Shen Yu, Ji Xun, Magistrate Sun and others placed the gifts in the storage area behind the stage and dispersed.
Needless to say, Magistrate Sun had already stepped onto the stage and began to deliver an impassioned speech, which quickly aroused people's emotions and gave him thunderous applause.
Ji Feng couldn't stay here any longer, so he dragged his brother and sister-in-law into the crowd and went to a place selling food on the street.
Candied haws, roasted sweet potatoes, and candied fruit. It’s so famous that Shenjiacun won the first place later, so it’s here to celebrate.
Shen Yuyu saw Aunt Zhou, Aunt Li and a large group of aunts and ladies from Shenjia Village in the crowd. They all greeted each other and rushed to the small pier with great interest.
By the time Ji Xun escorted Shen Yuyu and Ji Feng out of the street and arrived at the pier, all the participating teams were ready, and dragon boats imitating dragons were lined up.
Twenty-five villages plus five towns and counties, a total of thirty-one boats, with eighteen people on each boat, one person at the bow waved the flag and shouted the signal, one at the stern was the helmsman, and one person in the middle played the drum. There were 8 people on each side of the boat. Man paddling.
Each team wears clothes of different colors, everyone is in high spirits, the formation is grand, and the scene is spectacular.
The rewards for this dragon boat race are very generous, and the top five will receive prizes. The prizes are also very attractive and friendly to the people.
The first place reward is one hundred taels of silver, ten stones of rice, one hundred catties of pork, and fifty chickens and ducks.
Sun Juling began to give orders: "In the fifteenth year of Qiheng in Dahe Town, the fifteenth dragon boat race begins now!"
Standing on the bow of the ship, waving flags and shouting was Shen Hailin. His hands were strong and powerful, and every shout seemed to gather all the strength of his body. Shen Yuhu and Ji Feng were so passionate when they saw it that they couldn't help but stand up and follow Aunt Zhou next to them. Aunt Li and other villagers in Shenjia Village cheered.
Therefore, every village and town has made sufficient preparations, and no one wants to take the lead and win the first place.
The distance from the starting point to the end was about 500 meters, and soon there was less than 100 meters left.
People in the three villages on the shore were so worried that they shouted until their voices became hoarse. The sun was so strong that many people suffered from heatstroke from shouting.
Someone brought water here and took the opportunity to sell the Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder produced by Baohe Hall. The villagers paid for it without saying a word. After taking the Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder, they all became lively and continued to cheer. .
However, when they were about to catch up, they were hit hard by Liujiacun's boat on the stern. The force was so great that both boats rolled over, and the men on board fell into the water one after another.
Such a generous reward is unprecedented. If it can get the first place, each household in a village of fifty households can receive two taels of silver, two or three kilograms of rice, pork, chickens and ducks.
In the countryside, a middle-aged man only earns two taels of silver a year. You can imagine the temptation.
The villagers of Shenjia Village were filled with indignation, "What does Liujia Village want to do? Is it colluding with Huilong Village~~"
The current rankings are Shenjiacun first, Huilong Village second, and Liujiacun third. Of course, the advantage is not very big, but the finish line is not far away. As long as we work hard, the first place will undoubtedly be Shenjiacun.
"Huilong Village, come on~~Huilong Village, come on~~" Villagers from various villages gathered nearby, each cheering for their own village. Such a lively scene is rare to see.
People in Liujiacun also fought back, "Which of your eyes saw that we colluded? Our own boat also capsized."
The second place reward is eighty taels of silver, eight stones of rice, eighty catties of pork, and forty chickens and ducks.
Shen Yuyu looked at it for a while and said angrily: "I'll go, if this Liujiacun doesn't do it on purpose, no one will believe it.'
The dragon boat on the tail was organized by Wantian County. Everyone was usually industrious and obviously couldn't compare to the farmers from the village. However, they were not in a hurry. The important thing was to participate.
Shenjiacun still has a slight advantage. To its right is Huilong Village, which is currently ranked second, and to its left is Liujiacun, which is ranked third. The three boats are all tightly engaged and may catch up at any time.
Those on the bow of the ship were waving flags and shouting signals, and their movements and slogans were so powerful that it made people's blood boil. After hearing this, their strength suddenly increased a bit.
This made the villagers in Shenjia Village extremely nervous. Everyone stood up and shouted slogans even louder, "Shenjia Village, come on~~Shenjia Village, come on~~" I wish I could transfer some strength to the boat, so that They rowed faster to maximize their advantage.
They are all farm men who work and carry burdens. Others are weak but some are full of confidence.
As time went by, dozens of dragon boats slowly distanced themselves, with six or seven at the head, chasing each other without giving in.
The villagers of Shenjia Village did not give up. After being hit, they readjusted and chased after him.
The name of the village where the dragon boat belongs is written on the flag so that people on the shore can easily distinguish it.
Following Sun Juling's order, the crew raised their oars and paddled hard to hit the water. Each dragon boat sailed forward like an arrow from the string. At this time, the sound of drums on the boat and the cheers and cheers from the riverside merged. They were in one piece, and the crowd was excited.
Shen Yuehu and Ji Xun took Ji Feng to a good location and stared at the ship in Shenjiacun.
However, at this moment, Liujiacun, who was in third place, didn't know what happened. Suddenly, the bow of the boat tilted and hit Shenjiacun's stern. The village took the opportunity to catch up and catch up.
"Shenjiacun, come on~~Shenjiacun, come on~~"
Ji Xun also stood up, secretly sighing that people's hearts are unpredictable, but the matter of one or two hundred taels of silver showed human nature so vividly.
Shenjiacun's dragon boat is currently in the first place, followed closely by Huilongcun's "Dragon Boat Festival", which is not far behind, and they are evenly matched.
The fifth place will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, two stones of rice, twenty catties of pork, and ten chickens and ducks.
The villagers of Shenjia Village said angrily: "But why did your boat suddenly turn around? Suddenly hit someone? It's so obvious that it was collusion. I didn't expect that my boat was also overturned. I deserved it."
People from the two villages got into a fight while yelling and swearing, and the scene was in chaos.
Magistrate Sun did not expect that such a thing would happen if he organized a well-organized event, so he sent many officers and soldiers to maintain order.
"Okay, okay, villagers, please stop arguing." County Magistrate Sun shouted at the top of his voice, "These three dragon boats are all ranked first, second, and third, and they will be distributed according to the first place results. Is the head office ready?'
In order to settle the matter, we can only deal with it this way. Anyway, all the merchants in Wantian County are very easy to talk to. When the time comes, we can encourage each merchant to pay a few taels of silver and the matter will be solved. Why make it unpleasant?
After hearing this, Ji Xun couldn't help but look at Magistrate Sun deeply. He had to say that Magistrate Sun was indeed a good official!
On the other hand, the villagers in Liujia Village, all of whom seemed to be honest and honest farm men, actually engaged in such intrigues.
Ji Xun sighed, and suddenly Shen Yuyu pointed to the river with a stern look on his face, "Axun, there seems to be something wrong with those men who fell into the water, take a look?