Todayama was a little surprised. He stood up and said shyly to Toda: "I'll go take a look."
"Shall the officials change their official uniforms before going?"
"No, you don't need to wear official uniforms when you meet the people. It's not like you're going to the Yamen." He said, pacing out.
When he saw Yamaguchi Momoe looking at him with a half-smile, Todayama immediately thought of her pair of flawless white breasts. He quickly turned his head away as if he was guilty, and saw Yamaguchi Momoe looking at him with a strange look in her eyes.
Todayama concealed a smile and hurried out, followed by Yamaguchi Momoe and the guards to the outer house. Some guards also followed, and together they came to the Yamen gate.
The catcher on duty at the door said with a smile: "Sir, many people from all over the country have come here to wish you a happy new year. Hehe, I have been on duty for more than 20 years, and this is the first time.
I saw the people coming to pay New Year greetings to the great master. It shows how much the people love the great master!"
Todayama hurried out and stood on the steps of the yamen gate. Looking around, he saw hundreds of people on the dark street under the gate, men, women, old and young. Some were holding chickens and ducks, some were holding wine jars, and some were carrying bags.
Some were carrying baskets filled with eggs, while others were carrying pheasants, hares and other game.
Seeing Hudashan come out, these villagers all knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "The common people kowtow to Master Qingtian to pay New Year's greetings!"
Todayama hurriedly walked down the steps, helped the elderly people at the front up, and said: "Fellow folks, please get up quickly! Get up and talk!"
The few old men and women with white beards in front stood up shakily. An old man with white hair and beard held a red oil paper umbrella with a long handle in his hand. This paper umbrella was different from the ordinary ones, it was much larger.
The old man bowed and said: "Master Qingtian, we are filled with gratitude for your care and love for our poor people. We have no way to repay you. We send this umbrella to the master to express our gratitude to the poor people from all over the country."
"
As he spoke, an old man and an old woman came over to help him open the umbrella.
I saw that under the red umbrella, there were many small strips of cloth hanging densely, with names written on them or handprints stamped on them.
The white-bearded old man raised his hand tremblingly, pointed at the strips of cloth under the umbrella, and said: "These are the names of the heads of households of poor people who have received help from the great master. Most of them are so poor that they sell their sons and daughters.
He said that if it weren't for you, their flesh and blood would have to be separated. Some people would even starve to death and freeze to death. Everyone is really grateful to Master Qingtian for his kindness..."
Speaking of the excitement, the old man burst into tears. The people behind him also looked at Mount Toda with tears in their eyes.
A white-haired old woman standing next to her was leaning on a cane and said: "Master Qingtian, our family of twelve has long been out of food. If it weren't for you, we would have starved to death. Thank you, thank you...
..." After saying that, Weiwei was about to kneel down.
Todayama quickly supported her and said loudly: "Fellows, as a dousi, I didn't take good care of you, but you gave me such a high praise. I feel deeply ashamed."
Upon hearing this, the people all knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.
The white-bearded old man held the Wanmin Umbrella over his head with both hands, knelt down tremblingly, and said: "Please take the Wanmin Umbrella!"
Todayama straightened the sleeves of his robe, bowed to the chief of the Wanmin Umbrella first, and then took it with both hands. He handed it to the catcher next to him and said: "Put this Wanmin Umbrella on the warm pavilion in the Yamen lobby so that I can be alert at all times."
Dusi makes decisions for the people."
"Okay!" The catcher agreed.
The white-bearded old man stood up, took a hare from the hands of a young man behind him, held it in his hand and handed it over, saying: "Master Qingtian, in order to express our gratitude to the poor people from all over the country, we have prepared
Some things, these are the hares that the old boy went up to the mountain to hunt. Please accept them as a courtesy to the great master."
hts pushed back, raised his voice, and said: "Folks, I accepted the umbrella you gave me. I always remind myself to do things for the people, but I can never accept your things. I am a parent official.
Those of you who work for the common people have the most difficult life. I said that it is my greatest wish and pursuit to keep you fed and clothed. If I accept your things, I will slap myself in the face! So,
I will definitely not accept the things, please take them back, I understand your wishes!"
Several old men tried to persuade him again and again, but Todayama insisted not to do so.
When the villagers fell on their knees and saw it, they were even more moved and burst into tears. They could only kowtow to express their gratitude, and they were choked with sobs and could not speak.
Todasan said: "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I'm here to pay New Year's greetings to everyone!" After that, he bowed and saluted. Everyone was so panicked that they kowtowed in return.
Todayama added: "In the future, if the villagers have any difficulties, they can come to me directly at the Yamen. I will also go down to visit you often. In a few days, we will organize dragon dances and lanterns in Dongcheng to celebrate the New Year.
Everyone is welcome to come to the city and have a lot of fun.”
Upon hearing this, everyone cheered. The old man with white beard held his hands in tears and said: "This is great."
Todayama said with a smile: "It's the New Year. Of course, we only want to celebrate the New Year if there is a lot of excitement. Don't worry, I won't share the money for the dragon dance and lanterns with everyone. I will find the rich to raise it. We are all villagers, so we can help each other in the village.
We are a family."
When everyone heard this, they were delighted to see the excitement and not have to pay for it.
The white-bearded old man turned around happily and said to everyone: "Master Qingtian not only thinks about our food and clothing, but also thinks about our happy New Year. He is really a considerate person for our poor people!"
Everyone nodded one after another and looked at Mount Toda with eyes full of reverence and love. Mount Toda also felt warm in his heart. He looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "It's going to snow again, so everyone should go back."
, celebrating the New Year with my family. I’ll come to the county town in a few days to watch the dragon lanterns, and we’ll get together again.”
Everyone said goodbye one after another, thanked Toda Mountain, and slowly dispersed.
The catcher stepped forward and asked excitedly: "Master, do you really want to dance the dragon lantern?"
"Of course! In this way, you have a banquet in the afternoon, invite all the merchants in the city to dinner, and discuss with them the dragon lantern dance to raise funds. Ask them to help pay. Whoever pays, the dragon lantern will come to their home.
Dance at the gate for a while. The more money you pay, the longer the dance will be. In this way, their family will be decent, everyone will have fun watching, and everyone will also make a little fortune."
"This is a great idea, sir!" said the head catcher, "I want to spend some money to let the dragon lantern dance in front of my house. Hehe."
"Okay, you will be responsible for the specific organization of the dragon lantern dance."
"No problem! Have you never eaten pork and seen a pig running?"
Todayama was about to return to his inner house when he heard someone in the distance shout loudly: "Master!"
When Todayama turned around, he saw a village chief and dozens of people coming over, followed by porters carrying large boxes clad in red and colorful colors.
The master next to him smiled and said: "Dong Weng, the village chiefs from the four villages and eight villages are here to pay you New Year's greetings. They come to pay New Year's greetings to the Dongcheng Dusi every year, but they used to come only on the seventh or eighth day of the first lunar month. This year, they will come on the first day of the new year.
It’s really rare to come here.”
Todayama smiled, thinking that he had given these village chiefs a blow. These people knew how powerful they were, so they naturally came early.
The village chief ran at the front and said: "Sir, our village chief and the squires are all here to wish you a happy new year."
Todayama said in his heart, just come.
"You're welcome," Todayama said, cupping his hands, "Commanders, please ask Huating to speak."
Walking in a square pace, followed by a group of village chiefs, they came to the flower hall, where the guests and hosts were seated. The attendants served tea.
The village chief and the squires looked at each other, led by the village chief, who stood up, lifted his robes, knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "New Year's greetings to Mr. Dusi."
Todayama held his hands half empty and said, "Everyone, please get up. No need to be polite."
The mayor and the squire stood up and took their seats.
Todayama did a scan and found that Li Xiaopeng was not there. He asked curiously: "Where is Mr. Li? Why didn't he come?"
Li Chang sighed and said: "Executive member Li, he, he is dead!"
Todayama and Yamaguchi Momoe behind him were both shocked. Todayama hurriedly said: "Dead? He came to give me a gift on New Year's Eve, why did he die?"
"I heard from his family that on the way back from the county government office to deliver gifts to the master, he lost his footing and fell off a cliff, and died on the spot."
"Oh!" Todayama was really surprised and stamped his feet: "The last time Mr. Li was on the suspension bridge, he and Pontus were robbed and killed by bandits. He survived the disaster that time. Unexpectedly, he encountered disaster again this time. Seriously
It's heartbreaking! - By the way, it couldn't be another gangster, right? If it is, Dusi will definitely investigate and bring these thieves to justice!"
"No, no, no!" the chief hurriedly said with a smile, "Several servants followed him. They said he was walking very well, but his foot slipped and he fell down."
"Why did you fall down suddenly when you were so good?"
"Yes, I heard that we were passing by Wanzi Mountain. I also know that that section of the road is the most difficult and dangerous. The mountain road is rugged and very narrow. Below is a mountain stream several feet high. Mr. Li is walking in the middle. The servants only care about
Looking down at the road, they heard Mr. Li yelling and falling off the cliff. They quickly looked around and saw that there were rocks of all sizes under the cliff. They fell on a rock, and their hands and feet were still twitching. The servants
We were going to carry him back to the county town to find a doctor for treatment, but he died within a few steps."
Todayama was stunned, thinking that Kui Xingkui Mulang lived in the Wave Moon Cave in Wanzi Mountain. Could it be that he did it? Then he sighed and said: "It is true that misfortunes never come singly. Hey, Mr. Li, how wonderful it is."
A man has spent so much money to help the people. Look at how many people have come to express their gratitude to the county. In fact, they are all thanking you for taking the money. That Umbrella of All Peoples should be given to you."
