After Engineer Cheng left, Yuan Zhou went to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables for sculpting as usual and then came back to practice.
On the other side, Liu Zhang also went out early in the morning.
"Old Ji, there's a good show to watch today," Liu Zhang came to the hotel where Ji Yi was staying and invited Ji Yi to watch a good show with great interest.
The word "good show" meant something nowadays, but the "good show" mentioned by Liu Zhang was really just the original meaning of the word. Liu Zhang booked a ticket to watch a Sichuan Opera.
There were more than 300 kinds of operas in the country and tens of thousands of traditional operas. However, in the early years, it was a desert in the folk art circle. Many operas were lost. More small operas could only be found in teahouses and supported by a few old people. When the old people passed away, many things were directly buried in the soil.
For example, a mutual friend of Liu Zhang and Ji Yi was the chairman of the Shaanxi Drama Association. He was dedicated to protecting Duangong Opera, Wanwan Opera, and Meihu Opera, but the effect was minimal.
A kind of operas that could be passed down for hundreds of years must have its beauty. Although there were too many beautiful things in the world and one couldn't see all of them in one's whole life, it was still a pity that the beauty of many operas had been lost without people knowing it.
"Not interested," Ji Yi wasn't a man of few words. To put it simply, he didn't want to talk to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang wasn't discouraged. During the past few days, while waiting for Boss Yuan to open the restaurant, he would come up with something new every day, but Ji Yi would coldly refuse him.
"Today is the eighth day. Liu Zhang, did you make a deal with Chef Yuan to fool me together?" Ji Yi was getting impatient. As time went by, he became more and more suspicious of the Thousand Thread Mantou.
"When have I ever lied to you? Don't you believe in my character?" Liu Zhang said.
But as soon as he said that, it was like poking a hornet's nest. Ji Yi popped out of nowhere. "Always. You cheated me of my candy since we were young, and when we grew up, you cheated me of my pocket money."
"It's just a few cents. Old Ji, you're already a few decades old. Why do you still care about this? You're too calculative. "Liu Zhang didn't feel embarrassed at all when his lie was exposed. Instead, he said that Ji Yi was calculative.
"Fine, fine, fine. I'm haggling over every ounce. What about Junior Sister? Little Junior Sister was clearly wavering between us, but now you're telling me that I don't have any hope, and that Little Junior Sister has someone she likes? Isn't that a big deal? "The more Ji Yi spoke, the angrier he became.
"About this matter, it's rather complicated. Old Ji, in a narrow sense, I did cheat you, but in a broad sense, I helped you. Look at your happy family now, and you have many children and grandchildren. Look at me, who is all alone." Liu Zhang's mouth could turn white into black.
Ji Yi didn't want to talk to this kind of shameless person. Moreover, when he heard the word "lonely", his anger subsided a lot.
Liu Zhang didn't even change his tone as he continued, "This time, the Sichuan Opera was organized by Master Mei Yonge."
Ji Yi's expression changed. Mei Yonge.
Because of the desert a few years ago, the country now protected traditional culture. Although there weren't many people watching it, since ancient times, opera had always been sought after by people. Sichuan Opera was a major genre, not to mention that the performance this time was performed by a famous Sichuan Opera master. The tickets were issued by invitation.
Liu Zhang looked very poor, but in fact, he was really poor. However, he still had a reputation outside, so he got two tickets.
"Old Ji, are you interested? I remember that you always wanted to see Master Mei's performance when you were young." As he spoke, Liu Zhang took out the tickets from his pocket and waved them in front of Ji Yi.
Ji Yi's expression kept changing, and he was very conflicted. In the end, he didn't resist Mei Yonge's Five Elements Pillar. He gritted his teeth and agreed, "I agree because I respect Master Mei."
Liu Zhang nodded to show that he understood. However, looking at the expression on his face, Ji Yi really wanted to kick him in the face. However, he was already over 50 years old, so he really didn't have the strength to do so. Ji Yi muttered in his heart. If he was 10 years younger, even if he was 5 years old, he would beat him to death.
The two of them got ready and took a taxi. To be precise, they had to go to the station to take the long-distance bus. The address was in a district under Chengdu.
When a Sichuan Opera master was performing, he wouldn't invite too many people, so the venue wasn't very big. Anyway, when Liu Zhang and Ji Yi were about to arrive, the phone suddenly rang.
After Liu Zhang picked up the phone, he didn't say anything and just nodded. In the end, he hung up the phone and suddenly turned his head to look at Ji Yi, startling Ji Yi who was thinking about something.
Ji Yi came back to his senses and glared back fiercely, asking, "What's the matter?"
"Originally, there was one thing, but after thinking about it, I think it's better if I don't say it," Liu Zhang said lightly.
What the hell? People who didn't finish their words were as annoying as people who talked too much.
Liu Zhang spread his hands and said, "Although this matter has something to do with you, out of concern for my friend, I think it's better if you don't know about it."
Ji Yi stared at Liu Zhang. He felt that Liu Zhang definitely said that on purpose. What did he mean by it has something to do with you, but it's better if you don't know about it? This was simply … He wanted to know even more. Therefore, two words jumped out of Ji Yi's mouth, "Say it quickly!"
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Just now, my friend called me and said that Boss Yuan came back and even made breakfast today," Liu Zhang said.
Boss Yuan came back, which meant one thing, and that was that he could eat Thousand Thread Mantou.
As mentioned before, Master Mei's performance venue was a district under Chengdu. It would take about two hours to get there by car. Then, the performance was scheduled to be performed at 3: 00 in the afternoon. It was just the right time to set off now. However, if they wanted to go to Yuanzhou shop for lunch, they wouldn't be able to make it in time.
After all, when they arrived at that district, they still had to find a place, check tickets, and so on.
If they finished watching the performance and came back for lunch, it would end at 6: 30 pm. Even if they rushed to Yuanzhou shop without stopping, they might not even arrive at 9 pm. It would be too late.
In conclusion, they could only choose between eating in Yuanzhou shop and watching Master Mei's performance.
If they didn't know, it would be the best of both worlds. Today, Ji Yi and Liu Zhang would go to see Master Mei together and eat Thousand Thread Mantou tomorrow. Anyway, Boss Yuan was here. However, the problem was that Ji Yi knew that cooked wheaten food was the top priority for Ji Yi, even if it was Master Mei's performance, even if it was a rare performance by Master Mei.
Ji Yi often said that cooked wheaten food could not be delayed. Therefore, he rushed back to Chengdu as soon as he heard the news. Speaking of which, Ji Yi was stubborn. He could have watched Master Mei's performance one day later and then went to Yuanzhou shop, but he just didn't get it.
But perhaps, it was this kind of stubborn craftsmanship that made him become a master of cooked wheaten food.
Just like what Liu Zhang had said, it was better not to know about this. Ji Yi, who was infuriated by Liu Zhang, eventually took a taxi and headed to Yuan Zhou's restaurant. Cooked wheaten food was his priority.
"Now we go to Yuanzhou shop. We can get there at about 10: 30 pm. Then, we can line up and eat there at noon." Liu Zhang calculated the time.
Ji Yi didn't want to talk to Liu Zhang at all. He closed his eyes to rest gloomily and muttered inwardly that he gave up Master Mei's performance to try the Thousand Thread Mantou.
"I hope I won't let him down!"
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