Chapter 2926 Dragon Boat Festival Preparation
When Manbao came out of the shower lazily, May had already changed the sheets and quilt covers. Bai Shan was leaning on the bed and yawning. When she saw her come out, she made room for her.
Zhou Man had already felt a little refreshed after taking a shower, and when she saw him yawning, she couldn't help but yawn too. She climbed onto the bed, pulled the quilt over her, lay down and closed her eyes.
Bai Shan pulled back the quilt a little and pushed her, "I still want to talk to you."
Zhou Man yawned and asked, "What?"
"Before Cui Yuan left, he handed me an article. I read it and thought it was pretty good. I think he's quite capable, so I'd like to ask him to be my advisor."
Zhou Man forced his eyelids open to look at him, "Don't you want a staff?"
Bai Shan said, "But a county does have a lot of affairs to deal with, and some trivial matters are not convenient for the county magistrate or county lieutenant to handle."
Zhou Man thought about it and nodded. Her clinic was small, and sometimes she felt that some things were very trivial and boring.
"Then please!"
"You are quite forthright in responding. I would like to investigate further."
After all, staff members are no different from others. They will become his confidants in the future and are likely to follow him forever. Therefore, their character and talents are particularly important, and it is best if their goals are consistent with his.
Zhou Man was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes. Her eyelids drooped again. She said, "Use him first and slowly test him. It's just like when Fourth Brother hired a clerk. Go on a couple of trade routes first, and you'll know his abilities once you get to know him."
Bai Shan thought so too.
Once his worries were resolved, Bai Shan felt sleepy. He blew out the light, then lay down, hugged Zhou Man, and fell asleep as soon as he tilted his head.
Although they were tired, they woke up on time the next day without being called.
But even after waking up, they didn't want to get up, so they just lay in bed with their eyes open and talked.
Zhou Man calculated the time and said, "I have one more day to go to the government office today. The day after tomorrow is Dragon Boat Festival, so I will have a day off tomorrow. That's great!"
Bai Shan: ...
Zhou Man turned his head to look at him, "Will your county government release it?"
"This time the bandit case has caused a huge stir, and people from other counties have come to watch the fun, so I've decided to only hold court for one day, the day after tomorrow, the Dragon Boat Festival. The court will continue to operate normally the rest of the time."
Zhou Man sympathized with him and asked, "You must have given the officials a lot of compensation, right?"
Bai Shan nodded. Working overtime on holidays deserves rewards. Of course, it doesn’t matter if they don’t get any. They won’t quit their jobs just because of this, right?
However, Bai Shan felt that since they had worked hard and lost the opportunity to have fun with their families, they should be compensated.
He was very confident, "The county government will have money."
Because the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, the governor's office also sent an official document, saying that he would hold a banquet in the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival and invited the county magistrates of all counties to attend.
County magistrates in some remote areas received official documents two days ago, and some have already set off for Qingzhou City today.
Although Beihai County is poor, the county seat is not far from Qingzhou City. Therefore, since he received the official document today, he could go to Qingzhou City on the same day.
Bai Shan also made the same arrangement. Not only did he go on the same day, he also planned to attend an event in the county town before going there.
He said to County Magistrate Fang, "It just so happens that so many scholars from other places have come to our Beihai County. We must make this Dragon Boat Festival event a great success."
County Magistrate Fang asked hesitantly, "What do you want to do, sir?"
"Is there any Nuo opera in the county town?"
County Magistrate Fang touched his nose and said, "There are some folk actors who can sing and dance, but they are few in number."
He smiled awkwardly, "You are not like me, you are from a big place like the capital. I am afraid you will not be impressed by their little tricks."
Bai Shan said nonchalantly, "We are having fun together with the people. Go and invite them over. I will see them after I finish the trial at noon."
County Magistrate Fang could only send someone out to call those who occasionally performed Nuo opera to the county government office.
So at noon, Bai Shan saw more than a dozen Nuo opera troupes, some old and some young, with only two young and strong people.
The two young men were as thin as bamboo poles, leaning against the wall with a nonchalant look.
Bai Shan was shocked.
He had seen many Nuo operas since he was a child, but this was the first time he had seen Nuo opera performers like this.
Bai Shan looked them up and down, hesitated for a moment and asked, "What kind of music do you usually dance to?"
"'Meng Jiangnu' and 'Catching the Yellow Ghost'."
Bai Shan breathed a sigh of relief. These two pieces were often performed. Fortunately, fortunately, he smiled and said, "Then you can perform "Meng Jiangnu"."
A middle-aged man walked out of the crowd upon hearing this. He lowered his head and when he looked up again, he looked at Bai Shan with a bitter face. He pinched his throat and shouted at Bai Shan sadly: "Fan Lang——"
Daji, who was standing behind Bai Shan, couldn't help but burst out laughing, then lowered his head and tried hard to hold back his laughter, almost crying with laughter.
Bai Shan, who faced the actors directly: ...
County Magistrate Fang shuddered and looked at Bai Shan with an indescribable expression. He just said no, right?
Bai Shan walked out of the small reception room in a daze, and only came to his senses after reaching the main courtyard. He said to County Magistrate Fang, "Let them perform 'Catching the Yellow Ghost'. This one has no lyrics, and they just play ghosts. It shouldn't be difficult to perform, right?"
County Magistrate Fang said, "Sir, they just said that people in the countryside love to hear them sing 'Meng Jiang Nu' the most, so they are more familiar with 'Meng Jiang Nu'."
That would be totally screwed.
Bai Shan rubbed his forehead and said, "There's still a day and a half left. 'Catching the Yellow Ghost' isn't difficult, so they can practice it now. Don't worry, they won't lose any wages, and the tips from the people will also belong to them."
County Magistrate Fang immediately asked, "Sir, are we just going to perform one play?"
Bai Shan asked sadly, "Can they perform other plays?"
County Magistrate Fang was silent, then said, "But one isn't enough."
"It doesn't matter. Beihai County's main street is only this long. Let them perform all the way, back and forth." Bai Shan rubbed his forehead. "Oh, and get some glutinous rice from the granary. Ask someone to make some small rice dumplings. Give some to the people along the way the next day. Just think of it as a way to have fun with them."
He gave full authority to County Magistrate Fang on how to do it.
County Magistrate Fang agreed.
Beihai County is not big and there are not many people in the county town, so they don’t need to prepare much. They can prepare it in one day, which is not difficult for them.
At this time, Zhou Man was also discussing with Wen Tiandong, "Let's make some medicine bags and put them in front of the hospital for people to pick up. After taking them back, they can make them into sachets to repel evil and insects."
Wen Tiandong had no objection at all and immediately took out some medicinal herbs from the pharmacy, which were dried mugwort leaves, atractylodes, galangal, angelica dahurica, vanilla, etc., as well as a large bag of realgar.
Zhou Man asked someone to move the tables and chairs to the door of the medical office, and then asked them to cut paper. She and Wen Tiandong sat on one side of the table each and started to wrap the medicinal materials.
Each paper bag only contained one or two medicinal herbs. You didn't need a lot, just a paper bag the size of your palm would suffice. Someone passing by the medical office saw it and asked about it. When they heard it was free, they immediately said, "Sir, give me ten. I have a big family."
Zhou Man only gave her one and said with a smile, "They have to come and get it themselves. I can only give one to each person."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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