PWDLAW Chapter 245: All Clever Individuals
Chapter 245: All Clever Individuals
"No need to thank me. You're like a clothes hanger, anything you wear looks good and is pleasing to the eye." Ye Muyu deliberately said this but her expression was serious. In reality, she was sneaking a glance at Chu Heng's changing emotions.
Sure enough, the roots of someone's ears turned even redder.
Combined with his serious expression, someone who didn't know might think he had encountered a difficult problem. In reality, he was just feeling shy.
"You go carve the fortune cakes." Ye Muyu took the opportunity to assign him a task.
"Okay." Chu Heng walked over and pressed the prepared fortune cake into the mold.
After finishing lunch, Chu Heng accompanied by his family, set off for the county to attend the women's art competition.
Luchuan had returned earlier and was responsible for driving the horse carriage.
Zhang Shu drove the family's mule cart and went to Chu Cai's house first to pick them up.
Chu Cai's family didn't have a mule cart or an ox cart. They had already borrowed a mule cart from Chu Heng in advance.
They arrived at the old house soon.
When they arrived, Chu Liushi and others were boarding the ox cart. This time, Zhang's two sons, Chu Sheng and Chu Ming, were on the ox cart.
The ox cart of the main house was a flatbed without a canopy.
This was also for the convenience of carrying goods on ordinary days.
So, at a glance, you could see what the main house had brought.
Gifts wrapped in cloth, a stool for each person, and some vegetables.
Taking the stool was for sitting and watching the competition. This time, there were a total of 521 women registered in the county competition. It would be divided into five rounds to compete with a hundred participants in each round. The entire competition would take quite some time.
To watch the excitement, standing for a long time wouldn't be possible.
So, the county magistrate arranged for the news that people could bring stools.
Chu Qingxiang also dressed up. She wore new clothes and her face was even adorned with cosmetics. With her good looks and fair skin, she looked quite charming.
Not only that, Zhang also used some cosmetics.
Chu Jin was playful, opened the carriage curtain and called out to each person one by one.
Ye Muyu had already greeted the elders when she saw them. After Chu Jin finished calling, she lightly patted Chu Ziluo, and Chu Ziluo also obediently called out.
"Okay, let's go. If we're late, we won't find a good spot to watch."
After Zhang spoke, the group set off for the county.
Two quarters of an hour later.
Ye Muyu and her group appeared in the county.
Looking at the bustling county town, she couldn't help taking a deep breath. There were so many people here.
Every street in the county town was crowded. This was just the city gate, and it was only one quarter past noon, yet there was already a long line.
This time, entering the city required paying an entrance fee, one copper coin per person. If there was no house in the county, carts were not allowed to enter.
Ye Muyu's group lined up from a distance.
After a glance outside, she lowered the curtain and asked Chu Heng, "Has Third Young Master Xie discussed the matter of soft fragrant cakes with the county magistrate?"
"Yes, this entrance fee is to use the silver collected to make soft fragrant cakes."
Ye Muyu was somewhat surprised at the answer. "Isn't Third Young Master Xie going to give it to the county magistrate on behalf of the Xie family?"
Although there were no rumors of corruption, negligence of government affairs, drinking, and enjoying luxuries for the county magistrate in Nanchang County, he still accepted gifts from wealthy families on ordinary days.
For officials, receiving gifts was commonplace but enjoying them depended on their luck.
In any case, Ye Muyu subconsciously felt that when she wanted to use the county magistrate's hand to promote soft fragrant cakes, she never thought about letting the county magistrate give silver. After all, the ultimate beneficiary was them.
Being able to distribute soft fragrant cakes before the competition started was already equivalent to owing the county magistrate a favor...
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