After the introductions were finished, Chen Jiannan stepped down from the stage.
Then, the stage was cleared, and two newspaper employees came to the sides of the stage, reached out and pulled on the ropes hanging on the side, and a huge curtain slowly fell from above the stage, blocking everyone's view.
The crowd could hear some running sounds behind the curtain, which meant the actors were entering. Their curiosity was piqued, and they all stared intently at the curtain.
A moment later, the sound disappeared.
Then the two members pulled the rope again, and the curtain was pulled up again as the rope rose.
Everyone stared intently, and when they saw the scene behind the curtain, they were all astonished.
Wasn't it said that the performers were all girls from brothels?
But the scene before my eyes was utterly unbelievable.
If they hadn't been told beforehand, they would have thought it was an escaped circus!
It turns out that the girls on stage were all wearing colorful and bizarre costumes, and their styles were particularly eye-catching, making them look like animals that had come to life.
However, they thought about it and realized that Chen Jiannan had just said that this story was excerpted from a monkey story, which seemed to involve animals, so it made sense.
In the very center of the stage, there was a red cloth covering something that looked like a small hill. No one knew what was under it. Just as everyone was lost in thought, a loud "bang" came from the stage.
When I looked again, the red cloth had already fallen, and stones were scattered all over the platform, as if a large rock had exploded and left behind fragments.
In the middle of the rubble, a person dressed in a yellow, furry outfit, with a face painted like a monkey, slowly stood up. Most ridiculously, his tail was sticking out from under his crotch…
Most importantly, the actress playing the role is a woman…
However, no one had time to think about it anymore, because as the stone exploded, the narration began.
"Given the creation of the world by Pangu, the rule of the Three Sovereigns, and the establishment of order by the Five Emperors, the world was divided into four continents: one of which was the Eastern Continent of Victory..."
The narrator was naturally a courtesan, a request made specifically by Jing Zhe. After all, it was the first time they had performed a monkey story. Putting aside whether they could perform well or not, the audience was also seeing it for the first time. Without a narrator, they might not understand it for a while.
Once the newspaper is published and the story of the monkey or the story of Dream of the Red Chamber becomes popular through word of mouth, this narration will become unnecessary.
"Since the beginning of time, it has been nourished by the beauty of nature, the essence of the sun and the moon. After a long time of being touched by these things, it has developed a spiritual understanding."
It nurtured a celestial embryo within, which one day burst open, producing a stone egg, about the size of a round ball, which, upon being exposed to the wind, transformed into a stone monkey.
With all five senses and four limbs complete, it began to learn to crawl and walk, and bowed to the four directions…
The narration continued, and by this point, everyone had finally understood that the "bang" they had just heard was the explosion of rocks, which had given birth to the stone monkey.
Looking at the "monkey" on the stage, everyone marveled. This monkey is quite interesting! But what will this stone monkey do after it comes out? If you were this stone monkey, what would you do?
Seeing that everyone was already immersed in the story, Chen Jiannan gave the actors on stage a wink, signaling them to continue.
Then the story begins again, with various girls dressed as monkeys appearing one after another, all surrounding the stone monkey, but their costumes look rather comical.
Zhou Ziqiong and Jing Zhe both went up to the second floor. It was Zhou Ziqiong's first time watching a monkey story, and she was also very interested in it. However, like everyone else, she found it really funny to see the courtesans wearing clothes provided by their cloth shop.
...
"Zhe'er... won't this ruin our fabric shop's reputation?"
Zhou Ziqiong couldn't help but laugh and deliberately asked.
Whether or not they ruin the reputation depends on how well they act. If they act badly, even if they're dressed in gold and silver, it will still be ruined. But if they act well, even if they're naked, it won't be ruined.
"Hmm, that seems to make sense..."
Zhou Ziqiong nodded without thinking much about it, but she suddenly felt the gaze from the side become somewhat venomous. Turning her head, she saw Jing Zhe staring at her body.
Wearing nothing at all...
Zhou Ziqiong immediately realized something was wrong and quickly glared at Jing Zhe: "Would you be happy if they didn't wear anything? Oh, I almost forgot, this Da'an Newspaper is yours, and they are all people from Da'an Newspaper, so they are also your people. If you let them not wear anything—they would definitely be very willing, right?"
By the end, he was gritting his teeth.
But Jing Zhe is a gentleman, how could he admit it?
She immediately shook her head and said, "Sixth Sister, you're overthinking it. How could I let them take off their clothes? Even if they came up to me and took off their clothes on their own initiative, I wouldn't even want to look at them!"
"You're smart!"
Seeing Jing Zhe pat his chest and make a promise, Zhou Ziqiong believed him and was prepared to forgive him for the time being—until she heard what he said next!
"If Sixth Sister wants to undress next to me, I'd be quite willing—"
"Willing to what?"
Zhou Ziqiong's face darkened, and she very "gently" stroked Jing Zhe's arm with both hands, and then "gently" held it.
"I would love to have my sixth sister wear it again!"
Feeling the pressure, Jing Zhe immediately changed his tune.
"Hiss~"
However, Zhou Ziqiong still pinched him hard, and kept pinching him without weakening her grip.
"Fine, then I won't let Sixth Sister wear it!"
Jing Zhe said, taking a deep breath of cool air.
"Hiss~"
This time, not only was his arm pinched so hard it hurt, but Zhou Ziqiong also kicked him twice. The pain was intense; anyone who tried it would know.
"Sixth Sister, do you want me to take your clothes off, or do you want me to put them on you?"
Jing Zhe asked helplessly.
What do you think?
Zhou Ziqiong gritted her teeth and continued to exert force with her hands and feet: "Is this how you talk to your sixth sister? Do you think it's appropriate to come up here and try to take off your sixth sister's clothes?"
Since he'd already been beaten, Jing Zhe figured he couldn't skimp on his food.
So, enduring the soreness, she said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with that? I've undressed my sixth sister before when we were kids!"
"..."
That's absolutely true. Jing Zhe was so young back then, and his sisters, including Zhou Ziqiong, doted on him so much, who cared about that? So every time Jing Zhe saw them about to take a bath, he would eagerly run over to help them bathe and change…
"You're still bringing up things from when you were little? I guess you still don't feel pain. Okay, then let's try this on you!"
As she spoke, Zhou Ziqiong grabbed Jing Zhe's arm and began spinning and jumping with her eyes closed...
"..."
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