Jiang Shi thought for a moment before opening his mouth and saying, "A long time ago, there was a family named Liu. They didn't have a well at home, so they had to go to the river to fetch water. Therefore, one of the family members had to go out to fetch water. After they dug a well, the Liu family said to outsiders, 'Digging a well at home is like having one more person.'"
"Once someone heard about it, the story spread: 'The Liu family dug a well and found a man.' The whole country was telling the story, and eventually even the emperor heard about it..."
"The emperor sent people to inquire about the matter. The Liu family explained, 'We mean that after digging the well, we saved manpower and gained an extra laborer, not that we dug up a person while digging the well.'"
Yu Tanqi blinked her eyes, and inexplicably felt as if she was listening to a fable. The dead Chinese language knowledge began to attack her.
"So this story tells us that we should know how to distinguish true information from false information and not spread rumors. Obtaining information indirectly through others is not reliable."
Jiang Shi nodded and praised: "That's right, Tan Qi, you are very smart."
Yu Tanqi thought about it, but she didn't want to listen to this kind of fable.
Who wants to study after graduation?
She asked politely, "Are there any other interesting stories? For example, stories involving grudges spanning several generations."
She admitted that she was vulgar and liked to listen to some melodramatic and complicated stories.
Jiang Shi was a little embarrassed. "I don't think there's such a story in the books I've read."
Yu Tanqi thought about it and knew that Jiang Shi had been taught various skills by Old Madam Jiang since he was very young. Even if he had some free time, he would read useful books such as fables. How could he possibly read vernacular books that told exciting stories?
She smiled and said, "It's okay. Actually, the fable you just told is quite interesting."
Jiang Shi said softly, "I'll go back today and find a few stories you'll like. I'll come over and tell you when I find them."
"Will this waste your time? Or maybe you can just send the book to me after you find it."
"That's all right. Besides, it's bad for your eyes to read while lying down. I'd better tell you."
Since he said so, Yu Tanqi didn't know what to say.
She looked at the handsome young man in front of her, who was as gentle as jade, and her heart was touched. She thought that the male protagonist was indeed a kind and responsible person.
He is so gentle and considerate, so handsome, and very talented. Which young girl can resist his charm?
She silently pressed her chest and said, "Little deer, be reserved and don't run around."
Jiang Shi asked with concern: "Do you feel uncomfortable in your heart?"
This has all been discovered.
Yu Tanqi quickly put down her hand, blushing and whispering, "No... no, I just wanted to try to move my hand to see if it would hurt on the injured shoulder. I didn't expect it still hurt a little."
Jiang Shi's gaze restrainedly lingered on her exposed snow-white shoulders, his slender eyes filled with nervousness and worry, without a trace of evil thoughts.
He warned, "Be careful. Don't move your injured shoulder while you're bedridden."
Yu Tanqi nodded slightly: "I know."
Jiang Shi thought for a moment and said, "You're bored lying in bed on weekdays, so I'll hire some actors who can sing and dance to help you pass the time."
Yu Tanqi's eyes lit up and he said happily, "Okay, okay."
Generally, powerful and wealthy families would keep a few actors so that they could enjoy watching operas and dancing in their spare time.
However, there were very few servants in the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, and they had never kept any actors.
Jiang Shi is not a person who seeks pleasure.
But thinking that the injured little girl was so bored that she started listening to the dirty talk outside, he thought it would be better to find some actors to entertain her, so that she would not think about listening to those dirty words.
Jiang Shi tucked the quilt in for her: "You have a good rest, I'll go get busy first."
After leaving Yu Tanqi's room, he called Danqing and said, "Go find some actors who can sing and dance, and some interesting storybooks, serious ones."
Danqing was very confused: "Why does the master suddenly want to find actors and storybooks?"
Jiang Shi said, "Tan Qi was bored lying in bed all day, so she found some actors and gave them storybooks to entertain her."
Danqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Is that so? Master, don't worry, give me three days."
He was scared to death. His master, who had always been pure and simple, suddenly wanted to find actors and storybooks. He thought his master was starting to become corrupt.
The next afternoon, the actors Danqing found were reviewed by Jiang Shi and then sent to Yu Tanqi's house.
There were two actors, both from the south, who could speak the soft Wu dialect and had good voices. They could sing both songs and operas very nicely.
The taller actor is called Tingyu, and the plumper one is called Luohua. Both of them have outstanding figures and looks.
They originally thought that they were invited to the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion to perform for the Wu'an Marquis's son, who was rumored to be "beautiful but weak and unable to take care of himself." They were very excited, but they didn't expect that after just meeting the son, they were sent to a young girl lying on the bed.
Tingyu and Luohua looked at Yu Tanqi curiously, guessing that she was probably the recently famous fiancée of Prince Jiang from Chenjun. She was indeed born delicate and pitiful, but how did her shoulder get injured?
The two had many questions, but having been trained as actors since childhood, they knew that their greatest role was to please their clients.
Their client, Prince Jiang, asked them to cheer Yu Tanqi up, and they sang their best songs very conscientiously.
Listening to the rain and playing the piano, the falling flowers sing songs, the singing is melodious and pleasant like the sound of nature.
It was Yu Tanqi's first time meeting an actor. After listening to a few songs, she couldn't help but ask them, "How old are you? How long have you been an actor?"
Luohua was more lively and said with a smile, "I am already nineteen years old this year, and Tingyu is only a month younger than me, also nineteen. Our two families have been entertainers for generations, so I have been trained as an entertainer since I was young."
It turns out that being an actor is a family inheritance.
Yu Tanqi blinked and asked, "How old were you when you first went to sing at Master Gu's house?"
Luohua thought for a moment and said, "I am eleven years old."
Tingyu said, "I am thirteen years old."
Although the two are of similar age, Tingyu has a colder appearance and temperament, and a somewhat dull personality. She is not as cheerful and lively as Luohua.
When those powerful and wealthy families come to select actors, they naturally prefer those who are beautiful and good at speaking.
She is not a prostitute who welcomes guests. No matter how beautiful an actor with an unpleasant personality is, he will not be liked by others.
Unless she is willing to use her beauty to seduce others.
Although actors had a low status, they still had more freedom and dignity than prostitutes and could get married and have children.
However, once one becomes an actor, his descendants will find it difficult to escape the fate of becoming actors as well.
Tingyu pursed her lips, a hint of self-mockery appearing at the corner of her mouth.
This is fate.
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