Ci Jinzhi

"Look, what is that hairy-faced thing?"

"There's also a pig demon carrying a rake!"

"I know, it's Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie! These are characters from "Journey to the West". Have you seen "Journey to the West"..."

Among the people watching, some had read the "Journey to the West" storybook, and some had listened to the "Journey to the West" storyteller. There are many people who don't know "Journey to the West", but after listening to these people's excited explanations, I have a general understanding.

Four people dressed as Tang Monk's masters and disciples went on the stage, and there were several characters dressed as normal people. The man dressed as Sun Wukong danced his golden cudgel tightly and killed the bully with one blow, receiving a burst of crazy applause.

The story performed on the stage is very simple. It is the story of a bully who resisted the New Deal and was dealt with by the Tang Seng and his disciples who were passing by. The benefits of the New Deal to the common people were also clearly explained through this play.

This story is not like any scene in "Journey to the West". There are far more literary dramas about the New Deal than martial arts dramas, but people watched it with gusto and couldn't take their eyes off it.

For ordinary people who are extremely short of entertainment, seeing images like Monkey King and Zhu Bajie is unimaginably fresh and interesting, and there is actually a plot!

More and more people are gathering, more and more...

Xin You squeezed out from the crowd and asked Shopkeeper Hu and Liu Zhou who also squeezed out: "Shopkeeper, Liu Zhou, what do you think?"

Shopkeeper Hu is old enough to be stable, but Liu Zhou was so excited that he slapped his thigh repeatedly: "It's amazing! So this is how Sun Wukong came out of the storybook!"

Compared with those who have not watched "Journey to the West", those who have watched it are actually more excited.

When opening the storybook of "Journey to the West" countless times, no one has thought about what Sun Dasheng would be like if he really existed.

In fact, there are illustrations of the main characters in the storybook of "Journey to the West", but the shock is completely different from seeing the characters in the story in person.

"My boss, did you arrange this?" Compared to Liu Zhou's excitement, shopkeeper Hu guessed Xin You's intention.

"Yes, such a stage is arranged in the five cities of East, West, South, North and Central. One performance is performed every hour, from morning to night."

The play lasts less than half an hour, which can clearly explain the benefits of the New Deal without being too long to bore the audience. The other half hour or so is left for the actors to rest, and so on.

Shopkeeper Hu was sincerely happy for Xin You after hearing this: "In this way, the common people will not misunderstand the boss."

The old shopkeeper could see clearly that those officials and wealthy men would definitely not speak well of the boss. If even the common people didn't know how good the boss was, they would be in trouble sooner or later.

"Shopkeeper, please go back to the bookstore first. I'll go check out the other theaters."

Xin You rode a horse, followed by Xiao Lian, Qian Feng and Ping An, from the East City to the North City, and then from the North City to the West City. When they arrived at the Nancheng Stage, they met a group of officers from the Nancheng Military and Horse Department who came to disperse the crowd.

"What should we do if we gather in the street and cause congestion and stampedes? Let's disperse!"

The common people watching the theater were most afraid of dealing with officials. When they were driven away by the officials from the Nancheng Army and Horses Division, they were so frightened that they retreated to both sides.

Xiaolian couldn't help but worry: "Girl, what should I do?"

After being caught up by these officials several times, who would come to see me?

Xin You sat on the horse and looked at a teahouse facing the street.

At this time, in a private room in the teahouse with a window facing the stage, a Jinlin guard was drinking tea and put down his teacup: "Something's coming, let's go!"

Seven or eight Jinlin guards quickly went downstairs and out of the teahouse, striding towards the officials.

"Brothers, what are you—" Seeing a group of Jinlin Guards approaching with sword sheaths in hand, the leading officer became nervous.

The leader, Jin Linwei, did not save face for these officials at all, and said coldly: "This stage was built under the orders of Xin Daizhao. The superiors have already issued a message that no matter who comes here to cause trouble, they will all be sent to Chao's Prison." .”

Upon hearing the word "Prison", the eyes of the officer from the Military and Horse Department jumped wildly. Soldiers like them are so virtuous and capable, how can they be qualified to be imprisoned?

"You guys are still waiting for us to leave!" Jin Linwei pulled out the knife halfway and shouted sharply.

Several officers looked at the leading captain.

The captain's face changed several times, and he saw the cold murderous look in the eyes of the Jinlin Guards standing in front of him. He knew that these Jinlin Guards were not joking, so he said something serious and withdrew with a wave of his hand.

The leader Jin Linwei smiled, turned around and walked towards the teahouse. When he was about to reach the door of the teahouse, he was stopped by Xiaolian.

"Isn't this Sister Xiaolian?" The leader, Jin Linwei, was once a member of the team that went to Qingsong Bookstore to catch thieves and knew Xiaolian.

Xiaolian stuffed a silver ingot into her hands and said with a smile, "We girls are inviting some of our elder brothers to have a drink."

"I'll thank you, Miss Xin." The leader, Jin Linwei, happily handed over.

After entering the elegant room of the teahouse, several Jinlin guards spoke.

"It's a pleasure to work for Miss Xin."

"That's right. We sit in a warm room drinking tea, shout out to anyone who causes trouble, and get extra reward money. This kind of good thing is not much."

A Jinlin Guard sighed: "It would be great if we adults could become a family with Miss Xin."

Then they have to be more moisturized.

After hearing what he said, there were more sighs.

"What are you thinking about? How can you afford to marry a wife?"

……

Xiaolian returned to Xinyou: "Girl, it turns out that you have arranged for Jinlin guards to guard you. Are there other places too?"

Xin You nodded: "Go back."

On this day, all the attention of the capital was attracted to several stages.

In front of the stage in Dongcheng, several students from the Imperial College finished watching a play and hurried to the Imperial College.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the gate time is coming!"

Gu Yu hurriedly followed her classmates, thinking about the play she had just watched.

This is the New Deal that Miss Xin advocated for. It turns out that the New Deal has so many benefits for the people...

Wave after wave of students ran into the Imperial College, including Meng Fei and Duan Yunlang.

Duan Yunlang excitedly patted Meng Fei: "I said that what Ayou wants to do must be a good thing, but some people believe it after hearing some rumors."

Meng Fei rubbed the area where he had been photographed: "Whether it is a good thing or not depends on whose perspective you are on. I admire Miss Xin even more for coming up with such a novel and useful idea."

The gentlemen of the Imperial College saw students running in from outside from time to time, and they all wondered: On weekdays, there are not so many students who go out and wait until the gate is closed before returning. What happened?

"Oh, there is a stage set up at the corner of the street, using characters from "Journey to the West" to talk about the New Deal?" After Meng Jijiu heard about it, he immediately became curious and learned that the last performance of the day was over, so he had to wait until tomorrow.

In a teahouse, officials who had watched the show were unwilling and helpless: "You actually came up with this method to promote the New Deal, and you have the cooperation of the Jinlin Guards, and even more, the emperor is protecting you. How can you do this? "

Another official frowned and asked: "Do you think there are such big dramas in the north and the south?"