Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 213 Amusement Park is Hot (1)

After the double harvests, the imperial court began to purchase grain from the villagers in Qingshui County.

Since the hybrid seeds of late rice had already been planted, everyone felt more confident. Except for the grain tax to be paid and enough for their own consumption, the rest were sold out. Suddenly, the people of Qingshui County had never had so much surplus in their hands.

In order to share the fun with the people and to make Wanghewan Water Park famous, Ruan Qingqing suggested holding a competition. He invited officials such as Fu Yuanhao and Shi Anzhi to participate, and even Zhou Zheng sent an invitation in advance.

Since the competition was for the common people, not all the participants were officials. Before the competition began, Ruan Wanyin and others organized a preliminary competition, which was open to young men and boys from the entire Qingshui County. Because of the rich prizes, it attracted many people who came to the competition.

Not to mention the young people in the villages near Wanghewan, they have long been curious about the various facilities in Wanghewan. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, they signed up early, and even some middle-aged and elderly people in their 40s and 50s who think they are still young also went to join in the fun.

"Uncle, your age doesn't meet our participation requirement." Ruan Shizhuang refused the old man in front of him who was at least fifty years old with an embarrassed look on his face.

The old man patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Young man, don't be so rigid in your conditions! Since this is a competition for young people, although we are getting older, we are not old in our hearts. In our hearts, we are no worse than you young people. If you play well, we can still play well, and even better than you!"

"Yes! Yes! Why can't we old guys have fun with anything fun? We are no worse than you youngsters at working in the fields!"

Seeing so many uncles protesting, especially since many of them were familiar with him, he couldn't refuse. Ruan Qingqing saw this and asked Ruan Shizhuang to allow them to sign up.

The reason for the age limit before was that the game was physically demanding and had many novel ways of playing, and they were worried that older people would not be able to accept it. She had forgotten a saying she had heard before: A man is a boy until he dies!

In the past, because of the pressure of life, everyone was tied to their own small acres of land and worked diligently. Now the early rice harvest has reached an unprecedented level, and a lot of grain has been sold, leaving some money in hand. So, I want to relax and try those new competitions. If I can win those prizes, I can brag to my children and grandchildren when I go home.

There are four types of competitions: swimming, rowing, rafting and grabbing wooden balls, and a water relay race.

Fortunately, everyone is familiar with rowing and swimming, but no one has ever experienced rafting, wooden ball grabbing and water relay race.

Especially the drifting wooden ball grabbing game, many people backed off after seeing the turbulent rapids, but there were also some brave ones who just hoped that the game would come soon.

The water relay requires fast swimming and agility, as the players need to jump over obstacles and slide down slides, and the baton cannot fall off during the race.

After everyone understood the rules, they started to get ready.

Because the venue was limited, the competition was divided into several groups. Except for those who helped and participated in the competition, no one else was allowed to enter. Other curious people could only climb up the wall or the nearby trees or roofs to watch the fun. It was unprecedentedly lively.

The fierce preliminary competition lasted for half a month, and finally the top 50 individuals or teams in each event were selected. For those who did not get a place, Ruan Qingqing also had someone give each of them a ticket for a half-day parent-child tour with one child as a consolation. This move surprised them. Not only did they get a chance to watch the fun for free, but they also got a ticket for a half-day parent-child tour. Everyone praised the kindness of the Ruan family.

Two days before the competition, Qingshui County was suddenly under martial law, and luxurious carriages drove towards Qingshui County. Ruan Qingqing found that not only the dozen officials she had invited came, but also some older officials. What surprised her even more was that everyone was very respectful to the middle-aged man walking in front. It was not until Ruan Wanxi and Ruan Shixing knelt down on the ground that she had a vague guess.

"Mr. Huang from the capital has come to join in the fun today, so there's no need to be restrained." Zhou Che's words silenced the words that were about to come out of the mouths of Ruan Wanxi and his nephew.

Ruan Qingqing noticed that Fu Yuanhao and the others were all standing beside an old man with their heads lowered. Looking at their faces that were somewhat similar to those of the old men, the identities of those old men became clear.

She couldn't help but wipe the sweat from her forehead. The ruling army of Yunqing Kingdom was actually gathered in such a small place like Qingshui County.

Before Murong Jinyang and his party entered Wanghewan, a group of well-trained people went in first. After they inspected every corner inside, they set up guards every three steps. Not only that, no outsiders were allowed to approach within a ten-foot radius of Wanghewan Water Park.

Ruan Qingqing couldn't help but frown. How could she share the joy with the people?

After resting for a day in Wanghewan, Murong Jinyang wandered around in great interest. They asked all kinds of questions like curious babies, and Ruan Wanxi and his nephew were responsible for explaining. After understanding the situation, Murong Jinyang and his group were also looking forward to the upcoming game to have fun with the people.

On the day of the competition, the top fifty winners were invited in one after another. Because they were having fun with the people, Zhou Zheng and others had to select team members from among them.

No one expected to see Zhou Zheng here again. Everyone was overjoyed and greeted him one after another.

"Master Zhou, we haven't seen you for a long time. Don't tell me how much we miss you!"

"Is everyone okay?" Zhou Zheng greeted warmly as if he were meeting relatives or friends.

"Good! Thanks to the adults, everyone is doing well!" Everyone had a happy face.

Fu Yuanhao stood close to Zhou Zheng and tapped Zhou Zheng's chest with his folding fan. "It seems that I, the newcomer, am still not as good as you, the old one?"

Zhou Zheng laughed and scolded him, "What kind of newcomer are you? If you are a newcomer, it should be Shi Anzhi and the others, right?"

Ruan Shizhuang, who was in charge of reception, immediately came up with an idea, "You all are the lucky stars of Qingshui County. We will all remember your kindness!"

The others heard this and echoed it.

"Okay, let's quickly form teams. The competition is about to begin." Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Zheng hurriedly reminded everyone.

Everyone then remembered the important matter and started to form teams.

Finally, every adult who had served as an official in Qingshui County led a team, ready to go.