Chapter 211 Void Historian
On the water stage, light and shadow interweave and make a humming sound.
The huge commotion caused ripples in the lake, and several eyes surfaced, staring intently.
Liang Qu held onto the chair handle and sat up straight, looking left and right.
The villagers were crowded on the bow of the boat, eating melons and beans and laughing foolishly. Their attention was all on the stage and no one cared about him.
That’s true. Liang Qu had attended academy for almost a year after all. If he couldn’t understand, could ordinary people understand it?
They couldn't understand it either.
Especially new plays.
The principle is the same as when many people listen to a new song released by their idol. Without reading the lyrics, most people cannot understand what the lyrics are about after the first two times. They can only feel the emotions in it.
So many people came mainly to watch the excitement and novelty, and they had no idea that the original characters on the stage were sitting across from the stage.
Moreover, in order to give him a "surprise", Chen Zhaoan seemed to have asked the troupe owner to remove the opening scene that explained the plot and background, which made the confusion even more serious.
However, Master Tang and others on the left and right glanced at Liang Qu from time to time, seeing something was going on, and had a half-smile on their faces.
Fortunately, I managed to save some face.
Liang Qu covered his face with his hands and slumped back in his chair.
It's so embarrassing.
Why can everything he said at that time be restored?
Where did the invisible historian come from?
"Mr. Chen..."
Chen Zhaoan turned sideways.
Liang Qu sat up again and organized his words.
"Why is it that this play can even act out what I said at the time? Where did Master Chen Li hear this from?"
It's not like Liang Qu hasn't told others about the incident with the Whale Gang, but he has never done so in such detail, and it's even more impossible for him to repeat everything he said at the time.
Where did Chen Zhaoan get his information from?
"This has nothing to do with me. I didn't even arrange this play."
Chen Zhaoan put his wrist on the crutch and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Not you, old man?"
"No, the owner of this opera is Qian Tingzhi, who was originally from Fengbu County and led a small singing troupe. He was quite famous in Fengbu County. As a result, eight years ago, a county magistrate named Du came to Fengbu County. Lord Liang should be familiar with him."
Liang Qu nodded.
Du Wenchang.
He is a drama queen and his nickname is "Big Belly", which is absolutely right.
"That Du Baotian is full of big brains, but he prefers to be elegant. He especially likes to listen to and write plays. If it were just that, it would be fine, but the key is that Du Baotian also likes to play plays."
"Playing tricks?"
Seeing that Liang Qu was puzzled, Chen Zhaoan lowered his voice to explain.
"Playing with actors! This troupe owner Qian leads a small singing troupe, and the actors are all women, so naturally they are coveted by Du Baotian."
Liang Qu glanced at the girl on the stage and nodded.
He knew about the small singing troupe because his master's wife loved to listen to them, so he had some understanding of it.
This is considered the most common type of opera in the Jianghuai area.
It is said that at first, the troupe was composed entirely of male actors. Later, a great man was inspired by the "Maoerban" troupe of imperial drama and wanted to train a group of female actors in the troupe.
At that time, the "male class" and the "female class" still coexisted and competed with each other, but because the actors in the "female class" were handsome and had elegant stage presence, they were deeply loved by everyone.
Over time, the performance of the "male troupe" became worse and worse, and it gradually declined and was gradually eliminated. It was replaced by the "female troupe" and dominated the market.
Since then, the singing troupe has been composed entirely of female actors, which has become a special feature.
So now the actors who play the roles of Liang Qu and Liu Jie brothers on the water stage are all women.
Her skin was like rosy soft jade, her eyebrows were outlined with ink to deepen the contours, her waist was slender, and her figure was upright.
With every move, he exuded heroic spirit, like a blooming golden chrysanthemum, which often drew cheers from the crowd.
To be an actor, you must first have a decent appearance. They are all pretty girls. They look more heroic when they dress up as men. Not to mention Du Wenchang, any normal man would like them, which is not surprising.
"and then?"
"Once or twice is fine, but there is only one hungry ghost in the sky, how can there be enough? If it goes on for a long time, the team will be emptied.
The troupe leader Qian couldn't bear to see the talented actors he had trained with great effort become the playthings of the rich, so he started to travel around the counties with his troupe and hang out in the surrounding counties.
Until a few months ago, when he heard that you had wiped out the Whale Gang and that Du Baotian was imprisoned for trial, he searched everywhere for your deeds and personally went to the prison to question those Whale Gang members. He went through a lot of trouble to make up this drama.
When I went to invite him, the owner of the Qian Troupe heard that Yixing Town was your hometown, so he didn't take the money, but gave us 20 taels of silver to help us build the water stage, and said he would sing for three days without charging any money.
Three days? Everyone in Liangqu was numb from hearing this.
He didn't expect that his provocation to the Whale Gang would trigger subsequent events.
Doesn’t this mean that many people have heard this play, and that the number will continue to increase in the future?
Colorful light and shadows moved on his body, and there were flashes of swords and somersaults on the stage. With the villain's weak struggle, he fell completely on the stage and spat out a mouthful of bright red blood. The second scene ended.
"it is good!"
"color!"
"nice!"
Loud whistles echoed throughout the lake, and the sound of hundreds of people shouting together was deafening. What a lively scene.
Outside the audience circle, water was surging.
Yuantou patted his belly happily and motioned Jiang Xiaotun beside him to go and watch the fancy work on the stage.
Unable to move, it raised its claws to scratch its scales, kicked a fat catfish that was rolling excitedly next to it, and the catfish that rolled onto it kicked itself away.
The mirage worm lying on the crocodile's head lost its balance and fell into the water, and was caught by the fist with pincers.
The splashing sound attracted the attention of a fisherman in the back row. When he saw the terrifying beasts, his legs went weak and he fell into the river.
After a few hurried shouts, the companions around looked back.
The lake is quiet and the waves are rolling. Where is the catfish monster?
"There's a good show but you don't want to watch it. You must have drunk too much."
"No, I really saw it!"
"Hey, okay, okay, I've seen it. The river god has appeared today, and there are more than a dozen martial artists present. What are you afraid of?"
"Too……"
Under the water platform, Liang Qu scratched his temples and lifted and lowered his ten toes in his boots.
Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same. He only thinks that everyone is noisy.
"Master Chen, was it Master Qian's idea to start the show without a deputy last player?"
"It was Master Qian's idea. He said we should mention the topic at the end."
Liang Qu pinched his nose bridge and his temples throbbed slightly.
"Forget about the deputy final opening."
"Why...Okay, I'll go talk to him."
……
In the middle of the night, it was drizzling.
The performance is over.
The fishermen paddled and rowed away in the drizzle, still feeling unsatisfied.
The opening scene of Fu Mo was not performed, Liang Qu successfully controlled the scale of his social death, and also met Qian Tingzhi, the owner of Qian's troupe, mentioned by Chen Zhaoan.
Qian Tingzhi was a little old man in his sixties with gray hair and only about meters tall. He came out to greet them with girls in their teens and twenties and was extremely enthusiastic.
"That belly is so big, it's worse than pigs and dogs! The worst of births! If a son is born, he will definitely not have an asshole!"
"Mr. Liang is a hero and has done great things for Fengbu County! From now on, when Mr. Liang takes people to the theater, they will all get first-class seats! No charge!"
"Master Qian, you are so polite. I just have one request. How about changing the repertoire for today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? 'Spring in the Jade Hall', 'Wall Horse' and 'The Legend of the Dragon Girl' are all good."
"Uh, why is this? But Master Liang is not satisfied with today's play?"
Liang Qu saw the lost looks of the girls and swallowed the words back.
"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, but it's not easy for the villagers to watch a play. We should have as many plays as possible..."
"Well, well, since it's Lord Liang who asked, we should naturally agree."
After the pleasantries, Liang Qu did not go home.
He sat alone in the boat for a long time, enjoying the river breeze for several minutes.
Fat catfish and other animals nearby poked their heads out of the water, but no one dared to disturb them.
It was a good thing after all.
Let it be awkward.
Liang Qu sighed softly, gathered his thoughts, and after thinking for a while, he remembered what he came out for.
(End of this chapter)
