The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 265: Not a Qin or a Zheng

Xiao Mingxu looked at the decoration around Nazhe Garden and found that it was beginning to look old. Nazhe Garden had been deserted since its opening. It was not that he was stingy with the money, but the girls in Nazhe Garden had good skills, and keeping them in the garden would be a waste of their talents.

"Ugh."

Xiao Mingxu suddenly sighed heavily. Jiang Tunan noticed Xiao Mingxu's mood and asked,

"What's wrong, cousin Mingxu?"

Xiao Mingxu glanced at the people around him and spoke carefully.

"I see that the skills of these girls in the Nazhe Garden are all good, but it's a pity that there are not many customers in this garden, so the talents of these girls are buried in vain."

As soon as Xiao Mingxu said this, several girls performing in front began to feel sad. When Qiu Niang heard what Xiao Mingxu said, she also lowered her head and stood aside politely, because what Xiao Mingxu said was indeed the truth.

"Why are there so few customers? I see the decoration of this Nazhe Garden is not bad, why can't it attract customers?"

Baili Xuan was puzzled and spoke. When he walked in, he was thinking, I didn't expect that there would be such a simple music hall in Kyoto.

"Oh, that's why we can't keep customers."

Qiu Niang was feeling very disappointed, while the others all lowered their heads in embarrassment.

The reason why they chose to come to Nazheyuan in the first place was because Nazheyuan would really protect them, the musicians. Although Changgefang was a popular music venue in Kyoto, the musicians and dancers there could not avoid being harassed by the customers, and Changgefang would most likely only favor those customers.

Many people say that once an innocent girl enters such a place of brothel, she will no longer be innocent. However, they are originally daughters of good families. If there were no sudden changes in their families, who would be willing to come to these brothels to play the piano and sing?

"What's your name? What instrument is this? You play it very well."

The girl in the light yellow dress was a little flattered.

"My lady, I am calling Xing'er to play the ruan."

Jiang Tunan carefully observed the Ruan in Xing'er's hand. It turned out to be the Ruan. She still remembered that when she was in high school, she was collecting writing materials. There was a master of Zhongruan named Feng Mantian. At that time, he used Zhongruan to play the sound of guitar, and used guitar to play the sound of Zhongruan.

When Jiang Tunan saw it in the book at that time, she thought it was magical, so Jiang Tunan has always been very curious about Ruan, because she had only seen it in the book, but now, she has seen the living artist in person.

"You play the Ruanqin really well. I didn't expect the Ruanqin would sound like this."

Seeing that Jiang Tunan admired her Ruanqin very much, Xing'er was naturally happy.

"If you like, Miss, Xing'er will play another song for you."

Jiang Tunan remembered Bai Juyi's poems. She remembered that the Ruanqin was a noble instrument. Xing'er must have gone through a lot of hardships to learn it so well.

"It is suppressed and sad, neither a qin nor a zheng. It plays Yuefu music, and takes the name of the Ruan family. Who knows the ancient tune? The whole room was shocked when it was first heard. The beads fell on the plate, and the jade pendants jingled. It seems to be a toast, and it seems to contain feelings under the forest. The time has passed and the melody has changed. How can it be the same as before?"

Xing'er plucked the strings of the Ruan, accompanying Jiang Tunan's poem, which clearly presented the characteristics of the Ruan instrument to everyone.

"Good poem, good music, good hands."

Baili Xuan praised repeatedly, and Xiao Mingxu nodded slightly and said,

"Xiao Nannan will never let me down."

Jiang Tunan felt a little regretful. In fact, many things about the Ruan Qin have been lost in modern times. But now she was thinking that it would be great if she had a camera to record all these things.

"What's wrong, Miss Jiang? Why do you look a little regretful?"

Baili Xuan's voice brought Jiang Tunan back to his senses.

"I just feel sorry that Miss Xing'er's skills are so good that they are lost here."

Jiang Tunan then explained to Qiu Niang,

"I don't mean to say that Nazheyuan is bad, but I think Miss Xing'er deserves a perfect stage."

With Xing Er's skills, she can definitely entertain thousands of people in a modern concert.

"Miss Jiang, you are right."

Qiu Niang understood what Jiang Tunan meant, and she also hoped that the girls in Nazheyuan would get better and better.

"So why is the business of Nazheyuan so bad?"

Jiang Tunan analyzed,

"There are many places to listen to music in Kyoto. The first type is the teahouses that are suitable for all ages. However, most of the music girls here are solo performers. Teahouses are generally based on storytelling, so most of the time, the music girls' music is used as accompaniment to the storytelling."

"The second is brothels, but you also know that the main business of customers going to brothels is not to listen to music, so the girls in the brothels don't focus on practicing instruments, they are more focused on dancing. And the music in the brothels is also for listening, most of which are obscene songs."

Xiao Mingrui choked on his tea. Jiang Tunan really dared to use any words. On the other hand, Xiao Mingxu and Baili Xuan listened very seriously, and Qiu Niang on the side also had a thoughtful expression.

"Then there is another type, which is the opera troupe. This type is a little different from ours. They follow the repertoire, and the customers pay for the 'singing, reciting, acting and fighting', so it is a little different from ours."

"In fact, the one that is most similar to us should be the Jiaofangsi, but the Jiaofangsi is an institution directly managed by the palace, and generally only serves the imperial palace and certain noble families. Although the Jiaofangsi will play music for the people every once in a while, the number of times is very small, and the length of each performance is not enough. So in fact, Nazheyuan can be roughly equivalent to the private Jiaofangsi."

The emotion in Xiao Mingxu's eyes changed from seriousness to shock.

"Sure, Xiao Nannan, you actually know so much."

Jiang Tunan replied modestly,

"This is the experience I gained from following my cousin. After all, practice makes perfect."

"Ahem, let's not talk about this."

Baili Xuan seemed to have some questions, so he asked,

"Miss Jiang, what about Changgefang?"

Jiang Tunan shrugged his shoulders.

"Changgefang is a bit special. It can be said to be more comprehensive."

Ji Lingyue suddenly seemed to have thought of something and quickly raised his hand to show Jiang Tunan, who nodded.

"Ling'er, please speak."

Ji Lingyue said excitedly,

"Changgefang is a place that combines a brothel, a teahouse, and a music hall. You can listen to storytelling and music, and it can also be used as a brothel."

"Yes."

Jiang Tunan first gave Ji Lingyue a big affirmation, and then explained,

"That's why Changgefang has a constant source of customers, because it has a wide audience. But in fact, Changgefang mainly relies on the brothel to make money. Because the audience is large and there are more customers, its song selection must also focus on being lively. This is also the reason why Kikyo was excluded in Changgefang."

Seeing that no one was talking, Jiang Tunan spoke again,

"But it's impossible for people to listen to only one style of music all their lives. Some people will get tired of those songs. This is the opportunity for Nazheyuan."

Xiao Mingxu shook his head and said with some regret,

"You also said that Changgefang has too large an audience. Even if some people are tired of listening to it, they may not come to Nazheyuan. Even if they come, they can't make it big with just that small customer base."

Qiu Niang interrupted and said,

"As long as there's money to be made, why do you care so much about it?"