It's a pity that Qiao Xin has been in Beijing for so long, but she has never heard the sound of suona and erhu at any wedding or funeral. As a result, she almost forgot such an important thing.
It seems that the suona was brought back from Persia by Marquis Bowang, but unfortunately it has been wandering around in the northwest.
It is mostly used when sending the deceased to the afterlife. Standing on the vast Loess Plateau or Gobi Desert, playing a high-pitched note, the soul goes straight to heaven.
This highly penetrating instrument has not yet become popular in the Central Plains. The erhu evolved from the Xiqin of the northern nomadic peoples. It is said that such barbaric things are not worthy of being accepted in the upper class.
It just so happens that these two instruments are Qiao Xin's favorite.
It is like finding a treasure to be able to encounter it in this era.
Oh my god, since we have met, it must be fate.
Qiao Xin rubbed her hands, her eyes sparkling. Seeing this, Shopkeeper Liang retracted his thought of chasing the man away.
He was very familiar with the old lady's expression. She must have discovered some treasure again!
The old man noticed Qiao Xin's gaze, hesitated for a moment, and handed his instrument forward, saying humbly: "Don't worry, sir, we won't use this. We will only use the reed pipe and the horn to play some cheerful tunes, which will not disturb the guests' interest."
Qiao Xin smiled and said, "What if I want to use this?"
"this......."
The old man suddenly looked up, unable to believe that the nobleman actually took a fancy to his musical instrument.
Although this thing is not very valuable, it was passed down to him by his ancestors.
"I don't want this from you, will you do it?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I can do it!"
"Okay, how about I ask you to help me make one?"
"Do you want to use it now? It's too late. Slow work makes fine work. It will take at least a month!"
"No problem, but I want to borrow your suona. Is that okay?"
"OK!"
The old man took out a small cloth bag from his pocket. When he opened the three inner and outer layers, several brand new tube openings appeared inside.
He picked out a new one and placed it on the mouthpiece of the suona, then handed it to Qiao Xin and said, "Please use it, my lord. These are all new and have never been used!"
Qiao Xin took it without saying a word and placed her hands on the sound hole skillfully.
Then his whole temperament changed, and his ten fingers began to dance like butterflies flying through flowers.
A bright and unrestrained voice suddenly rang out.
"Tick, tick, tick, tick... tick"
The rocks crack and the clouds flow, clanging powerfully, rising from the ground and suddenly soaring up.
Unstoppable!
Suddenly, it's soaring into the sky!
Zhang Jun and Shopkeeper Liang's pupils shrank. Full of shock!
This voice is so high-pitched and loud!
How can it be so penetrating and make my blood boil!
Just when everyone thought they had reached the top, the voice suddenly changed and soared up again with even more powerful momentum.
The majestic scene suddenly jumped into my mind, fierce and shocking!
Everyone present felt as if their blood was about to burst out, but the bright voice suddenly stopped.
Swish, swish, swish!
Everyone turned their heads to look at Qiao Xin, only to see her gently stroking the instrument and sighing in the spotlight.
"What a pity, your skills are not good enough!"
Shopkeeper Liang felt uncomfortable all over, as if his soul was taken into the clouds. He was just floating in the air like heavenly music, but he was thrown to the ground with a thud.
"Is it over?"
"What?"
"Madam, is this piece of music finished?"
Qiao Xin shook her head and said, "No, I haven't touched this thing for a long time, and I just wanted to give it a try.
It's true, if you don't practice for a day, your hands will become rusty, if you don't practice for three days, your mind will become rusty, and if you don't practice for more than ten years, your mind will become rusty..."
Everyone looked at Qiao Xin, waiting for her to continue.
But who would have thought that she would only say half of the story, and it was really irritating that she was neither going up nor down!
Everyone was still not satisfied, but due to their status, they could not ask questions, so they could only poke at Shopkeeper Liang with their eyes.
The corner of Shopkeeper Liang's mouth twitched. "Okay," he asked, after all, the customers are the bosses!
"Madam, what kind of song is this? It makes me want to stand up and punch you right away! I feel so energetic."
"Yes, it sounds nice, but it's just a few notes, and it's cut off halfway. It doesn't even form a song! Can you write down the song?"
Qiao Xin laughed and said, "I just improvised it. I don't know how to read music! I can't write music! Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu, they know me, but I don't know them!"
Well........
No one expected this answer, but this answer is more hurtful, isn't it?
Your impromptu work almost blew our souls away. If you get serious, won’t we all be soaring to heaven?
Shopkeeper Liang was still unsatisfied. He could no longer count on the old lady, but he still had a few artists. He felt sorry for his ungratefulness just now and wanted to make up for it.
"Then how about we arrange for these people to play a few songs here?"
Qiao Xin just laughed and shook her head to reject Manager Liang's suggestion.
No, I can’t even imagine having a meal while listening to suona music!
She turned to the wandering artists and said, "I want to hire you. I'll provide you with food and lodging, and you can rehearse a performance. I'll pay you two taels of silver a month. Are you willing to work?"
"Ah!!!" The other party was stunned.
The crowd was talking, and then someone spoke up.
"Oh, you are so lucky. Why are you still hesitating? This is Mrs. Qiao, a well-known kind person. Hurry up and agree!"
An old man who loved music stood up excitedly and bowed to Qiao Xin: "Madam, this piece of music has been practiced. Would we all have the honor to listen to it?"
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