The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 376: Wannan Prefecture's Hundred Flowers Festival

At this time, they were eating wontons at a wonton stall at the city gate. They were unable to get into the city gate last night and had to sleep in the wild.

I came into the city early this morning and was extremely hungry. As soon as I entered the city and smelled the aroma of wontons, I couldn't walk any further, so I simply stopped to eat a bowl of wontons.

After eating the wontons, he went out of the city through the south gate and headed towards Wannan Prefecture.

That's why Wu Jin asked this question. He had been traveling with Doctor Wang these past few days, and it was inevitable that they had developed a friendship.

Doctor Wang speaks in a humorous and unconventional way, and his medical skills are excellent. Several of them had some minor ailments and pains, and they were all cured by Doctor Wang's prescription medicines or acupuncture.

If Doctor Wang went east, they would have to separate. It was really hard to bear the thought.

Unexpectedly, Doctor Wang is also going to Wannan Prefecture, so we can go the same way, that’s great!

Wu Jin was busy being happy, but Wu Cheng, who was suspicious by nature, narrowed his eyes and gently kicked Wu Ping under the table.

This is such a coincidence, they are going to Wannan Prefecture, and Doctor Wang is also going to Wannan Prefecture?

Wu Ping glanced at Wu Cheng and knew what Wu Cheng meant.

But they had not told Doctor Wang that they were going to Wannan Prefecture. It was Doctor Wang who first mentioned going to Wannan Prefecture. And they were going to Wannan Prefecture to visit a famous doctor, so they had a purpose and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.

He looked up at the girl at the other table and continued eating wontons calmly.

After eating a bowl of wontons, everyone sat for a while, waiting for Zuo Cheng to go and buy some snacks and other food to last for half a day. Then the group continued their journey, went out of the South City Gate, and headed towards Wannan Prefecture.

Wannan, Wannan, this name sounds very poetic.

The weather at the end of March was extremely warm. As soon as you entered the territory of Wannan Prefecture, you could see blooming mountain flowers everywhere, which was a breathtaking beauty.

No wonder there are world-famous flower cakes. Look here, there are unknown wild flowers growing on any roadside.

Shi Liu simply lifted up the curtain of the carriage and ate some candied fruits and snacks along the way while admiring the scenery passing by.

We stayed outside the city last night, and early this morning, the carriage slowly drove into Wannan Prefecture.

The sun shone into the prosperous city, and the streets were full of people, all moving in one direction. It was a spectacular scene.

Shi Liu looked ahead curiously and asked Zuo Cheng to find out what event was going on and why it was so lively.

Zuo Cheng went and came back soon, "Miss, today is the annual Hundred Flowers Festival in Wannan Prefecture! It is a grand event in Wannan Prefecture, and people from all over the city are going to watch it!

Wannan Prefecture is named after flowers, and every unmarried young lady in every household will carefully plant a pot of flowers to participate in this Hundred Flowers Festival. I heard that there are special people to select, and the top three can enter the largest embroidery studio in Wannan Prefecture to learn embroidery skills, and they can also become famous throughout the city. "

Shi Liu understood immediately after hearing this. This was a grand event for unmarried girls to show off and gain fame. If they won, they could enter the Embroidery Pavilion to learn embroidery skills. If it could be used as a prize, then this Embroidery Pavilion must be special.

It was a rare opportunity to join in the fun, and Shi Liu couldn't miss it, so he quickly found the Jixiang Inn in the north of the city and checked in. He stored his luggage and carriage, left two people in the inn, and took the others out to watch the fun.

The Hundred Flowers Festival is held at the bank of Wangyue Lake where the north and east sides of the city meet. At this moment, the place is crowded with people, and it is really lively.

There were many little girls like flowers, with either a table with a small flowerpot in front of them or a large flowerpot as tall as a person in front of them. They were gathered in an open space surrounded by the lake, waiting for the Hundred Flowers Festival to begin with great anticipation.

At the same time, I couldn't help but look at the flowers planted by other people and make a comparison.

There were many people sitting in a large pavilion in the center of the lake. They were the judges of today's Hundred Flowers Festival.

When the gong sounded, Shi Liu saw people holding small bamboo signs, passing through the entrance and walking into the open space, looking down to admire the flowers.

Then, someone put the bamboo card in his hand into the bamboo tube next to a pot of flowers. Shi Liu was curious about what this was for, and he knew it from the discussions of the people watching nearby.

It turns out that there is another round of selection before the judges’ final selection.

These people holding bamboo signs are also regular visitors to the annual Hundred Flowers Festival, where they will cast their votes for the flowers they like.

In the end, only the fifty people with the most votes can enter the pavilion in the center of the lake and be selected by the judges.

"What about the flowers that were not selected?" Fudong asked curiously.

Seeing that they must be from other places, the aunt was happy to tell them, "The flowers that were not selected will not come in vain. The flowers that can participate in the Hundred Flowers Festival are carefully cared for. There are many people who love flowers in Wannan Prefecture. After the selection is finished, we can all go in and take a look. If there is a flower lover who likes a pot of flowers, he can buy it if the little girl is willing to sell it. In short, even if you can't get the first three, it's not in vain to sell the flowers at a high price. Come back next year!"

When Shi Liu heard that these rejected flowers could still be bought, she couldn't help but become interested. She looked from afar and saw that several pots of flowers were very beautiful.

Although it is far from home, if I take good care of it, I won't have to worry about not being able to bring it home.

With this plan in mind, Shi Liu watched carefully. When she saw the entrance door open and many people rushing in, she followed them in.

There were quite a few flowers that failed in the first round. There were at least a hundred pots, if not hundreds of them. They were so colorful that it was really dizzying.

Several pots of flowers that she had been eyeing outside were selected and placed in the pavilion in the center of the lake.

She looked at the rest, but couldn't decide which one she liked for a while.

The auntie who had squeezed in with them earlier, seeing that she was just looking but not buying, couldn't help but say, "Don't worry if you don't like these. There are still 47 pots of flowers to choose from among the 50 pots of flowers in there! Of course, those are more expensive than these flowers, much more expensive! In fact, they are all the same, girl, look, there are also many beautiful flowers in here! I think that pot of flowers is very beautiful!"

As she spoke, she pointed to a pot of flowers not far away.

Shi Liu looked over and saw that she was talking about a pot of azalea. It was pretty, but lacked something special.

"Auntie, it looks good, why don't you buy it?"

The auntie chuckled and said, "I need money to buy it!"

Shi Liu glanced at the little girl, then looked at the aunt beside her, "Aunt, could that little girl be your daughter?"

Not only do they look somewhat alike, but among so many flowers, this auntie pointed to that one pot. It's hard to believe that there is no ulterior motive.

Hearing this, the aunt's face froze, and she smiled awkwardly, "Miss, you have a really good eye. That's my daughter. My daughter spent a lot of effort to grow this flower! Miss, why don't you buy it?"

That's really the case.

She wondered why this aunt was so enthusiastic and kept sticking to her and introducing things to her.

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit a smiling person. This auntie introduced it so enthusiastically that it's really hard to refuse.

Shi Liu then walked towards the little girl.

When the little girl saw that her mother had really brought guests over, she also greeted them with great enthusiasm.

Shi Liu watched silently, and also came to his senses. This seemingly lively flower festival, with so many people participating and so many people watching, was said to be for the purpose of selecting the top three, but in fact, it mostly became a place for those who knew they would not be selected and did not expect to be selected to do business.

A pot of flowers like this costs ten taels of silver!

Tsk!