It was past Youshi, and the medical office was about to go to the county office. Zhou Man took care of his injury, prescribed the ointment, and returned to the county office with Bai Shan in high spirits.
A group of little ghosts and yellow ghosts carried Lord Yama and followed behind.
This group of people rented a house in the county town, but now was not the time to go back and rest. Bai Shan asked them, except for the injured Lord Yama, to show off their moves.
Zhou Man and Bai Shan folded their arms and leaned on the railing to watch. They saw them sweating profusely after performing a performance and nodded slightly. Although the Lord of Hell was missing, their play was similar to the "Catching Porn" they had watched before.
"Ghost" is similar, but it looks different due to the movement habits and range of some actors.
Bai Shan was very satisfied and said to them: "You go back and have a rest. Come to the county office tomorrow at midnight and I will find a hell prince for you."
The actors looked at each other and said one after another: "Sir, since we have a candidate, why don't we call the person over and let's go through the performance first?"
Bai Shan looked at the time and felt that he might not have enough time. He still had to prepare things to meet Governor Guo tomorrow.
So he refused, "Don't worry, tomorrow you will be on your own to play your part. Just catch the yellow ghost and bring it to the Lord of Hell. He will not forget his main actions."
The actors didn't want to lose this opportunity to make money, so they agreed after some thought.
Originally one of their people was injured, but what if the county magistrate takes advantage of the situation and stops performing Nuo opera?
They also pointed to making some money this time.
Zhou Man and Bai Shan started rummaging through the boxes as soon as they got home.
Xi Cing was stunned for a moment and then immediately asked: "Mr. Sir, madam, what are you looking for?"
Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "Let Wu Yu come. She packed a lot of things at that time. She should know."
Bai Shan: "The mask was custom-made when we were in Yizhou. I don't know if it can still be worn now."
Zhou Man turned around to look at his face, and said reluctantly: "It's not much different, I should be able to wear it."
May came soon, and Bai Shan described to her, "It's the box where we often put toys. We used to play with leftover small bows, slingshots, etc., and there was a mask in it..."
May: "There are so many masks. Which one are you talking about?"
She dragged a stool over, took down a box from the top of the cabinet, opened it, and took out several masks from the cloth bag on the side. "They are all that Mr. Lang bought before and couldn't bear to throw them away."
Bai Shan rummaged around and found a mask of the King of Hell.
It is made of poplar wood and is very light and thin. They had it made to order by a stall owner when they were in Yizhou, and they played with it in private.
Bai Shan has always played the role of Prince of Hell, and this is a role he got based on his strength.
Zhou Man also took out his own mask, put it on and played with it for a while, then said, "I'm going to wear a mask and go out on the street tomorrow too."
"Go," Bai Shan said, "You must remember to watch my performance."
Zhou Man said it was no problem.
Although he was confident that he could remember all the moves and could dance out, he still put on a mask and danced twice in the yard, and Zhou Man checked for his mistakes and filled in the gaps.
The two of them and Bai Erlang often played Nuo opera in private. They even danced several times in private with their classmates when they were studying in Yizhou Prefecture.
But this is the first time for a public performance.
In the past, the Nuo opera was performed for classmates, and at most a few gentlemen, but this time, it was performed in front of the whole city.
Thinking about it made me a little excited, so Bai Shan woke up early in the morning.
Zhou Man noticed that the people around her were getting up. She reluctantly opened her eyes and found that the sky outside was still dim. She turned over and continued to sleep, pulling the quilt over her head.
Even though it's May, it's still a bit cold in the morning.
Bai Shan got up and put on his clothes, then went to pick up Zhou Man, "Get up and watch me dance a Nuo opera."
Zhou Man lay still and muttered: "I can't afford it, I hate it so much, please leave quickly."
Bai Shanjian couldn't call her, so he could only practice on his own with regret.
After dawn, the county town begins to get lively. Everyone knows that early this morning, the county magistrate will preside over the opening ceremony of Nuo opera at the gate of the county government office. Zongzi will be distributed by then, so everyone is ready to wait outside the county government office early.
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Bai Shan, wearing a green official robe, stood on a stage in the square in front of the county government office and spoke to everyone, "This is the first Dragon Boat Festival in Beihai County from this county. In the future, this county will spend the second Dragon Boat Festival with you.
Three, even the fourth, fifth or sixth Dragon Boat Festival."
"In recent days, people in the county have been upset because of the interrogation and elimination of bandits. The county also heard that the children in the city are crying more this year than in previous years. We suspect that evil is at work."
He said: "Whether it is because of sinister people's hearts or evil spirits, anyone who dares to harm the people of this county will be killed by this county."
The people below were very moved when they heard this, and they all called you wise.
Bai Shan raised his hand and pressed it down. After everyone calmed down, he said: "The human heart is evil, so we will kill it. I only hope that in the future you will be a kind father, a filial son, and be friendly to your neighbors. If you can do these two things, you will be loyal to the king and uphold justice."
, I am famous in Beihai County, not to mention in Qingzhou City, even in the entire Jin Dynasty."
Bai Shan led everyone to look forward to the future, encouraged everyone, and then began to offer incense and open the altar.
Regardless of whether they understood it or not, everyone followed Bai Shan and worshiped him.
After the prayers were over, the small door on the side of the county government office opened, and a government servant carried out two baskets of steaming rice dumplings. It was obvious at first glance that they had just taken them out.
As soon as everyone saw it, they immediately crowded forward. This was a lucky rice dumpling distributed by the Yamen. Except for the county magistrate who gave it to them once in the past two years, they had never received it.
I heard that if you eat the lucky rice dumplings from the county government, you will have a sense of righteousness and will not be afraid of evil spirits.
Dong Xianwei and Fang Xiancheng had already been prepared. When they saw the crowd, they immediately banged their gongs and shouted loudly: "No matter how crowded you are, please be more honest. Line up and come forward to receive the goods."
The government has invited so many people to cover it for two days, which is enough for you to eat..."
"Everyone, be honest. If anyone is dishonest, let alone treat you to rice dumplings, I can treat you to stay in jail for two nights."
Everyone squeezed me, and I squeezed you, and gradually quieted down, not daring to make any more noise.
Bai Shan glanced at them and saw that they were still in order, so he turned around and went back to change clothes.
Zhou walked around him curiously.
They used to wear masks and never change clothes when they danced Nuo operas. This was the first time she saw Bai Shan wearing black clothes.
The clothes of Lord Yama are mainly black, supplemented by heather. However, the quality of this dress is average, the black is not thick enough, and the heather is yellowish, so it does not look majestic enough.
Wuyue and Jiulan tightened their waists and shoulders overnight. Bai Shan put it on now and barely fit it. He took a step forward. He didn't have much of the stability of the Lord of Hell, but he was a little more lively.
Zhou Man looked at it and burst into laughter, "It's not as good as me. I might be better than you in my disguise."
Bai Shan glanced at her, looked up and down and said: "You? You can't do it. You are too petite and short. How can you be as small as the Lord of Hell?"
The smile on Zhou Man's face fell, "Say it again."
Bai Shan stretched out his finger and said, "Don't say good things a second time."
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped back, dodged Zhou Man's sweeping kick, and walked out of the door with two or three jumps. He laughed loudly and said, "You can't hit me."
After a while, he poked his head in from the door and called to May, "Take out my mask quickly."