Chapter 20 What is the underworld story?

Li Yaoguang believes that no matter how many holes there are, flattery will never wear out. When you are under someone's roof, it will never be wrong to flatter them first.

This middle-aged shopkeeper, who looked shrewd and serious at first glance, had never expected that today he would meet such a daring little girl who came to recommend herself. He was a little surprised for a moment, and his mentality was like watching a monkey show. He was also interested in the sound she mentioned, but it was not that their dignified Yaxian Pavilion wanted to invite a storyteller.

After all, he thought he had seen a lot, and he didn't think this little girl had any real ability. As she boasted, she was just bored and wanted to tease her like playing with kittens and puppies, so he also said, "Oh? What's the audition?"

Li Yaoguang suddenly felt that there was something going on, and quickly explained: "The so-called audition means that I am allowed to go on stage and try to tell a story to the shopkeeper and the guests. Shopkeeper, don't worry, the audition is free!"

"Oh? Really? You don't want money yet?" The shopkeeper nodded, his tone was particularly meaningful, and he was about to continue speaking, but at this moment, a young man outside lifted the curtain and poked his head out and called out urgently: "Shopkeeper, hurry up, the young master of the Korean Mansion is here, he is on the third floor of the Dengtian Pavilion, and he is calling you to serve him, shopkeeper, hurry up."

This young master of the Duke of Korea's Mansion is not someone who is easy to talk to, because he is the only son of the Duke of Korea's Mansion in three generations, and he is extremely precious. His grandmother is the eldest princess of the late emperor. How can he be an ordinary person? With his dog-like temper, I'm afraid he will suffer the consequences in the future.

So it doesn't matter whether you tease kittens or puppies. Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper turned around and was about to leave. Li Yaoguang followed him anxiously, hoping to seize another opportunity for herself. However, before she could open her mouth, the shopkeeper who had been quite easy to talk to just now suddenly changed his expression and became mean in an instant. He pointed at her and spoke angrily to the receptionist who had brought her in.

"This is a high-class place frequented by dignitaries. It is not a place where just anybody can come in and cheat. Come on, kick him out!"

Boom, Boom? Are you kidding me?
"Hey, no, boss, I'm not a liar. I can audition. Give me a chance..."

"Give me a chance? I don't have the time. What do you think this shop is? I have an urgent matter today. I will not bother with you because you are young. Otherwise, it will not be as simple as kicking you out. Get out now!"

Seeing the shopkeeper getting angry, the receptionist suddenly reacted. Fearing that he would get into trouble and lose his job, he quickly grabbed Li Yaoguang and pulled him out of the hall, using a lot of force, not giving Li Yaoguang any chance at all.

He walked all the way across the lobby, avoiding the guests who were listening to music inside, and pushed Li Yaoguang hard out of the door. The receptionist glared at Li Yaoguang with his hands crossed over his chest.

"Get out of here, little girl! If you don't get out of here, I'll hit you out with a stick!"

"Let's go!"

Only after watching Li Yaoguang walk away with her head hung down did the receptionist pat his chest with a look of fear on his face.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper was busy, and fortunately, the shopkeeper was open-minded and did not blame or make a fuss. Otherwise, he would be afraid that he would lose his job!

The receptionist was so cold that he sent away the plague god. What he never expected was that they would have a destiny in the future...

However, after being busy for a whole day without any results, Li Yaoguang did not get discouraged. After all, it is difficult to find a job in modern times, let alone in this ancient feudal dynasty.

Suffering from a short budget, Li Yaoguang also didn't want to let his aunt and cousin see that he was tired, so he didn't go to the backyard of the mansion after returning. He lit the two steamed buns left in the space, and before going to sleep, Li Yaoguang secretly cheered himself up in his heart.

"Tomorrow, I will go to the outer city and find a job." For this purpose, she carefully selected and prepared an excerpt from a model article that became very popular in later generations - Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and practiced it repeatedly.

The next morning, Li Yaoguang got up before daybreak, washed up and hurried out, eating breakfast while walking.

After leaving the inner city gate with his ID card, Li Yaoguang headed straight for Wa Lane in the east of the city, praying in his heart that he would have good luck today.

However... after running almost all over the outer city for a whole day, her legs were almost broken, but there was still no job in sight. The restaurants and food halls thought she was too young and just treated her as a joke.

She finally met the owner of the juggling and music troupe she had found. He crossed his arms and pointed at the group of people who were practicing hard behind him. He smiled and said that only people who had signed a contract could go on stage in their area. He even asked her if she would sell herself. Li Yaoguang left first.

She found a teahouse and even lowered her demands to go to the actor's house to recommend herself. People looked at her and said that the guests in their house were all famous gentlemen with a good reputation, and asked her, a little kid, not to cause trouble.

After a series of setbacks, his carefully prepared tomb-raiding notes didn't even have a chance to see the light of day.

Unwilling to give it a try, Li Yaoguang wandered to Taipei City again, where she happened to come across a library that interested her.

In Kyoto, all kinds of talented people gathered. During the spring examination the following year, many scholars and officials came to the capital in advance. Kyoto was bustling both inside and outside. In the north of the city, where there were many bookstores, guild halls, and literary gardens, scholars and officials gathered.

This library, called Boya, wanted to attract scholars to gather here and often held poetry gatherings, literary gatherings, debates, and competitions of the six arts. Boya wanted to show its popularity in front of the public and create hype, so it was thinking of finding some artists to liven up the gatherings. It was worrying about where to find the right people when Li Yaoguang bumped into it.

The shopkeeper happened to be a middle-aged elegant scholar, who was surrounded by a dozen regular customers and scholars. Seeing that Li Yaoguang, a little girl, dared to recommend herself and was not at all stage-frightened, perhaps he admired her? Or maybe he felt sorry for her difficult life?
The scholars then begged the shopkeeper to give her a chance to audition, and Li Yaoguang was so happy that she immediately took a seat on the prominent platform and gave a vivid and immersive broadcast of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", during which she showed off various skills.

As a result, before the episode was even finished, the scholars below slammed the table and glared at her.

"How audacious! How dare this ignorant girl spread such a despicable book in front of you! Shopkeeper, kick her out immediately!"

"How can this be allowed? Digging up graves is an insult to our ancestors and is against the law. This woman has ulterior motives. Get her out right away!"

One person stood up, and everyone followed. The scholars stood up one after another, waving their sleeves and looking contemptuous at Li Yaoguang, all of them looking ferocious.

Fortunately, seeing that she was young and ignorant, they didn't say anything about beating or killing her. However, they still chased her out louder and louder, which still made Li Yaoguang dumbfounded when she was dragged out by the scholar shopkeeper. At that moment, her mind was completely confused and she had no idea what she had done wrong.

It was the shopkeeper, the scholar, who felt so pitiful for her that he couldn't bear it, so he kindly explained a few words to her. After hearing this, Li Yaoguang regretted it so much.

I thought it wasn’t that I didn’t speak well, nor that she didn’t perform well, but, damn, she chose the wrong book, forgetting that this was an ancient feudal dynasty where the emperor and the literati ruled the world together! What kind of hell story was she talking about! Woo woo woo…

Seeing the scholar shopkeeper waving his sleeves to take the money back, Li Yaoguang reached out and grabbed the other's wide sleeves without giving up, and really cried.

"Uncle shopkeeper, I was wrong. I shouldn't have told the story of grave digging. I'm sorry. Please give me another chance. I can do it. I have many other stories, such as talented men and beautiful women, upholding justice, and even immortal knights. I can do them all..."

"Hey, go, go, don't bother, or you'll get beaten."

Unfortunately, no matter how much she begged, the lost opportunity was always lost.

The third time he recommended himself, he failed!

(End of this chapter)