Chapter 38 Five people came

Shen Liangjun was a pragmatic person. As soon as he heard that something had happened in the capital, before Xibao could react, he snatched back the powder he had just sent and put it in his arms.

"Since you can't leave, there's no need to send it away so early. I'll keep it for you first and then give it to you on your birthday."

Foreigners have invaded the Forbidden City, and even the ancestors and the emperor have left. Who has the heart to listen to the show?

The theater troupe in the capital was designated to find another way out. Naturally, Niu Zaihe could not ask Song Youzhen to take Xibao on an adventure. Not only could he not ask them to go there, but he also had to ask the Xilian Society in the capital to hide in Harbin for a while.

So before Xibao and the others actually started their journey, they returned to Niu Mansion with their bows in hand.

However, things are not all under Niu Zaihe's control.

Not long after his letter was sent, President Ye Rongzhen replied.

The letter said that the situation in the capital was unknown and that it was difficult for the troupe to survive. However, the dozens of students in the class were mostly from the capital, and most of them did not want to go to Harbin.

Moreover, if Peking opera is not sung in the capital, it will lose its flavor to some extent. Niu Zaihe had such great ambitions when he founded the opera troupe. If Ye Rongzhen and his family moved back to Harbin today, they would be like a bereaved dog and make people laugh.

Although the ancestors have left Beijing, if they recall Yuwen Shike to negotiate with the foreigners, there may not be a turning point.

Instead of moving back to Harabin right now, running back and forth and wasting time, it would be better to spare time for the disciples to concentrate on practicing the exercises and improve their skills.

Therefore, he implored Niu Zaihe in his letter to let the students and class leaders who wanted to come over first. He led another group of people to hold the position and seize the opportunity for Xilian Society to gain a place in Liyuanxing in the future.

Ye Rongzhen spoke from the bottom of his heart, and he truly thought about Xilianshe and Niu Zaihe.

Niu Zaihe was very moved and immediately ordered someone to send Ye Rongzhen several large banknotes to help him maintain the troupe's livelihood and establish relationships.

At the same time, people were sent to pick up those members who were willing to come to Harabin for development.

After struggling for nearly two months, I finally brought a member of the Xilian Society to Harabin.

As a result, only one drummer leader named Tang Congshan came, and there were only a few members who could be counted on five fingers.

Xibao and the others were sitting in the greenhouse, looking at five people, one large, four small, each wearing warm sheepskin hats on their heads, holding hot soup in their hands and sipping.

Especially the four little carrot heads, who were looking around while drinking soup, as if everything they looked at was fresh.

Tang Congshan seemed to notice everyone's strange looks, glanced at the four of them, and said with a smile: "They are all children from poor families. They said they have never been to Harabin and want to come over and see the world."

As he spoke, he looked at Song Youzhen and said, "They all happen to be young talents. President Ye asked me to bring them here so you can see if they are suitable. If they are not suitable, I will take them back so that they can change careers."

Song Youzhen looked at the five little dolls.

They are not very old, the youngest seems to be only five years old, and the oldest is only seven or eight years old, even younger than Xibao.

They all look pretty good, but as for their voice aptitude, it's not something you can tell at a glance. You have to practice for a while and take a few more looks before you can tell.

But from Tang Congshan's words, he heard something else.

"So you want to go back?"

Tang Congshan drank the broth in one breath and cleaned all the meat residue in the bowl.

"Can't you go back? You don't know how tragic the situation in the capital is now. Foreign devils are robbing things everywhere, no matter whether you lock the door or not, whether there is anyone at home, just rush in with a foreign gun and grab it. You can't take it away.

They even set fire to it. I heard that they even burned two gardens in the palace.

I don't feel comfortable leaving President Ye and the others to take care of dozens of dolls.

By the way, do you know about our ancestor’s favorite inner court worshipper Chen, who sings in Tsing Yi?”

Xibao always pays special attention to the news about his ancestors these days. When Tang Congshan talked about this, his ears pricked up.

Then Song Youzhen asked: "Are you talking about Boss Chen Youlin?"

"That's it!"

Tang Congshan put down his bowl and chopsticks, sighed and said: "I used to be his drummer, and we have some friendship. I heard that my ancestor didn't have time to take him with him when he fled west. I wanted to go visit my old friend, but I didn't want to just arrive.

At the entrance of his alley, I heard Boss Chen shouting in the yard, 'You can take anything from me, but you have to leave the play box for me, otherwise it will kill me!'"

"Boss Chen was robbed?"

"Isn't it?"

Tang Congshan still had a look of horror on his face when he thought of the scene at that time.

"Then what happened next? What happened next?"

Chen Youlin is a very perseverant artist. He couldn't sing in 6 or 7 years because of selling out, but he never gave up. Every morning before the sun came up, he would go to the base of the Temple of Heaven to shout. Sometimes he couldn't shout, so he still had to sing.

I was so angry that I squatted under the wall and cried for a while. After I finished crying, I didn't give up and continued to cry out.

Even big bosses like Tan Jinrong persuaded him to give up, saying, "Look, which good actor is from the Temple of Heaven? If the founder is not willing to reward him with food, no matter how hard he works, it will be in vain."

But this sentence inspired Chen Youlin. Instead of giving up, he became more sincere and worked harder.

After seven years of hard work, he finally became famous, and he also pioneered Tsing Yi opera. He incorporated Bangzi tune into Peking opera and became famous, so that all the famous Tsing Yi actors who sang Kunyi tune before had to follow him and switch to Bangzi tune.

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Otherwise no one would listen to them singing.

Therefore, many artists who are singing female roles nowadays admire Chen Youlin very much.

Song Youzhen was no exception. When I heard that he was in trouble and was in trouble, I naturally cared more about him.

Xibao is still a child, so naturally he cares about it along with Master.

Tang Congshan smiled knowingly and said happily: "Thanks to Mr. Qi who passed by and listened. He understands foreign languages. He used to tell those foreign devils that those things were worthless and no one bought them except us opera singers. However, the opera singers

There was no money either. When those foreign devils saw that Mr. Qi could speak foreign languages, they were happy to let Boss Chen go and didn’t cause him any more trouble."

"Mr. Qi?"

Song Youzhen was not sure which Mr. Qi it was for the moment.

Tang Congshan then explained to him: "He is a student from Tongwen Hall. He has a deep study of opera. He often attends operas in major theaters and is very familiar with us. You haven't been in the capital in the past few years. No.

I know he is normal."

After hearing this, Song Youzhen did not delve deeper into Mr. Qi's identity. She finally focused on Xibao next to her and said to Tang Congshan: "I have been sick for the past six months, and something has been delayed. It just so happens that you

Here you are, why don't you help me later to see if my new disciple is qualified to join our Xilian Society."

When Tang Congshan heard this for the first time, he was very happy.

Since ancient times, the seedlings of Peking Opera have mostly appeared in Beijing, Tianjin, Wei and other places, so Peking Opera is only booming in these places.

The rest of the theaters are mostly occupied by local operas, making it difficult for Beijing opera to enter.

If good seedlings can be discovered locally and local famous actors can be cultivated, perhaps Peking Opera can bloom everywhere.

There are more places where you can sing, and your colleagues will naturally have an easier time.

But when he saw Xibao, his face immediately turned cold.

"Brother Youzhen, your new apprentice is probably this female doll, right?"

The content about Chen Youlin in the article is adapted from Mr. Qi Rushan's self-reported experience with Chen Delin, a famous actor in Tsing Yi, in the book "Shuhu Leaves Traces". It is not the author's original creation.

Chen Delin was an old artist with an open mind and good morals and skills. He stayed with Cixi for a long time and participated in the compilation of many opera classics by the Shengping Administration. Among them was the court drama "Xiao Shao of the Zhao Dynasty", which Cixi personally participated in the scriptwriting.

Many people have written books about his life, or mentioned him more or less in books. If you are interested, you can search for them and read them.
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