Chapter 3: The Puppet
The rain outside the house was getting heavier and heavier, and when I first arrived in Shen, it was already dark. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the rainwater at the entrance of the inn gathers into streams, flowing wantonly. Rainwater splashed, wetting a large area of the house. Zhu Niang simply closed the door to prevent the rain from hitting the house again. As a result, the house is a little dark. Zhu Niang beckoned Xiao Wuzi to light two candles, and lit the dozen or so red lanterns hanging on the four walls of the lobby one by one. The firelight on all sides suddenly reflected the inside of the house, which was very clear.
Su Zhuo looked at the furnishings like this, but it was also quite amorous, and couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect that the layout of this inn is quite innovative." ”
The wind chimes looked around and saw a series of red lanterns hanging on the four walls. She has a girlish heart, and she is most happy with such beautiful things, and she can't help but clap her hands and say, "It's so beautiful!"
After Zhu Niang lit the lantern, she had nothing to do left and right, and sat in the corner with Xiao Wuzi. After a while, the shopkeeper came out with two plates of dishes. The three of them even ate their own dinner, and no longer greeted guests. Only when the group of officers and soldiers asked for wine did they go and deliver two pots.
After three rounds of drinking, the soldiers came a little drunk. Some began to make fists and drink orders, shouting loudly. One stood up, shook slightly, and walked to Su Zhuo's table and stood still. Su Zhuo and the others didn't know what he was going to do, so they raised their eyes to look at him.
The man glared at the Feng brothers and sisters, and said with a big tongue: "I heard that you two little dolls can juggle, why don't you come and perform for the masters?"
Fenghu's face was full of disdain, and he snorted coldly, ignoring him. The man slapped the table and said angrily, "Did you hear that?"
Fenghu said: "Master, if I love to perform, I will perform, and if I don't love acting, I don't want to perform for you!"
The man was furious and shouted, "You kid is bold!" and he said that he was about to draw the long knife at his waist. Suddenly, Jiang Kui shouted in a deep voice: "Qian Leopard!" The man listened to the general soldier's call to him, and sobered up slightly, knowing that he was impulsive and was about to do something bad. However, he was despised by the young man Fenghu, and he was a little angry in his heart, and it was difficult for him to step down.
Hu Guang knew what the general soldier thought, and knew that he didn't want to make more trouble, so he got up and said to Qian Leopard: "Okay, okay, how can you be like a child." As he spoke, he came to take the leopard's arm. Su Zhuo saw that he was limping when he walked, and his left leg was somewhat disabled.
Qian Bao stepped down, glared at Fenghu, turned around and walked back. Wu Chang whispered to Fenghu: "Heroes don't suffer immediate losses, little brother better not offend these people." ”
The wind chime also tugged at the sleeve of the wind tiger, obviously afraid of offending this group of officers and soldiers, and there was no good fruit to eat. Wind Tiger sighed, snorted, got up and walked upstairs. Wind chimes followed.
After a while, the two of them went downstairs and dressed up as jugglers. The wind tiger is dressed in black, and the wind chime is dressed in white. The two of them each held a half-human-tall rag doll in their hands, which must be a puppet for acting. Su Zhuo was quite interested, and went over with Wu Chang.
The Feng brothers and sisters walked to the open space in front of the official army, didn't say much, and bowed deeply. When everyone saw that they took the initiative to perform, of course, it was not good to embarrass the two teenagers, so they applauded one after another. Even Zhu Niang and the other three sat aside, wanting to see what this thing was. It rained at night on the barren mountains, and the spirit of a room was all concentrated on the two teenagers.
The two siblings stood opposite each other and held the doll on the ground. Just listen to a drum accompanied by a bell. It turned out that the wind tiger carried a small leather drum on his waist, and the wind chime carried a string of bells on his wrist. The two complement each other, and the show is about to begin.
I saw that the fingers of the two were trembling, and the four rag dolls on the ground seemed to be alive, standing on the ground and dancing. Su Zhuo laughed dumbly, it turned out that this was a drama of three heroes fighting Lu Bu. In the middle, Lu Bu held Fang Tian's halberd and was surrounded by Liu Guanzhang in the middle. The four puppets intersected with each other with their blades, punched and kicked, swords and swords, and fought very lively. What's even better is that the sound of this fight is all a simulation of two people's oral skills, with waist drum bells, which complement each other.
The ten fingers of the Feng brothers and sisters kept shaking, which was amazing. Each finger wears a ring with a thin silk thread attached to it. It is these silk threads that pull the rag doll and make all kinds of tricks. Although there were lights and candles in the house, it was still a little dim. The silk threads loomed, as if those puppet dolls were really alive, which was amazing.
At the end of the performance, everyone applauded heartily. Jiang Kui took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it on a table next to the Feng brothers and sisters. The wind chime bowed slightly, reaching out and picking up the silver. The two thanked everyone, went upstairs, put the puppet away, and went downstairs again after a pillar of incense.
Su Zhuo and Wu Chang hurriedly got up to greet the two and sat down in place. Su Zhuo praised: "I can't think of two divine skills, it really opened my eyes!"
The Feng brothers and sisters were sweating profusely and panting slightly. Fenghu showed a smile for the first time and said, "It's just a useless gadget, Brother Su has won the award!"
Su Zhuo said: "If you are useless, then Brother Wu and I are really useless!"
Several people were very interested in this puppet show, so they kept talking, and the Feng brothers and sisters also answered all questions. I don't know that time has flown by, and the unitary time has passed. The group of officers and soldiers was still drinking with their fists, so it was not lively.
One of them staggered up and said, "Lao Tzu can't do it, go to sleep first!"
The Sichuan man smiled: "Zhao Chengde, what are you doing, when is this time coming, you are going to lie down?"
Zhao Chengde scolded: "Damn Wang Shangui, you ride on a horse all day long, but you are at ease, Lao Tzu is driving for a day, and you are too tired to do it!" He removed the lantern from the porch and carried it through the hallway. There is a thatched hut behind the east corridor, which communicates with the outside, and I think I want to relieve my hands.
Wang Shanguiwu laughed to himself. Jiang Kui said: "Chengde has set up a car for two days, from Ming'er, Shangui you go to replace him." The smile on Wang Shangui's face turned into sadness, and it was naturally very hard to drive.
Zhao Chengde came back from the thatched house, hung up the lantern again, and went upstairs. Suddenly, a person said: "Zhao Chengde, you daredevil, don't recognize the wrong door!"
Hu Guang also said: "Don't lock the door, Lao Tzu will go in later!" It turned out that Zhao Chengde was notoriously careless. Hu Guang lived in a room with him, so he was naturally afraid that Zhao Chengde would lock the door by himself and turn him away.
Zhao Chengde waved his hand impatiently and went upstairs. The crowd didn't care and continued to eat and drink. Soon after, the Feng brothers and sisters couldn't help but feel sleepy and wanted to go back to their rooms to rest. They have been on the road for a day, and they have to perform everywhere, so they are naturally tired. Su Zhuo didn't want to stay, so they all dispersed and went back to their rooms.
Shopkeeper Chen had already gone back to the back kitchen to get busy, and Zhu Niang and Xiao Wuzi came to clean up the table. Su Zhuo finally went upstairs, but when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of Xiang Zhuniang, who was named Hu Guang, leaning over. He didn't care, Wu Chang pointed to the door, stood on the cloister, and looked around.
Standing on the second floor, he saw the layout of the inn clearly. This courtyard is boxy and in the shape of a hollow zigzag. On the first floor, in addition to the lobby, there is also a kitchen, thatched hut and so on. On the second floor are eight rooms that are evenly arranged. Su Zhuo's room was made by wind chimes and was located in the southwest corner. The room with the Feng brothers and sisters and Wu Chang was located in the south row, next to the staircase. It's a bit noisy, but it's also convenient.
Su Zhuo stood in front of the door, the cold wind and rain fell on his face, and he couldn't help but feel excited. His eyes were suddenly attracted by the small courtyard, which turned out to be surrounded by houses on all sides, and there was only one big tree, but it was full of branches and leaves. Su Zhuo's lips moved slightly, and he muttered: "Surrounded by all sides, there are trees, isn't this a sleepy word?"
He was only surprised, and turned to go into the room to rest.