The end of the year is approaching, and the arrival of the Ascension Festival makes the hearts of every Enya believer excited.

This year, due to the arrival of Zhaoming, everyone's life has changed a lot, so it is necessary to celebrate!

As the lord, Zhaoming naturally wanted to rejoice with the people on this important day, and he had already instructed Grouch and Vanessa to prepare.

And the business-minded Trisda did not forget to take the opportunity to make a fortune while she was busy preparing for the festival.

By selling the backlog of fabrics in the satin estate at a reduced price, and secretly raising the price of the tailor, Trisda made a fortune in a matter of days.

Of course, all this has been tacitly approved by Zhaoming, after all, it has not caused any impact on people's livelihood, so it should be regarded as a reward for Trisda.

In addition, on December 30, the day before the Ascension Festival, Akira gathered his close ministers to his home to celebrate.

Politicians such as Grouchy and Kaeya, as well as people in positions of great power, such as Trisda and Joseph, were all in attendance.

As for the guard, no matter how much the lord persuaded him, he was unwilling to show his face, and only wanted to stand guard outside the door alone, accompanied only by the red-blooded horse that Zhaoming had given him.

Trisda, dressed in a sumptuous costume, was the first to arrive at Zhaoming's residence, a special outfit that was enough to show off her extraordinary status.

However, Zhaoming did not come out to greet him, which surprised Trisda.

"Mr. Cooper, where's Shoaki-sama?" Trisda politely asked the guards standing guard at the door.

Cooper said with a serious expression, "Your Excellency is busy with a very important matter. ”

Curious, Trisda didn't ask anything more, and asked Cooper to open the door for her.

Because of the special relationship between Trisda and Zhaoming, she didn't need a special notice when she came to the lord's mansion, she just went in.

The heavy door opened, and as she walked through a stretch of porch, Trisda saw a small red hill piled up in the middle of the living room.

Well?

Trisda curiously stepped forward to see that it was a small red envelope.

I gently picked one up in my hand and felt the heavy weight inside.

As Trisda pondered what it was, she heard the voice of the maid Elusa.

I saw the maid hurrying downstairs to apologize for forgetting to greet her.

"I'm sorry Miss Trisda, but my master and I were in a bit of a hurry just now and didn't have time to greet you."

Trisda smiled and said nothing, but what they were doing made her curious.

Elusa picked up a small red envelope and opened it to Trasda, which contained three copper coins.

Oh? Trisda doesn't understand why she stuffed money into it, but when she opens one and looks at it, she finds two candies inside.

At this time, the "initiator" of everything appeared upstairs.

He sorted out his new outfit as he walked downstairs to explain to Trisda.

"This is the custom of my hometown, as an elder, I have to give red envelopes to juniors... Well, it's just a small gift. ”

Zhaoming raised the two red envelopes in his hand, and the one folded into a triangle was candy, and the square one was a copper coin.

"So, you're going to hand out gifts?" Trisda asked, looking at the mountains of red envelopes in the living room.

Zhaoming nodded, as a lord, he will stay in the church all day tomorrow, and when the believers come to worship him, he will take advantage of the situation to distribute red envelopes.

As he spoke, more guests arrived.

Grouchy, Kaeya, Lyra, and the others all came after carefully dressing up, and at this moment, the atmosphere of the lord's mansion was no longer always working and meeting as usual, but more like a large family of friends enjoying themselves.

"Everybody, go on!"

Zhaoming shouted loudly, grabbed a large handful of red envelopes with one hand and threw them at the men who had just entered the door.

The people who didn't have time to react had different performances in the face of red envelopes.

Grouchy reacted quickly and reached out and grabbed both; Lyra quickly ducked behind the crowd, and then slowly picked up the three that had fallen to the ground; As for Kaeya and Vanessa, they were unresponsive, not only did they not receive any of them, but they were also smashed.

"It hurts!" Kaeya grumbled as she covered her smashed face.

I don't know if Zhaoming did it on purpose, most of the red envelopes that were smashed at Kaeya were filled with copper coins, and the ones that were smashed at Vanessa were only filled with candy.

Seeing this situation, the people present couldn't help laughing.

Zhaoming laughed, and Trisda covered her mouth with difficulty to keep herself from laughing too loudly.

And when they saw that everyone else was taking out the coins and candy from the red envelope, Kaeya and Vanessa, who didn't receive it, demanded it like two wronged children.

Zhaoming, who was almost laughing, had no choice but to pick up several more stuffs for the two of them.

After a simple hiccup, the dinner officially began.

Everyone sat around a long table, Zhaoming sat upright on the main seat, and Elusa poured wine for everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is my first Ascension Festival since I arrived at Black Rock, and I hope that in the new year, we will be able to achieve another brilliant year!"

Everyone toasted together, and the atmosphere of harmony and joy infected everyone present, and now they are like real family.

After pushing the glass and changing the glass, after three rounds of drinking, Zhaoming asked slightly drunk, "Do you have any wishes for the new year?" ”

Zhaoming asked everyone not to be restrained, and after thinking for a while, everyone said what they thought.

Kaeya naturally wants to hone his ability to improve his ability to better serve the lord.

If this kind of thing comes out of someone else's mouth, Zhaoming will probably think that the other party is a smuggler.

But Kaeya's words, Zhao Ming really believed that he had this kind of heart.

As for Leila, she asked the lord if she could have two assistants for herself?

Although Leila is in a key position, she is the ultimate executor of the job most of the time.

So Laila, who always felt like an errand runner, wanted two helpers.

Zhaoming smiled and said that of course there was no problem, and he could be satisfied now.

"Grouchy, after the others are recruited, first transfer two hands and feet to Leila!"

Seeing that the lord was so bold, Leila was overjoyed and toasted a large glass of wine on the spot.

Then came Lesio, a shy boy who didn't know what to say, and only hoped that he could do his job well.

Zhaoming was pleased with this and said that there may be more work in the coming year, hoping that Lesio would not mind.

Hearing this, Lesio quickly pushed the glasses given to him by the lord, stood up and said, "Everything is wrapped in me!" ”

When it was Grushy's turn, he said with a solemn face: "I hope that we in Black Rock City can establish a school where young children can learn something." ”

As soon as this statement came out, it attracted the attention of the lord Zhaoming, and the problem of education is a big problem!

Zhaoming patted his chest and promised: "This matter will definitely be implemented!" ”

When asked what Trisda was looking forward to in the new year, the girl smiled and said that she didn't have any ideas, as long as she could be better off on the basis of maintaining the status quo.

After saying this, Trisda looked at Zhaoming with that unpredictable look, and the latter knew that Trisda definitely didn't think so, but she couldn't say anything in public.

As for Joseph, he only hopes that next year he will be able to successfully complete the expansion of the Black Rock Guard and be able to serve the lord better.

After asking around, Zhaoming turned his head to look at the maid Elusa who was standing beside him and serving, she still hadn't said anything!

"Elusa, do you have any New Year's resolutions?"

"I... I don't, as long as everyone is safe. ”

Elusa said a little embarrassed, she didn't know how to express her thoughts, she could only say the most insipid wish.

But she couldn't say it, but Zhaoming wanted it.

"I've ordered the Black Rock Guards to leave a quarter of the guards, and the rest to take three days off."

Zhao Ming said softly to Elusa, "You can go home tonight and reunite with your father and them." ”

What! Elusa couldn't believe her ears, did her master do this for herself?

The answer is yes and no, Zhaoming decided to give them a temporary holiday considering that the soldiers miss their families, and it won't be a big deal now anyway.

As for Elusa, she had missed her father and brother for a long time, and it was time for the family to be reunited.

Seeing that the tears of excitement were about to burst out of his eyes, Zhaoming immediately stopped the excited maid: "Today is a happy day, don't cry!" ”

Finally, in this piece of laughter, Zhaoming spent the first New Year in this world.