The next morning, Yanan was awakened by the heat in the middle of winter. The reason was that the quilts of the two men sleeping next to her overlapped with hers, resulting in three layers of quilts on her body. Not only was the quilts mixed, but she was also surrounded by two masculine men on both sides, and the heat source was endless.

Yanan woke up from the heat, stretched herself and got up from the bed. She arranged her messy pajamas and began to change her clothes. The temperature outside the bed was low, so she had to change clothes quickly. In the winter, she had to put on warm clothes to feel safe. She finally got the cotton pants, cotton coat, and thick coat. Then she realized that the three men had woken up at some point. They looked a little confused and unshaven. They probably didn't expect that they would spend the night like this.

"Good morning, husband! Get up, I want to eat local specialties!" Yanan lowered her head and gave each man a loud kiss on the forehead, just like a heroine giving instructions to her husband. This move made the three men even more confused. When had their wives been so proactive before? However, when they saw that the sky outside was just getting bright, they also hurriedly got up and dressed. Yanan was enjoying the picture of the three handsome men getting up in the morning, without any concealment.

"Madam, are you satisfied with what you see?" Nanchen dressed first and came over to give her a kiss.

Yanan, who was pricked by the hard burrs in his beard, ran away from him and said, "I am satisfied, but I need a basin of warm water to wash my face before I can dress up and go out. So I'm sorry to bother you with this matter, my husband!"

"Okay, wait, it will be ready in a moment!" Nanchen went out first!

"Aheng, what is our itinerary today?" Yanan asked Hua Heng again. "My purpose here is to deliver the books to the officials in Jingcheng and let them distribute them. Along the way, I will learn about whether the publicity and implementation of the literacy competition here is in place, as well as the level of awareness among the people." Hua Heng explained that this was the main purpose of his trip!

"Oh, so, publicity and implementation? Well, no matter whether they are in place or not, let's add fuel to the fire. Later, the convoy will set off to the government office in a high-profile manner and publicize along the way? How about it?" Yanan suggested.

"It's neither good nor bad! It has a certain effect on publicity, but it also increases certain risks!" Shen Wen replied on the side.

"Is that so? What if I don't go? Awen, do we have a shop here? Let's go check out the shops!" Yanan suggested again.

"There are shops, but they are grain shops, cloth shops, clothing shops, Lao Wu's drug store, and a clinic. And they are all in Jingcheng. We are still on the edge of Jingcheng. You said you don't want to go, so where do you want to go?" Shen Wen looked at her with amusement and said.

"Oh! How could I know we haven't arrived yet? I thought it wasn't far away." Yanan was confused by this world without a navigation map. It would be nice to have a paper map, otherwise who would know where is.

"I think what my wife said is right. We should go into the city in a high-profile manner. Otherwise, this convoy will be conspicuous wherever it goes, and it will be impossible to keep a low profile!" Hua Heng decided.

"Okay. After we get into the city, you take the book to see the official. Then we'll go around the city and visit our shop. It would be good to get what we need to do done. My wife, if you want to eat some special delicacies, you have to wait until we get into the city. I'm afraid you'll be hungry by then. You'd better drink some hot porridge to fill your stomach. We'll go eat golden noodles when we get there." Shen Wen arranged their itinerary.

"The water is hot, go wash up, my lady. There are steamed buns and rice porridge in the kitchen. We'll set off after we finish eating and go to the city to have some delicious food." Nanchen came in with a half bucket of hot water. Yanan hurried over to brush her teeth, rinse her mouth and wash her face, then applied moisturizing oil on herself, put on makeup and painted her eyebrows to show the man that she was no different from usual before going out to eat.

By the time the team reorganized and set off, it was already bright. The row of carriages and guards was really an eye-catching sight. Yanan sat in the carriage, waiting for the men to get ready so that they could set off.

"Fourth Young Master, all the things have been packed and loaded into the car, the big-character posters have been posted outside the ten carriages at the back, and the rent has been paid to the owner." The guard came to report.

"Okay, I'll drive the carriage into the city. Coachmen will be sent for the first two carriages, and the extra horses will be led. I'll drive the carriage myself when we leave the city." Shen Wen explained.

"Okay! I will drive the carriage for you personally." When the guard came back, he arranged for the cavalry guard to help lead an extra horse, and he jumped on the shaft to drive the carriage. The group set off and first went to the government office.

In broad daylight, the convoy was eye-catching. Although there was no gong or drum, it quickly attracted the attention of passers-by. Someone who could read immediately read the big-character poster on the carriage: Special books for the literacy contest? Isn't this the literacy contest that was said to be held on the first day of the Chinese New Year? It turns out it's true. Look, the special books have been delivered...

"Yes, yes, I thought it was just to cheer people up, but it turns out to be true. Last time, the bailiffs came to beat drums and gongs, but this time it's a motorcade."

"It seems to be true. I haven't even learned ten words yet. Oh, I was careless. It turns out to be true. If I had known, I would have learned a few more words."

"Dang!" The guard in front of him struck the gong when he saw people gathered around. "Dear fellow villagers, learning to read is beneficial to the people and the country. Everyone can participate seriously. It's not too late to start learning now. Just learn from the people around you who can read! On the one hand, people who can read can sign up to be teachers and get a daily salary. On the other hand, if everyone can recognize 100 characters, they can participate in the lottery. The prizes are genuine and set by the prince. Each draw has prizes, all of which are grain, meat, and cloth. The more characters you can recognize, the more prizes you can get. It lasts for half a year. If you miss it, you'll be in trouble!" This shout with hidden power was understood by everyone who could understand it. The vehicle quickly passed through the crowd and headed towards the city.

Yanan heard the shouting outside and thought it was necessary to use a simple loudspeaker. However, he didn't have any materials, so he decided to wait until he got into the city.

As the motorcade moved forward, they would beat gongs and shout at pedestrians. When they arrived at the gate of the yamen, Hua Heng took his guards to meet with the head of the county yamen. He asked about the preparations for the Jingcheng Chinese Character Recognition Competition, whether the spread of information in the jurisdiction was in place, and how many people had signed up to recognize Chinese characters. He hoped to copy a list and report it to the prince. After these official exchanges, half a car of books was handed over to the yamen, encouraging everyone to copy the books and spread them widely. After the official business was completed, they did not stop. The motorcade stopped and walked around the city again, and even stopped at the doors of several stores to shop.

The owner of the noodle shop would talk about it with a smile to everyone he met, saying that their golden noodles had been used to entertain the prince's confidants, which was equivalent to gaining the prince's approval. As more and more people came to visit, the golden noodles became famous.

The owner of the pastry shop was no exception and spread the news that their eight-treasure oil cakes were favored by the prince's motorcade. Not only did they eat them in the shop, but they also packed them up to take away. This is recognition!

Some fresh fruit shops also received temporary patronage from the fleet...

The caravan even stopped at drug stores, clinics, clothing shops, cloth shops, and even grain stores in the same city. Although people didn't understand why the caravan even went into rice shops, perhaps because the local rice was delicious, the reputation of the shops that were visited became known through word of mouth among a large number of idle people.

After Shen Wen and Hua Heng completed the industrial inspection and accounting tasks, they started their journey to the next stop, Doucheng.

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