Ximen Bao's Textbook Plays

Venue: Wei Guoye

Characters: Ximen Bao samurai 4 officials, gentry 3 witches 1.

Characters (7 people): old woman and granddaughter, old farmer couple, passerby, bride.

The first game is to find out the details

(Voice-over: During the Warring States Period, this place of Wei was near the Zhanghe River. People should live and work in peace and contentment, but when we look around, the fields are deserted and sparsely populated. In order to survive, women and children of all ages fled their homes and began to live a wandering life. )

Music: (Two Springs Reflect the Moon) A flagging old farmer is working in the fields. A group of hungry people in rags passed by the field. A hungry man fell to the ground and fainted. Passers-by helped him get off.

(Voice-over) This incident reached the ears of Wang Wei, who sent Ximen Bao to govern this place.

(Horseshoe) On Ximen Bao's micro-clothes. I saw an old man standing on the head of a ridge, looking at the ridge and sighing.

Ximen Bao: Wang Wei said that people here are poor. I saw them today, alas! That's true. It's close to Zhanghe River, and it's convenient to irrigate the fields. Why did this happen? Hey! There is an old farmer in front, or I'll ask him.

Ximen Bao: (stepping forward) Grandpa, how did this, this place become like this?

Old man: (looking around carefully), you are not from here.

Ximen Bao: Ah ... I ... I was passing by.

Old man: Well, it's all because Hebo married a daughter-in-law.

Ximen Bao: Oh, who's Hebo?

Old man: Hebo is the God of Zhanghe River. He marries a young girl every year. If you don't give it to him, the Zhanghe River will flood and drown all the fields.

Ximen Bao: (surprised) Who said that?

Old man: (sighs) The witch said that every year officials and gentry come forward to hold a wedding for Hebo, forcing the people to pay. Every time they make trouble, they charge millions; Only 200,000 to 300,000 yuan will be spent on the wedding, and the rest will be shared with witches.

Ximen Bao: (puzzled and indignant) So, where did the bride come from?

Old man: After coughing a few times, the witch took people to choose which one had a young woman. Rich families spend some money on it, and those who have no money can only watch their daughters being taken away by them. When I got to Hebo to marry my daughter-in-law, I put a reed mat on the edge of Zhanghe River, dressed up the girl, and let her sit on the reed mat and drift along the water. In the middle of the river, it sank. All the families with girls fled to other places. So the population is getting smaller and smaller. This place is getting poorer and poorer.

Ximen Bao: (tentative) So is the Zhanghe River flooded?

Grandpa: (sighs again and shakes his head) No, but it seldom rains in summer, and it is dry every year.

Ximen Bao: (hands behind his waist, pacing back and forth) So, Hebo is still alive! Next time he marries a daughter-in-law, please tell me, and I will also send the bride. (The curtain falls)

(The old farmer looked at Ximen Bao in confusion and shook his head to leave. )

Scene 2 Breaking superstitions

(gong) Hebo is married-Hebo is married-

(There are people playing on both sides)

(Witches and officials are in front, and junior officials are behind. Go on stage. )

The witch said: Today is another day to get rich! (in a low voice) Do you think the new adults will have any trouble?

Official gentry: I'm not afraid. If you are an official, you can't put money on him.

Guard: (Shouting) Lord Simon is here.

(Two guards appear, followed by Ximen Bao, and the guards line up. )

Leader of officials and gentry: (leading lower officials and gentry to hand over) See Lord Simon.

Witch: See Lord Simon.

Ximen Bao: I heard that Hebo is getting married today, so I'll join in the fun. Come on, let me see the bride!

(Two officials and gentry help the bride to appear. The bride is crying and wiping her tears with her hands. )

Ximen Bao: Hey, I said, what are you crying about? This girl is not beautiful either! (Looking around) Why don't I choose a nice one for Hebo later?

Witch: Oh, dear! My Lord, today is a good day. James Hope blames me for missing the hour. You-I-can't afford it!

Ximen Bao: Oh, really? How's this? Please tell Hebo to give him a few more days' grace, and I will give him a more beautiful one!

Witch: (panicking and faltering) No … No, I … I …!

Ximen Bao: Come on! Send the witch on the road and throw it away-save her too much walking.

Two guards rushed up and dragged the witch off the stage.

Distant: (screaming) My Lord, please forgive me!

(the sound of falling into the water, the sound of discussion. The heads of the official gentry and the small official gentry trembled with fear, and their bodies were like sunken ships. )

Ximen Bao: (pacing back and forth) The old witch has been gone for so long and hasn't come back yet. Maybe she lost track of time when chatting with Hebo. Alas, she is old, and it's no use doing things so slowly.

Ximen Bao: You, (pointing to the official gentry's head, the official gentry's head immediately fell to his knees in front of Ximen Bao. ) urge the witch Cui to go. Hello? Please call her.

Official and gentry leader: (Kuqiang, kowtowing like garlic) My Lord, please forgive me! My Lord, I have an 80-year-old mother and a 3-year-old child ... I ... My Lord. ——

Ximen Bao turned to face the audience, gave a blunt officer gentry leader of cutting.

The guards dragged the officials and nobles to the end.

(fall into the water and talk. )

Ximen Bao: (turning to officials and maids) Why don't you? ...

Official gentry: (kneeling and kowtowing together) Forgive me, my Lord! My Lord, please forgive me!

Ximen Bao: (sternly) Get up, all of you. It seems that Hebo left them behind.

(Officials and gentry retreat to the backcourt, and people flock to the front desk)

People A: (Shouting) Witches are liars!

All the people (shout together) Yes! Witches are liars. No Hebo!

People B: (kneeling to lead) Thank you, my Lord! You saved Bai's life! Good officer! Good officer!

People: (kneeling in succession, in chorus) Good officer! Good officer! .

Ximen Bao: (Help the people get up and climb higher) Folks, there are no river gods, no witches, no government gentry, just to cheat you of your money, and they have been punished as they should. Folks, if you want to have enough food and clothing and live and work in peace and contentment, you have to work together with Qi Xin to dig canals to divert water to irrigate the seedlings.

Man: (shaking his arm and shouting) Yes, dig ditches and water the seedlings!

(Voice-over: Ximen Bao mobilized the people to dig twelve canals to bring water from the Zhanghe River to the fields. The crops have been irrigated, and there is a good harvest every year. It has become a fertile ground for rich materials and people's health. )

(Music: Mass Production) People are singing and dancing.

Ximen Bao went to the front desk, made a curtain call to the audience, and left under the crowd.