Marry a rough man!I became the stepmother of the soft and cute dumpling

Chapter 51

Before An Xiaoxiao set off, she specially greeted the innkeeper of Tongfu Inn. The innkeeper just smiled and didn't say much about the competition. Keep it with you."

"Yes." An Xiaoxiao told the truth.

"It's good to keep it." The shopkeeper nodded and said: "If Miss An encounters difficulties, above the county level, if you find this token in any Tongfu inn, someone will help you."

Yo, is this still a national chain?

An Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows. Although she was full of doubts, she also knew that this was not a good time to ask. She nodded slightly in thanks, and left with her bags.After walking a few steps, the man chased to the door and shouted: "The carriage has been prepared for Ms. An at the post station, just go directly there."

The carriage rented by the inn was spacious enough for four people, Da Wu stayed outside to drive, and An Xiaoxiao took the two young ones into the carriage to rest.It was the first time for the two children to ride in a carriage, and they were excited and curious. They kept touching and touching in the carriage, poking their heads out from time to time to watch, only to be dragged in by An Xiaoxiao.

"Be honest and sit down." An Xiaoxiao glared.

It takes two days to travel from the town to the county. With a horse-drawn carriage, it can be reached within a day and a half, which is more than enough time.An Xiaoxiao made some calculations and felt relieved.

After a fresh start, the two little ones lay in An Xiaoxiao's arms and fell asleep, purring. She hugged the warm human heat source in her arms, adjusted her posture, and closed her eyes to rest.

"Crack."

The wheels made a slight sound, An Xiaoxiao opened her eyes suddenly, hugged the two little ones tightly, and slammed her back against the side of the carriage, stabilizing her body.

"What's the matter?" An Xiaoxiao asked calmly, holding the car window, stroking the two little heads reassuringly.

"The wheel is broken." Da Wu jumped out of the car, opened the curtain, and said solemnly, "Come down and see for yourself."

interesting.

An Xiaoxiao looked at the shaft of the car and pursed her lips.

Da Wu and An Xiaoxiao looked at each other the same way, and he said, "You go straight to the county town on horseback first, and I'll take the two little ones to find a nearby village."

"No." An Xiaoxiao flatly refused.

Now the few of them are in the wilderness, with no villages or shops in front of them. It will take at least several hours to walk to the nearest village. She is not at ease with the two little ones following Dawu like this.

"Otherwise, you can take them to the nearby village on horseback first, and I will continue to walk forward. When you find the ox cart, come and pick me up."

"I don't agree." This time it was Da Wu's turn to refuse, and the two little ones stood quietly by the side, neither arguing nor making trouble.

Just when the two were at a stalemate, whether it was luck or misfortune, a couple happened to pass by here in an ox cart. An Xiaoxiao made a decisive decision and arrived at the village with the ox cart, bought a new ox cart, and replaced the cattle Cheng Ma, the two drove on the road, barely making it to the last day of the report.

As soon as she entered the county seat, An Xiaoxiao didn't have time to watch the street scene, so she went straight to the competition registration office and submitted her post.

The rules of the county competition and the town competition are the same. Participants need to eat and live together, and cannot go out during the period. An Xiaoxiao obeyed the arrangement and stayed in the inn, and the competition officially started the next day.

The scale of the competition was bigger this time, and the stage was in the center of the county. An Xiaoxiao stood in Taichung, showing to the people on the high stage that there was nothing hidden in his sleeves.

In the middle of the high platform sat a man wearing a county official uniform, only about thirty years old, with a dignified expression, and sitting in two rows beside him were several judges with different expressions, all of whom were wealthy businessmen or gentry from the county.

There were dark crowds of heads all around the audience, and the officers and soldiers struggled to keep people out, leaving gaps everywhere.Shouting and cheering were mixed together, An Xiaoxiao focused her attention, glanced over, and saw An Shuyue riding on Dawu's neck.

"Mother! Come on!" An Shuyue put her little hand to her mouth and yelled loudly. An Yuce sat in Da Wu's arms and said calmly: "Stop shouting, it's so noisy, mother can't even hear it."

"What do you know, mother has already looked over." An Shuyue curled her lips and continued to shout.An Xiaoxiao hooked her lips and looked away.

The competition officially started. Several officers and soldiers raised several tables and covered twelve large bowls. Participants had to blindfolded to smell the bowls and identify medicinal materials.

Isn't this the same as the first level of the town competition, so simple?An Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows.

The yamen servant tied the cloth strips behind An Xiaoxiao's head, offended her, pulled her sleeves up and led her to the table, and lifted the first clay bowl.

An Xiaoxiao bent down and twitched her nose lightly, then laughed out loud.

The chili, garlic, and chives in the bowl were mixed together, and her breath was full of spicy smell, and she couldn't smell the medicinal materials at all.

The questioner has something.

An Xiaoxiao became serious, she raised her hand to fan the air lightly, twitched her nose, and told the servant the name of the medicinal material.

The twelve bowls were smelled quickly, and the yamen servant gave the paper to An Xiaoxiao to check, and after confirming that it was signed correctly, he handed it to the person on the high platform.

There were still a few people in the arena who hadn't finished the match, so An Xiaoxiao folded her arms beside her and observed the others with a calm expression.Besides her, there were seven other contestants, four men and three women, all aged about twenty or so. At first glance, they looked ordinary, but An Xiaoxiao glanced quickly, and one of them caught her attention.

The man was in a wide-sleeved robe, covered his eyes with a black cloth, and had an upright and elegant posture. At this moment, he was twisting to talk to the officers and soldiers behind him, revealing a long, slender, fair neck.An Xiaoxiao looked at him for a moment, then raised her eyebrows with interest.

Three people are eliminated in the first level, and the remaining five people continue.

In the second round, the officers and soldiers took out five dummies all wrapped in black and stood in front of them, and the main contestant explained the rules of the competition.

"In this level, the county magistrate will read out the name of the acupoints, and the contestants will insert the silver needles into the corresponding positions blindfolded. Only those who have the correct positions can enter the next level."

The competition ended quickly, and the silver needles of the first few people more or less deviated from the acupuncture points by a few millimeters. When it was An Xiaoxiao's turn, the black cloth on the human body was uncovered, and the silver needles were exactly the same as the red dots painted on the dummy. The audience exclaimed, and their eyes turned to An Xiaoxiao.

The person concerned folded his arms, his face expressionless.

In the third level, two people are eliminated, leaving three people.

The rest were all men, one was a young man in a long robe with wide sleeves, the other was a little older with a steady gaze, one could tell from a glance that he had practiced medicine for many years.Both of them bowed their hands to An Xiaoxiao, and An Xiaoxiao returned the salute.

In the third round, the yamen served three bowls of soup and medicine. The contestants not only had to write down the formula of the medicine soup within the time limit, guess the ratio of the medicine ingredients, but also blindfolded to pick out the corresponding medicine ingredients in the medicine box.

The formula, the specific gravity, and the medicinal materials can't be wrong.

The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw faint excitement in each other's eyes.

When the gong sounded, An Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and smiled, and picked up the bowl first.

As soon as the soup was in the mouth, An Xiaoxiao guessed the recipe. She quickly wrote down the medicinal ingredients and the ratio, and went to the medicinal ingredient section blindfolded, followed by the other two.

Stretching out her hands to grope in the medicine basket for a long time, An Xiaoxiao's brows became more and more tight. She pondered for a while, then went back to the soup and medicine area blindfolded and took another sip from the medicine bowl.

Da Wu noticed her movement from below and watched quietly.

(End of this chapter)