Having made up his mind, Chen Da contacted the guards hidden in the surrounding area when he went to town with Dongmei the next day, asking them to cooperate with him in staging a self-inflicted injury on the day of the villa's opening ceremony.
After the master and servant agreed on their plan, they went their separate ways.
Originally, Chen Da wanted to stage a hero rescuing a beauty, but through the recruitment of workers at the manor, he also realized that although Hongmei was valued by Qu Xiaodie and Xie Yushu, she was still a maid in the end and not important enough. So he simply kept Hongmei hanging and dragged Anle Hou into it.
On the way from the capital to here, he discovered that Xie Yushu treated Chu Jinyu like her own son. She not only took him out for food, drink, and entertainment, but also gave him lessons whenever she had the chance. It was called a trip for fun, but it was actually a trip for learning. Many mothers might not do this. It is conceivable how important Chu Jinyu is to Xie Yushu.
If he had saved Chu Jinyu's life, then the situation would be different.
The innocent cannon fodder, Chu Jinyu, was unaware that he had been used as a tool. He was eagerly anticipating the opening day of the manor, because he could take leave that day to come and play and eat with Han Zhongyu.
Aunt Su said there were lion dances and Yangko dances that day, it was so lively!
What child doesn't love excitement?
As Chu Jinyu eagerly awaited, as Qu Xiaodie and Aunt Su conducted their intensive and well-organized training, and as the entire resort busily made preparations, the day finally arrived.
On the afternoon of the first day, red ribbons were hung from the front gate to the factory, hospital, supermarket and other places, flower baskets were arranged at the entrance, and big red flowers were hung at the gate of several venues.
Xie Yushu even ordered people to exchange two baskets of copper coins and buy two baskets of candy, mixing them into four large baskets of gifts to scatter at the opening ceremony, both to liven up the event and to bring good luck.
They even hired chefs from four restaurants in the city in advance, bringing a full set of tableware, and set up a hundred tables for a continuous banquet, stretching for two miles from the mountain gate.
Six tables were prepared at the villa to entertain Han Zhongyu and Xie Tianqi's colleagues, as well as Xie Yushu's own friends.
However, the banquet was set up in the garden of the outer courtyard.
He also instructed the guards in the outer courtyard to remove the repeating crossbows on the day of the reception, and not to expose them before the court made it public.
To make things easier, Han Zhongyu and his men came over the day after the yamen closed. The yamen even gave them a half-day off. Although the land had already been granted to Xie Yushu by the Emperor, the Tai'an Prefecture yamen still received 30% of the glass factory's profits!
Of course, everyone from the government office had to come and support them by attending the banquet, and also take the opportunity to build a good relationship with Han Zhongyu and Xie Yushu.
The local residents naturally knew that the place was opening today. Since it wasn't the busy farming season, many adults and children came to watch the excitement after breakfast.
With the addition of workers from several factories and their families, the area outside the mountain gate became lively early in the morning.
Qu Xiaodie simply gave the Yangko dance team and the lion dance team more money, so that they could go over and dance for a while from time to time to liven things up.
Xie Yushu, Qu Xiaodie, Han Zhongyu, Xuan Yuanche, Xiao Haitang, Chu Jinyu, and Xie Yumin all wore festive bright red clothes. The Xie family members and several stewards were also dressed in red as the main color.
Their faces beamed with joy, even more excited than if they had opened their own factory.
After changing his clothes, Xuan Yuanche, who loved to play, took Chu Jinyu and the other children out to watch the excitement.
The auspicious time was set for 10 o'clock, but Xie Yushu and Han Zhongyu each had a speech, so they went out with their families and managers at 9:30.
Xie Yushu and Han Zhongyu walked in the middle, both exuding extraordinary elegance. Dressed in red, the gold threads on their hems shimmered in the bright sunlight, making them appear even more beautiful, noble, and graceful.
Some unaware children instinctively crossed their arms and shouted at the two of them.
May you have a son soon!
"May you grow old together in happiness!"
After calling out, she stretched out her little hand in a childish voice, asking for candy.
This made Xie Yushu laugh out loud, while Han Zhongyu's face turned bright red, and he started walking with his hands and feet moving in unison, his ears looking like they were about to bleed.
He looks completely flustered.
Xie Yushu laughed even harder after discovering this, then called over the people carrying the wedding money and candy, grabbed two large handfuls, and went to the two children with a smile.
"Wish me wealth and prosperity!"
Making a fortune every day!
Upon seeing a lot of candy, the two children immediately changed their speech, though their pronunciation was not very clear.
May you have abundant wealth and make a fortune every day!
"Good boy, so well-behaved!"
Xie Yushu praised them and gave the candy to the two children.
Qu Xiaodie couldn't bear to look. In front of everyone, did they have to be so obviously greedy for money?
However, the surrounding people were in an uproar because Xie Yushu's gift not only contained candy but also copper coins. Who wouldn't want to share in the princess's wealth?
So they all shouted.
"The princess is accumulating wealth, making a fortune every day!"
The sounds grew louder and louder. Han Zhongyu, who had already walked quite a distance, turned around when he heard the sounds, but he didn't even know what was happening!
Xie Yushu waved her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
After all, she was a first-rank princess, so everyone cooperated quite well, immediately shutting up and looking at her with eager expressions.
Xie Yushu said loudly
"Today I have prepared four large baskets of wedding candy and money for everyone. But before that, I have to say a few words to your upright official. Then we will distribute the money, watch the lion dance, watch the Yangko dance, and start the feast. Everyone can eat as much as you like at today's continuous feast!"
Please calm down and cooperate, okay?
Everyone said in unison
"good!
good!
good"
Xie Yushu nodded in agreement and continued walking toward the center of the celebration.
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