Chapter 76 Deng Wenyan
The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Baisong, then agreed with a smile and took out a pen and paper to add this item.
After signing the contract, Li Baisong clasped his fists and said, "I have something I want to ask the shopkeeper. I heard that you can tell stories here. If you have a good story, will you accept it?"
"You want to write a story?"
"I can't write it yet, but I have a story in my head." Li Baisong asked with a smile, "I wonder if the shopkeeper has any storytellers he knows well. If I tell a story, he will give me some money. Has this ever happened before?"
The shopkeeper looked at Li Baisong carefully for a while. He was still very childish and had not walked very far in life. What good stories could he have?
But the shopkeeper had a good impression of Li Bosong and couldn't bear to discourage the young man's sincerity, so he smiled and said, "That depends on what kind of story it is."
"In our teahouse, most stories are written by the storyteller himself, and they are divided into three grades: A, B, and C. C-grade stories can be told two or three times before customers get tired of them, so we usually pay the storyteller 200 coins per story. B-grade stories can be told for half a month or more, and customers listen with gusto. After a while, some customers will request a repeat, so we usually pay the storyteller 500 coins per story. Finally, we only have two A-grade stories, which are the storyteller's painstaking work. After he has told them three times, if customers want to hear more, they have to pay a fee, which costs one or two taels of silver."
hiss!
The ignorant ones, Li Laoer, Li Laosan and Li Yulan, gasped quietly.
It makes them want to tell stories too.
But they won’t.
The three of them looked at Li Baisong in unison.
"You need to find someone to pay you for your story, so the fee should be at least half for each of you. Of course, you can also negotiate a separate fee. I will accept all good stories. As for bad ones, the storytellers may not help to pay for them. After all, their time is also very valuable, and they don't have time for playing house."
Li Baisong was not annoyed by the ridicule. He smiled and bowed to the shopkeeper, "Thank you for your guidance, shopkeeper."
"You're welcome. If you have a good story, remember to come over and I'll definitely find the best writer for it."
After saying goodbye to the teahouse owner, Li Laoer went to the grocery store to pay the bill, while Li Baisong took Li Laosan and Li Yulan to find Pan Laita.
I wonder if he got the money?
"Teacher, you've traveled all the way here, you should rest well," Deng Wenyan said earnestly. "I've been looking for you these past few days, and I thought something had happened to you along the way."
"Stop cursing me, what can possibly happen to me?" Pan Sloppy said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and give me the wine jug. It's getting late, I should leave."
"Teacher, you can ride the horse and take Changxi with you. You can't be without someone to serve you." Deng Wenyan expressed with his eyes, look at yourself, what have you made of yourself, how can you do without a servant.
"Go away, why would I bring a servant with me? I'm a beggar going to farm. How can I take a servant with me? Stop giving me bad advice and focus on your work. Did you hear what I just said? Just catch the thieves and bring peace to the people. Don't interfere in my affairs."
Deng Wenyan had a headache because his teacher had always had such a naughty personality.
"I don't want the horse either. I just want the wine. Will you give it to me? If not, forget it. I'm leaving."
"Changxi." Deng Wenyan called out while rubbing his forehead.
Changxi, who was hiding in the corner, immediately ran over with Pan's sloppy wine pot in his hand, "Master, the wine for Mr. Pan is ready."
Pan Sloppy dodged and quickly took the wine from Changxi's hand. "The wine here is still delicious. The wine outside is tasteless. Remember to buy me two more pots. I will come to get it next time."
"Sir." Deng Wenyan stretched out his hand, and Pan Laita waved his sleeves without nodding.
"Don't worry about me, Master. I eat and drink well and am very comfortable."
Deng Wenyan: “…”
Pan Sloppy walked to the main street with a wine bottle on his shoulder. The three brothers and sisters who were looking for someone were like, "..."
"Mr. Pan, which street did you go to beg? Why didn't we see you after searching all the streets?" Li Baisong asked with a stern face.
Pan Sloppy was in a good mood after receiving the delicious wine. He jumped back a step and said, "You are a gentleman and I am a gentleman? How can you talk to a gentleman like that?"
"I'm saying that."
Pan Sloppy: "...Okay, okay, I'm back. I can run fast, so you can't easily see me. Is everything done? If it's done, let's go back quickly. What if we run into ghosts while walking on the road at night?"
Li Yulan touched her arm and said, "Mr. Pan, please don't scare me."
"Hahaha, you're so timid and yet you still follow me out? I should bump into you to scare you away."
"Mr. Pan, you still have something to say." Li Yulan became angry.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. I won't say anything. Kids nowadays are so timid, as brave as peas. They'll break if touched."
Li Yulan: “…”
After Li Laoer settled the bill, he and several others walked out of the city together.
The sun had already set halfway up the mountain, and the warm orange light shone obliquely, stretching everyone's figure out.
Li Bosong approached Pan Sloppy and asked, "Mr. Pan, it must be unpleasant to beg for money."
"(￢_￢) If you don't know how to chat, don't force yourself to come over and chat." Pan Sloppy said with disgust.
"Mr. Pan, I've found a way to make money quickly. Let's split the money 50-50. Then you won't have to beg for money to buy alcohol. What do you think of this idea?"
"Not very good." Pan Sloppy pushed Li Bosong away. "If someone shows off their kindness for no reason, he's either a traitor or a thief. I just like begging to buy wine."
Li Baisong's eyes rolled and he came up with an idea.
"Sir, could you give me a small bowl of your wine?"
"Oh," Pan glared and refused mercilessly, "No!"
He hadn't had a drink for several days, and when he finally came, I wanted to share some wine with him, but there was no door or window.
"I have a way to make your wine taste stronger." Li Bosong lobbied.
Pan Sloppy curled his lips, "The taste is even stronger. Do you want to add marinade to it?"
"It's not impossible, ouch." Li Bosong covered his head and begged for mercy, "I'm wrong, sir, I was just joking. Don't you think it's funny? Then let me tell you another one."
The journey back was relatively light compared to the previous one.
Everyone ran and scrambled, and finally entered the village when it was completely dark.
Most of the villagers were already asleep. A few people passed by the village and occasionally the barking of dogs could be heard.
They said nothing, but just quickened their pace.
In the courtyard of Old Li's house, the children have fallen asleep.
The adults were still yawning in the yard waiting for their family members who had not returned.
"Go to bed first, old lady. You are already pregnant."
"Mom, I also..."
"You are the eldest brother. Your younger brothers and sisters are not back yet. How can you sleep well?"
Boss Li really wanted to say that he could sleep, but he didn't dare, so he just yawned loudly to make it clear.
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