Chapter 585, Special
"Thank you for the reward, sirs!"
As for the male relatives, most of them did not use purses. They preferred to watch the rowers lowering their heads to search and loot, and after picking up gold and silver coins, they would bend down and smile at them in a flattering manner.
"It's a shame no one started a fight this time. You don't know, but last time a bunch of people fought over a single gold nugget, it was a much more exciting scene to watch."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the person who spoke calmly and said, "Since this gentleman is so interested, why don't you go down and perform for everyone so that we can see what you are doing."
The official who was speaking was startled by Xiao Yeyang's indifferent gaze, and he smiled awkwardly and did not dare to answer.
Governor Guo saw that his nephew could frighten everyone present with just one sentence, and the smile on his face deepened. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stagnant, he smiled and patted Xiao Yeyang on the shoulder: "You kid have learned to joke now, but it's a pity that you haven't learned it well. Look, the atmosphere is awkward." After that, he burst into laughter.
The other officials immediately followed Governor Guo's words and changed the subject.
However, after that, everyone's behavior became much more restrained, and when they threw gold and silver coins downstairs, they basically put them into their pockets.
The female members of the household had been keeping an eye on the male members. Seeing that the male members were using purses, the naked ladies and girls also quietly put their gold and silver coins into their purses.
Dong Yuanyao saw this, smiled, nudged Daohua with his elbow, and whispered, "If I hadn't been with you, I would have thought you asked the young prince to do this."
Daohua didn't say anything, but raised her eyes to look at the men. Her gaze happened to meet Xiao Yeyang who was also looking at her. Their eyes met in the air, and both of them seemed to understand the meaning in each other's eyes.
Retracting his gaze, Daohua cast his eyes towards the dragon boat team downstairs and said to Dong Yuanyao, "Let's see who has better aim."
Dong Yuanyao immediately raised his chin and smiled, "Let's compete." As he said that, he tossed the purse in his hand upwards, and then threw it straight towards Sun Changze.
Sun Changze had seen Dong Yuanyao and Daohua a long time ago. In the past, when he participated in dragon boat races, officials would also scatter money like this for fun. In order to let the officials scatter more silver, he was happy to join everyone in grabbing it. But today, he didn't want to bend down.
The moment Dong Yuanyao threw down the purse, Sun Changze sprinted forward quickly, then jumped up and caught the purse steadily.
Seeing this, the people around immediately started to make a noise: "Throw it again, throw it again!"
When Dong Yuanyao saw it, he smiled and immediately threw down the second purse.
Sun Changze looked up and smiled, then jumped up again and grabbed the purse in the air.
Seeing Sun Changze's agility and lightness, Dong Yuanyao suddenly became interested: "I want to see if you can catch it!" After saying that, he threw the purse in his hand down one after another.
Seeing that Dong Yuanyao threw the ball too fast, Su Shiyu couldn't help but remind him: "Slow down, don't let him miss it." After all, he was his lifesaver.
Daohua smiled and said, "He can do it. Sun Changze's skills are pretty good."
Sure enough, Sun Changze took Dong Yuanyao's purse in his hands with a few flips and jumps.
Looking at Sun Changze who raised his eyebrows proudly at her, Dong Yuanyao pursed her lips and looked at Daohua: "Yiyi, let me use your purse."
Daohua smiled and handed over the purse.
Dong Yuanyao took the purse, glanced at Sun Changze below, and threw the purse again. This time, Dong Yuanyao threw it faster and at a more tricky angle.
Seeing this, Sun Changze still had a confident and calm smile on his face. He sprinted, jumped, and flipped in the air, completing several movements in one go, and then landed steadily with the purse in his hands.
"Thank you, girl!"
Sun Changze raised the purse in his hand and thanked Dong Yuanyao.
Just as Sun Changze turned around to share his joy with his companions, Dong Yuanyao suddenly snatched the purse from Su Shiyu's hand and threw it down.
The purse came too suddenly and was about to fall to the ground. Sun Changze swept his leg and kicked the purse into the air, then jumped up and held the purse in his hand.
When Dong Yuanyao saw this, she smiled brightly at Sun Changze and said, "You reacted quickly enough." There was undisguised admiration in her eyes.
Other ladies found this method fun and followed suit.
Unfortunately, the skills of the other people downstairs were not as good as Sun Changze, and they could usually only receive one or two purses.
"Hey, young man, we have purses here too. They're all yours if you can catch them."
Seeing that Sun Changze did not join the fight, the maidservant beside the girl could not help but shout at him.
Sun Changze smiled and said, "Thank you very much, but I have received enough rewards today. The rest will be left to other brothers." After that, he turned his head to look at Dong Yuanyao upstairs, then smiled and took the purse back to the dragon boat, happily dividing the gold and silver with his companions.
"What's going on? Miss Dong's purse contains silver, but ours doesn't? Why are you only accepting hers?"
When Dong Yuanyao saw Sun Changze running away, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, especially when she heard the discussions around her, a different feeling began to spread in her heart.
After watching the dragon boat race, the ladies continued to sit upstairs and chat, while the ladies went downstairs.
There are many places on the Ningmen Pass where low riverbed waterfalls have formed. The scenery is very spectacular and beautiful, and the ladies naturally don't want to miss it.
Especially when he saw the young gentlemen from the male family also coming downstairs, he became even more restless.
Daohua's foot hadn't fully healed yet, and she didn't want to walk around, so she said to Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu, "You guys go play."
Dong Yuanyao looked at Daohua's feet and said nothing more, just said: "We will come back and tell you what beautiful scenery we saw."
Daohua smiled and nodded, then looked at Yan Yihan and the other two and warned them, "Don't just focus on admiring the scenery. Try not to get close to water."
Yan Yihan and the other two nodded: "Don't worry, big sister, we will pay attention."
Soon, everyone left.
Seeing Zhu Qiyun sitting still, Daohua smiled and said, "Miss Zhu, don't you want to go down and take a look at the scenery over here?"
Zhu Qiyun smiled and shook her head: "I don't know any of the other girls. It's boring to enjoy the scenery alone."
Daohua smiled and nodded. Seeing that the ladies from other families would glance at her from time to time, Daohua said to Zhu Qiyun, "Let's go downstairs and sit down."
Zhu Qiyun nodded, glanced quickly at her mother, and seeing that she was sitting well with her third aunt, she went downstairs with Daohua.
After the two left, Madam Zhu couldn't help but ask Madam Zhu Si, "When did Qiyun get to know the eldest daughter of the Yan family?"
Mrs. Zhu Si shook her head: "I don't know either."
Mrs. Zhu glanced at Mrs. Zhu Si with a reproachful look: "How can you be a mother? You don't even pay attention to who your daughter interacts with." She paused after saying this.
"The eldest daughter of the Yan family is a proud person. When Prefect Yan was still the county magistrate, she had a little conflict with my daughter Xiuyun. After our family moved to Xingzhou, she still holds a grudge and is not willing to give in."
Mrs. Zhu Si did not respond. She thought that the eldest daughter of the Yan family was a good person. When her daughter made a fool of herself in public, she stood up to help. Later, when she saw that her daughter would be embarrassed if she came over, she considerately let her daughter stay with them, and took her daughter who had no companions with her when she went downstairs.
Seeing that Mrs. Zhu Si didn't say anything, Mrs. Zhu didn't bother to say anything more. She turned her gaze to the wife of the Pingzhou prefect. Seeing that she was only chatting and laughing with others and didn't pay any attention to them, she felt very upset.
What a stupid son! I don’t know why she is so arrogant. Does she really think that their Qiyun can’t get married?
(End of this chapter)
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