Chapter 18 Acting in "Beheading Huaxiong" (Second update)
Author: Wu Lie
Chapter 18 Acting in "Beheading Huaxiong" (Second update)
In order to get rid of Xuan Qian's vicious hands, Luo Ning set out early in the morning and drove more than a hundred miles during the day before entering Bashan County.
The counties in this world are very big. Tuo County has a radius of 300 miles. Fortunately, we are not starting from the county seat, otherwise we would not be able to leave the scope of Tuo County in one day.
If you still can't leave Tuo County at night, Xuan Qian will appear.
"Brother." Luo Li grabbed Luo Ning's hand and looked behind the carriage in the direction of Tuo County, "We have left Tuo County, Xuan Qian won't be chasing us, right?"
Luo Ning looked at the sunset gradually sinking under the green mountains, and said calmly: "He can't leave the country to chase him, but he can let others chase him."
"He is the city god and holds power. As long as he is willing to collude with ghosts and monsters, there are many helpers."
Having said this, the corners of Luo Ning's mouth curled up slightly.
Xuan Qian, if you really send people to hunt down...
Luo Li couldn't help but shudder when he heard this. Although my brother is already a monk, if the ghosts sent by Xuan Qian are powerful, how can he deal with them?
But when she saw Luo Ning's expression, she felt surprisingly relieved.
Brother, it’s quite different.
I believe that my brother must have some countermeasures to avoid putting himself in danger.
"Brother," Su Xian said, "There is a town ahead, called Shiqiao Town. How about we fight in the town tonight?"
Luo Ning said: "It's getting late, just as my third brother said. We still need a carriage, and we just have it ready in the town."
He jumped off the carriage, looked at the large town in front of him, and said in his mind: "This town is densely populated, we can stay there for a few days, show off the signboard, and it is best to put on a show."
Even if it is purely acting, as long as you perform well and earn enough applause, you can also gain a certain amount of will power.
Although Ling Daozhu's harvest of wishes requires the gratitude of the group, it is not only about helping people in danger, treating diseases and averting disasters, but it can also be about gaining the goodwill of the audience.
Of course, the willpower gained from purely acting to win the audience's favor is not as much gained from rescuing people in danger and rescuing people from disasters as from treating illnesses and averting disasters.
In addition, the Luo family class has to support a family of ten people and several horses. The expenses are not small, and they also need to make money by acting.
Li Dingguo said: "Brother Haojiao knows that there is a Black Fox Mountain dozens of miles away, and a new group of strong men have arrived. They are used to robbing homes, raping and plundering."
"I'm going to stay in this town for the night, but I want to be on guard against bandits coming down from the mountain to rob. I passed by this place last year and heard that strongmen wanted to attack Shiqiao Town several times."
Luo Ning asked: "Then why didn't you fight?"
Li Dingguo smiled and said: "Shiqiao Town is a dock market, with a mixture of fish and dragons, and there are also local gangsters entrenched in collecting money. This can be regarded as protecting the town, and the government is happy to have peace of mind."
Luo Ning shook his head: "Local security and appeasement is the responsibility of the government, but it is left to the underworld to take over. It is sad."
Su Xian sighed: "Today in Emei County, there are so many gangsters and green forests, and demons and ghosts are becoming more and more rampant, but the county officials do nothing, and the suppression of bandits in Jing'an is just a formality."
"What do you think? It turns out that the achievements of suppressing the bandits in Jing'an were controlled by Confucianism and Taoism. The soldiers' merits are hard to be rewarded, and their death in battle is hard to bear. Who would be willing to fight tooth and nail to suppress the bandits?"
As they talked, they quickly entered the market town and found a large inn called Gu Yangui.
Luo Ning took out a ten-tael piece of silver given by Cai Ji from the stage space, and asked the store clerk to cut out two taels of silver and weigh it into the account. It was regarded as three days' worth of food and lodging for ten people and feed for two horses.
Two taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to chew for a month, and it is the monthly salary of an armored soldier.
Then, Luo Ning weighed twelve more taels of silver and bought a strong packhorse and a brand-new carriage.
I spent another seven taels to purchase the costumes, props and instruments for the troupe.
In just one evening, I spent more than 20 taels!
Of the fifty taels of silver given by Cai Ji, only half is left.
Money is really flowing like water, and it’s hard to go out every day.
Luojiaban rented a small side yard, which was quite quiet.
"Master." After dinner, the two little actors obediently pressed Luo Ning's shoulders, one at a time, Master.
Luo Ning corrected them several times, but the two little guys still called them master, so he had no choice but to admit it.
The boy is called Fu Guan'er and the girl is called Xi Guan'er. They are both only seven years old, but they have been in the industry for two years.
Because he was handsome and smart, he was chosen by the previous leader Zhao to join the theater troupe. He signed a contract of prostitution and planned to teach Miao Zi.
The evil-hearted leader Zhao is indeed an expert. The two children he selected actually have excellent Ling Dao spiritual roots.
To put it bluntly, it’s the ancestor who loves to eat, and he is born to be an actor.
The five actors came in together, and the leader, the tall and lanky young man Alu, first said:
"Master, just now the shop owner asked me whether the Luo Family Class will perform tomorrow. If so, he will recommend us to go to the Zhou Mansion's hall to perform a birthday drama. However, he will take 10% of the introduction fee."
Why not call Luo Ning the class leader?
Because before, they called Leader Zhao the leader, but Leader Zhao abandoned them at the critical moment and almost killed them.
If they called Luo Ning the class leader again, they felt it was disrespectful to Luo Ning, so they simply called him the master.
Luo Ning shook his head: "No. A Lu, please remember, our Luo family class likes big events with large crowds, and we won't accept private gatherings of rich people!"
He took Luo Jiaban on a tour, why?
Willingness!
With the power of will, he can be strong and protect his sister from being bullied and slaughtered.
So the bigger the audience, the better, and the bigger the scene, the better.
Private church meetings are not suitable for earning will power, but may easily attract the attention of some people.
"Also, don't call me master or villain. It feels like you are all my slaves."
Luo Ning said.
"Yes, Lord...Gong." Alu was also quite clever. He almost said the word "human" before he changed it to the word "公".
Su Xian smiled and said: "The title of Lord is very good."
Luo Ning did not correct him again, "Of course there are superiors and inferiors in the Luo family class, but there are no slaves. You guys are all acting material. You must first be a well-known man before you can perform well."
A Lu said: "Lord, don't worry, Zhou Cang's character lines, Xiao... I have been thinking about it."
After saying this and bowing, he turned around and went out to look for work.
Li Dingguo nodded and said: "Brother, I have recruited some good supporting roles. With time, I can also play supporting roles."
Luo Ning also felt that he was not bad luck, as all seven of them could be used.
The three brothers talked for a while, and Alu came in again to report: "Lord, I just got the news that three servants of the Lanxiang Courtyard died within half a month. It is said that they offended the Lanhua Empress."
"In order to make amends to Lady Orchid Flower, Lanxiang Yuan will perform some entertainment plays at the entrance tomorrow night. Each performance costs five taels of silver, and a troupe has already taken over the job."
The Orchid Lady is said to be the patron saint of brothel girls. Today, the Orchid Shrine in Fireworks Willow Lane enshrines this mysterious Orchid Lady.
"Entertaining the Gods...in front of a large audience..." Luo Ning thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Let's do another show. The name of the play will be "The Killing of Huaxiong"."
When Su Xian heard this, he had a thought in his mind. If he killed Hua Xiong, he must be playing the role of the martial sage Guan Yu.
But Guan Shengnai was a famous general in the late Han Dynasty more than 10,000 years ago, a very long time ago. His plays are not unheard of, but they are extremely rare.
What is the significance of the elder brother playing the role of Guan Sheng from ancient times?
"Yes, I'm going to sign up for the show right now. I'm afraid I won't get the business if I'm late." A Lu hurried to Lanxiangyuan after accepting the order.
Not long after, Alu came back with a face full of joy and reported that Lanxiangyuan had taken on this new play that he had never heard of before.
However, the silver package dropped from five taels to four taels.
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The next night, the street in front of Lanxiang Courtyard was brightly lit, as bright as day.
There was a sea of people around the temporary stage.
Most of the people in the town are here.
The first one to take the stage was the Wang Jiaban, who performed a piece of "Suppression of Mountain Bandits". The Wang Jiaban had a large number of people, and the performance was very lively, and the audience watched with great interest.
But "Suppressing Mountain Bandits" hadn't ended yet, and when the martial arts scene of attacking the mountain stronghold was about to begin, a shocking sound of gongs and drums was heard.
Immediately afterwards, someone was heard shouting: "Oh no! Bandits are about to enter the town!"
"So many horses! I'm afraid there are only one or two hundred riders!"
Huge panic suddenly enveloped me like a dark cloud.
With a "boom", the crowd immediately exploded.
The leading actor was playing the role of killing a bandit on the stage, and he was stunned on the spot!
Guess what the plot will be tomorrow? It should be easy to guess.