June 2, 2019, was a Sunday, an ordinary day, but for me, it was unforgettable. That day, I went to Weinan with my friend Li Tianyi to visit Yu Qiaoyun's mother. That was the last time I saw Mama Yu, and then on June 19, the old man passed away and traveled west with a crane.
At that time, I knew that Yu Mama had been lying in bed for a long time, and I had always wanted to visit the old man's home, how to work and trivialities, and I could not make the trip for a long time, but my heart had always been worried. That day, without greeting anyone, and Tianyi said to go, the high-speed rail more than twenty minutes to Weinan, off the high-speed rail and went straight to Yu Ma's home. The person who opened the door was the nanny who invited to take care of Yu Ma's living, asked for the reason, took the rice flour oil in our hands, and led us to the bedroom. At that time, Yu Mama's wife had been dead for nearly a year, and her children were not around, and the house seemed particularly deserted. Yu Mama lay quietly on a "hospital bed" that could be lifted and lowered at the base of the wall.
"Mama Yu, I'm Liu Jun, I'm coming to see you!"
Usually at this time, Mama Yu has already begun to busi herself with the back-end tea and pouring water to greet you. That day, the old man just lay quietly, looking at me and Tianyi next to me with wide eyes. I casually pulled a stool, sat down on the edge of Yu Ma's bed, and shook the old man's hand.
"Mama Yu, do you still know me?"
Still looking at me, without words. But from the old man's eyes, she knew that I was the baby who bought her Dirks chicken strips to eat. Looking at My mother lying on the bed, at this scene, I wouldn't even say a word of comfort, but just talk about the past things of the two of us, and say something that made the old man happy and wished the old man a recovery.
"Mama Yu, when you are well, we will still eat steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings from Lianxiang Pavilion!"
Lian Xiang Ge steamed dumplings, not far from Yu Ma's home, walk to ten minutes to arrive. Every time I visit Yu Mama in Weinan, the old man will lead us to eat, soft tofu, leek eggs, zucchini, pumpkin, big meat, shrimp meat, love to eat what stuffing will be stuffed, but also give you a few cold dishes, tube full! Eat and talk, eat and check out, you have to dare to pay money, the old lady is absolutely anxious with you.
"Mother Yu, take care of yourself, I'll see you later!"
The words did not fall, only to feel that the hand I was holding suddenly seemed to have a momentum, and it also held my hand tightly. At that moment, Mama Yu probably understood, and I also knew that this time might be the last time we would meet. I got up and walked out of the bedroom, said a few words to the nanny aunt, and then said goodbye and went out.
"Every time I came before, Mama Yu would personally wait for you at the door of the community!"
"When you leave, the old man will send you out, and he will tell you to pay attention to safety, and then watch you leave!"
"Not today, and never in the future!"
I don't know if I'm talking to myself or to the idyllic people around me.
"Go, today I invite you to eat that house's steamed dumplings!"
As a result, the same steamed dumplings, eating two tastes. Especially after the death of the old man, he occasionally went to Weinan and never wanted to eat again.
17 days later, on June 19th, in the afternoon, I dialed the phone of Wu Fengqin, a disciple of Yu Ma, and before I could speak, Wu Fengqin's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Liu Jun, Teacher Yu's condition is not very good, I am rushing to the hospital!" Do you have anything to do? ”
Hearing this news, I was momentarily a little uneasy. What I want to say to her is no longer important, just don't say it.
"No, no, then you hurry up!" Be safe when driving. ”
At that time, I put down my mobile phone and had the heart to rush to Weinan, but there was a live program at night. Between the dilemmas came the bad news of Yu Ma's death.
Is there really telepathy? Long-term night work, let me develop the habit of "sleeping late and getting up late", only that day, after waking up at five o'clock in the morning, I could no longer sleep, and I seemed to be absent-minded all day, and as a result, I heard the news of Yu Ma's departure in the afternoon. In the evening, we launched a memorial topic through the radio program, and pushed the headline news of "The Death of Mr. Yu Qiaoyun, the Empress of Qin Cavity" through the public account. The next day, he hurried to Weinan, prostrated incense for the old man, and then chose to leave quietly. Later, I heard that there were many people participating in the public festival, especially the memorial performance in the evening, and the audience surrounded the scene with a water leak, but I did not like that scene, which was too sentimental.
Stills of Yu Qiaoyun's "White Jade Tungsten"
As a national non-hereditary inheritor, the winner of the Qin Cavity Lifetime Achievement Award, the "Pearl of Dongfu" and the "Empress of Qin Cavity", Mr. Yu Qiaoyun has dedicated her life to the art of Qin Cavity and the cause of Qin Cavity, and has used her 88 years to explain to us what is the real "virtue and art double Xin" and what is the real "people's artist". And as a foreigner, I know that such a well-known Qin art master in the northwest is still in the examination for applying for the provincial platform when he graduated from college.
The last round of that recruitment exam was a written test. One of the questions is related to Yu Qiaoyun. Which of the following artists is known as the "Empress of Qin Cavity"? Of the four options, I still remember two, one is "Quan Qiao Min" and the other is "Yu Qiao Yun". What I'm ashamed of to this day is that I got it wrong. Probably because both names have a "qiao" word, which confuses me. I have never mentioned such an embarrassing thing to Yu Ma, but since then, Yu Qiaoyun's name has been deeply engraved in my heart.
Mr. Yu Qiaoyun, who was born in Xi'an in 1932, took the stage at the age of 10 and 11 years old, and in 1948, at the age of 16, he was praised as the "Empress of Qin Cavity" by Xi'an "Wind and Thunder" magazine. If this reputation was obtained because of the needs of media propaganda at that time, then Mr. Li used his life's efforts to complete the perfect interpretation of the "Empress of Qin Cavity", and did what he said was not false and worthy of the name. From the Sanyi Society, Shangyou Society, Zhengyi Society, and Jianguo Society in Xi'an, to the Fuping Zhengfeng Society, the Pucheng Peifeng Society, the Qianxian Xiaozhong Society, the Baoji Xinhan Society, the Qishan Fengming Society, the Fengxiang Shifting Wind Society, the Sanyuan Mingzheng Society, and then to the Gansu Tianshui Xinsheng Society, the Madang Opera Troupe, and the Morning Bell Theater Troupe, until finally settling in Weinan, the artistic career of coexisting with difficult and bumpy and infinite scenery has created a brilliant career that belongs to mr. Li personally and belongs to the entire Qin cavity circle and the opera industry.
Therefore, whether it is "Famous Opera Fans Face to Face", "Old Records of Opera" or "Night Talk Qin Cavity", Mr. Li can always talk about it: talking about art is convincing, talking about the past is lamentable; therefore, whether it is the Shaanxi Province Qin Cavity Inheritors Inheritance Exchange Exhibition in June 2009, or the Shaanxi Traditional Culture Jinjing Performance in December 2014, Mr. Li is still dazzling: the appearance of powder ink is amazing, and the casual oratorio is lingering.
Yu Qiaoyun said drama
Yu Qiaoyun talks about inheritance
"Liu Jun, I miss you!" When are you going to come to see me? I want to eat chicken strips! ”
"Teacher Yu, I'll go see you when I'm free."
"What do you call me?" Re-shout! ”
"Mama Yu, I'll go see you when I'm free."
Then there will be a cheerful laugh from Yu Mama on the other end of the phone. The "chicken strips" that the old man said were the cumin chicken fillets that I invited Yu Mama to be a guest in "Xiqu Old Records", and Li Qian and I waited for Yu Mama to buy cumin chicken fillets at Dicos next to the unit when she was waiting for Yu Ma to go from Weinan to Xi'an. Before Li Qian and I could finish eating, Yu Mama called and said that it had arrived, and we quickly packed up and hurriedly welcomed the old man to the office.
"Yu Ma, cumin chicken fillet, do you eat it?"
"Well, this strip of meat is delicious! However, you two should eat well and don't eat these out there all the time! ”
Since then, Yu Mama has remembered this "chicken strip". Whether it's calling the two of us in Weinan or coming to Xi'an to perform and see me backstage, I always say, "I want to eat chicken strips," and then I smile slyly. Such an artistic master, in front of the future generations and in front of the student theater fans, is as low-key and humble and amiable as ever, and you can't help but not get close to her.
In 2011, he was a guest on "Xiqu Old Records"
2016 Yu Qiaoyun Art Life Sharing Meeting
What I still remember is that on April 23, 2016, the "Mr. Yu Qiaoyun Art Life Sharing Meeting" was held at the Jia Pingwo Literature and Art Museum of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. This is a series of activities, and ma qingyu, Lei Kaiyuan, Li Aiqin, Hao Caifeng, Xiao Yuling, and Quan Qiaomin have been invited to invite six Famous Qin Artists, and Yu Qiaoyun is the last. At each artist's sharing meeting, the apprentices and students would be present to express their gratitude to their mentors with flowers, except for Mr. Yu Qiaoyun. Seriously, at that time, I was really uncomfortable in my heart, compared to the "blossoms of flowers" of other artists, Mr. Yu Qiaoyun's art life sharing meeting was a bit deserted. Later, I learned that it was the old man who deliberately told me not to let the apprentices and students break the fee, including going to the teacher's house to learn drama on weekdays and visiting the old man's home during the New Year's Festival.
Backstage photo of the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
"Liu Jun, I'm gone, will you miss me?" This is the night of April 13, 2011 in the backstage of the Yi Vulgar Grand Theater, the two met, Yu Mom suddenly asked me a sentence, after asking still give me a sly smile. This question made me really overwhelmed, thinking: "Tonight the old man came to receive the Qin Cavity Performing Artist Lifetime Achievement Award, it is a great joy, why do you ask me like this?" This question still haunts my heart and has never been forgotten.
"I'm gone, will you miss me?"
"What do you say? Yu Mom! ”
If you could hear me answer this way, would you still smile at my "cunning"?
Yu Qiaoyun & Tian Zhengwu "Fenhe Bay"
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