Chapter 21: This Is My Son
"Bang Dang" on the train for half a day and a night, and arrived in Shaoxing the next afternoon.
As soon as the carriage door opened, Gu Bei, who had squeezed to the front, was the first to jump down, breathing fresh air again, Gu Bei instantly experienced a feeling of being reborn as a human being, if he stayed inside for a while, he was afraid that he would be soaked by that smell.
"Director Yang! Slow down! ”
Gu Bei didn't have time to take a few more breaths, so he quickly reached out to support Yang Jie, and the old lady squeezed it down slowly, and as soon as she touched the ground, she felt that her legs were weak, and she almost fell.
"Old, old."
Yang Jie couldn't help laughing at herself, if she had been in the past, she wouldn't have done anything, but this time she tossed so badly that her body and bones seemed to fall apart.
"People don't use their muscles and bones as their ability, now you know!"
Wang Chongqiu followed and got out of the car, and said with a smile while moving his hands and feet.
It means that when you are older, you have to serve the old, don't think of yourself as a little girl, a blind chicken.
It's just the truth...... I don't have anyone to see you.
Yang Jie glanced at her wife, counted the luggage with Gu Bei, and made sure that there was no fall, and hung it on Gu Bei's body one by one.
"Let's go! Teacher Zhang said to come to the station to pick us up. ”
At this time, it was already dark, and the servants staggered out of the station.
The most important thing at the moment is not to find the monkeys, but to find a place to sleep well.
It's not safe anywhere these days, and I have a lot of luggage, Gu Bei and Wang Chongqiu were on duty in shifts last night, and no one slept well, and Yang Jie didn't get much better.
One night when children cried, adults made trouble, and a group of people who played cards all night, there was no moment of peace.
The most unbearable thing is that there is a group of energetic young people in the same carriage, who are reciting modern poems and singing in the middle of the night.
The three of them wandered around the square for more than ten minutes, and finally found someone.
"There, there!"
Yang Jie found the target, and didn't care about the other two, and walked forward with faster steps.
Gu Bei and Wang Chongqiu hurriedly carried their luggage and followed behind, only to see the people who came, one old and one young, the old one didn't know each other, but the young one was happy to see it in his previous life.
Slender figure, white and clean, when looking at people, his eyes are still a little shy.
It doesn't look like a monkey at all.
As for the old man, it was the six-year-old child of the Southern Monkey King they were going to visit this time.
greeted with a smile: "Director Yang, I'm tired!" ”
After speaking, he pointed to the young man next to him.
"This is my son, Jinlai."
"Oh! Hello, hello, little comrade. ”
Yang Jie glanced at Zhang Jinlai, didn't care too much, and only thought that she was following the station to pick up her luggage.
"Director Yang, it's not early, let's go to the guest house to stay first, and when we settle down, we'll talk about it in detail."
Teacher Zhang, a six-year-old child, said that he was in the heart of the people, and even if he kept sitting, his body would have stiffened.
What I want most now is to find a place to lie down for a while, take a comfortable shower, and sleep again.
But before that, you still have to work hard and entertain the legs.
This place is not as good as the capital, there are no taxis, and even if there are, ordinary citizens can't afford to sit at all.
The rental companies in the capital generally run long distances to pick up foreign guests, but anyone who can do this errand must be the party. members, outstanding young people, and even many high. Dry. Child. Brother, the income is very high, and you can also meet beautiful girls.
Zhang's father and son pushed their bicycles to lead the way in front, walking like flying, and Gu Bei and they almost had to trot all the way to keep up.
It's not a loss to play a monkey, and there is a somersault cloud under his feet.
The guest house is not close to the station, not to mention Yang Jie and Wang Chongqiu, two elderly people who are over fifty years old, even Gu Bei, a young man who has not yet reached twenty, is tired enough, his legs are like being filled with lead, and it is difficult to move a step.
"No room?"
The staff of the guest house put on a poker face, and didn't even look at the letter of introduction handed over by Gu Bei, and directly threw out the words.
It was really a bolt from the blue, and it took nearly half an hour to walk all the way from the train station, and finally people said that there was no room.
"Comrade, we are here from the capital on a business trip, you see that it is dark, so we can get together a room, and we will get together for the night."
Gu Bei wanted to discuss with others, but they didn't care at all.
"There are so many people in the capital, no house is no house."
After speaking, he closed the small window and directly blocked the rest of Gu Bei's words outside.
How?
Gu Bei could only turn his head to look at the Zhang family and his son.
Now, unlike in the future, in a few years, all kinds of privately run small hostels will start to pop up.
More than ten years later, I didn't even have to bother looking for a hotel by myself, I went to the railway station square and put the words "I am a foreigner" on my face, and immediately my aunt came to ask.
"Do you want a girl?"
But at present, outsiders want to stay, and the public guest house is the only choice.
"Forget it, Director Yang, if the three of you don't dislike it, just live in our house."
Teacher Zhang took the initiative to speak.
Yang Jie was still a little hesitant: "Teacher Zhang, this ...... Still don't bother you, let's think of another way. ”
"Don't bother, don't bother, besides, it's dark this day, where else can you go to find a place to live, come with me, our home is spacious and open."
As he spoke, Mr. Zhang took the initiative to help Gu Bei carry his luggage.
Gu Bei couldn't let others do it, so he hurriedly excused himself.
Yang Jie hesitated again and again, seeing that Teacher Zhang was not polite, and it was getting dark, even if she went to find another guest house, it was estimated that she would not be able to arrive for a while.
"That'...... Okay, Mr. Zhang, I'm just going to give you trouble. ”
On the way to Teacher Zhang's house, Yang Jie didn't insist anymore, Zhang Jinlai gave up a bicycle, carried by Wang Chongqiu, and Gu Bei and Zhang Jinlai followed behind.
Several times, Gu Bei wanted to say a few words to the future sixth brother, but hairless Sun Monkey is rare, but people don't mean to speak at all, and occasionally feel Gu Bei's gaze, but his face is red, and then he sped up.
Hey!
You're not a big girl, what a shame!
The Zhang family lives in an ancestral house handed down by the elders, with an all-wooden mortise and tenon structure, with a Jiangnan style.
The three of them settled down and were invited out for dinner together.
Yang Jie breathed a sigh of relief, and she couldn't take a break at this time, so she pulled Teacher Zhang to talk about the purpose of the trip.
Gu Bei could only accompany him, and he had to take out his notebook and make notes at any time.
On the way here, Yang Jie was still a little apprehensive in her heart, for fear that Mr. Zhang, like Mr. Li Wanchun, would adhere to the old rules on the opera stage.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang completely agreed with some of the views she put forward, including the idea of the character modeling in the Journey to the West story.
The two of them then chatted again, Sun Wukong was born from a stone monkey to become a Buddha, there should be a big change, Mr. Zhang put forward his opinions in a timely manner, thinking how to behave.
Speaking of excitement, the old man also stood up and danced to show the softness of the newborn little monkey, walking crookedly; the majestic and fearless appearance when making havoc in the Heavenly Palace; The hippie smile in front of the master and the cautious look, as well as the monkey's joy, anger and sorrow and other expressions.
Gu Bei watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but secretly say: It's really not the Southern Monkey King, this move is all real kung fu.
Yang Jie was also very satisfied, but while she was excited, she couldn't help but say with some regret: "It's a pity, if you are 30 years younger, Sun Wukong will be yours." ”
Teacher Zhang returned to his seat, smiled and pointed to Zhang Jinlai, who had been on the side, and said, "He is my son!" ”
Gu Bei listened, looked at Zhang Jinlai, and saw that he still looked indifferent with his head bowed, as if he was not talking about him.
Yang Jie obviously cared about the meaning of Mr. Zhang's words, and then asked in her own way: "Has your apprentice acted well?" When do you go to your troupe and see the students? ”
As soon as he said this, Mr. Zhang seemed a little disappointed, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes!" Not busy, hehe! Not busy. ”
People said "not busy", Yang Jie didn't want to continue urging, and chatted with Teacher Zhang about family life, and as she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the photo on the wall: "How old is this child who plays the little monkey now?" ”
Gu Bei saw the photo just now, a kind old man who was smiling and holding a child dressed as a little monkey.
Seeing the old man, Gu Bei was immediately in awe.
It was the idol of the people of the whole country.
Teacher Zhang's face showed a hint of amazement, and he replied, "He is my son, Zhang Jinxing!" ”
Yang Jie suddenly asked in surprise: "Where is he?" ”
I'll go......
Gu Bei didn't stop him even if he wanted to, he had watched Zhang Jinlai's interview in his previous life, and knew that their monkey opera family had a young actor who was known as a genius, but unfortunately died early due to illness.
Yang Jie asked at this time, isn't she revealing other people's scars!
Sure enough, listening to Yang Jie's question, Teacher Zhang was sad: "Passed away, leukemia." ”
Yang Jie was stunned, speechless for a while, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Teacher Zhang, I'm ...... What a pity! ”
"It's okay, it's okay, it's been years."
As he spoke, Teacher Zhang pointed to the young man who Yang Jie hadn't paid much attention to.
"He also plays monkey, in memory of his brother, he only learned drama after his brother's death, and he studied for seven years, from the age of 16 to the present!"
Speaking of which, Yang Jie also understood, it was clear that the old man was going to recommend his son to her, but he hadn't seen those little monkeys in the Shao Opera Troupe, so he had to have a selection and comparison!
Yang Jie didn't take a stubble, obviously not very optimistic about the shy young man in front of her.
Seeing that the time is not early, they each settle down to sleep.
Gu Bei had the problem of choosing a seat in his previous life, but this night, he slept exceptionally peacefully.
I was awakened in the morning by a knock on the door, and when I opened my eyes, it was already a quarter past eight.
"Comrade Gu, breakfast is ready."
Zhang Jinlai had a polite smile on his face, and turned around to leave after speaking.
Zhang ...... Teacher. ”
Gu Bei really didn't know what to call the other party, if it was in his previous life, even if he was not familiar with it, the other party was older than him, he should also call him "Brother Zhang", and the sixth brother would be fine.
"Do you want to play the Monkey King?"
Zhang Jinlai paused and didn't look back.
"Let's eat first, it's cold."