It seems that the master still has to save face and is embarrassed to plagiarize other people's achievements and claim them as his own. Maybe he will really publish an ancient book!
Ziyuan looked at Fang Xiaoxi, not understanding what she was laughing at: "Since Miss Xiaoxi knows, I will go back first."
Fang Xiaoxi nodded: "Sister Ziyuan, take care."
Fang Xiaoxi was in a good mood along the way and couldn't help humming a song. She walked a few steps to find the village chief: "Village chief, I'm back. I got the poem back. When can I go to the dean to write it?"
The village chief felt that since there was not even a basic shape, it was not a good idea to ask someone to write for us: "Let's wait until the lamp is almost complete, but we still have to make an appointment with the dean and the teacher first."
Fang Xiaoxi blinked her eyes and thought about the poem in her hand: "How many days do you think it will take? It has to be quick. I will visit the dean today to set a time and let the dean get familiar with the poem."
The village chief had no objection: "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, Xiaoxi. If our lantern can win first place, I'll give you a great achievement. Hahaha, I see you're running every day, you must be working hard."
In other villages, the village chief would run around looking for people to help and draw patterns. Not to mention, with this activity, lamp makers, carpenters, and people who can draw patterns all made a fortune!
The whole Xianyou Town became bustling with activity, and everyone was busy. On the seventh day of the New Year, the government office opened. Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu brought their people back to the government office, and along the way they felt the bustle of Xianyou Town.
"Many people in the town have participated in the Lantern Festival competition and are busy making lanterns! There are still a few days left and it will start soon. How are we going to display these lanterns?"
These lanterns are to be sent for viewing, because it is a lantern festival, so it can only be held at night. However, if we wait until the Lantern Festival to arrange them, it will definitely be too late.
Mu Yexiao also thought of this, and on the first day of the opening of the government office, he called Liu Yifang and said, "Take your people to each village and take a look at the size of the lanterns made by those villages. The lanterns that the villages collectively participate in the competition will be displayed on the street in front of the government office."
"The other person's is on the street outside. Go build some fences these days so they're easier to remove. They'll be used to hang lanterns, and they'll be removed right after they're hung."
The entire Xianyou Town is not big, with only two streets in total, and both were used this time. Liu Yifang took Zijiang to work, and Qian Jiujiu also led everyone to clean up, officially starting preparations for the new year.
I just felt a little uneasy in my heart, and I was a little absent-minded when doing things. Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu's state and wondered: "What's wrong with my wife?"
Qian Jiujiu frowned: "I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy, as if something bad has happened. Could it be that something went wrong with Qingye? Why hasn't he come back after being gone for so long?"
Mu Yexiao patted Qian Jiujiu's shoulder and comforted her: "Don't think too much. Qingye has only been gone for a few days. I'm afraid he hasn't even reached Jiang Hu's hometown yet. That place is far and remote, so it's normal that there is no news."
Even though she said that, Qian Jiujiu still felt a little worried. Even the rabbit came out to comfort her: "Don't worry, such a big yellow and gold are following her! What could happen?"
That's true. The golden python followed Beibei. That's not right. She was worried about Qingye. Why would Rabbit come out to comfort Beibei? Forget it. I guess he'll be back in a few days.
"Forget it, I'd better find something to do to keep myself busy. Maybe if I have too much free time, I'll start to have random thoughts."
Mu Yexiao shrugged his shoulders and ignored her. However, Qian Jiujiu had her own business to deal with, so she went back into the pharmacy to study the herbs.
There was nothing to do after the yamen opened. People were busy making lanterns and praying that they would win the prize and get silver. As a result, the whole Xianyou Town was peaceful and the people in the yamen naturally had nothing to do.
So they were all sent by Mu Yexiao to help decorate the scene of the Lantern Festival. After a busy period, it was the Lantern Festival in a blink of an eye. Many carriages entered the town early in the morning, and the carriages were loaded with lanterns made by their village.
Because it is daytime now, everyone covers themselves with red cloth, and only pulls it off when the lights are turned on at night.
The carriages met at the entrance of the town. Liu Yifang led the yamen runners to maintain traffic here: "Put down the lanterns after your carriages enter, and leave one or two people to guard them. The carriages should not be blocked in the town. Also, don't park them randomly after entering, and don't think about competing for positions. The positions of each village have been arranged."
When they heard that the positions of each village had been arranged, the people in those villages immediately spoke up: "How is it arranged? What is the basis for the ranking?"
Liu Yifang raised his eyebrows. These village chiefs were small officials with big ambitions. "Of course, they are arranged according to the size of the lanterns you made. The names of the lanterns are written, and they cannot be placed in the wrong place. Those who place them in the wrong place will be regarded as automatically giving up the competition."
After hearing that it was considered as giving up the competition, who would dare to put it randomly? They must put it carefully. Seeing that all the village heads understood the rules, Liu Yifang began to line up people to enter.
There was a group of young people standing next to the carriage, who were carrying the lanterns with you. After the carriage entered, they followed Liu Yifang's instructions and found their positions before putting down the lanterns. They then selected the most trusted people from the two villages to watch over them. Of course, most of the village heads chose to stay behind.
Because the queues were going on in an orderly manner, the lanterns from more than 120 villages were put up in one morning. In the afternoon, the private participants began to find their own positions and hang up their lanterns.
Of course, there are guards in the private competition, and people who come to hang lanterns need to pay a few coins to buy a stall. This is because there are only so many stalls here, and some are in good locations, and some are not.
So who wants the good ones and who wants the bad ones? Naturally, the only way to distinguish them is by price. It depends on whether you are willing to sell the good ones at a higher price.
Of course, the best spots have now been occupied by others. Even the lanterns have been moved in, and according to the old rules, they are covered with red cloth!
At this time, people who came could only buy the remaining seats. Fortunately, most of the seats were still okay and the prices were not expensive, just two or three cents, which everyone could afford.
Everyone was busy during the day, and finally in the evening, the Lantern Festival was about to begin. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao also came to the street. After all, the two of them were going to be judges, so they naturally had to come early.
When the two of them arrived, the lanterns were already lit with candles, and they looked very luxurious and magnificent. Especially the largest lantern, after it was lit, it looked really majestic and magnificent, and four dragon heads could be seen from a long distance.
There are also lights placed above the dragon head. This is a sea of lanterns. When all the lanterns are lit, the entire Xianyou Town is as bright as day, but with a different color, which is very beautiful.
Qian Jiujiu smiled and said, "I saw the lanterns of Fangjia Village at first sight."
Just kidding, who can't see those bright dragon heads? And the words on them, the font is really beautiful. There are even more people visiting the Lantern Festival tonight, and almost all the teahouses and restaurants in the town are full.
Mu Yexiao looked at everyone's excitement. In fact, the most important thing was to elect the first place tonight: "Everyone listen to me, now we will vote, who will be the first place tonight. From now on, everyone present has one vote. People on both sides of the street stop you. You can leave after voting, but you are not allowed to come in again."
When everyone entered, they had a paper ticket in their hands. It was made by the government and distributed to everyone when entering the town. It also had a number written on it. Of course, the indigenous people in the town all had one.
There were still many people outside watching the lanterns entered by private participants. No one had expected that the voting for this lantern festival would not be placed at the end, but the first program. It seemed like they were in a hurry to give people money.
Now I can't go in, I can't even contribute to my village, what a pity. At this time, most of the lanterns in the villages are watched by people in the town.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and said, "Isn't it a bit unfair to let people vote just to see the appearance? How about asking each village chief to introduce their village's lanterns? What do you think, Dean?"
This time, it's not just Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao who came, all the important people in the town came with them, and each of them has ten tickets in their hands! In the end, maybe they can turn defeat into victory!
This is a good idea. Hearing this, the village heads became excited. Mu Yexiao would naturally not object to his wife's proposal. He looked at Liu Yifang beside him and said, "Liu Yifang, go and prepare the lottery. Use the lottery method to determine the order of their introduction."
Qian Jiujiu was a little speechless: "Don't bother with that, just go by size, the positions are already set anyway."
That's true, but in this case, Fangjia Village really has an advantage. Nan Nan also stood with Fang Xiaoxi in the crowd: "If nothing unexpected happens, your village should be the first to introduce. Have you told the village chief how to introduce it?"
Fang Xiaoxi nodded: "Don't worry, the village chief must know."
It was the turn of the village chief to give a speech: "Hello everyone, I am the village chief of Fangjia Village. The lantern behind me is a masterpiece that everyone in our village has participated in making these days. The name of the lantern is "Dragon Raising its Head", which means good luck in the new year."