Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

The man in the photo is holding a puppy. He is wearing an ordinary white T-shirt. He has straight black hair, flat fan-shaped double eyelids, and puppy-like eyes. He wears a pair of glasses. He looks a little innocent, and his facial features and bones are all round. He doesn't look aggressive and seems to be a gentle person. Overall, he is still quite handsome.

Yu Ru looked at him carefully and finally concluded: He looks like a good person, good-looking and pleasing to the eye.

Lian Shikan read her comments and laughed exaggeratedly, “Hahahahahahahaha…”

"Yu Ru, give more comments, analyze it from multiple dimensions, and say whatever you want. I tell you, you can say whatever you want about this person. If he knows that he has any complaints, I will help you beat him up."

Yu Ru raised her head, looked at Lian Shikan, blinked, and typed on her mobile phone: Is this your new boyfriend?

"Oh, you guessed it so quickly." Lian Shikan laughed even more happily, "Yes, new husband, take a look, is he reliable?"

Yu Ru nodded and once again stared at the man in the photo, analyzing his face. This time, she came to the conclusion that he looked rather Buddhist, easy-going, and not too fussy. Perhaps he was a hard-working and willing person.

"Oh, Yu Ru, sure. I guessed it all for you." Lian Shikan took the phone back. "He really is that kind of person. He listens to me a lot. He dares not disobey me. He does whatever I tell him to do. He has a keen eye for life."

Yu Ru nodded and typed on her phone: That’s good, you have your own opinions and ideas, so it’s suitable to find someone who listens to you.

Lian Shikan glanced at his phone and said, "Yes, I am a stubborn person. I just want to find someone with a good temper, otherwise we will quarrel to death. The first two were sometimes a little bit chauvinistic. I kicked them out when they didn't listen to me. This one listens to me very much and treats me very well. So I have decided that I want to marry him, and we will be engaged next week."

Yu Ru was slightly surprised, and then sent her a message on her mobile phone: How long have you been together?

"We've known each other for four months and have been together for two months."

As he spoke, Lian Shikan took out an invitation from his bag and handed it to Yu Ru. "Here, these are invitations. One for the engagement party and one for the wedding party. Come and watch me get engaged and married. I'll set up a separate table for you to eat at."

Yu Ru stared at her from head to toe, making sure that what she saw was a real person and not a fake, before she reached out to take the invitation.

"Does it feel too fast?" Lian Shikan asked with a smile.

Yu Ru nodded.

"I think so too. I feel a little embarrassed. I'm telling you this for now. Others still think I'm single. I tell you, I don't know how I got together with him. It was just inexplicable and it just happened naturally. I felt that he was not good enough before, but now I feel that he is good enough, so I told others."

Yu Ru nodded and typed on her phone: Why was he not so good before? Do you know each other? Why did you get married so soon?

"You asked so many questions at once that I don't know how to answer. Actually, this matter is a bit complicated."

Lian Shikan held his head and fell into thought.

After a moment, she said, "I used to like the kind who are stronger than me, tall and big. But this guy is half a head shorter than me, and as skinny as a monkey. His career is not as good as mine. He doesn't have much ambition, but luckily his family has some background, they own a factory, and he is the second generation of a factory owner. His usual job is to assist his parents in the factory. I really felt that he had nothing but being handsome. Everything he had was given by his parents. Without his parents, he wouldn't be able to survive, so I thought he was useless."

In addition, this man, influenced by his grandmother, likes embroidery and flower arrangement. He looks like a weak person who can't carry anything, and seems unreliable when encountering problems. He is also a bit stupid in his mouth. In layman's terms, he is a fool.

Lian Shikan initially thought that this man was unreliable, unmanly, and completely unmasculine, so he didn't even consider him a man.

In addition, the man's name was You Jingyi, which sounded a bit feminine, so she felt that he was not like a man, but more like a woman pretending to be a man. She never considered that someone like him would become her partner.

Although there is no rule that men cannot be gentle and docile, or euphemistic, nor that men cannot have names that are commonly given to girls, she did not like this type of name. However, after getting to know him better, she found that this man was not as unreliable as she had imagined. At least he was very attentive. It was quite comfortable to be with him. He was very caring.

"That's it. He's more gentle, which is perfect for a rough guy like me."

Yu Ru typed on her phone: Who is chasing whom?

"He pursued me." Lian Shikan laughed. "You never expected that. He looks quite smart, but he seems more like an honest man who wouldn't pursue girls, right?"

Yu Ru nodded.

"He was quite honest. I asked him why he was chasing me. Guess what he said?"

Yu Ru shook her head.

At this time, the restaurant staff came to serve the dishes. The two of them took a few bites of the dishes before continuing to chat.

Lian Shikan wiped his mouth with a tissue and continued, "He said, 'My parents said that I have a soft personality and told me to find a strong and firm girl to be my wife. I am not young anymore and should get married. I think you are a good match and they will like you.' I was really angry when I heard this and almost wanted to slap him."

Yu Ru nodded.

"You Jingyi, that bastard, listen to me, is this human language? When I heard him say that, I just told him to get lost."

It can be seen that Lian Shikan still hasn't let go of the incident. She was smiling just now, but her face fell after she mentioned this incident.

"I said, 'What does your mission have to do with me? If you are pursuing me with this attitude, you can get lost. I don't need to find someone to live with, and marriage is not necessary for me.' I was like that at the time, and I was really ready to hit him..."

Lian Shikan raised one hand to demonstrate.

"But I still didn't hit him. I still talked to him nicely. I said I can live a good life on my own. I don't need a sophisticated and selfish robot. What I want is a partner who can treat me well. I tell you, really..."

She picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. "If you talk to You Jingyi, you will definitely think he is stupid. If you are familiar with him, he will be nice to you. If you are not familiar with him, he will really... Tsk, I don't know how to scold him. He is just a stupid pig."

Yu Ru nodded and typed on her phone: What did he say?

"He didn't say anything at first." Lian Shikan laughed again, "Then when he saw that I was angry, he started crying in front of me. Oh, that scene really scared me, how could he start crying, I was really defenseless. He kept apologizing to me, saying that although he came to me with the intention of completing a mission, if I married him he would definitely take good care of me. Then, he consciously came to me in order to complete his parents' mission, but later he really liked me. He said that he didn't like the strong and strong women his parents talked about, nor did he like the women who were petite and cuddly. He didn't like any kind of women, but me."

The following words made Lian Shikan show a little shyness, which was rare. She covered her chin with one hand, looked at Yu Ru and asked: "What do you think?"

……………………I am the dividing line………………

I wrote in the previous chapter that the Korean masked dance incorporates the Chinese culture of Nuo opera, but it is not just the Koreans who do this. You may occasionally see videos of Japanese artists dancing or performing in masks. This behavior is their interpretation of Noh, which they regard as the quintessence of their country.

I believe many people know about Noh and its characteristics, such as wearing masks, dancing, and so on. However, few people know about our own country's Nuo opera. They don't even know that Noh originated from our Nuo opera. Some even put the cart before the horse, saying that our Nuo opera has a Japanese style, is ugly and unpleasant to the eyes, and why do we plagiarize others' things.

In fact, we can't say that we got inspiration for Noh here, they just copied us. In ancient times, the Japanese arranged for people to come here to learn and pass on the knowledge. In modern times, they had the nerve to arrange for people to come here to learn from the masters who make Nuo masks, and then bring them back to modify them. They did all these things secretly. They were jealous of our culture and wanted to learn and occupy it very much, but they were ashamed to admit that they were our vassal states in the past. They kept shattering the fact that they were once of the same origin as us, and plagiarized in secret.

Now, getting back to the topic, the following is an introduction to Nuo opera.

Nuo opera is one of my country's intangible cultural heritages and is a traditional opera widely popular in Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Hebei and other provinces. The performance forms and styles vary from place to place due to regional differences.

Nuo opera, also known as ghost opera, is the oldest dance of the Han nationality that is used to worship gods, exorcise ghosts, avoid plagues, and express peace and joy. It originated from the exorcism activities of Fangxiangshi in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. After the Han Dynasty, it gradually developed into a ritual ceremony with entertainment and musical elements. Around the Song Dynasty, influenced by folk songs, dances, and dramas, it began to evolve into Nuo opera for paying tribute to gods and fulfilling vows. This is a great combination of cultures and a fusion of cultures. In the end, history, folk customs, folk religions, and primitive dramas are perfectly integrated to create a new culture.