The Ferry of the Heavens: Hong Kong Comprehensive Start

Chapter 408

After noon.

It was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

Ling Yaodong had nothing to do and was taking a nap in the statue space.

Suddenly he sensed the approach of people, and there were quite a few of them.

Ling Yaodong regained his energy all of a sudden.

The first few waves of people came, and eight believers were added to Ling Yaodong.

For other earth gods, eight believers are better than none.

But for Ling Yaodong, it was different.

Because he has the big weapon of [Hundredfold Amplification].

Even if a believer can only provide 1 point of incense power a day.

For Ling Yaodong, it was 100 points of incense wish power, converted into divine power, exceeding 33 points.

A month is almost 1000 points of divine power.

With such benefits, Ling Yaodong cherishes every believer very much, and is willing to invest a lot of divine power to develop new believers.

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Ling Yaodong was surprised to find that this person came from the direction where his statue was.

You know, his road is the famous dead end road on Tiangou Ridge, and it only leads to Shatian Village, which was slaughtered by the black wind bandits.

Those who know the inside story in the nearby ten miles and eight villages will not take this road.

Why would someone come here today?
And there are still a lot of people?

Ling Yaodong suddenly became interested.

He walked out of the statue space, and his soul floated to the place where the people gathered in the induction.

Not long after, he saw that group of people, wearing patched blouses commonly worn by the working people at the bottom, carrying old suitcases, helmet boxes, and various musical instruments, walking over mightily.

Ling Yaodong could tell at a glance that this was a troupe, or a grass troupe traveling all over the world.

Because those well-known theater troupes have their own opera troupes, only the grass-stage troupes who are not well-known need to travel all over the world, eat and sleep in the open, and perform in caves everywhere in order to earn meager profits and make a living.

Walking in the front was a middle-aged man with long braids but no shaved head, a bean-sized mole on the corner of his mouth, and a calm, about 40-year-old man.

He was carrying a small case in his hand.

From his hand holding the small box tightly, Ling Yaodong could see that this small box must be very important.

And in this middle-aged man is a little old man.

This little old man is none other than the very aloof old man Yang Dayang in Xitou village.

He was leading the way attentively, with a hint of excitement in the depths of his eyes.

But someone in the team complained.

"Old man Yang, how long will it take to arrive? The soles of my feet are full of blisters." A young man with a horse face and sallow skin said.

As soon as he said that, a few young men in the team who didn't think it was a big deal followed suit.

"That's right! Old man Yang, what kind of road did you take us on! There is no road at all."

"I almost fell just now!"

"Old man, are there no other roads? No one has walked these roads for many years! That's not how we are spoiled! You have to pay more."

Hearing the word [add money], Yang Da's face flashed unnaturally, he could only smile sarcastically, not knowing what to do.

At this time, the calm middle-aged man stopped, and finally couldn't stand it any longer, "Cough..."

This middle-aged man had a high prestige, so he just coughed a few times, and the booing young men in the team suddenly didn't dare to say much.

Only the sallow-skinned young man with the horse face still had a smile on his face. He said to the calm middle-aged man, "Uncle Zhang Da, I was just joking with him."

"Those who want to make a living with us have to endure hardships. This small setback makes you miserable, so what will you do in the future?" the calm middle-aged man named Zhang Da taught the sallow-skinned young man a lesson.

It could be seen that Zhang Da had a high prestige in the troupe, and when he scolded him, the sallow-skinned young man didn't dare to refute, but just lowered his head dejectedly.

Seeing this, Yang Da hurriedly said, "My little brother was just joking, I didn't take it to heart!"

"Next time you dare to talk nonsense, you will be punished." Zhang Da did not take this step, but glared at the sallow-skinned young man.

The young man with sallow skin shrank his neck.

Although Zhang Da's team is just a grass-roots team, as long as it is a team, there are rules.

All kinds of rules, whether it is the troupe leader or the actor, must be strictly followed, and those who violate it will be punished accordingly.

Punishment methods include: expulsion, that is, expulsion of the troupe, and no longer performing in this type of opera; beating the board, sometimes hanging up and beating; fines, the amount of fines varies according to the severity of the circumstances; plead guilty and so on.

The young man with sallow skin did not want to suffer this punishment.

The atmosphere of the whole troupe was a little dull.

At this moment, a guy in the theater troupe who picked out suitcases had sharp eyes and saw something reflective not far away.

He suddenly called out, "Look, what is that?"

Everyone was attracted by his words, followed his gaze, and saw reflective objects.

Everyone was very curious at the moment, so they quickened their pace and walked forward, and found that there was a brand new shrine here, and inside the shrine was a dusty statue of the land god.

And the glowing object was also picked up by them, it turned out to be a gong.

Near the gong, they picked up a few more musical instruments.

These instruments are all leftovers from the band brought by Ge Dafu.

They left in a hurry and didn't come back to find their dinner guy.

Maybe Ge Dafu compensated them.

Plus what happened that day scared them.

They dare not come over.

This era is not so [pick up money without ignorance].

These things are also worth a little money, and more importantly, the theater troupe can use them.

So Zhang Da and the others accepted it without being polite.

Zhang Da was fair and said that he would share some with Yang Da.

Yang Dalian even waved his hands, saying that these things are also destined for them, and there is no need to share them with him, but I hope they will be more careful when they sing the magic show tonight.

Yang Da invited Zhang Da, the theater troupe, over for the reason of doing a magic show.

Shengong opera originated from the ancient people's awe of heaven, earth, ghosts and gods. For thousands of years, different places and nationalities have held activities similar to offering sacrifices to heaven and gods.

The name of the Shengong Opera is actually the name of the Cantonese troupe. In general rural areas, when there is a big festival or the birthday of some god, they have to invite the troupe to perform the Shengong Opera.

Generally, the stage of Shengong opera is set up in the ancestral hall or temple of the village, so that "gods" or "ancestors" can watch the opera.

There is a folk saying, "Shengong opera, once the opera is opened, people come to listen to it from all directions, one side is human, three sides are ghosts, and four sides are gods.

There are generally no major restrictions on the repertoire of Shengong opera, which is not much different from ordinary performances, but the first day must be an auspicious repertoire related to ghosts and gods.

Take the Cantonese opera class as an example. After setting up the stage on the first day, they must "open the stage", also known as "breaking the stage".

Before breaking the stage, the actors and staff in front of and behind the stage of the troupe could not speak a word, they could only sign with sign language. To break the stage, two actors had to be found. A piece of pork must be hung on the stage. The white tiger came to the stage first and ate the pork. Xuantan Zhenjun came to the stage. The mouth of a tiger symbolizes peace.

This is the so-called "Xuantan sacrifices to the white tiger". After the performance, a towel or ingot paper will be prepared in the backstage. to speak.

Those who sing ugly in the class write good luck on the bamboo poles or walls of the theater, and this is considered a broken stage.

When performing this, there are no audiences under the stage, so it’s like acting for yourself, and the piece of pork cannot be eaten after the performance, because it is considered an unlucky thing, and it cannot be thrown away casually. How to deal with it?Seal it under the table!
The first night of the Cantonese opera troupe's Shengong drama is usually based on such dramas as "Jumping into the Official", "The Great Seal of the Six Kingdoms", "Tianji Sending the Son", "The Jade Emperor's Ascension to the Palace", etc. The first day of the Peking Opera troupe Take "Jumping to Jiaguan", "Jumping God of Wealth", "Eight Immortals Celebrating Birthday" and so on.

On the fourth day, the young actors of the troupe will sing operas, which can be regarded as an opportunity for young people to practice on stage.

There are also some magical performances that are not performed by humans, but by puppets. This kind of situation often occurs in some so-called "ghost-fighting rituals" that supersede the souls of the dead.At this time, in addition to singing opera, there are a series of celebration activities, such as setting off firecrackers and distributing pork in the villages of Guangdong.

Of course, Yang Da doesn't have that much money.

Invite Zhang Da, the theater troupe, to come over. We only talked about singing a magic show for one night, and then they will set off and rush to the next place.

Zhang Da has already thought about which magic show to sing.

He is going to sing "Eighteen Arhats Capture Dapeng"!
This is the repertoire of the Shengong Opera in Peking Opera.

Although Zhang Da's troupe is a Cantonese opera troupe, it is also a grass troupe. A grass troupe can sing anything.

This opera [Eighteen Arhats Capture Dapeng] is also the specialty of Zhang Da's team.

Zhang Da's preparation to sing this opera also shows that he attaches great importance to this performance.

So after hearing what Yang Da said, he immediately nodded and said, "Of course. This is what should be done."

"That's good! That's good!" Yang Dalian nodded with a smile on his face.

At this time, the sallow-skinned young man looked at the shrine of Ling Yaodong, and suddenly suggested, "I found this thing from the Lord of the Land. Maybe it was given to us by the Lord of the Land. We should pay homage to the Lord of the Land."

The sallow-skinned young man was right.

What's more, the theater troupe often pretends to be gods and ghosts, and they are more superstitious about these things than ordinary people, so no one in the other theater troupes has any objection to his proposal.

Theatrical troupe traveled all over the world, and there was a letter of incense in their belongings.

Zhang Da asked someone to take it out and set it on fire.

No one noticed that there was a strange light in the depths of Yang Da's eyes.

He got the money from Ge Youfu because of the land master of Tiangouling.

And when he brought the troupe over, he got these musical instruments in front of the shrine of the Lord of the Land.

This kind of coincidence made him even more uneasy, who had a ghost in his heart.

So when the whole troupe was very happy, Yang Da laughed very reluctantly.

He had no choice but to take the letter incense that Zhang Da handed over, stand in the first row with Zhang Da, worship Ling Yaodong's statue, and then put incense sticks on the incense burner.

"You get 27 points of incense wish power."

Sure enough, they are all a group of universal believers!
Ling Yaodong shook his head after receiving the sound from the system. Sure enough, the opera troupe respected all ghosts and gods, so naturally they were not so pious.

28 people paid homage to him, and offered him only 27 points of incense and vows.

No one became his disciple.

I really despise him as a land lord!

However, Ling Yaodong also understands that other opera singers have their own gods they believe in——Patriarch Huaguang.

Huaguang is the Southern Emperor, the god in charge of fire.

According to old legend, the Jade Emperor heard about Cantonese opera in the world, spread rumors and robbers, and morals were corrupted, so he sent Vulcan Huaguang to burn down the theater.

Before Hua Guang set fire to the earth, he found that Cantonese opera not only did not spread rumors and robbers, but also promoted loyalty, filial piety, integrity, and righteousness, and carried forward the high-level education of good and evil. Burn yellow smoke in front of the stage, and return to the palace to report to the Jade Emperor, so that the theater escaped disaster.

From then on, all members of the troupe and related performing arts workers respected Emperor Huaguang as their ancestor.

He is a proper god, Ling Yaodong, an unqualified land lord, wants to compete with Emperor Huaguang for incense, that is beyond his control.

Ling Yaodong was self-aware, and he wasn't going to snatch Emperor Huaguang's incense, all he wanted to do was pry into the corner of Emperor Huaguang's wall.

Ling Yaodong's fascinated eyes fell on Yang Da who was a little uncomfortable in the crowd.

Raise your head three feet and there is a god.

People in this day and age especially believe this.

Yang Da did something wrong, he felt very awkward in front of Ling Yaodong, the god of the land, and was afraid that his crimes would be known by the gods.

In fact, the gods really knew of his crime.

It's not that Ling Yaodong has reached the state of omniscience and omnipotence.

He is just an unqualified land lord, how can he have such ability!
The main reason is that he extracted relevant information from the chats of these actors.

Coupled with the reports of Li Wulang's three errands, he was able to integrate all the information and know the ins and outs.

This Yang Dasi was eager for his wife, and wanted to make a play for his dead wife.

But Yang Dayi had no money, and secondly, the local theater troupe was unwilling to perform in Shatian Village, a ghost village.

Until recently, a local theater troupe came, and Yang Da got another sum of money. In addition to his previous savings, it was barely enough to hire the theater troupe as a deposit, so he tricked this theater troupe here, planning to trick him into singing in Shatian Village. A good show.

As for the subsequent remuneration, Yang Da can't afford it!

He had already figured it out, even if he was sued by the theater troupe to the government, he would not care.

He was ready to die. After the old mother who supported him passed away, he didn't have any nostalgia for life.

Although Ling Yaodong felt that this [Love Story in the Late Qing Dynasty] was very touching.

However, as a god, believers believe in him and provide him with incense and vows, and in turn, the gods must also protect believers.

Most of the 27 believers just prayed to the Lord of the Land to protect them.

The believer made a wish, and Ling Yaodong felt that he, the land master, should help the believer to make their wish come true.

and so……

(End of this chapter)