Chapter 14 The Peony Pavilion

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Once Commander Lu speaks of the spirit of uprising, it is very interesting.

For example, promised Liang Xunhe that she would help her, so immediately greeted the major newspapers in Shanghai, and asked them to write this lace news with careful attention. It is important to portray Liang Xunhe as a new person who is not afraid and has the courage to resist. The independent women of the times, correspondingly, Du Chunqiu is naturally a local ruffian who robs civilian women and commits all evils.

There is an episode here: Commander Lu has just arrived in Shanghai, and although he is famous, the real relationship in all walks of life is not reliable, so he actually entrusted Fu Jiusi to say hello to the newspaper.

As mentioned earlier, Fu Jiusi once helped a friend in Paramount to fight against the third young master of the Lou family, and his friend's work unit was Jingbao.

The person received Fu Jiusi's greeting, and immediately patted his chest to ensure that he would do things properly. He also used his contacts in the industry, plus the reputation of Commander Lu and Fu Jiuye, and all the major newspapers in Shanghai immediately did this. A report.

For another example, whenever Liang Xunhe takes the stage, everyone can see a circle of soldiers with guns and live ammunition standing against the wall under the stage. With their equipment and demeanor, they can guess that it is Commander Lu's person without a lot of words.

So those who want to take the opportunity to cause trouble, those who want to fish in troubled waters, and those who want to disrupt the order, one is counted as one, and there is no movement. The auditorium in those days was really quiet like a foreign opera house.

These days, Fu Jiusi and Lu Mincheng often go out together, and the topics between them become more extensive. They often talk about news opinions and interesting anecdotes regardless of their views on current affairs or history. As soon as they started chatting, they found that the two of them were quite able to talk, not just a little intersection on the sensual field as before.

Others are used to seeing the two of them coming in and out of each other - as it should be! These two are not peaceful people, and they are always the place to have fun, so when everyone sees it, they take it for granted, and naturally they are classified as wine and meat friends.

On this day, Fu Jiusi and Lu Mincheng went to the theatre together.

Unlike Peiping, Shanghai does not have so many theaters. Many theaters directly serve as the big stage of Western theaters. There are also movie theaters that do this business.

They came to the Tianchan Theater at the invitation of others. Posters were hung up at the entrance of the theater. The huge three words "He Yu'an" took up two-thirds of the space. The spectrum of famous characters.

As an old-fashioned theater, Tianchan followed the path of a traditional theater. There were scattered seats on the first floor and boxes on the second floor. The theater manager knew Commander Lu, and he personally led the way as soon as he saw them. After they were seated, they served two good teas and ten. Two-color dried fruit and preserved fruit, bluntly said that if you have something to do at any time.

This is another interesting thing that Fu Jiusi has discovered recently—he had only seen song and dance dramas in Western theaters in the past, and the audience was sitting in a state of tension. Compared with the leisure time of this theater, it was like a meeting, which lacked so much meaning.

While knocking on the pine nuts, he looked down. The ceiling in front of the stage was inlaid with a large searchlight. When the light shone, the entire stage was bright, and even the seat that was far away could see the stage clearly.

Today, the theater is full of pits and valleys full of people. Although on weekdays, as long as the He Yuan sign is hung up, the box office will not worry, but the Kunqu opera "Peony Pavilion" is not as lively and festive as Beijing opera. Since then, after more than two hundred years of development, Beijing opera is now flourishing and Kunqu opera is declining, which shows that most of the comers are still directed at people.

The performances are "Wandering in the Garden" and "A Dream". The stage is lit with cool tones, the music of the bangzi sounded, and there was a white mist in the background for no reason, which led people into the dream of spring boudoir.

The sound stopped, Du Liniang poked out her face from behind the folding fan and sang: "It turns out that all the purple and red flowers are blooming, and it seems like this is all paid to the broken well and the ruins. Whose family is enjoying the beautiful scenery of the good day?

The lotus steps moved lightly, the Luo skirt swayed slightly, the embroidered shoes stepped out a fragrant path, the fragrance of birds and flowers adorned the temples, and a pair of water sleeves rolled up the spring garden.

"The things in ancient China are beautiful." Fu Jiusi praised.

"Fu Jiuye is used to seeing foreign women with bare arms and thighs, and now he can appreciate Chinese beauties, not bad, not bad!" Lu Mincheng couldn't get used to the foreign magazines in Fu Jiusi's room, and felt that the women above were bare-chested. Breast, very unstyled, very lewd, so whenever I find an opportunity, I have to say a few words to him.

"You don't need to ridicule me," Fu Jiusi tapped on the pine nuts, "even if I admire the Peony Pavilion a thousand times, it won't affect the beauty of Aphrodite!"

"Aphrodite!" Lu Mincheng also knew the goddess, "in charge of love and beauty, as well as sex. They Westerners are also interesting. They created a god out of thin air and brought that matter to love and beauty. The height is not too embarrassing to panic."

Today, Fu Jiusi had an understanding of Commander Lu's pedantic and conservative attitude, and he disagreed with his opinion very much: "So what? Doesn't the Peony Pavilion also have "You Yu"? Does Xixiang Ji also have "The Best Season"? The ancient Chinese were there The courage is not small."

Lu Mincheng said with a "hey", "You only know how to use it to tease me after watching a few plays?"

Fu Jiusi smiled without answering.

After watching the play for a while, Lu Mincheng asked again, "What major did you study in university?"

"Literature," he glanced at him, "what?"

"Nothing, just ask."

Commander Lu thought to himself: No wonder - since ancient times, literature and art have not been separated from each other. He has been poisoned by Western literature for so many years, so that his vision of appreciating art has also been distorted. In fact, it is not his fault!

On the stage, Du Liniang was sitting leisurely in the garden, leaning on the spring light and feeling sleepy. Spring oh spring! have to hang around with you, how to send the spring? Cough, the weather is so sleepy!

He Yu'an's voice was soft and long, which was different from his master's. It was very suitable for Du Liniang, who was sleepy in the spring, to be placed here. As soon as he opened his mouth, the whole room was filled with crispness.

Looking at it, Fu Jiusi suddenly sighed: "Actually, you are right, the beauty of Chinese people is very subtle. When it is hidden in poetry and drama, you can only see a trace of it when you read it carefully."

Lu Mincheng looked at him, wondering why he suddenly changed.

Fu Jiusi pointed to the stage: "Looking from here, the clothes are plain white, with two flowers on the cuffs, and a pattern between the collars, but they are actually plain."

Lu Mincheng thought for a while: "Kunqu Opera is like this, pure and elegant."

Fu Jiusi shook his head: "But if you look closer, you will find that the needle and thread are all craftsmanship. That kind of work is no more convenient than the European Rococo."

Lu Mincheng was silent for a moment, and then said: "When I was in the northwest, my father and his people drove a princess tomb. I remember that there was a phoenix crown in the tomb. At first, everyone thought it was just an ordinary gold inlay. The gemstone crown, it was not until someone from the antique shop looked at it with a magnifying glass and found that the gold thread that woven the golden crown was twisted together by dozens of gold threads thinner than a human hair.”

"Your father... still

tomb robbing

? "

Lu Mincheng smiled teasingly: "Starting from scratch, I didn't follow the right path from the beginning."

Fu Jiusi was stunned, and remembered that robbing tombs of warlords is almost the norm, not the only one in the world; but there was a slight discomfort in his heart, and he was annoyed that he forgot that the person in front of him had actually had blood on his hands.

"That's why I like Chinese things," Lu Mincheng continued. "After reading, it is durable and meaningful."

Fu Jiusi agreed with this.

Du Liniang on the stage fell into a dream, that Liu Mengmei came with willow branches, the scholar asked to write a poem, the young lady smiled and did not say a word, the garden was full of spring, so she said: will be like a beautiful family for you, like water, this is the answer Free to search all over, pity yourself in the secluded boudoir.

With that branch of willow planted in her heart, Fu Jiusi was taken aback and covered her chest. At the same time, Du Liniang and Du Liniang felt that a ray of love would break the ground.

After the play was over, there was a curtain call on stage for another ten minutes.

During this period, no one was in the hall, and they were also sitting upstairs. The theater manager came to say hello and greeted each other. Lu Mincheng instructed: "Please ask Boss He to come and have a word later."

He Yu'an took off her makeup and still looked clean and moist, as if the oil wiped off not only rouge, but also Du Liniang, who was dreaming of spring.

He smiled and nodded to Fu Jiusi, and Fu Jiusi smiled in return. They seemed to have nothing to talk about—if it wasn't for their relationship with the Kunlun Jade Mirror, the two of them would have never had anything to do with each other.

Commander Lu asked, "Did you add your own figure to that drunken help?"

He Yuan nodded, and then heard Commander Lu say: "It's a good addition, if you want me to tell you, I will act like this in the future."

In addition to singing, reciting, doing and playing these basic skills, He Yu'an Nenghong is also benefited from his not sticking to the old rules and know how to introduce the new, and the changes in his hands are usually more subtle, not like those who are committed to making new plays. There will always be opposition from all sides.

The show ended now, but there were still a group of fans who wanted to kiss the boss Fang Ze at the front door blocking the road, Lu Mincheng said, "It's better if you get into my car, so you can leave quickly."

He Yu'an looked at Fu Jiusi, and then turned his gaze to Lu Mincheng's eyes, with a questioning look in his eyes, not sure what he meant.

Fu Jiusi looked at He Yu'an, and then at Lu Mincheng. Suddenly, the blessing came to his heart. At the same time, there was a sense of incomprehension in his heart.

Lu Mincheng was just a kind proposal, but when he saw the two of them looking at him, he reacted after a moment of stunnedness, and he was immediately a little embarrassed, so he explained: "I want to send Jiuye back, although it is not the same as your residence. By the way, it's not too far apart, and it won't take much effort to send you a ride."

He Yuan nodded slightly: "Thank you Commander Lu, but Yuan has an appointment with someone today, and he is still waiting, so..."

Lu Mincheng couldn't help but stunned: "Have an appointment?" He naturally thought that the other party was also He Yu'an's guest of honor.

He Yuan didn't want to see what he was thinking, and smiled lightly: "Well, it's just a fellow. We separated in the early years. Later, when he came to Shanghai, he saw my poster by chance, and then tried to recognize each other."

"Oh?" Lu Mincheng thought it was the most interesting thing. "After so many years, a fellow villager can still recognize you from the pictures with makeup on the posters, which shows that you are affectionate."

He Yuan nodded, as if thinking of something, a soft color appeared in his eyes: "We are all

orphan

, he used to take care of me when I was young. "

The three said goodbye, and Lu Mincheng sent Fu Jiusi home according to his words. Before getting off the car, Fu Jiusi turned around and said, "Hey—"

Lu Mincheng: "What?"

"...Forget it," he paused, "it's nothing."

Lu Mincheng waved his hand: "Go back quickly."

He nodded, turned around and entered the door, but stopped after that, until the car behind him was completely silent, and then walked into the rose bush under the moonlight.