Chapter 614: Chapter 615: Invited a Theater Troupe
"What do you mean a big drum? That’s clearly the props for an opera troupe!" As soon as Yang Xiayun finished speaking, she heard a somewhat arrogant voice.
Yang Chuxia thought, if it’s not that little rascal Linhao, then who could it be?
Yang Qingrui and Qingtong, who had returned from their holidays, were by his side. The three children were close in age, with Qingrui and Linhao being about the same age, and Qingtong being slightly younger. They played together well.
"An opera troupe?" Ms. Wang asked upon hearing it, "Why would they come to perform an opera?"
Yang Chuxia touched her nose and said, "It’s an opera troupe that I invited."
"Huh?" Ms. Wang was taken aback, "Why did you invite an opera troupe?"
Ms. Luo, who enjoyed lively events, was immediately excited upon hearing the news. She took Ms. Wang’s hand and said, "What else would an opera troupe do, Sister-in-law? Of course, they’re here to perform. This will be great for us. It’s said that only wealthy families in town would invite opera troupes to perform during the New Year or other festive occasions, and they would perform for several days straight."
Yang Chuxia glanced at Ms. Luo and thought that she was indeed very excited.
Then she addressed Ms. Wang, "Our rural New Year celebrations are so boring. Wealthy families can at least enjoy good food and drinks during their celebrations, but poorer ones don’t even have that. We just visit neighbors one after another, talking about this and that. I thought it would be more fun to invite an opera troupe during the festival to liven things up. Besides, our family has relied heavily on the villagers this year, and they have never let us down when we needed help. This can be considered as a way of providing some extra benefits for our village."
She continued, "This won’t cost much, as the troupe is just a local one from the county. They will perform from today until the third day of the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Ms. Wang didn’t say much, as her daughter made all the decisions regarding family matters. Old Yang, who had come out of the house, thought that although his granddaughter could be quite stubborn, she had a good sense of what was appropriate.
Old Aunt-in-law Gen and Ms. Luo were even more excited when they heard that the troupe would perform for several days. Ms. Luo hurriedly said, "Since they’re performing for so long, I won’t go back to my parents’ house on the second day of the New Year. I’ll wait until after the third day. I’m so grateful to Xiaxia for giving me this chance to enjoy a performance."
"That’s right, we should thank Xiaxia," Old Aunt-in-law Gen nodded in agreement. "Let’s go have a look."
With that, Ms. Wang, Ms. Luo, Yang Chuxia, and the others all went outside.
At the entrance, the leader of the opera troupe was setting up the stage with his members. Fugui was talking to the leader on the side.
After a while, the leader, guided by Fugui, came to greet Yang Chuxia and her family.
"I’m Chen Ran, the leader of the White Cloud Troupe. I pay my respects to GrandMaster Yang, Madam Yang, Young Master Yang, and Miss Yang." At this time, Yang Dachuan was not present, so the leader only greeted Old Yang and his group.
"Leader Chen, you’re too polite!" Old Yang and Ms. Wang didn’t say much, so it was up to Yang Chuxia to respond. "We appreciate your hard work in the coming days. As for the accommodations for Leader Chen and the troupe members, I have already made arrangements, and food will also be provided."
"Thank you very much, Miss Yang."
After exchanging a few more words with Yang Chuxia, the leader went to supervise the stage setup. Once the stage was ready, they performed the Empty City Stratagem for everyone. However, Yang Chuxia thought this particular play wasn’t suitable for the New Year celebration, so she suggested to Leader Chen that they swap it for more lively plays.
Now it felt more like the New Year celebration.
The news that Yang Chuxia’s family had invited an opera troupe spread quickly throughout the village. Almost everyone knew about it, and people who didn’t have much going on at home also came to watch, especially the older ones who loved such performances.