Adapting the classical Chinese into a modern script.

"Ximen Bao Governing Leaves" was rewritten into a script;

Time: Warring States Period

Venue: Ye County, Wei State, near Zhanghe River.

Character: Ximen Bao (magistrate of Ye County)

Old witch (witch married to the river god)

Official and gentry leader (official and gentry leader who colluded with witches to persecute people)

Bride (a girl who is going to be a daughter-in-law to the river god)

Official gentry and wizards (participants in the wedding of the river god)

Some guards and bystanders

First scene, find out the ins and outs.

Schreiber: During the Warring States Period, the monarch of Wei sent Ximen Bao to manage Ye County. This place is close to the Zhanghe River, and ordinary people should live and work in peace and contentment. However, when Ximen Bao arrived in Yexian County, he found that the fields were barren and sparsely populated. Some ordinary people left their homes, helped the elderly and took care of the young, and began a life of wandering.

Several hungry people in rags walked feebly on the field. A hungry man fell to the ground and passers-by helped him get off. An old man was working in the field with a sigh. Ximen Bao appeared incognito)

Ximen Bao: Grandpa, why is this place like this?

Old man: alas! It's all because the river god married his wife.

Ximen Bao: Oh? How do you say this?

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; It only takes 200,000 to 300,000 to hold a wedding, and the rest will be divided with the witch.

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

Old man: (coughs several times) Where there are young women, witches will take people to choose. Rich families spend some money on it, and those who have no money can only watch their daughters being taken away. On the day when the River God married his daughter-in-law, they put a reed mat on the edge of the Zhanghe River, dressed up the girl, and let her sit on the reed mat and follow Shui Piao.

In the middle of the river, it sank. You see, all the families with girls have 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, the river god is still a spirit! Next time he marries a daughter-in-law, please tell me, and I will also send the bride. (exit)

(The old farmer took a confused look at Ximen Bao and left, shaking his head and leaving with a hoe. )

The second scene, get rid of superstition

(gong) "Hebo is married-Hebo is married-"

(Witch officials and gentry leaders are in the front, small officials and gentry are in the back, and ordinary people play on both sides. )

Witch: (whispering) Today is another rich day! Do you think new adults will cause trouble?

Official and gentry leader: No, what are you afraid of with me here?

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.

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, why are you crying? Look up and let me see.

The girl looked up and was still wiping her tears with her hands. )

Ximen Bao: No! This girl is not beautiful, and the river god will not be satisfied! (Looking around) Otherwise, let me choose a good one for the river god later.

Witch: Oh, dear! My Lord, today is a good day. If you miss the time, why should God blame you? You and I can't stand it!

Ximen Bao: Oh, really? Then please tell the river god that I want to choose a beautiful one and deliver it in a few days.

Witch: (retreating in panic, tongue-tied) No … No, I … I …!

Ximen Bao: Come on! Send the witch away!

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

Witch: (screaming) Master, please forgive me!

(the sound of falling into the water, discussion. Officials and nobles trembled with fear, and their bodies were like sunken ships. )

Ximen Bao: (pacing back and forth) Why hasn't the witch come back yet? You, (pointing to the official gentry leader, the official gentry leader immediately knelt in front of Ximen Bao. ) Please hurry. Somebody please.

Two guards stopped the official gentry leader. )

Official and gentry leader: (kowtowing like garlic, obviously crying) My Lord, please forgive me! There is an 80-year-old mother on the villain and a three-year-old child on the bottom ...)

(Ximen Bao turns to face the audience and rushes to the official gentry leader. The guards dragged the officials and nobles to the end. )

(The official gentry leader falls into the water, and the people cry. Ximen Bao's face is cold, and the official gentry dare not go out. )

Ximen Bao: (turning to the official and the maid) Why don't you come back? Otherwise, please take a break. ...

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 the river god left them behind. You all go home.

Officials and gentry hurried back to the backcourt, and ordinary people flocked to the front desk. )

People A: (Shouting) Witches are liars!

All the people (shout together) Yes! Witches are liars, and there is no river god!

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

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

Act III, Water Conservancy

Ximen Bao: (Help everyone get up and climb high) Folks, there are no river gods, no witches and no officials. What they did was 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.

People: (waving their arms together and shouting) Yes, dig ditches, divert water and irrigate seedlings!

(Voice-over: Ximen Bao mobilized the people to dig twelve canals to bring water from the Zhanghe River to the fields. The crops are irrigated and there is a good harvest every year. Under the guidance of Ximen Bao, Yexian became a prosperous place. )

(Music: Mass Production) The people are singing and dancing.

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