A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

When the widow with the child came to the lonely grave again and saw the writing on the stone tablet, she knelt in front of the grave after being quiet for a long time and wept uncontrollably. It's too early to leave!"

The two masters and apprentices arrived at Tongguan. Tongguan is very lively, and the population is increasing from the East China Sea. Tongguan is also the east gate of Guanzhong. It is the second largest pass among the ten famous passes in the Central Plains. It was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Looking at the tall Chengguan, I couldn't help but read out, "My father-in-law looks at the important places, and he is narrow enough to accommodate a bicycle. Difficult and hard work, a long halberd will be used forever!"

"It's hard work and a long halberd, and the eternal use of a man... Good poetry! It's a quatrain!"

Gu Qing looked back and saw that the person who was talking was a passerby and a fat man who looked at the tonnage of about [-] catties. The other party smiled and walked over, "This young man has a lot of talent at such a young age."

"Who are you!" Gu Qing kept his distance from this fat man who inexplicably approached him.

"My surname is Li." The fat man said with a smile, "I wonder if this little brother knows where there are chickens?"

The fat man rolled up his sleeves and continued, "I was bitten by a centipede on the way down, and the poison was three-pointed to the bone. A Taoist said that only the natural enemy of the centipede can cure the poison, so dare you Ask this little brother where there are chickens here."

Seeing the smirk on Fatty's face, Gu Qing suddenly came back to his senses, "Are people in the Tang Dynasty so clear-headed and refined when they went to a spring tower to find flowers and ask Liu?"

Chapter 7 One penny per person ([-])

"Little brother, why don't we go together?" the fat man said with a smile.

Gu Qing took a few glances at the fat man and took two steps back, "I don't like that, it's too unhygienic, brother, please do what you want."

The fat man also looked at Gu Qing for a long time, "Could it be that this little brother likes to walk on dry roads? I've heard of this tune, but I have never tried it."

Seeing that Master had discussed with the guards at the city gate that he could enter the city, he hurriedly said: "Xiaosheng still has important things to do, so I will take my leave."

"No, no." The fat man also cupped his hands and said.

Tongguan is very lively here, at least busier than any place Gu Qing has been to now. After several inquiries, Gu Qing discovered the fact that the master and apprentice could not afford to live in an inn with only a few pennies, and it seemed that Sun Simiao did not intend to live in a hotel. In the inn, the master and apprentice rested in an abandoned temple.

Gu Qing carefully moved a few pots of potato seedlings out of the donkey cart. The potatoes were not difficult to grow, although a few of them died during the process.

It was the time when his body was growing, and Gu Qing looked at Lan Tian, ​​who has always been the same since ancient times. He never said that if he worked hard, he would not make money. This principle has never changed.

During lunch, the master and apprentice ate dry steamed buns. In order to make themselves feel full, Gu Qing poured a lot of water into his stomach. When he walked, he could feel the water sloshing in his abdominal cavity.

"Master, I went to earn money."

Sun Simiao sat cross-legged and nodded slightly.

Walking in the bustling city of Tongguan, thinking about how to make money, preferably at a low cost, he found a place where a group of children played, and Gu Qing picked up a wooden board and started writing.

Half an hour later, at a corner of the market, Gu Qing stood beside a big wooden board, shouting: "Tell stories, tell stories, as long as one person and one penny can listen to the story."

Stories are always attractive to children, such as bedtime stories and so on.

Five, six or seven-year-old children gathered around, and they saw Gu Qing, who was dressed like a beggar, coquettishly waving a folding fan, "Can you tell stories?"

"It's serious!" Gu Qing said, "As long as one person pays one penny, you can listen to the story."

penny?A few children look at me and I look at you. One of them is well-dressed and his family should be rich. He stepped forward and took a penny, "If you don't know how to speak, I'll let my daddy beat you up."

Flicking the short bangs on his forehead, Gu Qing hastily accepted the money and put it in his arms neatly, saying, "It just opened today, so I'll make an exception for one penny each time, and others will listen to it for free."

After finishing speaking, the eyes of the group of brats focused on Gu Qing.

As soon as he closed the fan, Gu Qing said: "It is said that there was a mountain of flowers and fruits 500 years ago, and there was a stone on the mountain. This stone was left by Nuwa when she repaired the sky..."

A story about Sun Wukong blurted out, "Sun Wukong learned his skills from the ancestor Bodhi. I heard that there are many weapons in the East China Sea..."

Gu Qing's voice stopped abruptly when he said Dinghaishenzhen.

The brats listened intently, and urged eagerly, "And then, and then? Tell me."

"Hehehe..." Gu Qing smirked three times, "Give me the money!"

A group of brats: "..."

Snapped!

The fat baby took another penny, "Continue!"

"I can't do it this time, I have to give all the money this time." Gu Qing put away the big wooden board and staggered to leave, "I want to hear it at this time tomorrow, remember to bring the money?"

Opposite the storytelling is a restaurant. There is a window on the second floor of the restaurant facing the place where Gu Qing is telling the story. The graceful woman is holding a wine glass and still reminiscing about Gu Qing’s story. Listen, I am inexplicably interested in this boy.

She looked eleven or twelve years old, both in terms of clothes and behavior, she was very special, but she had some affinity to attract children. Counting the time, she walked down the restaurant and left with graceful steps.

On the second day, Gu Qing came here again, and on the big wooden board was written: Listen to the story, one penny per person.

After sitting here for half an hour, a large group of children came together, the little fat guy was the leader, and there were more children than yesterday.

Facing the noisy children, Gu Qing stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the money!"

The little fat man took the lead to pay one penny first, and the other children paid in twos and threes. While taking Gu Qing to calculate the amount, he collected a full twenty pennies, and some children did not pay, but the income has exceeded their expectations. The other children Just listen to it for free and continue yesterday's story.

Opposite the restaurant is still sitting the graceful woman from yesterday, she is looking at Gu Qing.

The story of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea blurted out, and with the ups and downs of the plot, Gu Qing's tone was also light, and the expressions of the children also changed with the plot.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost dusk, Gu Qing said: "After the monkey grandson took the Dinghaishen needle, the unlucky Dragon King went to the Heavenly Court to complain to the Jade Emperor."

"I didn't expect this Sun Monkey to have such abilities. Everyone in the Heavenly Court gasped. Taibai Jinxing, the Jade Emperor's subordinate, proposed to recruit Sun Wukong to be an official in the Heavenly Court. In the end, he was only given to Bi Mawen, a small official. The horse circle created a miasma, and then threw Monkey Sun into the Pantao Garden, and let Taozi go to the head office. It happened to be the time of the Pantao Conference, but Taozi did not have a share of Monkey Sun, which made the monkey very anxious, Monkey Sun Of course, he would not give up on this, but instead ate the flat peaches, drank the immortal wine, and ate the elixir, ruining the flat peach event, the Jade Emperor was furious, and sent a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers to capture the grandson of the turtle."

Speaking of this, Gu Qing's words stopped abruptly again, "It's getting late, all guests, please come back next time."

On the second floor of the restaurant, after listening to another scene, the graceful woman beckoned a maidservant and said, "Go and find out the details of that man just now."

"Yes!" The maid answered in a low voice, and then said, "Shall we still reserve this room tomorrow?"

"He will come tomorrow." The graceful woman smiled and said, "Tell me the story here, this room is still reserved for us."

The maid nodded and left.

The graceful heroine left the window, dried the ink on the paper, which recorded Gu Qingjiang's story, she read it over and over again, and put it away carefully.

It is easy for children to walk together. Children pass on one to two and ten to one to a hundred. A strange thing happened in Tongguan that night. Many children begged their parents to give them a penny to listen to the story. The adults were also curious about what The story is so attractive, many adults in the neighborhood chatted after dinner and decided to meet the storyteller together.

A penny is not too much, and the people in Tongguan say that they are rich but not rich, and that they can eat and wear well even if they are poor, but this is the first time I have heard of someone making money by telling stories.

Still following the old rules, Gu Qing came to the place where he was telling the story again. He thought he had arrived early, but he did not expect that there were already a group of people waiting here besides children and many adults.

As soon as the board was put down, Gu Qing said: "The old rule is, one penny per person!"

Chapter 8 One penny per person ([-])

It was still the bold little fat man who took a penny with all his strength, and the adults also paid for the children one after another, thinking that it was just a penny. If this guy was a liar, he would not be able to escape with so many people.

Clearing his throat, Gu Qing began to speak: "Last time, it was said that the Jade Emperor sent a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to capture Monkey Sun..."