PWDLAW Chapter 247: Bustling County Town
Chapter 247: Bustling County Town
Chu Ziluo covered her mouth suppressing the laughter on her face. She had known for a long time that her father was gentlest when he saw her mother. Once her little brother interrupted, things would be over.
This interlude quickly passed.
"Third brother, we've arrived."
Chu Lin called from outside.
Chu Heng lifted the carriage curtain and saw Chu Lin at the back door of the shop in the county. Chu Lin originally thought it was inconvenient for the courtyard and shop to be separated but now it turned out to be an advantage. The shop was rented out to someone else and the courtyard could be rented separately.
The back door was already open because there were many people on the street. The three families didn't waste time and Zhang entered the courtyard, leading the way.
It was Ye Muyu's first time here.
Originally, she thought this courtyard wouldn't be too big, but after entering, she found it looked small, yet it had everything.
The two courtyards had a giant stone path in the middle, with muddy soil on both sides. Perhaps because of recent rain, it still felt damp.
On both sides were wing rooms. Although they looked a bit old, they were well-kept. However, maybe due to their proximity to the river, they seemed a bit damp.
After entering the main hall, there was the main room.
There were four rear rooms behind and one of them had been turned into a woodshed.
In total, there were six rooms. Currently, five of them were available for occupancy. Although they were slightly smaller, it was still good to buy a house in the county.
After putting down the vegetables, gifts, and other items, the ox cart could be placed in the temporary woodshed.
"Alright, grab the stools and let's go. Girls, bring your own competition tools. We're heading to North Street."
In this competition, each girl needed to bring her own needles, thread, fabric, utensils, and a tea cup. Today's competition was about tea art, so Chu Ziluo, Chu Qingxiang from the second room carried their tea cups in cloth bags, careful not to let them bump into anything.
Chu Ziluo held her tea cup and followed Ye Muyu.
Soon, the group headed towards North Street.
The number of people on the street increased.
When they reached the county office on North Street, the massive venue already had many stools.
Zhang tiptoed to look ahead and said, "Oh my, there are so many people. If we had known, we should have come earlier."
"No worries, the county magistrate has rules. Only one elder from the families of the competing girls can go to the front rows." Chu Heng explained.
"We'll just watch from outside." Chu Liushi, seeing so many people, lost some interest in spectating.
However, seeing that the people were in an orderly manner and county officials were guarding the surroundings, it seemed safe.
Moreover, all the surrounding restaurants were full and those who were wealthy were mostly watching from the restaurants, not mingling with the commoners.
Ye Muyu observed the competition venue and saw that although the commoners all wanted to watch the excitement, they didn't dare to squeeze onto the stage. She felt a bit more reassured.
However, she couldn't help but ask "How will these girls come down after the competition?"
When the real competition began, there would probably be even more people. Crowding together would make it easy for misconduct and that would damage their reputation directly.
Chu Heng pointed to a mansion beside the venue. "That's a side branch of the Xie family. Although the main branch of the Xie family and the county magistrate aren't close, it doesn't mean others don't want to be on good terms with the county magistrate."
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