"Why aren't Mr. Hades and the rest back yet?"
Ai Fei stood at the door and looked at the closed Saipan Tavern with a worried expression.
The panic of the war had been spreading in Rodu for the past few days. Regardless of whether it was the army confiscating the peach trees and glutinous rice, or the various rumors circulating in the streets, all of them indicated that something big was about to happen.
The situation was so chaotic, and Mr. Hades and his family were nowhere to be found. This made Ai Fei a little worried.
"Master and the rest aren't back yet." Mara walked out from behind Ai Fei, and looked at the tavern opposite. Then, she craned her neck to look in another direction.
"It's open. If you want to watch the show for free, go ahead." Ai Fei knew what she was looking at, and smiled.
"That's not a show, that's an opera!" Mara emphasized.
"Isn't an opera just a show?"
"It's not the same. An opera is a performance with singing, but a show doesn't have singing." Mara shook her head, and smiled as she held Ai Fei's arm. "Miss, why don't you come with me? Miss Black Cat is so beautiful. Also, they just opened yesterday, and the tickets are half price."
"No." Ai Fei refused.
She was really not interested in these things. If she had to sit there for a few hours without moving, it would be worse than killing her.
"Oh, right, you said Mr. Hades let them stay in that building. Did he say anything else to you? Like rent or something? "Ai Fei asked Mara.
The opera troupe came quickly, and they were even faster.
In just two or three days, they had already cleaned up the place, both inside and outside. Yesterday, they even put up a sign and opened for a trial operation.
She went to take a look yesterday, and found that most of the items were old items left behind by the circus.
After cleaning up, the stage was repainted, and it looked quite presentable.
She was not interested, but Mara was crazy about it. These two days, she would go to the opera theater whenever she was free, and she would promote it to everyone she met.
The tickets were not expensive, only 50 copper coins each. Children were half price, and there was a half price promotion for the first few days.
Mr. Hades had hundreds of shops, and this was the first one that was rented out.
Therefore, many neighbors went to join in the fun. They all wanted to see what this opera house was and why Mr. Hades looked at it in a different light.
After watching the performance, the neighbors were full of praises. For the past two days, the neighbors had been talking about Miss Black Cat's story.
When it came to emotional parts, the aunties would even shed silent tears; they were deeply engrossed in the drama.
"No, Master just asked me to give the key and a letter to Leader Vicky. I've read the letter. Master lent the building to them for the performance and didn't ask for rent." Mara shook her head.
"He didn't ask for rent?" Ai Fei was a little surprised.
The Opera House's shop was huge and could be compared to several ordinary shops.
Although the layout was a little strange, with the rising housing prices and rental prices on Romo Street, a casual change to the layout would cost hundreds of thousands of copper coins a year.
But Mr. Hades actually gave the shop to the opera troupe for free.
"Could it be that Mr. Hades and Miss Vicky are friends? Or is there another reason? "Eiffel wondered.
Mara let go of Effie's hand and said, "Miss, then I'll go by myself. I have an appointment with the leader to practice the play. She said she can arrange the role of a maid for me."
"You want to be an actress?" Ai Fei looked at Mara.
"I … I'm just casually playing a guest role." Mara blushed.
"Go, come back early tonight to cook." Ai Fei waved her hand.
"Okay!" A smile appeared on Mara's face as she skipped towards the opera house.
Ai Fei looked at Mara's back and smiled helplessly. "This girl wants to learn everything."
Mara ran into the Opera House. She had become familiar with everyone in the Opera House these past few days. She greeted the performers familiarly and then obediently sat on a seat on the side, holding her chin as she watched the performers rehearse.
The performers of the Black Cat Song Troupe were also used to this little girl coming to watch the performance every day. Most of them had also done the same in the beginning and had become one of them.
They could see from Mara's eyes that she liked it and wanted to become an opera singer. This was very important.
Moreover, the leader liked this little girl very much, so they naturally wouldn't say anything.
"Mara, you're here." Vicky walked out from behind the stage and said to Mara who was sitting in the audience.
"Yes, I'm here to watch everyone rehearse." Mara quickly stood up and nodded.
"Do you really want to learn opera?" Vicky walked forward and looked into Mara's eyes.
Although the leader wasn't tall, Mara felt pressured by her stare. After thinking seriously for a while, she nodded. "Yes, I want to learn."
"Learning opera is very difficult. Without three to five years, you won't be able to become a good opera singer." Vicky said calmly. "They've been learning for almost two years, but they're only at the beginner level. There's still a long way to go."
"They're only at the beginner level?"
Mara was shocked. She felt that these big brothers and sisters sang very well, but in the leader's eyes, they were only at the beginner level.
When she thought of her voice that sounded like a rooster's crowing when she opened her mouth, she immediately wanted to retreat.
"Little Mara, don't be afraid. Uncle used to sell sugar water on the streets." An uncle with a shiny head looked at Mara and laughed. "Perseverance is victory! Come on, Ollie! "
Mara was successfully motivated by the uncle's encouragement, and her gaze became firm. She looked at Vicky and said, "I can do it!"
Vicky nodded and said, "If you join the opera troupe, then you'll have to eat and live in the opera troupe. I'll personally teach you how to become an opera singer."
"Ah???"
Mara was shocked and quickly shook her head. "No, I mean … I want to learn opera, but I can't join the opera troupe. I still have a young lady to take care of at home."
Vicky frowned and looked at Mara with a sharp gaze. "So, you want to be a free prostitute?"
Mara felt that the leader's aura suddenly became very scary, and she became infinitely small.
But she really couldn't just sell herself like this …
Because she belonged to the young lady, and even she didn't have the right to sell herself.
Also, she said that she would learn to cook from her master. If she ate and lived in the opera troupe and had to rehearse every day, how would she have time to learn to cook?
"I … Can I come to learn every afternoon …" Mara shrank her neck and asked tentatively.
She could only be an amateur opera singer, even if she was just a walk-on …
Mara wanted to experience the feeling of being on stage, the feeling of being the center of attention.
Just thinking about it was very shameful, but also very exciting.
Vicky frowned and looked at Mara. After a moment of silence, she said, "Come with me."
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