The city of the Tang Dynasty was clearly divided into residential areas, including office areas, etc., and the city was a trading area, which concentrated all shops and business people. The scale of the city was far smaller than the scale of the market. Generally, the south of the city, east of the city and north of the city were the town. The county government was generally in the south of the city, and the west of the city was a city, which concentrated all kinds of shops, hotels, casinos, brothels, and tramways. Moreover, the government had strict management of the city, and the overnight entertainment situation did not exist. The business hours in the city were very fixed, and all of them were closed at midnight. Even brothels had to obey the regulations of time on the surface and secretly relying on the official's scholars to extend the business hours. This situation did not change until the Song Dynasty.

Seeing Pei Changhao strolling towards the west of the city, Luo Wenhua showed a smile on his face. It seemed that Pei Changhao was not unfamiliar with the fireworks of the world, but also knew about enjoyment and entertainment.

There were crowds of people in front of me, and the sound of the jujube-wood clapper came.

"Brother Pei, we are lucky. I didn't expect that there would be a big show in Wenchi County Wazi Lu, so why don't we go and have a look..."

The so-called big drama in Luo Culture is Qin Opera, which is widely circulated in Guannei Road and Longyou Road. Almost all cities have opera troupes that sing big dramas. However, there are too many wars in recent years, and the opera troupes are difficult to maintain, and gradually there are fewer ones. Some cities that have experienced wars have not seen the opera troupes for several years.

Compared with more than a thousand years later, the entertainment activities of the Tang Dynasty mainly focused on watching operas. The venues for watching operas include tiled railings, terraces, colorful buildings, music sheds, etc. These venues include performances of singing operas, storytelling and puppet operas, etc.

It takes money to enter the tile tram, which is also the main source of income for the troupe.

"Brother Pei, the opera troupe sang "Heshi Bi". I have watched it before, and it's pretty good. Why don't we go in and take a look."

Pei Changhao nodded without objection. To be honest, he had no interest in such big dramas, and he didn't understand them, and he looked at the people on the stage and sang a sentence for a long time. He was so anxious that he was so anxious.

For Pei Changhao, Qin Opera is better than Peking Opera, at least the rhythm of singing is faster and the voice is much louder.

"Fifty cents per person, tsk tsk. I didn't expect that watching big shows would be so expensive. When I was in the river, I watched a big show, which was only ten cents."

Pei Changhao didn't care much. In comparison, staying in a first-class hotel room outside the city for one night would cost one tael of silver, a full 1,000 cents. Watching a big show would cost only fifty cents.

When I entered the railing, I instantly felt the purity of my ears, and at least I could not hear the noisy sounds.

The stage was not very big. Two people wearing heavy makeup, wearing wide opera robes, were working hard to perform. Their voices were indeed very good, rough and high.

There are not many people watching the show below, and they are in chaos. Most people are unwilling to take out fifty cents to watch the show.

The servant in the opera troupe was walking through the theater with a plate in his hands. The servant had a humble smile on his face, looking for rewards from those who watched the opera. If someone who watched the opera shouted loudly, the servant would hurriedly go up to ask for rewards. Of course, the servant must not disturb the pleasure of watching the opera. He should find the right time to get the rewards.

The servants in the opera troupe have the lowest status and are the most pitiful. They often encounter scolding or even beatings for asking for rewards. After a performance, if the servants cannot ask for rewards, the headmaster will also scold them.

The servants in the opera troupe are usually bought by people, and ordinary families will not let their children enter the opera troupe and be servants.

Pei Changhao and Luo Wenhua found a table to sit down, and Dr. Cha came up soon.

When watching the show, it is certain to drink tea. A cup of good Qingming tea costs thirty cents.

Luo Wenhua ordered two cups of good Qingming tea, and the tea doctor bowed repeatedly. There were too few guests who were willing to drink good Qingming tea these days. Many people came to watch the show and didn’t know how to drink tea or ask for snacks at all.

Soon, Luo Wenhua sank into the big show, shaking his head from time to time.

Pei Changhao could not sink into the big drama. When he entered the city, he mainly understood the people's livelihood matters. Of course, he could also grasp and discover some situations in the tile tram. For example, the people who came to watch the drama were dressed roughly well. These people should be well-known families in the county town, and they also had extra money at home and were willing to spend money to entertain.

If you observe the show, you can also divide it into different levels. Those who have tea cups and snacks on the table must have a good family background. Some of them are just a cup of tea, which is OK. Those who have no orders and just sit upright and watch the show can only be ordinary.

As for those who stay outside the tile raft, most of them are idle. There are also people who really love to listen to operas. They have no money and can't get into the tile raft. It's good to be able to feel the atmosphere outside.

When Dr. Tea brought two cups of Qingming tea, he brought a booklet.

Luo Wenhua was familiar with the road. He opened the booklet, ordered a few snacks, and then counted out a stack of copper coins and placed them on the table.

Soon, four snacks were placed on the table.

...

When Luo Wenhua shouted loudly, the servant came over quickly.

In fact, the servant had noticed this place a long time ago. Two people who were watching the show ordered the best Qingming tea and also served a snack. They looked like rich people, but the servant didn't dare to lean over immediately. In the servant's impression, such people had a very big temper. If the time was wrong, they would be beaten and scolded.

The servant stood beside Pei Changhao with a smile on his face and raised the plate.

Pei Changhao was stunned for a moment, looked at the servant, grabbed a handful of copper coins from his arms and put them into the plate.

The copper coins fell on the plate, and the jingling sound made the servant's eyes lit up. He bowed to Pei Changhao repeatedly.

When the servant left, Luo Wenhua looked at Pei Changhao and spoke in a low voice.

"Brother Pei, this kind of reward is worth a few cents. If you throw this handful of money over, at least dozens of cents is worth watching a big show."

Pei Changhao smiled and spoke in a low voice.

"It's not easy. I just looked at it. There were less than fifty people who came to the tile tram to watch the show, each of which was fifty cents. It was only 2,500 cents, but less than three taels of silver. There were so many people in the opera troupe that needed expenses and had to pay the rental money for the tile tram. It was impossible to get much if it was implemented. It was difficult to make a living."

Luo Wen nodded and shook his head again.

"Brother Pei, you only know one thing. Some opera troupes have good operas, but their income is still good, and there is no problem in making a living. However, there are frequent wars in recent years, and many opera troupes cannot maintain them."

Pei Changhao nodded and said he knew.

"Brother Luo, in my opinion, if it is a peaceful and prosperous era, this opera troupe will naturally make money. Nowadays, many people cannot save their lives, so how can they have the leisure to watch the big show?"

Think about more than a thousand years later, there are so many cultural and entertainment activities, and the income of those celebrities is astronomical. In fact, the truth here is very simple. Only in peace and prosperity can everyone be in the mood to entertain and spend money to entertain. Think about those who can’t even eat enough, and are always worried, thinking about whether they can survive, how can they pay to watch big dramas?

Half an hour later, the "Heshi Bi" was finally finished.

Of course Pei Changhao knew the story of Heshi Bi, and listened carefully for a while. He felt a little sad when Qin Opera was a little sad, but unfortunately he refused to listen to big dramas in his heart, so naturally he didn't fully understand it.

When I walked out of the tile tray, Luo Culture was still savoring it.

"Brother Pei, this opera troupe is good. It's a pity that we will leave tomorrow. If I have the chance, I will definitely listen to a few more big dramas they sang."

Seeing that Pei Changhao had no reaction, Luo Weng spoke up with a self-deprecating voice.

"Brother Pei is a child of the Pei family. He must read more, so he rarely watches big shows."

Before Luo Wenhua finished speaking, Pei Changhao spoke with a smile.

"Brother Luo, you're thinking too much. I just don't have much interest in big dramas and I can't understand them. It's also a skill for Brother Pei to understand the essence of this big drama."

Luo Wenhua was so amused that he waved his hand at Pei Changhao.

"Don't say it, but don't say it anymore. This is the first time I have heard of it. Being able to listen to a big show is also a skill."

In these days, the social status of the opera troupe was extremely low, and private ones were better. If it was run by the official, the people in the opera troupe were strictly restricted. As for those who watched the big drama, it was generally believed that they were playing things and lost their ambitions.

The commercial activities of the city are scattered around the tiled tray. There are restaurants, inns, gambling houses, brothels, etc. around the tiled tray. After watching the big show, you naturally have to have a meal. After entering the restaurant to have a meal, you either go to the gambling house to gamble or go to the brothels to be casual.

"Brother Pei, there is nothing to do. Are we going back to the inn..."

Pei Changhao waved his hand and pointed at the restaurant in front.

"Don't worry, we'll go back to the inn after dinner. I haven't been to the restaurant for more than half a year. Today I'll have a luxury and have a good meal."

The sound of rapid footsteps came from behind, and Pei Changhao and Luo Wenhua turned around at the same time.

The servants in the opera troupe trooped over.

The servant came to Pei Changhao and Luo Wenhua and bowed deeply.

"I remember my reward."

The servant is probably about the same age as Su Chungui, and the climate is already a little cold, but the servant is still wearing thin clothes.

When he was in the brothel, Pei Changhao mainly paid attention to the situation in the theater and did not look at the servant much. Now he paid attention to it. This servant's eyes were quite vivid.

Luo Wenhua took out ten copper plates from his arms and handed them to the servant.

"Hold it, this is rewarded for you."

The servant shook his head.

"I can't ask for my reward, I just came to thank my two masters for their rewards when they were watching the show."
Chapter completed!