Liu Qiaoer looked around and realized that the girls here were hiding and secretly watching them. She remembered what Gu Mubai said, that the girls in the music house sell their art but not their bodies.
She suddenly frowned beautifully. Lu Yunzheng, the brilliant and talented eldest son of Magistrate Lu, lived for seventeen years and was remembered by so many women. He was definitely Jia Baoyu. All the girls in the music house were his harem.
Yue Nishang finally compromised for the sake of money.
Liu Qiaoer and Gu Mubai followed into Yue Nishang's private attic and found that the courtyard where she lived was really good.
Her attic was the only independent and tallest one in the whole yard.
Standing on the third floor, there was a cool breeze, but the warm room was warm because in addition to two charcoal fire pots, there was also a ground steamer.
Not long after Liu Qiaoer came in, she was sweating all over.
Gu Mubai was wearing thin clothes, but he had a cloak on the outside. Yue Nishang was wearing even thinner clothes, but the fur color of her cloak looked very nice.
Only Liu Qiaoer was wearing a thick long coat, which she couldn't take off but was too hot to wear. She walked around the room and vaguely felt that this room was more comfortable than the one where Lu Yunxi lived.
It seems that Yue Nishang is indeed the one Lu Yunzheng loves.
"Since this girl said there is a good song, Nichang is willing to listen attentively."
Liu Qiaoer knelt on the cushion, feeling a little uncomfortable. Yue Nishang poured tea for them smoothly. The whole series of movements was pleasing to the eye.
Liu Qiaoer took a sip and tasted the tea.
"Please play a piece you are good at first, so that I can know your style of music."
Yue Nishang looked Liu Qiaoer up and down several times, and a hint of disdain flashed in her phoenix eyes. However, because her expression was so cold, if Liu Qiaoer had not been perceptive, she would have almost not noticed it.
"Why? Girl, you don't believe I can come up with a song of a different style?"
Gu Mubai didn't seem to believe it at first, but since Liu Qiaoer could even produce a lost ancient music, he had no choice but to believe it.
He also advised: "Miss Nishang, just play a song first. Don't worry, Miss Qiao'er will never let you down."
With Gu Mubai's guarantee, Yue Nishang took out her zither, washed her hands and burned incense.
With the sound of "zheng", the strings of the zither began to play. Yue Nishang plucked the strings with her slender fingers, and a low and sad melody flowed out.
Liu Qiaoer doesn't understand ancient music, but she understands songs. Music has no national boundaries and is not bound by time and space. If it sounds good, it sounds good, and if it doesn't sound good, it doesn't sound good.
Just like the song Yue Nishang, although Gu Mubai listened to it with gusto, Liu Qiaoer felt it was very ordinary. If it were placed in the end times, it could only be regarded as a niche type, not grand, and the sadness was a bit petty, like the murmur of a resentful woman.
After the song was over, Yue Nishang stopped playing and extended her hand towards Liu Qiaoer. She had not spoken a word since entering the room. Even when she invited Liu Qiaoer to sing a song, she did not say a word but just made a gesture.
Totally looking down on people.
Liu Qiao'er didn't care. She cleared her throat and said to Gu Mubai, "I don't understand music scores. After I finish singing, please help me compose the music."
Before Gu Mubai nodded, he heard Yue Nishang snorted coldly and saw Liu Qiaoer coming to the window.
"The grass is green, the mist is white, and there is a beautiful woman on the other side of the water."
Liu Qiaoer's voice was clear and long. Although the tune was simple, it was very nice to listen to. When she sang it for the second time, Yue Nishang's piano music had already caught up.
With the addition of the piano, the song sounds even better.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Mubai got the flute from somewhere and actually composed the prelude.
Liu Qiaoer looked at them and realized that they were all masters.
In just a short while, she changed her five-line music score into ancient music score. Although she still couldn't understand it, with Yue Nishang's improvement, the song became melodious and affectionate, and she felt as if she was really there, as if she could really see the scene of the goddess of Luo River dancing in the water.
When the song ended, Yue Nishang stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Qiaoer.
"Miss, you are so talented. It is Nichang who is being rude. May I ask where this song comes from? Are the lyrics from the Book of Songs?"
Liu Qiaoer smiled playfully: "Exactly, the Book of Songs, Jian Jia."
After Yue Nishang sorted out the music score, she played and sang with the cooperation of Gu Mubai. The style of the music was gentle and beautiful, which suited her very well.
The madam also clapped her hands and said, "Miss Nishang, you haven't released any new songs in half a year. You've been playing the same few songs over and over again. Our old customers are tired of hearing them. Now that you have new songs, should we reopen for business?"
No matter how unwilling Yue Nishang is, she has to bow down for a few pieces of silver.
Liu Qiaoer had a better idea, "Since we are reopening, we should have a good start. In addition to Miss Nishang who has to perform, the rest of us girls can't fall behind. Everyone has to contribute."
The madam had wanted to do this for a long time, and hurriedly held Liu Qiao'er and said, "Young lady, you are really talented. Why don't you tell us more about it?"
Let all the women in the music troupe perform, which is actually just arranging a performance party. Liu Qiaoer has some experience. After all, who hasn't participated in various parties when she was in college
Liu Qiaoer first asked the madam to call out all the girls so that she could take a look and then see what each girl was good at.
Finally, she wrote down the girls' names and what they were good at. Those who were good at playing instruments formed a band to accompany the actors. Those who were good at dancing could form a group dance. Those who danced well could be given a solo dance.
From this perspective, there are actually not that many girls in the music troupe, so it is a bit stressful to put on a one-hour performance. On average, one dance lasts more than ten minutes, so each person needs at least two performance programs.
Liu Qiaoer thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you guys come up with a performance, and I'll create a few songs and dances for you, and write a charter so that everyone can practice, and then we'll set an auspicious day for the reopening."
Gu Mubai originally just wanted Liu Qiaoer to give the ancient music score to Yue Nishang, but he didn't expect Liu Qiaoer to actually revitalize the music troupe. Looking at her clear-headed and calm conduct, Gu Mubai felt that this girl was no ordinary girl.
Liu Qiaoer is a person of action. She does what she says. Plus, that's the procedure of the party, so there's nothing much to arrange. It's just dancing, singing, chorus, solo dance, solo singing, and group dance.
Before I knew it, a day had passed in the music hall.
Although the music hall has hung up red lanterns again tonight, there are still not many customers coming.
Liu Qiaoer simply asked the madam to close down the business.
"Let the girls rest. Take advantage of the time to practice these few days. I'll come back tomorrow. Our stage and lighting also need to be modified. Give me seven days. After seven days, our music hall will surely shine."
"But I can't give you advice for nothing..."
The madam was slightly startled and looked at Gu Mubai: "Mr. Bai, isn't she yours? If we can make our music house better and make money, won't she benefit from it?"
Gu Mubai pursed his lips helplessly: "The truth is so cruel, but mom can listen to her words first. After all, mom is also one of the operators of this music studio."
The madam was a businessman, so she naturally understood what Liu Qiaoer meant.
"How about this, if you can bring our music studio back to life, I will give you 20% of the profits as dividends."