Chapter 153: Haicheng Wei Family
Wen Wan had just taken a bite of the roasted sweet potato when she paused when she heard Agui's question.
Where to go next?
It's so sad. In such a big world, there is no place for her to go.
Fortunately, people who are used to living in the wild don’t dwell on the past.
"I want to see the sea."
People in the inland are obsessed with the sea, just like people on the seaside are obsessed with snow-capped mountains. Different scenery always makes people yearn for it.
Agui was not surprised at all, and looked as if it was as he expected.
Wen Wan was amazed. "Oh, look at your expression. Did you guess where I'm going?"
Agui laughed innocently, "It wasn't me, it was Wen En. When we were in Mobei, he talked about you to me from time to time. At that time, he said that one day you would walk to the seaside."
"Oh?" Wen Wan chuckled, "Why do you think so?"
"He said... you want to eat seafood, so sooner or later you'll go to the beach." Agui also sighed, "I didn't expect that Wen En, who has only known you for a short time, could actually guess where you were going."
Wen Wan: “…”
Is her image as a foodie so obvious? Just because she's such a glutton, I guessed she was going to the beach to eat seafood.
However, in this era of inconvenient transportation, if you want to eat seafood, you really have to go to the seaside.
Perhaps her mood had changed, and now when Winn was mentioned again, she no longer found it difficult to accept as she did at the beginning.
Even Chen Yu seemed to have become a passer-by in her life. From now on, perhaps she would never have any intersection with them again in her life.
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The next day, Wen Wan and A Gui went down the mountain.
They first went to a nearby town to buy a carriage, prepared some necessary items for the journey, and then headed east.
From spring to summer, it took the two of them a month to travel from the border town to the nearest seaside city, stopping and walking.
The further east you go, the hotter the weather becomes. By the time you reach the seaside, it's already the hottest summer season.
As the sky gradually darkened, Wen Wan and her companions managed to enter Haicheng before the city gates closed.
At the largest inn in the city, lanterns were hung high at the door, and the dim yellow light fell on the waiter who was dozing off beside him.
Agui stopped the carriage and called the waiter.
The waiter yawned and stood up, putting on a warm smile, "Are you two guests staying at the hotel?"
"Yes." Agui jumped off the carriage and helped Wen Wan down.
When the waiter saw Wen Wan, he was stunned for a moment, a flash of surprise in his eyes, and asked with a smile: "Are you two here to attend the Qiuhua Festival as well? With such a beautiful girl, you will definitely be on the list."
"Qiu Huahui?" Agui was stunned. "What is that?"
"The Qiuhua Festival is a grand blessing event held by the Wei family. Any young man or woman between the ages of sixteen and twenty can participate in the Qiuhua Festival."
Seeing that they were from out of town, the waiter led them into the inn, explaining things as they walked.
"At the Qiuhua Festival, a master from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory will examine the young men and women. Those with outstanding appearance and whose horoscopes don't clash with the Wei family will become Qiuhua messengers, guarding the temple and praying for the Empress Dowager."
Wen Wan was startled, "Empress Dowager?"
Seeing her expression, the waiter asked in surprise, "Don't you two know that the Empress Dowager's family is the Wei family of Haicheng?"
I really don’t know.
Wen Wanchuan was kept in the backyard of the general's mansion, and Agui was a country bumpkin from a small border town. Neither of them knew anything about the family background of the bigwigs of the Duan Dynasty.
Guests are welcome, and although the waiter felt disdainful in his heart, he still maintained his enthusiasm and said a few more words.
"Those two are really lucky. The Qiuhua Festival is the day after tomorrow. With your looks, you can try your luck. If you are chosen, you will be very successful."
Wen Wan chuckled, "Oh? Is there money to be made?"
"It's not just about money." The waiter found his sense of existence in front of the two people.
"The Queen Mother said that if the chosen Qiuhua Envoy guards the temple and prays for her for three years, she will become her adopted daughter or son and enjoy a lifelong stipend."
After hearing this, Wen Wan finally understood what the waiter meant.
Life is not easy in this world. If you pray for the empress dowager for three years, you can enjoy a lifetime salary and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. For ordinary people, this is simply changing your destiny.
This kind of thing really cannot be measured by money.
The waiter asked cheerfully, "How about it, girl, do you want to try it?"
Wen Wan waved her hand. "No, I love to eat meat. I can't do the job of guarding the temple. If I can't resist my appetite and offend the gods, it will bring disaster to the master family. That would be bad."
The waiter had probably never heard such an answer before and was unable to react for a moment.
"Appetite?"
In the past few days, he had received countless people who came to participate in the Qiuhua Club. Who was not full of longing? This was the first time he met someone different.
This girl actually gave up such a great opportunity just because she loves eating meat?
What a strange statement.
The waiter was still surprised when the young man who was drinking not far away couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of wine on the face of the long-servant opposite him.
The long-servant was angry but dared not say anything, he just looked at his master with resentment.
The young man was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He apologized and turned to look at Wen Wan at the door.
"This girl is quite interesting."
The attendant raised his sleeve to wipe his face. Upon hearing this, he looked in the direction of the young master. After seeing Wen Wan's gentle appearance, he sighed and said:
"Sir, you find every pretty girl interesting, right?"
"Nonsense." The young master raised his hand and tapped his long-servant on the head. "I, your son, the most talented man in Guyun Town, the only legitimate son of the Zhou Family Clinic, Zhou Lingling, am I such a superficial person?"
Zhou Lingling did not lower her voice at all during this long series of self-introductions, and it seemed as if she was deliberately showing off.
So as soon as he finished speaking, the guests around him all looked in his direction.
Even Wen Wan looked up.
However, Wen Wan didn't seem to care. She quickly looked away, took the key from the shopkeeper, and followed the waiter to the guest room in the backyard to settle in.
Agui's room was next to Wenwan's. After putting their luggage away, they went to the front hall to have dinner together.
After days of running around, she could finally have a good meal. Wen Wan was not stingy at all and ordered a large table of seafood.
"The freshest ingredients are often cooked using the simplest methods. Don't underestimate the simplicity of steamed fish; just one bite will reveal its incredible freshness! Come, try it."
Wen Wan knew that this was Agui's first time in a seaside city and he had never eaten fish from the sea, so she pushed the steamed fish in front of Agui and introduced it to him enthusiastically.
Agui smiled and thanked her. Without being polite to Wenwan, he picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
"Fresh! It's really delicious!"
Agui nodded repeatedly and kept praising.
Wenwan smiled complacently and began to eat heartily.
She had just taken two bites when she saw Agui's rosy face suddenly turn pale, and the next moment he fell face up to the ground in a faint.
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