22. The first festival
The auction was over, and Qin Shiou had no interest in staying in Ottawa, so he went home directly.
Little Black invited Qin Shiou to stay in Ottawa for a while, and introduced him to some friends by the way, but Qin Shiou was not interested, and still planned to return to Farewell Island, after all, that was his territory.
"Well, since you're insisting, man, I can only wish you a smooth journey." Little Blake said regretfully, he and Qin Shiou are about the same age, and they can talk together.
Qin Shiou smiled and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, brother, I'm free to say goodbye to the town, and I'll invite you to drink ice wine." ”
"Will you introduce me to a handsome guy?" Little Blake joked, "Qin, to be honest, you actually kicked Margarita out that night and scared me, you don't like men, right?" ”
Qin Shiou smiled and said, "If that's the case, then your chrysanthemum would have turned into a sunflower a long time ago." ”
Jokingly, Little Black sent Qin Shiou on the plane.
When Qin Shiou returned to Farewell Town, the President No. 1 he had bought before had also arrived, and the Cadillac dealer sent it to the town, and the formalities and license plates were completed, leaving only someone to drive it to travel the world.
When the brand-new President No. 1 arrived in Farewell Town, it caused a lot of sensation.
The economy of Farewell Town is not optimistic, especially since several fishing grounds on the island have closed down one after another, there are no fish to catch, and many people are unemployed at home.
Seeing this noble and domineering super SUV, young people are happy to see the hunt, and people continue to take pictures around the car.
When Qin Shiou received the car, there were two young people watching the car, he said hello, and the two young men were a little embarrassed, scratching their heads and wanting to leave.
As a result, Qin Shiou threw the remote control board to the two of them and said with a smile: "If you like it, then take a walk, guys, I think the stock in the fuel tank is enough for you to have a good time." ”
A figure walked over and said, "Qin, you are a great young man. ”
Qin Shiou looked at it, it turned out to be the mayor of the town, William Hamley, this guy is still dressed in an old-fashioned British gentleman's white suit, leather jacket, and bow tie, which makes people feel as if he came out of a nineteenth-century British movie.
"Hello, Mayor." Qin Shiou shook hands with him.
Hamlet looked at the car with a smile and said, "I think, the price of President No. 1 must not be low." ”
Qin Shiou knew the meaning of the song when he heard it, and he smiled: "I understand, I understand, Mayor Ville, tomorrow I will ask Mr. Auerbach to accompany me to pay the inheritance tax and arrears of the fishing ground." ”
Hamlet nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's easy to talk to smart people, okay, you keep playing, I'm going to wander around town." ”
"Take my car for a ride?" Qin Shiou invited.
"Do you have a driver's license?" Hamlet asked jokingly.
He just casually said that Canada is similar to the United States, and children can get their driver's licenses when they get their ID cards.
However, Qin Shiou doesn't have a Canadian driver's license!
"Who's going to check?" He didn't care.
In the afternoon, Auerbach came to him and discussed with him the issue of tax avoidance, which was negligible compared to the taxes to be paid for the auction of the statues.
Auerbach meant to use the tax paid on the auction of the art to offset the previous arrears of the fishery, and in addition, he found a way to apply for the payment of the tax in installments, so that he could later offset some of the tax with the invoice for the purchase of the boat's equipment from the fishery.
Qin Shiou doesn't know much, and Auerbach doesn't know very much, but he is a veteran lawyer and has seen a lot, he proposed the first case, and he will have to hire an accountant to operate it in the future.
Auerbach stayed for dinner as usual, and before leaving, he said: "The day after tomorrow is the first festival when you come to say goodbye to the town, do you want to participate?" ”
"What holiday?"
"Easter, it's a big day."
Easter is indeed an important holiday in the West, and the time is the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox every year.
Christians believe that Easter is a symbol of rebirth and hope, and that it commemorates the day of resurrection on the third day after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Qin Shiou has not participated in Easter, he only knows Christmas during the foreign festival, and he is still a little angry young man in life, and he despises the kind of peer who is only a local festival and admires foreign flattery.
Now that he has immigrated to Farewell Town and taken over the Daqin Fishing Ground, it will naturally be a lot of communication with the people in the town in the future, so he must integrate into their lives, and there is no doubt that it is a good opportunity to spend the festival with the people in the town.
Early the next morning, Qin Shiou drove a domineering new car to the town.
Auerbach picked him up for breakfast together, and Qin Shiou said: "I checked last night, Easter is generally celebrated?" ”
"Yes, I'll take you to tomorrow, and the town has a sumptuous dinner and fireworks display every year."
"In general, how are the fees for these activities issued?"
"The government is responsible for half of it, and then the people in the town will donate half of it."
Qin Shiou thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'm responsible for the half donated by the people in the town, how much is it?" ”
He did this in order to gain a good reputation for himself, according to his estimates and inquiries on the Internet, the cost of the entire Easter in Farewell Town was less than 500,000, and he was responsible for 250,000 at most, and 250,000 was used to gain the favor of the people in the town, which was worth it.
Since he had the ability of the Heart of the Ocean, Qin Shiou didn't take money too seriously, and there were countless treasures in the ocean, just like the lost antiques like Perseus and Medusa statues, as long as he searched carefully, he could always find them.
He has thought about it, even if he can't find it, it's a big deal that he will be able to make a lot of money by relying on his ability to catch fish and catch Wang Ba in the future.
So, now money is not a thing for him.
Hearing his words, Auerbach swallowed the hamburger and looked at him in surprise, then laughed and said, "No need, Qin, it's not necessary." ”
Qin Shiou said: "I'm serious, man, you know, I'm serious. ”
Auerbach smiled: "I thank you for having this thought, young man, you are as heroic and kind as Lao Qin, but at least you don't have to worry about the cost of Easter, in fact, everything you should buy is all bought now, and you can express it when you need to raise funds for other festivals in the future." ”
Qin Shiou thought that this was indeed the case, and Auerbach said to him again: "However, you can buy some gifts, this is also great, isn't it?" ”
Easter, like Christmas, is a gift that is associated with spring and rebirth: eggs, chickens, bunnies, flowers, and especially lilies are the symbols of the season.
Just like Christmas, on Easter morning, children will find the Easter basket in front of their bed filled with little things like chocolate eggs, Easter bunnies, fluffy chicks and doll toys.
Of course, the exchange of gifts also includes adults, and even the White House holds an Easter egg giveaway every Easter.
Qin Shiou walked out of the hamburger restaurant, he looked at the bare and deserted streets, and had an idea in his heart.
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