The troupe's performance was a great success.

When Yu San came over to report the situation in the afternoon, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and brought Zhu Hao a message by the way: "...... The people of Ning Wangfu said that a steward will come tomorrow to discuss the matter of buying an opera troupe from us, and I heard that any theater troupe that is favored by Ning Wangfu will bid a lot of money...... Does the owner intend to sell the troupe for a profit? ”

Zhu Hao smiled and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Yu San smiled bitterly and scratched his head: "I also know that the little proprietor refuses to sell the troupe, but it's better for you to talk about this kind of thing in person...... However, after you left, the dragon class master's play also attracted a lot of people to watch, and they originally also played "The Legend of the White Snake", but we all acted, so we changed to "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits". ”

Zhu Hao nodded: "Let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

was going to bomb Yu San away directly, but Yu San remembered something, and said: "Dongjia, I found out the news of the Mr. Tang you are looking for, and he jumped into the lake before...... He didn't drown, he should have been recuperating in the palace these days, I heard that he has done a lot of crazy things lately, such a person ......"

Tang Yin has already planted the impression of a mad scholar, and even Yu San looks down on such a madman.

Zhu Haoxin said, just peeing and jumping into the lake, not running naked, this makes people unbearable?

"Okay, I know, help me pay more attention to the news over there, if you can, have a good relationship with the people of Ning Wangfu, invite them to drink, just like chatting after dinner, and ask more about Mr. Tang." Zhu Hao still lacks manpower in Nanchang, and needs Yu San to charge ahead.

Yu San hurried to be.

Zhu Hao followed Yu San to the door, and Zhu Niang's voice came from the second floor: "Is there something wrong with Yu San coming here?" ”

Yu Sansheng replied: "It's okay, I'm just here to say a few words to the little master......"

Then he lowered his voice, "Dongjia, the father and son of the Guan family have been in the opera troupe for a few days, and they want to sing on stage earlier, saying that they want to ask you to arrange it." ”

Zhu Hao said: "You just want to be on stage when you first enter the drama troupe? Let their father and son do the chores honestly and wait patiently...... Nanchang Mansion is not a place for them to perform, if they are diligent and stay in the troupe, there will always be a time when they will perform on stage and make a splash. ”

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Just when Zhu Hao was paying attention to the progress of the lobby meeting.

Zhu Niang also contacted in all directions, wanting to invite a husband for her son, but unfortunately she had no connections, so she could only ask for help from the lotus girl who traveled to Nanchang City.

At sunset that day, she said that she was going to attend the lantern festival in the city, but Zhu Niang temporarily changed her mind and took Zhu Hao to the inn where the lotus girl stayed to discuss the apprenticeship.

The lotus girl was a little embarrassed when she heard this.

"It's not difficult for Nanchang Mansion to invite Mr. to go home to teach, but it's just a little troublesome to come from a foreign land like a small official of the Zhu family...... Generally speaking, non-local children, the husband does not teach, even if there are students who come from afar to study, most of them go to famous teachers, their net worth and reputation are there, and then they are old...... It's basically an adult. ”

In the sense of the lotus girl, Zhu Hao is a foreigner, and the gentleman does not like to accept such disciples who do not participate in the imperial examination locally, which does not help to enhance their reputation in Confucianism.

It is best to wait until the age of fourteen or fifteen to be able to take charge on your own, and then the kind of family member who has entered the office or has an official background, before you have the opportunity to ask a famous teacher for guidance.

Zhu Niang was a little anxious: "It's not easy to study when you are in Anlu, don't you want to be like this when you go to Nanchang Mansion?" ”

The lotus girl asked puzzledly: "Madame wants her son to be Jackie Chan, I think I should have found Mr. for a junior official when I came to Huguang, right?" Why do you want to leave your hometown to study in Nanchang? Anlu ...... Can't find Mr. Good? ”

Lian Nu knows very little about Zhu Niang's background, and now is a good opportunity to be tempted.

Just when Zhu Niang felt that Liannu could trust and entrust her to help Zhu Hao find a teacher, and was about to tell her family background, Zhu Hao interrupted with a smile: "Mother, my schoolwork has not fallen behind, and I have been studying hard recently...... Aren't we going to find Mr. Lu? ”

The lotus girl asked, "Mr. Lu...... I don't know who it is? But in Nanchang? ”

Zhu Niang found that there were many problems with the lotus girl, and when the enthusiasm in her heart passed, she suddenly became a little more vigilant, and sighed softly: "It is the child's enlightenment teacher, and this time I came to Nanchang to find him...... Since I can't find a suitable gentleman for the time being, I can only take one step at a time. ”

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Zhu Niang took Zhu Hao and left.

On the carriage, Zhu Niang's expression was sad.

Zhu Hao said: "Mother, this Fei girl, don't you think it's a little weird?" ”

Zhu Niang shook her head: "I know that you are very vigilant, but people are dedicated to helping us, we have just arrived, and we don't know anyone here in Nanchang, so we have to rely on her to open up the situation." ”

Zhu Hao looked leisurely and leisurely, and analyzed: "When Mrs. Sui sent her to follow, she said in front of us that they had a lot of properties in Nanchang Mansion, but Miss Fei had been staying at the inn when she arrived in Nanchang City, why is this?" ”

"This ......"

Zhu Niang had never thought of such a tricky question.

Zhu Hao said: "This can only be explained that in fact, Mrs. Sui's business in Nanchang City is not very big, or she has encountered some trouble, otherwise why would Su Dongzhu arrange for her to receive her, she would be so concerned?"

"I think it is probably related to the fact that the ground in Jiangxi has not been peaceful in recent years...... Mrs. Fei must be in trouble, and if she wants to win over some more relationships, it is best to have the resources of the government......"

Zhu Niang asked in surprise, "You mean, in fact, Mrs. Sui wanted to use us from the beginning?" ”

Zhu Hao said leisurely: "We are doing business in Huguang, and we can actually be relied on by the owner of the Su Dynasty, and the Sui family must want to open up new business channels through our relationship...... When Miss Fei arrived in Nanchang City, she didn't have any accounts to check, and she didn't see her to take care of her business, mainly to get useful information from us...... Therefore, it is better for the mother to keep a proper distance from her. ”

Zhu Niang thought about it and couldn't help nodding.

Zhu Hao breathed a sigh of relief, he wasted so many tongues, and finally achieved his goal.

He doesn't care how big the Sui family's business is, or what the lotus girl is doing when she comes to Nanchang, all he has to do is to make his mother believe that Mrs. Sui and the lotus girl have bad intentions, and no longer ask the other party to help him find a husband.

Zhu Niang is not familiar with the place in Nanchang City, and no one helps, where can she find her husband? As long as you don't have a husband, you don't have to worry about being tied up.

After returning home, Zhu Hao pretended to take out a book and read it aloud, and wrote a play book when he wrote, so that Zhu Niang felt that he was a good boy, so that his actions would not be restricted.

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The next day, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Just after the morning, Zhu Hao, accompanied by the third and dragon class masters, came to the nearby wine shop.

About half an hour later, surrounded by a group of troupe owners, Ning Wangfu's Dianbao was coming to Tu Qin.

Someone immediately arranged a banquet in the wine shop, and soon the guests and hosts were seated.

Zhu Hao knew that Tu Qin was an important figure in King Ning's rebellion later, and he was also the secret agent around King Ning, who was responsible for helping King Ning contact and recruit people.

"The troupe that sang "The Legend of the White Snake" yesterday is there?"

Tu Qin sat on the main seat, asked the surrounding troupe masters, looked around, and finally looked at the Sanhe Dragon troupe masters.

Yu San had already been instructed by Zhu Hao, stood up and saluted: "The little one has seen the official." ”

Tu Qin looked arrogant, but his tone was not rushed, but with a little kindness, he said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, your drama rehearsal is very good, and the people below told me that this lobby will at least be ranked in the top five...... Right now, Ning Wangfu is about to buy a few theater troupes, let's go upstairs and talk. ”

Yu San is not qualified to refuse.

All the opera troupe leaders looked at Yu San and Long with envy, jealousy and hatred, as if they felt that the two had stolen their limelight.

When he got upstairs, Zhu Hao followed, Tu Qin just glanced at him, and didn't bother to ask who this child was, or felt that this was just a child of Yu San or the head of the Long class, who was afraid of being abducted when he arrived in a strange place, so he usually took it with him.

Yu San asked: "Official, is Ning Wangfu going to send the opera troupe to the capital?" ”

Tu Qin glanced at Yu San obliquely: "It seems that you know everything, but this time you bought an opera troupe, not to send it to the capital, and you are not qualified to enter the Beijing Division." ”

Yu San and the dragon class leader glanced at each other.

If you are not qualified to enter the Beijing Division, do you still want to buy it in Ning Wangfu?

Is this an attempt to forcibly seize and deliberately belittle so that it is convenient to lower the price?

Tu Qin said: "The opera troupe sent to Beijing pays attention to the sound and color of the art, and your drama troupe is good, but unfortunately the voice and color are too poor and not qualified." I want to give your opera troupe to Master Li, he likes to listen to operas very much, and he has no pursuit of sound and color, but only looks at the high and low arts. ”

Yu San and the dragon class master were a little confused, what Lord Li?

In this era, most officials are called "master", and few people call adults like Tu Qin, after all, only parents and elders are called like this in this era, and Tu Qin can be regarded as setting a precedent.

So is this Lord Li a squire or an official? They are completely unclear.

What is the sound and color art......

What is this?

Why can't we be quiet?

Zhu Hao is clear, this Tu Qin seems to be shameless, but what he said is reasonable.

Sending a play to the emperor, how to do the art is really secondary, the most important thing is that both men and women must be handsome and beautiful, Zhu Houzhao is not only a good woman, but also a man occasionally.

Although Zhu Hao spent money to buy a drama troupe, he was just a grass stage team that walked the rivers and lakes before, how beautiful can Gongyeling be? The big opera troupe in the south of the Yangtze River, Xiaosheng and Hua Dan are called a water spirit...... Sending it to the capital must be like that.

Zhu Hao asked with a smile: "Your Excellency is talking about Li Shishi, the imperial history of Zhishidu, right?" ”

Tu Qin's face changed, and he glared at Zhu Hao and said, "You...... Who is it? ”

Yu San wanted to introduce it, but Zhu Hao raised his hand to interrupt him: "Actually, this drama troupe belongs to my mother, because my mother is inconvenient to come forward, so I was asked to come, but if there is any major event in the drama troupe, it has always been Yu Dangjia and the master of the dragon class." ”

Tu Qin's face was displeased: "What kind of mess, whose drama troupe is it?" In this way, three hundred taels of silver, to sell or not to sell? If you want to sell it, you will take 10% of the profit, and send the silver tomorrow, and bring the contract of everyone in the troupe. ”

Saying that, Tu Qin's bento was to explain everything and go downstairs.

Zhu Hao said: "Your Excellency, what if we don't sell it?" ”

Tu Qin had already walked to the staircase, and when he heard this, he turned his head and glared at Zhu Hao: "Don't toast, don't eat and drink, how many people are there in your small opera troupe?" Don't look at who is behind me...... Offend Ning Wangfu and let you leave Nanchang City without your life! Hum! ”