In these two days, Old Xu was almost completely engrossed in the first volume of the Legend of the White Snake. It was as if he had been possessed. He studied it over and over again, almost to the point where he forgot to eat or sleep.
Old Xu's wife couldn't help but curse when she saw her husband holed up in his room for the past two days, reading the Legend of the White Snake as if he was possessed.
"I think you've been possessed by a book, or have you been bewitched by some yellow weasel on the road? I've been holed up at home for the past two days. I haven't gone anywhere. I haven't even eaten…"
After hearing his wife's words, Old Xu cursed with dark circles under his eyes," You're just a tutor. What do you know? You have long hair but short knowledge. I'm just talking about the new book. How would you know the wonders of this book? In the future, whether we eat porridge or eat porridge, we'll just read this book…"
When Old Xu's wife heard this, she snorted heavily." Isn't it just a lousy book? It's so expensive. What's so good about it? That's a total of three taels of silver. We've been hiding money for almost half a year at home. Now, you're willing to throw it away for a lousy book?!”
Old Xu snorted coldly and did not say a word. He studied the Legend of the White Snake even harder and compiled it in the way of a storyteller. It was unusually smooth. After he tried to tell it once by himself, he was completely convinced.
Comparing the Legend of the White Snake with the drama of the top scholar among the poor scholars, the talented scholars, and the beautiful women that he had mentioned before, it was simply like the difference between clouds and mud. The difference was unimaginable.
The novel's strengths lay in its novel setting, tactful plot, smooth writing, and bold innovation. Even after reading it four or five times, Old Xu still felt that it was not enough. He was looking forward to the second, second, and final volumes of the Legend of the White Snake. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have any money on him, he would have bought all the remaining three books right now.
In the past two days, he had finally finished writing the first volume of the Legend of the White Snake in the form of storytelling. He could not help but heave a sigh of relief. He casually took a few bites of his dinner, lay on the bed, and fell asleep.
The next day, Old Xu rushed to the teahouse. When the shopkeeper saw him, he couldn't help but ask," Old Xu, where have you been these two days? Why didn't he come to tell the story? I thought you wanted to quit…"
" Shopkeeper Wu, I've been writing a new script these days. I don't have time to come. I'm going to start my lecture later..."
Hearing Old Xu's words, the shopkeeper nodded and said disapprovingly,"Are you going to tell the story of some scholar or scholar again?!”
Old Xu shook his head and smiled mysteriously." Neither. Please allow me to keep you in suspense. The shopkeeper will know later…"
After more than two hours, most of the guests in the teahouse had arrived. Old Xu then walked up to the front hall and sat down. When the guests sitting below saw him, they could not help but jeer.
"Old Xu is finally here. I thought you quit and said that you were a fool. You won't tell me the story of your poor scholar again today, right?!”
"Yeah, I thought you were angry with us a few days ago and didn't come to tell a story. Have you thought of a new story?!”
Old Xu, who was sitting in the front hall, was a little nervous when he heard the cheers from below. After all, he had never told the story of the Legend of the White Snake before. No one knew how the audience would react to it. A smile appeared on his face. He slapped the wooden board and spoke loudly.
" Everyone has heard many stories about talented scholars and beautiful women, poor scholars and inspirational people. Today, Old Xu will give everyone something different. I guarantee that you've never heard of it before…"
Upon hearing this, the listeners below were all surprised. They waited for Old Xu to continue. He reached out with the allegro and began to beat it rhythmically.
" A long time ago, Bai Suzhen at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain cultivated this body for a thousand years in the cave…"
As soon as the story was out, the eyes of the audience sitting below lit up. This was a story that they had never heard of before. The beginning was about a snake demon. This was quite novel. No storyteller had ever told it like this before. It attracted them all at once. They called for some pastries and tea and listened carefully.
As he spoke, the story of " Legend of the White Snake " was catchy and the plot was smooth. After a while, the audience could not help but cheer. From time to time, someone would give him copper coins and even silver coins. This was something that Old Xu had never encountered before.
After the storytelling ended, the guests below were still not satisfied. Even the shopkeeper of the teahouse was engrossed in listening and urged him to continue. Old Xu slapped the wooden board in his hand and chuckled," Sorry, everyone. It's getting late. If you really want to hear it, let's continue tomorrow. You're welcome to come and support us then..."
After finishing his storytelling, Old Xu calculated that he had earned almost four taels of silver. This was the day he had received the most tips, and he could not help but feel flushed.
After leaving the teahouse, Old Xu immediately bought half a lotus leaf chicken and a pot of wine. He hummed a little tune and returned home. His wife was surprised and quickly asked him where he got the money.
Old Xu laughed complacently and took out the first volume of the Legend of the White Snake that he bought yesterday with a serious expression. He sighed and said," Of course it's because of this! This book is good, I'm sure there will be no empty seats tomorrow…"
The next day, Old Xu came to the teahouse to take a look. Sure enough, there were no empty seats. There were even many people standing and listening to him. This was a scene that other storytellers dreamed of. He continued to tell the first volume of the story of the Legend of the White Snake. Old Xu's success also attracted many peers. After some inquiries, he finally found out about the book of the Legend of the White Snake. Therefore, the Legend of the White Snake quickly became popular in restaurants and teahouses, and eventually became popular in Xihang. It became a new story for many storytellers and attracted many people.
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