RBCT Chapter 228
Chapter 228
Consultations followed.
Zhang Wei and Lu Lixue decided to find Grandpa Tang in the little girl’s mouth, and they soon came to the next community to ask residents where Grandpa Tang was.
However, in today’s era, because shadow puppet theater is already an old antique art, and it is often performed in one place, no one is willing to watch it often, at most once or twice freshly, so the residents do not know where Grandpa Tang went out to set up a stall.
No way.
Zhang Wei and they could only visit other communities first, until in the evening, they came to Grandpa Tang’s community again.
As soon as they entered the community, they saw an old man surrounded by a group of children on a lawn in the community.
“That’s Grandpa Tang.”
A resident of the community pointed to the elderly and said bluntly to Zhang.
Grandpa Tang is very old, looking in his eighties, it is summer, wearing a black short sleeve, and the word shadow is embroidered on it, and he thinks that the workmanship is embroidered by himself.
In addition, he pushed an old bicycle, and in the back seat of the car was a large leather suitcase, which was his shadow box and the food tool he relied on for survival.
At this time.
Grandpa Tang was surrounded by children, the children urged Grandpa Tang, wanted to see the shadow, Grandpa Tang nodded happily, although it had been busy for a day, he still opened the shadow box for the children, set up shadow puppet equipment, and showed them shadow puppets.
Looking at this scene, Lu Lixue raised a smile:
“Zhang Yuan, I have grown so big, this is the first time I have seen shadow puppets, I used to often hear my grandfather say, always told me that when he was a child, he didn’t have as many toys as he does now, nor so many cartoons, only shadow puppets.”
Zhang Wei heard this and said:
“Me too, this thing is not common, I have only seen it in movies, it is the kind of movie set in the eighties and nineties, the people who will meet are whether children or adults, when they hear that there is a shadow puppet play, they will go over to watch it, and a group of people will sit there and watch.”
“Yes, but now it’s so rare, I’ve only seen it for the first time when I’m so old.”
“That’s because shadow puppets are cumbersome to work and troublesome to operate, plus there are no big scene special effects like cartoons, although it is folk art, let alone young people now, the older generation doesn’t like to watch it.”
Zhang Wei’s words came out.
Lu Lixue couldn’t help but look at Zhang Ao, a little surprised:
“Zhang Yuan, do you still understand shadow puppets, can’t you see it.”
Zhang Wei replied:
“It’s not that I understand, it’s just that my dad told me before, he used to be obsessed with shadow puppets for a while, and even pulled me to do shadow puppets, but it’s too troublesome to do, you know the heat of three minutes.”
In words.
He looked at Grandpa Tang, who was setting up the utensils and preparing to perform for the children, and slowly said:
“Shadow puppets, you can learn this thing if you don’t like it, you have to insist, I see my dad can play and have a deep experience, in the eyes of outsiders, shadow puppets are a piece of cloth and a shadow, add a light, and then operate, perform for the audience to see.”
“But how could it be that simple, if it were so simple, shadow puppetry would not be called one of the ancient folk arts.”
“Can be called folk art handed down to this day, which is not a collection of folk art arts and crafts, the wisdom of the people, are all need long-term learning to master, my father will give up shadow puppets, once told me, like is not enough, what is needed is love.”
Lu Lixue nodded noncommittally, looking at Grandpa Tang in the performance, the vivid and swinging shadows, and the children’s laughter:
“Yes, so folk art is about to be lost, no one is willing to learn, plus those modern things that are more fun than folk art, such as yo-yo, cartoons, etc., no one is willing to learn, huh?” Zhang Wei, what’s wrong with you? Lu
Lixue was saying, Yu Guang glanced at Zhang Ao beside him, only to find that Zhang Ao was looking at Grandpa Tang, his expression was a little in a daze, and he didn’t know what he was thinking.
The words come out.
Zhang Wei replied casually:
“No, I was just thinking that the shadow puppet play is about to be lost, then we may see the shadow puppet show for the first time today and the last time.”
Lu Lixue nodded in agreement and continued to chat with Zhang Wei.
They didn’t plan to disturb the children to watch shadow puppets and wait for Grandpa Tang to finish performing.
Also for this.
Under Zhang Ao’s casual cover-up, coupled with the attraction of shadow puppets, Lu Lixue did not notice that Zhang Ao was talking to him before, whether it was before or now, his eyes never left Grandpa Tang, and there was a strange look in the depths of his eyes.
Otherwise, she would definitely have some doubts, because she knew that Zhang Dao’s strength was stronger than her, and those heavenly eyes saw more than others.
And so it is.
Now.
Through the eyes of the sky, in the eyes of others, Grandpa Tang, who is playing shadow puppets for children, although he is dark and thin, he is also kind and kind.
However, in Zhang Dao’s gaze.
Grandpa Tang had a black qi on his body, it was a bad qi, and it was not one, there were more than ten strands, as if he was a wronged soul attached to his body.
This scene.
Even Zhang Dao was stupid and understood.
Grandpa Tang was not at all what they thought before, the next victim who was chosen, he… It is simply the exorcist who wants to use human life to prolong his life.
Come to think of it.
Zhang Wei frowned, and looked at Grandpa Tang in disbelief.
The other party is now performing for the children, perhaps in order to meet the children’s preferences, the shadow puppet performed by Grandpa Tang is a specially made shadow of Xiyang and Big Big Wolf.
With the influence of his father, Zhang Wei understands the shadow puppets, those joyful gray wolf shadow puppets are finely made, they really do it with heart, which is too different than his father’s kind of half-hanging, especially the other party’s heartfelt smile…
It is impossible to connect with an evil exorcist who uses his life to prolong his life.
Watching.
Grandpa Tang was performing shadow puppets for the children, and when the children were amused, he would always ask happily from time to time:
“Children, is this shadow puppet play fun for grandpa?”
“Fun.”
When the children responded, Grandpa Tang would perform harder, and then Grandpa Tang would come again:
“Then do you want to learn shadow puppetry, grandpa will teach you.”
To this.
The children who had seen the shadow puppets several times earlier, the children responded without thinking:
“Grandpa Tang, you ask this again, we still won’t be in elementary school.”
“If you don’t learn, my mother said that this is difficult to learn, and she said that learning this will not have enough to eat.”
“Hee-hee, Grandpa Tang, we just like to watch it.”
Something like that sounded.
Although Grandpa Tang was still smiling and still performing, Zhang Wei still saw a faint disappointment, or loneliness, in Grandpa Tang’s eyes.
These changes are fully visible.
But.
Zhang Wei did not break it, let alone tell Lu Lixue what he saw, because now together with Lu Lixue, the children are quietly watching the shadow puppet play, and he doesn’t want to spoil this beauty.
Until a while later, after the shadow puppet performance, the parents called the children to eat, and the children said goodbye to Grandpa Tang, and Zhang Wei walked towards Grandpa Tang.
Grandpa Tang also noticed Zhang Ao and the two who were coming, and a smile rose on his dark old face:
“Young man, Nizi, I’ve finished the shadow puppet show, do you still want to watch it?”
In the face of young people who like to watch shadow puppets, Grandpa Tang was very talkative and continued:
“I see that you have seen the end from the beginning, don’t you like shadow puppets?”
“Haha, there are not many people who like shadow puppetry now, if you like it, I will perform it for you, or if you want to learn shadow puppetry, I can teach you.”
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