I became famous for writing ridiculous stories in ancient times

What does he want to do?

Liu Changmiao answered subconsciously: "I don't want to do anything!"

But after thinking carefully, he found something wrong, because when the "drama" that Mr. Fu mentioned comes out, when he takes his elder sister to watch it, his family will definitely find out.

Then why is he hiding it from his elder brother now?

So he immediately changed his words, "No, I have other plans. Uh, I plan to take my elder sister to see a play in a while, so I'll watch her these days and don't let her go back to Jiangzhou."

Liu Changyan asked, "What play?"

Mentioning the new story written by Mr. Fu, Liu Changmiao was shocked, "It's a play about an unfaithful man. Zhenniang is gentle and kind, but she was deceived by a black-hearted, ruthless person."

"He first cheated her into marriage, and then..."

Liu Changmiao talked about the main content of the story "Zhenniang Biography" in a torrent of words. When he got angry, he stood up and walked around the room, indignant.

Liu Changyan listened carefully for a while and understood.

It was nothing more than that the second brother learned that the Changxi Troupe would perform a play in a few days. The play was about a rich girl and a poor scholar. The poor scholar was ungrateful and cheated his wife and Yue family for help, then abandoned her and suffered retribution in the end. The second brother thought that the "Zhen Niang" in the play was very similar to Changlian, so he wanted to take her to see it.

That's why he was acting weird these days.

Liu Changyan thought for a while, and then said, "I know about this. I'll tell my father later and ask him to let Changlian and Lei Mingbai stay at home for a while. You don't have to run to the backyard."

At the same time, he also sighed in his heart that a simple matter was handled like this, and everyone could see the abnormality. It seems that this little brother needs to be trained again.

Thinking of this, Liu Changyan gave two more reminders, "If grandma and mother ask you why you are so strange these days, just say that you can't bear to leave Changlian. Don't say anything else. Remember it?"

Liu Changmiao was delighted, "Thank you, brother!"

While Liu Changmiao was anxiously waiting, Fu Wenyu made rapid progress.

For the people in the troupe, memorizing words is a basic skill, because most of them were sold to the troupe owner when they were young. When they were young, if they couldn't remember the words or the movements, they would be starved at best, and sometimes they would be beaten. Under this pressure, the script of "The Story of Zhenniang" was quickly memorized by them.

At this time, the stage background and props were also ready.

So the formal rehearsal began.

Fu Wenyu stood in the audience and directed, shouting loudly.

"Zhenniang, you should look happier. Bu Shiren is your sweetheart, not your enemy. You don't know yet that he is full of bad intentions, so you should smile when you see him."

"Bu Shiren, don't smile. You should smile when you look at Zhenniang, but don't smile when she turns her head. Yes, yes, yes, you should be cold and look at her deeply when she can't see you."

"Because you are just using her, and you don't have deep feelings for her."

"That's right, that's it!"

"Zhenniang, you should be happy when you dig wild vegetables!"

"This line 'I dig wild vegetables in my hometown, and my husband is taking the imperial examination in Beijing' should be sung happily, because in your heart, the hard days now are only temporary, and you will have a good life when Bu Shiren comes back. So although you eat wild vegetables every day, and you are pale and thin and weak, your heart is sweet. . "

"As for Bu Shiren, you should be attentive when you look at your teacher's daughter. But you can't be more attentive than before to Zhenniang, because you are no longer a poor scholar, but a newly-appointed Jinshi, and you feel that your status is different. "

"Okay, okay, that's it!"

"Put the table here, the screen here, and the chair here."

"Quick, quick, quick, move quickly and lightly, don't make any noise to let the guests outside find out."

"Runiang, you stand here, Bu Shiren, you stand here, Bu Mu, this is your position. Very good, that's it, Wenshu, you pull up the curtain and do it again!"

Time passed day by day, and finally after ten days, Ru Niang and others could sing the whole play smoothly without Fu Wenyu's step-by-step guidance, and there was no big problem in the transition between scenes.

So Fu Wenyu told Liu Changmiao that they could start preparing.

Although the name "I Dig Wild Vegetables in My Hometown, My Husband Marries a Noblewoman in Beijing" can arouse the curiosity of others, it is too long. Therefore, after discussion, the drama adapted from it was given another name: "The Story of Zhenniang".

The day after the news spread, "The Story of Zhenniang" was performed at Liu's house.

At the beginning of the first act, Zhenniang's parents and Zhenniang appeared. Zhenniang's parents sang a paragraph first, saying that their daughter Zhenniang was beautiful, kind, obedient and filial. Now that their daughter has reached the age of marriage, she has grown up to be very charming, and the couple wants to choose the best husband in the world for their daughter.

Zhenniang's father said that he wanted to choose a scholar, preferably one who had passed the imperial examination, so that Zhenniang could become a lady of honor in the future, rich and unparalleled.

Zhenniang's mother said that she wanted to choose a man who would love people, so that her daughter could live happily in the future, as carefree as at home.

Finally, the two sang together, saying that they didn't care about the son-in-law's family background, because they would prepare a generous dowry for their favorite daughter.

Then several "suitors" came out one after another.

The suitor was very bloated, and he said that my family had thousands of acres of fertile land and hundreds of treasures, and as long as Zhenniang was willing to marry me, she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

Zhen Niang's mother sang this song, "It's not good, you have money but no talent, you are not worthy of my daughter."

The second suitor was elegant and arrogant. He said that my father was a certain official. As long as Zhen Niang was willing to marry me, no one would dare to cheat your family's business in the future.

Zhen Niang's father sang this song, "It's not good, I am marrying my daughter, not selling her."

The third suitor was gentle and polite. He said that he was studying. Although he had not passed the imperial examination, he had admired Zhen Niang for a long time. If he could marry Zhen Niang, he would be devoted to her...

Zhen Niang's father and mother sang this song together, "It's good, but we need to wait and see."

The last one was Bu Shiren. Although he was dressed in cloth and it was obvious that he had the worst family background among the suitors, he did not look uncomfortable at all and his expression was frank.

He said that he was studying now and had passed the imperial examination. If he could marry Zhen Niang, he would cherish her and love her and accompany her for the rest of his life.

Zhenniang's parents nodded in satisfaction, and Zhenniang, who was behind the screen, also lowered her head shyly.

Then the scene changed.

The stage was divided into two parts. One part was crowded with people, moving stools and hanging red silk, quickly setting up a pocket wedding hall for weddings. The other half was specially separated into a boudoir-like place. A bed was faintly visible behind the screen, and Zhenniang, wearing a wedding dress, was sitting in front of the dressing table and talking to the maid.

Zhenniang sang, "I'm getting married today, and I'm worried. I heard that Renlang has a widowed mother and a young sister at home. I don't know what their personalities are like, and I don't know whether Renlang will be consistent after marriage..."

Then the maid sang, "Don't panic, girl. This is the love poem sent by the son-in-law, this is the article sent by the son-in-law, and this wooden hairpin was carved by the son-in-law himself. His love for you is evident to all. ’

‘Young lady, you will surely have a happy life in the future...’

Then a voice of “the auspicious time has come” came, and several maids and matchmakers came in one after another, put a red veil on Zhenniang, and then helped her to the decorated wedding hall to marry Bu Shiren who appeared from the other side.

The Liu family members in front watched intently.

"This play is really fresh, as if the story really happened on stage."

The sixty-year-old Madam Liu was cheerful, pointing at the parents of Zhenniang who were saying this and that on the stage, and said to the daughter-in-law next to her: "Do you think they look like you and Dalang in the past?"

"You two were trying to find a son-in-law that suited your taste. You thought this one was not good, and that one was not good. After finally meeting a good one, you wanted to find out more. As time went by, you almost turned your hair white with anxiety."

Mrs. Liu, who was over forty years old, was well maintained and looked only in her thirties. She smiled gently, "Mother, you are right. In order to choose a good family for Changlian, my husband and I spent a lot of effort."

Then she seemed to think of something, and looked down, and fell on a woman about twenty years old who was staring at the stage with relish. The smile on her face faded a little bit, and her brows wrinkled slightly. The young woman, about twenty years old, was her daughter Liu Changlian.

This daughter was fine when she was at home before, just like the "Zhen Niang" on the stage. She was not only kind-hearted, but also filial to her parents, caring for her brothers and sisters. But after getting married, her temper became more and more left-wing. Sometimes she couldn't tell the good from the bad. I don't know how much she suffered.

Liu Changlian seemed to have noticed her mother's gaze and turned her head in confusion, "Mom?"

Mrs. Liu showed a kind smile on her face, "Nothing, you continue to watch the play. Chang Miao said that this play of Changxi Troupe is newly arranged. He saw that you were bored at home, so he invited people to come home."

Liu Changlian nodded excitedly, "Mom, this play is good."

"I have never seen such a play. Just like my grandmother said, it seems that the story happened in front of us. I don't know how Changxi Troupe came up with it. I have never heard of it before."

Sitting next to Liu Changlian was Grandma Liu. She thought of what her husband said to her, so she said, "Yes, such a fresh play I also saw in Beijing I haven't seen it before, so I have to take a good look at it. "

"Mother, since my sister likes it, why don't we let them come tomorrow?"

Mrs. Liu was stunned. She didn't understand why the eldest daughter-in-law, who was the legitimate daughter of a third-rank official in the court, was dignified and steady, respected her but looked down on her daughter, would say so. However, this was not a bad thing, so she nodded and said, "Okay, since you all like it, let them come tomorrow."

"I just don't know if they can perform other plays."

"Maybe they can. How can a troupe only perform one play?"

The Liu family women in the audience were discussing whether the Changxi troupe would perform other plays, and the curtain on the stage had been opened again, and Zhenniang officially began her married life. The Bu family was not as rich as Zhenniang's family. The kind-hearted Zhenniang followed her mother's teachings when she was still at home, and was kind to others and filial to her parents-in-law. When the play came to this point, the Liu family women didn't think there was anything wrong, and then they saw that Bu's mother suppressed Zhenniang everywhere, while Bu Shiren could only smooth things over.

This was not the end. They saw Bu Xiaomei and her ‘niece’ who appeared one after another…

When her ‘niece’ appeared and repeatedly showed her courtesy to Bu Shiren, Mrs. Liu and Grandma Liu subconsciously looked at Liu Changlian, while Liu Changlian stared at the stage with wide eyes.

Then Bu Shiren rejected her ‘niece’!

Liu Changlian immediately smiled with joy, but then froze.

After sadly leaving the Bu family because of his 'niece', Bu Shiren began to express his true feelings to Zhenniang. He sang, 'We are still young', 'We will have children', 'Don't be in a hurry', 'In my heart Only you'.

In another corner of the stage, Bu Mu in the shadows sneered in agreement.

--'we are young. ’

——'My son has been crowned. There is no man of his age in the world who does not have both sons and daughters. It's pity that my son is devoted to Zhenniang, but Zhenniang doesn't know how to think about my son. ’

- 'We will have children. ’

——'The children born in concubines are also children, and raising them by your side is no different from your own children. ’

——‘No hurry, no hurry. ’

——'To have no children means to have no descendants. How can one be worthy of the ancestors of the Bu family without descendants? It's pitiful that I, an old and elderly woman, can't hug my grandson before she dies. It's pitiful. ’

——'Under the Nine Springs, everyone will say that my son is unfilial. ’

——‘You are the only one in my heart. ’

——‘She doesn’t have you in her heart. ’

——‘Otherwise, why wouldn’t I consider you? ’

Liu Changlian's expression changed!

"How about it?"

"What is my eldest sister's reaction now?"

Liu Changmiao anxiously poked his head around the specially arranged backstage.

Because this is a play specially rehearsed for Liu Changlian, in order to achieve the best effect, only a few female relatives of the Liu family came to watch the play today. The men all stayed in the front yard and no one came.

However, Liu Changmiao hated being forced to study and was really curious about her eldest sister's reaction after watching the play, so she sneaked over halfway and hid behind the curtain and kept looking forward.

Fu Wenyu was standing next to him.

From where they were now, they could not clearly see the expressions of the women in front of them. They could only see the color of their clothes and some body movements. With Fu Wenyu's eyesight, he saw that among the Liu family's female relatives, one of them was staring at the stage, while the older one was looking at the stage and then at the side.

If you guessed correctly, the one staring intently at the stage should be Sister Liu Changmiao.

Fu Wenyu thought her reaction was funny.

So he said: "If you are impatient, just ask someone to find out."

"Although we don't know what your brother-in-law said to your eldest sister in private, Bu's mother's words were changed from some words of your eldest sister's mother-in-law."

"For example, the phrase 'I can't even close my eyes until I can hold my grandson', and the phrase 'Do you want to destroy my Bu family'? And the phrase 'Keep him by your side as if he were your own', she doesn't Maybe you can’t hear it.”

Now that I heard it, it was impossible not to react.

So compared to Liu Changmiao's anxiety, Fu Wenyu was much calmer.

Because according to his design, the plot has just begun. The purpose of this plot is to let Sister Liu Changmiao replace herself and connect herself with the ‘Zhen Niang’ on the stage. In this way, the next tragedy of 'Zhen Niang' will make her feel the same. The penultimate plot, that is, the scolding of the 'niece' and the secret calculation of the Bu family mother and son is the real thunder blow.