Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 99

Sun Xiangfu did not expect that making a lamp on a whim would make the emperor fuss. After being tossed until midnight and unable to rest, he swore in his heart that he would never play with these things that the ancients could not understand again, just like vegetables out of season Similarly, what he solves is not only the problem of production, enriching food, getting more vitamins to supplement the body, people's mental outlook will be greatly different, but Sun Xiangfu can't tell anyone about these things, and it feels very bad that no one understands .

On the Lantern Festival, the weather was fine, and Li Chengqian came to the Sun Mansion early in the morning. Today, he got another chance to be on the stage. There is no other reason. The song that people hum the most in Chang'an City recently is the winter jasmine flower he sang. , from Song Siren, Prince Li Chengqian's image of being able to sing and dance, and being close to the people was so miraculously established. Of course, there is a reason for Sun Xiangfu's secret operation, so Empress Changsun no longer dislikes Li Chengqian's learning Music is up.

"Teacher, I have practiced all the songs, is there anything else I need to prepare?"

"Well, you just need to always remember that you are the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and you perform on stage to establish your own image in the hearts of the people."

As for music, Sun Xiangfu can teach him less and less. Sun Xiangfu himself has only learned guitar for two months. Now almost all the knowledge points are taught to Li Chengqian. The rest is practice and airs The drum is a musical instrument that Sun Xiangfu has only given eight classes as a gift. With Li Chengqian's super comprehension, Sun Xiangfu can finish teaching what he has mastered in a few days. After that, Sun Xiangfu should announce that he is a teacher. In the future, I may accidentally think of some repertoires of later generations, and I will compose them and play them for him. Basically, I have to explore them by myself.

"I know, good boy, cute, laugh!" Li Chengqian snapped his fingers imitating the finger snapping movement that Sun Xiangfu often used in class.

These three points are the three essentials for people to like a child. Sun Xiangfu repeatedly told Li Chengqian, and then Li Chengqian applied it in reality, and the effect was really good. Even Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have become closer to him recently , Therefore, he thinks these three points that Sun Xiangfu said are wise words.

Soon, Sun Xiangfu entered the busy work again. If he is busy with a large-scale stage performance, the work is not a star. It was not until the diners were about to overwhelm the Wangjiang Tower that Sun Xiangfu hurried to the backstage to put on makeup and prepare The performance of The Legend of the White Snake.

Today, the Wangjiang Building is really full, and there is no room for temporary extra seats. The private rooms on the first, second, and even third floors are all under the deployment of waiters, and there are no empty seats. Enjoyed the service of sharing meals.

In the royal box, Li Yuan's spirit was particularly good, and he didn't know what happened to make him happy. Li Shimin still acted like a filial son, and he personally waited on him, and waited for everyone in their box to drink and eat. , The curtain on the stage was also opened.

The play to be staged today has been greatly changed from the original version. It focuses on the rampant corruption of officials in the former Sui Dynasty, which caused the people to die. This was changed according to Li Shimin's intention. Of course, the main line has not changed. Lun exerted pressure, causing Chen Lun, a conscientious official, to be dismissed from office and replaced by a dog official from the Liang Dynasty. .

This play did not come to an end in the climax until the Jinshan Temple was flooded with water. When the two hours and nearly four hours of performance came to an end, people did not feel that half of the day had passed.

"Husband, I made several mistakes in my lines." Backstage, Yu Xiu'er said a little annoyed.

"I've made no fewer mistakes than you for my husband. I almost couldn't keep acting in the cold. Fortunately, Yuan came back later, and I won't line up such a long play in the future."

Even if the script was created by themselves, it is impossible to memorize all of them during the performance. This is four hours. Although the performance scattered on them does not exceed half an hour, how much does one person have to say in half an hour? , how many movements are performed, it is not a professional drama actor who has been trained for many years, who can perform it, so it is normal to have mistakes and omissions, as long as it does not affect the whole. Besides, what they are performing now is the original version, even if it is wrong, the audience It will also be correct.

"After the Lantern Festival, my husband will go to work on the spring plowing, and I can rest in the mansion and teach the children to read." Yu Xiu'er was a little overstretched, and hammered her sore legs.

"You are too slow in teaching. How are you thinking about the Chinese pinyin I told you two days ago? With this thing, in a few months, the grooms and porters in the mansion will be able to recognize all the characters. "Sun Xiangfu couldn't help saying, thinking about Yu Xiuer's teaching progress of ten characters a day.

"Then let's compile a textbook first, let's start tomorrow!" Yu Xiu'er thought for a while, but she had to admit what Sun Xiangfu said, so she said.

"Well, I will ask the village to send some chicken tail feathers to write small characters with a chicken feather pen, which can save a lot of ink and paper, but just let them practice hard."

In an era when a bundle of paper was worth two pennies and an ink pill was eighty liters, the twenty school children in Xingfu Village became the biggest expense of the Sun House. Even if he had money, Sun Xiangfu didn't want to waste it like this.

"Chicken brush? Husband made another new thing?" Yu Xiuer asked in surprise.

"Forget it! In a few days, there will be a toothbrush made of pig hair, which cleans the mouth much better than willow branches." Sun Xiangfu nodded and said.

"Pig hair? Put it in your mouth?" Yu Xiu'er felt sick after thinking about it.

Sun Xiangfu said with a look of anticipation, "You will know when the time comes."

After resting for more than half an hour, he began to eat. When dinner was over, the sky outside gradually darkened, and the sky lanterns were put on again. Tonight there is no curfew in Chang'an, and the city is full of lights. Sun Xiangfu simply let the counselors guarding the door The waiters have all been withdrawn. Except for the upstairs, as many people can enter as many people can enter on the first floor, and a small space is separated by tables and chairs to prevent crowding and trampling.

After a while, many people in Chang'an who came to watch the lanterns will be blessed, and they can enter the building to watch the Lantern Festival party for free.

On the stage, after the curtain opened, it also started with the singing and dancing of the children, and then Feitian and Avalokitesvara appeared one after another, allowing all the audience to see the miracle again, and the cross talk also won a lot of applause, but the audience farther away from the stage I didn't know what was said on the stage at all, I just followed the crowd and had fun.

The highlight is still the skit. As soon as Changsun Chong, Cheng Chumo, and Yuchi Baolin took the stage, all the literati rushed forward spontaneously. After half a month, the second couplet of Yansuo Pond Liu will finally unveil the mystery.

"This eldest sister, I just came out with this couplet just now. I wonder if Miss Liu would still like to see me." After the opening remarks, the eldest grandson rushed to the maid in Lichun Courtyard and cupped his hands.

"Tell me about your second couplet." The servant girl replied.

The eldest grandson swept the stage and saw a pair of eyes looking at him expectantly. This feeling was very good. He put on a pose that he thought was handsome and said, "The next line is: Tao Ran Jinjiang embankment."

"it is good······"

Many scholars who had been holding back for half a month suddenly couldn't suppress their emotions, let go of their voices and shouted.

"This couplet is more artistic than the few couplets I've been thinking about recently." A scholar said in a certain private room.

"What couplet did you come up with?" asked another scholar who was in the same room.

"Uh, this..." The scholar was a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"If you're not right, then you're not right, why bother pretending in front of us!" The scholar who asked him said with a bit of sarcasm.

"Hmph, the next one is Shenzhen Teppanyaki." The scholar was ridiculed, regardless of the mood, and hummed angrily.

"Shenzhen Teppanyaki? What the hell?" All the scholars were stunned.

This is a digression, on the stage, the plot is still going on, not to mention, Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Chumo also had a couplet, respectively "Flame Inlaid Swamp Maple" and "Candle Burning Osmanthus Spring".Needless to say, everyone knows that this is the role of money.

The servant girl truthfully told Liu Ruyan behind the screen all the three couplets. After a while, a graceful woman came out from behind the screen. However, when everyone saw her face, they were amazed again, because she Wearing a tight veil.

"Take off the veil, take off the veil, take off the veil..."

I don't know who started it, the whole restaurant shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

After everyone yelled more than a dozen times and vented their emotions, Chang Sun Chong raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said, "If you want to take off Miss Liu's veil, I'm afraid you have to rely on your ability!"

"That's right, there is a couplet here, little girl, I wonder if you can get it right." Veiled Liu Ruyan opened her voice, and the audience immediately felt that the voice was a little familiar.

The eldest Sun Chong, who had expected it for a long time, cupped his hands and said, "Miss Liu, please."

At this time, the servant girl put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and Liu Ruyan wrote "Chao Chao Chao Chao Chao Xi."

"Hey, what couplet is this?"

The servant girl showed Liu Ruyan's big brush characters, and the audience immediately had a lot of theories.

"It seems that there is a new way to play this couplet." On the third floor, Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Can Erlang see the way?" Li Yuan frowned and thought for a moment before asking.

"This couplet should be read, Chao Chaochao, Chao Chao Chaoxi." In this period, being able to punctuate sentences is also a kind of literary skill, Li Shimin saw the ingenuity of this couplet at a glance, and said conveniently.

"Well, it turns out that rhymes and sentence breaks have been added to it. It's really mysterious."

Li Yuan had just finished speaking when he saw Chang Sun Chong on the stage write a few big characters with a pen, and another maid highlighted it.

"Long long long long long fade."

The audience in the audience was stunned. The two supporting roles, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin, were about to play a role at this time. They jumped out and pointed at the eldest grandson and said, "What kind of couplet is this? If you don't come out, hurry home!"

Changsun Chong ignored the two bastards, and said to Liu Ruyan, "Miss Liu, how do you read the Shanglian?"

Liu Ruyan returned the courtesy and replied, "Chao Chao Chao, Chao Chao Chao Chao."

Chang Sun Chong smiled and said, "Then the next couplet, read: Long long rises, long rises long and disappears."

"it is good······"

The literati in the audience are not stupid. Once they heard it, they understood the subtlety of these two couplets.

(End of this chapter)