Chapter 36: The Contestants
After sending Yun Qi Niang away, Qiao Wanshi returned to the room and found her mother's relics from the system's locker, the small wooden box.
Figgling with the small lock on the top of the box, she thought about it but still didn't open it.
Judging from Yun Qi Niang's attitude today, it is very likely that the Seven Princes have already learned about their life experience and the existence of their sister and brother.
It's bound to see the last one, this box, just keep it for when we meet.
She hasn't told Qiao Wanci about these things yet, first, because she is afraid that the child's tone will not be strict, and secondly, Wanci is already sensible...... Alas, Qiao Wanshi couldn't help but feel a little melancholy, and then fell into a sweet dream.
Now that the big guy's rice planting is basically over, taking advantage of the season, Sikong Fan immediately communicated with the county order.
Listening to the specific arrangement of the peach blossom beauty pageant in his mouth, Sun Yan's brows moved slightly, and after thinking for a long time, he agreed to this plan, and expressed his gratitude to Sikong Fan.
"Young Master Sikong is willing to trust this official, and this official will naturally do his best to help."
"The time is set for ten days, and I invite Master Sun to watch it at that time."
Then the people in Lin County suddenly found that after the Tianxiang Building, the Splendid Pavilion was also closed, and at the same time, all channels that could transmit the news such as invitations and notices announced the news of the first Peach Blossom Blessing Beauty Pageant in Lin County.
The reward clearly reads: The winner will receive fifty taels of silver, as well as the reputation of the Peach Blossom Fairy, and can also get the spring and summer peach blossom costume made by the Splendid Pavilion.
Fifty taels of silver is to attract the women of the village, and the peach blossom fairy is to attract those ladies and gentlemen.
As soon as the news came out, the entire Lin County was a sensation, and not only that, but as time went by, Fucheng and the next county also got the news.
Many readers think that this is immoral, but when they heard that it was for spring sowing and praying, and the county magistrate participated in the support, they suddenly changed their tone and praised it.
Of course, it was the woman who was most shocked.
From the day after the news was announced, women came to sign up one after another, but most of them were dusty women on this day.
In order not to lower the style of the Splendid Pavilion, Yun Qi Niang and Sikong Fan jointly passed the proposal to complete the body, which is very simple, since it is a blessing, of course it must be a woman who is ice clear and jade.
Qiao Wanshi secretly rolled her eyes when she heard this, but she couldn't confront the concept of the entire era, so she went with them.
The Fengchen woman didn't even enter the door of the Splendid Pavilion, and scolded at the gate, but it was precisely like this that made the other women from good families feel at ease.
There were only three days to register, so on the third day, the sedan chair and carriage stopped at the gate of the Splendid Pavilion, and the masked woman was served by the domestic servants to sign up; Correspondingly, there are countless women in cloth clothes.
"That's how I ...... Can you go too? I don't even have nice clothes. β
The girl in straw sandals and patched cloth asked solemnly.
The woman in charge of registration smiled lightly, "Don't worry, anyone who enters the primary election will live in our Splendid Pavilion, and the boss will teach the rules and manners uniformly." β
However, the primary selection of the Splendid Pavilion was strict, and in the end, only twenty people were selected.
The others were naturally disappointed, but they also received twenty copper plates and a cake, and no one complained.
The selected woman went to the back hall and changed into a uniform light pink dress with peach blossoms embroidered on the neckline cufflinks, and Yun Qi Niang and Qiao Wanshi were in charge.
The former taught them the rules of manners, while the latter taught them the rules of the catwalk and how to display their clothes.
Day 4.
All the tailors and embroiderers in the Splendid Pavilion are still working overtime to make new clothes, and the first batch of finished products has come out, Yun Qiniang directly put on one of them, a very ordinary one in the design drawing-
But all the girls couldn't take their eyes off it, and their eyes were full of amazement.
"When you walk, don't shake your shoulders and look ahead ...... your eyes."
These basic rules are okay, but women in this year are locked in the house all the year round, and they are very restrained.
Day 9.
Qiao Wanshi couldn't help but have a headache and said:
"You have to be confident, and think about this sentence at all times - I am the most beautiful."
The girls laughed shyly, and they didn't dare to show their teeth. There was only one woman, who was heard to be from Orion, with a healthy complexion, bright eyes, and a smile with her hands on her hips:
"That's it! We're all the best-looking women in Linn County! β
But the posture that I have been accustomed to for more than ten years just can't let go.
Qiao Wanshi raised her forehead and sighed, let everyone rest first, thought about pulling Yun Qiniang into the house, leaned together and muttered, while pointing to the girls outside and saying something, so that the girls who paid attention to them couldn't help but be worried.
"Isn't that right?"
"Anyway, it's going to be unveiled, sooner or later, take a walk, maybe it's better."
"It's fine, but you have to cover it with a veil, otherwise there will be no mystery."
"Well said."
When each of the maids handed out a pink veil, all the girls were stunned, and Yun Qi Niang clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention.
"Put on the veil and let Wanshi lead you out for a walk."
Everyone was shocked and wanted to go to the streets!
"Don't go out and show your face before the game......"
"That is, if my father and mother find out, I will be scolded."
One by one was terrified, especially those ladies and actresses, and some even retreated, shouting on the spot to quit.
The more Qiao Wanshi listened, the more she didn't feel good, calling her a person from the 21st century, and she felt like there were worms in her ears, "Stop!" β
Her voice was very loud, her face was solemn, and she suddenly gave people a sense of oppression that was about to come from the storm.
"I said you guys, don't you want to be complimented by others if you are good-looking?"
What kind of woman looks like nonsense for pleasing herself, wearing beautiful clothes, wearing beautiful makeup, what are you going to do if you don't go out to show?
The Orion woman replied the fastest, and said proudly, "The people in the village say that I am good-looking." β
Qiao Wanshi cast an appreciative gaze and immediately decided, "Put on the veil and let's go." β
At this moment, a clear female voice sounded, "Boss Qiao, I know that you are forced to show up in order to raise your younger siblings, but we are different, if you are in our identity, you know how difficult it is to do this." β
I rubbed, Qiao Wanshi gritted her teeth, "Wait." β
As he spoke, he turned around and went to the hall, and when he came out, he changed into the same clothes as them, and put on a veil on the side, and let out a wordβ
If you go out for a walk and come back, she is still willing to go, she will not stop her.
Yun Qiniang was slightly stunned and advised: "Wanshi, you don't need to be like this. β
That's not good, Qiao Wanshi is about to go crazy when she is urged by Xiao Jiu to repay her debts every day, this beauty contest is completely desperate!
Someone took the lead, and the Orion woman stood in the front with great interest, and the others looked at each other and followed in two rows.
"Raise your head and chest, hold your farts and thighs, and hold your hands well."
The leading girl's voice was firm and loud, like an order, and everyone couldn't help but do it.
As soon as the gate of the Splendid Pavilion opened, it was noon at this time, the sun was in full bloom, and the restaurant teahouse and shop attic on East Street were the most lively time, and suddenly a beautiful scenery appeared.
Later, on the eve of the two seasons of beauty pageants held at the headquarters of Fairview Pavilion every year, the beauty made its debut, and it almost became a grand event comparable to the champion horse parade street.