The carriage stopped.

Su Yu lifted the curtain on the back of the carriage, and when he saw Steward He chasing after him quickly, he asked, "Uncle He, what's the matter?" ”

Steward He handed a black cloth bag to Su Yu: "Childe, this is a reward." ”

"Oh, how did I forget." Su Yu took the money bag and said, "These, give them out?" ”

"Childe, you can do it." Steward He said with a dry smile.

Su Yu sat back in the car and checked the black bag, which was estimated to have seven or eight silver dollars.

"To watch a flower drum show, you still have to bring so much silver?" Shi Xiaoshu's eyes widened, "We're going to charter the venue, right?" ”

"No, this time it's the big theater at Shun'an Pier."

"I thought that the big scenes were all for nothing, and I had to give a reward!."

"If the troupe wants to survive, it can't sing in vain. Even if it's a big show, it's sponsored. In the past, there were many businesses in Evian Town, and there were many people with strong financial resources. In the past few years, there has been a lot of trouble in the city and the countryside, and business is not good. Big families can't get much sponsorship, no, the troupe went to the academy yesterday to pay respects. Let's go and hold a show, reward a few dollars, and don't let the flower drum opera in the land of Jingchu be lost. ”

As he spoke, the carriage arrived at Shun'an Field. There are already many people watching the excitement in front of the theater. Su Yu and Shi Xiaoshu jumped out of the car and squeezed from the crowd to the stage.

On the stage, the musicians on both sides have taken their seats, some are adjusting the strings, and some are adjusting their postures. Two big red lanterns are hung on the eaves of the theater building, a row of horse lanterns hangs in the middle of the stage, and there are high candles beside the musicians, which illuminate the stage brightly.

At this time, it was not dark yet, and the restless crowd in front and behind the theater was filled with a strong smell of drama.

Two or three meters away from the stage, there are two rows of six Eight Immortal Tables, each with a sign written on it, with the name of a firm or big family written on it. On the table there are four small plates containing peanuts, candies, etc., and four small tea bowls.

Su Yu sat down at a table on the right side of the second row.

He glanced at the nearby table, which read "Zhenyuan Martial Arts Hall". He was a little unconvinced.

Why is the location of the Zhenyuan Martial Arts Hall better than that of the White Jade Academy, closer to the center of the platform, can they give more rewards?

The best position in the middle of the first row was reserved for Tang Rong, which was the seat of the big landlord Tang Yongfa's house.

The Tang family's industry belongs to one and two in Evian Town, they not only have mountain and forest tea farms, oil extraction workshops, but also a few big ships that run transportation, and the family business is solid.

The more and more people gathered under the stage, the noise became louder and louder, and the sound of nearby hawkers, the shouting in the river not far away, and the noise of children chattering were mixed together, making Su Yu feel a little upset.

Su Yu was facing the stage. Shi Xiaoshu was on the left, with his back to the table in the Zhenyuan Martial Arts Hall.

Sitting in such a good position to watch the play, Xiaoshu was very excited, in the past, he was either crowded under the stage and sat on the ground, or climbed on the tree far away, or rode on the wall. Today is considered to have enjoyed all the blessings that I have not enjoyed for more than ten years.

Four tables of guests of honor have arrived, and only the people from Zhenyuan Martial Arts Hall and Tang Rong have not yet arrived.

These big people, Su Yu has some knowledge, and some have eyes. In comparison, others are rich people, and the White Jade Academy he represents is like a cold door.

At this time, the crowd behind them was in a commotion.

"Let one go, let one go."

Su Yu turned his head to look. A young woman in a red cloak strode in.

The woman was blessed, and there was a strong man with five big and three thick people beside her, separating the crowd and opening up a passage for the woman. The woman was followed by a little maid.

The woman in red is Hu Ruolian, the daughter of Hu Zhenyuan, the director of the Zhenyuan Martial Arts Museum.

Hu Ruolian stopped at the table in the middle of the second row, shook her cloak, and sat down gently. The strong man and the maid stood behind her on either side.

Shi Xiaoshu turned his head curiously to look over. It's okay not to look at it, but after just one look, I immediately panicked, and I slipped under the table, as fast as a loach.

Su Yu was a little puzzled, and kicked the little tree with his foot: "What's wrong?" Shaoxia, do you hide when you see a beautiful girl? ”

"Don't squeak, don't squeak." The little tree waved his hand vigorously.

It was getting dark.

Two firecrackers rang out on both sides of the stage, followed by two fireworks.

While people were admiring the beautiful fireworks, a young man in a militia uniform, with a pistol on his back and leather boots on his feet, sat down in the middle of the first row accompanied by two guards.

Su Yu recognized this person, it was Tang Weizhong, the eldest son of the big landlord Tang Yongfa, who was the head of the county militia group. He has more than 300 guns under his command and is an important force in Huangjiang County to protect the territory and the people.

Tang Weizhong's younger brother Weiyi studied at Baiyu Academy, and his relationship with Su Yu was quite harmonious.

As soon as Tang Weizhong sat down, someone brought a teapot to add tea, and then poured water for the guests at other tables.

Tang Weizhong took the tea bowl and tasted it, and the moment he put the tea bowl on the table, the lights on the stage dimmed, and then the gong and drum instruments began to play, and the lights were turned on again.

The play began, and everyone's attention was focused on the stage. Only then did Shi Xiaoshu come out from under the table and sit down with his back to the table in the Zhenyuan Martial Arts Pavilion. He pulled the collar of his coat up and put it over his head.

Su Yu leaned over and asked, "What do you have to do with people?" Why are you hiding? ”

Shi Xiaoshu pointed to the table behind him and whispered, "My eldest brother is there." ”

Su Yu looked behind the table on the left, and the strong man standing behind Hu Ruolian had a straight waist and behind his hands, like a bodyguard.

"The guard behind Miss Hu is your eldest brother?"

Shi Xiaoshu nodded vigorously: "When the eldest brother saw me, he forced me to take a step, and he beat people hard." ”

Su Yu smiled, picked up the tea bowl and drank tea and watched the play, no longer paying attention to Shi Xiaoshu.

The actors on the stage came up and down in a circle, and what they were singing, Su Yu didn't understand much, and he didn't have the heart to listen.

He wanted to leave the table several times, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he stubbornly watched the performance on stage.

The play that night was "Red Silk Mistake", which tells the story of a poor scholar who teaches in the Yuanwai Mansion and has a relationship with the young lady for a long time, but the outside of the staff wants to marry the young lady to others.

The storyline is simple and not attractive, and Su Yu is not much interested in those lyrics. Just when he was restless, a woman wearing a pink dress and holding a fan appeared on the stage.

This woman was born handsome, with a light gait, a heroic spirit between her eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, cherry mouth, and a singing voice, and her voice was in her ears and heart.

Su Yu's eyes suddenly shone brightly. There are still such good-looking girls in the world.

He took another sips of tea from the bowl and listened carefully to the girl's singing. His eyes followed the girl's steps as she moved on the stage.

Shi Xiaoshu shook his legs while eating peanuts. He didn't pay attention to watching the play, and secretly looked at the crowd around him from time to time, for fear that his eldest brother Shi Dazhu would find him.

The girl finished singing a paragraph and retreated backstage.

Su Yu's heart itched, this feeling was something he had never felt like he had ever grown so big.

He didn't care about other characters up and down, he just wanted to see the beautiful girl. After waiting for a while, he didn't see the girl playing, so he was a little anxious.

After a while, the girl came out again, and Su Yu immediately perked up and stared at the girl without changing her eyes. As for what the girl sang or danced, he didn't care at all, he only admired the girl's figure and voice.

In bursts of cheers, the play ended. All the actors took the stage for a curtain call, thunderous applause from the audience, and the sound of hip-hop screaming in the crowd. The two young actors lost no time in collecting money in the crowd with plates.

Some people began to disperse, but none of the masters sitting at the table left.

When the actor retreated to the backstage, the girl who made Su Yu's heart moved, led by a middle-aged man, walked off the stage and came to the table of the eight immortals to thank them one by one.

The girl saluted at Tang Weizhong's table, and raised the drag plate high with her slender hand.

Tang Weizhong laughed, threw a handful of silver dollars into the plate, and said in a rough voice: "Little girl, raise your head and give Ye a smile." ”

The girl raised her head slightly, but did not raise her eyes, only looked at the table. Tang Weizhong reached out and pinched the girl's chin, gently lifted her face, and laughed.

Su Yu looked angry on the side, and slapped the folding fan in the palm of his hand to make a "pop" sound.

The girl who sang came to the table in the Zhenyuan Martial Arts Hall. Hu Ruolian took out a silver dollar from the sachet and threw it on the table, got up and left, muttering: "You look so ugly, you can't sing well, and you have to be rewarded with silver." ”

Su Yu looked at Hu Ruolian's fat body, and scolded in his heart: "It's really ugly." ”

The girl finally came to Su Yu, and the middle-aged man introduced her, "This is Young Master Su of the White Jade Academy. ”

"Thank you, Young Master Su, for your face." The girl whispered.

Su Yu was a little excited, he took out a small cloth bag containing silver dollars from his pocket, touched a few silver dollars from it, and was about to put them on the girl's plate.

The girl's pair of Danfeng eyes gently lifted up, and glanced at him with a smile.

Su Yu's body shook slightly, he felt that his face was a little hot, so he simply put the whole money bag on the girl's plate, and said, "Sing well, sing well." ”

The girl bent over again. Su Yu was a little flattered, and hurriedly stood up and arched his hand, not knowing what to say. Just looked at the girl's face without changing his eyes.

"Sister Xueni, is that you?" Shi Xiaoshu tilted his head and stared at the girl.

The girl gave Shi Xiaoshu a look and motioned him to keep quiet.

This small action, Su Yu saw it in his eyes. When the girl left, Su Yu asked Shi Xiaoshu: "Do you know that girl?" ”

"She's my cousin Leng Xueni." Xiaoshu stood up, pointed to the young man on the stage and said, "Look, that young man with an erhu is my cousin Leng Tiehu." The original owners of this troupe were my aunt and uncle. Three years ago, my aunt and uncle died in an accident, and the troupe fell into the hands of others. ”

"That girl is your cousin, it's too coincidental, can you send her a message, I want to invite her to the Mingxuan Teahouse next to me for tea, and ask her what this play means tonight." Su Yu felt that this excuse was still in the past.

Shi Xiaoshu said with a hippie smile: "You have a crush on my cousin, right?" ”

"What nonsense! Will you help or not? ”

"No problem, I'll go." Shi Xiaoshu jumped up from the side of the stage.

Su Yu saw Xiao Shu greet Leng Tiehu first, and then walked to the curtain of the backstage and shouted a few times.

Leng Xueni opened the curtain and said a few words to Xiaoshu. Su Yu couldn't hear what he said. I saw Leng Xueni glance at the audience with a smile on her face.

Su Yu's heart trembled again, and his heartbeat increased significantly.

Xiaoshu beckoned to Su Yu, meaning that it seemed that the negotiation had been settled.

Su Yu excitedly picked up the tea and took a few sips.

If Leng Xueni comes, what kind of tea will she take to drink? Does she like sweet tea? Why don't you buy her some sweets? What will she look like when she takes off her makeup? Will it still be so good-looking?

Su Yu was thinking in his heart, and suddenly someone shouted behind him: "Childe, childe." ”

Su Yu looked back and saw that it was Steward He.

"Childe, after the play is over, hurry up and go home."

"Don't worry, I still have something."

"There is an urgent matter at home, and the dean asked me to take you back quickly."

"What's the matter?"

"Old lady, it's almost gone." Steward He told the truth, looking helpless and nervous.

"What's wrong with my grandfather?"

"If you don't go back, you may not see the old lady."

Su Yu chuckled in his heart.

He lacked father's love since he was a child, and he was closest to his grandfather, who was dying, and he had to go back. However, he just asked Xiaoshu to ask the girl out, what should he do? He was in a dilemma for a moment, and he didn't know which one to take care of.

Shi Xiaoshu was still talking to his cousin Leng Tiehu, and Miss Xue Ni was removing her makeup and changing clothes in the background, and she didn't know how long she would have to wait.

Su Yu shouted a few times at the little tree on the stage. There was a mess on and off the stage, and Xiaoshu didn't seem to hear it.

Su Yu was ruthless, go, go home to see grandpa first. I still have to sing this play for a few days, and it's never too late to make an appointment tomorrow.