Hometown drama

? When I was a child, every New Year, the countryside always set up a stage, and the quiet countryside suddenly became lively. As soon as the gongs and drums rang, adults and children left their jobs early and sat in their seats. Those who come late should stand on tiptoe and look around or sit on a big stone by the roadside. Even if you can't see the people on the stage, you can shake your head and change your mind. Opera is sung during the day and at night, but the atmosphere at night is better. On dark blue days in summer, there are only a few stars and the light is almost invisible. The field smells of grass, and a few insects are singing from time to time. Louder is the loud cicada, screaming at the top of its lungs. The audience is a heavy, heavy person, Kan Kan and talk, as if a pot of boiling water is bubbling, is about to overflow. The bottom of the stage was dark, and the only light came from the stage. Not far from the orange light, it laid a circular aperture for the scarlet corduroy curtain. Suddenly, the melodious flute sounded, everything was quiet and the insects became clear. When the gongs and drums started, except for the sound of musical instruments, even the last sound disappeared. On the stage, graceful Hua Dan appeared and sang cadently. The light shines on her body, making the headdress and shawl emit colorful light, which makes people more and more staring.

The country show on a summer night is really impressive and the atmosphere is particularly good. Whether you are an "expert" who can read traditional Chinese opera or an opera fan like us who only listens to melodious tunes, you can be fascinated. There is hardly a person in the country who doesn't like going to the theatre. It's natural to go through Qian Shan Wanshui to see a play in each village. I remember when I was a child, I had to pass a dam when I was watching a play. Below the dam is a deep pool. In order to take me to a play, my old grandmother waded carefully behind my back. The adults who went with me scolded me: "Your grandmother really dotes on you. It would be terrible to slide down this road. Be filial to her when you grow up. " You can see how much you like going to the theatre. More interestingly, it is said that some people get angry when they see the bad guys doing evil in the play, and they can take off their shoes and throw them on the stage. I have to say, they are deeply fascinated.

There are so many fans of hometown dramas, which may be because they are sung and recited in local dialects, and the melodious tone sings a familiar sense of appropriateness. At the same time, the opening of the social drama also means leisure, marking the lazy time of the villagers after a busy year. This is a pastime. Not only that, firecrackers and noisy gongs and drums in traditional Chinese opera set off the celebration activities more and more lively, which is really the best commemoration of an important event. It is worth collecting carefully and leaving it for later. In fact, for adults, social drama also reflects their simple values, which can be seen from several dramas that were often staged decades ago. For example, in "Spring Grass Running to the Moon Hall", the witty and clever servant girl helped the young lady to have a lover, which was clever and lovely. Really a smart boy that all parents like. A child is often praised: "Oh, this child is as clever as a blackbird." The first person to sing this play. For example, two cousins, Long Wen and Hu Wen, talked about "champions and beggars" who advised students to quit gambling. They have different experiences and sharp contrast. Every scene is lively and interesting, and the reason is easy to understand. This play is really a household name. It is often used by adults to educate children who don't like learning: "If you don't study hard, you will be a beggar like Hu Wen in the future." Adults often ask their children during holidays: "Are you going to be Long Wen or Hu Wen?" Until the child stood up and proudly replied, "Long Wen, of course." Adults always clap their children's heads happily and laugh happily. Besides, every drama has Yang Jiajiang, Shiro's mother-in-law. As long as everyone on the stage stands there, it will inspire a sense of pride and justice in an instant. "It's Yang Jiajiang!" Adults always say it loudly. All these thoughts and behaviors caused by drama really make people like watching drama more.

Different from adults, children's love for opera has another meaning. China traditional opera is not only a story, but also a completely different way of dressing and speaking from real life, which makes them feel fresh and mysterious, so that they also add performances to their daily dramas. Put on your parents' long sleeves, pillow towel as headdress, and pull up the sheets hanging on the bedside rail. You are a young lady, and I play the old one, making a baby's voice. It's really a childlike childhood activity, but if adults find out, they will naturally have a scolding. Of course, it is best to go to the theater under the stage. There is no doubt that almost every child is initially attracted to the theater by snacks. In the dark, under the stage, there are always one or two small food stalls interspersed among the people watching the play. Such vendors don't peddle, they just light a kerosene lamp like fireflies, vaguely. Most of them sell peony bark, a cutlass-shaped pink transparent sugar stuck with toothpick-sized bamboo sticks, and watermelons. Due to the dim light, the things on the stall are particularly attractive and people can't help laughing. Children who eat watermelon are very happy because the asking price is several times higher than usual. If they eat watermelon, they can proudly share their pride with their friends the next day, and the children who can eat sugar are also very happy. That scene is the same as the scene of eating snacks during the play. The sweetness of sugar makes people happy, whether it's delicious sugar or good singing, it's all happy anyway, so I like to walk around the stage unconsciously under the influence of day and night.

Of course, adults and children are generally obsessed with it, and they will not miss the aftertaste after reading it. Some people are natural actors and sing as well as fans. For example, my primary school classmates. The man's father is a troupe master. At that time, it was always enviable to mention it, that is, the leader of the young lady's son can be seen everywhere. He also likes singing opera, claiming to inherit his father's troupe. If the title of the teacher's thesis is "My childhood ideal", he will write "singing opera" without hesitation regardless of his parents' mood and expectations! However, I hate him very much because he sings when sweeping the floor. If you say loudly, "I will tell the teacher if I don't sweep the floor", he can pick up the broom and wave it, which makes people laugh and cry. Think about his talent for singing. When he grows up, he will appear in the audience. If he doesn't sing, it's over. Think about this, so he will be left out, and he and other lesbians will learn to sweep the floor resentfully.

? Far away, the most important thing is to have leisure when watching the play. So the audience under the stage are mostly old people and children. As they grow up, the number of children who love going to the theater decreases because of homework. For example, after my grandmother died, I no longer insisted on going to the countryside to watch plays, and my summer vacation activities were changed to taking a walk after dinner. One day after dinner, I went out and passed a new auto repair shop. A boy raised a face almost unrecognizable by gasoline and greeted me with a smile. Black face makes his white teeth whiter and whiter. Careful identification, it turned out to be a primary school deskmate who had not seen singing for many years, and it turned out to be an apprentice who repaired cars! I couldn't help sighing when I got home. I remember his bright eyes when he said he wanted to sing a play. Even those who insist on singing like him have given up drama. Then who else will inherit this ancient drama? However, on second thought, even a person who loves drama like me is actually just hiding at home and watching local operas recorded and broadcast by TV stations, so there is no audience. Besides, singing opera is hard. I wear light clothes in winter and cotton-padded jacket in summer, and my income is meager. This is not surprising. It says that my ideal is to be a car mechanic when a singer grows up.

? Now these are memories of childhood and even adolescence. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people singing opera, so I can only turn on the desk lamp in autumn night and write down the fragmented impression of these interesting memories. I don't know whether to express my thoughts about my loved ones or not to go to the theater, and even worry that my hometown drama may disappear one day. I don't know which day, maybe one day, the ancient drama will be completely new, and I can watch interesting plays happily again. I will!