Chapter 519 Brother Sun's acting skills are really good, really admirable
Sun Shan and his companions only stayed in Hongdu Prefecture for one day before continuing northward along the Gan River.
This time, the Chen family's merchant ship was traveling for business, but its main purpose was to send students to Beijing for the imperial examinations.
When the caravan passed a larger intersection, they would stop to unload and load goods, and then head north to the capital.
Chen Dongling stood on the bow, watching the slowly moving ship, and bowed to Sun Shan and others on the opposite side.
The people on Sun Shan's merchant ship returned the gift.
He Shujun asked Brother Chen San: "Brother Chen San, are we going to enter Pengli Lake later?"
The so-called Pengli Lake is Pengze Lake and Poyang Lake. It is the largest freshwater lake in Daqian and is known as the "Pearl of Jiangnan".
Poyang Lake has a large area and is formed by the confluence of Ganjiang River, Xiuhe River, Xinjiang River, Raohe River, Fuhe River and other waters. It flows from south to north into the Yangtze River near Shizhong Mountain in Jiujiang!
Poyang Lake has only one outlet, which is the Yangtze River, and the entrances include Ganjiang River, Xiuhe River, Xinjiang River, Raohe River, Fuhe River and other waters!
In the flood season, the Poyang Lake is vast and boundless, with water and sky connected; in the dry season, the water level drops and the beach is exposed, with lush wild grass and reeds, endless peaks and ridges along the lakeside, undulating sand hills, fertile fields for thousands of miles, migratory birds flying, and cattle and sheep wandering around.
The beautiful and rich Poyang Lake has nurtured all living things that have lived and grown by the lake for generations.
The Chen family merchant ships sailed along the Ganjiang River into Poyang Lake, then from Poyang Lake into the Yangtze River, and continued northward along the Yangtze River.
Sun Shan had forgotten how many days he had been on the boat. He just kept riding on and on, not knowing when it would end.
This was the second time that Brother Chen had taken the exam, so he naturally knew the general route. He nodded and said, "We will reach Pengli Lake soon. We can enjoy the beauty of the lake. I was amazed when I saw it for the first time. I have never seen such a beautiful lake before."
He Shujun became interested and said excitedly: "Third brother, is the lake really that beautiful? I must appreciate it carefully."
Sun Shan had never visited Poyang Lake in either his previous life or this life, but he had eaten the whitebait and greasy salted duck eggs there.
Of course, those two are not the most impressive ones. The most impressive one is the lotus root from Poyang Lake.
I read a news report titled "Thousands of acres of lotus fields were "hollowed out" by migratory birds, and the huge losses made it difficult for farmers to bear."
Due to factors such as extreme rain and drought, food is scarce in the Poyang Lake area, and many migratory birds have begun to expand their foraging range.
The lotus roots grown on the farm became the "canteen" for migratory birds. Thousands of acres of lotus fields were eaten up by migratory birds, causing huge losses to the growers.
At that time, Sun Shan also acted as a keyboard warrior, criticizing that farmers should not suffer heavy losses just for the sake of protecting biodiversity.
At this moment, I am about to step into Poyang Lake. I want to see the migratory bird landscape. I heard that thousands of migratory birds fly to Poyang Lake wetlands to spend the winter.
The Chen family merchant ship continued to move forward. After an hour, the merchant ship sailed into Poyang Lake, and what appeared before their eyes was the endless lake water.
Chen Mibo said with admiration: "What a beautiful lake, so vast and boundless, with the water and the sky connected in one, so poetic and picturesque."
He looked as if he was mesmerized by the beautiful scenery and couldn't help himself.
He Shujun sang: "The Yangtze River blocks the way as the sun sets in the west. The vast expanse of waves shines with a blue edge. I catch a glimpse of plum blossoms, and their subtle fragrance follows the water and the morning glow."
Sun Shan looked at He Shujun speechlessly. There are blue waves, but where are the plum blossoms? The poem does not express the meaning and is not suitable for the scene. Bad review!
Brother Chen San then sang: "White waves are rolling in the sky of Poyang, green maple leaves are falling, fishing is in harmony with human feelings. Long embankments are surrounded by vast misty waters, and the sound of leisurely flutes can be heard in the misty rain of the five lakes."
After singing, he turned to Sun Shan and said, "Ashan, why don't you sing a song for us? This scene is so beautiful. The beautiful scenery and your good erhu will surely make us unforgettable."
He Shujun's eyes lit up and he looked at Sun Shan with a smile: "Sun Erhu, please play a song. Haha, I want to listen."
Sun Shan felt that scarcity made things valuable, and if he played too much, it would seem that his skills were commonplace.
He shook his head and said, "Brother Jun, I heard that you are good at playing the flute. Please play a piece for me. By the way, you have to play it gently. The gentle breeze and the sparkling water are the best for listening to the flute."
After Sun Shan said this, everyone turned to He Shujun and asked him to sing a song.
He had said before that he was very talented and could play the flute very well.
Hehe, seeing is believing, it would be more appropriate to let him come.
Everyone has seen Sun Shan's erhu, which has received unanimous praise. However, no one has heard He Shujun's Xiao, and if you don't listen to it, how can you know whether it is good or not.
He Shujun's face turned red, and he refused to play. He waved his hands and said, "My flute is just so-so, not worth your expectation. I heard that Brother Chen San's zheng is pretty good, how about playing a song for us?"
Brother Chen shook his head in amusement: "I didn't bring my zither, haha, I can't play it even if I want to."
He Shujun choked. The guzheng was indeed inconvenient to carry around and was not as convenient as his flute.
As for why Sun Shan also brought an erhu, he didn't understand.
However, in order to divert the blame, He Shujun would not give up so easily.
He shouted to the merchant ship opposite: "Brother Dong Ling, do you have a zheng? Brother Chen San wants to play a song for us, but unfortunately he didn't bring the fifteen-string zheng."
Chen Dongling and Manager Chen were enjoying the lake view with rippling autumn scenery. When they heard someone asking for a guzheng, they thought about it and realized that there was one in the cabin.
There were not only zithers but also pipa. These things were not prepared for him, but for the two maids.
It's so boring to take boats all the way. It would be better to let the beautiful maid perform some singing and dancing.
Chen Dongling smiled and said, "I have some here, wait a moment."
So he asked someone to take out the guzheng, and he also took a small boat to lead Sun Shan's boat.
He smiled and said, "Here, cousin, I'll give it to you."
Brother Chen San couldn't believe that He Shujun actually asked Chen Dongling for a guzheng, and Chen Dongling actually delivered it to him personally.
To be honest, his guzheng playing is just so-so. He can play it just like others can.
When studying, one should always have some hobbies and interests, and learn some music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Brother Chen San is so busy studying that he doesn't have the time to study these things in depth.
At this moment, if he were to go up and play a song, he would be making a fool of himself, literally.
Brother Chen San had a sad face, and the servant boy gritted his teeth and helped him set up the zither.
Brother Chen San was in a dilemma. After some ideological struggle, he decided to go ahead and play a song called "Falling Wild Geese on the Plain Sand" for everyone.
Whether Brother Chen San plays well or not is another matter, but the music is really suitable for the occasion.
It depicts: the clear and crisp autumn air, the calm wind and the flat sand, the clouds stretching for thousands of miles and the birds singing in the sky. It uses the far-reaching ambition of a swan to write about the mind of a hermit.
At this moment, the geese were circling in the sky before landing.
Sun Shan looked at the wild geese in the sky, and then looked at Brother Chen San.
After the song was over, Sun Shan applauded enthusiastically: "Brother Chen San, you played well."
Sun Shan didn't know how to play the guzheng, nor could he tell the difference between good and bad. To him, as long as one could play smoothly without any pauses, he was a master.
Everyone looked at Sun Shan speechlessly and rolled their eyes. How could Brother Chen San play the piano well?
It can only be considered as a finished piece. The playing technique is not superb at all, just mediocre and ordinary.
Everyone thought to themselves: Brother Sun is really hardworking. Even such a simple performance can be praised conscientiously.
If I hadn't heard the song, and only saw Brother Sun praising it so sincerely, I would have really thought that Brother Chen San was a guzheng master.
Brother Sun’s acting skills are really good, which is really admirable.