Bai Shan put on a mask, avoided Zhou Man, and did not enter the house. He took a picture in the water tank next to the garden. After making sure there was nothing wrong, he walked to the door with his hands behind his back and said to Zhou Man inside: "Look
,do I look good?"
Zhou Man looked at him speechlessly, "Wearing the mask of the King of Hell, you ask me if you look good. If I say you look good, am I praising you for looking good, or do you praise the King of Hell for looking good?"
Bai Shan smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Now I am the King of Hell, and the King of Hell is me."
He extended his hand to Zhou Man and said, "Come on, let's go out together."
Man Bao grabbed his mask and ran out. He reached out and patted his palm, refusing to let him hold it.
Bai Shan didn't care, took the mask from her hand, put it on her, tied it halfway and said, "Is it tight?"
"Fortunately, it's just like this, it can't be dropped."
Bai Shan tied the mask on her.
Manbao has two masks, one is the judge mask and the other is the imp mask, both of which were made by craftsmen in Yizhou.
The judge's mask was because she couldn't get the King of Hell and finally got the judge's role, while the imp's mask was because it looked good.
Zhou Man thinks it is the most beautiful of all the little ghost images. She usually wears this when watching Nuo operas. She only wears the judge's mask when she goes to Nuo operas with Bai Shan and others.
Now she is wearing an imp mask.
As soon as she put it on, Bai Shan grabbed her collar from behind and lowered his voice and said, "Kid, I've caught you."
Zhou Man slapped his hand away and ran forward, "Hurry up, the people in front are all impatient."
The two people passed through the small door connecting the front office. The actors had been waiting for a long time. When they saw a little ghost and a king of hell walking in, they immediately got up.
The government officials on the side had their mouths wide open. Although Bai Shan changed into the clothes of the King of Hell and wore the mask of the King of Hell, his figure and temperament made him look like a county magistrate, right?
Not to mention the "little devil" who walked in almost side by side with him, that was Mr. Zhou!
When Bai Shan saw them, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
Actors:......
Government officials:...
Everyone followed Bai Shan and Zhou Man forward without saying anything.
When they arrived in front of the county government office, Zhou Man took the initiative to step aside. Bai Shan looked out the door and tilted his head to look at the kid holding a gong and drum behind him. They reacted and immediately rang the gong with a duang sound, while the two of them knocked on their necks.
The hanging drum jumped out of the county government office, and people gathered under the steps with strange movements...
Bai Shan's momentum changed, he looked sharply ahead through his mask, and jumped out of the county government office.
When the people outside heard the sound of gongs and drums, they turned their heads and looked over. When they saw these actors dressed in ghost costumes beating gongs and drums, dancing and rushing out of the Yamen, they shouted loudly: "Nuo show! The Nuo show has begun. Come and watch."
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This is the first time for many people to watch Nuo opera, especially children. There is no official organization. You can occasionally see Nuo opera in rural areas during New Years and holidays, but it is almost invisible in the city.
So they were so surprised that they squeezed in and saw that they were surrounded by ghosts. The most gorgeously dressed ghost jumped towards them. He was in front of them in just two seconds. He bent down, stretched his neck, and raised his head.
He came right in front of me and met the children's eyes.
When the children saw the mask on his face, they screamed "Wow-" in fright. However, the child's mother was very happy. While pressing the child, she said loudly: "This is to drive away evil spirits and protect health. Thank you very much."
Lord Yama, thank you quickly——"
The child was infected by his mother and finally stopped screaming with his eyes closed. However, he was still hiding behind his mother in fear. Then he opened his eyes to look at him, but the King of Hell was already gone. He was leaping forward with agile steps, surrounded by ghosts.
If he sees someone he is interested in, he jumps over and stares at them. After dancing the ghost-dispelling dance, he nimbly jumps back among the ghosts.
People who had received the rice dumplings gathered around curiously, and even those who had not received the rice dumplings couldn't help but gather around and move forward together with the Nuo opera team.
After a while, the street was filled with people. Fortunately, they wore ghost masks and ghost uniforms, which made people scary. Wherever there was a crowd, they would jump to the side to scare people, and then there would be an empty space in the middle.
As space becomes available, the crowded crowds will slowly disperse, without the need for government officials to maintain order.
Cui Yuan was squeezed into the middle by the crowd. When the King of Hell saw him, he jumped up and danced around him to drive away evil spirits. Cui Yuan saluted him, but when he didn't leave, he could only touch him helplessly.
He touched the money bag, grabbed a handful of copper coins and gave it to him.
Of course Bai Shan did not receive the copper coins. There was a kid holding a tray behind him. He immediately held the tray up to catch the money and shouted happily: "The King of Hell drives away evil spirits and gives blessings——"
Cui Yuan: ...Forget it about driving away evil spirits, but what about giving blessings?
When the judge saw that the magistrate was dancing and got carried away, he quickly jumped over and pulled a few perfunctory hands, then he came close to Bai Shan and said, "Sir, we are going to catch a yellow ghost."
They have performed this evil spirit dance twice."
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "Catch him."
Isn’t it the job of the big ghosts and the little ghosts to catch yellow ghosts?
Does he, the Prince of Hell, still need to do this kind of thing himself?
Then stop running around. You are the Lord of Hell. You should be in the middle and lead everyone to run. How are they going to catch the yellow ghosts?
Zhou Man squeezed in wearing a kid mask and almost squeezed the mask off. She said to Bai Shan, "Why haven't you caught the yellow ghost yet?"
Only then did the people, who were laughing and joking, react happily, "Yes, where are the yellow ghosts?"
The yellow ghost who had been lagging behind finally ran to the front. He was about to cry. He should be in the C position, okay? He was supposed to have the most scenes. Although they were all about being beaten and caught, he really should be.
He is running in the middle.
Bai Shan finally reacted and honestly retreated to the middle.
The drama of catching yellow ghosts is finally staged.
Yellow ghosts not only represent natural disasters such as floods, pests, and epidemics, but also represent evil forces such as disobedience and bullying of the weak. Catching the yellow ghosts, trying them, and imposing capital punishment represents the victory of all people against those natural and man-made disasters and ensures this
The year and the future will be prosperous, the harvest will be plentiful, people and animals will be safe, and the world will be peaceful. At the same time, people will be taught to respect the elderly and care for the young.
This is also the reason why Bai Shan wants to hold a Nuo show in Beihai County despite his busy schedule. Recently, Beihai County has arrested too many people and found out so many evildoers and evil deeds. If they don’t educate or shock them, I’m afraid some people will learn from them.
These evil deeds will further corrupt the people's morals.
There is nothing more deeply rooted in people's hearts than entertainment, among which songs and Nuo opera are the most popular.
Bai Shan, the Prince of Hell, dealt with the yellow ghost in front of everyone, and the people watching immediately cheered loudly and jumped for joy.
The play is over.
Bai Shan cleared his throat and wanted to speak. The judge was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his arms and jumped up to him. He lowered his voice and said, "Sir, you can't talk. We don't have any lyrics. We all rely on dancing."
Bai Shan glanced at him and endured all his words.
Well, although he wanted to take the opportunity to promote law and morality, he couldn't break the rules of the industry. If he didn't say it, he wouldn't say it. Hum, he would recruit someone to come and listen later.