Chapter 35: A Scene (2)
Hangzhou Qinghefang, located in the south of the city, one of the four famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, Qinghe County King Zhang Jun once lived here, hence the name.
The street to the east outside Qinghefang, which used to be the royal street of Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, is now just a more ordinary street. However, this ordinariness is only relative to the special status of the Song Dynasty Royal Street, and today's Qinghefang is still the most prosperous place in Hangzhou, with a steady stream of people and an endless stream of selling, but there are more things that should not be there.
"The new drama of Xiaozifang Opera Yuanzi is staged, and it is written on the Jinhua Bayong upstairs that it is difficult for Shen Lang to go, and the talented Li Yu of the Wu girl is the head of Mo Xingxing!"
"The new drama of "Sympathy Companion", an unprecedented new story, don't miss it when you pass by, it's on September 17!"
"The new play "Sympathy Companion" is staged, and you can enjoy a 50% discount on the ticket price with this flyer!"
“……”
The hired idlers worked hard because each flyer had their own marking, and when it was time to perform, they would get an additional commission for the discounted flyers that the audience brought home. One job, two pays, but this is a benefit that you can't get without hard work.
It's just that this kind of hard work is just stones thrown into the rolling waves on the streets of Qinghefang, which really can't be compared with the hustle and bustle here. However, this hustle and bustle, in the words of the locals, has rarely been experienced in recent years. It is estimated that it is probably because the Eight Banners of Hangzhou Garrison have gone on the expedition, and there is a group of businessmen who disrupt the normal business order, and businessmen from all over the country have hurriedly come here to trade a wave, and when those guys come back, they will have to be beaten back to their original shape. And this day doesn't seem too far away, so it's even more important to seize all the time.
In the weaving flow of people, Chen Kai, Cai Qiao and a few entourages sat in a tea shop that was submerged in the crowd. As far as the eye can see, there are pedestrians coming and going, and probably only they know that this seemingly leisurely tea drink is actually observing an inconspicuous courtyard in the distance.
"That person is the housekeeper of the Wang family, and his identity is like this on the surface, but in fact, many people in the entire Qinghefang know that he is a person from the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen, and even the housekeepers, nurses, maids, old mothers and cooks in the mansion are all sent by the Tartar Yamen to monitor."
"So much? Xiao Qiyuan is idle enough. ”
"Speaking of which, in fact, this housekeeper's family was personally sent by the housekeeper, and the others were all selected from the yamen to be obedient. Among them, there are two nursing homes that are Xiao Qiyuan's personal soldiers, and those women and children are also related to these housekeepers, family members, nursing homes, and so on. ”
"Hey, this is the rhythm of several big families eating the poor Wang's family together."
"The housekeeper will take a family member to the governor's yamen every morning to report the news, and probably explain what the person being watched has done. However, those two nursing homes will not easily come out and walk around. ”
"Going there every morning?"
"Yes."
"Is there a dog in the house?"
"Yes."
"How many?"
"Just one."
“……”
The seemingly casual conversation went on like this, and it wasn't until the butler came back and entered the mansion that Chen Kai and his party turned around and left, leaving only one person in charge of monitoring the place to continue to stare.
Chen Kai already has a plan, but there is still a lot of difficulty in it. Qinghefang has a huge flow of people, and it is impossible to do it during the day, but at night, when the city gate is closed, how can they not leave the city until after dawn on September 13, so that they will have very little time to go out of the city - they are not real spies, even if they are glued by those snake catchers, it is not easy to get out.
"Count the days, it's time for the Hangzhou Garrison Eight Banners to come back." Chen Kai said.
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September 16, tomorrow will be officially staged, Li Yu is still busy rehearsing for the troupe, and he is already sweating profusely.
The female pillar dug up earlier, her singing voice and figure are excellent, and she can also interpret Cui Jianyun's feelings in place. It's a pity that this person's memory is really not good, and the likes of "The Legend of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion" that he sang before remember it well, but the lyrics of the new drama are always lost, and he has to teach it again and again. On the other hand, Li Yu chose Xiao Dan to play Cao Yuhua from the troupe he bought, and his mastery of singing lyrics is very fast, his singing voice is also good, and he feels right when he rehearses alone, and he didn't let Li Yu spend any effort at all. It's just that when the two sang each other, this Xiao Dan never found that feeling of each other.
"Looks, looks, looks, how many times have you said, when you look at her, don't treat her as a woman. Cui Jianyun is a Dan in front of Fan Shi, and in front of you, you have to treat her as the kind of character who is also born and Dan. ”
"But, but the owner, the role of Yisheng Yidan, the slave family has really never seen it."
Li Yu is very anxious, Xiao Dan is also very anxious, the troupe changed owners, and invited a stronger female Dan from other teams to come, not to mention the precarious status, this is the first time to work under the new owner, if it is messed up, there will be melons to eat in the future.
"Then you will take her ......"
"Owner, someone is looking for you outside."
The manager of the opera garden stopped Li Yu's anger in time, and immediately glanced at Na Xiaodan, who quickly apologized, saying that she would ponder this feeling.
In this regard, Li Yu has nothing to do, Chen Kai is in a hurry, he really doesn't have much time to polish. At this moment, when he heard someone visiting, he had to go outside, and the right to take a breath. When he came to the outer room, he was a scholar in his forties, saying that he was delivering a letter for someone, and without waiting for a reply, he turned and left.
Li Yu tore open the envelope, and the envelope was very thin, only two pages. The content is also very simple, that is, Chen Kai has just received news that he has to leave Hangzhou today because of an urgent matter. He couldn't watch the premiere of "Sympathy Companion", this letter, one is to say goodbye, and the other is to apologize. As for the follow-up investment, Chen Kai said that he would send someone to contact Li Yu in a few months, and wished Li Yu some success in the drama industry.
"This guy was so eager earlier, and now he's leaving, hey."
Li Yu frowned and muttered to himself, what he was thinking about was nothing more than the festival with an official in Hangzhou that Chen Kai had mentioned, probably because he couldn't talk about it, so he fled from Hangzhou in a hurry, so as not to be calculated on other people's land.
At this moment, Li Yu's expression, the steward also estimated that he had seen some doorways. He knew that the person behind the owner was in a hurry to watch this play, so he would seize all the time to rehearse. Now that he is leaving, he is probably the same person, so he simply asked Li Yu tentatively: "Boss, then, are we still acting?" ”
"Act, why not! There is no turning back from the bow, the leaflets have been sent out, and the trust is broken, who will come to see our play in the future?! ”