Go to Ruitou Village to watch a play
Author/Chen Tiantian
For hundreds of years, there were no movies and television, and there were very few mahjong poker. Watching a play, only watching a play, and it has to be a Wu opera, is the most exciting and satisfying leisure and entertainment enjoyment for the Bawu farmers. The sound of gongs and drums has been ringing for 500 years, accompanying our ancestors through many drunken days, and becoming the most lively and romantic time in the lives of many villagers.
Although those stages are often rudimentary, they are just temporary wooden platforms erected on the threshing floor at the entrance of the village, or those narrow stages in the ancestral hall. But as soon as the news spread, the village was jubilant, regardless of men, women, young and old, early in the morning there were people with stools vying for seats, in the blink of an eye, the large and small benches have been high and low, black pressure is crowded in the courtyard. The news spread quickly, and the originally deserted and deserted ridge road in winter was lively, relatives and friends from all directions came uninvited, and the long flow of people spread like a tide. The host slaughtered chickens and ducks, entertained these rare guests and friends on weekdays with a spring breeze, and showed off the repertoire and actors of the troupe that was going to be on stage that night in the wafting aroma of wine and meat.
Watching a play is a rare opportunity to socialize in the countryside, and it is also another grand festival in the countryside.
A few days ago, the author was invited to Ruitou Village, Yongkang City to witness this festival.
Wu opera is high-pitched and heard,
The night in the mountain village is spring.
Danjiao Qingyin flies around the beam,
The tune is tactful and affectionate.
Nianfeng people rejoice in their eyebrows,
Gather in the streets and alleys.
Gongs and drums are noisy and cannons are roaring,
Fireworks are all over the sky, and dragons are flying.