I secretly sighed in my heart, the person in charge of Goulan has no business acumen and is very bad at doing business. In an entertainment venue where people gather like this, they are not allowed to bring their own drinks. They only provide juice drinks, popcorn and the like, and the prices are much higher than outside.
A few times, it’s a lot of income.
If there is no popcorn, we can replace it with a fruit platter, secret snacks, or even two skewers of candied haws on a stick. Later generations of KTVs will not rely on singing to make money on drinks. The services should be more complete to retain guests and not worry that they will not be willing to spend money.
I thought about these things for a while, and while waiting for the waiter to serve tea, I listened to the storyteller on the stage.
The storyteller was an old man of some age. Li Yi came in just in the middle. He didn't know the preface and the following words, and he didn't know what story he was telling. However, the few people sitting scattered in the audience listened enthusiastically and were happy to hear it.
He pinched a few copper coins from his arms and threw them up. A smile appeared on the old man's face and he spoke more energetically.
When talking about the critical moment, the old man suddenly stopped his voice, stood up, and said: "Dear readers, today's story ends here. If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the next chapter..."
Just when they heard the emergency, when the old man came and made such a statement, some people below suddenly became dissatisfied.
"You old man, why are you trying to keep your appetite? Go on!"
"I was so excited when I heard it, what does this mean?"
"Next time I'll break it down, I'll break it down to the ground, and I'll reward you with some coppers, just for the sake of saying it!"
Everyone murmured a few words, took out copper coins from their arms and threw them on the stage.
"Since all the judges expressed their love, the little old man continued." Seeing the copper plates lying on the ground at his feet, the wrinkles on the old man's face bloomed like chrysanthemums. He had already stood up, but immediately sat down and cleared his throat.
Clearing his throat, "Let's talk about that..."
This old man's routine is relatively common. Those storytellers or actors will stop at the end of a show or at a critical moment, charge the audience, and then continue to perform. It is very common in the Washi Goulan. After all, these rewards
This constitutes most of their income, and the customers below actually know the rules. Even if they curse a few words, they will still be given the reward they deserve.
Li Yi expressed his disappointment that the old man did not leave. To be honest, the stories the old man told were boring and did not arouse any interest in him. He originally thought that it would be just right for him to finish his story and put on a good-looking program to pass the time, but he didn't.
Thinking that the old man's routine is so deep...
Forget it, just listen to it, it is much better to watch this old man get high here than to sit in the yamen to check the room, at least he will not encounter the princess who cheats on him several times.
I looked in the direction where the guy left, and saw that the guy was moving really slowly. After so long, the tea still hasn’t been served...
At this time, on the side of the stand, a young girl exposed her head and looked at the young man sitting at the table not far away. A look of doubt appeared on her pretty face and she murmured: "Strange, that wasn't the gift that night.
Is it the young master that Sister Ruoqing has come back to?"
She leaned her head over and was about to take a closer look when an ugly face with bared teeth suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
The girl's face turned pale with fright. After taking a few steps back, she took a closer look and said angrily: "You Lin Dabao, do you want to scare me to death?"
The boy held his stomach, with a tangled expression on his face, and said, "Xiao Zhu, please help me give this pot of tea to the young man over there. I seem to have a stomachache."
The waiter pointed to the teapot placed aside, and after saying that, he quickly disappeared.
The girl patted her chest. She was really frightened just now. She muttered something before picking up the teapot and walked over.
Li Yi was still thinking about whether to complain about the clerk's efficiency later when he saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl coming over. She smiled slightly, put a pot of tea on the table next to him, and said:
"Sir, your tea is here."
The waiter didn't come, and the person who brought the tea was a girl with delicate features. Li Yi looked slightly surprised, and then poured a cup of tea. After waiting for such a long time, he was indeed a little thirsty.
The girl brought tea, but he didn't leave immediately.
She blinked her big eyes and looked at the handsome young man in front of her. She felt that he looked very much like the man who sent Sister Ruoqing back that night. However, it was too late that time and she didn't see the other person's appearance clearly. Naturally, she was not sure now.
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That night she kept asking Sister Ruoqing who that person was, but she was unwilling to tell her, and she never mentioned what happened in the palace to her. Later, she learned about it from another familiar sister.
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She didn't know the details of what happened. She only knew that those bad guys bullied Sister Ruoqing, and a young man stood up for her. He must have been the one she saw that night.
After Li Yi poured the tea, he saw that the girl not only did not leave, but also stood there looking at him with a strange look, and asked doubtfully: "What else can I do, little girl?"
"I'm not a little girl..." the girl thought to herself, showed a sweet smile, and asked: "Does this young master know Sister Ruoqing?"
"Sister Ruoqing?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, "You mean Miss Ruoqing?"
She looked up at the girl in front of her, and finally saw some familiar shadows. Although she only glanced at it that time, she still had some impression of the appearance of the girl who opened the door, and said: "You opened the door that night..."
"Hehe, it's you after all." A smile bloomed on the girl's pretty face. Knowing that the young man in front of her was a friend of Ruoqing's sister, she relaxed a little and sat down opposite Li Yi.
"My name is Xiaozhu, what is the young master's name?" The girl learned about what happened in the palace that day from others. She was very fond of the young master who helped sister Ruoqing and took the initiative to talk to Li Yi.
"piggy?"
Li Yi didn't have time to tell the little girl his name, and was surprised by the name "Little Pig".
How did a pretty little girl get such a name? I don’t know what her parents thought.
Although it is popular in this era to have a cheap name to make a living, a little girl with this name... will suffer so much criticism when she grows up.
When the little girl saw Li Yi's expression, she knew where he was thinking.
After all, many people have laughed at her on this matter since she was a child. Naturally, her real name is not Xiaozhu, but Chen Yuzhu. Only people who are familiar with her will call her that.
Originally, she thought that this young master was handsome and familiar with Sister Ruoqing, so she would naturally get closer to him. However, when she thought that he had misunderstood her name, the girl's little mouth couldn't help but pout.
"Smelly young man, my name is Chen Yuzhu. It's a "zhuyu" kind of pearl, not the kind with a long nose and big ears..." He pouted his little mouth and muttered a few words. Of course, he said the first three words in his heart.
After listening to the girl's explanation, Li Yi realized that he had misunderstood the other person's name. In order to cover up his embarrassment, he took a sip of tea and asked: "When will this storytelling end and what will be the next performance?"
The girl wrinkled her nose when she heard this and asked, "Isn't what Grandpa Sun said bad?"
"Absolutely." It's not easy for the old man, so Li Yi didn't belittle him too low and said casually.
"Grandpa Sun is the best storyteller in Goulan, and his stories are also the most popular among the people. Many people like his storytelling, which is extraordinary!" The girl was a little unhappy after hearing what Li Yi said.
Rong Xiaorong said that he recommends a book, "The Master of China", an imaginary historical text, where you can conquer the world with delicious food and eat to the peak of your life!
