After discussing the matter of the evaluation, Ouyang Shuo was not idle, and seized the time to go to the market.

Don't look at the confidence he looked in front of Yingyu just now, in fact, he hasn't prepared the New Year's gifts of the three directors yet. As a reward for the three important ministers, not only can they not be shabby, but they must also be tasteful.

Fan Zhongyan and Tian Wenjing are okay, they are both traditional civil officials, and it is most appropriate to give the four treasures of the study. The four most famous treasures of China's study are none other than Xuan paper, Hui ink, lake pen and Duan inkstone.

Such a set of four treasures of the study is naturally worth a lot of money. The top-level category, which is worth a thousand gold, is not something that he can afford to spend as a small lord now. Even the most common set costs twenty gold coins. Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth and spent forty gold coins to buy two sets.

The key is the gift prepared for Yingyu, this girl, as the oldest of the three important ministers, is also her own sister-in-law, and she can't be lazy.

The gifts for her daughter's family are only a limited number of jewelry, jade pendants, rouge gouache and so on. And then consider that as an elder brother, you can't send things that are too private. In the end, Ouyang Shuo chose a light and delicate jade pendant, which was an auspicious Ruyi pendant carved from Hetian white jade. Of course, he would not forget Qing'er's little girl, and also picked a jade pendant for her, which cost a total of thirty gold coins.

Back at the Lord's Mansion, Shi Wansui and Lin Yi were already waiting in his office, which suddenly gave him a very bad premonition.

Sure enough, before he could sit down, Shi Wansui said loudly: "Hehe, lord, I heard that you have prepared a year-end reward for civil officials, you can't favor one over the other." Do you also have to give some benefits to the soldiers in the army? ”

Even Lin Yi, who has always been relatively stable, nodded and coaxed, showing that the military had reached an amazing consensus on this matter.

Ouyang Shuo patted his forehead, and knew that he couldn't escape this one. Fortunately, he was already prepared, and said playfully: "Okay, I know that I have taken the initiative to reach out." Tell me, what reward do you want? ”

Shi Wansui smiled embarrassedly and said, "The last general knows that the last time he exterminated the Liukou camp, he did not do well, and he disappointed the lord. In the end, he didn't want any reward, mainly for the soldiers in the army, asking for some rewards. ”

Lin Yi then stood up and said, "The junior general is also responsible for what happened last time, and he didn't dare to accept the reward of the adult this time." ”

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, it's a bit self-aware." In this way, the ten active fire commanders, plus the director of military intelligence, will each be rewarded with 1 gold coin. The non-commissioned officers of the cavalry squadron and the military intelligence department will be rewarded with 10 silver coins each. The newly formed infantry squadron, which has not yet made meritorious service, will be rewarded with 1 silver coin each. Satisfied, right? ”

After hearing this, Shi Wansui and Lin Yi nodded happily, this can be regarded as a heavy reward. They did not dare to delay any longer, and excitedly ran out of the lord's palace and went to the barracks to announce the good news.

Ouyang Shuo roughly estimated that this round of rewards would cost nearly 120 gold coins. I really don't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. It's not easy to be a good salary boss.

He went next door to call Yingyu and handed her 50 gold coins, so that she could wrap them in red envelopes according to the reward standards, and the Finance Department would be responsible for distributing them uniformly.

After dealing with the reward, it was already six o'clock in the evening, and Ouyang Shuo simply went offline.

In reality, it is already the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve. Early in the morning, every household began to hang lanterns and paste Spring Festival couplets. The little lazy insect Bing'er also got up early today and pestered her brother to hang up the lantern she bought yesterday.

Every year during the Spring Festival, the brother and sister actually have a very uncomfortable time. According to Chinese tradition, every festive season is worth thinking of relatives, not to mention Chinese New Year's Eve, which symbolizes family reunion.

Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, the little girl will miss her parents very much. Every time I finished the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, I didn't make a fuss, I threw myself into my brother's arms and didn't speak all night, which made people feel distressed.

Fortunately, as I get older, this longing for my parents has become weaker and weaker, and it is hidden deep in my heart. In the past two years, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Bing'er has also begun to become cheerful like other children. This year, I can't see the strangeness of the little girl at all, which makes Ouyang Shuo very pleased.

After lunch, Ouyang Shuo began to work for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening. Yesterday I bought a lot of seafood, dry goods, and some big dishes, especially stews, which he needs to prepare in advance. According to Chinese tradition, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is early rather than late. In the suburbs, many families start preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner as soon as they finish lunch, and the earlier the better, meaning that the early year.

Bing'er ran into the kitchen from time to time, claiming to give her brother a hand. Ouyang Shuo can rest assured, this little girl is completely helping, touch here, look there, ask this and that.

Ouyang Shuo had to coax this little ancestor out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "Baby, it's Chinese New Year's Eve soon." What about you, now go take a shower, put on the Tang costume you bought yesterday, and dress yourself up beautifully. In the kitchen, it's enough to have my brother alone. ”

Bing'er reluctantly left the kitchen and said like a little adult: "Okay, I'll leave it to my brother here." ”

At six o'clock in the evening, the official start of the meal. Ouyang Shuo made a large table of dishes, including traditional braised carp, stewed chicken, seafood, and abalone. Although it is a bit wasteful, as long as it looks New Year's and festive, it is worth everything.

Before the meal, the siblings worshiped their parents' shrines together. looked at Bing'er wearing a cute Tang costume and kneeling in front of the spiritual throne decently. Ouyang Shuo's heart was calm: Mom and Dad, you can rest assured, Bing'er has grown up healthily and has become more sensible and cute.

Just after eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, I received a video call from Sun Xiaoyue. Bing'er was obviously extremely happy, and showed her new clothes to Sister Xiaoyue. Seeing the two beauties chatting hotly, Ouyang Shuo didn't bother, but turned around and walked into the bedroom.

As in previous years, he not only prepared New Year's money for Bing'er, but also New Year's gifts. What I bought for her this year was a very special gift.

On the surface, it's just a round ball, a bit like the summoning ball from Pokémon. Actually, it's a high-AI AI pet that sells for 1 million credits. Such a luxurious pet is due to Ouyang Shuo, who is willing to be an elder brother.

Such an expensive price naturally has its uniqueness. This kind of pet, strange and strange, has long been out of the category of kittens and dogs. All kinds of cartoons, film and television dramas, and even pets in games can be cloned in reality through bioprinting technology.

The artificial intelligence pet that Ouyang Shuo bought was produced by ILAX, the most famous artificial intelligence company in the federation, and it is a global limited edition, which is the only one.

As a high-AI artificial intelligence, it can not only accompany the owner in reality, but also manifest in various virtual online games through Skynet, and accompany the master to continue the game journey. Of course, in order to maintain the balance of the game, these pets basically have no attack power in the game, and only exist as ornamental pets.

Ouyang Shuo didn't expect much, just looking for a playmate for Bing'er. A year later, this playmate can continue to accompany her in "Earth Online", which is naturally perfect.

When they returned to the living room, Xiao Yue and Bing'er had already chatted about the same. After all, it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and there were all kinds of greetings, and there was no way to talk for too long. Ouyang Shuo naturally knew it, so he simply said a few words to Sun Xiaoyue and hung up the video call.

Bing'er consciously ran to her brother, stretched out her little hand, and said with a grin: "Wishing you prosperity, bring the red envelope!" ”

Ouyang Shuo touched her little head, handed her the New Year's money, and then said, "Brother has prepared a special gift for you this year." ”

Bing'er took the New Year's money and asked curiously, "What kind of gift?" ”

"When, when, when~~~" Ouyang Shuo took out the summoning ball from behind him and put it in front of Bing'er.

The little girl took the summoning ball and asked curiously, "Brother, what is this, a small ball?" ”

"You just click the red button on the top of the ball with your hand."

Bing'er curiously pressed the red button hard. Suddenly, a beautiful mechanical prompt sounded: "Successfully activate the artificial intelligence pet, successfully lock the pet owner, summon the ball to open!" ”

I saw that the summoning ball slowly unfolded, and a butterfly fairy only the size of a fist flew out, stopped on Bing'er's little hand, and said crisply: "Hello, master!" ”

The shape of the butterfly fairy is exactly the same as in the film and television drama, there are no traces of man-made at all, and it is no different from a real creature, which is cute and abnormal. And in order to fit Bing'er's age, Ouyang Shuo deliberately chose the shape of the juvenile period when ordering. Therefore, a more accurate name would be Butterfly Fairy Baby.

Seeing such a magical little life, Bing'er was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Brother, is this the gift you gave to Bing'er, Bing'er likes it so much." ”

"Yes, this butterfly fairy baby can always accompany Bing'er in the future, and you have to take good care of her. Bing'er should give her a name first! Ouyang Shuo said with a smile.

"Well, let's call it Xue'er, hehe, and Bing'er are a pair." I can't see that the little girl is quite talented in naming.