Early the next morning, Director Bai went out for a walk as usual.Su Shisan sleeved the letter of worship, and quietly slipped out of the inn, looking for where Master Zhang was.

When we arrived at the garrison, all the soldiers walking in front of the door were soldiers carrying guns.He glanced at it, then silently stepped aside with a basket on his shoulders, pretending to go shopping.

After waiting on the street for more than an hour, Su Shisan almost finished shopping all the shops on this street before finally seeing that Master Zhang appear.Mr. Zhang rode on a tall horse, wearing a uniform, imposing in the sun.The brass buttons reflect the sunlight, one by one, cold and heavy.

Mr. Zhang has thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is about forty years old. He speaks in a loud voice.

Su Shisan thought to himself, with his demeanor and the vulgar words he used when he spoke, I'm afraid he can't recognize more than a dozen big characters. It is rumored that he loves to listen to opera... especially "The Story of a Girlfriend", "The Peony" Pavilion", how could he understand this word?

Su Shisan couldn't help but take another look.That Master Zhang's eyes were like lightning, and he swept over quickly, pulling him out of the crowd with one glance. "Hey! That little girl, come here!"

He waved in Su Shisan's direction.

Su Shisan looked around.

"What are you looking at, talking about you! Come over here!"

Su Shisan turned his head and saw that the people who were standing in front of the shop chatting their teeth were gone, and he was the only one standing naked in the sight of Master Zhang.He touched the tip of his nose and strolled up to Master Zhang.

Holding a basket of freshly picked roses in her hand, she looked like a girl who just ran out of a commoner's house.There is a newly picked pink rose on the sideburns, the water red shirt, and two black braids, which look very sweet.

The old man glanced at him and said with a smile, "You little girl, what are you doing looking at me?"

"I've never seen such a big man!" Su Shisan pursed his lips and smiled, turning half of his face to the side, revealing a soft curve. "I feel rare, so I can't help but look at it a few more times."

After Su Shisan finished speaking, the corners of his eyes rolled down.He is only 11 years old in this body at the moment, and his voice is indistinguishable.

This sentence is sweet and beautiful.

That Grandfather couldn't help laughing, turned off his horse, waved to him and said, "Come closer, let Grandpa have a look!"

Su Shisan responded sweetly again.The voice is like an oriole coming out of the valley, tender and clear.

Master Zhang couldn't help his heart moving, and asked, "You little girl can sing?"

"Returning to the master, I learned a few words from my mother in the early years."

"Oh? Sing it for Grandpa!"

"This, this..."

Su Shisan purposely twitched and took a few steps back, imitating the demeanor of the scorpion spirit and little Qiniang that he had seen in his previous life.

"If you are told to sing, you will sing! What are you hiding!"

An adjutant following Master Zhang couldn't help scolding.

"She's young, don't scare her." Master Zhang waved his hand, but said to Su Shisan in a friendly manner, "Just sing a few lines for me to listen to. If you sing well, I will take you to see someone. If you can coax her to be happy, the Lord will reward you a lot!"

Su Shisan suddenly understood.Secretly thought, sure enough, this guy doesn't understand the show!I don't know who is in the family that makes him attach so much importance?

Su Shisan immediately cheered up, turned his body half sideways, his eyebrows and eyes were soft under the sun, he pretended to hold a fan with his fingers, half covered his face, and sang shyly: "It turned out that the silk of the wind came to the courtyard, shaking Spring is like a thread."

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was like a garden full of exotic flowers and weeds bloomed under the autumn sun.The spring light is flowing in harmony, and a face with a closed moon and shameful flowers is illuminated from the water surface of the pool.It's like the spring breeze blowing across the surface of the pool, and all the fish under the water come out to listen to this little Jiao'e.

He only sang a few lines, then stopped, and sneaked a glance at Master Zhang from the corner of his eyes.

Mr. Zhang was stunned at first, then he slapped his thigh suddenly, and shouted: "Yes! That's the sound! You can't be wrong! Although I don't know how to play, but I have heard my mother say it so many times, it should be this kind of sound. The singing is correct! Where did you learn it, little girl, where do you live, and what is your last name?"

After asking a series of questions, Su Shisan hastily stepped back a few steps, with a pale face and a pointed chin, and timidly said: "My mother taught me. I don't know if the tune is right..."

"Certainly! If the master says yes, it is good! Who dares to say that he is not allowed, I will kill him!"

Master Zhang laughed loudly as he spoke, then turned to the adjutant and said, "Find two people, and bring this little girl back to the mansion to show the old lady! If the old lady will take a good look at it, we will have a backup banquet tonight."

Then he turned around and said to Su Shisan, "Xiao Nizi, who else is in your family?"

"No one!" Su Shisan faltered. "Now I'm working as a servant in the White Mansion."

"Bai Mansion?" Master Zhang frowned.

"It's the Bai family that Miss Rose mentioned a few days ago." The adjutant hurriedly approached Master Zhang's ear and whispered.

Master Zhang frowned, and took another deep look at Su Shisan, his eyes suddenly turned cold. "Looking at your young age, you are actually a scheming person! Tell me, are you here to intercede for your master?"

Su Shisan hurriedly thumped, knelt on the ground with his head buried on the ground, not daring to lift it up. "Master, both the master and the young master of the Bai family have been arrested, and there is no one in charge of the family. I have nowhere to go. I have been wandering the streets these days, trying to sell flowers to earn some money for food. Those things about the old men, I don’t understand, and I dare not ask, and I dare not plead with the Lord!”

Master Zhang laughed, squinted his eyes for a while and remained silent.

"Either or..."

The adjutant observed his words and stroked his neck with his hand, indicating whether he wanted to kill the matter.

Master Zhang shook his head. "Forget it, take her to show the old lady first! If you don't like it, you will go to the prison together. If you like it, we will talk about it later."

The adjutant hesitated to speak, but Master Zhang shook his hand. "The old lady looked at all these people, but she didn't like them. I can't help it. Alas, since ancient times, it's hard to be a filial son!"

The adjutant immediately slapped his horse and said: "I still have filial piety!"

"Damn filial piety, I can't help it!"

Zhang Shuai strode towards the original governor's yamen, the adjutant took two steps back, explained a few words to the soldiers next to him, and followed Master Zhang.

Two young soldiers came over with their guns on their shoulders and beat Su Shisan, who was kneeling on the ground, with the butt of the gun. "Get up, grandpa is leaving!"

Su Shisan raised his head, his little face was flustered.

"Go! Come with us to the Buddhist hall behind!"

Su Shisan carried a basket of roses and left with the two soldiers.

The Zhang Mansion is the original Wang Mansion.The imperial system was overthrown, and these nobles died and fled, and a large number of old houses were vacated in the capital.It's cheap for these gunmen.

Su Shisan followed the two soldiers, turned two turns along the corridor, and saw the house.The further you go, the quieter it gets.All kinds of flowers and plants were laid out along the corridor, Su Shisan took a glance.Look at the Qiqiao palace lanterns hanging on the corridor, the bright red, emerald green and bright yellow tassels hang down and shake gently in the wind.He thought about it and guessed that this Master Zhang's mother was the one who listened to the show.Not only loves to listen to operas, but also has a high position and authority, she must be an elegant lady!I'll see you later, you have to behave well.

When the two soldiers came here, they relaxed a little.The further you walked, the quieter your ears became. There were only the random footsteps of the three people, occasionally mixed with one or two birdsong and the wind.

Two soldiers led Su Shisan to the front of the Buddhist hall, one of them pursed his lips and said, "The old lady is inside! Come in!"

Even the voice was lowered.

Su Shisan hurriedly supported the door frame with lowered eyebrows, and stood timidly by the door, carrying a basket. "Old lady?"

Sandalwood is lingering in the Buddhist hall, and the light is dim.It took a long time to hear a voice coming from inside, "Who did you bring here again today? Send them all away! I'm old, and I liked to listen to operas in the early years, but what are you looking for?"

The voice is crisp and hard, and the words are very rushing.

Su Shisan raised his eyebrows quietly, and saw in the corner of the Buddhist hall, kneeling on the futon was an old lady wearing a crimson-purple pattern of wealth and fortune, combing her hair in a straight bun, twisting Buddhist beads in her hand, without raising her head. Said to the outside: "Let's go! Go away, so as not to dirty my land!"

"Old lady," the two soldiers who brought Su Shisan looked at each other.One of the soldiers smiled and said, "The one who came here today is neither an opera singer nor a Pingtan singer. I met him outside. The little girl has beautiful features and soft words. She said she has learned a few times at home." Sentence. Old lady, would you like to take a look first?"

She spoke very carefully, but the old lady Zhang in the Buddhist hall didn't buy it, she stood up angrily and said angrily: "My old lady just recites a scripture, and you don't give me peace!"

Mrs. Zhang's back was straight, and she walked towards the door like a gust of wind.He said angrily: "It's just like your master! What Miss Rose, she played like a flower, but she couldn't even sing "Si Fan"! Who knows what kind of thing he brought! Bah!"

No one present dared to answer Mrs. Zhang's words.Su Shisan had to save himself.

He laughed, and shouted timidly, "Hello, old lady!"

As he spoke, he turned slightly to his side, crossed his hands and folded his lap, and gave a blessing to Mrs. Zhang.

Perhaps this gesture of saluting was too solemn, and after the abolition of the imperial system, it was never seen again.Mrs. Zhang, who was about to push people away, froze suddenly, let out a "huh", and raised her eyes to look Su Shisan up and down.

"Hey, where did you find this little girl? She looks quite polite."

"That's right, the master said that this little girl looks cute, and she entered the mansion voluntarily, so I left it for the old lady... Uh, sweeping the floor is also good."

Su Shisan choked, and the corner of his eyes drifted up and down at the soldier who was talking.A pair of black and white deer eyes fluttered twice, with long and curly eyelashes.

Mrs. Zhang's heart skipped a beat, she twisted the Buddhist beads in her hand and smiled. "Which family are you a girl from? Why did you ask him to bring you into this mansion? Don't be afraid, tell me the truth. Did they bring you in with guns?"

"no!"

"No! Old lady, how dare we!"

The two soldiers hurriedly cried out.

"Go! Go away." Mrs. Zhang turned her head to face the two soldiers, and immediately put away her smile. "Stay far away! You smell of blood, don't rush into my Buddhist hall."

The two soldiers hurriedly carried their guns, faced the old lady respectfully and retreated a dozen steps away, looking inward from afar.

Mrs. Zhang took another careful look at Su Shisan, seeing his beautiful voice and sweet voice, she was very happy in her heart. "Don't be afraid! Be honest with me, did they force you?"

Su Shisan timidly shook his head.

"Hey, sorry to see you! I dare not tell the truth. Zhang Chengan, that bastard! I'll break his leg with a crutch later!"

Su Shisan hurriedly said: "There is no old lady... old madam, it's really me..."

He deliberately stopped talking.He said it was voluntary, but there were two tears in his eyes, so cute, I felt pity.

Mrs. Zhang touched his hand and helped him up. The more she looked at it, the happier she became, and she couldn't help saying, "This voice is really nice, like a little Huangqier! How old is this year?"

"Back to the old lady, she is 11 years old."

"Hey, at a young age. This Xiaohe's horns haven't shown yet!"

Su Shisan couldn't help but twitch the corners of his lips, and smiled shyly.

Mrs. Zhang also laughed. "Do you understand?"

"When I was at home, my mother taught me to read a few lines of poetry."

"Oh, it's really rare in this age! Since you are well-educated and have such a good appearance, how can you carry a basket to sell flowers?"

Seeing her asking this question, Su Shisan recited it fluently, and hurriedly told the whole story that he had thought up earlier.It is said that the family suffered a disaster and caught up with the famine, so they were exiled to the Bai family.Now that the Bai family has all of them thrown into prison again, he has no one to rely on, and his heart is in a state of panic!

Mrs. Zhang listened, the more she listened, the more moved she became, her brows and eyes loosened, and she couldn't help sighing: "I would rather be a dog of peace than a person in troubled times. Look, what kind of life is going on right now!"

Mrs. Zhang sighed, and put her hand on Su Shisan's shoulder. "Have a meal with me today. If you still want to go back to Bai's house, ask them to drive you back after dinner."

"But Master Zhang said..."

"Don't listen to him! I just love to listen to a play, he almost drove the whole capital into a frenzy. This is not to please me, this is clearly to anger me! It's a crime!"

Su Shisan pursed her lips and smiled lightly, lowered her head, and gently swung the horsehair braid twice on her chest.

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