Perfect Life

As soon as he decided to accept a disciple, Mr. Cheng seemed happier than Li Qian, and he didn't wait for Li Qian to leave, so he called his own disciple and informed him that he wanted a disciple, while telling him to be responsible for arranging the time. Gather many brothers and sisters and elders to watch the ceremony when the time comes.

Li Qian was sitting on the sofa opposite, listening to the old man's voice like Hong Zhong giving orders, he was a little puzzled. Wang Huaiyu explained to him with a smile: "In Beijing Opera, orderly inheritance is important, and the rules are great. The old man is the direct descendant of the Cheng School, and if he wants to accept disciples, it is of course a major event for the entire Cheng School, and even the entire Beijing Opera circle. Son, of course we have to make arrangements in advance! When the time comes, the incense hall will be opened!"

Hearing "Kaixiangtang", Li Qian was instantly confused.

All of a sudden, I thought of the Qinghong Gang in the old society, Tiandihui and Wei Xiaobao.

But fortunately, he quickly reacted: the Heaven and Earth Society in the novel, the Qinghong Gang of the old society, in the final analysis, it is just a way to learn, the so-called Kaixiangtang is not necessarily a creation of Beijing opera. , but the Kaixiangtang of Beijing Opera is definitely earlier than "The Lu Ding Ji" and the Qinghong Gang.

The old man Cheng Yunshan is nearly seventy years old, and he has not been on stage in recent years, and his disciples have been confiscated for many years. At this time, he suddenly announced that he would open a fragrance hall to accept his disciples. It is impossible to say that there was another rush in the Beijing opera circle.

The old man made a phone call, but within an hour or so, seven or eight cars came one after another in front of the villa. One after another, people came in one after another, and when one came in, the old man solemnly introduced him to Li Qian.

Of course, Li Qian didn't know any of these people before, and Wang Huaiyu only knew a few of them, but... Li Qian had heard the tapes of two of them!

So he knows that there are a few of them, and they are definitely the leaders of the old school of the Cheng faction!

It has been a long time since I opened the mountain gate. Today, I suddenly want to accept an apprentice. The disciples of the old man thought that this was probably a closed disciple. They treated Li Qian very affectionately and politely.

In the traditions of the older generation of our nation. Masters tend to value two disciples the most: the first disciple and the closed disciple.

The eldest disciple of Kaishan was the first apprentice, and he was often the first to help the master. The unique skills in the hands of the master are often the most comprehensive and solid ones learned. In addition, due to his name, he is the senior brother, so at the end. As long as the aptitude is not too bad, this great disciple of the founding mountain can easily lead the disciples.

The closed disciple, as the last apprentice, is often the most loved by the master, and the teaching is also the most attentive. Even ordinary people think that when a master accepts apprentices until the end, he must leave a few tricks to press the bottom of the box. This unique skill, most of the time, is not even passed on to the great disciples. Often it will fall into the hands of closed door disciples.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the so-called "old son and grandson, the lifeblood of the old lady" in the folk saying is exactly this truth. Closed disciples are, in a way, similar to old sons.

Cheng Yunshan's eldest disciple is Fang Shaobai, a famous Beijing opera star that Li Qian has long known. Of course, it must be the first time to meet each other. He was in his early forties, not too tall, and had a clear appearance. It is exactly the same as the old man.

He didn't come too early. When he came over, there were already five or six disciples of the old man in the room, but as soon as he entered the door, he immediately became the focus of the audience. The old man's apprentices stood up one after another, "Master Brother" one after another. After nodding to many juniors, he respectfully greeted the old man and the old lady before looking at Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu.

He is almost a head shorter than Li Qian, but his eyes are warm and his smile is friendly. After greeting each other, he smiled and said to the old man: "Master, when you called just now, I just wanted to say, this little junior brother's name... I am very familiar with him. I met him and saw his appearance. I'm even more suspicious, he won't be..."

Many of the old man's apprentices laughed.

Li Qian was very embarrassed.

At this time, even the old man had a smile on his face, "Children, you are lecherous and Mu Shaoai, is it normal to have a few women?" While speaking, the old man raised his hand and pointed his fingers in addition to The disciples other than Fang Shaobai clicked one by one, "What are you laughing at? Just the few of you, which one has less tossed about than him?"

Everyone laughed, and Li Qian was even more embarrassed.

At this time, the senior brother named Li Zhixuan who had arrived just now said solemnly: "Master, we don't recognize what you said! What is our little thing called? It can be compared with our little junior brother. Is it?"

Everyone laughed again. Although the old man pretended to be sullen, there was a smile in his eyes, "Is the one you married last year the third or the fourth? Are you pregnant, right? Come back and give birth, bring me and your wife to see. "

Li Zhixuan chuckled, "No problem, I'm still waiting for your old man to give you a name! We went to check, this time, 10% of the time, it's definitely a big fat boy!"

...

When there are too many people, the mouth is noisy. In the old man's villa, it was lively for a while before finally calming down again.

Fang Shaobai, the elder brother in the Cheng family, told the master carefully about his considerations and arrangements. Many younger juniors, including Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu, only stood on the side and listened quietly.

At the end, Fang Shaobai said about the apprenticeship process, and the old man nodded directly, "You are careful and your arrangements are appropriate, just do as you said!"

So, a set of rituals that Li Qian felt complicated and cumbersome to listen to was settled.

Of course, the time is TBD.

In addition to the many disciples of the old man, there are many famous people in the circle who need to participate in the ceremony. Everyone is very busy, especially now, the theater system is implemented. Yes, there are seven or eight, so it is natural to gather a day that allows as many people as possible to come back as much as possible, and then hold the apprenticeship ceremony.

With so many disciples coming, plus Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu, of course the old lady wanted to keep meals, but the old man thought that there were too many people and said "I don't care about meals", so he sent many disciples away, leaving only the Fang Shaobai and Li Zhixuan were in charge of accompanying the guests.

Li Zhixuan is a good person. He makes jokes and shakes his burdens, and he comes when he opens his mouth. Fang Shaobai is a steady person, with the style of a big master, and he is also a leader in today's drama world. The two are one village and one harmony, and Wang Huaiyu, as a student that the old lady values ​​very much, has known them before, as a university professor and master tutor. The aura is also enough, so the three of them chatted, and they complemented each other.

On the contrary, it is Li Qian, who is the real master of today. Although I sat with the three big brothers, most of the time I just listened to them quietly. If someone didn't take the initiative to ask me, I seldom said anything.

To be honest, for him, this morning's experience still makes him feel like a dream.

He hadn't thought about it before, he just wanted to learn a few plays in his spare time, ordinarily let Master Cheng's disciples, such as Fang Shaobai and Li Zhixuan, teach him. I thought it would be a waste of other people's time, but I didn't expect that in the end, I actually joined the old man's door and officially became a disciple in this door.

This is a lot of pressure for him.

Because he knew very well in his heart that he had never thought of wanting to perform on stage.

Three minutes on stage, ten years off stage.

However, where did he get so much time to practice hard offstage?

...

The old man was reluctant to get involved in the conversation between young people. After arranging things, he left two apprentices to accompany the guests. The old man and the old lady went out for a walk holding hands as usual.

After he left, the two senior brothers Fang Shaobai and Li Zhixuan briefly introduced Li Qian about the old man's house and the current situation in the Cheng School.

The old man is highly respected in Cheng Paide. But it is not too early to accept the disciples, and the disciples are not too many. Up to now, not counting Li Qian, there are a total of seventeen disciples who have officially joined the old man's sect. Therefore, when Li Qian worships his teacher, it will be the eighteenth. Among these seventeen disciples, nine are currently staying in Shuntian Prefecture, and eight have been transferred to provincial theaters.

In addition, the old man's love history is beyond what his disciples can tell. Fang Shaobai, as the eldest disciple of the old man, just introduced that in addition to Mrs. Lu, the old man has a total of three concubines who entered the door. Mrs. Lu had one son and one daughter successively, and the three younger sisters had two sons and three daughters. Among the seven children in total, five have been married successively, and they have all moved out to live elsewhere. Of course, each of the master's concubines has its own house. The only one who is still with the old man and the old lady now is a daughter named Cheng Suping, who was born between them in their fifties.

Hearing the name, Li Qian was stunned for a while, and then Wang Huaiyu smiled and said, "It's a coincidence. I and Qian and we just heard this little junior sister's play, "Wu Jia Po" two days ago!"

Fang Shaobai smiled when he heard the words, "Junior Sister Su Ping was originally unwilling to learn opera. After all, her family, young and old, her brothers and sisters are all singing operas, so she is not very interested, although she has followed her since she was a child. Teacher He Sufen was her teacher. She appeared on stage at the age of seventeen, but later, she secretly got into the Huaxia Academy of Drama and studied acting for four years, saying that she wanted to be an actor in the future. But the old man disagreed! A little junior sister, you have a good foundation and a rare spiritual energy! Singing in Tsing Yi, that is really powerful! In the end, the old man said, you have to come back to sing, it is a pity not to sing. So, she came back, now with me The same, hang it on the side of the National Peking Opera House."

Everyone was chatting when someone just came back from outside.

As soon as the door opened, Li Zhixuan laughed: "It's true that Cao Cao is here! Look, the little sister is back!"

...

Although it has been a few days since I heard "Wu Jia Po", Cheng Suping's appearance and singing on the stage have impressed Li Qian so far, but when he saw Cheng Suping who had taken off his makeup, he But still couldn't help but shine.

As we all know, Tsing Yi and Zhengdan don’t usually dress up in Beijing operas that are fancy, but even though Cheng Suping plays a role like Wang Baochuan, her makeup is plain, but she is still aura. Instead, she removed her makeup. She almost doesn't wear Fendai, she looks more beautiful than on stage, but she looks a lot more elegant.

She seemed to be so calm.

After entering the door and putting down the key, she smiled faintly and rushed over here, "Master is here!" She greeted Li Zhixuan again, "Hello, sixth brother!"

Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu stood up one after another.

Fang Shaobai introduced them, "This is Master's student, Mr. Wang Huaiyu, this is Li Qian, and the master has decided to accept him as his apprentice."

Cheng Suping was stunned for a moment, but then nodded with a smile, "My mother has mentioned Brother Huaiyu many times, but unfortunately I haven't seen it before." Then, a pair of moist deer-like eyes looked at Li Qian , with a smile on his lips, "Little Junior Brother, hello!"

Li Zhixuan suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Fang Shaobai also smiled and said, "At last there is someone who can make you call me Junior Brother!"

Cheng Suping just smiled lightly and said, "Master, you sit with them, I'll go to the kitchen to see. My mother must have arranged for Aunt Liu again? I'll help." While speaking, Li Qian and Wang Huaiyu each Nodding, turning around.

The four sat down again.

Li Qian suddenly said without thinking, "It's a pity she doesn't act in movies."

...

At lunch, Mr. Cheng was very happy, and everyone drank a few cups with him. When the meal was over, Cheng Suping saw off the guests on behalf of his parents and watched everyone drive away before returning.

The old man had already gone upstairs to snore. After lunch every day, he had not changed the rules for decades, but the old lady went back to the piano room and started to play the piano.

Cheng Suping leaned against the door and listened for a while, then smiled: "Mom, today's harvest is not small, I think this piece of music you played just now is good, is it a new one?"

The old lady turned around with a smile, UU read www. uukanshu.com asked: "Do you think it's good?"

Cheng Suping smiled, thought about it, and nodded: "Atmospheric! The typical classical way is just right for the way of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. If this is accompanied by a similar word, it will definitely sound good!"

The old lady smiled and said, "Unfortunately, your mother is old, and you can only listen to this kind of music and promote it for the younger generation."

Cheng Suping blinked when he heard the words, "Didn't you write it?"

The old lady nodded and said, "Isn't your dad going to accept closed disciples? It's that young man. When we talked about this in the morning, he played his works to us. That's it! But... I should remember I made a few mistakes, alas, I'm old, my brain can't work!"

Cheng Suping nodded slowly, not seeming too surprised, but asked lightly, "Are there any lyrics?"

The old lady replied, "It's the poem by Yang Shen, the famous man in the book, "Linjiang Immortal."

Cheng Suping thought for a while after hearing the words, nodded calmly, and said, "Not bad. It's very suitable." (To be continued.)