Chapter 125 Listening to the play
Jingci Temple is located in the northwest corner of the city, while Su Mansion is located in the south of the city of the city, which is quite a distance from Jingci Temple. When I returned to Nanfang, I passed by a market that was not very lively, and the carriage was crushed on the snow. However, Linlang suddenly heard a burst of laughter from the street market. When I opened the curtains, I saw an old man playing with a monkey at the market. The monkey was very clever, which made the audience laugh.
Chu Huan rode a horse next to the carriage, looking a little tired, and seemed to be thinking about something. Linlang lifted the curtains of the car, but Chu Huan didn't even pay attention.
"Chu Huan, what's wrong with you?" Linlang was very surprised: "Are you too tired?"
Chu Huan heard Linlang's voice, raised his head, smiled, and said, "It's okay." He was thinking about the relationship between the red stone and the Heavenly King's Dharma Eye along the way, and even speculating on the strangeness of Jingci'an.
Linlang raised his hand and pointed at the monkey and said, "Look, that monkey is really interesting!"
Chu Huan glanced at it and saw that although the monkey was well-behaved, she was tied with a rope. She was just a chess piece in the hands of the monkey-playing man and a tool for profit.
At this time, the sky was quite dark, and winter nights always came faster. There were not many pedestrians on the street. The laughter of the people was extremely clear. Listening to the laughter of those people, Chu Huan suddenly felt a sense of bleakness in his heart. He couldn't help but sigh: "People are making knives and maggots, and I am making fish and meat... They were born with the same roots, so why are they too anxious to fry each other?"
Lin Lang suddenly said something like this and asked strangely, "Why do you say this?"
Chu Huan was stunned, then smiled and said, "Big Head, how did you think we came from?"
"Of course it was born by his parents." Linlang felt a little strange.
Chu Huan smiled and nodded, "That's natural. I want to ask, how do people come?"
Linlang smiled and asked, "Do you want to take the imperial examination for the juren? How did you think of these questions?"
When Chu Huan saw Linlang smiling like a flower, she smiled very beautifully, she laughed and said, "Big Head, look at the monkey, I always feel like we are like us. Do you think we and the monkey were the same ancestors in the past?"
Cuiping also sat in the carriage with Linlang. When he heard Chu Huan say this, he immediately smiled and said, "Young Master Chu, you are really joking. We are humans, how could we be like monkeys?"
Linlang also covered his mouth and smiled, "Chu Huan, it's okay for you to talk to us about this, but don't tell anyone else, otherwise others will definitely scold you to death."
Chu Huan smiled bitterly and said, "As for this reason, the boss thinks I was wrong."
Linlang pondered slightly, shook his head and said, "I don't know either." Then he covered his teeth and smiled, "If you change it from a monkey, you must have changed it from a big horse monkey."
Chu Huan laughed and said, "If the big boss changed it, it must have been changed by a very beautiful female monkey." As soon as he said that, he suddenly felt that it was a bit inappropriate to say this.
Linlang's face also turned red, she glared at Chu Huan and said, "You are becoming more and more unruly and talking nonsense."
Chu Huan scratched his head. At this time, the carriage walked forward for a while, but saw a grand large attic on the street, and there was still a friend greeting him in front of the door. Chu Huan saw that the attic had three floors, flying eaves and flowing pavilions, which were very grand. On the plaque, the three words "big garden" were written.
Seeing him confused, Linlang smiled and said, "That's a theater, a place to watch the show."
"Watch the show?"
"Yes!" Linlang saw that Chu Huan seemed unfamiliar and asked softly: "Chu Huan, have you...never heard of the show?"
Chu Huan thought for a moment and shook her head.
In fact, in addition to brothel music houses, the Qin Empire was also a scene. Since the middle of the previous dynasty, a series of performing arts called "film plays" began to appear on the historical stage.
"Film plays" are usually divided into five scenes, and five scenes are coherent into a complete story, and the five scenes must be fully expressed within the time limit of two hours.
Once some literati can write "film dramas" that are popular, their value will increase. Various theaters will rush to ask for their stories, and the rewards will be very considerable.
For this reason, there were literati who specialized in studying "film plays" in the literary world of the Qin Empire, and many literati even made a living from it.
Of course, in addition to literati, there is another type of person who benefits more, that is, the stage pillar of the film play. The actors are the lowest-ranking figures in the Qin Empire, but they can be famous in film plays but can be respected by people. The actors who make famous in film plays are called "wind coats". If each theater wants to hold on, at least one "wind coat" must be in charge.
Chu Huan naturally knew nothing about these things.
Linlang hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Chu Huan, do you... do you want to listen to the opera?"
"Why do you ask that?" Chu Huan looked at Linlang.
Linlang's face turned slightly red, but he still said, "You helped me a lot. If you are willing... tonight... I will bring you to the opera tonight?"
Chu Huan shook his head.
Linlang suddenly showed disappointment, but heard Chu Huan smile and said, "If the big boss really wants to come over, I will invite you to the opera... I don't like to let women take them!"
Linlang immediately showed excitement and nodded, "That's fine, let's go back to the house first, change clothes and come to listen to the opera."
When the carriage accelerated and returned to the Su Mansion, Chu Huan was waiting in the hall. Linlang went to change his clothes. Not long after, Linlang returned to the hall, but it was completely dark at this time.
Linlang looked a little shy. She was caused by trivial matters all day long and was busy with everything. Today, she saw Chu Huan wanting to listen to the opera, so she wanted to take him to take a look, which actually allowed her to relax.
I just thought about going to listen to the opera with Chu Huan at night, and I always felt a little nervous.
Linlang was wearing a black dress, wearing a black cloak, a hat, and a black gauze covered her face. In Chu Huan's eyes, she showed a mature and mature look of a young woman.
The theater is actually not very far from Su Mansion. Linlang doesn’t take a car, and he feels it’s a bit bad to go out through the gate, so he goes out from behind the house with Chu Huan.
Chu Huan knew that she was worried about being seen by outsiders, so she was so cautious. For some reason, when she went out like this, she felt a sense of sneakiness, which made Chu Huan feel a sense of excitement.
Linlang was very familiar with the reception here, and it was dark, and Chu Huan followed her, but there were not many people on the street.
The two walked on the street together, but Linlang seemed a little nervous. He put his hands on his chest, and the lonely man and widowed woman were walking by the dim street. Linlang gradually felt inappropriate and slowed down.
Chu Huan faintly noticed Linlang's thoughts and asked softly: "Big Head, are you afraid?"
"No." Linlang hurriedly said: "I have been walking this road for many years. When I was free, I often went to the big garden to listen to opera... and there is... and what's there to be afraid of!"
Although she said this, she was still a little nervous.
Chu Huan sighed softly: "Big Head, if you are really scared, we can do it if we don't go. Don't worry, I won't bully you!"
"Who... who said he was afraid that you would bully me?" Linlang had a fever on his face. He stomped his feet and accelerated his steps. Chu Huan smiled and followed him, turned two streets and came to the theater.
When the client saw a customer coming, the friend nodded and bowed, "You two want to listen to the opera? It's such a coincidence. The first show has just finished. In a short moment, it will be "Flower Butterfly Love" sung by our garden windbreaker. You have good luck." A servant called, and the servant led the two in and asked carefully, "Are you listening to the lobby?"
Linlang took out the silver from his sleeve and wanted to hand it to the servant, but Chu Huan took out the silver first and paid it. Linlang glanced at Chu Huan and said to the servant, "If you don't listen to the lobby, can there be a seat in the second hall?"
Chu Huan gave a lot of money, and the servant was overjoyed and said respectfully: "Yes, yes, the young ones will choose the best seats for you, and no one will disturb you."
Chu Huan didn't understand what the so-called Lobby Second Hall means, but when the servant led the two to a corner on the second floor, Chu Huan realized that the love lobby was on the first floor, while the second hall was on the second floor.
There are not many people listening to operas in winter. There are forty or fifty people on the lobby on the first floor. From the first floor to the third floor, there is a large patio in the middle. From the first floor, you can directly see the roof of the theater.
The second and third floors are surrounded by railings. On the side of the railings, there are small tables after tables, with tea on them a little bit, which is much better than the messy first floor.
In the middle of the main hall on the first floor is a very wide stage, which is naturally the place to perform. It is clear at a glance and can be seen very clearly.
This second floor is obviously the best place. The situation on the stage is in sight. Chu Huan and Linlang are sitting in a corner to the west. There are about ten tables on the second floor. However, the servant was given money and arranged it properly. There were no other people on both sides of Chu Huan, which seemed very quiet.
Sitting side by side with Linlang at the table, Chu Huan looked around, but she felt like watching movies in later generations. Linlang had already said softly: "The windbreaker in the theater often walks around. I have done a lot in the past two years, but I have come less. I have never heard of "Flower Diet Love". I guess I am looking at the new windbreaker that comes elsewhere."
Chu Huan sat next to Linlang, with the two chairs being extremely small at a distance. He could clearly smell the scent of the woman's body emitted from Linlang's body, and he felt refreshing.
"Big boss, is the windbreaker a man or a woman?"
Linlang smiled charmingly and said, "This is not accurate. Both men and women have them, but men's windbreakers take up more. Some men's windbreakers can be stringed into women. When performed, they are more beautiful than women."
Chu Huan shook his head and smiled, "Then I don't believe it. I'm afraid there is no windbreaker in this world to be more beautiful than the boss."
Linlang glared at him and said softly, "Don't talk nonsense." Then he smiled sweetly. Although it was a bit dark here, Chu Huan could see Linlang's beautiful smile very clearly.
At this moment, a cheer came from below. Chu Huan hurriedly looked, but saw a group of supporting actors coming out of the backstage and rushing to the stage and starting to turn around.
Chu Huan whispered: "Big Head, don't think about other things for the time being. Since you come, let's have a good time. Let's listen to this drama carefully..."
Linlang nodded, looked around, and finally found that there was no one around. In this dim corner, there was only him and Chu Huan. For some reason, his face turned red and he felt a little nervous. He couldn't help but clamp it tightened his two slender but elastic legs.
Chapter completed!