Under the bustling night scene composed of steel buildings and Yaning temples, there are alleys and old mansions where people of all religions and nine streams gather, among which the "Haiqin Garden Theater" in the market alley west of Zhuque Street is particularly famous among Yaning people and mixed-race people.

Haiqin Garden is located in an inconspicuous alley, which was once the residence of a large family in Yaning, a large courtyard facing north and south, with a stage inside, which belongs to the traditional pure wood building structure. In addition to the stage, there are nine inverted north rooms facing the street, and there are three south rooms in the east of the courtyard.

Although the glorious royal years passed by in the colonial period, the new owner of Haiqin Garden had his own unique way of doing business: he converted it into a theater and divided it into different levels of performances according to the day. On weekdays, the midnight repertoire staged in the theater is actually a glamorous dance dressed in Yaning's costume shell, the singers like to pull up the skirt of the dress, through the seductive breasts and show off their short panties to tease the male audience, after the play, these youthful dancers and guests can negotiate the deal in the side room, after the negotiation of the theater according to a certain percentage of the commission, the guests can then take the dancer away, but if the guests are willing to choose the back wing of the theater to stay, there will be a good discount, but the price paid is the possibility of being peeed at— This is also another service provided by business-minded theater owners, if they are willing to buy another "easter egg" package in the same way as Westerners, the audience will have the opportunity to see the dancers on the stage before and the guests who opened the room playing in the water through the camera hidden in the small room next to the back wing.

Even many guests who come here, not only for their own enjoyment, but also to peek at others, according to some people who don't know whether it is true or false, some people happened to recognize their own ** wife when they looked at the easter eggs.

In any case, this hybrid of theatrical performances and roundabout transactions is more interesting than the straightforward and dusty transactions of the old city, and thus adds a lot of ambiguity and unique appeal to the theater. In addition, New Year's Eve activities such as traditional folk operas such as Shehuo and Mulian Opera are also arranged here during the New Year's Festival, because gradually Haiqin Garden has become a popular destination for young masters who are illustrious and keen on curiosity, down to drunkards who steal fish, artists looking for a source of creativity and businessmen who entertain business partners.

However, unlike normal days, the performances on Saturdays and Sundays are very particular. And the day Zhong Jiu brought Hong Yuesheng here was Sunday.

After the black car stopped at the entrance of the alley, Baihu and the driver were arranged to wait outside, and Zhong Jiu swaggered and took Hong Yuesheng through the narrow alley.

"What is this place?" Hong Yuesheng asked, Zhong Jiu hadn't replied for a long time, but the guys from Haiqin Garden saw them first.

"Yo! Master Zhongjiu, you're here! The man hurriedly shouted, and between his words, he led Zhong Jiu and Hong Yuesheng into the vermilion lacquer gate of the courtyard and entered the courtyard. Hong Yuesheng understood that it was a drama garden, he had also watched a play in the ancestral hall of the old city with the phoenix butterfly before, but he had never seen such a big scene: the opera garden at night was brilliantly lit, blue bricks, stone lions, red lights, and colorful paintings came into view one by one, and the imperial ginkgo trees of more than 1,000 years were dotted in the meantime.

The foreman of the theater building who was Zhang Luo in the courtyard also saw Zhong Jiu, and shouted from afar: "Master Zhong! I haven't seen you for a few days, and I can think about it. He hurried forward and saw Zhongjiu's bandaged hand: "Yo, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's a small accident, it's out of the way." Zhong Jiu waved his hand to the foreman, and then pointed at Hong Yuesheng: "Uncle Kun, this is my brother, do to me whatever you want to do to me in the future." ”

"Oops! That's a good idea! The foreman known as Uncle Kun was in his forties, with a smile on his face, and Hong Yuesheng nodded to him.

Uncle Kun turned to face Zhong Jiu, with a sad expression: "Speaking of the front, I can't stand the master today, "Emperor Yue" raised his voice, and the official seat was full......"

"It's not Emperor Yue, I'm not here yet."

"That's, that's." Uncle Kun nodded, "Next time you come to speak early, I will designate you to reserve a seat!" Then you are in the "Rabbit Master's Stall" for the time being? "Rabbit stall is the slang name for "partial seat" in Haiqin Courtyard.

Zhong Jiu nodded, and Uncle Kun personally led the two of them to the direction of the theater. Before you go in, you can watch the holographic screen outside the theater building with the preview of today's track, in which the protagonist knows that she is a young Yaning woman at a glance, but she is dressed as a man. Although she wears a long black beard on her face, her eyebrows are still beautiful. When she raised her voice, her voice was strong, reversing yin and yang, and the typhoon could compete with senior veterans.

Hong Yuesheng felt that the woman in the image was familiar for a while, and recalled that when she first arrived in Mirage New Town in the morning, the woman she saw dancing in a red and white dress on the 3D screen in the waiting boat was a person, and her charm and charm were very distinctive, even if she was still a woman pretending to be a man, it was still difficult to hide, so Hong Yuesheng could recognize it at a glance.

is different from the dance drama that hypnotizes the Yaning people on the waiting boat, today's trailer shows a traditional Yaning repertoire sung by her: "Phoenix Opera and Dragon", which tells a story of ancient love across time and space, and the "Qiandan Kunsheng" in which men and women swap genders on the stage is a major attraction.

"It turns out that she is the Yuehuang ......," Hong Yuesheng looked up and muttered to herself.

"You look like you're new here, aren't you?" Because he heard that it was Zhongjiu's brother, Uncle Kun took extra good care of him: "Emperor Yue is a nickname given by the seat, which is taken from the meaning of "the emperor in the play". Today's Jiao'er is famous Ling Xiaoyue, since the time when the first emperor was still there, "When it came to the first emperor, he made a gesture of arching his hand to the sky," it is the child star Hongjiao'er who swept the mirage, at that time, even a sneeze had to be full of color!" Now it's also the middle master's ...... Hey. Uncle Kun didn't finish speaking, and smiled strangely.

Hearing what Uncle Kun said, Hong Yuesheng turned his head to look at Zhong Jiu, only to find that Zhong Jiu was also looking at the girl on the video drunk in it, and then Hong Yuesheng finally understood why he came here today, Zhong Jiu's water-based poplar has also understood something in the past few days.

"If it's a famous person, why would you come to this kind of Fengyue place?" Hong Yuesheng often followed the phoenix butterfly in the old city, so as soon as she entered the door, she immediately smelled the breath of wind and moon.

As soon as Uncle Kun heard this, his face immediately sank: "Master, you don't like what you said, we are here in Yadier, and we are all decent people, but it can't be compared with Fengyue place." He glanced at Zhong Jiu, Zhong Jiu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind, and Uncle Kun continued:

"But then again, in the past, celebrities really didn't come to us much, but now the world is not as good as before, and now young people love to listen to some electronic music from Lao Mei, and there are fewer and fewer people who know our traditional skills, and she doesn't have to eat well, right?"

Uncle Kun's words are good, since the mirage became a colony for more than ten years, the living space of traditional Yaning art has been greatly impacted by the Meda Busoya culture, even the famous actors who have learned from teachers since childhood have to put down their bodies, so they have cheapened the Haiqin Academy, and they can hire some famous actors to participate in the repertoire on weekends.

"I still want to eat mixed rice!!" Before Uncle Kun finished speaking, he heard a rude scolding in the theater. Then there was the sound of footsteps and the breaking of things. A guy rushed out of the theater, and as soon as he saw Uncle Kun, he hurriedly shouted with a white face:

"Oh no, no, no! Uncle Kun! Something happened! ”

"What's wrong?" "Emperor Yue said he wouldn't sing today!"

"Huh?!" Uncle Kun was shocked and hurriedly rushed into the theater, and Zhong Jiu and Hong Yuesheng also followed together. The theater building is an all-wood structure, with a two-story stage inside, open on three sides, and an overhead wooden ladder on the side leading to the two-story balcony, which is the "official seat" that Uncle Kun just said, with an Arhat bed, and someone serving tea and water to deliver snacks, which is extraordinary. The top of the stage is provided with a wood carved flower cover, there is the word "swastika" on it, and there is a plaque on the book: "Harmony in the prosperous age".

At this time, the audience was full of voices, because Emperor Yue did not appear, and it was already a mess.

"Why don't you sing it?"

"There are a few new masters on the official seat today, with new faces, I have to change the clothes of Emperor Yue......"

Hong Yuesheng looked up at the official seat upstairs, and sure enough, four or five Meda Busoya were whistling and smashing the table.

The person standing in front of the stage on the second floor of the stage was not Emperor Yue, but a girl who looked like a maid, who was also fierce at first glance, and was shouting back to the people in the official seat opposite:

"Our Emperor Yue said that the play is for people, not for animals!"

"Hey! Who are you scolding! The leader of the Meda Busoya is a stout black man, with a long scar along the forehead diagonally across the bridge of the nose and cheeks to the cheeks, but surprisingly fluent in Beijing films, "Today, we come to see Emperor Yue is to give you face, don't be unhappy!" ”

At this time, Uncle Kun had already taken his men to take three steps and two steps around the stairs with the best tea, and rushed to the official seat, "Master, master, you have a cup of tea to dissipate your anger." ”

The black man didn't give Uncle Kun the slightest step down, and raised his hand to knock over the tea set handed by the guy.

"Less of this! We're not done with this today! Isn't she just a female singer who sits on the stage and sings, what kind of score do you put on! ”

A fellow man next to him helped:

“It’s_said_that_no_performer_wouldn’t_perform_when_here’s_packed,unless_the_performer_got_engaged_or_married. So,looks_like_QueenYue_is_planning_to_marry_to_our_boss_Paul_today,isn’t_she?

(Hey, I've heard of the rules of your theater, the seat is full of the truth that no one doesn't sing, unless it's the day when the servant marries or gets married, what's the matter, is it that your Emperor Yue plans to marry our boss Paul today?) ）”

"You!" The maid on the other side was so angry that she couldn't speak.

As soon as they heard this, several people screamed and started to coax, but Uncle Kun couldn't persuade him.

“I_toldyou,either_QueenYue_makes_an_alternativechoice,or_we_will_**_up_HaiQinYuan_today!

(I'm telling you, today your Emperor Yue will either choose one of the two, or we will smash your Haiqin Garden!) )”

The man sent by Uncle Kun also rushed to the stage on the second floor and bowed down to the girl: "My aunt, you can persuade Emperor Yue to sing one for a few masters, isn't this the end of it!" ”

The maid didn't dare to make her own decisions when she saw this posture, and looked back behind the scenes, the backstage curtain fluttered gently, and she could vaguely see the figure sitting inside, but there was still no movement.

When the two sides were in a quarrel, suddenly a shout came from the audience: "Xiaoyue, this is your fault!" ”

The maid and the others searched for the voice, and found that it was Zhong Jiu who spoke. And the name Xiaoyue is not called by ordinary people.

"Young Master Zhongjiu! What are you coaxing!! The maid was obviously also familiar with Zhong Jiu, and not only did she not help Zhong Jiu at this time, but her heart was angry.

The figure behind the curtain on the stage trembled slightly, but still did not stand up.

"Hey, there's a real sense of truth in this!" Paul, the black man in the official seat, is getting his hands dirty.

Hong Yuesheng also looked sideways at Zhong Jiu, not knowing what he was going to say.

Zhong Jiu walked through the "Rabbit Stall" where ordinary low-class citizens were seated, walked to the center of the front stand, raised the palm of his left hand and stretched up to the half-hidden curtain on the stage on the second floor, and continued: "Why didn't you tell you that today is the day when we are married!" ”

As soon as he spoke, the audience was shocked, and everyone's eyes turned from Zhong Jiu to the stage again, and even the maid was completely at a loss: "This ...... This ......" She glanced at Zhong Jiu, then turned her head to look at the curtain behind her:

"Miss......"

The people behind the curtain did not move for a while. Suddenly, she could vaguely be seen raising her hand and whispering something in her mouth, and then a scarab with a bright yellow tail flew out of her hand, flew through the curtain, flew down the stage on the second floor, and went straight to Zhongjiu's outstretched left hand. Zhong Jiu didn't dodge, and when the scarab landed in the palm of his hand, he put down a huge emerald gemstone ring, which was worth a lot of money at a glance. Later, the beetle flew back, and it turned out to be a mechanical insect that was only used to carry small objects. When the scarab returned to its owner, Emperor Yue had already lifted the curtain and walked onto the stage.

She is a real person with a petite figure, although she is a few years older than Zhongjiu, but she is still in the cardamom years, even if she still wears a long black beard prop on her dignified cheeks, she is still bright and bright, and everyone in the audience who sees her is fascinated. She looked at Zhong Jiu in the audience, and Zhong Jiu looked back at her with an uninhibited expression.

"Uh-huh......" Uncle Kun coughed dryly in embarrassment.

Zhong Jiu lowered his head, bit the ring in the palm of his hand with his mouth, avoided the inconvenience of his right hand wrapped in plaster, and directly threaded the ring on the middle finger of his left hand by his teeth, and then raised his left hand to show the audience.

"Oh~!!!" The audience immediately burst into applause and heckling.

"This woman gives a man a love token, it's really a good day, reversing yin and yang!"

"It's really worthy of our Yue Emperor! There is momentum! A man who was nearly 800 years old gave a thumbs up.

Emperor Yue stared at Zhong Jiu's hand and smiled: "Everyone, forgive the little girl for being inconsiderate today, and I didn't inform you until this moment in order to give everyone a ...... According to Haiqin Garden, easter eggs~"

The audience erupted in laughter.

"You can take a good look at it, this emerald pigeon egg given by my Emperor Yue is a family heirloom!" Her outspoken maid didn't forget to add, "Young Master Zhongjiu, I can make you pick up a big bargain today!" ”

Emperor Yue glanced at the maid with a smile in his eyes, motioned for her to say a few words, and then turned to the audience:

"On this big day, I invited Xiaoyue to pay for the tickets, tea, and wine, and I didn't listen to the play, please take care of it!"

There was another round of applause from the audience, which made the several Meda Busuas in the official seat even more embarrassed, especially when Nakakusa turned his raised left hand towards them, and put away the other fingers, except for the middle finger with the huge emerald gem.

"You guys are going to play with me!!" The black Paul was in a hurry, rushed down the stairs with a few other people, scolded and pushed away the tables and chairs and the theater guys, and surrounded Zhong Jiu and Hong Yuesheng.

"Hey, everyone, you're okay, don't do it here, okay? Be sure to fight, the alley is big! Uncle Kun followed the persuasion, but was pushed away by one of the Meda Busoya and fell into the buddy's arms.

Hong Yuesheng watched them put barbed steel bracelets on their hands, and secretly clenched their fists, thinking that it was inevitable that there would be another fierce battle.

Paul put his hand on his belt and lifted his baggy pants, put his face close to Zhongjiu, and said in a pure Beijing accent: "I hate it when people raise the bar with me!" ”

"Who likes it?" Nakahisa also looked at him and smiled.

Paul's face was hideous, and he hugged Zhongjiu's shoulder: "I don't look down on people like you the most, the most unruly!" Wear a good dress, soak a beautiful skin chick, and you will look invincible, in fact, you are neither Yaning nor Meda Busoya, but a bastard who does not dock at both ends! ”

As he spoke, he spat in Zhong Jiu's face, and Hong Yuesheng was about to make a move, but Zhong Jiu was gently holding him down.

"Han Kun," Zhong Jiu called out a name, "How is your family doing?" ”

A young Yanin man outside the circle of the Medabsoya stood up and replied, "Thank you, it's not bad. Mother is very grateful for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner you send every year. ”

"Dongxu. Lee," Nakahisa continued to call another person's name.

"Yes, Young Master Zhongjiu." Another Asian-American mulatto stepped out of the crowd.

"Is your business okay?" As Zhong Jiu asked, Paul began to feel that something was wrong.

"A small business, thanks to your monthly care."

"Tang Atong, is your sister feeling better?"

Paul and the others looked at the voices of the other answers, and sure enough, another Yaning man stood up: "She is no longer there, but thanks to Young Master Zhong, you stood up for her last time, and I assured her before she left that your business will be my business from then on." ”

"Luo Mengyue!"

"In!"

"Yongzhi. Norman! ”

"Master Jones!"

As the names in Zhongjiu's mouth became more and more, half of the Yaning people and half-breeds stood up from the scattered seats and the "rabbit stall" on the first floor, and surrounded several Meda Busuya people in three circles and three circles, not only Paul, but even Hong Yuesheng was dumbfounded.

"Damn it!" Paul still wanted to fight to the death, and as soon as he raised his fist, he didn't expect to be hit in the face by Zhongjiu's head, knocking his whole face in.

"Woo wow wow wow wow!" He covered his bloody nose and screamed backwards, and at the same time, Zhongjiu's helpers also swarmed up, punching and kicking, and instantly beat several Meda Busoya troublemakers to a bloody blur.

"Something's wrong! Big master, second master? By the time the white tiger heard the chaos in the courtyard and rushed into the theater from the alley, the Meda Busoya had already been beaten to the ground and collapsed, and some people did not forget to make up for it.

Zhong Jiu stood still, looked coldly at Paul who fell to the ground unconscious, raised his hand to wipe the phlegm on his face, and winked at Hong Yuesheng, who was surprised by this last "easter egg".

Then Zhong Jiu smiled and looked at Emperor Yue on the stage.