By the time Dr. Song finished treating the injured female Nian, it was already ten o 'clock at night. Ouyang Shuo still had things to do in real life, so he didn't stay for long. He temporarily stored the two Nian beasts in the stable and hurriedly went offline.
In real life, it was already the first day of the New Year, and a new year was about to begin. Last night, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks never stopped, and it was very lively.
When Ouyang Shuo walked out of the room, Bing 'er had already woken up and was playing with Xue' er in the living room. When she saw her brother, she giggled and said, "Brother is a big lazy worm, he doesn't even get up as early as Bing 'er!"
"Big lazy worm, big lazy worm!" Xue 'er, this little fellow, was repeating her brother's words again.
Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. These few days, he had been busy both in the game and in real life. In the end, in the eyes of these two little girls, Qing 'er and Bing' er, he had become a big lazy worm. It was really hard to say.
He walked into the bathroom, and after a simple wash, he returned to the living room and said to Bing 'er with a smile, "Darling, today I will take you to the temple fair, okay?"
"Okay, okay!" Being able to go out to play, this little monkey Bing 'er was naturally happy.
"If you go out, you can't bring Xue 'er along. There are too many people outside, it's not safe," Ouyang Shuo explained.
"Ah? What should I do, Bing 'er doesn't want to be separated from Xue' er. "The little girl seemed to be in a difficult situation.
Xue 'er also flew to Bing' er's head in a very human-like manner, grabbed her head, and said with a very reluctant voice, "No, no."
"Then you can keep Xue 'er in the summoning ball, you can't summon her out." Seeing these two little fellows clinging to him, Ouyang Shuo could only settle for the next best thing.
"Okay." This was still acceptable. Bing 'er took out the summoning ball, and Xue' er obediently flew into the summoning ball.
After the siblings went out, they went straight to the busiest temple fair in Jiaozhou.
Jiaozhou's Spring Festival Temple Fair was centered around the Shing Wong Temple's Zhongyou Square, Zhongshan Fourth Road, Fuxue West Street, Beijing Road, Huifu East Gourmet Street, Dafo Temple, and Wuxian Temple. Every day, there would be special folk cultural performances, exhibitions of intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, exhibitions of traditional small commodities, and exhibitions of traditional delicacies.
Not only could the citizens and tourists watch the northern temple fair events such as walking on stilts, Yangge, making sugar figurines, and carrying god statues, but there were also Sichuan Opera face-changing, acrobatics, magic, hard qigong, and other Chinese unique skills, Baimei Fist, Cai Li Buddha Fist, Wing Chun, and other martial arts conventions. There were also folk puppets, mannequins, Wuhua marionettes, Gaozhou single puppets, and so on.
Wandering around the lively temple fair, shuttling through the sea of people, the brother and sister enjoyed themselves so much that they forgot to go home. A temple fair was a carnival for the new year. Here, eating, drinking, playing, traveling, shopping, and entertainment were all part of it.
The two foodies liked the Gourmet Street the most. There were Beijing Tanghulu, Tianjin Goubuli, Korean Pastry, Changsha Stinky Tofu, Tianjin Eighteen Street Dough Twist, Mongolian Barbecue, Shanghai Crab Roe Soup Dumplings, Old Beijing Pear Soup, Taiwan Kimchi Stinky Tofu, and many other delicacies from all over the country.
The little girl Bing'er was quite considerate. She didn't forget to prepare gifts for everyone even though she was strolling around to her heart's content. The little girl used her New Year's money to buy a Beijing Opera mask for Big Sister Xiaoyue and a clown mask for her brother. Of course, Xue 'er's gift was also a very exquisite mini Beijing Opera costume.
Ouyang Shuo held the clown mask, shaking his head and smiling bitterly. This little girl was deliberately making fun of him.
It was already half past six in the evening when they returned from the temple fair. Bing'er was exhausted once again. She took a shower and then carried Xue 'er back to her room to rest.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't wait for the little girl to go to bed early. There was still an important event waiting for him in the game. He hurriedly returned to his room. When he went online again, it was exactly seven in the morning in the game.
After getting up, Ouyang Shuo didn't put on his leather armor and boots as usual. Instead, he put on the scholar's clothes that Qing 'er sewed for him. The reason was that today was the first day of the first lunar month, and Shanhai Town was going to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony.
Before seven in the morning, all the people of Shanhai Town had gathered in the square in front of the ancestral hall. Even the villagers of Beihai Village had taken fishing boats from their residences early to attend the sacrificial ceremony.
Fan Zhongyan, the chief of the administrative division, was the priest of the sacrificial ceremony, and Tian Wenjing, the chief of the Resource Reserve Division, was the libation. After Ouyang Shuo arrived at the ancestral hall, the sacrificial ceremony officially began.
The ancestral hall of Shanhai Town was dedicated to the ancestor of the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan. The whole sacrificial ceremony consisted of a total of nine procedures: welcoming the god, laying the jade and silk, entering the team, offering the first, second, final, removal, sending the god away, and looking at the god. It was carried out strictly according to the procedures, and no one dared to be careless.
After the whole process was completed, it was already nine in the morning. After worshiping the ancestor of the Yellow Emperor, everyone moved to the Mazu Temple and began to worship Mazu. As the only Shinto religion officially recognized by Shanhai Town, the ceremony to worship Mazu was equally solemn and grand, comparable to that of the ancestor of the Yellow Emperor.
It was eleven in the morning when the sacrificial ceremony was completed. While there was still time, Ouyang Shuo called Gu Xiuwen and Zhou Feng, who had rushed back to attend the ceremony, to his office.
After sitting down, he smiled and asked, "How is it? Is everything going smoothly in Beihai Village?"
"Thank you for your concern, Lord. Beihai Village is gradually getting on the right track. It has already been promoted to a second-grade village before the new year. The layout of the entire village is based on the layout of the original Shanhai Village. At the same time, in order to strengthen the connection with the territory, we have built a pier near the mouth of the river, "Gu Xiuwen reported.
Ouyang Shuo nodded. "Very good, very fast. What are your plans for the next step of construction? "
"This subordinate intends to slow down for the next step. We will first lay a solid foundation and improve the organizational structure, "Gu Xiuwen said cautiously.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head. "No, that's too conservative. Let me put it this way. The next step is to put the fishermen under the management of Beihai Village. In addition, the third phase of the Northern Twilight Saltworks is about to start, and the population of Beihai Village will rapidly expand. Therefore, I request that Beihai Village be promoted to a third-grade village within a week. When Shanhai Town is promoted to a second-grade village, Beihai Village will be promoted to a first-grade village. "
As the former head of the household registration office, Gu Xiuwen was very familiar with the population of Shanhai Town. When he heard this arrangement, he asked in confusion, "According to your plan, won't it greatly delay the advancement of Shanhai Town to Beihai Village by transferring people from Shanhai Town to Beihai Village?"
"Shanhai Town's advancement is already fast enough. It's time to give our opponents some breathing room. I'm afraid that if we push them too hard, it will have a negative effect. We can use this opportunity to lay a solid foundation. When their attention is still focused on their headquarters, they definitely won't know that our subsidiary village has already been promoted to a first-grade village, "Ouyang Shuo explained with a smile.
"Also, you should do some calculations. Shanhai Town's spawn rate is 75 people per day, while Beihai Village's spawn rate is only 14 people per day, which is less than one-fifth of the headquarters. Therefore, we can sacrifice a bit of Shanhai Town's advancement rate to quickly raise Beihai Village's level. All in all, it will be very beneficial to the increase of the territory's population, "Ouyang Shuo continued.
This little trick of increasing the territory's population was something that the feudal lords who had been promoted to the county level in his previous life came up with when they wanted to quickly raise the level of their subsidiary territory. Now, Ouyang Shuo had borrowed it in advance when he was in a first-grade village. It had to be said that it was very willful.
Gu Xiuwen was suddenly enlightened and said excitedly, "I, Xiuwen, admire your thorough planning. Since that's the case, when we return, I will immediately organize the manpower to build the basic buildings of the second-grade village. We will definitely raise it to a third-grade village within a week and not let you down. "
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "I'm naturally at ease with you taking care of it. How is the formation of the territorial garrison going? Is it going smoothly? "He was asking Zhou Feng, who had been silent all this while.
Zhou Feng nodded and said loudly, "Reporting to my lord. According to your orders before you left, I have already selected 20 soldiers from the newly spawned refugees after the establishment of the intermediate barracks and have them become militia. The next stage is to raise them to the maximum level as soon as possible so that they can become marines. "
"Have you communicated with the intermediate shipyards? Do you know the progress of the small-sized warships? "Ouyang Shuo asked.
"Yes. According to Manager Zheng, the construction of the small-sized warships has already begun. With the current speed of the shipyards, they can build a small-sized warship in three days. It's enough to meet the needs of the navy in the early stages. " As expected of a person recommended by Lin Yi, Zhou Feng's thinking was clear and thorough. Ouyang Shuo was very satisfied.
"Very good. You might have guessed that I didn't arrange for you to go to Beihai Village just to build a garrison. In the future, Beihai Village will be the naval base and headquarters of the territory. Therefore, from the moment the village is established, you will have to work hard for this goal. "
"Understood. I will do my best and not let you down." Zhou Feng replied loudly.
"Good. It seems that arranging for you two to go to Beihai Village was the right decision. I am very satisfied with the progress that Beihai Village has made so far. I hope that all of you can continue to work hard and create more glory. "Ouyang Shuo concluded, ending this conversation that wasn't a debriefing, but was more like a debriefing.
"We will not let you down, my lord!" Gu Xiuwen and Zhou Feng replied in unison.
Ouyang Shuo looked at the time- it was almost twelve before he knew it. He smiled, "Let's go eat lunch."
After lunch, Gu Xiuwen and Zhou Feng took the boat back to Beihai Village. With Ouyang Shuo's explanation, the two were even more excited. They were full of anticipation for the future of Beihai Village.
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