Uh, it seems that it is not possible. Nan Nan sighed: "It's just a little over a thousand taels of silver, I'll pay for it. I'm very happy that mother has such a good thing and can think of me."
Qian Jiujiu was happy to hear Nan Nan say this: "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. It's a national event, you have to organize it better. Go call Liu Yifang and ask him to assist you."
So there is a saying that goes, "One sentence above makes the people below run around." Now Nan Nan is the one running around: "Wait a minute, doesn't Xiao Xi have some questions to ask you? Can I go after I hear them?"
Qian Jiujiu had finished talking about his own affairs, and he couldn't stop his apprentice from talking, so he nodded: "Xiao Xi, do you have anything to ask me?"
Fang Xiaoxi did not hide anything and told him all her questions: "Master, I go to the back mountain to practice internal skills at midnight every day, and my progress is very fast when I practice in the back mountain, almost two or three times as fast as when I practice at home."
Qian Jiujiu's eyes widened. Is there such a benefit? She can only enjoy such benefits when she is practicing in the space: "Can you do it in the wild or in the back mountain?"
Nan Nan also spoke up at this time: "Mom, I tried it last night, and it was almost the same as usual at home. It didn't have the effect that Xiao Xi said."
Qian Jiujiu rolled her eyes at Nan Nan and said, "You and Xiao Xi are practicing completely different techniques. Her technique is close to nature, but yours is not."
Huh? This explanation suddenly became reconciled. Fang Xiaoxi also suddenly realized: "Is this the reason? No wonder Dabai is so close to me."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Fang Xiaoxi curiously: "Who is Dabai?"
Could this be Fang Xiaoxi's secret in the back mountain? Fang Xiaoxi looked at his master helplessly, then glanced at his senior brother: "Senior brother, didn't you tell me about Dabai?"
Nan Nan sighed. He just asked if the family could have another tiger. He didn't say that there was a big white tiger in the back mountain.
But now there is no need to say anything else, now everyone understands. Qian Jiujiu looked at the two of them and said with some amusement: "It's just a big white, Xiao Xi can raise it if she wants."
Anyway, the whole back mountain is yours now, do whatever you want. Nan Nan knew what her mother was thinking at a glance, Fang Xiaoxi could do whatever she wanted.
Fang Xiaoxi was also very happy: "Thank you, Master. If you have nothing else to do, I will go and help my senior brother prepare for the Lantern Festival."
Qian Jiujiu nodded with a look of relief: "Okay, you two can go."
After the two left, Qian Jiujiu pulled Mu Yexiao to continue playing chess. She had recently become obsessed with chess.
After Fang Xiaoxi and Nan Nan came out together, they headed towards Liu Yifang's house. Liu Yifang was having breakfast with Zi Jiang. When he saw Nan Nan and Fang Xiaoxi coming together, he was a little curious: "Sir, why are you and Miss Fang here?"
Nan Nan smiled and explained the reason for coming, and Liu Yifang finally understood. No wonder the adults suddenly asked for some casino data last night, was this the reason
Xianyou Town manages more than 120 towns! This is not a small project, and the price is not a small amount. Ten taels of silver for a town alone would cost at least 1,200 taels of silver.
The first, second and third place winners had about five hundred taels, plus the private ones, so the total was two to three thousand. "Sir, are you so rich?"
That's right, how could a prince be poor! He was overthinking, so he stared at Nan Nan, who took a deep breath and said, "If you want to hold a big event, hold one. I'll give you five thousand taels, is that enough? After all, the venue and the decoration will cost money, and our Cuju team is the exclusive sponsor."
Fang Xiaoxi gave Nan Nan a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you are so domineering. But brother, after you paid the five thousand taels, don't forget to pay for the money to buy the back mountain. And you have to pay attention to the matter of finding someone."
Nan Nan hummed, and reached out to touch Fang Xiaoxi's head: "Don't worry, I've already sent a letter to have someone sent over."
Although his mother said that he couldn't use the relationship with the palace, he could still use some personal connections. Now the martial arts people were taken over by the court, so he could only think of recruiting retired soldiers.
With the intervention of Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu, most of the retired soldiers were able to live a good life, but there were also some who were living in a very shabby state. It was understandable that he accepted these people.
Fang Xiaoxi didn't say anything more after hearing what Nan Nan said. Several people went to the government office together, took out the notice, wrote a lot of notices, posted them, and sent the news to the village chiefs of each village.
The news that the county magistrate was going to hold a Lantern Festival shocked the people of Xianyou Town. The rules were very simple. There were two types of Lantern Festivals: one for the whole village to participate, and one for individuals to sign up to participate.
The conditions for participating are even simpler. As long as Miss Yuan makes a beautiful lantern on the day, she can hang it up and let the people who come to watch the lantern festival to score it. Finally, the first and second place will be determined according to the scores.
No matter whether the winning lanterns are from the village or privately, there is money to be won. Anyway, at this time, everyone is free and it is not bad to be able to make some money by making lanterns.
Only the villages that participated in the competition would get silver. As for private individuals, only the top 100 people would get silver, just like the village competition. The first place would get 200 taels, the second place would get 150 taels, the third place would get 100 taels, the fourth to the tenth would get 50 taels, and the eleventh to the hundredth would all get 2 taels of silver.
When all the villages got the news, their first thought was, isn't this just giving money in disguise? Who is this stupid person with a lot of money who would do this
However, word soon spread that this was a celebration held by the county magistrate's son to celebrate the Cuju team's performance last year.
Nan Nan's Cuju team became famous in an instant, but of course it wasn't a good reputation. People said that Nan Nan people were stupid and had a lot of money. Nan Nan was completely numb. Walking on the street with Fang Xiaoxi, he was speechless: "Did you hear that? Those people said I was a fool."
Fang Xiaoxi blinked her eyes: "Brother, don't be angry, you are not a fool, it's them who don't understand. Look at the whole Xianyou Town, there are not many materials for making lamps, you asked the caravan to buy them and then sell them to the villagers. There are also many individual competitions to participate in, maybe you can make some money."
When Qian Jiujiu told Nan Nan about this matter, he thought of it, so he ordered the people around him to buy materials. When the materials arrived, he would still be able to make some of his investment back.
Well, this at least relieved his depressed mood a little: "Come on, Xiao Xi, let's go make a lantern too. Then we can take first place and make those people dumbfounded."
Fang Xiaoxi laughed: "Can you do it?"
Well, it seems like he really doesn’t know how to do this: “It’s okay, we can find a master to do it. Let’s go, we have nothing to do anyway.”
Fang Xiaoxi was helpless, looking at Nan Nan, this little temper's behavior was so funny. Forget it, just let him be. There was a lantern shop in Xianyou Town. After the two came to the lantern shop, they found that the business of this lantern shop was particularly good.
Looking at people who bought lanterns and walked out happily, he said, "Come on, turn in these lanterns when the time comes. If we win first place, we will make a lot of money!"
Nan Nan happened to hear this, and looking at the person in front of him, Nan Nan was speechless. He suddenly blocked the way of the two people.
"Stop right there."
The two looked so cute, they didn't know Nan Nan at all: "What's the matter with this young master?"
This was also due to Nan Nan's clothes. He looked rich, so he spoke politely. Nan Nan snorted, "You guys are going to use the lanterns you bought to attend the Lantern Festival?"
The two nodded: "Yeah? Isn't it okay? We're just going to try our luck."
Nan Nan frowned, "It's said on the notice that you have to do it yourself. If you win the prize and are asked to do another one, and you can't do it, you will be charged with fraud. If Da Zhou is lying, how about a three-day tour of the prison?"
This instantly made the people who bought lanterns look over and ask, "Sir, are you serious? If the lanterns you bought are not good, what are you doing here?"
Finally, someone in the crowd recognized Nan Nan and his eyes widened: "Isn't this Master Mu who sponsored this event? Did he come here specifically to catch those people buying lanterns? This is too scary."
Facing these people's imagination, Nan Nan was speechless: "I'm not here to arrest you. Remember what I just said, you can't use what you bought to participate in the competition. You have to make it yourself. I came here to find a master who can make lanterns to teach me how to make lanterns. I also want to participate in the competition."
Fang Xiaoxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. There's not even a shadow of it yet! You just announced the matter first. Aren't you worried that you won't be able to make it when the time comes? You'll need my help.
When everyone heard Nan Nan's words, thinking that Master Mu had tried his best, they quickly changed their words: "I didn't buy it to participate in the competition. I bought it and made it according to the instructions. Yes, that's it."
This excuse was very good, and everyone changed their tone quickly. He ran away with the lantern in his hand. Nan Nan went in speechless, and the owner of the lantern shop came out to greet him personally.
He never thought that his shop would become so popular. This was all thanks to Master Mu: "Hello, Master Mu. These two are the best lantern makers here."
Nan Nan was stunned: "You didn't have any rest during the New Year, it must be very hard for you."
Shops like theirs have the best business before and during the first few days of the Chinese New Year, so of course they won't close. Obviously Master Mu didn't know, so the boss smiled and explained, "It's just to earn some hard-earned money. How do you plan to learn, Master Mu?"