Chapter 174 Bibi's Story
In order to conceal their identities, Lin Xi added a birthmark on his face, and Xiao Yongyan glued on a fake beard, and they looked nothing like their real selves.
As expected, when they walked in here, no one around recognized them, and no one even cared.
It was already evening, but the teahouse was packed with people and brightly lit.
Xiao Yongyan and Lin Xi both looked like they had no money, so they found a corner, squatted on the ground, asked the waiter to buy some fruits, and just listened.
Most people's attention was on the storyteller on the stage, and no one paid any attention to the couple hiding in the corner.
Lin Xi listened attentively for a while and whispered, "This story is not very good."
Xiao Yongyan said, "In fact, these storytellers always tell the same few stories over and over again. I remember hearing this story when I was a child."
The two were originally just discussing in private, but they didn't expect that another boy's voice suddenly sounded in their ears.
"What qualifications do you have to say that about my master!"
Lin Xi looked over and saw a tall and thin boy next to them, staring at the two of them angrily.
Lin Xi felt that he was really unlucky. He just said something casually and ended up offending someone's apprentice.
But she was a perceptive person. Their identities were sensitive, so it was best not to provoke anyone in the capital. "I'm so sorry. I apologize to you. Your master said it best."
The boy still had fire in his eyes, but Lin Xi had already apologized, so he had no choice but to turn away angrily.
This look was really adorable, and Lin Xi smiled secretly behind his back.
The two listened for a while and had to admit that the storyteller's stories were not fascinating enough.
The biggest reason why adults could tolerate it for half a day was probably the scraps that the storyteller inserted into the story.
"I find these digressions more interesting than the story itself," said Lin Xi.
Unexpectedly, just this one sentence brought the boy over again.
"You are saying bad things about my master again!" the little boy said angrily.
Lin Xi was too lazy to indulge him at this moment, and retorted, "This is the money your master earned, so why don't you give him some evaluation?"
"You are not making any comments, you are clearly slandering me!" said the boy.
"Defamation?" Lin Xi felt that this word was really serious. "It's just a reasonable suggestion. It shouldn't be to the extent of defamation."
"I don't care, you just shouldn't say it!" said the boy.
Seeing that the situation was about to escalate, Xiao Yongyan quickly said to the boy, "You should still be an apprentice. What's the point of having meaningless arguments with us instead of listening to the teacher?"
The boy didn't agree with Xiao Yongyan's words, "My master is the best storyteller in the capital, and you actually said his stories were not good!"
Lin Xi was a little surprised. The man on the stage had saved the lives of the child's entire family, but he couldn't tolerate a bad word from him.
"Little brother, if you want to be a good artist, you must first listen to other people's opinions." Lin Xi said while cracking melon seeds.
"I, I'm going to tell Master!" The child was so angry that he couldn't argue with Lin Xi, so he turned around and ran to complain.
Then Lin Xi saw that when the storyteller took a break, the child ran up to the stage and whispered something in front of his master.
Lin Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "He holds a grudge very well."
"Don't mess with boys at that time. Self-esteem is more important than life." Xiao Yongyan chuckled. He himself had been through that time, so he naturally understood.
After a while, the little boy came over arrogantly and said to Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan, "You two don't leave later. My master wants to see you."
Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan looked at each other. Both of them had not been "threatened" like this for a long time.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Since Lin Xi had nothing to do tonight, he thought it would be fun to play with the two of them.
"Hmph." The little boy walked away with his hands behind his back.
Xiao Yongyan looked as if he was gloating over someone else's misfortune. "Madam, I think this little fellow is here with bad intentions. I'm afraid you're going to suffer."
Lin Xi didn't care at all, "What's the big deal? If an enemy comes, we will stop him with our troops and if a flood comes, we will block it with earth."
"Madam, have you read military books?" Xiao Yongyan was a little surprised.
Lin Xi fell silent instantly. Oops, he accidentally exposed his modern knowledge again.
When the performance was about to end and another storyteller was about to go on stage, the little boy came over and said, "My master said, please come over."
Lin Xi raised her eyebrows. Since the word "please" was used, it showed that the storyteller was still somewhat polite.
The couple followed the little boy into a private room in the restaurant.
As expected, there was an old gentleman in his forties sitting in the box. He was the one who had just been telling the story on the stage.
"I heard from my apprentice that you have some ideas about the content of my storytelling," said the old man.
Seeing how polite he was, Lin Xi said slowly, "I just felt that the story you told was a little off, but the scraps were quite interesting."
The old man was listening to Lin Xi carefully at first, but after hearing these words, his expression immediately changed.
"Madam, do you think there is something wrong with my story? Is it not well told? Madam, do you have anyone in your family who is engaged in this business?"
After asking a few questions in a row, Lin Xi realized that the person in front of him was only good on the surface, but in fact, he was just like his apprentice and could hardly tolerate any bad opinions.
"Old sir, since you don't want to listen to our opinions, why bother asking us to come here and waste our breath?" Lin Xi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
However, this was too irritating for the old gentleman. "Madam, I am very curious about what good story you can tell me. If it is better than mine, I will immediately compensate you with one thousand taels of silver."
Originally, Lin Xi was ready to leave, but the old man suddenly said that he was willing to give her one thousand taels. She instantly perked up. Why would she refuse money that fell from the sky? She was not stupid.
"Okay," Lin Xi said, "Let's let the guests here judge and see whose story is better."
The old man agreed immediately.
Soon, the other storyteller who had just come on stage left the stage again, leaving the audience confused.
The little boy came on stage and said, "Dear guests, today two guests said that my master's stories were not good, and they have better stories and are willing to compete. Everyone present today is a witness and a judge, to see whose story is better."
For guests who seek excitement, it is much more interesting to see something different than to listen to the same old stories.
"Okay, I have no problem with that."
"I have no objection. I'm tired of hearing the same old stuff. You have to come up with something new!"
When Lin Xi heard this, she knew she had a sure win. The audience said they were tired of hearing it, and she didn't believe the old man could make up a more amazing story on the spot.
She is different. Any one of the four great classics can beat a large number of them.
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