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Chapter 33 Longevity Theatre Troupe (5)

There are different types of plays in Xia Kingdom according to local operas. Qin Dagu's Changsheng Class sang Qing operas. The characteristics of Qing operas are fluent and bright singing, with large melodies. The main accompaniment instrument is the huqin. People who write scripts do not have to be very good at singing operas, but they must understand various tones. Playing the huqin with good skills is the most basic requirement.

While learning to play the huqin, Qin Yu wrote three more comedy dramas. In just ten days, Yiwen Teahouse's business doubled, and words such as "You think you don't know you if you wear a vest" and "Uncle Qin is very angry, the consequences are very serious" began to become popular.

The owner of Yiwen Teahouse once again visited Aunt Qin in person, and invited Aunt Qin and Mr. Huang to Tingyuxuan, the most famous restaurant in Shengjing.

Aunt Qin asked Qin Yu to go with her, but Qin Yu refused: "I want to write a new drama, so I won't go."

Aunt Qin thought about it and nodded, "Okay, you are not suitable for coming forward."

Qin Yu seized the time to write a new drama, named "Xiao Cui", a story about a fox repaying his kindness.

Kou'er knew that because of Qin Yu, she would not have to be given to Mr. Wu. She was very grateful to her. Fu Shi, who had to wash Qin Yu's clothes and foot washing water, could not let her go. After Qin Yu started writing a new drama, she realized that writing a drama was not a simple thing, especially the scenes and lyrics. She often started to scratch her head as she wrote. Seeing this, Kou'er tiptoed when she walked, for fear of disturbing Qin Yu, and even more afraid to talk to Qin Yu. She often sat on the bed and stared at Qin Yu blankly, hoping that she would have some tea or something to serve her.

Qin Yu kept his head down and wrote something for a long time, and his back hurt. When he looked up, he saw Kuaer looking at her with a bright sunshine outside the window and a beautiful scenery with green trees. He smiled and said, "Kuaer, do you want to go out for a walk?"

Kouer was very happy: "Okay, okay. Let's call Sister Qiongxiu to go with you. Last time she invited us to have tea. This time we will invite her to have tea. I still have two cents in my hand."

The three of them went out together again and walked around the east gate. Qin Yu paid for a windmill for Kouer and a peach wood hairpin for Qiongxiu. They found Hou's tea shed for tea. Because it was afternoon, the tea shed was full of people, and the three of them were hesitating whether to wait. The boss's eyes immediately recognized them, brought out a long bench, and greeted them with a smile: "Sit for a while, why don't you get three bowls of tea like last time?"

Qin Yu took out three cents and handed them to the boss: "Thank you, boss, we brought enough money this time."

The boss didn't take the money and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I have to wait a while, look..."

Qin Yu felt that the boss was particularly good at doing business and smiled and said, "It's okay for us to wait."

The boss then took the money and went to arrange it. Because there was no table, he first put a pack of fried sunflower seeds for them. Guer and Qiongxiu had a taste of it, but Qin Yu just tasted it briefly.

The three of them sat at the intersection and looked at the cars and cars coming and going, discussing the spring clothes styles and the dress of wealthy people this year. Qin Yu found that there were actually many women going out, but most of them were married, and it seemed that girls who were not married rarely saw them. Qin Yu looked around boredly. She found that there was a table not far from them, with seven or eight men sitting, all tall and introverted, wearing blue-robed gowns worn by the feet, but they were clean and refreshing. They were simply incomparable to those who were sitting next to them who seemed to be listless for life and were much more energetic.

Qin Yu couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

The more you look at it, the more strange it becomes.

Those who went to the tea shed to drink tea together, either gathered together, greeted each other, or bragged and joked together, but the few people sat stiffly without saying a word. Occasionally, someone picked up a teacup and took a sip of tea, but no one moved the things on the table.

Just as Qin Yu looked at them, there was a table next to him to check out. When the boss saw that he was about to take them over and sit down, a middle-aged man in a cotton gown quickly sat on the table, threw a piece of silver on the table, and said, "Come on a bowl of tea, don't need to find money!"

The boss was stunned and said, "That master, look at this person..."

Qin Yu was very kind to the boss and knew that the teahouse was doing hard business, so he hurriedly pulled the boss's sleeve: "It doesn't matter, let's wait."

The boss's face suddenly turned red and he was about to speak, Qin Yu whispered: "Old man, we are also going out to make a living. Just like a family, don't say anything. Remember to give my sister an extra pack of fried sunflower seeds later."

The boss looked at Qin Yu with gratitude, feeling that the purple-red birthmark on Qin Yu's face became less dazzling.

The middle-aged man in the long gown seemed to be worried, and did not pay much attention to their actions. He hurriedly said: "Boss, I can't get tea."

Qin Yu nodded to the boss with understanding, and the boss smiled and shouted, "Xiao Jia, serve tea for the guests."

Kouer and the others were also from hardships, so naturally they would not have any strange words. Seeing that these three girls were well-behaved and had a good impression of each other, the boss turned around and took a plate of Shancha cake for them to eat. Kouer thanked him and thanked him again and then took it.

Qin Yu had long been attracted by the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man in his long garment looked about in his early thirties, with a medium figure, very thin, dark skin, a national face, a pair of shiny eyes, and energetic spirit. Qin Yu saw that he gently lifted up his robe when he sat down, and his robe was covered with white silk trousers and black gaze boots on his feet. He asked for a bowl of tea but didn't drink it, and sat there calmly.

After a while, a young man came, who looked twenty-one or two years old, had a tall figure, with sword eyebrows, starry eyes, thin lips, and a very ordinary dark blue coarse cloth narrow sleeves round neck and large collar. His eyebrows were as beautiful as the moon, and he was heroic without any dust. He was elegant and confident in his every move and gesture, and his temperament was vulgar.

The middle-aged man nodded at the young man and the two began to whisper.

After a while, the young man stood up and left, and the man at the table next door also left intermittently. This time the boss hurriedly arranged for them to sit on the table where the men were sitting.

Qin Yu and the others had just sat down, and the middle-aged man also stood up and left.

Qin Yu took the time to hold the boss and asked, "So what are the people sitting at this table doing? They are all tall and big?"

The boss turned his head and thought for a while, saying, "They are newly recruited escorts from the nearby Weiwu Escort Agency and often come here to have tea."

In fact, Qin Yu didn't know what she wanted to know, but she felt that it was a bit strange that two people with excellent temperaments appeared here. After hearing what the boss said, he didn't know how to continue. Dao was the boss and smiled and said, "I don't know why there have been many strangers during this period, and the rent in our area has increased a lot."

Qin Yu smiled and socialized with the boss: "Are they the scholars who came to Beijing to drive the capital?"

The boss smiled and said, "If you want to say that the scholars are taking the exam, you should live in Gongsheng Inn or Inn. I rented a house in our area, which is crowded and has a variety of people. It is a good place to study there..."

As he was talking, someone called the boss to check out, but the boss stopped talking and went to greet the guests.

Qin Yu thought for a long time but couldn't figure out anything. The three of them sat there for a while, ate some snacks, and talked some gossip, and then everyone happily returned to the Changsheng Class.

After dinner, Aunt Qin and Mr. Huang came back.

Mr. Huang is a strict master. He called Qin Yu to make up for the class he didn't attend today.

Qin Yu was sweating profusely, and could not find the difference between Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu that his master mentioned. Mr. Huang also sweated profusely and shook his head.

Finally, Qin Yu suggested: "Mr. Huang, I think this is worse than this. I am responsible for writing the script. You are responsible for the lyrics and composition of the music. You can change the place where you should change... The name is written by Mr. Huang. What do you think?"

Mr. Huang was stunned: "How can that work? It's obviously a new drama you wrote..."

Qin Yu smiled and said, "I am a girl, why do you want these false names? A good show not only requires good scripts, but the most important thing is the beautiful lyrics. This is impossible without decades of effort. If the gentleman refuses, the show will be ruined."

Mr. Huang pondered for a while and smiled and said, "Okay, it's inconvenient for you, so let's do it!"

Qin Yu smiled and said, "Then this huqin..."

Mr. Huang laughed: "You still have to learn it. Be skilled and beside you!"

Qin Yu thought about it, and then laughed.

"What's the matter? It's so funny?" Aunt Qin pushed the door and asked with a smile, "Tell me too."

Mr. Huang smiled and told Qin Yu about learning arts. Aunt Qin said, "This learning art is not something that can be achieved overnight. Mr. Wang should pay more attention."

After a few people talked for a while, Aunt Qin said goodbye. Mr. Huang continued to teach Qin Yu to learn the huqin. After finally Qin Yu touched the door and studied hard there. When he looked up, he saw Mr. Huang looking at the rafters on the room in a daze. Qin Yu smiled and continued to practice. Mr. Huang suddenly said quietly: "There should be the rankings in the past few days!"

"What?" Qin Yu didn't hear it clearly.

Mr. Huang smiled and said again: "The results of the spring examination should have come out these days!"

"Oh!" Qin Yu replied, "No attention."

Mr. Huang smiled and didn't say anything anymore, Qin Yu continued to practice her homework.

When Qin Yu went to Dongshi again, he happened to meet the results. Everyone was talking about it, saying that Huiyuan this year was Fang Shaochang, the 19th grandson of Marquis Fang of Danbo. Their family produced a top scholar last year, and this year's top scholar was about to fall into the Fang family again... Someone actually encouraged him to go to the Marquis Danbo's mansion to ask for rewards: "Last year, the 12th young master of the Fang family won the top scholar and the Marquis' family all threw money in front of the door. Unfortunately, I didn't know at that time, so why don't we go and ask for rewards this year..."

There were all kinds of people when the forest was big. In less than a while, a large group of people rushed to Yongxinfang where Mr. Fang lived. Qin Yu pulled Kouer and went to watch the fun together.

When we arrived at the Danbo Marquis' Mansion, someone actually took a lot of copper and scattered there. For a moment, people were crowded and stepped on people, which was even more lively than the East City.

Qin Yu dragged Kou'er to the alley next to Danbo's mansion. Kou'er asked in confusion: "Sister Yu, why are you here for?"

Qin Yu smiled and said, "You are not afraid of death!"

Kou'er thought of the scene just now and stuck out his tongue.

The two of them squatted at the corner gate of Danbo Mansion for a while before they saw two women coming out with their blue selves and walking, saying, "Young Master 19 has been arguing for the Ninth Room. You haven't seen Grandma Ninth like that, and you don't care about anyone..."

Another woman said, "This is really a turn of feng shui. The sixth house has always been smart, but she gave birth to a son who is in trouble. Look at him, she always draws eyebrows and eyes with the young grandmother in the room every day. She treats a woman like glass, and is afraid of falling in her hands, and is afraid of melting in her mouth. She is not a person who does big things..."

"Didn't the seventh girl from the sixth room enter the palace?" said the woman who spoke before, "Is the position of the owner of the family falling on the sixth room or the nineth room? I still have a chance..."

The two of them walked past Qin Yu and the others while talking.

Qin Yu pulled Kouer: "Let's go, we should go to Yiwen Teahouse to see how the guests performed today. We always perform those three shows, no matter how good they are, they will be visually tired!"

While walking with Qin Yu, Kou'er asked in confusion: "What is visual fatigue? Sister Yu said something I don't understand."
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