Just now when he thought of using a bamboo pipe to blow mustard, Jiang Xingchen suddenly had an idea flash in his mind. He remembered that when he was a child in his previous life, he would often pull out the slender reeds with the tips tightly rolled up while playing with his friends by the river.
Put the leaves in your mouth and blow on them, and then they will make a sound like mosquitoes.
Then he thought that the reed poles were also hollow, and the bark of poplar strips could be used to make whistles that could be blown.
Several judges were experienced and had analyzed the basic structure of the suona before. The whistle was definitely the key, but after they made it out of metal, the sound it produced was far from what Jiang Xingchen had in mind.
Now, Jiang Xingchen suddenly realized that the whistle should not be made of metal, but of hollow plants.
Therefore, ignoring the stunned old man, he ran out of the yard and hailed a carriage to take him quickly outside the city, where there were many reed-like plants along the river.
Jiang Xingchen ran away. The old man and the four of them were stunned for a moment. Zhao Danqing said: "He must have other tricks. He can't just scare us and be done with it!"
The old man ignored Zhao Danqing and stomped out of the room. No matter how he joked before, Jiang Xingchen had always been within his reach. Now, no matter what other tricks the kid had, whether he was plotting against him or not, he had to follow him.
, to ensure Jiang Xingchen’s safety.
Reed-like plants are called fine firewood in this world. When they turn yellow in autumn and winter, many civilian families will harvest them and use them as firewood for making fires and cooking.
This plant is taller than reeds, more than two meters high, with wide leaves, but the flower spikes are similar to reeds. A large piece is connected together, like a barrier. The breeze blows, and the rustling sound of leaves rubbing against each other can be heard in the distance.
From a distance, the flower spikes look like undulating water.
Jiang Xingchen got off the carriage, saw such a scene, and thought to himself: "It's really not much different from reeds. I hope their poles are also hollow!"
Jiang Xingchen walked over and cut a reed. When he lowered his head and looked at it, he suddenly smiled: "Sure enough! What a thin firewood, this is a large reed..."
With a laugh, Jiang Xingchen cut off a large bundle and asked the driver to help him get into the carriage.
The old man looked at it not far away and was puzzled. What is this kid doing with so much fine firewood? Is he so poor now that he can't even afford firewood and charcoal?
Full of doubts, the old man followed Jiang Xingchen and returned home. What surprised him was that, with this kid's personality of never suffering a loss, he actually seemed to have forgotten their teasing this time and didn't pay attention to their intentions at all.
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When Jiang Xingchen returned home, he immediately called in several judges from the Imperial Academy and started studying again.
At this time, the old man suddenly realized that this kid had thought of the key to making a new musical instrument. No wonder he had no time to pay attention to us.
Jiang Xingchen's new idea made several judges suddenly enlightened, and their ideas suddenly opened up a lot. After several tests, they found that the thin firewood poles could not be used directly, and one of the judges asked whether they should be used after drying.
"Isn't it more brittle after drying? How to make a whistle?" As soon as this question was raised, another judge immediately said that it can be softened by soaking in water.
While the fine wood was drying here, one of the judges had already taken a metal called indigo silver to the blacksmith to make a trumpet and a letter.
And Jiang Xingchen started making suona rods. This thing is similar to making transverse flutes. It is quite delicate and requires very strict hole spacing.
Jiang Xingchen was busy working until evening. Jiang Xingchen suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to pick up Meier from school.
"Hey! Damn it, why did you forget this? The little girl must be impatient!" Jiang Xingchen quickly put down what he was doing and hurried out the door.
The house they bought was right around the Imperial College. The distance was not far, and Jiang Xingchen rushed to the college quickly.
However, when he arrived at the entrance of the college, his expression suddenly darkened. At the side entrance of the college, Meier and Huang Xiaobin were standing together talking.
The two of them knew each other, so it was okay for them to stand together and talk, but Jiang Xingchen felt uncomfortable.
Striding forward, Jiang Xingchen approached the two and heard their conversation.
"It's so late. I guess Mr. Jiang is delayed for something, so why don't I send Miss Meier back!" Huang Xiaobin said very sincerely.
"No! Thank you, Brother Huang! Brother will definitely come to pick me up. You can leave first!" Meier shook her head and replied.
"This... Miss Mei'er, it's going to be dark soon..." While Huang Xiaobin was continuing to speak, Mei'er suddenly laughed, called her brother, and ran forward.
"Uh!" Huang Xiaobin paused, quickly turned his face, and glanced at Jiang Xingchen.
"Master Jiang! You are here!" For some reason, Jiang Xingchen was smiling clearly, but Huang Xiaobin felt a heavy pressure that made it difficult for him to breathe.
"Yeah!" Jiang Xingchen nodded, turned to Mei'er and asked: "What are you talking about?"
"Brother Huang saw it was getting late and wanted to send me back! But I know he will definitely come!" Meier said with a smile.
"I'm... worried that it's not safe for Miss Meier to walk alone after dark!" Huang Xiaobin answered.
Jiang Xingchen nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you!"
"Master Jiang is so polite! It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now. I'll wait until you finish your tour and then I'll visit you again!" Huang Xiaobin said this and hurriedly left.
When Huang Xiaobin's back disappeared, Meier suddenly asked: "Brother, were you angry just now?"
"Ah!" Jiang Xingchen was stunned, looked at Mei'er in surprise and said, "I'm not angry, I'm just worried that I'll be late and you're in a hurry!"
Although he said this, he couldn't help but examine his emotions just now. When he saw Meier and Huang Xiaobin standing together, he felt uncomfortable for no reason. But then Meier rejected Huang Xiaobin, and he became happy again.
, the discomfort disappeared. Moreover, he couldn't help but lift the Viscount's airs and press Huang Xiaobin.
"My state...can't be...impossible! I am the little girl's brother, how can I have other emotions!" Jiang Xingchen hurriedly shook his head in denial.
"Brother is lying. When you laughed just now, it was clearly far-fetched!" Mei'er said with a little pout.
"Hey! You little girl, if I say no, I won't!" Jiang Xingchen immediately interrupted Mei'er, and then he was afraid that she would continue to dwell on this issue, so he added: "Du Rushan brought sunflower seeds today, and
Suona already has a way!"
"Really, that's great!" Meier stopped continuing the topic and immediately cheered happily. My brother has been studying this suona for a long time and has been depressed about it these days.
"Let's go, go home and try the sunflower seeds. They are crispy, fragrant and delicious!" Jiang Xingchen smiled and patted Mei'er on the head, holding her hand and walking back home.
He didn't notice that just when he turned around, Meier lowered her head.
"Brother was clearly angry just now. Doesn't he like Brother Huang...or is it that brother...is jealous!" A strange flash suddenly flashed in Mei'er's eyes, and then her eyes curved into crescents, and the corners of her mouth raised...
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At night, Mei'er puffed out her little mouth, frowned and said angrily: "These sunflower seeds are too hard to knock, my mouth hurts!"
"Isn't this girl learning things very quickly?" Jiang Xingchen was a little confused. He had just been taught for a long time, so he should have learned it.
"Brother! Can you peel it off for me?" Meier gently took Jiang Xingchen's arm and shook it.
"Hiss~" Jiang Xingchen took a breath and felt his skin numb. When did this girl learn to act coquettishly?
"If you don't peel her off, you have to eat her and practice by yourself!" Jiang Xingchen gently tapped Mei'er's little head.
"Humph!" Mei'er's little face had just wrinkled into a bun, but it immediately stretched out. She found that her brother had already started to knock out the sunflower seeds one by one and sent them to her!
"Brother is the best!" The little girl bit her lip, and a smile spread on her face, like a flower blooming...
In the next two days, Jiang Xingchen and several judges conducted several experiments and repeatedly set and calibrated the suona, and finally made the suona.
Although playing the suona is different from playing the guzheng, Jiang Xingchen has now reached a level of proficiency in both his control of the fluctuations and his control of the breath, and this instrument cannot stop him either.
A hundred birds pay homage to the phoenix, a cheerful ancient music that vividly interprets the characteristics of the suona. The high-pitched and penetrating sound amazed several judges and Wanrou.
Those judges were even more proud. In the production of this suona, they played no less role than Jiang Xingchen.
During these two days, Jiang Xingchen's teahouse also opened! Business in Hongyuan City is booming, and the first two crosstalk actors have already laid a sufficient foundation in major restaurants. Therefore, although the ticket price is as high as ten yellow crystal coins
, but I heard that there were still many people coming to support the new cross talk show, and all 300 seats were sold out.
Then they discovered that the ticket price of ten topaz coins was absolutely worth it. Not only did the brand-new cross talk jokes make them laugh and feel happy, but there was also honey water, several kinds of snacks, and even one called sunflower.
The seeds are so fragrant when eaten.
Eating, drinking, and listening to cross talk, not to mention enjoying themselves! The only thing that made them feel uncomfortable was the addition of a new form called storytelling.
The story is told quite well, but it is also too exciting. At the critical moment, this scene is over and will continue tomorrow! This is simply... many people cursed. They did nothing else that day but thought about Pan Jinlian.
It's over.
Therefore, after three sold-out shows on the first day, business was still booming the next day. The cross talk was still the same as before, but the storytelling continued...
However, compared to the popularity of Hongyuan City, Linshui City and the Imperial Capital were a bit cold, and the price of ten topaz coins scared off most people.
At this time, another piece of news came from the Great Qin Kingdom, which made both Jiang Xingchen and Wanrou frown!