Chapter Fifty-Eight: The First Performance
At night, Zero lay in the set up tent and couldn't sleep for a long time.
There were several sleeping boys lying around him, and the amusement group tent they slept in was usually one for 6 people, and Zero was now sleeping on a bed near the door, listening to the snoring of the boys around him, and looking at the roof of the tent with his eyes open, completely sleepless.
After a long time, Zero sat up and picked up the clothes next to the bed and put them on, and after getting out of bed and putting on his shoes, he carefully pushed open the door and walked out.
Zero stood on the edge of the square at night, and glanced back at the herringbone tent of the Dines Recreation Troupe behind him, which occupied nearly two-thirds of the area of Fulin Square, and the huge tent blocked the bright moonlight in the sky, leaving a large shadow on the ground. Zero took a few steps forward and stepped out of the shadows, looked up at the first quarter moon in the sky, narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath.
One of the advantages of being in another world is that even if you are in the capital, you will not smell the smell of car exhaust. Zero breathed deeply, enjoying a moment of peace in the night.
At this time, it was already late at night, and the originally bright commercial street was almost out of business, only a few street lamps were on the street, and Zero stood quietly in place, looking up at a few thin clouds in the sky swimming in front of the moon with the wind.
Suddenly, he heard some movement, and Zero lowered his head to look at Lan Ya who came out of the tent on the side, and wondered why she hadn't slept so late.
"Hi ......" Lan Ya waved her hand and whispered hello to him.
She walked up to Zero, looked at his silver-gray eyes shining in the moonlight, and asked him, "Why haven't you slept so late?"
"Oh...... I can't sleep, get up and walk......" Zero replied.
Lan Ya looked at the park chair on the side of the square and motioned for Zero to go and sit there, and Zero nodded and walked over with Lan Ya.
"Whew...... It's a dangerous day, we almost went to jail......" Lan Ya said happily with a zero glance.
Zero shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, just leaned back in his chair and looked at the moon in the sky.
Lan Ya turned her face to look at Zero's side face blocked by hair and said, "Thank you so much today." ”
"Me?" said Zero Puzzled, "You should thank Her Highness the Princess, she helped us out." ”
"Before the princess showed up, you were the one who was trying to defuse the situation, and you even knelt in front of that kind of person for us......" Lanya recalled the scene of Zero groveling in front of Sred, and her heart was angry.
"None of the children of the nobles are true gentlemen. Lan Ya clenched her fists and said as she gritted her teeth.
"Gentleman?haha......" Zero laughed twice when he heard Lan Ya's words, "There must be gentlemen, but there are very few, and they can't be generalized, the reason why those nobles who have a long heritage have survived in the world for a long time must have a reason for their existence." ”
"However, none of the noble children I met can be regarded as virtuous, except for Her Royal Highness the Princess, all the others are high-minded, and they lose their temper because they are not satisfied with a little thing, as if they are the center of the world......" Lan Ya frowned and spread her hands, "You know what? Once, a noble young man came to our group to watch a performance, and after watching me dance, he insisted that I be their family's special dancer, my father disagreed, and of course I didn't agree, and then he actually wanted to take me away by force, and then if Uncle Gadu hadn't taught them a lesson, I would have really been taken away by his men......"
Zero listened silently to Lan Ya's words beside him, Lan Ya bent down and looked at Zero with her chin in her hand and continued: "Uncle Gadu beat him and drove him away, who knew that it would cause more trouble, that young man's family is a big clan with a head and face in that city, and he has a good personal relationship with the city lord, so even if the other party provokes trouble first, we can't explain it clearly, and in the end, Uncle Gadu apologized to the young man in person, and also compensated a large amount of gold coins, and the matter was settled." The next day, our troupe moved out of the city, and for a while, we didn't dare to go to the big city to perform. It was also because of that incident that my father asked me to wear a veil for future performances......"
Zero looked at Lan Ya's lost expression, sighed lightly and comforted: "It's not your fault, beauty is a woman's greatest asset, you should be glad that you haven't been taken by that kind of young man." Besides, you are presenting a dance performance on stage that is pleasing to the eye, not your flowery appearance. ”
When Lan Ya heard Zero's words, a smile appeared on her face, she looked at Zero's face in the moonlight and said, "Flower looks like the moon...... You're really good at complimenting~"
Zero chuckled, he looked at Lan Ya's beautiful face and said, "As long as you are a man, you will not deny your beauty, Miss Lan Ya, what I am talking about is just a fact in the eyes of the public." ”
"Thank you~" Lan Ya looked at Zero with one hand and nodded, "However, compared to Her Royal Highness the princess, it's still a little worse, alas...... The temperament of the people is too good, and she will definitely become a good princess admired by all the people in the future. ”
Zero didn't speak, turned his face and continued to look at the moon in the sky, Lan Ya also straightened up and leaned back on the chair, looked sideways at Zero and said, "I saw Her Royal Highness the princess looking at your expression today, she seems to be ...... ...... know you."
"How is that possible!" Zero refused, "she is a princess on the high, and I am just an ordinary person, I am simply different from her, the clouds in the sky and the dirt on the earth, understand? how can she know me......"
Zero shook his head, turned his face away and used his hair to cover his embarrassed smile, Lan Ya looked at Zero and said, "But I noticed her eyes, when you looked up and saw you, that expression and eyes, as if she suddenly saw an old friend who I hadn't seen for a long time, at that time I thought she would call out your name in the next second......"
"But the truth is that she asked me what my name was in the next second......" Zero waved his hand and said to Lan Ya, "Don't think about it, maybe I'm just ...... It just looked like one of her friends, and she was just a little surprised to see me for the first time, and I thought that was it. She's a princess and I'm ......."
Zero said and gestured twice in front of him with his palm, pouted and motioned to Lan Ya on the side to take a closer look, and he continued: "I'm just a poor boy, three days ago I was still worried about whether I could get out of the Saling Jungle alive, two days ago I was still worried about whether I could eat enough in the future, how could I have something to do with a princess like a high-ranking princess." Since birth, people no longer have to worry about their future, they can do what they want to do at will, and they can pursue their interests and hobbies without hindrance, but what about us? We can only move forward step by step, with difficulty, and to be able to live in this world is already the most reliable goal we can pursue. We've always been confused about life, haven't we?"
Lan Ya looked at Zero's side face and listened quietly to him finish saying his words, she smiled silently, and then turned her gaze to the moon in the sky, and after a while, she spoke, "Life...... I've always wondered what I'm supposed to be after."
"As long as we don't compare ourselves with those aristocrats and achieve each of our goals in a down-to-earth manner, I think we can feel the joy of life. ”
After Zero finished speaking, he got up from his chair, he turned to Lan Ya and said, "Then, I'll go back to sleep first, and you can rest early, good night." ”
"Good night...... Lan Ya said and waved her hand at Zero, who pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled faintly at her before turning around and walking towards the tent.
Lan Ya sat alone in her chair and watched Zero walk into the tent, she let out a long sigh and got up and walked towards her tent.
"How's it going?" asked Sina, looking at Zero in the mirror.
Zero sat in the barber chair, the cloth in front of him was sprinkled with broken hair, he looked at his reflection in the mirror, twisted his neck from side to side, looked at his hair cut short, and felt that the whole person's style changed from melancholy to bright.
Zero smiled, he looked at Sina who was standing beside him admiring his hairstyle, and thanked him: "It's so well cut!
"It's good if you're satisfied~" Xina smiled and untied the bib behind Zero's neck, took off the towel stuck around his neck and wiped the broken hair on the back of his neck.
Sina looked at Zero as she stood up and shouted, "Wait a minute," then picked up the barber scissors and trimmed the hair on the side of his head.
"Almost, Aunt Xinna, my hair is naturally a little curly. Zero said disapprerovingly.
"Okay," Xina finished trimming and dusting off her side face with a towel, "go wash your hair, blow dry it, and then let Sister Deya put on makeup for you, and then there will be two or three more performances and it will probably be your turn to appear." ”
"I don't need to put on makeup......" Zero smiled bitterly, "I'm just playing with the band on the sidelines, and the audience doesn't look at my face, so there's no need for makeup......"
"How can that happen?" Xina looked at Zero and said, "It's the first time for such a young and handsome young man to perform on stage, so you can't dress up handsome~"
Zero straightened the bow tie on his chest, and stroked the black Dines band gown he was wearing, and he pretended to be serious: "I'm really a little nervous when you say that. ”
Xinna looked at Zero Yiban's appearance and laughed: "I'll be on stage later, don't play the wrong score." ”
Zero laughed and walked to the side of the shampoo.
Today is the third day of the Dinas Amusement Troupe in Landu City, after the first day of parade publicity, the Dinas Amusement Troupe opened the premiere on the night of the parade, the large herringbone tent was empty, and the visitors were extremely lively.
Zero followed the busy three days, in addition to running back in the background, is to rehearse the repertoire with the band, the head of the troupe hopes that he can integrate into the orchestra as soon as possible, fortunately, the guitar accompaniment effect is very good, and the run-in with the orchestra is quite smooth, there are not many obstacles. Today, three days later, it will be the first time he has performed with the band, providing musical accompaniment for Lan Ya's dance.
"Hurry up, take action, take action!" Lesendage clapped his hands at the entrance on the side of the stage to cheer for the actors, "Be confident, be confident! Laugh out, smile ~ It's you, Zero, take out the professional playing spirit of the guitarist of the Dines Orchestra and complete this performance, you will become a rising star in the entertainment industry in the future!"
"I'm sorry leader!" Zero said with a helpless smile, "I've been smiling hard, but I still can't help the tension in my heart, if Sister Lan Ya or any of the beautiful girls in the dance troupe are willing to kiss me on the cheek, I think my nervousness will drop a lot." ”
"Zero, you're such a scoundrel!" Yuri, who was wearing delicate makeup, wrinkled her nose and scolded Zero with a smile.
"Hooligans!" the other dancers in the troupe laughed and cursed.
The tense atmosphere was eased a lot by Zero's teasing, and Zero hid in the band with his guitar and bared his teeth and laughed.
"It's almost time for you guys to get on the stage, get your posture right, especially Zero," Lesenducci took off his cowboy hat and fanned himself in his hand, "I don't care if you want to pursue these beautiful ladies in our dance troupe, but you have to finish your performance and show the most professional attitude, can you guarantee it?"
"I assure you, Captain!" Zero said, raising his voice and looking at Lesendage earnestly.
"Okay!When today's performance is over, I will allow my most beautiful daughter Lanya to kiss you lightly on the cheek~" Lesendage said with a smile.
"Oh~" The others followed suit.
"What, Dad, I didn't say yes!" Lan Ya in her dance costume shouted to Lesendage with a red face.
"Oh~My beautiful daughter, you should give our youngest novice musician in the orchestra a little encouragement, not to mention that he is so handsome in your eyes~" Lesenducci quipped with a smile.
"Hey, hey, I'm just kidding......" Zero explained with a wry smile.
"Oh, are you disgusted with Sister Lan Ya's fragrant kiss?" asked a little dancer staring at Zero Smile.
"I didn't say that. Zero raised his eyebrows and spread his hands helplessly.
Lesenducci glanced back at the stage, then turned to the crowd and said, "All right, it's your turn......! The stage belongs to you!"