Chapter 166 Listening to books in the teahouse

In the lobby on the first floor, Zhang Ling was still arguing with the innkeeper.

　　He was already very unhappy to be sent to such a small place to search secretly, but ended up staying in an inn without even a room. He finally couldn't hold back the anger he had been holding in all this time.

　　However, before he could argue any more, his sleeve was pulled by the person standing next to him.

　　Zhang Ling frowned and glanced at him impatiently, but the young man in green shirt was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled at him and said: "Sir, do you remember the one who warned us before we came here? Don't be arrogant when you go out. "

　　"Tch." Zhang Ling glared at the man in green in displeasure and said to the shopkeeper, "Okay, okay, we can't wait any longer!"

　　"This little place is troublesome. It's such a shabby inn. It doesn't even have an upper room!"

　　After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left again with the gang.

　　Jiang Zhu stood on the second floor and watched silently. He felt that the man in green looked familiar. When he was about to take a closer look, the man suddenly stopped as if he had noticed something.

　　He frowned slightly and hid behind the pillar.

　　But the man in green just turned around and said a few words to the servant behind him. He glanced at the second floor unintentionally. He didn't see anyone, so he followed Zhang Ling.

　　Jiang Zhu didn't come out until they were far away. He looked at the empty lobby of the inn, adjusted his expression, and went back to the room.

　　"What happened downstairs?" Ye Anyian asked him.

　　Jiang Zhu shook his head: "It's okay, they were just a few people who came to stay in the hotel. When they saw that they didn't come to the room, they made a fuss for a while and left."

　　"Oh." Ye Anyian nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

　　After resting for a while, Wen Heng came over and knocked on the door, telling them to clean up and get ready to go see the store.

　　Ye Annian went to wake up Fuzai and Dingqiu, and asked for hot water, so that the two children could wash their faces and wake up.

　　After finishing cleaning up, the group, led by Mr. Wen, went straight to the shops he had favored before.

　　There are three stores in total, one is located in an inconspicuous alley. Although the location is not conspicuous, it is surrounded by various shops selling snacks, gadgets and rouge and gouache. It is also very close to the residential areas of the county.

　　The family is on Jinshui Street in Anxing County. Jinshui Street is the main street of Anxing County. The street is full of restaurants, inns, jewelry and cloth shops and other large shops.

　　There are two new shops opened by Mr. Wen on this street.

　　The last place is on a street in the west of Anxing County. The location of this street is relatively remote. The advantage is that it is located at the exit of Anxing County and is the only way to enter and exit Anxing County. People coming and going from the county, whether they are business travelers or visiting relatives and friends, must pass through here.

　　The group of people went to look at these three shops in turn. The first shop was not big, a little smaller than the Guangyin Shop he opened in Tianshui Town.

　　The second house is the largest, bright and spacious, and Mr. Wen highly recommends him to book this house.

The third house is medium in size, larger than the first house and smaller than the second house.

　　After reading them all, Ye Anian hesitated again and again, discussed it with Jiang Zhu, and finally chose the shop they looked at first.

　　Mr. Wen was quite regretful: "If you open your shop on Jinshui Street, our two families will be close to each other and we will be able to take care of each other."

　　Ye Annian smiled: "Take your time and try the water in Liuxiang first. If it goes well, it won't be too late to go to Jinshui Street."

　　Although Jinshui Street is good, a shop like the one he opened that sells small toys may not be suitable.

　　He is not familiar with this side of Anxing County. When the shop opens in the back, he will inevitably run to this side. The bigger the shop, the harder it is to take care of it.

　　"That's fine." Mr. Wen nodded, "Then let's go over and sign the lease."

　　The group then returned to Liuxiang, and Ye Anyian signed the lease agreement for the shop.

　　After the business was done and it was still early, Mr. Wen proposed to drink tea and listen to a book.

　　None of them had any objections, so they went straight to the nearby teahouse.

　　Coincidentally, it was during the intermission. Mr. Wen took them straight to the seating area on the second floor and ordered two pots of good tea and some dried fruit snacks, waiting for the next show to start.

　　There was no storyteller like this in Tianshui Town, and Ye Anyian and the two children found it novel.

　　Fu Zai and Ding Qiu looked down at the railing on the second floor with candied fruits in their mouths.

　　I saw a screen placed on the table in the lobby on the first floor. Behind the screen was a table and a chair. On the table were a cup of tea, a ruler, and a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

　　"Is Mr. Storyteller just sitting here and telling us stories?" Fu Zai was very curious. Mr. Storyteller was not here at the moment and he didn't know where he went.

　　"Well," Ding Qiu was also staring at the tables and chairs below, and nodded when he heard this, "Probably."

　　"I wonder what story he will tell later."

　　"I just asked the waiter at the teahouse about the book "The Blind Fox Repays a Kindness"." Ye Annian came over and said.

"Hey," Fu Zai blinked, becoming interested, "That sounds really interesting."

　　"Sir is here." Ding Qiu pointed downstairs.

　　Sure enough, the old gentleman who had just left walked up to the stage that was covered by a screen, stroking his beard and sat down behind the table.

　　--Snapped!

　　The old gentleman slapped his ruler, and there was a sudden silence.

　　"It is said that during the Tianzhi period, there was a poor scholar in Taohua Village who failed the exam for three consecutive years. Unfortunately, his parents were getting older and they had no additional income except farming, so they could no longer afford to support him. However, the scholar only wanted to study. Admitted to the official service today..."

　　While he was speaking wonderfully, a young man hurriedly ran up to the old man and said something in his ear.

　　The old gentleman actually stood up and left his seat, and he didn't know where he went after getting off the stage.

　　"Hey, brother, why didn't he talk anymore?" Fu Zai saw the old man leaving and lay on the railing on the second floor, turning to look at Ye Anyian.

　　"Sit down and let brother take a look." Ye Anyian pulled him back to sit on his seat and walked to the railing to look down.

　　Jiang Zhu also came over: "What's wrong?"

　　"Everyone, please wait a moment!"

　　At this time, the boy on the first floor cleared his throat, stood on the stage and said: "A distinguished guest ordered "The Story of Yueliang City". Let's talk about "The Story of Yueliang City" first in the next show, and "The Blind Fox Repays a Kindness" will be discussed another day. "

　　Before he finished speaking, all the onlookers below stopped.

　　"I just made a special trip to listen to "The Blind Fox Repays a Favor" today. What's wrong with your teahouse? You changed it as soon as you said it would?"

　　"What a distinguished guest! You are so unruly!"

　　"That's right, if you have money, you can ask your husband to go home and talk about it! Why should you change everyone's notebook!"

　　"Everyone, please don't be impatient!" The little boy quickly handed over to everyone to apologize, "Don't panic, everyone, the distinguished guest said that he is giving this show to everyone, and the tickets will be paid later, and all of our teahouses will retreat!"

　　"That's pretty much it!"

　　"Since it doesn't cost money, just listen to it."

　　"What kind of story is "The Story of Yueliang City"? This name sounds boring!"

　　"That is to say, it sounds miserable."

　　"It doesn't cost any money, just listen to it for fun."

　　Although the spectators were still talking about it, fortunately no one objected anymore.

　　The little guy secretly let out a sigh of relief and retreated silently.

　　Ye Annian was not dissatisfied with changing his notebook. It was the first time he heard this kind of storyteller, so he just wanted to be fresh and join in the fun.

　　At this time, Mr. Sun happened to be back, and Ye Anian took Jiang Zhu back to his seat.

　　Turning around, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Zhu's face, which seemed to be unhappy: "What's wrong with you?"

　　"It's okay." Jiang Zhu shook his head and recovered his thoughts.

　　Ye Anyian wanted to ask again, but when he heard someone tapping his ruler from downstairs, the storyteller had already started talking.

The two of them didn't speak anymore and sat back.

　　"Speaking of which, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of our dynasty had a close friend when he was still a prince in his early years. The two met when they were young and shared a common goal. They also had a good story..."

　　The storyteller talked eloquently for half an hour, and Ye Anyian also listened to a general outline of the story.

　　It tells the story of the prince and his close friends, who supported each other and later turned into enemies. The place where the two of them broke up was in Yue Liang City.

　　At that time, neighboring South Vietnam sent troops to attack Tangling. This month, Liangcheng was adjacent to the border between the two countries and was also a line of defense for the Tangling Kingdom.

　　The prince's friend was named Jiang Shengwan. He was originally from Jianghu. Because he had a good personal relationship with the prince, he led his men to help the prince.

　　When South Vietnam sent troops to attack the city, it was overwhelming. Seeing that the general leading the troops was about to fall, Jiang Shengwan and his men arrived in time and repelled the enemy.

　　The prince was overjoyed and took his people to Yueliang City to celebrate his victory in person. While the two were drinking and chatting happily, Jiang Shengwan proposed that the prince should write to His Majesty to confer him the title of king.

　　It turned out that he had been pretending for so many years just to win a reward for himself that would allow him to enjoy all the glory, wealth and power. Now that the time was ripe, he made an offer to the prince.

　　The prince naturally refused and wanted to negotiate with him for another reward, but Jiang Shengwan refused to accept it, and the two immediately fell out.

　　The prince's trip this time was to celebrate his victory, and he did not bring many people with him. Soon his guards were defeated and they were all captured by Jiang Shengwan.

　　After Jiang Shengwan controlled the prince and his guards, he led his men to slaughter all the people in the city.

　　The two broke up.

　　Fortunately, the powerful general in the court arrived in time and rescued the prince.

　　However, the prince was kind-hearted and could not bear to kill his former friend. Considering the friendship between the two of them, he spared Jiang Shengwan's life and only disabled his martial arts with his own hands.

　　He himself was seriously injured and his legs became disabled as a result.

　　As for Jiang Shengwan, he has been on the run incognito since then and his whereabouts are still unknown.

　　On the stage downstairs, the storyteller had already left, and the onlookers were talking one after another.

　　"Tsk, tsk, this Jiang Shengwan is really nothing!"

　　"You don't want to be crowned king, but you're going to massacre the city? This kind of person is too scary!"

　　"That's right. If he is still living outside now, how long will he kill again if he can't be saved!"

　　"Hey, the Xu family in our county was wiped out overnight some time ago. Do you think it could be..."

Jiang Zhu:...

　　"Ahem," he cleared his throat, "What do you think of this story?"

　　"If it's a casually compiled story, it's very ordinary. This prince doesn't know people well, trusts a man in the world, and relies on the power of the world to fight. Then this prince really doesn't have much ability."

　　"What if it's adapted from real events?"

　　"If this is an adaptation of real events, then it would be better to replace the crown prince's position as soon as possible. You can also give this kind of murderous devil a little leniency, and let him escape incognito. Such a soft-hearted person is really not an emperor. The right person." Ye Anyian said sharply.

　　"Yes," Jiang Zhu sighed softly and looked towards a seat on the opposite side of the second floor. "The prince of the dynasty should be replaced by someone long ago."

　　"Oh," Mr. Wen, who was sitting nearby, heard the conversation between the two and turned pale with fright. He quickly lowered his voice and said, "Two worthy nephews, you can't say such things! If someone with a heart listens to it, That's going to kill your head!"

　　Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu smiled apologetically at him at the same time and changed the subject.

　　The two chatted for a while. Ye Anian suddenly became interested when he saw Jiang Zhu staring at the storyteller's table in a daze.

　　Then she curled her lips and teased him: "Tell me, why do you have the same last name as this murderous demon?"

　　Jiang Zhu:...