Volume 1 The Rain of Jianyi Chapter 71 The Heron Song Festival (4)
"Daoling Sect, there are also the four holy lands, what is this?" The world of cultivators is too complicated, and Ah Xiao doesn't really want to get involved in these things at the moment.
He just wants to practice hard and go to the imperial capital with his grandfather.
"I don't know what happened to Uncle Jiang, the imperial capital must be very prosperous, right?" Ah Xiao counted silently in his heart, only to find that it had been seven years since Jiang Lao Si returned to the imperial capital.
Seven years is not a long time, it is just a few thousand days, the streets of Jianyi City have not changed at all, the holes in the bluestone bricks have not deepened, Su Jie is still that big face, the camphor tree in the courtyard has fallen leaves and grown, Ah Xiao has also swept and swept, and the Luming Festival has also been held six times, all six times are the same, only this time is different.
However, seven years is not a short time, the friends in the school have also changed with the initial batch, some of them can no longer pay the money, can only drop out of school early, give up their dreams of Confucianism and martial arts, and go back to the countryside to be a cowherd or tavern guy with some knowledge, the north of the city Chai Granny also entered the earth two years ago, the day of the ground, the children of Granny Chai are very crying.
Ah Xiao was also a little sad, because he couldn't eat Granny Chai's wontons anymore, people's grief was not the same, Ah Xiao couldn't understand the grief in the hearts of Granny Chai's children, but he knew that Granny Chai's wontons were really delicious, with a special smell of firewood, and every time she went there, Granny Chai would silently add a few more to her bowl.
"My dear babes, here you are again!" Every time Granny Chai saw Ah Xiao, she always said the same, Ah Xiao could feel that she was really happy.
Granny Chai likes children very much, and Ah Xiao and the others like to go to her stall.
Listening to Chen Laohu in the school, she had a daughter earlier, but unfortunately, her only daughter died of illness when she was ten years old, and she never married again, but raised two abandoned babies alone.
"The so-called world is a dream, but that's it?"
"Then Uncle Jiang, will you come back?" Ah Xiao thought.
The drama of various horns came, and the opera had begun to be performed on the platform not far away, and the grand opening had ended, and everyone began to comment on the various actors on the stage, and it was much more lively for a while.
"What do you think, young man, with a worried face, this is not good!"
Su Jie saw Ah Xiao's sad face, stood up and rose up, patted Ah Xiao's shoulder, and shouted: "This day, at this age, you are actually here to learn those most riotous talents, how do you say that there is a sentence in Mr.'s handout?
"It's for Fu!" Ah Xiao said helplessly.
"No matter, as the low-stream pillar of Great Qin in the future, I will become a general in the future, Ah Xiao, don't be gloomy in this day!"
Ah Xiao nodded, but still said helplessly: "It's a pillar ......"
"Are you going to see a big opera?" Su Jie suddenly asked.
"Look, just here you look, all the time watching, haven't you?"
Su Jie shook his head and pointed to the location of Lao Ye Street: "Lao Ye Street is the closest place to the stage, Ah Xiao, do you want to go and see it?"
"Good!" The two hit it off.
Ah Xiao and Su Jie secretly left the seats on Tuochuan Street, ran to the side of Lao Ye Street, and found a place where no one sat down, it was really much better here, the voice on the stage, and the appearance of the various corners on the stage were very clear in Ah Xiao's eyes, and even the patterns on the clothes could be seen clearly.
On the stage, there is a white-faced old student, wearing golden armor, with four short guns with small flags stuck in his back, and one in his hand, fighting with another person wearing black armor, the white-faced old student is obviously a general-like figure, those black armor should be small soldiers, Su Jie pointed to this white-faced old student, and said that this is a famous white man in Yi'an County, who can play for a quarter of an hour, his hands are not sore, and his waist is not soft.
At this time, Xu Lai also ran over, all huddled together, and suddenly Ah Xiao's eyes were covered, it was a pair of warm little hands, and a playful voice sounded from behind Ah Xiao: "Guess who I am?"
"Don't make a fuss, aren't you Fan Yan or who?" Ah Xiao brushed aside Fan Yan's hand and looked back, a little girl in a dark white two-color skirt was looking at Ah Xiao with a smile.
Fan Yansheng is quite cute, laughing, two small dimples on the face are full of cheerful atmosphere, with the two pill heads pierced at this time, although it is not a big beauty, but it also has a few young girl's demeanor.
"I just said you, Ah Xiao has been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't expect to really tell you!" Su Jie said with a smile.
Xu Lai ran over again, and the four of them were huddled together, noisy, watching the big drama on the stage.
The white man and those little soldiers babbled for a few rounds, played with the spear for a while, and slowly retreated behind the scenes, but the play had to continue to sing, so a Hua Dan came out from behind the building, and kept standing in place to sing, Xu Lai said: "This should be the white-faced aunt." ”
"Is it the real aunt or in the play?" Fan Yan really didn't know that these two people who sang big dramas actually had this relationship, so he asked curiously.
"It must be in the play, isn't this singing?" replied Su Jie first.
"It's in the play, and it's true. Xu Lai smiled proudly and pointed to Hua Dan, "This is a white-faced aunt, I have seen them backstage, and they all went together." ”
"Oh!" Ah Xiao and Fan Yan both showed surprised expressions, and even Su Jie asked curiously, "How did they do it?"
"It's okay to say that it's okay to compare and compare!"
"Su Jie, you're so disgusting!" everyone said in unison.
After singing for a long time, there are fewer and fewer people in the audience, but according to the convention, the play has to be sung until the early hours of tomorrow morning, but there are fewer and fewer people watching the play, basically only the local city people are left, and the people from nearby villages and small towns are going back one after another, and there are still things to do tomorrow, and the distance is still so far, and it takes a lot of effort to get home.
Most of the adults in each family have gone back, first, there will be affairs tomorrow, and second, after watching the big drama for so many years, it is no longer new, only the teenagers will have nothing to do tomorrow, and now it is not small, and the adults are also relieved to let them continue to stay here to watch the play.
There are fewer and fewer boats in the river, Ah Xiao looked up, and only the people from the local six streets are still here, although the families of the old men in the city are still there, but they are also sleepy and yawn, and most of the people who are still staying at this time are mostly to eat the fruit oil cakes that have been served one after another, and for a while, the air is filled with the smell of various pastries.
Ah Xiao actually doesn't like to listen to the big drama on the stage, what he likes is a person with a covered face, holding a hat in his hand, and then he can conjure white doves from the hat, and then there is a man in a white shirt, holding a not very delicate iron sword and dancing on the stage.
I heard him claim to have studied in the kendo sect, but Sui Han sneered at this person every time, saying that he was just a charlatan or something, if he hadn't said that he wanted to rest this time, maybe he would have to come out and break his mouth.
It was already a fixed time, and several children also yawned, Su Jie was a little hungry, and asked, "Are you hungry, I'll go outside and bring you some food." ”
The children have never liked to eat the oil cakes at the festival, Su Jie and Ah Xiao just ate some fruits, and they didn't eat dinner, and their stomachs had already begun to resist.
Ah Xiao nodded, and said yes, it doesn't matter if Fanyan smokes, only Xu Lai is an outlier, and he has already swept away the fruit oil cake on the case, holding up a big belly, and saying that he is full.
Su Jie scolded: "It's strange that you're not full!" Then he went out to buy some food, and after a cup of tea he ran back again, saying that the stalls around him were closed, and there was no food to buy.
Forget it if you don't eat, Ah Xiao grabbed another handful of peanuts to eat, only to feel that the stomach was dry, like a big ball of cotton wool, and the various corners on the stage were about to be unclear, and the white-faced old student's face began to turn white, like a large dough kneaded by the master of the noodle restaurant.
Su Jie also yawned, and suddenly after a burst of gongs and drums, the white-faced old student hid on the stage. Xu Lai said: "This is about to start changing the scene, and it will take some time to prepare for the next game." ”
The four of them waited for a quarter of an hour, and finally couldn't stand it anymore, Fan Yan rubbed his loose eyes and said that he wanted to go back to sleep. The four of them discussed it, and they no longer planned to watch it, and the moment was as happy as when they came, and even their sleepiness disappeared a little.
The water reflected the shadow of the canopy boat that had not yet gone, and there were people smoking dry smoke on it, and the moonlight above their heads was like a light veil on people's heads.
A tactful plucking sound came, the sound hung up a little bit, so that everyone's hearts unconsciously relaxed a lot, A Xiao guessed that it was a musical instrument of the zither, and then he heard: Since ancient times, the east of the Huai River flowed in the scenery, the Yingge Jade Palace was on the boat, I saw the princes on the boat, the purple clothes and jade with the boat, I saw him feasting the guests, I saw him go up to the Zhu Tower, the Huai River wind and the jade tile, the elegance is not as affectionate, I pity the princes, when will I return...... ~
The voice is very crisp, completely different from the previous singing drama, more like the style of the east of Huainan Road, Ah Xiao was numb when he heard it, and the four of them also called it good, but unfortunately everyone was already planning to leave, and no one could say that it was interesting to look back again.
"Fanyan, you should be able to sing too?" asked Xu Lai with a grin.
", I won't sing to a few of you!"
The moon was still hanging high in the sky, Su Jie and Xu Lai were discussing the plot just now, and when it came to the interesting plot, several people laughed out loud, in order to fight for which scene or corner was better-looking, and even quarreled, just like that, on the moonlit streets of Jianyi City, the four figures wantonly swayed their youth and vitality, and the pedestrians who had not yet returned home next to them saw it, and they couldn't help but be worried, and said: "Run slower!"