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Chapter 293 It's a pity it wasn't written by Lao Tzu

While merchants arrived one after another, countless people came to watch the fun. The bustling crowd blocked several streets near Qinghe Theater. Many of them squeezed to the entrance of the theater with leaflets. Under the gaze of Wang Wu and others, Hu Kuan and others put the people holding the leaflets in, and at the same time they had to charge twenty yuan for tickets.

Because the theater has limited capacity, only one hundred leaflets were distributed in total, but it was these hundred leaflets that stirred up the bureaucratic and gentry and wealthy class in Wancheng. Many of these leaflets had changed hands several times, and were worth more than two hundred yuan.

With the sound of neat footsteps, hundreds of soldiers wearing leather armor and holding long halberds dispersed the crowd and soon arrived at the entrance of the theater.

Following the soldiers, a burly middle-aged man in his forties rode a blue horse and arrived under the protection of more than a dozen guards with a tiger back and bear waist. There was also a white-faced young man wearing a brocade robe and a golden crown, and the two were county magistrate Gao Yong and his son Gao Yao.

"I have seen the county magistrate!" Countless people watching the fun were immediately frightened and looked like dirt. They retreated in panic. Hu Kuan and others quickly went out to greet them, and Chen Xu, who heard the news, also came out.

In the Qin Dynasty, the county magistrate was already the largest official in the local area. Although he assisted the county magistrate in terms of position to manage the county affairs, in fact, like the county magistrate, he was directly recognized and managed in Xianyang. The official order and seal were the same as the county magistrate. He was only responsible for security affairs and could not interfere in civil affairs. Moreover, before mobilizing military soldiers, he must obtain the consent of the county magistrate, otherwise the county magistrate must also obtain the recognition of the county magistrate. Otherwise, the county magistrate can refuse to execute the order. This is actually a disguised control of the army and will not be controlled by one person and rebellion will occur.

Later generations Xiang Yu rebelled, and first killed the county magistrate Yin Tong and got the county magistrate's seal, and then held the county magistrate's command to issue various generals and soldiers to transfer orders. Only then did he successfully control the entire Kuaiji County army and became the most powerful force among the rebel army in one fell swoop.

"Don't use too much politeness. I have heard of the name of the young man. Today I saw it, there was no false statement!" After Gao Yong dismounted, he helped Chen Xu, who bent down to salute, smiled.

"Mr. County lieutenant praised me, please sit inside, the singing and dancing will start soon!" Chen Xu stood up and said.

"Don't be busy for now, the county magistrate will arrive soon. You and I want to greet you!" Gao Yong said with a smile.

"The county magistrate is coming too?" Not only Chen Xu was stunned, but everyone around him was in an uproar.

"Your Qinghe shop is at its peak, not only Nanyang, but also Kuaiji counties in the southeast and Liaoxi counties in the northwest. Now you have opened this Qinghe Theater. Although we have never heard of the fairy singing and dancing, the county magistrate is naturally interested. You will know after a while!"

Well, Chen Xu was helpless and had to chat with Gao Yong at the door for a while. Sure enough, another group of soldiers came up along the street and drove away the crowd. After driving away the onlookers, a luxurious double-bridle carriage quickly stopped at the entrance of the theater under the escort of dozens of guards. County Ma Boyuan Shiran had tidied up his clothes and got off the car. Chen Xu, Hu Kuan and others naturally bowed down to greet him.

After the county magistrate, the county magistrate Cao Kun also followed one after another, and then the censor Yongpo and the second and third leaders of the seven or eight county magistrates came in carriages one after another. When the group of high-ranking officials from Wancheng were invited to the theater, all the merchants who were drinking tea and chatting and those who came to watch the show stood up in panic to greet them. The entire theater was completely messy.

After re-arranged the seats for nearly half an hour, it was already time. Seeing that the scene had calmed down, Chen Xu asked Hu Kuan to arrange for the performance.

As a tinging sound of instruments came from behind the stage, the curtain on the stage slowly opened, and the second layer of the curtain showed the celestial fairy with three bright red characters.

This unique opening immediately attracted everyone's interest, and they all stopped talking and began to stare at the stage.

"There are stews and thorns and daggers. The way of the world is like a thorn, and its straightness is like a arrow. The gentleman walks on the steps and the villain looks at him. When his family talks, he shed tears.

...

Even if the seven Xiangs cannot be made, the news will not be completed. If you hold the cow, you will not be able to serve the box. There is Qiming in the east, Chang Geng in the west. There is a journey of sacrificing the heavens and carrying the gifts.

There is a sliver in the south of Wei, so you cannot shake it. There is a sliver in the north of Wei, so you cannot draw wine. There is a sliver in the south of Wei, so you can hold the tongue. There is a sliver in the north of Wei, so you can lift the handle of the west."

A clear and melodious woman's voice came from behind the curtain, singing a poem called Dadong in Xiaoya, the Book of Songs.

As the poem was sung, the curtain of the fairy was slowly rolled up, revealing the third curtain, which read the four big words "Down to the earth and privately match". After the woman finished singing the poem, the curtain was rolled up again to reveal the stage behind.

The stage is not big, only twenty square meters, with a few small trees on the stage, some apricot, plum blossoms and peach blossoms in it, and some patterns of mountains, rivers, stars and clouds on the curtain behind it. It seemed so cold and unrestrained to Chen Xu, but this novel opening made everyone feel refreshed and new, and they held their breath and stared at the stage without blinking.

A woman in a colorful skirt sat between the flowers and trees weaving cloth, then stood up and looked down, and then started singing for a while.

"Who is the golden shuttle busy for the morning night? The peach blossoms are filled with fragrance from the cave. All the nations are covered with rain and dew, and the nine layers of want to repair Shun's clothes. The bright light of the silk is reflected in the heavy clouds and clouds, and the sound of the loom is thrown away from the sun and the moon. But I laugh at the fairy on the rooftop, and who can remember the Cowherd in this life?"

With the accompaniment of the bells and chimes in the backstage, the woman began to sing while singing. At the same time, the curtain on the stage began to shake under the agitation of the helper, looking like clouds and mists were rolling.

Alas! Chen Xu's face was thrusting. Although he knew that everyone had tried his best, he still felt that it was very terrible, so bad that he was a little terrible.

But in his opinion, the stage arrangement and performance also made everyone in the theater silent at this time. Many people could not close their mouths and their eyes were bulging.

"My benefactor, I haven't seen you for a few days. This fairy match is so beautiful that you have made!" Yu Wuya, who was standing next to him with an iron sword in his arms, was also impressed intently.

"On the same day, Chen Lang said he wanted to revise the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. He didn't expect that a simple story could be rehearsed with such rich content. This is much more interesting than listening to the story. Rou even wanted to go up and dance for a while!" Shui Qingrou's big eyes flashed with glimmer, and Jade hand held Chen Xu's hand and said softly.

"If you want, will we rehearse the Legend of White Snake in the future? I will play Xu Xian, and you will play the White Snake!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"What about me?" Yu Wuya actually had the desire to perform and couldn't help but turn around and ask.

"You play the villain Fahai!"

"Well, I like Fahai, the characters are completely tailor-made for me!" Yu Wuya nodded with a smile.

"Well, you must be careful in the end. Maybe when you press White Snake under Leifeng Tower, you will be stoned to death by the angry audience below!" Chen Xu reminded.

"I'm so afraid, who dares to smash me, I'll kill him!" Yu Wuya shrugged indifferently.

Chen Xu:...

Looking at Chen Xu's dark face, Shui Qingrou smiled and leaned her body gently against Chen Xu. A plump and gentle ball made him almost lose his soul in an instant.

Just as the three of them stood together and whispered, the curtain on the stage repeatedly hanged and rolled up as the plot progressed, and the arrangement of the stage continued to change.

As the plot progressed, the entire theater became quieter. Apart from the musical accompaniment and singing dialogue on the stage, there was almost no noise. Including Ma Boyuan and Gao Yi, all the audience were afraid that they would miss the plot inadvertently, so they didn't dare to say anything.

Time flies quickly, an hour passed, and the performance of Tianxianyi also came to an end.

"The delicate clouds are made of tricks, the flying stars are filled with hatred, and the silver man crosses the distance. Once the golden wind and jade dew meet, it will be better than countless people in the world. Tenderness is like water, good time is like a dream, and I will be willing to look at the road back to the magpie bridge! If the love lasts for a long time, how can it be around day and night!"

As the meeting between Magpie Bridge ended, a woman's beautiful and melodious singing rang out, and the curtain fell down, which read the end of the drama "The Fairy's Spell", and the curtain on the outermost curtain slowly pulled up to completely cover the stage.

"If the love between the two people is long, how can they be together day and night!" Shui Qingrou snuggled against Chen Xu and said emotionally, "This poem is very well written, Qingrou likes it the most!"

"Haha!" Chen Xu laughed dryly, thinking that this poem was naturally well written, but unfortunately he was not written by me.

"This...this is over?"

After the curtain was pulled up and the music stopped for half a minute, only after the audience woke up and asked an extremely reluctant question.

As this question arose, the audience in the entire theater gradually woke up, and many people even stood up and shouted to perform again.

Amid the noise, the stage curtain was opened again, Hu Kuan appeared on the stage, bowed to the audience below and said, "Everyone, the fairy performed today is over, one show a day, I still want to watch it again tomorrow!"

Although the audience was reluctant to give in, the curtain was quickly pulled up again, and the gate of the theater was opened, and it was obviously no longer welcome. Many people had to stand up and leave one after another in disappointment, and soon spread the story of the fairy match. Soon, the streets were filled with people gathered together to listen to the story.
Chapter completed!
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