Huo Nian and Zhufeng went to Fang Mansion early in the morning with birthday gifts.
Although only Fang Qi's father is an official in the Fang family, and his official position is not large, they are all official families after all, and many people come to celebrate his birthday.
It was Huo Nian's first time to be a guest at someone's house who was of a higher status than his own. His sister had forced him to follow many rules the night before. When he arrived at Fang Mansion, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
It wasn't until I met Gu Yu and was taken to see the theater troupe by Fang Qi that the whole person became lively.
The three children got behind the stage and watched the actors putting on their makeup.
Huo Nian had never seen an opera singer before. The actors painted their faces with a thick layer of oil paint, red and white, and found it very interesting. From time to time, he murmured a few words to his two friends.
After muttering a few words, someone picked him up from the back of his neck and threw him aside.
Fang Qi and Gu Yu were also pushed away and fell onto the cabinets containing costumes and props.
The three children didn't come back to their senses for a moment and looked blankly at the person coming.
The chubby man led the two boys into the backstage in a swaggering manner, and greeted an actor in a rude manner.
He ordered people to move away from the three children who were blocking his sight without even looking at them.
Huo Nian rubbed the painful hand bowl with an aggrieved face.
Fang Qi is the host today, and everyone who comes to his home is a guest. He doesn't know the person in front of him, but he dares to treat him and his friends like this in his home.
Very angry: "Who are you! This is my home, you dare to throw me down!"
Huo Nian and Gu Yu also ran to him and stood next to him, with accusations on their faces.
Wu Youcai turned his head and glanced at the three children. Hearing that the middle one was the child of the master's family, his brows relaxed. But he claimed that he was above the Fang family and looked down upon him. He couldn't say anything nice to the three children.
if.
He took out a few silver beans from his purse and asked someone to put them into Fang Qi's hands, "Go and buy something delicious. This is not a place for children. Go outside and play."
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the two boys to drive the three children out. He turned around and hugged the actor again, with a fawning look on his face.
Fang Qi was very angry. This was his home, and this man acted like the master. He didn't take him seriously and made him lose face in front of his two friends.
I don't want his money and want to rush over and argue with him.
But Huo Nian has learned his lesson and always remembers what his sister said not to conflict with people of higher status than himself.
Having been instilled with the concept of family status by her sister and husband, she had no intention of getting into a fight with the man in front of her, so she dragged Fang Qi out tightly.
"Why are you holding me back?"
"He is an adult, and he has a boy with him. We can't defeat him."
"Then I'll go find my grandfather. Well, I don't know him. Maybe he's not a guest of my house." He took two good friends and ran angrily to find his grandfather.
As soon as Mr. Fang heard his grandson's description, he knew who the visitor was.
The opera troupe hired by Fang Mansion today is called Ruyi Opera Troupe, which is only a second-rate opera troupe in the capital.
But I couldn't help but there was a Huadan singer in this troupe, named Yulou. She was very famous in the capital for her figure, appearance, and singing.
As long as Yulou goes to sing with the opera troupe, many people who like her will try their best to get a post from the owner's house and chase her to the owner's house to watch her sing.
The person Sun Tzu described should be the Wu family, Wu Youcai, who worked as an errand in the shipping department.
He is just a poor person with no rank, and the Wu family is not a wealthy family, worse than the Fang family.
But he loved having a sister who became Mrs. Hou.
I heard that Wu Youcai was coming to watch a play at home, and the Fang family didn't want to offend him. It's not like they couldn't move out to watch a play.
I gave Wu Youcai a post. As expected, Wu Youcai brought someone here.
Wu Youcai's behavior was not abrupt at all. It is said that some people followed his footsteps and traveled thousands of miles just to see him for the charm of the poet Li Bai.
Where is Wu Youcai's talent?
Nowadays, the wealthy and idle people in the capital don't have much entertainment. They just watch plays and listen to music. Famous actors have many fans.
Wu Youcai was obsessed with the Jade Tower. He was very obsessed with it. Whenever the Jade Tower performed an opera, he would be there.
The old man talked to his grandson about their relationship. I heard that Huo Nian calmed his grandson down and stopped quarreling with him. He liked him very much.
He gave him a purse and said, "What a good boy. A good friend should think about him like this. Let's play with it and watch a show with Fang Qi later. If you like it, you can use it as a reward."
Seeing his grandson staring at the silver beans in his hand, as if he wanted to throw them away, he advised: "Other people have made you unhappy, and the money has not made you unhappy. If you see something exciting while watching a play, you can throw it on the stage."
Reward the actor."
He also gave Gu Yu a purse and let the three of them go out to play.
Fang Qi was still arrogant and felt that he had lost face in front of his friends. After being coaxed by Huo Nian and Gu Yu for a long time, he recovered. The three children happily waited outside the stage for the gong to start.
play.
Huo Nian had never seen a play before and couldn't understand what the other party was singing, but it didn't affect his enjoyment of watching it.
Wu Youcai squinted his eyes and followed Yu Lou on the stage, shaking his head and reciting her lyrics. It wasn't until she went backstage to change her clothes that she still had no idea.
Turning around, I saw the three children who had just retreated, looking at the curtain with enthusiasm, their eyes twinkling.
He remembered that his nephew said that he wanted to find two companions to study with, but neither the boys at home nor the children of the Zhang family could satisfy him.
I also heard that the grandson of the Fang family also learned martial arts in a school, and I nodded in my heart.
The fat one next to me, no, the grandson of the Fang family and the smart one next to me are quite suitable for nephews.
Before the play ended, he ran to Fang Qi's father, Fang Qingzhuo, and said that he would take his son to the Marquis Mansion to be a companion to the young Marquis.
Fang Qingzhuo had an upright temper and never liked to cling to powerful people. Otherwise, he would not have been an eighth-grade city gate official for more than ten years. He immediately refused.
Wu Youcai was dumbfounded.
His nephew, the young marquis of the Xincheng Marquis Mansion, the future hereditary marquis, serves as his companion, and he still wrongs your children?
Is this person's brain flooded?
I didn't expect to be rejected, and I was stunned for a long time without regaining consciousness.
But everyone refused, and Wu Youcai couldn't get angry at Fang's house, so he had to endure his anger, sit down and watch two more plays, and then left with the boy in a huff.
Fang Qingzhuo refused, and did not report the matter to his father. He did not tell his children. He just regarded the matter as a matter of course.
Of course Huo Nian didn't know about this.
The three children were very happy when they saw Wu Youcai leaving. They went backstage hand in hand to watch people applying makeup and rewarded them with silver beans. There were interesting things to see and eat at Fang's house, and they also ate a lot of delicious food. They were very happy.
satisfy.
Huo Nian played at Fang's house for a whole day before coming back. After coming back, he danced and chatted with Huo Xiyang and others for a long time.
Yang felt very distressed after hearing this.
"It's not worth going to the theater. Our family can't afford it now. When you have a holiday during the Chinese New Year, your father will invite a theater troupe to come to our house to sing in the opera so that you can enjoy it."
"Really? Mom, that's great! Then I'll also invite Fang Qi and Gu Yu to watch the show at home!"
Yang family spoke, but Huo Xi didn't say anything.
Her brother was supposed to be raised with dignity and dignity, so what was the point of watching a show? But now he wants to see it every month, and Huo Xi can afford it.
Huo Nian was so happy that he forgot to tell his sister about him being grabbed by the neck. Huo Xi only thought that he was having fun at Fang's house.
