Chapter 262: Not enough food
Shen Ying led a group of village elders at the entrance of the village with high expectations. After waiting for a long time, the people finally arrived.
Shen Ying stepped forward and asked warmly: "Is it the Rong family opera troupe?"
"Yes, that's right, I am the leader of the Rong family opera troupe, Rong Laosi, They are called Fourth Master, and this is the village chief." Rong Laosi looked at Shen Ying and saw that although they were not wearing good materials, there were no patches on them, which showed that their family background was good, and the other villagers were similar. It seems that this village is indeed wealthy.
Rong Laosi’s smile deepened a lot.
Shen Yinggang hurriedly pushed Liu Guangyao out and introduced: "This is our township head. This time our Shenjiazhuang opera will be performed, we have also notified several other villages. The stage has been set up for the fourth master. Wouldn't the fourth master go and have a look?" "
Rong Laosi did not expect that even the township head would come to pick them up. He felt so honored and walked beside Shen Ying in a good mood. He asked about this and that, wishing to expose all the old people in Shenjiazhuang. .
Not to mention the frowns of the old men in Shenjiazhuang, even Liu Guangyao was a little suspicious.
I couldn't help but mutter to Shen Ying, "Is this theater troupe you found reliable? Why does it look weird?"
"Master Ma helped find this. This is the only one in Zhaohua County, do you think it is reliable?" Shen Ying asked.
Liu Guangyao fell silent for a moment and continued to act like a township chief.
The group of people came to the wasteland on the mountain behind the village. At this time, a high platform rose from the ground. The gravel on the wasteland was also cleaned up. Rows of long stools were placed. Looking at the posture, they could sit on it. Hundreds of people.
Fourth Master Rong was immediately happy, "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect the village chief to make the battle so big. Since you are so sincere, we naturally have to perform well. Tonight I will let you They showed off their special skills and gave everyone a good performance."
Hearing this, Liu Guangyao felt a lot less grudge in his heart, "Then I'll trouble the leader Rong, if your performance is good. , we can invite you for a few more days.”
Rong Laosi’s eyes lit up, this is the result he wants.
The troupe members were placed in the village courtyard.
Rong Laosi and his party asked in disappointment as soon as they entered: "Didn't I say you are making strawberry jam here? Where are the things?"
The villagers said matter-of-factly: "We picked all the strawberries. It’s over, the sauce is sold out, what are you still doing?”
Rong Laosi was disappointed.
After the villagers left, the couple searched the compound and even opened the locked door. Unfortunately, there were only some large farm tools or large pots inside. It was worthless and couldn't be taken away, but it made the couple's noses crooked with anger.
He doesn't have a good face when facing the people under his command.
Xiao Twelve is young and has trouble doing things, so he has to be their punching bag and be beaten.
Chunqin felt uncomfortable listening outside, and said to Chunxiang, "Can you plead for Xiao Twelve?"
Chunxiang decisively refused, "Chunqin, when did you become so bodhisattva-hearted? Have we suffered too many losses at the hands of Fourth Master and his wife? Why don’t you have a long memory? It’s better to pack up quickly and get ready to go on stage tonight. There won’t be any trouble with Xiao Twelve.”
They are both cash cows. Unless Rong Laosi and Qiu are crazy, there is absolutely no way they can break people.
Chunqin went out sadly.
Dongfeng, who was silent next to him, slowly said at this moment: "Chunxiang, you should be more alert yourself. Chunqin has been keeping an eye on your position. If she plots against you, you will end up in a brothel. "
To put it bluntly, they are all selected from the brothels. Those who can sing are Rong Laosi's treasures. There is no need to go back to pick up customers. Once they are no longer valuable, Rong Laosi will not hesitate to take them. They send them back, squeezing every last bit of value out of them.
Chunxiang's face turned a little pale, she pursed her lips and nodded, "I understand." After they finished cleaning up, they started rehearsing.
During this period, Mr. He brought several village women to bring food. The staple food was big steamed buns with vegetables and meat.
Qiu laughed so hard when he saw all this food that he couldn't even see his eyes.
Seeing Mrs. He and others putting their things into the house, Mrs. Qiu felt like a cat scratching her head. She wished she could go in and have a big meal right away, but she had to pretend to hold it until they left.
This was the first time for the He family to watch a big show. They saw the girls in the courtyard with long sleeves and waving tails. They were so beautiful that it was hard to take their eyes away. They all stayed there as if they had never seen the world before.
Qiu persuaded them to leave and closed the door.
"Bah! A fool who has never seen the world will only delay my business!" Ms. Qiu cursed and went to the stove room.
Wait until she and Rong Laosi were full before sharing the food with others.
Chunxiang took the things and distributed them to everyone, her expression was not good, "There are only three steamed buns and some vegetables left, let's just eat a little."
"There are nine of us, three How can you share a portion of steamed buns and vegetables?" Chunqin's face turned dark and she looked at Chunxiang suspiciously, "Sister Chunxiang, you couldn't have eaten it secretly, right?"
Chunxiang's face suddenly changed, facing everyone's suspicion. With a look in his eyes, he stepped forward and opened the door completely, "If you are suspicious, let's all go and confront Fourth Master and Auntie, and see if I, Chunxiang, stole a vegetable behind your back."
Seeing how open she was, everyone else lowered their heads in embarrassment.
Chunqin immediately put on an apologetic face, "Sister Chunxiang, I just said that casually, don't take it to heart. The main reason is that there are really too few things. We have to perform in the evening and eat this. It’s not enough to eat something!”
Singing is also a physical job. Let’s not talk about joy, anger, sorrow, and sometimes you have to do some big movements, which is really strenuous.
Chunxiang divided the things into nine parts with a sullen face, almost one bite for each person.
"Eat first, and then see if we can get some food after the opera is over." Chunxiang said gloomily.
Chunqin was not very happy, "Sister Chunxiang, what can we do with these two people? I just feel dizzy when I walk, why can I sing so hard?"
It happened that Mr. He brought someone over to ask about the time to go on stage. When he arrived at Chunqin, he immediately burst into the door and said, "What? The food we prepared is not enough for you?"
Ms. Xu was confused, "That's not right! We prepared it according to the portion of one big steamed bun per person. There is meat and vegetables, one for each person. How much do you eat?”
“No, no,” Chunxiang was about to defend.
Chunqin said pitifully: "We don't eat much, but when we got it, there was only the steamed bun left, and there was no meat. Madam, please be kind, can you give us some more food?"
Mrs. Xu saw the things on the table, took another look at Chunqin and the others, and felt pity, "Okay! Just wait, I will get it for you."
Everyone was surprised, except Chunxiang. Happy.
Soon, Mrs. Xu came over with a lot of food, but Mrs. Qiu happened to see it and stopped her.
"Sister, what good thing have you given us again?" Mrs. Qiu said and was about to take it, but Mrs. Xu avoided it.
"I've prepared food for a few children, so that they won't have to worry about your help when they lose interest in singing. We'll see them eat before we go back." Mrs. Xu's attitude was cold.