The Yue opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" was still playing on the cassette player. Li Li, the man and the beauty were still hugging each other and crying bitterly, while Tang Qing wiped her tears aside.
“Erect a tombstone, erect a tombstone!
Brother Liang, please engrave the words red and black on two blocks.
The red one is engraved with my name Zhu Yingtai,
The black one is engraved with you Liang Shanbo,
You and I were incompatible as husband and wife during our lifetime,
Brother Liang, I just want to die,
I will share the grave with you!"
Every word of blood, every sound of tears, Zhu Yingtai's words of "share the same grave" weigh a thousand catties, a thousand hatreds, and endless love.
As the two musical instruments, the erhu and the guban, stopped abruptly, only the cries of three people were left in the People's Barber Shop.
Tang Qing went over to turn off the cassette player, add tea to the man, and make another cup of coffee for Li Li and the beauty.
Seeing that the three of them had calmed down a little, Tang Qing said:
"How about? Three people say it separately? Or one person?"
Li Li, the man, and the beauty all turned to look at Tang Qing, but no one spoke.
"Well, Li Li, please introduce me, what is the name of the eldest brother, and what is the name of the little sister."
"My name is Li Zhen."
"My name is Li Ya."
Before Li Li could answer, the man and the beauty announced their family status to Tang Qing first.
Tang Qing looked at the man and the beauty carefully again, and at the same time looked at Li Li for a while, and said:
"Well, yes, 'True Liya' is much better than that 'fake loyalty'. Liya, you and your sister are twins. How many hours are you younger than her?"
"Master Jiujin, I am only twelve minutes younger than my sister."
"Haha, I remember it quite accurately. Twelve minutes is a child, so you still have to call her sister. But if she doesn't do a good job as a sister, how can she let you, a sister, pretend to be her and cheat? It's probably your elder brother's idea.
Right? Are you a little too confident?"
Tang Qing joked with the three brothers Li Ya, Li Li and Li Zhen one by one, intending to lighten the atmosphere.
Li Zhen smiled and said to Tang Qing sheepishly:
"Master Jiujin, it was my fault, I shouldn't have done this."
"As long as you know you're wrong, sit down and talk."
Tang Qing patted Li Zhen on the shoulder and pointed at the long bench. Seeing that Li Li and Li Ya were still standing, he pointed at the special barber chair and said:
"Liya, you are my sister. It is your first time to come to my People's Barber Shop. Today you sit on this chair."
"I didn't expect that your master Jiujin would favor one thing over another, preferring the new and hating the old?"
Li Li said this and pulled Li Ya to sit on the special barber chair.
"There is no favoritism for one, but there is love for the new and dislike of the old. Who said you are not as lovable as your sister?"
Tang Qing went over and dusted off the old barber chair.
"It seems I can only take this old one!"
Li Li walked to Tang Qing.
Tang Qing pushed Li Li away, pointed at the long bench, and said:
"Go and sit there. This is my presiding seat. I want to interrogate you two on Li Ya's behalf!"
Tang Qing said and sat on the old barber chair.
Li Li reluctantly sat down on the long bench and sighed:
"Oh, people have to bow their heads under the eaves."
"What? You're not convinced? Having a stool for you to sit on is because we were classmates in the past. Otherwise, you and your brother will stand there until dawn and reflect on it!"
"You don't just care about the face of your classmates, right?"
"Yes, I didn't want to say it at first because I was worried that you would be sad again. But I just cried a lot and it should be much better. Li Li, if it weren't for Master Li and Aunt Li's sake tonight, I would never give up. I would definitely
Let you go in and eat plain steamed buns for a few days, so that you can remember it for a long time!"
"I know, thank you Master Jiujin for your noble hand and mercy. Master Jiujin's kindness of not killing me will be unforgettable to my little girl. I am willing to dedicate myself to repay Master Jiujin's kindness!"
Li Li stood up, bowed and said to Tang Qing, "Blessings."
Tang Qing waved his hand and said loudly:
"Don't come here. I, Tang Qing, have a very normal body and don't have any hobbies in that area. However, everyone loves beauty. You are so beautiful, and I am willing to look at you more. But if you really want me to choose, I
I still like Li Ya. She is such a good girl, but you two still bully her like this!"
"Okay, if you don't like goddesses and like fairies, then I'd better continue to sit on the bench."
Li Li pretended to be aggrieved and sat back on the long bench.
"As I said just now, you can have fun while sitting on the bench. If it weren't for Master Li and Aunt Li, you would have been relegated to the cold palace!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to be thrown into the cold palace by you. This master Jiujin is too powerful, I can't beat her, so I'd better hide in the cold palace and drink my cold coffee."
"Small, why don't you tell me clearly when the coffee is cold?"
Tang Qing stood up and poured hot coffee for Li Li and Li Ya.
"Thank you, little mistress, Master Jiujin!"
"If you drink so much coffee, will you still be able to sleep tonight?"
"Will you let me sleep tonight?"
"Assuming that you are self-aware, is it because the bag of money and money is blackmailing you?"
Tang Qing sat on the barber chair again.
After Li Li took a sip of coffee, she also sat upright and said:
"Tang Qing, that bag of money and money is really threatening me. However, I want to ask you a few questions first, is that okay?"
"sure."
"When did you find out that Li Ya was impersonating me?"
"This is very simple. The butcher's cane hit Li Ya on the shoulder, and Li Ya let out an 'ouch' and revealed that she was not you!"
"Why was it revealed with the word 'ouch'?"
"Who are you? Li Zapo of Yancheng! When someone hits you, how could you just say 'ouch' and just stand there at a loss?"
"What should I do?"
"You must have reached out and grabbed the butcher's cane first, then swore obscenities and slapped him across the face. You wouldn't have just shouted 'ouch'."
"It sounds like I'm a dominatrix."
"Isn't it?"
"Then let me ask you again, how did you know that Li Ya and I are twins?"
"This is simpler. What are two people who look exactly the same but not twins? However, you two sisters, one is strong and the other is weak; one is domineering and the other is easy-going; one has a mole next to his ear and one has a mole on his neck;
There is a peach blossom in the left eye and a peach blossom in the right eye."
"You see so carefully?"
"Can I not do some research on the real and fake Li Li?"
"As expected of Master Jiujin!"
"Shao Poverty!"
"Master Jiujin, what is peach blossom?"
Li Ya couldn't help but ask Tang Qing.
"Sister Li Ya, the peach blossom is the bag under your eyelashes, also called lying silkworm."
"Then why is it called Peach Blossom?"
"Because you and your sister are beautiful and attract men like peach blossoms!"
"Master Jiujin is joking again."
Li Ya covered her mouth with her hands, looking shy.
"Xiaoya, don't interrupt, I haven't finished asking yet."
"Do you want to ask me how I know that Li Zhen is your eldest brother? This is easier. I have carefully observed eldest brother Li Zhen. His chin and double eyelids are exactly the same as those of your two sisters. Of course, it also combines what he does with Li Ya's
call."
Tang Qing didn't wait for Li Li to ask and answered her directly.
"Liya's title? Xiaoya, didn't I tell you never to call your eldest brother big brother in front of Master Jiujin?"
"Sister, I was in a hurry, did I forget?"
"Don't blame Sister Li Ya, I would have guessed it even if she didn't tell her!"
Tang Qing didn't know why, but he liked Li Ya very much.
"Oh, it's just that I didn't listen to Li Li's advice and went to work in front of Master Jiujin. As a result, I was almost arrested and sent to the prison."
Li Zhen sighed.
"Master Jiujin, what does it mean to go in and eat light steamed buns?"
Li Ya asked Tang Qing.
"Just going to jail!"
Li Li answered Li Ya.
"Ah?! That's thanks to us for not forcing it, and thanks to Master Jiujin's mercy."
Li Ya stuck out her tongue,
"Who is she? She is a goddess! I have told you before that you can't get any benefits from her. But it's my fault. I originally wanted to use her bag to inquire and have money, but instead she was blackmailed!"