Chapter 5 comes to the fore

On this day, the disciples on the stage practiced and rehearsed on stage, and Xue Ziang and Hu Shopkeeper accompanied Li Cunqiao to drink tea and chat offstage. Shopkeeper Hu asked Li Cunqiao curiously: "The prince has a saying, I don't know whether to ask or not." Li Cunqiao smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Hu, may I ask, as long as it is not a military secret?" ”

Shopkeeper Hu said: "It's not a military matter, it's just that you, as a general who is about to fight, why do you like to watch dramas so much?" ”

Li Cunqiao smiled: "I can hear a lot of truth in the play. The shopkeeper Hu said: "I would like to hear the details." ”

Li Cunqiao said: "Since you asked today, I have an idea and want you to help." The shopkeeper replied: "The prince of the world has the grace of reinvention for me, and if there is anything that can be used, it must be ruined." ”

Li Cunqiao said with a smile: "It's serious, I just want the shopkeeper Hu to add some explanations to the publicity of each play, so that the people watching the play can really understand some truths from the process of watching the play." Li Cunmiao looked at Xue Ziang and Shopkeeper Hu's puzzled expressions, and then said: "Look, for example, the play "Changban Slope" tells the story of Cao Cao and Liu Bei's struggle for the world, who is Cao Cao? A generation of traitorous males, he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and Liu Bei, the patriarch of the Han family, Uncle Liu Huang, was bent on reviving the Han family. Today, isn't Zhu Wen like Cao Cao, and my father just like Liu Bei? Shopkeeper Hu suddenly said: "You mean that through this play, everyone can realize that Zhu Wen is a thief who steals the country, and King Kuang of Jin supports the Tang Dynasty." Li Cunqiao said: "Yes." It is to let more people understand this truth, as the so-called 'more help for the righteous and less help for the unjust'. Shopkeeper Hu stroked his palm and said: "The son of the world is really high-minded!" Then I will write more leaflets and notices, post them all over the city, and distribute them in various inns and inns, so that the guests who come and go can take the flyers and notices to other places. Xue Ziang agreed: "Yes, this not only expands the publicity of the theater, but also spreads the truth that Zhu Wen is today's Cao Cao and King Jin is today's Liu Bei." Li Cunqiao smiled and said: "Isn't watching "The Drunken Concubine" also talking about the drama of the Tang Dynasty? It can also be used to expose Zhu Wen's anti-Tang Dynasty. Shopkeeper Hu replied: "Okay, I'll find a few more scholars to ponder, combine these operas with today's affairs, and use the past to satirize the present." Li Cunqiao clapped his hands and said: "Shopkeeper Hu is really a smart person, just a little through." ”

After more than a month, Xue Ziang was already proficient in watching the newly rehearsed plays, and just outside the theater garden, a big signboard was put up, which read: Jinyang Red Opera Park newly launched the second and third scenes of "Changban Slope", and the new "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Drunken Concubine", the performance time was extended by 1 hour, and only one performance was performed every day. Ticket price: 8 silver per person for a regular seat. You must know that a poor family needs three or four dollars of silver a month to live alone.

The propaganda of the shopkeeper Hu played a very good role, and the Jinyang Red Opera Garden was full again that day, and the name of He Chunban had resounded throughout the Jin Kingdom some time ago, and even many wealthy businessmen and aristocrats from other places made a special trip to see the play. This time, I heard that there was a new play, and the whole city was a sensation, and it was difficult to find a ticket, and the ticket price for the first show was fried ten times.

The theater garden was full, and the shopkeeper saw that there were too many people waiting outside the door, so he sold 20 more tickets according to the ordinary ticket price, and only provided one bench. Those who grabbed it were elated, and those who didn't grab it were depressed. Shopkeeper Hu is still experienced, and immediately sold tickets for the second and third days, which evacuated the crowd at the door.

The opening scene is a lively scene as usual, and the generals of "Changban Slope" Cao Liu and other officials took turns to appear, the scene was very good-looking, and the enthusiasm of the fans was quickly mobilized, and the cheers continued. The VIP seats in the middle of the front row were all reserved by Li Cunqiao to entertain his subordinates and a few Taibao brothers.

The last new "Drunken Concubine" is the finale, and Xue Yumei played Yang Guifei Yang Yuhuan appeared in the singing segment:

The ice wheel of the island is beginning to turn

Seeing the jade rabbit, the jade rabbit rose east early

The ice wheel is off the island

The difference is clear

The moon is in the sky

It's just like Chang'e leaving the Moon Palace

The slave is like Chang'e leaving the Moon Palace

It's like Chang'e under the ninefold

Qing Qing fell coldly in the Guanghan Palace

Ah, Guanghan Palace

The jade bridge reclines and leans against the railing

The mandarin duck came to play in the water

Golden carp facing the water

Ah, the water is facing,

The geese fly in the sky

Oops, geese

The geese are flying

Smell the voice of the slave and fall into the shade of the flowers

The scenery is breathtaking

Unconsciously came to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion

Xue Yumei's singing, figure, and appearance are all radiant, especially the folding fan in her hand with her eyes, which shows the beauty of Yang Guifei's closed moon and shy flowers to the fullest, and the fans in the audience are all fascinated. Li Cunqiao looked at his beloved steadily, with tears in his eyes.

The first performance of the new drama once again detonated the Jin Kingdom, and Xue Yumei was known as "the first Tsing Yi in the pear garden". Li Cunmiao was especially happy, he couldn't wait to marry Xue Yumei home early. So as soon as it ended, I went to Xue Ziang and Xue Yumei to tell her about it, Yumei blushed beautifully, and Xue Ziang said: "The prince wants to marry Yumei, I am very happy." It's just that you have to formally propose marriage first, and then choose a good day to carry a sedan chair through the door to welcome your relatives, and visit the church to get married. I'm just such a girl, I want her to marry in style. Li Cunmiao hurriedly said: "This matter is natural, I will marry Yumei as the main room in a dignified manner, and I will not wronged the girl." Xue Ziang said again: "There is another point, now that the new play has just been arranged, if Yumei gets married, she can't come out to act, and no one else can pick it up for a while." Li Cunmiao said: "It doesn't matter, if Yumei still wants to act after marriage, she will act accordingly." Xu Ziang shook his head and said: "It's not proper, how can there be a princess of the King of Jin who acts on stage and is laughed at." Li Cunqiao said: "What's this, as long as Yumei likes it, it doesn't matter what others think." Yumei was moved to take Li Cunmiao's hand. Li Cunmiao continued: "It's better to be like this, I'll go and prepare for the marriage first, and you don't need to prepare the dowry master, I'll prepare and send it." In addition, I fancy the theater is not far away, there is a courtyard across the street, I plan to buy it for your father and daughter and the troupe to live, after marriage, Yumei lives in the palace on weekdays, I miss you, and Yumei and I are also convenient to come back to accompany you. Xue Ziang gratefully: "The prince of the world is thoughtful and considerate, I am very grateful, but how can I let you break the bank." Li Cunmiao said: "What is this, as long as the family is happy." Yumei was really moved, snuggled up to Li Cunqiao's arm tightly, and leaned her head on his shoulder. Li Cunmiao couldn't help but feel his heart fluttering, and Xue Ziang quietly left with interest, leaving the two of them to pour out their heartfelt feelings.

A few days later, Li Cunqiao invited Xue's father and daughter and the people from the opera troupe to come and see the newly bought courtyard, which was a two-entry courtyard, Xue Ziang let the male disciples live in several large rooms in the front yard, and the two side rooms were given to two piano masters, one each for Xue Ziang and Xue Yumei in the backyard, and several female disciples such as Lan'er and Hongxia occupied two large rooms. Everyone was overjoyed, and finally had a spacious house and a big yard, which was much better than living in a big car shop everywhere.

Xue Ziang asked everyone to go back to the big car shop to pack their luggage and move over immediately. Li Cunmiao beckoned the servants to buy some wine and food and put them in the courtyard to celebrate the housewarming of the big guys.

Xue Yumei's reputation is getting louder and louder, and she is as beautiful as a flower, so it is inevitable that she will be coveted by some people. On this day, Li Cunqiao did not come to the theater because of something in the palace, and the VIP seat in front of him was taken over by several local wealthy businessmen in Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi).

After the opening of the big play, these wealthy businessmen shouted: "I'm here to see Yu Ji and Yang Guifei, hurry up and play "Farewell My Concubine" and "Drunken Concubine". The shopkeeper Hu recognized one of them as Sun Xunye, whose family opened a rice shop in Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi), and there were branches of his family in various parts of the Jin Kingdom and Liang State, and he had a relationship with the governments of the two countries, otherwise he would not have opened a store in two hostile countries. Shopkeeper Hu said to Sun Xunye: "Sun Gongzi, can you ask a few of your friends not to shout, and don't affect other fans watching the play." Sun Xunye was unhappy: "Why, today I invited a few good friends to cheer you on, but you said that we influence others to watch the show." Do you still want to open a theater? Shopkeeper Hu didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so he endured it without saying anything and walked away.

When Xue Yumei appeared, these sons began to whistle and said to Xue Yumei on the stage: "The little lady is so beautiful, but there is Lang Jun, what do you think of me?" Xue Yumei was so angry that she almost couldn't act. The fans in the audience were not happy, and someone said loudly: "If you don't watch the play, go out!" Sun Xunye and the others jumped up, turned around and shouted from behind: "Who the hell is this shouting?" Say it again. As soon as the shopkeeper saw that the theater garden was chaotic, he hurriedly ran to the VIP seat in front of him, and clasped his fists with both hands: "A few masters, give me a little face, please sit down and watch the play." ”

Sun Xunye glared and said, "How old are you, give you face, where will our brother's face go?" Another yin and yang monster said: "It's okay to give you face, and when the play is over, you call the little lady on the stage to accompany my brother to drink." Shopkeeper Hu was a little annoyed: "Several sons also have identities, we never go out to accompany the wine in the garden, and we also look for someone to accompany the wine to Hongxiang Building." Sun Xunye said: "Yo, we let your drama accompany you to drink, to give you face, don't toast and don't eat and drink." Several other people also said: "That is, if you don't call the little lady here today and drink with the little masters, you won't want to open this theater in the future." ”

Shopkeeper Hu straightened his waist and said, "Don't deceive people too much, this is not a place for you to go wild." Sun Xunye jumped up, slapped the shopkeeper in the face, and shouted: "I'm still here today, what can you do to me?" ”

At this time, several male disciples in the background heard the noise in front of them and all came out to see what was going on. As soon as they saw that a few people were embarrassed by the shopkeeper Hu, Guo Congqian, Chen Jun, Chu Deyuan, Zhou Za, Jing Jin and others were also strong and strong, and they had some kung fu. Sun Xunye's sons, although they usually oppress the good, they are all done by subordinates, and they can't fight themselves, so they are beaten away after a few blows. Sun Xunye ran out of the theater, turned around and said, "You wait! ”

That night, Sun Xunye's father, Sun Chuanhe, came to see Li Siyuan, and Sun Chuanhe said: "Eldest son, our business is very good these days, and you have made a lot of money from me. Li Siyuan smiled: "That's good, we still have to stock up on some food." "Another war?" "Boss Sun has a very smart brain, don't say it, there will be a war with Liang in a few months, and the price of food will definitely rise again." Sun Chuanhe said: "Okay, we can make a few more big profits." By the way, today my son Sun Xunye was bullied in Jinyang Red Theater, can the general help come forward to teach the people in the theater a lesson and vent his anger for my son. Li Siyuan said: "Jinyang Red Theater is covered by Li Cunqiao, and there is his good friend in it." I think it's better to forget it, tell your son, this dumb man will eat first, don't spoil our big things, and then find a chance to take revenge later. Sun Chuanhe nodded helplessly.

For a few days, Li Cunmiao didn't come to the theater, and Xue Yumei was a little anxious. Lan'er has a good relationship with Xue Yumei on weekdays, and the two almost talk about everything. Lan'er comforted her: "These days, the prince may be too busy to watch the play because the palace has important matters, plus he has to prepare for marriage and marriage." Yumei resented: "Then he can also take the time to come to see me, or let someone have a word, so as not to worry about it." Lan'er teased: "Yo, sister, I can't help it after I haven't seen him for a few days, the next time he comes, you let him tie him around his waist and pester him all the time." Yumei shyly: "Lan'er has learned badly, and she actually said such a thing, see if I don't screw your mouth." After saying that, she was about to catch Lan'er, but Lan'er dodged and hidden: "Good sister, spare me, Lan'er won't dare next time." Yumei smiled and said, "You have another time." Lan'er smiled and said, "When my brother-in-law comes, I will tell my brother-in-law that my sister thinks about him very much, and if she wants to be in a hurry, she will be angry with Lan'er." Yumei was angry: "I see that you are still talking nonsense." To catch Lan'er, Lan'er opened the door and ran out, giggling behind her.

As soon as Lan Er rushed out of the room, she hit Hongxia head-on, and Hongxia scolded with a smile: "You daredevil, what are you doing weirdly." Hongxia entered Yumei's room and asked, "Yumei, it's time to eat, the master asked me to call you." Yumei said, "I don't want to eat it." Hongxia touched Yumei's forehead: "I'm not sick either, why don't you eat it?" It's not that the son of the world hasn't come these days, and my sister is sick with lovesickness, and I don't want to think about it. Yumei said angrily: "My sister also made fun of me, but I didn't follow." Hongxia smiled and said, "Okay, okay, my sister won't laugh at you, let's go to dinner." If you don't eat, the son of the world should be distressed. Yumei took the powder fist and gently slapped Hongxia: "You still don't laugh at me." Hongxia pulled Yumei out of the room and went to the front yard to eat.

After another two days, Li Cunqiao finally appeared in the theater garden, and before the play started, he came to the backstage dressing room. This small powder room is for girls, and Yumei is sitting in front of the mirror with her back to the door and applying makeup. Li Cunmiao gently hugged Yumei's shoulders from behind, put his mouth on Yumei's earlobe, and kissed softly. Yumei saw her lover who hadn't seen her for a few days in the mirror, her face was red and red when she was teased by Li Cunmiao, she couldn't help but hug Li Cunmiao's back tightly with her backhand, closed her eyes and enjoyed her lover's caresses, but said in her mouth: "You bad person, you don't come for so many days, you will bully me as soon as you come." Li Cunqiao snorted and said: "There are important things in the palace these days, and I can't get out of it, I miss my mother, I can't think about it." "I don't believe it, you haven't even sent a letter these days." "It's a matter of confidentiality, my father doesn't let us contact the outside world, I'm the son, of course we have to follow the rules. Good lady, don't be angry, the Xiang Guild will love you well. "Phew, who is your lady, who are you and who are you. The ghost only knows which lady you have fallen in love with these days, and you went to fool around. Li Cunmiao raised a hand: "The conscience of heaven and earth, good lady, I am really doing the right thing, if I fool around with other women, the sky will thunder!" Xue Yumei covered Li Cunmiao's mouth with her hand: "I'm playing with you, what kind of poisonous oath is there." Li Cunqiao hugged Yumei: "Good lady, don't be angry." "After so many days of no news, don't you know that others are worried about you? You can't let the servant tell you that you have something to do. "Yes, yes, I know it's wrong." "It's pretty much the same, tomorrow is Tanabata, punish you for accompanying me tomorrow to go shopping, shampooing, and, in short, accompany me for a day." Li Cunqiao smiled and said: "This is a punishment for me, it is clearly a reward for me, I am willing to be punished, hehe." Li Cunmiao has been staying in the dressing room to accompany Xue Yumei, and he doesn't go out to watch the drama outside. Yumei was also very happy for Li Cunqiao to accompany her, the two seemed to have endless words, and everyone tried not to disturb them when they knew that they were inside. Only when Lan Er and Hongxia were about to play, they knocked on the door and came in to get their costumes, and went to the big dressing room to hook their faces and change their costumes. When Lan'er came in, she squeezed her eyes at Yumei and said, "Why did my brother-in-law come, but my sister is in a hurry." Yumei was ashamed: "Dead Nizi, no one will treat you as a dumb person if you don't speak." "I'm going to hit her." Brother-in-law, you see that my sister is in a hurry" Lan'er hid behind Li Cunmiao and said: "If you don't come again, I will become a punching bag, and my brother-in-law will have to compensate me." Li Cunmiao watched the sisters play with interest, and said with a smile: "Okay, brother-in-law compensates you." Lan'er ran to the door, turned around and said, "Talking?" "Of course."