Chapter 41: Opening the Spring Temple Fair
"Xiao Gu, what's going on with you and Officer Wang? Why are you so wet?"
As soon as Gu Yuan and Wang Qing returned home, they met Da Zhuang who was guarding the door.
Da Zhuang looked at the two people who were all wet with confusion, and Wang Qing immediately hid behind Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan said without any guilt: "I was playing with the Dragon King by the lake with Wang Qing when I accidentally got splashed all over."
Only then did Da Zhuang put aside his doubts and warned: "You young people are very courageous. For someone as big as the Dragon King, you have to be careful!"
"What's wrong, Uncle Da Zhuang?" Feeling Wang Qing shivering from the cold, Gu Yuan stopped talking to Da Zhuang.
Da Zhuang quickly said excitedly: "Second Master asked me to tell you that the bidding is over!"
"It was very successful. Not one of the 500 stalls was left. On the contrary, many villages were annoyed that there were too few places to take pictures."
"What about consignment of goods?" Gu Yuan asked.
The joy on Da Zhuang's face faded slightly, and he said somewhat dejectedly: "The consignment of goods is not ideal."
"Most villages still choose to sell by themselves and give us a share of the stalls. So far, less than one-third have chosen to be consigned to us, and most of the goods sold are not easy to sell."
After hearing what Da Zhuang said, Gu Yuan couldn't say he was disappointed, because in his original idea, the plan of unifying the sales accounts of Wolong Village was the most difficult to complete.
Therefore, each village would rather bid at a high price to sell the stalls themselves. He can understand that everything must have a foundation of trust!
This Wolong Temple Fair will become the foundation. Gu Yuan is confident that as long as this temple fair is held, more and more villages will be willing to participate in unified sales!
Afterwards, Gu Yuan let Wang Qing enter the room first, and then asked Da Zhuang about the details of the bidding venue.
This conversation lasted for more than an hour. When Gu Yuan returned to the house, he found that Wang Qing had finished washing and was lying on his bed, her face red and already asleep.
Gu Yuan sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Wang Qing carefully. Her slightly trembling eyelashes, pouting mouth, and the little emotions that were still hanging on her at the moment were all heart-stirring no matter what.
Perhaps because she couldn't find a hair dryer, Wang Qing's hair was still wet and she had a towel wrapped around her head.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan carefully tried to help Wang Qing remove the towel from his head. However, when Gu Yuan's palm touched Wang Qing's forehead, he found that it was surprisingly hot!
"No, I have a fever."
Gu Yuan felt nervous and stretched out his hands to wipe Wang Qing's face. However, at this moment, Wang Qing suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed Gu Yuan's hand.
Gu Yuan looked at Wang Qing's confused eyes and quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, you have a fever and need to cool down!"
However, what surprised Gu Yuan was that Wang Qing not only did not get angry, but instead pressed her palm down with her face, rubbing it affectionately like a cat.
At this moment, Gu Yuan felt itchy in his heart. Looking at Wang Qing who continued to sleep, he suppressed the evil fire in his heart.
“It’s really terrible”
Gu Yuan had no choice but to continue sitting by the bed, slightly adjusting the immortal power and sending it along Wang Qing's face to cool him down.
As the immortal power continued to be transferred, Gu Yuan's palm gradually became colder, which made the sleeping Wang Qing feel very comfortable, and even made a few unclear sounds from time to time.
Gu Yuan maintained this sitting posture for more than an hour. He felt that Wang Qing's body temperature had dropped, and then he carefully pulled his palm away from Wang Qing's face and tiptoed to leave.
However, just as Gu Yuan turned around, he heard Wang Qing suddenly shout: "Don't leave."
Gu Yuan turned around and saw Wang Qing's face full of panic and helplessness, as if she was having a terrible nightmare.
Afterwards, Gu Yuan half-sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against the head of the bed, with one arm tightly held in Wang Qing's arms, and he stayed like this all night.
In the early morning of the first day of March, with the sound of gongs and drums, the entire Wolong Village woke up at this moment.
Gu Yuan opened his eyes tiredly and was shocked to find that at some point, Wang Qing had disappeared.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan hurriedly walked out of the room. The originally peaceful Wolong Village now turned into a noisy and lively scene.
In front of the stalls on both sides of Longyuan Lake, merchants from various villages were busy loading and repairing goods. Next to Longyuan Lake, a group of children, who had rarely gotten up early, were swimming around Longyuan Lake.
The first pot of breakfast has been sold out, and the alluring aroma is filling the surroundings, reminding the arrival of a new day.
"Xiao Gu, why are you up? It's only five o'clock, and it will still be dawn for a while."
The old stationmaster walked over with the breakfast he had just bought from the vendor in his hand, eating steamed buns.
"Uncle, where is Wang Qing?" Gu Yuan said awkwardly.
The old stationmaster handed Gu Yuan a basket of steamed buns and said, "She left just now. No, she didn't even eat the breakfast she bought!"
"Leaving? Today is the first day of the temple fair," Gu Yuan said in surprise.
The old webmaster nodded: "Isn't that right? I said there are tasks from above and I will come back when I have time."
"I heard from my daughter that you didn't sleep all night last night?" the old stationmaster said suddenly.
Gu Yuan's face froze, he didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know what Wang Qing's words meant.
"You young people really need to be restrained even if you are young!"
"You can play for a whole night, and only you and my daughter can do that! No wonder all these kids are gathered here early in the morning!" The old stationmaster shook his head and sighed.
Gu Yuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had done nothing all night. How could he explain if he was misunderstood?
"It's still early, Xiao Gu, you should go back and get some sleep. You young people are not like us, you are much older," the old stationmaster advised.
"No, the Spring Festival Fair is about to start. I will inspect it again to make sure there are no mistakes!"
With that said, Gu Yuan washed his face with cold water by the Longyuan Lake and meticulously checked the progress of the temple fair.
"Xiao Gu, do you think I'm doing this right?"
"Xiao Gu, is our price too low?"
"Xiao Gu..."
Wherever Gu Yuan passed by, he would be stopped by enthusiastic neighbors, who would ask him questions and forcefully give him some items sold at the stalls.
Before Gu Yuan could finish walking down the street, his arms were already filled with all kinds of agricultural products, which made Gu Yuan a little bit dumbfounded. Fortunately, he stopped patrolling and was holding a bunch of things in his arms, ready to go home and wash up.
However, just when Gu Yuan walked to the entrance of the village, he saw several dazzling lights suddenly light up outside the village.
"Is there a car coming?"
Seeing this, Gu Yuan frowned. The road leading to Wolong Village was very difficult to walk. It was only two meters wide and covered with gravel roads. Generally, a car coming over would drive people crazy! So until now, Wang Sanwei's car is still parked.
Chapter completed!