A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 075

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 075 – The competition’s result (1)

Translator : Virichime
Editor : Tea
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Wei Qingwan’s eyes focused on Chu Lan through the veiled hat, and she didn’t look away for a long time.

With a tall and slender figure, distinguished appearance, and powerful aura, it was difficult not to pay attention to him.

Wei Qingwan was very certain that this person was not from Xingshan County, and his attire was definitely not from a commoner. If he was a nobleman in Xingshan County, the Wei family would definitely know.

“Please, young master.” The shopkeeper smiled and asked the shop assistant to put on new paper.

Chu Lan walked forward. When he saw the paper in front of him, a hint of surprise appeared on his cold and stern face.

Reaching out and gently stroking the paper, his surprise grew more intensified.

This paper was different from the one he used in the past. Why would there be good paper in such a remote place that was not even available in the capital?

“Where did you get this paper from?” Chu Lan asked the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper replied with a smile: “This paper is exclusively sold by our shop, Sibaozhai. If you like it, you can buy some after our shop opens. After today’s competition, our shop will officially open.”

Chu Lan looked up at the shop behind the shopkeeper, with large characters written on the plaque: “Sibaozhai”.

Chu Lan said “interesting”, then picked up a brush and paper, and started writing.

The title given by the shopkeeper was <Food is the God of the People>.

Chu Lan also wrote about a hundred words or so.

The handwriting was magnificent and powerful, with a powerful, wide-open stroke.

The crowd immediately applauded and said several “good” words.

The shop assistant also hung up Chu Lan’s writing, right next to Wei Yichen’s.

The contrast between the two pieces of writing when being put together was very obvious. Wei Yichen’s handwriting was much gentler.

The shopkeeper then asked everyone if there was anyone else who wanted to participate in the competition. After asking three times to make sure there were no more people, he handed a wooden sign to everyone present.

The wooden sign was engraved with simple words of “Sibaozhai”, and was tied with a red string.

-wooden sign

“Today’s judges are everyone who are present here. You can choose whose handwriting you think is good, and hang the wooden sign on the hook of that person’s work. In the end, the person with the most wooden signs will win the first prize.”

Lu Yuhong looked at the wooden sign in his hand and laughed, whispering to Chu Lan: “It’s really interesting to have the crowd to vote for the winner.” 

“It’s a smart choice.” Chu Lan said.

This kind of evaluation method allowed the person who hosted the competition not to offend anyone, and as a newly opened shop, the last thing you could do was to offend others.

Lu Yuhong smiled and asked Chu Lan: “If I don’t vote for you, will I be able to return tonight?”

Chu Lan: “Then you have to think carefully.”

Lu Yuhong: “No way, I thought you were just having fun. Why do you have the intention to win?”

Chu Lan: “It’s actually more interesting than I thought.”

Lu Yuhong: “I told you this shop was interesting!”

Voting began.

The spectators who received the wooden sign cast their votes one after another.

Not surprisingly, Wei Yichen and Chu Lan had the highest number of wooden signs hanging above their works, far ahead of the others.

Wei Qingwan also received a wooden sign. She knew that her wooden sign was definitely going to be cast for her eldest brother, but before hanging it, she couldn’t help but glance at the young man in brocade clothes.

She didn’t know who would win, this young master or her eldest brother.

Wei Ruo also received a sign. She quickly hung the wooden sign on the hook above Wei Yichen’s work before running away at the speed of light.

After the voting was over, the shopkeeper counted all the wooden signs in front of everyone.

The others only had three or five votes, not much to look at. The most popular ones were Wei Yichen’s and Chu Lan’s.

Twenty wooden signs were counted on the hook above Chu Lan’s work.

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