The hour of You (5 PM) on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
The streetlights along the entire street lit up simultaneously. Various colored lights also illuminated the shopping malls, shops, and stalls in the game and food streets.
In an instant, the festive atmosphere on the entire street reached its peak.
Wow! It's so beautiful.
"Yes, it's so beautiful, it's really so beautiful."
"This is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful street."
"Let's go buy some firecrackers."
"Yay! Let's go, let's go, I need to buy firecrackers."
The streets were bustling with people buying firecrackers and setting off fireworks, creating a lively scene.
Many people from other places were seeing such a lively New Year celebration for the first time.
For a moment, cheers and exclamations filled the streets.
"Third sister, Father and Mother have just booked a hotel room. We can put these things back at the hotel, rest for a while, and then continue our shopping."
"Let's stroll around for a bit, and it'll be time for the movie to start. After the movie, it'll be time for the New Year's raffle." A girl in a red dress said, pulling on the arm of a girl in a green dress.
"Wow, Mom and Dad actually managed to book a hotel, that's really something."
"Let's hurry to the hotel and rest for a while, otherwise I won't be able to keep going all day."
The girl in the green dress looked helpless. She was physically tired from shopping, but not mentally. It was the first time she had seen such a lively New Year's scene. Who could resist? Especially someone who loved shopping.
"Haha, serves you right for insisting on shopping all the time. And you bought so much food." The girl in red rolled her eyes at the girl in green.
"Oh dear, I couldn't resist! All the food was just so delicious. I heard that a lot of the food in the food street was provided by Miss Wang, the owner of the Wonderful Shop."
She's so wonderful. If I were a man, I would definitely fall in love with her.
Before we knew it, it was time for the lucky draw.
Many people collected all five red stamps on the prize redemption ticket.
A row of constables stood on either side of the prize redemption area. In the very center of the area was a two-meter-high platform.
On the table on the platform, there was a large red box with the word "award" written on it.
The area was crowded with onlookers.
"Hey? Have you collected them all?"
"Haha, I've collected them all a long time ago, and I've been waiting for this moment."
"Haha, me too. I've been waiting here for a while, just wanting to stand in the front row and watch the excitement."
"Everyone line up, five people at a time, put your main lottery tickets into this big red box, and keep your stubs." A constable stood on a two-meter-high platform, shouting through a megaphone, and patted the big red box.
"After you put it in, you can wait for the lottery in this open space on the left."
The lucky draw will officially begin in 15 minutes.
The person drawing the lottery is our Prefect Wang. Whoever's number is drawn by Prefect Wang will be the winner.
Winners wait in the prize redemption area on the right to receive their prizes. Those who miss the prize redemption ticket distribution time will no longer be eligible to participate in the lucky draw.
Upon hearing the official's speech, the crowd stirred, all discussing who would win the prize.
The official opened the red box, showed it to the people, and then, displaying the empty box, indicated that there had been no cheating. He then handed the box to Prefect Wang, who had walked onto the platform.
Soon, the people who had collected all five red stamps walked in rows to the red box, following the instructions of the constables, and put their lottery tickets inside.
The people who participated in the lottery were all very excited, hoping that they would win a big prize.
Gradually, fewer and fewer people put lottery tickets into the red box.
"There's less than a quarter of an hour left. Anyone who hasn't put their raffle ticket in the red box, hurry up!" a constable shouted through a megaphone.
Several people jogged over and quickly put the raffle tickets into the red box.
The people around them were anxious for them, constantly telling them, "Run faster, run faster."
"The time has come. Now, our Prefect of Qingshan City will draw the prize."
Prefect Wang walked up to a two-meter-high platform, where a table was placed, and the red box sat quietly on the table.
At this moment, all eyes were focused on the red box, everyone staring wide-eyed, eager to see who would win.
"Next, we will draw the sixth prize. The prize is a supermarket voucher worth 2 taels of silver, for a total of 1,000 people."
Prefect Wang put one hand into the round opening at the top of the red box, and within a few breaths, he grabbed a handful of lottery tickets.
The constables next to him took the lottery tickets and began to read out the numbers one by one until Prefect Wang had drawn out 1,000 tickets.
The people were afraid of missing out, so they didn't dare to speak and listened carefully.
For a moment, the scene was unusually quiet.
The constables shouted through a loudspeaker.
"Number 9, Number 4, Number 520, Number 13, Number 14, Number 99, Number 945, Number 856, Number 521... "
Upon hearing that they had won the lottery, the people were about to shout excitedly when they quickly covered their mouths. They excitedly took the stub of the ticket and headed towards the prize redemption area.
After the constable finished reading out the 1,000 winning numbers, he added, "We will post the winning numbers shortly. Anyone who didn't hear clearly can check them. You can claim your prize before the 16th of the first lunar month."
Now let's draw the fifth prize, 5 taels of silver...
The lottery event lasted a full hour.
As the event came to a close, the people, who had been holding back their excitement for half a day, finally erupted.
Immediately, the crowd erupted in cheers, and bursts of exclamations and laughter filled the night sky.
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