"Mr. Hades, why haven't they come back yet?"
Effie stood at the door, looking at the Saipan Tavern, which was still closed, with a worried expression.
In the past few days, the panic of the war has gradually spread in Luodu City. Whether it is the army confiscating peach trees and glutinous rice, or various rumors circulating among the people, it indicates that something big is about to happen.
The situation was so chaotic, and Mr. Haddish's family was missing, which made Effie a little worried.
"Master and the others haven't come back yet." Mara walked out from behind Effie, glanced at the tavern opposite, then stretched her neck and looked in the other direction.
"It's open. If you want to watch the show for free, go ahead." Effie knew what she was looking at and smiled.
"That's not a play, that's an opera!" Mara emphasized.
"Opera is not just a play."
"It's different. Opera is a performance of singing, and drama doesn't involve singing." Mara shook her head, smiled and took Effie's arm, "Miss, why don't you come and watch it with me? Miss Black Cat is so beautiful. It’s here, and they just opened yesterday, and the tickets are half price.”
"No." Effie refused.
She was really not interested in these things. It would be more uncomfortable to let her sit there motionless for several hours than to kill her.
"By the way, you said Mr. Hades let them live in that building. Did he say anything else to you besides that? For example, rent and so on." Effie looked at Mara and asked.
The opera troupe came quickly and moved even faster.
It has only been two or three days, but they have already cleaned up the house inside and outside. Yesterday, they even put up a sign and started the trial operation.
She took a look yesterday and found that most of the items were old items from the circus back then.
After cleaning up, the stage was repainted and it looked presentable.
She has no interest, but this girl Mara is very obsessed with it. In the past two days, she has been running to the opera house whenever she has free time. If she catches people, she will sell them for a while, and she is very interested.
Tickets are not expensive, 50 copper coins each, half price for children, and there is a half-price event in the first few days after opening.
Mr. Hades owns hundreds of shops, and this is the first one to be rented out.
Therefore, many neighbors came to join in the fun, hoping to see what this opera house was and to make Mr. Hades look at it in a different light.
After watching the performance, the neighbors praised it ravely. In the past two days, the story of Miss Black Cat was discussed among the neighbors.
When it comes to emotional parts, several ladies will burst into tears, and they are deeply involved in the drama.
"No, Master just asked me to give the key and a letter to Captain Vicki. I have read the letter. Master lent the building to them for the performance without asking for rent." Mara shook her head.
"No rent?" Effie was a little surprised.
The shop in the Opera House is huge, as big as several ordinary shops.
Although the layout is a bit strange, with the current rising housing prices and rental prices on Romo Street, if you change the layout casually, renting out the house will cost hundreds of thousands of copper coins a year.
But Mr. Hades actually gave the opera company free use of his shop.
"Is Mr. Hades and Miss Vicki friends? Or is it for other reasons?" Effie thought in her heart.
Mara let go of Effie's hand and said, "Miss, I'll go by myself. I made an appointment with the group leader to practice, and she said she could arrange a role for me as a maid."
"Are you going to be an actress?" Effie looked at Marla.
"I...I just made a guest appearance." Ma La blushed.
"Go ahead and come back early in the evening to cook." Effie waved her hand.
"Okay!" A smile appeared on Mara's face, and she jumped towards the opera house.
Effie looked at Mara's back and smiled helplessly: "This girl wants to learn everything."
Mara ran into the opera house. In the past few days, she had become familiar with everyone in the opera house. She greeted the actors familiarly, and then sat obediently on the side, holding her chin and watching the actors rehearse.
The actors of the Black Cat Opera Troupe are also used to this little guy coming to the show every day. Most of them used to do it like this in the beginning and became their own.
It was important that they could see in Marla's eyes that she loved and wanted to be an opera singer.
Moreover, the group leader really likes this little girl, so naturally no one will say anything.
"Mara, you're here." Vicki walked out from behind the stage and said looking at Mara sitting in the audience.
"Yes, I'm here to see everyone rehearse." Ma La quickly stood up and nodded.
"Do you really want to learn opera?" Vicky stepped forward and looked into Mara's eyes and asked.
Although the leader was not tall, Mara felt the pressure when she was staring at him. She thought seriously for a while before nodding, "Well, I want to learn."
"Learning opera is very hard. You can't become a good opera singer without three to five years." Vicki said calmly, "They have been studying for almost two years, and they are just at the entry level. There is still a long way to go. Way to go.”
"Are they just getting started?"
Ma La was shocked. She thought these big brothers and sisters were very good at singing, but in the eyes of the group leader, they were just getting started.
Thinking that her voice sounded like a rooster crowing as soon as she opened her mouth, she suddenly retreated.
"Little Mara, don't be afraid. Uncle, I was still on the street shouting at people selling sugar water." An uncle with a shiny head looked at Mara and said with a smile: "Persistence is the only way to win! Come on, Oli! "
Mara was successfully inspired by her uncle's encouragement, her eyes became firm, she looked at Vicky and said, "I can do it!"
Vicki nodded and continued: "If you join the opera troupe, then your food and accommodation will be in the opera troupe. I will personally teach you how to become an opera singer."
"ah???"
Ma La was startled and shook her head quickly: "No, I mean... I want to learn opera, but I can't join the opera troupe. I still have a young lady to support at home."
Vicki frowned and looked at Mara with sharp eyes: "So, you want to have sex for free?"
Mara felt that the leader's aura suddenly became terrifying, and she became infinitely smaller.
But she really can't sell herself out like this...
Because she belongs to a young lady, she is not even qualified to sell herself.
Moreover, she also promised to learn cooking from her master. If she has food and accommodation in the opera house and has to rehearse and sing opera every day, how can she have time to learn cooking?
"I...can I come to study every afternoon..." Ma La shrank her neck and tentatively said.
She can only be an amateur opera singer, even a walk-on...
Mara wants to experience the feeling of being on stage, the feeling of being watched by everyone.
It’s both shameful and exciting to think about.
Vicki frowned and looked at Ma La, was silent for a while, and said, "Come in with me."
