Chapter 302 Dragon Boat Race on the Fifth Day of the Fifth Lunar New Year

Golden Sands Pier! There are no boats in sight on the river, not even a fishing boat. But here is crowded with people, crowded, stretching for miles. Tens of thousands of people gathered, and the number of people that came in over time increased.

In addition, thousands of heavily armed soldiers maintained law and order.

The dragon boat race held in Chaojiazhuang is going on, and the people are happy.

This grand occasion is the first time in the history of Yuncheng, the Yuncheng government came to jointly review with Chaojiazhuang, and Jeju City also sent officials to participate. A few highly respected people were also selected from tomorrow to form a team of judges.

Preparations began a month ago, and there were more than 40 teams participating in the competition, except for the two sailors who went out to perform tasks, and the seven sailors of the field and garrison each sent a team, which was to participate as the people of the fishing villages on the riverside.

Originally, it was planned to be a big dragon race with a team of 30 people.

Considering the limited financial resources of the surrounding people, it was finally determined to be the Little Dragon Team. A total of 12 people participated in each team, and the channel was a section of the Jinsha River, almost three kilometers, straight and spacious, and the river was tens of meters wide.

Along the way, the referees rowed a small boat or observed from the commanding heights on the shore.

Dragon boats of different styles are moored at the starting point. In order to distinguish the numbers, dye has long been written. The sailors put on brightly colored clothes and embroidered numbers and were undergoing medical examinations.

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In short, the preparation for the dragon boat race is very thorough.

Between the starting point of the competition and the end of the pier, a viewing platform was set up. The middle and top position is the judging team, which can condescendingly watch the whole process of the event, Yuncheng Renzhi County, Jeju Shi Xianggong each led the team to watch the event.

Chao Gai didn't run away, he was supposed to take a vacation and wanted to get a good night's sleep. However, he was pestered by several ladies to watch the game, and he was bored drinking tea at this time. Watching a few women eating bread, pointing to the participating teams and dragon boats outside, talking and laughing. I don't know what's so nice about it.

He didn't participate in dragon boat racing in his later life, and he didn't have this interest, so he didn't know much. All of them were organized and organized by Wu Yong and Xiao Jiasui. I only know that there are a bit of teams in the morning, divided into a morning knockout round and an afternoon final.

After the physical examination of the team, they boarded the dragon boat, the drummer beat the drum, the helmsman controlled the direction, and the sailors geared up and boarded the boat to warm up. The people on the shore shouted again and again, shouting loudly for their favored team.

No one knew that many people came down from Liangshan, and they also came ashore by boat to join in the fun. As a result, the number of people gathered on the banks of the Jinsha River has increased dramatically.

I don't know when the people on the shore spontaneously formed a team. Some even waved flags with the numbers of the participating teams, while others beat gongs and drums to make them more enthusiastic than the participating teams.

This is probably the cheerleader of the future!

In addition to the dragon boat race, tens of thousands of people gathered, Chaojiazhuang restaurants, restaurants push carts or carry burdens to sell lunch boxes, zongzi, wine and so on. Business was booming, and it was shipped out of the city one after another. The vigilantes would sometimes help push the carts around.

These are all made by Chao Gai!

In addition, as early as a few days ago, Chaojiazhuang announced that it had opened a gambling market, and the names of the participating teams were hung on the wall. From the beginning of May to today's start of the competition, there has been an endless stream of people who have paid money to bet on the lottery.

Although there are restrictions on betting, the small amount adds up, and the money piles up.

"Husband, why do you have so many ideas to make money?" Li Qingwan looked at the soldiers on the shore who were busy collecting money and sighed, turned around and looked Chao Gai up and down with curious eyes, as if to open his head to see what it looked like.

"Because poverty limits your gaze!" Chao Gai yawned and stretched: "In the eyes of the rich, there are some things that can be made as long as they do it. First of all, you need to invest, money can make money, and bring more benefits. ”

"You mean I'm poor?" Li Qingwan was a little unconvinced.

Chao Gai nodded very facelessly: "Yes, you are a weapon master, and you know how to do tricks, why don't you tinker with toys or something?" Definitely make money. ”

"Hey, a woman is virtuous if she is not talented!" Li Qingwan sighed.

Chao Gai pulled the woman into his arms and comforted her: "Nonsense, the person who says this is purely a fart, a white cat and a black cat, and the one who catches a mouse is a good cat." Your improved bow and arrows are being mass-produced to equip the army, and you have a lot to do. ”

"Well, husband is the best!" Li Qingwan was moved!

Master Li asked curiously: "Husband, how much money can you make in the end of opening a gambling market?" ”

"Hey, at least tens of thousands!" Chao Gai shook his head and sighed.

"Tens of thousands? So much, huh? The women were dumbfounded.

"Yes! Gamblers are in trouble, but I don't plan to make this money. Chao Gai looked at the people holding bamboo sticks outside and sighed again.

"You know that gambling is a matter of luck, and nine times out of ten you lose the coffin. That's why I hate gambling very much, and it's strictly forbidden in the military. But I don't open a gambling market, and there will be a lot of people in private. I don't know how many people have invested their savings because of the dragon boat race and are destitute. So I'm going to win the money and buy more stale grain in exchange for the difference. ”

Several women's eyes changed when they heard this! When I look at Chao Gai again, I feel that the image is majestic and tall, and there is an indescribable momentum.

"Well, husband, you are such a good person!" Huazi happily hugged Chao Gai. Yelu Tali was half a beat slower, but he stretched out his hand to rub Chao's cheek: "Husband, you are kind-hearted, and you will definitely achieve a hegemony." ”

"Ling Feng, with the people in mind, it is really a gentleman's doing!" Li Qingzhao was full of smiles.

"It's the hardest thing to be graced by a beauty!" Chao Gai hugged the person in his arms tightly, and his face was full of sighs: "Since you are so optimistic about me, you can only make achievements." ”

"Husband, are there any gifts for the Duanyang Festival?" Li Qingwan asked in Chao Gai's arms.

"Of course......" Chao Gai was stunned for a moment, ready to tell the truth, but suddenly thought of something and immediately changed his words: "Of course there is!" When I go back, I will ask Kim Dajian for it. ”

This sentence is like waking up a dreamer!

Li Qingwan, Master Li and the other women immediately thought of a few large bags of pearls and handed them over to the jade arm craftsman Jin Dajian for several days, not to mention this, no one thought of it.

"Oops, pearl necklace, we forgot about that?"

Several women patted their heads and shouted carelessly, all of them a little impatient. There is no excitement of talking and laughing when I looked at the dragon boat before.

That's the typical three-minute heat! Chao Gai was a little speechless when he saw this.

At this moment, Guo Sheng hurriedly pushed the door in, saluted Li Qingwan and the other women, and then came to Chao Gai's side to report the emergency.

There is a change in the barracks of the forbidden army!

Chao Gai's face was ugly after hearing this, and he looked at the box next to him and rubbed his teeth: "This cockroach is still fishing before leaving, and it doesn't give face at all!" ”

After that, he asked Guo Sheng to go to a few boxes next to him to say hello and return with something, and then looked at the ladies: "Are you watching the game here or ......?"

But Li Qingwan rolled her eyes and interrupted: "Then you still need to say?" Follow you, of course! ”

"Husband, we will follow you wherever you go!" Master Li's face was full of affection.

"What the two sisters said is our attitude." Huazi, Hu Sanniang Yelu Dali nodded. Packing up and carrying weapons directly.

"yes, I shouldn't have asked!" Chao Gai took Li Qingzhao and walked out.

Due to the hot weather, there is another holiday. Li Qingwan, Li Qingzhao, and the three daughters of Master Li wore skirts, did not ride horses, and got into the luxurious carriage when they came. Chao Gai turned on his horse and led the guards to escort the vehicle back to Chaojiazhuang.

The barracks of the forbidden army are about to stage a mutiny!

On the school grounds, the three battalions of forbidden soldiers gathered, and many vermilion wooden boxes were kicked down, and a string or scattered copper coins rolled to the ground in them. Everyone was full of indignation, emotion, and scolded the dog officer.

The four commanders and deputy commanders were pushed to the ground and rubbed!

Zhao Wanli, the commander of the soldiers and horses, took two commanders to dissuade him to no avail. Han Shizhong, who had just left the barracks and was about to go to watch the dragon boat race, got the news, hurriedly led people back, and loudly scolded Fang to stop the riot.

"General Han, three months' military salary, I haven't had it for a month and a half in my hands!"

"It's all deducted by these damn corrupt officials!"

"Your Excellency, you said that you will not deduct our military salary."

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In the crowd, indignant roars came and went.

Han Shizhong was not surprised by this kind of thing, the smile on his face was still so cold, and he waved at the crowd and shouted: "The military salary was received from Jeju, and the seal is still there, and it has not been opened at all." It was Zhao Dujian and your command that made the parents and children receive and distribute, and Shao'an was not impatient, waiting to be processed. ”

Many soldiers quieted down and viciously commanded a few envoys.

The horse's hooves rumbled, Chao Gai whipped his horse, and led the guards to rush over like a gust of wind. Rolled off the saddle and fell off the horse, looked at the messy scene, and shouted and asked.

"Who told me, what's going on here?"

Han Shizhong pointed to the boxes on several carriages and reported concisely.

The cause is very clear! Today's Dragon Boat Festival, the military salary was received from the Jeju government. However, the usual practice is generally consistent, and the money is deducted by two or three percent. was taken away by his own commander, and he didn't even have half of it in the hands of the soldiers, so if he gritted his teeth as usual, he might be able to endure it.

But you can't come to Chaojiazhuang!

Chao Jiajun has Duanyang Festival gifts, 100 yuan, three catties of meat, and a jar of good wine. Knowing that the other veteran battalion was only two and a half years missing, the soldiers were angry, and they had been resentful for a long time, and they broke out, and they didn't know who took the lead, and pressed their own commander to the ground. Punching, kicking, swearing.

Chao Gai frowned, but his heart blossomed, and he couldn't wait to look up to the sky and laugh. He was worried that he didn't have a chance to quickly control the team, but he didn't expect that these stupid and dicks hit the muzzle of the gun, and when would he wait if he didn't engage in establishing prestige at this time?

He came to the side of several commanders, looked at a few guys who had been beaten and bruised and swollen, and asked, "Are you greedy?" Who else is involved? ”

"My lord, I know I'm wrong!"

Several commanders noticed that Chao Gai's face was full of murderous intent, and they fell to their knees and begged for mercy. In order to reduce the culpability, without saying a word, he confessed his accomplices. Without Han Shizhong's hands, one officer after another was knocked down and pulled out.

It was the heads of the two battalions who really colluded up and down, and they were in cahoots!