On the stage directly below the sight, she was babbling and singing opera stories, and Wang Xiujuan also listened to it with relish.

Several old ladies also discussed the story from time to time, angrily scolding the court that forced the people to rebel.

Of course, all the background of the story here is explained to be the previous dynasty, and it can't be Da'an, unless they don't want to die.

Seeing that the play was coming to an end, Lai Pozi had time to talk to her old sisters.

"It's a really interesting story, and if you don't know how to read, come to see the story. Come back next time," she was a little distressed after speaking: "It's even expensive." ”

Mrs. Cheng also nodded in agreement, "The story is really good, if you want to hear it, we won't use this box, just go to the lobby below and sit, I think it's good for everyone to listen in the lobby." ”

"Isn't this the first time you've been here? This is still the family of the adult Li who bought pastries with me and told me that in this place, everyone will order a private room, if I don't order a private room, doesn't this seem shameless? Lai Pozi retorted.

Wang Xiujuan took a sip of tea, smashed her mouth and said, "The money you earn is enough to listen to every day, what do you want to do." ”

At the end of the opera under the conversation of several people, the actors of several troupes took the stage to thank everyone one by one.

Some of them were happy to see it, so they scattered a few copper plates on it, and some of them were generous, and they threw away the broken silver.

Lai Pozi also saw that many windows in the box with them had lost a lot of ingots of silver.

"I'm a mother, so much silver."

Wang Xiujuan said: "It should be that today's story is more exciting, so there are more people who give rewards." ”

"Today's story is really good," he looked at Mrs. Cheng and Wang Xiujuan with some hesitation and asked:

"Do you think we want to give some tips too?"

The silver spent in the box is expensive, and it is all spent on herself, and she threw the silver out for no reason, and Lai Pozi still doesn't get used to it.

Wang Xiujuan understood what she was thinking at a glance, "If you think that other people's stories are good, you can reward them if you want to, but you have already paid money when you listen to this story, and it is nothing if you don't want to reward." ”

"No one has to tip."

Lai Pozi's mood relaxed immediately, she has always taken Wang Xiujuan as an example.

When she goes out to meet guests, she will think about how Wang Xiujuan did it.

"Okay, I'll listen to you," she reached out and pulled out a piece of broken silver from her money bag, "Today's story is really good, I've come here, and I'll give you a little reward." ”

In the past, their family may not be able to save this money all year round, but now they have rewarded others with a thousand silver, and Lai Pozi is a little in a trance.

There will be someone in the box who will sing the reward, and Lai Pozi's money has just been thrown down, and there is a voice below that reports loudly:

"The distinguished guest of the No. 1 room will give a penny of silver!"

The sound immediately attracted the attention of the other box guests.

Ordinary people give a reward of one penny of silver, which is the most money, but it is all in the box, and the other least are also rewarded with five coins of silver.

Guests in the best private rooms only give a penny.

"Who's in Box No. 1? Why are you so stingy? ”

"I heard that it was specially reserved for your guests, and this guest ...... not very generous."

Someone specially invited the little guy at the door and asked in a low voice, "Who are the guests in Box No. 1?" ”

Lai Pozi didn't say that she wanted to keep her identity secret, and the little guy asked the leader to answer to them:

"If you go back to your guests, Box No. 1 is the main home of Lai's pastries."

There are not a few people who ask the theater for news, and they get this answer.

Everyone's first reaction was a little incredulous, and then after thinking about it, they felt reasonable.

Although this Lai's pastry has earned a lot of money and has something to do with the Wanmin Hou, they are from the countryside, and the mud spots on their legs have not been cleaned for a few years, so it seems normal to be so stingy.

Of course, they only dare to think about this in their hearts, and they don't dare to say it.

After rewarding himself, he was sung out loud to thank him, and Lai Pozi felt that the money seemed to be worth it.

A smile was on her face: "Still don't listen?" If we listen again, we'll sit for a while, and if we don't, we'll go back. ”

Mrs. Cheng thought about it and still didn't feel at ease at home, she said, "Why don't you go back first?" ”

Wang Xiujuan is okay, "I have time, it mainly depends on you." ”

Seeing Mrs. Cheng's absent-minded appearance, Mrs. Lai thought that if she stayed, she probably wouldn't feel at ease when she listened.

"Okay, okay, then we'll go back."

As he spoke, several old ladies got up from their stools and walked slowly outside.

The middle-aged man who had ushered them in earlier was waiting outside, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he immediately had a smile on his face and stepped forward to ask:

"Is Mrs. Lai leaving? Is it that we are not attentive enough? ”

Lai Pozi waved her hand, "Let's go, there is still idle business at home, your place is very good, I will come back when I have time." ”

Hearing the sound of conversation coming from room No. 1, many distinguished guests from other rooms also quietly opened the door a little to observe.

I just saw that the middle-aged man said respectfully to Mrs. Lai: "Okay, Mrs. Lai walks slowly." I'll send you all three down. ”

Some people from the junior official family had seen Wang Xiujuan, and when they saw her figure, they immediately took a breath of cool air.

"Isn't that the Marquis of Wanmin? Why is her old man here? ”

"It is said that Wan Minhou has a very good relationship with Mrs. Lai, and it seems that it is really not a rumor." They all made an appointment to listen to the play together, looking at the appearance, the relationship between the two parties is very close, how can it be a rumor?

"Shall we go say hello?"

A few of the ladies of the petty official family asked hesitantly.

"Aren't you going? Wan Minhou didn't show his identity, I think I don't want to be disturbed, if we go to say hello, it will expose Wan Minhou's identity, and it will be bad if it makes her old man unhappy, isn't this a disaster for the family? ”

"In my opinion, it's better for us to pretend that we didn't see it."

The three of them didn't hear the whispers behind them, and glanced at the few members of the troupe who were still interacting with the people below on the stage.

Then he turned around and walked outside, but at the moment when they left, there was a sudden exclamation from the front.

"What's going on?"

"Why did you fall well?!"

"Come on, come on! Sister Li fainted! ”

The voice behind instantly attracted the attention of the three old ladies.

The guards beside them also looked around vigilantly for the first time.

Wang Xiujuan turned her head to look and saw a group of plays on the troupe, and the team members were in a circle.

Someone seemed to have fainted in the middle, and there were people around calling for that person all the time.

The guests in the audience were busy making a piece, and they didn't know whether to go up to help or go out.

The middle-aged man who was waiting for them ran to the platform as soon as possible, and was panicking at this time.

"Call the doctor! Quick, Haruko, you're fast, go and call the doctor! ”

Seeing Wang Xiujuan standing still, Lai Pozi asked, "Why don't you leave?" She also heard the commotion ahead, but everyone went to call the doctor.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiujuan still couldn't pretend that she hadn't seen it, so she stood aside and waited like other melon-eating people.

"I'd like to see it for a while, and if you're in a hurry, go back first."

Lai Pozi and Cheng Pozi looked at each other.

"Then I'll stay for a while."

Mrs. Cheng thought about it and said, "My eldest daughter-in-law takes care of the affairs of the family, and it will not be a moment and a half." ”

So the three of them blended into the crowd perfectly, and saw that the members of the theater team of the village had come with a white-haired doctor in less than a quarter of an hour.

The other party hurriedly followed the village to the stage of the troupe, squatted down and looked at the one called Sister Li.

Wang Xiujuan could see the other party from a distance, picking her eyelids for a while, snorting for a while, and feeling her pulse for a while.

A long silence ensued.

The middle-aged man looked at him like this and asked anxiously, "Doctor, what's wrong?" Why did you faint, but you are talking? ”

"The heart is depressed, and I faint because of excessive fatigue, it's not in the way, I'll prescribe a side medicine, just go back to recuperate and recuperate, but this body disease is easy to treat, and this heart disease is difficult to treat."

A young woman who had a good relationship with the fainted woman hurriedly asked, "Then when will Sister Li wake up?" ”

I saw that the doctor took out a small jar from his pocket and put it under Sister Li's nose, and in less than a few breaths, he slowly opened his eyes.

"I ...... What's wrong with me? ”

"Sister Li, you finally woke up, you scared everyone to death, why did you suddenly faint?"

Sister Li seemed to be asked, and she fell silent.

It was just that Yu Guang glanced at the people standing in the audience.

"I'm fine, I'm tired of worrying about everyone, Brother Wu, I'll pay for this consultation."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, "What's the consultation fee?" You are a member of our troupe, and I will pay for the consultation. It's good that you're okay. ”

"Did you get tired from the rehearsal last night?"

The middle-aged man complained a little, and said with some concern: "You said that you are not feeling well, but you said, we are not the black-hearted troupe, we have to force you to sing." ”

What they said on the stage was neither big nor small, and Wang Xiujuan and the others standing below could just hear it.

Lai Pozi was a little embarrassed and said to Wang Xiujuan: "Could it be that I fainted because I rehearsed the show overnight to entertain our people, right?" ”

Although she paid the money, if this is the case, Lai Pozi will not be happy in her heart.

"There should be a little." Wang Xiujuan looked at the woman's face standing up from a distance.

I discussed some knowledge with the imperial doctor in the palace, but although I didn't learn much, a simple look at the woman's face could probably see the problem.

"But the main thing is that this woman has something on her mind."

Her observation ability is not weak, watching the woman look at a place under the stage flatly, and guessing in her heart that someone in a certain direction under the stage is probably the reason for the depression in the woman's heart.

"Labor is just an introduction, even if she doesn't faint today, if she continues like this, she will faint sooner or later."

As soon as Wang Xiujuan said this, Lai Pozi felt a lot better in her heart.

"That's good! Shall we go back then? ”

After watching the excitement, the three of them went home.

I thought that was the end of the matter.

Unexpectedly, on the morning of the third day, Lai Pozi came to Wang Xiujuan with great interest to talk about it.

The other party danced with her and described the news she had heard.

"You don't know, it turns out that the girl there fainted that day because she saw the negative person in the audience!"

"You don't know, it turns out that this troupe is not in our Jingzhou capital, but from the north, that is, it has only settled down in the past six months."

"The girl there originally knew a student in the north and made a marriage contract, and then the student said that he wanted to come here to take advantage of the enke, and agreed that the end of the enke would be over, whether it was successful or not, and he would go back to get married."

The next story is similar to what Wang Xiujuan guessed.

The negative student was not admitted, but he did not go back, and chose to start a family in Jingzhou, abandoning the girl who was waiting for him.

"Miss Li fainted that day, just because she saw the man taking his family to listen to the play, and she was so angry that she fainted! It's none of our business! ”

Lai Pozi hurriedly shared all the news she heard.

Wang Xiujuan asked curiously, "Where did you know about this news?" ”

Lai Pozi said proudly: "My family runs a pastry shop to do business, and the family rolls who come to buy pastries will talk a few words." ”

"Don't look at me and I don't go out, I know all the big and small things in Jingzhou City!"

Wang Xiujuan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Where did this news come from?" ”

"It came out this morning, I heard that it was the good sister of Miss Li's troupe, and she couldn't get used to seeing that man, so she brought someone to the door, and she was all cleaned up anyway."

"The people who lived around the man heard it, and the woman he married later was also a well-known woman, and there was no shortage of money in the family, so she liked that the man could study."

"Now I heard that it's going to be reconciled."

Wang Xiujuan was immediately surprised after hearing this, this ancient woman never seemed to take the initiative to leave, this was the first time she had heard it.

"It's a backbone," she glanced at Lai Pozi with some surprise, "that woman and you agree?" ”

Lai Pozi said as a matter of course: "There is no shortage of money in people's families, and there is an only daughter in the family, it is better to be an old girl for the rest of your life with such a man!" ”

"In the past, when our life was bad, the women in the village, whether they were men beating their daughters-in-law or looking for a small one outside, didn't dare to divorce, isn't it because their mother's family can't support it, and they can't live without themselves?"

"This girl is different from us bitter haha."

Wang Xiujuan has also heard the story of Lai's mother-in-law in the past.

After losing her husband, she pulled several sons alone, and the family's fields were often coveted, and even her mother's family hoped that she would quickly throw her sons to her husband's family and remarry.

Thanks to the fact that her mother-in-law often comes to the door to speak, Wang Xiujuan has also become a person who knows the whole Jingzhou without going out.

"Shall we go back for the New Year this year?" Chatting and chatting, Lai Pozi talked about it.

"Want to go back?"

Lai Pozi nodded, and said with a look of dismay, "We're here, and we haven't been back in the past few years." ”

The main reason is that she is so rich now, and she hasn't let Mrs. Ding take a look at it!

(End of chapter)