Chapter 260 Drama
"I don't have white noodles. Do you want sorghum noodles or stick noodles?"
The skinny old man squatting on a large stone and holding a large porcelain bowl said to Lu Zhuangyuan who was asking about selling grain.
"Isn't the field full of millet? Why is there no flour? We give you money and we won't take it from you." Lu Zhuangyuan seemed a little unwilling.
Although whole grains are edible, they are not as delicious as refined grains. Besides, it’s not spending your own money, so there’s no need to save.
The skinny old man shook his head like a rattle. "That's not possible. I have to keep the white flour for the officials to pay for official food. If I can't pay for official food, they will make my son work as a coolie."
"Little Taoist Master, look at this."
Lu Zhuangyuan turned his head and cast a questioning look at Li Huowang, who was touching the head of the steamed bun.
After he agreed, Lu Zhuangyuan turned back to the old man and said, "Okay, okay, coarse grains are coarse grains. We buy a lot, so you have to give us cheaper prices."
As bags of grain were put on the carriage, the wheels of the carriage sank slightly into the soil.
But there are advantages to buying so much. At least the other party promised to borrow two empty granaries for Li Huowang and the others to stay overnight.
Although the grains he bought were all coarse grains, Yang Child could still make flowers.
The sticky multigrain dough was stuck around the black pot, and pieces of browned pancakes were baked.
In the middle of the pancake is soup made from yesterday's leftover mutton bones. Yellow pancakes with mutton bone soup are their dinner.
Although the food is simple, it tastes very good.
"Master Taoist, there are a lot of people in this place. We have to send a few people to watch the sheep at night. Otherwise, there is a chance that some kid with no butthole will come and steal ours."
Lu Zhuangyuan reminded Li Huowang, who was eating pancakes, holding a bowl.
"It's okay. Just let Steamed Bun sleep among the sheep at night. She will bark if someone steals the sheep."
Li Huowang threw the mutton bones without a trace of meat on the ground, and the steamed buns squatting under his stool rushed up immediately. Hold it in your mouth and drag it back.
She stepped on one side with her front paws and started chewing it with relish.
"A dog is close. Let's do this. I asked my youngest son to go there with the dog to guard it. I just found out the price. Now that I'm out of Qingqiu, this sheep is worth a lot of money."
Seeing that Li Huowang did not refuse, Lu Zhuangyuan showed a satisfied smile on his face, and he couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. "Hey, our Lu family class has come in handy again!"
"Your daughter-in-law gave birth outside. Is she okay? Do you want to find a midwife in this village?"
"It's okay, it's okay. She has given birth to a baby once, so giving birth the second time is no different than taking a dump. Uh, little Daoist, I'm sorry, you can't talk about this while eating."
While a group of people were eating in this simple barn, they heard some noise coming from outside.
Gouwa, who was squatting at the door, turned to look at Li Huowang inside the room, took a yellow pancake from the pot and stuffed it into his mouth, then walked out curiously with the bowl in hand.
The room became quiet, except for the sound of sipping soup, there was only the sound of chewing. The pancakes with corn noodles were sticky to the teeth. You couldn't eat too fast, you could only chew slowly.
Not long after, Gouwa walked in from outside with an empty bowl in his hand with a happy face, "Hey! Do you know what I saw?"
The others glanced at him and ate their dinners. Don't bother to pay attention to him at all.
Seeing that no one was talking to him, in order to prevent his friend from getting off the stage, Lu Xiucai asked appropriately: "What did you see?"
Gouwa put the bowl down and clapped his hands excitedly, "I just saw a group of opera singers! There are men and women! They are setting up a stage at the end of the village now!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Huowang and the others had no reaction, but everyone in the Lu family class immediately stood up.
If there is any kind of naked hatred in the world, it is definitely one between colleagues.
"Hey, drink~!" Lu Zhuangyuan put the bowl in his hand on the ground, wiped his mouth with the front and back of his sleeve, straightened his stooped back, and walked out like a rooster.
"Let's go! Let's take a look. I want to see how this Liangguo opera is sung!"
Li Huowang looked up at his retreating figure and continued to eat his fragrant and glutinous yellow pancake.
This Lu Zhuangyuan didn't care about other things, but when he met his fellow opera singers, he was like a chicken blood, and he was extra concerned.
Li Huowang didn't care about this, but it was very tempting to others. I was always on the road every day and never had a chance to relax.
Hearing the opera singer, the others couldn't sit still and started to wolf down their food. After finishing their food, they put down their bowls and walked outside.
"Senior Brother Li, let's go take a look too."
"Yes, Taoist priest, let's go and see it too. I like to watch opera singers the most."
"Not going."
"Senior Brother Li, no, let's go. It looks great. I used to like being held by my grandma the most, standing in the crowd and watching the show." Bai Lingmiao took Li Huowang's arm and shook it gently, her voice seemed to have a hint of behave in a spoiled manner.
"Yes, go ahead, Taoist priest, I beg you." The monk wearing broken monk robes leaned on the other side of Li Huowang with longing in his eyes.
Li Huowang watched the monk in front of him move his lips slightly, and finally suppressed the curse words in his mouth.
He put the bowl down and strode outside. The cheers of Bai Lingmiao and the monk suddenly sounded behind him.
When he came outside, the village that was very empty just now had become very crowded, with people hanging on the walls and trees. Looking at the number, people from the entire Zhuangzi were probably here, as well as people from the Lu family class. Also among them.
Li Huowang led Bai Lingmiao and jumped onto the roof in two or two steps. He sat on the hard tiles and looked at the brightly lit stage in the distance.
In order for people to see clearly, the other party hung many lanterns on the stage, making the entire stage the brightest piece.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang Qiang~" Accompanied by the unique music of the opera, a red-faced general with six chess pieces behind his back and two long quills on his head came on stage in step with the rhythm.
He danced with the music a few times with the white mace in his hand. As he suddenly appeared, the music stopped, and then he began to sing. His perseverance in singing was very bold and hearty.
"The ringing and shaking sound of the golden drum~!! Arouses me~ The ambition of breaking through the sky~ I think of the young war horse~ the majesty! I must fulfill my responsibilities as long as I live! How can an inch of land belong to others!!"
"good!!"
Hearing Bai Lingmiao beside him clap his hands along with the monk's cheers, Li Huowang first turned his head to look at her joyful profile, and then looked up at the actor on the stage.
When I heard this word, it seemed to describe the psychological activities of a certain general from the Liang Kingdom before he went to war, but Li Huowang didn't know which play he was acting in, who he was and where he was going to fight.
However, he was persuaded to come here in the first place, and he didn't care about the plot, so he followed the others and watched in confusion.
At first, Li Huo thought that this play was no different from Leader Lu's play, except that the babbling singing was different, but he soon discovered the difference.