Holy Bone

Chapter 877

When the practice of the five viscera audience is in full swing.

The expansion of the Jiangnan Branch of the Five Viscera Taoist Temple is also in full swing.

Since he became an incarnation, Jin An no longer needs to personally intervene in these side matters, but what happened today made Jin An leave the customs early.

A servant from the government office came to the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera in a hurry, and not long after, the old Taoist priest brought the servant from the government office to the backyard to find Jin'an.

"Little brother, Fatty Li has reacted to the evil spirit talismans that I took from the old Taoist. Today, there is no fire and spontaneous combustion. There is a new clue in the mirror of the person we are looking for." The old Taoist solemnly handed out a half-burned Talisman paper.

Jin An took the talisman paper, gently rubbed the ashes on the burning place with his index finger and thumb, rubbed off some ash, and then looked up at the government office servant: "Where is the thing?"

This yamen servant was just in his early twenties, and he was full of vigor. Maybe it was because he was young and fast, so he was specially sent by his companions to the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera to ask for help quickly.

The yamen servant shook his head and replied: "It's not a thing, it's a person. Today we brothers were patrolling the streets as usual. When we passed by a troupe, this talisman suddenly burned for no reason."

people?
Jin An and the old Taoist looked at each other in surprise.

Afterwards, the three of them talked as they walked, asking the yamen servant to tell the story in detail on the road.

As for the affairs of the Taoist temples, Master Uncle Yuyangzi will take care of them. Uncle Yuyangzi also occasionally dabbles in unraveling lottery and fortune-telling. This can be regarded as one of the main livelihoods of various Taoist temples.

"Teacher, get busy, I have everything in the Taoist temple." Uncle Yuyangzi, who was supervising the cultivation of the brothers and sisters, put down his work and said with a smile.

"Then trouble the uncle."

"Xiaofei, Zi'er, stay in the Taoist temple to help the master. When we come back, we will bring you some bunches of candied haws." Jin An told the brothers and sisters, and then took the old Taoist priest with him and left with the yamen servant.

On the road that followed, he also learned about what happened.

The yamen servant said as he walked, "Before Li Xingsi went to sea for something, he told us that if the evil spirit talisman specially made by Chen Daochang has a sense, and he hasn't come back, let the brothers come to the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera to seek help from Jin'an Daochang."

"Today is the [-]th day of every month in Goulan Wat Si. When there are too many people, it is easy to get mixed up, and there are sneaky businesses mixed in. Every time this time comes, the government will send more people to maintain order in Goulan Wat Si. Today I and I As usual, the brothers patrolled the streets with more attention and caught several pickpockets. When we chased a pickpocket into a theater troupe, the evil spirit talisman that Li Xingsi gave us suddenly ignited spontaneously, and we found that the evil spirit talisman was approaching In a room of the theatrical troupe, the burning speed suddenly accelerated, and the evil spirit talisman went out by itself after we moved away. We always kept in mind what Li Xingsi said before he left. People, let me, who has the fastest legs and feet, come to the Five Viscera Taoist Temple for help."

Goulan Wasi not only has dance pavilions and singing platforms to listen to music, but also Jiulu tea houses are gathered together, and large shops and small shops are engaged in all walks of life. Because of the strong popularity, there are also market activities on the [-]th of every month. People who tell fortunes, tell fortunes, sell Dali pills... all kinds of entertainers will also come to Goulan Wasi to go to the market.

There is a market in West Market in West Market, and there is a market in Goulan Wasi in Goulan Wasi.

For example, most of the markets in the West Market are civilian-oriented, which is convenient for ordinary people to buy daily necessities and barter;

However, the Goulan Wasi market is more about performing arts and more about entertainment.

Each has its own characteristics and mutual advantages.

If you are a person who likes to join in the fun, choose Goulan Wasi to go to the market more. For example, on this day, there will be many troupes, drum music and singing artists with unique skills to compete, attracting popularity, full of guests and friends, and feasting the eyes. It will be cheaper than before.

A market like this usually lasts for about three to five days.

The Li Xingsi mentioned by the yamen servants naturally refers to Fatty Li from the Criminal Investigation Department in the capital.

As for the evil spirit talisman that spontaneously ignited, it was something that Fatty Li and the old Taoist fiddled with.

Because he has been looking for Shi Zhiping, the third steward of the Song family, to no avail, half a month ago, Fatty Li went to the old Taoist priest to find out if there is any Taoism in Taoism like searching for people and things, and to help him track down Shi Zhiping, and if there are other faces Mirrors and statues of human faces are scattered among the people.

So the old Taoist came to Jin'an and wanted to come to the human-faced mirror and use the remaining yin energy on the human-faced mirror to make evil spirit talismans. As long as the same yin energy as the human-faced mirror appeared nearby, the evil spirit talismans would react.

Then there was this public-government cooperation to chase down the murderer. Led by Fatty Li, the government government went to the Taoist temple of the five internal organs to purchase a large number of evil spirit talismans, which made the old Taoist happy to walk for several days.

As a result, after the government government found a coffin shop to purchase birthday materials, the government government and the Wu Zang Taoist Temple opened up new business cooperation, and the Wu Zang Taoist Temple and the official business cooperated more and more closely.

Now it is helping the government to exorcise evil spirits and demons, and it seems that it is the only officially designated cooperative Taoist temple.

So that's why Jin'an took the old Taoist priest to Goulan Wasi together. The evil spirit talisman was drawn by the old Taoist priest himself, and he can handle some emergency matters with him.

When the three of them came to Goulan Wasi, the old Taoist was stunned by the popularity here: "I have stayed in Jiangzhou Mansion for several months, but I didn't expect that Jiangzhou Mansion would have such a special day to go to the market, and I haven't entered Goulan Wasi yet. , I saw many entertainers in the rivers and lakes, breaking boulders with their chests, climbing poles, dancing swords, swallowing swords, pulling hard bows, playing with flags, drilling circles with knives, playing with stone locks, walking ropes, and walking on stilts..."

"Mother, there are also hard qigong to go through the furnace, go up the mountain of knives, and top the tip of the spear!"

"It's already so lively before we enter the Goulan Temple. Isn't there a more exciting program in the Goulan Temple?" The old Taoist said with his eyes shining, and he forgot what the purpose of coming was.

The yamen servant said with a smile: "These are all the same if you watch them too much. If Daoist Chen comes a few more times, he will be as tired of watching them as we are. The only thing that can really retain popularity for a long time in Goulan tiles is dancing pavilions, listening to music, and listening to operas." .”

"For example, there are often new exotic dancers in exotic costumes in the dance hall, and many literati and elegant guests often compose new songs for the singers they support, and the troupe will audition new plays on the fifteenth of every month. These ever-changing things that can satisfy everyone's curiosity are the real essence of long-term popularity."

"How exotic and exotic is the dance pavilion?" the old Taoist said solemnly.

Sure enough, as the yamen servants said, Goulan Wasili is full of dance pavilions, karaoke stands, and Jiulu tea houses. In those Goulan blocked by high walls, there are singing of Yingying, Yanyan, singing girls, lively gongs and drums of opera troupes, and the sound of audience gentlemen. The clapping and applause came out in an endless stream. Even in the hot summer, it couldn't stop people from coming to Goulanwasi to listen to the music and join in the fun.

The theatrical troupe they were looking for was not the troupe in the high-walled compound, but a grass-stage troupe, which used straw curtain walls to enclose a field, and then set up a stage in the viewing shed to sing.

"These grass-roots teams all have a dream of being a famous actor. In order to pursue their dream of becoming a famous actor, they will come to Goulan Wasi on the fifteenth of every month to set up a stage to sing a new opera. If it becomes popular, it will become sought after by thousands of people in Fucheng Famous actors, when the time comes, money and fame will accumulate quickly, and they will buy their own opera buildings in Goulan Wasi. For example, the popular Zhujia Opera Troupe, Hongfu Opera Troupe, and Ruyi Opera Troupe all became famous from grass-roots troupes, and then established themselves in Goulan Wasi Genzi, owning his own troupe and opera building." The yamen servant knew that Jin'an and the old Taoist were not locals of Jiangzhou Prefecture, so he took the initiative to talk about some rules in Goulan Wasili.

The old Taoist suddenly realized and nodded.

As soon as the three of them arrived, a mature and stable yamen servant with a square face came out from a corner.

"Brother." The young yamen servant who led the way for Jin'an and the others shouted happily.

"Zhang Hu has met Daoist Jin'an and Daoist Chen." Guozilian Yamen first nodded to his compatriot brother, and then saluted Jin'an and the old Taoist.

After a brief greeting, Jin An began to inquire about the situation in the troupe. Zhang Hu replied that their brothers were scattered in several corners, watching the troupe to death. , I didn't see a single person leave.

Not to mention that the troupe's actors left, not even one of the guests who watched the theater left.

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

The old Taoist became interested: "Old Taoist, I heard that the clapping and chorus of the theater troupe is not small. At least hundreds of people have gathered around the theater?"

"Yeah, just talking about it, I saw two or three people walking in again. What kind of big show is this troupe singing? It's so popular."

Zhang Hu replied: "Based on my experience of patrolling the streets of Goulan Wasi on the [-]th of every month for these years, if there is no accident, this grass-stage theater troupe will be the top performer among the [-] or [-] grass-stage theater troupes this month." .”

"If this kind of popularity can be maintained all the time, and the top performer of the Caotai Opera Troupe has been firmly established for several months, within a year, this theater troupe will be able to remove the status of the Caotai Opera Troupe and have its own opera in Goulan Wasi The troupe and opera building are gone."

Jin An chuckled: "It's said that the coincidence is worse than the coincidence. I didn't expect that the first time we participated in the Goulan Wasi [-]th Fair, we just happened to meet a grass-stage troupe rising. This is indeed a novelty. You have to see it with your own eyes if you say anything today." Let's see what kind of drama keeps so many people coming back."

Because the troupe was singing a big play, there were several teenage apprentices in costumes outside the straw curtain wall standing at the door, collecting tickets for the troupe.

When those apprentices saw the official messenger coming to their door, how could they dare to charge the entrance fee, they shook their heads in panic and let them go for free.

However, Jin An is not the kind of person who embarrasses the lower class. It is not easy for the lower class to make a living. At his insistence, he bought all the tickets for several people.

The so-called tickets are actually a few bamboo sticks.

After all, paper is expensive in this era, not everyone can afford the luxury of paper, and paper is not as durable as bamboo sticks.

"Don't worry, Taoist Master Jin'an, I'll apply for a business subsidy for you when I return to Yali. Today we have something to ask of you, so how can we make you spend money?" Zhang Hu said with a mature and steady personality.

"It's just a small fortune. Brother Zhang doesn't have to be too serious." Jin'an is not a fake, the tickets for this grass-roots troupe are indeed not expensive.

Since it is a Caotaizi theater troupe, the internal mechanism is naturally very simple. Open the blue cloth at the door, pass through the grass curtain wall, and then pass through a screen, and you will have a panoramic view of the open land.

At this time, long benches were neatly arranged on the open ground, and the crowds were almost full.There was also an old man with disabilities standing beside the screen, who was responsible for checking the tickets and taking away the bamboo sticks.

There was no episode in the middle, and the few people checked the tickets smoothly, and then randomly found a long stool to sit down, ready to watch the big show.

The management of this kind of grass theater troupe is chaotic, everyone sits randomly, and there is no fixed position, so the good seats are already occupied, and Jin An and the others sit in the back corner.

Whether it's a Taoist priest or an official errand, the theater troupe is particularly eye-catching, especially the combination of Taoist priests and official errands, which is even more out of the ordinary. As soon as a few people find a seat to sit down, people around them turn their heads frequently.

Even the musicians and actors on the stage were surprised to look at this side, and then continued to sing, and when the singing reached a climax, the audience clapped and applauded.

These people who watched the theater were very focused and absorbed. Except for the people in the last few rows who noticed Jin An and the others, most of them were so absorbed in watching the movie that they didn't notice the strange combination coming from behind.

"Brother Zhang, which play are you singing today?" Jin An asked Zhang Hu.

"Today we are singing "Changbanpo". It is about Liu Bei retreating from Xinye. He was chased by Cao soldiers at Changbanpo and separated from his family. He has killed and wounded more than a hundred people, and the chasing cavalry dare not force him." Before Zhang Hu could speak, the old Taoist replied first.

"Currently, Zhao Zilong cut down the two flags of Cao Jun while he was singing, and he was fighting with several generals of Cao Jun."

The old Taoist watched with relish, clapping and applauding with the spectators from time to time, completely forgetting the purpose of this trip.

Jin An, Zhang Hu and the others: "..."

Jin An understands that people's entertainment methods in this era are very monotonous. Listening to music and watching operas is a rare civilian form of entertainment. He also understands that the old Taoist priest has been staying in the Taoist temple to take care of the Taoist temple for him, lacking entertainment, so he did not interrupt the old Taoist priest. Watching a play, but looking at the surrounding environment on his own.

Not to mention, the person who played Zhao Yun was pretty handsome. Although he didn't have Zhao Yun's spirit, he was heroic, but his handsome appearance was enough for singing.

He noticed that among the people watching the opera, many women were fascinated by "Zhao Yun" on the stage, and from time to time they took out their purses and threw copper coins on the stage. woman, woman.

During this period, new theatergoers came in one after another, and soon the seats were full. These people stood willingly and filled the aisle, watching the theater mesmerizingly.

"Huh? That's not right!" The old Taoist priest, whose palms were flushed, who was addicted to watching a play, suddenly lost his mind.

Jin An's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong?"

The eyes of the old Taoist regained their clarity, he quietly raised his finger and pointed to "Zhao Yun" on the stage, and said in a low voice: "Although the face of 'Zhao Yun' on the stage is painted with paint, it can't hide the browbones and cheekbones. Brought out of the mother's womb, it is born, unless the bones are peeled off, otherwise it cannot be changed..."

"Old man, I always feel that the face of 'Zhao Yun' on the stage is very familiar, where have I seen it..."

"Let the old man think about it carefully..."

"I remembered! A mirror with a human face! It's that bastard animal of Shi Zhiping, the third housekeeper of the Song family!" The old Taoist stood up excitedly, then sat down again and covered his mouth and whispered.

"Unexpectedly, he disappeared from the prison for so long, and finally showed up. He actually went to the troupe to sing a big show, and sullied the veteran, my favorite ever-victorious general Zhao Yun!"

The old Taoist cursed and cursed that Shi Zhiping's son had no asshole.

(End of this chapter)