Although Guo Kang has little experience, he can guess the general situation by looking at the performance of these two people.

"That's where you learned all that drama knowledge?" He didn't tell Li Xuanying riddles, and asked directly.

"yes." Li Xuanying showed a look of nostalgia: "It's been a few years, right?" The more I have been exposed to, the more I have learned. ”

Guo Kang had already recovered from the accident and continued to ask tentatively, "Is Miss Odosia a local?" ”

"My family was originally in Selonica." Odosia probably understood what Guo Kang wanted to know, and said, "My father, John Karajiannis, was a playwright and the owner of the troupe at the time. But after he died, his uncles told his mother that the troupe was the property of the family and that we could not keep it alone. ”

"It's not an uncommon thing." Li Xuanying obviously knew about this for a long time, turned to Guo Kang and said, "Look, the whole world is like this. ”

"So we're really a Song universe." Guo Kang muttered.

"What?" Li Xuanying didn't understand.

"I'll just sigh casually." Guo Kang waved his hand, dealt with him, and then turned back to ask Odosia: "So you joined the troupe and gave them work?" ”

"It's more tortuous than that." "They don't want us to stay here because many of the troupe members sympathize with us and make it difficult for them to continue to manage the troupe," said Odosia, shaking her head. So the uncles thought of a lot of ways in the hope of forcing us to leave. ”

"But my mother was a smart and determined woman, and she was helped by some other friends. The uncles relented and allowed her to stay and participate in the management, and at my mother's request, I also joined the troupe. ”

Hearing her words, Guo Kang didn't care about his eyes, and looked at her seriously: "This is hard work. ”

"yes." Odosia noticed his gaze, but still smiled calmly, "They want me to start with the simplest but most tiring of jobs, just like an ordinary apprentice. But Mr. Manikas, the writer who contributed to the troupe, said that I had a talent for literature and asked me to learn from him. ”

But you also know that it is difficult to get recognition for the works written by a little girl. The uncles didn't think it was feasible either, saying it was a waste of manpower. ”

Mr. Mannikas then came up with another plan. He said that the young boys recruited by the troupe recently were too dull to play their roles. But in his script, this kind of role is indispensable. So, he asked me to go on stage and play it. ”

"Did he succeed in convincing everyone?" Guo Kang asked.

The uncles thought it was ridiculous, but Mr. Mannikas explained that he had been visiting the school for many years and had found that among the younger children, little girls generally matured earlier than little boys. And I've been exposed to theatrical creation and definitely understand the work and performance requirements more easily than others. Moreover, letting a little girl play a boy is not a big problem in appearance, and it can even be played for a longer time than an ordinary boy. ”

He succeeded in convincing his mother, and then threatened his uncles by breaking off their cooperation. He was a big name at the time, he had created several successful works, and he was the best contributor on our side. The uncles did not dare to offend him, so they could only agree. ”

"After that, I used the name of Eudoses and studied art theory and drama with him, and at the same time played some supporting roles on stage. In this way, I have been working here until now. ”

"This gentleman must be a kind man, and I hope that Heavenly Father will bless him." Guo Kang praised.

Odosia was silent for a while, and Li Xuanying spoke: "He passed away more than a year ago. ”

"Ah...... I'm sorry. May he rest in peace. Guo Kang drew a cross and said.

"You're so polite." Eudosia stood up and thanked him: "Xuanying said, you are the son of the war commander Goldaeus, and you have a glorious status, but I have seen you so generous and approachable, and this time I have seen you in person, I have learned your virtues." Please accept my thanks. I can't thank you enough to care about us little people. ”

"It doesn't have to be like this. You are a friend of Brother Xuanying, and you are also my friend. Right? Guo Kang waved his hand and looked at Li Xuanying.

"Yes—you sit down first, don't be so outside." Li Xuanying also beckoned her to sit down.

"This is not a battlefield, you are not my soldier, we don't have to pay attention to status. Besides, I'm just an advisor to the church now, not a serious official. Guo Kang said.

"We are all citizens of Rome, except that I am the son of the commander, and you are the daughter of the creator. But this should not bring about a difference in personality. As he spoke, he turned to Li Xuanying:

"Caesar's power came from every legionnaire, not from the noble senators - on the contrary, the nobles only wanted to kill him. Since our family has the title of Pillar Kingdom, we should know what we rely on. You're right? ”

"Yes." Li Xuanying nodded, and said to Odosia: "Look, I said that he must be a master of speech. ”

"I just like to read." Guo Kang shook his head.

Li Xuanying and Odosia looked at each other and smiled.

Although he did not do it intentionally, for the Greeks, his humble habit did help to create an image of "wisdom". For people from other European regions, it is also a manifestation of the "powerful".

Of course, this kind of cognition did not exist from the beginning, speaking of which, it should belong to the habit of being beaten out by his ancestors.

Although the ancestor Guo Gai was once famous for his chivalry, he was actually a very cultured person and always maintained a modest and cautious style of conversation.

In contrast, educated Greeks prefer this. When you see his actual performance, you will feel that his modest phrasing, like Socrates' famous saying "The only thing I know is that I know nothing", is the result of a wise man's sober understanding of himself.

It's a pity that the indigenous nobles in many other places seem to lack understanding of this, and probably really take Guo Gai's polite words seriously, thinking that he is weak and stupid. After the handover was over, after finding that it was him who was weak and stupid, many people were annoyed and angry, thinking that Guo Gai was cunning and brutal, and deliberately pretended to be weak to deceive people, and he was not a good man.

However, no matter how unwilling you are, you have to accept the reality if you are beaten too much. So over time, this habit has gradually been accepted.

After introducing Guo Kang, Li Xuanying specially instructed: "Let's just know about the things here, don't talk about it." It's kind of her secret. Except for the management of the troupe, only a few senior veteran actors know about it, and even the newcomers in the past few years don't know about it. ”

"Odosia is also a little famous now, so everyone is more tacitly not mentioning it. After all, you also know that if the audience suddenly learns that the goddess actor they are pursuing is actually a lady, many people will not be able to accept it. ”

It may sound awkward, but it's certainly the case today.

Of course, Guo Kang still felt that Li Xuanying was doing this too much. Based on the past performance of the two, he reminded him that he was still about the same.

However, when he saw Oudosia next to him, he reacted again - Li Xuanying may not have said this to himself, but to Oudothea. I don't know that it is to show that I care about the other party, and I have already thought about it for her; Or simply to reassure her and show that what should be said will be said to Guo Kang.

Thinking about it carefully, Li Xuanying took him to the play a little blunt. As a result, before he could get down to business, he ran here in a daze. It is estimated that he also did it on purpose.

Li Xuanying will devise a plan, which is theoretically a good thing. But the level of his strategy is really unflattering. Moreover, Guo Kang was very suspicious that not only himself, but also Miss Odosia had already seen through Li Xuanying's thoughts. In this case, the method he has worked so hard to think about may become a joke.

Thinking of this, Guo Kang said directly: "I just came to ask someone about the situation and want to find out some questions about the blacksmith." Rest assured, none of these things have anything to do with who you are, and you don't need to take any risks. ”

Odosia nodded at him in thanks, and then said softly, "Since you are Xuanying's friend, I will try my best to help if you need anything." It's just, the blacksmith's thing, why come here to ask? ”

"I think back to that incident and realize that it may have been more than just a conflict between blacksmiths." Guo Kang explained: "Behind the scenes, it should be those Rus' groups that are active. So, I want to get it into the picture and fix it. ”

"But, as you know, you are the son of a war commander. We're not in the same position after all. Odosia calmly recounted the situation she understood: "No matter how rampant the Rus gang is, it is only a force at the bottom of the people, and it is impossible to confront the Khan's court. ”

"You only need to ask someone to give a few orders to get this work done, so why do you need to come and find out the news yourself?" "With all due respect," she asked, "I don't think it's a good choice, and it's not in line with the habits of the higher-ups that I know." Unless you have other plans, or are you looking to have some fresh fun with them? ”

"It's not about me, but I can still help as much as I can." She didn't wait for Guo Kang to answer, and continued to say her purpose: "If you don't care, can you tell me the reason?" ”

"It's not something to be proud of, but I know more about the situation here than you and Hyunyoung. If you can tell me, I can do my best to help you where you need it most. ”

"No problem, it's not something worth keeping secret." Guo Kang still told the truth: "I believe that human society is composed of various orders superimposed on each other. And in this city, there are two kinds of order at the same time. One is what you say, the order imposed from the top down; The other is the order that is spontaneously formed by the lower strata. ”

"The problem this time is obviously from the latter, so I also hope to find out the problem and solve it directly within this order." "I believe this change will be good for everyone," he said. How is it? Can you ask your friends to help? ”

(End of chapter)