Start with the script killing shop

Going out for fun on paid vacation is probably the happiest thing for office workers.

If you want to ask what is happier than this, it may be Liu Lan who is paid overtime allowance and goes out to play.

Although the play only started in the afternoon, Jiang Qi and the others set off in the morning, and they still took Liu Lan's mother's car.

Jiang Qi, Liu Lan, Qin Can, and Feng Ling were stunned and couldn't find a driver's license. Among them, Liu Lan, Qin Can, and Feng Ling had never even touched the steering wheel. Jiang Qi was a little better. He had at least touched the steering wheel. After all, he had passed the driver's license test but not passed it.

No one knows how to drive, so naturally they have to ask for help offsite.

Jiang Qi originally wanted to ask Jiang Bing to borrow a driver while borrowing a car. Jiang Bing's B\u0026B business is now booming. In order to arrange the pick-up and drop-off of guests, Jiang Bing's B\u0026B already has many temporary drivers. The money is calculated according to the order and he recruits her to borrow one. It's not difficult for the driver.

Before Jiang Qi could call Jiang Bing, Liu Lan's mother heard that the four of them couldn't find a driver, and volunteered to ask Ying to drive Jiang Qi and the four of them to Liu Lan's grandpa's house. She was familiar with the road anyway.

We set off in the morning, have a meal at Liu Lan's grandpa's house at noon, and then drive back after dinner in the evening. The day's itinerary is clearly arranged.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Jiang Qi and his party waited for Liu Lan's mother's car at the entrance of the amusement park parking lot.

The red car stopped steadily in front of Jiang Qi. Liu Lan's mother waved to Jiang Qi from the car window downstairs: "Boss Xiao Jiang, here. You sit in the passenger seat. The passenger seat is more spacious and comfortable."

Because Jiang Qi was still in the script store before, and when he was sitting at the front desk every day guarding the store, Liu Lan's mother would occasionally come to the store to deliver fruits and milk to Liu Lan, and ask her to get the keys. Jiang Qi knew Liu Lan's mother. But he wasn’t very familiar with her. Jiang Qi only knew that Liu Lan’s mother was a model when she was young, so she was very good at dressing up.

The only thing that impressed Jiang Qi about Liu Lan's mother was that this lady liked to wear dark red lipstick, which made her complexion very white and beautiful. Wang Xinghua later followed suit and bought a lipstick of the same style.

Today, Liu Lan's mother is wearing her dark red lipstick as always, and is dressed beautifully, with curly chestnut hair, a black turtleneck, a khaki coat, thin eyebrows with tattoos, and light makeup on her face. In terms of sophistication, she is actually Better than Liu Lan, Qin Can and Feng Ling.

After waving to Jiang Qi, Liu Lan's mother glanced at the big plastic bag in Liu Lan's hand. The full bag looked quite heavy, and the black plastic bag made it hard to tell what was inside.

"Lanlan, what are you bringing here?"

Liu Lan happily ran to the trunk of the car, put the plastic bag in the trunk, then got in the car, and said: "Jiang Qi gave me an extra batch of braised meat! It's a total of 50 kilograms, and he said it was today's thank you gift! I kept it for myself. 5 kilograms, and the remaining 45 kilograms will be taken to grandpa and uncle.”

Liu Lan's mother looked surprised and a little embarrassed: "Hey, Boss Xiao Jiang, it's just a way of doing this. I just happened to go back early to see Grandpa Liu Lan, so you don't have to be so polite."

"That's right. I'm really bothering you and Grandpa Lanlan this time." Jiang Qi said with a smile.

The three people in the back row were all seated, with Liu Lan sitting in the middle, Feng Ling and Qin Can on the left and right.

Drive and set off.

Liu Lan's mother cut the music into a light ditty and hummed softly while driving. Seeing that Jiang Qi and the others were silent, she thought they were too reserved, so she took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Boss Xiao Jiang, have you listened to the show before?"

Jiang Qi shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, but I heard the employees at the amusement park sing a few lines."

Wang Xinghua is performing on the stage, but she can sing a few lines casually and is good at it. After all, she is an opera lover and she still has some basic skills. However, this fan has recently been influenced by movies, TV series and animations, and has betrayed opera. Anyway, Jiang Qi only saw Wang Xinghua watching movies, TV series and animations on weekdays, but never saw her watching operas.

"Mom, Feng Ling can sing!" Liu Lan said, "Feng Ling has been singing since she was a child, and has been studying for more than ten years."

"Oh, what kind of opera did little Feng Qian learn?" Liu Lan's mother asked with interest.

Then the two of them started chatting like this, asking questions and answering questions like "four legs up and four legs down". Everyone could understand each word, but they couldn't understand it when they were connected together.

It was exactly 11:20 when the car drove to the village where Grandpa Liu Lan lived.

It was noon, and there was a rare bit of sunshine, which made people feel warm. After getting off the car, everyone couldn't help but stretched themselves towards the sky, letting the sunlight shine evenly on their bodies.

There are not many other things at the entrance to the village during the New Year, but there are many cars. They all come back to celebrate the New Year. They park wherever there is space. Jiang Qi even saw a prop car converted from a small truck.

"Is that the troupe's prop truck?" Jiang Qi asked Liu Lan, pointing to the truck.

Liu Lan squinted his eyes for a while and was not very sure: "It should be so. I just remember that they changed clothes and put on makeup in the car, one by one. When I saw it for the first time when I was a child, I thought their clothes were pretty. I am clamoring for my mother to buy it for me."

"This troupe has been singing since you were a child?" Jiang Qi was a little surprised.

Liu Lan:?

"I'm only 19. Wasn't it ten years ago when I was a child? This troupe has been singing in our area for many years!"

"I don't know if there were any replacements in the middle. Anyway, during the Chinese New Year, the village in our area sings operas. There are several opera troupes nearby, but this one is said to be the best and the most expensive. Otherwise, how could I put this one What would you recommend?"

"If you're not sure, go and have a look. If they come, they must be setting up a stage now. Every time at this time, there are many children watching."

"Forget it, let's go to your grandpa's house for dinner first, and come over to see him after dinner." Jiang Qi chose to eat first.

Liu Lan's grandfather's house is at the entrance of the village, just two steps away. The house is quite big. It is a standard old country house. It is a bit cold. There is a brazier in the house. There is a sweet potato buried in the brazier and rice cakes are placed on top. It can be said that there is no waste at all.

Uncle Liu Lan's two grandsons squatted beside the brazier, eagerly waiting for the rice cakes to be baked.

Liu Lan felt that her two little nephews were really miserable, so she took out a piece of duck neck and gave each of them a small piece. The duck neck was stewed in a spicy pot and was too spicy for the children to eat too much. Just nibble on a piece to taste.

Then the two children gnawed on the duck neck and squatted by the brazier waiting for the rice cakes.

Liu Lan's grandfather expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of Jiang Qi and others, and cooked a large table of sumptuous dishes that were no less than a New Year's Eve dinner, including chicken, duck, and fish. It is said that the chickens and ducks that were raised at home were killed this morning. Liu Lan ordered the chickens and ducks in the WeChat video to see which one he killed.

Liu Lan's grandfather, whose surname is Pei, is 87 this year and is a theater fan. I don't drink, smoke, or play cards on weekdays. I just like to listen to operas. On days when there is no drama to listen to, I take out my cell phone to play music, sit in a rocking chair and listen, and use my cell phone as a radio.

This time when Liu Lan brought Jiang Qi and others over, he didn't say that Jiang Qi was his boss. He just said that his friends and colleagues heard that there were opera singers in the countryside and were very interested. They happened to have a holiday, so they came to listen to the opera together.

Liu Lan's grandfather was very happy when he heard that there were young people who loved opera as much as him and were willing to come all the way. Not only did he help Jiang Qi and the others get a good seat, he also said that he would take them to join the opera troupe. Chat with the class teacher, who is his friend.

This was what Jiang Qi wanted, so he did not refuse and happily followed Grandpa Liu Lan, who led everyone to see the stage.

"Hey old man Pei, are you taking your granddaughter and grandson for a walk after dinner? Hey, is that your grandson? Why don't I look like him? I've become younger now that I'm married." Others in the village saw Grandpa Liu Lan taking his grandson for a walk. A lot of young people joked.

"I think you are older than me and your eyesight is dim and you should wear a pair of reading glasses. Presbyopic eyes are not enough. You also need to go to the hospital to see if your memory has declined. I only have one granddaughter in total. Can these three girls all be my granddaughters?" Grandpa Liu Lan laughed and scolded, "My granddaughter's friends heard that there was an opera in the village today, so they came all the way from the city to listen to the opera."

"Hey." The joker was really shocked now. He looked at Jiang Qi and the others carefully, "Oh, it's really rare. Nowadays, young people in the village are not rare to listen to operas. We are the only ones who sing big operas every year. Listen to Old Bones the most actively, and you have to find a good position for the young people so that they don’t get lost."

"What do you mean? What's the relationship between me and Xiao Feng? My position has been decided before the stage is set. It must be the best. Xiao Jiang, Xiao Feng, Xiao Qin, go to the left."

Liu Lan was a little curious and trotted over to her grandfather: "Grandpa, what is your relationship with the leader of this theater troupe?"

"What does it have to do with it? I heard it when his father was singing opera. I also heard it when he was singing opera. It's just the relationship between singing opera and listening to opera." Grandpa Liu Lan said in a loud voice, talking and talking. He made a joke about himself, and laughed so loudly that he was full of energy.

"Grandpa Pei, are they regular members taking jobs around here?" Jiang Qi also approached and asked.

Grandpa Liu Lan waved his hand: "That was the pattern many years ago. Don't look at them. A singing performance costs thousands, but it is only a few hundred if it is spread equally on everyone's head. This means that there is more life during the Chinese New Year. On weekdays, I would starve to death just relying on this. There are no fixed members, and only Xiao Feng, the so-called leader, is fixed. Whoever is free comes."

"So they all work part-time, but they actually have other jobs, right?"

Grandpa Liu Lan was a bit deaf, so he heard about other jobs without hearing the first half of Jiang Qi's sentence: "I have other jobs. Xiao Feng seems to have opened an opera training class. It is said that few students have closed. He is also working in the city troupe. Food, no staff, I heard that theater troupes in this city are in a downturn, and they are not as good as a symphony orchestra."

"Those in the symphony orchestra who are not staffed can still get more than 1,000 a month, but it is not certain whether their theater troupe can get this number."

Grandpa Liu Lan was talking enthusiastically when a middle-aged man with a fat, fair face and a rather cheerful appearance walked quickly from the direction of the stage. The laughter arrived before anyone arrived, and the laughter was very penetrating.

"I heard you arranging me behind my back, Mr. Pei, from far away. Next time you arranging for me, can you stay a little farther away and keep your voice low so that I don't hear you."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Qi knew that this fat, fair, middle-aged man was the nominal leader of the theater troupe, leader Feng.

Seeing Grandpa Liu Lan bringing four young people over, class leader Feng also smiled and joked: "Mr. Pei, you are really flattering me this year. There were not many young people in the audience last year, but this year you actually brought all your juniors." , no wonder you called me so late last night and said that I would save you 5 good seats in the front row."

"You are my junior, this one is my granddaughter." Liu Lan's grandpa pointed at Liu Lan, "The rest are his friends. The young people wanted to go to the theater and drove over an hour from the city."

"Thank you all so much." Leader Feng said with a surprised look on his face, "I will definitely tell them to perform well today and not let you down. Come and come with me and have a look. You young people haven't seen how we put on makeup." Right? Things here haven’t been completely set up yet, it’s a bit messy, so be careful.”

The backstage is indeed very messy as Leader Feng said. It must have not been sorted out yet. All kinds of props and miscellaneous items are piled on the boxes and on the ground waiting to be sorted. However, the clothes were placed in the prop car, maybe because they were afraid of getting dirty.

There are so many things.

There are several kinds of musical instruments, such as erhu, suona, pipa, big drum and small drum, and there is also an instrument that Jiang Qi doesn't recognize that looks very similar to the erhu but is different.

"There are some good performances today, you usually listen..." Leader Feng enthusiastically explained the content of today's performance, making strokes and pointing, looking like he wanted to pick up the stick and play with it.

"What is that?" Jiang Qi asked Feng Ling in a low voice, pointing to the unfamiliar musical instrument.

"Gaohu is the high-pitched erhu. You can understand it as an instrument similar to the erhu." Feng Ling explained. Looking at this familiar scene, he didn't know whether it was emotional or something, and suddenly asked Jiang Qi about the costume she gave him.

"Boss, have you received my costume?"

The Samsung gift that Feng Ling gave Jiang Qi was the costume she took with her when she ran away. It is considered to be the most expensive of all her assets.

Jiang Qi also received those costumes. They were all made of silk. Judging by the fabric and the embroidery on them, he knew they must be expensive.

It could have been very valuable, but the clothes were damaged in some places, perhaps because they were not stored properly while escaping, and they felt like defective items.

"They are kept in my office. I can't wear those clothes. How about you go to my office and take those clothes back when you go to work tomorrow?"

"I suddenly remembered that those clothes might need to be altered by a specialized tailor." Feng Ling smiled awkwardly, "Didn't you find that the clothes were a bit torn?"

Jiang Qi nodded: "I found it, it's quite normal. After all, that dress has been through... well... you know."

Jiang Qi couldn't directly tell Feng Ling that those clothes were brought by him when he was fleeing. Liu Lan had a sharp ear and would definitely ask if she overheard.

Jiang Qi can guess anything you ask.

Escape? What escape? Feng Ling still escaped? Are there still people fleeing these days? Wow, this is so exciting, can you say? If you can, tell me in detail!

Jiang Qi raised his head and looked around carefully and found that Liu Lan, Qin Can, Mr. Pei and Leader Feng were all gone. There were only three actors from the theater troupe and three or four children watching the fun. One of the young actresses was telling the children not to move casually to avoid hurting themselves.

Where are people?

He asked Gao Hu's kung fu, why did people suddenly disappear?

"That's it." Feng Ling's voice brought Jiang Qi back to the topic.

She pointed to the trinkets on the costume worn by one of the actors, "I cut my clothes that way."

"Those pieces of clothing are the best and most valuable. The large pearls inlaid on them are all Dongzhu. The small pearls are also of excellent color and uniform size. Not only that, there are many gold and silver pieces on the clothes. Decoration is all hard currency.”

"In the end, I really ran out of money, so I used scissors to cut off all the valuable decorations and pawned them, so the clothes became like that."

Jiang Qi:......

What a little trick for escaping. I learned it and learned it.

"So now it's..."

"Those clothes now are definitely not wearable on stage and need to be altered by a specialized tailor." Feng Ling said, "But they are definitely not expensive. I checked online. Cultured pearls are much cheaper than our time, and gold and silver pieces can also be used. Gold-plated and silver-plated, agate is cheap, and it won’t cost much if you deduct it from my salary.”

"Lillian can withhold five years' salary, can I also withhold three years' salary first to get some respect?" Feng Ling looked at Jiang Qi expectantly.

Jiang Qi:......

What kind of employees are they? Is this the way to get a loan to work?

"No need to withhold. The costumes and props you need for singing should be provided by the amusement park. Just go to the finance department to apply for special funds." Jiang Qi sighed deeply.

He suddenly began to worry that Lili would find him in a few days and wanted to buy 100 dolls, and the money would be deducted from his future salary.

"What are you two doing here? Is there anything interesting about the props?" Liu Lan grabbed Feng Ling, "My grandpa and Leader Feng are sitting in the back chatting about gossip! I heard a few sentences that were really exciting, go and listen!"

When Feng Ling heard about the gossip, his eyes lit up and he ran away.

"What gossip are we talking about?" Jiang Qi felt that he had to ask for the background information first, so as not to understand later.

"Just this year, the city theater troupe cannot pay out any money. Those without a staff basically don't get any money. Those with a staff only have a basic salary and no bonus. There are a few unlucky ones whose jobs are also in recession. Recently, they are thinking about live broadcasting and so on. There are many, many ,Different kinds."

"This is how my grandpa talks about gossip, here and there, everything is the best!"

Jiang Qi's eyes also lit up, and he ran away following Feng Ling's footsteps.

Liu Lan shook her head: "I'm not active in listening to gossip, and I still want to call you."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Set up a flag and make it bigger tomorrow