Chapter 12 Registered luthier Xu Lanyuan

When mentioning Xu Lanyuan to the friends of the older generation of Liyuanxing, there is probably no one who does not give a thumbs up, because not only does he know a lot, he has seen a lot, he has a very generous stomach, and he has a thorough understanding of the six scenes, so he is particularly respected. Tan Xinpei's violinist turned out to be Mei Lanfang's uncle, Mei Dasuo. Sometimes Mei was too busy to keep up with work. Xu Lanyuan served Boss Tan several times on the stage.Later, Mei Dasuo was too old to be on stage, and Mei Lanfang's violinist was changed to Xu Lanyuan.As for Xu Lanyuan, apart from his younger brother Xu Biyun's first team formation in Beiping, who helped out a few times, no matter how well-known male and female actors from all over the world, no matter how much money they hired, they were always determined to crush him and stayed with Mei Lanfang for the rest of his life.

Mei Lanfang's erhu is Wang Shaoqing, who is called "Er Pian" in both actors and actresses. Apart from playing the huqin for his father Fengqing and his brother Youqing, he also plays the erhu for Lan Fang.When Mei Lanfang recorded the complete albums of "Taizhen Gaiden", "Jun Xiren", and "Qingwen Buqiu" for Gaoting Company, as long as Wang Erpian felt that there was something unsatisfactory in the guomentuo tune, he had to refill it.The third book "Taizhen Gaiden" was refilled four times in one night, and Xu and Mei sang along, without the slightest sign of displeasure on their faces. This kind of self-cultivation is praised by everyone present. of.Xu Lanyuan and Mu Tiefen are both dignified and dignified, not at all in the Liyuan style, and their speech and demeanor are even more graceful and magnanimous.Yan Jupeng often said that when Xu Lanyuan sat in the living room, those who didn't know him always guessed that he was a feudal official, and at worst he was really lacking in government.

Although Xu Lanyuan is upright and unsmiling, he has difficulties when encountering a troupe. He adheres to the old rules of Liyuan, which is like putting out a fire, and goes for it resolutely without hesitation.The Mei Opera Troupe went to the United States for a performance. Because the role calculation was too tight, they staged "Qing Dingzhu". He once played Ding Lang'er and the teacher on stage.He sent the author a still photo of the teacher, but unfortunately he didn't bring it out from the mainland, so we couldn't let everyone see his funny and funny demeanor. Xu Chang said: "Playing the huqin is played by the horns. The master and I must make the horns sing comfortably. Therefore, the size, headrest cavity, air port, and crossing must be carefully considered and implemented according to the individual. It must be a huqin. As for the qin master, as soon as he comes on stage, he will play a coloratura to get a full house, or add a few zeros to the huqin, causing the audience to shout "good huqin". , These are all actions that overwhelm the audience and overflow the scope, and are not enough to be taught." His words are full of meaning, and there is indeed truth in them, and he hopes that future scholars will be able to ponder more.

In addition to Huqin, Xu Lanyuan's handwriting is also simple and vigorous, with meticulous attention to detail.He started to write from the hands of the stele writers, and he followed the method, so his calligraphy is smooth and smooth, refuting the ancient times.After middle age, he tries his best to imitate Fan Fanshan, not only can it be fake, but it is even difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.At that time, Fan Zengxiang (Fan Shan) had bills in all major Nan paper shops in Liulichang, so people often came to the door by themselves or asked someone from the Nan paper shop to come to Fan's house to make up the money.Afterwards, the Fan family did a calculation and found that the Mo Run they received was out of proportion to the situation in which they asked to make up the money. Even though it was suspicious, they couldn't think of any reason.

One day, Fan Yunmen suddenly wanted to visit Liulichang.Walking around and passing the Zhulanxuan Huqin shop opened by Xu Lanyuan, there is a pair of couplets written by myself hanging in the glass window, which seems familiar but vague.Two months later, someone took this couplet and asked to make up the money. Later, after sending people to investigate, I found out that it was Xu's masterpiece.Since then, Xu's calligraphy has become famous in Liyuan, and the fake Fanyunmen couplets have disappeared from Nanzhidian. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the author returned to Peiping, and I used to talk to Xu Lao for a long time. His steady conversation, and the solemn and harmonious Liyuan past, still make people unable to bear to leave their seats.I remember that before the author came to Taiwan, at the tea ceremony in Luxiangyuan in Quanyechang, he thought that there were three major regrets in his life: the first was that his younger brother Xu Biyun studied martial arts in Yu Zhenting’s Binqing Society, and after he graduated from the department, he was promoted by Ruifuxiang’s old club. Because of flowery shirts, the habits of young people are uncertain, and they get involved in sexual disputes. Peiping could not get a foothold and went to Wuhan, and went to Sichuan during the Anti-Japanese War. Fu Liancheng is a martial arts student, and he is the same as Liu Yuantong and Ha Yuanzhang. Because he has been weak since he was a child, and Wang Lianping has a feeling of hatred for his apprentice, so he disciplines him a little bit more strictly, so he talks and talks with him. Brothers Ye Longzhang and Yinzhang got it wrong, and in a fit of anger, they dropped out of school and changed their name to Xu Zhenshan. The name is a pair, although the family is tolerant and laughs it off, but I always feel ashamed of it.

That day in Lvxiang Garden, only Mingpiao Xing Junming and Guo Zhongyu were present, so they chatted for a long time and had a very good time.Since then, the sea and the sky have been separated, and this old news has not been heard so far.Sad news came from Hong Kong last month, saying that Mr. Xu had passed away in Beijing last winter. Before the Anti-Japanese War in Beiping, mentioning Sai Jinhua was not only known by everyone in the older generation, but also by all the students who paid attention to historical facts, because those who had seen Sai Jinhua's skills also knew that Sai Jinhua was Geng An outstanding legend during the period when the Eight-Power Allied Forces occupied Beiping.

Sai Jinhua used the name of Wei Zhao Lingfei in her later years to live in a back alley in Tianqiao, Beiping, and lived a difficult life with her little Zhou mother who had served her for many years.But according to Xiao Zhou's mother, Sai Erye is still a blessed person. Whenever poverty and illness are desperate and desperate, someone will always send some money and medicine to help them.Whether it is compassion for the old and the poor, or gratitude for the old virtues, it is not known. There is a Fengtian guild hall in the old Xingbu Street in Beiping.Later, someone used their brains to set aside the stage part of the open hall and changed it to Halfei Theater.The host is a generous person, who thinks that the theater will be full of vigor and vitality, and it will be nothing but a blockbuster.On the opening day, he invited Sai Jinhua to cut the ribbon, and fellow villager Sun Juxian sang "The Cinnabar Mole".

Ribbon-cutting was still a novelty in Beiping at that time, and it was agreed that Sai Jinhua would be invited to cut the ribbon, and a set of high-quality clothing and materials would be presented, with a prize of 20 yuan in gold and silver dollars, and all parties involved followed suit.Sai Jinhua's only request was to take an open carriage from her apartment to Halfei Theater.At that time there were several carriage houses in Peking, and carriages could be hired, but they were all glass-covered, so it was not very easy to find an open carriage.Fortunately, there is a Kuaili horse-drawn carriage shop in Ganshiqiao, Xicheng, which was opened by borrowing the stables of Jingshe, the son of Li Hanzhang in Hefei.Li Jingshe commutes to and from get off work at the Qing History Museum every day, and she always rides in her own open carriage.Halfei Theater entrusted people with EQ, Mr. Li Batai gave him permission to borrow it, and Sai Jinhua finally got his wish, and went to Halfei in an open carriage to cut the ribbon.The stunner of Sai Jinhua's generation is a person who is good at grooming herself. Although Qiuniang is old, her temples are gray and she doesn't wear makeup, she has a graceful bearing and a picturesque eyebrow.Thinking back to Xuanshuang and Jiangxue back then, it is no wonder that it can reverse several celebrities and scholars.

Sai Jinhua was supported by the so-called loyal servant Xiao Zhou's mother in Shang Hongkui's writings to cut the ribbon.The well-known photographer Zhang Zhida and the well-known reporter Tong Xuansun took many photos of the scene and published them in various newspapers and periodicals in Pingjin.After the ribbon-cutting competition, the interest was very high, and I went to the pool seat to listen to the song "Cinnabar Mole" by my fellow countryman Sun Juxian before leaving.At that time, the old folks were nearly ninety years old and walked vigorously, but they were hard of hearing and couldn't find the work ruler.Bao Jixiang played the role of Wu Huiquan, Wu Caixia played the role of Wu Shi, Sun Zuochen played the piano, the singer sang by himself, the puller played by himself, and each did their own work.Because the second grandson plus Bao and Wu are more than three hundred years old.

After the inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Harfei Theater, before the construction of the Changan and Xinxin theaters was completed, the Harfei Theater stood out in the Xicheng area for more than ten years, and it officially closed after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.And not long after Sai Jinhua came out of the limelight, the smoke fell into the mist, the loess buried the incense, and was buried beside the Taoranting Pavilion.