Cao Xueqin's description of the Red Mansion is about "grass snake ash, pulse thousands of miles". He doesn't simply write this kind of thing, but advances it step by step, so that everything is perfectly presented and interrelated without making people feel abrupt.
Zuo Gong has always conveyed the wealth and uniqueness of Jiafu. This time, he used the simple way of "going to the theater" to show Jia's position from four aspects, and the small stage of going to the theater concealed countless fun.
First, Jia Fu's troupe was specially bought from Jiangnan, and the initial budget reached 32,000 yuan. This shows that Jia Fu's luxury and attention to it are not surprising for a royal family like Jia Fu to keep a troupe at home, because at that time, there were televisions, movies or computers for leisure and entertainment, and the most convenient way for everyone to entertain was to watch a play.
However, the troupe outside can't go home at any time. It may be because other people who sing well can't be free at any time because of many invitations. It may also be that the troupe itself has its own performances to be busy, and many troupes have to sing, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the theater. Therefore, many bureaucrats will train their own troupes to meet their own needs of watching and entertaining guests.
Jia Fu is no exception. They have their own troupe, and the most important thing is that their troupe is specially purchased and hired from Jiangnan. According to Daiyu's overheard contact with Fangguan, most of them sang Kunqu Opera, which originated in Kunshan, Jiangsu. Jia Fu's preparation for the troupe this time is to make all preparations for Yuan Chun's mothering.
In fact, the capital is not without a ready-made troupe. It's just that Jia Fu went to Jiangnan to form a troupe for improvement, which cost a lot of money this time. The original budget was 32,000 yuan, the annual expenditure of a family of four civilians was only 20 taels of silver, and the harvest of Ningfu for half a year was only about 5,000 taels, which was enough to show the luxury and exquisiteness of Jiafu.
Secondly, there are various ways for Jia Mu to lead Weiqi, which shows that Jia Fu has different tastes from ordinary people. Jia Fu showed different tastes from ordinary people by going to the opera. Generally, people who are interested in life can go to the theater to watch opera, but they also watch it when they are performing; Ordinary rich people, although they have their own troupe, may not have the elegant taste and artistic appreciation ability of Jia Mu and others.
"The layman looks at the excitement, and the expert looks at the doorway." Jia Mu belongs to the janitor. Going to the opera, Jia Mu, you don't need to play drums and musical instruments and dress neatly as usual, but the way to go to the opera is a kind of enjoyment.
Listening to music across the water is poetic and aesthetic. Granny Liu sent something to Jia's house, just in time for Jia's eyes. Jia took her around the Grand View Garden, and overheard the little players in pear fragrance court practicing the piano. Jia told them to come to the Grand View Garden, take a walk there and listen to music.
Mrs. Wang and others smiled and replied, "You can hear it in the street. This is our dozen girls practicing. " ..... Grandmother Jia said, "Just spread it on the water pavilion on the lotus root, and the sound of water is better.
Listening to songs through the water curtain itself has a lot of poetry and beauty. However, so many people did not think that it would be difficult to think of such an appreciation method without the aesthetics of life. The aesthetic taste of Jia Mu represents the taste of Jia Fu, and the differences in small details are different from the overall status of Jia Fu.
Only those who really understand China's traditional operas can understand that it is a very difficult way to perform without watching Dai Fen, which is similar to the present stage play. It requires the actors to cooperate on the spot without any mistakes, otherwise a play will be ruined. It takes a lot of things to complete a play, such as the coordination of actors' costumes with singing, drums, gongs, flutes and other musical instruments, and the interaction between actors. These complete cooperation can actually make up for the lack of singing skills of performers.
It is even more difficult for Jia's little actor to perform, because it is a close-up performance, plus Jia's aesthetic is higher, and he doesn't need external clothes and makeup, just needs to listen to the children sing.
The fifty-fourth time, the old lady said, "Just now, the Eight Righteousnesses and Eight Dramas gave me a headache. Let's keep it easy. ..... many people got a new one. Please ask Fang Guan to sing "Seeking Dreams". Only the violin is used to play the flute, and the flute is not used at all. " The civil servant smiled and said, "Just listen to the teeth blurted out by one of us and the throat of another."
Jia Cai is a real man of insight. The most important thing to go to the opera is to listen to singing. Simple musical instruments, children can only show their true skills.
Third, the order of Jia's plays shows the status. The sequence of Reagan's stronghold in the Jia family can also show everyone's status, or whether the sequence can be arranged can also show a person's status.
As soon as Baochai arrived at Jia's house, Jia liked it very much and specially held a birthday for her. Wang Xifeng specially invited a troupe from outside. On weekdays, it is natural to rehearse in the order of old and young, so this time Baochai is the protagonist, and the grandmother asked her to rehearse first.
Jia deliberately played down the atmosphere of the birthday party because he thought that he had never held such a big birthday party for Daiyu. He only said that in order to take everyone to play, Daiyu was asked to play first, and Daiyu was sensible enough to let Mrs. Wang wait first, but Daiyu's position was also obvious.
Fourth, there are all kinds of plays performed by Jia Fu, whose position is obvious. There are many kinds of Jia Fu's dramas, and Yuan Chun likes palace dramas, such as the Palace of Eternal Life. Grandparents like to listen to lively plays, such as Drunk Wutai Mountain by The Journey to the West and Lu. Daiyu, Baoyu and other children like The West Chamber and Rebirth with quiet style and beautiful words. Jia Zhen and others prepared the drama Conan Dream for the guests. There are many actors in the Jia family, and they have everything. Jia's position is obvious.
Usually, everyone wants to go to the theater to watch the opera, listen to whatever the theater sings, or invite a troupe to sing a few songs at home, but these are limited. But Jia Fu can listen to whatever he wants. From time to time, Wang Xifeng will get tired of listening and find a troupe to sing outside. Jia Fu's wealth is really good!
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