Zongwu: My Proficiency Panel

Chapter 202 A Singing Face-Changing Artist, Meeting Mr. Nanxian
A light rain will fall.

Pedestrians on the street moved.

I just said that under the shade of the pavilion in that corner, I suddenly heard a little song chanting, the apricot blossoms are just blooming, the remaining cold of this late winter is not over, and even the rain is chilling.

The song was played by an old man, with thin gray hair but full of energy, guarding a huqin, playing the string melodiously to the man's tune, with his six-year-old grandson holding his huqin beside him. Legs, looking curiously at the singer.

The song this person sang was in the Kunqu tune, and whether it was his figure or his voice, he was astonishing and graceful, much better than those actors, which made many courtesans on both sides of the river curiously look around. With beautiful eyes looking forward to it, I wonder which character is coming to sing.

Among the many people who braved the rain to listen to the music, there were suddenly a few more people, including Ning Xiu and Li Jin'er, and A Da and Hong Yun who were accompanying them.

After Li Jiner passed Li Yun's assessment, the teacher's wife gave Li Jiner a lot of money when she was happy, asking her to treat Ning Xiu to dinner, and she could go out to play by the way.

"Brother, who is this opera singer?" Hong Yun patted a man on the shoulder, and when that man saw Hong Yun's foxy eyes, he immediately became agitated and his mouth became dry.

"Girl, it's Mrs. Liang Sulan who is singing this song."

Li Jin'er cast his gaze away at this time.

I saw the singer's sleeves fluttering, his face painted with rouge and powder, he looked at the seemingly random and simple outlines, but it was just right, his phoenix eyes and vermilion lips, and his white teeth opened, he had a round and smooth singing voice.

He sang "The Peony Pavilion", "Dreams turn back, and the years are full of chaos. People stand in a small courtyard and a deep courtyard. Fill in the smoke and throw away the broken embroidery thread. How can this spring be like last year?"

I often hear the lyrics and music, but the singing skills are not bad, but it has attracted many literati girls who are out in the spring to stop and watch. They are fascinated by the music. They went to the tea booth to make tea and asked for some snacks. They calmed down and took advantage of the light rain outside. Listen carefully.

After the song, the drizzle outside the pavilion was still deep, boats and boats were crossing the river, and the quiet water was once spring. The listeners took out tea money with unsatisfactory feelings, and when they were in a good mood, they would throw down a few dimes of reward money, yelling for tomorrow Still come, sing well.

"Ah Da, give them a reward." It was the first time Li Jin'er saw such an actor singing in this dilapidated place, where there wasn't even a stage. He probably wanted to take care of his grandfather and grandson, so he also put in a reward.

"Yes." Ah Da nodded, and gave them a big silver coin.

"My God, Boss Liang just opened his mouth twice, every time there were no empty seats, and the house was full of people, yo, there are still people who make such a big deal, the grandpa and grandson are lucky to follow!" Looking at the figure of the singer, as well as the grandfather and grandson, he was amazed.

"Boss Liang, let's take a break with some tea!"

The shopkeeper with a round figure was in a good mood. How could he be in a bad mood after making money? He personally brought a few plates of dim sum to Liang Sulan who had just sung.

Seeing his eyes always peeking at the bounty.

Liang Sulan's people collected the costumes, folded them neatly, and wrapped them up. Then they sat down and drank tea, washed their hands, and took off the makeup on their faces. After finishing the work, they looked a little funny at the money-hungry shopkeeper. Said: "Okay, just take it if you want, don't be shy as you said before, Master Wang, you can go too."

Glancing at the misty rain, Liang Sulan regained her ecstasy, and smiled gently when she saw the doll next to the old man staring at the food on the table. "Take a few copies back!"

"Yes, Master Wang, you come here often, and you won't even have to eat!"

How much is a bowl of tea and a dim sum worth? This light reward can be worth a day or two of his business. In order to please the celebrity, the shopkeeper pretended to be generous according to his words.

Holding the scattered silver, he took a small abacus and tapped it for a while, and then divided it into three shares. He drew [-]% and Liang Sulan got [-]%. The old man was just asking for a way to survive. Didn't he talk about [-]% of the time, and shouted: "Old Wang, you have met a great virtuous person, a living Bodhisattva!"

It can be said to be extremely careful.

In the end, I don't know if it's the truth or falsehood: "It's more than five taels, don't forget to go to the bank to deposit it, and withdraw as much as you use, be careful of being missed by others!"

"The old man understands!" After the old man Wang took the money and drank a few cups of tea with him, the two said goodbye. He said to Liang Sulan, "I'm really sorry, Boss Liang. It's like a mountain, Boss Liang, are you Living Avalokitesvara is the head of the Dragon Lantern. The bright ones are the cherries in March, and the red ones. When it comes to entering the class, we are just running around. It is a turtle climbing the mast and cannot climb high. The old man is a lonely man , I am used to running orders alone, sorry sorry."

"So, if the general doesn't dismount, let's go our separate ways."

Seeing him get up, the person accompanying Liang Sulan hurriedly put a cloak on him, fearing that the famous actor would catch a cold and hurt his throat.

"Okay, Brother Pao, I invite you, Boss Liang, see you again." Old man Wang gave the boy a thumbs up, and said to the boy, "Goofy, let's go."

At this time, Ning Xiu, who was drinking tea, said to Li Jin'er: "This Liang Sulan is a member of the Sichuan opera troupe. She sings Xiaodan. She has traveled all over the world to sing here. Recently, she also played the role of Guanyin. I heard that as long as you touch his seat If you go down to the lotus platform, you will have more children and more blessings, and you have only been in Yangzhou for half a month, but you are quite famous."

"This song is really amazing. I thought he was a woman just now, but he turned into a man as soon as he washed his face. A woman looks like a man...he is really a living Bodhisattva."

At this time, Hong Yun said: "The young master is mainly interested, why not let him sing to add to the fun."

She stared at Liang Sulan who had already removed her makeup. The man looked like a double-ten, with bright eyes and white teeth, willow brows and red lips.

I don't know if he noticed Hong Yun's gaze, and looked at them slightly sideways.

This movement actually gave birth to a thrilling style.

"What a fairy family." Hongyun suddenly became interested in this man, very interested.

I don't know how this living Bodhisattva tastes like?

Ning Xiu drank some tea and joked, "Hong Yun, don't you just talk like this because you have a crush on someone else? It is said that actors are ruthless, be careful of being eaten and wiped off by others, and you will never forget it."

"Chief, you are joking. We have such a lovely young master by our side. How could he be interested in an actor... Oh, don't be angry."

Hong Yun was about to lean on Li Jin'er cheerfully, but she pushed her away.

While drinking tea and chatting, they found that Liang Sulan and others had already left, and Ning Xiu didn't stop him, he just said: "Since Yaoyao wants to listen to the play, send someone to send a letter to their troupe, and sing in two days." A good show."

Li Jin'er nodded slightly, "Okay, Brother Ning, it's settled. Also, it's almost dinner time, and Juxian Tower is probably ready, let's go."

"Ah."

The two of them agreed and walked slowly towards that side.

On the surface of the Baodai River, the clear water is secluded, and among the buildings and boats, a black boat, carrying guests, sails westward with the waves amidst the flashy lights on both sides of the bank.

"Several, will you eat on the boat?"

The man with the oars was sitting at the stern of the boat, wearing capes and hats, stretching one leg and paddling the water, holding an oar in his hand, carefully steadying his direction, otherwise if he collided with those painted boats, he probably would He would have to be scolded, maybe even beaten, and there was a fish basket beside him, which contained the freshly caught fish and shrimp.

"it is good!"

The voice came from under the hood, and there was a dim yellow lamp hanging on the top. The two of them were sitting, and Li Jiner was curiously watching the eight or nine-year-old fisherman girl tidying up the fish and shrimp.

The rich have their own way of life, and the poor have their own way of life. These fishermen live by water, and their way of life is naturally inseparable from water.

I saw the little girl with the long life lock, with her sleeves rolled up, quickly removed the internal organs of those carps, washed them with the prepared clean water, and took out a small blade about one foot long to slice into thin slices. , As for the shrimp and crab, it is even simpler, take the tongs and pick the feet, and put them on a plate in a while.

Then, chopped the chives and poured a small dish of homemade soy sauce.

"This is fish sticks."

Li Jin'er recognized it and had eaten it, but at that time she ate sea fish in the East China Sea, and had never eaten river fish.

"You can't eat too much before meals." Ning Xiu said again, "It's okay to try this stuff, but you can't eat too much."

The two of them just tasted it, there is still a big meal to eat later, and there may be bugs in this thing, Ningxiu is not at ease to let Yaoyao eat too much if it is not cooked.

The drizzle on the river was deep, and there were many waves, and the laughter of Yingying and Yanyan could be heard from time to time by the river, green windows and red candles, and looking again, there was already a woman with a round fan in her hand, greeting the young man playing on the river.The sound of the song is overwhelming, and I don't know which girl is singing the sad song. It is estimated that the body and mind are wrong, and the listeners are full of sorrow.

"Why does the young master have a bell? Were you also born on a boat?"

The little girl hugged her knees and sat huddled in the awning, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the silver bell on Ning Xiu's waist, she was a little curious, and she shook the bell on her wrist as she spoke.

"Is there any way to say this?"

Ning Xiu looked at his bell and asked.

"The old man said that we are born on the water, and our life is thin, like grass without roots in the water, and we can't hold it. That's why I wear a longevity lock and a bell, saying that it can bring blessings and stability. Come down!" The girl shook the bell innocently, "This is what our fisherman girls say, mine is nine, I am nine years old, how many do you have?"

She rolled her eyes as if she was counting the bells of Ningxiu.

"Nineteen!"

It turned out that she was 21 years old.

At this time, the oar-shaking man greeted:

"Miss Young Master, we're here!"

Ning Xiu and Li Jin'er disembarked, and Ah Da and Hong Yun from over there also arrived. They were sent to protect Li Jin'er's safety, but Li Jin'er tried his best to get rid of them, especially Hong Yun, so they came in two boats .

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They are on the third floor.

Sitting by the window, the willow branches under the window are fully unfolded in the wind, and there are endless pedestrians and boats.

This is a private room, and the shopkeeper vacated the best place to entertain the two members of Guiyuanmen, so as to avoid the result of Liuhe gang and Guiyuanmen fighting and killing half of the restaurant.

Sitting here, Ning Xiu and Li Jin'er can look down on most of Yangzhou, and have a panoramic view of the spring water, but they can see the river like a jade belt, and the towers are reflected in it, heading west.

At the farthest point, in a trance, he seemed to see a corner of the cornice standing proudly under the clear sky, with carved beams and painted buildings, and the appearance was majestic.

A little further away is the Slender West Lake, which looks like a beauty from a distance.

The two drank some tea first, moistened their throats and waited for the dishes to be served. The tea was extremely bitter in the mouth, but after taking a sip and savoring it carefully, it had a special taste.

I heard that one or two teas cost dozens of taels, even Li Jin'er thought it was expensive.

But the dishes were more expensive, and they had some fancy and weird names, saying that they had some good meaning and good omen, but Li Jin'er didn't think that eating these dishes would bring good luck.

Li Jin'er touched the money bag, mother gave her a lot of money, but Ning Xiu said that he kept flowers, and he just invited him to dinner.

Looking at it today, it is indeed the case. Ning Xiu has already made a name for himself, and his net worth is also rich, not to mention asking for money from his family like himself.

The two chatted, and Ning Xiu told Li Jin'er how to go in the future like an elder. Li Jin'er was not angry, and said, "You are not my real brother, why do you care about me so much?"

"Little girl's wings are stiff." Ning Xiu wanted to say something, but she lost her temper when she stared at her, so she could only speak softly, "Okay... well, listen to my brother's advice, it's too easy for a pretty girl like you I was deceived, the world is dangerous, so I have to be careful in the future."

"You think I'm pretty?"

Ning Xiu choked up for a moment, and immediately burst out laughing: "You women are real, why do you care so much about this? Could it be that if you look good, you can eat it, and if you look good, you don't have to pay for the meal?"

I don't know how long this meal has been. When Ning Xiu went to check out and pay, Li Jin'er looked outside, and suddenly saw an old man in blue robe dressed as a scholar appearing in his eyes.

"Sir! Please stay!"

Li Jin'er hurriedly ran to chase the old man, because the old man gave her a copy of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" and told her fortune.

Since meeting him that year, Li Jiner has never seen him again. Now that he sees him, his appearance is still the same, so how can she not be excited.

"Oh? You are..." The blue-robed old man turned to look at Li Jin'er, sizing Li Jin'er up and down, "You were that little girl back then? Now you've become a big girl. Why, what's the matter with this old man?"

"The little girl has not had time to thank you for donating the book back then. If you don't mind..."

The old man waved his hand and rejected Li Jin'er's money, Li Jin'er immediately said apologetically: "Mr. is indifferent to his ambitions, how could he care about these money, the little girl is being rude."

"Miss, you don't have to be like this. The old man's wild name is Nanxian. It is really destined to meet again today. I don't know why the girl is so eager?"

"It's because... I want to ask Mr. Nanxian to do a fortune-telling for me again."

Li Jin'er wanted to ask many questions, such as who wrote the "The Legend of Condor Heroes" back then, etc., but felt that it was inappropriate to ask directly like this, and then remembered that this gentleman is not only good at storytelling, but also fortune-telling, so So I thought about asking myself if my fate had changed.

After so many years, I am afraid that Mr. Nan Xian has forgotten his birth date, so Li Jiner said it again and answered some questions.

Nan Xian frowned, looked at Li Jin'er and lowered his eyes again, repeating this several times and said: "Girl, your life is really good, your life will be rich and honorable, and your future will be bright, but I see that there is a trace of darkness between your brows." I'm afraid some disasters will happen recently, you'd better pay attention, maybe you can avoid it if you stay with someone with strong luck."

(End of this chapter)