Chapter 77: Sister Jiang's handwritten "Fu" character screensaver...

Police cars have been patrolling Dahuai Village one after another in the past two days. The villagers are puzzled and think that thieves have broken into the village.

An elderly man inquired and learned that with the Spring Festival holiday approaching, tourists from all over the country would be coming to visit. They were conducting routine security patrols, clearing obstacles, and providing assistance to tourists as needed.

Jiang Mingyue knew the intention best, but she didn't point it out.

Even without police patrols, if anyone dares to retaliate against her and the Sun family, she wouldn't mind letting the Earth Dragon make a cameo appearance.

On the other hand, Huai County's Culture and Tourism Bureau immediately collected opinions from netizens and held a meeting overnight to discuss plans for receiving tourists during the Spring Festival.

The first step is to recruit a group of volunteers, mainly college students returning from vacation, supplemented by first and second-year high school students. They will be given a social practice score and awarded certificates.

The second step was to add portable toilets at the entrances of several tourist attractions, and to add stalls for women based on feedback from netizens.

The third step is to arrange unified shuttle buses between various scenic spots in Huai County, with a fare of one yuan per person.

The fourth step is to plan a folk snack street, which will bring together fried and barbecued snacks and stinky tofu and other strong-flavored snacks in one place, allowing tourists to choose for themselves.

The fifth step is to encourage local residents to travel during off-peak hours as much as possible, so that tourists can have the best time to visit.

Any other points not yet thought of can be added at any time.

Online, Huai County's cultural and tourism sector released promotional videos on social media platforms such as Weibo and Langyin.

With the theme of "A Thousand-Year-Old Huai County, Traveling Through Time," tourists are invited to wear Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) and take photos. Hotels in the county offer a 30% discount for Hanfu enthusiasts and a 20% discount for regular tourists.

To show their support for Sister Jiang, her fans actively promoted the themed video released by Huai County Culture and Tourism Bureau.

Representatives from Huai County's Culture and Tourism Bureau personally visited Jiang Mingyue, hoping she would participate in some folk activities during the Spring Festival. They said it wouldn't take up too much of her time; she could just walk through the activities in Hanfu for about five minutes.

"The old town is built along the river, and the buildings are well preserved. We will have folk actors dressed in Hanfu and carrying lanterns to tour the old streets for an hour, and they will interact with tourists."

"Ms. Jiang, you only need to give us five minutes. Our idea is to dress you up and then tell the tourists that you are among them after the event. Whoever can guess who you are will receive a prize from our cultural and tourism department."

The director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, full of sincerity, handed the event plan to Jiang Mingyue, saying, "Ms. Jiang, please consider it carefully. We won't bother you any longer. Please give us your reply once you've thought it through."

The activities arranged by Huai County Culture and Tourism Bureau were very reasonable, scheduled for 7 pm on the third day of the Lunar New Year, which gave Jiang Mingyue five minutes to spare.

The key point is that Huai County's cultural and tourism department did its homework thoroughly and understood her personality. If she were to appear in person, it would definitely cause a commotion, and if it resulted in a stampede, it would be a loss.

Jiang Mingyue picked up her pen and signed, "No need to consider it anymore, I agree to this event plan."

The director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau breathed a sigh of relief; their all-night research and formulation of the plan had not been in vain.

"Thank you so much for your cooperation, Ms. Jiang. Please rest assured, we will keep this confidential. Currently, only the three of us staff members present and you are aware of the event plan."

Jiang Mingyue smiled slightly, "I am a resident of Huai County, and it is only right that I contribute to the cultural tourism of Huai County."

With less than ten days until the Lunar New Year, every household is busy cleaning and preparing for the holiday.

During the day, Jiang Mingyue helps Cao Hualan steam buns and fry food, and in the afternoon, without fail, she goes to Shao Quan's place.

Life is enjoyable.

Two days later, Sun Aijun and Sun Aimin returned from the county town after finishing their work. The two bought a bunch of dried fruits, candied fruits and other New Year's goods, and also bought down jackets for the three women in their family.

In the county town, a basic down jacket costs around a thousand yuan, and the price tag on the down jacket is still on, showing a price of 1,799 yuan.

Cao Hualan thought it was too expensive and refused to accept it, so she asked Sun Aijun to take it back and return it.

Sun Aijun hurriedly said, "Oh, Mom, buying all three together gives you a 50% discount, which means each item is only 900 yuan on average. It's really not expensive. Some brands in the mall cost several thousand yuan."

Cao Hualan still felt it was expensive, "Nine hundred yuan is not cheap. At the market, one only sells for one hundred and twenty yuan. It's cheap and durable."

Sun Aijun hurriedly turned to his younger sister for help, "Aimei, can you talk to our mother and persuade her to change her mind?"

Sun Aimei smiled and ran forward to pick up the clothes and unfold them so that Cao Hualan could try them on.

"Mom! My cousin is going to participate in an event at the old street in the county town on the evening of the third day of the Lunar New Year. We definitely have to go and watch it. There will be thousands of fans there, so we have to dress up nicely and not embarrass her!"

Sun Aimei knew how to prescribe the right medicine, and her words instantly changed Cao Hualan's mind.

"That's true, I can't let Yueyue down."

Sun Aijun and Sun Aimin breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally accepted it. It was only useful to bring up Jiang Mingyue. All of Cao Hualan's principles were no principles in front of Jiang Mingyue.

Sometimes they were also envious and jealous of Yueyue.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wu Lizhen's husband and children returned from abroad, and Jiang Mingyue also suspended her classes, resuming them after the eighth day of the first lunar month.

The Sun family doesn't have many relatives visiting. Sun Aijun and Sun Aimin are responsible for delivering the New Year's gifts to the Sun and Cao families. Apart from visiting her parents' graves, Jiang Mingyue only visits the Shao Quan family.

She bought some New Year's gifts that the elders could eat, and even personally wove gourd bracelets for Shao Quan and Wu Lizhen.

Shao Quan held her gourd bracelet with obvious delight, put it on right then and there, and even returned the gift to Jiang Mingyue.

Wu Lizhen's husband brought back two boxes of snacks from abroad, along with a double-sided embroidery piece, which was the same flower and cat embroidery that Shao Quan had embroidered when Jiang Mingyue first came to the Wu family.

A week ago, Jiang Mingyue demolished the west wing next to the kitchen. She cleared a space in the southwest corner of the yard and had someone bring in a shipping container. When the main room was renovated after the holiday, she arranged for the two brothers, Sun Aijun and his brother, to move in.

During the holiday, the west bedroom in the main room was vacated for them to stay in, and Cao Hualan and Sun Aimei slept in her room together.

In winter, it's warm for three people to squeeze into one bed.

Cao Hualan was worried that her snoring would disturb Jiang Mingyue, so she planned to put a small bed in the living room. Jiang Mingyue said it was okay, she could wear earplugs.

Early on New Year's Eve, Sun Aimei helped Jiang Mingyue set up the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone in the yard. This year, the Spring Festival couplets for the family were written by her cousin, whose calligraphy was very beautiful.

Sun Aimin held up his phone to film and record some New Year's footage, which he would then edit and post on his Langyin account. He usually tinkers with woodworking and occasionally uploads some of his work, which has nearly 10,000 followers.

"Cousin, do you want to change into something more eye-catching?"

Jiang Mingyue was still wearing a black hoodie today, but after Sun Aimin reminded her, she went back to her room and changed into a pink sweater.

She supports Sun Aimin in running his Langyin account, and she wouldn't mind appearing on camera if it could open up new avenues for him.

Sun Aimei and Sun Aimin's eyes lit up, and they nodded in praise, "Beautiful, really beautiful."

Jiang Mingyue finished writing twenty "Fu" characters, twelve couplets, and six horizontal banners in one go.

The task of pasting up the Spring Festival couplets was assigned to the Sun brothers, while Cao Hualan was responsible for making the paste.

After Jiang Mingyue finished writing the Spring Festival couplets, Cao Hualan sent her off to play, while she waited for lunch and New Year's Eve dinner.

Today, the Sun family wouldn't let her touch the kitchen, saying that she's been busy every day since she came back and deserves a break.

Jiang Mingyue wasn't interested in watching TV, so she went back to her room to get her phone and decided to send New Year's greetings to Wei Lai and the others in advance in the group chat.

However, she was too late. Wei Lai and others sent New Year's greetings early in the morning and also sent a bunch of red envelopes.

Wei Lai: "Wishing everyone a bright and prosperous future."

Ji Wenxuan: "Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year! May all your wishes come true and everything go smoothly!"

Qi Sheng: "Happy New Year :-)"

Don Juan: "Wishing everyone good health and all the best in the new year."

There were so many blessings that Jiang Mingyue patiently read through them all and checked each of the red envelopes they sent.

Don Juan gave everyone 10,000 yuan, but Jiang Mingyue snatched 90,000 yuan. There was nothing she could do; she was just that lucky.

She didn't take it for nothing; she took out 66,666 and distributed it out.

"My New Year's blessing to you is my phone screen saver, a handwritten '福' (Fu, meaning good fortune) character."

After posting this message, Jiang Mingyue uploaded nine "Fu" characters, each with a different shape. They weren't exclusive autographs; instead, they contained the names of Wei Lai, Qi Sheng, Ji Wenxuan, Tang Huang, Meng Qinzhou, Xie Fei, Lin Chaosheng, Qiu Zhenlong, and Wang Xia within the "Fu" character.

The nine guests on the variety show were overjoyed after receiving their respective screen savers, and Jiang Mingyue's handwritten "Fu" character was worth a fortune.

The nine people immediately changed their screensavers and even posted them on Weibo with perfect coordination, playing the mystery with a unified story.

"Thank you to the child from afar for the handwritten 'Fu' character screensaver. Love you JPG."

The nine guests of the variety show posted a joint Weibo post, all sharing handwritten "Fu" characters, which also subtly included the names of each of the nine guests.

The wonderful friendship between the guests on the variety show is trending on social media.

Netizens aren't stupid; they immediately guessed who the child in the distance was. Who else could it be but Sister Jiang?!

[Sister Jiang is amazing! A newly crowned master of impartiality, she has charmed every one of the nine guests on the variety show.]

Who's envious? That's right, it's me.

[Ahhh, I really want Sister Jiang's handwritten "Fu" character as my screensaver!]

[Sister Jiang's "Fu" character is so beautiful! The strokes are strong and powerful, and just looking at it makes you feel relaxed and comfortable.]

[Could Sister Jiang please post this on her own blog?]

Did Sister Jiang uninstall Weibo?

[99% chance]

Do you have any way to get the "Fu" character from Sister Jiang? @Huaixian Culture and Tourism

The editor behind the scenes of Huai County's cultural and tourism work overtime at home and immediately replied to this comment.

[Huai County Culture and Tourism]: People are already queuing up outside the door.

Netizens immediately praised Huai County's cultural and tourism sector for its quick response and remarkable action.

"If I really want to see the character '福' (fortune/blessing), I'll take my whole family on a trip to Huai County Culture and Tourism Center on the second day of the Lunar New Year!"

"Ahhhh, we're waiting online @HuaixianCultureTourism"

"@Huaixian Culture and Tourism, five minutes have passed, and the editor still hasn't received it?"

Five minutes later, Huai County Culture and Tourism posted on Weibo.

[Huai County Culture and Tourism]: The editor received a blessing from Sister Jiang for all her fans. Sister Jiang said she uninstalled Weibo and forgot her Weibo secrets, so she asked the editor to send it on her behalf.

The attached image shows three different styles of the character "福" (Fu, meaning good fortune).

The fans were thrilled and left messages of thanks, praising the Huai County Culture and Tourism Bureau for its work and saying they would definitely visit Huai County on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

[Jiang Mingyue's handwritten "Fu" character] immediately topped the Weibo hot search list. In addition to Jiang's fans downloading it as their screensaver, netizens and casual fans also rushed to join in the fun.

Yan Qian, who was far away in Beijing, originally wanted to contact Jiang Mingyue and ask her to create a "Fu" character for him, but he was afraid that she would refuse. After thinking it over, he decided not to bother her and downloaded the one she had given to her online friend.

To his surprise, He Yan sent him a photo more than an hour later.

"Brother Yan, this is a special 'Fu' character that Sister Jiang gave you."

Yan Qian was flattered and took a closer look at the picture. His name was embedded in the character "福" (fortune).

Yan Qian smiled. The five million hadn't been wasted. Although she could be cold and aloof at times, she was quite fair when it mattered.

Do you have one too?

He Yan replied with a big grinning emoji, "Both my grandfather and I have one."

Yan Qian chuckled; this was indeed her style.

On New Year's Eve, Jiang Mingyue wrote the character "福" (Fu, meaning good fortune).

The nine guests on the show generated a lot of buzz online, attracting cultural and tourism businesses to Huai County, so she couldn't help but write about it.

Following closely behind was another group of people they couldn't refuse: Principal Chen of Dahai Town Middle School and his neighbors.

The village doesn't strictly control fireworks and firecrackers, and there are designated areas for setting them off. After the New Year's Eve dinner, Jiang Mingyue went to watch the fireworks show with the Sun family.

When we got back, we turned on the TV, but the Spring Festival Gala was just for show. The whole family sat around playing cards and staying up all night.

Cao Hualan is getting old and can't stay awake, so she goes to bed before 10 p.m.

Jiang Mingyue stayed up with the three Sun siblings until midnight.

She gazed at the night sky. The new year had arrived, and she hoped that everything would go smoothly for her in the coming year.

Around four or five o'clock on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Mingyue was awakened by the sound of firecrackers. Shen Aijun set off firecrackers to open the door, so she simply didn't go back to sleep, changed into new clothes, and went to help.

Nothing much to do today, I'm going to visit the Sun family for the New Year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Mingyue visited relatives and on the second day, she visited Wu Lizhen's family. They chatted about everyday matters and ate and drank. Wherever Jiang Mingyue went, she was stuffed with handfuls of melon seeds and peanuts. She ate melon seeds all day long.

I couldn't control myself from bumping into things at all.

On the other hand, high-speed rail tickets to Huai County from New Year's Eve to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year were snapped up, and the highways were completely congested.

Even though Huai County's cultural and tourism sector had made thorough preparations, the surge in tourists still stunned them; it was probably more than 100,000 people.

Netizens who couldn't buy tickets went to the official Weibo account of Huai County Culture and Tourism Bureau for help.

"Aaaaaah! I can't get a ticket!"

"Family, there's nothing good to eat in Huai County, you should get a refund right away, *facepalm*"

"I could hear the scheme the people upstairs were plotting even from overseas."

"Even tickets to Fengshi are sold out! Netizens are so clever!"

"Huai County is under the jurisdiction of Feng City. It only takes an hour to get from Feng City to Huai County by bus, and we don't want to go through the trouble of taking a detour, but we can't buy direct high-speed rail tickets to Huai County!"

Left with no other option, Huai County's cultural and tourism department coordinated to increase train services, and staff were stationed at each section of the highway to divert tourists.

Thanks to the thorough preparations made by Huai County's cultural and tourism department, visitors were able to directly experience the charm of this ancient county town with its thousand-year history.

Everywhere was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a strong festive atmosphere for the Chinese New Year.

Shuttle buses are arranged between the attractions, and the ticket price is only one yuan per person, which is incredibly cheap.

The hotel offers a 20% discount to regular tourists and a 30% discount to tourists wearing Hanfu (traditional Han clothing).

Fans took turns checking in at the Huai Line and uploading their photos to social media platforms, quickly boosting the event's popularity.

"Ah, Huai County is so beautiful, the food is so delicious, the people here are very kind, and the public security here is also very good."

"Wandering through this ancient county town feels like having a conversation with people from a thousand years ago. I would give it a five-star recommendation."

"It's cleaner than I expected, with flowers and greenery everywhere. Thank you to the sanitation workers."

Many social media influencers also jumped on the bandwagon, filming and uploading videos to social media platforms to promote Huai County.

The streets of Huai County in the video are clean and tidy. In the interview, an old man is seen wandering around the park in front of his house with a bird in his arms. "We were originally going to go to the botanical garden, but since the tourists are coming, we won't squeeze in and will make room for them."

Citizens of Huai County joked about it online.

Is this really the Huai County I used to know?

Don't be jealous. We have guests, and we need to take good care of the tourists. It's okay for us locals to suffer a little hardship.

The lights along the old canal have never been turned on before; they've really gone all out to turn them on this year.

That fountain hasn't been running for ten years, has it? Huai County, you feel like a stranger to me.

We were both raised by stepmothers, we understand, we won't make a fuss.

The fans were very well-behaved and didn't want to embarrass Sister Jiang. They each carried a trash bag when taking photos. Later, they found that there were plenty of trash cans at various scenic spots, which made them praise the Huai County Culture and Tourism Association for doing practical things.

Huai County has more than a dozen scenic spots of varying sizes, which cannot be visited in one day; seven days are sufficient.

Huai County's cultural and tourism department has prepared ample folk activities for tourists, and in case tourists from the south cannot stand the cold in the north, it has specially provided heated rooms at each scenic spot.

"This dry cold is nothing; minus one or two degrees Celsius is perfectly acceptable."

The weather has been great these past few days, with sunny skies every day, daytime highs of six or seven degrees Celsius, and nighttime lows of minus one or two degrees Celsius.

With favorable timing, location, and human resources, Huai County's cultural tourism has become a trending topic.

The director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau and the county head of Huai County personally stood at the entrance of the old street to welcome tourists.

Some bolder tourists directly asked the director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, "Director, have you seen Sister Jiang? Will she be participating in the event?"

The director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau smiled and didn't say that Jiang Mingyue would participate in the event, only that Sister Jiang would probably accompany her family to visit the scenic spots.

"It all depends on who among you is lucky enough to run into her."

The fans were even more excited.

Ahhhh, I really want to run into Sister Jiang!

[Family, I'm stuck abroad and can't get a plane ticket. Please help me bump into someone!]

Many fans originally came to Huai County because of Jiang Mingyue, but after experiencing the ancient county firsthand and learning about it, they grew to love it more and more, as it brought them so many surprises.

There are countless intangible cultural heritages passed down for thousands of years, such as double-sided embroidery, Huaiqiang opera, and Huaixian ink.

The old county government office from a thousand years ago is still preserved on South Street in Huai County. There are performances every day these days, with the county magistrate presiding over cases.

Many tourists lined up, and police officers were maintaining order nearby.

Tourists are randomly selected on-site to act as yamen runners and county magistrates, interacting with the actors. Those who participate receive tickets printed with paper money, which can be exchanged for food and small gifts.

Author's Note: It's my child's birthday today, I've been incredibly busy. I'll update more tomorrow, *kiss*