Republic of China small businessman

Two days later, Qinghe County welcomed another group of people from the provincial capital.

The people who came hired donkey carts, there were two in total. The donkey cart with a black cover in front was full of stuff, and the bulging was exposed. They were all the corners of the gongs and drums, and there were still a few rods that were mushy. A long-tasseled spear made of silver paper was tied to one side, the tip of the gun pointed to the sky, and the barrel of the gun was semi-soft, shaking and trembling as the donkey cart swayed on the road; four or five people crowded into the donkey cart at the back, riding donkeys on the side. There were three or four others who bumped all the way to Qinghe County, and after submitting invitations, they entered the White Mansion.

It was the party from the Yucheng Club of the provincial capital that came. The owner, Shang Yulou, was in his twenties. He was neither tall nor short. His hair was touched with oil and combed back. He had a handsome face, especially his eyebrows and eyes. Exuding spirit.Boss Shang smiled when he saw people, greeted them one by one with his hands clasped, and began to ask enthusiastically: "Excuse me, where is your stage? We came half a day earlier, some sets need to be put up, and people want to get more familiar with it. It's the first time to sing in the precious land of your mansion, and I'm really a little nervous."

Butler Zhou hurriedly took him there, and was very happy to be praised, so he went back politely: "What's the matter, Boss Shang? Although our master doesn't listen to operas very much, he also knows the name of Boss Shang. Last year, the old man in the provincial government personally ordered your even Sing three out of the hall, everyone is looking forward to your true god appearing in our Qinghe!"

Shang Yulou played Tai Chi with him all the way, Zhou Steward got a lot of flattery, and Shang Yulou also found out the details of the Qinghe Bai family.

The grandfather of the Bai family doesn't like to listen to operas, but the second young master of the Bai family likes it. He spends time in the theater with a group of half-children. I'm afraid he has a preference for new-style dramas and likes to engage in art. Butler Zhou can't say that his second young master plays truant I didn't go to class and tried to beautify it, but it can only be covered up to this point.

Along the way, Shang Yulou had some calculations in his mind.

He thought about how the old master and young master in the mansion listened to one or two plays, and then they got tired and had to leave. It can entertain the whole house, but as for the second young master in the mansion, he probably likes to be more lively.

Boss Shang walked all the way to the stage, and was already thinking about how to ask Wu Xing to borrow someone. As soon as he arrived here, he heard the sound of gongs and drums on the stage, and when he looked up, he saw a group of little monkeys rolling all over the ground with their faces hooked , the basic skills and movements are still in the past, a table of eight immortals was set up on the stage, and there were a few little monkeys on the stack of arhats, the one at the head turned over and went down and moved neatly, landing silently, rolling on the spot with a monkey face again, scratching his ears and cheeks , so lively.

Shang Yulou stood there looking at it and asked, "This is it?"

Housekeeper Zhou said: "This is a group of children that the second young master saved before. The second young master is kind-hearted. Seeing that they had no food or clothing, they brought them back to raise them for two days. I heard that they specially arranged a play for the second young master. He Shou!"

Steward Zhou went to clear the stage, Shang Yulou and other famous actors came, the stage still had to be used by the master, and these little monkeys had been using it for a month, so they might have figured out how many bricks there were on the stage.

Everyone in Shangyulou was demeanor, standing aside and waiting for them to leave, and after a while, they saw a person leading a group of children coming out, lined up in a line, each child was holding something in his hand, and some were carrying small wooden boxes. There were those holding costumes, and some trotting along with a basket of peaches. The leader looked to be a [-]-year-old boy, taller, with an Eight Immortals table on his head, and he was carrying it all by himself. Walking away from the table, the eyebrows and eyes are half covered.

Shang Yulou stepped aside and waited for them to pass.

The child holding a basket of peaches ran two steps faster, tripped unsteadily, and stabilized his body, but the peaches in the basket rolled out one by one, rolling all the way to Shang Yulou's feet.The child hurriedly went to pick it up, and when he picked it up, he saw the pair of moon-white shoes in front of him. The child raised his head and saw Shang Yulou suddenly shy, picked out a big peach from the basket and stuffed it into Shang Yulou's hand , said vaguely, "please eat", and hurriedly chased after the front team with the basket on top of it.

Boss Shang was used to seeing people who cheered him up. In the early years, he gave everything as a gift. When he got the peach, Shi Shiran put it in his pocket and went to the stage for the set.

Shang Yulou is good at fine brushwork and knows a little bit of Western painting. The set style is very novel. After setting it up, he asked people from the troupe to come and practice, and handed the playbook to Steward Zhou.They attend hall parties all the year round, even if they don't go out, they still perform in the theater, and the repertoire is very stable.

Steward Zhou took a silver dollar from Xie Jing, and naturally helped Xie Jing speak at the moment, coughed and said, "Master Shang, do you have a monkey show ready?"

Shang Yulou shook his head: "I haven't prepared yet, but I'm familiar with the repertoire, just give me half an afternoon." Qinghe County also has martial arts, so it's not difficult to find a few who can do somersaults.

Steward Zhou said: "Didn't I chat with you about the second young master on the way? Our second young master is good at everything, but he is too emotional. When he heard that these children had arranged a monkey show to repay their kindness, they waited." Look, do you see this?"

Shang Yulou understood, but he didn't dare to agree: "I have to trouble the housekeeper to bring them here so that I can watch the play once before I agree. The Yucheng Club was established by my father's generation, so it doesn't matter if they sing well or not. After all, it's the children's wish, but it has to be added to the script, and Yulou alone doesn't count, and I'm afraid that when I go back, my father will find out and blame me."

Steward Zhou smiled when he heard what he said, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I'll go and call them here, please wait a moment!"

After a while, the group of little monkeys lined up and came back.

At the end was Fangcai, the young man carrying the table, Shang Yulou saw his appearance clearly, he was about 14 years old, he looked very good, but the most outstanding thing was the pair of eyes, which were different in color from the pupils of others Brown in black, this young man has black hair and black eyes, like ink pills washed by snow water on the mountain, with a coolness, just looking at it makes people forget the world.Banzhu Cheng saw that he already had a top-notch appearance at a young age, so he couldn't help but take a second look. He was already thinking that if he had studied this appearance for two years and then showed it, the provincial government might have to show it again. A sensational actor.

As long as you don't have a hoarse voice, how many people will come to praise you when you stand there!

Shang Yulou was a little hot in his heart, Zhou Steward asked a group of children to go on stage to perform a monkey show, Shang Yulou secretly looked at Xie Jing, while taking time to glance at the stage.

What the kids on the stage said was past, after all, it was the second young master of the mansion who ordered the play himself, as long as the second young master joined in, everyone would join in, and the Shang Yulou standing next to him felt more itchy the more he looked at it. He stood like a pine, standing still with his hands behind his back, and he had even thought about what corner to arrange for him and what face to draw.

After the performance, the children lined up in a neat row to wait for Shang Yulou's comment.

Xie Jing also turned to look at him, and asked, "Boss Shang, how is it?"

The moment Shang Yulou opened his mouth, his heart sank.

This voice is so clear, and the timbre seems to entice people around the ears. It's a good thing not to sing!

Xie Jing asked again: "Boss Shang?"

Shang Yulou regained his senses, looked at Xie Jing and said enthusiastically: "Okay, I'm fine with watching. I heard from Butler Zhou that your name is Xie Jing? You are taking care of these children. So, are you interested in learning opera?"

Xie Jing laughed and said, "Me? I'm not interested. You might as well take a look at these children. They have practiced kung fu since childhood. Everyone has a little trick." I don't want to sing anymore.

Shang Yulou was out of his mind after watching the children perform their little tricks, which was pretty good to be honest, but his mind was no longer here.

The boy named Xie Jing stood beside him and said five sentences to him. With these five sentences, he even thought about what color costumes he would order for him.

The thief God hurt me, such a good seedling let him see it today, but he just doesn't like to play!

During the period, a girl came to make tea, and Shang Yulou brought a bowl of tea bags that he himself brought, and there were some things for his throat inside. The girl didn't know his habit, so she wanted to take it away, but Shang Yulou quickly stopped him. : "No, no, this fat sea needs to be washed seven times."

The girl blushed, she hurriedly put it down for him, refilled the hot water in the tea bowl and respectfully invited him to drink, it was only the habit of the provincial government, after all, Shangyulou's name is too famous, such a famous actor, what to say , What to drink, can it be wrong?

The girl looked at the things in Shangyulou's tea bowl with a little awe, she must want to treat them as precious things.

Xie Jing glanced at it, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

Shang Yulou is really an iron rooster. The fat sea in the tea bowl is so tasteless that he can still put it in his mouth and suck the core for a long time. Not to mention in the north, Beijing and Tianjin, even in Shanghai In the city, no one is more stingy than this one.Someone said before that it would be difficult to get a handkerchief from Shang Yulou.

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

①Shang Yulou: Come here!Do you dare to go into the sea, I, Yucheng Club, will make you a coat and a costume immediately today! !

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②Bai Mingyu: Did you play music before?

Xie Jing: Accepted, I will be an idol for a few days.