Niu Mingtian

Liu Xi and the other three were chatting and laughing inside when they suddenly heard the old man outside speaking: "Girl, you came to my place to learn opera, not to be a handyman and pack things.

If you continue to not take yourself seriously and treat your body casually, then stop learning as soon as possible."

Liu Xi and the other two looked at each other in confusion, and Shen Liangjun laughed first: "Well, you haven't become an adult yet, so you have to live the life of an adult first.

You are considered lucky. The old man respects you, so don’t stay here and go out to learn opera."

While he was talking, he pushed Liu Xi out of the door half-jokingly.

When Liu Xi went out, he wanted to explain and ask the old man to consider that the west wing room was cold and uninhabitable, so that Liu Tielan and Shen Liangjun could go to a warm place to squeeze in.

No matter how difficult it is, a warm bedding will do.

The old man didn't want to look at her, and then he said to the room: "Two lazy guys! Whose coolie has been here for most of the day, doesn't work, and huddles in the room and behaves? Are you like this, left in Vladivostok?

, I can’t survive anywhere!”

"Master, don't scare people!"

Shen Liangjun had disliked the old man from the beginning and didn't want to stay here. Now he didn't like the few words he said and immediately became unhappy. He rushed out of the room and said: "We are opera singers, not handymen. As long as

If there is a stage for us to sing, how can we not survive?"

The old man blew his beard and said with a smile: "Singing opera? As for your master, he can't see clearly the young actors of Danjiao and Jingjiao. How can he lead his apprentices well? If you can sing opera, I, Li Jinshui, will lose my legs and feet!"

"you--!"

Shen Liangjun was about to say a few more words to him, but then he thought something was wrong. Li Jinshui's leg had long been broken. What was the point of breaking up with him?

Liu Tielan somewhat understood the old man's temper and never took him seriously from now on.

When he heard this, he finally came out and asked the old man: "Old man, we are just here for the first time, so there are some things we shouldn't ask too much about. Now that we have said this, even if it is a late offense, your legs -

?”

Li Jinshui twitched his brows, turned his wheelchair and turned his back. His voice was dark: "Don't worry, it wasn't the emperor who beat me."

While they were talking, the others were already walking towards Lao Niu, muttering: "Now that we're out, let's get ready quickly. It's still too late to go there before the market is over."

Probably because he was concentrating on things and not paying attention to the road, his wheelchair tripped over a hard snowpack that had not been shoveled away, and he was about to fall down.

Liu Xi, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, hurriedly rushed over to help. When he was about to help, he suddenly heard Li Jinshui shout: "Don't come over here! I can do it myself!"

Li Jinshui was seen pressing the left handrail hard, trying hard to maintain balance, but he had almost no feeling in his lower body. The strength of his hands alone was not enough to maintain balance. In addition, there was a small hole behind the snow bag, so he did not struggle for two seconds.

Next, it fell to the ground.

Even so, he didn't call anyone, but still struggled hard, trying to get up by his own strength. Not long after, he was covered in snow and looked very embarrassed.

At this moment, both Liu Tielan and Shen Liangjun were dumbfounded. Who would have thought that the famous "Living Cao Cao" would actually be living such a life?

Only Liu Xi couldn't stand it anymore and rushed over regardless, trying his best to help the person up.

She was young and naturally had little strength. In addition, Li Jinshui was uncooperative and kept struggling to get her to leave it alone, which cost her a lot of energy.

But she never gave up, and kept holding Li Jinshui's arm tightly to help him up.

Shen Liangjun reacted and wanted to help, but Liu Tielan held him back.

"Don't go! This is Xi Yatou's matter, and it's not something we can get involved with."

"What's wrong with this? Let's help the person up first and then talk about it." Shen Liangjun didn't understand and still wanted to rush forward.

Liu Tielan refused to let him go.

"A good master-disciple relationship requires unconditional trust. Not only does the apprentice have to trust the master, but the master also has to trust the apprentice. If Boss Li can't get over this hurdle, I won't be able to trust my daughter Xi to him."

Shen Liangjun turned his head and looked at Liu Tielan, and he suddenly had doubts in his heart. He asked himself that he trusted his master unconditionally, but did his master also trust him unconditionally?

Unknowingly, he turned his head to look at Liu Xi, feeling a little envious for no reason.

Liu Xi suddenly said after Li Jinshui struggled countless times: "Don't be afraid, you will have me in the future, Master."

When she said this, her watery bright eyes had a light gaze, full of the ignorance of a young child, but inexplicably gave people a trustworthy and steady look.

Li Jinshui unexpectedly gave up the struggle and just let Liu Xi hold him, wiped the snow off his body, and helped him to the wheelchair little by little.

But after he sat down and Liu Xi tried to help her forward, he slapped her hand away and said fiercely: "You are nosy, you said I can do it myself, who are you looking down on?"

However, his tone was much gentler than before, so Liu Xi just had fun and went forward to help push the wheelchair.

"It's your ability that you can do it yourself, and it's my filial piety to the master that I help you do it. These are two different things."

This time, Li Jinshui did not slap Liu Xi's hand away and allowed her to push it away.

But Liu Xi was a little puzzled. He looked at the courtyard wall in front of him and asked, "Didn't Master just say that he was going to the market? How to get here?"

Li Jinshui then pointed out the old cow to her and said: "Of course I have to look for it. Its name is Niu Mingtian, which is comparable to Liu Yunqing's black jade. Before you came, I relied on it to pull me to the street. It

But your senior brother, you must treat it well in the future."

Liu Xi looked at Niu Mingtian, who was eating grass with his head down and was eating well. He thought, "Do you call the old cow Big Brother? Can it sing?"

As if Niu Jingtian heard her, he raised his head and looked at her, "Moo - uh uh uh uh uh!"

Singing coloratura!

Even Shen Liangjun and Liu Tielan were shocked and ran to Lao Niu to look at it again and again.

Shen Liangjun: "Master, was it singing an opera just now?"

Liu Tielan stared at the cow's mouth, also looking confused.

"It sounds like it, but it might be an illusion. I have to ask him to sing again to make sure it's true."

But Niu Jingtian kept staring at the two of them like fools, his eyes were as big as the two of them.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time, always wanting to wait for Niu Jingtian to speak again, gradually becoming teasing.

Shen Liangjun also picked up a piece of cow grass and brought it to Niu Jingtian's mouth, "Sing one more sentence. Once you've finished singing, I'll give you good grass to eat."

Sure enough, Niu Jingtian opened his mouth, and his nostrils also widened, with the same posture as when he sang the line just now.

Master Liu Tielan and his apprentice were looking forward to it, and they all prepared themselves to listen attentively.

"Ah, sneeze, sneeze, sneeze—!"

Niu Jingtian let out a big sneeze and sprayed the two of them with drool, causing them to sit down on the ground.

So the two of them showed their special skills and scolded him back.

Shen Liangjun: "Let me just say that an old cow can't compare with Boss Liu's donkey Moyu? You deserve it too!"

Liu Tielan: "That's right! Mo Yu knows how to play and is not afraid of people on the stage. This is the only piece of work in the history of Pi Huang, the only donkey that can roam around the Forbidden City.

Just you? Ha! You only deserve to eat cow grass!"

About Liu Yunqing and Donkey Moyu.

Liu Yunqing is the nickname of the famous clown master Liu Gansan. He is also a fancier who goes to sea and is worshiped in the imperial court. He plays a decisive role in the troupe industry and is a master who dares to speak.

The famous imperial examination fraud case during the Xianfeng period was exposed by him in one sentence on the stage.

He once satirized Cixi in a play in front of her, saying that I was a fake emperor who could even sit down, but the real emperor stood up every day.

After that, Cixi listened to the play with Guangxu and allowed him to sit.

As for the donkey Moyu, it was played during the performance of "Visiting Relatives". Peking Opera is a freehand art, so all the puzzles used are just freehand. Horses and donkeys are often replaced with whips.

Liu Gansan was ingenious and brought a real donkey to the stage. This donkey was Mo Yu. It was not frightened, not afraid of people, and was very humane. Cixi liked to see it very much and allowed it to roam around the Forbidden City.

A few days after Liu Gansan passed away, Mo Yu also went on a hunger strike and died.

Mr. Lingfeng's "History of Peking Opera Fans" has a special chapter about Liu Gansan's deeds. It is very interesting. Anyone who is interested can go and learn about it.

In addition, the play "Visiting Relatives and Scolding" is very good. It lasts only about 20 minutes and can be easily found online. Those who are interested can watch it and experience the charm of Peking Opera.
Chapter completed!