Wangyue Tower did not disappoint Chen Fan. It was a rare two-story pavilion-style building that Chen Fan had seen in this county. It was located beside a small river. The river was not wide, only four or five meters at most. It looked like it was flowing from north to south. Wangyue Tower was on the west side of the river, not far from Chen Fan's house. They arrived in a short time by walking.
The three of them entered Wangyue Tower and were immediately greeted by a waiter. Although Chen Fan remembered that this was his first time here, he estimated that the original owner must have been here before, especially the Gong Qing next to him. He looked familiar at first glance.
"Please come in, three gentlemen. There are private seats upstairs." The waiter said with a smile.
"Okay, let's sit upstairs." Gong Qing said again with great style.
"Okay, the new river eel that arrived today was just caught from the Yangtze River. Do you guys want to try it?" the waiter recommended.
"How much is it?" Although he was not treating guests himself, looking at Gong Qing's appearance as a wealthy man, Chen Fan couldn't help but interjected and asked because he was afraid that he would suffer a loss. He wanted to know the market situation by the way. He would always treat guests in the future, and he would always eat from others, but It's not Chen Fan's style.
"San Wen is definitely worth the money." The waiter said enthusiastically.
Looking at this posture, he was not trying to rip off customers. Seeing Gong Qing's matter-of-fact expression, Chen Fan nodded and said nothing.
"Let's take one. Find us a seat by the window first. The key is to be able to see the scenery, and then we can sit down and order." Gong Qing said with a somewhat lewd smile.
"I understand. Don't worry, you three. We happen to have a seat by the window. The original guest officer just left and hurried to the opposite side. It is said that a famous actor came from Suzhou today. He sang really beautifully. We are upstairs. I can still vaguely hear that the guests upstairs left after hearing this song. But now there is probably no place to go." The waiter may have been afraid that these three people would also leave, so he quickly added the last sentence.
"There is also a theater here where you can listen to music?" Chen Fan was curious, but in order not to be a country bumpkin, he looked indifferent and did not show any strangeness on his face.
Gong Qing became interested after hearing this, and immediately asked: "Singing well, what about that person? Have you ever heard what the person looks like?"
"I've never heard of this." The waiter was probably afraid that the old man really didn't even eat, so he went to the other side to watch people and listen to music. He probably didn't dare to praise how good-looking he was, so he simply declined and said he hadn't heard of it. However, Perhaps he was afraid of offending Mr. Gong, so he added hesitantly, "But since he is a famous actor, I think it's not bad."
"Let's eat first." Gong Qing didn't hesitate and ordered three dishes, one soup and three bowls of rice. The waiter agreed and immediately went to prepare.
The area on the second floor is not particularly large, probably only sixty or seventy square meters, and there are no partitions. There are more than a dozen dining tables, so it doesn't seem particularly crowded.
This is not like Chen Fasheng's family banquet, where each person has a table. This table usually has three or four people dining in a circle. Fortunately, they were sitting by the window, three people sharing a table, and there were stools to sit on. Chen Fan felt quite comfortable. At the same time, there was singing, the voice was gentle but low, and Chen Fan couldn't help but listen attentively.
"...The night is long and sleepless, and the bright moon is so bright. I want to hear the call, and I answer the promise in the air..." Chen Fan has never heard the lyrics, but the sound is clear and moving, and combined with the faint sound of the piano, it makes people feel... People have a feeling of being trapped in it and unable to extricate themselves. Chen Fan followed the direction of the sound and saw that there was also a three-story pavilion on the east side of the river, more than 20 to 30 meters away. The sound could come from the other side of the building. Chen Fan was secretly surprised. In this era, there are no microphones, and the sound can be transmitted so far, but it is not high-pitched, giving people a low and melodious feeling. Could it be possible to use the ability of thousands-mile sound transmission to sing?
After a while, the waiter had brought the food, and the singing on the opposite side also stopped. After probably taking a short break, the guests upstairs also resumed their chatter.
"Did you hear it just now? What was being sung was "Midnight", 'The spring breeze stirs the heart of spring, the flowing eyes belong to the mountains and forests, the mountains and forests are full of wonders, and the sunbirds spit out voiceless sounds.'" The person who spoke was in his twenties or thirties, dressed as a scholar. He also sat by the window and said in a show off manner.
"No one knows this." Someone next to him immediately answered, "The key is that you know who this young man is? Where he comes from?" A black-faced man said proudly.
"I really don't know this. I wonder if this elder brother knows?" The scribe was not only not angry, but immediately asked with a smile.
Seeing that everyone was listening with their ears pricked up, the vanity of the dark-faced man must have been greatly satisfied. He picked up the tea cup and moistened his throat and said: "Everyone has seen that this young man is not from the south, but from In the Nongyu Pavilion in the north, it is said that the boy was originally from a family of officials. Later, because he offended the powerful, his whole family was confiscated. Because he was still young, he was sold as an actor. Fortunately, he was born handsome and had a good voice. What is rare is that he is versatile. He is good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. He is known as Yajun in the north. Now he is looking for skills everywhere and is preparing to make his debut."
"What about the Nanfeng Pavilion in the south? There are many famous actors there. It is said that there was a Watson who went to the north to make a sensation in Luoyang, the capital there, and was rated as the best actor in the world." Someone interjected and asked.
"He is still young and has not debuted yet. He probably knew that our Nanfeng Pavilion was very good and came to learn from him. The person who sang before him was our famous Yuying from Gusu. I heard that he came with Yuying." The scribe finally said Got the right to speak again.
"Although our Nanfeng Pavilion in Hudu County is just a branch of the capital city, the dance is unique. It is said that it incorporates the Qinggong movement of Baiyun Temple, which is elegant and elegant. The waiters here learned from the Taoist priests of Baiyun Temple. For those who have mastered martial arts, Baiyun Temple is the most authentic Taoist temple in the world, and its swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world." A guest officer next to him said with emotion.
"Yes, the dance in our Nanfeng Pavilion is indeed elegant. I have seen it with my own eyes. It is spiraling around the beams and soaring into the sky. The posture is graceful and wonderful." Someone immediately joined the dance.
Everyone said something to me, and it was very lively for a while. Chen Fan and the other three didn't say anything at all, mainly because they had too little experience and not many contacts, but they listened with great interest.
Through the conversation, Chen Fan learned a lot about the world. The atmosphere here is very close to that of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in ancient China. If it weren't for the uncertain system of cultivating immortals, Chen Fan would have suspected that he had traveled to ancient China.
As far as Chen Fan knows, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, masculinity flourished, and handsome men were very popular, not only among women, but also among men. At that stage, many poems emerged praising men. Among the beautiful ones, there are Zhang Han's "Zhou Xiaoshi", Liu Zun's "Prosperous Ying Ling", and "Child Rape Poem" written by an emperor of the Liang Dynasty, etc. Chen Fan accidentally saw it on a website once. I can’t remember exactly, but there were quite a few. According to records, not only did people not do evil at that time, but it also became a fashion pursued by the scholar-bureaucrats at that time. This is a bit like the Southern and Northern Dynasties in ancient China, Chen Fan thought to himself.
Among the three of them, Gong Qing was eager to try it. After finishing the meal, paying for the meal, and leaving the restaurant, Gong Qing couldn't help but said: "Do you want to go and listen?"
Feng Can was an honest man and said, "I've heard it before. I listened to it when we were eating in the restaurant. The singing is pretty good, so there's no need to go."
Gong Qing looked at Chen Fan. To be honest, Chen Fan wanted to go. After all, he had never seen it before. It would be good to gain more experience. Moreover, he was not actually a child, so he had some self-control. But I don’t know what the consumption level is like in that place? The key is that I didn't bring any money, and I still need to compete tomorrow. If my father comes to find me,... Finally, Chen Fan suppressed his eagerness and said, "I wonder if Daozi won. There is a chess match tomorrow. Let's talk about it another day."
Chen Fan's words successfully diverted the attention of the other two people.
"Master can definitely win." Feng Can said firmly.
Although he didn't hear Feng Can's explanation of why he won, Chen Fan was still infected by his firm tone. Chen Fan nodded and remained silent.
"Don't be discouraged. Your opponent, Master Li, is a great guy who can beat our Master Han. It's not shameful for you to lose to him. In fact, with your strength, it is still possible to rank among the top ten in our county, but you I'm really unlucky today." Gong Qing patted Chen Fan on the shoulder and said.
How can people accept this? "My luck in drawing lots is indeed a bit bad, but I had good luck today. I got inspired and luckily won." Chen Fan decided to tell the result of the game quickly, lest these two people always think that he lost.
"What?" The two people next to him asked in unison.
Seeing the surprised looks of the two of them, Chen Fan's inner vanity was slightly satisfied, "It's just a fluke." Chen Fan decided that he still had to be humble.
"You're so lucky!" Feng Can sighed.
"Why don't you treat me?" Gong Qing asked.
"Nanfeng Pavilion!" Feng Can made a last-ditch attack. It seemed that he wasn't going, but that he didn't catch the enemy.
"Why have you become treacherous now? We comforted you so much just now, but you didn't say anything and you learned to pretend to be pitiful? Are you trying to laugh at us?" Gong Qing saw that Chen Fan didn't say anything, and immediately became heartbroken and intensified his efforts. Cannon style question.
"Stop, stop, stop!" Chen Fan quickly waved his hand to stop what they were saying. In fact, he was mainly interrupting Gong Qing. Chen Fan suddenly discovered that speaking fast still has advantages.
"When I win, I will take you to Suzhou in the hand talks." Anyway, if I win, you will definitely go with me in the hand talks, so why not promise now.
The two of them immediately stopped talking and stared at Chen Fan quietly, with a look in their eyes that this was not nonsense. Chen Fan thought for a while and added: "I will cover the room and board during this period." Let his father Come out, Chen Fan added in his heart.
Feng Can immediately showed a satisfied expression and looked at Gong Qing.
Gong Qing's face improved a lot, but he probably couldn't save his face. He also wanted to bargain, so he said hesitantly: "What about Nanfeng Pavilion?"
