Chapter 260 Guaranteed to Become a Treasure Pot
"Mr. Xu, how about this? We still have many singers in our troupe. How about we sing The Drunken Concubine, which Mr. Xu used to love to listen to?" As the troupe leader Shang said this, he began to greet people.
"Bang." Xu Yuanwai smashed the teacup in his hand directly in front of the troupe leader Shang. With a clang, the cup shattered to the ground and the tea splashed all over the troupe leader Shang. Xu Yuanwai sneered, "Who wants to listen to those middle-aged women singing?"
"If the Xu family can't hear Bai Ling'er's play this afternoon, then this place..." Mr. Xu looked up at the theater and said, "This theater will change hands today!"
After he finished speaking, Mr. Xu turned around and left, taking his gang of thugs with him!
Xiao Jiuyue waited until Xu Yuanwai and the others left before walking in from the dark.
"Boss, what should I do? I have to support my family!"
"Yes, troupe owner, I have only been able to sing opera since I was a child. I can't do anything else."
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An atmosphere of panic and worry permeated the troupe.
"Alas." The troupe leader, Shang, squatted down and picked up the broken cups and tiles on the ground. He only picked up a few pieces before looking up at their faces, each of them hesitant to speak. He said, "Even if this troupe disbands, I won't push anyone into the fire pit. Everyone, pack up tonight, take your money... and go away."
Master Shang stumbled to his feet, waved his hand and said, "Go wherever you need to go."
There is an indescribable sadness in the back of Mr. Shang.
"Can we listen to the opera?" Xiao Jiuyue's clear voice rang out. The Shang family troupe leader's body stiffened. He slowly turned around, bowed to Xiao Jiuyue, and said, "I'm sorry, our Shang family troupe has already..."
The troupe leader Shang said embarrassedly that the theater was in a mess and it was impossible to perform.
"I heard that your Shang family troupe goes to other people's homes to perform, and you get five taels of silver for each show. I'll pay ten taels of silver." Xiao Jiuyue walked to a table in front of the stage and sat down.
Luo Kui directly took out ten taels of silver and placed them on the table: "My young lady came here specifically for the lark's singing of "The Drunken Concubine". You guys should hurry up and prepare!"
The troupe leader Shang and the others looked at the ten taels of silver. Before the troupe leader could say anything, a girl came out and said, "I'll sing."
"Please wait a moment, young lady." The girl bowed to Xiao Jiuyue and immediately walked to the front of the headmaster Shang. "Master, I can earn ten taels of silver for each performance. Master, please have someone prepare everything quickly."
Yang Ling grinned at the head of the Shang troupe. Because of her, the entire Shang troupe had to face the situation of being broken up. She always blamed herself and even wished she could die.
"Yang Ling." The Shang troupe leader looked at her, his lips moving, but in the end, he said nothing more. He clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, get moving! As long as the theater is open, as long as we are still in the Shang family troupe, and as long as there are guests willing to listen, let's sing!"
Soon, everyone became busy. Xiao Jiuyue sat upright on a chair, looking at the empty theater. There were busy people all around. The theater, which was a mess just now, was slowly cleaned up, and the stage was slowly tidied up as well.
Before the lark came on stage, its voice arrived first. Its pure and ethereal voice seemed to have silenced all around. The lark was wearing a costume, and its every frown and movement had a magic that made people unable to take their eyes off it.
"This, this is so beautiful!" Luo Kui couldn't help but stare at Bai Ling's figure. When she was in the provincial capital before, she had seen Miss Meng Zhi sing this play. She was charming and graceful, and Luo Kui had also praised her unique voice.
But now, listening to Bai Ling singing the same play, Luo Kui realized that Miss Meng Zhi's play was too vulgar, while the one sung by Bai Ling in front of him gave him an indescribable feeling.
Xiao Jiuyue's hands tapped lightly on the table. Perhaps because she thought this was the last opera, the lark sang with extra devotion. Xiao Jiuyue, who had never liked listening to opera, was listening with great concentration.
When the song ended, Xiao Jiuyue raised her hands and applauded. She looked at the lark with approval in her eyes and said, "You sang very well. You will definitely become a famous actor in the future." The most important thing was that she put her emotions into it, which allowed her to feel the emotions conveyed in the opera.
Perhaps, the lark's skills are not as good as Miss Mengzhi's, but the emotions in her song definitely surpass those of Miss Mengzhi.
"Thank you for liking it, young lady." The lark, dressed in her costume, bowed deeply to Xiao Jiuyue. She said self-deprecatingly, "Perhaps, I won't have the chance to sing again in the future!"
"You have such a good voice. Wouldn't it be a shame if you didn't sing?" Xiao Jiuyue said regretfully.
The lark smiled helplessly and turned to change her clothes.
Dong Gui whispered, "Miss, we've found out. Mr. Xu wanted to make Lark the Thirteenth Room's concubine. Lark wasn't happy about it, so Mr. Xu had the theater smashed and destroyed to force Lark to submit."
"The theater belongs to Mr. Xu." Dong Gui added, "This Mr. Xu is a squire in Lancang County. In his early years, he relied on Old Man Xu to rob other scumbags and accumulated some wealth. Now he pretends to be a cultured person and has become a wealthy man. However, his reputation is not good. He has several sons, and each of them is a spendthrift..."
"The Xu family is no longer as strong as it used to be." Dong Gui finished speaking. Xiao Jiuyue asked, "How much does a theater like this owe Mr. Xu?"
"One thousand taels of silver!" Dong Gui held up a finger and said, "Miss, I've asked Jin Wen to send someone to investigate the Xu family to see if the rumors are true."
"Well done." Xiao Jiuyue smiled and nodded in praise. Without her giving any instructions, Dong Gui had already taken the initiative to dismiss her idea.
Xiao Jiuyue walked towards Class Master Shang and asked, "Class Master Shang, can I have a meal with Miss Bailing?"
There is nothing wrong with the lark's voice. Next, it depends on her character. She doesn't want to spend all her efforts to make a star famous, only to get bitten in the end!
"This..." Troupe Master Shang looked at Xiao Jiuyue and said awkwardly, "It's inconvenient for Bailing to go outside. Why don't you come to the troupe for lunch?"
Anyway, the troupe is about to disband, and it is rare to see Xiao Jiuyue like the play sung by Bailing so much.
"Okay." Xiao Jiuyue agreed immediately. Before she even sat down, Hua Qing came over, muttering to herself, "Miss, this garden is a great place. The feng shui is good. It's a land of great wealth and honor. There are just a few things that need to be improved. In the future, it will definitely become a treasure trove!"
"The theater is almost gone, and you still call it a treasure trove?" Luo Kui muttered, "Hua Qing, aren't you stabbing me in the heart?"
"I've read Master Shang's face. Although he may be poor and hard-pressed in the early days, as long as he meets a noble person, his future will be smooth and prosperous!" Hua Qing said confidently, looking at Xiao Jiuyue and laughing, "Miss, you are Master Shang's noble person!"
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