Lyrical Comedy of Life Polyphonic Without Shows figure: silent middle-aged man Uncle is in his sixties girl twenty-eight years old Nineteen years old boy Thirty years old with glasses mother of forty Master is forty-five years old Director Ma is fifty years old (The age of the characters is the age at the time of appearance) Location: A bus station on the outskirts of the city [A bus stop sign is erected in the middle of the stage.Due to the wind and rain for many years, the handwriting on the station sign can no longer be seen clearly.There is an iron railing next to the station sign, and passengers waiting for the bus line up inside the railing.The iron railings are in the shape of a cross, and the lengths of the east, west, north, and south ends are different, which has a symbolic meaning. It may indicate a crossroads, an intersection point on the road of life, or a station on the way of the lives of various characters.Characters can enter the stage from all directions on the stage. ]

[The silent man enters with a bag on his shoulders, stops and waits for the bus.Uncle empty-handed. ] Uncle: The car just passed by? [The silent man nods. ] Uncle: Are you going to the city? [The silent man nods. ] Uncle: This Saturday afternoon, if you go to the city, you have to go early, and then catch the bus after work, and you won’t be able to squeeze in. [The silent man smiles. ] Uncle (looks back): Not yet.This Saturday afternoon, everyone is going into town, and there will be fewer cars.You have to take a step late to catch up with the "peak", what a word!Everyone is off work. At this juncture, just look at the excitement, it's all boils, but you still have to be energetic.For those of our age, there is no way!We are finally ahead, and the master who left work early has not moved yet!We didn't dare to sleep in the afternoon. (Heaved a sigh of relief and yawned) If it wasn't for something happening in the city tonight, we had to go, we wouldn't say anything to join this "peak". (Takes out a cigarette) Do you smoke? (The silent person shakes his head) It's better not to smoke.Not to mention the tracheitis caused by spending money, if you want to smoke some good ones, you really can't buy them.As soon as we came to the "Daqianmen", yes, the team lined up on the road and turned a few turns.Limit two boxes per person.As soon as you are in the queue, the salesperson loses face and leaves.If you ask again, the answer will not answer you.This is called "serving customers"?Put on a facade!The "big front door" actually left through the big back door!Just like this car, you are not lined up in a regular manner. As soon as he slipped out, he went ahead, waved to the driver, and the front door opened.They are "relationship households", hum, use up the term.When you rushed over, it slammed shut again.This is called "serving passengers". Are you still staring?Everyone is watching, but there is no cure! (Looking towards the side of the stage) Well, there are people coming, you stand in front of me, and I will line up behind you. When the car comes, it will be chaotic. Whoever has the most strength will take the seat first, just like this!

[The silent man smiles. ] [The girl enters with a small purse and stops a little away from them. ] [Enter the dumb boy, jumps to sit on the iron railing, takes out a filter cigarette from his jacket pocket, and lights it with a gas lighter. ] Uncle (to the silent person): Look, let me tell you, this is the style! [The Silent Man taps his finger on the iron railing in approval. ] Lengzi: How long have you been waiting? [The uncle pretends not to hear. ] Stupid boy: How long does it take for a bus? Uncle (unhappy): Ask the car company. Stupid boy: How funny, let me ask you. [The Silent Man takes a book from his bag and looks. ]

Uncle: Ask me?I am not a scheduler. Stupid boy: What I asked was how long have you been waiting? Uncle: Young man, I don’t ask questions like this. Stupid kid (wakes up): Old man. Uncle: I am not your old man. Stupid boy (mockingly): Then you always... Uncle: No need. [The dumb boy is disappointed, whistles, squints at the uncle, and shakes his legs. ] Uncle: These are for the armrests of the queue, not the seats. Stupid boy: What are you afraid of sitting around?It's not made of hemp stalks. Uncle: Didn't you see that the railings are all crooked? Stupid boy: Am I sitting crookedly?

Uncle: Sit on it and shake it, can it not be crooked? Stupid boy: Is this your home? Uncle: I only care because it belongs to the public! Stupid boy: What are you poor?Go home and go poor with your old women! (shakes harder) Uncle (patiently, finally did not get angry, turned to the silent person): Look... [The silent man is reading, paying no attention to the conversation.Run up with glasses. ] Uncle (to the girl): Stand in line, it will be messed up after a while. [The dumb boy jumps off the railing, squeezes forward, and stands in front of the girl.The mother hurried on, carrying a large bag with difficulty. ]

Uncle: There is always a first come, first served. Girl (to the uncle, the voice is almost inaudible): It's okay, I'll just stand here. [Car sounds.The master strode to catch up with a tool bag and was at the end of the queue.The sound of a car approaching, everyone looked in the direction of the car.The silent man put away his book.Everyone moved forward. ] Girl (looking back at the one wearing glasses): Don't squeeze! Uncle: Stand in line!Everyone stand in line. [The sound of driving cars passes in front of everyone.The stupid boy suddenly bypassed the uncle and the silent man, and ran to the front. ]

Everyone (to the boy): Hey!hey-hey- [The car does not stop. ] Audience: People stop!Why not stop?Hey-- [The stupid boy chases after a few steps, the sound of the car fades away. ] Leng Xiaozi: Ya quite! Uncle (angrily): You can't park like this! Mother: Hey, those in front stand in line! The one wearing glasses (Xiang Leng): Stand in line, stand in line, do you hear that? Stupid boy: What's bothering you?Always in front of you. Mother: It’s not just these few people, it would be nice to line up and get on the bus in order. Wearing glasses (to the dumb boy): You are behind them.

Uncle (to the silent one): Uneducated. Stupid boy: Are you educated? Mother: You are justified in not queuing? Uncle (sternly speaking): You are talking about waiting for the bus without queuing, you have no education at all! Stupid boy: Your feet are itchy and ask your old women to take off your shoes for you, why are you attacking me? Mothers: It is not good for young people to learn to be so sloppy. Wearing glasses: Everyone tells you to line up, why are you so ignorant? Stupid boy: Who is not in line?The car doesn't stop, what are you calling me? Wearing glasses: You are behind others!

Stupid boy: It's right in front of you. Uncle (shaking with anger): Stand in line! Stupid boy: Why are you fanning so hard?Do you think I'm afraid of you? Uncle: You still want to hit someone, don't you? [The silent man goes over and walks up to the two.Seeing that he was strong and strong, the stupid boy couldn't help being afraid, so he took a step back and leaned against the railing without showing weakness. ] Stupid boy: If you have the ability to tell it to stop. (Leaning on the iron railing and shaking) Uncle: Young man, your studies are in vain! Stupid boy: What's wrong with it?Why don't you go in a sleeper car after drinking a lot of ink?

Uncle: There is nothing shameful in waiting in line for the bus. This is social and public morality. Didn’t the teachers in your school teach you? Stupid boy: No lesson. Uncle: Your parents didn't teach you either? Stupid boy: Your mother taught you, why can't you go up? [The uncle is momentarily at a loss for words, and looks at the silent person.The silent man started reading again. ] Stupid boy (satisfied): If you haven't squeezed through the car, you've lived your life in vain. Wearing glasses: Everyone is waiting for the bus, so let’s be more conscious. Stupid boy: Am I not in line?ahead of you.

Wearing glasses: You arrived behind the house. (points to girl) Stupid boy: She should go first.But when the car came, she had to squeeze in. Girl (turning and ignoring him): I hate it! Stupid boy (to the uncle): If you can squeeze in, you can squeeze in, if you can't squeeze in, don't blame me.You can't always squeeze in, so don't block the people behind you.Old man, you are such an educated and sensible person, don't you understand the reason for crowding?We didn't go to school seriously for a few days, but we squeezed through the car. [Car sounds. ] Mother: The car is coming, everyone stand in line. Stupid boy (still leaning on the railing, to the girl): I'm behind you.You won't be able to squeeze in later, don't blame me for bumping into you. Girl (frowned): You can go forward. [The sound of a car approaches.The silent man put away his book.The master who had been squatting on the ground also stood up, and everyone squeezed forward along the railing. ] Wearing glasses (to the girl): You will stick to the side and grab the handle of the car door. [The girl glances at him, but doesn't answer.Everyone followed the direction of the car and moved forward.The stupid boy was outside the railing, following behind the girl. ] Grandpa: Stop!stop! Person with glasses: Hey - stop! Mother: I have been waiting for a long time! Girl: That trip just now didn’t stop. Stupid boy: You fucking... Master: Hey! [People chase the car to a corner of the stage.The stupid boy rushed forward suddenly, and the one with glasses grabbed him.The stupid boy waved his hand, and the man in glasses grabbed his sleeve.The stupid boy turned around and punched him.The sound of cars fades away. ] Wearing glasses: How dare you hit someone! Stupid boy: What if I beat you up? [The two fight. ] Uncle: Hit someone!Hit someone! Mother: The youths of these days! Girl (to the one wearing glasses): You avoid him! Wearing glasses: Rogue! Stupid boy (pounce): I'll beat you! [The silent man and the master step forward to separate the two. ] Master: Stop it all!stop!Enough support? Wearing glasses: You rogue! Stupid boy: You are raised by a fucking girl! Mother: How ugly, why is there no shame at all? Stupid boy: Tell him to tear my clothes off! Man with glasses: I'm just giving him a hand.Why don't you line up? Stupid boy: Don't show off in front of flirts, if you have the guts, come with me for a walk. Wearing glasses: I'm afraid of you?Stinking rogue! [The dumb boy pounced on him again, but was grabbed by the wrist by the master, unable to move. ] Master: What are you making trouble for?Stand back and go. Stupid boy: What's bothering you? Master: Go back! (Twist his wrist and drag the boy to the end of the line) Uncle: Yes, don't ask him to make a fuss, so that everyone can't get in the car. (to the silent one) Eat this. [The silent person did not hear, and started reading again. ] Stupid boy: I'm in front!I want you to enter the city, but I don't want me to enter the city? Mother: No one will tell you to go to town. Uncle (to the mother): Everyone has something to do when they go to the city, so he just booed.There is that kind of "three hands" booing when getting in the car, so be careful. [Except for the silent person and the master, everyone touches their wallets. ] Stupid kid: What are you so proud of!Old soil turtle! [The girl and the mother look at each other and laugh.The uncle gave them a dissatisfied look. ] Mother (busily changing the subject, to the one wearing glasses): You can't afford to fight with him, and you will suffer in a fight. Wearing glasses (heroic): There are so many troublemakers, you can't even get in the car.Are you going to town too? Mother: My wife and children are in the city. It's a headache to be crowded on Saturdays. Getting in the car is like fighting. Wearing Glasses: Why don't you transfer to the city? Mother: Who doesn't want to be transferred to the city, there must be a way, alas! Girl: There have been two trains in a row, and they don't stop. For those wearing glasses: the starting point is full and the train will start.Do you have something to do in town? [The girl nods. ] Wearing glasses: You might as well go to the starting point and get on the bus.where do you live [The girl looks at him warily, but doesn't answer.The person wearing glasses made fun of it and pushed the glasses. The silent person closed the book, looked back at the direction of the car, a little anxious, and buried himself in the book again. ] Uncle: I'm so anxious.We have to arrive at the Cultural Palace in the city at seven o'clock on time. Mother: Are you really interested in going to the city to see a theater? Uncle: I don't have such a blessing, let the people in the city watch it, I will play a game of chess. Mother: What? Uncle: Playing a game of chess, horses and cannons, don't you understand?Will! Girl: Ah, playing chess, sir, you are really addicted. Uncle: Girl, I have played chess all my life! The person who wears glasses: Everyone has their own hobbies. Without enthusiasm, life is boring. Uncle: You are right!We have studied all kinds of chess books, from "The Encyclopedia of Zhang Tianshi's Secret Biography of Chess Techniques" to the recently published "One Hundred Solutions to Chess Endgames", we can show you step by step!You also play chess? Wearing glasses: Sometimes I also play around. Uncle: How can you play for fun? There is something special about it. It is a specialized knowledge! Wearing glasses: Yes, it's not easy after downloading. Uncle: Have you heard of Li Mosheng? Mother (seeing the master's tool bag leaning against her big bag, and moving his own pocket to the side): Is this master a carpenter? Master: No. Wearing glasses: Which Li Mosheng? Mother: Do you rush to work on Saturday? Master (too lazy to answer): Oh. Uncle: You don't even know Li Mosheng when you play chess? Wearing glasses (sorry): No impression... Mothers: Do you fix chair legs?our family... Master (contradictory): I do joinery. Uncle: You don’t even read the evening paper? Wearing glasses, I have been busy reviewing my homework recently and preparing for the university entrance exam. Uncle (uninterested): Then you haven't started this game yet. Mother (turning to girl): Is your family in the city too? Girl: No, I have something to do. Mother (looking at her): Meet friends? [The girl nods embarrassingly. ] Mother: The young man is very nice?What work do you do? [The girl lowers her head and strokes the ground with her toes. ] Mother: Are you going to do something soon? Girl: See what you said! (Takes out a handkerchief from his wallet and fanes the wind) Why hasn't this car come yet? The one with the glasses: The dispatcher must have been chatting with someone and forgot the time. Mothers: Just "serve the passengers"? Uncle: It is the passengers who serve them upside down!No one is always waiting at the station, can you show them?Just wait patiently. Mother: With this effort, a big basin of dirty clothes has been washed. Girl: You rush back this Saturday and you still have to do laundry? Mothers: This is called living in a family.As for me, I only know how to hold a book, but I can't do anything.After all, the handkerchief is too small to be washed clean.Looking for a partner, don't look for such a nerd.People will be active, and they have already brought their family members into the city. Uncle: You asked for it yourself, so you wouldn't let him be transferred to the suburbs?Waiting for the bus and squeezing the bus every week, can you bear it? Mother: I have children, I have to think twice about myself.You don't know the teaching level of this suburban school, how many of them can be admitted to university? (Nuzui towards the stupid boy) I can't make me doubly mixed up like that, delaying his future, [Car sounds. ] Girl: Here comes the car: Wearing glasses: It's really here, but it's still an empty train! Mother (picking up her big bag): Don't squeeze, everyone can get in, everyone has a seat. Stupid boy (to the uncle): You'd better look under your feet more, don't stumble, lose your wallet, and you can't pay for the ticket, then you'll see it! Uncle: Young man, don’t be ignorant of the heights of heaven and earth, sooner or later you will cry. (to everyone) Take it easy, everyone queues up to get on the bus. [Everyone is full of energy and lined up neatly.The sound of cars approaching. Director Ma opened his coat, waved his hands, caught up, and went straight to the front of the station. ] Everyone: Hey, stand in line!what happened?Do you understand the rules?Go behind the queue! Director Ma (disapproving): Let me see.Just get in your line. Person with glasses: Have you ever seen a car? Director Ma: I have never seen anything like yours. (glares at him) I'm looking for someone. [The sound of a car passing by in front of everyone, and it doesn't stop.Director Ma ran to the front of the station. ] Director Ma (waving): Hey!Hey!Pharaoh!Master Wang!I am an old horse from the supply and marketing cooperative! [The crowd is in a mess, chasing the car together. ] Wearing Glasses: Why don't you stop? Girl: I haven't stopped for several times, so stop quickly! Mother: There are only a few people in the car, why not stop? Director Ma (pointing to the front, chasing and shouting): Take one, and open the front door!The old horse of my supply and marketing cooperative!Just me - personally - Uncle (pointing and cursing): Is there anyone who drives like this?Are you still caring about the passengers? Master: Grandma's! Stupid boy (picking up a rock and throwing it at it): I hit you [The sound of the car fades away.The silent man stared intently. ] Director Ma: Alright!Don't even think about opening a note with my surname Ma in the future at the bus station! Uncle: Director Ma of your supply and marketing cooperative, right? Director Ma (putting on airs): What's the matter? Uncle: Do you know someone who drives? Director Ma: Substitution.Fucking pragmatism. Uncle: Don't dare to accept your director's love? Director Ma: Oh, don't mention it, this kind of friendship.Come back later at the bus station, we surnamed Ma will be business-like, (takes out a cigarette) Do you smoke? Uncle (looking at the brand of his cigarette): No.thanks.We forgot to bring reading glasses when we went out. Director Ma: "Daqianmen". Uncle: These cigarettes are not easy to buy. Director Ma: No.The person at the bus station found me the day before yesterday and hand-approved 20 of them.I didn't expect it was really not a joke. Uncle: Please give me one too. Director Ma: It is difficult to deal with the shortage of goods. Uncle: The "big front door" has gone through the back door.No wonder the car didn't stop when it was supposed to stop. Director Ma: What do you mean? Grandpa: No point. Director Ma: What does this mean? Grandpa: It doesn't matter. Director Ma: What does this mean? Uncle: Nothing interesting means nothing interesting. Director Ma: It’s not interesting, it’s not interesting, it’s not interesting! Uncle: Then what do you mean? Director Ma: You mean nothing, but the meaning behind it is very clear!You want to say that I, the director, take the lead in opening the back door, don't you? Uncle: That's what you said. [The silent man strides back and forth restlessly. ] Wearing glasses (read English word cards): book, Pig, desk, dog, Pig, dog, desk, book—— Master: Which country's English do you read? Wearing glasses: English is English, there is no country.No, I am English with an American accent.The British and Americans both speak English, but their accents are different, just like the word "I", when you say "I", they say "We".Now you have to take a foreign language test when you are going to university. I have never learned it before, so I have to learn it from the beginning. I can't just wait for the bus and waste my good time at the station. Master: Read it, read it. The mother and the girl (talking to the audience at the same time): I am always waiting for me to go back... I made an appointment at a quarter past seven... for the Lantern Festival, he made sugar, red bean paste, and five kernels. Don't eat...the entrance of the park, across the road, under the third lamp post, I'm wearing purple...but I want to eat this stuffed sesame...red leather bag, he leans in front of the flying pigeon bicycle... [The Silent Man comes up to them and looks at them sadly.They fell silent. ] Director Ma (to the uncle): Let me ask you what is a commodity in short supply? Uncle: I can’t buy it. Director Ma: For customers, it is not available, but for our commercial department, it is called insufficient supply.Insufficient supply leads to contradictions between supply and marketing.How do you resolve this contradiction? Uncle: I am not the director. Director Ma: But you are a customer!Can you quit smoking? Uncle: Tried several times. Director Ma: Don't you know that smoking is bad for your health? Uncle: I know. Director Ma knows you still smoke?You see, publicity is publicity.Isn't family planning promoted every year?Have fewer children been born?Population still rising?Adults haven’t quit smoking yet, and young lanugos have learned to become addicted one after another before they shed their lanugo hairs. Smokers grow faster than that kind of tobacco leaves.Do you think the contradiction between supply and marketing can be resolved? [The silent man throws the bag over his shoulder, hesitates to speak. ] Wearing glasses (back loudly): Openyourbooks! Openyourpigs - no, Openyourdogs - no, no! Uncle: Won't you produce more? Director Ma: You are right to ask!But this is a matter of the production department, can our business department solve it?You blame me for opening the back door. I can only take care of related households through the back door. Can the front door be opened to sell?You said, there are always some people who can buy it, and some people can't buy it. If you buy them all, wouldn't there be no conflicts? Girl: What, what, I'm so annoying! Mothers: You haven't realized that when you become a mother, you will have more troubles. [The silent man turns around, the girl's eyes meet his, and she lowers her eyes immediately.The silent person didn't notice, strode away without looking back.There is a slight sound of music, which expresses a painful and persistent pursuit.The music faded away.The girl looked at the direction he was going, as if missing something]. Master: Let me make an excuse. (Director Ma and the uncle turn around) I'm not talking about you two, but about your cross talk. Director Ma: Do you think I'm talking about cross talk?I'm doing the customer's mind work! (Continuing to persuade the uncle) You don't understand the situation in our business sector.You have emotions, do you admit it or not?Is it that easy to be a director?You try it! Uncle: We can't be. Director Ma, you should watch it! Uncle: I am convinced, I am convinced! Director Ma (to the master): Did you see it?Did you see it? Master: What do you see?I'm talking about the teacher who wears glasses. Wearing glasses (sentence): DoyouspeakEnglish? Ispeak alitter... Stupid boy (imitating him, with a strange tone): love—death—pi—ke—love—stand—bald—er— Wearing glasses (angry): AreyouPig? Stupid boy: You're the one who farts! Girl: Stop arguing, okay?I can't stand it! Master: Teacher, what time is your watch? Wearing glasses (looking at the watch, surprised): What?how…… Master: Are you leaving? Wearing glasses: It's better not to walk... What, it's been a year! Girl: You lied! Man with glasses (looks at watch again): Really, we've been waiting at the station for a whole year! [The dumb boy puts his index finger in his mouth and whistles loudly. ] Uncle (glaring at them): Nonsense! Wearing glasses: What nonsense, if you don’t believe me, look at your watch. Master: Don't be fooled, it's fine! Mother: Why is my watch only 2:40? Stupid boy (coming closer): Stop! Master: What is it called? (to the uncle) Look at you. Uncle (shuddering, finally took out his pocket watch): What's wrong? Stupid boy: You're overwhelmed. Uncle: A little...ten.Stopped. Stupid boy (gloating): It's not as good as others, your watch is old just like you. Director Ma (shaking his wrist, listening): Why did mine stop? Mother: Look at the date, don't you have a calendar? Director Ma: December 48th—strange, I am imported from Russia, America and Canada! Stupid boy: Don't use a plastic movement, right? Director Ma: Go aside! Wearing glasses: This is my electronic watch, it can’t be wrong, look, it’s still walking.I bought it last year and I haven't stopped it. The six-purpose electronic watch has the date, month, day, hour, minute and second. Look, it's not been a whole year! Master: You are making people flustered, so what about the electronic watch?Electronic watches are also inaccurate. Grandpa: Master, we have to believe in science. Electronics is science, and science can’t lie.Now is the electronic age!Something must have gone wrong. Mother: That is to say, we have been waiting for a train at this station for a year? Wearing glasses: Yes, it has indeed been a year, one year, three minutes and one second, two seconds and three seconds, four seconds, five seconds, six seconds... You see, it is still walking. Stupid boy: Hey, really, buddies, what a fucking year! [The girl runs away, covering her face with her hands.Everyone is in awe. ]