As soon as I got in the car, a brass hand warmer was handed to me.
Zhou Sen was stunned for a moment.
"For me?"
"No, give it back to me?" Bai Yulan tried to take it back, but Zhou Senna asked her to take it back, and he caught it in his hand.
Although the hand warmer is small, it warms people's hearts.
Wu En drove the car quickly and steadily. After a while, he arrived at the door of the new stage on Beisandao Street, reined in the reins, and stopped.
"You two go to the VIP box on the second floor, and Wu En and I go to the public seats downstairs." Zhou Sen returned the hand-warming copper stove.
Bai Yulan nodded. At this time, she and Zhou Sen still had to avoid suspicion and not irritate Su Wenqing and Qin Laoqi too much.
Qin Laoqi may not take any action, but Su Wenqing will not.
After Bai Yulan and Axiang got out of the car, Zhou Sen asked Wu En to drive the carriage forward and found a paid carriage watcher. There were parking lots near the theater. As long as you had money, someone would help watch the carriage. Cars are made by people who work on the streets, so they still have credibility.
It starts at two o'clock. It's only half past one. A lot of people have gathered at the door of the new stage. They are all talking about Xiao Xiangning's play today. The huge poster at the door lists the music to be performed this afternoon, as well as the preview of tomorrow's show. .
The poster featured a half-covered beauty in Tsing Yi from an ancient costume opera. The painting was exquisite and vivid, and it was accompanied by an introduction to Xiao Xiangning's past performances, which attracted a large number of audiences.
Zhou Sen stopped and looked at the crowd in front of the poster for a long time, then quietly sighed.
It was basically certain that Xiao Xiangning was the little girl with a runny nose who liked to follow behind him. In the blink of an eye, fourteen or fifteen years had passed.
He had almost forgotten about this girl.
The original body is also ruthless.
"Brother, the play is about to start, shall we go in?" Wu En urged excitedly. Spending money to go to the theater to watch a play was a very extravagant thing for him. If it were him, he would definitely not spend this money. Money.
Zhou Sen nodded and tidied up his clothes a little. He didn't wear a woolen coat today for fear of attracting attention. He only wore a melon velvet hat and a long cotton robe, just like an ordinary citizen.
Although it is a public seat, after all, Bai Yulan asked someone to buy it, so the seat is relatively forward.
The small cubicles upstairs are VIP private rooms. Although there is no one to disturb them, and there is a more comfortable environment and service, the distance from the actors on the stage is actually not as good as the first few rows of public seats.
The entire garden was packed with seats, and even temporary seats were added in the aisles, which showed how popular the "Xiao Xiangning" matter was.
when!
There was a crisp gong sound.
This is the beginning of the play.
It started as a warm-up performance. Seven or eight warriors in elaborate costumes did somersaults on the stage, and then went about with swords and guns. It was very lively and beautiful, and it attracted bursts of applause and cheers from the audience.
The atmosphere was immediately heightened.
The piece performed this afternoon is also one of the classic Pingju opera pieces "Silang Visits His Mother". Xiao Xiangning plays Princess Iron Mirror, and Lu Xiaolou plays Yang Silang and Yang Yanhui. These two are the leading actors, as well as other actors, Taijun She The actor is Xiao Yuehong...
The first scene is sitting in the palace.
The first person to appear was Laosheng, Lu Xiaolou who played Yang Silang and Yang Yanhui.
"The golden well locks the sycamore tree, sighing in the air, followed by a gust of wind!"
Then he read: "I am Silang Yanhui. My father is Jin Dao Linggong, and my mother is Taijun She. Just fifteen years ago, I was captured while attending a meeting on the beach. Thanks to Empress Dowager Xiao for not killing her... …”
Although there is no amplification equipment of later generations, sitting in the audience, you can clearly hear every word spoken by the actors.
This is the basic skill of an opera actor.
He just couldn't bear the hardship, and he couldn't stand being abused and humiliated, so he ran away secretly.
The original person actually wanted to take Jiang Rou away, but Jiang Rou was too young. He himself was not guaranteed to survive. If he took another person with him, both of them might not be able to survive...
It stands to reason that he still has the deed of betrayal in the hands of Sun Qingkui. He doesn't know if it is still there, so he has to find an opportunity to get it back.
It is not easy to appreciate the beauty of traditional opera. However, in this era, when there are not many entertainment projects and the people are extremely short of spiritual food, opera is one of the few tools that combines entertainment and educational propaganda. Naturally, it is It is highly sought after and loved by the common people, which has led to the birth of many local operas and Peking Opera, which has been regarded as the quintessence of the Chinese nation.
In fact, if you listen carefully, you can still find the charm in it. This is the charm of written language and singing that only Chinese people can understand.
Lu Xiaolou's singing skills are quite good and quite satisfactory, and his narration is also well-spoken. The audience in the audience also applauded and cheered from time to time.
What Zhou Sen is most concerned about is Xiao Xiangning's appearance.
Finally, the door curtain was raised, and a classical beauty with pink and pink cheeks came out. She was wearing an elegant cyan skirt, just like the person in the painting. She looked at the brilliance and smiled, and she was gentle and charming without losing a hint of it. Heroic!
This appearance won a lot of applause!
Even Zhou Sen couldn't help shouting, and the little girl named "Slug" in the original memory also overlapped with Xiao Xiang's condensed figure on the stage.
The door of memory opened wide. Zhou Sen couldn't control himself, and his eyes became red.
She endured the pain that she couldn't bear, and finally transformed into the Xiao Xiangning who is shining brightly on the stage today.
This is actually something to be happy about.
Zhou Sen actually watched the entire performance of more than two hours, which was something he could not have imagined.
After the performance, all the actors returned to the stage and bowed.
The audience stood up from their seats, applauded, and the applause lasted for a long time.
This is the greatest recognition and the best compliment for an actor.
After the show, Wu En went to drive the carriage over, while Zhou Sen stood alone across the road, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff to calm down his emotions again.
A figure passed by him, and he smelled the familiar scent again.
It’s really haunting!
Zhou Sen cursed in his heart, but he could only pretend that he didn't notice anything.
Soon a cigarette burned to the end, and Wu En drove a carriage to pick up Bai Yulan and Axiang and came to him.
Zhou Sen threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, jumped on the carriage, and sat directly next to Wu En. He was covered in smoke, so it was best not to enter the carriage.
Not long after Zhou Sen got on the carriage, an old poster posted on the poster board of the new stage was covered up by an eye-catching missing person notice.
"Heavy reward: Looking for my long-lost brother. He is about twenty-four or five years old. He was ten years old when he went missing. He was wearing a gray cotton jacket and blue cotton pants with patches on the pants..."
As soon as this notice was posted, it immediately attracted many people to watch, and the most important thing is that this missing person notice was personally written by Xiao Xiangning, the newly promoted "Qing Yi".
In other words, the person who is looking for someone is Xiao Xiangning herself.
This is big news.
Not only will there be a big prize for finding someone who provides clues, but there will also be a reward, at least a theater ticket for Xiao Xiangning's performance.
For people who have no money to buy tickets but still want to go to the theater to listen to and watch plays, it is a channel to obtain theater tickets.
Therefore, this "Xiao Xiangning" posted a notice, and the news that she was looking for her relatives soon spread in Daowai District.
But Zhou Sen didn't know anything about all this at the moment. After sending Bai Yulan and Axiang back to Ningxiang Pavilion, he didn't stay long. He went home by himself, just in time to catch the last tram, eliminating the need to walk. suffering.
When I got home, it was almost time to finish eating, so I just had some dinner carefully prepared by Irina.
After taking a bath again, I went to bed. The day was quite tiring.
…
"Sister Lan, do we really want to give a gift to that Xiao Xiangning?" In the study room of the small building where Bai Yulan lives in Ningxiang Hall, Axiang asked in surprise after listening to Bai Yulan's instructions.
"It's not about giving gifts, it's about saying hello and establishing a relationship first. We opened a teahouse. Although it can't be compared with a theater like the New Stage, but if you can find an opportunity to invite us to sing a verse or two, it would be very helpful to our teahouse. That's a good thing." Bai Yulan has already begun to make early plans for the operation of the teahouse.
"I understand, Sister Lan, but what are we giving you?"
"If we want to give something away, let's give something special that no one else has." Bai Yulan said, "Do you still have the pastries made by Zhou Sen today? Let's give her a pastry box."
"What a great idea. The pastries made by Brother Sen are really delicious, and they are unique to our family. There is no other semicolon." Axiang's eyes lit up.
"Okay, tomorrow morning, you go to the new stage and take care of this matter for me." Bai Yulan ordered.
"Okay, Sister Lan."
…
"Musashino" Japanese food store.
In the private room, through a screen, you can see another person, sitting on his knees, drinking wine leisurely.
The other person was kneeling in the back, bending over and kneeling on the straw mat. Judging from his figure, he was not tall, so he should be a woman.
"How is it? Do you have any judgment?" The drinking man put down the cup in his hand and asked in Japanese.
"Sir, he seems to have no intention of inheriting Mr. Anthony's career. Now he only wants to be with Boss Bai of Ningxiang Pavilion."
"Do you think he is evading on purpose, or is he really unwilling to take over the job of 'pastor'?" The man curled his lips slightly and continued to ask.
"According to my subordinates, it is probably the latter. He is a Manchurian, so it is normal that he is not interested in the restoration of the Russian Empire." The woman never raised her head.
"Then what method do you think can be used to make him willing to use me?" The man nodded and asked.
"My subordinates think that we can start with Bai Yulan from Ningxiang Pavilion to force him to agree." The woman said in a low voice.
"Do you have a plan?"
"No, but we can have someone talk to him first. After all, we want him to work for me willingly. If he has a rebellious mentality towards us, it will be harmful to the next step of the work."
"Tell me your reasons?"
"Judging from his attitude towards Miss Kim So Young, we can see that he is a person with a clear distinction between love and hate."
"Can I understand that he is a little emotional?"
"Yes, sir, he was well protected by Mr. Anthony, that's why." The woman explained.
"Okay, then I'll make the arrangements as you wish." The man thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.
"Will my subordinate continue to follow?"
"He didn't notice you, did he?"
"At the moment, not yet." The woman was stunned for a moment before replying.
"Then continue."
"Hai."
