Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Shen Yuyan, Ji Xun, Sun County Magistrate and others put the gifts in the safekeeping place behind the stage, and then dispersed.

Needless to say, County Magistrate Sun has already stepped onto the stage and started giving an impassioned speech, which quickly mobilized people's emotions and gave thunderous applause.

Ji Feng couldn't stay here, he dragged his brother and sister-in-law into the crowd, and went to a place selling food on the street.

Candied haws, roasted sweet potatoes, and candied fruit. It's a good name. Shenjiacun won No. 1 later, and it's used to celebrate.

Shen Yuan saw Aunt Zhou and Aunt Li in the crowd and a group of aunts and aunts from Shenjia Village. They greeted each other and rushed towards the small pier with great interest.

When Ji Xun escorted Shen Yuan and Ji Feng out of the street and arrived at the pier, all the participating teams were ready, and dragon boats in the shape of dragons were lined up.

There are 25 villages plus five towns and counties. There are 31 boats in total. There are 8 people on each boat. One person at the bow is waving flags and shouting, one is at the helm at the stern, and one person is playing drums in the middle. There are [-] people rowing on each side.

Each team wears clothes of different colors, all of them are full of energy, the formation is grand and the scene is spectacular.

The rewards for this dragon boat race are very rich, the top five will all get prizes, and the prizes are also very close to the people and very attractive.

No.1 rewards 100 taels of silver, ten stones of rice, one hundred catties of pork, and fifty chickens and ducks.

Shen Yuan was stunned for a while, and said angrily: "I'll go, if this Liujia Village is not intentional, ghosts will not believe it."

However, at this moment, Liujia Village, which is No. The village took the opportunity to catch up.

People in Liujia Village also fought back one after another, "Which eye of yours saw us colluding? Our own boat capsized too."

The distance from the starting point to the end point is about 500 meters, and soon there will be less than 100 meters left.

This made the villagers in Shenjia Village extremely nervous. Everyone stood up and shouted even louder, "Shenjia Village, come on~~Shenjia Village, come on~~" I wish I could transfer some energy to the boat, so that They rowed faster to maximize their advantage.

No. 2 rewards 80 taels of silver, eight stones of rice, eighty catties of pork, and forty chickens and ducks.

Following Sun Juling's order, the crew raised and lowered their oars, paddled hard to hit the water, and the dragon boats moved forward like arrows off the string. Together, the crowd is passionate.

Standing at the bow of the boat, waving the flag and shouting is Shen Hailin. His hands are powerful, and every cry seems to gather the strength of the whole body. Shen Yuan and Ji Feng watched with passion, and they couldn't help standing up and following Aunt Zhou Li and others. The villagers of Shenjia Village shouted and cheered.

Shen Yuan and Ji Xun took Ji Feng to pick a good location, and stared at the boat in Shenjia Village.

"Huilong Village, come on~~ Huilong Village, come on~~" Villagers from various villages also gathered next to each other to cheer for their own villages. Such a lively scene is rare.

With the passage of time, dozens of dragon boats slowly opened up the distance, and there were six or seven boats in the head position, chasing each other and refusing to give in to each other.

The name of the village to which the dragon boat belongs is written on the flag, which is convenient for people on the shore to distinguish.

Such a generous reward is unprecedented. If you can get No.1, each household in a village of fifty households will be able to share two taels of silver, two or three catties of rice, some pork, chicken and duck.
In the countryside, a middle-aged man earns only two taels of silver a year. You can imagine how tempting it is.

"Shenjiacun, come on~~Shenjiacun, come on~~"

Shenjia Village's dragon boat is currently No. 1, followed by "Huilong Village", which is not far behind, evenly matched.

Therefore, all villages and towns have already made sufficient preparations, and all of them do not want to take the lead and win No.1.

They are all farm men who are hard-working and have no strength, and they are full of confidence.

Shenjia Village still has a slight advantage. To the right of it is Huilong Village, which is in second place right now, and to the left is Liujia Village, which is in third place. The three boats are all clinging tightly together and may catch up at any time.

Ji Xun also stood up, secretly sighing that people's hearts are unpredictable, but the matter of one or two hundred taels of silver showed the human nature so vividly.

And the dragon boat on the tail was organized by Wantian County. Everyone usually does not work, obviously not as good as the peasants from the village, but they are not in a hurry, the focus is on participating.

People in the three villages on the shore were so anxious that their voices were hoarse from shouting. The sun was so strong that many people suffered from heat stroke from shouting.

Then someone brought water here and took the opportunity to sell Huoxiangzhengqi powder produced by Baohetang. The villagers bought it without paying any money. .

No.5 rewards 20 taels of silver, two stones of rice, twenty catties of pork, and ten chickens and ducks.

The villagers of Shenjia Village did not give up. After being hit, they readjusted and chased after them.

At the moment, Shenjia Village is ranked first, Huilong Village is second, and Liujia Village is third. Of course, the advantage is not too great, but it is not far from the finish line. As long as you work hard, No. 1 will undoubtedly be Shenjia Village.

The movement slogans of those waving flags and shouting at the bow were powerful and exciting, and their strength increased a little after listening to them.

However, when he was about to catch up, he was slammed into the stern by Liujiacun's boat again. The force was so strong that both boats capsized, and the men on board fell into the water one after another.

The villagers of Shenjia Village were filled with righteous indignation, "What is Liujia Village trying to do? Is it in collusion with Huilong Village~~"

Sun Juling began to issue orders: "The 15th year of Qiheng in Dahe Town, the No. 15th dragon boat race, starts now!"

The villagers in Shenjia Village said angrily: "But why did your boat turn around suddenly? You hit people suddenly? It's so obvious that it's collusion. I didn't expect to knock over my own boat. You deserve it."

People from the two villages started a fight after cursing and cursing, and the scene was in chaos.

County magistrate Sun didn't expect to organize an event well, and such a thing would happen, so he hurriedly sent many officers and soldiers to maintain order.

"Okay, okay, villagers, everyone, stop arguing." County magistrate Sun shouted loudly, "These three dragon boats are all ranked first, second, and third, and they will be distributed according to the results of No.1. Is the head office all right?"
In order to calm things down, this is the only way to deal with it. Anyway, all the merchants in Wantian County are very talkative. When the time comes, encourage each merchant to pay a few taels of silver and the matter will be resolved. Why bother with the trouble?
Ji Xun couldn't help looking at County Magistrate Sun deeper after hearing this, and he had to say that County Magistrate Sun is indeed a good official!
On the contrary, the villagers in Liujia Village, who seem to be honest and honest peasants, actually did such intrigue.

Ji Xun sighed, and suddenly Shen Yuyan pointed to the river with a serious face, "Ah Xun, the men who fell into the water seem to be not quite right, take a look?