In March, there was a layer of light mist, which was really hazy. Yesterday's drizzle of rain has passed, leaving Jiangnan with a fresh feeling in the early morning. In the small town, pedestrians gathered in twos and threes to discuss happily, and the vendors' cries were loud.
The boats in the lake slowly wandered around, making it very lively.
Yong'an Tea House was crowded with people. There were two or three plates of melon seeds and peanuts on the table, and a pot of tea. The storyteller was dressed in a simple coat, and the wooden board in his hand made such a clicking sound that it attracted the attention of the listeners.
"I have given a thorough explanation of the figures from the past and present. You must have been exhausted. Today we are going to tell you some interesting stories about the Liu Mansion, a noble family in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone, please listen."
"Okay, okay!" As soon as the storyteller started, the audience applauded and applauded. Compared with those ancient and modern figures, gossip is obviously much more popular.
"It is said that among the four major aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, Gu's family is the first, Su and Zhao's two families live together, and Liu's family is the last. Mr. Liu's ancestors have been doing business for generations, and he only has two daughters, one a legitimate daughter and the other a concubine. Only the concubine Liu Yan is famous in Jiangnan.
, has a beautiful appearance, and her fame spread far and wide at the age of sixteen. As for the legitimate daughter Liu Meizhuang, no one has seen her appearance, and no one has heard that she is full of talents. The only thing she has is that she is famous far and wide. I heard from Liu Mansion's servant,
Liu Meizhuang can sit down and never stand, and can lie down and never sit down."
As soon as the storyteller finished speaking, everyone in the Yong'an Teahouse laughed loudly. After hearing the gentleman's interesting talk, many elegant guests in the elegant restaurant also opened their windows and smiled.
The storyteller saw that the audience was extremely satisfied, and then said: "It is said that the eldest daughter of the Liu family did not read the Four Books and Five Classics when she was a child, and did not learn the etiquette of the family. When the eldest daughter was five years old, Mr. Liu took her to the academy to study.
, but who would have expected that the eldest lady would not go, Master Liu asked her why she didn’t go, what do you think she answered?”
"How did you answer?" The listeners were all interested and couldn't wait to ask the storyteller.
"The young lady said that the road to the college was too long, so she didn't want to go because she was too lazy to walk. Then she said that she needed Mr. Liu to prepare a carriage to carry her. Mr. Liu loved the young lady very much, so he immediately sent a servant to prepare the carriage. The result was
When we get to the academy, guess what? The eldest lady of the Liu family is sleeping in the carriage and sleeping in a dark place."
As soon as the storyteller finished speaking, he also started laughing, and the wooden board in his hand made a sound.
Among the crowd, there was a beautiful and frowning woman wearing a blue gauze skirt. She wanted to smash the food box in her hand directly and let the storyteller talk nonsense. The little girl was also impulsive. She looked at the storyteller on the stage and glared angrily.
"Have you ever met the eldest lady of the Liu family with your own eyes?"
When the storyteller looked at it, he didn't expect that there was someone who came to stand up for Miss Liu. Seeing that the woman was so angry, could he have said something wrong somewhere? He immediately said: "No."
"I've never even seen her before, and yet I'm here talking nonsense, slandering Miss Liu's reputation." Hum, when she returns to the house, she will definitely report it to the master. These people are going too far, and they actually slander her Miss. What's wrong with Miss Liu?
Now she is still in the boudoir. These gossips are really not good for the young lady.
"Is that what I said wrong? Is it true that Miss Liu can never stand when she can sit, and never sit when she can lie down?" the storyteller asked rhetorically.
Well - this is indeed a bit true. Anyway, since she took care of the young lady, she has never seen her walk many times on foot. She has been able to break her ten fingers. Looking inside the teahouse, I realized that everyone
Looking at herself, the little girl's cheeks turned red and she glanced at the storyteller. Hum, she had to deliver cakes to the young lady. It would not be good for the young lady to be hungry. She turned around, picked up the food box and walked towards the west.
"Storyteller, keep going——"
The storyteller smiled and started talking again. The audience laughed frequently and threw a few coins on the stage from time to time. The storyteller's eyes lit up, this young lady of the Liu family is really making money!