Chen Lan also wanted to know her tenth sister's current playing level, so she readily agreed. She leaned against the bed with a smile, watching her "little padded jacket" meticulously prepare for the performance.
In her previous life, Chen Lan was an ordinary person who rushed for a living every day before retirement. Therefore, she never had the time to dabble in any musical instruments. At most, she would listen to music in her free time to relax. She knew absolutely nothing about the guzheng.
However, in her past life, Chen Lan had heard the guzheng piece "Qing Feng Nian." This guzheng piece had a cheerful and enthusiastic atmosphere, with a lively and festive scene. The guzheng vividly depicted the joy of people during a good harvest year and their pursuit of a better life. It very accurately portrayed the scene of firecrackers and gongs, making one feel as if they were there, hearing the sounds.
Chen Lan watched her tenth sister busy herself with a smile. She hadn't expected that playing the guzheng was quite particular, and that there were quite a few preparations to be made before playing!
For example, before playing, her tenth sister took a fragrant hot bath and specially changed into a clean and elegant nightgown. Then, she cleaned her hands, and lit three sticks of sandalwood incense to show respect for the guzheng.
Only then did she sit down properly, take a deep breath, close her eyes to calm her mind, and then extend her small hands to play the instrument.
You wouldn't believe it, but her tenth sister's playing level had improved significantly this time, a qualitative leap. It truly lived up to the saying: "A fist never leaves the hand, a song never leaves the mouth. You know if you don't practice for a day, your peers know if you don't practice for two days, and your audience knows if you don't practice for three days."
Although Chen Lan didn't understand guzheng playing or music appreciation, her ears could hear! At the very least, this piece "Qing Feng Nian" was played very smoothly by her tenth sister this time, and her tenth sister truly captured some of the essence of a good harvest.
This showed that her tenth sister had indeed been diligently practicing, and thus achieved today's results. This was enough to illustrate how diligent her tenth sister was.
Looking at her tenth sister's fluid movements as she played, and listening to the melodious sounds from her fingers, Chen Lan felt immensely gratified and content, with a feeling of "my daughter has come of age."
Because in the guzheng music played by her tenth sister, Chen Lan truly felt the beautiful scene of "the fragrance of rice flowers in the year of harvest, listening to the croaking of frogs," as well as the joyful mood of people celebrating the harvest.
After the piece was finished, Chen Lan naturally praised her profusely. To commend her tenth sister's hard work and diligence, and to improve her tenth sister's music appreciation level, Chen Lan bought her a...
The old man's words left Chen Lan completely bewildered. However, after thanking the gatekeeper, Chen Lan and the children went straight up to the second floor.
When Chen Lan walked into the teacher's office, it seemed like a meeting was in progress, discussing something. Seeing Chen Lan enter with eight or nine young men, a female teacher around forty years old asked, "Comrade, who are you looking for? What is your business here?"
Chen Lan immediately replied, "Comrade, we are here to register with Teacher Lei, the homeroom teacher of the second year high school class!"
Upon hearing that Chen Lan was looking for Teacher Lei to register, the female teacher asked excitedly, "Comrade, are the young men and women standing behind you here to register for high school?"
Seeing Chen Lan nod, she immediately called out happily, "Old Lei, come quickly! They are here to register! This is great! We don't need to hold this meeting anymore. High school can also start classes now."
At this moment, a middle-aged man with somewhat graying hair walked over. Chen Lan finally understood the crux of the issue. It turned out that this Normal University Affiliated High School was discussing whether to suspend high school classes this semester because there were too few students enrolling in high school.
Chen Lan felt she had struck gold today, that it was better to arrive early than just in time. She had come at the perfect moment, so she asked, "Comrade, may I ask how many more students your high school can enroll?"
At this, Teacher Lei asked excitedly, "What? Comrade, do you have more children who want to go to high school?"