Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 23 The Pentatonic Scale

"Grandma. Grandma"

Daughter Yu Tongtong rushed over immediately, and Liu Huiyan hugged the little girl with a smile.

Liu Huiyan is 45 years old this year, less than ten years older than Yu Dongqing. She is well-maintained and looks more than 30 years old. Standing with Yu Dongqing is at best a sibling.

This "Mom" was really hard for the original Yu Dongqing to say, but now Yu Dongqing only hesitated for two seconds before calling out with a smile.

Liu Huiyan was slightly surprised, usually Yu Dongqing would not scream when she saw her, but she quickly regained her composure and gently agreed.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of complaints: "Look at you, come here as soon as you come, it's too wasteful to buy such things!"

"This is for you and dad, it should be." Yu Dongqing replied hastily.

These are all polite words, but the process has to go, Liu Huiyan carried Yu Tongtong into the gate, Yu Dongqing also followed, put down the gifts and hurriedly closed the door first, and followed behind.

"Where's my dad?" Yu Dongqing asked again in a low voice.

"He's in the living room. Be careful what you say. His heart is not very good." The mother-in-law was a little worried, and she specially warned her.

Yu Dongqing nodded, but his eyes were admiring the courtyard.

Although there are many courtyards in Yanjing, they can be divided into three types in terms of scale: large courtyards, medium courtyards and small courtyards.And Mingmei’s courtyard house is the smallest one.

Small courtyards generally have three rooms in the north, one bright and two dark, or two bright and one dark.There are two east and west rooms each, and three south rooms (inverted rooms).Lying bricks to the top, with ridge tile roofs.Three generations can live in a family, the grandparents live in the main room, the juniors live in the wing room, and the south room is used as a study or living room.

The courtyard is paved with brick and plastered corridors, connecting the doors of various houses. There are steps in front of each house, and there is an osmanthus tree in the middle of the courtyard.

Standing in the middle of the courtyard, you can see the silhouettes of the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower clearly appearing from the light red silky sky.

The animal head at the west end of the ridge of the bell tower was said to have been shaken down by the earthquake in 76, leaving only the animal head at the east end with its iron whiskers curling up in the sky; The roots are clearly revealed, adding a touch of lightness and agility to the already overly dignified silhouette.

What a great place, Yu Dongqing couldn't help sighing in her heart.

"Brother-in-law, you are here." At this time, Mingmei also came out of the west wing room, greeted her with a smile, and helped Yu Dongqing carry a gift, and secretly pointed to the living room of the north room, indicating that her father was inside.

"Speak softly." Mingmei also instructed in a low voice.

At this time, Liu Huiyan also put Yu Tongtong on the ground, and Yu Dongqing took her daughter's hand into the living room.

The father-in-law, Ming Hanwen, was sitting on a mahogany cool chair with presbyopic glasses and was reading the newspaper. Seeing that it was Yu Dongqing who came in with his daughter, he frowned and did not speak.

"Grandpa, grandpa, today is your birthday, I wish you a happy birthday." Yu Tongtong broke away from her father's hand and ran over.

"Good." Ming Hanwen showed a kind smile on his face, and hugged the little girl: "Thank you. Grandpa also wishes you happy every day."

Yu Dongqing took the opportunity to go up, took out the box of Dahongpao from her pocket, and placed it respectfully on the wooden coffee table.

"Dad, today is your birthday. I wish you a long life like Nanshan and happiness like the East China Sea."

Ming Hanwen just snorted and didn't answer, but he was slightly surprised when he saw Yu Dongqing delivering the tea.

"Is this a single plant tea?"

"Dad, your vision is really good. This is a single-plant tea from Niulankeng in Wuyi Mountain. I bought it from a friend of mine." Yu Dongqing replied respectfully.

"Troubleshooting." Ming Hanwen stopped mentioning this after saying a word, but Yu Dongqing keenly noticed that his face softened a lot.

Liu Huiyan and Mingmei who were outside the door hid aside and listened to the conversation between the two in the living room. Until now, they were convinced that Yu Dongqing had passed this test, and Weng and his son-in-law did not quarrel like before.

Although her daughter was gone, Yu Dongqing did not look for another woman, she was still the son-in-law of this family in name.

A family needs a man who can do things.

The two looked at each other, and immediately entered the living room with a smile. The room suddenly became lively. Yu Tongtong also performed the rabbit dance that grandma and grandpa danced last night, which made the old couple laugh from ear to ear.

The four chatted for a while, and Liu Huiyan was going to cook in the kitchen. Although she usually had a nanny, today is her husband's birthday, and her son-in-law came to the house again, so she was going to cook for herself, and Mingmei went to help naturally, while Yu Tongtong was busy catching grasshoppers in the yard. , and finally stayed with Yu Dongqing to drink tea and chat with Ming Hanwen.

As soon as the two women and Yu Tongtong left, the atmosphere in the room immediately became deserted.

To be honest, Yu Dongqing and her father-in-law really didn't have much in common. Minghan taught Chinese, Yu Dongqing studied mathematics in college, and now he is engaged in music. The father-in-law is not very interested in both.

Yu Dongqing is a bit interested in ancient Chinese literature, but he found out that he dared to play tricks in front of his father-in-law?
I am afraid that I will make people laugh if I say it, but I must know that what my father-in-law taught in college is ancient Chinese literature.

But today Ming Hanwen seemed to want to have a chat, and he drank a sip of tea and said slowly.

"Holly, you are in music. There is a Wuyin in our ancient Chinese music, you know that?"

"Yes, the ancient pentagrams were called Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and in the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2600 years ago, in the "Guanzi Diyuan Chapter", mathematical operations were used to obtain "Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu". The scientific method of five tones is the famous "three-point profit and loss method".

Yu Dongqing replied very respectfully.

"Heh" Ming Hanwen was slightly surprised, he didn't expect Yu Dongqing to know quite a lot, and he knew "Guanzi Diyuan Chapter".

So, he took up the topic: "While listening to signs in "Guanzi·Diyuan", you are as scared as a pig and pig. Listening to feathers is like a horse braying in the wild. Listening to palaces is like a cow croaking in a womb. Listening to merchants is like Stray sheep. Wherever the horn is heard, it is like a pheasant climbing a tree to sing, and the sound is clear and clear."

"Also known as the five tones is the "Twelve Laws", which is also determined by the three-point profit and loss method. It is based on the length of the pipe that emits the "yellow bell" sound, and is divided into 81 equal parts, using the three-point profit and loss method. way to produce twelve scales"

Ming Hanwen suddenly started talking non-stop, Yu Dongqing could only listen attentively.

To be honest, he also understands the basics of these ancient music theories. How could his father-in-law drop his book bag by citing scriptures at every turn?
"There is a cloud in "Ziyun Song": "Shangxiao's five tones and twelve rhythms, the fairy music remembers the heart and calendar." Ming Hanwen finally said: "In ancient times, there are many music scores that have been lost, such as "Guangling San" and "Pingsha Luoyan" "Many of the score books circulated today are works commissioned by later generations, as well as the original songs of Song Ci, which can be sung, but unfortunately only the content of the lyrics remains. "

Yu Dongqing nodded.

Indeed, there are several songs in that space-time with famous Chinese poems as their lyrics, such as "When Will the Moon Come" sung by Faye Wong, "Qingping Diao" and "Poppy", including the rock song "Fenghuo Yangzhou Road" sung by the reincarnation band, adapted from Xin Qiji The word "Yongyule Jingkou Beiguting Nostalgia".

But those are all modern arrangements, because the ancient pentatonic scale is not used!

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Ming Hanwen sighed.

Yu Dongqing's heart moved, and she said with a smile: "Dad, I have a song here written by the ancient five-tone, do you want to listen to it?"

(End of this chapter)