Sanchun class is a well-known juggling team in Ning'an County. Class owner Qian Sanchun has been practicing juggling skills with famous teachers since childhood. At the age of 20, he supported the Sanchun class alone. So far, the prestige of the Sanchun class is unknown to everyone.
Since ancient times, jugglers have mostly practiced virtual air, such as swallowing fire chains, breaking boulders in the chest, and stabbing the throat with silver spears, which are all false moves that are unworthy of use, but Qian Sanchun is a real real kung fu. Back then, he once worshiped a Qigong master and practiced a Qigong called "Golden Bell Jar." As long as he was full of true qi during performance, his body was covered with an iron coat, the gun could not be pierced, and the knife could not be cut.
What is Rolling Nail Mountain? It is when performing, people use ropes to bind their limbs and plug their mouths, so that the performers cannot struggle to make a sound to show that they are not cheating, and then put the performers into a sack. Four big men carried the four corners of the sack and beat hard on the wooden board full of eight-inch iron nails. In the early years, this Rolling Nail Mountain was originally a kind of torture to punish prisoners. Most people, not to mention the nailing board, even hit the ground dozens of times, and people fell apart. But Qian Sanchun, who was lucky to use the golden bell cover, was thrown up and down on the nailing board, and even the sack was torn to pieces by nails in the end, but the others were still unharmed and unharmed.
The usual play appointments and playlists of the three-spring class are full, and the families of officials and dignitaries near and far are all proud to be able to invite the three-spring class to hold a happy event. Everywhere the three-spring class goes on weekdays, the theater is crowded, and one or two pieces of white silver and one theater ticket are exhausted in less than a stick of incense. People don't want anything else, they just want to see the skill of the class owner of Rolling Nail Mountain. Even if people from a hundred miles away find out where the three-spring class is performing, they will do everything possible to come and cheer.
As the saying goes, once a person is famous, he will be big, and Qian Sanchun is no exception. Usually, he does not go on stage easily, and only sends a few hired famous actors and apprentices on stage. Unless a noble person comes forward to invite him, he will show his skills on stage.
This year, Grandpa Tao of Linxian County was going to celebrate his 60th birthday, and Grandpa Tao's son sent someone to invite the Sanchun class to perform. On weekdays, Qian Sanchun loved to curry favor with the powerful. This grandpa Tao's son was an official in the capital, and when he heard that he could curry favor with the capital officials, he quickly rejected the play contract of the day and ordered someone to immediately ride a horse and set up a carriage.
At this time, Qian Sanchun's eldest apprentice said: "As early as three days ago, we received the contract fee for Liu Xiucai's play at Thirty Miles Pu. I'm afraid Liu Xiucai won't do it now." Qian Sanchun knew that Liu Xiucai had no rights and no power. It was only because Liu's mother was seriously ill and wanted to watch a juggling of the Sanchun class before she died that Liu Xiucai borrowed money and collected money for a play. Qian Sanchun frowned: "You told Liu Xiucai that the Sanchun class had a temporary play appointment and couldn't go. If you pay him back with a double deposit, he will be Ding."
Unexpectedly, not long after the eldest apprentice left, he came with the deposit. He said that although Liu Xiucai was poor, his temper was very stubborn, and he determined that the Sanchun class had received the deposit, so he must keep the contract. He would not take the deposit back. When Qian Sanchun heard this, he was angry and waved his hand and said, What's so great about a poor scholar? Don't care about him. "Saying that, he still ordered someone to pack up the props and prepare to go to Tao's old man's house.
After a while, Liu Xiucai ran over breathlessly, stared at Qian Sanchun and asked him why he wanted to break the contract. Qian Sanchun had no choice but to make excuses: "Oh, I'm really sorry, because there is an emergency in the class, I can't go as scheduled, please forgive me."
Liu Xiucai hurriedly asked what was urgent, and Qian Sanchun said it was a private matter. Unexpectedly, Liu Xiucai sneered and said, "Going to curry favor with the Beijing officials is indeed a big'private matter '." Qian Sanchun blushed and couldn't help but say angrily: "Since you know it is a birthday wish for Grandpa Tao, you should understand the truth that the people do not quarrel with the officials. Your deposit is on the table, take it and leave it to me quickly." Liu Xiucai wanted to argue a few more words, but Qian Sanchun entered the house with her sleeves flung. A few days later, Liu's mother passed away with regret because she didn't watch the play of the Sanchun class. Liu Xiucai threatened to teach Qian Sanchun a lesson. When the news reached Qian Sanchun's ears, he sneered and said, "A poor scholar, I see what tricks he plays."
In the blink of an eye, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. One day, County Magistrate Sun of Ning'an County sent the yamen to invite Qian Sanchun, saying that there was a distinguished guest in the county yamen. He had long heard of the prestige of the Sanchun class, so he wanted to invite Qian Sanchun to perform a vaudeville show. Qian Sanchun had long wanted to get to know County Magistrate Sun, but he had been struggling to find a way out, and now he just took the opportunity to curry favor. So while he was typing something, he asked the yamen, what was the origin of the distinguished guest from the county yamen. The yamen smiled and said, "I heard that he is a cook." The cook is also considered a distinguished guest? But since County Magistrate Sun invited, Qian Sanchun didn't want to ask more questions.
When they arrived at the county yamen, the stage had already been set up. County Magistrate Sun said, "Today, I have to ask Class Leader Qian to go on stage in person." Qian Sanchun hurriedly clasped his fists and said that Sansheng was lucky. After that, he ordered the characters in the class to prepare to put on makeup and go on stage, and he came to the backstage and asked the accompanying chef to make ginseng soup for him.
It turned out that during the performance of Rolling Nail Mountain, luck and qi gathering were the most crucial link. Jinzhongchang relied on a burst of qi to make his whole body like steel and iron bones, and he was not afraid of nails stabbing. And ginseng is the top grade for replenishing qi and improving qi, so Qian Mangchun had to drink a bowl of ginseng soup every time before he took the stage.
After going on stage, Qian Sanchun looked under the stage and found that a thin middle-aged man was chatting and laughing with County Magistrate Sun. In front of him, there was a small green woolen sedan chair, and it seemed that some big shot was sitting in the sedan chair. Qian Sanchun was surprised, thinking that cooks are usually full of fat brains, how could this cook be like a starving ghost? What made Qian Sanchun even more puzzled was that when he performed his expert stunt Rolling Nail Mountain, everyone present cheered loudly, but the middle-aged man seemed to look at it and only whispered respectfully to the person sitting in the sedan chair, ignoring his stunt.
Qian Sanchun was a little unhappy in his heart, but when he thought about it later, he couldn't help but understand that Sun County Magistrate's distinguished guest was not this middle-aged man, but the person sitting in the sedan chair. But since this distinguished guest was watching a play, why didn't he get out of the sedan chair, what was the alkali doing inside? And no matter how hard Qian Sanchun worked on the stage, the people in the sedan chair didn't even slap him, which was too big. So after the performance, Qian Sanchun clasped his fists and said goodbye, but Sun County Magistrate held him back and said, "The distinguished guest likes Class Master Qian's stunt very much, so Class Master Qian will work hard and stay for a few more performances." Qian Sanchun didn't dare to say no, so he had to nod in agreement.