Early the next morning, Mu Yaping went out. Wan Qiu insisted on sending him off, but Mu Yaping stopped him and said, "Wan Qiu, I am a big man, I am a big man, I am a charity every day, and outsiders will make jokes when they see him." Mu Yaping went out to see Ma Laohei, who had already been waiting in front of the door and said, "Master Ma, I won't go to Rongbaozhai today, let's go to the overpass." "Good!" Ma Laohei celebrated and pulled up the car and ran away.

The sky bridge is located near the Temple of Heaven outside Qianmen. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was a swamp here. A white marble single-hole bridge was built here during the Yuan Dynasty. It was the only way for emperors to worship the sky during the Ming and Qing dynasties, so it was named Tianqiao. Therefore, the nearby area was named.

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, a group of mobile vendors emerged in the Xitangen, Beitangen and Xiannongtan areas of the Temple of Heaven in the capital. Since the imperial court did not impose taxes on them, it promoted the development of business and entertainment industries in this area, artists from various schools have set up places to perform. Folk art performance venues in various places are flocking to teahouses, restaurants, restaurants, merchant stalls, and martial arts juggling venues. It has gradually become a concentrated venue for people in the capital to appreciate folk skills and folk art.

Tianqiao is the birthplace of many folk arts. Artists perform in Tianqiao, usually in an open-air venue, and perform in a venue for performing. There are five or six hundred folk artists who sell art, teach art, learn art and live here, and can be divided into two categories: jugglers and rap artists. Jugglers include acrobatics, martial arts and other projects, and raps include drama, folk art and other projects.

The famous Eight Monsters of the Sky Bridge are named after their unique skills and strange words and deeds. The Eight Monsters have their own opinions in different periods. Not to mention the early ones, but those who are still active are Xiao Yunlifei, Da Jinya, Jiao Dehai, Dabing Huang, Cui Baer, ​​Cao Mazi, and 8 people who live like donkeys. Their weird performances have become popular programs in the Sky Bridge.

Tianqiao is a place where poor people gather. Local snacks with the prosperity of Tianqiao are even more unique. Such as bean juice, fried lamb belly, etc., they can be said to be diverse and available. These snacks are not only good and cheap, but their unique flavor is well-known in the capital, and they often make people salivate and linger.

During the Guangxu period, the Jinghan Railway was completed. The station was set outside Yongding Gate. It was necessary for customers to pass the overpass. Since then, the overpass has become more prosperous. It has successively opened up fair markets, triangular markets, western markets, east markets, Xiannong markets, and south markets. It can be said that the overpass has now become a must-visit place for people in Beijing to enjoy and entertain.

Mu Yaping arrived at the overpass and stood among the bustling crowds and looked around, full of curiosity and excitement. Although the prosperity of the overpass seems familiar in his film and television works, the vivid and realistic scenes still made him very excited. Suddenly he discovered a question, "Overpass!" As the name suggests, there should be a bridge, but where is the bridge?

Mu Yaping couldn't help asking Ma Laohei for curiosity. Ma Laohei told: Last year, the government demolished the overpass and laid the stone slabs to turn it into flat ground. He also said that the two pavilions, one left and one right, were the original site of the overpass. Mu Yaping looked back and saw that there were indeed two pavilions standing there. In order to confirm the authenticity of the overpass, he went up to visit and did not find any written records of the history of the overpass.

After curiosity, Mu Yaping's mood became heavier again. The sky bridge itself is a place where poor people gather. Most of the passers-by around him are wearing shabby clothes and have a slut on his face. These people are slow to move and look stupid. It is obvious that these people have lived a difficult life.

At the same time, Mu Yaping truly felt the figures of different professionals appearing here. Compared with his outfit, he seemed to be a little out of place with the people around him. For this reason, his mood became heavier, and his good mood was gone when he first came.

It was almost noon, and Mu Yaping's stomach was a little roaring. He found that Ma Laohei was squatting on the ground and took out the black-dough cake from his arms to eat. He hurriedly stopped him and then called Ma Laohei to a soy sauce stall not far away. The two of them each ordered a bowl of soy sauce. When they heard the shouting beside him, Mu Yaping ordered Ma Laohei to buy fried sheep's belly and fried cakes. Then he ate the spicy pickles. Mu Yaping was sweating profusely and said he was so happy. After the meal, Mu Yaping ordered Ma Laohei to stay where he was and stroll around.

Mu Yaping wandered around in the four places, enjoying the Beijing-style drums, Peking Opera, small songs, crosstalk, and storytelling venues. He stayed in every place for a long time, but it was nothing more than a pleasure to pass the eyes. The Eight Monsters on the Sky Bridge are a must-see. Mu Yaping spent a lot of time and truly felt the extraordinaryness of folk artists.

When appreciating juggling, Mu Yaping is not very interested. After all, he is "very knowledgeable". He believes that most of these juggling artists are not very good at flirting. A place appeared in front of him, and the crowd gradually surrounded him. Mu Yaping came forward to visit him with great interest.

I saw a burly man in his 40s standing among the ground in the middle of the crowd, looking mighty and powerful. Two young men of eighteen or nineteen years old were preparing performance props with their muscles exposed, and two young girls of three or four years old were tied with eye-catching red-headed ropes and fiddling with red tassels, swords and other things.

Mu Yaping guessed that judging from their clean clothes and dusty luggage, they obviously had just arrived in the capital. It is not difficult to judge from their moves that this family must be a family member. If they don’t have any unique skills, they would not dare to perform at the overpass. After a while, the man spoke in a Shandong accent and said, “Dear young men, I am from Shandong, so I can use it for expensive land. As the saying goes: Rely on parents at home, rely on friends when going out. Those who have money can support money, and those who have no money can support personal money.”

After the man finished speaking, he first showed his martial arts posture, which was a brilliant appearance. Then he dazzled a set of combination punches, and his fist path was like flowing water and strong. It was not difficult to see that the man's martial arts were very solid. Mu Yaping was enjoying watching, and the man closed his fists, looking calm and heartless. Suddenly, the crowd burst into cheers.

Then two young men of eighteen or nineteen years old appeared. The two held swords and then had a fierce fight. Then they fought with bare hands, which was even more exciting and dazzling. In the end, the two changed to red tassel guns and flew up and down. As the crowd cheered, more and more people were gathered.

Soon a thrilling scene appeared. A man held a red tassel spear and stabbed the spear head into the throat of another young man, and then pushed the spear hard. Everyone held their breath and clenched their fists nervously. At this time, the wooden red tassel spear had turned into an arc, and some people had closed their eyes, and the crowd showed a terrified expression.

But the young man still looked calm and his heart was still beating. Mu Yaping couldn't help but be impressed by the young man's profound qigong. After the performance, the cheers rang again. At this time, a little girl started to collect money with a tray in her hand. Accompanied by the sound of copper coins, the little girl walked to Mu Yaping with the tray in her hand and looked at him with a smile. Mu Yaping did not hesitate and took out a silver dollar and put it in the tray.

Seeing this, the man was very excited and stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, this young master rewards a silver dollar. To express his gratitude, I will perform a special skill for the young master." After saying that, the man pulled out a bright sharp knife, then walked around the venue to let everyone distinguish the authenticity.

Then the man raised his head and opened his mouth. Under the gaze of people, he put the sharp knife into his mouth inch by inch. In conjunction with the performance, the man deliberately showed a painful expression. After a while, the sword body was sent in, leaving only the knife handle outside. The man smiled and turned around the venue again, and people burst into cheers in fear.

After the big man finished the performance, two little girls went on stage. They began to make somersaults around the venue. The little girl's soft light skills won applause. Mu Yaping guessed that today's "Liangjiazi" was about to end. They could not finish all their tricks and unique skills. They would first try to cheer up. After all, will the future be long? As expected, Liangjiazi ended the performance.

It was getting late, and Mu Yaping was still feeling unsatisfied. He took out his pocket watch and looked back at the rickshaw driver. He turned into his alley and Wan Qiu's figure appeared in front of the door again. Wan Qiu said, "Cousin, Rong Baozhai's friend came to the mansion today. I asked about your situation and said that you were not on the Rong Baozhai road in the morning. What did you do?" Mu Yaping smiled and said, "I went to the overpass to relax."

At this time, Liu Xiangyun hurried out from inside and said, "Brother, you are back!" Mu Yaping asked, "It's getting dark, what are you doing?" Xiangyun replied, "Thank you a message from my mother's house and ask me to go back." Mu Yaping asked again, "He Ping, why don't you go back with you?" Xiangyun was stunned and said, "He is busy! He hasn't come back yet." Mu Yaping immediately ordered Ma Laohei to send Xiangyun home.

Looking at Xiangyun's departure back, Wanqiu said, "During this period, my third brother has come home very late every day, and he is full of alcohol. I don't know what he is doing outside." Mu Yaping did not speak, but thoughtful. He still did not see He Ping's shadow during dinner. He observed his parents and they seemed very calm, as if he ignored He Ping's late return.

When he returned to the house, Mu Yaping said, "Wanqiu, don't tell my parents about not being in the store during the day, so as not to worry them." Wanqiu smiled and said, "It is good for your health. Don't worry, I will keep my mouth tight and will not talk too much. But you have to come back early, don't worry me."

Lying on the bed, the shadow of the man was always swaying in front of his eyes. Suddenly his eyes lit up, and a new idea was generated in his brain. The first step of the plan to come to Beijing was calculated. As for how to convince the "Liangjiazi" to use it for his own use, this is a key issue. In addition, you must buy a spacious house, so it should be implemented immediately.

Mu Yaping did not expect that two days later, a "catastrophe" allowed him to successfully realize his initial plan and initially gain his own power in the capital.
Chapter completed!