White armor

Chapter 524: The Suspended Northern Hunting Tourism Project
The service staff was polite and enthusiastic, and served two cups of hot water, as hot as their hospitality hearts.

She repeated that refills were free.

"Please introduce your Ningguta exile project." Qin Chen, wearing a dog-skin hat and not drinking any water, sat on a chair, crossed his legs and asked.

This man had a dignified demeanor, and although he tried hard to restrain his domineering attitude, it always leaked out at times.

The service staff was also very smart and realized that he might have made a mistake. These two did not look like ordinary tourists. Could they be leaders who were on a secret visit?

She perked up all of a sudden, came to Qin Chen with her notebook, put it on the table, opened it and started explaining.

Originally, employees in each store had been trained and required to be friendly to all tourists. Now, facing someone "suspected" to be a leader, she was even more attentive.

“This is the first location of exile to Ningguta, used for taking photos and checking in.”

In the picture, old photos of the Ministry of Justice are clearly visible.

"This is the Ministry of Justice of the Qing Dynasty, which was built on the site of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty."

Huh? Qin Chen was startled. There is something.

Although this thing is useless, it is enough for showing off.

This proves that the people who worked on this project put a lot of thought into it.

Those large, ancient characters of "Zhenfusi" are very impressive and indeed look real.

"We have reproduced the Ministry of Justice at that time, especially the prison. Don't worry, there are indeed rats and other things in the prison, but they are all fake, just like a haunted house. The rats are a smaller version of the robot dog, there is absolutely no problem."

"!!!"

"!!!"

"First, we'll walk through the prison of the Ministry of Justice... the haunted house, just like going to the National Museum, to see the prison at that time, and then go through the procedure to pronounce the sentence and be taken to the prison van."

“However, we don’t recommend sitting in the prison van for too long. Just take a photo.

It was so uncomfortable in there, it's hard to imagine how uncomfortable it was. You can also experience a 2-kilogram yoke. I wore it for less than minutes and my neck felt like it was broken. It was so uncomfortable. "

Hearing that Lao was feeling uncomfortable, Qin Chen smiled, took off his dog-skin hat, and raised his hand to smooth his slicked-back hair.

I used a lot of hair wax today, and even though my slicked-back hair has been pressed down for an entire afternoon, it's still shiny and my hairstyle isn't messy.

The service staff pretended not to see it and introduced the project in more detail.

The project is divided into two directions. Those who don’t have time to go to Ningguta can take photos and check in at the replicated address and pretend to have been there.

There are more experience activities for those who want to go, and even various peripheral figures have been made. However, it is still a bit tiring to go to the real Ningguta. Just by looking at the photos, Qin Chen can feel the bitter cold wind blowing on his face, like a small knife.

The waiter introduced it for 30 minutes before stopping.

"Thank you." Qin Chen said with a smile.

"You're welcome, both of you... This one is wearing less. Here, this is my hand warmer. Here it is for you." The waiter handed his hand warmer to Cui Mingyu, but hesitated for a moment, turned around to get some disinfectant, and disinfected it repeatedly from top to bottom before giving it to him again.

In Cui Mingyu's mind, people from Northeast China, except for his adoptive father, are rather rough. Unexpectedly, he met a caring little sister in the Exiled Ningguta project team.

"Leave me your WeChat." Cui Mingyu didn't hesitate to ask for the other party's WeChat.

But Cui Mingyu did not transfer the money directly. After all, her current status was an insignificant part of the Ice and Snow Festival project, and she might not be able to accept the money even if she was given.

In the future, just give her a red envelope during festivals. That way the possibility of being rejected will be reduced a lot.

If necessary, she could go to the imperial capital and entertain the guests herself.

"Besides exile to Ningguta, are there any other projects?" Qin Chen asked.

The service staff don't really care about doing business. Not to mention pre-job training, the Exile to Ningguta project is already packed, and even if you want to play, you have to wait in line for at least a week.

Tourists rarely have that much time.

Now it’s just an introduction, to keep you in mind.

She thought for a moment and said, "There is another project that has been stopped, Emperor Huizong of Song's Northern Expedition."

"Song Huizong?!"

"Northern Hunt? Why was it called off?"

"It was too humiliating and cruel. Especially after I researched that period of history and told historians about it, the project leader said that the project couldn't be done for now and we should wait until it was mature enough."

"Oh? Can you give me an introduction?" Qin Chen became interested.

The service staff became more and more certain that he was a leader from above. If he was an ordinary tourist, two cups of hot water would have moved people to tears. Who would be so shameless as to not spend any money and ask so many questions?

Furthermore, after adding the young man’s WeChat, the service staff took a look and saw that the address was in the capital.

So she is extra patient and enthusiastic.

"That project was halfway done and I heard it might be cancelled, but we haven't received any notice yet."

"Is it far?" Qin Chen asked.

"It's not far, it's in a county belonging to the provincial capital. Let's stay there for a night and experience it. But..."

"When can we set off?" Qin Chen suddenly became interested.

What's the point of staying in Jingu Building for a night, and living with Choi Mingyu?

Just treat it as an experience of farm stay. Besides, it is a dilapidated project. If the hospitality is not good, Luo Hao can bring it up when he sees him later.

Is it good to look at Luo Hao's uneasy expression?

"Right away...but you..."

The waiter was interrupted by Qin Chen before he could finish his words.

"How much does it cost per person?"

"350." The service staff said helplessly.

"Let's go! Xiao Cui, have you recovered?" Qin Chen asked.

"It's recovered, but there's still an opening ceremony on this side."

"It's too cold, you can't stand it. Going to a farm house is also quite interesting." Qin Chen acted on his own initiative and just notified Cui Mingyu instead of discussing it with him.

Generally speaking, a professor of group leadership of Cui Mingyu's level is no match for Qin Chen, not to mention that he is Qin Chen's student.

"This project is only half completed. I heard that it is really going to be changed into a farm stay." The service staff was a little helpless and tried hard to explain, fearing that the two had heard it wrong and would come back to cause trouble for him.

"Well, let's go and take a look. It's been a long time since we last experienced the farm life in Northeast China." Qin Chen waved his hand.

The service staff made a phone call, and soon a young man about 1.8 meters tall appeared in a weird cosplay costume.

The innermost layer of his clothes is a wide-legged pants, and he wears a dungaree, over which he wears socks and wide-legged pants. Over the wide-legged pants, he wears a Zen robe, and over the Zen robe, he wears a knee-guard, a cotton coat, and a round-necked robe. He wears a headband and a hat with a flower top on his head, and boots on his feet.

This one!
Qin Chen praised in his heart that it was indeed thoughtful.

Even if it is an unfinished project, the initial investment is indeed considerable and attentive.

"You two, come here." The young man invited them in with a smile.

"You shouldn't be so polite." Qin Chen said disdainfully.

The man reached behind his back and pulled out a whip, weighing it in his hand. "Aren't you worried about hurting the tourists?"

Uh……

"Then you'd better be polite." Qin Chen immediately backed down and didn't even look at the whip in the man's hand.

"Let's take pictures first, change clothes and take pictures, then we'll leave." said the young man.

He said this, but he felt indescribably depressed.

“Are you waiting to see the opening ceremony?”

"Oh, we are staff members. I just didn't expect that this project was terminated. Why did you two still choose it?"

"Are you a student?" Cui Mingyu saw a clue between the young man's brows and asked.

"Yes, from the sports school. The students in Nanhe are all looking for students from the sports school to show off their abs. What do you think this is all about?" The man said, "We can't show off here even if we want to. It's so cold. You two, go this way."

The male classmate took Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu to the photo studio next door for a simple makeup, and then took out a double shackle.

"This is the yoke used at the time. It was extremely uncomfortable. Oh, after I finish this project, I really want to go to Lin'an and spit at Qin Hui."

"Let's go to Yuewang Temple and kowtow again?"

"Of course!" the young male student said angrily, "You'll know once you put them on."

"and then?"

"Originally, there was going to be a sheep-leading ceremony at the Aguda Temple, but after some research, it was decided that it was too sensitive. In the end, like the 731 Memorial Hall, they made a small documentary, but I haven't seen that film either."

After a simple make-up, tourists from outside kept peeking in.

Seeing Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu wearing a simple leather coat and a scarf on their heads, they both showed great interest.

Unlike the exile to Ningguta, the Northern Hunting activities seemed to be more solemn.

"No wonder when you read novels now, whenever you go to the Song Dynasty, you have to go to the Northern Expedition. After completing this project, I can't wait to travel back in time. I remember there is a book called Shao Song, which is about traveling back in time. If you have time, look for it and read it."

The young student smiled and said, "But my physical fitness may not be enough to be selected into the Beiwei Army."

"You can't do anything?"

"I don't think I'm bad enough. He was selected by Grandpa Yue and has been through hundreds of battles. I'm just a little better physically, but I don't have the murderous aura."

"In peacetime, why do we need murderous intent? After a few days of eating full meals, you don't even know your last name. Don't get too involved in the drama, this is just a tourism project." Qin Chen scolded habitually.

The young student smiled and didn't refute.

The main reason was that Qin Chen's reprimand was too smooth and condescending, as if he were their teacher. The students of the sports school were also smart and did not dare to confront Qin Chen.

After a simple make-up, the double shackles were put on Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu. Qin Chen suddenly felt like a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders.

It was so heavy that even turning my head was painful, let alone moving.

What's more, it's a two-person yoke, just like a three-legged race. If they want to move forward, they have to coordinate their steps. If one person turns his head while the other walks forward, they will definitely fall.

Moreover, there was a faint smell of blood coming from the double shackles, which was a bit like the smell of the emergency department.

I don’t know how many people have been shackled by this double shackle, and how many innocent souls are on it.

Suddenly, the double shackles moved. It should be Cui Mingyu moving, and Qin Chen's arms also moved with it.

But the two of them had no coordination at all, and after struggling for a few seconds, they both fell down sideways.

The young student quickly supported him.

Qin Chen's forehead was sweating. This thing was really uncomfortable.

People always say "Long live peace", but those who truly enjoy peace don't know the cruelty of war, especially defeat.

As for this kind of treatment, it is exclusive to the defeated.

When the two people put the shackles together, Qin Chen was stunned.

This double yoke is heavy, and is countless times more difficult than the two-person three-legged yoke. Coupled with the environment and background story at the time, Qin Chen's mood suddenly became heavy. I don't know how those who were abducted back then resisted. From Jiangnan to Yilan, Jiangbei Province, most of them died on the way.

How could he not empathize with the other person? Especially when he had to carry the double yoke on his shoulders and was very careful with every movement, his empathy became even stronger.

"Here, take pictures."

The phone was clicking, and pictures from different angles were captured.

"Okay, do you two want to continue the experience for a few more minutes, or..."

"Take it down immediately!" Qin Chen moved, but Cui Mingyu behind him didn't follow him. His hands were shackled in front of him, and his body swayed. The two of them almost fell down again.

The student supported the two men and took off the double shackles.

“When our classmates tried, they could only jog less than 100 meters.”

"..."

"This thing is so heavy. It's hard to imagine how I could walk from Lin'an to Yilan wearing it."

Just the double shackles made Qin Chen miserable, and he sighed deeply.

I am indeed very pretentious, but I still have to say that in times of chaos, human life is worth less than that of a dog.

If someone on a short video platform puts a double shackle on a dog, he or she will probably be scolded to the point of quitting the internet.

But at that time, Song Huizong...

It seems that the queen at that time could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide.

Qin Chen didn't understand much about the situation at the time, but as soon as he was put on the double shackles, he seemed to be brainwashed.

"All other activities have been cancelled. You two should change into your own clothes. Let's get in the car. I'll introduce you to everything as we go."

After changing clothes, I got into a car and slowly drove out of Central Avenue.

There was a lot of noise in the distance, and the car was heading towards a dark place. Qin Chen felt inexplicably sad.

The power of the double shackle is indeed huge. Just the time of taking pictures makes me want to go to Yuewang Temple and kowtow to it uncontrollably.

There are bright lights behind me, and judging from the time, the opening ceremony should have already begun.

Cheers were heard faintly, and Cui Mingyu and the young student looked back.

"What's so interesting about it? It's just fireworks. Haven't you seen a fireworks show?" Qin Chen sat very steadily with his hands in his sleeves.

He discovered that the advantage of a military coat was that it was especially warm when he rolled up the sleeves, and it gave him peace of mind.

No down jacket can compare to a military coat.

No wonder the old saying goes that ten layers of thin fabrics are no less than one layer of cotton.

"Director Qin, Director Qin, look, look! Bamboo!" Cui Mingyu shouted.

bamboo?

Qin Chen turned around and turned his head awkwardly.

The image of bamboo in the sky is clearly visible.

"That was a drone show. It had the largest number of drones in the country, with 23,000 of them! The opening ceremony's drone show had 45,000 of them, which is already the best in the country... no, the world," the student introduced.

Whether it was 23,000 or 45,000, this number was unfamiliar to both Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu. The bamboo in the sky looked slightly low in pixels, like Contra from the Famicom era.

But being able to achieve this level is already shocking enough.

"I remember that in 21, a domestic company was invited to Abu Dhabi to perform a drone show. The image quality at that time did not seem to be as good as it is now," Qin Chen said with emotion.

“Yes, but it’s not just a drone show.” The student kept it a secret.

Huh? Qin Chen was stunned. It must be more than just drones, there must also be a fireworks show.

The sky is full of fireworks, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

Just as he was thinking about it, the "bamboo" in the air made a few movements and suddenly turned into stars in the sky and scattered.

Just as Qin Chen was thinking about what to do next, the air was suddenly torn apart and colorful auspicious clouds rose from it.

Not a drone, no!

The picture is realistic and the pixels are extremely high. Even if you look at it from a distance, it feels like you are looking at a computer screen.

No one knew who came out of the space-time rift on the seven-colored auspicious cloud. Qin Chen was also immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.

"This is holographic projection technology. It looks so realistic." The student was seeing it for the first time and introduced it to himself.

"Holographic projection? Is it so advanced?" Cui Mingyu was stunned.

Behind the seven-colored auspicious clouds, a hideous scene appeared. Even though it was very far away from the central street, Cui Mingyu could vaguely hear the screams coming from that side.

A jackal appeared in mid-air, but was then grabbed by a large furry hand and thrown into the space-time rift.

Bamboo's silly and thick face emerged from the crack in time and space, surrounded by colorful auspicious clouds, and Bamboo even grinned.

With the bamboo pole in hand, the bamboo quickly crawled out, looked around, sat down, and began to eat the bamboo shoots.

As long as it is a giant panda, it would look good even if it just sat there and did nothing fancy but eat. Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu both thought so.

Ten seconds later, Zhuzi stuffed all the bamboo shoots in his hand into his mouth, took out a banner from the backpack behind him and opened it.

【The 41st Ice and Snow Festival opens. 】

Boom~~~
Countless fireworks bloomed, and the drone in the sky lit up again, turning into a giant dragon soaring in the fireworks.

Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu were both stunned.

This thing is so awesome! Holographic projection, tens of thousands of drones flying, and a grand fireworks show are all combined into one, but there is no sense of incongruity at all.

They blend perfectly together, as if they were born to be this way.

Cheers could be heard faintly in the distance, and the whole city was boiling.

The bamboo in the air made a gesture of invitation and then waved to salute everyone.

Its silly and honest expression gave Qin Chen a strange feeling. The bamboo was like Luo Hao. He was like the person who raised him.

There were two masks, one was harmless, and the other... only the jackal that was caught by Zhuzi knew clearly.

The vehicles gradually went away, and fireworks rose from all directions of the provincial capital behind them, expressing joy and well-being.

"Huh~~~" Qin Chen sighed, turned around, put his hands on his sleeves, and quietly recalled the scene just now.

"How is it? It looks great, right? This opening ceremony is really awesome!" the students showed off happily.

"Well, it's pretty good." Qin Chen said calmly, "How many new tourism contents have you developed this year?"

"Rafting is totally impossible in the winter, but there are a lot of snow towns. It is said that this is because the technology of snow-making machines is now mature. The place we are going to in a while is another snow town." The young student introduced.

"Oh?" Qin Chen became interested.

"After studying the project, everyone felt it was too depressing, so it was suspended. It was originally a transit station for exiles, and was actually a farm stay, but now it has become a fishing resort."

"???"

What does this have to do with anything?

"It is said that it will be officially open to the public after the Ice and Snow Festival. I went there once and I thought it was quite nice."

"Is there anything to eat?"

"Of course there is, stewed in an iron pot!"

"What about this project?" Cui Mingyu asked, "You should continue to introduce it."

"Well, it's too depressing. Let's not talk about such unhappy things when we are happiest. And there are many things involved here, such as national unity, which is different from exile to Ningguta. Who knows, if the higher-ups say it's not allowed, then it's not allowed. It's also good to turn it into a farmhouse."

"Hahahaha." Cui Mingyu laughed.

Indeed, after experiencing the double shackles, Cui Mingyu felt that this project was just for taking photos, and only a few people would like it.

Even if it is made, it may not sell well.

Their exile to Ningguta was endorsed by the national drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan", so what's the matter with this?
He didn't ask any further questions, but just asked the students about some interesting things that happened during this period and what Zhuzi had done during this period.

Bamboo has become the pride of the people in the provincial capital. After all, it is the mascot of this Ice and Snow Festival.

And its silly and thick expression really attracts fans.

The students then showed Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu photos of the bamboo figurines they had bought.

He could tell a story about everything.

It can be seen that this student who serves as a tour guide is as talkative as the taxi driver.

But neither Qin Chen nor Cui Mingyu seemed to notice. They just listened quietly and said a few words from time to time.

After driving for more than an hour, we saw a faint light in front.

"Look, that's the post station over there. That's how it was originally called. It's still some distance away from the Northern Hunting Site of Emperor Huizong of Song in Yilan. According to the procedure, we should rest here, play in the farmhouse for a night, and then go to Yilan tomorrow."

such.

The sky was clear and the stars were shining, but after a certain point snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Snowflakes and starry sky, the combination of the two is very strange.

Even though Qin Chen and Cui Mingyu knew that the snowflakes were blown out by snow machines, they were still stunned when they saw this scene.

"It used to be difficult to get such a heavy snow, but now it can be blown out easily."

“Does it consume electricity?”

"It's OK. We have photovoltaic panels around and we raise sheep. They say the sheep around the photovoltaic panels are particularly fat. We call them photovoltaic sheep."

Photovoltaic sheep?
Emmm, it sounds environmentally friendly. I wonder if Greta Thunberg will eat photovoltaic sheep after hearing this name.

Cui Mingyu was thinking randomly in his mind, and then he realized that Greta Thunberg was an environmentalist, not an animal activist, and he had messed it up.

The sky is covered with white snow, which is really suitable for sitting together and eating hotpot.

The specific style of the farm stay is not important. The main thing is that you can sit cross-legged on a warm kang and eat hot pot, which is better than anything else.

Cui Mingyu tried hard to get rid of the shadow left by the double shackles, and his saliva flowed when he thought of the name of Photovoltaic Sheep.

"This is the farm house, please come in." The student walked in first and communicated with the staff inside.

"Ah? Someone actually took this route during the opening ceremony?!"

A voice that sounded familiar yet unfamiliar came out.

A small hair appeared vaguely in front of Cui Mingyu's eyes.

Wang Jiani came out lively, wearing a big flowered jacket, looking like a country girl.

(End of this chapter)