My whole family traveled across time with an encyclopedia

On the stage directly below the line of sight, opera stories were being sung and Wang Xiujuan was listening with gusto.

Several old ladies would discuss stories from time to time and angrily curse the court that forced the people to rebel.

Of course, all the story backgrounds here indicate that it is the former dynasty, and it cannot be Da'an, unless they are desperate.

Seeing that the play was coming to an end, Mrs. Lai had time to talk to her old sisters.

"This story looks really interesting. People who don't know how to read should come and read the story. I'll come again next time." After saying this, she felt a little distressed: "It's just too expensive."

Mrs. Cheng nodded in agreement, "The story is indeed good. If you want to hear it again, we don't need to use this box. We can go directly to the lobby below to sit. I think it will be good for everyone to listen in the lobby."

"Isn't this my first time here? The family member of Mr. Li who bought cakes from me told me about this place. People always order private rooms when they visit. Wouldn't it be shameful for me not to order private rooms?" Mrs. Lai retorted.

Wang Xiujuan took a sip of tea and said, "The money you earn every day is enough. You can live your life however you want."

The opera performance just below the room where several people were talking came to an end, and several actors from the opera troupe came on stage to thank everyone one by one.

The ones who saw it happily threw a few coins on it, and the ones who were generous just threw away pieces of silver.

Mrs. Lai also saw a lot of money thrown out of the windows of the same box as them.

"I'm a bitch, I have so much money."

Wang Xiujuan said: "Today's story should be more exciting, so more people are giving rewards."

"Today's story is indeed good," he looked at Mrs. Cheng and Wang Xiujuan hesitantly and asked:
"Do you think we should also give some rewards?"

The money spent in the box was expensive, so it was all spent on herself. Mrs. Lai still didn't feel comfortable with throwing money away for no reason.

Wang Xiujuan understood what she was thinking at a glance, "If you think this story is good, you can reward me if you want, but you already paid money to listen to this story, so it doesn't matter if you don't want to reward me."

"No one stipulates that rewards must be given."

Mrs. Lai felt relaxed immediately. She always followed Wang Xiujuan as an example.

When she goes out to meet guests, she will always think about what Wang Xiujuan did.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." She reached into her purse and took out a penny of broken silver. "Today's story is really good. Since you're here, I'll reward you a little."

In the past, their family might not be able to save this amount of silver throughout the year. Now, he actually rewarded someone with a thousand silver coins casually, and Mrs. Lai was a little confused.

Someone in the box would sing a special chant for the reward. As soon as Mrs. Lai dropped her one penny, a voice from below reported loudly:
"The distinguished guest in Wing No. [-] will be rewarded with a silver penny!"

This sound immediately attracted the attention of other box guests.

Ordinary people would give a reward of one denarius, which was the most money they could get, but they were all in the box, and the others who had the least rewarded them with five denarii.

The guests in the best box only rewarded him with one penny.

"Who is in box number one? Why are you so stingy?"

"I heard that it was specially reserved for distinguished guests. This distinguished guest took action..." It's not very generous.

Someone specially called the boy at the door and asked in a low voice: "Who is the guest in box number one?"

Mrs. Lai didn't say that she wanted to keep her identity secret. The boy asked the leader for instructions and answered them:
"For distinguished guests, box number one belongs to the owner of Lai's pastries."

Many people asked the theater for information, and they all got this answer.

Everyone's first reaction was a little disbelief, but then they thought it was reasonable.

Although Lai's pastries have made a lot of money and are related to Wan Minhou, they are from the countryside after all, and they haven't cleaned the mud spots on their legs for several years. It seems normal to be so stingy.

Of course, they only dare to think about this in their hearts, but they dare not say it out loud.

After giving the reward, someone sang and thanked her loudly. Mrs. Lai felt that the money seemed to be well spent.

Her face was full of smile: "Do you still listen? If you listen again, we will sit for a while. If you don't listen, we will go back."

After thinking about it, Mrs. Cheng still felt uneasy about her family. She said, "Why don't we go back first?"

Wang Xiujuan is fine, "I have time, it's mainly up to you."

Seeing Mrs. Cheng's distracted look, Mrs. Lai thought that if she stayed, she would probably feel uneasy.

"Okay, okay, let's go back then."

As he spoke, several old ladies stood up from their stools and walked slowly outside.

The middle-aged man who had led them in earlier was waiting outside. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and asked:
"Is Mrs. Lai leaving now? Are we not attentive enough?"

Mrs. Lai waved her hand and said, "Let's go. I have other things to do at home. Your place is quite nice. I'll come back when I have time."

Hearing the chatter coming from Room [-], many distinguished guests in other rooms quietly opened the door to observe.

Just watch the middle-aged man say to Mrs. Lai respectfully: "Okay, Mrs. Lai, walk slowly. I will send you three down right now."

Some people from the petty official family had seen Wang Xiujuan and took a breath of cold air when they saw her figure.

"Isn't that Marquis Wanmin? Why is she here too?"

"It is said that Marquis Wan Min has a very good relationship with Mrs. Lai. It seems that it is not a rumor." They all made an appointment to come to the theater together. Judging from their appearance, the relationship between the two parties is very close. How could it be a rumor?

"Should we go say hi?"

Several female relatives of petty officials asked hesitantly.

"Aren't you going? Marquis Wanmin didn't reveal his identity, presumably because he didn't want to be disturbed. If we went to say hello but revealed Wanminhou's identity, it would be bad if she made her old man unhappy. This is not bringing trouble to the family. ?"

"In my opinion, we'd better pretend we didn't see it."

The three of them didn't hear the whispers behind them and glanced at the few members of the troupe who were still on the stage interacting with the people below.

Then they turned around and walked towards the outside, but just as they left, there was a sudden exclamation from in front of them.

"What's going on here?"

"Why did you fall down so well?!"

"Someone, come quickly! Sister Li has fainted!"

The sound from behind instantly attracted the attention of the three old ladies.

The guards beside them also looked around vigilantly for the first time.

Wang Xiujuan turned around and saw a group of opera troupes, members of the troupe surrounding them in a circle.

Someone seemed to have fainted in the middle, and people around him kept calling for that person.

The guests in the audience were busy, not knowing whether to go up to help or go out.

The middle-aged man who was serving them ran to the stage immediately and was panicking at this time.

"Call the doctor! Hurry, Chunzi, you have quick legs and feet, go and call the doctor!"

Seeing Wang Xiujuan standing still, Mrs. Lai asked, "Why don't you leave?" She also heard the noise in front of her, but everyone went to call the doctor.After thinking about it, Wang Xiujuan still couldn't pretend she didn't see it, so she stood aside and waited like the other melon-eaters.

"I want to watch it for a while. If you are in a hurry, go back first."

Mrs. Lai and Mrs. Cheng looked at each other.

"Then I'll stay for a while."

Mrs. Cheng thought for a while and said, "My eldest daughter-in-law will take care of the family affairs for at least a while."

So the three of them blended into the crowd perfectly, and they saw members of the troupe from that village. Less than a quarter of an hour after they left, they came with a white-haired doctor.

The other party quickly followed the village to the stage of the troupe, squatted down and looked at the person named Sister Li.

Wang Xiujuan could see the other person from a distance, sometimes picking his eyelids, sometimes sniffing and sometimes feeling his pulse.

Then there was a long silence.

Seeing his appearance, the middle-aged man asked anxiously: "Doctor, what's wrong? Why did you faint? Can you please talk to me?"

"He fainted due to stagnation of heart energy and excessive fatigue. It's okay. I'll prescribe some side medicine and he can just go back and recuperate. It's just that the disease of the body is easy to cure, but the disease of the heart is difficult to cure."

A young woman who was close to the fainted woman hurriedly asked, "When will Sister Li wake up?"

The doctor took out a small jar from his pocket and put it under Sister Li's nose. Within a few breaths, the doctor slowly opened her eyes.

"I... what's wrong with me?"

"Sister Li, you finally woke up. You scared everyone to death. Why did you suddenly faint when you were fine?"

Sister Li seemed to be asked, and she fell silent.

I just glanced at the people standing in the audience from the corner of my eye.

"I'm fine. I'm sorry to apologize for everyone's concern. Brother Wu, I'll pay for the consultation fee."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What's the medical fee? You're from our troupe, so I'll just pay the medical fee. As long as you're fine."

"Are you tired from rehearsing all night last night?"

The middle-aged man complained a little, but also said with some concern: "You said you were not feeling well, but you said we are not that black-hearted troupe who forced you to sing."

What they said on the stage was neither too big nor too small, and Wang Xiujuan and the others standing below could just hear it.

Mrs. Lai was a little embarrassed and said to Wang Xiujuan and the others: "Isn't it because he was rehearsing all night to entertain us that he fainted?"

Although she paid money, if this was really the case, Mrs. Lai would feel very sorry.

"There should be a little bit." Wang Xiujuan looked at the woman's face as she stood up from a distance.

I discussed some knowledge with the imperial doctor in the palace, but although I didn't learn much, I could probably tell the problem simply by looking at the woman's face.

"But the main thing is that this woman has something on her mind."

Her observation ability was not weak. She watched the woman looking at a place under the stage calmly, and guessed that someone in a certain direction under the stage was probably the cause of the depression in the woman's heart.

"Working hard is just an introduction. Even if she doesn't faint today, she will faint sooner or later if she continues like this."

When Wang Xiujuan said this, Mrs. Lai felt a lot better.

"That's good! Let's go back then?"

After watching the fun, the three of them went home.

I thought this would end here.

Unexpectedly, on the morning of the third day, Mrs. Lai came to Wang Xiujuan to talk about this matter.

The other party danced and described the news to her.

"You don't even know that the girl there fainted that day because she saw the unfaithful person in the audience!"

"Don't you know? It turns out that this troupe is not in our capital of Jingzhou. They came from the north, and they only settled down in the past six months."

"The girl there originally met a student from the north and made an engagement. Later, the student said he wanted to come here to test the Enke. He also agreed that after the Encore was over, they would go back to get married regardless of success or failure."

The next story is similar to what Wang Xiujuan guessed.

The unfaithful student didn't pass the exam, but he didn't go back either. He chose to start a family in Jingzhou, abandoning the girl who was waiting for him.

"Miss Li fainted that day because she saw that man taking his family to the theater, and she fainted because of the rage! It has nothing to do with us!"

Mrs. Lai hurriedly shared all the news she had heard.

Wang Xiujuan asked curiously, "Where did you get this news?"

Mrs. Lai said proudly: "My family runs a pastry shop, and I will chat with everyone who comes to buy pastries."

"Don't look at me for not going out. I know all the big and small things in Jingzhou City!"

Wang Xiujuan couldn't help but asked curiously: "Where did this news come from?"

"The news came out this morning. I heard that the good sisters from Miss Li's theater troupe couldn't stand the man, so they came to the door with others. Anyway, they were all cleaned up."

"Everyone who lives around the man heard it. The woman he later married also has a well-known family. The family is not short of money, but they just want the man to be able to study."

"Now I heard that the dispute has reached the point of divorce."

Wang Xiujuan was surprised after hearing this. This ancient woman never seemed to take the initiative to divorce. This was the first time she heard this.

"She is a man of character," she glanced at Mrs. Lai in surprise, "Do you agree with that woman and Li?"

Mrs. Lai said matter-of-factly: "My family is not short of money, and I am an only daughter. It is better to be an old girl for the rest of my life than to be with such a man!"

"In the past, when we were in bad times, the women in the village would not dare to get a divorce, no matter whether the man beat his wife or found a wife outside. It was because the mother's family could not support her, and she could not live without her. ?"

"This girl is different from us Kuhaha."

Wang Xiujuan has also heard the story of Mrs. Lai’s past.

After losing her husband, she raised several sons alone, and her family's fields were often coveted. Even her parents-in-law wanted her to abandon her sons to her husband's family and remarry.

Thanks to Mrs. Lai's frequent visits to talk to her, Wang Xiujuan became someone who knew all the affairs of Jingzhou without leaving home.

"Shall we go back to celebrate the New Year this year?" While chatting, Mrs. Lai mentioned this matter.

"Want to go back?"

Mrs. Lai nodded and said sadly, "We are here, but we haven't been back in the past few years."

The main reason is that she is so rich now, and she hasn’t let Mrs. Ding see it yet!

(End of this chapter)