Chapter 91: Drinking Competition, Driving to Maozhu

Liu Mingan watched Jiang Ning enter the third round and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, young man, your daughter-in-law is really not to be judged by appearance!"

The two old men next to him looked at Jiang Ning in amazement. They all thought that this girl was just going to join in the fun, but she was such a heavy drinker!

Liu Mingan smiled and heard someone talking on the side: "Whose girl is this? She can drink so much? She's so pretty..."

"My daughter!" Liu Mingan replied in his heart, looking at Jiang Ning with a focused and gentle gaze.

Meanwhile, several people vomited after drinking and were helped away. The remaining dozen or so people came to thread the needle, but several of them were dizzy and had staring eyes. They couldn't see the eye of the needle clearly. They squinted their eyes and tried to thread the thread for a long time without getting it in, and were eliminated.

However, the audience loved the scene of drunkards threading the needle. They laughed non-stop and the place was full of joy.

"There should be less than ten people in the third round." The man said to himself. He might be a little bored waiting. Jiang Ning was the only one around him, so he turned around and asked Jiang Ning, "Girl, where are you from? How did you train your drinking capacity? It's more than 99% of men."

Jiang Ning felt a little guilty for a rare time. She replied, "It's natural," and pretended to watch other people threading the needle and walked to the side.

The man guessed correctly. After two rounds, only six people entered the third round. Except for the two of them, the other four had red faces and looked drunk.

"In the third round, each person takes turns to drink a bowl. If you vomit or can't stand steadily during the process, you will be eliminated. You can quit at any time. After each person drinks three bowls, use chopsticks to pick red beans from the green beans. Those who finish picking in half a cup of tea will pass!"

Jiang Ning and the previous man walked forward, picked up a bowl and drank it all. The other four people drank one by one, and everything was fine. When they drank the second bowl, one person couldn't hold it in and vomited.

Jiang Ning frowned and moved away from the man.

After drinking three bowls, the five people on the field picked beans one by one. A small bowl of red beans and green beans was placed in front of him. Jiang Ning picked up the chopsticks and steadily picked out the red beans one by one and put them in another bowl. After picking them, he saw that one of them had knocked over the bowl and the beans were scattered all over the floor. Another person poked around with chopsticks but couldn't pick up a single bean.

There were three people left on the field, who happened to be the top three in this drinking contest. In addition to Jiang Ning and the bearded man, the remaining man was a middle-aged man with a red face and a relatively short stature. Jiang Ning noticed that his steps were already a little unsteady.

The three of them still needed to be sorted out into first, second and third places, and then returned to the table. After drinking two bowls, the middle-aged man burped loudly, and the alcohol in his stomach surged, and he was so uncomfortable that his whole face wrinkled into a ball.

"No more, no more," the middle-aged man waved his hands repeatedly, and then said, "I admit third place, no more, let these two guys fight, I admit defeat."

Only Jiang Ning and the bearded man were left on the field. The two of them competed in drinking bowl after bowl. After drinking three bowls, they went to pick beans. This went on for two rounds, but no one was determined.

"This girl is really amazing. She can drink with Wang Mengzi until now."

"It looks like Wang Mengzi is about to get drunk, but her face doesn't even turn red. This alcohol tolerance is terrible!"

Liu Mingan listened to the discussion around him and couldn't help but worry a little more. Even if she was drinking water, wouldn't her stomach be uncomfortable after drinking bowl after bowl?

Jiang Ning drank another bowl of wine. The man beside him, with a beard, took up the bowl, swallowed a few mouthfuls reluctantly, and finally put it down resignedly.

"I give up!" shouted the man with a beard.

The drinking contest was over!

The whole audience was shocked. It was the first time that a female wine king appeared in Gujiu Town after so many years! And this female wine king was not from the local area!

The two men on the stage immediately picked up the drumsticks and beat the drums. The increasingly exciting drumbeats aroused the emotions of the people present.

The top three were invited to the stage, and each was given a double-handled lotus celadon wine cup, which contained their own reward money.

Jiang Ning said "thank you", walked off the stage holding the wine cup, returned to Liu Ming'an, and handed him the money: "Keep it."

Others cast envious eyes, envious of the more than nine taels of silver, and envious of the deep feelings of this couple.

Liu Ming'an took it with a smile: "Thank you, An Ning."

After the reward money was distributed, it was time for the most popular part of this circle of people. Two young men carried the wine jars that had been filled with registration copper coins to the stage, and another waiter brought thousands of copper plates and placed them on the stage together.

The crowd began to squeeze under the stage. Liu Mingan was afraid of squeezing Jiang Ning, so he held the wine cup in one hand and her waist in the other and stepped back, standing far away from the crowd.

"Why are they squeezing?" Liu Mingan was puzzled.

"They are squeezing to pick up money." Jiang Ning said with a smirk.

As soon as the words fell, amid the deafening drum sound, the winery owners on the stage grabbed handfuls of copper coins and threw them down. This little money was a drop in the bucket for them, and the main purpose was to celebrate.

Liu Mingan saw the smiles on the faces of those who picked up money, and was infected and laughed along: "No wonder the waiter said this is the most interesting activity."

"It's really interesting!" Jiang Ning looked at the money she earned and praised her.

When the two returned to the inn, Jiang Ning found that Liu Ming'an was always staring at her belly intentionally or unintentionally.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Ning really couldn't help asking, what was there on her belly that was worth Liu Ming'an staring at.

"I'm just curious." Liu Ming'an replied.

"I'm curious why you drank so much wine, but your belly is not bloated at all. Don't you feel uncomfortable?" Liu Ming'an asked sincerely.

Jiang Ning couldn't answer this question. After thinking for a moment, she only replied: "I'm not uncomfortable, you don't have to worry."

Seeing that Liu Ming'an wanted to ask something else, Jiang Ning continued: "I'm hungry."

Liu Ming'an went downstairs without saying a word to ask someone to send food.

After a few times, Liu Ming'an wanted to ask, Jiang Ning always found an excuse to change the subject calmly, and slowly Liu Ming'an himself forgot about it.

Now the two of them had plenty of money. The owner of the Yuanlai Inn was going to deliver wine to Maozhu County three days after the wine festival. During these three days, Liu Mingan and Jiang Ning went around Gujiu Town, bought some new clothes, and went to various hotels and restaurants to taste the specialties and experience the local customs.

When they were about to leave, they went downstairs to check out. They spent a total of four taels of silver on food and accommodation in these few days.

The carriage delivering wine stopped at the door. The carriage was already full of large boxes, which were filled with straw, and the wine jar was placed in the straw.

The boss left an empty seat near the door and put a straw mat there for Liu Ming'an and Jiang Ning to sit on. He then sent them to Maozhu County.

Because the carriage was full of goods, the horses moved slowly and stopped and rested along the way. They finally reached their destination six days later.

"Gujiu Town is famous for its wine, but Maozhu County is not famous for its bamboos, right?" Liu Ming'an pondered this question.

"Hahaha... Sir, you are right!" The driver who delivered the wine laughed and said, "In Gujiu Town, there is wine everywhere, and in Maozhu County, there are bamboos everywhere, but after seeing them for a long time, they are just like that. It is not as fun as Gujiu Town..."

Liu Ming'an didn't know whether it was true or not, and he didn't say whether it was true or not. They didn't come here for fun. They

would take a rest in Maozhu County, and then they would think of a way to go to Qushui City.