Dressed as an actor in the Qing Dynasty

In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court banned Bannermen and Eight Banners officers and soldiers from entering market theaters to watch operas. Because "the inner city is close to the palace, it is forbidden to open theaters, guild halls, and brothels", so there are no theaters in the inner city for people to enjoy operas. In the Qing Dynasty, there was almost no one who didn’t like to go to the theater, so the princes and ministers followed the example of the court, and the wealthy merchants followed the example of the gentry and officials, and built theaters in their own mansions.

The old man of the Qin family had his [-]th birthday, so old man Qin invited people to sing in his theater to celebrate his birthday.

It is said that the Qin family can still have some relationship with the royal family, the family has a great career, and it can be regarded as a famous family in this capital.

Speaking of birthday celebrations, I shouldn't have sung this "Palace of Eternal Life", but the old man Qin loved to listen to this play. In order to please the old man, the old man specially ordered this play, and explained that if the performance is good, there will be a reward in addition.

The Qin family deserves to be a famous family in the capital. The halls, group rooms, verandas, rocks, and pavilions that enter the park are amazing. There is a large Jasper Lake in front of the pavilion with flying eaves. There are many green willows in front of the jade bridge. From a distance, the willows are thick and green, and the water and sky are the same color.

The old man of the Qin family loves to listen to operas. Everyone in the capital knows that Mr. Qin is also a well-known dutiful son. One can imagine how magnificent the theater building of the Qin family must be.

The Qin family theater building is a three-volume hook-up style, with cornices and corners, painted pillars and carved beams. From east to west, the theater building is divided into a front hall, a play room and a stage.The stage sits south and faces north, exquisite and exquisite. The stage is surrounded by low railings. The roots of the low railings are finely carved, and the flowers, birds, insects and fish carved on it can be vaguely seen. There are corridors on both sides of the theater building. The building scenery is hidden and complements each other.

Everyone has already put the suitcases, boots, bags, cuts, and boxes one by one in the play room. Su Qingchi always knows how to enjoy himself. Before the play started, he had already walked around the Qinjiayuanzi. In his hand was a snow-white, red-eyed fur rabbit.

When Su Baoer ran over joyfully, he saw his brother twiddling a rabbit with two fingers and playing with it recklessly. He was immediately happy and wanted to ask for it when he went up, "Brother, let me play."

Su Qingchi seemed to be tired of playing with this palm-sized fur rabbit, so he casually threw it to Su Baoer, "Take it."

Su Baoer narrowly caught it, held it in his arms, touched and rubbed it, it was so hot, "Where did this rabbit come from?"

"I picked it up." Su Qingchi said lazily, "Put it away, don't let it get away, go back and pluck the hair and make a bowl of soup."

Su Baoer hid the rabbit and muttered, "You are so small, you are willing."

While talking, the servant from the Qin residence had arrived, saying that he was about to start the show, so Su Qingchi didn't delay any longer, and reminded Su Baoer before leaving, "Looking forward."

Su Baoer stuck out her tongue at him and made a grimace, and went to play with the rabbit.

Not long after, a grand opera was sung with gongs and drums on the other side of the stage. Almost all the people in the Qin Mansion went to listen to the opera, and even the rough envoys could not see many of them. Su Baoer sat on the rockery, molested Rabbits playing with palms.

Occasionally, if I look over the stage, I can see the guests sitting full under the stage and his brother on the stage, wearing a colorful and colorful gown, wearing exquisite emerald jewels, pretending to be Concubine Yang, making neon clothes on the emerald plate Yu Yiwu, with a graceful figure, soft and charming, attracted applause from the audience, the old master Qin also smiled, and his mouth with few teeth never closed.

Su Bao'er was watching with enthusiasm, when two clear and silvery voices came from his ears.

"Miss, that Su Qingchi's appearance is so good, I almost thought he was a fairy." A girl in a green shirt and a young woman walked over by the willows by the lake.

"Boss Su's appearance is self-evident, and he sings well." The voice of the speaker was sweet and pleasant.

After seeing the appearance of the person who spoke, Su Baoer only felt his heart move.

The lady was in her late twenties, with fair complexion, autumn water eyes, and a small cherry mouth. She was wearing a pink and silver silk phoenix-tailed skirt with rippling ribbons, water patterns embroidered under the skirt, and embroidered bow shoes faintly visible at the bottom of the skirt. , indescribably delicate and exquisite.

"Oh." Su Baoer was stunned, and fell down from the rockery without paying attention.

"Who's there?" the maid with a tender voice asked while protecting her young lady.

Su Baoer rubbed her buttocks, and limped out from behind the rockery, with grass clippings all over her body and head, looking embarrassed.

Seeing that the servant girl wanted to call someone, he quickly said, "Don't, don't, I'm not a bad person, but it's my brother who played the role of Concubine Yang on that stage."

Su Baoer pointed to the stage.

The maid looked Su Baoer up and down, then turned her head to look at the stage, put her hands on her hips, "I don't think it looks like it, it's probably a thief who ran in from outside."

This little maid also framed Su Baoer's shoulder with her finger.

Su Baoer took a step back, and said back, "You little girl has sharp teeth, be careful that you won't get married in the future."

"You, you." The maid stomped her feet angrily.

"How?" Su Baoer was trembling, when the rabbit in his arms jumped out.

The servant girl's eyes were sharp, and she immediately pointed at the rabbit on the ground, "Okay, miss, look, isn't this Xue'er, this man is indeed a thief."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Qin Simin hurried forward to stop her maid, "Okay, stop arguing."

The two snorted at each other, turned their heads and ignored each other, Qin Simin covered her lips with a smile, and glared at her personal servant girl, "You."

"Miss~" the maid stomped her feet.

Qin Simin bent down to pick up the rabbit on the ground, held it in his arms and stroked it gently, then said to Su Baoer, "This rabbit is named Xue'er, my father bought it from a vendor a few days ago and gave it to me as a companion. ..."

"My name is Su Baoer, you can just call me by my name." Su Baoer patted her chest, but her heart was beating wildly.

Qin Simin lowered her eyes and smiled, "I wonder if Young Master Su can..."

Su Baoer blushed. Although his brother picked up the rabbit, he might have just picked it up for fun. Miss Qin not only didn't blame him, but even talked nicely with him. Su Baoer felt ashamed.

"Here, since this rabbit is yours, you can just take it." Su Baoer murmured while pulling at the corner of her clothes, not daring to look at Miss Qin again.

"That's it, thank you, Young Master Su, and leave." Qin Simin thanked politely, and then led the maid to walk along the stone steps to the other side.

Su Bao'er stared blankly at the direction in which Miss Qin's family left, her heart was in a mess.

Ever since meeting Miss Qin's family that time, Su Baoer has taken a fancy to her.

"Brother, I want to take the merit test."

Su Qingchi was resting on the bamboo chair with his legs crossed, his eyes slanted when he heard what Su Baoer said, "Oh?"

Su Baoer tightened her trouser waist, straightened her chest, "I've made up my mind, when I become an official, I'll go to the Qin family to propose marriage and ask Miss Qin to be my wife."

"Then?" Su Qingchi put down the teacup slowly.

Su Baoer thought for a while, "Well, I love her and let her give birth to me."

Su Qingchi slammed the hand towel over and snorted, "Who asked you this? I asked you what you do after becoming an official."

"I'll support you." Su Bao'er took the towel and blurted out.

Only then did Su Qingchi nodded in satisfaction, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Just remember."

The next day, Su Qingchi asked someone to inquire about the teacher in the capital. Boss Su can tell you that it is not good for those who are too young, nor for those in their seventies, nor for those who are full of knowledge, nor for those who are pedantic and old-fashioned. Neither is fame.After picking and choosing, in the huge city of Beijing, only three people meet the requirements: Yuan Mei, Ji Yun and He Shen, the three great talents during the Qianlong period.

Are these three god-level figures that he, a commoner, can provoke?

Su Qingchi doesn't have the guts to be idle and refined.

After thinking about it, Su Qingchi decided to collect the money first.

If it is said that Su Qingchi has not settled in this capital for a long time, it is really not easy for him to take out money all of a sudden.

It took a few days and ran to several pawnshops, but Su Qingchi returned disappointed.

Su Bao'er didn't understand, "Brother, if your Boss Su wants to treat you as a thing, why don't they compete for the money?"

Su Qingchi gave him a sideways glance, "You know what a fart, it's because of the face that I called me Boss Su."

Su Qingchi put those jewelries away, "They flatter me because I make them happy by singing, and they really take me seriously?"

"Don't they take it?" Su Baoer jumped up from the stool.

"That's all right." Su Qingchi took out a bracelet from the box, "No matter how you say this bracelet is worth ten taels of silver, they only give three taels."

Su Qingchi snorted, "Wouldn't it work if I beat the autumn wind and begged for alms?"

Su Baoer took the bracelet and rubbed it carefully twice, then rolled her eyes immediately, "Brother, isn't this your first time singing, did the butcher in the village give it to you?"

Su Qingchi sat on the round stool with his legs crossed, took a sip of tea for a long time, and then said, "So what?"

Su Bao'er threw the bracelet on the table, "If I were to give you ten taels, it would be fine, but if someone gave you three taels, it would be for your Boss Su's sake. If you ask for ten taels, how dare you?" .”

Su Qingchi's face darkened, "Hmph, I originally said 20 taels, but I only said [-] taels when I saw how pitiful they are, what else?"

Su Baoer seemed to be able to imagine the appearance of the pawnbroker being forced to cry by his brother, and he immediately felt sympathetic.

"You might as well grab it."

A bamboo pole was inserted on the eaves of Yunlai Inn, and a wine curtain was pulled, with the words "sell now, no credit" written on it. When the wind blows, you can see a big "Dang" character engraved on the back of the wine curtain. A wooden signboard.

There are two small plaques hanging on the main entrance of the pawnshop, with two big characters of "deposit" and "quality" written on them respectively.

Inside, behind the tall counter, the clerk was counting the accounts with an abacus.

Su Qingchi wore a camel-color single satin gown, a belt of gold silk with a silver background around his waist, and satchels and colorful embroidered fan covers hung on the left and right.

Because the weather was still chilly, he wore a satin jacket of various blue colors on his head, with a dark blue bead in the center of the hat, and some simple patterns were dug and embroidered on the brim. The whole person looks handsome and handsome, with high spirits.

After dusting off his robe, Su Qingchi paused at the door, then lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Boss Su, aren't you embarrassing us?"

Su Qingchi slowly lifted the lid of the teacup, sniffed the aroma of the tea, lowered his head and took a sip, then said, "Master Chen, take a closer look, this is a fine piece of jade."

Shopkeeper Chen has a bloated figure, and sitting on the chair at this time, he seemed to be stuck in it. He sighed, "Oh, Boss Su, to tell you the truth, the price you offered is really high. You just went all over the place." No one in the entire capital can afford this price."

"So, you're not fooled?" Su Qingchi put down his cup.

Shopkeeper Chen immediately stood up and cupped his hands, frowned and sighed fiercely, "I'm really... sorry."

"Hmph!" Su Qingchi immediately let out a cold snort, lifted his robe and left.

Deceiving too much, Su Qingchi was angry in his heart, he didn't look carefully when he went out, and as soon as he lifted the curtain, he bumped into the person who came in from outside the door.

Su Qingchi was in pain, and he was even more angry in his heart. He gave the man a vicious look, "The shopkeeper is bullying, and the buddy is also so arrogant, hmph!"

"Big boss." Shopkeeper Chen wiped off his cold sweat and hurried forward when he saw the person coming, feeling worried.

The visitor raised the curtain and glanced at Su Qingchi who left angrily, and asked Shopkeeper Chen, "What happened?"

Shopkeeper Chen gave a detailed account of what happened just now, and after listening to what Shopkeeper Chen said, the man shook his head and said, "In this way, it's your fault, since they are eager to spend money to hire Mr., why should you bother?" Those silver taels."

"Big boss, it's really..." Shopkeeper Chen was eager to explain.

The man stopped shopkeeper Chen's words with his gestures, "There is no need to say more about this matter, I will go and buy that piece of jade from him."

When shopkeeper Chen heard this, he quickly stopped him, "It's impossible. Da Dong, you don't know, his jade is good, but it has flaws. Even ten pieces of jade are not worth 30 taels, Da Dong..."

Before shopkeeper Chen finished speaking, the man had already left the pawnshop, and when shopkeeper Chen chased him out, there was no one outside.