Rebirth cannon fodder

Chapter 57 Competition
"Father..." Xu Manzhen thought and thought, and finally decided to take a risky move. She stood up, bowed to Xu Shixun, and said, "My daughter is not very good at playing the piano, why don't you let Mrs. Xu play a song and my daughter dance with her. "

She practiced dancing hard in order to take the college entrance examination.Later, when I became an actor, I never had a chance, so I acted as a stand-in for many people.Those beautiful big stars are wearing ancient costumes and dancing in the camera. In fact, when they don't show their faces, the soft figure is mostly her.

That's when you can't even be an N match, that profession is called a double.

But she wasn't popular, and she didn't have any fans to publicize it for her. Fans of those big stars really thought that their idols were good at singing and dancing!Every time she sees an online post comparing female stars' dancing skills, she sees herself being named after this star for a while, and another actress' name for a while... She can only smile wryly.

So this time, she decided to hide her clumsiness, hide her shortcomings and reveal her strengths.Even if he didn't get Xu Shixun's praise, at least he didn't get scolded.

Although she didn't care much about being scolded, but if she endured a lot of scolding, her situation in the Xu Mansion would become more difficult.Just like the girls in Gongdou Opera, Yan didn't really want to fight back and forth, but the environment was such that it was impossible not to fight.

"Oh, you can dance?" Xu Shixun looked at her suspiciously. He never knew that Xu Manzhen could dance. How was he doing?Can it be stronger than the handkerchief just now?

Xu Shixun said something to Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu was also very straightforward, and immediately agreed. After thinking about it for a while, he played the first plum blossom three tricks.

Xu Manzhen, who has a hard training background in dancing, is naturally familiar with such a famous tune as Plum Blossom Three Nongs. It is only slightly different from the ones handed down by later generations, but the overall change is not big.When the prelude sounded, Xu Manzhen had already set her posture, and moved her lotus steps lightly to the rhythm of the music, and began to dance.

Xu Manzhen's appearance is stunning, but she is usually too savage, so people ignore her beauty.But now when dancing, such a soft figure, such a gorgeous appearance, coupled with a beautiful dancing posture, makes people a little thrilling.

Xu Shixun was dumbfounded.It wasn't until a long time after the music ended that he reacted and said hello.

Finally, it was a bad deal.Xu Manzhen stood still, recovered her shortness of breath, saluted Master Xu, and was about to go down, but saw a look of disapproval in Master Xu's eyes, which made her a little stunned.

The look in Master Xu's eyes changed very quickly, leaving only a flat expression, so fast that Xu Manzhen was a little puzzled, was it just her illusion?

Does he feel he can't dance well enough?However, that expression didn't seem like she thought she couldn't dance well...

What is it for?
After the morning classes were over, Mr. Xu swayed at the door.Xu Manzhen knew that today's Xiaozao Master Xu was still going to open, so she deliberately slowed down.

Sure enough, after everyone else in the school had finished walking, Mr. Xu came in, as usual, explaining to her the basics of piano art.

It's just that after today's lecture, Master Xu didn't pack up his things and leave as usual, but hesitated for a while, and finally said: "From now on... dance, don't dance anymore."

why?Xu Manzhen looked at Master Xu in surprise. Even Xu Shixun's father thought she danced very well. Why did Master Xu say that?
Do you really think she can't dance well?

Seeing Xu Manzhen's astonished expression, Mrs. Xu was embarrassed for a while, and then said softly: "You are a concubine." With just these four words, he quickly packed up his things and left.

Even Xu Manzhen called him a few times from behind, but he didn't care anymore and just left in a hurry.

Are you a prostitute?What does this have to do with her dancing?Xu Manzhen still didn't understand.The prostitute can't dance anymore?Could it be that the prostitute can play the piano, but not dance?What's the point?
"Can Miss San dance?" As a foreigner, I couldn't figure it out, so I asked the aborigines. Xu Manzhen asked Jiang Gui and Bai Xin to see if they could know something.

"I've never heard of it..." Bai Xin was at a loss.

"It seems that the mansion has never hired anyone to teach dance." Jiang Gui said, "I have heard people say that slaves and maids have heard that some rich families have more concubine daughters, so they will pick out the particularly beautiful ones and train them to dance and sing songs, etc. skill."

Xu Manzhen was taken aback by Jiang Gui's words, as if... she had missed something?
Yes, among the courses offered by the Xu Mansion, there are playing the piano, calligraphy, painting, embroidery, the Analects of Confucius, and... There are so many courses. Although the common points are boring, they are very strange. No singing, no dancing...

Why?Why can I learn painting, but not singing; I can learn to play the piano, but not dance...

Some families would choose the prettier concubine daughters to learn to dance and sing... Why, why would they choose concubine daughters specifically?Why can't the prostitute?
Xu Manzhen looked at Jiang Gui suspiciously, hoping that she could explain in more detail.

Jiang Gui opened his mouth, his face flushed red.

"If you have anything to say, just tell me." Xu Manzhen looked at her and became even more puzzled. She couldn't say anything. Look at Jiang Gui's shy face...

"Yes..." Jiang Gui finally said, "Those concubines are ready to be given away as concubines."

In other words, only the concubines of the Israelites need to learn such entertaining skills as dancing and singing.Painting, embroidery, calligraphy and playing the piano are all different, and more importantly, entertaining yourself.

Therefore, if the family didn't plan to make this daughter a concubine when she grows up, she wouldn't teach those contents.As a mistress, the most important thing is to be magnanimous, wealthy, and able to take care of the housework, but you must not use color to serve people.That's a loser thing.

That's why Mr. Xu persuaded her like that.She is a prostitute, how can she learn to dance to lower her value?
Xu Manzhen thought about these things, and thought that Xu Shixun didn't express any dissatisfaction from the beginning to the end of the dance, and couldn't help but feel a chill.

No, this dance... can't be done anymore.It would be a big loss if Xu Shixun really gave her away as a concubine.

Although men in this era, except for the poor, there are few devoted men, but being a mistress is different from being a concubine.

As a mistress, as long as she stands upright, even if she can't get love, at least she can get respect from her husband.But as for concubines, even in later generations, being a mistress is a profession that everyone shouts and beats, let alone concubines in ancient times.A concubine in ancient times didn't have any human rights. The child she gave birth to couldn't be called her own mother, and she was just an item, which could be bought and sold at will...

Xu Manzhen's heart was icy.

What can I do to redeem my impulse at this moment?
In the afternoon, Xu Shixun came again, still calling his three daughters, and performing their talents one by one.

Xu Manzhen disappointed Xu Shixun again in calligraphy class.Xu Shixun looked at Xu Manzhen with something wrong, which made Xu Manzhen wonder if he was thinking about giving himself to someone as a concubine?After all, the work of being a housewife is also difficult to do, but the skills of being a concubine are well learned.

It wasn't until drawing class that I finally got the twist.Xu Manzhen painted a peony picture in the shortest time.

Painting peonies was also thought of by Xu Manzhen after a lot of thought.The peony is graceful and luxurious, and it is most suitable for the image of the mistress of a wealthy family.She painted peonies just to show Xu Shixun her attitude, and she didn't want to be a concubine.

When Xu Shixun saw her painting, his expression changed a little, and when he looked at his daughter again, he was not as impatient as before.

It turns out that this daughter still has some skills, just like this painting of peonies, didn't she put in a lot of hard work to make it so resembling?

"Can you draw chrysanthemums?" Xu Shixun asked Xu Manzhen kindly.

"Yes." Xu Manzhen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.In fact, chrysanthemums are the flowers Knife is best at. If she is asked to draw a lotus orchid, she may be afraid that she will not be able to grasp the charm, but as for chrysanthemums, she is really confident.

"Okay, let's draw a picture." Xu Shixun said directly.He looked at Xu Shuzhen and Xu Yingzhen's paintings for a while, then put them aside.Xu Shuzhen's is passable, and Xu Yingzhen's paintings are like every skill before, he doesn't even want to say a word.

Xu Manzhen carefully painted the chrysanthemum again.Chrysanthemums are different from peonies, peonies are rich and gorgeous, so the brushwork must be fine, delicate, and heavy in color, so as to express the beauty of peonies.

But the chrysanthemum is light, so with light ink and a few simple strokes, it can fully express its artistic conception.

Xu Manzhen was familiar with the road, and quickly finished painting the chrysanthemum and sent it up.

"Very good, very good." Xu Shixun nodded his head and announced an amazing news: He hoped that each of the three daughters would prepare a gift according to their own specialties, and after half a month there would be a competition, and who would be the best? Alright, let's choose someone as a gift and send it out on behalf of the Xu family.

Sure enough, this is the case!Xu Manzhen was pleasantly surprised.Unlike the hopeless Xu Manzhen in the original plot, she is full of confidence now!

One piece of news, three girls, each with their own thoughts.Except for the ignorant Xu Yingzhen, who had no intention of winning at all, Xu Manzhen and Xu Shuzhen were both pumped up and ready to win.

"Third Sister, what do you want to prepare?" After Xu Shixun left, Xu Yingzhen really came to Xu Shuzhen's side, excitedly, and chirped, "I think you just hand in the double-sided embroidery just now, it's absolutely perfect." , will definitely be chosen.”

"The one just now was not enough." Xu Shuzhen knew in her heart that the one just now was not enough. Although her father was pleasantly surprised, he was not satisfied.She needs to embroider a new one, and the size has to be bigger.

Seeing how my father admired the chrysanthemum painted by Xu Manzhen just now, it can be seen that this time, it is better to embroider a chrysanthemum.However, if you only embroider a chrysanthemum, the double-sided embroidery can't show it...

But how to design it?

"Second sister, can you let my younger sister appreciate your chrysanthemums?" Xu Shuzhen walked up to Xu Manzhen who was about to leave, and said, "My younger sister doesn't know that my older sister is so good at painting chrysanthemums. If I knew it earlier, I would have asked my older sister for it." It looks like a flower, embroider a flower well."

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