I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

Dragon boat racing usually starts at 9:00 pm and lasts for an hour and a half.

That is, it starts at 10 o'clock and ends at 1 o'clock.

Xu Si cooked the sour plum soup early and put it in the well to cool it down.

When we thought it was about time, we ate a little and then set off with our food.

There were two large barrels on the familiar wooden cart, and a wooden cup in a bag on the side. Shen Yanchen pushed it carefully.

"Why doesn't brother come and push it?" Shen Yanchen complained.

"Your elder brother will have to participate in a competition later, so he should save his energy now," Lou Yuexin said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yanchen stopped talking, pursed his lips, and his movements became slower.

The streets were very busy. Mugwort was hung on the doors of every household. The air smelled of realgar wine. Many people were walking towards the dock.

After arriving at the dock, Shen Anyi and the others went to the registration point.

Xu Si and others found a suitable place to stop so that they could watch the game without affecting their business.

As the sun rose, the air became hotter and more and more people gathered at the dock. If Xu Si and his friends had not arrived early, they probably would not have been able to get in.

There are 6 boats and 30 teams in total, divided into 5 rounds.

The prize money for each round of competition is 2 taels, and the 10 taels of prize money is said to be sponsored by the owner of the largest cloth shop in the county.

The teams for the first round are ready and eager to start.

"I wonder which team Dad and the others are in?" Su Jinyue looked over there, but there were too many people participating in the competition, and the shadows were so crowded that she couldn't see clearly.

"You'll know when they go on stage. I've brought them a piece of red cloth, and they'll hang it around their waists." Lou Yuexin said.

"That's all it can do."

There were crowds of people on the shore, and it was even hotter as they were crowded together.

Xu Si opened the lid of the wooden barrel, and a gust of cold air spread out.

The people closest to them felt the coolness and looked towards them.

"What is this?" a woman asked impatiently.

"Sour plum soup, two cents per cup, would you like some, sister?" Xu Si greeted with a smile.

"Oh, my son is already thirteen years old, how can he still call you sister?" The woman said a little embarrassedly, "But isn't two cents a bit too much?"

"It's not expensive. This is made with real ingredients and sugar in it. We just made it this morning. Two cents is just hard-earned money." Lou Yuexin explained hurriedly.

"It contains sugar, so it's normal that it's expensive."

Everyone also somewhat recognized it.

Then a man asked, "How big is that cup? Let me see."

Qinghuan took one out of the bag and handed it to Xu Si.

Xu Si shook his hand to signal everyone.

"It looks like a lot. Okay, give me a glass." The man who just spoke thought about it and made a decision.

"Okay, we'll charge a deposit of one cent for this cup first, and we'll return it to you after you finish drinking it." Xu Si said as he scooped sour plum soup into the cup.

Before the man could say anything, someone said sarcastically, "Are you afraid that we will covet your cup?"

Xu Si was not angry, and explained softly, "We don't mean that, it's just that we are a small business, otherwise we women wouldn't come out to work, but we really can't afford the risk."

Seeing Xu Si's sincere attitude, those who were originally dissatisfied thought about it carefully and found that it made sense.

The group wasn't bad people. Seeing that they were indeed a few women, they subconsciously ignored Shen Yanchen and no longer cared about it.

Some people who wanted to take advantage of the situation gave up the idea when they saw that no one objected anymore.

"Okay, 3 cents is 3 cents." The man paid readily.

"Okay, take it." Xu Si handed it over with both hands.

"Is it still cold?" The man couldn't help but curl his fingers as soon as his hand touched it.

"Of course, we put it in the well to cool it down after we make it. It's so hot now, it's very comfortable to drink it." Su Jinyue said.

The man felt the coolness and couldn't help but take a sip as soon as he got it.

"How does it taste?" people around asked curiously.

The man smacked his lips and said, "It tastes good and is sweet."

"Then I want one too." The woman no longer hesitated.

"Okay, sister."

"You are such a sweet girl." The woman smiled, covering her mouth.

All things are difficult at the beginning. Once one person starts buying, everyone will follow suit.

Exclamations of praise rang out one after another, and the sour plum soup in the wooden barrel was visibly reduced.

People who didn't know the truth couldn't help but ask when they saw someone drinking a cold drink.

More and more people come here to buy. Some of them return with empty cups, not to ask for a deposit, but to ask for another cup.

By the time the game started, only half of the two buckets of sour plum soup were left, and half of the people present were drinking leisurely from a cup.

Xu Si and others could also take a break and watch the game curiously.

The people on the six dragon boats have already taken their positions, oars in hand, with excitement on their faces.

When someone announced the start of the race, people around cheered for their favorites and the contestants paddled hard.

"Brother, come on!" a young woman nearby shouted towards the dragon boat.

On one of the dragon boats, a man stretched out his arm, waved it high, and hurriedly rowed away.

"My eldest brother is really awesome. Look, they all got first place, so the prize money belongs to us." The woman was very proud and held her head high.

The families of the others in other boats saw this and retorted, "We have only just rowed a short distance, there is still some distance to the finish line, who can say for sure whether we will win or lose."

The woman just thought they were all jealous, so she clenched her fists and looked at the river nervously.

"Oh, look, the boat in front is about to capsize." someone exclaimed.

Xu Si watched helplessly as the boat tilted to one side. The people on it tried frantically to steady it, but it shook twice and ten people fell into the river like dumplings.

Some people couldn't help but sigh, "It's over so soon after it started?"

"Are they going to accompany Qu Yuan?"

Someone teased, causing laughter from those around them.

"What's so funny? How can we save Qu Yuan if we don't go down?" The young woman was confident just now, but now she was slapped in the face and tried to save face.

"Hurry up and save him, he can't swim and he's struggling." A man shouted anxiously.

"Don't worry, the government has already sent people to rescue us. Look."

Yes, the other nine people were swimming towards the shore, and there was a man in official uniform dragging another person slowly behind them.

"That ship is weird, the direction is wrong!" said one person, pointing ahead.

Everyone looked over and saw that everyone else was paddling forward, but it was paddling to the right.

There are so many tracks, is there no one you like?

"Hey, you are going in the wrong direction!" a kind-hearted person shouted.

Everyone laughed.

Xu Si was also very happy, it was so interesting.

She always felt that dragon boat rowing was a well-organized and rhythmic sport.

I once saw a video where the speed was so fast that the fish in the river were stunned, but it was still able to drift around the corners.

This is what happened here. Could it be because northerners are not good at naval battles?