By June, Yangzhou finally got rid of the heavy rain and ushered in a good sunny weather.

Although the heavy rain this year did not cause floods, the harvest in Yangzhou Prefecture has greatly reduced, causing many people to have a lower quality of life, and even many refugees flocked to the city to beg for begging.

However, these seem to have nothing to do with the upper class of Yangzhou City. Their lives have long been freed from material constraints. With the arrival of this day, the Courtesan Competition has also begun.

Yangzhou is a famous city for thousands of years and is located in a prosperous place, which has led to the prosperity of humanities here, and countless poems praising the state of the state have been born, and a unique cultural heritage has long been formed.

In addition to the traditional festivals and endless poetry festivals, there is also the annual Yangzhou Courtesan Competition.

At this time of year, a large number of scholars and wealthy businessmen will flock to Yangzhou City to participate in this grand occasion, hyping up the romantic affairs of one beauty and talented man after another.

Therefore, this place is comparable to the autumn examination site. The inns and brothels are crowded, and some people even sleep on the streets to participate in this grand event.

This year's Courtesan Competition is different from previous years. It is no longer the location of the Little Qinhuai River, but is arranged on the renovated Slender West Lake, which is already a postcard for turning Slender West Lake into Yangzhou.

In order to better organize this courtesan competition, a tall water pavilion rose from the ground and an exquisitely arranged stage faced the lake.

As the later generations are different, an indoor stage that can be built with thousands of people can be easily built. The current venue can only be semi-open-air. In order not to be abrupt and abrupt, the structure of the boat and the stage is the most popular.

Although the stage performance can be seen on the Twenty-Four Bridges next to it, and people on the other side can also see a rough scene, the stage mainly faces dozens of flower boats of all sizes anchored in the lake.

With the arrival of this day, it looks very lively, like a grand festival.

Countless flower boats of all sizes flowed up the Yangzhou Shui Pass and came to this green lake, gathering around the stage, and the Twenty-Four Bridges had already been squeezed out by scholars.

In order to attract more people, the local governments at both levels also invited jugglers and opera troupes, which made ordinary people around come here to watch, and attracted many small vendors to settle in.

Although the project of Slimming West Lake has not been completed, the blue bricks and gravel roads on the west bank have been paved, two stone arch bridges have been built, and flower beds have been planted in many places, making it like a park in later generations.

"Such a beautiful place is worthy of the name of Slimming West Lake!"

"Thanks to the imperial envoy, I really have a pair of wise eyes!"

"This is not only a wise eye. If it weren't for the imperial envoy raising funds, this lake would have been misled by the stinky mud."

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When scholars from other places saw the scenery of the Slender West Lake, many people sighed, and the topic quickly extended, all of which praised Lin Yanran's actions.

The earth-shaking changes in the West Lake made many scholars and people in Yangzhou feel light on their faces, and everyone attributed them to the imperial envoy who made a judgment of the case as god.

The bright sunshine shines in this world, and performances are being performed everywhere. Some are performing big rocks on their chests, some are singing operas, and applause and cheers are coming one after another.

Today is not only a gathering of scholars and wealthy businessmen, but also a grand event for ordinary people. Many people come here with their children and watch the free performances here.

On the edge of the poor village in the past, several small stalls were already showing up, selling various goods and food to tourists, but most of them were snacks.

Lan'er's family also seized this business opportunity. They built a small wooden house next to the stone road in Slender West Lake, and were engaged in a small business of meat buns.

A girl in a long green dress walked over happily, smiled at the busy couple and asked, "Dad, how is the business today?"

"Lan'er, why did you run over?" The woman seemed very happy to see her daughter, and while busy, she explained the situation: "Today's business is so good! Fortunately, you said you wanted us to add more flour, otherwise you would have sold out now. Your second uncle and second aunt just asked two people in the village to help, otherwise they would be too busy!"

"Lan'er, are you hungry? This pot of buns has just been released and the filling is very sufficient!" The man was more careful and asked his daughter with concern.

It was this daughter who became a maid in a wealthy family that not only prevented their family from starving to death, but also gave them advice to do this business, which allowed them to finally live a stable life.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have thought that a meat bun would be able to make money like this. If this continues, they will not only be able to have enough food, but also build a blue brick house.

"Dad, I'm not hungry!" Lan'er looked at her current situation, her eyes narrowed like crescent moons, and said to her mother again: "Mom, I just said that the buns at home are delicious, and my son-in-law wants to try our buns!"

"Son-in-law?" the man said without reacting.

The woman next to him immediately glared at him and said, "It's the imperial envoy who was splashed with tea by Lan'er!"

"Worry," the middle-aged man finally reacted and stopped him like a thief.

The woman knew that the bun was to be given to the imperial envoy to taste, but she did not dare to be careless at all. She quickly picked out the best buns and seemed to be careful to prepare them for Lan'er.

Lan'er took the steaming meat buns and said goodbye to her parents. Then she trotted along the steps to the dock and boarded the small boat waiting there.

Although this place is very close to the flower boat, she clearly felt that the two were actually separated by a different world. If she had not become the lady's maid by chance, she would have been unable to be on the flower boat, and her meat buns would have been even less likely to have the opportunity for her son-in-law to taste.

The boat rowed towards the dense pile of flower boats, and she went straight to the largest and most grand flower boat in the center, carefully washed off the soil on her shoes, and then she went upstairs with the buns.

After verifying her identity, she climbed to the third floor and happened to meet Mr. Yu, the Yangzhou Promoter. She hurriedly took the initiative to give in. The other party did not ignore her, but nodded at her with a smile, and then continued to walk downstairs.

When she reached the top floor, there were many big figures sitting here, basically all high-ranking officials. Her son-in-law was dressed in a scholarly outfit, sitting in the middle, but she had an endless majesty on her body.
Chapter completed!