Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

"Since then, I have followed the king in his campaigns, enduring hardships and hardships year after year. I hate the ruthless Qin that has destroyed lives and brought suffering to the people."

"Several generals in the Han camp have been shot with spears. Even if they are brave, how can they defend against the enemy from all sides? Send the general to stop sending out the troops and return to their camps."

(This is an excerpt from Mei Lanfang's Farewell My Concubine. If you are interested, you can listen to it. I won't borrow too much from it here.)

Er Yuehong, who played Concubine Yu, committed suicide on the stage, while the actor who played Overlord hugged Concubine Yu and cried bitterly.

When the opera ended, the actor who played Overlord helped Er Yuehong up from the stage and bowed to express his gratitude to the audience.

The audience below the stage cheered. Those who had money threw money or silk flowers onto the stage, while those who had no money clapped and cheered.

Hua Yu was sitting on the second floor watching the touching couple in the play. She stood up and applauded, then took the purse handed to her by Qian San and threw it directly onto the stage.

A "dong" sound attracted Er Yuehong's attention. He looked in the direction where the money bag was thrown. It was the young master of Wan Chongshan, accompanied by Wan Chongshan's butler.

Er Yuehong smiled at Hua Yu.

The Liyuan housekeeper received Er Yuehong's order and took Hua Yu to the back of the stage.

Hua Yu followed the Liyuan housekeeper all the way to where Er Yuehong was removing her makeup.

"Er Yue, Er Yue, you sang really well today. When is your next performance? I'll come again." After the Liyuan housekeeper opened the door, Hua Yu ran straight to Er Yuehong, lay on the table where Er Yuehong was removing makeup, and asked.

"It feels like a long time since we last met. I hope you are doing well, Young Master Hua." Er Yuehong didn't mind Hua Yu lying on his makeup table. It would only benefit him if he could get along well with them.

"Don't call me Master Hua anymore. It doesn't sound comfortable. Just call me Hua Yu."

Hua Yu sat on the stool brought over by the Liyuan housekeeper.

"February, what are you doing next?"

"It is said that local people are most familiar with their hometown. I just came to Changsha and I don't know where it is. Can you take me around?"

"Okay, then let me, a local of Changsha, take you to appreciate the scenery of Changsha."

After Er Yuehong removed her makeup, Hua Yu and Er Yuehong walked to the entrance of the Pear Garden. The three people who had been sent out by Hua Yu to sell snacks finally arrived.

"You're asking for trouble. What did you buy that's why you're so slow? Did you go out to be lazy?" Qian San looked at the three people who were walking slowly towards him and started to curse.

"Butler, the place where the young master is is a bit remote, so the round trip is a bit far for us, which delayed us for a long time. Please don't be angry, young master." The leading servant said the words of apology, and everyone present could see the pastry crumbs on his mouth that had not been wiped clean.

"It's okay, Qian San, you go and take it." Hua Yu didn't care about the three people.

Qian San took the so-called Changsha specialty snacks bought by the three people, opened them and saw that it was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.

"This is what you bought. This is garbage. Dogs wouldn't eat it. How dare you buy it for the young master to eat."

Qian San threw several bags in his hand to the ground, and the things inside rolled out. One could tell at a glance that they were cheaply made.

"Ouch. What are you doing, Butler?"

"That's right, these are the things we dreamed of eating when we were little, how come they are garbage?"

"Yes, yes, these are things we would only spend a lot of money to buy during the Chinese New Year."

"Bullshit, you have been working in the mansion for so long, are you blind or deaf?"

"You spent so much money on just these few things? At that time, the young master gave each of you twenty dollars and asked you to go out and buy them."

Qian San also saw the crowd gathering to join in the fun. When he mentioned the twenty dollars, he raised his voice so that the crowd could hear clearly.

"These things cost twenty dollars. Whose shady business is this?"

"That's right, even if it costs one dollar for something like this, I still think it's too expensive. It's worthless."

"Twenty dollars per person, sixty dollars for three people, which is enough for our family of five to eat and wear for half a year."

"That's right. Listen to what those three people said. Their family is not rich and they are working in other people's houses. How could they do such a thing? I'm afraid they may have embezzled the sixty dollars."

"What nonsense are you talking about, you bunch of unruly people, what does it have to do with you?"

Sure enough, when the crowd heard that these things actually cost twenty dollars, and that three people went to buy them separately, and the owner gave twenty dollars, the crowd was immediately in an uproar and began to whisper.

When the three heard the accusations from the group of people, they couldn't hold it in any longer and yelled at the crowd behind them.

Qian San saw that the matter had almost fermented, "Well, it's embarrassing or not, what they said is not wrong."

"You don't have to go back to work today. You are fired. Just go home and eat your own food."

Having said that, he took Hua Yu and Er Yuehong away from the entrance of the Pear Garden.

The three were stunned. They had been counting on the rich young master to help them make some extra money, but in just a short while, they not only failed to make any extra money, but also lost their jobs.

The three of them regretted their decision and ran over to beg Qian San and Hua Yu for mercy.

Before the three of them could get close, they were captured by several thugs wearing black shorts.