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Chapter 343
The Kuishou Theater celebrates the opening of celebrities from all walks of life
Although Cao Xuan did not obey the arrangement of the eldest brother, he was not the slightest careless about the eldest brother's affairs, and yesterday, Cao Xuan ordered the awl to bring someone to send the eldest brother three hundred catties of fine liquor, so that he could entertain guests and friends during the celebration in the theater.
In the afternoon, Cao Xuan asked the awl to go to Xu Shixian Village to inform Xu Shuwan, such an occasion could not be without Xu Shuwan, and the two of them went together to attend the opening ceremony of the eldest brother's theater.
Under Cao Xuan's careful care, Ma Ping's injuries recovered well, the gauze wrapped around the wound had been removed, and his movements were basically unaffected.
Since he was rescued by Cao Kai from the prison of the Provincial Police Department, he has regarded Cao Kai as a life-saving benefactor, and he has secretly determined that he must repay his kindness and go to the soup for the Cao brothers in the future.
Today, Ma Ping got up from the kang early in the morning, dressed neatly, and waited patiently for Xu Shuwan's arrival in the house with the awl, ready to go to Cao Kai's theater to celebrate together.
At more than nine o'clock, the coachman of the Xu family drove the carriage to send Xu Shuwan over, Xu Shuwan held a beautiful pottery figurine in her hand, and told Cao Xuan that this was a gift from her father to Cao Kai.
Cao Xuan first expressed his gratitude to Xu Shixian on behalf of the eldest brother, and then told Xu Shuwan that the eldest brother was busy receiving guests today, and he definitely didn't care about appreciating this exquisite cultural play, and he had failed to live up to Master Xu's friendship, and it would not be too late to give it to him after the opening ceremony.
Xu Shuwan temporarily stored the terracotta figurines in the cylinder workshop, Cao Xuan took her, Ma Ping, and the awl to the theater, and just walked out of the gate not far away, I saw Yuan Laosan and Han Jiao coming from the street.
Yuan Laosan greeted Cao Xuan and the others from a distance.
Cao Xuan and the four of them greeted him, and Yuan Laosan said angrily to Cao Xuan: "Second brother, the eldest brother's theater is open, why didn't you notify me, if you didn't get the news from my eldest brother, and you were still in the dark, didn't you make my brother rude?"
Cao Xuan said with a smile: "You two have just gotten married, and you are tired of crookedness, I was afraid of disturbing the purity of the two of you, so I didn't tell you." ”
Han Jiao, who was standing beside Yuan Laosan, had already blushed, grabbed Xu Shuwan's arm and said, "Sister Shuwan, you still don't care? How can he be a brother like this, making fun of his sister in front of so many people." ”
Xu Shuwan also smiled and said, "I also found that as long as I am with you, his mouth will be very poor." ”
Cao Xuan looked at Xu Shuwan and said meaningfully: "Where am I poor, obviously I am envious, jealous and hateful." ”
Everyone heard the meaning of Cao Xuan's words, and the group laughed, but Xu Shuwan blushed and glanced at Cao Xuan, not embarrassed to take his words.
Cao Xuan and his entourage walked towards Cao Kai's theater with a smile, and when they just walked to the crossroads, they heard the gongs and drums in the theater from a distance, which was very lively.
A few people walked closer, saw the theater floor covered with red and hung colors, a group of joyful, crowded in front of the door, gathered many guests and friends who came to congratulate, not far from the gate, surrounded by people watching the excitement, the crowd was mixed with flowers of different shapes.
The main entrance of the theater was open, and Er Kui stood at the door smiling to greet the guests who came to celebrate, greeting everyone warmly.
There is a long ceremonial table in the center of the courtyard, and there is a circle of red tables around the edge of the ceremonial table, and there are two bookkeepers sitting behind them.
Cao Xuan stood in the crowd and watched the courtyard for a while, and found that all the celebrities from all walks of life in Zhongdu County appeared on the stage, all of them prepared generous gifts, some people left after giving their belongings, and some people entered the theater to observe.
At this time, a black car, through the crowd, went straight to the gate of the theater, the car stopped in front of the door, Wang got out of the car, greeted Erkui warmly, and then told Erkui that the county magistrate Bai went to the provincial capital for a meeting, and could not come to the door in person, so he specially ordered himself to come to congratulate on his behalf and apologize to Cao Tuanzuo.
Erkui and Director Wang were polite and ready to take him to the theater to sit in person, but Secretary Wang declined Erkui's politeness, saying that he still had official business, and he didn't care about observing, so he would come back to cheer in his spare time. Saying that, he came to the table and presented two congratulatory gifts, one for Bai Zhe and one for himself, and after the account room was registered, he said goodbye to Erkui and hurried away in a car.
Cao Xuan and the others saw that the time was almost up, and they also came to the gate of the theater, said hello to Erkui, and prepared to go to the theater, but Yuan Laosan left everyone aside and walked to the table alone.
Cao Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked him not to be polite. Yuan Laosan was willing to listen, pushed Cao Xuan away, took out the money in his pocket and handed it to the account room, and then walked to the theater with everyone.
Cao Xuan and the others entered the door, only to see that the neatly arranged Eight Immortals tables in the pool seat were all covered with red tablecloths, and cigarettes, melon seeds and tea were placed on the table. Except for the two tables reserved near the stage, the tables at the back were already full.
Han Fei sat on the table in the second row, accompanied by the chairman of the county council and several leading figures of the county government, who were talking together, and the happy laughter of everyone was heard from time to time on the table.
The guests on the seats of the "two compartments" and the "big wall" were not idle, the male guests were smoking cigarettes and drinking tea, and the female guests were sipping melon seeds, where Zhang's family and the Li family chatted for a short time.
The scene seemed to be a little chaotic, but in fact it was orderly, the officials and their families present were all seated in an orderly manner according to their rank and social status, from near to far from the stage, and those small squires and small officials sat on the wooden benches that were temporarily moved on both sides.
Cao Xuan saw that the eldest brother hadn't come yet, and Han Fei was busy accompanying the guests, he didn't want to be polite with those people, so he took a few people to sit down next to the bullet pressure seat at the end.
When the orderly soldiers who were shuttling through the crowd saw Cao Xuan arrive, they immediately stepped forward to greet them and brought them cigarettes, tea and melon seeds.
Cao Xuan and Yuan Laosan chatted about their plans for the future of the cylinder workshop, and Yuan Laosan gave him advice from time to time.
Han Jiao looked at the newly decorated theater, kept pointing, and happily told Xu Shuwan that the eldest brother has opened the theater now, and it will be much more convenient for everyone to come to the theater in the future, not only will there be a good place to sit, but also there will be no need to spend ticket money.
Xu Shuwan responded to the chattering Han Jiao without a match, and the lively and noisy scene in front of her not only did not bring Xu Shuwan a trace of joy, but made her heart mixed with mixed feelings, thinking of her father's sadness and full of pain.
When Cao Kai asked the awl to inform him of the opening ceremony of the theater, his father was by his side, and when he heard that Cao Kai's theater was about to open, the expression on his face changed significantly.
As early as the opening of Zhongyi Fang, Xu Shixian learned from Cao Kai that he had reached a consensus with Fang Mantang, and when the theater was completed, he invited the Mantang Red Team to perform there.
Now that his family is in the middle of the road, he has no spare money to support the drama troupe. Fang Mantang is his father-in-law, staying at home to eat and live, that is also a matter of duty, but he has sung for most of his life, and he can't let go of the disciples who have followed him for many years.
With Cao Xuan's relationship, the full hall of red opera troupe begging for a life under Cao Kai will not be treated badly, this is not a good thing for the other party full hall and disciples, but Xu Shixian's heart is entangled by an inexplicable sense of loss, having a private opera troupe is definitely a symbol of identity and social status, with the departure of the full hall of red opera troupe, his own era has come to an end.
When he was at his most difficult, Fang Mantang did not stay, but chose to say goodbye. Although he cared very much about Fang Mantang's departure, he couldn't be blamed for it, it was his indifference to Fang Fei that hurt this loving father's heart.
Fang Fei was accidentally rescued by Cao Kai, in Fang Mantang's eyes, Cao Kai is the life-saving benefactor of their father and daughter, not to mention that Cao Kai took the initiative to throw an olive branch to him and invited his troupe to perform in the theater, even if Cao Kai asked him to perform for free, I believe he would not refuse.
His current situation is all caused by that heinous little five, and he is the culprit of all this. It was he who caused the loss of his family's wealth, the humiliation of his wife, and the disability of his body, and now he can only survive and make compromises, who cares about his feelings? Thinking of this, Xu Shixian was already in tears, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Shixian wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his cuffs, stabilized his emotions, asked Xu Shuwan to go to the theater to congratulate, and asked her to send a gift to Cao Kai on his behalf.
Subsequently, Xu Shixian asked Fang Fei to help him, came to the cellar, and selected a half-foot-high opera terracotta figurine from the few remaining collections, which was a collection of the Yuan Dynasty that he cherished.
Xu Shuwan looked at her father, who was getting thinner, weak and unpleasant, and was very distressed. Father's old pain has not gone, and heart disease, not long ago in front of the county government by chance to meet Xiao Wu, once again by his humiliation, caused great harm to his father, although Cao Xuan took him to the hospital for treatment, but the heart disease can not be eliminated, back after the health continues to deteriorate.
Xu Shuwan felt uncomfortable, but she couldn't say anything in front of her father, for fear of revealing the scars in his heart and hurting his father's fragile heart again. Xu Shuwan had no choice but to silently take the things in Xu Shixian's hand, and prepared to take the terracotta figurines into the city early the next morning to attend the opening ceremony of the theater with Cao Xuan.
Han Jiao saw that Xu Shuwan was not interested, so she asked her if something had happened. Xu Shuwan came back to her senses at this time, and covered it up with a forced smile to Han Jiao, saying that she was very good, but Han Jiao became sensitive after getting married.
Xu Shuwan's words made Han Jiao embarrassed again, said a bad sister, reached out and handed Xu Shuwan a handful of melon seeds, wanting to plug her mouth, afraid that she would say something to ridicule herself.
At this moment, Cao Kai took his five-room wife, surrounded by guards, and walked up from outside the door.
The guards who opened the way in front of him opened their throats and shouted, "The regiment is here... ”
Hearing the shout, Han Fei was the first to stand up, and the rest of the people also got up, turned to look at the door, and when Cao Kai entered the door, he immediately applauded.
Cao Kai was wearing a brand-new navy blue robe and a brown lake silk horse coat, looking radiant, holding his head high, smiling and waving to the congratulatory guests, and then motioned for everyone to take a seat.
Cao Kai was followed by Li Guizhi, the second aunt, the third aunt, Jin Yuji, and Zhao Cui'e, and several people lined up.
Li Guizhi, who followed in front, was dressed in a purple embroidered robe, with beads on his head and a dazzling neck, looking graceful and luxurious. Li Guizhi was used to seeing big scenes, and did not feel nervous or uncomfortable with these gazes cast at him, and nodded to everyone with a smile.
At the end of the line is Zhao Cui'e, wearing a goose yellow floral jacket with wide cuffs, and a pair of crystal clear, turquoise glass jade bracelets on her rounded wrists, but they are as smooth as a mirror, fluorescent flashing, and they are eye-catching, which is enough to show her status in the Cao family.
Zhao Cui'e was born in a small family, she had never seen any big scenes, and when she saw so many people staring at her, she had already been enthusiastic and heartbeat, and lowered her head nervously, looking at a loss.
The other three aunts and wives were all wearing heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes, and followed closely behind Cao Kai, looking like a husband and wife, enjoying everyone's admiration and worship with Cao Kai.
Cao Xuan didn't expect that not long after Zhao Cui'e's man died, she entered the house and became the fifth aunt of the eldest brother, Cao Xuan couldn't help but slander the eldest brother's behavior. The Nationalist Government pursued a monogamous marriage policy, strictly prohibiting officials and the common people from taking concubines.
Han Fei took Cao Kai and several ladies to the reserved table, and the ladies sat down, while Cao Kai came to the table of the speaker, took out an iron box from his pocket, took out the cigars inside, and distributed them to everyone one by one.
Cao Kai greeted a few people, and then he saw Cao Xuan and a few people sitting on the bullet pressure seat, walking towards them with a smile, and Han Fei also followed.
Cao Xuan and the others also stood up and stepped forward to greet them, Cao Kai asked them to sit in the front row, Cao Xuan didn't want to attract everyone's attention, so he couldn't refuse, and couldn't bear the repeated persuasion of Cao Kai and Han Fei, so he had to nod and agree.
Ma Ping and Awl didn't dare to go with them because of their identities, and insisted on sitting on the bullet pressure seat.
Cao Xuan took Xu Shuwan, Yuan Laosan, and Han Jiao to follow Cao Kai and Han Fei to Li Guizhi's table.
Most of the people present knew Yuan Laosan, the young owner of Hengyutai Tea Shop, and also knew that he married Han Fei's sister, but many people were not familiar with Cao Xuan, and they all showed a look of surprise when they saw Cao Xuan walking in front of Yuan Laosan, and they didn't know what he was from, and began to whisper there.
Cao Xuan, Xu Shuwan, Yuan Laosan, Han Jiao, Li Guizhi and several other sisters-in-law greeted each other, Cao Kai asked them to sit down, Yuan Laosan insisted on refusing, and later Han Fei let him and Han Jiao to another reserved table.
Cao Xuan sat down next to his eldest brother, and Xu Shuwan sat between Cao Xuan and Zhao Cui'e.
Cao Xuan intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Zhao Cui'e twice, and Zhao Cui'e saw Cao Xuan looking at her, with a trace of uneasiness on her face, and quietly lowered her head.
Cao Kai and Cao Xuan's family chatted at the table for a while, Han Fei came to Cao Kai and told him that the guests were almost here, and asked him to speak on stage, Cao Kai nodded in agreement.
Han Fei, as the host of the whole ceremony, took the lead on stage, first exchanged a few words with the guests, and then invited Cao Kai to speak on stage, and the audience immediately applauded.
Cao Kai stood up from his chair and motioned for Cao Xuan to come on stage with him, he wanted to introduce Cao Xuan to them when all the forces in the county were gathered, so that they could take the initiative to take care of Cao Xuan in the future.
Cao Xuan waved his hand again and again, unwilling to go. Cao Kai ignored Cao Xuan's excuse, grabbed his arm, and pulled him to the stage.
Cao Xuan was forced to be helpless, smiled bitterly with Yuan Laosan, who was sitting at the adjacent table, and went to the stage with his eldest brother. Those who didn't know what was going on saw Cao Kai pulling Cao Xuan onto the stage, and they kept asking the people around them what the origin of this person was.
The two brothers stood in front of the microphone, Cao Kai first thanked everyone for their support, and then said some official words about stability and unity, worrying about the country and the people, and then introduced Cao Xuan to everyone, and also gave Cao Xuan a wave of advertising, telling everyone that he is the owner of Zhongyifang, and everyone is welcome to purchase more wine, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar from Zhongyifang.
Cao Xuan was driven to the shelves and was a little distressed, but on such an occasion, he couldn't lose the face of his eldest brother, so he had to smile, report to his home, say hello to everyone, and then invite everyone to watch the performance, and then bow deeply to the audience.
Those who were not familiar with him suddenly realized that he was Cao Xuan, who caused an uproar in Zhongdu County because of the poisoning case of Zhongyifang. I thought he was a fierce and vicious character, but I didn't expect him to be a white and pure young man with a Sven atmosphere, and everyone couldn't help but secretly admire. Some people who know Cao Xuan's details even took the trouble to tell the people around them about Cao Xuan's troubles in Duolun Casino and the capture of Wang Langen alive.
The two Cao Kai brothers walked off the stage in the applause of everyone, and when they returned to the table, Cao Xuan found that there were a few more people at the next table, including Yang Hao and Yang Xiong brothers, and an unfamiliar face.
Although his beard was a little long, it was quite delicately trimmed, and he looked very energetic, except for a slanted scar in the middle of the beard on his upper lip, which clearly divided the beard into two parts, left and right, and his face looked a little fierce.
This person is Wu Guangtian, who Cao Kai brought back from Chahar, at that time, Cao Xuan was busy checking Ma Ping's situation, and he didn't care about his existence at all, and now there is a stranger sitting in the first place, which makes Cao Xuan a little strange.
The three of them sat at the same table with Yuan Laosan and Han Jiao, and because they were not very familiar with each other, they didn't talk much, and they were all looking at the Cao Kai brothers who came down from the stage.
This person can be brought to the main table, which fully shows that his identity is not ordinary, he should be a friend of the eldest brother, although Cao Xuan looked at him twice, he didn't care too much, and greeted Brother Yang Hao with a smile.
Wu Guangtian looked at Cao Xuan, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and he nodded politely to Cao Xuan, Cao Xuan smiled in return, and still sat next to Xu Shuwan.
At this time, Han Fei had already stepped onto the stage again and announced to everyone that the first stage of the Kuishou Theater would soon make a grand debut, please enjoy it.
Fang Mantang and his disciples moved all the musical instruments and drama boxes a few days ago, and Cao Kai not only made up for the missing instruments for them, but also prepared a full set of brand-new outfits for them.
Last night, Fang Mantang took his disciples to hold a "breaking the stage" ceremony, offering to the old man god and singing the breaking stage. Mantang is an old opera troupe, Fang Mantang is an expert, and the whole set of ceremonies is smooth and successfully completed.
After the ceremony, they just took a brief rest backstage, and as soon as they finished breakfast, they packed up and prepared to put on a wonderful show for the guests who came to celebrate.
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