After lunch, Jian Jixiu said to Yu Hai with great interest: "It just so happens that I heard that a family is getting married today, and there should be a band that invites Zichang Suona to perform, do you want to go and see it?" ”

"Is that okay?"

Yu Hai was slightly interested.

"Married? It's just a lively picture, and the more people watch, the more they like it. ”

Yu Hai went to watch for a while.

The sound of Zichang's suona is duller than ordinary suona, and it is more like the sound of a horn.

However, the whole wind ensemble is very lively and festive when they work together.

After that, Jian Jixiu took Yu Hai to listen to a singing section of the Chinese tune and two reeds, which was incomplete, and found an old artist who was temporarily idle at home because of the disbandment of the troupe.

The reason for the dissolution of the troupe was not because of insufficient personnel, but because it was unable to make ends meet.

Until near evening, Jian Jixiu led Yu Hai into an old street.

While walking, Jian Jixiu introduced:

"My grandfather used to form a shadow puppet troupe with his old buddies. Since he left, the troupe has dispersed. Although the others don't go out to perform now, they still often gather at home to sing a part......"

Yu Hai followed him around and around to the door of a family, and he had already heard some music and faint singing passages from a distance, but it was intermittent and not very real.

Jian Jixiu knocked on the door.

After a while, an old man with gray hair and a somewhat rickety figure opened the door.

As soon as he saw Jian Jixiu, he was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Little Jane, why do you have time to come over today?" ”

"It's the weekend and I don't go to work." Jian Jixiu smiled and pointed to Yu Haidao beside him: "My friend wants to hear you sing, so I'll bring it over, Grandpa Du, are you welcome?" ”

"Welcome! How not welcome. As soon as the old man surnamed Du heard that they were here to listen to the play, he immediately burst into joy: "Come, come in, we are practicing." ”

After entering the door and coming to the courtyard, Yu Hai saw that there were three old men in the courtyard at this time, all of whom were sixty or seventy years old. They held musical instruments such as a moon harp, a copper bowl, and a horse gong in their hands.

Jian Jixiu greeted one by one: "Grandpa Li, Grandpa Ma, Grandpa Lin......"

Several old people were very happy to see him coming.

"Jane, how are you doing?"

"Are you tired from going to work?"

"Is this your friend?"

“……”

Jian Jixiu chatted with them and explained the intention, but did not specifically inform them of Yu Hai's identity.

Several uncles have not performed in front of people for a long time, and they are very happy to hear that he came to listen to the play.

For the sake of politeness, Yu Hai took off his mask after entering the door, but a few old people obviously didn't know him, so they just praised him twice, this young man is very handsome.

"It's rare for young people to want to hear this thing from us."

Mr. Du sat back in his chair directly, picked up the Yueqin that he put on the ground and said, "In that case, let's sing you a paragraph!" ”

As he spoke, several of them moved, and after a period of lingering and tactful music, Mr. Du opened his mouth: "The surname Tao lives in Peach Blossom Village......

It is different from the Qin dialect that Yu Hai had heard before, and it is not the old dialect he had heard before, it is more tactful and delicate.

At the end of a paragraph, Yu Hai did not hesitate to applaud: "Sing so well." ”

It's not that Yu Hai is touting them, but he thinks they sing really well, listening to Jian Jixiu's introduction, this is what several old people have done all their lives, and their singing skills have become instinctive, even if their physical functions have declined, they are still very amazing.

Receiving applause, several old gentlemen smiled happily and said humbly:

"Old, I'm not as angry as I used to be!"

"I haven't been on stage for several years, I'm rusty!"

"If you like it, I'll give you another one!"

As he spoke, several people were in high spirits for several paragraphs.

Yu Hai didn't interrupt them, just listened quietly.

It wasn't until a few old people were a little tired that they poured tea for them with Jian Jixiu: "If I'm not mistaken, this is singing a bowl of cavities?" ”

"Yes. The lad still understands this? Mr. Du was a little surprised: "Now young people don't listen to this, I thought no one could recognize it." ”

"I've had the pleasure of hearing the old ones before. I feel like the difference is quite big. "Yu Haidao.

"Old-fashioned!" Mr. Du was clear when he heard this, and sighed again: "I haven't heard of it for many years. ”

"yes." Mr. Lin, who was knocking on the copper bowl before, also sighed: "Since Old Man Yu left, I haven't heard anyone sing." Today's young people don't know these things, and they don't want to learn. ”

"Wait until I'm gone." Mr. Du put down the Yueqin, and got up with some interest: "It is estimated that our branch will also be broken." ”

Everyone else was silent.

Although I am reluctant to accept it, there seems to be no other way.

"It can't be helped."

"Didn't you think about finding a successor?" Yu Hai thought about it and asked.

Several old men shook their heads heavily:

"Nobody wants to learn."

"When I went to the next county before, I wanted to kidnap a child to study, but his parents took him back."

"How so?" Yu Hai was a little puzzled.

It's also a craft, and if it's willing to be taught, how can no one learn it?

"Because I don't make money!" Jian Jixiu smiled bitterly: "How much money do you think you can make from a performance?" ”

Yu Hai really didn't know about this, because he hadn't been in contact with it at all.

"How much?"

"It's only a few hundred dollars." Jian Ji cultivated: "And it's not every day. When encountering temple fairs, marriages, birthday celebrations, children's full moons, etc., these are the times when people will invite them back. When my grandfather was here, they were 300 yuan a game, and a shadow puppet troupe of five people might not be able to earn 100 yuan a day, which was not enough to live. ”

Yu Hai was dumbfounded.

This income is much lower than he imagined.

If you can perform several times a day, you may be able to make a living.

But in modern society, more and more people have lost the habit of inviting opera troupes.

And they, the folk shadow puppet troupes, don't have a fixed theater to sell tickets or anything.

Basically, they were invited, so they pushed the cart and carried the basket, and then they went to other people's homes to perform.

Now there are shadow puppet troupes that can perform, but in fact, most of the members are making extra money, and they still need to work at home.

With such a comparison, Yu Hai thought of many current star commercial performances.

A game that costs hundreds of thousands at every turn is also a performance, and the income is really a heaven and earth.

This is the difference in fame!

"Inheriting this thing is not useful just by liking it." Mr. Du patted Jian Jixiu's shoulder and comforted: "Besides, young people don't love this anymore." Some things are not liked by everyone, so they have to be eliminated! ”

He knew that Kid Jane had always felt guilty that he had not been able to inherit his grandfather's inheritance.

It's a pity that this is determined by the times, and it is not something that they want to change if they want to.

Even so, Yu Hai still felt his reluctance.

He comforted: "The main thing is that everyone knows less." ”

The world is so big, everyone's preferences are different, maybe some people will like it when they see it, but there is a saying that the old man said well, there are indeed some things that can be persisted without relying on love.

There are very few people whose hobbies and jobs can be the same.

"I don't know much, but it's also because everyone is not interested!" Mr. Du said.

However, he didn't want to discuss this topic anymore, and seeing that it was already evening, he invited Yu Hai and the others to stay for dinner.

Yu Hai naturally refused.

After listening to the play for a long time, if you still want to eat, it will be a bit too much.

He immediately said goodbye and left, but the old man couldn't stay, so he told him that if he was free and willing to listen, he could come back at any time.

Leaving Mr. Du's house, Jian Jixiu was in a much lower mood.

Yu Hai directly asked him to find a restaurant for dinner.

At the dinner table, Jian Jixiu ordered a rare bottle of wine.

He knew that Yu Hai didn't drink, and he didn't pour it for him, so he took a small cup and drank it himself.

Halfway through eating, he still couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, what do you think I can do to keep the shadow puppet show alive?" ”

"It's hard." Yu Hai said bluntly: "It is almost impossible to do it with your strength alone. ”

"However, if I don't do something, I am always unwilling." Jian Ji Xiu said: "You don't know, I actually regret that I couldn't accept this team after my grandfather left." But now, even if I really give up my job, the old men are old and can't act! ”

Yu Hai said: "You have never given up practicing, and you also hope to be able to perform on stage one day, right?" ”

"Yes!" Saying that, Jian Jixiu sighed: "I'm afraid that when I really have a chance, I will waste my craft." ”

"I don't really know much about this, but you can try to increase your popularity." Yu Hai thought for a while and said, "Let more people know about this traditional culture." ”

Jian Jixiu said expectantly: "What should I do?" ”

Today, Jian Jixiu took him to play very dedicated, so Yu Hai didn't mind helping him, and asked Shen Yin slightly, Yu Hai said: "Don't many people like to watch short videos now?" You can shoot some videos about it. ”

Hearing this, Jian Jixiu was slightly disappointed: "Actually, I thought about this method before, and even asked Grandpa Du to shoot some content and send it out." It's a pity that not many people watch. ”

"That's because your video content isn't interesting enough." Yu Hai couldn't help but think of some videos he had watched on the earth, and his heart moved: "That's it, you come over tomorrow, and I'll help you shoot something." ”

"Okay." Jian Jixiu immediately smiled, and agreed without saying a word.

At this moment, he remembered the video of Yukoto Village and the explosion effect after the video was released, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

For Yu Hai, shooting videos or something can be regarded as a kind of fun during the journey.

It just so happens that he and his fans are playing hide and seek, and it would be nice to show them something interesting.

(End of chapter)