Stepping on the deep snow, Zonggu continued to install lanterns.

The pine wood is soaring into the sky on both sides of the stairs, which is most suitable for hanging lanterns. The lanterns are also specially customized, with the words "Fuyun Shrine" printed on them.

This is the change he brought about.

The Fuyun Shrine, located halfway up the mountain, will be closed after nightfall, so there is no need for night lighting. Although there are stone lanterns connected to circuits on both sides of the stairs up the mountain, they have long been disrepaired.

Over the past few years, Guan Yuanlongxing has always been a mediocre attitude and has not thought about solving it. As a result, when the visitors first go to the mountain in the dark or turn on the lights themselves, it is very inconvenient.

And this situation ends here.

Hang the last lantern on the trunk of the tree, and Zonggu has already gone to the foot of the mountain.

From top to bottom, the line connects lanterns on both sides of the stairs. After nightfall, turning on the power supply can light up the road up the mountain.

"OK. Try turning on the power now."

A test command was issued to the person above, and within a few seconds, the lanterns on both sides lit up at the same time.

Several volunteers cheered a little.

"Thank you, thank you everyone." Zong Gu thanked the people.

"You are welcome."

"Do you want to turn it off?" asked the person above.

"Just open it like this."

After installing the lanterns, there was nothing else to do. Zong Gu came to the exit of the forest patrol and looked up.

The woods were withered and the snow was deep. After climbing up for a few minutes with some difficulty, Zong Gu finally saw a touch of red beyond black and white.

Kyoko was alone, pulling the long rope with wooden signs out of the snow with force.

"Kyoko."

Soya speeded up and walked up, "Why are you the only one? Miss Noma is lazy again?"

"No... Miss Noma just fell down and went back to the office to rest from the path above."

The two of them used force together to pull out the rope.

Crazy-

Wooden signs collided and rustled.

"A fall? Miss Noma is okay?"

"It should be nothing serious when falling into the snow... Are the lanterns installed?"

"Well. Kyoko will see it later."

She smiled, "Yeah."

The two continued patrols and solved several confused wandering spirits trapped by boundaries on the way to the foot of the mountain.

"The inspection is over."

"uh-huh."

Then he went up the stairs and looked at the lanterns lit on both sides. Kyoko looked a little moved.

"At night, people with better eyes can see the stairs here when they come out of the train station." Zong Gu said.

She nodded.

Back at the shrine, Kyoko went to the warehouse to count other supplies, and Soya went to check the situation of another road up the mountain.

Some lanterns were hung along the winding highway, but as lighting, it obviously would not have much effect. Street lights had to be installed, and this was the event after the New Year.

At around 2 p.m., Akane Kirino and Hongko also visited the shrine.

"It looks pretty good after hanging lanterns on both sides of the stairs up the mountain."

“It looks better at night.”

"Then let's come back tonight."

"Um."

The two of them were going to the mall in Otsu, but they just came here and didn't stay for too long.

Thanks to the help of many volunteers, the general part of the busyness ended around four o'clock in the afternoon.

Most of the volunteers dispersed one after another, and before midnight, Zong Gu and the witches would have a long and not too busy time to rest.

After sitting in the warm office for a while, Zong Gu felt a little drowsy.

"Fangming."

"Ah... well. What's wrong?"

Kyoko looked at him, "Do you want to sleep for a while? I'll call you again when I get busy."

"It's OK."

As soon as Zong Gu lay down, an old man leaned his head at the door and asked, "You can start building a bonfire now?"

"Mr. Aiwei." He stood up again.

"It's already dark."

"Then let's start."

Soya was a little more energetic, so he went out with Mr. Akio to watch him build a bonfire.

"No matter what age a man is, he is always interested in this kind of thing." said Minami Noma, who was lying in front of the air conditioner.

Kyoko looked at her, "Has Miss Noma's feet recovered?"

"Oh, young! It hurts so much..."

“…”

As the bonfire gradually built up, the sky became darker and darker.

Snowflakes were rising, and Soya looked up for a while, and said to Mr. Aiou, "Create the fire now."

"Okay."

The bonfire quickly ignited, and bright flames licked the piles of logs, emitting warmth to the surroundings.

After baking by the fire for a while, a young man came over: "Mr. Soya, Mr. Nobumoto said he could almost start preparing to cook sweet wine."

"Let's start." The person who came was an apprentice from Shinmoto Hotel. Soya nodded, "Please give it to you."

"OK."

As night falls, the shrine halfway up the mountain reflects lights and fires, and becomes brighter.

The tent where the sweet wine was brewing was covered with white water vapor. Before the worshiper went up the mountain, Zong Gu, as the first taster, asked for a glass of sweet wine.

The passion was passed through the double-layer paper cup to his hands. Zong Gu blew twice, took a sip, and his body became warmer.

The lees used to cook sweet wine are all non-alcoholic, or the content is extremely low, and children can drink them.

I also ordered a cup for Kyoko, and Soya returned to the office for a while.

When he came out again, there were already some early worshipers sitting under the tent in the atrium.

The light of the lanterns on both sides of the stairs shines through the branches, faintly.

Walking to the stairs, Zong Gu looked down from above, with lights on both sides extending all the way down, illuminating the stairs and the woods.

And on the long teaching path, there was only one figure walking up alone.

“…”

She was wearing a black kimono that symbolized unknown, and was walking slowly, looking at him at the end of the steps.

A few minutes later, she stopped in front of him.

"bell."

"Um."

He looked at the kimono on her, "Is this New Year's clothes?"

"I'll pick you up to Huangquan." Chao Wuling said.

“…”

Zong Gu was stunned for a while.

"Now?"

"Um."

Is the teacher finally ready? It's this time.

But what he should be busy with is already done. Next, even if he is not here, it will not have much impact.

"I'll go and say something to Kyoko."
To be continued...