Chapter 284: Asking for Payment
Everyone looked at the stage in the courtyard in unison, and the person who played the painter on the stage held a picture scroll in his hand and specially showed it to the people outside.
When the painting turned around in front of everyone, and they understood how much conscience the painter had, and painted the beauty in front of him as a faceless woman, the painter put the scroll away and handed it to the two guards waiting next to him.
During this period, Shi Shiran, the beauty with a face like a peach blossom, stood in the corner of the stage, and never reacted, but just gestured, which made people faintly see the firmness and unyielding in her heart.
When the play was sung here, Mo Huaqing, who had stayed in the pear orchard for half his life, immediately reacted, and what he sang today was a play of Zhaojun out of the plug.
She has heard this play since she was a child, but it is rare for the group of people around her to come and listen to it once, plus the person who painted in the middle of the night, his voice is really bright and thorough, and even Su Jingye has great interest.
For some reason, when this play was sung at this time, it always made Mo Huaqing feel a little restless. Mo Huaqing was silent for a while before bending his two knuckles and knocking on the table, drawing the attention of the two people who only cared about the play.
"The two adults have also seen it, there are many noisy people here, and it is really not a place to talk, so let's talk about it in another place."
"This is your territory, and we will do whatever you want, and see how you arrange it."
Su Jingye and Zhao Ming retracted their gaze with some pity, and subconsciously looked in the direction where the sound was made, but the moment they touched Mo Huaqing's face, as if they had been hit, they quickly turned back, and only tilted their heads in agreement.
Mo Huaqing, who was sitting next to him and had a full view of the interaction between the three of them, could only grin helplessly.
Especially when she knows the reason for the bottom best, she will be so overwhelmed after seeing this situation, and she doesn't know whether to say that her sister is not, or to scold the two people who are sober and have no beads.
Mo Huaqing stood up with a smile, holding a fan in her hand, blocking most of her face with the fan, which highlighted her slender figure. A head of green silk hangs from the top of her hair to her waist, judging from the back alone, she is really a beauty.
Zhao Ming and Su Jingye called out to the officials at the other table, followed Mo Huaqing and left the lobby on the first floor, and walked outside.
Mo Huaqing's sister Mo Huaqing jumped up and down to follow Zhao Ming's side, while Zhao Ming held a pair of hands behind his back, stared at his sister's beautiful shoulders, and sighed in his heart with some regret: If it weren't for such a face, it wouldn't have ruined such a good skin.
On the ground floor of the pear orchard, there are all kinds of social people coming and going, and above the second floor are the wing rooms for some VIPs, and the rest of the rooms hide all kinds of treasures and secrets that Mo Huaqing collects on weekdays, so it is impossible to invite them to go upstairs again anyway.
For this thought, Mo Huaqing had to be cheeky and pretend not to care, and led a few people to the low house in front.
Zhao Ming's head was numb when he saw this, just because he didn't want to set foot here, he deliberately made a little fuss for a while, and he didn't want to end up here, it was really a bit narrow.
In the middle of the low house, a table was set up, and the stewards in the pear orchard were all here, and the errand boys, who wanted to please her and make their status rise, hurried over to put fresh melons and fruits and tea, and then they each withdrew.
Unlike Zhao Ming, who was unwilling, Su Jingye didn't care much, and pulled Zhao Ming, who was unwilling, and a group of yacha to sit around the table, and grabbed a handful of melon seeds and swallowed them.
After Mo Huaqing poured tea for several people, he put down the teapot and continued with Fang Cai's words.
"If you really want to ask what's unusual, that troupe doesn't have anything more special except that they have been practicing more diligently than usual recently, at least every time they arrange this play, they sing very well, and they have also pulled a lot of business in my pear orchard."
Although the table in front of him was not high, the stool on the side had also adjusted its height, and at first glance, it seemed that everyone was almost sitting on the ground.
Mo Huaqing squatted on her pony with her legs together, holding a cup about the width of her palm, waiting for Mo Huaqing to pour herself a cup of tea, who would have thought that she would put the teapot down halfway
Mo Huaqing pouted and looked up at her with some dissatisfaction, Mo Huaqing had to smile at her lightly, reached out and rubbed the top of her soft hair, and didn't say much.
"If you want to drink tea, you can bring your own water and boil it in the back, but don't forget what your sister taught you on weekdays, even if there are guests here, you can't relax."
Mo Huaqing comforted his sister a little, turned his head to look at the two people who were in charge at the table and asked, "But speaking of which, Lord Zhao hasn't told me yet, what is the big deal involved in the Tiger Run Opera Troupe?"
"What this boy said just now didn't quite understand. No matter how you say this, the little girl, as a person from the capital, should also have this qualification to know. It's good that the little girl should be mentally prepared early, and if there is anything unclean in their troupe, I will also use the excuse to quickly drive them away. ”
"It's easy to say, only others are there, and you can't scare children." Su Jingye sorted out the pile of melon seed shells on the table in front of him, and his eyes deliberately glanced in the direction of Mo Huaqing.
Mo drew clearly, so he patted his sister on the shoulder a few times and urged her to leave.
Zhao Ming had just eaten a longan, and found that Mo Huaqing had disappeared in front of him, and remembered what Mo Huaqing had just said, and couldn't help frowning and dissatisfied: "You really asked her to carry water by herself as a small person, your sister is too ruthless." ”
"Lord Zhao doesn't know, my sister is born with divine power, although she is young, she has no strength. If she doesn't use it, I'm afraid it's a waste, so let her practice from an early age, and save her from being bullied outside when she grows up in the future."
By the way, beware of a big man like you who cares too much about her, it is impossible for Mo Huaqing to say this to her face, but she muttered to herself in her heart.
In addition, Mo Huaqing was not angry because of Zhao Ming's words, but explained a few words to him very intimately.
As soon as the words landed, as if confirming her words, she looked out of the bungalow and saw Mo Huaqing, a short man, lifting a wooden barrel as tall as her with one hand.
With a face not red and breathless, he brought a whole bucket of water, Mo Huaqing passed by in front of the flower bed with a calm step, and Zhao Ming was stunned.
"It's that I'm nosy," Zhao Ming felt a slight dryness in his mouth, and hurriedly raised his cup and poured a cup of tea.
After Mo Huaqing explained, he opened a pair of eyes and stared at Su Jingye tightly, waiting for him to fulfill his words. saw Su Jingye slowly plucking a handful of melon seeds, and only after chewing did he raise his eyes, and patted the ashes on his hands very seriously.
"This matter is very important, and it is still inconclusive, so I can't tell anyone outside for the time being. If you want to know, wait until the dust settles. Anyway, the speed of news transmission in the capital is extremely fast, and it will probably not take you a few days to inquire clearly."
Although the words are true, Su Jingye is still suspected of not believing in his words. Mo Huaqing opened his two eyes, and it was difficult to retract his gaze for a while, but in his heart, it had already begun to turn upside down, full of resentment towards him.
Su Jingye lowered his head and laughed silently twice with a little smugness, and asked while starting to peel the longan in the fruit bowl again.
"These messy things can be regarded as the end of talking to the steward, can the current Mo Da girl tell us the whereabouts of the Tiger Run Opera Troupe, as long as we learn the news, we will leave immediately, and we will not linger for a moment."
Although the pear orchard has some shady secrets. But it is reasonable that there is nothing hidden behind the store of any person who came out to mingle with the rivers and lakes. Su Jingyequan regarded this pear orchard as one of the places where it was difficult for the Tiger Run troupe to show up, and ruled out its importance.
If Mo Huaqing knew that his decision in his heart was made so quickly and hastily, it was estimated that he would be desperate to quarrel with him face to face for the sake of his pear orchard.
After ruling out this reason, Mo Huaqing still had a grudge against Su Jingye.
deliberately tricked himself and took the liberty of breaking into his boudoir, and now that his question has not been answered, he thought that he would get the news he wanted to know first, how could there be such a cheap thing in this world.
Mo Huaqing shook the fan in his hand lightly, and the smile on his face gradually extended in an unknown direction, seeing that Su Jingye and Zhao Ming, who only cared about bowing his head and eating fruit, had a tingling on his head.
"Everything in this world should have something to go and something to return. It's okay if the little woman's question is not answered, it's just an adult's question, so why don't you ask the little woman to give it so easily? ”
"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Ming's question is obviously redundant. Su Jingye quietly glanced at him, looked at Mo Huaqing and looked at him again.
"Then tell me, what are your conditions and costs?"
"People in this world are all laymen, and the things they are looking for are just yellow and white, why should my son pretend to be stupid and ask me like this?" On the one hand, Mo Huaqing is to reap more benefits for herself, and on the other hand, she is to relieve the resentment in her heart, and when she sees Su Jingye's gradually sinking face, she feels extremely happy in her heart.
"I don't want much, the government usually handles cases to arrest any Jiangyang thieves, and the bounty is 1,200 taels at every turn, and the little woman doesn't dare to ask for more, the son and the adult only need to give half, fifty taels. No matter what, they all came out to open the door to do business, and adults wouldn't be so cruel to me and tell me to get nothing. ”