Chapter 1526: 331, Arrange (Third Watch)_2
Hearing about the new song, and one that was unavailable elsewhere at that, the young ladies all felt their hands itching to start, and they eagerly nodded in agreent, “Yes, we will definitely practice diligently and live up to the expectations of our two Bosses.”
Lin Yuan and Tian Hui nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at the won here who were to learn the Tea Ceremony.
Like playing music, the Tea Ceremony also required proper learning, particularly the procedural steps and points of attention during the performance. Of course, the most important aspect was how to brew the tea deliciously; what kind of tea necessitated what brewing thods was sothing that had to be systematically learned.
“Ladies, what you will be doing is different from the others.”
Lin Yuan glanced over the won in front of her and continued, “You all know that the Idle Tea House has three floors, but do you know how these floors are allocated?”
Not only did these won not know the answer to this question, but the ladies who had been playing music were also clueless, all pricking up their ears to hear what Lin Yuan was about to reveal.
“The first floor, where you have just been telling jokes, will be used for storytelling. Of course, the stories told at our Idle Tea House are different from those at other teahouses; they are all personally written by , the Boss. As for the content, that will remain a secret for now.”
When Lin Yuan ntioned keeping it a secret, she playfully raised an eyebrow, eliciting laughter from the crowd.
“However, I have already decided on two people to do the storytelling.”
As soon as they heard Lin Yuan was about to announce the storytellers, everyone looked at her anxiously, unable to tell whether they wanted to be chosen or not.
Lin Yuan curled her lips and slowly pronounced the two nas: “Da Ye, Shui Ling, you two will do the storytelling.”
Da Ye was the young lady who had first gone up to tell jokes. She was a very cheerful person and readily accepted the task as soon as Lin Yuan assigned it to her.
However, Shui Ling seed sowhat reluctant. She hesitated before looking at Lin Yuan and finally asked, “Boss, why must I be the one to tell stories? I think, I think I am not good at telling stories!”
To be honest, when Shui Ling told stories, she indeed wasn’t very lively. However, she had a pleasant voice and also possessed a sowhat gentle and delicate deanor.
The mont she went on stage, Lin Yuan felt as if she was seeing Lin Daiyu from “Dream of the Red Chamber,” especially when she frowned slightly; the resemblance was striking.
“Because you’re excellent!” Lin Yuan was always generous with praise for her employees. “Moreover, your voice is very pleasant. I have a tragic love story here that would be very moving if told by you. I am sure it will bring the audience to tears.”
Previously, Shui Ling had been sowhat unconfident in herself. Now, hearing Lin Yuan praise her like this, her little face displayed a touch of embarrassnt. She lowered her gaze shyly and said, “Boss, I… how could I be as amazing as you say?”
Da Ye laughed and patted Shui Ling on the back, laughing heartily, “I think the Boss is spot on. When you were telling your story, I always thought it was sothing tragic. Who would have guessed that in the end, it was a wedding! Ha ha! If you don’t believe , ask them if they thought the sa?”
The won imdiately nodded and echoed, “Exactly! I too thought those two characters were going to be torn apart. Who knew they would end up getting married! It’s really surprising!”
With these words, Shui Ling grew even more bashful, stomping her feet in a mix of mock annoyance and amusent, “Are you praising ? If you keep this up, none of you are allowed to co and listen when I tell stories!”
Da Ye and the others laughed heartily without taking Shui Ling’s words to heart. Storytelling was, in their eyes, just for those idle n. Where would girls like them find the ti to listen to stories?
However, none of them could have anticipated that in the near future, they would be eagerly following Shui Ling around, begging her to repeat the parts of the stories they had missed.
Of course, all these were matters for the future.
“Da Ye and Shui Ling, the stories you two will be telling will be provided by Shopkeeper Liu. After you receive the booklets, you must morize them thoroughly and even try to understand the tones and inflections of the characters speaking in the book. If you’re not clear on what storytelling entails, you two can go listen at other teahouses, then summarize your findings. Have you got it?”
Da Ye and Shui Ling imdiately nodded in agreent.
Having arranged the storytellers, Lin Yuan looked at the others and said, “As for you, I will write down the steps of the tea ceremony performance and the thods of brewing various teas in booklets. Your task now is to morize these thoroughly. In ten days, I will send soone to check on you.”
Among the remaining won, there were about ten, excluding Madam Ming and Xiao Huan who had other uses, and among these won, two were reserves, so not everyone had the chance to perform the Tea Ceremony.
“As you’ve probably realized, there are the most of you, but the Idle Tea House doesn’t need so many people. Therefore, I will choose the best perforrs for the Tea Ceremony. Those less proficient will be responsible for serving tea and water to the patrons. So, you should all know very well what you ought to do, right?”
Lin Yuan’s words made it very clear: If they studied and recited well, they would perform the Tea Ceremony in the elegant room; if they did not practice properly, they would serve in the lobby.
Whoever understood the stakes would imdiately realize what was most valuable.
Spurred on by Lin Yuan’s motivating words, everyone’s enthusiasm surged instantly.
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