Chapter Twenty-Four: Laughter and Sadness
When he woke up again, Huzi saw that one of the halls. It was as if the list had been soaked in water, and many of the names were inked and blurred. The incense in the furnace has been completely extinguished, and the knife is still in his hand, if it weren't for the spent order, Huzi felt that it should be just a dream......
"That's the name removed from the hall list, and if you are expelled from the hall, the name of the immortal family on the hall list will become like this." A voice behind Huzi explained. Turning his head, Huzi saw Zhang Daxian holding a string of beads in his hand, looking at himself with a smile. The smile was a bit fake, and the two beards were still moving, which made Huzi have goosebumps all over his body.
"Thanks to the little Taoist friend who came to the rescue," Zhang Daxian arched his hand at Huzi and said, "If something like this happened in the hall, it was really a joke, if there was no little Taoist friend to help, Zhang might not be able to survive this hurdle." I must write down this kindness, if there is anything in the future, the little Taoist friend will speak, and Zhang will definitely not give up. ”
"You...... It's okay? Huzi asked. Zhang Daxian still smiled: "Grandma Seventeen helped, naturally it was fine, and I was tired and worried." ”
Huzi put the knife back in its sheath and asked, "What kind of character is that seventeen grandmothers?" It seems that the immortals in your hall are afraid of her, what does she have to do with your cousin? ”
Zhang Daxian looked stunned and said, "Don't dare to ask!" I don't know the roots of the seventeenth grandmother, but my family leader was taught by the seventeenth grandmother, and he has a bit of incense with my family, so he helped. She doesn't know how many years she has been doing Taoism, not only in Changtu Mansion, but also in the entire Kanto immortal family, which is ranked high. I heard that she can still talk in front of the 'black old lady'! ”
Hearing this, Huzi gasped unconsciously. Who is the "Black Granny"? The black lady is also called the black mother, whether it is a human cultivation or the transformation of the immortal family has long been unknown, but there is one thing that cannot be broken - the magic is strong and the ability is to the sky! She is in charge of the Northeast Baojia Immortal! But everyone who is a family protector is nominally under the name of the black mother. Granny Hei, no matter what her name is, can be regarded as a real "earth immortal"! can speak in front of the black granny, how big a character does that have to be?
Huzi didn't dare to inquire anymore. Such immortals are all living immortals who don't know how many mana they do, and it's good that they can follow and make friends, but if they really ask too much and do something wrong, they will make others unhappy, and someone will clean up for her when she frowns.
Waving his hand, Huzi stopped talking nonsense: "Zhang Daxian, I came here by mistake, and I was forced to be helpless, don't take it too seriously." My master sent me here for a reason. After that, he found the letter written by Mr. Peng, flattened it and handed it over.
Zhang Daxian took it with both hands, didn't open the package, looked at it twice, put it on the case, and said, "Since it was Mr. Peng's order, I naturally have to do my best." In the past two days, I have to settle the hall, and in a few days, I will go to the mountain to pay a visit. ”
"Okay, you just have to be free." Huzi said, "It's not a matter of hurrying, wait for you to get the hall straight, don't be in a hurry." ”
"That's good...... That's good......" Zhang Daxian flicked the bead string in his hand twice, and said, "It's not early today, if you don't dislike it, just eat and stay with me, rush back at this hour, I'm afraid I'm going to walk at night." ”
"I've got a place to stay in the city, so I'll go, and you won't have to worry about it." ”
Zhang Daxian nodded and said, "It's okay, when I go back to the mountain to pay a visit, I will thank the little Taoist friend for saving me." Huzi didn't reply, and went out with his back and shaking his hand.
I walked outside to look at the skylight, and it was the time when the sun was about to set and the sky was about to be dark. It didn't take much time to beat Huzi from entering the door to going out, but Huzi felt that a long time had passed. I don't know whether to say "one day in the cave, a thousand years in the world", or "a moment between life and death, suffering but like half a life", Huzi took a deep breath and felt that life was a beautiful thing.
The street next to the government office is a prosperous area, but at this time, it is also gradually less crowded. Those with facades close the doors and put them on the boards, and those without facades pick up and collect stalls, and it is almost the time of curfew. Huzi had to return to the Drum Tower before it was completely dark, otherwise he would really have to go to prison.
Huzi quickened his pace, but the more he walked, the heavier his panting sounded, the more blurred the scene in front of him became, and the strength flowed out of his body one by one. Huzi is now like a loofah that has been fished out of water, and his torn body keeps leaking water. The magic of harnessing evil is a life-fighting spell, how can it be used in vain. Huzi had indeed heard Mr. Peng's repeated warnings not to use such skills as a last resort, but how did he know that he would look like this after using them? Yes, the soul of the god in the Tangdan Cave Mansion is also injured, so naturally it will not be revealed lightly as soon as the soul returns, and most of the time it will be retribution on the body.
Raising his hand, Huzi bit the back of his hand hard, and there was no blood, but it left a lot of tooth marks. Eating this pain, Huzi cheered up some spirits - he must return to the Drum Tower as soon as possible, otherwise he will faint to death on the street, and when it gets dark, he will be dragged out of the city and fed wild dogs.
stumbled all the way, and when he returned to the Drum Tower, Huzi was sweaty inside and out. The Drum Tower was originally used to sing at night, but since the curfew, it can only be operated during the day, and now the main entrance is boarded. Huzi slammed the side door twice, and a descendant who was about the same age as Huzi opened the door. This person Huzi has seen it, and he is a disciple in the opera troupe. As soon as he saw the person he knew, the string in Huzi's head loosened, and he asked, "Where is Xiao Jiu?" ”
The courtyard should have just eaten, some junior and subordinate servants were cleaning up the dishes, chopsticks, tables and chairs, listening to Huzi's voice, a man in an indigo robe turned around, saw Huzi like this, and exclaimed: "Huzi, why did you go this little cub?" It's like it's fished out of the water! ”
This man's name is Chu An, he was originally singing in the capital, but he didn't sing fire, and he went to Tianjin Wei. However, the local drama leader suppressed artists from other places, and he was driven back to his hometown, and now he is the chief teacher of the Drum Tower. is bold, informal, and very good at talking with Mr. Peng.
Huzi nodded and was happy with the little brother who opened the door for him, crossed him and stood in front of Chu Jiaoxi and arched his hand: "Master Chu, I'm a little hungry, do you still have anything to eat?" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Huzi fell into Chu An's arms! Chu Jiaoxi was frightened, so he quickly called two young men to help him to a shady place with Huzi, put him on a bench and lay down, and then found a fan for Huzi to fan. Huzi was distracted, but he hadn't fainted yet, and he smiled forcefully: "Master Chu, I'm fine." If you allow me to eat two mouthfuls of meat, maybe I'll be fine. ”
Chu Jiao Xi raised his eyebrows: "You kid don't know anything, you have this virtue and still have the heart to fight with me haha!" This is not yet the end of the road, you are sweating again, and it doesn't look like you are suffering from heat stroke, most likely you have caused some trouble somewhere, right? ”
Huzi moved, only to feel the pain of stretching muscles and bones everywhere on his body, so he just lay down and replied: "Where am I in trouble?" In two days, someone will send a plaque of gratitude to Dade up the mountain. ”
Chu Jiaoxi saw that Huzi still had the spirit to laugh with himself, thinking that it was not a big deal, so he casually threw the fan aside, and said: "I won't talk to you kid anymore, you are like this, rest early." You and Xiao Jiu live in the same room, you little brothers still have to talk and take care of, and I will find someone to deliver the food in a while. ”
After talking to Huzi, Chu Jiaoxi turned his head and nodded to the two of them: "You two send Huzi upstairs, don't stumble if you are fine." ”
When Huzi was helped into the room, Xiao Jiuyi, who was practicing water sleeves in the room, jumped and hurriedly helped Huzi to sit on the chair. Xiao Jiu asked angrily: "Huzi, where did you go to do something terrible?" When you go out, it's fine, why is it like this when you come back? ”
Huzi's voice was full of weakness: "I'll talk to you later, you can help me wipe the sweat off my body first." ”
Xiao Jiu didn't say anything when he saw that Huzi was struggling to raise his hand, took a long scarf of "Goryeo cloth" and wiped Huzi's head and face, took off his upper clothes, and wiped his chest and back cleanly. After wiping it, he threw the scarf on Huzi's crotch and said, "Do you still have to do it under the belt?" ”
Huzi relieved himself a little, lifted his belt, took off his stripes and collapsed on the chair, wiping his body for a while: "You use this hand towel to wipe your face and cheeks?" Then I'm not at a loss. ”
Xiao Jiu sneered: "You're so clean!" This is what I used for bathing, and I don't dislike you for being dirty! ”
Xiao Jiu jokes with Huzi and them on weekdays is not a big deal, but in the end, they are the young class masters of the Drum Tower, and they don't eat and live with the little characters who sold their bodies to learn opera. This room is not big, but there are many dressing tables, bath tubs, and carved beds. In the summer, the wind is ventilated before and after, and in the winter, a stove is installed on the ground, which is very different from the fire kang of the rest of the disciples.
Huzi first sighed in his heart, the young master of this rich family was born with a golden pot and jade bowl, and his eyes fell on Xiao Jiu, who was shaking his water sleeves for a while. Huzikou learned the tone of Peking Opera Nianbai: "Little Jiao'e, the spring is just right tonight, if you and I don't, how about getting married?" ”
Xiao Jiu raised his head suddenly, his face was shocked, the orchid finger cocked and pointed at the tiger's nose, took a step back with a snort, and used a fake voice to speak: "You...... You! You! You! You! Hello born scoundrel! The slave family is kind enough to save you, I don't ask you to be grateful, and you can't defile the slave's innocence! ”
"Uh-huh!" Someone outside the door coughed heavily. Xiao Jiu turned around and grabbed a pair of pants from the edge of the bathtub and threw them on Huzi's head: "Put them on, don't offer treasures." Huzi was wearing pants, Xiao Jiu opened the door, but it was Chen Banzhu standing outside the door with a bowl of noodles.
Lifting his pants in a panic, the tiger general stood up, but fell back into the chair. Class Master Chen smiled unconsciously when he saw it, and still whispered: "It's all men, what's so unseemly." If you are tired, let's rest. If you are injured or sick, Lang Chinese medicine can't do it, tomorrow morning, I will send someone to ask your master to come down the mountain to show you, so don't toss around. ”
Although Huzi felt good, he didn't know if this magic technique would fall or not, and he felt that he had to let his master see it, so he nodded and said, "Then trouble Master Chen." ”
"What's the trouble, just say this. Let's eat the noodles, and they won't taste good if they are left for a while. After talking to Huzi, Class Master Chen turned to Xiao Jiu again, "Boss Chen, what kind of drama did I just listen to you outside the door?" ”
Xiao Jiu wilted at that time, pinching his earlobes with both hands, and his voice was much louder: "Dad, I was wrong." ”
"How many times have I told you," Chen Ban Master's words hardened, "This play, something that has been passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors, can't allow us to fail!" If the Qing Dynasty dies one day and is occupied by foreign devils, as long as there are still people singing, then our roots will not be broken. If the singers are not good at singing, then it is really over. Huzi is an outsider, you are an insider! This rule is for you. If I hear you do this again, you see how I clean you up. ”
Xiao Jiuer didn't say a word, "poof", and knelt down in a daze. Chen Banzhu glared at Xiao Jiu for a while, and let out a sigh in his nostrils: "It's time to hold the lamp, you guys should rest early." With that, he turned around and walked out of the house and closed the door.
Huzi was really taken aback, it was the first time he saw Chen Ban Master have such a big temper. Looking at Xiao Jiu kneeling on the ground, Huzi "fluttered" again: "Hey! Jiu'er, let's go, your father is out. ”
Xiao Jiu slowly raised his head and saw that Class Master Chen had indeed gone out, so he slowly got up. Huzi smiled: "Your father is very fierce." Xiao Jiu glared at him: "If you have food, you can't stop your mouth!" It's not all because of you! After eating and sleeping, I have to get up early tomorrow morning to practice. ”