Jia Youfu's career as an artist

193 1 April, Jia Xiaoxiao was born in a carpenter's house in Yiwu Buddhist Temple. This is a carpenter's family. Grandpa Jia is a carpenter, and his father inherited his father's business.

Jia Dongchu, the funny eldest son of Jia, introduced that his grandfather's carpentry skills were once famous in Buddhist temples and Lanxi. "I heard that Grandpa was an official in Lanxi when he was young, like the president of the current construction industry association." Jia Dongchu said, "One year, he participated in the construction of three eighteen rooms."

Jia Xiaoxiao is the eldest son of the family, with three sisters and two younger brothers. Jia was born when his father was 36 years old. I wonder if it has anything to do with your son's middle-aged birth. Jia funny dad "blessed" his eldest son. Because of his father's good craftsmanship, Jia's childhood life is still good compared with his peers. However, all this suddenly changed in 1944. That year, Jia Xiaoxiao's father died of illness at the age of 49. Jia Xiaoxiao was only 13 years old when his father died. At that time, the situation faced by Jia's funny family was that the mother had to raise two daughters and three sons soon after her eldest sister got married. What's more, because Jia's funny father was willing to donate money before his death, he left no family business after his death. In this case, Jia Xiaoxiao, who was 13 years old, dropped out of school after studying for three years and began to sell biscuits to supplement his family. Jia Donghong, Jia's funny second son, said that when he was a child, he heard from his father that after his grandfather died, his family became extremely difficult. When he was most embarrassed, he built a stove six times a year (six changes) and finally rented it in an ancestral hall. Become attached to Xiao Gong Shu

How did Jia Xiaoxiao become attached to Xiao Gongshu? There are many versions on the market. Jia Dongchu said that after his father's grandfather died, his father first sold coal cakes, then worked in a private enterprise in a Buddhist temple, and then went out to sell battery powder with the local people in the Buddhist temple. Battery powder was a very popular commodity at that time. Later, because of shortage, my father couldn't get the goods, so he had to go home and do nothing. Jia Dongchu said that the year may be 1952, which is when my father met Master Luo Xiaofeng. How did my father and Luo Xiaofeng meet? Jia Dongchu said that his father did not mention it when he was alive. However, Jia Dongchu said that he had heard people say that in 1952, Luo Xiaofeng performed during the material exchange meeting in the Buddhist temple, which may be the time when his father met Luo Xiaofeng.

Jia Dongchu said that his father studied with Luo Xiaofeng for about three years. In the later period of studying art, most of them were performed by fathers and others on the stage, and Luo Xiaofeng gave directions under the stage. Most of the performances at that time were held in Xinchang and Shengxian (now Shengzhou).

For Luo Xiaofeng, his father's teacher, Jia Dongchu said that he had met him twice when he was young, but because of the long time, he couldn't remember clearly. I only remember that Luo Xiaofeng was a cripple, and besides, he only had a high school education. Get married at 26

After studying art for three years, Jia got off to a good start. Jia Xiaoxiao, like his father, was based in Lanxi in his early years, singing, performing arts and engaging in pear paste sugar. His humorous language and gestures are all plays, and Jia Funny quickly gained a foothold in Lanxi. That is, when he was in Lanxi, Jia Xiaoxiao met and married his wife Yan Yuling.

This year (20065438+0), 70-year-old Yan Yuling is in good health and can speak fluent Buddhist temple dialect in Yiwu. One night a few days ago, Yan Yuling recalled to reporters and their children the process of meeting and falling in love with Jia Xiaoxiao.

Yan Yuling is from Duntou Town, Lanxi, 1956. She is only 20 years old. In the middle of September of that year, several villages near Duntou Town held exchange meetings one after another. Jia Xiaoxiao came to the pier and settled down in a nightclub (a small hotel in the town). During the day, Jia smiled and went out to perform, and came back at night. This nightclub is only a dozen meters away from Yan Yuling's home, and the proprietress and Yan Yuling are also very familiar.

One day, Yan Yuling passed by this nightclub, and the proprietress grabbed her and recommended Jia Funny to her. The proprietress said Jia was a funny, mean and thrifty guy. Later, after a few days of communication, Yan Yuling found that Jia Xiaoxiao was indeed a trustworthy person. When Yan Yuling talked about this with her parents, she was first opposed by her mother. The main reason is that Jia Xiaoxiao was only 26 years old, but he looked very old. But with the efforts of Jia Youxiao and Yan Yuling, Yan Yuling's mother finally agreed to this marriage. Sneak and rap

After Jia Xiaoxiao married Yan Yuling, she had two sons and one daughter, Jia Dongchu, Jia Donghong and Jia Yane. During that time, Jia's funny family lived a fairly happy life on their own. At that time, Jia's comic coolie calligraphy was in full swing, and he was also rewarded in the performance of condolences to the troops.

However, this happy life came to an abrupt end due to the subsequent Cultural Revolution. Because, during the Cultural Revolution, it was forbidden to sing and sing, and if it was discovered, it would be regarded as speculation. According to the situation at that time, Jia Xiaoxiao could only work in the production team to earn some money to support his family. However, Jia is funny. Although he is a juggler, he is not very good at farm work. Jia Donghong said that when he was 17 years old, he could already get 10 points, while his father could only get 8 points.

Although it was stipulated at that time that you could not go out to sing a small gong book, on the one hand, you were forced by life, on the other hand, you might not be able to play for a long time. Jia funny secretly went out to rap during the Cultural Revolution. One year, Jia Dongchu went with him during the material exchange at the Huangtianfan in Dongyang. Jia Dongchu recalled that although his father was listless during the day, he was enthusiastic when he performed at night. At first, my father said a little Gong Shu to attract the audience. The content includes both funny jokes and improvisation. After singing the little public book, he began to tell stories. At the critical moment, he opened the box to sell sugar, talked for a while after selling sugar, and then stopped selling sugar at the critical moment. The atmosphere is quite harmonious.

Jia Dongchu said that his father chose to go out at that time, usually in the slack season, mostly in Dongyang, Yongkang, Jinhua and other places. Going out for a few days can often bring back a few dollars in profits. A few dollars is nothing now (200 1), but at that time, the price of pork was only about 0.6 yuan per catty. Jia Dongchu said that during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution, his father secretly beat. Although his popularity in Yiwu is not very high, he is well-known in the surrounding counties and cities of Yiwu. Nowadays (200 1) in many counties and cities, people will say "yes, he is from Yiwu" when they talk about "Buddhist temple". Meet the peak of acting

Looking at Jia's funny life again, before the reform and opening up, Jia's funny life can only be said to be an artist wandering around the rivers and lakes, and his Xiao Gong book can only be said to be a skill to support his family. However, with the advent of reform and opening up, Jia Xiaoxiao also ushered in the spring as a folk artist.

1984, Yiwu Cultural Department issued document No.81,and began to pay attention to folk artists. That year, Yiwu Quyi Troupe abandoned the stereotype that "selling goods is not art, and selling art is not selling goods" and recruited Jia Xiaoxiao as a member of the Quyi Troupe. In this context, 54-year-old Jia Xiaoxiao also ushered in his performance peak in Xiao Gong Shu.

Lou Ziqun, director of Yiwu Cultural Center, said that at that time, the cultural department often organized Quyi artists to tour towns and villages to publicize laws and regulations and the party's principles and policies. Jia Xiaoxiao, as a calligrapher of Xiao Gong, also participated in it. This form, on the one hand, played a good publicity effect, on the other hand, it also provided a good stage for artists such as Jia Youxiao, and let more people know Xiao Gongshu and Jia Youxiao.

During that time, Jia Youxiao made a lot of achievements and created a series of tracks with obvious brand of the times, such as "Come through thick and thin", "Get the certificate", "Road", "Car", "People" and "Romantic Story". 1988 performed in Jinhua area, his creation and performance "Pick up My Mother-in-law" won the second prize, and 1990 "Good Things Are More Grinding" won the first prize. Jia Xiaoxiao gradually became a famous artist in Yiwu. 1998 12. Jia Xiaoxiao was awarded the title of "Virtue and Art" by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture.

Later, Jia grew older, but his enthusiasm for art did not diminish. Ye Yingsheng, head of Yiwu Quyi Troupe, said that just three years ago (1998), Jia Xiaoxiao toured with the troupe more than 200 times a year. Ye Yingsheng said Jia was funny. Whenever someone asks him to perform, he will come at once. Moreover, when performing on the stage, he never picks prime time, and he never cares whether it bothers him or the finale performance.

Lou Ziqun has been with Jia for 20 years. Speaking of Jia's antics, he told such a story. One year, they went to the Buddhist temple to perform with Tathagata. Jia's joke came to a head when his false teeth accidentally blurted out. At this time, Jia turned around comically, picked up his false teeth, blew them, put them on quickly, and continued to perform. Lou Ziqun said that Jia's artistic virtue is worth learning by artists. It is out of respect for Jia Funny that after Jia Funny's death, Lou Ziqun wrote an elegy-Xiao Gongshu said that it is really blessed to learn to sing and act like Jia Funny.

Speaking of Jia's pursuit of art in his later years, his two sons and one daughter also have many stories. Jia Dongchu said that after the reform and opening up, their brother and sister also had a good income. Considering that my father is too old, I don't want him to go out and sell pear toffee. But my father refused, saying that he loved this art. For this reason, Jia Dongchu and Jia Donghong often drove their cars to pick up their fathers who went out to perform. Just this year (200 1), on the first day of the first month, Jia Xiaoxiao proposed to perform in Qingkou, Jiangdong, saying that the masses would miss him. The son had no choice but to take a gas lamp, shelves, props and pear toffee, accompanied by his grandson.

At the end of April this year (200 1), Jia Youxiao was diagnosed with lung cancer, but even so, when he was hospitalized in Hangzhou for chemotherapy, he did not forget Xiao Gong's writing art. Jia Dongchu said that May 12 was Nurses' Day, and his father asked the patients to buy a gong and gave a performance to the nurses in the hospital. Leave endless sorrow

June 65438+10/October 65438+September 2006 at two o'clock in the afternoon, "Buddhist dysentery" Jia Xiaoxiao died at the age of 76. Jia smiled and left, leaving endless sorrow and regret for those who cared about him. Three days after his death, "Jia Xiao took a curtain call, and the post of' The Buddhist Temple suffers from dysentery' spread far away ..." was posted on the Chouzhou Forum in Yiwu. At the same time, a question of how to protect and inherit folk art has also aroused many people's thinking.

Lou Ziqun, director of Yiwu Cultural Center, told reporters that Jia Xiaoxiao had been thinking about folk performing arts since his death, and few people in the society took this as their profession. For cultural departments, how to inherit folk art with regional characteristics is an urgent task.

Lou Ziqun believes that folk performing arts are different from literary works. If the folk performing arts only rely on written records, it is very dull and nothing new. A word recorded in words may have many performances in folk performing arts, that is to say, the matrix will show many details; These details depend on the actor's basic skills, not from written records. Based on this understanding, Lou Ziqun believes that Xiao Gong's calligraphy art, like Jia's antics, can only be regarded as a living form if it is passed down as a teacher. Otherwise, it can only be museum art.

Regrettably, including Jia Xiaoxiao's own life experience, or the current family, they all say that "Mr. has no descendants"! Funny, nice, and easy to walk.

LAM Raymond: Since then, another world has had laughter! Present a joke he made up in the 1970s: "People are ugly and suffer indignities everywhere. I hate trains. Once I went to Hangzhou, I went to Yiting by train. As soon as I got on the train, the train let out a long hiss' West ...', and then' hole by hole ... the scolding was faster and faster, until I got to Hangzhou and got off the train and was booed' West' ... "

Le Halo: I believe the people of Yiwu will remember him.

Born in Yiwu: The artist who truly belongs to the people is gone!

Brother 66: I express my condolences to the old man and hope to continue his pear cream candy and laughter in heaven! ! ! I remember more than 20 years ago, when I was performing in Zhao Zhai, my husband still lived in my house and slept with my brother! In an instant, Mr. Wang has gone from Hexi! ! ! Have a nice trip! !

Seven swords: painful memories! This is a great loss for Yiwu cultural circle! Although no one wants to learn his little book, there are still so many people who remember him!

KGN2 1: A peasant artist in Yiwu is gone! !

My deskmate: I miss pear candy, Gong and "Ma Li Opera" very much. That's the joy of childhood! Bon voyage, old man!

I'm sorry to hear the bad news. I still remember inviting Mr. Jia Lao to perform a program a few years ago, which is still fresh in my memory. I remember Mr. Jia was at home at that time, and my father asked me to pick him up at the Buddhist temple. At that time, Mr. Jia thanked him again and again. Skilled performance skills, humor and wit. When paying the remuneration after the end, Mr. Jia insisted on not paying cash, so his father bought some Chinese cigarettes, and Mr. Jia also declined politely. Mr. Wang was poor and honest all his life, and he was afraid that no one would come in the future. I miss you deeply!

Qqww 1972: People left, but the laughter stayed ... Relax.

A Bing in Yiwu: We envy people in heaven, because they can have more laughter! Let's go

What goes away is the charm of pear cream candy, but what can't be erased is your optimistic and unyielding figure. Calling you "dysentery", you can vaguely see the bright light and your crisp gong over the dead hall.

Organ Black: Remember the crisp and sweet sound of the small gong? Remember the approachable Buddhist sound? Yiwu people born before 1980s should know! Jia Lao left so early, but his art, his spirit and his voice will last forever!

Vivian's cat: You filled my childhood with laughter. You inspired my language. Your Xiao Gong book left a fragrance for the ancient town; Your pear toffee brings us memories. Do you remember? When I was a child, I listened to your little gong book and stood in the front row, because you patted me for laughing ... don't go! You can't leave! Xiaolongshu, an intangible cultural heritage, should accompany us all our lives!