Grandma was an opera fan, but also an old lady with a deep cultural background, although she did not read much, but she was very cultured, I guess one of them is from the literary talent, and the other one is from the love of watching the opera!
Grandma often said: "Singing opera, than (metaphorical) world (things)," the play is all about life. Grandma therefore also has a lot of life sense. Also often hang on the lips. When I was a child, I didn't understand why Grandma often said these things, but when I grew up and experienced the changes in the world, I realized that Grandma's life lessons from the opera were the truth. Grandma has always been a wise and open-minded old woman.
Grandma loved to watch the theater, and when there was a theater, she would watch it, even though it cost money to buy a ticket, and for Grandma, who was always in a tight spot, she had to watch the theater even if she didn't have to do anything else.
There was hardly any theater that Grandma didn't watch, and she often watched serialized plays, which are the equivalent of serials nowadays.
When I was a child, my grandmother watched me. My parents were busy at work and had to take care of their three other children, so my grandmother had no choice but to take care of me. During the day and at night, I was under the watchful eye of my grandmother.
Grandpa didn't say much, he only remembered to suffer from farming. He didn't care about the housework. So, at night, when Grandma watched the theater, she had to lead me.
I was happy to be led to the theater by my grandmother. In those evenings when there was no TV and even the electric light was seldom electrified, going out to the theater was certainly more lively than staying at home. For a bored child who had not yet gone to school, I was happy to follow my grandmother to the theater at night.
In the evening, when it was just getting dark, I set off with my grandmother. I was holding my grandmother's arm in my little hand, and she was walking very slowly, so I was leaning on her while I walked slowly too.
At the theater, the theater is already crowded, in that era of entertainment is not much, to see the play is one of the few entertainment items. Of course, theater is an ancient art inherited, especially the elderly, watching the theater is also derived from a kind of plot.
Grandma also grew up in the theater, watching theater, has been an integral part of her life.
In the crowded theater, Grandma and her old acquaintances exchanged pleasantries and waited until the show time was about to start, the auditorium door opened, Grandma and I followed the flow of people in a row. After checking the tickets one by one, I ran in to help Grandma quickly find a seat, and held it down with my hand to greet her. The grandmother moved slowly to my side, while the mouth also said, "in the end is the small arms and legs run fast, grandmother brought you out is to bring the right,"
Sit down, love sweaty grandmother began to use the handkerchief she brought with her to wipe the sweat on the head, neck. As she wiped the sweat off her head and neck, she looked back and muttered, "There are so many people here!"
When the play was about to begin, the noisy people in the auditorium quieted down and returned to their places. Just waiting for the play to start.
"Cha, cha? With the sound of cymbals, the main actor began to stand in the middle of the stage and sang in a long, drawn-out voice. "Ee~~yah! ..........
The play began, and the people watching it became silent. I was attracted to the show and watched intently. I couldn't understand what was being played, or what was being sung, but I loved watching the actors gesticulate as they walked around the stage, shaking their heads with exaggerated expressions, and crying with grief. I also like to see the lady's elegant broken steps like flowing clouds and water, I wondered what she was stepping on under her feet, but her skirt was too long, I was dead unable to see , also like to see the maid's mischievous and cute, her eyes turning back and forth. I like to see the maid's mischievous and cute, her eyes turning back and forth. I like to see the old grandpa fiddle with his long white beard to bite the words, also like to see the official sitting in the middle, a shot of the majesty of the shocking wood, often I was also shocked by that shocking wood, but also like to see the handsome scholar walk in style.
Watch, I will be sleepy, in the babbling singing, accompanied by "cha cha cha cha cha cha cha cha cha" sound, leaning on the back of the chair, fell asleep, the theater singing sound more useful than lullabies.
At the end of the opera, I was suddenly awake. It was also strange. Then, I saw people walking out of the theater amidst the sound of exhaustion. I sleepily slouched on a chair and watched the people go out one by one. Grandma is not in a hurry, she wiped off her own sweat, and then helped me wipe off my sweat, while still saying "Wake up before you go," and when she pulled up my hand she still remembered to call out my name, fearing that I would leave my soul behind.
Out of the theater, regardless of winter and summer, I will always be the first time to play a cold shiver. It may be the reason why the hot body suddenly meets the cold!
At this time, the theater people have gone almost. Holding grandmother's arm, from an alley through back to their homes. Slowly walk back, want to go less people want to go, this dark night, I'm afraid every time. I looked back and forth, hoping that a few people not far from the theater could walk with us for a while, but in a short while, they all arrived home. Grandma and I are the only two people left, I hope that Grandma walk faster, quickly escape from this dark deserted alley, but Grandma walk fast, always slow, I do not dare to let go of Grandma's arm, so all the way to look around nervously, all the way to the heart of the grumbling, Dad put the house built so far away. The way scared to go back, into the door to escape also like, quickly shake off the grandmother's arm, a jump into the home.
While the fear is real, but does not affect the next day still go, because, the theater of the lively or more attractive.
There are also times when you don't need to see a play at night, and that's when the temple fair is held. Our temple fair is held in the summer, and plays are also held during the day, in the plaza, where a stage is set up for three performances a day, and Grandma has to be there for every one of them. Bring a small bench, pull me, go early to occupy the front stage. The front stage is occupied, waiting for the play to open for a long time, I'm happy in the crowd shuttle play, Grandma will from time to time shouted at me not to run far away, occasionally Grandma will give me to buy a popsicle, or a packet of five spice melon seeds So, with Grandma to go to the theater also have to run to the snacks to go to the reason.
There were many times when I followed my grandmother to the theater, but I don't remember many of them. The most profound impact is the "sinus grievance," at that time do not understand the plot, but it is strange why this play, the actors wearing costumes and the previous see are different. Moreover, when the snow flies in June, the machine on the roof of the stage there are two people to turn, drifting down snowflakes, I thought, the original is a lie, this snow ghost trick let me find out.
After growing up and reading history, I realized that when I was a child, I watched the Dou'e Gou is the Yuan Dynasty, and the costumes are naturally different from other plays. In fact, this early childhood watching theater, I learn history is still very helpful, at least, I am learning this history, then all of a sudden to remember the Dou E Grievance author Guan Hanqing is the Yuan Dynasty. You don't have to memorize it.
And, when I read Dou'e Grievance, I will have a sense of picture, the dress of those officials, Dou'e's sad demeanor, are floating in front of my eyes, so that I have a deeper understanding of the Dou'e Grievance.
Memory deep and the story of Cui Yingying in the West Wing, Grandma loves to read the West Wing , took me to see several times. She also bought a painting of Cuiyingying. After she finished cooking and washing the pots, she would lie on the bed and compare her fingers to the painting of Cuiyingying, saying that this is a nice gesture. The direct benefit to me is that later on, when I read the West Wing, I had a sense of picture and emotion. It is easy to experience the characterization.
Watch more theater, have a sense of it, a person to play, I will play singing opera.
Find a piece of gauze, around the head, find a sheet draped over the body, find some messy things to bring to the head, such as a dog's tail grass plug as a decoration, a string of colorful beads to wear on the head, pretending to be curtains, the ears of the two small chili peppers hanging on the line to do the earrings, learn the actor's steps, intentionally shaking his head, so that the line even and the earrings move, their mouths sang, the hands of gesturing, a moment pretending to be a young lady, a moment pretending to be a maid, self-indulgence. They sang with their mouths and gestured with their hands, pretending to be a young lady for a while, and a maid for a while. I forgot about the time.
Later, I also learned a few lines and sang them to my parents, "Hey, hey," "play the piano ~" and then I forgot the words behind them. The situation is set up, sing the words forget, make them laugh! It also became my brother's excuse for teasing me later. No matter what I said to him, he said, "Hey, hey, play the piano", specific sigh or play the piano, in fact, I simply from the beginning iu don't know.
Watching the theater childhood, in fact, is to cultivate my hobby, I love to read, like fantasy, all from my grandmother to take me to the theater to do the enlightenment. Including the desire for all good things.
Grandma's life in the theater, I thought it would help me grow up later, and my grandmother's perception of the story in the theater is quite a lot. Enough for a book of grandma quotes!
For example, Grandma said, "Singing opera, than (metaphor) the world (things), people can not do bad things, will be retribution."
For example, Grandma said, "Singing opera, than the world it, the sun is passing through the door, can let you through (experience) it, but also to let you afraid of it, or to step by step to live a good life."
For example, Grandma said, "Singing, than the world, today took off the shoes, I do not know whether to wear tomorrow, live their own every day, do not care not to complain."
For example, Grandma said, "Singing opera, than the world, the coffin can be finalized, do not look at the current momentary scenery, look at the end of the good is really good!"
For example, Grandma said, "Singing opera, than the world, the wealth can not be exposed, people can not look like."
Then again, Grandma said, "Opera, Bishop, do more good deeds, and someday you'll reap a little blessing."
For example, Grandma said, "Singing opera, than the world, excessive words can not be said, excessive things can not be done."
For example, Grandma said, "Singing opera, than the world, when you can help people to help people, the mountain does not go round and round the water, may not be the day to turn a piece of it again.
For example, Grandma said, "Flowers don't bloom for a hundred days, and people don't do well for a hundred days, so live cautiously and don't flaunt it."
For example, Grandma said, "We can meet anything in the world, fall down, tripped and spilled, just take it as it comes, there's nothing we can't get through!"
For example, Grandma said, "If you don't taste the fresh vegetables in March, you don't want to live for a year."
For example, Grandma said, "If you can't borrow the rice, you'll lose a half-liter of the container you put the rice in. It's better to be active in everything, not to talk about gains and losses."
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Grandma's quotes are a combination of her experiences and stories from the theater, and the older I get, the more I feel that these quotes of wisdom from Grandma are golden nuggets of wisdom, or even life secrets, and that learning them will guide me to a smooth and open-minded life. The more I grew up, the more I felt that my grandmother's words of wisdom were golden nuggets of wisdom, or even the secret of life. Perhaps it is also a philosophy of life that is "to do what you want and not to go beyond the limits".
Thanks to my grandmother for taking me to the theater, letting me understand the true meaning of life at an early age, and sowing me a beautiful seed at the beginning of my life. Let me in the road ahead, always believe that the future is bright, the difficulties are temporary, as played in the theater, good people will have good rewards! The end is all good!
Later, the family has a TV, do not have to go out to see the play, but Grandma has been seriously ill, I remember once the TV singing, we held Grandma in my house on the kang, Grandma sat on the kang, snuggled up to me and watched a play, but Grandma did not have the excitement of the theater to see the play, I think she is regrettable, right! I think she regretted that she had a TV and didn't have to go out to the theater, but she didn't have a body.
That life as a play play as life. It is from watching the theater began to cover, those childhood memories of watching the theater, but also the grandmother's nostalgia. Always in the time of the play, in the sound of cymbals, think of grandma, and, the older I get, the more I like to watch the play. Like to lie on the sofa, looking at the beautiful picture, listening to the slow babbling sound, is a kind of enjoyment, also like this slow life, quietly watching the opera, slowly taste life, carefully appreciate the words, this ancient cultural heritage, passed down so long, has his own wonderful place.