Chapter 2931 Enjoyable
After one performance was over, Bai Shan would lead a group of little ghosts to perform a dance to drive away evil spirits. He was best at this because every time they went to the streets to watch Nuo opera, they liked to dance this dance around him and Zhou Manbai.
Of course, they always have to give each other some money after the dance.
Everyone happily walked along Qianmen Street. As the people of Beihai County followed the crowd, they said, "Although I rarely watch Nuo opera, this King of Hell really loves to perform his dance to exorcise evil spirits. He just performed two dances for my child, and I couldn't help but give him money."
"He jumped at me, too. And he jumped pretty well."
"He is the most imposing one, worthy of being the King of Hell."
Everyone surrounded the Nuo opera team as they walked away slowly. The entrance to the county government office was mostly empty, but a small number of people were still queuing up to receive rice dumplings.
But the speed is also fast. The dumplings are steamed in advance, one for each person, no extras.
They gave one to each one they came up to, and then they took the rice dumplings and chased the crowd.
Seeing that the procession was in order, County Magistrate Fang breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to look for the person. "Thank goodness Nuo Opera took the person away. Oh, and where's the county magistrate?"
County Magistrate Dong had an indescribable look on his face as he pointed at the crowd that was about to disappear.
County Magistrate Fang frowned, "It's getting late. My Lord, you should be preparing to go to Qingzhou City. Why are you joining in the fun now?"
County Magistrate Dong glanced at him and said, "County Magistrate Fang, your Excellency is not going to join in the fun, but to create the excitement."
County Magistrate Fang was puzzled.
County Magistrate Dong then stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his expression filled with worry and sorrow as he said, "Our county magistrate has gone to play the role of the King of Hell himself."
County Magistrate Fang: ...
County Magistrate Fang was stunned.
Not to mention County Magistrate Fang, everyone in the entire county government was shocked when they heard about this.
"Impossible! Did you see it wrong? How could an adult be performing Nuo opera?"
"It's absolutely true. That's the county magistrate. Although he's wearing a mask, I've been with you for so many days. How could I not recognize you?"
"That temperament, that stature, is it something that ordinary people can compare to?"
"I saw it too. It was the county magistrate. County Magistrate Dong also said it was the county magistrate."
Most people didn't see Bai Shan's appearance, but the yamen runners were all on duty today. When everyone gathered together, you told me, I told another, and soon the whole county government knew about it.
"It's incredible that the adults can actually dance Nuo opera."
"Isn't that common people?"
"Not really? I heard that in the past, nobles used Nuo opera to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings, but the county magistrate performing Nuo opera..."
It's unimaginable, really unimaginable.
The yamen runners looked at each other, and finally all headed to the street. No one was lazy anymore, but ran to County Lieutenant Dong and said, "County Lieutenant Dong, let's go to the street to maintain order."
"Yes, there are many people taking to the streets today, and we can't let them squeeze us."
Everyone ran away, and when they caught up with the main group, they found that they could not squeeze in.
The further down you go, the more people it attracts, and the whole street is full of people.
The common people didn't know that the person playing the role of the King of Hell was their county magistrate, but such activities were rare in Beihai County, and even villagers from surrounding villages came to the city early just to watch the Nuo opera and receive rice dumplings.
Zhou Man was protected by Daji and two guards as they moved through the crowd, following Bai Shan while dancing as they walked forward. However, there were too many people, and soon the four of them were squeezed apart.
Only Daji followed her closely because he was holding her arm.
Zhou Man could only retreat and went to a nearby stall. She happened to see someone selling sweet wine, so she ordered a bowl. She took off her mask, exhaled, and said, "There are too many people. Let's go back to the county government office and call the bailiffs to maintain order."
Daji agreed, but looked at Zhou Man without moving.
She raised two fingers and said, "I swear, I will never squeeze in to watch the fun again."
Only then did Daji leave.
Zhou Man let out a breath and turned to look at the crowd, only to find that many of them were not from Beihai County.
She has been walking the streets since she came to Beihai County. Although she is not familiar with everyone's faces, at least she is familiar with their clothes, hats and shoes. Everywhere in the city, people living there have some common characteristics.
Looking at the people crowded in the middle to watch the excitement, it was obvious that they had come to the city from the countryside. Some of them were dressed as scholars and should have come from other counties, or from the countryside below to the city.
Zhou Man was very happy about this, as it showed that Beihai County had attracted people to come here.
County Magistrate Dong quickly brought the remaining yamen runners over and beat gongs and drums to call out those yamen runners who wanted to squeeze in to join in the fun. Then they divided the team into two groups and went forward to divert the crowd, finally making the crowd less crowded.
The county town is so small, and they only jump on one street.
Starting from Chenzheng, they danced all the way to the end of the street, taking two breaks in the middle. Even though they said they were taking a break, they still wore masks and interacted with the onlookers.
It was noon when we reached the end of the street.
The people were still not satisfied, so they surrounded the ghosts and asked for blessings.
Bai Shan quietly withdrew from the crowd and got on a carriage under the escort of guards such as Daji. He turned directly into another street and took a detour back to the county government office.
Bai Shan stripped off his clothes while in the carriage. He jumped out of the carriage wearing only his undershirt. Seeing County Magistrate Fang standing at the door, he smiled at him. Then, remembering that Fang was still wearing a mask, he took it off, threw his clothes to the guards, and walked inside while saying to County Magistrate Fang, "Excuse me, I'll go and clean up."
County Magistrate Fang: ...
Bai Shan happily returned to the backyard, spinning the mask in his hand. Seeing Zhou Man had just returned, he excitedly asked her, "Did you see how I danced?"
Zhou Man praised him generously, gave him a thumbs up and said, "Super awesome!"
Bai Shan then became pleased with himself and said, "I think I danced well too."
Wu Yue had hurriedly prepared hot water. When she saw the two of them, she hesitated and asked, "My dear, who will wash first?"
"Me."
"I'll do it."
They both spoke at the same time, then looked at each other...
Zhou Man turned around and ran towards the door, and finally won with a closer distance. He jumped into the door and slammed the door shut with his backhand, almost slapping off Bai Shan's nose as he rushed over.
Zhou Man bolted the door and shouted, "I'll go first!"
Bai Shan could only touch his nose and retreat.
After the two of them finished bathing, lunch was prepared for them at home.
Seeing him come out, Zhou Man pointed to the official documents on the table and said, "This is what County Magistrate Fang and Zhao Ming just sent over. They said it's what you need."
Bai Shan ate while reading the official documents.
He read quickly, scanning the entire document at a glance. By the time he finished his meal, he had finished reading the document. He closed it and put it aside, saying, "Not bad."
Manbao was also full. He turned his head to look at the sun outside and sighed, "It's hard to go out at this time."
Bai Shan stood up and scratched her nose, "Hurry up, it will be bad if you delay."
She had no choice but to get up and go out. Zhao Ming and Wen Tiandong were already waiting there, and she could leave as soon as they came out.
Song Zhubu became even more worried when he saw Zhao Ming leaving with Bai Shan.
Zhao Ming had served as the chief clerk for a while before. Could it be that County Magistrate Bai wanted Zhao Ming to replace him?
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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