Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 389 Twelve Actors
In order to welcome the visiting relatives, the theater troupe purchased by the Jia Mansion for 3 taels was sent to the Chu State Marquis Mansion just like that.

Li Wan took the initiative to invite Ying, and stopped by to see his parents.

She, Baochai, was inconvenient to conceive, so she sent someone to find Aunt Meng.

After explaining the purpose of coming, he handed over the person to Aunt Meng for resettlement.

Here, Li Wan went to Li Shouzhong's courtyard without mentioning it.

Aunt Meng made some simple arrangements, and then went to the main courtyard to report.

Feng Yibo was talking with Baochai when Aunt Meng came in to salute.

After the ceremony, he smiled and said:
"Uncle, madam, the aunt and grandma of Rongfu sent a theater troupe over by order. There are more than 20 people. I am afraid of disturbing my wife's rest, so I temporarily put them in the empty courtyard in the southeast."

The main courtyard in the east is for the big house, and the other courtyard is also for the Lin family.

But Daiyu hasn't entered yet, and the entire east courtyard is still empty.

The small courtyard in the southeast is the farthest from the main courtyard in the east. Lin Ruhai and Aunt Lin will definitely not live there, so it's okay to use it temporarily.

"Is the Rong Mansion paying back favors?"

Feng Yibo and Baochai looked at each other, couldn't help but laughed, and said:
"Let them not wander around first, let me think about how to deal with it."

The Marquis of Chu State is already a wealthy family, so raising an opera troupe is nothing.

In particular, there are many elders and women in the courtyard, so it's not bad to be lively and lively.

However, his residence is not Rongfu after all, so all kinds of people cannot stay.

Those actors are not very old, so it's okay to say.

But the same teachers and musicians are not necessarily the same.

Aunt Meng watched him grow up, so she naturally understood Feng Yibo's caution, and immediately smiled and said:
"Don't worry, sir, I've already arranged for Aunt Zhou to go, let them learn the rules first, and let them learn the rules first."

Baochai smiled and praised:
"It's Aunt Meng Zhouquan after all."

Feng Yibo also smiled, nodded and said:
"Go ahead, I'll have a look at them when I have time, and then I'll think about how to arrange them."

As soon as Aunt Meng left, Baochai smiled and said:
"Just right, I want to go out for a walk too."

Without waiting for Feng Yibo to stop her, she shouted towards the outer room:
"Ying'er, change your clothes."

When the two of them were surrounded by several maidservants, they arrived at the east courtyard, where the theater troupe had already divided the rooms and packed up their personal belongings.

At this time, they were standing in two rows in the yard dictating Aunt Zhou's lecture.

"You have to remember that this is the residence of the Marquis of the State of Chu. Although the Marquis and his wife are kind, we can't stand up and down. There must be rules in everything. Since you are here, don't put some tricky temper Bring it here, otherwise! One counts as one, and if you can’t say it, send it to the East China Sea to feed the fish!"

Just as he was talking, he saw Feng Yibo and Baochai coming over.

Aunt Zhou was a little embarrassed, hurried over to salute, and said with a dry smile:

"Master Hou, ma'am! Why are you here in person? It won't be too late for me to set up rules for them first."

Feng Yibo knew that Aunt Meng had arranged for her to come to Liwei, so naturally he wouldn't blame her, and said with a smile:
"It's okay, it just so happens that Madam wants to relax, so come here to have a look."

Baochai also understood what she was doing, but she didn't hear her shouting and killing.

However, he also smiled and said:
"After all, it was sent by the Rong Mansion, and we have met a few times before, so I took the time to come and have a look."

Although she didn't say it directly, she couldn't help but say a few words for these actors.

"Hi! If I had known Madam recognized me, I would have been more polite."

Since we were old acquaintances with her, Aunt Zhou naturally didn't want to go too far.

Seeing this, Baochai laughed again and said:
"You can discipline as you want, I don't know who in our house?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou relaxed, and hurriedly said:

"What madam said is that the rules in our house cannot be messed up."

Several teachers, musicians and young actors have just been trained.

At this time, when I saw the two righteous masters, I couldn't help being a little cautious.

Looking at this group of young and beautiful actors who are only in their teens and have been practicing for several years.

Feng Yibo vaguely had some thoughts in his mind.

The idea is of course not to create a girl group, but...

"All of you introduce yourself, Madam, if you know some, let me know you too."

He glanced at Ying'er, and Ying'er knowingly asked someone to move two chairs.

After the couple sat down, several instructors and musicians stepped forward and briefly reported their names and places of origin.

Hearing this, Feng Yibo nodded noncommittally.

Then, it was the little actor's turn.

The one who seemed to be the smartest, saw that it was their turn, so he stepped forward without hesitation, and said first:

"I've seen Lord Hou, I've seen Madam! My name is a civil servant, and I'm a young student in my profession. I'm good at singing "Deng Yue Yuan" and other plays. I'm the oldest among us. I usually do the plays. If Hou If you have any orders, you can give them directly."

She is older and is considered the leader of the actors.

He is usually in charge of some plays, and has the most contact with outsiders.

At this time, he speaks in a natural and graceful manner, without any stage fright.

Most of the plays they are good at are favorites in Rongfu.

"Dengyue Yuan" is a play about the romantic encounters of scholars, and the women in Jia's mansion order more.

Girls like to watch it too, but feel bad about it.

Seeing her graceful appearance, Aunt Zhou smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but praise:
"This is a good boy with a good spirit."

Just now Baochai said that these people are old acquaintances, so she couldn't keep a straight face in front of Baochai.

"Thank you for your compliment!"

The civil servant smiled and gave a grateful salute before retreating.

Seeing this, the others followed suit and introduced themselves one by one.

"I've met Lord Hou, I've met Madam, I'm a treasure official, and I'm a niche singer just like the civil official sister, and I usually do more supporting and preparing for the stage."

She is younger, not as smart as a civil servant, but has the temperament of a frail scholar.

When Baoguan went down, another person came up.

They are all young and lively, and they are carefully selected.

It is said that civil servants and treasure officials are also considered beautiful.

But as soon as this person came out, it made people feel that he was more outstanding than the two just now.

I saw her eyebrows frowning at Chunshan, her eyes frowning at Qiushui, her face was thin and her waist was slender.

Walking is still swaying.

When Baochai saw her, he couldn't help but glance at Feng Yibo.

Feng Yibo also saw that her temperament was delicate and soft, and she had a bit of Daiyu's posture.

At this time, she stepped forward gracefully, saluted with a beautiful figure and said:

"I have met Lord Hou and Madam. I am a senior official, and I studied Xiaodan. I am good at "The Story of Hairpin and Chuanchuan" and other plays."

There are a few scenes in "The Story of the Hairpin and Chuan Chuan" where the maid and the old lady are stumbling, which can be regarded as a lively scene.

The most exciting thing in it is the double discount of "Meeting" and "Calling", both of which are often played by Jia Mu.

Aunt Zhou frowned slightly when she saw that she seemed to fall down when the wind blows, and said in a low voice:
"This appearance is good, but it is too weak."

The instructor who had just introduced herself was standing beside her, and said in a low voice:
"Ma'am, among these children, she is the one who sings the best."

Aunt Zhou was slightly surprised, and said:

"Looking soft and weak, and panting after taking two steps, who would think that she is capable?"

At this time, Ling Guan stepped back, and another actor with a bit of dignity came forward and saluted, saying:
"Greetings to Lord Hou and Madam, I am Yuguan, I studied Zhengdan, Wang Baochuan who is practicing "Red Maned Horse" recently."

Zhengdan mostly pretends to be a good wife and mother, or a chaste and martyr.

Dressed up a lot, naturally with a somewhat similar temperament.

Speaking of it, there is a bit of Li Wan's shadow.

"Greetings, Lord Hou! Greetings, Madame!"

Then the two came out hand in hand and saluted in unison.

"I'm an officer."

"I'm the lotus root official."

The two sang together and said at the same time:

"We are best at "The Butterfly Lovers" and "The Peony Pavilion."

Biguan and Ouguan, one Xiaodan and one Xiaosheng.

"菂" is lotus seed, which is opposite to "lotus root".

The two often pretend to be husband and wife, and they have a deep relationship in private.

Even the self-introductions came out hand in hand, and it can be seen that they are very tacit.

He is also good at emotional dramas like "The Butterfly Lovers".

After the two retreated, another person stepped forward, bowed and said:

"Greetings to Lord Hou, and madam! I'm Rui Guan, and I'm a Xiaodan student. I usually do matchmaking or backup."

When the student is not in good condition, she will be the substitute.

I usually sing some songs with the lotus official.

In fact, she looks a little more beautiful than the official.

It's just that singing is not only about the figure, but also about the voice.

Her voice lacks a touch of charm compared to the official, so it can only be used as a match for her.

When Rui Guan retreated, another person stepped forward and said:

"Greetings to Lord Hou! Greetings to Madam! I'm an eggplant official, and I'm an old lady in my profession!"

She is not as good as some Xiaodans, but her eyes are extremely firm.

And she doesn't speak much, but her voice is full of air.

Just listening to these two sentences makes people feel refreshed.

This is a good seed for publicity.

Feng Yibo looked at the eggplant official, and nodded slightly.

"Greetings to Lord Hou, and madam. I am Fangguan who sings Zhengdan. My original surname is Hua. I am from Gusu. I am good at singing "West Chamber"."

Fangguan was oppressed by his godmother in Rongfu.

This time he came to the Marquis of Chu's Mansion, and finally had nothing to do with that godmother of Rong Mansion.

It is for this reason that she cherishes this opportunity so much.

If the conditions did not allow, she even wanted to sing a song on the spot!
Not for anything else, just to be able to stay.

Compared with Yuguan who also sang Zhengdan, she is softer.

If Yuguan is a chaste and strong woman, then she is a good wife and mother.

If you take a cold look.It has a bit of Baochai's gentleness.

"Greetings to Lord Hou, and madam, I'm Kui Guan, a pretty face singer, good at "Water Margin Opera"."

Painted face is actually clean angle, which is divided into big painted face and two painted face.

The big painted faces are middle-aged men with high status, such as Bao Gong in the most famous Bao Gong opera.

Erhualian is mostly a mighty or reckless image.

For example, Lu Zhishen in "Drunken Beating the Mountain Gate", monk Huiming in "The Book of Huiming" in "The Story of the West Chamber", etc.

She sang "Drunk Beating the Mountain Gate" ordered by Baochai last time.

"I've seen Lord Hou, I've seen Madam, I'm Douguan, I'm a pretty face, if anyone in the house is unhappy, just look for me! Hee hee!"

Xiaohualian is also called Sanhualian, but it is actually a buffoon.

The inherent sign is generally a white nose.

Among these girls, she is the youngest and the smartest, and she sings with a pretty face, so she was named Douguan.

Such pistachios are naturally popular on weekdays.

"Greetings to Lord Hou, and madam, I'm Ai Guan, and I'm singing a foreigner."

The foreigner is the end corner.

Mainly play some secondary roles, such as common odd jobs, shopkeepers, veterans, etc.

Not only has nothing to do with youth, but also has nothing to do with romance.

For example, "A Handful of Snow" ordered when Yuanchun was visiting relatives, in which Mo Chengcheng is the last line.

Ai Guan is just like her job, a little inconspicuous.

Although he looks good, he just can't support the protagonist.

Seeing that everyone had finished their introductions, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"reward!"

Before she finished speaking, Ying'er took out her purse and grabbed a handful of silver coins from it.

She sent them one by one, and said:

"It's my first visit today. This is a reward from Master Hou and Madam. One coin is worth one or two taels of silver!"

"Thank you for your rewards! Thank you, sister!"

"Thank you, Lord Hou! Thank you, madam! Thank you, sister!"

After all, he is an actor, but Xie Xie is professional, even Yinger did not forget to bring it.

After they all happily put away the silver coins, they stood still again.

Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"I know that you were all bought, and you all have unavoidable difficulties. When you arrive at my house, Madam will definitely not bear it. Therefore, I will give you a chance today. If anyone wants to let go, you can get it back today." The body deed, and some money, I will send you to the official ship to return home."

When everyone in the troupe heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

For a moment, they were a little confused.

Feng Yibo smiled again and asked:

"Don't you want to leave?"

At this moment, someone stood up hesitantly.

"Master Hou, you are extremely powerful. I believe what you said. I...I want to go home."

"I want, too……"

Baoguan and Yuguan stood one after the other, obviously a little timid, but they stood up firmly.

Feng Yibo stood up, nodded and continued:
"Is there any more? Don't worry, I mean what I say."

Then two more musicians and a teacher came out.

Seeing that no one came out, Feng Yibo joked to Baochai:
"It seems that Baoyu has nothing to do with us!"

When Baochai heard this, she couldn't help smiling.

All the young actors also knew Baoyu, so they couldn't help laughing.

With a joke, Feng Yibo ordered:
"Aunt Zhou, take them to get ten taels of silver later, and send them back to Jiangnan."

When the five people heard this, they hurried forward and kowtowed, excitedly saying:
"Thank you Lord Hou! Thank you Madam!"

"Great kindness and great virtue, I will repay you as a cow and a horse in the next life!"

"Mrs. Hou Ye is so kind-hearted, there will be blessings to come!"

Feng Yibo waved his hand and asked them to take them back to clean up, and said:
"Is there nothing to go?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally shook their heads.

Seeing this, Feng Yibo nodded, and said with satisfaction:
"The ones left are all our own people. You can rehearse well here, and you won't lose you."

When the rest of the people heard this, they all smiled happily.

"Thank you Lord Hou! Thank you Madam!"

"I will definitely practice hard and live up to the expectations of Master Hou and Madam!"

"Whee!"

Those who left were given ten taels, so how much more can they leave behind?
In their opinion, the power of the Hou Mansion faction is no worse than that of the Rong Mansion.

Even in terms of generosity, it is still more than that.

Feng Yibo waved his hands and said with a smile:
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. When I have time to write a few new plays, you all line up. It will be to your benefit to arrange well."

(End of this chapter)