Far away in Moscow

Chapter 118 Couplets and Performances

Hu Yi took Xia Yan and Caihua to the booths of various countries to look at this and touch that, but found nothing particularly commendable.Most of the small countries with close geographical proximity have highly similar historical and cultural origins, so most of the so-called specialties are also relatively similar, and if you read too much, you will feel nothing new.

Chinese students set up a slightly larger booth and showed brush calligraphy for foreign friends.A student who is proficient in pen and ink is standing at the table in a gray cloth robe and mandarin jacket, splashing ink with ink, which is quite the tone of a talented scholar in the Republic of China.

The boys from Shandong under Six Brothers and the HLJ guy stood by the table like two generals humming, one on the left and the other on the right. They scribbled their names in all kinds of characters like they were brushing barbecue sauce, and everyone laughed together.

The genius of the Republic of China wrote a couplet and held it in his hand to explain word by word for the foreigners around him.Hu Yi and others looked from a distance, only to see the upper and lower lines:

The mountains are high and the water is far away, the three skin colors come from multiple countries,

The sea and the sky are bright, and guests and friends from all over the world gather together in one university.

Hengpi: Long live friendship.

"Good! That's great!" Cauliflower happily clapped her hands.

Xia Yan rubbed her chin and thought for a moment: "These brush characters are quite beautiful, but are they suitable for the artistic conception..."

"The artistic conception is a little bit worse," Hu Yi said with his hands behind his back, "It doesn't reflect the atmosphere of a university, it looks like the couplets posted at the entrance of the restaurant."

"Yes, Brother Hu is right!" Xia Yan nodded in agreement: "It's the shortcoming of artistic conception."

"Tch, don't you two stand in the distance and talk sarcasticly, I think this couplet is pretty good." Cauliflower curled her lips disapprovingly: "Why don't you two have one too?"

"No. It's too simple and boring." Hu Yi squinted at Cauliflower: "Unless you make a couplet, I'll give you a couplet, how about it?"

"I won't." Cauliflower stretched out her hand and poked Xia Yan: "Don't you also think that other people's couplets are not good? Why don't you come and make an upper couplet for Brother Hu so that he can match the second couplet."

Xia Yan seemed to be interested in this proposal, she tilted her head and pondered for a moment, then smiled honestly at Hu Yi: "How is it? Brother Hu, do you dare to take on the challenge?"

"Come on! Who is afraid of whom?" Hu Yi raised his lips. He had seen many unpopular couples in various books before. I have memorized the rhyme a lot, and I am confident that I will not be stumped casually.

"Okay, my upper line is—" Xia Yan cleared her throat: "When you come to study in Russia, the water, electricity and heating are all free. The Soviet people are so generous."

"Hey, what's that!" Cauliflower grinned happily, "You are called Youyijing? The level is not as good as others, it's all vernacular."

Hu Yi smiled wryly and frowned. He thought Xia Yan would choose a remote couplet from the ancients to test his knowledge, but he actually made one on the spot.Although the above couplets sound like vernacular words, and indeed they can't be called artistic conception, they are not right.

There was no thought in my mind for a while.Hu Yi habitually took out a cigarette and stuffed it into his mouth, suddenly feeling his lips were cold and dry.With an idea, he pointed to the grinning cauliflower and said, "Yes! My second line is - to visit the cultural festival, no tobacco, alcohol or tea, the school leaders are really stingy!"

"That's right, how stingy!" Xia Yan and Caihua laughed loudly.

Although this couplet is not very rigorous in the confrontation, it is rare to be able to force it to be neat and tidy in the eagerness.Hu Yi proudly lit the tobacco and took a few puffs, and snapped his fingers at the two: "Let's go, let's go to the main building to watch Nan Nan dance."

Compared with African and Latin American students who are passionate, good at singing and dancing, most of the Chinese are more introverted and not very good at this kind of public talent show.Among the hundreds of Chinese students in the school, only two are willing to perform on stage. One is Xiang Nan who has practiced dancing, and the other is Fang Qing who never misses such an opportunity.

Xiang Nan performed a national dance. She was wearing a traditional costume that Hu Yi could not recognize which nationality she belonged to, and she danced gracefully under the watchful eyes of a large group of audiences from all over the world.I saw her graceful figure, dancing posture, her footsteps were fast and slow with the beat of the music, and everyone in the audience was dazzled.

After the dance, Xiang Nan bowed and stepped off the stage, and the surrounding applauded. Lao Jiang took the lead and whistled with his fingers, which attracted the attention of everyone around him.

Xiang Nan changed into casual clothes and came to Hu Yi's side, and asked excitedly, "Brother! Did you watch it just now? Did I dance well?"

"Okay! Of course!" Hu Yi said seriously: "Although I don't know how to dance, your show must be the best today! The best in the audience!"

Xia Yan and Cai Hua also praised.Xiang Nan pursed her lips and smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Fang is still on stage, listen, how well he sings——huh? Why are you all gone?"

Fang Qing prepared very well today, and started to make up and dress up early. The overall performance was much better than the last time he performed at the embassy. At least his voice was much higher, and it no longer sounded like a mosquito.

But Hu Yi still didn't quite understand his libretto, and he wasn't interested in listening to it carefully. Standing in the audience was just to show off to Big Brother.

Most of the other audience around were attracted by Xiang Nan's dance just now, but now they heard Fang Qing's slow babbling on the stage and didn't know what to say.

Most of the onlookers dispersed quickly, leaving only a few dozen people standing nearby, including a few foreign students who stayed here to find out whether the big guy on the stage was a man or a woman.

Hu Yi looked around, and Anna was the most serious one among the crowd.Although she couldn't understand the libretto at all, she shook her head slightly following Fang Qing's singing, obviously very devoted.

After patiently listening to a passage, Hu Yi and Xia Yan took the lead in applauding, Anna picked up a bouquet of flowers and hurried forward to present to Fang Qing, then kissed his pale face lightly, and joined hands sweetly Hugged and walked down the stage.

Hu Yi and other Chinese students came forward and said a few compliments to laymen. Although no one could make a point, Fang Qing was still very happy and thanked everyone with joy.

"I personally think I sang well today. It's a pity that Beijing opera doesn't meet the tastes of young people, and there are fewer and fewer people who like to listen to it!" Fang Qing looked at Xiang Nan with a smile: "It's still Xiao Xiang's dance that can attract people. Young people—not to mention young people, I look very good!"

Xiang Nan smiled sweetly: "I just danced like crazy, how can I compare with you, Brother Fang? Besides, Beijing opera is the quintessence of the country, and you can't just sing it whenever you want. You must have worked hard to have the skill you have now. For many years."

"Hey! This little girl can really talk!" Fang Qingxi smiled, put one hand on Anna's waist, and patted Hu Yi's back with the other, and said: "Our hotel and Xiaohu's restaurant are almost ready. It will open today. You will be invited to attend the opening ceremony, so you must come!"

(End of this chapter)