Private Partner Bureau of Folklore Series

Another year of Dragon Boat Festival, Sujia Village held the annual Dragon Boat Festival.

At around six o'clock in the morning, earlier than the scheduled start time, Deng Zhirong stood at the entrance of Sujia Village.

Two men came up to meet him, and one of them greeted, "Morning, Mr. Deng."

Deng Zhirong paused, seeing them dressed in training uniforms, "Shi Jie, I'm not late, am I?"

"Fortunately, Teacher Tao Yan just arrived."

Deng Zhirong followed the two to the audience area and said: "Go and do your work, I'll do it right here." He knew that today these two would be responsible for leading the Guiding Lions team to welcome the guests, and they would not leave anyone behind.

The couple looked at each other, nodded to Deng Zhirong, and went back to prepare.

Ever since the last old man in Sujia Village who could sing and sing dragon boat passed away, no one can inherit this ancient tradition.But this year, Tao Yan, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly said that he wanted to try this dragon boat rap.When the news spread, many people traveled thousands of miles to watch it.

Deng Zhirong had already wanted to come to see it when he heard the news, and now even Chen Junping had entrusted him to come, so he naturally obliged and ran over early.

The reason why Tao Yan appeared out of nowhere was actually because no one had heard of his name before that.With the exception of teahouse storytellers who have declined, those who are often heard on the radio are old storytellers who are older than him and have senior qualifications.Those who listen to radio storytelling basically recognize these old artists.

But two|years ago, this Tao Yan suddenly ran out and said that he was the only inheritor of ancient teaching in the Chuyue area.This statement is naturally denied by those who are nostalgic, or who recognize it, let alone accept his storytelling.

This time he said that he wanted to reproduce the art of dragon boat rap, and many people waited and watched with the mentality of watching a joke.And Deng Zhirong and his teacher came here purely to see if this person can reproduce this art.

Dragon boat rap is one of the famous folk arts in the Lingnan area. It began in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

Dragon boat rap comes from folk.As a popular rap art, its tune and lyrics are similar to the "Wooden Fish" song.The libretto of the repertoire also includes everything, from fairy tales, folk tales to what happened at the time of singing.The content of the dragon boat song is relatively complicated, but because the folk artists in the past did not have much literacy, and most of them were passed down by word of mouth, there are not many lyrics handed down.

Soon, the dragon boats of Sujia Village had traveled around the village's waterway for a week, and it was time to welcome guests.

At this time Tao Yan also came out wearing a long robe, and saw that he was holding a three-story wooden dragon boat, with a small bronze gong on his finger, and a small round drum hanging on his chest.Beating the small drums and small gongs, they slowly followed the lions while singing and marching forward.

Rap, speak and sing.Listening to Tao Yan talking and singing about today's events, using what he encountered and saw as the content of the rap.

Deng Zhirong wrote in his notebook: They all come from the folks. How is dragon boat rap different from salt water songs?

As soon as he stopped writing, a person rushed up behind him and hung on firmly, "Xiaorong~~~"

Under the momentum, his hand trembled, and he almost dropped the pen; his feet slipped, and he almost wobbled his feet.A hand was stretched out from the side to quickly hold it, "Be careful!"

He turned his head to look at the person, and after a while he smiled and said: "Jiang Yuanfeng? You also came to the show?" While speaking, he used |force to pull|down| the woman behind him.

Jiang Yuanfeng seemed very happy, "I heard that someone is going to reproduce the dragon boat rap, so I came to see it." Compared with before, this time it took obviously less time.

Ruan Yuan was pulled down by him in amazement, and looked at the man wearing black-rimmed glasses. It was really rare that it only took so long. What's so special about this man?Just as he was thinking, he heard Deng Zhirong's puzzled voice asking, "Ruan Yuan? Why are you in a daze? Are you here for work again today?"

Ruan Yuan looked at the bamboo horse with surprise in his eyes, "Yes, someone wants to reproduce the dragon boat rap, such important news, of course he will come. In addition, Teacher Tao refused to accept interviews before, so we must interview him this time .”

Deng Zhirong was a little annoyed by the sight, and just happened to see Master Shi Jie bringing Tao Yan over, so he walked over as if to avoid it.Chatting and chatting, several people walked back together, and introduced themselves to each other after meeting.

It seemed that someone had persuaded them, Tao Yan waited for everyone to get to know each other, and then said: "Miss Ruan, I agree to accept the interview."

Ruan Yuan was a little stunned, but willing to accept the interview was better than anything else, so he asked Shi Jie to arrange a relatively quiet place for the interview.

After settling them down, Shi Jeff took the two of them to visit the village.

Relying on the income from tourism, coupled with the policy of restoring the old as it is |, the village has truly transformed into a completely antique village, with stone roads, green brick oyster shell houses, Ming Dynasty wells and pots that can fetch water Ear brick carved tile roofs can be seen here.

Su Heyang smiled and said, "Speaking of which, this is the first time for Xiao Deng to officially visit our village."

Deng Zhirong nodded, "The previous time I came here just to watch Shijie practice, I didn't have a chance to take a good look at it, but I feel that the scenery is better than before."

Shi Jie hooked Deng Zhirong's shoulders and led him away from the other two, and said in a low voice, "To be honest, I can't imagine how you will be going to class then... Do you really want to use that software that is not yet stable?"

Not long ago, Zheng Hao, who immigrated to Maple Leaf Country, passed on a software to them, saying that it was a system specially designed for Deng Zhirong to use. They tested it, and the accuracy rate was 40%, which was a bit low. They reported the situation to the other side, Zheng Hao Immediately invested in secondary development and repaired BUG by the way.

Deng Zhirong adjusted his glasses, "Two days ago he sent an updated version, let me try it again." The effect will not be known until class.

Compared with the excitement of the first two, the two who followed were not familiar with each other, so they also had a match.

"What does Mr. Su teach in Xingshuo Academy?" When they met each other before, Jiang Yuanfeng knew that Deng Zhirong and the other three were both friends and colleagues.

"Advanced Mathematics. Speaking of which, I seem to have heard your name, Mr. Jiang, in the Cantonese opera competition a few months ago?" Su Heyang asked affirmatively.

This naturally refers to the rematch where Deng Zhirong and Jiang Yuanfeng met again.

Jiang Yuanfeng nodded, "I'm going, and Deng Zhirong and I will take the lead in the final performance." After speaking, he looked at Su Heyang unexpectedly, "You also watched it?"

"He is Xiaojie's friend." Su Heyang watched with him for a while.

Just as they were talking, the two in front stopped. When they approached, Deng Zhirong said, "Call Ruan Yuan and say that Teacher Tao is very interested in chatting with us." He looked at Jiang Yuanfeng.

Jiang Yuanfeng thought for a while, "Alright, I just want to take a look at that dragon boat sculpture."

Shi Jie and Su Heyang looked at each other, "Let's go there together." Said, Shi Jie took Su Heyang and led the way.

Jiang Yuanfeng walked to Deng Zhirong's side, looked at the pair in front of him, and saw that there was an unspeakable tacit understanding between the two people's eyes and body | It seems that I saw something recorded in your notebook, can we discuss it together?"

Deng Zhirong was looking for |someone to ask for advice, and when he heard the words, he talked happily.

When he arrived at Tao Yan and Ruan Yuan's place, Shi Jie saw that the two behind him still seemed to be unsatisfied, then looked at the time, and said: "You are all hungry, the dragon boat rice in the village is still on display, go eat first and then chat Bar?"

Tao Yan hesitated, "These things..." He pointed to the dragon boat carvings and other things that were put aside.

"It's okay, just put it here, someone will take it back." The dragon boat sculpture was donated by members of the Su clan to the village museum for preservation, and it was specially lent out for Tao Yan today.

Jiang Yuanfeng asked, Su Heyang nodded and agreed to let him take pictures.He hurriedly took pictures of all angles of the dragon boat sculpture before someone came to collect it, and then asked Tao Yan to take several pictures.

As soon as the filming was finished, the people from the village museum who had already arrived carefully packed the items and moved them back.Shi Jie chased after him and said a few words, then came back and said, "Everyone please."

Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, after remittance of the dragon boat, the sailors of Brother Village will organize|organize together to have a dragon boat meal. For all participants, dragon boat rowing is an admiration to the gods. It is regarded as a sacred thing, implying a kind of good intentions.

After eating dragon boat rice, the weather will be smooth and the crops will be plentiful all year round.Therefore, except for the contestants, everyone in the village, old and young, can go to the ancestral hall to receive dragon boat meals.When eating dragon boat rice, the villagers are all equal. Regardless of your status, rich or poor, high or low, the condition is that you must come to pick it up in person, take a certain amount of dragon boat rice, and cook with the big pot of rice when you go home , let the whole|family enjoy good luck.

After eating, everyone found a relatively quiet place to continue the topic just now.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Tao Yan was indeed a very good storyteller, and he was very familiar with the legends of the Chuyue region, so it could be said that he picked them up easily.

I heard him talk about the meaning of dragon boat rice just now, and now I heard him talk about the legend of dragon boat rap on Ono, and the young people were fascinated by it.

There are many theories about the origin of dragon boat rap. The mainstream theory is that it was created by the descendants of a poor and wealthy family in Xianning County at that time;During this period, the performers of dragon boat rap were mostly low-income buskers. They walked around the Chuyue territory and performed, so dragon boat rap was able to spread.

Since it was rated as an intangible cultural heritage, all parts of Xiushui Triangle have paid more attention to the inheritance and development of dragon boat rap.

Speaking of this, Tao Yan said with emotion: "Fortunately, there are still people who are willing to inherit my mantle, otherwise, no matter how much I value it, this industry will still decline."

Deng Zhirong said: "Teacher Tao, with the development of the times, the decline of some traditional skills or industries is inevitable. All we can do is to try to pass on this traditional skill industry in our lifetime."

Shi Jie walked over with a tea tray in his hand, "In our generation, there are many people who are influenced by traditional skills or industries. Many of them want to enter this industry but fail to find the right way, but there are also many people who avoid it... This is a death cycle."

"Persistence is the most important thing in this kind of thing." Jiang Yuanfeng took the teacup, "You too, it is because of persistence that you can become a generation of lion king." He just searched for Shijie's information on his mobile phone, and he told himself , just out of curiosity.

Shi Jie sat next to Su Heyang, held his hand, and said with a smile, "That requires the support of family and friends." Su Heyang returned a warm smile and intertwined fingers with him.

Ruan Yuan asked: "Teacher Tao, is your new student willing to continue this project?"

Tao Yan shook his head, "He just started to get in touch with the basics, and he hasn't learned this yet."

Deng Zhirong took the opportunity to raise his question again.

Tao Yan thought for a while, "These songs all originated from the folk, and what they said and sang were all the living conditions of the folk. The same is true of the often said 'Shu Bailan', which originated from life, developed in life, but also declined in life. ...there is not much difference, um, at most, it is the difference in tone."

Shubailan, also known as Shulaibao, is a kind of folk art similar to the current RAP.With a bright rhythm and a humorous tone, the rhyme is added to make it more short and powerful. Coupled with the percussion of the wooden fish and the board, the performer's spooky horse is even more amazing.

Xianshui song, also known as "Danjia song", means the song of fishermen.In order to adjust their lives and increase their friendship, fishermen gradually formed a custom of singing in antiphonal songs.In most places, before the busy season of farming or after the harvest, singing platforms are set up for competitions; during the Mid-Autumn Festival, boats are also rolled to the center of the river for duet singing.

Jiang Yuanfeng said: "Although the current mainstream of opera is Beijing, Yue, Guangdong, and Sichuan, in fact, the real diversion is Beijing, Henan, Yue, Huangmei Opera, and Pingju Opera. Um... what Teacher Tao said just now, It can only be regarded as a local drama, but the audience of Cantonese opera is relatively wide, and there are fans abroad."

Deng Zhirong's eyes lit up, he turned his head and started discussing with people, countless terms, jargon, and professional terms popped out one after another.

The few people who had been forgotten quietly moved places and continued the interview.Shi Jie absent-mindedly listened to the interview here, then turned to look at the two men over there, first a little surprised, then smiled lightly.

Suddenly, his eyes were covered, "Why are you so happy to watch?"

Shi Jie took down the hand covering his eyes, squeezed them comfortingly, and motioned to look over there.

Su Heyang looked at it for a while, then turned his head incomprehension, Shi Jie helplessly held his hand and put it to his lips and kissed, "Mr. Rich expressions."

so what?Su Heyang still didn't understand.

Shi Jie pinched|pinched his face, and said nothing more.

The order of the four people from left to right before was Jiang Yuanfeng, Tao Yan, Ruan Yuan, and Deng Zhirong. Although there was a distance of two people, the body language of Jiang and Deng showed that they all had the intention to communicate with each other. Closer.This is very different from Deng Zhirong and Ruan Yuan, who are green plums. Although they sit very close, their body language contradicts each other. That is to say, although the two are friends, their relationship is only limited to friends.

—— Deng Zhirong, who is immersed in drama and music, has rarely found someone who has common interests and can chat well. Shi Jie said that he is looking forward to what will happen in the future.

After the interview, it was already [-] o'clock in the afternoon, and we walked around Sujia Village again. Everyone who took a lot of beautiful photos said goodbye to Shi Jiefu and went back.

Before leaving, Shi Jie called Jiang Yuanfeng, "You guys probably need this thing very much. I asked for instructions, and I can give you a replica." He said and handed over a cardboard box.

"What is it?" Jiang Yuanfeng opened it curiously, and was immediately surprised: "Why do you..." Inside the box lay a three-story wooden dragon boat!

Deng Zhirong raised his head from the side to take a look, and punched Shi Jie on the shoulder, "Sure enough, he studies micro-expressions."

Jiang Yuanfeng turned to look at him, Deng Zhirong said with a smile: "You must have some performance just now, this guy noticed it, and then inferred that you wanted this thing."

Shi Jie smiled and said, "How can you throw away the guy who eats?" He said to Jiang Yuanfeng: "Ahe told me, you work in the Cultural Bureau, after you go back, please write down the donation from all the villagers of Sujia Village on the donor."

Jiang Yuanfeng looked at the replica version in the box that was exactly the same as the photo on the mobile phone, and said gratefully: "Thank you! I will definitely report it truthfully!"

The author has something to say: the dull Teacher Su finally knows how to be jealous. ...Although it is dry vinegar ==