After some discussion, Grandma Li finally decided to find a legitimate reason to invite Han Du.
Han Du is still the Jiaofang Si Tiju. If there is a problem with the Jiaofang Si's management, he must deal with it properly as soon as possible. This is his responsibility as the Jiaofang Si Tiju, and no one can say anything.
It is precisely because of this that the scene at the door of Jiaofangsi just happened.
Walking into Jiaofangsi, Han Du looked at Jiaofangsi who had not seen him for a long time. Except that it looked a little antique due to the accumulation of time, it did not fade at all.
"Tell me, why did you send someone to notify me?" Han Du just thought for a moment and understood what Grandma Li was planning. And at this time, he was indeed not suitable to be caught, so Han Du
He smiled and followed her words, accepting her intention.
Grandma Li's face suddenly became distressed.
Han Du looked at it and thought to himself, is there really something going on? Isn't it just an excuse to deal with it casually?
"Mr. Marquis, ever since the Marquis handed over the Jiaofang Division to his subordinates, the business of the Jiaofang Division has been getting worse day by day. It is because of the incompetence of the subordinates that they have betrayed the trust of the Marquis." Aunt Li
As he spoke, he lowered his head and even wiped the corners of his eyes twice with his sleeve handkerchief.
Han Du was stunned for a moment, ignored Grandma Li's pitiful look, raised his eyes and glanced around. He said doubtfully: "It looks pretty good to me. There are quite a few people coming, and people are coming and going."
Aunt Li sighed and stopped making any excuses. She just said, "You will find out when the Marquis goes to the opera house."
In this case, Han Du followed Grandma Li to the opera house. When he came to the private room, as soon as he walked in, Han Du saw a beautiful figure sitting inside. Without the other party turning around, Han Du could use geometry alone
The curve shows that this is Yaoyue.
When Yao Yue heard the movement, she turned back with joy, and her bright eyes were fixed on Han Du's face. She smiled shyly, and quickly explained to Han Du in a low voice, "Sister Xiangxue asked me to come."
"Ah? Oh~ Come on, come on." Han Du was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig out the three bedrooms and one living room with his toes, but he came, what else could he do? Could he still turn around and ignore it?
of leaving?
If you really leave now, you will be swept up by a three-foot wave even if there is no wind.
Han Duqiang calmed down and walked into the private room.
I wanted to sit a little further away from Yao Yue, but Grandma Li stood up and blocked Han Du's way. She stretched out her hand to signal Han Du to sit next to Yao Yue.
Seeing such a strange atmosphere, Han Du felt a little angry. Who has the final say in this Jiaofang Division now?<
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Finally, Han Du sat down next to Yao Yue. Fortunately, to his comfort, Grandma Li was sitting on the other side.
After sitting down in the private room, Han Du glanced down and realized the problem.
Grandma Li stood beside her and sighed softly and said: "In the past, this opera house has never been full of guests and all the seats were occupied. Some people even wanted to see which singer on stage and needed to reserve seats in advance. But today, even Xiangxue was on stage.
On that day, only 70% to 80% of people are sitting here. If it were any other time, it would only be 50% to 60%."
"Now our Jiaofang Division relies on renting clothes and this opera house to support itself. If one day the opera house can no longer open, then everyone in the Jiaofang Division will have to go drink the northwest wind."
Aunt Li’s words are not alarmist. Although Jiaofangsi also has other businesses, such as renting out clothes, this is authorized by the emperor, so there is no need to worry about being snatched away by anyone. But don’t forget that Jiaofangsi has to pay for the palace every month.
The tribute of 100,000 guan has never stopped for so long.
If the number of guests in the Jiaofang Division decreases, the income from renting out clothes will definitely decrease as well. At that time, I am afraid that there will be a situation where we will not even be able to pay tribute to the palace.
Listening to Grandma Li's complaint, Han Du's embarrassment faded away and he asked seriously: "Why did it become like this?"
Aunt Li let out a long sigh, "It's not just some cheaters who leaked our money-making secrets. Now the four famous buildings in the capital have all imitated our methods and built nondescript opera houses. Anyway,
Even if we have something, they should also have something.
The subordinates don’t know if those men have become stupid one by one. It is clear that whether it is the opera house or tea party, our teaching department is the first and best, but they want to go to the four famous places.
Give it a try. Although some people choose to come back occasionally, there are also people who never come back once they go.
That's it, now our business is getting worse and worse."
Hearing Grandma Li beating and scolding those men, and even scolding the heartless men, Han Du couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
As for why those guests behaved like this, Han Du, as a man, had some understanding. It was just for the sake of freshness. The ones in Jiaofangsi were indeed better than those in the four famous buildings, but men sometimes just guard their homes.
I won’t eat the delicacies from the mountains and seas, but even if the food outside is dog excrement,
The first bite is fresh.
The men who can come to Jiaofangsi are even more hungry ghosts in this world. Although Jiaofangsi's tricks are novel, it is obviously not enough to firmly tie these guests to the same tricks.
Han Du had made a plan in his mind, so he turned to look at Aunt Li and said, "It's not like I haven't thought of a way, but the effect has not been great. Isn't there really no other way, so I asked Mr. Hou to come forward?"
Come and teach me something."
Han Du shook his head and said: "Songs and dances are actually just dance music and lyrics. Although Jiaofangsi has very good dance music and lyrics. But if you sing every day, every month, no matter how beautiful the lyrics are, you will get bored if you listen to them too much. This is
Just like delicacies from the mountains and seas, if you eat them every day, no matter how delicious the delicacies are, people will be unable to stand it and will get tired of it. At this time, even if you give them a plate of wild vegetables, they will still be able to eat the most delicacies.
smell."
With that said, Han Du raised his head and looked at Aunt Li, "Do you understand what I mean?"
Aunt Li pondered for a moment, then nodded heavily and replied, "I understand."
"As long as you understand." Han Du picked up the tea cup, "If you want the Jiaofang Division to remain prosperous, you must constantly come up with new lyrics and dance music. As long as there are new ideas all the time, how can it be ignored by the four famous houses?
Are you trying to steal the limelight?"
"Yes, yes, Lord Marquis is right." Aunt Li smiled and nodded repeatedly.
Then she frowned and said: "But now Jiaofangsi's business is declining, the matter is imminent, my subordinates think..."
"What do you want to do?" Han Du looked at her doubtfully.
Grandma Li bit her lip and bravely said: "I'm thinking, can we take out the thing at the bottom of the box? If it helps, Jiaofangsi will definitely return to its peak immediately."
Han Du immediately understood what Grandma Li was planning. She wanted to bring out that dance music. It was a truly mesmerizing sound that could not only lead people to the land of bliss, but also make people fall into the abyss of desire.
Had he not been forced too hard by Tianjie Temple, Han Du would not have been willing to let this Mi Mi Sound appear in the world. Even monk Zong Lai could not resist it, so Han Du naturally did not expect ordinary people to get rid of the entanglement of the Mi Mi Voice.
After lowering his head and pondering for a while, Han Du still shook his head, looked at Aunt Li, and said: "No, it is a last resort until Jiaofangsi, life and death, cannot be allowed to appear in front of the world."
"Yes, I understand."
Seeing that Aunt Li agreed, Han Du breathed a sigh of relief.
Lao Zhu attaches great importance to folk customs. Maybe Lao Zhu doesn't care about ordinary dance music, but something like the Paradise Demon Dance can make all the people fall into it. Han Du doesn't know what will happen if it is spread.
If Lao Zhu is displeased and the blame is placed on himself, will he be unjustly accused?
"Alas!" Nanny Li let out a long sigh, and then said: "The Heavenly Demon Dance of Paradise cannot be moved, but now the Jiaofang Secretary urgently needs to come up with something that can shock people's hearts. It seems that the only way to do it is to ask Mr. Hou for help. With Hou
With my talent and knowledge, I will definitely write a libretto for Jiaofang Si Xin."
Han Du suddenly laughed, pointed his finger at Nanny Li twice, and said with a smile: "Okay, when you spoke just now, I felt a little weird. Sure enough, you are here waiting for me."
"Hey, Mr. Hou, please help me." Xiangxue also stood up and started to join in the fun. Su pushed Han Du's arm softly and said coquettishly: "Does Mr. Hou have the heart to see us go back to even eating?"
On days when you don’t have enough to eat?”
Han Du turned to look at her and shook his head, and said angrily: "You, Xiangxue, are now rich in hundreds of thousands of dollars. You are considered the number one person in the capital. How can you not afford to eat?"
"Oh~" Xiangxue grabbed Han Du's arm with her small hands, twisted her waist, and said softly: "Master Hou, please help me."
Han Du was so entangled by this girl that he had no choice but to let her shake him around.
When Grandma Li saw this, she immediately shouted to the handyman waiting outside: "Quick, I'll wait for you with pen and ink."
When the servant heard this, he immediately brought in pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Xiangxue also let go of Han Du, and held her hand, revealing her white and creamy wrist, and pinched the ink stick to help Han Du polish the ink.
The beauty is at the side, and the red sleeves add fragrance.
Looking at Xiangxue's beautiful eyes, I don't know how many people in the capital dreamed of such a scene. Han Du could no longer say no to it.
Roll up your sleeves, pick up a pen and write, "I am in Jiangnan"
Even Yao Yue couldn't help but become curious, and stood beside Han Du, wanting to see the lyrics written by Han Du. But after just reading a few words, Yao Yue's face turned red, she looked away as if to escape, and even stepped back a few steps.
Bu avoid getting too close to Han Du.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was attracted by the words written by Han Du, and no one noticed the change in Yao Yue's expression.
When Han Du finished the last stroke, Xiangxue snatched the lyrics immediately. He held it in his hand and carefully blew it dry. The baby was in disgrace.