Yanagawa originally had a dream. It might be a bit late to talk about dreams at his age, so let's call it an idea.

The story starts with the Liu family. The Liu family is considered a scholarly family. The ancestors have won the top scorer, and some have served as Taoist platforms in the former Qing Dynasty. They can be regarded as a prominent and prominent family in the local area.

However, the old saying goes well, wealth is only three generations. There is a saying in "Peach Blossom Fan" - "I saw him rise up a tall building, I saw him entertain guests, and I saw his building collapse." This lyric was later included by Mr. Lao She in "Teahouse".

As the old saying goes, the Liu family's huge family business has been passed down for three generations. When it was passed down to Yanagawahara's father, the "century-old building" finally collapsed.

The Liu family has always been a single lineage. If you want to say that Master Liu is definitely a strange man in the world. In his short 30 years of life, he is really worthless. The only thing he did to succeed was to successfully destroy the foundation left by his ancestors.

He is very clear about smoking, drinking wine, and visiting kilns. He is very familiar with all these things that a playboy is proficient in.

But in addition to these, this Master Liu has a more special hobby, that is, he loves to listen to operas. Isn’t there such a saying: No gentleman does not raise artists. In this regard, Master Liu is definitely an open-minded and upright gentleman.

The craziest thing this master has ever done is to listen to the opera and listen to the beauty. He directly rewarded more than 10 actors in the opera troupe, each with a house in Tianjin City. If all of these dozen houses were replaced with crows, it would probably be enough for a big smoker to draw from the Qing army to the Xuan Tong abdication.

You just think that according to this young master's spending method, let alone a century of family business, even if you give it to him, you will lose all of it sooner or later...

This young master Liu took over the property on the day his father passed away. He was exactly 20 years old at that time. When he was 25 years old, after continuous hard work and struggle, the Liu family finally went bankrupt.

After bankruptcy, the ones that should be sold should be sold properly. Even the house has gone from a large mansion that once had seven or eight entrances to a dilapidated thatched hut on the outskirts of the city today.

It was just this dilapidated house, it was raining lightly outside, it was raining heavily outside, it was raining moderately outside, and it was raining heavily inside. Sometimes the rain was too heavy, so there was no way, so the family of three had to hide outside and take shelter from the open air...

Young Master Liu has never suffered this crime. In addition, he smoked smoke and his body was already ruined. After living so hungry and full for five years, Young Master Liu finally died of illness and starvation.

Fortunately, the year before bankruptcy, Mr. Liu took a concubine. This concubine was quite successful. She gave birth to a son for him that year, which was considered to have saved the last incense of the Liu family. This son is naturally Yanagawahara.

The year when Mr. Liu died, Yanagawahara was only five years old. Not long after Mr. Liu passed away, this concubine, Yanagawahara's mother, also committed suicide.

After his parents died, Yanagawahara, who was only five years old, had to start lingering in the streets and begging for a long time. He probably insisted on this for a long time. When the cold winter came, he was about to be frozen to death. He should not have died of life, and Yanagawahara was saved by someone.

The person who saved him was Zhou Shan, who was a crosstalk artist. He was a little famous in the Beijing-Tianjin area and performed with various opera troupes all year round. He can be regarded as the first person to move the art of crosstalk into the theater and the stage.

Zhoushan and Yanagawahara have a good relationship. On the day of Yanagawahara's full moon, Young Master Liu found many actors and artists to come to his home to sing, and Zhoushan was among them.

Zhou Shan is a very good-minded person and has a strong character. He remembered the kindness of Master Liu to him, so he accepted Yanagawahara and taught him crosstalk, which was a reward for this child's skill in making a living.

The two did not call each other masters and apprentices. Yanagawa originally called Zhou Shan Shu'er. The reason was that Zhou Shan felt that although the Liu family was dilapidated, they were once a scholarly family and a century-old prominent family. He was an actor who was not worthy of his master.

Yanagawahara was still young at that time, so he didn't take the matter of talking too much, just take care of the food...

In the next few years, Yanagawahara followed his uncle and traveled to most of China. In the end, in Fengtian, Northeast China, the family fell into the world. Yanagawahara had already learned a lot of skills and gradually grew up.

Zhou Shan has been doing well in recent years and has become a famous actor. In particular, he has trained a disciple named Ma San, which has become even more popular.

Ma San and Yanagawahara grew up together and worked together, one to cheer and the other to have a funny relationship.

As soon as this person grew up, he had more thoughts. Seeing that his best friend called Zhou Shan the master, but he called him Uncle, Yanagawa was not happy. He went to Zhou Shan to talk about his apprenticeship. Zhou Shan thought about it and said that the child he raised was like his own son. If you want to worship him, just worship him.

However, this master is not always available, and he has to choose the days. Zhou Shan found a blind man who was telling fortunes at the street corner. After fiddling with his fingers a few times, he inferred that the time for the right time to become a disciple would be within 15 days.

15 days are not long, so wait. Yanagawara Takashi returned home happily. That day was September 18, 1931...

On the same day, the war broke out. In just a few hours, Fengtian was broken by the Japanese army. After the city was broken, everyone fled in a hurry. During the escape, Yanagawahara, Zhoushan and others got separated, and only Ma San was staying by his side.

Yanagawahara and Ma San fled to Jiangnan all the way. The two continued to talk crosstalk here. During this period, they both got married and got married, and their lives were pretty good.

At that time, no one thought that foreign wars and civil wars would last for 20 years. When the war finally ended, the two had the opportunity to start looking for their masters. It was not easy to find someone in those days, and it was already many years later when they met their master Zhou Shan again.

After meeting, the three of them hugged their heads and cried bitterly. This time Yanagawahara made another request to become a disciple of Zhoushan.

Zhou Shan was naturally busy agreeing, and it was a coincidence that on this day, ShangHai Wenhui Daily published an article called "Commentary on the New Historical Drama Hai Rui Dismissed from Office". On this day, the mighty literary and cultural rebellion began...

During the Cultural and Revolution period, crosstalk actors, which sounded anti-human, were naturally revolutionized to cowsheds across the country.

After being locked in the cowshed for nearly ten years, Yanagawahara relied on stealing radishes from his fellow villagers' homes, so he finally survived.

By the time he was finally released back to TianJin, he was already middle-aged. Zhou Shan had already passed away at this time. Yanagawahara's dream of becoming a disciple was completely shattered since then.

I have been doing crosstalk all my life, but I didn’t even have a teacher. This matter has become the biggest knot in Mr. Liu’s heart and an unsolvable heart disease.

This knot has been in my heart for decades. The old man is already terminally ill now. Seeing that the remaining days are missing one day, he still can't let go of this matter. He always mentions to his children and grandchildren, "I can't close my eyes until I die!"

Liu Yanghe is a filial son, and he can feel the knot in his father's heart.

"You can't let the old man die with regret!" He thought hard, and his mind was about to break. In the end, Liu Yanghe had just taken care of himself and accepted the disciples on behalf of his master.

Although Zhou Shan is no longer there, he still has some disciples who are still alive, and Ma San is the representative figure. You can discuss with Ma San and ask him to take over the late master and accept Yanagawahara, the apprentice. This will also end the wishes of the two generations.

Liu Yanghe hurriedly told his father about his thoughts, and the old man naturally agreed. Then he contacted Ma San again, and Ma also agreed happily. So, the couple entered Beijing overnight yesterday and took Ma San back to Tian Jin...

Lying on the bed where she was accompanying her, Liu Yanghe and Zhao Lijuan didn't dare to close their eyes. They were always thinking about it. From time to time, they would run to Mr. Liu's bed to take a look. Fortunately, the sun rose the next morning and there was no such thing as sad as they imagined. The couple finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man got up very early today. Before the dawn was dawn, he woke up early. According to the rules of the elderly, at 11:50 noon today, the old man was going to the old house in Zhoushan in Tianjin River-dong District to become a disciple. Many crosstalk colleagues were waiting there in advance, including Ma San.

After visiting the master, Yanagawahara's skills were passed down and ordered. In the future, when the old man really passed away, all the descendants and grandchildren of this branch had to be mourned. His spiritual position was even more in the ancestral hall of this school.

Logically speaking, the old man's body should not leave the hospital. Liu Yanghe was hesitant about this before and specifically asked the old man's attending doctor.

The doctor thought about it and finally gave Liu Yanghe an answer: "From the doctor-patient relationship, I naturally feel that the old man should not leave the hospital. But you also know the old man's current physical condition. Instead of letting him stay in the hospital, it is better to let him fulfill his wish quickly. You said yes?"

After hearing what the doctor said, Liu Yanghe nodded and patted the doctor's shoulder to thank him. At the same time, he also eliminated the last trace of concern in his heart.

On that morning, Yanagawahara's face always had a smile on his face, and his physical condition seemed to be much better. He asked Liu Yanghe from time to time, "Kazi, why is it not time yet? Kazi, when will we set off?" Because he was too excited, the old man was already impatient.
Chapter completed!