Do you like shadow puppetry?

After discussion.

Zhang Wei and Lu Lianxue decided to go find the Grandpa Tang the little girl told them about. They soon came to the next door community and asked the residents where Grandpa Tang was.

However, in today’s era, since shadow puppetry is an old antique art, and it is performed frequently in one place, no one is willing to watch it often. They can only watch it once or twice for fresh pictures, so the residents do not know where Grandpa Tang went to set up his stall.

no way.

Zhang Wei and the others could only visit other communities first, until in the evening, they came to Grandpa Tang’s community again.

As soon as they entered the community, they saw an old man surrounded by a group of children on a lawn in the community.

“That’s Grandpa Tang.”

A resident of the community pointed at the old man and said bluntly to Zhang Wei and the others.

Grandpa Tang is very old. He looks to be in his eighties. It is summer. He is wearing a black short-sleeved shirt with the word “shadow puppet” embroidered on it. It seems that the workmanship is embroidered by himself.

In addition, he also pushed an old bicycle, with a large leather box placed on the back seat. It was his shadow puppet box and the tool he relied on to survive.

at this time.

Grandpa Tang was surrounded by children. The children urged Grandpa Tang to watch the shadow puppets. Grandpa Tang nodded happily. Although he had been busy for a day, he still opened the shadow puppet box for the children, set up the shadow puppet equipment, and gave them Perform shadow puppets.

Looking at this scene, Lu Lianxue raised a smile and said:

“Zhang Wei, I have grown up, this is the first time I have seen a shadow puppet show. I have often heard my grandfather say it before. He always told me that he could There aren’t as many toys as there are now, and there aren’t that many cartoons, there are only shadow puppet shows.”

Zhang Wei heard this and said,

“Me too, this thing is not common anymore, I have only seen it in movies, the kind of movies that were set in the 1980s and 1990s. Yes, people who did it at that time, whether children or adults, would go over to watch it when they heard about the shadow puppet show. A group of people would sit there and watch.” ”

Yeah, but it’s less common now. This is the first time I’ve seen it since I was so old. .”

“That’s because shadow puppetry is cumbersome to work with and troublesome to operate. In addition, there are no big-scene special effects like cartoons. Although it is a folk art, the older generation, let alone young people, don’t like to watch it now.”

Zhang Afraid of saying anything.

Lu Lianxue couldn’t help but look at Zhang Wei, a little surprised:

“Zhang Wei, do you know how to play shadow puppets? You can’t tell.”

Zhang Wei replied:

“It’s not that I understand, it’s just that my dad told me before that he used to I was fascinated by shadow puppetry for a while, and even asked me to start making shadow puppets, but it was too troublesome to do, you know the three-minute heat.”

In the words.

He looked at Grandpa Tang who was setting up the equipment and preparing to perform for the children, and said slowly:

“Shadow puppets can’t be learned if you like them. You have to persevere. I know this well from watching my dad play. From a human perspective, shadow puppets are just a shadow puppet on a piece of cloth, add a light, operate it, and perform for the audience.” ”

But it can’t be that simple. If it were so simple, shadow puppets would not be called one of the ancient folk arts. One.”

“Anything that can be called folk art and has been passed down to this day is not a collection of folk art, arts and crafts, and people’s wisdom. All of them require long-term study to master. My dad once told me that he would give up shadow puppets. , Liking is not enough, what is needed is love.”

Lu Lianxue nodded noncommittally, looking at Grandpa Tang in the performance, the vivid and swinging shadow puppets, and the laughter of the children:

“Yes, so folk art is almost lost. No one is willing to learn it, and coupled with the impact of modern things that are more fun than folk art, such as yo-yos and cartoons, no one is willing to learn it, eh? Zhang Wei, what’s wrong with you?”

Lu Lianxue was talking. , I glanced at Zhang Wei beside me from the corner of my eye, and realized that Zhang Wei was looking at Grandpa Tang, looking a little in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

His words came out.

Zhang Wei casually replied:

“No, I was just thinking that shadow puppetry is almost lost, so today may be the first and maybe the last time we see shadow puppetry.”

Lu Lianxue nodded in agreement and continued Chatting with Zhang Wei.

They didn’t plan to disturb the children watching the shadow puppet show and just waited for Grandpa Tang to finish.

Also for this reason.

Under Zhang Wei’s casual cover-up and the attraction of the shadow puppet show, Lu Lianxue did not notice that Zhang Wei never took his eyes off Grandpa Tang when talking to him before or now, and there was something strange in the depths of his eyes.

Otherwise, she would definitely have doubts, because she knew that Zhang Wei was stronger than her, and his eyes could see more than others.

And so it is.

now.

Through the eyes of others, Grandpa Tang, who was happily performing a shadow puppet show for the children, seemed to others to be kind and kind even though he was dark and thin.

However, in Zhang Wei’s eyes.

Grandpa Tang has a vague black energy on his body. It is evil energy, and it is not just one strand, but dozens of strands, clinging to his body like an innocent spirit.

This scene.

Even if Zhang Wei was stupid, he understood.

Grandpa Tang was not the next chosen victim as they thought before. He… was simply the exorcist who wanted to extend his life by borrowing people’s lives.

Think of this.

Zhang Wei frowned and looked at Grandpa Tang in disbelief.

The other party is currently performing for the children. Perhaps to suit the children’s preferences, the shadow puppets performed by Grandpa Tang are specially made shadow puppets of Xi Yangyang and Big Big Wolf.

With the influence of his father, Zhang Wei knows shadow puppets well. Those shadow puppets of Xiangyang Big Wolf are made with fine workmanship and are really made with care. They are much different from his father’s half-hearted ones, especially the smile from the heart…

There is no way I can relate to an evil exorcist who borrows his life to extend his life.

Attention.

Grandpa Tang was performing shadow puppets for the children. When the children were amused, he would happily ask from time to time:

“Children, was Grandpa’s shadow puppet show fun?”

“It’s fun.”

When the children responded, Grandpa Tang He will perform even harder, and then Grandpa Tang will say again:

“Then do you want to learn shadow puppetry? Grandpa will teach you.”

In response.

Those children who had watched the shadow puppets several times responded without hesitation:

“Grandpa Tang, you ask this again, we don’t know how to do it in elementary school.”

“We don’t want to learn it. My mother said it is very difficult to learn, and she said This will make you hungry.”

“Hehe, Grandpa Tang, we just like to watch.”

Similar words were heard.

Although Grandpa Tang was still smiling and performing, Zhang Wei still saw a hint of disappointment or loneliness in Grandpa Tang’s eyes.

Zhang Wei had a panoramic view of these changes.

but.

Zhang Wei didn’t point it out, let alone tell Lu Lianxue what he saw, because now, including Lu Lianxue, the children were quietly watching the shadow play with interest, and he didn’t want to ruin this beauty.

It wasn’t until a while later that the shadow puppet show was over, the parents called the children to eat, and the children said goodbye to Grandpa Tang, that Zhang Wei walked towards Grandpa Tang.

Grandpa Tang also noticed Zhang and Wei walking towards him. A smile appeared on his dark and honest old face:

“Young man, Nizi, I’ve finished the shadow puppet show. Do you still want to watch it?”

Facing some young people who like to watch shadow puppet shows. , Grandpa Tang was very talkative and continued:

“I see you have watched shadow puppetry from the beginning to the end. Do

you like shadow puppetry very much?” “Haha, there are not many people who like shadow puppetry now. If you like it, I will perform it for you again, or If you want to learn shadow puppetry, I can teach you.”


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