The fifteenth episode of performance two
Since the performance of the nameless small village, the shadow puppet troupe that was originally formed improvised has become popular in the Fengyang area. As soon as they heard that there was a shadow puppet show to watch, several large households in the vicinity, and some officials of "Zhishi", wrote invitations one after another. Originally, Qin Tai and the others, who only wanted to play a few scenes in response to the situation, had to continue acting in order not to expose the target too early.
The big thing is that Zhan Xiaoxiao has become the most popular red corner. In fact, it is no wonder that Zhan Xiaoxiao is not at all, because Zhan Xiaoxiao is originally a girl, and the trouble of a woman dressing up as a man is too handsome. This kind of unisex beauty is the type that can captivate both male and female audiences.
Zhan Xiaoxiao not only looks a little confusing to sentient beings, but also has a very good voice. The lyrics of shadow puppetry are born from the ancient Qin dialect, which is the most popular type of music in the northwest region and the large Hanzhong Plain. Qin dialect can endure for a long time, because in addition to a large number of mass bases, it is its sometimes high-pitched, sometimes tactful way of singing, which attracts almost all audiences. But this kind of singing is very laborious, and if you want to sing well, you can't do it without more than ten years of training. Although Zhan Xiaoxiao has not received strict training, she is a girl who knows kung fu. In ancient times, no woman could perform on stage, let alone a girl who could do kung fu singing, so no one noticed a key problem. Women, especially girls, have better vocal cavities than men, and when singing to the high pitch, the high part can play more than the man and break through, and when it comes to the low part, the girl can switch effortlessly and freely. Zhan Xiaoxiao has an advantage over other girls in that she knows kung fu and has practiced internal qigong, that is, internal strength. The so-called internal strength is the practice of qi, that is, the lung capacity of a person who practices is much larger than that of ordinary people. In this way, when a small singing is performed, the high-pitched place is particularly high-pitched, and when it should be tactful and lingering, the voice is as soft as water.
As long as they have listened to Zhan Xiaoxiao's performance and seen Zhan Xiaoxiao himself, they will all bow down to Zhan Xiaoxiao.
Although it belonged to the Ming Dynasty with very strict etiquette rules at that time, although some of the ladies had very strict tutors, they were still shadow puppets wherever they went. As long as it is a small performance, they like to watch, as long as they listen to and listen to a repertoire, they can almost memorize, they still don't fall behind. Their behavior is a bit like the die-hard fans of celebrities that can often be seen and heard in society nowadays. Zhan Xiaoxiao has become a star, and the ladies may be the first batch of female star chasers in China. Of course, if they know that Zhan Xiaoxiao is a girl, I don't know if they will still be so fascinated.
Qin Tai, who had repeatedly instructed Zhan Xiao on the side, had changed to learn from Zhan Xiao with an open mind. Of course, at the request of the audience, the protagonist has already given up to Zhan Xiaoxiao. Zhan Xiaoxiao starred in "The Harmony" by himself, the veteran Lian Po and the prime minister Lin are similar. Whether it is the high-pitched Lian Po lyrics or the elegant Lin Xiangru, Zhan Xiaoxiao can transform freely. Qin Tai has become a little dragon who plays a small role, of course, sometimes he is lazy, he goes to the audience to listen to the play, and casually asks for more news.
Whenever Zhan Xiaoxiao finished the play and came out for a curtain call as usual, the audience was happiest. At that time, there was a custom that the audience was happy to see it, and they immediately threw silver on the stage as a reward. Every time Zhan Xiao comes out, the bounty thrown up can kill people. Zhan Xiaoxiao, who has experience, is always fully armed every time he comes out for a curtain call, wearing a helmet, a modified leather armor, and even combat boots on his feet. In order to explain this attire, she also has a mustache in her hand, which is a fake mustache that she wears under her chin. This is a special thing for actors who played old students in ancient times. This dress and a lot of fake beard really look a bit like the old general Lian Po. Just explained the reason why Zhan Xiaoxiao wore this set of clothes, in fact, Zhan Xiaoxiao was afraid of being lost by the silver. During the first curtain call, I was accidentally hit by a large handful of copper coins. Zhan Xiaoxiao, who thought the copper coin was a hidden weapon, almost beat the hidden weapon back, but fortunately, the "old drunkard" master on the side stopped him. Otherwise, with a little effort and eyesight, if these copper coins are punched out, it is estimated that they will become dead people below.
The most angry time for Zhan Xiao was the behavior of a rich son. This father's son-in-law, who used to be a magistrate, was hard-pulled by his sister. In order to see this handsome and extraordinary Zhan Xiaoxiao, his sister pulled her brother as a shield. When this boy watched the shadow puppet show, he thought that Zhan Xiaoxiao's singing skills were okay, but after seeing Zhan Xiaoxiao himself, this boy was dumbfounded. If it weren't for the loud applause of the people on the side, he really wouldn't have woken up. I've played too many women, and I like boys a little bit, and after seeing Zhan Xiaoxiao, my bones are lighter. In order to attract Zhanxiao's attention, and even more so to show his wealth, Brother Gongzi immediately took out the largest ingot of silver and threw it on the stage. It is estimated that even Brother Gongzi himself did not think of a question, how much does a silver ingot weigh for one hundred taels? In ancient times, silver was divided into official silver and non-official silver, and official silver could only be used by officials, the imperial court, and the army. Ordinary people are not allowed to use official money, and if they use it, they will be "committed", and those who will be imprisoned will be imprisoned, and those who will be killed will be killed. Non-official silver is minted and circulated by the common people themselves, and it is of course a little worse than the official silver that was strictly managed at the time of production. There are several types of silver, loose silver, ingots, and bars. Silver ingots are the most common, with small ingots with one tael and one ingot, five taels and ten taels and one ingot, and two taels and fifty taels and one ingots. And the super large ingots of one hundred taels and one ingot are not only rare, but also very few people will carry them. According to the weight calculation at that time, one catty was sixteen taels, and one hundred taels of silver and one ingot of silver weighed six or seven catties. Although it is only the size of a fist, it is particularly scary to smash it on the stage. At that time, I didn't know if Brother Gongzi was too excited and lost too much strength, or if the ingot of silver was too heavy, Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't expect such a big silver to fly towards her. At that time, she only heard a rapid sound of breaking the air, and she definitely didn't have time to react before she felt that something had hit her face. Zhan Xiaoxiao is a girl, although she has practiced kung fu, but she has never practiced the "golden bell jar" that only fools practice. Even if you have practiced the "Golden Bell Jar", there is no guarantee that your face will be able to withstand such a heavy blow. The silver of the culprit not only hit Zhan Xiaoxiao's face, but also hit Zhan Xiaoxiao's foot for the second time. Zhan Xiaoxiao covered his face with one hand, hugged his smashed foot with the other, and fell on the stage. At this time, she saw clearly that the hidden weapon that hit her was a super-large ingot, and she really hated this super-large ingot.
Although afterwards, this son-in-law, who thought he was not wrong, was surrounded by his sister and other fans who were loyal to Zhanxiao, and suffered an unknown number of "flower fists and embroidered legs". When people came to save this young master, he looked so beaten that even his mother couldn't recognize him. But this blow deeply hurt Zhan Xiaoxiao.
In order to do a good job in Zhan Xiaoxiao's ideological work, in order not to give Zhan Xiaoxiao the opportunity to be a shopkeeper, Qin Tai was forced by everyone to go to Zhan Xiaoxiao to accompany Zhan Xiaoxiao to talk. Zhan Xiaoxiao's face and feet had already been seen by Qin Tai, a demigod doctor, for the first time, although Zhan Xiaoxiao's face was swollen, but the silver hit her chin, causing no sequelae. Qin Tai is sure that in less than three or four days, he will be able to return the original Zhan Xiaoxiao. As for Zhanxiao's injured foot, it didn't hurt his muscles and bones, as long as he rested for a few days and was careful not to get wet.
Qin Tai was in Zhanxiao's room, and he accompanied Zhan Xiaoxiao to write a lot of novels, and Zhan Xiaoxiao agreed to continue acting. But the premise is that no similar incidents can happen again. In order to show a small security problem, in order not to make any major incidents, Qin Tai came up with an excellent way. A set of general armor similar to that worn by Lian Po was worn by Zhan Xiaoxiao, which was not only majestic but also prevented from being injured by flying silver. In addition, please greet everyone in advance and ask the audience not to throw too much silver or other things on the stage, so as not to hurt the performers on the stage.
After a two-day break, Zhan Xiaoxiao continued to perform on stage. Her appearance immediately attracted the attention of the original audience and fans, not only was the venue full, but also the list of requests for additional performances was endless.
As the head of the class, the "old drunkard" master counted accounts every day, and found that the shadow puppet troupe set up in order to cover his identity in the past few days had earned more than 1,700 taels of silver. Excluding some accommodation and living expenses, everyone earned a total of more than 1,500 taels of silver. Of course, a small half of it is a small reward given by everyone to the exhibition. After that, there are at least thirty or so more orders, and if they are all finished, they will earn no less than four or five thousand taels of silver. This is much easier than Qin Tai, who is an official, and the officers and soldiers who are soldiers make money. Some of the more intelligent officers and men are already learning this play. I hope that after I become a soldier in the future, I can use this play to support my family.
Zhan Xiaoxiao was unhappy with the lively mood of the audience. She has rejected the bold courtship of twelve young ladies, and the reason cannot be told to everyone, and she must not tell them that she is a girl, right? She also secretly beat up three sons and brothers who came forward to try to tease her, she was obviously dressed as a man, why did they still touch herself? Could it be that his outfit shows his feet? Or do they like men? Thinking about it more and more disgusting, Zhan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but do it. Exhibiting a small hand, not only did not arouse everyone's disgust, but was also said by some people to be a manifestation of self-love. More girls and men are trying to get close to her, and there are brother and sister or father and daughter, and even mother and son want to get their own at the same time. Zhan Xiaoxiao wanted to scold her mother for a long time, but in order not to scare Qin Tai, in order to give Qin Tai a good influence, she had to secretly retaliate.