12dz Chapter 1248 Lantern Festival
Chapter 1248 Lantern Festival
In the blink of an eye, it is the annual Lantern Festival. The whole Yuanlu County is bustling with activity and filled with the sounds of street vendors hawking their wares.
Sun Shan, dressed in casual clothes, led Gui Ge'er and others out for an inspection.
As I walked and looked around, I found that there were quite a lot of people in Yuanlu County. During the festival, people all came out to play.
Sun Shan walked over to a small stall and saw some handmade jewelry, such as wooden combs, hairpins, and small, delicate beads. While the workmanship was average, they were inexpensive.
When the vendor saw Sun Shan, he quickly called out, "Mr. Sun, you're out shopping too. I haven't seen you out in ages."
Don’t blame the small vendor for being so calm, it’s because Sun Shan’s image is still very approachable.
Especially last year when we were recruiting workers to build roads.
Oh, whenever we talk about this, everyone wishes that Lord Sun would build roads 360 days a year, so that they would have work to do.
Sun Shan didn't expect that he would be recognized even in casual clothes. It seems that he is quite well-known.
If such a small vendor also remembers this face, perhaps the people of the entire Yuanlu County will know him.
Just as Sun Shan was about to reply, a small vendor selling rouge and powder came over and looked at him excitedly.
His eyes twinkled brightly as he asked, "Master Sun, are you still recruiting road workers this year? If so, when? Do I have to go to the government office to sign up?"
Don’t wonder why the small vendors are so excited, it’s just because the road workers make money by building the road.
When I have money, I give it to my young wife, and when she has money, hehe, she likes to buy cosmetics the most.
Look, the small vendors have sold a lot of rouge and powder.
I wish the government would recruit road construction workers again.
Sun Shan wanted to repair the road, but his financial resources were limited. Of the 3000 taels he had invested, very little remained. How could he afford to hire someone to repair the road? He had to wait until the guano workshop started making money.
Sun Shan didn't answer the vendor's question. Instead, he said, "The government's guano workshop is now complete, and we've been producing quite a bit of fertilizer. Everyone, remember to come and buy some. Using our guano as fertilizer will guarantee you'll harvest a few more bushels of rice in your fields. With more food in the fields, you'll naturally have more money to buy things. Isn't that right?"
That’s right, but the small vendor couldn’t understand it and felt that Lord Sun’s answer was irrelevant.
At this time, Crowd A is more concerned about bird droppings than road construction.
Seeing Lord Sun at this moment, such a good opportunity, I must ask clearly: "Lord Sun, after today, the New Year will be over and spring will come. Does the government workshop have enough bird droppings? I have 30 acres of land, so I need to buy a lot."
How much guano is needed per acre of land is still unknown. However, Mr. Sun has tested it in his experimental fields, so when we ask him, we will know clearly.
When the spectators heard that the spectator's family had thirty acres of land, their eyes lit up.
I didn't realize this place has so many places.
Yuanlu is a small county with many mountains and little plains. The fact that it has so much land and assets makes people look at it with envy.
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll definitely be able to buy it. After the spring, the head of the village or the head of the village will go door to door to inform everyone, and no one will be left out. Everyone must use the yamen's bird droppings. It really works. I have already tested it."
After Sun Shan said this, no one believed it.
Officials’ words are lies.
The more you emphasize something, the more you lack it. Is this bird droppings really useful?
Although many people have seen that the yield of Mr. Sun’s fields has indeed increased, they still don’t believe it when it’s not their own fields that have increased.
Sun Shan had no idea that he had done something wrong. He simply blamed himself for pushing the product too hard and too much.
Seeing that more and more people were watching, Sun Shan chose to leave in order to ensure his safety.
Sun Shan bowed and smiled gently, "Fellow villagers, have a happy Lantern Festival. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, Sun Dali led Sun Heitan and Sun Caogen to clear the way in front, and the Sun family guards behind tightly surrounded Sun Shan. Gui Ge'er looked around and listened carefully to see if there were any dangerous people.
It was not until they returned to the yamen and found that Sun Shan was fine that everyone felt relieved.
Sun Shan complained, "Being known by the people of Yuanlu County isn't a good thing. I'm surrounded wherever I go. It's hard to even go shopping."
Gui Ge'er said comfortingly, "Brother Shan, it's better to know someone than not to know him. Haha, it would be difficult for someone to impersonate you."
Sun Shan: ...
Well, that's the only good thing at the moment.
Of course, the chances of being recognized and hunted down are also high.
As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand!
Because of the Lantern Festival, I miss my family more during every festival.
Both Sun Shan and Master Zhang missed their hometown again, and even Nanny Wang missed her children at home.
Nanny Wang asked, "Master, didn't you ask Dali to go back and pick up the mistress and the young lady? If he does, can I come with him?"
When Butler Wang heard this, he immediately scolded him, "Just work hard in the kitchen. Why does the master need your orders?"
Being spoiled and arrogant!
The master seems easy to talk to, but he makes such an unreasonable request.
They were slaves who had sold themselves, so they had the consciousness of being slaves. This old man had let himself go since coming to the county government, and now he had the audacity to make demands?
Nanny Wang was moved and immediately came to her senses after hearing what her husband said. She quickly apologized: "Master, I said something wrong. Please forgive me."
Sun Shan said calmly, "Mammy, considering it was your first time, I'll forgive you this time."
Nanny Wang said gratefully, "Thank you, Master."
In fact, Sun Shan didn't know what to do.
I am still not used to this rule of hierarchy.
Sun Shan couldn't be approachable, but he couldn't be cold and ruthless either. He had to be ambiguous and didn't have the heart to punish him.
Sun Shan added, "As for asking you to go back with me, it depends on the situation. If you can bear it, then go back with me."
The nanny's children are unable to come, but they miss her very much, so it might be a good idea for them to go back and see her.
Sun Shan is already a parent and knows how it feels to worry about one's children.
Just like now, when I see the round moon, I think of the little fat girl’s round face, and I miss her very much.
When Nanny Wang heard this, she said happily, "Thank you, Master."
After everyone has eaten their fill, they continue doing what they were doing.
Sun Shan picked up the "Yuanlu County Chronicles" and opened it again to see what famous people there were in Yuanlu County, which was under his jurisdiction.
As I was watching, I suddenly heard a burst of busy footsteps outside.
Sun Shan looked up in confusion, and Gui Ge'er also looked up and said, "Brother Shan, let me go out and see what's going on."
The footsteps were so rapid, something big must have happened.
If I hadn't noticed it, I would have criticized him severely.
Sun Shan put down his book and walked out of the study. The moonlight was bright, and it was the time when ghost stories often occurred.
Haven’t we told many ghost stories?
Whenever there is a full moon, ghosts often appear, facing the moon, absorbing the essence of the moonlight.
Sun Shan couldn't help but think of many ghost stories.