In the afternoon, Lin Jue went out to Qingbo Gate in the southwest corner. Qingbo Gate is a water gate, facing the Qiantang River. It is not prosperous here. There is an old saying in Hangzhou called "Chai Daner outside Qingbo Gate".
That means that the people who come in and out of Qingbo Water Gate are woodcutters and poor people who cut firewood from Fenghuangling Wansongling in Nanshan and other places.
Early every morning, boatloads of firewood and miles of firewood enter the city from Qingbo Gate, enter the firewood market inside the city gate, and then are sent to the whole city from here to supply the millions of people in this huge city.
Common people used it. Although the Zhou Dynasty already had charcoal cakes and other things that could be used to make fires, but charcoal was relatively expensive and ordinary people had limited income, so it was not popular.
A thoughtful person has done some calculations. A bundle of firewood is worth fifty cents. If you save more, you can burn it for three days. If it is not winter, it only costs more than ten cents per day. But if you use charcoal, it will cost at least ten cents in three days.
Five charcoal cakes, one charcoal cake is ten cents, fifteen charcoal cakes is one hundred and fifty cents, which is three times more money. Obviously, firewood is still the first choice of the people.
In the afternoon, the huge firewood field located on the side of the long bridge inside Qingbo Gate seemed empty. The full firewood piles in the early morning were no longer there, and there were only a few small piles of firewood piled in a corner of the field.
A dozen woodcutters stood under a simple awning, fanning themselves with straw hats, chatting and anxiously waiting for customers. Lin Jue walked quickly through the gate of the venue and walked towards an ordinary yard next to the firewood market. The small yard was somewhat
It was dilapidated, but it had obviously been rested recently. There was no one in the yard, but from behind the ajar door of the main room, the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard faintly.
Lin Jue entered the courtyard and heard the sound of a woman singing from the house. Lin Jue stopped and listened carefully, but he heard the voice was as gentle as water, and sang faintly: "...The Chinese banquet is in full bloom, and the joy is overflowing and the wine is gone.
Enjoy the passing years without sighing. Sisters should envy the lotuses..."
Then a low voice of a woman pretending to be a man sang: "Look at her... she is all elegant and fragrant, with two curved eyebrows painted with distant mountains, and a pair of eyes that are bright and moist with autumn. Her face is like a lotus calyx, and she is clearly a Wenjun of the Zhuo family.
; Lips are like cherries, how can they be reduced from Bai Jiafan Su? A piece of flawless jade, accidentally fell into the dusty flowers and willows."
A smile appeared on Lin Jue's face, he walked to the corridor and pushed open the door. A group of people in the room were singing and dancing. When they saw someone coming in, they stopped suddenly. When they saw clearly that it was Lin Jue who arrived, he was dressed in colorful clothes and heavy makeup.
Xie Yingying, dressed in dazzling clothes, happily stepped forward to salute.
"Master Lin is here. The Nu family is rehearsing with the sisters."
A group of women also came forward to salute and say hello. Lin Jue returned the salute and said with a smile: "I have been listening outside for a while. If I heard correctly, this is the second scene. The two are in love.
Is it a life-long pleasure?"
Xie Yingying nodded hurriedly and said: "It was exactly that scene. Master Lin wrote the script himself. Naturally, you can understand it as soon as you hear it. But I don't know what Mr. Lin thinks?"
Lin Jue thought for a while and said: "To be honest, there is still a lot of improvement. This is still quite different from what I feel in my heart. Also, with all due respect, judging from your makeup and clothes, you don't like Du Shi
My understanding of the character of Niang is not deep. It is not Du Shiniang who wears heavy makeup. You will not arouse the sympathy of the audience. I want you to interpret Du Shiniang into a lovable and talented image, instead of being so tacky.
The makeup and image alone need to be improved. The singing area also needs to be improved."
What the women did not expect was Lin Jue's merciless rebuke, and they were all a little embarrassed. However, Xie Yingying did not show any intention of being sullen, but said sincerely: "What Mr. Lin said is true, and the Nu family actually feels a little bit.
Something is wrong. I just didn’t know where the crux was for a while. When the young master said this, the slave family immediately understood."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "As long as you understand. There is still half a month, and I will work with you to polish it off. Although I will go to Songshan Academy to study, I can come here to discuss with you every evening when I return to the city.
Think about it. This is why I want you to rent this dilapidated house as a rehearsal venue. Of course, I don’t want people to see me coming in and out of your Wangyue Building every day. Don’t worry, I will be extremely strict with you. Whether it’s clothing or lyrics.
I will make uncompromising demands on you whether it is scene music or lighting. Everyone must establish one belief, that is, in this Oiran Competition, Wangyue Tower must be a hit and turn around."
All the women nodded, encouraged by Lin Jue's words. A sense of solidity rose up in their hearts. It was Mr. Lin in front of them who gave them this feeling. Mr. Lin's confidence was the cornerstone of their hearts.
In fact, what a group of weak women hope most is to have someone to rely on and to guide them in the direction, and the appearance of Lin Jue is in line with this.
"Without any further delay, let's change clothes and make-up and start again. Thank you mom, come here and I'll discuss the background decoration with you. By the way, Lan Niang, you're here too. Can you add two more musicians? I think the music is too loud.
It’s too thin…”
Lin Jue spoke loudly, and the group of people immediately became busy. Xie Yingying trotted to the wing to remove and put on makeup again. Lin Jue and Xie Dan Honglaniang directed everyone to rearrange the scene curtains, lights, etc. Everyone was involved in it and was busy.
Very happy.
Two hours later, Lin Jue returned to the small courtyard and went home. From today to the half month of the Oiran competition, Lin Jue will come here every day to guide them in rehearsing. Lin Jue takes this matter very seriously, because Wang Yue
The building is almost closed. Everyone is involved in it, and the cost can be imagined. Lin Jue knows that he has a heavy responsibility. He must let Wangyue Building get rewards in the Oiran Competition. In fact, this is no longer a matter for the Wangyue Building family.
, Lin Jue has already taken the initiative to bear this matter on his shoulders.
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The sky is blue and the air is crisp in autumn. After a night of drizzle, the weather in the morning seems to be completely different. There is a clear and refreshing smell of autumn in the air, and the change of seasons is imperceptible.
After getting up early and washing up and having breakfast, Lin Jue packed up his book box and prepared to set off. When Lin Hu picked up the book box and opened the courtyard door, he unexpectedly found a mule cart parked at the door of the courtyard, and Jiao Da was sitting on the rutted hill with his mouth open.
She smiled at him with her big yellow teeth exposed.
"What's going on? What are you doing here? What's going on with this big car?" Lin Hu asked in surprise.
Before Jiao Da could answer, Lin Jue walked out of the yard and smiled and said: "From today onwards, we will have a mule cart to travel. Although we can only go to the bottom of the hillside, it saves a lot of distance. This is a reward from the head of the family, but
I didn’t know that the driver was actually Jiao Da.”
Jiao Da jumped out of the car and thought about Lin Jue's hand. He chuckled and said: "Jiao Da has met the young master. This errand was asked for by the villain himself. After the eldest young master left, the villain actually had nothing to do. In the yard behind.
Several young men who used to follow the eldest son have been laid off. There are old men and young men, but they can't lose their jobs. Hearing that the young master needed a driver, the young man went to ask the newly appointed housekeeper Zhao.
, I got it after kowtowing several times. Young master, please don’t drive me away. What happened last time was the villain’s fault. You can beat me or scold me, but I just want to keep the villain.”
What Jiao Da was talking about was the last time he and the Jiang family's Qian family came to deliver money and kicked the courtyard door flying. But Lin Jue's focus was obviously not on this matter.
"You have already repaired the door and carried water for a month. That incident is over. Did you just talk about the new Butler Zhao? Who is that?"
"Zhao Liancheng. Who else could it be?" Jiao Dashi said hurriedly.
Lin Jue groaned, with a helpless wry smile on his face. Zhao Liancheng was also the steward of the house. He was Huang Changqing's second son-in-law and was once a servant of the Lin family. He somehow hooked up with Huang Changqing's daughter and finally succeeded in transforming into
Huang Changqing was deprived of his position as housekeeper, and his son-in-law took over. This was basically a matter of changing the soup without changing the medicine. Zhao Liancheng was probably just a puppet, and Huang Changqing could still control the situation remotely from behind the scenes.
However, Lin Jue also knew in his heart that with Huang Changqing's status in the house, it would be difficult to shake his status in the Lin family just by relying on what happened at Wangyue Tower. Although he was beaten and his position was taken away, his influence is still there.
Last night, the eldest brother, Lin Ke, and others came to trouble him in large numbers, just to seek revenge on behalf of Huang Changqing. Huang Changqing was not only very influential around Lin Boyong, but his relationship with the eldest brother was also evident from this. This person
There are still some tricks. As for the fact that the Lin family was severely extorted by Zhang Tong yesterday, I am afraid that this debt will still be borne by him.
"Jiao Da, I can let you drive the car for me, but there is something I must say. I don't like talkative people here. If you break my rules, my punishment here is better than the family law.
They are all harsh. You must remember my words."
Of course, Lin Jue would not ask questions that he shouldn't ask. How could he not suspect that they placed Jiao Da next to him as an spy. This was much more upright than sending someone to follow him. Jiao Da was following him.
, his every move was openly monitored by him, and then reported to those who wanted to know. Didn't he move even more freely? So Lin Jue's words contained a warning.
Jiao Da looked slightly panicked, and said repeatedly: "Don't worry, young master, I have a very strict mouth. I will never say anything I shouldn't say, and I will never ask anything I shouldn't ask. If you don't believe me, I won't tell you."
God swears."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "That's all, swearing is the most unreliable. I don't want you to swear or curse. Everything needs to be proven by actions and let actions speak for themselves. It's getting late, so get in the car and drive on."
Jiao Dal agreed repeatedly, turned around and climbed onto the shaft of the cart. Lin Jue and Lin Hu got on the cart. Jiao Dal drove the mule cart out of the house along the driveway.
