A few days later.

The county magistrate, Zhoujia Village and Zheng Family were all busy preparing. Murong Shu and his companions toured Haicheng. The more they understood this small town, the more they liked it.

Based on what they had seen and heard in the past few days, Murong Shu and his companions improved their previous plan and sent a more detailed version to the county magistrate.

County Magistrate Ou now feels as energized as if he had been injected with chicken blood. In the past, he wanted to make the people rich but had no way to do so. Now, with the help of noble people and the personal approval of the emperor, County Magistrate Ou feels that he can now work day and night.

In order to ensure the success of the first small-scale barbecue party, County Magistrate Ou has been very busy these days. Not only did he send his wife and daughter out to socialize, but he also went to Zhoujia Village to supervise when he was free.

Ever since he received the emperor's oral order, County Magistrate Ou has been feeling proud. He is just a small official and if it weren't for the help of the nobles, he would never have received the emperor's oral order.

I swore in my heart that I must do this well.

After everything was ready, County Magistrate Ou and Mr. Zheng went to the house to find Murong Shu and Wen Jing.

After some discussion, the few of them decided to hold the first small banquet for the wealthy and famous people in Haicheng three days later.

Mr. Zheng is responsible for inviting the wealthy businessmen and inviting all of them. He can use their identities to make a fuss at critical moments.

Officials and the like are easier to deal with. After all, the county magistrate is the most powerful person here, and everyone will definitely give him face if he invites them.

As for the scholars, Murong Shu asked the county magistrate to directly bring out Wen Jing and Mu Siqing. One was the top scholar admired by the students of the Great Saint Dynasty, and the other was a newly promoted third place scholar. Either one of them was a well-known figure.

County Magistrate Ou was stunned as he listened nearby. Madam Wen's arrangements were simply perfect, which he had never dared to imagine before.

The two people who were originally thought to refuse were very cooperative. When Mrs. Wen suggested using their names to make an article, not only did they not say a word of objection, they also praised the idea.

After the names were decided, Murong Shu asked Magistrate Ou to arrange more people to maintain order on the day of the banquet. On the Zheng family's side, Murong Shu asked Master Zheng to arrange a group of maids and train them in the next few days.

After they had agreed on all the details, Magistrate Ou and Mr. Zheng went back.

In Zhoujia Village, Murong Shu had discussed with Master Zheng when he went there a few days ago, and made uniform costumes for all the people who helped that day, regardless of gender. In the past few days, everyone has been rehearsing under the supervision of the village chief.

Three days later, the beach barbecue feast will begin.

Murong Shu and his group went to Zhoujia Village early in the morning.

Today, Zhoujia Village has been completely renovated and is very clean. At the request of the village chief, everyone has changed into new clothes.

The barbecue party was arranged in the evening, and a special barbecue area was set aside. The county magistrate had been busy with this matter these days, and skilled craftsmen had built a small pavilion early on, which looked very beautiful from a distance.

Considering its daily practicality, Murong Shu also drew a picture of a folding table, but he didn't expect that it was actually made by the craftsmen.

All the tools for barbecue were brought out, and even a lot of tools for fishing were prepared. It was obvious that County Magistrate Ou was very attentive to this event.

County Magistrate Ou listened to Murong Shu's advice and set up an on-site investment promotion office so that wealthy businessmen could cooperate with the government to share the profits if they saw suitable projects.

Although it didn't start until the evening, people started coming as soon as lunch was over because they were so famous.

The first to arrive were the students from Hengyue Academy. As soon as County Magistrate Ou announced that Wen Jing and Mu Siqing would arrive today, the dean of Hengyue Academy decided to bring all the students. It would be an honor to even just get some guidance from Master Wen.

Murong Shu had people prepare pens, ink, paper, and inkstones as well as a special area for today's literati and students to rest.

In order to make the atmosphere more intense, Murong Shu asked Wen Jing and Mu Siqing to write some poems on the themes of the sea and going to the sea. When Mu Siqing was in the mood, he even drew a picture of going to the sea.

"Second brother, draw us too." Yueyue thought Mu Siqing's drawing was interesting and asked him to draw them going to the sea as well.

"Let your brother-in-law help you paint, he paints better!" Mu Siqing was not being modest, Wen Jing's painting skills were indeed better.

"Brother-in-law, please draw one for us too." When Yueyue heard that Wen Jing's painting was better, she ran over to find Wen Jing again.

"Sixth sister, if you like it, can your brother-in-law help you paint it when we get back home?" Wen Jing didn't want to put his family's portraits on display here.

"Then brother-in-law, please remember to help us draw when you return to the capital!"

"Sixth sister, don't worry."

Yueyue got Wen Jing's promise and went to find Murong Shu happily.

Murong Shu and Jun Mingyue brought some things that the ladies would like today, mainly to try out the market in Haicheng. The female relatives were actually received by the county magistrate's wife and daughter.

Both mother and daughter are dignified and kind people. After meeting Murong Shu and others, Murong Shu gave each of them a box of beauty cream.

"Madam Wen, you can't use this. It's too expensive." The county magistrate's wife knew this beauty cream. She didn't expect that the nobleman would use it today.

"Madam, please accept it. The beauty cream in the capital is made by me. These are newly made by me recently. Madam and Miss, can you help me try the effect?"

Murong Shu's few words made the county magistrate's wife feel embarrassed to refuse again. She had not expected that the beauty cream they could not ask for was actually made by the nobleman himself.

As they were talking, other ladies came over with their daughters-in-law and children. The county magistrate's wife knew them all and hurried forward to introduce them.

Murong Shu was very generous. He gave each of the ladies who came today a box of beauty cream, which shocked the ladies so much that they didn't dare to accept it for a while.

It was only after the county magistrate's wife helped explain that everyone dared to accept it. The ladies who had originally thought that it was just a formality had to take it seriously again.

They only knew that a distinguished person would come to the banquet, but no one told them that they could have such close contact with the distinguished person.

After receiving the gifts and figuring out the key, the ladies and young ladies became much more enthusiastic. The lively girls were taken by Yueyue to go fishing.

Those who were more quiet and introverted stayed here and chatted with Murong Shu and others.

The wealthy businessmen originally thought that it was a barbecue party that was not presentable, but this time they were refreshed. Some of them quickly smelled business opportunities and ran to ask Mr. Zheng for help in connecting with the government.

The scene with the literati was even more lively. Whether they were writing poems, drawing pictures, or making couplets, Wen Jing and Mu Siqing were able to answer questions fluently.

Some talented students would give some pointers when they heard the scene, and for a while this became the most lively place.

Mu Siqing was humble and imparted his experience to the students.