Wow - Xiao Zhao's mouth slowly opened wide, his eyes widened, and he showed amazement at the big pot and the treasures and fruits enshrined in it.

Xu Qilin was very funny about the little sister's appearance, and teased: "This big pot is really good, when my brother has money, I will get one, and put it at home for you to lie in and play." ”

Xiao Zhao looked at the old brother, knew that he was joking, rolled his eyes, gave the old brother a little fist, and said, "I don't want a basin, it's just that the gems on it are very beautiful." ”

"Then buy it." Xu Qilin said very angrily: "Go to the West Market to find Hu Shang, they specialize in that play." ”

Xiao Zhao laughed twice and said, "Tomorrow, I'll take Ah Ke and add a few pieces of jewelry to her." Although he is a civilian, he can't go to Jiucheng Palace too shabby. ”

Xu Qilin nodded yes and said, "I just got a sum of money, if the money in the family is not enough, you can go to the house outside the city to get it." ”

"I've asked Scarlett, the family still has plenty of money!" Xiao Zhao glanced at the elder brother and said, "You let her take care of the flowers in the house, don't worry?" ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "What's not to worry about?" When you learn math well and make a good calculation, I will also hand over the income of shops and workshops to you! ”

Xiao Zhao laughed and said, "When I come back from Jiucheng Palace, you can leave it to me." What math, what abacus, I've learned seventy-seven-eighty-eight. ”

"My sister is just smart." Xu Qilin reached out and touched the girl's head dotingly, maybe the force was a little too big, which made Xiao Zhao angry, and the small fist hit again.

Xu Qilin smiled and didn't parry, seeing that the royal pot delivery team was far away from sight, he said: "Let's go, let's go into the temple to have a look." ”

"What else are you looking at?" Xiao Zhao seemed to be a little confused, and forgot that she had discussed with Scarlett when she came to Daxingshan Temple.

Xu Qilin was even more puzzled and asked, "Aren't you coming to Daxingshan Temple?" Is it - is it just to take a look at the royal basin? ”

"That's right, I'm here to see the big pot." Xiao Zhao said as a matter of course: "I've already seen it, why are you still entering the temple?" ”

Xu Qilin blinked, a little crying and laughing. I really can't guess what this little girl thinks!

It's okay, you can see it on the road, so you don't have to go to the temple to squeeze around. Anyway, Xu Qilin is leading the little sister and maids out to play today.

As for incense, worshipping Buddha, visiting the buildings and flowers in the temple, playing with the monks, and chanting poems against him, and making a date with the ladies who are wandering around, he is not too interested.

When the crowd of onlookers dispersed, Xu Qilin and the others turned to Ximing Temple, which went straight to Yankangfang.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the temple, I heard the sound of musical instruments inside. The temple is solemn and solemn on weekdays, but today it is really down-to-earth, singing small songs and dancing.

That's right, that's the point that Xiao Zhao and the others want to watch. The rich and noble felt that it was enough to bring "music" to the gods, Buddhas and ancestors to appreciate.

Xiao Zhao was already so anxious that he got out of the car and was about to run inside. Xu Qilin led people to follow and came to the main hall of the temple, Wu Xiang and other subordinates forced a place to squeeze away, showing the benefits of the evil servant Diao slave.

Playing music, dancing, and being a beauty, this Buddha is really blessed.

Xu Qilin sat down on the pony, looked at the cheerful entertainment in front of him, and said in his heart: This special song and dance, cheering constantly, what is the theme of this festival's sacrifice, ghost worship, problem solving, and forgiveness? Nobody's in charge, right?

There are free singing and dancing to enjoy, so no one cares what the theme is, just have a happy festival.

Those who can perform live singing and dancing shows are either rich or expensive, just like comparing pots, entertainment programs are also among the comparisons. The singers of this house have good voices, the dances of that house are wonderful, the clothes are still a little revealing, the cheers are louder, and the owner has more face.

Listening and watching, Xu Qilin also felt very interesting, and he appreciated Datang's way and thought of entertainment on a regular basis.

Whether it is Qingming Festival or Obon, such a joyful enjoyment is not telling the ancestors: I am living well, very rich, very happy, the ancestors do not have to worry, don't worry!

Well, this is also a way to comfort the ancestors, and it is better than always crying to the ancestors and asking for blessings and help!

"Hundred plays, hundreds of plays!" Xiao Zhao clapped his hands and shouted happily, pulling Xu Qilin's thoughts back.

Hundred operas are acrobatics, there is no trapeze, cannon beating the living, stacking tables and stepping on chairs, that is, playing puppets, waist struggling, stepping on balls, swallowing knives, spitting fire, dry boats, walking ropes, wearing rods, sumo wrestling, etc., live performances, all kinds, the open space outside the main hall is almost full, it is very lively.

Most of these performances are also in their own Washer Gou Column, but here, the noise and cheers are endless, but there is an atmosphere of infection and agitation.

Xiao Zhao clapped his hands and giggled. Then, staring at an actor walking on a rope, his mouth slightly open, as if he was worried that he would fall and hung his heart.

Scarlett estimated that it was the first time she had seen such a grand scene, and she couldn't wait to grow a few more pairs of eyes, looking at this and that, dazzled, staring at the performers who swallowed knives and spitted fire, and let out an exclamation of amazement. Adjani stood there, although she also saw something fresh and exciting, but she hadn't forgotten her duty. From time to time, I reached out and took out snacks from my small satchel and stuffed them into my mouth, eating sweetly and smiling happily on my face.

Xu Qilin suddenly found that there were a few familiar onlookers in the crowd diagonally opposite, it was the eldest brother with two subordinates, accompanying Chen Mengwei, Chen Jingxuan, and Chen Mengzhi, who were also dancing with their eyebrows.

What's going on? Xu Qilin was a little confused, and he didn't know how they got together.

Of course, the relationship with the Chen family is also very close now. In addition to recruiting Chen Jingxuan into the Dayingku Arithmetic Hall and making the Chen family owe him a personal favor, Chen Laocai also asked his brothers of the same clan to help him take care of the business of the shop at Xu Qilin's request.

Xu Qilin is very busy, Xiao Zhao and Scarlett can't hold it up, Steward Xu is not good at business, and Chen Laocai can be regarded as a great favor to Xu Qilin.

Chen Jingxuan is also a studious, and often asks Xu Qilin for math after class. Sometimes when I arrived at Xu's house, Xu Qilin was not there, and Xu Qipin also received it and talked about literature, but it was quite a fate.

Today, the Chen family sisters and brothers originally went to the Xu Mansion to find Xiao Zhao and Scarlett to come out for entertainment together. Unexpectedly, Xu Qilin and others went out early, but they missed it.

Xu Qipin received the visitors, and heard that the Chen family sisters and brothers were not too familiar with Chang'an, so they brought two subordinates as guides to lead the Chen family sisters and brothers to Ximing Temple to play.

Crowded and bustling, Xu Qilin saw his acquaintances, and wondered in his heart, but he didn't shout to say hello, let alone squeeze to meet each other, so he didn't see it first.

"Is it Da Lang and the Chen family's lady over there?" Scarlett also saw it, approached Xu Qilin's ear uncertainly, and asked in a low voice.

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "There are so many people, don't rush to greet them first, the trouble of squeezing around." ”

Scarlett replied with an "um" and began to pay attention to the performance of the hundred operas. Her own Ah Lang spoke, and she didn't have to worry about that.

A hundred operas have been performed, and I don't know which rich kabuki team has appeared again, and the silk bamboo song and dance continued.

It wasn't until there was no song and dance troupe that the hustle and bustle and cheers fell silent, and people began to walk towards the main hall one after another, and heard that there was a great monk who was going to open a "monk lecture".

The monk talks about the scriptures, the scriptures, the scriptures, the scriptures, etc., the midyear festival, the natural is to chant the "Buddha said the Bon Sutra".

But the scriptures spoken by the monks are all prose sentences, and the bald monk prolongs his tone and shakes his head and sings, which is not very attractive.

And tomorrow there will be a "vulgar talk", taking advantage of the joy of the Menglan Bon Festival, the monks and believers will be lively for two more days, and the temple also wants to make more money by opening the vulgar talk.

Since it is called "vulgar speaking", it is not a mantra like a book from heaven, but a scripture story that is easy to understand and has twists and turns. It is precisely like this that the audience is wide and the most popular and liked by the people.

You must know that at that time, people's spiritual and cultural life was very poor, there was no need to think about what TV, movies, computers, and even books were very expensive, and most people could not read a few words.

"The monk is boring, let's go to Qinglong Temple to watch the big play!" Xiao Zhao was obviously not interested in the boring chanting, and turned his head to ask for advice.

Scarlett and Adjani nodded their heads repeatedly, thinking the same thing.

Xu Qilin stood up and looked for the eldest brother and the Chen family siblings, but there was no one in sight.

Forget it, they play theirs, let's play ours!

Xu Qilin dispelled the idea of going to the theater together, went out of the temple with everyone, and rushed to Qinglong Temple.

At that time, there was no special entertainment place such as a teahouse theater garden, and the theater was built in the temple, which was usually called "the theater of a certain temple".

This "theater" is a large platform, in addition to the monks in the temple for the practice of monks and layman, usually will often stage a variety of music, opera, puppets and other cultural activities, almost all the performances in the nearby area are held here.

And the "opera" of the Tang Dynasty was completely different from that of later generations, either a two-person performance of "joining the army", or a puppet show, or an acrobatic performance.

And the so-called military drama is a bit like a two-person turn, more like a lip-synching comedy. An actor wearing a hat and green clothes is called "joining the army"; The other one has a "falcon", which is similar to cross talk teasing and teasing. The dialogue method of joining the military drama is also very similar to the cross talk of later generations, which is mainly funny and funny.

In the late Tang Dynasty, the military drama developed into a multi-person performance, and the plot of the drama was also more complicated.

Xiao Zhao and others, who were full of expectations and wanted to watch the big play, came to Qinglong Temple but were very disappointed. The play here has ended, and people are still unsatisfied, carrying Buddha statues and various offering basins, and marching out of the temple on the streets.

This kind of parade is also very grand, with music, opera, and banner flowers all following the procession, and there are many onlookers everywhere you go, which is very sensational.

Come with the excitement and leave with the defeat. Xiao Zhaozhi muttered, most unwilling and annoyed.

"Isn't it just watching a play, let's go, go to our Goolan Washer." Xu Qilin smiled and comforted the little sister, "I gave them a few short stories, and I don't know how the rehearsal was?" ”

"Is it also a military drama?" Xiao Zhao asked curiously.

"It's better than joining the army." Xu Qilin said confidently: "There are only seven or eight actors, do you say they are amazing?" ”

Xiao Zhao blinked, feeling that there were too many people and good looks that had nothing to do with it. However, with so many people acting, at least it will be very lively!

Similar to Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, or foreign operas, dramas with storylines played by multiple people and roles were not available in the early Tang Dynasty.

And what Xu Qilin gave was a short story, mainly to let the excellent actors get used to it first and get some exercise and experience.

Stories or fables such as Mr. Dongguo and the wolf, Hebo marrying a daughter-in-law, and father and son carrying a donkey, etc., are short and concise, with simple props, and can give people inspiration, if they are performed on the stage, they will rush to the point that there are many people, which is also an innovation and transcendence of drama.

Ordinary people, it is rare to see an easy-to-understand theatrical performance mixed with singing and dancing, even if the performance is not perfect, even if it is crude and simple, it can be easily welcomed by the public.

With confidence in the "Xu Family Class" drama performance, Xu Qilin took everyone to the outside of the temple, ready to take a car.

As soon as they left the temple gate, everyone heard the noise and shouting, and a large group of people gathered not far away, not knowing what was happening.

Xu Qilin is not a good-looking and lively person, not to mention that it seems to be quarreling and arguing, and there are little sisters, Scarlett and others around him, so he doesn't want to get involved.

He didn't want to be nosy, but things just hit him, and he couldn't dodge.

With scolding and shouting, with a "whew", the black square object flew into the air, and the chess pieces formed a covering blow in a raining technique.

The crowd of onlookers scattered outward, and the people who were still tiptoeing inside outside were caught off guard, several of them were squeezed and rolled to the ground, and they were stepped on a few times, crying out in pain.

Wu Xiang and others hurriedly protected everyone, even Xu Qilin was a twelve-year-old boy, and it was light for adults to squeeze and stumble.

But when he heard the shouting and shouting inside, he actually started to move. The crowd hugs outward, lest they hurt themselves. In this sparseness, Xu Qilin saw a familiar figure and heard a familiar voice from the cracks.

Then, a familiar figure was kicked out; And then, another—

I'll go! Xu Qilin's eyes widened, staring at the young Taoist priest in the field, this girl's kung fu is not bad, and she knocked over Yu Chihuan and Liu Hongye.

"Brother Lin-" Yu Chihuan rolled on the ground a few times before standing up, and when he saw Xu Qilin, he immediately shouted with joy: "Brother Lin, come and help, this foreigner is so powerful." ”

Xu Qilin can't care if he wants to, he usually calls him a brother, but at this time, he has to help him, and he can't be cowardly.

But you can't go up and fight, I didn't understand the situation, and Xu Qilin was not too reckless.

"What's going on?" Xu Qilin stepped forward to help Liu Hongye up and asked.