Chapter 3399 3401【Farewell My Concubine】

As a group of junior brothers dressed as monkeys appeared on the stage, it was the turn of the senior brother Xiang Nan, and he also played the role of the Monkey King, the Monkey King.

Following the beat of gongs and drums, Xiang Nan turned somersaults neatly and appeared on the stage. With his martial arts skills, let alone turning somersaults, it would be no surprise that he could climb water and walk through grain and stick cotton.

Hence, these somersaults turned high, flying and neatly, which could be called a good crunching somersault, which immediately attracted applause from the surrounding audience.

Visitors who often visit the flyover have a high level of vision, and they can naturally tell whether this somersault is good or bad.

After winning the jackpot, Xiang Nan took the stick thrown by his junior brother, waved it twice casually, and then posed for a pose. He was still clean and neat, never sloppy.

His martial arts skills are high and his memory is good. Not only has he mastered what Master Guan taught him, but he is also able to excel. Therefore, his performance is naturally good and he once again received applause.

 “The Monkey King acted well and has great spirit~”

 “Good figure, good somersault!”

 “This kid is good and has spirituality~”

 The onlookers praised one after another.

 Subsequently, Xiang Nan and his junior fellow apprentices continued to perform, with sticks in hand coming and going, creating a lively scene.

 When watching fighting scenes in Peking Opera, the focus is on the hands, eyes, body, method, and steps, and the six words "steadiness, accuracy, ruthlessness, crispness, handsomeness, and gracefulness" are emphasized.

Stability means that no matter how complex the martial arts is or how fast the speed is, it can be neat and orderly, and the moves are steady; accuracy means that every martial arts movement must be performed accurately according to its proper position; ruthlessness means that it can be achieved on the basis of stability and accuracy. A certain amount of intensity makes the martial arts real and believable.

 Bristling means that the movements have a strong sense of rhythm, and the handling of key body parts is particularly crisp and lively; handsome means that the body is neat and neat, and the demeanor is elegant; drifting means that the movements are agile, lifting weights are light, and the movements are fluid.

The performance of other juniors was just unsatisfactory, but Xiang Nan's performance can truly be described as "stable, accurate, ruthless, crisp, handsome, and beautiful".

 When the onlookers saw that although he was young, his movements were mature and full of skill, so naturally they cheered endlessly. Even Master Guan and Master Shen couldn't help but nod secretly when they saw Xiang Nan's brilliant performance.

Xifucheng has eighteen disciples in this department, and it is considered good to have a leader like Xiang Nan.

 …

Just when the troupe and the spectators were enjoying themselves, at this moment, they saw a kid playing the monkey roll his eyes and dive into the crowd.

When the junior brothers saw him, they all shouted, "Oh, the little leper ran away again."

Little Leizi, like Little Shitou'er, was sold into the theater troupe by his parents when he was young. He didn't have a famous name either. Because he had a leprosy, he was called Little Leper.

The little leper has a naughty character, is greedy and stupid. He can't memorize the lyrics and movements, and he doesn't practice hard. Therefore, he is often beaten by his master. He can't stand the pain and always wants to run away.

This time when the overpass fell to the ground, he saw an opportunity and ran away.

"Good boy, you still dare to run, chase him back for me." Master Guan immediately said angrily when he saw it.

Little Leprechaun signed a contract of betrayal with him, stating that he was not allowed to drop out of school midway. If there is a natural disaster, illness, death, or escape, everyone will do so according to destiny.

 He studied opera in the theater troupe for more than a year, ate so many steamed buns, and drank so much stick porridge. If he ran away now, wouldn't he have wasted a lot of food in vain?

Besides, if he is not captured, all the children in the troupe will imitate him, and the whole troupe will be disbanded. Therefore, they must be captured and killed to serve as a warning to others.

Xiang Nan and others immediately gave chase.

 Xi Fucheng's performance caused such a big mess, which naturally made the audience very dissatisfied. Several idle men stepped forward, grabbed Master Guan by the collar and yelled, "Ma De, what kind of dirty thing dares to show up here?"

These are gangsters from Tianqiao, who would pick fights and cause trouble when they have nothing to do, and now they are being caught.

Master Guan is the uncompromising patriarch in front of his disciples. The children are allowed to be beaten and scolded by him. But facing these gangsters, he had no choice. He just begged repeatedly, "Man, man, please do me a favor, I will bow to you~"

Masters from other troupes also hurriedly came up to break up the fight. They tried their best not to cause trouble.

 After all, actors like them have been discriminated against since ancient times. They are compared with beggars, prostitutes, thieves, goddesses, turtle slaves, etc. They have no status at all, and they can be beaten without any reason.

 …

Just when the chaos broke out, the brothers had already caught the little leper and held him on the spot.

At this time, Xiang Nan also saw Master Guan and Master Shen being grabbed and beaten by gangsters. Seeing this, Xiang Nan's Qi Luck Dantian screamed "Wow, yeah, yeah, yeah..."

This voice stirred up inner energy and resounded throughout the place, like a thunderbolt from the blue, startling everyone at once.

Then I heard Xiang Nan singing loudly, "It gave birth to the great wilderness, and I also gave birth to the great wilderness. Smoking the clouds, picking up the sun and the moon, swallowing all the phenomena..."

Each word is sonorous, clear-cut, and the sound is like gold and jade, crisp and bright. It is transmitted through the inner strength and can be heard clearly from hundreds of steps away.

 “Good thing~” When the spectators heard this, they all cheered.

 The gangsters who were causing trouble stopped making trouble as soon as they saw it. After all, they came to Tianqiaoer mainly to watch the fun, and fighting was not the purpose.

 Suddenly, a crisis disappeared, and "Havoc in Heaven" could continue.

Because of Xiang Nan's loud voice and moving singing, the surrounding onlookers were attracted. Seeing that he could sing the opera so well at such a young age, they naturally did not hesitate to spend money.

　One-cent, five-cent, ten-cent, twenty-cent copper plates... were thrown into the middle of the field with a clanging sound.

 In the early days of the Republic of China, prices were relatively stable. One yuan in the capital can buy twenty kilograms of rice and about one hundred kilograms of millet. So this wave of rewards is pretty good.

 …

After singing "Havoc in Heaven", it was getting late, and Master Guan and Master Shen led the team back to the small courtyard where Xifucheng's class was located.

 After closing the door, Master Guan and Master Shen prepared to take care of the little leper, and the other brothers were also punished. They were punished to kneel in the theater shed and went up one by one to receive the boards.

Master Shen took the scabbard and spanked each one on the buttocks. While beating him back, he asked, "Are you still running away? Are you still running away?"

The scabbard weighed two or three kilograms, and it slapped on the buttocks, making all these boys grin and scream in pain. You Na couldn't help but feel the pain and burst into tears.

As a senior brother, Xiang Nan, although he did well today and helped his master get out of the siege, he also suffered two scabbards.

The scabbard was to attack him for not caring enough and actually letting the little leper run away; the scabbard was to attack his arrogance, so that he would never be complacent in the future.

"Little Shitou'er, although you have made a great contribution today, you have also received these two blows. Let me ask you, are you convinced?" Master Shen asked after the stroke.

“I’m convinced, I’m convinced. It’s my fault that I didn’t think highly of my junior brother. Master’s fight was right and well done.” Xiang Nan said loudly.

 “Kneel down there.” Master Shen said with satisfaction.

 (End of this chapter)