Nan Qu, a large performance venue.
Today, Xin Yan and the others were going to perform a play.
Yao Chong's group of four took the tickets from Heaven on Earth and went to the best VIP room.
It was alone and there were no other rooms within a distance of two feet.
Temporary stands were set up in other places and many people bought popcorn to eat.
The price of each seat was different according to the comfort of the audience.
The more expensive ones were a hundred taels, while the cheaper ones were a few dozen taels.
For example, Yao Chong's room was equivalent to four hundred taels and was not available to others.
Yao Chong's group of four looked at the situation in the room. There were rattan benches, wooden tea tables, and silk pillows.
"It's far away so it's convenient to talk without being heard." Lu Huaishen commented on the layout.
"It's a little spacious. Li Yi probably doesn't have any good ideas about this." Yao Chong was used to talking to Li Yi.
Wei Zhigu chuckled and took a sip of tea. He smacked his lips and said, "Second grade tea. This is the taste that His Majesty bestowed."
"This year, Li Family Zhuangzi made a lot of money on tea. Some merchants bought it and shipped it outside to sell. I heard that the profits were more than three times."
Zhang Shuo mentioned the tea. Nowadays, it had become a trend.
It would be rude to not prepare some Li Family Zhuangzi's tea in Chang 'an.
At this time, there were still people arriving. Most of them were literati, merchants, and officials.
Ordinary people were reluctant to spend a few dozen taels to watch a play. That money was enough for their family to eat a good meal.
After a while, the actors appeared.
The scene quieted down. Someone had prepared good silk to throw on the stage. It had to be at least ten feet long. If it was too short, it couldn't be used as money.
There were many kinds of silk according to the weaving method and embroidery.
The Wu Ling's young people fought for the head entanglements. The entanglements were one kind and the red silk was another.
The opening ceremony started and the background music sounded. The flute played the spring scenery of Jiangnan.
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai appeared separately. Zhu Yingtai appeared in female clothes and then changed into male clothes to go to school.
On the way to school, he met another person, Liang Shanbo.
Therefore, the two of them studied together and played together. Liang Shanbo was so stupid that he couldn't tell that Zhu Yingtai was a woman.
The background music sounded again. The main melody of the violin in the treble section was sung: Green grass and green flowers bloom, colorful butterflies wander in pairs for a long time...
When the violin finished playing, it immediately switched to the alto part and repeated again.
Other instruments joined in, bringing out the atmosphere.
The three years of being classmates began. The background music suddenly became lively, and the violin directly played a relaxed rhythm of Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo La Duo.
After that, the two of them would become sworn brothers. If a man and a man became sworn brothers, they would become husband and wife.
Until he turned eighteen and graduated. It was time to send him off.
The background music showed the reluctance of the cello and the violin to bid each other farewell. One was vigorous, while the other was tactful.
Zhu Yingtai was anxious, and so were the spectators. Zhu Yingtai told Liang Shan Bo that he had a little sister at home who was quite nice, and he asked Liang Shan Bo to propose marriage.
Back home, Zhu Yingtai waited for Liang Shan Bo. Liang Shan Bo did not have any money. He needed money to travel, so he had to walk slowly.
At this time, Zhu Yingtai's family wanted her to get married, but she refused.
The background music sounded again. Zhu Yingtai's family, who represented the traditional power of feudalism, played wind instruments. Suddenly, Duoxi, Laduo Sou Sou, Duoxi, Laduo Lailai …
The violin that represented Zhu Yingtai was fighting in the background, but it could not beat the wind instruments.
On the stage, Zhu Yingtai talked about what kind of person she wanted to marry and tried to persuade her family. Her family was furious.
In the end, Zhu Yingtai had no choice but to wait for Liang Shan Bo anxiously.
The spectators had mixed feelings. They felt that it was right for the elders in the family to marry, but they also felt that Liang Shan Bo should be with Zhu Yingtai.
When Liang Shan Bo finally arrived, Zhu Yingtai's marriage had already been decided.
The two of them ran to the balcony for a private meeting. The background music, the cello and the violin, echoed, weeping and reciting.
Many spectators shed tears. The two of them finally agreed that even if they couldn't be together in life, they would be buried together in death.
Liang Shan Bo left. He fell seriously ill and never got up again.
Zhu Yingtai wanted to get married and asked for a detour. This was his last request.
Therefore, the wedding procession took a detour and went to Liang Shan Bo's grave. Zhu Yingtai rushed over.
The grave on the stage suddenly cracked open. Zhu Yingtai dived in. In a cloud of smoke, the background music was grand, repeating the main melody.
The smoke dispersed. Two large butterflies accompanied each other, flying back and forth.
The music was still playing. Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Yingtai's version of the play ended.
The spectators sat there in a daze. No one threw cloth onto the stage. They were still savoring it and had not come back to their senses.
Only when the actors came out to take the curtain call did the spectators come back to their senses. They threw all kinds of cloth onto the stage, and some even threw out a stack of coupons.
There were also 'waiters' who carried trays and walked around the private rooms. The people in the private rooms gave them things. There was gold, silk …
"We don't even have a single coin on us." Zhang Shuo poked his head out to take a look and found that the situation was not good.
The other private rooms were all given, but there was no movement from the most luxurious one. Were they not satisfied?
The other three were also anxious. This …
Xiaoyun, who was serving the four people in the private room, pulled out a box from the side. In the box were bundles of coupons with a face value of one coin.
"The four of you, the coupons that you ordered people to send over before you came are here. A total of four thousand coins." Xiaoyun smiled and said to the four people.
Yao Chong and the others were stunned. It was not the problem of four thousand coins, but why were there only one coin worth of coupons?
Before they could ask, the person carrying the tray came over.
Zhang Shuo hurriedly picked it up and put it on the tray.
The person carrying the tray immediately shouted: "First grade room, reward four thousand coins. First grade room …"
He shouted three times in a row. The whole place was in an uproar. Who was it? Four million coins were thrown out.
Amazing. As expected of the people who could enter that special private room. They were indeed rich.
Yao Chong and the others left uneasily under the protection of a group of people.
When they met up with their subordinates outside, Yao Chong was still in a daze.
"One coin is out. The merchants like it. Another ten coins would be even better." Zhang Shuo rubbed his face.
"I still have to tell His Majesty about this. We have to set an upper limit. We can't just casually print. Otherwise, if we print ten thousand coins, it will be chaotic."
Yao Chong came back to his senses. He was afraid. He had to limit it.
"This kind of large amount can only be used for large transactions. Ordinary transactions are mainly for small amounts.
I reckon that the coupons came out first. There should be fifty coins or a hundred coins in between.
A hundred coins is enough. Even if you want to buy something worth a thousand coins, it's no more than ten. "
Lu Huaishen believed that Li Yi would not not understand. Ordinary people would not use large denominations.
"If I had known, I would have left one. Let's see what it's like. I just glanced at it. Speaking of which, the play is interesting. The music is also not bad. "
Wei Zhigu was not worried. He did not believe that Li Yi did not understand.
"Let's go back." Yao Chong did not want to discuss other matters at the moment. He wanted to go home and think about it.
The four people said goodbye and went back.
The others who had left the 'theater' were discussing Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai's play.
Some people were more interested in the new musical instruments. Some people felt that this kind of storytelling performance was not bad.
No matter what, there would be people who would not sleep well tonight.
For example, Yao Chong.
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