Chapter 51: Back Jackpot
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Loud firecrackers rang out. It is by the Lin River. Accompanied by firecrackers, fireworks also exploded into the sky.
In this era, the technology of fireworks has been quite developed, and the people's lives are rich, but whenever there is a festival, it is inevitable to set off some fireworks.
But on a scale like today's, it's either the government, the wealthy, or the big-spending businessmen -- like the theater.
The fireworks didn't blow up much, but they just rose high and were very eye-catching, mainly to remind people to see them. There were also firecrackers, which were particularly loud, but they didn't last long.
As soon as the firecrackers stopped, the ears were still buzzing, and the world seemed to be dimly quiet.
Jasper came to greet everyone: "It's time to get on board!" With these words, the sound of suona sounded.
The instrument has a peculiar temperament, somewhere between laughing and poignant. The sky and the earth are vast, and the four fields are vast, and only it can open and hold the field.
On the bank of the Linjiang River, on the stone cliff, there has been a stage. The platform faces the river. The boat can be held up to the front of the stage to watch the play.
From the beginning of this suona, the little servants on the stage set up high turned around with lanterns, and then there was an old Dan and a three-flower face, twisting and gagging. It's the so-called opening scene.
More and more people gathered in front of the stage. There were people sitting on the trees, people crowded by the river, boats of all sizes converging in this direction, and even people standing in the shallow water.
The opening scene is no big deal. It's just used to warm up. What people are waiting for is the drama below. For the sake of this play. Some people have slept by the water a day in advance, just to grab a better spot. And Xie Fu's painted boat, like the boats of several other high-ranking families, was long overdue. I am not afraid of being late, people have left a place for them, and when they come, they also know how to take the initiative to get out of the way. Who calls them rich! Who would dare to compete for a place with the ships of a wealthy family?
But no matter how late it is, it won't work. If the opening scene is halfway done, the luxury ships don't come, and the audience who are fascinated can't care about it. You have to go forward, go forward. Take advantage of the best spots.
The first break of firecrackers and the harlequin scene are the last moments when the wealthy can put on a shelf.
When Yun Jian was about to board the ship, he was pulled off his sleeve by a servant.
The little servant was covered with a thin black cloak, and even his face was tarnished with pot ash. Melt into the night. It's hard to see. But those delicate eyes. Or betrayed him. Yun Jian recognized that it was one of the servants beside Butterfly Xiaohua.
This little servant only said one word to Yun Jian: "That prince will come to our city to be the master!" ”
Yun Jian was stunned!
There are many princes in this dynasty, but since they only mention "that one". Of course, Yun Jian knew which one it was.
The prince will come...... Yun Jian understood this, but as if he didn't understand, his face was completely blank!
It is rare that Yun Jian would show such an expression, like a complete fool, and he will no longer be wise and powerful.
It was the first time for the little servant to see Yun Jian's expression, he thought it was very interesting, it was simply worth the return rate.
However, when you come out on an errand, you still have to bear the responsibility. The servant added to Yun Jian wholeheartedly: "Our boss said that the news is second-hand and quite reliable. ”
There is no doubt about the reliability of the news that Yun Jian has passed on to Butterfly Xiaohua. The second-hand that Die Xiaohua said is more reliable than what people say.
That prince is going to Jincheng to be the master, if he personally tells the butterfly smile, then it is called first-hand news.
That certainly can't happen.
The prince personally sued others, and others personally sued sù butterfly smiles, which is called the second hand. There is only one indirect link. If there are other links, Butterfly Xiaohua will collectively call it gossip.
Yun Jian has always admired Butterfly Xiaohua's lazy appearance and such a rigorous style.
Yun Jian also believes in the eyes of Butterfly Xiaohua to see people. The person in it must be reliable.
So, "that one" prince is really coming......
A smiling, eager and invincible face flashed in Yun Jian's mind. He groaned and hid his face, almost trying to erase the image with his hands.
The servant is gone. At this time, everyone was attracted to the attention of the stage, and no one saw the servant. Cloud Sword was the last to step onto the big ship. His expression was solemn.
The eldest lady felt that her son's demeanor was solemn, and she looked at her son several times with pride and joy.
Wanliu knows the master better. Finding an opportunity, she gave Yun Jian a questioning look. Cloud Sword shook his head.
The opening scene on the stage is coming to an end.
People stretch their necks and tilt their heads, etc., and they look forward to their hearts and livers. That butterfly, that demon is coming out!
The warm-up harlequins went down. The stage was silent and desolate for a while.
No one dared to squeak. Everyone waited, holding their breath, and heard the sound of the flute.
No troupe dared to use the flute to accompany the horns, except for the Jincheng butterfly class. The flute is a musical instrument that is too quiet and can easily be buried in large occasions.
But only in front of the stage of the butterfly class, there will be such silence, so quiet that even the sound of the flute can be heard. It's so quiet that even the sound of the waves is in your ears.
This is the most solid pipe flute within a radius of hundreds of miles. Except for Boss Butterfly, no one can ask it to come out. As soon as it comes out, it's time for Boss Butterfly to come out.
But there was no one on stage yet.
Maybe Boss Butterfly will hide behind the stage and slowly send out his voice that is more precious than gold, and then he will appear. The so-called "back lottery", which is very elegant and glorious.
But in this case, there is often a small supporting role in front of the stage, doing a little bit of foreshadowing, the so-called "color recipient".
Today, there is no one on the stage. It's completely empty. Like a desert. People's hearts hang in the air, waiting.
Finally a voice was heard.
The piano sounded. It is also a special pianist for Butterfly Xiaohua, weaving a flute curtain, the strings are like a torrential rain, a burst of killing, and then suddenly stops. He threw a bunch of clear sounds from nowhere, like a grateful maniac, and threw the moon-like Qinglu straight back to the height that the person could not reach, and looked back suddenly. Only then did I know that my heart was broken, and I laughed and cried. With this gut-breaking sound, a sad song was sung: "When I saw the emperor's death—"
"Good!" The color of the happy movement of the knowledgeable line, "This is the queen of He's scolding hall, the most tossing throat." If it weren't for this section, if it wasn't for Boss Butterfly, who would dare to rank it in the first book! Blessed are we! ”
After this period of disintegration, the role of the foil appeared on the side of the stage, and followed the guide board: "After Ariga, he scolded in the Golden Palace" The earth-shattering meeting lottery sounded under the stage, but the protagonist still did not appear on the stage.
After a pause, there was a suffocation as thin as willow silk, and an angry voice burst out: "Scold the unTaoist gentleman and listen carefully to the roots and shoots: the old prince kicks and punches for the country." The old prince traveled the world for the mountains and rivers - "It's so steep, so cold, so clear and awe-inspiring." It's so dark, so dark. Such an ethereal, dim, nowhere to be found.
At this time, people heard that it did not come from the stage at all. It seems to ...... Out of the water? From among the audience?
Is Boss Butterfly sitting in a small boat, just between the audience? People are crazy, looking at each other frantically: where? Where is it? Whose side is that wicked?
Someone finally found the boat. There are also lights on the top. But it didn't light up. It's just faint and dim, like an undisturbed dream. Where the singing comes from! The so-called Yiren is like being in the middle of the water!
The whole house was boiling. In addition to Xie Fu and other luxury ships, they have self-supporting status. It won't come over right away, and the other ships will rush to that side!
At this time, it's really uncultivated, Yan zhòng disturbs other people's performances, and it's easy to be dangerous! But at this time, the audience has lost their minds. They are like aquatic weeds swept up in the tide. They are the tide! They want to drown themselves in a whirlpool with the object of their admiration and pursuit.
Even the helmsman of Xie Fu's painting boat couldn't help but pull the rudder over there, and the oarsman rowed with itchy hands. Mingzhu still has reason, and immediately resolutely ordered, not only not to pass, but to go back a little. - She was afraid that something would happen. If you hurt the old lady, it's a big deal!
Others are far from being as calm and decisive as Mingzhu. They all rushed forward. The boat that sang beautifully was like a bone in a pack of dogs, about to be torn apart.
Petals bloomed under the boat.
At first glance, it looks like a jellyfish has risen from under the ship and lifted it.
Actually, that's a cowhide sac.
In a raging place like the Yellow River, cowhide bags were common in the early generations. But because the waves were so fast that the boat could not go away, they had to take the whole cowhide and peel it off, and there was not a single breach, and the four feet were firmly tied, and the cowhide was blown up from the mouth, and the bag was bulging into an air bag, and the man hid in it, and as soon as he put it into the water, he rushed over, and when he reached the downstream, the water slowed down, and the people hugged it again. There is a saying called "bragging", and it is here that it comes from. Later, bridge-building and shipbuilding skills became more and more developed, and even the angry waves in the past can now be conquered, and there are fewer and fewer people who brag about their skins. "Bragging" has become a buzzword, but people have forgotten its true origin.
Cowhide sacs are also only in some places where zài.
Dieban got a dozen cowhide bags out of nowhere, blew it, and tied it to the bottom of the boat first, but used the heavy ballast to press down the bottom of the ship. When the people came over, as soon as the ballast was lifted, all the "whoosh" airbags floated up and held the boat high on it. The seven petals of the bag are dyed with a clear and light gara color, like the sun sinking, and the last glow entrusts the color to the highest eaves of Futu. The boat rests on it and rotates slowly with the flow of the water.
The airbag prevented the other boats from getting on the side of the smiling flower, but some crazy people jumped into the water and tried to climb up - the boat stopped at a very shallow place, about the height of an adult. Jincheng has a developed water system, and people almost played in the water when they were young, so this little water is naturally nothing. They felt like they could climb in.
The officers and soldiers in charge of security were in a hurry. Today's big holiday, all the people in the yamen are mobilized to prevent petty theft, prevent molestation, and prevent waterproof, anti-theft, and anti-theft...... The shrewd and capable Zhou Kongmu also specifically mentioned that the stage is near the water, and many audiences will park their boats in front of the stage, but they have to be careful that some boats overturn! Therefore, some officers and soldiers with good water characteristics were specially arranged here. But I didn't expect it to turn into a big riot on the water! The officers and soldiers all moved, and they also desperately moved to other urban areas, and they didn't know how much they could help, in short, they arranged their manpower first! (The novel "The Rebirth of the Red Mansion: Dai Yu" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)