Salad Days

Chapter 21

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Report performances are very important to the entire Palace of Culture, especially the students who learn dance instruments. Usually at such times, teachers and professors from famous universities across the country, and even famous dancers from the North and South Schools may come to personally select the good seedlings they like.

Mr. Lin didn't say these words to Jiang Shen, but he mentioned it to his mother Tan Lingling.

After returning home, Jiang Luoshan sat in the yard, remained silent for a long time before slowly saying: "I always thought that Shenzi just wanted to learn..."

Tan Lingling looked at him and sighed: "According to Teacher Lin, she recommended Shenzi to many people."

Jiang Luoshan frowned and stopped talking.

Of course, Tan Lingling hopes that her son will be well. If she can really produce a dancer as she said before, she will be able to laugh in her dream of being a mother.

It’s just that dreams are dreams after all. Children can be happy and happy in their dreams, but it’s not so easy for adults. Let’s not talk about whether they choose or not. .

Going to a big city to live, study, and seek art is a difficult thing for adults, not to mention, nowadays, everything in the world requires money and favors...

Tan Lingling only felt a sore nose, half guilt and half unwillingness in her heart: "Then let Shenzi stop studying...?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Luoshan stroked his wife's back, "It's not that you still think, what if Shenzi really becomes a dancer, right?"

Tan Lingling had tears in her eyes, she wiped her eyes and shook her head.

Jiang Luoshan looked up at the night sky. The countryside is different from the city. The stars here are dense and bright. When the stars fall, they are broken in the rice fields in the distance, and there are frogs in the clear canal.

The performance was scheduled for the weekend, and Jiang Shen had a phone call with Bai Jinyi the night before.

"Are you nervous?" Bai Jinyi asked suddenly.

Jiang Shen thought for a while: "You don't feel nervous if you don't ask, but you will feel a little nervous when you ask."

Bai Jin snorted and smiled.

Jiang Shen: "Will you come to see me tomorrow?"

Bai Jinyi lazily said: "Your Baba's tickets have been delivered, can I not come?"

Jiang Shen said "hey" twice in embarrassment, and then Bai Jin said, "Wait a minute."

Jiang Shen waited obediently, only to hear that someone seemed to be talking on Bai Jinyi's side, and it took a while to quiet down.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Shen asked curiously.

Bai Jinyi: "The nanny asked if she wanted to have a midnight snack."

Jiang Shen was a little envious: "I want to eat too..."

Bai Jin generously said: "Next time you stay here, I'll ask Aunt Zhu to cook it for you."

Jiang Shen happily agreed, and then he asked something else: "How is Bai Er?"

Bai Er is the chicken raised by Bai Jinyi. It has grown very big now. It has been pampered and spoiled since childhood, and it has been loved by thousands of people. It is really a rich chicken in the world.

Bai Jinyi didn't seem to be very happy: "I'm too fat, I'll be watching the fixed time and fixed point tomorrow, I don't know if it's because my parents are feeding other things while I'm not here, and I'm forced to take a walk in the yard every day for the past two months .”

"..." After so long, Jiang Shen still doesn't quite understand Bai Jinyi's habit of raising chickens. In his opinion, the little dolls in the countryside don't know how to raise them like this. There are so many people who eat dirt in the fields with bare buttocks , is not as delicate as a chicken raised by the second generation of Bai.

Jiang Shen couldn't help feeling: "How fat is it?"

Bai Jin said coldly: "I'm so fat that I'm worried that it will be high."

Jiang Shen: "..."

On the morning of the performance, Jiang Shen and Song Xin arrived early, and they still had to go through the plot and rehearse the scene for the last time.

The song and dance drama Mr. Lin arranged for them is a story about the God of the Land. Thousands of years ago, the God of the Land descended, blessed the land, built high mountains, and confluenced rivers. But he was afraid of him. In the end, the mountains and rivers were destroyed, and the god of the land turned into a kite and flew away into the distance.

"Male but not male, female and not female, the two of you dance together." Teacher Lin reminded, "Pay attention to your movements, Song Xin, you also have to dance the deep part of the river, and try to be as masculine as possible in terms of strength and beauty." .”

Song Xin wrinkled her nose, "Jiang Shen's dance steps are better than mine, I'm ashamed to dance."

Teacher Lin couldn't laugh or cry: "What time is it, and you still say this."

She looked at the time and urged: "Check the dance clothes again, it's time to go to the backstage for makeup."

In order to show the appearance of the land god, the clothes of the main dancer and the group dancers are mainly brown. As the only boy, Jiang Shen does not need to wear a flesh-colored tight top, and simply half-naked, let the painting teacher paint his chest and back To paint colorful totems and add makeup on his face, his engineering workload will be bigger than Song Xin's.

Song Xin was playing the female face of the land god, and her costume needed a long skirt with colorful feathers representing the kite.

"Would you like to try it?" Song Xin propped her head to watch Jiang Shen's makeup, "This skirt is tied up, and it can be worn by both men and women, big or small."

The makeup artist was drawing eyeliner on Jiang Shen. The boy was a little nervous and didn't dare to move: "You look better in clothes."

Song Xin turned around: "That's it..." She looked at the makeup artist seriously, and said seriously, "Teacher, please make him look better, this is our only male lead!"

Jiang Shen: "..."

There were already many people in the auditorium, and Qing Lingzi had already occupied his seat. When he saw his brother and Shen Shubao, he waved his arms vigorously: "Here! Here!"

Shen Shubao was holding popcorn in his hand, and Chen Maoxiu was holding pearl milk tea, and asked as he came over: "Are there enough seats? Uncles and aunts are still coming."

Qing Lingzi slapped his chest triumphantly: "I've taken all this row!"

As soon as she finished speaking, there were suddenly two more people on the seat where she stretched out her hand. Lai Song sat down like a hill, raised his head, and met Chen Qingling's eyes.

Qing Lingzi: "..."

Lai Song: "..."

Gou Mao came up and was a little wary seeing Lai Song like this: "Do you know each other?"

Lai Song blinked, and just about to speak, Qing Lingzi interrupted him: "I don't know!"

Lai Song had no choice but to say, "We are Jiang Shen's friends."

Gou Mao and Shen Shubao glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Bai Jinyi?!"

The second generation of Bai who had been named turned his head from behind Lai Song. He glanced at the three Gou Mao and nodded slightly: "Hello."

He finished the greeting lightly, leaving the three countrymen in a daze in a mess.

Who is Bai Jinyi? ! Jiang Shen's legendary "charity sponsor"! As for the cost of food and clothing, who knows Jiang Shen as well as Bai Jin? ! It's a pity that Jiang Shen is stupid, Apple's machine has a WeChat app installed, and he wears five-figure clothes and goes to the field to plant rice...

The people in the village are simple and don't think too much. The default is that Jiang Shen should have received charity funding. This is actually nothing new. After all, Jiang's family is small, and the land is divided according to the head. Spending money has almost brought down the family fortune. Both husband and wife are good people, and they have made it through hard. Now that there are kind people helping, the Chen family and Shen family on the side are all comforted, not to mention Jiang Shen is a spring of dripping grace. Xiangbao's character, if there is any good thing, it will be sent to Bai Jinyi as soon as possible.

Gou Mao and Shen Shubao have often guessed what kind of person "Bai Jinyi" is in private. Although Jiang Shen always said that the two of them are just friends, but this child's gift to the child... Bai Jinyi might not be taken advantage of? !

Today, the "taken advantage" really came, and he sat in a row with them with his legs crossed.

As a result, the three wild dogs in the village subconsciously straightened their backs and sat upright.

"Everyone don't need to be cautious." Lai Song's stupidity has its benefits, for example, this kind of Shura field is also a land of flowers for him, "We are all our own people, our own people!"

Qing Lingzi glanced at Bai Jinyi secretly, and whispered enviously: "The watch he is wearing is so beautiful..."

Gou Mao pretended to be calm: "Don't tell me, I don't understand."

Shen Shubao remained motionless, staring straight ahead, his lips opened and closed: "His watch is equivalent to two years' harvest of our entire village."

With a "bang" sound from the dog hair, people and chairs fell down.

Qing Lingzi was really ashamed, so he hurriedly helped him up.

"Calm down!" Shen Shubao reprimanded seriously, "Where is the backbone of our country people?!"

Gou Mao has a bitter face: "What kind of backbone..."

Shen Shubao raised his eyebrows proudly: "Poor backbone!"

Under the brewing of this "poor" backbone, the audience seats were filled up one after another. In fact, apart from Bai Jinyi, there is no second rich enough to destroy people in the whole venue. Looking at it this way, After all, the chosen ones are pitifully few, and Gou Mao and the three of them are psychologically balanced.

Even if there is no "mine at home", it is still "well-off at home".

The first half of the show was full of singing and musical instruments. The sharp-eyed Qing Lingzi noticed several times that the violinist who had just finished playing stepped off the stage and was called to the side.

After all, she had attended classes in the Cultural Palace and knew what it meant. She was looking forward to Jiang Shen's show nervously.

Another program ended, and Lai Song looked at the program list and said "Yeah": "Little Swan's program is the finale? There is really a lineup."

Bai Jinyi didn't speak, but his originally slack sitting posture became upright. His palms were slightly warm, he propped them on his knees, and took a few deep breaths.

The announcer left the stage after reporting the show. Before the curtain opened, Gou Mao couldn't sit still, stood up and shouted: "Shenzi! Come on!"

Qing Lingzi couldn't move him: "You think this is a sports meeting?!"

Chen Maoxiu was still struggling: "I'm telling him not to be nervous!"

Shen Shubao said speechlessly: "You make him more nervous when you mess with him like this."

... Jiang Shen naturally heard Gou Mao's shocking cry. He stood first in the first row and couldn't help but pull back the curtain at the corner of the stage to look down.

Song Xin also came over behind him, and whispered, "Are all your friends here?"

"Yeah." Jiang Shen nodded, "This is the first time I've danced for them."

Song Xin laughed, "My parents are here too." After a pause, she said softly, "But this is the last time I dance for them."

Jiang Shen turned his head and looked at Song Xin in astonishment.

"I'm already in the third year of junior high school." Song Xin didn't seem to have any regrets on her face, she said relaxedly, "After the performance this time, I won't dance anymore, I'll take my cultural classes and get into high school and university."

The curtain of the stage was slowly opened, and the first beam of light fell on the stage, like the brilliance of a full moon.

When the music started, Song Xin was about to dance to the first beat. She stood beside Jiang Shen and shook the boy's hand vigorously.

Jiang Shen looked at her, the girl flew into the moonlight like a light kite.