The next morning, Zhu Niang took her whole family to the small courtyard they had just rented.
In front of the courtyard is a bluestone road, and beyond that is a winding river. Willow trees are planted along the bank, and small bridges flow through the water and people live in it. Although it is not a Jiangnan water town, the atmosphere of Jiangnan is particularly strong. The courtyard is not like the courtyard in the north.
The buildings on both sides of the courtyard are very high, with two-story wooden buildings running east and west.
"Although this place is not as spacious as home, it is better than the beautiful scenery. When you step out, you will see a beautiful picture. If you live for a long time, it will be great..."
There are only two entrances to the hospital, which does not occupy a large area. Aunt Li took a look around and was very satisfied when she came back.
Zhu Niang continued to discuss the rent details with Yapo who introduced the layout of the yard.
When Zhu Hao proposed to pay half a year's rent at once, Zhu Niang had some doubts: "Xiao Hao, if we live here for a long time, the Zhu family will soon find out the news and come here... Nanchang is still too close to Anlu
Already."
In Zhu Niang's view, the Zhu family is very powerful, and through Jin Yiwei's channels, it is not difficult to find out where Zhu Niang's family lives in Nanchang Mansion.
Zhu Hao asked his mother to lower her head and whispered in her ear: "Mom, how much is half a year's rent? After paying the money, we can advance, retreat or defend. We can leave whenever we want without any worries. When the time comes, the Zhu family will come to find us.
We are only going out temporarily...then they will not track us, but they will keep an eye on this place, doing useless work."
Although Zhu Niang didn't quite understand what her son was thinking, she still nodded in agreement.
Then we reached an agreement with Yapo and asked the landlord to extend the lease to half a year.
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After settling down in the small courtyard, it was time to simply tidy up and decorate. We also needed to add some utensils, cabinets, and beds, all of which were ready-made. However, we still needed to find someone to customize a few tables, chairs, and benches. The quilts were not very sufficient, so we needed to purchase them temporarily in Nanchang Mansion.
Some.
"I left so quickly that I left a lot of things at home..."
Aunt Li muttered, still a little reluctant to leave the old Anlu house.
The house in Changshou County was the home where they had lived for many years and had long been prepared to live and die there.
Xiaobai asked with some anxiety: "When will we go back?"
After all, Xiaobai was not a maid who signed a contract to sell her. She followed Zhu Niang out because Zhu Niang and Aunt Li had taken good care of her in the past few months and gave her a sense of belonging. When she left, she just said that she was going to visit relatives, as if she was leaving.
My mother's family, after coming out, found that it was like fleeing, and they would probably not return to Anlu for a long time.
The problem is that Xiaobai's family are all in Anlu, waiting for her to make money to support their family.
Zhu Niang said with relief: "We still have to see the situation... Xiaobai, you don't have to worry about your family affairs. Even if we are not in Anlu, Uncle Zhong will send your wages home on time."
"oh."
Xiaobai nodded, but he still had doubts in his heart, such as whether Uncle Zhong was reliable? Would he take the money and not do anything? And whether his family members were worried about him?
Zhu Hao was also cleaning up his house. At this time, there was a knock on the door. Zhu Hao ran to the yard and said to Xiao Bai who was about to open the door: "If someone comes to visit in the future, ask through the door first. Strangers don't need to open the door..."
You go and do your work, I guess Yu San is here, I can just greet him. Mom, I'll go take a look first..."
Before Zhu Niang could answer in the second floor room, Zhu Hao had already run to the front yard.
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It turned out to be three.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Zhu Hao followed Yu San out of the courtyard. The two of them walked along the bluestone path by the river. After walking for more than a mile, they found the theater troupe's accommodation.
"Brother Hao, the theater troupe is currently preparing for the show. Just as you ordered before, they are preparing to let Master Long's people come on stage... You don't know that many theater troupes have come to Nanchang City recently, and even big theater troupes from Jiangnan have come.
When summoned, there are two to three hundred people in a team, all good and bad, good and bad. That's called an imposing manner...
"What did you say before? I am a disciple of Hua Dao. Yes, I am a disciple of Hua Dao, and I can live better than ours... And as for her posture, I'm afraid I won't be able to compare even if I practice for a few more years..."
Yu San followed Zhu Hao, muttering about what he had seen in the past two days.
Zhu Hao knows very well that drama itself is the product of a prosperous life. Only when material life is satisfied and no longer have to worry about food and clothing, people will have the mind to pursue spiritual enjoyment. As a land of plenty, Jiangnan has not experienced wars for a long time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Jiangnan is a land of plenty and plenty.
It is the birthplace of Nanxi opera, the originator of drama. It is completely reasonable for the Jiangnan opera troupe industry to prosper.
"By the way, there are still some scattered actors, some of whom are not even members of the music family, who have also arrived in Nanchang City. Some of them want to find a place to stay in those big theater troupes. How about we recruit a few here in case of emergencies?
"
After Yu San understood Zhu Hao's concept of running the theater troupe, he devoted himself to making it bigger and stronger. Recruiting people was an extremely important step. At the same time, it was also to prevent the troupe from being left vacant after the contract of a mainstay like Gong Yeling expired and the theater troupe faced no one.
Available dilemmas.
Zhu Hao said: "If there are good ones, we have to recruit them. It doesn't have to be what they sing, and there is no distinction between men and women. We can't just do some dramas where women are the main characters, right?"
Valley
Yu San blinked and thought about it carefully, it was really true.
Before establishing a foothold in Anlu, whether it was Captain Long or Zhu Hao's new troupe, from "The Peony Pavilion" to "The Legend of White Snake", they all sang plays with women as the mainstay. Even in "Three Strikes of Bone Demons", most of the characters were
It is played by a female actress, which looks a bit nondescript. This situation must be improved as soon as possible.
At this time, the two of them happened to pass by a courtyard with an open door. Someone was shouting inside. Zhu Hao followed the sound and saw that dozens of men and women were practicing martial arts, such as horse stance, leg skills, waist skills, holding the top, tiger leap, etc.
Rounding out the place, turning over, or practicing on the barre, blankets, sleeves, etc. People of all kinds shuttled back and forth, making it very lively.
Yu San pointed to the courtyard and said: "This is the residence of the famous 'Changyun Class' in Jiangnan. They have the largest number of people here this time. It is said that they have three places to stay. They are planning to appear in different places in the city to make their name known...
Our two teams are stationed not far from them, in the alley behind."
Zhu Hao looked at it for a while before looking away.
No matter what the other person's background is, he is always a serious opera singer. Just by looking at the seriousness with which he practices, you can tell that he is a professional.
Zhu Hao's troupe is more about satisfying his own personal interests and hobbies. The original intention of running the troupe is different, and the business strategy is naturally different. There is no need to envy other people's troupes for how big they are and how well-staffed they are. Even if such a troupe is given to him, he will not do it.
I can’t afford it, or even don’t know how to raise it... What if I really want to make a fortune from this in the future?
From now on, I want to take the imperial examination, achieve the feat of Conglong, be in power, and benefit the world, not just to spend the rest of my life hanging around in this little piece of land in the Liyuan Garden.
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Yu San took Zhu Hao to the place.
There are not many rooms in the two courtyards on the left and right, and they are even narrower than in Anlu. Many beds were temporarily added, and both troupes needed to be crowded.
But because I live in a foreign country, no one cares about this.
The yard is not big, so when there are many people, they gather together, and even half of the people have to move to the open space by the river for training.
"Why don't you see Leader Long?" Zhu Hao asked.
At this time, Chang Zaiyin, the old musician in charge of the theater troupe, came out to welcome him. Hearing this, he quickly said: "Master Long has brought people to perform the show. Isn't this the order of the manager Yu?"
Yu San smiled and said: "My boss, I forgot to tell you. I want to make a name for myself, and we need it too. Besides, Prince Ning's Mansion told us yesterday that we should start the show early... After all, the reward is not free. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
We have to perform four or five performances beforehand, and Leader Long volunteered to go there today. Fortunately, we don’t have to set up the stage ourselves. We can just use the stage prepared by the palace in advance, which saves trouble..."
Zhu Hao nodded. Although he didn't give the order personally, he didn't mind.
After all, I was busy moving in the morning, so how could I have time to take care of the theater troupe?
Besides, Captain Long went to sing in an opera, which was just a good time to test the waters. After all, it was he who arranged the opera where Captain Long was the lead singer, so the effect was not expected to be any worse.
Later, Zhu Hao gathered all the people in the troupe to check the situation, and asked Yu San to pay a reward so that his employees could go out to buy some daily necessities.
While still trying to comfort his men, Leader Long came back with his men, his face full of dejection.
Yu San asked in surprise: "What's wrong? Did you mess up the performance or something?"
Leader Long saw that Zhu Hao was also there and hurriedly came over to salute and greet him. Then he explained: "There is no singing at all... The big opera troupes from Jiangnan have occupied all the public stages and don't give us a chance to perform. It's useless to say anything."
...I have never been the boss of our team. You may have to tell the boss personally about this matter..."
Then he looked at Zhu Hao with an earnest look, as if to say, you are the boss, we can't perform when we get there, and you can't go and walk around to clear the relationship?
Chang Zaiyin was a little amused when he heard this, and said flatly: "If you can't sing, then you can't sing... It's not our fault that we don't have a stage to sing. Anyway, Prince Ning's Mansion will give us the reward... Besides, there are a lot of people at noon in the winter.
At that time, it’s understandable that people rush to get on stage... At worst, we can go there later, if we really want to sing, why don’t we have to?"
Leader Long glared at Chang Zaiyin.
Chang Zaiyin didn't take it seriously, smiled, turned around and went back to greet people for practice.
Zhu Hao said: "If the public stage is not used, just build your own stage to sing... At this time, various opera troupes are rushing to appear, the city is full of opera singers, and the people don't know who to listen to... In your case, there are some free ones.
If you listen to the opera, you must be looking for a big theater troupe to support us. How can there be any reason to support us?"
Leader Long said anxiously: "Because of this, no one will watch if you set up a private stage. It is better to use a public stage to make a name for yourself."
It can be seen that leader Long attaches great importance to fame and fortune, while most of the people in Zhu Hao's troupe are salty fish. They are all indifferent to fame and fortune, and no one takes the initiative to perform on stage.
Yu San smiled and said: "Old Long, you are really right. We have just settled down, how can we let the little boss run around? Otherwise, go back and discuss it with the big theater troupe, and ask them to make time for your people to go up and try it out.
...How about we discuss it with the people in Changyun Class, what do you think?"
Class leader Long said: "I'm afraid Class Changyun won't give us face, right?"
"How will you know if you don't try? My little boss, if you are busy, just do your business. I will lead the leader of Dragon Class to negotiate with the people of Changyun Class. You don't need to take action personally..."
Yu San is very "smart" and understands that Zhu Hao doesn't want to show off on behalf of the troupe at the moment, so he does everything for him to make connections. Moreover, he has never had the experience of being the master of the family, so he wants to take the opportunity to visit various major troupes.
, even if you don’t compete for face, you should first become familiar with each other.