The word "painter" immediately raised Pei Li's eyebrows.

Li Yiqing was also stunned, glanced at the young man, and looked at the stage with his eyes, and then left after listening for a while.

The play was babbling and singing for an hour.

It is impossible to find the quiet and harmonious atmosphere in the serious theater here, and there is only constant noise in between. The audience is only half small, and the rest are women and elders who take children to find a place to play.

But it was these children, big and small, who listened the most seriously, many of them were not even accompanied by adults, with their trouser legs and black feet, their braids covered with the dust of the Qijiu City, chirping and discussing the plot and singing lyrics seriously, and learning to sing a few words from time to time - it was they who added a layer of noise to the theater that could not be eliminated.

But even so, few people left the table, and those who came from other places seemed to have long been accustomed to this atmosphere, and even the two faucets on the second floor listened quietly to the whole scene.

Pei and Li sat in such an atmosphere to the end, but their initial expectations were disappointed.

This is indeed the story of the snake fairy and the painter falling in love, but the two did not find out the elements related to Western Tian in it, there is no genius to become famous, there is no month in the mountain, and there is no scroll of immortals. In other words, the character of "painter" actually doesn't get any ink at all in this play.

He is more like a tool or a thin symbol, the whole play only focuses on the perspective of the White Snake Fairy, singing that she was born with the fate of serving the fairy grass, singing that she thought about the heart of the fan and met the painter, singing that she fell in love with her, singing that the fairy grass will wither, she wanted to be with the painter for life, but was finally captured by the immortals, and the two of them suffered forever As for the painter, they didn't even explain the ending.

"This big brother, is this painter from Xiangzhou?" The girl asked the actor next to her again, "I heard that thirty years ago, there was a 'Western Tian' who was very famous."

"Huh? Who is Xitian? The actor turned his head blankly with red eyes.

However, this play is indeed as poignant as Xiao Sheng said, and its touching is not the true love between the white snake and the vague painter, but the sadness of the dilemma in the heart of the white snake girl herself.

This scene has a large number of monologues, the lyrics are beautiful and accurate, and the images picked are mostly cool things such as night dew and morning fog, fairy grass and white snakes, so once you listen to this play, it is like being on a high cliff with cold mist and bones, watching the white snake girl make a painful choice in front of the two roads. One side leads to the cold and high clouds, and the accompanying fairy grass will wither, and it should keep its natural vows to feed it with saliva blood; The other side fell into the warm red dust, and the man with whom she had formed a white head was anxiously looking for her.

No matter which side it is, it makes the audience worry tightly.

"It should break off the relationship with this painter and go back to feed the fairy grass." The girl who was leaning on Pei Li's shoulder suddenly whispered.

Pei Ye was stunned and smiled: "Why do you always have different thoughts from normal people." ”

"Without it, the fairy grass will die, but without love, it will not die." The girl chuckled quietly.

It's a pity that this is the book that praises love, where true love can always defeat fate, the white snake girl on the stage still chose the road to the world, but it finally failed to live with her sweetheart for a lifetime, and the immortals forcibly took it back to the sky, and imprisoned next to the fairy grass for the rest of his life.

When this tragedy fell, the girl who was immersed in it buried her head softly on Pei Li's shoulder.

Pei Ye hesitated, stretched out his arm, and gently wrapped his arms around her waist from behind: "Didn't you say that you want her to go back to heaven?" ”

"I mean she should, not that she'll be happy." The girl muffled, "And she didn't do it voluntarily. ”

Then she whispered, "This play is so good, I'm going to move it back to Bowang." ”

"Actually, there is a way to have both worlds," Pei Ye raised his head and seriously thought about the solution to the problem, "It can steal the immortal exercises first, and secretly practice more than the immortals, take the immortal grass down to the mortal world, or take the painter to the sky, and you can have the best of both worlds."

Li Yiqing rolled her eyes angrily.

"I can't see anything in this play." The girl got up and looked at the sky outside, "You can find someone to buy a script and take a look, and you can also bring it back to Bowang." ”

Pei Ye nodded in response: "Are you leaving?" ”

"I handed over a post to Bixiao Pavilion in the morning, asking them to meet in the afternoon, and now there are only two quarters of an hour left." Li Yiqing smiled and reminded, "Acting is the treasure of the theater, especially such a good show, most people don't want to sell it, you remember to be polite, don't be stingy with money." ”

"How much does that cost?"

"Generally speaking, it's 10 to 20 times the amount of a play, but they have a lot of money here." The girl thought for a while, "It's a fair price for about ten taels, and you can buy it for as little as twenty taels." ”

Pei Ye took a breath: "Expensive." ”

Then he thought for a moment, picked up the black cat and put it on the girl's shoulder: "Okay, then you bring this." ”

Li Yiqing was stunned: "Huh? ”

"You can pass the word."

“.？” The girl turned her head to see the quiet and beautiful kitten lying motionless, and she hesitated to reach out to touch it, but was shunned again.

"You guys get along." Pei Ye said seriously, I don't know who he was admonishing.

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When the theater ended, the noise suddenly cluttered a step, many children rushed up to the stage, helping to move the table and carry the stool, and the cold singing Danjiao did not leave the stage, at this time He Wan smiled, answered the children's questions, and distributed the candy and snacks in his hands to them one by one.

Pei Ye said goodbye to the girl, then picked up his sword and went to the backstage, and glanced up while walking, the two dragon heads on the second floor were still sitting still.

Stepping into the backstage, the big screen blocked the skylight, and the noise was also separated by a layer, and several laborers were busy before and after, and they didn't have time to pay attention to him, so Pei Ye went straight to the inner corridor to find someone.

However, I found that the theater was deserted, and the more I walked inside, the more people I saw it, and it turned out that several hired workers were already busy at the front desk.

After walking for a while, Pei Li paused, and finally heard the voice.

"Two is two, these words have fallen into nails, and no one can change them." A thick old voice came from a little tired through the thin wall, "I have calculated with you, a family of three, the male goes to the dock to contribute, and a good day is only eleven or twelve copper plates, and the female is weaving cloth, and they all come down to say four or five more pieces a day." There are two boards in a play, and in Qijiu City, this is the highest price. ”

Pei Ye paused, it was getting quieter and quieter, he breathed for a moment, the joyful noise outside and this place seemed to be two worlds.

There were sixteen or seventeen that day, and we mention four, even three."

"Ji Yun!" The old voice was a little louder, "Don't pretend to be stupid! A person who earns sixteen or seventeen taels of silver a day can easily take three or four taels for recreation; But do people who earn sixteen or seventeen copper plates a day dare to take three or four to have fun? ”

The room fell silent.

"What can I do then?" The young man's voice also raised his voice, and he also cried a little, "Master, not everyone in Qijiu City is a laborer raccoon!" How many of our brothers don't have real skills? If the price is called to ten, it is still full! ”

The old man was silent.

"If it's not good, let's move out of Qijiu City, don't be angry with this! Go to the East Side and call the price to 30! The more the young man spoke, the more excited he became, "I've heard of those theaters in Xiangzhou City, our skills are worse than anyone!" ”

“.”

"You can also receive silver." The young man's voice lowered, "It's not like now, when people always run in to listen to the play. ”

"Didn't we say it, if he wants to escape, you can tell him-" The old man was mild.

"Is that what happened?" The young man interrupted excitedly.

So the room fell silent.

"Ji Yun, I know everyone is suffering." After a while, the old man's soft voice sounded again, "I also said when I started, you learn art with me, I will teach you the same, after you finish learning, you will go to other theaters to make a living at will, but Ji Yun, I came to Qijiu City just to play two copper plate plays." ”

There is no shortage of operas for those who can afford to listen to the opera." The old man was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice, "That's all there is to say. ”

"But now it's not that we want to make money," the young man said in a low voice, "if we don't make money, we have to-"

He took a deep breath: "Anyway, your theater, I won't leave anyway if you make up your mind." ”

It was at this time that Pei Ye knocked lightly on the door.

When I came in, it was a big room that was a little messy, with costumes and props placed everywhere, and when I first looked at it with a gloomy face, it was the corner who had just played the role of the painter.

Further inside, there was a hard-faced, thin-skinned old man, leaning on a table, looking down at the ground, holding a cigarette stick in his hand, sparks flickering and smoky.

When he saw someone come in, he raised his head and looked at him with a slight surprise.

Pei Li first hugged his fists and saluted: "I take the liberty to disturb, I just listened to your hospital's "White Snake Love", and I admire it very much——"

The young man suddenly looked a little annoyed: "Isn't Senior Sister Yi outside?" ”

Pei Liqi was confused: "-I want to buy a playbook." ”

"Ahh Xiao Sheng, named Ji Yun, was stunned for a moment, "I'm sorry." ”

The old man's face showed a smile: "What do you call the little brother?" ”

"My surname is Pei, a person from Bowangzhou, I just listened to a "White Snake Love" and thought it was very good, so I wanted to move to Bowangzhou to perform."

The old man knocked on the cigarette stick, got off the table with a smile and walked to the side: "Does Little Brother Pei also open a theater over there in Bowang?" How's the business? ”

"Ah, no, I'm practicing martial arts. It was my friend who wanted to be more knowledgeable, and she said that the play was good and she wanted to move back. After listening to the girl's advice, Pei Liben was ready to explain, but the old man's kind and free attitude was beyond his expectations.

"Really? Where is it good? The old man's eyes were as clear as clear waves, and when he heard this, he squinted and smiled, and he was simply in high spirits, "You have to figure out, do you like this play, or do you like our horn?" ”

Pei Li was a little embarrassed: "I like them all, I like them all"

The old man squatted down and rummaged in the cabinet, his voice muffled into the cabinet, but he still laughed: "Which part of our little brother Pei likes the most?" ”

Pei Ye thought about it, and was also infected by this attitude, and said with a smile: "I think it's very good to fold 'Don't Fairy Grass'." ”

The old man's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Have vision!" What else? ”

Pei Ye said two more folds, and the old people all agreed, and couldn't help but stop the work in their hands first: "Little brother, I see that you also know how to play, please be a judge, I will sing a piece of 'Don't Fairy Grass', you see which one is better than the girl in the clothes just now." ”

Pei Ye hurriedly waved his hand: "I haven't heard a few scenes!" ”

"Yes, then you are born with good ears and good hearts!" The old man haha, "Just listen to it, it's okay." ”

With a flick of his sleeves, a clear sound came out of his mouth.

Pei Li's eyes suddenly widened, and his hair trembled.

The attitude of the old man in front of him actually showed the woman's soft and delicate feeling, his voice was like a clear flute breaking through the clouds, the water was bright and tactful, stable and higher than Yi Chengxin, but the most different thing was the emotion.

This verse sings about the white snake leaving the fairy grass to meet the lover, and there is always a misty cold air in the singing section on the stage before, and the white snake is hesitating in his own mind; Now the old man's singing style is much brighter and more resolute, this white snake seems to have already made a decision to go down to earth, but it is blocked by the fairy law, so it is less hazy and more tense.

Pei Ye really hadn't listened to much of the play, but today he listened to two paragraphs in a row, and the sonorous voice aroused emotions, which really made him feel a little intoxicated.

After a paragraph, without waiting for the old man to ask, he couldn't help but say: "Miss Yi's seems to be more in line with the temperament of this play, but I like you more myself." ”

The old man immediately laughed, almost as a confidant.

I couldn't help but say, "Then what do you think of the last fold?" How about the last fold of 'blood and grass'? ”

"It's also very good, it's very touching, but" Pei Ye hesitated, "I don't feel as good as the above." ”

Ji Yun on the side suddenly laughed, the old man glared at him, but sighed with a smile: "That's right!" ”

While speaking, the old man took out a large book from the cabinet, dusted it, handed it to Pei Li, and said with a smile: "This is the transcript of "White Snake Love", the main points are all noted, you can take it." ”

Pei Ye was stunned: "How much money is this?" ”

"What kind of money to talk about." The old man waved his hand and smiled, "A good show is for people to listen to." And if you don't come to buy it, find a few knowledgeable people to listen to it a few times, and you will get the same eight or nine - the drama can't be hidden. ”

Pei Ye insisted: "If I come to buy it, I have to pay for it." ”

So the old man smiled: "That's good, I don't force you to be favored, you can talk to me at the market price." In addition, isn't the little brother practicing martial arts, what is your level? ”

"Acceptable."

"As long as you have practiced for two years! In this way, I will talk to you about drama, and you will help me discuss martial arts. He gestured to Ji Yun on the side, "Our best martial artist, I always feel that he can't play beautifully, you can help me see the trick." ”

Pei Ye was happy to do this, and agreed with his mouth.

Ji Yun was a little embarrassed, but he still practiced a set of kung fu with his heart under the urging of the old man, and there was a lot of wind in the room for a while, and finally he stopped with a light sweat and looked at Pei Li with some apprehension.

Pei Ye was a little dumbfounded.

He found that he had thought about it, cultivators and martial artists were really two different professions.

A cultivator wants to beat others, but a martial artist wants to fight beautifully, Pei Li has a lot of research on the former, but he can't turn his head around the latter.

After holding it for a long time, he jumped out of a sentence: "When you kicked out this kick just now, your toes must be straight, and you must exert enough force, otherwise you won't be able to kick someone's throat." ”

“.”

The old man hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his forearm: "You don't teach!" It's me in this 'original fight', and if he kicks me in the throat, he will kick me to death! ”

Pei Ye covered his face in embarrassment, and the old and the young laughed.

In the end, Pei Ye still tried to change his brain and pointed out a few places, but when he finally wanted to take out the silver, he was held down by the old man with a smile: "You take the book to see it first, this play is a little difficult to think about and then buy it." ”

(End of chapter)