After chatting with Liu Xiaoxian for a few more words, Zhou Jun declined the other party's invitation and left the house.
Walking in this northern song, Zhou Jun listened to the cheers of men and women in his ears, passed through the bustling crowd, and walked all the way towards the north gate of Pingkangfang.
After arriving at the gate of the square, Zhou Jun was about to go to the stables to get his horse, when he suddenly heard a voice from behind calling him.
"I dare to ask Mr. Lang, are you Mr. Zhou?"
When Zhou Jun heard this, he turned around and saw a maid in a ruqi, looking over at her in a cute way.
Seeing the other party nodding, the maid breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to a carriage in the corner of the square gate and said, "My wife, please come over."
Zhou Jun was confused, but he still followed the maid.
Walking to the carriage, a curtain hat poked out of the carriage window, and a pretty face hidden behind the weft was looming.
Zhou Jun saw him and asked uncertainly: "Mother Yu Jun?"
The woman in the car chuckled and said, "Zhou Zhoulang has a good eye."
Zhou Jun lowered his head, looked at his official robe, and asked, "How did you recognize me?"
Yu Junniang: "The eldest man of the Zhou family told me about the affair, so I want to express my congratulations to you first."
Zhou Jun waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
Facing his brother's unrequited love, Zhou Jun wanted to talk to Yu Junniang.
Unexpectedly, before Zhou Jun could speak, Yu Junniang asked: "Do you have free time today, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Jun nodded.
Yu Junniang said happily: "That's good. I'll go pick up Mr. Yin first. On Tuesday, I can go to the nunnery in Chongxianfang to find us."
It turns out it was for the poetry club.
After saying this, Yu Junniang let the carriage out of the gate and left first.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Jun went to the stable to get his horse and rode in the direction of Chongxianfang.
When he arrived at the gate of the nunnery, Zhou Jun sent the horse and paid for the sesame oil. He entered the courtyard and saw Nie Xuanluan leading a group of people, revising the script while reading the lines.
Seeing Zhou Jun approaching, Nie Xuanluan's eyes lit up at first, then he straightened his clothes, walked slowly to the former's side, and said a word of immeasurable.
Seeing that her expression was as usual, Zhou Jun thought that this woman had a lot of contacts, so he probably didn't take the incident to heart last time, so he simply pretended to be nothing and returned the favor.
Nie Xuanluan took Zhou Jun's sleeve and took him to the small pavilion. He also took the playbook of The West Chamber and asked him to read more.
Zhou Jun lowered his head and saw that there were three scripts of The West Chamber.
Open the book and you will find all the elements including lines, scenes, narration, singing, etc.
Zhou Jun read a few more pages carefully.
In terms of plot, there are some changes compared to the previous version of Romance of the West Chamber, but the main plot remains basically unchanged.
In terms of writing style, both the text and the lyrics have a unique charm of the Tang Dynasty. As for whether it is a good work or not, Zhou Jun lacks experience in evaluating it, but he cannot say why.
While watching, Yu Junniang and Yin Yu also entered the courtyard.
Seeing Zhou Jun reading the script, Yin Yu walked into the small pavilion and said, "I've looked for you several times, but you always said you were busy. Today, it's thanks to Mrs. Yu Jun that you were blocked."
Zhou Jun raised his head, looked at Yin Yu, then looked around, and asked: "You are the only ones in the poetry club? Where are the others?"
Yin Yu said angrily: "It's not a holiday today, everyone else is busy."
Zhou Jun nodded, raised the copy of Romance of the West Chamber in his hand and said, "I've read the script and it's pretty good. That's it."
Seeing that everyone was still looking at him, Zhou Jun touched his face and asked: "What? Is there anything else?"
Yu Junniang said: "Zhou Lang, the script has been completed, but the actor who acted in it may be a problem."
Zhou Junqi asked: "Trouble?"
Yu Junniang: "The poetry club hired some actors and dancers, and selected a few passages from the play and asked them to act out the outline."
"Who knew that the actor was used to acting in military dramas, and the dancer couldn't even finish her lines, so she acted out a good script into a scene of commotion."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he understood what was going on.
The ordinary operas of the Tang Dynasty can be roughly divided into two types: excellent opera and song and dance.
The former is a conversational performance similar to a cross talk sketch, while the latter is a purely physical dance performance.
Stage operas like Romance of the West Chamber really matured probably during the Song and Yuan dynasties.
At this time in the Tang Dynasty, no one had ever seen opera, so naturally no one could perform opera.
Zhou Jun also encountered difficulties at this time. If he wants to play The West Chamber well, actors must not only have high literary and musical literacy, but also have very high standards in singing, walking, eyes, body, and manners.
Require.
And where to find such talents?
Seeing that Zhou Jun was speechless for a long time, Yin Yu wanted to speak to urge him.
Seeing this, Yu Junniang stopped her and whispered: "Let Zhou Erlang think about it for a while."
After waiting for a while, Zhou Jun said to everyone in the poetry club: "The actor in Romance of the West Chamber has an idea, but it's hard to say whether he is willing to put down his dignity and help me."
After hearing this, Yin Yu said: "No matter who it is, let me name it. I have my own means to get that person to help."
Zhou Jun glanced at Yin Yu, shook his head and said: "Forcing someone to make things difficult is not beautiful. Why don't you let me be a lobbyist first and try to persuade you to see if it can be done?"
Everyone in the poetry club looked at each other in shock. Seeing that there was no other way, they agreed to Zhou Jun's request.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Zhou Jun picked up the three volumes of Romance of the West Chamber, stood up, and said, "I borrowed this playbook first."
After saying that, Zhou Jun looked at Yu Junniang again and said, "Can I take a step to speak?"
Yu Junniang was a little surprised when she saw Zhou Jun looking at her. After confirming, she followed him to a sparsely populated place.
Seeing that the place was far enough away, Zhou Jun turned around, only to find that Yin Yu was also walking over with Yu Jun's mother.
Zhou Jun asked Yin Yu helplessly: "I am looking for Madam Yu Jun, why is Mr. Yin here?"
Yin Yu raised her head and said, "I am here to protect my friends. Who knows what you are going to say to confuse me."
Zhou Jun sighed: "Forget it, let's listen together. Madam Yu Jun will also talk to you."
Mother Yu Jun bowed to Zhou Jun and said, "Please be patient, Mr. Zhou. Today's words are only known to three people and will not be spread to anyone else."
Zhou Jun: "That's the best. Thank you in advance."
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Jun was thinking about how to speak about Zhou Ze.
After thinking about it, Zhou Jun decided to simply say it directly: "The eldest man of the Zhou family has been in love with Yu Jun's mother for a long time. Did you know that?"
Hearing Zhou Jun's words, Yin Yu and Yu Jun were both stunned. They did not expect that what the other party was going to say was actually this matter.
Yu Junniang's face turned slightly red, she lowered her head and said, "I'm aware of it, but I'm not sure."
Zhou Jun sighed: "Brother, I'm afraid that the first time I see Yu Junniang, I will suffer from lovesickness. Even when I joined this poetry club, I came here just for you."
Yu Junniang became even more ashamed, she just lowered her head and stopped talking.
Zhou Jun thought for a while and said, "I wonder what Mother Yu Jun thinks about my brother?"
Yu Junniang looked hesitant.
Yin Yu asked from the side: "Mother Yu Jun comes from a happy family, how does the master of the Zhou family plan to treat her?"
Zhou Jun understood the meaning of Yin Yu's words and replied: "The matchmaker is marrying, and we will be of the same heart forever."
Upon hearing this, both Yin Yu and Yu Junniang were stunned.
Yin Yu asked again: "Your Zhou family is a slave, you should know the difficulties."
Zhou Jun nodded and said, "Brother, you know it yourself."
Yin Yu and Yu Junniang looked at each other, and the former asked: "What about your parents?"
Hearing this question, Zhou Jun was stunned for a while, with a hesitant look on his face.
When Yu Junniang saw this, her heart suddenly sank and she just closed her eyes.
Zhou Jun took a deep breath: "If you are interested in having a concubine, your parents can naturally tell you."
Madam Yu Jun pulled Yin Yu's sleeves and shook her head gently.
Yin Yu just sighed softly and said to Zhou Jun: "If you ask yourself what Erlang said, I'm afraid you don't believe it yourself."
