Republic of China small businessman

At night, Qinghe Baifu held a hall party, playing lively and lively.

Behind the stage, Shang Yulou frowned but didn't put on the costume. He only wore a snow-white undershirt and a pair of thick-soled soap boots. He led the troupe respectfully and came forward to offer two sticks of incense to the patriarch.

Shang Yulou was a poor man, but he didn't miss anything that should be paid attention to.

He carefully watched the white smoke rising from the incense candle, watched carefully for a while, and when he heard two extremely bright sparks splashing from the place where the incense candle was lit, he heaved a sigh of relief and laughed: "Good omen, good omen! "

Someone next to him handed over the costume, and Shang Yulou put it on quickly, looking much more energetic than before.

The other people in Yucheng Society have also gotten used to this, and everyone quickly dressed up, even the group of little monkeys who were just brought in were taken care of by someone who lined them up and waited to enter the arena.

The gongs and drums at the front beat three times in a hurry, followed by a steward running over with a long robe, opened the curtain and said, "Master Bai is seated at the front, it's time to start!"

Shang Yulou had already dressed up, promised, and strode out.

In front of the stage, there were a lot of people who came to the White Mansion to celebrate their birthdays, and dozens of people sat down. It was inconvenient for the female relatives to have contact with outside men, so they were arranged on the second floor not far away. It looked cleaner than the bottom floor. be elegant.People from outside couldn't see the girls in the mansion, only occasionally heard a burst of silver bell laughter from the second floor, which caused the young people to look up from time to time.

Master Bai and Bai Mingyu were both dressed in joyful clothes. Because they were birthday boys, Bai Mingyu also made an exception and sat at the table with the elders, and got the playbooks to order. Longevity".

An old man sitting at the same table couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "Speaking of which, I also want to see this white ape presenting his birthday today. The second young master of your family is amazing, and now everyone in Qinghe County knows about it. The movie invited a famous actor to act in a new play, which made my heart itch, I want to see it!"

Master Bai said a few words politely, and then said to Bai Mingyu: "Ji Liang, my lord is talking to you, hurry up and call someone."

Bai Mingyu got up to salute in a proper manner, and called out "Uncle Shi", the man smiled and asked someone to give a mahogany box, which contained a pure gold coin the size of a child's palm, which was quite solid, and gave it to Bai Ming Yu.

Master Bai backed down and said: "No way, he is still young, so he shouldn't have a birthday, because he only got to know me for a day, and it's not worth it."

"It's just money, use it for fun!"

After a few pushes, I finally accepted.

After so many polite words, Bai Mingyu got a lot of valuable gifts from the surroundings. Some people couldn't get along with Mr. Bai, so they gave the gifts by the hands of the sons of the family. After all, it was the friendship of studying together in the ethnology. Well, on such a day, Bai Mingyu collected them all, and piled them aside, half the height of a person.

Bai Mingyu watched the babbling and singing people coming and going on the stage, and usually thought it was quite lively, but now he just wanted to make them hurry up and waited for the group of little monkeys.

Huang Mingyou who was sitting beside him was peeling dried fruit to eat, chatting with his neighbor with a smile on his face, and the person sitting beside him who came to celebrate his birthday was also a literati, probably felt that he was very excited to have a few words with Huang Mingyou, so he couldn't stop chatting with him Looking at the several landscapes I have been to before, I want to chat with Mr. Huang for a while.

On the stage, Shang Yulou is singing "Shi Fuyan".

Shang Yulou is good at singing this opera, with a clear voice and generous steps. As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that he had a good singing voice. His voice went from shallow to deep, as if he was in the scene and felt the vastness of the sky. The end sound exploded, and the jade pot was broken.

Immediately, someone loudly applauded, and the applause continued!

Master Bai, who was listening to the play at the front desk, was also complimented by his tablemate, who praised: "My brother has found a good job. Today is an eye-opener. The famous actor in the provincial government is really extraordinary!"

Huang Mingyou loves to listen to operas, and at this moment he is shaking his head, immersed in it, and clapped his hands repeatedly to the sound of gongs and drums: "Wonderful, wonderful! This Shang Yulou is born with a good voice, which is beyond the reach of other actors." He sang again when he was on the stage. After a few words, Mr. Huang suddenly had a strange expression, and his small eyes blinked a few times quickly, as if he was remembering something along with the words of the play.

On the stage, Liu Zhang, played by Shang Yulou, took out the seal of Xichuan and sang: "Brother Zong, from now on you will be in charge of Jinxiuchun—"

Mr. Huang stood up suddenly, and his slightly protruding stomach knocked over the plate of dried fruit. He murmured in surprise: "Xichuan, Xijing, yes, they are right on top!" He didn't have time to tell others, so he immediately mentioned The clothes are hem away, although the legs and feet are short, but they are running fast, as if they are afraid that if they are slower, they will forget something.

Huang Mingyou walked away in a hurry without even saying a word to the waiters around him. Those people didn't even stop calling "Mr. Huang" a few times, they just hurried to find the boy and asked him to follow and take care of Mr. Huang.

There were many people who came to see the church, and the atmosphere was lively.

In addition to those who praised Shang Yulou, there were also some who were also curious about the list posted by the second young master of the Bai Mansion, wanting to see if this new drama "White Ape Offers Longevity" is really that exciting.

This monkey play tells the story of the birthday of the Queen Mother of the Heavenly Palace, the white ape saves his mother and is eager to steal the peaches from the Eight Immortals.Xie Jing changed it according to "spiritual monkey offering peaches", and turned into a group of aura monkeys, playing in the royal orchard of the Queen Mother in the sky, and stole the immortal "Peach" from the Jade Emperor to present to the old people who are celebrating their birthdays , I wish him immortality and longevity than Nanshan.

From the beginning, it was the most lively scene, with the sound of gongs and drums, and Yucheng Club performed well. Needless to say, Shang Yulou is a man of his own ability, and none of the group of brothers he brought is able to eat. Come out, I can't wait to show all [-] kinds of weapons at once, and frequently make strange moves; on the other side, a group of smart little monkeys are jumping up and down, working very hard.

In the middle of the performance, I saw a little monkey left alone for some reason, standing on the stage scratching his ears and hands empty-handed, and the audience watching the show thought that the monkey had forgotten something, and laughed a few times. Seeing a servant in the White Mansion come forward to deliver a basket, the little monkey ran away carrying it, turned somersaults, and the basket full of fresh peaches didn't drop any of them, it was safe and secure!

"it is good!"

A group of people applauded.

Immediately afterwards, I saw a few pieces of soft satin falling from the top of the stage. Each piece of soft satin was no more than one foot wide, and there were little monkeys hanging upside down on it, with different postures, but every monkey that caught the basket threw it over. I immediately chewed on a fresh peach, and then uttered a series of auspicious words in human language. Everyone was different, but without exception, the voice was loud enough and bright enough to spread throughout the theater.

After the first few little monkeys finished their auspicious words, the last little monkey grabbed the soft satin from the stage with a basket and began to climb up, using the soft satin as a ladder, as if walking on flat ground, this skill immediately attracted another burst of applause !

After climbing to the top of the brocade, he hooked his legs to the satin, scratched his ear and scratched his cheek a few times, took out a big bright red peach from the basket, swallowed it with puffed cheeks, and leaned over to bite out a pair of gold letters on a red background. Banner, letter: Yaochi Ripe Peach is three thousand years old!

Everyone stared at him, and suddenly there was a "Hula", and the corresponding little monkey also fell down and held a banner in his mouth. On the banner, it was written: Haiwu Timing Spring Half a Hundred Years!

A group of little monkeys looked like monkeys on the soft satin, but they imitated people's hands and shouted in unison: "I wish the master of the Bai family peace and happiness, and a long life-"

There was a burst of applause from the crowd nearby, and someone who was watching the show recognized him and immediately shouted excitedly, "It's the Golden Monkey offering blessings!"

"Okay, okay! What a golden monkey gift!" Master Bai was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear, he praised a few words, and then went to the side to find Steward Zhou to offer a reward. Before he could speak to Steward Zhou, he listened again. Someone from the front yard brought a steward in brocade clothes and ran over with a small step: "Go back to the master, the ninth master has arrived!"

When Master Bai heard Jiu Ye's name, he immediately got up in surprise and asked, "Has Jiu Ye come back?"

The steward in brocade clothes replied: "We have now entered Qinghe County, Jiuye asked the little one to go ahead and present a birthday gift to the master." With a smile on his face and a loud voice, he began to sing: "Master Bai's fiftieth birthday , Master Jiu specially sent congratulatory gifts, a hundred loads of grains, and fifty tent boats——!"

"Congratulations, Jiuye, a Russian cargo ship——!"

"Congratulations from Master Jiu, Heihe Company's shochu trade has a single order of 15 altars——!"

All the people present are from Qinghe and even Heihe's generations of merchants. This birthday gift has aroused discussions since the first one, and the second one even shocked many people. There was an uproar!

They had all heard about the fact that Bai Jiuye and local officials went to Russia together a month ago, and some people boldly guessed that there might be some profit, but they never thought that they would win an order of 15 jugs of wine!Those who responded quickly got up and went to Mr. Bai's table to congratulate him, and the rest immediately caught up. There were not a few people who were jealous of such a large order. Enough for them to make a profit for a year.

Master Bai stood there calmly, ecstatic in his heart. He had previously run three wineries in Heihe, and these three wineries together sold only [-] a year!As soon as Master Jiu came back, he gave him a huge surprise. Master Bai couldn't help but burst out laughing immediately, and returned to those who came to congratulate him one by one. It was Bai Jiuye who hadn't seen him for many days.

Master Bai immediately stepped forward and called "Uncle Nine" with a smile on his face.

Bai Rongjiu nodded and said, "I'm in a hurry to come back, and I finally made it in time for my birthday."

Master Bai was greatly moved, and invited him to take a seat. Master Jiu walked to the front and looked up at the stage. There were a few little monkeys on the stage still lying on the brocade, and the left and right held the couplets high, celebrating the red cloth. , the golden characters are dazzling, Master Jiu could tell who made the characters at a glance, and said with a chuckle: "This is a good couplet, thank you!"

The master of the Bai family got so many things at the birthday party, and he couldn't help himself with joy. Hearing what Jiu Ye said, he immediately said loudly: "Yes, you can sing well, and you will be rewarded! Steward Zhou, go and tell the troupe, Let them perform it like today's "White Ape Offers His Birthday" for three consecutive days, hahaha!"

Steward Zhou led the order and trotted over.

Jiu Ye just came back, the journey was tiring, he didn't have much chat with Master Bai and other guests, and went back to the East Courtyard after doing all the courtesy.

Xie Jing accompanied him, and when he passed the stage, a little monkey ran out two steps and saw that there were many people around Xie Jing, and immediately hid back.

Xie Jing waved at the little monkey, and followed Master Jiu.

The little monkey with the upside-down peach face and the fur hood—Xiao Tang, was still holding the bamboo basket that Xie Jing handed him not long ago. The child's heart was beating like a drum, and his forehead was covered with sweat. It's not oil paint, I'm afraid it has been washed off.The little guy's monkey face twisted into a smile, and he knew that he had made it this time!