Chapter 24: The storytelling reward money keeps ringing

Li Yaoguang was immersed in it, describing it vividly, not disturbed by external things at all. After devoting herself wholeheartedly, she was like the Monkey King who had just emerged from the world. She not only spoke, but also acted with immersion in the play.

Because audio broadcasts are different from TV dramas, she needs to play multiple roles by herself, dub the narration, and use various voices for all the characters throughout the show. It is a very difficult challenge. Fortunately, she had already written these down during practice, and now she can perform it with ease.

The audience laughed along with the Monkey King in her words, felt sad when he was talking about, and laughed at all kinds of jokes. Their moods were completely influenced by the plot. Only at the crucial moment, when the gavel on the small case made a sound, Li Yaoguang, who was very good at controlling the audience's hearts, smiled.

"Gentlemen, this book is called Journey to the West, and it was written by Mr. Wu Cheng'en. This episode ends here. To know what happens next, please listen to my explanation next time."

The sound stopped and the episode ended, but everyone was still not satisfied and applauded.

"Okay, okay, what the young master said is good, it's really great!"

Croak, croak, croak…

"Great, great, a monkey eating noodles is so funny!"

Croak, croak, croak…

"That's right, a monkey pretending to be a human, how amazing! He can even steal shoes, hahaha, so interesting!"

Croak, croak, croak…

"Hahaha, this book is truly a divine book, and Mr. Wuyouzi is truly a divine man. Monkey sounds good, really good..."

Croak, croak, croak…

Most people, however, feel regretful in their hearts, and the hook is so tempting that they can’t help but beg.

"Young man, can you sing another verse? That's all I can think of. It's not enough to listen to it!"

As soon as the voice was raised, people all around started to respond, "Yes, young master, please be kind and sing another piece!"

The audience is so enthusiastic, we can't miss this opportunity!
Li Yaoguang, who had never eaten pork but had seen more pork than pigs, was very cunning. She took the opportunity to stand up, clasped her fists and bowed to everyone, stepped out of her king's throne, walked forward and picked up the shallow ceramic basin that she had put down earlier, held it in her arms and bounced up, talking non-stop.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, I am Wuyouzi, a humble man who has just arrived in your precious place and just wants to make a living. If you like my story, I hope those who have money can support me with money, and those who don't can support me with their presence, so that I can earn enough money to survive. Thank you, thank you..."

Li Yaoguang has a lot to say but a smile on her face. She is sincere but not humble or fawning, and she is very popular with the audience.

Even the audience who originally just wanted to listen for free couldn't help but pay when Li Yaoguang looked at it attentively while holding the basin.

Even though it was not much, just a few cents, Li Yaoguang did not show any disdain for it. Instead, he expressed his sincere thanks repeatedly.

After walking around, he wanted to go back, thinking that he would do one more episode while it's hot to give back to the listeners, but he didn't expect that the old fortune-teller and the young scholar who wrote letters nearby both stretched out their hands towards his bowl.

Li Yaoguang was stunned when he saw the copper coin falling into his bowl. It was only when the other party pointed at their own stalls and explained with a smile that Li Yaoguang realized that all his fellow stall owners had benefited from him today.

Their business is usually slow and they open very late, but today they opened unexpectedly early and each of them had considerable transactions. Among them, the fortune-telling and letter-writing stalls were the most popular.

Who said they have two chairs in front of the stall for customers to sit and rest? Isn't it popular?

For these chairs, the audience members fought each other and even started an auction to the highest bidder. They didn't have to count or write anything, and they easily pocketed dozens of coins. It was a good sign. They remembered that these were brought to them by Li Yaoguang. As stall mates and elders, they naturally couldn't be stingy.

Listening to the jingling sound in the bowl, even though there was no silver, Li Yaoguang was extremely happy. What a good start!

The better his mood and the better his condition, the more relaxed he became. He read the second episode so smoothly that it not only attracted many people passing by to stop and watch, but also attracted men, women, old and young from the residential area. When the book came to the exciting part, they all threw money into the pottery bowl that Li Yaoguang had placed in front of the stall.

The sounds of tinkling bells and clanging mixed with Li Yaoguang's lively storytelling and the excited applause of the people, turning this usually not very lively area into a sea of ​​joy.

Later on, people who arrived later were willing to pay for frames in order to get a seat to listen to the story, just to make the stall owner pack up early and make room for him. The business was so booming that the black-faced man selling frames was so exhausted that he was too busy counting money with his hands. Mr. Li, who was selling rat poison next door, was so envious that his eyes turned red. He only regretted that his rat poison selling space was not large enough. He was also anxious that Li Yaoguang told the story too fast. He had to sell the medicine and listen to the story at the same time and was simply too busy to handle it.

That’s not all. The place became so noisy and lively that it finally attracted patrolling yamen runners.

A line of four yamen runners came over and frowned at first when they saw this scene, but then they realized that someone was telling a story. In front of so many excited people, they couldn't chase the person away for the time being, so they had to maintain law and order with gloomy faces, standing far away from the crowd to prevent accidents, and also eavesdropping on the story.

To be honest, they really didn't want to listen any more, but they couldn't help but hear someone's voice through the microphone and loudspeaker.
Being outside the crowd, the whole place fell silent when everyone was fascinated by the sound. The sound spread even farther. Wow, after listening to it, I was so addicted that I couldn't leave at all.

Not only could they not get away, the four patrolling yamen runners found that their feet were beginning to disobey them. They subconsciously squeezed to the front of the crowd, trying to hear more clearly, until the people around them noticed that their clothes had moved away from them, causing them to unconsciously squeeze to the front.

Until the end, he saw that the people around him were so excited that they were like crazy. There was no need for the storyteller to ask for rewards. They all threw the copper coins in their hands into the bowl, as if they were throwing stones instead of money.

The yamen runners...are they crazy? Are they all crazy?
Aren’t they all crazy? Otherwise, how can they say that emotions are contagious?
In this atmosphere, the yamen runners suddenly felt like they were going crazy. Like everyone around them, they unconsciously reached for their waist bags and threw out a handful of copper coins...

When they realized what they had done, they wished they could slap their uncontrollable claws twice.

"Well, well, that's good, young sir!"

Croak, croak, croak…

After one episode, everyone applauded and cheered. Li Yaoguang looked at the full bowls in front of the stall and expressed his satisfaction. However, he did not intend to say anything more today, so he turned off the microphone, stood up and bowed to the audience.

"Wuyouzi, thank you all for your support today. Thank you. Thank you all. Today's Journey to the West ends here. If you are interested in this story, please come early tomorrow, at this place, at this time."

As the voice fell, everyone couldn't help but sigh. Someone in the crowd held up his head and asked, "Mr. Wuyou, is it really over today? Such a good story, can't you tell it again?"

Then many voices responded, "Yes, yes, young sir, please tell me one more episode, just one episode."

Li Yaoguang didn't dare to respond, and hurriedly waved his hands to beg for mercy, "No, no, telling stories is exhausting, and I have only done the preparations for two episodes, so I really can't say more."

"Oh, is that so... Then sir, you must come back tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you."

"Yes, yes, we are all waiting for you."

"Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone. I will definitely be here tomorrow. Let's go today. Let's go. Everyone, please be careful when you go back. Let's go, let's go..."

"Wait!"

(End of this chapter)