wang, looked Guo Jinan up and down, and felt that his angle of attacking people was quite strange.
Because the villain in his story is Juren, so he is on the opposite side of all scholars? In his story, Qi Jinmo is a bad guy, does that mean he thinks all the scholars in the world are bad guys
Could it be that Qi Jinmo could represent all the scholars in the world
Qi Wang has a good eye for seeing people. This person named Guo Jin'an thinks he is a fake, but it is true that he wants to step on his reputation to climb up.
After Guo Jin'an finished speaking these words filled with righteous indignation, he thought that other people would be incited by his words. Who would have thought that after he expressed his opinion impassionedly, the people around did not clap their hands and applaud instead of speaking, but expressed their feelings in a strange way. looked at him.
Being stared at by that strange gaze made Guo Jin'an feel uncomfortable all over his body, but he couldn't say anything to other people, he only thought that these people were ignorant and ignorant. These people still pretend to be deaf and dumb and refuse to wake up.
Awakening these ignorant and ignorant people is obviously not something that can be done in a short while, Guo Jin'an simply ignored these people, but concentrated on dealing with Mr. Peach Blossom.
As long as this person's mask is completely torn off, other people will know that they have been deceived sooner or later.
"Are you finished?"
After Guo Jin'an finished speaking, Qi Wang asked a question.
Guo Jin'an didn't know why Qi Wang asked such a question, but he nodded: "Yes, you..."
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qi Huang.
"Guo Juren, since you are a scholar, you should understand one thing. In my story, there are good people and bad people. It's just that the bad people in my story just have the identity of Juren. There is a causal relationship You should make it clear that a bad guy has nothing to do with his identity, but has to do with his moral character."
"Qi Jinmo is a bad person. It doesn't mean that all scholars are bad people. Just because he has the status of a scholar, do you think I have poured dirty water on scholars? Or do you think that the reputation of scholars is so bad, just because I said a bad person with Juren status, and you guys think that all scholars are bad?"
Qi Wang's voice was not in a hurry, compared with him, Guo Jin'an's appearance just now was a little bit out of breath, and the two of them were at odds with each other.
As soon as Qi Duan's words fell, the audience present also began to chime in.
"Yes, Mr. Peach Blossom is right. We all know that what he is telling is a story, and we can distinguish between stories and reality. Who will bring the villains in the stories to all the scholars?"
"That's right, most of the scholars are good people, and of course there are some bad-hearted ones, otherwise, where did the word gentle scum come from?"
"You are so unreasonable, but you are still a scholar, don't you even know the difference between stories and reality?"
"I think they came here on purpose to find trouble. When they first came in, they dismissed Mr. Taohua. Now they see that Mr. is a bully, so they came to trouble him."
"If you really think that Mr. is not good, why did you listen so fascinated just now?"
The situation was reversed in an instant.