Chapter 185: Buying Yaoqin, Choosing Music Scores (Part 1 of the Second Watch)
The Thousand Treasure Pavilion and the Purple Mist City here are similar in style and scale, and they are also resplendent and very magnificent.
"What do the two fellow Daoists want to buy?" A little qi cultivator stepped forward.
"We want to see Yaoqin, I don't know if there is one?"
"Yes. Please sit down and have a cup of tea, and I will go and ask the deacons who are familiar with this part to come. The little friar led them to a quiet tea-house and sat down, and went to find someone.
"By the way, if you have "Tang Dandian", you can also take a copy."
"Okay."
After a while, a pretty female cultivator in the early days of foundation building came over with a storage bag and a jade book. This must be the professional deacon that the friar was talking about.
She took out a long sycamore wooden box from the storage bag, opened the wooden box, and inside was a seven-stringed yaoqin.
Li Dan asked Yan Zixiu: "Do you know how to choose?" ”
"Know a little bit." Yan Zixiu replied, "A good yaoqin, no bad sound, no fingers, no playing board, and comfortable feel are the basic requirements. The sound quality is mellow, rich, loose, not empty and long-lasting. ”
The pretty female cultivator looked at Yan Zixiu with a little surprise: "Daoist friends seem to be quite accomplished in the way of the qin." ”
"Where, where, know a little fur." Yan Zixiu smiled.
"Daoyou is humble. You see, this piano top is made of seventh-order spirit fir wood, which is not easy to deform. The bottom plate is made of harder seventh-order Lingchun wood. The lacquer is made with lacquer and antler cream. The chord spacing is appropriate, and the emblem position is standard. ......" pretty nun introduces the details of Yaoqin one by one.
Li Dan couldn't understand a word of her words, but Yan Zixiu listened carefully.
He observed whether the surface of the instrument was flat, and if it was uneven, it might sound bad. However, the surface of the piano should not be too flat, otherwise the seven emblems and above will feel difficult to press the one, two, three, and four strings, and it will not be easy to play.
"Can I give it a try?" Yan Zixiu asked. No matter how well it is said, it will not work without giving it a try.
"Absolutely." The pretty nun put out a sound shield, "This way it won't disturb anyone else." Please. ”
Yan Zixiu vacated the square tea table, first took out the non-slip thin cushion from the wooden box and spread it on the table, and then gently took out the yaoqin, with the head to the right and the tail on the left and placed on the table. Then meditate.
Stillness can be said to be the biggest feature of the qin sound, which is also known as the "ancient sound" and "the sound of heaven and earth". The "quietness" here also has two meanings, one is that the violin needs a quiet environment, and the other is that the violin stroking needs a quiet state of mind.
After meditating, he tried the sounds, overtones, and presses.
The overtone is like the sky, the sound is like a person, and the sound is the same as the earth, which is called the three sounds of heaven, earth and man. Therefore, Yaoqin has three instruments, which can express the thoughts of human feelings, and can also reach the principle of heaven and earth.
The loose sound of this piano is loud and rich, as grand as a bronze bell; The pine is deep and far away, which makes people think about ancient times.
The overtones are as transparent as beads and rich and colorful. The treble is light and crisp, like a bell in the wind; The midrange is bright and sonorous, like striking a jade chime. On the whole, it is like a heavenly sound, and there is a sense of coldness and immortality.
He finally tried pressing again. The press sound is also called "real sound". The bass is rich and powerful, the midrange is large and wide, and the treble is crisp and slender. The various portamentos in the press note are as soft as a song. When it is like a human language, when it is like a heart.
Li Dan sighed in her heart, what else would Senior Brother Yan not have?
"Good piano!" Yan Zixiu couldn't help but admire; "I don't know what the name of this piano is?"
The pretty nun said, "The name of this piano is Green Field. ”
Green? Yan Zixiu suddenly remembered the fairy tale book "The Wizard of Oz" he read when he was a child, and when he grew up, he read a classic book of the same name: "Good name." How many spirit stones? ”
"Nine thousand." The pretty nun quoted a price.
"Yes. What about the price of "Tang Dandian"? ”
"Five thousand."
"I want it too."
"Senior Brother Yan, why don't you bargain?" Lidan was a little anxious.
Yan Zixiu smiled: "Both of these are worth the money, and any more bargaining will affect the mood." ”
He carefully put the yaoqin into the wooden box. He took out two more high-grade spirit stones and put them on the table. Li Dan thought to herself, Senior Brother Yan is really rich, so he casually took out 20,000 spirit stones.
"A total of 14,000 spirit stones, according to a 20% discount, 11,200 spirit stones should be collected. Of the 20,000 Taoist friends who were actually collected, 8,800 should be recovered. Seeing his generosity and decisiveness, the pretty nun was very appreciative, and took out a small storage bag, "Here are the eighty-eight medium-grade spirit stones found for you, and there is also a VIP token in it." After that, the shopping in this pavilion will be 20% off. ”
Yan Zixiu already had a VIP token, which was given by Boss Yu when he was shopping at Qianbao Pavilion in Lanxin City. But at this time, it was inconvenient for him to take it out. Because people would think, how could a little Qi cultivator run five or six million miles away from the vast demon realm?
"I wonder if I can exchange a transmission note with you, and keep in touch with you often in the future?" Lidan asked. She is really a good hand in business, and she will seize the opportunity.
"Absolutely. Transmit the note to each of the two Taoist friends. Remember, my name is Aromatic. The pretty nun said with a smile.
"My name is Lidan, and my senior brother's name is Yan Ziling."
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Back in the mission hall, Yan Zixiu handed the "Tang Dandian" to Lidan: "Senior sister Lidan, this is for you." ”
"...... this?" Lidan hesitated for a moment, "Okay. I will definitely work hard to learn alchemy and live up to Senior Brother Yan's kindness. ”
"You don't have to practice hard, you can accumulate any questions and ask me."
"Understood." Lidan nodded.
"You also hold the VIP token of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion, and you can discount it when buying and selling."
"Okay."
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In the next three days, Yan Zixiu opened the guard formation and practiced the piano in retreat.
The first is to practice your piano skills.
There are many playing techniques of Yaoqin, and the right finger technique is mainly breaking, supporting, wiping, picking, hooking, kicking, beating, picking and different combinations, such as: wheel, lock, stacking, pinching, rolling, whisking, calendar, double playing, rounding, etc.; There are two main types of left hand: press and portamento. There are kneeling, bringing up, banging, pushing, clawing, pinching, and singing in unison. Glissandos include groaning, slashing, colliding, calling, advancing and reversing, retreating, and separating.
According to the "Legend of Tianle Heart", there are more than 1,000 detailed techniques, and more than 300 are commonly used.
On the first day, he repeatedly reviewed more than 300 commonly used techniques. The reason why he said review is because he has a foundation in wonderful sound skills.
The second is to practice music scores.
There are many famous songs in China since ancient times, such as "High Mountains and Flowing Water", "Flat Sand and Falling Geese", "Spring and White Snow", "Plum Blossom Three Alleys" and so on. There are more and more complete music scores in the Xianfu Tianle Palace.
After repeated consideration, Yan Zixiu chose two related to medical Taoism, one is "Medicine Master Divine Mantra Song", and the other is "Flower Blossom Dustless Song". The root of the first score is that after the enlightenment of the Master, Medicine Buddha, the Buddha, he contemplated the suffering of sentient beings, gave great compassion, and after entering Samadhi, he gave a speech to eliminate all sentient beings' afflictions and dharanis. This song has the same effect as the Rejuvenation Danlu, and compared with the Rejuvenation Danlu, it also has the effect of purifying the mind, which can heal and eliminate psychological disorders, mental illnesses and the demons of immortal cultivators.
The second score "Flowers Bloom Dustless Song" is created by a female fairy, it is said that after playing well, it can return to the earth in spring, and the flowers are in full bloom, which has a stimulating and healing effect on various spiritual plants.