Chapter 295 Hittite Pipa: Guitar
A guitar worth about 100 yuan was made brilliant by me. Many freshmen gathered around me and flattered me, hoping to learn my music skills so that in the future, they could use this trick to seduce those beautiful beauties.
There are seven carpenters, three of whom are specialized in exquisite wood carvings. The first thing I did before was to take out the design drawings, mark the sizes, and then hand them over to make them. I remember that this thing only requires one carpenter and can be done in five days. Now, I have gathered seven craftsmen, and I believe that it can be taken out in only two days at most, and then trained according to the situation.
At this time, I felt that the ginger water that was gradually cooling in the wooden basin became warmer again. Only then did I notice that when Sister Qingxia walked into the house, picked up the kettle on the coal stove, and poured boiling water into the wooden basin. While moving, she gently stirred the water in her hand, which not only tested the water wetness, but also made the hot water melt faster.
"Why are you here?" I said in a daze. I watched her do this quietly and calmly, without even the idea of raising her feet. Could it be that I was really corrupted by the feudal society?
"The lights are always on in your room, and Qingxia wanted to come over and see what you have to give to you, but then she found out that you were in a daze here and the door was just closed, so Qingxia came in. It won't bother you, your thoughts, right?" Sister Qingxia turned her head and said with a sweet smile.
That sweet smile, under the warm light, seemed to be eye-catching outside, as if there was another beacon in the house.
"No, thank you, it's late at night. Go and rest, don't delay." I thanked me with a smile. After explaining to Sister Qingxia last time, I felt that I felt much more relaxed when facing her, and she seemed very comfortable in front of me. At least, I felt like this from the bottom of my heart.
"It's okay, it's not too late anyway. Why? Do you think Qingxia is here and delay your rest?" Sister Qingxia put the kettle back on the stove, turned around, looked at me and chuckled.
"This is not, I'm just afraid that it will affect your sleepiness at night." I shook my head, Damn, I was provoked. Although I am a gentleman, I am definitely not the poor baby of Liu Xiahui. Although I can sit in my arms without being confused, I can definitely get confused when I can.
"Qingxia is not afraid. Now every day, I close my eyes and it will be the next morning. How can I sleep well?" Sister Qingxia chuckled and said, her face filled with joy, which was something I could not see before.
"Well, that's good. By the way, Qingxia, you... well, forget it." I wanted to ask questions, but when I thought about it, I would just forget it, so that I could save the unpleasant memories in her heart.
"Is there something wrong with young master? Just say it. No matter what it is, it is already a thing of the past and has nothing to do with Qingxia today." Sister Qingxia walked to me, knelt on the couch, looking at me with watery eyes, as clear as a stream, without a trace of turmoil, as if she was already the wise man who had seen through the worldly love.
"Then I really said that I want to ask you, in the past when you were in the Duke of Chu's mansion, I guess with the Duke of Chu's character, you would definitely have a big banquet for guests often?" I took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.
"Well, the Duke of Chu was a small banquet for three days and a big banquet for five days. In the Duke of Chu's mansion, there were many guests and hundreds of guests, which was enough to be comparable to the four young masters during the Warring States Period." Sister Qingxia nodded and replied without thinking.
"Yeah, there must be singing and dancing often, right?" This young master couldn't help but be overjoyed. It seemed that he could really find clues.
"Well, the Duke of Chu must be accompanied by singing and dancing almost every time he eats. He thinks that this is the way he acts in ancient literati." Sister Qingxia nodded, as if recalling the scene at that time. "My mother was originally the dancer of the Duke of Chu's mansion."
After saying that, Sister Qingxia turned her head and looked at me, her lips curled up slightly. "Is it because the young master also wants to enjoy singing and dancing? Although Qingxia has never performed, she has learned some skills from her mother since she was a child."
Hearing this, my young master's head almost shaking up and down. Fortunately, at the last moment, the shaking up and down to horizontal movement. "No need for now. Actually, what I mainly want to ask is that there must be many instrumental accompaniment, right?"
"This is natural. If there is no musical accompaniment, how can the dancer find the rhythm and beat?" Sister Qingxia said unhappyly. Could it be that I was angry because I didn't agree to let her perform live?
"Yeah, is there any kind of musical instrument that is similar to the pipa?" This young master asked directly without caring about her emotional changes.
"It's similar to the pipa?" Sister Qingxia couldn't help but narrow her eyes, as if she was recalling the appearance and uses of those instruments. After a long time, Sister Qingxia shook her head. "Although the instruments that Qingxia had seen in the Duke of Chu's mansion were probably not planted below, she had never seen a piece of musical instrument similar to the pipa.
Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. "It seems that that thing really happened to be passed down from later generations."
"What did you say, Mr.?"
"Oh, I didn't say anything. What I mean is that if there were such musical instruments, they would definitely become popular in my Central Plains after passing by my master's hand." This master quickly said in a nonsense, sweating, it seemed that he was too disappointed just now, and even made a mistake. Fortunately, my master's brain is easy to use, otherwise, it would be difficult to fool him.
Sister Qingxia saw my gloomy face, frowned and thought carefully for a while, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Yes, Qingxia once heard an old musician who is good at using pipa that in the Western Regions, there is an instrument called Hittite pipa, which is also played and pulled out like a pipa, but the speaker of this instrument is much larger than that of the pipa, and at the position where the pipa was played and pulled out, she deliberately dug a hole to increase the resonance effect."
"Does he tell me where that thing is?" My young master was so happy that he almost jumped up. It must be the guitar thing. I remember that when I was learning guitar, the teacher once told us about the history of guitar. Now, under the inspiration of Sister Qingxia, I finally remembered it. The teacher who taught us guitar once told us that the ancestors of guitar can be traced back to various ancient musical instruments from Erfar, ancient Babylon and ancient Persia in ancient Egypt, two or three thousand BC.
According to archaeologists, the oldest instrument similar to modern guitars found is the Hittite guitar that lived on the ruins of the ancient Hittite city gates in northern Syria 1,400 BC. The eight-shaped inner curved piano body determines the unique sound resonance and instrument characteristics of the guitar instrument, which has also become the most prominent feature that distinguishes guitar from other playback instruments.
It seems that the musical instruments of the ancient Hittites have been passed down, and their location is in the Arab region, and this area has communicated very frequently with the Chinese civilization since the Han Dynasty. It seems that if the old musician can name a name, at least he has heard or seen such instruments. Although it is called Hittite pipa and does not call a guitar, it is because the name of guitar may take at least several hundred years to appear.
"Young Master, have you let go of your hand first? You have pinched me so much?" At this moment, Sister Qingxia suddenly broke out this sentence and interrupted my imagination and memories. Only then did she realize that she had grabbed Sister Qingxia's right hand at some point.
"Sorry, I'm too impatient, no, I mean I want to know if the old musician has told you where he has seen it?" I smiled and let go of my hand.
"Qingxia is not clear about this. The old musician just mentioned it casually. At that time, Qingxia only felt that the old musician's technique of playing the pipa was extraordinary. She asked it specially and then realized that when he was young, he had learned this kind of instrument from his teacher. However, the big guys prefer to listen to the pipa playing, so..."
"So that's it, thank you Sister Qingxia. It seems that there should be such instruments in Luoyang City." This young master raised his eyebrows and said excitedly. Even if the ancient guitar is a little different from the modern guitar, as long as he is not much different, this young master will definitely be able to practice it in a short time.
"By the way, young master, if you win, when will you marry Lady Li San?" Sister Qingxia suddenly said.
"It will take at least three years." I pulled the wrench and said, "Well, Li Yaoguang is fifteen this year. Based on the eighteenth, it will take at least three years." "What?"
"Oh, nothing, Qingxia just wants to ask clearly, young master, you are alone now, and you have a wife in the future. Naturally, you can't do it yourself as you are now, even washing your feet." Sister Qingxia seemed relieved and smiled at me.
"What's the matter? In the past, I did it myself, and had enough food and clothing. But after you came, I became much lazy." I couldn't help but sigh. The capitalist feudal society is indeed very corrupt. At least I already have the trend of feudal rich man and capitalist.
After hearing what I said, Sister Qingxia couldn't help but chuckled. "Young Master, you are a dignified Duke. If you do everything yourself, wouldn't it damage your identity?"
"Identity is just for outsiders to see, not to mention that there are many things that will make you feel more fulfilled when you do it yourself." I don't care much about this. No matter whether it is a Duke or not, I am still me. Although I also like to be lazy and like beautiful girls to wander in front of me, I still have to do some things that should be done by myself.
Chapter completed!