Chapter 34 I came to Haining to make a living
Five days later, I had breakfast with my mother-in-law, and I told my mother-in-law that I would go out at noon and that I could not accompany her for lunch. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Because I rarely go out on weekdays, I suddenly said that I wanted to go out, and I estimated that my mother-in-law would definitely ask. When the time came, I told her that the mattress on the Raden bed in the room was uncomfortable to use, and I wanted to go out and buy another one.
But after listening to my words, my mother-in-law did not ask me the reason, but was surprised and disappointed, and said, "When will you come back?" I was going to tell you something. β
"What's the matter?" I asked, "Mother can just say it now." β
"No," said the mother-in-law, "I'll talk about it when you get back." "My mother-in-law looked very disappointed.
Seeing this, I asked again, "Is it a very important thing?" β
My mother-in-law glanced at me for a while, and said, "I can't finish talking in a few words, I'll talk to you when you come back." Her face was a little more solemn and serious.
"Okay." I pursed my lips, although I had some doubts in my heart, but it was not good to ask any further.
After breakfast, I went back to the room with Yueying to clean up, and after getting a carriage from the house, I asked the housekeeper to find a manservant to catch the car.
It was already midday when I went to Jinwu Restaurant, and as soon as I got off the carriage, I heard the noise of people next to me.
I looked over curiously, Yue Ying pointed to a wooden building opposite and said to me: "Zhu Niang, look there, I don't know which shop owner opened today, there are many people standing next to the wooden building!" β
I smiled and looked at the wooden building opposite.
The style of the wooden building looks ordinary, divided into two floors, the lower floor looks much more spacious and tall than the upper floor, and the doors and window lattices are painted with vermilion. There is a plaque hanging at the boundary between the upper and lower floors, and a large red silk cloth covers the plaque.
As I looked closely, I thought that this should not be the front of a wooden building, but like the back, the front of a wooden building could not be so simple and ordinary. There is a lake near Zishi Road, and the front of this wooden building is facing the lake.
There was a circle of people around the bottom of the wooden building, including flat-headed people in rough clothes and short brown, as well as noble sons in silk brocade. They gathered together in twos and threes to talk, raising their heads from time to time and pointing at the wooden building, probably waiting for the shopkeeper to unveil the plaque.
The four wooden doors of the wooden building were open, and the faint sound of babbling singing came from inside, and the sound was mixed with the noisy human voices around it, and it was not real for a while.
I shook the fan and said to Yueying: "Let's go, go find Liang Gongzi." He also gave some money to the coachman, and asked him to find a tea shop nearby to drink tea. The coachman took the money and left.
Yueying turned around with me and walked towards Jinwu Restaurant.
Inadvertently, a sentence or two of argumentative words got into my ears.
A man sighed: "How can this theater be compared to the 'Chaoyun Pavilion' on Jingui Street, and the faΓ§ade looks too cold." β
Another man hurriedly interjected and said, "I just went in to listen to a play, and the dramas in it are no worse than those in Chaoyun Pavilion, and what is even more rare is that the drama is so wonderful!" I've never heard of it before. β
The man who spoke earlier became interested and asked, "Really?" Then I'm going to go in and listen. With that, he walked away.
Yue Ying said: "It turns out that this is a theater building, just looking at the faΓ§ade, you really can't tell that it is a theater building." After a pause, he said: "But no matter how good it is, it can't compare to the theater in Qiantang Beiwan, right?" Zhu Niang? β
Although the sense of superiority revealed by this sentence may make outsiders a little uncomfortable to hear, it is true.
I pursed my lips and smiled, echoing her, "Yes." β
entered the restaurant and looked around, but did not see the figure of Liang Gongzi. I had to take Yueying to sit down at an empty table on the street first, and thought that maybe Liang Gongzi was already here, but I didn't find it, so I went to the counter and asked, and asked the bartender behind the counter if there was a son surnamed Liang who left a message here.
The bartender shook his head and said no.
I went back to the table and sat down, but I couldn't help but wonder a little in my heart, and thought back to the few short words that Liang Gongzi said in the post. He did say that he invited me to gather at the Jinwu Restaurant, and there is only this Jinwu Restaurant in Haining, and I am not wrong about the time, it is noon five days later. But why did this Liang Gongzi come later than me, the invitee?
Just thinking about it, Yue Ying suddenly said: "Zhu Niang, that's 'Xi An', the person who sent the post." β
I looked in the direction of her finger and saw a manservant in a green coat looking around. I think it was Liang Gongzi who asked him to come to find us.
I said to Yueying, "You go and greet him and say that we are here." β
"Okay." Yue Ying hurriedly walked over.
Xi An followed Yue Ying to the table, he first saluted me, and then said, "Lady, my son-in-law asks the lady to wait here for a while, and he will arrive later." β
I was a little puzzled and asked, "Where is your son-in-law now?" β
"In the theater, I'll be coming soon." Si'an replied.
I glanced at the wooden building opposite and asked, "Is it the newly opened theater building opposite?" β
"Yes. Childe said that he would invite the lady to sit in the theater after a while. β
It turned out that they invited me to watch a play in the theater. Could it be that this newly opened theater is really good? Even Liang Gongzi gave it a blue eye.
I paused and said, "Got it." Then I'll just wait here. β
Si'an saluted and went out.
Yue Ying said on the side: "Liang Gongzi is going to invite Zhu Niang to see this newly opened theater?" β
"I don't know," I stared at the wooden building opposite, "maybe you invited me to listen to the theater, what is there to see in the theater itself?" β
"It's really nothing to look at, but why didn't Liang Gongzi directly invite Zhu Niang to the theater? also asked Zhu Niang to wait in this restaurant now. Yueying asked.
I looked back at her, and I didn't say anything for a while. That's right, Yueying asked what I wondered, what did this Liang Gongzi want to do?
Yueying looked away, and suddenly said, "Liang Gongzi is here!" β
I looked over and saw a man walking across the street, it was Liang Gongzi.
After Liang Gongzi entered the restaurant, he walked in the direction where I was sitting. The pace is not hurried, and the smile on his face is undiminished.
"Lady." He said it casually.
I didn't get up to make that polite courtesy, I only smiled slightly and said, "Liang Gongzi." β
He sat down across from me and said, "Remember the last time I asked my lady for help." β
"Nature." I said, "It's just that I was in a hurry last time, and I haven't had a chance to read the play you wrote before." β
He suddenly smiled heartily and said, "There will be more opportunities in the future." β
I didn't know what I meant, so I asked, "Oh? What do you mean? β
"I plan to come to Haining to make a living." He replied.