Chapter 874: A Trip to India (3)
The second repertoire is the Huxuan Dance, a dance performed by Xue'er in the Western Regions of the Central Plains. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The day before the performance, the little lady sent several kinds of musical instruments to the air, such as violin, accordion, erhu, dulcimer, pipa, tambourine, etc.
The music is a cheerful melody, and the Hu Xuannu played by Xue'er appeared on the Indian stage with a beautiful demeanor wearing a strong costume of the Central Plains and Western Regions. She wore a long skirt with fluttering sleeves, a fluffy feather on her head, a ring of sequins embroidered with delicate flowers on the brim of the hat, and a tassel of pear-shaped crystal glass hanging from the brim of the hat. The upper body is dark and rosy gauze, the outer part is a pink shoulder along the white animal hair, the lower body is a rainy and sunny gauze skirt, bright red leather boots, and several bracelets, bracelets and soft bracelets with bells on the arms. Especially the big red lace mesh scarf with gold thread on her head and the ribbon on her body set off Xue'er noble and gorgeous.
Xue'er Bing'er was accompanied by Xiao Linzi, Xiao Liuzi, two little eunuchs, and Xiao Bu Mingming, who had just learned a few musical instruments. Their instruments are the flute, the drum, and the lute. Most dances in the Western Regions are percussion instruments, but Xue'er believes that the sound effect of the pipa's "big beads and small beads falling on the jade plate" is also similar to that of percussion instruments. On Cher's decoration, there is also a white gauze scarf on her face, which covers the bridge of her nose, which sets off her beautiful big eyes, and her curly eyelashes are like a row of thick fans. Bing'er, who she escorted, also watched over her as a backup dancer.
When Cher spun out of the backstage, she stunned all the Indian men and women in the audience. I saw that the ribbons on her whole body were flying elegantly, the skirt was swirling in an arc, the movements were light, the rhythm was distinct, galloping and cheerful, spinning and tapping, like snowflakes fluttering in the air, fluffy grass flying in the wind, galloping wheels, and rapid whirlwinds. The dance clothes are as light as floating clouds, and the appearance is as gorgeous as a peony......
The thunderous cheers and applause lasted for a long time, and Bing'er, who was holding two small beards, pulled Xue'er's hand and went down. Below is a group dance on the Indian side, with men and women on the same stage, full of joy. This is arranged by the queen, and the series of performances can give people the opportunity to rest and change clothes, and it seems that the queen is very proficient in performing things.
The next repertoire is a transfiguration performance co-starred by Bing'er and Qing'er, Xiao Huang, and Xiao Bai. In order not to frighten the audience, Mrs. Kieran gave everyone a little drizzle in advance: "Everyone, pay attention, the next play is the transfiguration technique performed by the concubine of the Qing Kingdom. (Indians are also accustomed to call the princess's husband a concubine, and the Qing Dynasty is a forehead) Westerners call it magic. There will be a tiger in a while, so don't be afraid, their tiger is a cat, can a cat eat people?"
The audience immediately began to buzz and discuss: "Hey, did you hear, the master of the Qing Kingdom can turn a cat into a tiger, is this true?" Isn't this too powerful? In the future, if you raise more cats, they will all become tigers......"
was discussing, and Bing'er came to the stage. He came to the stage from the side of the stage, and a heroic appearance attracted the audience: "Wow, the master of the Qing Kingdom is so handsome?" O man of God! ā
Then there was a heroic Qing'er wearing a practice uniform and a sassy posture. Although Qing'er's skin is a little dark, she looks pretty and is a typical Central Plains woman. She was practicing Chinese kung fu on the field, and Bing'er immediately formed a fight with her. The martial arts of the Central Plains are also very famous all over the world, the posture of the two is quite powerful, the skills are neat, tossing and turning, people patronize the kung fu, and forget about the illusion. As soon as the kung fu was finished, two cats came on the field, one side of the left and right sides of the stage, followed Bing'er and Qing'er's arms to the shoulders, and sat on the shoulders of the two of them and looked around. In order to let everyone see if they are cats or not. Closer to the stage, the audience could clearly see that the white cat was a purebred Persian cat with blue eyes. The yellow cat is the kind of yellow cat with brown stripes on the body that resembles the Siberian tiger, and it is two adult cats. I didn't take them with me when I went to Yunnan this time, but Yun'er sent them over from the air.
I saw Bing'er and Qing'er's outer arms slowly raised, and the two cats followed their arms to their hands. As soon as the hand was raised slightly, the cats jumped out of their palms, and two tiger roars were heard in the air, and two tigers appeared on the left and right! The yellow ones are colorful tigers, and the white ones are snow-white tigers.
When the tiger chased and jumped beside Bing'er, Bing'er waved at the dark-skinned girl, and the girl immediately turned into a black strap and spun around Bing'er's hand a few times, and a small snake immediately appeared on Bing'er's hand, a small black snake. Before people could react, Bing'er threw the little snake into the air, and immediately a blue-black dragon appeared in the air. This time, Qing'er's dragon size is not as big as before. The bigger the body, the more effort it takes, so people can see it clearly.
There was not even a single human voice in the field, and the blue-black dragon was seen swimming in the air. Bing'er took a sip of water from the water cup and sprayed it into the air, and immediately the saliva turned into a white cloud, enveloping the green dragon. White clouds and green dragons, with distinct colors. The white clouds protect the green dragon, and the green dragon burrows around in the white clouds, and chases its tail to play.
The repertoire is accompanied by the gongs and drums of Peking Opera: "Qiang Qiang Qiang ......"
Suddenly, the green dragon burrowed out of the white clouds and swooped down to the ground. It soared between the two tigers, high and low. The tiger chased it and jumped all over the field. The drumbeat of the gongs and drums became more and more urgent, only to see that the green dragon suddenly turned into a puff of green smoke, the tiger also raised its head and roared, the gongs and drums stopped suddenly, Qing'er stood beside Bing'er, and there was a cat on each of the two shoulders.
"Wow!" Applause erupted, and once again thunderous cheers! The people who watched the performance were all Indian aristocrats of status, and they kept throwing rings and gold and silver bracelets on the stage. This is not a reward they give, it is a kind of respect. Others simply threw gems on the stage.
Qing'er hurriedly protected Bing'er's end, so as not to smash these very hard things.
didn't perform more plays, that is, the meaning was that the king and queen knew that the princess of the Qing Dynasty had a noble status and should not perform too much. Someone picked up the things on the stage, put them into a delicate small box, and gave them to Cher. How could Cher ask for it?
The queen said, "This is not a reward for you, but a tribute to you, a way of expressing it for us." ā
Cher had no choice but to take it and thanked the king and queen. As soon as I went out, I was surrounded by a group of boiling boys and girls. All kinds of garlands and ribbons are put on Xue'er Bing'er's neck and shoulders.
They attended a state banquet set by the king and queen at the royal palace and were sent back to their place of residence in the queen's carriage.
The two ladies, Kieran and Ashmita, stayed with them. Cher also worries about the tension between Ashmita and her husband and asks about the situation. Ashmita didn't seem to be sad anymore, and said to Cher, "Don't worry, it'll be fine." He left quickly, because he was unhappy when he changed places as envoys, and he came back to lose his temper. I don't take office with him, I go wherever I like, and I don't bother to pay attention to him. ā
The next thing is that Cher is buying things here, and she will buy back what she was optimistic about before. Cher bought Indian essential oils, silk, black tea, wooden bracelets, Indian dates, rosewood bead bracelets and other souvenirs with Indian style for all her brothers and sisters, and of course she also had a copy herself. Then there are bulk purchases, such as cotton and spices. India has a hot climate, which is ideal for growing cotton. Cotton here is very cheap, and Cher buys it for young and old. Everyone doesn't understand what Xuegege is doing when buying cotton, although cotton is very light, but the big bags are very heavy. But the next day the cotton was gone, and no one dared to ask, what did it matter to you that people bought it with their own money.
Xue'er never forgot the food ordered by Xiao Eniang, and told Mrs. Ashmita about the actual situation of the Qing Kingdom very strategically. Mrs. Ashmita said, "You didn't say it sooner! India is a large grain producer, with a hot climate, and the output of rice, corn, sugar, cotton, wheat, milk, and fruits is among the highest in the world, but the prices are very low. You say what you want, how much you want, and I will tell the king or queen about it, and it will be delivered to you in large quantities. We're thinking of selling these things for something else, like salt, which is something we're very scarce. There are also your silks, porcelain, and all kinds of handicrafts, tea, etc. By the way, we also have a very high potato yield in India......"
"Wait! Are you saying that India is rich in rice, corn, cotton and wheat? The price is still low?
If I want to buy it back in large quantities, will it cause a food shortage in your country? In recent years, various disasters have been very serious in our Qing country, and the national treasury is short of grain. ā
"Depending on what you said, if you want to buy in large quantities, you will naturally have to get the consent of the king and queen. As you know, the population of India is far less than that of the Qing Dynasty, and we have become a major grain producer because of our geographical location and climate, and there is no shortage of food at all. Of course, we also have natural disasters here, which means that there is no shortage of food in normal times, and there is no shortage of food now. You are the princess of the Qing Kingdom, you buy less grain, and the king will laugh at you for not having the prestige of the Celestial Empire. And our king will not cheapen you, and must make your silk and porcelain a condition for negotiation. You hurry up and find a way to get in touch with your emperor, he knows how much is needed. ā
"Okay, I'll find a way to get in touch with the family."
"But what about the transportation? Large quantities of grain are on the road, and they are the target of the bandits. Forget about your horses. It's a very easy thing to do, and I'll just talk to the queen. In fact, the queen here is more than half of the family. ā
Xue'er returned to her residence, closed the door, and contacted Yun'er about food in her room. Yun'er wrote down the specific situation and told the prince. The prince found Emperor Kangxi and said that Bing'er Xue'er might be able to buy food, and asked Kangxi how much he needed.
When Kangxi heard this, he jumped up from the dragon chair in the south study with a "puff", and he was worried about how to allocate food to support the hard-hit areas in Henan. I really didn't expect Bing'er Xue'er to get food far away in Yunnan! Yunnan is Wu Sangui's old man, and all the food has been looted for him, and his royal sister and brother-in-law can actually get food! This is the solution to the urgent need of the Qing Dynasty, and this is also a great credit to Bing'er Xue'er. Therefore, the answer given by Kangxi is "the more the merrier." ā
The prince didn't dare to tell Kangxi Bing'er that Xue'er was in India, so he communicated with the master through his thoughts. Master Gan Lin said: "This matter should not be hidden from Kangxi, let him know how hard Bing'er Xue'er is, they were arrested by Wu Sangui's old thieves everywhere to hide in India, and when they got there, they didn't forget the shortage of food in the Qing Dynasty." ā
After receiving the master's instructions, the prince came to the south study again and said to Kangxi: "Originally, I didn't want you to worry about Bing'er and Xue'er, but if they can buy a large amount of grain, you will definitely wonder how the grain in Yunnan was looted by Wu Sangui, and how Bing'er Xue'er got the food." In fact, as soon as they arrived in Yunnan this time, they were taken by Wu Sangui and arrested them everywhere, so they had to hide everywhere. Didn't they be captured and sacrificed to be a flag? As a result, not only did I send you a fake news, but I also caught a couple who played monkeys? It is said that it is the princess Runyu of the Qing Dynasty and the benevolent and righteous forehead. In fact, they followed two Indian ladies to India. One of these two Indian ladies was also the wife of an Indian envoy to the Qing Dynasty. After their introduction, they also met the king and queen of India. You also know that Bing'er Xue'er is not involved in the politics of the imperial court like the ministers, but they know that the Qing Dynasty is short of food, and they asked the envoy's wife if the food is good to buy, so as not to affect the national economy and people's livelihood. The lady said that India's population was much smaller than that of the Qing Dynasty, but its land area was very large, and if it was not a famine year, the food that had been laid down would not be eaten and it would have to be exchanged for some other supplies. ā
"Amazing, amazing! My royal sister and benevolent forehead can actually do such a big thing! The food thing is so important! I don't know what kind of food India produces? ā
Bing'er and Cher sent back this message with carrier pigeons, saying that India is rich in rice,
Corn, cotton and wheat, and potatoes. ā
"Send a message to your sister and brother-in-law, as many as you want. Didn't the Indian side want silk and porcelain? This is what we don't lack the most, I said hello to the household department and instructed them to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou to buy. ā
"Thank you, Your Majesty. When the minister returned home, he contacted Bing'er Xue'er to see how much grain they could get, and to prepare a convoy to transport grain. ā
Kangxi was so excited that he couldn't stand or sit still. Uncle Huang is his own timely rain! Bing'er Xue'er is a great hero of the Qing Dynasty!
When the prince returned to the mansion, Master Gan Lin also arrived. He asked the prince with a smile: "Huikong, how many trucks do you want to send to transport grain?" ā
"Naturally, it's all the vehicles in the house."
"There are not enough vehicles in the house to transport grain. Besides, can the personal guards you sent compare to Bing'er Xue'er? They are just ordinary people, how can they compete with those insects and animals in the south? When he came back, he was escorting a large amount of grain, wasn't he the target of bandits and bandits? ā
"This ...... The minister also thought about it, but if the emperor knew that it was Yun'er and Xue'er who used their abilities, would he cherish those goods? ā
"Therefore, the teacher wants to meet the emperor and tell him what he should know, we don't want to evaluate our merits, but to cherish what we do. You still have more than ten years to do business, and the more you achieve in the future, the more you will make some people jealous, and even encourage the emperor to do things that doubt you and suppress you. ā
"Let Master worry about it."