During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, there was an opera troupe in Luming Town. Any family in the Four Li and Eight Townships would invite them to a happy white event, because they not only sang well, but also did not receive much money. When they met a poor family to hold a funeral, sometimes they only ate one meal, and the money for the play was free.

There were a total of seven people in this troupe, three beating gongs and drums, and four singing on stage. The leader of the troupe was Liu Shuangxi, who was in his sixties this year.

This summer, a big family in a neighboring village held a wedding. Liu Shuangxi led the troupe there early in the morning. After singing the last play, it was already dusk.

The members of the troupe were all very happy, full of food and drink, and walked home in the moonlight.

There is a rugged mountain road ahead, the roadside is overgrown with weeds, the surrounding is a wilderness, and a few graves are emitting "ghost fires" from time to time.

As he was walking, an old man suddenly jumped out of nowhere. He walked up to Liu Shuangxi and said, "Class Master Liu, someone in my family has passed away and is going to have a funeral. Please go there!"

Liu Shuangxi asked: "Which village are you from? Where is the reason to hold a funeral at night?"

The old man held on to him and said earnestly, "This is to obey the old lady's instructions. Before she dies, she wants to be buried at night. My house is not far away. Please come!"

Liu Shuangxi said: "Big brother, to be honest, we have been singing for a day today, and everyone is tired. I think you should find another troupe!"

The old man said, "Clan Master Liu, you have to work hard. Who doesn't know that you are the best troupe here? I am willing to pay double the price!"

Liu Shuangxi saw that the old man was sincere, so he called the big guy over to discuss it together, and in the end everyone agreed.

He walked up to the old man and said, "Big brother, thanks to you looking up at our little troupe, you don't need to double the price. You lead the way, let's go!"

The old man was very happy when he heard it. All the way, he dragged Liu Shuangxi to talk, babbling about a lot of knowledge about opera. When Liu Shuangxi heard this, he met an expert.

After walking for about half an hour, everyone was so tired that their eyes were red and their necks were thick. Liu Shuangxi asked, "Brother, where is your home Why haven't you arrived yet?"

The old man hurriedly said, "Soon, soon, turn around the woods ahead and arrive!"

The more Liu Shuangxi walked, the more he felt that something was wrong. The more he walked, the more biased he was. There was a desolate forest in front of him, how could there be someone else?

Thinking of this, he involuntarily looked behind the old man. In the moonlight, he saw the old man's shadow, which was a relief.

After walking for a long time, a big house appeared in front of him, and he saw that it was brightly lit. People came and went, busy preparing for the funeral. There was a stage that had been set up outside the house, and there were bursts of sad cries in the house from time to time.

The old man sighed and saluted Liu Shuangxi: "Please prepare first, I'll go in and arrange it first!"

Liu Shuangxi and the others saw this kind of scene a lot, so they put on their makeup and boarded the stage. With a crisp gong, the big play will start soon.

Soon, the stage was full of people, and with the sound of a suona, the drama began.

Although the drama troupe was performing the second scene at the moment and was already very tired, everyone still had enough energy to dedicate the best opera to the villagers.

In the middle of the intermission, the old man walked backstage with a sad look on his face. He handed Liu Shuangxi a bag wrapped in silver and said, "The old lady loved to listen to opera when she was alive.

Liu Shuangxi weighed the burden and felt that it was very heavy. Just as he was about to refuse, the old man walked out. He thought that after the trick was finished, he would return the money to the old man.

In the second half, Liu Shuangxi found that the old man was also sitting under the stage, and he listened carefully to their singing with his eyes closed.

This summer's day is like a baby's face, change will change. When the big play is about to end, a gust of wind blows from somewhere, followed by thunder, lightning and thunder, and heavy rain is coming!

The people under the stage were a little confused. At this time, a bolt of lightning passed through the night sky. Through the electric light, Liu Shuangxi saw an incredible scene.

Under the lightning, he saw that there were still people sitting under the stage. It was clearly a group of weasels, including the old man!

After the lightning disappeared, the weasels below turned into people again.

Liu Shuangxi was in cold sweat. After singing the trick in a hurry, the old man came over to invite them to dinner, but Liu Shuangxi refused without thinking.

He pulled the other members of the troupe and turned around and ran down the mountain without even taking off his makeup.

Everyone felt a little puzzled and asked Liu Shuangxi what was going on. Liu Shuangxi didn't answer them and just kept running forward.

After running for a while, everyone stopped breathing. Liu Shuangxi pointed in the direction where he came from, and everyone looked there.

Only then did he realize that there were no lights there, not a single figure was missing, and the big house had disappeared. He only saw barren graves standing there, clearly a mass grave!

Everyone panicked and ran back to the village in one breath.

Back in the troupe, everyone was still in shock. Several people's clothes were drenched by the heavy rain. Just as everyone was changing clothes, Xiao Wu of the troupe shouted to Liu Shuangxi, "Master, look!"

Liu Shuangxi walked over to take a look, and saw Xiao Wu carrying a bag in his hand, and there were twenty taels of silver in the bag!

Only then did they realize that these weasels did not intend to harm them. Not only did they treat these singers with courtesy, but they also paid them a lot. It seems that sometimes animals are kinder than humans!