The old village chief Li beside him asked quickly with his eyes widened in surprise and joy.
"I dare to ask Mrs. Su if she really means what she said."
Qin Ziyin nodded very seriously, "Seriously! As long as the little girl can play the role, when the little girl grows up, I will let my husband-in-law take the little girl as his side wife. I don't know if the little girl agrees."
Li Xiaomei, who was not very young, was hiding behind Li Hu with a shy face, and her panicked eyes were obviously a little happy.
"Why don't you agree with this? It's my blessing that Mr. Su can like me. I will be the brother to make the final decision on this matter."
As soon as these words came out, Su Qi'an felt extremely embarrassed. Where is all this?
It was obviously an invitation to rehearse, but why did it turn to him again? Su Qi'an was so shocked that he couldn't say a word.
At this time, Qin Ziyin, who had always been gentle and gentle, acted like the master of the house, if Su Qi'an hadn't pulled her away in time.
If they stay here, maybe with just a few words, this so-called marriage will be completed.
In Daliang, if a husband wants to marry a concubine or a concubine, he must have the consent of the main wife.
Other husbands secretly raise their children outside the home. After all, no matter how mature the wife is, she will feel quite uncomfortable when she sees her concubine, and it is normal for her to wear small shoes.
But Qin Ziyin, the principal wife, went up to the pole to give Su Qian a concubine, which was quite rare in Great Liang.
After escaping from the crowd of onlookers and walking several miles, Su Qian's face was stern, pretending to be ferocious, and she patted Qin Ziyin's head a few times with her palm and said.
"Madam, I have never seen someone so active in taking concubines for her husband-in-law. Could it be that my husband-in-law treats you badly?"
"No, no, no, sir, don't be angry, I'm impatient. My husband is so good, he will definitely not just stay in Dongshan Village in the future."
"For someone as outstanding as my husband, it would be unreasonable for him not to take concubines in Da Liang. I haven't read many books, and the layout is not as big as my husband's. But I know that in the future, my husband will go further and further away. If there are every bed-warming maid around him, the side room will be occupied. People laugh at it.”
What Qin Ziyin said was reasonable. To be honest, Qin Ziyin naturally wanted to monopolize Su Qi'an.
But seeing Su Qi'an getting better and better and doing things that Qin Ziyin sometimes couldn't understand, she understood that Su Qi'an would definitely rise in the future.
When someone rises to become an official or enters the imperial court, there are many side rooms, including bed-warming maids.
How can someone like Su Qi'an be like this? Now he is the master of Juren. Not only does he not have a side room, he doesn't even have a maid to take care of his daily life.
As time goes by, other people will definitely laugh at him, and maybe they will take this opportunity to deliberately humiliate Su Qi'an.
Seeing Qin Ziyin with a serious look on her face, Su Qian felt quite distressed.
Since coming to Da Liang, Su Qi'an has naturally had to act according to Da Liang's rules. If he does things that are too unorthodox and advanced, it will be difficult not to be suspected.
Even if we want to reform our thinking, we have to do it step by step.
Su Qian was a little helpless, but still took a deep breath, held Qin Ziyin's head, and said softly.
"My wife is right, but my husband, I have no interest in taking concubines at the moment. My only interest is you. I will talk about the rest when my husband is free in the future."
"Also, remember, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, don't come forward to make decisions for me. I don't know if my husband will sell me one day."
Qin Ziyin nodded as if he understood, and then suddenly said, "Then my husband will agree to this matter with my little sister."
As soon as these words came out, Su Qi'an felt helpless and didn't say anything. He just took Qin Ziyin home. Whatever he said tonight, he had to change Qin Ziyin's thoughts.
Another night passed, and when Su Qian came to the rehearsal venue, which was the open space to the west of the village, Li Xiaomei appeared early.
Su Qi'an was a little embarrassed, but the play had to be scheduled, after seven or eight days of rehearsals.
Finally, on the tenth day, the play written and directed by Su Qi'an was broadcast in Dongshan Village.
That day, the village was full of people, and even the soldiers guarding the safety outside the village were attracted by the show.
On a high platform, Li Xiaomei and the actor appeared on stage, which attracted a wave of praise.
When the bandits came down from the mountain to rob and seize people, the onlookers clenched their fists and the anger on their faces was palpable.
Seeing Li Xiaomei being humiliated, an accident almost occurred off the field. A young soldier could not control his emotions.
He actually nocked a bow and prepared to shoot an arrow at the villagers playing bandits on the stage. Fortunately, Su Qi'an had quick eyesight and quick hands.
He grabbed the long bow, and the soldiers beside him stepped forward and held the young man firmly.
Su Qian's voice kept ringing in my ears, "Young man, this is acting, this is fake!"
The soldier, whose brain was congested and whose face was filled with excitement, finally regained control and started crying the next second.
Su Qi'an later learned that the soldier's sister had been kidnapped during a bandit attack down the mountain.
Later, when the bandits were wiped out and they went up the mountain, he only saw the humiliated body of his sister.
The scene performed on the stage just brought back memories that he could not forget, and he just lost his composure.
Su Qi'an understood this very well. He patted the young soldier on the shoulder, comforted him, and turned his head to indicate that the performance on the stage should continue.
As the performance progressed, many cries suddenly sounded from behind. Su Qian looked over and saw that the women crying were all the women who had been humiliated.
Su Qian nodded secretly. This was the important reason why he arranged this play.
In addition to helping these women who are under psychological pressure to relieve stress, I also want to tell them a thought.
These humiliated women should not be discriminated against. It is the bandits who are worse than animals who should be angry.
What’s more, we need to plant the seeds of unity and cooperation in the hearts of countless villagers. As long as the seeds are planted, there will always be a day when they grow stronger, and then the real harvest will be achieved.
When the play reaches the last scene, the actor prevents the little sister from committing suicide and spends time with her. The two of them go far away to find their destination.
The whole play was sublime, and everyone in the audience, even the soldiers whose hearts were as solid as a rock, couldn't help crying and applauding.
At this moment, a voice sounded in Su Qian's ears.
"Mr. Su, you are really talented. This is really a good show. This show should be watched carefully by those officials who have nothing to do with their bodies."
Su Qi'an shook his head and said, "Thank you brother Xie for your affirmation, but those people won't understand this play. At least for now, it's useless for them to watch it."
Immediately, Su Qi'an strode to the stage, preparing to take the curtain call with the performing actors.
Xie Cang looked at Su Qi'an's back with thoughtful eyes.
Su Qi'an led the performers and bowed, then looked at the crowd of people under the stage and said loudly.
"Thank you all for watching Su's play. I think you all have a lot of feelings in your heart."
"Of course, I do too. What I want to say is that this drama not only requires us to use empathy and release kindness to look at them. This is not their fault."
"We all have relatives, brothers and sisters. We just want to live our lives well, but the bandits want to go down the mountain and loot, not only taking away our food and money."
"We want to kill our relatives and insult our relatives. Everyone, what should we do if this happens to you?"
"Fight the bandits!"
"That's right, let's fight and kill them all. Damn it, if you kill one, you'll be enough, but if you kill two, you'll earn one!"
With someone taking the lead, the angry voices of the crowd resounded loudly. Even the many soldiers standing behind were affected by the scene in front of them, and they all screamed.
"That's right, if we kill our relatives, we have to take them back. The bandits are not scary. What is scary is our own cowardice."
"I hope that the meaning this play can bring to you is that when disaster really becomes a reality, we must take up arms to resist!"
"Remember, when we come to Dongshan Village, we are not only protecting ourselves and our loved ones, but also our home."
"Those who commit crimes in Dongshan will pay with blood!"
"..."
Suddenly, I don't know who it was, shouting this slogan at this time, and the voices that gathered together merged into one, and the momentum was quite huge.
Xie Cang and Fang Jingzhi, who were standing far away, looked at this scene with somewhat moved expressions.
After a long silence, Xie Cang said solemnly, "If we, the people of Great Liang, have this kind of consciousness, I think the Fourteenth County of Qingyou can also take it back."
Fang Jingzhi nodded and Fu He said, "Lingbei County is blessed to have Mr. Su."
The play rehearsed this time was a great success in Dongshan Village. Even after several days, the topics discussed by the villagers and soldiers were all about the scene that day.
Gradually, Su Qi'an discovered that the villagers looked at those humiliated women from outside differently.
Not to say full of respect, but at least there is no discrimination, and Su Qi'an did one thing and incorporated these women into Li Xiaomei's women's team.
Perhaps because they are of the same sex, and because Li Xiaomei's role was brought in, these people immediately became involved with Li Xiaomei.
In the village, their laughter and laughter can be heard from time to time. From their faces, the depressed, numb and listless look no longer appears.
To them, Dongshan Village is the light that saves their hearts, and Su Qi'an is the one who brings them out of the abyss.
As they got along for a long time, they found that Su Qi'an was different from those big shots. He was not aloof and condescending, but more approachable.
Gradually, they would make fun of Su Qi'an. Su Qi'an was so frightened that if he didn't have something to do, he would take a detour when he saw them. This move would cause a burst of laughter in the whole room.
The happy time is always short-lived. I stayed in Dongshan Village for almost twenty days. When a ray of sunshine pierced the darkness, the sky was shrouded in morning mist.
At the entrance of Dongshan Village, there was a farewell.
A group of about a hundred soldiers stood in four rows. In front of the soldiers were Su Qi'an and Xie Cang.
Fang Jingzhi accompanied Qin Ziyin, Li Hu, Zhao Da, Li Xiaomei and other villagers to see him off.
This time Su Qi'an and Xie Cang went to the northern border battlefield. Apart from taking away a hundred soldiers, they took no one else with them.
After all, this is a war, and unlike bandit suppression, the cruelty on the battlefield is far beyond imagination.
For safety reasons, Su Qi'an did not take away anyone in the village and went alone, at least not distracted by their safety.
Moreover, the current Dongshan Village is indeed inseparable from the Orion team of Li Hu, Zhao Da, Shui Sheng, and Tieniu.
