Su San left Hongtong County, walking along the main street.
Not having the heart to speak, let the gentlemen listen to my words.
Which one is heading to Nanjing, deliver a message to my Sanlang.
Said that Su San will sever her life, in the next life she will repay as a dog or horse.
People say the peonies of Luoyang are as beautiful as brocade, but it's still not springtime when a slave girl arrives.
Lowering her head, she left the jurisdiction of Hongtong County.
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Ye Lang was singing, his false voice had a captivating quality, and because of this, the nearby people were intoxicated and developed a love for this type of opera singing they had never heard before.
And this was at a teahouse in Ye City, also the only teahouse in Ye City, and the only one on the entire continent, and perhaps even in the whole world.
In this world, there were bars and inns where people gathered to drink, these places hardly provided any tea, as some thought that drinking alcohol was what real men did, that's what showed their courage.
Needless to say, this teahouse was established by Ye Lang, not because he saw potential in the teahouse market, but out of boredom, for fun, and to prepare to squander his wealth!
In simple terms, this was a place where he squandered his wealth out of boredom!!
In this continent's environment, running a teahouse was essentially a losing proposition, as those who went to bars to drink wouldn't change their habits to go to a teahouse for tea and chatting. They still enjoyed drinking alcohol.
And the nobles who drank tea wouldn't lower their status to go to a teahouse for tea, so it was difficult to do this business, and no one believed in it!
For Ye Lang, this was the kind of place he liked, where he could find pleasure and squander his wealth, running at a loss was his goal!
At the start, Seventh Brother opposed Ye Lang's investment, but how could Ye Lang possibly listen and not spend money recklessly and squander his wealth?
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"That, the house must be bigger, it should be able to accommodate a stage…"
"It should be like an opera house, where every room can see the stage in the middle…"
"All the things, the appearance shouldn’t be luxurious, but it should be elegant and refined, using only the best materials…"
"The tea, it must be the finest quality…"
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These requirements made Seventh Brother sweat profusely, as he tried several times to stop Ye Lang, but to no avail, because Ye Lang was using his own money, tens of thousands of gold coins.
Aiya, I regret it now, I shouldn't have ignored so many gold coins back then, and said I didn't want them…
Seventh Brother was filled with regret!!
In the face of Ye Lang's financial onslaught, an expensive teahouse emerged, costing a whopping two hundred thousand gold coins, leaving people in awe.
However, as per Ye Lang's requirements, although the cost was high, this teahouse didn't give off a sense of flaunting wealth, instead it exuded an air of grace, refinement, and natural freshness.
This is the charm a teahouse should have!!
Although Ye Lang was squandering his wealth, he didn’t like the feeling of flashy luxury, as it had a nouveau riche vibe. He preferred the simple, restrained elegance.
I am a low-key squanderer!!!
It was naturally operated in the form of a teahouse, with a few minor changes to suit the habits of the people of Ye City. However, the main theme of drinking tea and watching opera remained unchanged.
Because there were no performers for traditional opera, it was replaced with operas, but then Ye Lang removed even these after a short while, it just didn’t have the feel of a teahouse!!
To create a sense of being in a teahouse, Ye Lang spared no expense in training the staff, using long-spouted teapots for brewing tea, and so on.
Therefore, to achieve the right atmosphere, he directly recruited people with good voices, trained them in opera singing, then wrote the script himself, usually plagiarizing…
This immediately drew many people, after all, Ye Lang's teahouse was not aimed at making a profit, the tea wasn’t very expensive, of course, excluding the private rooms, those were as expensive as in a normal place.
However, in a teahouse, the feeling was only present in the main hall, and not in the private rooms!
In addition to tea and snacks, the most important money-making method in a teahouse's business was picking an opera performance, the pricing had no standard, there were both cheap and expensive options, but once someone insisted on picking an opera, it became even more difficult to say…
The most important point was that the success of a teahouse's business was actually linked to its popularity. If the teahouse was not popular, it would definitely run at a loss, but if it was always bustling, even if you wanted to lose money, you couldn’t!!
It seemed that once again, Ye Lang encountered this miraculous situation, and his teahouse became very popular in a short time, often full to bursting.
Apart from the novelty, there was still the factor of Ye Lang. Many people in Ye City now wanted to have close contact with the young lord, news of Ye Lang's status as young lord was spreading throughout the city, so how could people not be curious.
Of course, this interest could only be held temporarily, retaining real popularity still depended on the teahouse itself!
However, Ye Lang was indeed crucial, at least for now, he was the teahouse's main draw, many people came for Ye Lang, but for different purposes.
Before, it was out of curiosity for Ye Lang, and now it was to enjoy, they were drawn by Ye Lang’s singing voice!
Because there was no one trained in opera singing at that time, Ye Lang wanted to go on stage and sing opera, even though he had never sung opera before and just wanted to have some fun.
However, his performance was extraordinary, and everyone was stunned!
Opera, a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years, naturally has a unique charm. When Ye Lang sang a song using falsetto, his voice could be described as lingering for three days.
In addition to being shocked, there was also astonishment because no one had ever thought that a man could sing in this way. They did not know that this was actually a singing style created out of necessity for men.
In ancient China, actors and actresses were considered lowly professions, and women were not allowed to appear in public, so it was difficult to find a woman in the opera troupe. Furthermore, in some types of opera, women were not allowed to sing.
Without women to sing opera and with female roles to portray, the only option was for men to dress as women and sing using falsetto.
Over time, this developed into a special singing style, with a unique flavor. Ultimately, some opera performers donned opera costumes and captivated the audience with their male appearances.
Ye Lang did not wear opera costumes or makeup. If he had, it would have likely caused even more of a sensation and driven the crowd wild.
In fact, Ye Lang did appear in opera costumes and makeup, but few people knew it was him, creating a beautiful myth that drove many people crazy for a nonexistent goddess.
This opera owes thanks to Ye Lanyu. It was she who pursued Ye Lang that led to these results. Since she had seen Ye Lang dressed as a woman when they were young, she even personally helped him with the costume. However, because of this, Ye Lang began to resist going shopping with her.