Chapter 334 Listening to Opera
After the family was ready, they went to the ferry and took a boat into the city.
To be honest, this was Li Xiao's first time riding a boat. The swaying feeling made him feel insecure.
With the endless sea outside the boat, he was so nervous that he pressed his body tightly against the boat wall and dared not move. Anan laughed secretly several times.
It wasn't until he got off the boat and stepped on solid ground that Li Xiao felt at ease.
After finally entering the city, Jiang Wan did not take people to the county government office as soon as he arrived. After all, he did not know whether Lord Qin was there or not, or whether he was free.
When she passed by Hailing Trading Company, she asked someone to go to the county government office directly and arranged a time to pay a visit. If Lord Qin was not there, she would visit Madam Qin directly and meet Qin Yue by the way.
I have been staying at home because of my illness this time, and it feels like I haven’t seen Qin Yue for a long time.
I heard that her mother hired a female teacher to teach her characters for an hour every day. I wonder how she is doing now.
Jiang Wan really wanted to go over and take a look.
"Xiao Wan?"
"Ah? Uncle Li, what's wrong?"
Jiang Wan came to her senses and found that Anan and Baozhu had walked to the front, leaving only her, An Niang and Uncle Li behind.
"Ahem... Anan and Baozhu just called and asked you to go over and help them take a look."
"That's it, right away."
Jiang Wan quickened her pace to catch up, and suddenly realized that Uncle Li clearly wanted to go shopping alone with A Niang.
Harmful……
Jiang Wan was a sensible child. After catching up with Baozhu and Anan, she turned around and called out to her mother.
"Mother, Baozhu and Anan haven't been to the opera yet. I'll take them around. We'll meet at the county government office in an hour~"
"Got it, just go and listen to the opera, don't run around."
Jiang Wan gave her mother a look that said, "I'm not a child anymore," then turned around and took Baozhu and Anan and walked towards another street.
"Xiao Wan, are you really taking us to the opera?!"
Both girls' eyes gleamed with excitement.
They had indeed never been to a proper opera. Baozhu could still hear a little bit from the adults, but Anan had never been exposed to it at all.
Seeing that the two girls really wanted to go, Jiang Wan simply took the two girls to one of the most famous theaters in the city, Liyuan.
It's called a garden, but it's actually just a large building. I could hear some noises from outside, but I couldn't hear them clearly.
There is a big program board at the door, which lists the program for today's performance. Of course, if there is a sponsor willing to spend a lot of money to order a play, this can be changed.
Jiang Wan had been to and fro in the city many times and was familiar with these places, but had never actually been there.
The three of us paid thirty coins as soon as we entered the room, which was the price for sitting in the lobby. If we wanted to sit in the private room upstairs, it would start at at least a hundred coins, plus some snacks, and it would cost at least a few bucks.
Jiang Wan originally wanted to go upstairs, but she felt that if she took the two girls to sit in the lobby, she might run into a drunk and troublesome person, and she would either suffer a loss or not get anything to eat, which would be disgusting.
But Baozhu and Anan refused to do it.
It cost ten cents per person to go out and listen to a play. The two girls felt very distressed and were unwilling to spend any more money no matter what.
So the three of them found a seat in a corner and sat down.
The song being sung on the stage right now is "Yu Tang Chun". In a world without better entertainment options, this performance is truly outstanding.
Didn’t you see that Anan and Baozhu were engrossed in listening as soon as they sat down?
Jiang Wan was not so determined. She felt that listening to opera was like a cow chewing on a peony. So she simply ordered a plate of sunflower seeds and tea, and ate the seeds while watching the people in the theater.
Not to mention, the melon seeds at this time were so delicious that Jiang Wan couldn't stop eating them.
The people in front of her looked around and saw nothing special, so she turned around to look at the entrance. When she saw this, her melon seeds all fell to the ground.
A girl just came in over there. She was wearing a light green dress which made her skin look much whiter.
She looks familiar with this person, isn't this Qin Yue?
It was a rare occasion to see an acquaintance, and Jiang Wan was just about to stand up and say hello, when he saw another person coming in at the entrance.
The man was dressed in plain clothes and didn't seem to be from a well-off family. He hesitated for a moment when he was about to pay, but Qin Yue glared at him and he immediately handed over the money and even smiled at Qin Yue.
Then the little girl blushed...
Blushing...
In this situation, even a fool would know that these two people came here for a date.
But this person is not right...
Jiang Wan remembered the man's name, Qi Xiao, a famous miser who would chase someone from the dock to the county government office just for a penny.
Didn't Qin Yue dislike Qi Xiao at first? Why did she change her attitude so quickly?
From the exchange of glances just now, anyone with sufficient eyes could see the affection between the two.
Jiang Wan raised her butt and sat down again, quickly cracking a few melon seeds to calm her nerves. She's here for a date, so don't be a third wheel.
She was eating melon seeds in the corner and watched the two of them go upstairs.
I'm so curious and it makes me anxious.
What happened in the city these days? Why did Qin Yue's attitude change so quickly? And the person Qi Xiao loved so much was willing to spend money. How did Qin Yue teach him?
The big melon was right in front of her, but she couldn't eat it. Jiang Wan felt really itchy inside.
Half an hour later, the first show was over and the whole audience was applauding. Jiang Wan also took out ten cents.
The guests upstairs were wealthier, and many of them gave small change as rewards.
A game only costs a few dozen taels.
This theater also makes a lot of money.
The three of them watched the first show but didn't go on to watch the next one. After all, they had agreed to meet outside the county government office.
It was almost the right time to walk out of the theater and slowly walk over.
This time it was also a coincidence that Jiang Wan and his companions met Lord Qin on the road before they even reached the county government office.
Upon learning that Jiang Wan and his party were here to discuss the settlement of the Li people, Qin Zhen's eyes lit up and he was so happy that he wished he could grow wings and fly back to the county government as soon as possible.
"Girls, you guys really helped me a lot this time!"
Since the imperial court took over the island, it has sent countless officials to communicate with the aboriginals. However, the two sides could not communicate with each other, and the communication was not in place. In addition, some minor frictions made the relationship more and more tense. For nearly a hundred years, the aboriginals of the island have been at odds with the people living down the mountain, and have always refused to communicate, let alone settle down.
If things go wrong, this group of people who are resentful of the imperial court will develop into an untouchable force, which is potentially very dangerous. All the officials in power want to chew this tough bone, and Lord Qin is no exception.
The imperial court has issued an order that only appeasement is allowed and that a complete killing is absolutely not allowed, so Lord Qin is very worried.
Now Jiang Wan has brought all the human tribe leaders here to settle down.
This is a godsend!
His face is almost crooked from smiling.
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(My little cuties are taking a day off today. I have a terrible headache. I will update tomorrow! ＞﹏＜)