PWDLAW Chapter 47: Reasons

 Chapter 47: Reasons

At this moment, Chu Liushi was also a bit stunned. She didn't expect her son to give her such a big surprise. Yes, that's right surprise. From the initial delight, she slowly turned her joy into worry after careful consideration. The reason was simple. Judging from the reactions of her two daughters-in-law, even their own family members coveted this ranking. What about the other girls in the clan? After some thought, she realized there were about seven or eight eligible girls in the clan. All these individuals would compete for a ranking. Subsequently, would everyone have to start learning needlework, tea art, paper-cutting, and cooking? Needlework and cooking were manageable since every household taught their daughters these skills. However, the proficiency of each girl varied. As for paper-cutting and tea art, only she had mastered them in the entire Chu clan. Once the clan head learned of this news, he would undoubtedly ask her to teach these skills to the young girls in the clan. Chu Liushi felt that she had been tricked by her third son. She wouldn't have any free time in the future. Chu Liushi looked at Chu Heng with a resentful expression. "Third son, you can't casually spread such news. In the past few decades I've never seen any county magistrate do such a thing." There were very few instances of award decrees in the past few decades. After all why would a county magistrate bother with the talents of local girls? They were primarily focused on managing the entire county. There were so many official matters and they had no time to deal with the skills of young girls. Chu Heng sensed his mother's resentful gaze but remained calm. "This information comes from the capital." "In February of this year, Princess Wenyi hosted the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the capital, where she assessed the talents of young girls. Those who achieved a ranking received rewards from the princess." "The emperor heard the news and impulsively gave rewards to the winning young ladies." "The entire capital, as a result witnessed numerous marriages in early spring." "The emperor was pleased and publicly praised Princess Wenyi in the Golden Luang Hall, stating that women with exceptional talents are beautiful." "If the emperor says so, those young ladies must be excellent marriage candidates." Chu Heng spoke about the emperor casually and the others in the room were fascinated, not noticing anything unusual. What he didn't mention was that the emperor's happiness didn't just stem from the promotion of marriages but from the prospect of having more descendants in the future. The more married couples there were, the more future offspring there would be, signifying the prosperity of the nation. This was the ultimate achievement of a thriving country. It benefited not only those entering the military or becoming officials but also provided more options for the general population. Especially for soldiers, the more people there were, the more powerful the military force would be. This would result in military accomplishments. "After news of this matter spread in the capital, officials from various places rushed to imitate it. Not only in our county but I believe other counties will also hold similar competitions." "However, the specific contents of the competition will vary based on local characteristics." "We are known for producing tea leaves, so tea art has become one of the competition's subjects." "Our county already has a tradition of paper-cutting and it has become a special product in high demand outside the area. Therefore for the sake of passing down the art of paper-cutting and ensuring a livelihood, the county magistrate has included paper-cutting as one of the competition's projects." "As for cooking…" At this point, Ye Muyu noticed that when Chu Heng spoke about this, he paused for a moment and unconsciously glanced at her. She looked puzzled. She wondered what was this man trying to trick her into now? Chu Heng continued "Son-in-law once said, to capture a man's heart you must first capture his stomach."

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