Outside Tianjin Railway Station. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Mule carts wait on the roadside for business, and although the automobile has been invented for many years, livestock is still the main mode of transportation in China.

Someone came out of the station and shouted, "Hey, come here a few cars!" ”

"Come on!" Handlebar style happily whipped up.

The one who called the car was a troupe, with a total of twenty or thirty people, and there were three major cars on the stage props alone.

Tomorrow is the day Meng Xiaodong will make a comeback on stage, so she left for Tianjin in advance, accompanied by her family and elders.

The eldest uncle Meng Hongfang played Wusheng and the clown, the second uncle Meng Hongshou sang the Wenchou and played Jinghu, the third uncle Meng Hongrong played the Wenwu old student and Wujing, the sixth uncle Meng Hongmao played the clown, and the father Meng Hongqun played the old student and Hongsheng. Meng Xiaodong's mother Zhang Yunhe, the second sister Peilan, the third brother Xuexue, the fourth sister Youdong, and several of her uncles and uncles also either sang or played musical instruments.

The three generations of the Meng family have produced nine famous characters, and his grandfather Meng Qi is the most interesting. He threw himself into the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom in his early years, served in the army for more than ten years, was a good martial artist, served as a drama teacher under the command of King Chen Yucheng, fought in wartime, sang opera in his spare time, and was also regarded as an armed literary and artistic soldier.

This whole opera family, the troupe is all family. It is absolutely prominent in later generations, but in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it belongs to the lower ninth rate, rich and has no status, and basically chooses peers for intermarriage, and can only be an aunt and wife if you marry a celebrity and rich businessman.

They performed mainly in the South and even traveled as far away as the Philippines. But now that there is a war in the south all day long, it just so happens that Meng Xiaodong bought a property in Beiping again, and the whole family simply moved to Beiping to settle down.

After loading, they started to set off, and they also called a few rickshaws to be ridden by the lady.

Meng Xiaodong and his sister Youdong are in a car, Youdong is only nine years old this year, but he has already made his debut on stage and sang the old students well.

In the car next to him, sat his mother Zhang Yunhe and his third brother Meng Ke. Zhang Yunhe turned his head to Meng Xiaodong and said, "Boss, you are almost 20 years old, and you have reached the age of talking about marriage." I'll ask someone to help you match, but there's really a suitable one. You know that man...... too."

"Mom, don't say it, I have no plans to get married for the time being." Meng Xiaodong interrupted.

Zhang Yunhe saw that his daughter reacted strongly, and said suspiciously: "Do you have a sweetheart?" ”

"No, don't think about it." Meng Xiaodong flatly denied it.

Zhang Yunhe understood his daughter, and said softly: "Tell my mother, who is that person?" ”

"Not really." Meng Xiaodong said impatiently.

"Okay, okay, you're up to the mark." Zhang Yunhe is quite open-minded.

At this time in history, Meng Xiaodong already had a secret affection for Mei Lanfang, and later married Mei Lanfang as a concubine despite the opposition of his family, strictly speaking, he belonged to the third aunt. Mr. Mei's wife is called Wang Minghua, because of the death of his children, he took the initiative to persuade her husband to remarry to continue the incense, so he had a second wife, Fu Zhifang. Both ladies are still alive today.

Meng Xiaodong is a person who admits death, she was willing to be a concubine for Mr. Mei in history, and now she will not waver when she recognizes Zhou Hexuan, and she doesn't care about her parents' words at all.

"Sister, is your lover in Tianjin?" Meng Kexue suddenly burst out of a sentence.

Meng Xiaodong said angrily: "Little brat, what do you know?" ”

Meng Ke shouted: "What a little fart, I'm fourteen years old! ”

"I'll talk about it when you're eighteen." Meng Xiaodong said with a smile.

"Cut, I thought I didn't know, your lover must be in Tianjin," Meng Keren is a little ghost, "Otherwise, our troupe will premiere in the north, leave Beiping alone, what are you doing in Tianjin?" ”

Meng Xiaodong was told to tell the truth, blushing and said: "Go and go, don't talk nonsense." ”

"Look at the newspaper, read the newspaper, read the "Ta Kung Pao", the 15 provincial overseers jointly elected Zhang Zuolin as the commander-in-chief of the Anguo Army! Zhang Dashuai will be inaugurated next month! ”

"Look at the newspaper, read the newspaper, read the "Popular" newspaper, "The Condor Heroes" is serialized."

A newsboy was running and shouting in the street.

Meng Xiaodong suddenly shouted: "Have a copy of "Volkswagen"! ”

"Okay, two cents and eight cents." The newsboy ran over happily.

Meng Xiaodong sat on the rickshaw and read it, she liked to read what Zhou Hexuan wrote, and a sweet smile couldn't help but appear on her face.

Zhang Yunhe saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and he always felt that there was something wrong with his daughter. When she settled down at the inn, she pulled her daughter to the room alone and asked, "Boss, tell your mother honestly, who is your sweetheart?" ”

Meng Xiaodong said: "Mom, it's really not ......"

"Don't say no!" Zhang Yunhe glared at his daughter, and then comforted him, "Mom doesn't object, she just wants to understand the situation." ”

Meng Xiaodong said in a hurry: "It's Zhou Hexuan." ”

Zhang Yunhe hadn't heard of Zhou Hexuan's name, and hurriedly asked, "Who is Zhou Hexuan?" What for? ”

Meng Xiaodong said: "He is a scholar, the president of Peking University. ”

"President of Peking University?" Zhang Yunhe exclaimed, "The president of Peking University can't be an ordinary person, Mr. Zhou is very old, right?" Is his wife still there? If the dead wife fills the house, it can be regarded as a good marriage. ”

This is the mentality of Peking Opera artists in the old society, they all despise themselves, and they actually think that their daughters are very suitable for marrying an older scholar as a stepfamily.

"Mom, what do you say? Brother Zhou is only 28 years old, and he has never been married. Meng Xiaodong explained.

Hearing that Zhou Hexuan was young and unmarried, Zhang Yunhe had a sad face and patiently persuaded: "Boss, this is a bit hanging." That Zhou Hexuan was able to be the president of Peking University at the age of 28, and he must have a backer in the official face, and he himself is also knowledgeable. Such a young talent, I'm afraid I can't look down on us singing, so you better find a peer to marry. ”

Meng Xiaodong said resolutely: "No, I will recognize him, it's a big deal to marry him and be his aunt's wife in the future." ”

"Alas," Zhang Yunhe sighed, "you have been a child with ideas since you were a child, and I can't persuade you." This person's heart is unpredictable, keep a few more eyes on everything, don't let people deceive you. Cultural people are the most unreliable, not as good as rich businessmen and officials. They care most about their reputation, they don't want to be talked about, and they are always dragging their feet in marriage. If I can really marry you as my aunt's wife, it would be good, but if I deceived your body and then abandoned you, then you would have a hard time. ”

"Mom, Brother Zhou is not that kind of person," Meng Xiaodong hurriedly spoke for Zhou Hexuan, "He values love and righteousness and is very good to his friends." And he also has a good heart, and has set up many schools to let children from poor families study for free. ”

Zhang Yunhe was silent for a long time before asking, "Then what does he mean to you?" ”

Meng Xiaodong said distressedly: "He seems to treat me as a little sister, he is usually very close, but when it comes to feelings, he always dodges." ”

Zhang Yunhe was overjoyed when he heard this: "Silly girl, this is a good thing!" The more he is like this, it means that he is more cautious about his feelings, and he is not the kind of person who is in the twilight. ”

"Really?" Meng Xiaodong was a little puzzled.

Zhang Yunhe said: "This man is good, if he can really marry him, even if he is his aunt's wife, he should not disappoint you." ”

The next day, Xinming Grand Theater.

Meng Xiaodong ran to the backstage exit from time to time, and looked at the audience with his feet on his feet.

Zhang Yunhe stood beside his daughter and asked, "Haven't you come yet?" ”

"It's coming, it's coming! The ones who just entered the door. Meng Xiaodong said happily.

Zhou Hexuan, Li Shoumin, Shen Congwen, Zhu Xiang, Zheng Zhengyin and others entered together, and Zhang Yunhe wondered: "Which one is it?" ”

Meng Xiaodong said: "It's the tallest one." ”

The mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she watched, the more drama she played, Zhang Yunhe was satisfied: "Sure enough, a talent!" ”