Before we knew it, it was the end of the month, and the Chen family's sports meet officially began in Anping Village.
Everyone got up early in the morning to prepare for the competition.
In the Chen family courtyard, Er Ya, dressed in a flamboyant manner, was about to go out when Chen Kai stopped her.
Chen Kai said with a headache, "Er Ya, aren't you supposed to be participating in a competition today? Why are you wearing a skirt?" And you even picked such an ugly skirt. It's so embarrassing to wear it out!
Er Ya said happily, "Uncle, you look beautiful in that dress!"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Er Ya, go and change into a prettier dress."
Chen Kai dressed Er Ya up a bit again, and then told her to change into the purple floral dress.
After Chen Kai's makeover, Er Ya looks much better this time and is very cute.
Er Ya asked happily, "Am I especially pretty now?"
Chen Kai laughed and said, "Yes, Er Ya is the prettiest!"
Chen Nong praised, "Er Ya is the prettiest, even prettier than all the girls in our village."
Xiao Tian replied perfunctorily, "Er Ya, it's beautiful!"
Er Ya said happily, "Then I'm going out to play!"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Okay, go have some fun!"
Er Ya walked through the village, attracting envious glances from many of her friends, making her extremely proud.
Every entrance to Anping Village has been planned out, with stalls set up in some places and thatched pavilions erected in others. Under the big tree at the village entrance, there are also many tables and chairs.
Er Ya found a stone bench under the big tree and sat down, happily swinging her short legs.
A little girl passed by, saw Er Ya, and greeted her, "Er Ya, you're wearing a beautiful new dress again today! It looks so pretty!"
Er Ya said proudly, "Isn't it beautiful? This color of dress is very difficult to dye, and it's the only one I own."
The little girl said enviously, "It's so pretty! Er Ya, can you dye one of these for me too? I'll pay you."
Er Ya was very happy today and agreed.
Xiao Huzi and another boy checked all the road signs from the county and town to Anping Village. Just as they arrived at the village entrance, they saw Er Ya sitting on a stone bench, happily swinging her short legs.
Little Tiger said with a grin, "Er Ya, you look really good today!"
Er Ya said, "I think I'm pretty too. By the way, how's the road sign work going?"
Xiao Huzi laughed and said, "A few road signs were knocked down, but we've already put them back in. Don't worry, with so many road signs, it'll be easy for visitors to find our village."
Anping Village is somewhat remote. The village chief and Old Man Chen were worried that people from the county town wouldn't be able to find their way there. So, they discussed it and came up with this solution: they put up road signs at the crossroads, leading all the way to their village entrance.
In Anping Village Square, Zhou and her group of elderly women clashed fiercely with the village chief's wife and her group of elderly women, creating a tense atmosphere.
The children playing nearby saw this commotion and retreated in fear.
"Zhou family, don't try to renege on your debt if you lose!" the village chief's wife said with a smile.
With her head held high, Zhou said smugly, "You bunch of ugly ducklings and cracked trees think you can beat us? Dream on!"
The old women in the village said unhappily, "Who are you calling a crooked gourd?" They hadn't said anything yet, so what had they done to offend anyone?
Chen Kai had just walked over when he saw his mother drawing a lot of hatred, so he silently turned around and slipped away.
The Chen family's matches are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a one-hour break at noon. However, the specific arrangements will depend on the actual situation.
After a while, a lot of people came to the village one after another, mostly from other villages who came to join in the fun.
The village chiefs from the neighboring villages were dumbfounded when they saw that Anping Village had set up many stalls and built many pavilions, all arranged in a very professional manner.
One village chief said, "I never expected that Anping Village would actually come up with something like this."
They said they came to watch the fun, but actually they just came to see the joke. Anping Village is so poor, how could they come up with something so interesting?
However, things have taken them somewhat by surprise.
Soon, the village chief and Old Man Chen came out to greet them.
One of the village chiefs said, "Old Bai, your village's event this time was organized quite well. But why aren't many people here?"
The village chief laughed and said, "It's still early. Someone will be here soon."
"Have a seat here first. Mr. Chen just launched a new product, but it hasn't been released to the public yet. Let me show you around."
The village chiefs, thinking of the Chen family's business, immediately began to flatter them. At this moment, one of the village chiefs asked the question that the others had wanted to ask: "Do we have to pay to try your new products?"
Although they are the village chiefs, with grain prices so high these days, they certainly don't want to pay if they can avoid it.
Old Man Chen said generously, "You each deliver one, I'll cover it all."
Another village chief took out the small wooden plaque from Chen Jiafa and asked, "Didn't you say that you could get a free cold drink with this? I'd like to exchange it for one for my grandson to try."
Old Man Chen pointed to a stall and said, "Okay, it's over there. Go ahead and get it while there's no one around and you don't have to wait in line."
Upon hearing that the coupons were useful, the grandsons of several village chiefs were overjoyed and screamed with excitement.
The village chief said, "Chen Dong's new tofu pudding and tofu flower are only two coins a bowl during this event. You can buy some and try them. Because there are many people participating in this event, the free food is limited."
Old Man Chen looked at the village chief gratefully. He hadn't expected the village chief to bring this up first; he was just about to say it himself.
The village chief smiled at Old Man Chen in response. In this situation, he naturally had to help his own villagers; he couldn't let others look down on him.
At this moment, the village chief's wife also came over and said, "The Chen family has also grown bean sprouts. They cost ten coins a pound at the market price, but you'll get a discount if you buy them from them."
As the village chief's wife spoke, she glanced at Zhou, who was walking in their direction.
Zhou snorted coldly, but still accepted the village chief's wife's kindness.
A man from the next village said, "I often deliver vegetables to restaurants. Can you sell me your bean sprouts wholesale at a lower price?"
Zhou said, "Okay, but you can talk to my eldest son about the specific price."
Xiao Bao, who was playing nearby, asked Chen Kai curiously, "Uncle, Grandma and the village chief seemed to be fighting just now, how come they've made up now?"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Because the village chief knows how to read the situation."
Seeing that Xiao Bao was still looking at him blankly, Chen Kai had no choice but to say bluntly, "It means that the village chief's aunt has a thick skin!"
Xiao Bao said, "Oh, I understand."
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