Chapter 329 Encounter with Huo Yuan (2)

After getting the answers from the two, Mu Zhongqing and his wife felt relieved. They were sure that Nangong Yi helped them out of kindness and love for his apprentice, nothing else. Therefore, the couple was more grateful and respectful to him!

On the tenth day, Mu Zhongqing and his family packed up their luggage, bid farewell to Qing County, and set off for the capital in a mighty manner, surrounded by Nangong Yi's large group of people.

Along the way, they passed through many states and counties, and saw the customs and customs of many different regions. The Mu family, who had never been far away, were all amazed and gained knowledge. Even Caiwei was attracted by the scenery along the way.

After five days of continuous travel, the group arrived at Lin'an Prefecture, 800 miles away from Qing County. Lin'an Prefecture is a prosperous place in the Great Jin Kingdom, with a prosperous economy and developed commerce. Except for Kyoto, it is the most prosperous city in the country.

It happened to be the Lantern Festival, and there were lanterns in front of the Lin'an government office. Mu Zhongqing and Mrs. Du thought it was rare for the children to catch such a grand event, so they wanted to stay for a night to let the children broaden their horizons before leaving.

Nangong Yi saw that their family was interested, so he stayed too. He booked an inn in the center of Lin'an Prefecture, planning to accompany her to watch the lanterns at night and leave tomorrow morning.

After Mu Zhongqing and his family settled down, they all happily went out for a stroll.

It was still early, and it was not time to light the lanterns yet, but the streets were already crowded with people, cars and people. There were men, women, old and young in the crowd, and many of them were traveling with their families. From time to time, there were a few peddlers carrying their loads passing by, selling a variety of things, including dough figurines, sugar figurines, tassels, sugar balls, and some cute little hats. It was cold today, and they were afraid that the little kids couldn't stand it, so the tiger-head hats sold very quickly. Du bought one for Wen'er and Wu'er and put them on their heads. Caiwei couldn't help but sigh that these people really knew how to do business.

Seeing that his wife bought things for Wen'er and Wu'er, Mu Zhongqing was afraid that his two daughters would be suspicious, so he also arranged to buy one for each of them to show that the daughters were as important as sons in their parents' hearts.

Caiwei knew her father's thoughts and didn't say anything politely to her parents. If she didn't want anything, her parents would be sad, so she chose a Kunlun slave mask from a peddler's load, and Fei'er chose a sachet embroidered with lotus flowers.

After buying, the family walked with the crowd, strolling around with great interest, and suddenly heard a few people in front of them talking.

"Hey, have you heard that the prefect has ordered that the prize for this year's lantern riddle competition is fifty taels of silver, which is double the amount of last year!"

"Hey, even if it is ten times, so what? We ordinary people don't understand those sour poems and can't guess those strange riddles. Even if there is a prize of one thousand or two taels, we can't compete for it..."

"Hey! That's true, but whoever can get the prize of this lantern riddle can get the knowledge. The reward personally awarded by the Lord of the Prefecture is small in amount, and everyone has seen it, but what is rare is the dignity of this..."

Several people were talking and gradually left. Mu Zhongqing looked at Mrs. Du and smiled: "Mei Niang, did you hear what those people said? Can I try it?"

Mrs. Du said softly: "Okay!"

Cai Wei heard the discussion and became interested. She followed her father and came to the place where the lantern riddles were guessed excitedly, ready to join hands with her father to win the first prize in this year's lantern riddle conference.

The lantern riddle conference was held at the gate of the prefectural government office of Lin'an Prefecture. When Cai Wei and her family arrived, the place was already crowded with people. In addition to those who were preparing to guess the lantern riddles, there was also a large group of people watching the excitement. Everyone was clamoring and guessing who would win the first prize this year.