Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2501 Reconciliation 43.0

Shen Cha, Shen Jiu and Hong Ye exchanged glances. All the reactions of the child Xiaotong were actually within their expectations.

The first impression this child gave them was when they first met him in the theater. They keenly felt that although he looked harmless and ignorant, as if he knew nothing about the dangers of this world and was very naive, in fact, he understood everything.

Hongye's evaluation was that this little guy was the most thoughtful and shrewd one in the entire troupe. After all, he could judge the situation and know who could support him and give him what he wanted. After all, he could choose the right time to rush out, speak up for himself and his master, and turn the whole situation around. This was not something that a naive child could do, at least his peers definitely could not do it.

Shen Cha agreed very much with Hongye's evaluation. She thought so too. This child was much more thoughtful than when they were younger. No matter when, he knew what he should do and what he should say. He could ensure that he could get the greatest benefit for himself without being hurt.

Jin Miaomiao didn’t know what they had talked about before, but just because the child agreed to let her reconnect his broken bones, she knew that this child was no ordinary person and would probably be a powerful figure when he grew up.

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh. A child like this should be able to achieve anything when he grows up.

"I" Xiaotong looked at the brothers and sisters in front of him, "Where should I start? Or is there anything you want to know?"

"No hurry, take your time, we have time." Hongye received Shen Cha's signal, stood up and sat next to Xiaotong, and said, "First, tell me, what kind of person do you think your master is? He should be someone you have a lot of contact with, right?"

"My master?" Xiaotong thought for a moment and nodded to Hongye, "Indeed, there are many. I have been with my master since I was a child. When I was young, he took care of my daily life. When I grew up, I could take care of my master." He thought for a moment, "My master has always been very serious about acting. He practices for at least five hours every day. He doesn't drink alcohol, eat big fish and meat, and even less eat cakes and the like. He said that those would ruin his voice. But..."

"But?" Hongye looked at him curiously, "Are there any exceptions?"

"Some days he would prepare a very sumptuous meal, with many dishes I had never seen before. He would ask the class owner to eat with us. However, before they ate, they would offer sacrifices and asked me to do the same, saying it was a courtesy." Xiaotong sighed, "When I was little, I didn't understand, but in order to eat delicious food, I did as he said. When I grew up, I learned that one was the birthday and memorial day of the master's parents, and the other was the birthday and memorial day of the master's aunt. The former was celebrated by only the master and me, but the latter was the birthday and memorial day of his aunt, both of which were celebrated with the class owner. I don't quite understand why the class owner was called to celebrate the aunt's birthday."

Hongye exchanged glances with Shen Cha, Shen Jiu and Jin Miaomiao, and they all showed an expression of understanding at the same time.

Mianbai did not know Mr. Ke’s parents, but he was very familiar with Mr. Ke’s aunt. After all, he had served her for such a long time, so he must have very deep feelings for the Empress Dowager.

"What did they talk about on my aunt's birthday or death?"

"What did they talk about?" Xiaotong thought for a while, "It's just a little sad, both of them. Sometimes they don't eat anything, just drink. Sometimes, they say something I don't understand. Both of them look nostalgic." He took a sip of tea and said, "They said that aunt was a very good person, but she was born at the wrong time, so she was calculated and targeted. I still don't understand it." "You are still a child, you don't need to figure out these things." Hongye took a sip of tea, "They can sit together to eat and drink, which means that their relationship is not that bad, right?"

"It's not that bad, it's just that the troupe owner gets drunk or loses a bet, then he'll start a fight. But he doesn't always go after my master, he hits me and other people in the troupe the most. He hits my master mostly because my master gets into a fight with him when he's drunk and says a lot of things he doesn't like to hear. My master, in order to maintain his figure, doesn't usually eat meat, so he doesn't have much strength to begin with, not to mention the drunken troupe owner, he can't beat him, he can only get beaten. And every time the troupe owner hits him, he keeps muttering something like he's teaching him a lesson for someone, as long as he mentions this person, my master stops resisting and falls into great sorrow."

"Got it!" Hongye sighed and said, "Most of the time, your master gets along well with the class leader?"

"Yes, because every time the class leader sobers up, he will apologize to the master and say that he will not do it again next time. Not only that, he will buy a lot of good things for the master as compensation. There will also be a period of time when he does not care about the master's so-called outrageous behavior, but this situation will not last long, and it will happen again."

"You mean, they'll be nice for a while, and even if the class leader hits your master, he'll regret it afterwards, right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."

"What about your master?"

"My master? He accepted the gift and forgave him. He knew it would happen again, but he still chose to forgive him." Xiaotong was very helpless. He spread his hands, sighed softly, and said, "I don't know why my master forgave him again and again, but every time the troupe owner apologized, he acted as if nothing had happened, and also forbade me to discuss this matter with other people in the troupe."

"Maybe it's because they help each other more often!" Hongye couldn't say anything to a child, "Apart from this, do they have any other secrets?"

"A secret?" Xiaotong thought for a while, "Probably every time they go to a place, the two of them will discuss for a long time alone in a room, I don't know what they are talking about, and when the performance is over, they will also chat for a long time alone in a room. But the next day, we can receive some rewards and we will be given a day off. On this day off, I can accompany my master to go out for a walk and eat some local specialties. As for other secrets," Xiaotong shook her head gently, "there are none."

"So every time you go to a place, is this how you sell theater tickets?"

"I know this. Some are, and some aren't." Xiaotong thought for a while. "I heard the class owner tell my master once that places you go to often should be sold normally, and there's no need to use this method. Places that are your first time and you'll go again in the future don't need to be sold this way. Places that are your first time but you won't go to in the future must be sold this way."

"So, this is a place we will never come to again?" Hongye looked at Xiaotong with a half-smile, "Little friend, be careful with your words and actions. Think carefully before you speak!"