don't call me singer

Chapter 183 Drums and "Books"

In the countryside, inside the mansion, in front of the screen wall, Zhong Tu's face was red, as if he was drunk, looking at the girl standing in front of him.

This is really just a girl who looks only fourteen or fifteen years old, with simple makeup and youthful beauty.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, men were crowned at the age of 20, and women were able to get married at the age of 15. Considering the way the ancients calculated their age, the actual age should be younger. Girls of the marriageable age in the Spring and Autumn Period, for modern people, are all It is a big loli who started in three years.

Zhongtu also looks good, he shaved his beard specially today, he is a clean young man.

He looked at the bride, feeling a little dazed in his heart.

I'm getting married today?
This woman is my bride?
So weird.

Next to it, Gu Xiaobai stood there with a flute in his hand, watching quietly.

Zhongtu is the first friend of Gu Xiaobai to get married, and this is also the first time for him to attend his friend's wedding.

Zhongtu's age is actually about the same as that of Gu Xiaobai's classmates, so Gu Xiaobai feels like he's suddenly attending his classmate's wedding.

This feeling is very strange.

Probably "Oh, the two rabbits are married... and I'm still single, I'm so jealous."

"The world is so unfair, let's burn this guy!" Kind of like that.

Jealousy made Gu Xiaobai ugly, he really wanted to call the police: "Crooked! Uncle policeman? Hurry up and arrest this second rabbit who bullies young girls!"

When I reached out to touch the phone, I realized that I was in ancient times.

Oh, not happy!Uncle policeman, why aren't you here when I need you!
Today he is regarded as a guest of the man's side. Looking at the marriage from this perspective, it makes a lot of sense.

For Gu Xiaobai, finding the little moth and knowing that she is still safe is already very satisfying. He put down a big stone in his heart and started to let himself go again. Looking at Zhongtu and the bride, he was pulled by the emcee, like Puppets generally perform cumbersome rituals, are very curious, and ask Bai Gan non-stop.

The blind musician next to him, Uncle Blind, listened attentively to the noisy scene, and said with a smile, "Little Moth will be able to marry next year..."

The little moth turned around and gave Blind Uncle a gouging look, and said in a low voice, "How can I... I won't..."

Uncle Blind is blind and can't see at all, but he knows the expression of the little moth without looking, smiling like an old turtle that has stolen a bird's egg.

The little moth gouged him out again, then secretly raised his head, and looked at the curious baby-like Gu Xiaobai in front of him, his face flushed instantly.

Fortunately, Brother Xiaobai didn't hear it.

I don't want to marry, bah!
What good is getting married!

Time passed, according to the procedure, it was time for the musician to play, and Zhongtu's father respectfully saluted Gu Xiaobai: "I invite Shibai."

Gu Xiaobai nodded, greeted Little Moth and Blind Uncle, raised his hands, and brought the flute to his lips.

Behind him, Uncle Blind had already struck the two drums in front of him.

This is a pair of drums made of the belly skin of a dragon.

The so-called alligator is the alligator. Although the alligator has hard scales, the skin on its abdomen, if it is tanned, is extremely soft and tough, and it is the best leather.

Chinese alligators are mostly born in the south, less in the north, with hard scales and simple weapons, and most alligators are in the water, so hunting is not easy.

Even though there were a lot of alligators in ancient times, far from rare animals, the skins of alligators are still luxurious.

However, the width of the belly leather required by the drum can only be provided by adult predators. Therefore, the musical instrument of the drum is often paired with the special chime, and only people in the court can enjoy it.

I really don't know how such a naked blind musician can have such a pair of drums.

This kind of feeling is probably as weird as having a Steinway Triangle in the home of a destitute household.

It can be seen that Blind Uncle loves this drum very much. Every piece of shell decoration on it has been wiped spotless. The drum piers under the two drums are not painted, but the workmanship is very exquisite, and they are shiny when rubbed.

He himself was not fully clothed, but usually he wrapped the pair of drums with a piece of clean and tidy cotton cloth, carried them on his back, and never left his body when walking.

There are two drums, one is tall and thin, and the sound of the drum is loud, it is the male drum, and the other is short and fat, and the sound of the drum is low, it is the female drum.

Today's melody is cheerful, so he mostly uses the male drum. His two hands are on the male drum, either clapping, touching, or cutting. The palm of the drum is separated from the drum surface, and the pitch changes and the rhythm is also very rich. , move-time-time-big time, move-time-time-time-big time...

The rhythm of ancient Chinese music is called "banyan", which is probably the origin of the word "banyan".

The board is a heavy beat, and the eye is a light beat. In other words, if "one board and one eye" is a song, it must be in 2/4 time.

The rhythm of Blind Uncle is "one board, two eyes", which is the triple time of 3/4.

His body swayed slightly with the rhythm, his neck was bit by bit, like an old sea turtle jumping on a disco.

Sure enough, to master the rhythm, it is enough to use the body wherever the brain is used!

Listening to Uncle Blind's drumming, Gu Xiaobai couldn't help sighing, this rhythm is beautifully played!

Much more stable than the black bear drummer on stage!

In the steady rhythm, Blind Uncle would touch the female drum next to him like lightning, and with a bang, he laid out a beautiful bass tone.

Two sections of the male drum and one female drum give another level of severity, no, this is not triple time, this is 6/8 time!
The sound of rhythmic drums filled the scene. There were only two drums, and the tricks they played were not inferior to the set of drums set by drummer Hei Xiong Jing.

Gu Xiaobai was also very impressed, it turns out that in this era, there are already such outstanding musicians.

It's no wonder that Uncle Blind has such a good pair of drums. He's really a foodie, and he probably invested all his belongings in it.

Amidst the steady drumming, Gu Xiaobai raised his flute.

"Li..." a clear, cheerful flute sounded, with a steady eight-six beat, which was just right for Gu Xiaobai's three tones, shaking his head, so happy.

After the sound of the drum and flute, the sound of the little moth came.

"As long as I am interested in it, I will listen to it with plainness, and I will treat it with Qionghua;"

"Husband is waiting in front of the screen wall, with a white crown hanging by my ear, and the jade pendant shakes my heart;" (Note)
"The Book of Songs·Qi Feng·Written"!
Little Moth's singing voice today is completely different from the explosive high-pitched voice of the past.

Her voice pressure was still extremely high, spreading throughout the audience, but it was controlled extremely softly and mellowly.

This song praises the groom from the perspective of the bride.

Its emotions are not as strong as "Yan Yan", but gentle and reserved, revealing a sense of shyness and bewilderment.

The so-called is the space between the main entrance and the shadow wall. When the bride steps into this space, it is equivalent to entering the man's house.

What will the future hold?Will her in-laws treat her well?What kind of person is a husband who is entrusted to her for life?
The bride was very nervous, so she looked up and saw her future husband leading the way respectfully in front of her. She couldn't see his face clearly, but could only see his handsome back, the silk ribbons around her ears, and the beautiful jade embellished below. , For a while, I was uneasy and looking forward to it.

The tune of "Zhu" is simple and plain, but the little moth sings such a song tactfully and delicately.

Especially the bilingual particle "huer" in the back, which changes every sentence and progresses layer by layer.

Those three simple sentences seem to shake people's hearts into confusion.

Gu Xiaobai was so fascinated by it that he almost forgot to play the flute.

Gu Xiaobai asked himself that after the super-evolution of "Bai's singing", he should have surpassed the little moth in terms of range and timbre control, but this sense of language, this processing of phrases, this delicate emotion...

Sure enough, this is my little moth.

(Note: It’s still Uncle Ha’s free translation, please don’t use it to fool the Chinese teacher!)
(End of this chapter)