The Pastoral Medicine Fragrance of Rebirth

Chapter 418 Long County Lantern Festival

In order to thoroughly implement the requirements of the elders, the couple washed and rested after a while.

Ning Ce didn't fall asleep either, and got up again after Ye Qing fell asleep.

He hugged Ye Qing and chatted with Ye Qing.

After chatting for a long time, at the end of midnight, Ye Qing fell asleep.

Ning Ce also fell asleep.

Ye Qing didn't really sleep either, but pretended to be asleep.

She continued to learn the knowledge in the system. Tonight, she planned to learn about the specific medicinal effects of the various powders she made before, and told herself not to guess the medicinal effects by looking at the names.

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Time passed quickly, and it was the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

Long County holds a large-scale lantern show every year during the Lantern Festival.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, all businesses have to open their doors and hang lanterns at the door of the store. Moreover, each business must prepare a lantern for competition.

This event was organized by the county government. At that time, the open space at Caishikou will be used to display the lanterns provided by all the merchants.

The best lanterns in Long County were selected by the people of the county.

No.1 can get a reward of 100 taels of silver, and No.2 to No.10 can go to the place where the notice was posted next to the county government.

That place was posted by the Yamen, and ordinary people were not allowed to post it.

But the merchants who won the prizes at this lantern festival can introduce the things in their shops there.

Post it for free for half a month, and it will not be removed until the day before the second dragon rises in February.

This is a convenience provided by the county government to the merchants in the county to promote their own industry for free.

People in Longxian County have a habit of going to see things posted on notices.

Usually there are some small knowledge popularization and some important decisions of the court, so this propaganda is still beneficial.

But for old merchants, it doesn't play much role, and for new merchants, it can become famous in one fell swoop.

The way the people choose is also very simple, that is, to vote.

There is a pot in front of each lantern. If the people think the lantern of this family looks good, they will put a small red flower in the jar.

Cut out of red paper, the size of a thumb.

Don't be afraid of cheating, because before the Lantern Festival, people in the Yamen will distribute this little red flower from door to door, including infants and young children at home.

The yamen has a registration for the resident population of the county.

Anyway, when the time comes, the total amount of safflower received by each merchant exceeds the total population registered by the Yamen, so it is cheating.

If it is lower than the number of flowers sent out, or equal, it is a normal voting result.

A year ago, a family cut small flowers by themselves and put them in a pot in front of their own lanterns. In the end, the whole family was counted. No, all the rewards for that session were cancelled.

Since that year, the merchants in Long County have been very disciplined, and they will monitor the merchants next to them throughout the process.

In this way, there has never been a phenomenon of cheating.

This time, Ye Qing planned to let the three shops she owns get in the top ten.

Sushengtang, sister snack bar, and Jinxiuzhuang.

She is full of confidence, and she is not worried about not being selected at all.

Therefore, she has been busy designing lanterns these two days.

She doesn't want to paint at all now. Fortunately, she married a husband who is a very good painter. She was talking about her thoughts while Ning Ce was painting.

They have been husband and wife for a few months, and Ning Ce can almost understand Ye Qing's meaning.

(End of this chapter)