Chapter 63

Xu Yu looked at the man who claimed to be a descendant of Weijun Lu's family with his fox eyes in confusion and asked about the doubts in his heart.

Before Lu Yuechuan could answer, a voice came from outside, and the waiter said, "Master, someone from Changqing Academy is coming."

Just as he finished speaking, Jiansu walked in, "Boss Xu, sorry to bother you."

Then he said to Lu Yuechuan, "Greetings to Uncle Master Lu. The master learned that Uncle Master had arrived in Ganzhou, so he sent me here to meet him."

Uncle Lu?

Lu Yuechuan and Ye Shanchang are actually fellow disciples? No wonder that Master Ye was so unruly and reckless and no one dared to say anything about his behavior. He was actually a disciple of Master Lu.

"Boss Xu, my nephew has come to visit us, so we can talk another day. However, Boss Xu, you can indeed consider me, I am quite good at writing articles." Lu Yuechuan said.

Seeing Su standing nearby, he looked respectful and waited patiently.

Lu Yuechuan raised his hand and touched the bun on his head, "Xiao Jiansu is still so serious. Let's go, lead the way."

Xu Yu, who was frightened again and again, was left alone with his servants staring at each other in wide eyes.

Xu Yu thought to himself: No, I have to tell County Magistrate Lin about this.

But the guy said that he had found a suitable person and asked him to go over and take a look. Xu Yu could only go to screen the people first, thinking that he would tell Lin Shuge when he was done.

Unexpectedly, when I saw Lin Shuge again, there were two more people.

Xu Yu looked at Ye Qi who was playing with Xiaobai and Lu Yuechuan who was sitting next to him eating, and forgot to glance at Lin Shuge who opened the door for him in silence.

Seeing him look so dumbfounded, Lin Shuge joked, "Who frightened Boss Xu?"

Lu Yuechuan, who was standing behind him, took the initiative to say, "Boss Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder what you think about this. I just told County Magistrate Lin that I can write about anything, whether it's myths or legends or gossip."

Ye Qi said, "If the old man knew you were going to do this, he would be so angry that he would pull his beard off."

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of a certain scene and laughed so hard that he almost fell off his chair.

Jian Su poured him a glass of water and stood silently beside him.

Lin Shuge invited Xu Yu to sit down, "I have read the manuscript of this Mr. Lu, and his writing is brilliant and unmatched by ordinary people."

A few days ago, Lin Shuge was at home when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. When he opened the door, he saw Jian Su, followed by Ye Qi and an unfamiliar man.

After Ye Qi introduced him, he found out that he was his fellow apprentice, but this fellow apprentice had a free and easy personality. He didn't like policy discussions, didn't seek official career, and only wanted to travel and study.

When he arrived in Ganzhou and heard that someone here was recruiting people who could write legendary stories, he immediately became interested. He originally wanted to find Xu Yu, but before he could come to a conclusion, he was dragged here by Ye Qi.

According to what Lu Yuechuan relayed from Ye Qi, if something strange happens in the county, asking other people for help may or may not work, but asking County Magistrate Lin will definitely work.

So the two of them went to the Lin family and explained their purpose. Lin Shuge naturally welcomed them with open arms and gave him a few ideas. The two of them hit it off immediately.

Lu Yuechuan wrote a few chapters of the manuscript when he returned. Today he brought it to Lin Shuge to read, and also brought along Ye Qi who had nothing to do and Jiansu who served him.

Lin Shuge gave the manuscript to Xu Yu. After Xu Yu took a look, he was impressed by the writing. It described how a fairy, facing numerous difficulties, overcame natural disasters, slew demons, and relieved the suffering of the people.

It contains stories about gods, monsters, immortals, as well as strange stories. The protagonist has the ability to go to heaven and earth, and has a heart to help the poor and the needy.

Xu Yu finished reading it in a short while. He was enjoying it very much, but when he turned to the back page, he found nothing. He could not help but look at Lu Yuechuan, "What happened next?"

Lu Yuechuan smiled cheerfully, "I haven't thought about the latter part yet. It was County Magistrate Lin who gave me some ideas for the former part, and then I was inspired to write it all in one go."

Lin Shuge smiled calmly.

Some of the people present here have not experienced the information explosion of the Internet age. Before Lin Shuge traveled through time, he read a lot of novels, such as cannon fodder counterattack, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, etc., and added the mythological stories handed down from this era, and made appropriate and reasonable adaptations, and the plot came out.

What's more, this Lu Yuechuan is more talented than Zijian, and he can make the writing interesting and witty with just a few comments.

"How is my writing? Is it likely to please you?" Lu Yuechuan asked.

"Of course you can." Xu Yu said admiringly.

But I still don’t understand why this young man from a prominent family, Xu, would come here?

Ye Qi laughed out loud and explained, "My junior fellow apprentice was going to study abroad, and I happened to be in Ganzhou, so he came to me. On the way, he heard a scholar say that your bookstore was looking for someone who could write legendary stories, so he took the initiative to come and recommend himself."

Lu Yuechuan nodded in agreement.

Lin Shuge interrupted Xu Yu's contemplation and asked, "Boss Xu, have you made any new progress today?"

"Yes, I've already found the right person to arrange it, and the script is almost finished. I wanted to invite you to take a look today." By the way, you mentioned Lu Yuechuan's matter, and you actually started chatting about it directly.

Lin Shuge found Xu Yu's confused look a little funny. Lu Yuechuan was not fussy about details, no wonder he got along well with Ye Qi. It seemed that the great scholar Lu was not what people thought, otherwise he would not have two people with such personalities under his tutelage.

As for what Lu Yuechuan is going to do, it is still unclear at the moment, but he is indeed good at writing scripts, so we can use him first. As for his purpose, if he has no bad intentions, we don't need to care.

Xu Yu also negotiated the price of the manuscript with Lu Yuechuan. Lu Yuechuan seemed very satisfied. Ye Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "When did Junior Brother take this little money seriously?"

Xu Yu suddenly became angry.

Lu Yuechuan said, "I didn't bring much money this time, so I don't want to trouble you with all the expenses."

Ye Qi looked at him for a few seconds, then shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Lin Shuge hurried out to smooth things over, and finally sent the two and Jiansu away, then followed Xu Yu to watch the rehearsal.

Xu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "I was afraid that the unreliable headmaster Ye would insist on seeing it first."

Lin Shuge smiled and said, "Boss Xu is worrying too much."

He didn't know what official language the pair of fellow disciples were speaking, but Ye Qi obviously followed Lu Yuechuan to join in the fun, and after the fun was over, he had no other thoughts.

The two came to an open space in the county, where workers were building a platform and carrying wood in groups of three or four.

"It's too messy here, let's go over there and take a look." Xu Yu said.

Lin Shuge nodded and followed him inside for a while, arriving at a remote small courtyard where several actors in colorful costumes were rehearsing.

Lin Shuge saw a woman wearing a lotus crown, with her hair tied up high, and lotus flowers blooming with every step she took. It was the Queen Mother of the West.

There are two boys next to them, one holding a picture of the sun and the other holding a picture of the moon. They are the sun and moon gods.

"This look is great, isn't it?" Xu Yu asked with pride in his tone.

"It's really good, but where are the others? Why is there only the Queen Mother of the West from the third game?" Lin Shuge said after looking around.

"Don't be anxious, you will know when the time comes. I spent a lot of money to invite famous and excellent people from Weijun and Longjun this time." Xu Yu said with a pained look.

There was a man who had amazing ventriloquism skills. He could make all kinds of sounds with his lips, whether it was human voice or the sounds of various animals, and he could imitate them vividly, so he charged a very high price.

"Okay, I'll wait and see the show then."

"Just wait and see."

…

The streets of Ganzhou County were much quieter today. A vegetable vendor stopped a passerby and asked, "Brother, why are the streets so quiet today?"

In the past, there were people coming and going, and he would sell out all the vegetables he had on his shoulder in the morning. But why didn’t I see many people coming today?

"Oh, don't you know? Today the county has invited actors to perform a variety of plays. The show will start today. It's free and you can watch it as you like. But the earlier you come, the better. Everyone is rushing to watch it. I heard that it's free these few days, but I don't know when they will have to pay."

After the passerby finished speaking, he left in a hurry. The vendor was curious and followed him to take a look.

Lin Shuge came here today with County Magistrate Li, and Xu Yu reserved good seats for them.

Magistrate Li looked at the excited people and said, "Tell the county officials to be careful and don't let anything happen."

Lin Shuge replied: "I have already given the order."

Magistrate Li was dressed in casual clothes today, holding a folding fan in his hand to block the sun above his head. "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, Shuge, do you know what will be performed today? Will it be a fight between a man and a tiger or will they swallow a knife and spit fire?"

Magistrate Li had seen various performances in Yandu before, mostly acrobatic performances, but he had never seen such a large-scale performance.

He glanced at the high platform in the distance. It was quite high and covered with a curtain.

"You will know in a moment, my lord." Lin Shuge replied, shielding the sun with his sleeves.

The venue this time is rather simple and open-air and cannot shelter us from wind and rain, but the advantage is that it can accommodate quite a few people.

The people were extremely excited today, pointing at the stage and whispering to each other.

"What do you think this is going to be?" asked a dark-skinned man.

Someone nearby replied, "A relative of mine from the same clan has seen Jiaodi in Yandu. It is said that he can swallow fire, which is amazing."

The man said, "Wow, swallowing fire, could it be a god?"

The man looked knowledgeable, "I don't know, but I guess this will be performed today."

Everyone who was eavesdropping around nodded.

A melodious sound of piano was heard, and someone quietly pulled open the curtain, revealing a young man and woman who looked like a couple. They were performing scenes from their daily life, in perfect harmony and very affectionate.

The actors are good-looking and well-dressed, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, they are very pleasing to the eyes. At this time, the melody is soft and soothing, the two people's movements are intimate, and singing accompanies the music, singing the love poem of Zheng Gezhong.

The crowd was attracted by the scene before them. No one spoke loudly anymore and everyone stared at the stage intently.

Then, the music gradually became more impatient, and the curtain was drawn manually. The woman was seen lying on the bed, looking haggard and no longer as bright as before. The man was beside the bed, looking extremely worried.

He was seen singing a song to pray for the immortal to come and save his wife's life.

The people watching the play also had sad faces.

Suddenly, there was a loud thunder, and a man wearing a hoopoe and with wide sleeves and flowing ribbons appeared to point him to Mingjin.

The immortal pointed to the west, tapped the man's head gently, and then disappeared quietly.

At this time, someone came out to say goodbye and said, "That's all for today. Please come back tomorrow."

The people were watching with great interest and were very excited. How could it just disappear like that?