Qiong Yin lingers

Chapter 22 The Origin of Qiong Opera
Huang Simei raised her index finger excitedly: "This cart of sweet potato leaves has earned a total of 80 yuan!"

Hearing Huang Simei said that it sold for around a thousand yuan, everyone froze in place uniformly, each one stunned.

Huang Simi clapped her hands several times: "Hahaha, didn't you expect that? I was also a little surprised! However, this shows a problem: as long as the thinking doesn't slip, there are always more ways than problems! Now that our local goods enter the city, we have indeed encountered some problems. It is difficult, but as long as we work together and unite as one, the Qiong Opera Troupe will always find a new way to survive, and the future will definitely get better and better!"

When her words fell to the ground, everyone finally realized that they all applauded and cheered.

With the successful sales precedent of this car "Green Pearl", the "temporary farmers" of the Qiong Opera Troupe are full of expectations again for raising operas with agriculture.

Several younger students and Xiaodan expressed that they would definitely cultivate the land well, practice hard, grasp with both hands, and be firm with both hands.

In the next two months, before the harvest of vermicelli and cassava, the Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe sent seven or eight "Green Pearls" to Sanya, earning over [-] yuan.

Every time Huang Simei sold out the sweet potato leaves, she would definitely buy a roast suckling pig when she returned to Erxian Village to improve the food for the troupe.

After the last batch of sweet potato leaves was harvested, Huang Simei directed everyone to reserve [-] mu of sweet potato leaves as seeds, and began to plan for land expansion.

In order to make it easier for everyone, Huang Simei asked Zhang Shennian to buy a diesel engine, and dug four wells in the four corners of the wasteland.

These four wells are all installed in the mode of pressing well water and patio. After the diesel engine is used, water can be pumped directly from the patio to irrigate the ground, instead of relying on manpower to carry water to irrigate the ground.

On the first day when the diesel engine started working, it only took two hours to irrigate [-] mu of land.

A few young people from the Qiong Opera Troupe danced happily.

After Li Dongming, Lin Jiaojiao, and Huang Donghua went to Sanya, the Qiong Opera Troupe is a bit out of date now: all the performers are seniors with gray temples, who are about the same age as Meng Huaxiang.

Now only Huang Simei is left as the pillar, and below her are all thirteen and fourteen-year-old young people.

Fortunately, these young people are all good seedlings.Whether it's waking up early every day to practice kung fu, or planting potatoes in the field, there is no complaint.

It was not until the diesel engine was put into use that several children cried and said that their shoulders had been worn out and thick calluses had formed.

Huang Simi felt guilty, and comforted them: "Don't worry, after you get through this difficulty, you will concentrate on singing in the future, and you don't have to suffer anymore!"

Several young people said in unison: "Follow the leader and have food! Not bitter! Not bitter!"

Liu Guangwei, who was only thirteen years old, comforted Huang Simi in turn: "Sister Mei, if our mother-in-law hadn't taken us in, our life would be a thousand times more miserable than it is now! Ten thousand times!"

Wu Linlin, who was the same age as him, nodded again and again: "My five older sisters all said that my fate is good: lychees are better than hearts, and hearts are all better; being a newcomer to a theater troupe is like a chicken falling into a rice bowl! I have enough food Enjoy for a long time, carefree and happy."

As she spoke, Wu Linlin began to sing, imitating the action of a chicken pecking rice while singing, making everyone present burst into laughter.

These two children are telling the truth.

Liu Guangwei's family couldn't open the pot for a while. After Meng Huaxiang helped them for a while, Liu's father sent him to the theater troupe, crying that at least the child would have enough to eat.

There are six girls in Wu Linlin's family. Her parents were still thinking about trying to give birth to another boy, so they almost gave her away. Meng Huaxiang happened to see her and adopted her since she was a child.

Their brothers and sisters now go to elementary school and go home to earn a living. Basically, like their parents, they start talking about marriage at the age of fifteen or sixteen, then get married and have children, and the cycle repeats.

Therefore, compared with their peers in some families in the village, the children of the Qiong Opera Troupe are indeed happy. They at least wear warm food and have enough food. After nine years of compulsory education, the troupe will encourage them to go to high school and college.

It's just that most of them don't care about it, which is a pity.

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Huang Simi strikes while the iron is hot. After introducing diesel engines, she reclaims all the more than 200 acres of wasteland owned by the Qiong Opera Troupe.

[-] acres of seed potatoes, [-] acres of grafted new varieties of mango trees, [-] acres of locally improved white cantaloupe, and the remaining dozens of acres are used to pilot various new varieties.

Meng Huaxiang said that she was ruining the land, and Huang Simei explained to her with a smile: "Grandma, you can't put all your eggs in one basket! You see, if the potatoes don't sell well, you can still sell melons, and if the melons don't sell well, you can still sell them." Mango, our troupe, we have enough food and clothing!"

The Qiong Opera Troupe is booming in land reclamation. The first batch of cassava, sweet potato and grafted golden awns that were planted for trial were all sold out in Sanya. In less than a year, the income of more than 200 mu of land was tens of thousands.

After discussing with Zhang Shennian, Huang Simei and Zhang Shennian decided to share the profits with Huang Donghua, allowing him to directly hold 30.00% of the shares.When Huang Donghua heard it, his head shook like a rattle.

Huang Donghua and Li Dongming came to the Qiong Opera Troupe at about the same time. He bluntly said that the first time he had a full meal was in the theater troupe, the first time he ate meat was in the theater troupe, the first time someone asked for his health was also in the theater troupe, and the first time he carried his schoolbag to go to school was in the theater troupe. In the theater troupe, it is also the theater troupe that Ken wholeheartedly trusts him to teach and help him set up a stall, so you must not forget your roots in life.

"If there were no theater troupe, I would still be growing crops in the village. No matter how hard I work, I would not be able to earn a net income of a few hundred yuan a month, let alone a deposit of tens of thousands. So, Brother Nian, Sister Mei , don’t let me shorten my life!” Huang Donghua was very sincere.

Huang Simmei tried her best to persuade her, and finally, half-ordered him to take 20% of the "physical strength share", Huang Donghua's eyes were slightly red: "I really deserve it. The business in Sanya is a bridge, and you will take care of the acquisition in the village." , I’m just a coolie, and I’m a little uneasy about taking this share. But I will teach well in the future, help the younger generation, and make the Qiong Opera Troupe better and better.”

Thinking of Li Dongming and Lin Jiaojiao, and then looking at Huang Donghua, Huang Simei suddenly became enlightened, and finally believed in her mother-in-law's words: look forward!

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When land reclamation was in full swing, Huang Simei did not forget her plan to open a teahouse in the city.

With the experience of building a kindergarten before, Huang Simei found the original construction team, and quickly built a teahouse and a three-story flat tiled house in Triangle Park.

The layout and shape of the new teahouse completely copied the appearance of the oriental teahouse. The wooden attic is equipped with a stage and a spacious high-ceilinged shed. The railings on both sides are also planted with bright and bright bougainvillea. The only difference is that the teahouse in Erxian Village is made of wood. The teahouse in Triangle Park has added a lot of bamboo elements.

After the completion of the new teahouse, Huang Simei inspected it several times inside and out, and invited Daogong to come to Anzhai, and then began to arrange the follow-up work of the teahouse.

With the experience of the Oriental teahouse in the early stage, Huang Simei directly copied the model of the Oriental teahouse in the teahouse in Triangle Park: mainly drinking tea and snacks, supplemented by a karaoke stage, and arranging a special Qiongju performance every week.

In order to make the performance here more attractive, Huang Simei went deep into the eastern fishing port, learned about the lives of the fishermen, and adapted eight scripts, all of which were about the life of the fishing port and the people in the urban area.

For example, "Yinggehai Fisherman" with the theme of fishing in the fishing port, weaving nets and going out to sea, "Stir-fried Noodles with Braised Noodles" based on the bustling daily life of the vegetable market, and "The Mango Is Ripe" centered on field labor.

In the words of the clerk, Huang Simi is not a college student, but she is better than a college student. This excerpt is not only high-yielding, but also of very high quality.

More importantly, the excerpts she adapted are all real life that the people like to hear and see. They are full of fireworks and staged in an environment like a teahouse, which can attract the audience's eyes even more.

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In [-], the winter solstice.

The Oriental Tea House Triangle Park store officially opened.

The sound of firecrackers adds to the joy, and the bamboo building on the stage is surrounded by green smoke.

Huang Simei is wearing a slim-fit ankle-length Li brocade blue multicolored cheongsam, which is retro and fashionable. Her hair is neatly combed behind her head in a bun, and she wears silver leaf jewelry, which complements the brocade on her body and forms her own style.

The weavers of the Li brocade studio neatly changed into their March [-]rd costumes, and appeared in colorful Li brocade skirts, which were bright and eye-catching.

Everyone in the Qiong Opera Troupe also wore their own distinctive Li brocade costumes, making the entire Oriental Teahouse full of Russian characteristics.

Meng Huaxiang took her grandson and granddaughter by the hand, walked cautiously in small steps, pretending to be annoyed, "Put on Li Jin's skirt, I can barely walk."

Zhang Wenxuan and Zhang Wenqian rolled their eyes. When they saw the brand new Oriental Tea House, they couldn't help exclaiming: "There is a second Oriental Tea House. Will it open to the provincial capital and Sanya in the future?"

The speaker had no intention of listening to the listener, Huang Simi moved her heart and stepped forward to touch her son's head: "Yes! Our Oriental Tea House, like Qiong Opera, will continue to flourish, not only to go out of Erxianling, but also to a bigger one. stage!"

Zhang Wenxuan and Zhang Wenqian didn't know the hardships of promoting culture, but only knew that they could go to more places in the future, so they jumped up happily.

According to the oriental tradition, "entering the house" requires someone to sing an opera - the opera of the three fathers.

Huang Simei stood upright, watching the performance of the Three Fathers' Play.

Zhang Wenxuan and Zhang Wenqian next to each other still have a childish temper, they will pick each other up when they are next to each other, you push me, I will scratch you once.

Huang Simi coughed twice: "The three fathers' operas are one of the sources of our Qiongju operas. You must not underestimate them, let alone treat them as insignificant mere formalities..."

Speaking of it, the drama of the three fathers has a long history.

It has a very high degree of freedom of expression, there is no serious script, and there is no well-arranged script. Generally, the actors of the "three fathers" play at will, perform as they please, and perform freely, but they can basically fulfill the logic of a story.

Different from the current Qiongju opera, the main body of praise in "Three Fathers Opera" is the gods, and the gods naturally don't care whether the "play" has a complete story, as long as the lyrics are good and the singing is lively.

Therefore, in many cases, the "Three Fathers' Fun" will only appear on the stage when an altar is set up for fasting, and the form is more like an impromptu performance.Therefore, the common people also call "watching Sanfugong opera" "watching Zhai", and the theater troupe in the early ancient times will also be called "Zhai troupe".

Having said that, Huang Simei gave the two children some popular science about the traditions of the island.

The people of the islands have a high respect for the temple where the Taoist gods are located. The ceremony of Anzhai is a necessary procedure for every household.

In the process of "doing things", Taoist priests will set up a dojo, do things, sing scriptures and chant mantras. This is the legendary "Three Fathers Play".

Stepping on the rhyme, Huang Simi touched the ground, humming a few lines from time to time while explaining.

Seeing this, Meng Huaxiang couldn't help popularizing science for the younger students.

"At the beginning of the birth of our Qiongju Opera, it was inextricably linked with the mysterious witchcraft of the island and the Taoist philosophy of persuading people to be good..."

Some people even believe that Qiongju originated from Taoism.

Because when the Baiyue people crossed the Qiongzhou Strait earlier, it was during the Yin and Shang Dynasties when witchcraft prevailed. "Book of Rites Biaoji" says: "Share people respect the gods, lead the people to serve ghosts, ghosts first and then rituals."

At that time, the people of the islands used chickens and eggs to predict good or bad luck when there were major events. They would also hold "spirit-calling dances" every spring, summer and autumn to call back the souls of cattle, rice and people.The aboriginal people of the Li nationality firmly believe that all things have ghosts, and only by "recalling the soul" can they drive away evil spirits, avoid epidemics, and protect well-being.

This kind of "performance" is the early prototype of Qiongju opera.

Today, the aborigines in Erxian Village still retain the tradition of asking the Daogong or his mother to drive away ghosts whenever there is a disease or disaster. It is commonly known as the "ghost hunting dance". , while dancing and singing to catch ghosts with bare hands.

In the early years, when their children were sick, the aborigines would invite their mothers to sing and dance to drive away ghosts, which is called "mother's dance".

The "Niangmu Dance" usually consists of two to four women in a column, or holding flowers and plants, or holding wine bowls on their heads, or hitting festivals with chopsticks, and the ghosts are driven away by the sound of singing and dancing.This is very similar to the "Nuo" in the Central Plains in ancient times: wearing beautiful costumes, holding utensils, singing and dancing, drums and music, and chanting mantras to drive away ghosts.

The difference is that the "Nuo" in the Central Plains also needs to wear a mask.

In addition, the aboriginal people of the Li nationality also have a mass religious song and dance - "Yu": this is also a sacrificial dance, the purpose is to drive away drought and pray for rain.

Both "Nuo" and "Yu" originated from primitive witchcraft, and both have dance movements, which are like performances.So some scholars think: "This is the original form of Qiongju opera".

After listening to the popular science stories of Huang Simei and Meng Huaxiang, everyone was in awe of the "Three Fathers", and instantly regarded him as half a "peer".

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the three fathers praised the gods and prayed for the prosperous business and smooth running of the Oriental Tea House in Triangle Park.

Wang Yunfei and Lin Zirou arrived late, but the bright and bright BMW car immediately attracted everyone's attention.

After Lin Zirou got out of the car, she gave Huang Simei a big hug: "It's really Sister Rusimei who gave birth to a girl! You are a real hero among girls! I really envy you, you can always be yourself! No matter what you want to do , Brother Nian will support you!"

During the opening of a teahouse in Triangle Park, Huang Simi called Zhang Shennian several times to "ask for instructions".

However, Zhang Shennian always has only one sentence: "Is the money enough? If it's not enough, I'll ask Mr. Wang to help us borrow some more!"

What's more, after Zhang Shennian paid off the bank loan, he only wanted to make money for his wife to spend. Every time he returned from overseas, the profits he shared were transferred to the bank passbook, and he never knew how much he had saved.

As Lin Zirou spoke, her eyes turned red.
Huang Simei just wanted to ask her why she was still crying, but the Motorola BB machine on her waist rang in a hurry. She said sorry, and hurried upstairs to call Zhang Shennian back: "Ah Nian, the teahouse in Triangle Park, It's officially open today!"

(End of this chapter)