Stone Trench Officials Textbook Drama English Version .

About 2610 words.

The Trencher script.

Time – twilight.

Location – Stone Trench Village.

Characters - Judge A, Officer B, Old Woman, Old Man, Daughter-in-law, Grandson.

Background - the war is in chaos, the chickens and dogs are restless, and everyone is in danger.

Scene – a dilapidated house.

River Water** Autumn, twilight. The door of the house was closed, and the autumn wind blew, and the door shook a little. Not far away, there is a wooden plaque engraved with the three big characters of "Stone Trench Village".

A few dogs barked in the distance, and the room was empty, except for a faint light in the room. From time to time, the sound of a child crying could be heard in the house. ）

Voiceover: In 758 AD, in the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang army collapsed on all fronts, and Guo Ziyi drew Ding everywhere to replenish his troops.

On another late autumn evening, in a dilapidated hut in Stone Trench Village, an old couple was saying something in pain in the dim light of Liang Changwu. Everything was so peaceful ......）

Old woman] :( holding the letter in her hand, choking up) Wife, the eldest son has a letter, it is not ......

Old man] :(Forced to be calm) Don't, don't think about it. Let me see. (took the letter).

Old man] :( crying when reading the letter)....Son, son ......(I almost fainted, and the letter fell).

Old woman] (reading the letter with trembling hands, her eyes glazed over): God, why don't you leave us a way out? (The old man, the old woman hugged her head and cried in pain).

The daughter-in-law, who was taking the child in the back room, heard the old man's cry and hurriedly came out. ）

Daughter-in-law] Dad, Mom, what's wrong? Is it (pause), he has a letter?

Old man] (hiding the letter behind him, trying to calm his tone, but it is still extremely unnatural) No, no, we didn't, you, you go and take the children.

Daughter-in-law] (more and more firm tone) Dad, Mom, don't hide it from me, is it my husband who has an accident, isn't it! Tell me!

Old woman] (hurriedly wiping away tears) No, really not, don't worry, maybe the three brothers will be back in two months.

The old woman] (holding her daughter-in-law forward, holding back her tears, giving her a haircut and dressing, with a smile) child, the three of them will be back soon. At that time, my mother will make you two better clothes and let you rest for two days, so that you can no longer do the heavy work at home. (The daughter-in-law and the old woman hugged their heads and cried).

Daughter-in-law] (will be suspicious) Mom, if there is really anything, don't hide it from me! Morning Swift Finger.

The ragged child in the back room ran out crookedly, looking weak).

Grandson] Mom, I'm hungry, when will I eat?