Chapter 163 Cymbals
The next morning, Cheng Yanqiu got up early and found Yu Dong already waiting downstairs.
She looked at the bicycle next to Yu Dong and asked, "This is it?"
Yu Dong patted the seat and said, "I'll take you for a ride today."
"But I can't." Cheng Yanqiu frowned.
Yu Dong looked surprised, "No? I didn't ask you to ride, I just sat in the back."
"Yeah, I've never even sat on it. I think other people have to jump to sit on it. It's quite difficult."
Yu Dong rubbed his head. It was hard for him to imagine how Cheng Yanqiu lived in the past. If she said she couldn't ride a bicycle, Yu Dong wouldn't be too surprised. After all, there are indeed many people who can't ride a bicycle.
Her family situation must be quite good, otherwise she would never have ridden a bicycle.
Of course, these days, the family conditions for those who can learn music are definitely not bad.
"It's not difficult. You come up and sit down first." Yu Dong patted the back seat and motioned for Cheng Yanqiu to sit on it first.
The back seat of Yu Dong's car was relatively high, and Cheng Yanqiu couldn't reach it even if she stood on tiptoe. She didn't dare to jump up, so she could only support Yu Dong with one hand and press the leather seat with the other to reach up.
After she sat down, Yu Dong went up and shouted "Let's go", and the car started to move.
The bicycle was most unstable when it first started. Cheng Yanqiu felt the shaking from behind and quickly grabbed Yu Dong's clothes for fear of being thrown off the bicycle.
After the car picked up speed and stopped shaking, Cheng Yanqiu's hand did not let go.
The sun hasn't come out yet, and the morning fog hasn't dissipated yet. After the bicycle started pedaling, the wind also picked up.
Against the cool wind and fog, Yu Dong said with a smile: "Don't worry, my driving skills are among the best in our town. When I was seven years old, my legs were not long enough, so I could only put them under the bars and pedal half a circle.
At that time, I mastered the unique skill of riding a bicycle without handlebars."
"I've never been in other people's cars, so I don't know if you're bragging."
"How can you brag about your small skills?" Yu Dong laughed, swallowed a mouthful of mist, and then said, "Let's eat duck blood vermicelli first, and then visit Xuanwu Lake."
Cheng Yanqiu nodded: "Yes."
The two of them first went to the duck blood vermicelli shop Yu Dong mentioned for breakfast, and then rode to the edge of Xuanwu Lake to look for a duck boat.
Duck boating has been a popular attraction on Xuanwu Lake in recent years. Once holidays come, locals will flock here.
Usually couples or families come here and sail the duck boat to the middle of the lake. The surrounding lake water seems to separate the boat into a small world. Whether it is a couple or a family, in this small world they only have
They can also enjoy a moment of peace with each other.
Fortunately, Yudong and the others arrived early, so they didn't have to queue and boarded the boat directly.
Although they are all called duck boats, these boats are not all ducks. The boat Yu Dong and the others are on is a giant panda.
Looking at the bow of the giant panda boat, Cheng Yanqiu said with some regret: "It's a pity that I didn't see giant pandas last time I went to Chengdu. I heard that the panda museum there opened this year."
Yu Dong had never heard of this news, but he was familiar with the panda base in Chengdu, which is a holy place for panda lovers all over the world.
Of course, the current panda base should not be as large as it will be in the future, and there won’t be as many pandas.
"The Panda Museum won't run away. I'll just go there when I have time in the future." Yu Dong patted the bow of the boat. "We can't see the real panda, so let's take a look at this fake panda first."
"There are too many fake pandas."
Cheng Yanqiu pointed in the distance and saw four or five "pandas" swimming towards them.
Ducks are rarely seen on the duck boats in Xuanwu Lake and will soon be replaced by pandas. However, the name duck boat will not change.
Just like sports shoes are called Nike shoes, and canned drinks are called Jianlibao.
Cheng Yanqiu's first cruise, even God gave him face.
The rising sun hangs dimly in the sky, like a big light bulb with insufficient wattage. It shines on the rippling lake through the lingering water vapor, giving a feeling of being far away from the mundane world.
Water vapor floats on the lake, making the outside world hazy, making it difficult to see the scenery farther away. In the TV series, the fairy boat cruise is nothing more than this scenery.
However, water vapor can block the light, but it cannot block the sound. Someone is playing the flute on the shore, and the melodious and unknown music echoes on both sides of Xuanwu Lake, adding another layer of just the right background music to this wonderland.
"It seems to be Teacher Cai."
Cheng Yanqiu listened for a while and then spoke.
"Teacher Cai?"
"Well, Teacher Cai Jingmin from the Conservatory of Music."
"You can hear this?" Yu Dong looked surprised, "Did he write this song?"
Cheng Yanqiu lifted the hair beside his ears and laughed, "This piece is called "Partridge Flying". It existed a long time ago, but Teacher Cai changed it to a new flute version. The whole of Jinling can play this version of "Partridge"
Teacher Cai is the only one who has played "Fly" to this level."
"What is a new flute?"
"The new flute is..."
Cheng Yanqiu explained to Yu Dong what a new flute was, and then told him about Teacher Cai.
Yu Dong nodded and felt confused.
Sure enough, he has a specialization in the field of music. In terms of music, he is different from Cheng Yanqiu by who knows how many levels.
"Can you play the flute?"
"know a little."
"How much is one point?"
"I majored in piano and minored in bamboo flute and cello. I'm pretty good at it, but there's still a gap between me and Teacher Cai."
Yu Dong felt that when Cheng Yanqiu talked about music, her previous arrogance came back again. Although she said there was still a gap between her and Teacher Cai, she compared herself with Teacher Cai. You can imagine how she felt
of confidence.
"You major in piano, why do you teach vocal music? Our school also has a piano major."
"Because I like singing." Cheng Yanqiu said with a smile.
Yu Dong could not refute this reason.
And Cheng Yanqiu's singing is indeed very good, at least there is no problem with the popular singing method.
"Actually, I tried to learn an instrument when I was in college, but I tried several and finally gave up," Yu Dong said.
Cheng Yanqiu asked curiously: "How many things have you tried?"
"Piano, guzheng, dulcimer."
"These are not easy. You should start with some simple instruments."
"for example?"
"Cymbal."
Yu Dong rolled his eyes. Although he didn't understand music theory, he really knew the cymbal instrument and had played it before.
When they were in high school, their class wanted to form a band. Because there were not enough people, they asked him to recruit people. The instrument he used at that time was cymbals.
It's just two gongs that hit together to make a sound when played. Apart from the rhythm, just remember the strength and weakness.
Yu Dong still remembers that the mantra at that time was "strong strong strong weak weak strong strong weak".
Chapter completed!