In the end, Widow Shen listened to her daughter's idea and went to Songjiang Mansion in a hurry, hoping to get the blue eyes of the nobleman, and became an instant hit. It is not popular to listen to operas in Shanghai recently, and stage plays like dramas, or foreign things such as orchid dances.

And in terms of singing, the competition is more fierce than that of Jinling, talented women from all over the world, and beauties from all over the world compete for beauty, relying on the strong support of the rich behind them. Because Shen Qing'er couldn't call for visitors when she first arrived, and she couldn't sleep with the rich man, the people in Songjiang Mansion were tired of listening to the Yangzhou Xiaoqu that she was good at, and in less than a month, the owner of the garden used a soft means to get the two out.

The mother and daughter were so unhappy, according to Widow Shen's wishes, they went back to Yangzhou and opened their own drama garden.

Shen Qing'er said: "Xingxing is here, and now he is going home like a cat, and he will be laughed to death." As the saying goes, if you don't leave people here, you have a place to keep people, so it's better to go to the capital again, even if you don't want to do it, it can be regarded as a stage. ”

Widow Shen said: "My aunt, depending on your luck, if you want to go to Jinling, how can I refute you?" It's just that we got out of the troupe, and we went all the way, just like now, we have no relatives and no reason, what if it's the same here? ”

Shen Qing'er said with a smile: "In that case, I will fight, it's not my daughter's boasting, if I am really unlucky and no one is sought after, with my body, I am worthy of the fascination of those who are officials and rich people." ”

When Widow Shen saw her daughter say this, she didn't listen to it, so she didn't have any words.

A few days later, the mother and daughter boarded a large passenger boat to Jinling and sailed up the Yangtze River.

This passenger ship is divided into first class, second class, third class, and last class, Shen Qing'er bought a second-class ticket, and there was a row of seats outside the cabin, so she was not in a hurry to rest, and chose a clean position by the window to sit down.

The boat was about to leave, and she leaned against the window to look at the dock, and the people were very busy. From time to time, I can see a few foreigners in strange costumes, all of them looking humble and constantly making way for the Han people.

Suddenly, a few people came out of the first class cabin, and the one who walked in the front was a young man, with an extraordinary appearance, talking while walking, and having the courage to see nothing.

The back is a send-off, and the magnanimity is actually some officials. When the boy saw Shen Qing'er, he couldn't help but stare at it a few more times and walked over.

Shen Qing'er said in her heart: "Huh. Who is this? ”

Unexpectedly, there was a burst of laughter from behind, and he was squeezed by himself, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was a young man wearing a blue cardigan, but covered with a lake-colored satin robe with narrow sleeves and a thin waist, and his hair was cut into a rare flat head, like those unconventional students in a new school, but why did he wear a traditional robe instead of a beautiful student uniform?

Shen Qing'er had questions. Seeing that the young man was close to his seat, he moved inside, and he couldn't pay attention to it when he went out, even if everyone was beautiful, he had to endure the inconvenience.

Noticed that the young man's hands kept moving. Touching here and pinching there, she seemed to be very excited, and her two eyes looked at her with her bones, and Shen Qing'er was amused in her heart. Without revealing his face, he said to his mother, "It's almost time, let's go back to the room." ”

Widow Sun had a mouthful of thick phlegm stuck in her throat. Because he wanted to talk to his daughter, he didn't care about the front and back, and he spit out "poof", which happened to be spit on the young man's new satin robe.

The young man's attention was on the beauty beside him, and he was defenseless, and a mouthful of disgusting old yellow phlegm went straight to him, and he said angrily: "Abominable mother-in-law! Don't you even understand the fashionable word 'public morality'? ”

Standing up, he called out in a loud voice, "Someone, someone." ”

A little guy wearing torn boots and a patched green shirt ran in outside, and the young man shouted louder and louder: "It's the opposite, it's the opposite, and now there is no one up and down in this world!" The dirty servant woman is sitting opposite Young Master Ben, and you still don't spit on her for me. ”

Shen Qing'er saw his behavior, at most he was an eight- or nine-grade official, just look at the person, hold his mother with one hand, squint at the other party and sneered: "Even if you offend the honorable driver, you haven't committed any royal law!" Left and right, just like my mother and daughter, bought a second-class ticket and shouted five and six. Such a big ship, so many first-class cabins, have to be crowded among us. ”

After a few words, the young man blushed, and he didn't know how to refute it, so he had to take his own little guy out of anger, and said sharply: "Bad luck, hurry up and change your clothes." ”

But the little guy was not angry, and replied honestly: "Young master, just because I don't have a robe to go out, I went to the shop to buy it." ”

The young man didn't wait for him to finish, his face turned even redder with shame, and he shouted, "Idiot, don't you get out of the way, what are you talking about?" ”

The little girl ran away with a grunt, and the mother and daughter couldn't stop laughing, only to see him pull a newspaper by himself, wipe the thick phlegm, and probably have no face to continue to sit down, and left with the suitcase.

At this time, the melodious whistle that had just come out sounded, and the people who saw them off got off the boat one after another, and then the young man with an extraordinary appearance came over alone and sat down in the vacant seat opposite Shen Qing'er.

The passenger ship gradually left the dock, except for the noise such as the sail raising, the boat quickly quieted down, Shen Qing'er dispelled the idea of going back to the room, and watched the young man take out a book with watercolor pictures and watch quietly.

Widow Shen is the master who can't live without opening her mouth, and she gossiped with her daughter without a match, and soon talked about her own livelihood, Shen Qing'er secretly pulled off the corner of her mother's clothes, frowned, and Widow Shen didn't dare to talk anymore.

Just as the young man put down the book, looked up at their mother and daughter, both sides of the road were long, and unconsciously hooked up with the conversation.

Widow Sun chatted with her son with great interest, Shen Qing'er listened with a smile, saw that the book was on the back shelf, and a peony was drawn on the cover, which was really red and cute, and stretched out her hand to take it.

Turning the page open, I saw that there was a woman with drama makeup printed on the first page, Shen Qing'er was a person who had read the play, and she knew a few words, and when she saw that it was written on it, she was surprised and couldn't help but look at it carefully for a long time.

Qing'er bit her lip and couldn't help but say something in her mother's ear, Widow Sun was quick and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sooner or later there will be this day." ”

Qing'er glanced at her mother unhappily, put down the book, pretended to enjoy the wild scenery outside, and was silent by the window. The young man smiled and groaned, got up and went to the first class.

Passenger ships have begun to take on modern industry standards, and Matsue Prefecture, like later generations, is ahead of its time in all aspects. At noon, someone came over with a cart, and on it were several porcelain pots of food, and Widow Sun asked curiously about this and that, and ordered a few things that were not often eaten.

The taste of the food cannot be said to be good, nor can it be said that it is bad, because the mother and daughter are not used to eating boiled peanuts, stir-fried meat with chili peppers and stewed potatoes with beans. While eating, with the sound of laughter coming from behind with the headwind, Shen Qing'er looked back and saw the young man at a glance, and unconsciously smiled back.

The smile didn't matter, the son took a sip of liquor, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out a cheer. The wine came out of her lips, splashing on Qing'er's face like a bead of jade.

Shen Qing'er said "oops", and Widow Sun hurriedly asked what was wrong? She lied: "It's nothing, I'm blinded by the wind and dust." ”

As he spoke, he wiped his cheeks with a towel and didn't blame him at all.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man walked over and said with a smile on his face: "Miss is frightened, right?" It was inconvenient for my young master to come over, so he ordered him to come down to make amends. ”

Shen Qing'er understood in her heart, smiled and said nothing. Widow Sun asked what was going on, and the middle-aged man smiled and said the situation.

Widow Sun asked, "Aren't you blind?" ”

Shen Qing'er only smiled and said nothing, and a person who looked like a housekeeper came over and asked the middle-aged man: "Master asked Mr. Yu, are you here?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "You go back and say, I will definitely invite you over." ”

After speaking, he lowered his head and said a few words in Widow Sun's ear, and the widow smiled and said, "How embarrassing is this?" As he spoke, he swept his sideburns for his daughter and said with a smile: "Anyway, on the boat, I'm not afraid of people's jokes." Qing'er, you go over with this master, people are sincerely apologizing. ”

Can Shen Qing'er not understand? With a reluctant face, he looked like a mother, slowly took out a small glass mirror with teeth, evened his face, and asked, "What about you?" ”

Widow Sun smiled and said, "That master didn't reward me with grace, what should I do?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "Good sister-in-law, don't worry, my British government has always treated people with sincerity and never done bad things. ”

Shen Qing'er was stunned for a moment, and secretly said to the British Mansion? Suddenly I was surprised and happy in my heart, and there was no reluctance anymore at this moment, so I quickly got up.

Jinling Xu Mansion.

Xu Hao taught Mu Lanxiang to write hand-in-hand, cousin Qianqian stood aside and watched, Mu Ningxue accompanied the blind Feng, Feng Wenjun looked very happy, and there was a representative dressed as an aunt standing behind him.

Mu Ningxue said with a smile: "The seventh brother is about to come back, congratulations to the younger brother and sister." Last year, he went to Songjiang Mansion and compiled a volume of Ming opera, which won praise. ”

Feng Wenjun said with a smile: "I think so too, my husband is talented, but he doesn't like mundane affairs, and he really can't do the county order, so I'm afraid that the third brother will be disappointed." ”

Hearing this, Xu Hao raised his head and said, "How could I be disappointed? The seventh child likes to do learning, and it's too late for me to be happy. Come back, let him take the time to teach the children, opera is not a ninth-rate, that is called art. Of course, it's not good to lose your mind with playthings, and you can't indulge in those plays. If you really like to listen to opera and sing, it's not bad to specialize. ”

Du Qianqian said: "Everyone in opera is respected, but there are many people who take this as a pastime, and there are few who really work hard. This time, I carefully read the masterpiece of the seventh brother, and only then did I know that there are so many repertoire in the world, and all we hear is a few kinds of Jiangnan songs. ”

"Yes" Xu Hao doesn't know if Peking Opera is going to be lost in his own hands, it shouldn't be, sooner or later various art forms will be born in the north.

Of course, only God knows whether Peking Opera can evolve into the quintessence of the country. (To be continued......)