There is a bar in Houhai

Chapter 39

"The handsome man has already woken up. Is the beautiful little pig sleeping late?" At seven o'clock in the morning, after trotting around Houhai for a half lap, Shen Fang walked half a lap along the lake.Houhai is already extremely lively in the early morning. There are people who live nearby and wake up for morning exercises, people who come to fish by bicycle early in the morning, some people who go to the morning market at Yinding Bridge, and some amateurs and apprentices who hang their voices.

"...

Everything is soft and quiet
Flowers bloom in the sun at every intersection
A nice love song came from the front of the shop

It doesn't take long to reach the destination

......"

Shen Fang, who was walking by the lake, hummed a song and felt the strange vitality of this ancient city in the morning. It was so good, it was another leisurely day.

"Uncle Guo, Uncle Luo, Uncle Bi, Uncle Bai,

The four elders Guo Luo and Bi Bo made an appointment to buy water chestnuts in the north of the city.
I bought water chestnut and peeled it on the pavilion, and the water chestnut shell poked the foot of the fourth old man. "

Shen Fang didn't go far leisurely, and saw Xue Guo taking He Xiaobao to practice by the lake, where He Xiaobao was reciting tongue twisters, Xue Guo was leaning on the stone bench next to him, holding a pot in his hand, squinting He tested He Xiaobao's homework with squinting eyes.

"Hey, isn't this Uncle Xue, you've been sneaking your apprentice here so early"

"Yes, come here, I'll sneak with you."

"Don't tell me, we are not from the same school, we are both in the folk art world. My art belongs to the elegant art of drinking coffee. It cannot be confused with your garlic-eating street art."

"You're capable, kid. I'll tell your old lady soon to see if she won't break your leg."

"Uncle Xue, you are not authentic, my old lady is a national performing artist, she can be the same as you grass-stage troupes." Shen Fang smiled and teased Xue Guo, He Kunpeng saw Shen Fang coming over He also hurriedly said hello.

"You are getting poorer and poorer now, so Xiang Dong should have accepted you as an apprentice in the first place to train you well."

"Uncle Xue, you have been back for a few days since you went abroad to perform. These days, I have nothing to do in my small bar. Although I don't smoke there, I have good wine. I have hidden a few bottles of 20-year-old whiskey. I'm waiting for you to drink." He Xiaobao also looked at Xue Guo expectantly when he heard Shen Fang's invitation, without Xue Guo's permission, he would not dare to step into bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues.Don't look at Xue Guo's kind face and kind face, but when it comes to disciplining his apprentices, he is very strict, completely following the old rules of master-apprentice teaching skills, which is what He Xiangdong requested.

"Okay, there's nothing going on in the venue these two days, I'll go to your place to make trouble in the afternoon. Don't feel sorry for your wine then, boy." When the wine was mentioned, Xue Guo became a little tempted.

After teasing with Xue Guo and Xiaobao for a while, Shen Fang turned around and went home. He has lived here for more than two months, and he knows quite a few neighbors in the alley.

"Oh, Mr. Li, good morning, Ye Na."

"get up."

"Are you going to practice swords?"

"Boy, see clearly. Is this a knife? This is an axe. I will kill you." Uncle Li took a Tai Chi sword and slashed.

"Master Sun, here is a set of pancakes. Put more eggs and less green onions. Put one more in your crispy pancakes. Don't turn your eyes on me. I will pay you for two sets."

Back in the yard, Shen Fang washed up and finished his breakfast.Then he went to the kitchen, made a cup of goat milk, and carried the two little milk dogs out of the kennel.

These are two two-month-old white Labrador dogs, one is pure white, and the other has a light yellow ear. They were just brought back a few days ago, and they are a little shy. They look around with four black eyes, timidly. She timidly looked at the goat milk in the food bowl in front of her, but couldn't help the temptation, struggled for a while, and started to lick it.

It was Shen Hui's suggestion to buy two puppies as companions, mainly because he was afraid that he would be too lonely living in the yard alone. Shen Fang originally wanted to buy two horse dogs to watch the house.Later, considering that Shen Hui often brought the two girls to play, and the horse dog was too aggressive, she rejected it.Finally, I saw these two little puppies, Lalawan, who were just two months old, in the pet shop. At that time, the two girls were fascinated by them, and they claimed one of them on their own initiative, and put it in Shen Fang's foster care.

Shen Fang looked at the two full-fledged puppies, gnawing on the shoelaces of his feet one by one, and couldn't help worrying about their ability to look after the house in the future.

After two o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Fang came to the bar, and Fangyuan was already arranging for the waiters to clean up and prepare for business.Shen Fang asked him about the recent bar situation, and then handed him the wine he brought to store for greeting Xue Guo in the afternoon.

There are a lot of tourists here in Houhai. As long as the bar is open for business, there will be customers coming to the bar, those who are tired from shopping, those who are young couples who are dating and talking secretly, and those who have nothing to do for a drink.

After three o'clock, when Xue Guo arrived with He Xiaobao, the bar had already ushered in and sent off three or four groups of guests.

"Your business here is good. There are so many customers at this point." Looking at the customer rate of the bar, Xue Guo was also surprised.

"It's mainly Shikou, which is near Houhai. There are more tourists visiting, but most of them consume drinks and snacks, and not many drinkers."

"That's right, the peak of drinking is at night. Bring out your good wine, and I'll try it." Xue Guo sat on the bar and yelled at Shen Fang in the bar.

"Taste the bourbon in 92." Shen Fang took a rock cup, poured him a cup, and said to He Kunpeng who had been looking around since entering the door: "Xiaobao, what do you want to drink? Would you like a whiskey?"

"Brother, don't hurt me. I dare to drink when my master is here. I'll be blamed if he doesn't smoke me to death." He Xiaobao waved his hand quickly, "Just give me a cold drink."

Shen Fang smiled and poured him a glass of lemonade. He Xiaobao belonged to a little guy who looked simple and honest, but was actually very ghostly. He was a little baby fat, and his round face looked just like his father He Xiangdong.

"Uncle Xue, your overseas performance is very successful, and the foreign media are full of praise."

"Don't mention it. When Xiangdong first proposed to hold an overseas show, I was dumbfounded." Xue Guo took a sip, thinking about the experience a few months ago, still a little embarrassed. "I thought about it at the time, this cross talk is It was passed down from our ancestors, and the regional color is too strong. Even the little red guys who drink coffee in Shanghai look down on us grass-roots team, can those who drink foreign wine and eat steak understand it when they go abroad?"

Shen Fang added some wine to Xue Guo's wine glass, and listened to him continue to sit there and say, "My master also told us both at the time, you guys just have a little problem, and you are drifting away. It's just the mouths of our cross talk, those foreign students. Can people understand?"

"Later, the two of us were rushing to get on the shelves. We took a look on the stage, hey! Good guy, these Chinese in San Francisco are so fucking enthusiastic. The first scene exploded. You and Uncle He and I watched Wu Ya below. If these people don't understand cross talk and make noises at the scene, they will be ashamed and lose their lives."

"If you and Uncle He show off their unique skills, they will surely overwhelm these ignorant idiots."

Xue Guo was chattering, talking about the scene at that time, Shen placed aside and let out an exclamation, just like holding a horn, which made Xue Guo more interested, took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, and continued Said.

"Isn't that right? Your Uncle He told me at the time that if we really can't do it, let's open the door and sing. As for your Uncle He's peaceful lyrics, as soon as he opened his voice, he calmed down the group of foreigners. Ten not idle, the lotus flower falling, and then they had a happy event together, and they all applauded, now we know that the situation is stable."

"You and Uncle He are promoting traditional culture. If I were still in San Francisco, I would definitely not miss this grand event."

Many customers also knew Xue Guo, and even Li Xia and others followed him around, watching him sitting here and talking about overseas performances, and applauding when they heard the excitement.I am not afraid of crowds when I talk about cross talk. After hearing the applause, Xue Guo spoke more vigorously and kept talking for half an hour.

"Old people, let's go." Shen Fang saw that Xue Guo's mouth was a little dry, and then he dispersed the crowd with archers, added some drinks for Xue Guo, and then watched Li Xia and others' band performance together.

Xue Guo himself is a recalcitrant, smoking, drinking, playing rock and raising animals, he is also the vice president of the Yanjing City Rock Association, and sometimes sings impromptu in bars.I guess I have had enough chatting today, and I no longer have the desire to perform on stage, so I just sit here at the bar, chatting and drinking with Shen Fang.

After Shen Fang waited for a few people to perform for a while, he called Li Xia over, and said to Xue Guo with a smile: "Uncle Xue, you can be regarded as an old-timer in the rock and roll industry, this girl is the lead singer of our band, she is a good seed, you Give me a comment." Li Xia also knows Xue Guo and knows his status in Yanjing's folk art world, if he is recognized by the person in front of him, he can brag about it when he goes out.

"I'm a commenter. I'm the vice president of the Rock Association because they saw that I like to play, so they put me on it." Xue Guo stretched out his hand and punched Shen Fang. After thinking about it, he said a few words " This girl has a good foundation, she is a seedling, but there is something wrong with her breath, and her voice tends to break when she is high-pitched."

"You are clever, you can hear it just by listening to it." Shen Fang stretched out his thumb and praised Xue Guo: "I also taught her some time ago, and the pronunciation skills still need to learn more from your cross talk school to practice. come out."

"I knew it wouldn't do any good for you kid to ask me to drink." Xue Guo drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp, and said to Shen Fang, "So you were waiting for me here. Xiaobao, let's go."

"Don't mind!" Shen Fang quickly stretched out his hand to grab Xue Guo: "I am sincere in asking you to drink all the time. Look at this wine. I am usually reluctant to take it out. It's not because you haven't had any performances during this time." , I was there to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala. Anyway, I am idle, so give me some pointers." Then he handed the bottle to Li Xia: "Hurry up, fill it up for Uncle Xue, their dantian pronunciation training method for cross talk If you learn the superficial, it will be of great help to your singing.”

Li Xia quickly took the wine bottle and poured a full glass for Xue Guo, "Mr. Xue, I really like singing. When I was 19 years old, I carried a guitar on my back to do Bei Piao. I became a monk halfway and no one taught me." I, I really hope you can give me some pointers." Li Xia bowed deeply to Xue Guo.

"Oh, it's not easy for your little girl to go out alone." Xue Guo picked up the wine and took a sip, "If you are not afraid of hard work, come to Houhai Beach every morning at six o'clock to find me. I will take Xiaobao with me every day. Hanging your throat there, you can learn as much as you can."

"Come on, with your words, it's her good fortune." Shen Fang said to Li Xia, "You communicate with Guo Fan and the others, you try to arrange the morning show as much as possible, and then go back to rest early, and go to see Uncle Xue in the morning. Practice your vocal skills."

"Thank you, Teacher Xue, thank you boss." Li Xia bowed to the two of them again, and when they returned to the stage, Dagou and the others were also very happy for Li Xia to have such an opportunity.

"Uncle Xue, this bottle is 85-year-old whiskey, which is older than me. I'll give you a taste." Shen Fang took out a bottle of wine he brought from the bar and handed it to Xue Guo.

"Hey, your capital is big enough." Even the well-informed Xue Guo was a little startled by this bottle of wine, "If I don't agree to teach her, will you just hide it and not go out?" Got it?"

"How can it be?" Shen Fang denied it flatly, "This was originally prepared for you. This is the friendship between our father and mother, and it has nothing to do with her."

"Don't break it, I know you're benevolent, I'll take this wine, and I'll come to our venue to listen to the cross talk in the future." Xue Guo took the wine from Shen Fang and played musical instruments with Dagou and others on the stage. He Xiaobao called back.Xue Guo loves to drink, but he also knows how much to drink, and he drank almost enough today, so he said hello to Shen Fang and left.

　This paragraph is a tribute to "The Master of Crosstalk". At that time, it was after watching Tang Sifang's "Master of Crosstalk" that I came up with the idea of ​​writing a plainer Chinese entertainment article.But the writing is limited, so I can only slowly describe the story in my heart.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)