“It hurts, it hurts!!”
"Hmph, if you make fun of me again next time, I will not let you off easily!"
Everyone watched as Ye Hongxue pulled Baili Tang's ears, and no one said a word. They were husband and wife, after all, how could they joke like that?
A woman who is unfaithful to her husband will be thrown into a pig cage!
Prince An suspected this woman was his brother's new favorite concubine. He wondered if she was the peasant girl from Xiyun County. Logically, wouldn't peasant girls know martial arts?
"Mr. Shi, you are responsible for completing this story." Baili Tang rubbed his ears.
"Huh?" Shi Shiyu quickly waved his hand to refuse, "I can't do that!"
"If you can write a complete story, it will be worth more than a year's worth of letters you write to others." Baili Tang was telling the truth. Writing letters doesn't make much money. "You can improve the characters based on their personality traits. For example, my sister-in-law is a well-educated and well-mannered lady in front of others, but she is unfaithful behind the scenes.
What went through their minds as they secretly went to the ancestral hall in the dead of night? Nervousness, fear, excitement? They knew they could be thrown into a pig cage if discovered, yet they went anyway. What compelled them to go?
Wu Song knows a bit of fighting, but he's a scholar who values propriety, righteousness, and integrity. An elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. But this sister-in-law poisoned the only brother who treated him well in the world... What would he say and do?
After hearing what Baili Tang said, Shi Shiyu's thoughts suddenly became much brighter, but he was still not confident: "How about I go home and try it, and then show it to you after I finish it?"
“I can write it now.”
Baili Tang is going to make a stage play, which involves music, script, modeling, stage design, lighting, etc. According to the form of performance, it can be divided into opera, dance drama, drama, pantomime, poetry drama, occasional drama, puppet show, etc.
Du Jun and his friends had just sung a song called "Exploring Qingshui River". At this moment, the popularity was skyrocketing and the street in front of the Linjiang Tavern was full of neighbors who were queuing up to get in.
The Linjiang Tavern was already full.
The guests all ordered crispy roast duck. Although Dong Xiaoliu and his friends could only cook it to 50% of Baili Tang's level, it was still something new. If you haven't tried the best, this is the best.
The shopkeeper only sells roast ducks for five taels of silver! That's quite reasonable! If Mr. Yu made it, he would definitely sell it for ten taels each!
"Boss, when can we invite them out to sing? They sing so well!"
"It's a thousand times better than that Chuchu! I've heard her sing before, and it was completely irrelevant! I don't know how she got the top spot."
"I bought it with money! I just asked someone to raise its price!"
Many people have learned that Chuchu colluded with Aunt Nalan to kill an innocent woman and put the blame on someone else - it can be said that when the wall falls, everyone pushes it!
The shop was short-staffed, so the owner had to come over and greet everyone personally: "Don't worry, my backyard can accommodate 400 people. Later, there will be not only singing and dancing performances, but also other programs! Each show will last for an hour and a half (three hours), and there will be two shows a day! There are three classes of seats: first class is 15 taels, second class is 10 taels, and third class is 5 taels."
Don't doubt it, Baili Tang taught him to say this. The shopkeeper didn't think the price was expensive, but with four hundred people combined, it was not something to be underestimated.
If this is accomplished, Baili Tang can really earn 10,000 taels!
The shopkeeper then said, "Due to the content of the show, some of it is not suitable for children. It is for adults only!"
After he said this, the guests became even more curious and started talking about it.
In less than half an hour, all 400 tickets were sold out.
This bustling city has a population of nearly one million! Even if only one in ten households is wealthy, the number is still enormous.
With four hundred people, and an average of ten taels of silver per person, that's four thousand taels. Just three rounds and the tavern could earn over ten thousand taels!
Is the tyrant going to do it?
It seems that it still doesn’t work.
Because of the people who were rehearsing, Baili Tang was so angry that he wanted to beat them up: "Why are you so stupid? What kind of performance is this?" It's far inferior to Chao Man'er's three children! Those three children do have acting talent!
Du Bingyan smiled and said, "Sir, this is our first time meeting..."
Guo Le also said: "I can't let go and act... I don't want to play Ouyang Qing... I want to play Wu Song..."
Baili Tang hit him: "Who told you to look like Ouyang Qing!"
Guo Le's fellow apprentices immediately said, "Exactly! Junior brother, you're acting like yourself!"
Master Du Jun's words still come true: "No matter what kind of play it is, you need to perform it with all your heart. We make a living from this, and we have to live up to this industry!"
After the master gave the order, the four of them acted even harder. This time, it was much better.
Prince An and Hu Zhenxing were eager to try. Prince An said, "I'd like to try Ouyang Qing..." but was met with contempt from everyone.
Hu Zhenxing said, "If I were younger, Wu Song would suit me. But why does Wu Song have to be a scholar? Isn't it good to be a simple warrior?"
Hu Panpan explained: "Uncle said that this is the character setting of the story!"
Ye Hongxue wasn't here. She had just spotted a familiar figure and chased after him...
They rehearsed until sunset—three o'clock in the afternoon. Baili Tang didn't care how well they were doing; they had to get on with it. The performance wouldn't end until six o'clock.
There's nothing we can do about it, since the shopkeeper has already taken all their money.
But just before going on stage, perhaps because she was too nervous, Du Bingyan's illness recurred. She was breathing rapidly and out of breath. How could she perform?
Ye Hongxue, who had just returned, saw this scene and immediately burst out laughing - "What a foolish emperor! The idea is great, but it's a pity that others don't support it. The guests are all seated, let's see how you solve it."
"Ms. Hu, you have watched so many rehearsals. Can you go on stage?" Baili Tang set his sights on Hu Panpan.
Hu Panpan smiled and shook her head: "Uncle, there's nothing I can do to help you. If I go on stage, my mother will break my legs when I get home." Mainly because the role of "brother-in-law" is too "disgraceful"...
There was no other way, Baili Tang had to ask Du Jun and others to perform "Exploring Qingshui River" first. If that didn't work, they could perform another song they were good at.
"I'm sorry, sir!" Du Bingyan said apologetically.
"It's okay, take a deep breath and don't think about anything. You're just too nervous." Baili Tang didn't mean to blame Du Bingyan. Du Bingyan was already ill.
After the two songs were performed, Du Bingyan's condition did not improve.
There was no other way, Baili Tang had to go on stage and save the situation.
As soon as he came on the court, there was a burst of boos.
It seems that not many people here know him.
Baili Tang was not annoyed, but smiled and said, "I'm afraid none of you here are scholars?"
One spectator laughed out loud: "Even if he's a scholar, he wouldn't dare admit it. How many scholars can match the couplet at the door?"
"That's right!"
Baili Tang: "That couplet was written by me. But today, I want to tell you a story first - Du Shiniang sinks the treasure chest in anger!"
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