Chapter 1 Loyalty and Humiliation
Xianzhong turned around and fell off the stage. He was humiliated today. He couldn't save Yuzhen, but was humiliated by the big man.
"Come up here, boy, don't you want a hero to save the beauty?" The big man picked up Yuzhen in one hand and spun around in a circle, laughing, and everyone in the audience dispersed in a hurry.
Xianzhong lay on the ground and gnashed his teeth. He was considered a good man in the countryside, otherwise he would not have encouraged his father to come to this prosperous Chengdu to sell dates.
Yuzhen screamed and was taken away. Dad helped Xianzhong up and said, "Son, just give up. Yuzhen has her own destiny, and you can't control it."
Xianzhong clenched his fists. He and Yuzhen had been separated for three years and finally found him a few months ago. Yuzhen said, Brother Xianzhong, just follow our troupe. Wherever we sing, there will be more people.
Business is also easy to do.
Yuzhen was a childhood playmate from Xianzhong's hometown in Liushujianbao, Shaanxi Province. She disappeared after her parents died. It turned out that she was sold to a theater troupe by her relatives.
Yuzhen had already turned into a beautiful woman. She stood on the stage, but before she could speak, cheers came and went. Her mouth opened slightly, the sounds of nature echoed, and the whole place was silent.
In the past few months, there have been many scoundrels who have been entangled, but Xianzhong has beaten them away. In this world, fists are the most effective.
Today I encountered a tough challenge. Xianzhong lost at the age of fifteen. His body was thin and although his fists and feet were agile, he was no match for the fat man and his brute strength.
Xianzhong didn't know that the person he was fighting with was She Chongming, the chieftain of the Yi ethnic group, the most powerful man in Sichuan.
She Chongming went to the Prince of Shu's Mansion today to pay his respects as usual, and walked around the streets with his entourage.
The king of Shu, Zhu Zhi, was so bossy that it really bothered him. Damn it, I was also a Yi king!
While he was bored, he suddenly heard the songs of orioles and the words of swallows, which made him feel like he was living in a Yi village deep in the mountains. She Chongming unknowingly turned to the stage and looked at Yuzhen in a state of intoxication. His minions understood and went to the backstage, and soon they heard the sound of chickens flying.
The dog jumps.
Xianzhong forced two Yi men onto the stage with their hands cut behind their backs, and the audience cheered loudly.
The man screamed: "Master, save me!" She Chongming jumped onto the stage, and after only a few rounds, Xianzhong fell.
Xianzhong was disgraced, ashamed and angry, so he got up and chased forward. The group of people and Yuzhen quickly disappeared.
The two men and the troupe searched separately for more than twenty days in the streets and alleys of Chengdu, and finally found out that the person who kidnapped Yuzhen was none other than She Chongming, chieftain of the Yi ethnic group in Yongning. The She family's residence in Chengdu was said to be by the Jinjiang River in the south gate.
The Minjiang River flows gracefully down from the Minshan Mountain. After being diverted at Dujiangyan, one branch went to Chengdu and was named Jinjiang. "Jincheng is full of water during the day and Jinshui is lively in spring." A Jinjiang River nourishes the extravagant and lustful life of Chengdu Prefecture.
Starting from the majestic Shu Prince's Palace, wealthy nobles built along the Jinjiang River. Pavilions and pavilions were everywhere. At night, the palace lanterns were lit, and the dim light shone through the poetic Shu embroidery on the sparkling river, making it like a dream.
Xianzhong climbed up the wall of She Mansion at night, only to hear a clear and gentle sound of the piano, and then Yuzhen's song sounded: "The moon is half full in Mount Emei, and the shadows are reflected in the water of Pingqiang River. The clear stream flows towards the Three Gorges at night, thinking of you."
Missing Yuzhou." After that, there was a repetition of this tune, mixed with the voice of a middle-aged woman teaching.
Xianzhong jumped off the wall and hid behind a tree. When the woman left, he appeared in front of the shocked Yuzhen. Yuzhen was overjoyed and said, "Brother Xianzhong, how did you find me? Look at my skirt!" Yuzhen
Wearing a white Luo skirt with fragrant verses embroidered with red silk and blue thread, she walked gracefully in front of Xianzhong, as if she was in shock.
"Look at my shoes again!" She wore a kind of high-soled embroidered shoes with heels carved from sandalwood. Every time she took a step, a flower-shaped fragrance leaked from the soles of her feet.
This was clearly the dress of those noble ladies on the streets of Chengdu. Xianzhong said in disgust, "Take off these clothes quickly and follow me!"
Yuzhen pulled him back and persuaded him, "Although Mr. She robbed me, he didn't do any harm. He also asked someone to teach me how to sing. He also provided me with good clothes and food. I'll go and say good things to him, and you can stay too."
, okay?"
Xian Zhong said bitterly: "How can these noble gentlemen have any good intentions? He wants to teach you how to sing and bring it to the remote Yongning Mansion to enjoy."
"He won't take me to Yongning. My aunt who taught me how to sing said that the imperial court is going to send Mr. She's Yi soldiers to Liaodong to fight against the Jin Dynasty. He must return to Yongning tomorrow to lead the troops to go on an expedition. My aunt said that we should stay in Chengdu.
, I learned the music, it will be useful when Mr. She comes back."
Xianzhong muttered, "It is indeed risky to take you away tonight. Since he will leave tomorrow, I will take you tomorrow."
"I won't leave, brother Xianzhong. We have food and clothing here, and we are backed by a big tree. I don't want to live that kind of dusty life anymore." Yuzhen bit her lip, determined.
Xianzhong's face turned red, but he couldn't bear to hurt Yuzhen's heart, so he nodded and left.
Xianzhong returned to the inn gloomily, told the troupe leader Yuzhen's whereabouts, and said to his father: "Tomorrow we will go to the Beimen Market to get rid of the remaining dates. Let's go back to Shaanxi." After saying this, he didn't care about the old man.
Dad's reaction made him fall asleep with his head covered.
When he woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and his father, Dazao, and donkey were not there. Xianzhong went to the Beimen Market, just in time to catch up with his father who had sold out the dates.
The two walked to the door of a rich family's house together, and were about to go to the stone pier to pick up the donkey, but they found that someone was beating his donkey with a whip. Xianzhong stepped forward, took the whip and threw it on the ground, shouting: "What are you doing?"
The man was dressed as a servant and sneered, "What am I doing? Look at this donkey shit and donkey urine. It has made the floor in front of our Yang Mansion dirty. If you don't pay back, you can't even think of taking the donkey!"
When the father saw this scene, he knew that it was really his fault, so he quickly apologized and said, "Master, please do a good job and forgive this beast."
The servant refused, forcing his father to clean up the donkey excrement and urine while cursing. Xianzhong was so angry that he was about to argue with him when the door opened and a group of people came out. The servant hurriedly asked the donkey's butt again
With a strong whip, the donkey galloped away, with the father in hot pursuit.
The housekeeper and several servants stood on both sides of the gate, and a handsome young man walked out surrounded by his parents and brothers and sisters. The young man held a big bow, carried arrows on his back, and led a tall horse, which carried a heavy weight on its back.
burden.
"Zhan'er, this time you go to Beijing to take the exam, you will surely reach high school in one fell swoop and live up to the ten years of hard work!"
"Zhan'er, everything is not peaceful now. Thieves are rampant. The road to Beijing is too far. You'd better take your servants there."
"Father, mother, don't worry, I have a bow and arrows in hand, who dares to touch me, Yang Zhan? Just wait until I come back with a top score."
Xianzhong looked at the house number "Yang Mansion", nodded and left.
After searching a few streets, I met my father who was walking alone with a donkey. His hands were covered with donkey dung, his face was sweating profusely, and his straw sandals were worn out from running around. He felt even more resentful for his loyalty.
Chapter completed!