Chapter 221: Martial Arts Contest to Find a Marriage
In short, after layers of screening, there are still hundreds of people left.
Many people arrived early, and many came just to see the excitement, so all the inns in Baili Town were full.
Some business-minded shops in Baili Town followed suit and started selling small booklets such as "Secrets of Miss Shi" and "Genealogy of Shi Family", specifically for young men from other places who came to participate in the martial arts competition to win a bride.
The inns were full, so many houses with too many rooms immediately hung signs at their doors saying, "B&B, discounts for those who hold a competition to find a spouse."
The restaurants and clothing shops in Baili Town are doing a booming business.
When people come, they have to eat.
If you want to take part in a martial arts competition, you must have a set of clothes that fit you. The ready-made clothing shop has specially launched the most comfortable ready-made clothing sets for the martial arts competition. Apart from anything else, the words "sure win" are embroidered on the collar and cuffs. First of all, it's a good start and a lucky draw.
Baili Town became popular, and the common people benefited from it, so even the government was mobilized.
The government organized a patrol team to maintain the public security in Baili Town, especially focusing on strengthening the public security near the landlord Shi's home.
We cannot allow people to criticize Bailizhen. It is not good to manage it well when there are too many people. We must resolutely crack down on any malicious price increases and insist on maintaining public security inside and outside Bailizhen so that outsiders who come to Bailizhen will have a good impression of Bailizhen.
Baili Town has always been an unknown town in Kinmen County.
Thanks to the strange people in the town, there is now a chance for him to be exposed. The town chief is also a man who wants to make progress and will not miss any good opportunity to show himself.
Therefore, Miss Shi's martial arts competition to find a husband started very smoothly.
On the first day of the martial arts competition to win a bride, the landlord Shi’s house was almost packed with people.
Xiao Yuanbao and her friends went there early. They got up at dawn and set out in their carriage. The entrance of Shi's house was already crowded with people.
Fortunately, the Shi family's gate had been renovated. In order to prevent robbers, it was built tall, solid and imposing. Even though there were so many people, no one dared to climb the wall. They were all intimidated by the Shi family's highly defensive construction.
Xiao Yuanbao and his friends climbed over the wall from Mr. Liu's house next door and entered Shi Maner's house.
It's not easy to walk in through the main entrance or the side door, as they are completely blocked.
After not seeing Shi Maner for a few days, she felt more energetic.
"Little Sister Yuanbao, you are here!"
Goddess Liu was there too, "Young Master, you are here, hi, we are all waiting for you."
She has been staying at the Shi family these days. Those who want to participate in the martial arts competition to find a husband must first choose their horoscopes, and then have their faces read. For some people whose horoscopes are normal but whose faces are not good, the Shi family will give them something to send them off.
Xiao Yuanbao looked at Shi Maner, who was dressed in a white dress, with a rosy face, regular features, and a heroic look.
He began to praise her, "Sister Man'er is in good condition..."
Shi Maner laughed, "That's because there have been a lot of men at the door these days, and they scared away all the ghosts. I slept well these past few nights. I never thought that a martial arts contest to find a wife could be like this. It would be great if there could be a contest to find a wife every day, all year round."
Goddess Liu laughed and said, "Which girl is looking for a husband every day? Even if she was looking for a husband every day, there wouldn't be so many people coming!"
Shi Maner was not giving up. "What if I hire so many men to walk around my house every day?"
Goddess Liu replied, "First of all, if you hire hundreds of men to guard your door every day, it will be a huge expense. Secondly, the effect will not be as good as it is now. The men watching at the door now are all looking for a mate, and their emotions are volatile, which can make the perverts retreat. If you hire bodyguards, their identities are different, and the perverts will still think you are a homeless widow, and they will still stare at you in secret..."
Shi Maner sighed.
"I still have to find a man with enough masculinity to get married."
Liao Huaiyu hid behind Xiao Yuanbao and Sanbao the whole time, fearing that Shi Maner would notice him again.
He deliberately smeared his face with soot today.
Still afraid of insecurity.
Sanbao coughed, "Liao Huaiyu, why are you hiding? Our sister Man'er doesn't eat people..."
Shi Maner looked over immediately and said, "That's right, I don't eat people, why are you wiping the soot from the pot?"
Liao Huaiyu...
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
After some chatting and laughing, it was almost time.
Outside the gate of the Shi family, there was a large stage, and below the stage, there were onlookers on all sides.
There is a big sign next to the stage.
Written on it are the order and matches of the contestants.
The first day is the preliminary round. Each game has a time limit and cannot last too long. If the two players are evenly matched, the host family will decide the name of the eliminated player. For any eliminated player, the Shi family will compensate them with two taels of silver to ensure that no one participates in vain. The Shi family will provide free food and accommodation for the contestants who come from afar and the winners.
Those who are eliminated can immediately receive two taels of silver and leave.
This was all agreed upon in advance, so there were huge crowds of people coming to register. As long as you registered, whether you passed or not, it was equivalent to having two taels of silver.
Two taels of silver alone can buy enough rice and grain for one person to eat for a year or so.
Xiao Yuanbao and the others followed Shi Maner to the bunker on the gate to watch.
The main gate of the Shi family was built like a city wall, with a bunker on top, about seven or eight meters high, from which one could look down and see the competition on the stage below.
You don't have to go out and squeeze with the crowd.
Xiao Yuanbao arranged the best position for the little kid, where he sat on a high stool and looked down.
Cai sat next to her, while Sanbao and Liao Huaiyu sat behind Xiao Yuanbao respectively. They were taller than Xiao Yuanbao, and sitting behind her gave them a good view.
On the other side are Goddess Liu and Shi Maner.
Shi Man'er is generous and generous. She is not the kind of person who is shy. As a woman, she is able to take over the Shi family business and develop it steadily without being coveted by her uncles and aunts or being targeted by outsiders. She must have some extraordinary qualities.
Arrived on top of the bunker.
Shi Maner stood at the edge. When the Shi family's housekeeper saw her, he immediately understood and picked up the loud speaker, "Dear fellow villagers, dear good men, our Shi family's martial arts competition to recruit a bride is about to begin. Our young lady will say a few words to you. Everyone please be quiet first..."
The noisy scene suddenly became quiet.
Shi Maner was dressed in a white outfit, with delicate features, a well-proportioned figure, and a heroic appearance!
"My fellow villagers, my name is Shi Man'er. I welcome everyone to my martial arts competition to find a husband. You all should know the situation of our Shi family. My father and brother passed away last year, leaving me as the only daughter who just got married. I had no choice but to divorce on the day of my wedding and return home to inherit the family business. According to traditional logic, I should have mourned for my father for three years before getting married..."
Speaking of this, Shi Maner looked sad.
Sanbao pulled his sister's sleeve and whispered, "Sister, learn from this. Sister Man'er is really good at acting. Her father hurt her so much, and she often scolded her father privately for not caring about other people's business. He deserved to die suddenly. Now, tears are dripping out of her eyes. This kind of hypocrisy is what adults are good at. We children need to learn..."
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