42 The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring
In the fine tea smoke, Qiao Xitan sat in a private room with suspicion, moon monkey and a few writers.
"I need a story, a story about the moon monkey and the inn......" Qiao Xitan elaborated on his needs.
The writers nodded their heads in understanding.
The moon monkey looked at Qiao Xitan suspiciously, and snorted twice in his mouth.
"Don't hum, if you hadn't made trouble in the inn, we wouldn't have to make up stories." Qiao Xitan looked at the moon monkey helplessly, "Okay, let's go to Qingfeng Xulai Pavilion again." ”
"Tan Niang, didn't you go outside the city, how do you have time to come back?" As soon as the bustard's mother saw Qiao Xitan, she immediately greeted her affectionately.
In broad daylight, there were no guests in the pavilion, and everyone simply sat down in the lobby.
"The inn didn't open until half a month later, so of course I'll have to come back when I have time." Qiao Xitan greeted her for a few words, "How is the business of the rejuvenating beauty salon?" ”
"Business is doing well!" Mother Bustard was delighted, "I heard that the inn you went to was not really haunted, is it true?" ”
"Nature is true." Qiao Xitan saw that the bustard's mother mentioned the inn, and simply continued, "The inn will open in half a month, I will borrow you to advertise here, of course, I will pay an advertising fee." ”
The bustard mother responded very simply, "I will listen to you what you want to do." ”
"Let's make a show of the Peach Blossom Land first." Qiao Xitan took out the script written last night and handed it to the bustard's mother, "Call the girls who are willing to perform to come out, and let's rehearse the play for two days." ”
"Play?" Mother Bustard doesn't really care about what this Peach Blossom Spring is about, she is just curious about what is "play"?
Qiao Xitan didn't know how to explain to the bustard's mother.
There is no opera in Dayuan, let alone a stage play, the effect that Qiao Xitan wants is between the two, in short, it is a form that Dayuan has never had.
"You'll know when it's out." Qiao Xitan scratched his head.
The bustard's mother didn't ask, "Okay." ”
Two days passed.
The weather was not cold on this day, and Qi Yin called Liu Anan to plan to go to the beauty salon for a massage together.
The two had just gotten out of the carriage and had not yet entered the beauty salon, but their eyes were attracted by the signboard erected outside the breeze next to them.
"Two guests, there will be a play in our pavilion in the evening, if you are interested, you can buy tickets in advance and come to the play in the evening." The waiter who was guarding the signboard saw Qi Yin and Liu Anan staring at the poster posted on the signboard together, and immediately stepped forward to introduce it.
"The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring......" Qi Yin muttered the name of the play, looking at the beautiful mountain villa surrounded by peach blossoms in the middle of the mountains on the poster, a trace of yearning flashed in his eyes.
Liu Anan also looked at the poster for a long time, "What is a play?" ”
"These two will know when they see it." The waiter said mysteriously.
But in fact, she hasn't seen it herself, so she can only sell it.
Qi Yin was aroused, but she was a woman, and it didn't seem good for her to go in and out of the land of wind and moon......
The waiter saw Qi Yin's entanglement and smiled at her, "Little lady, don't worry, tonight we only act in the pavilion, and don't do other business, men, women, and children can come to watch." ”
At the moment when she introduced Qi Yin and Liu An'an, there were already many people around her.
Someone asked curiously, "How much does it cost?" It's too expensive, we can look down on it! ”
"Not much, just two pennies." The waiter held up two fingers.
The crowd immediately burst into discussion.
Qi Yin and Liu Anan glanced at each other, and both took out two pennies from their purses and handed them to the waiter, "Let's buy two tickets." ”
"Okay." The waiter took two tickets with serial numbers and a paragraph of English letters written on them and handed them to Qi Yin and Liu An'an, "We have specially made an anti-counterfeiting mark for this ticket, you can rest assured, no one will copy your tickets." ”
Qi Yin held the ticket up in front of her eyes, and sure enough, she saw a ghost drawing note written on it that she didn't recognize, "Is this it?" ”
She pointed to the strange "NO.1" character, "It's weird to look at." ”
Liu Anan was not interested in the strange characters, so he took the ticket and pulled Qi Yin into the beauty salon.
Seeing that some people bought tickets, some onlookers paid for tickets one after another, but there were not many people who bought tickets.
The waiter was not discouraged, because Tan Niang had already said that the tickets on the first day would definitely not sell very much.
At night, the lights are on, and the breeze opens the door of the pavilion.
Qi Yin and Liu Anan dressed up as men, and took two tall and strong guys into Qingfeng Xulai Pavilion.
There were many people who came with them to watch the play, but in the end, the hall was not full.
Qi Yin and Liu An'an were arranged to sit in the front row, and while the two were eating melon seeds, they saw that the stage in front of them was covered by a huge curtain, and everything behind it was not visible.
The two waited for a while, until all the guests in the lobby had arrived, and finally someone blew out all the candles in the lobby, and then the curtain that covered the stage suddenly fell, revealing the only stage that was still lit.
"Why are you still blowing the lamp?" Liu Anan felt very novel, looking at it left and right.
Qi Yin tugged at her sleeve and reminded her to look at the stage.
Liu Anan turned his head and saw the stage with exquisite scenery.
The lights and candles on the stage were bright, and a small boat was placed on the water made of blue silk cloth, and at the end of the boat was a mountain with a slight gap.
At first glance, these sets are a little crude, but when combined, they have a blank artistic conception described in the text.
On the boat was standing a man in half of the cloth, the man looked around as if he was lost, and the moment he looked at the audience, the quiet music sounded.
"There is no way." The man spoke, paddling, then looked at the gap in the mountain and said, "There seems to be a way out there, go and see." ”
As he spoke, the man made a gesture of jumping ashore.
Qi Yin was fascinated, and Liu Anan whispered, "What's behind the mountain?" ”
"Shhhhh Qi Yin looked at it seriously, not wanting to be distracted at all.
"Oh." Liu Anan covered his mouth, turned his head and continued to watch the play.
As the man approached the mountain gap step by step, the two mountain scenes seemed to be pulled away from behind, simulating the feeling of a person walking into a mountain gap.
As the man walked through the mountain gap, two rocks retreated under the stage, revealing a mountain villa located in the peach blossom garden behind.
There was a good-looking little lady standing at the entrance of the villa, and when the little lady saw the man coming in from outside, she first looked at him curiously, and then said, "You are from outside?" ”
"Yes...... Where is this place? The man blushed slightly at the sight of the beautiful little lady in front of him.
However, the little lady was not shy, but there was a kind of calm around her.
"It's been hundreds of years, and you're the first person to find this place." The little lady smiled at him and said, "If you can break in, it can be regarded as having a relationship with my Peach Blossom Spring, come with me." ”
The man was shocked when he heard this, "Hundreds of years...... What does this mean, lady? ”
"Whatever you think I mean, I mean what I mean." The little lady smiled mysteriously and led him through the beautiful peach blossom forest.