As soon as he decided to accept apprentices, Old Man Cheng seemed to be happier than Li Qian, and he didn't wait for Li Qian to leave, so he called his disciples, informing him that he wanted disciples, and on the other hand, telling him to be responsible for arranging the time, gathering many senior brothers and fellow elders, and coming to watch the ceremony when the time came.

Li Qian sat on the sofa opposite, listening to the old man's voice like a bell ordering, a little puzzled. Wang Huaiyu explained to him with a smile: "In the Beijing Opera Gate, the inheritance is orderly and the rules are big. The old man is a descendant of the Cheng faction, and if he wants to accept disciples, of course it is a major event in the entire Cheng faction, and even in the entire Peking Opera circle, of course, it must be arranged in advance!

Hearing "Open Incense Hall", Li Qian was a little confused in an instant.

All of a sudden, I thought of the Qinghong Gang in the old society, and thought of the Heaven and Earth Society and Wei Xiaobao.

But fortunately, he quickly reacted: whether it is the Heaven and Earth Association in the novel, or the Qinghong Gang in the old society, in the final analysis, it is just a way to learn, the so-called Kaixiangtang may not be a creation and invention of Peking Opera, but the Kaixiangtang of Peking Opera is definitely earlier than "The Legend of Deer and Ding" and the Qinghong Gang.

The old man Cheng Yunshan is nearly seventy years old, and he has long ceased to be on stage in recent years, and his disciples have been confiscated for several years.

The old man made a phone call, but within an hour or so, seven or eight cars came one after another in front of the villa, and one after another people came in one after another, and when one came in, the old man solemnly introduced him to Li Qian.

Of course, Li Qian didn't know any of these people before, and Wang Huaiyu only knew a few of them, but ...... Li Qian had heard the tapes of two of them!

So he knew that there were a few of them, and they were definitely the leaders of today's Cheng faction!

It has been a long time since the mountain gate was opened. Today, he suddenly wanted to accept an apprentice, and the disciples of the old man thought that this was probably a closed disciple, and they treated Li Qian quite affectionately and politely.

In the tradition of the older generation of our nation, those who are masters often value two disciples the most: the great disciple of the mountain and the disciple of the closed door.

Pioneer disciple. That is the first apprentice, often the first to help the master, the master's unique work, is often the most comprehensive and solid, plus the name, he is the senior brother, so in the end, as long as the qualifications of this founding disciple are not too bad, it is easy to lead the disciples.

And the closed disciples. As the last apprentice, he is often the most loved by his master, and he is also the most attentive to his teaching. Even ordinary people think that the master will accept apprentices to the end in this life, and he must leave a few tricks to press the bottom of the box. It often falls into the hands of closed disciples.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the folk proverb is called "the old son and the eldest grandson." The old lady's lifeline", which is exactly the truth. The closed disciple, in a way, is similar to the old son.

Cheng Yunshan's eldest disciple is called Fang Shaobai, a famous actor in Peking Opera that Li Qian has long been familiar with. Of course, the meeting was definitely the first time. He was in his early forties. He is not too tall, and his appearance is clear, but he is exactly the same as the old man.

He didn't come early, and when he came, there were already five or six disciples of the old man in the room who had arrived first, but as soon as he entered. immediately became the focus of the audience, and the old man's apprentices stood up one after another, one by one. After nodding to many juniors, he first greeted the old man and the old lady respectfully, and then looked at Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu.

He was nearly a head shorter than Li Qian, but his eyes were warm and his smile was friendly, and after greeting each other, he smiled and said to the old man: "Master, when you called just now, I wanted to say the name of this little junior brother...... I'm very familiar with him, and when I see him in person, I doubt even more that he won't be ......."

The old man's many apprentices laughed.

Li Qian was a little embarrassed.

At this time, even the old man had a little smile on his face, "Children, knowing lust and admiring Shaoai, how many women are not normal?" As he spoke, the old man raised his hand, and his fingers were pointed over the disciples except Fang Shaobai one by one, "What are you laughing at? Just a few of you, which one of you tosses less than him in this?"

Everyone laughed, and Li Qian was even more embarrassed.

At this time, the senior brother named Li Zhixuan, who had arrived just now, said seriously: "Old man, we don't recognize what you say! What is our little thing called, can it be compared with our junior brother?"

Everyone laughed again. Although the old man pretended to have a stiff face, there was a smile in his eyes, "The one you married last year, is it the third or the fourth? ”

Li Zhixuan smiled, "No problem, I'm still waiting for your old man to give me a name! We went to check, this time, ten out of ten, it's a big fat boy!"

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As soon as there were many people, they were mixed, and the old man's villa was lively for a while before it finally quieted down again.

Fang Shaobai, the senior brother in the Cheng family, carefully told his master about his considerations and arrangements, and many junior brothers, including Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu, could only stand on the side and listen quietly.

At the end, the apprenticeship process that Fang Shaobai said, the old man nodded directly, "You are careful and the arrangements are appropriate, just do what you say!"

So, a set of rituals that Li Qian felt complicated and cumbersome when he heard it was settled.

Of course, the time is to be determined.

The people who need to participate in the ceremony, in addition to the many disciples of the old man, there are also many famous places in the circle, everyone is very busy, especially now, the implementation of the theater system, just the disciples of the old man, scattered in the Peking Opera Theater in various provinces across the country, there are enough seven or eight, so it is natural to make a day that can make more people as able to rush back as much as possible, and then hold the apprenticeship ceremony.

With so many disciples coming over, plus Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu, of course the old lady wanted to keep the meal, but the old man was suspicious, so he directly sent many disciples away, leaving only Fang Shaobai and Li Zhixuan to accompany the guests.

Li Zhixuan is a good person, making jokes and shaking off his baggage. That's when you open your mouth, Fang Shaobai is steady, very big brother, plus he is a leader in today's theater world, the two are one village and one harmonious, and Wang Huaiyu is a student that the old lady values very much. I knew them before, and my identity as a university professor and master's tutor was enough, so the three of them chatted about each other, complementing each other.

On the contrary, today's main son, Li Qian, although he sat with the three big brothers, most of the time he just listened to them quietly. If someone doesn't take the initiative to ask themselves, they rarely speak.

To be honest, this morning's experience still feels like a dream to him.

He hadn't thought about it before, he just wanted to learn a few plays in his spare time, and supposedly let Old Man Cheng's disciples, such as Fang Shaobai and Li Zhixuan, teach them. I thought it would be a waste of other people's time, but I didn't expect it. In the end, he actually worshiped the old man's door and officially became a disciple in this door.

It's a lot of pressure on him.

Because he knew very well in his heart that he never wanted to sing on stage at all.

Three minutes on stage, ten years off the stage.

But where did he get so much time to practice hard offstage?

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The old man is reluctant to get involved in the conversation between young people. After arranging things, leaving the two apprentices to accompany the guests, the old man and the old lady held hands and went out for a walk as usual.

He left, and the two senior brothers, Fang Shaobai and Li Zhixuan, briefly introduced the old man's family to Li Qian. and the current situation in the Cheng faction.

The old man is highly respected in the Cheng School, but it is not too early to accept apprentices, and there are not too many disciples, until now, not counting Li Qian, he has officially worshiped the disciples under the old man's door, a total of seventeen, so when Li Qian worships the teacher, it is the eighteenth. Of these seventeen disciples, nine are now staying in Suncheonfu, and eight are being transferred to provincial theaters.

In addition, the old man's love history is beyond the words of the disciple, Fang Shaobai, as the old man's eldest disciple, just introduced that in addition to Master Lu's mother, the old man has a total of three concubines who have entered the door. Mrs. Lu has one son and one daughter, and the three little mothers have two sons and three daughters. Of the seven children, five have been married, and they have all moved out to live separately, and of course, the master's concubines each have their own houses. Now that he is still with the old man and the old lady, there is only one daughter who was born to two people who was nearly fifty years old, named Cheng Suhua.

Hearing this name, Li Qian was stunned, and then Wang Huaiyu smiled: "It's a coincidence." Qian and I just listened to this little junior sister's play two days ago, "Wujia Poe"!"

Fang Shaobai smiled when she heard this, "Senior Sister Subei was originally reluctant to learn opera, after all, the family, her brothers and sisters, are all singing, she is not very interested, although she has also followed since she was a child, she worships Teacher He Sufen as a teacher, and she has been on stage at the age of seventeen, but later, she was secretly admitted to the Huaxia Drama Academy and went to study acting for four years, saying that she wanted to be an actor in the future. But the old man didn't agree! This little junior sister has good roots and bones, and she has a rare aura! Singing Tsing Yi, that's really a compelling aura! In the end, the old man said, you have to come back to sing, it's a pity not to sing. So, she came back, and now, like me, hangs at the National Peking Opera Company. ”

Everyone was chatting when someone came back from outside.

As soon as the door opened, Li Zhixuan smiled: "I really said that Cao Cao Cao has arrived! Look, the little junior sister is back!"

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Although it was a few days ago to listen to "Wujia Po", Cheng Suhua's appearance and singing on stage have impressed Li Qian so far, but at this time, when he saw Cheng Suhua who had removed his makeup, he still couldn't help but light up.

As we all know, Tsing Yi and Zhengdan are generally not fancy in their dresses in Peking Opera, but even if Cheng Suhua plays a role like Wang Baochuan, her makeup is plain, but she is still aura, but she has removed her makeup, almost no powder, obviously looks more beautiful than on the stage, but she looks much more elegant.

Her whole person seemed to be so plain.

After entering the door and putting down the key, she smiled faintly and walked over here, "Senior brother is here!" and greeted Li Zhixuan, "Hello sixth brother!"

Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu stood up one after another.

Fang Shaobai introduced them, "This is the student of the master's mother, Mr. Wang Huaiyu, this is Li Qian, the master has decided to accept him as an apprentice." ”

Cheng Subei was stunned for a moment, but then nodded with a smile, "My mother has mentioned Brother Huaiyu many times, but unfortunately I haven't seen him before." Then, a pair of moist deer-like eyes looked at Li Qian, with a smile on the corner of his lips, "Hello, junior brother!"

Li Zhixuan suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Fang Shaobai also smiled: "Finally, someone can let you call your little junior brother!"

Cheng Suhua just smiled faintly and said, "Senior brother, you sit with them, and I'll go to the kitchen to have a look." My mother must have arranged it for Aunt Liu again, right? I'll go and help. As he spoke, he nodded to Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu and turned around.

The four of them sat down again.

Li Qian suddenly said thoughtlessly, "It's a pity that she doesn't act in movies." ”

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At noon, Mr. Cheng was very happy, and everyone drank a few cups with him. After the meal was over, Cheng Suhua sent off the guests on behalf of his parents, and watched everyone drive away before going back.

The old man had already gone upstairs to snore, and every day after lunch, this sleep was a rule that he had not changed for decades, but the old lady returned to the piano room and began to play.

Cheng Suhua leaned against the door and listened for a while, and said with a smile: "Mom, I have gained a lot today, I think the song you played just now is good, is it new?"

The old lady turned around with a smile and asked, "Do you think it's good?"

Cheng Subei smiled, thought about it, nodded and said: "Atmospheric! A typical classical way is suitable for a path like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms." If this is accompanied by a similar word, it will definitely sound good!"

The old lady smiled, "It's a pity, your mother is old, so you can only listen to such a song and advocate it for the younger generations." ”

Cheng Subei blinked when he heard this, "Didn't you write it?"

The old lady nodded, and said, "Isn't your father going to accept closed disciples?" It's that young man, when he talked about this in the morning, he played his work to us, ......and this is it! I should have misremembered a few notes, alas, I'm old, my brain can't work!"

Cheng Suhua nodded slowly, not as if he was too surprised, but asked lightly, "Do you have lyrics?"

The old lady replied: "It is the poem of the Ming man Yang Shen at the beginning of the book, "Linjiang Immortal". ”

Cheng Subei thought about it for a moment when he heard this, nodded calmly, and said, "Not bad." It's a good fit. (To be continued.) )