MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 234 Dragon Boat Race

The person giving orders on the shore struck the hammer on the gong!

With the sound of a gong, the eight participating teams, who had already tensed up their nerves, immediately put down their oars. Like arrows leaving their strings, the eight dragon boats rushed out of the stone bridge with a "swish"!

The speed was so fast that the spectators on the shore were dazzled and their cheers became louder and louder.

The eight dragon boats seemed to have their own acceleration and flew past everyone's eyes in a few seconds.

 Seeing the Dalang brother and sister rowing a dragon boat for the first time, their eyes widened and their mouths opened in surprise but could not be closed again.

 “It’s so fast!” Sanlang raised his head and said to his mother in surprise.

Qin Yao's eyes were also attracted to the dragon boat, and she nodded in agreement: "Fortunately, we are standing high, this is a good position, otherwise we would only be able to see the dragon boat for a few seconds."

Eight dragon boats have flags of different colors. Among them, the boat with the white flag has been far ahead from the start. If nothing else happens, it will take the first place.

The seven dragon boats at the back were not to be outdone. Under the fierce drumming of the leading drummer, the rhythm was accelerated and accelerated. The oars were almost leaving an afterimage when they waved the oars, and they actually caught up behind the white flag.

The common people were excited to see such a fierce battle. The crowd subconsciously chased the dragon boat, and then they heard the sound of "plop, plop" falling into the water one after another.

 Fortunately, the organizers had already anticipated this. As soon as the bamboo poles were released and the boats were pulled, the people who fell into the water were fished out.

At this time, the dragon boat reached the middle stage of the race, and the cheers from behind were no less than those of the crowd watching the previous stage.

“It’s coming, it’s coming!” Liu Ji pointed to the east excitedly, his expression changed, “The yellow flag actually came first, and the white flag fell to third place!”

Someone in the crowd laid out the gambling cloth prepared in advance on the spot and shouted:

“Come on, come on, let’s fight for a round, I’ll go first, I bet the white flag can overtake us and regain the first place!”

Hearing this, the crowd around him became even more excited. If they had money, they would throw money, but if they didn't, they would throw jewelry and hairpins. Anyway, they wanted to join in the fun.

 Some people bet on the yellow flag to be first, some are betting on yellow and white to tie, and some are betting on the red flag at the end, all kinds of things.

 Coupled with the fact that the eight dragon boats in the river changed positions several times, the final result became even more confusing.

 Because the river is narrow, only four dragon boats can go parallel at the same time. If you want to surpass each other, the boats will inevitably fight.

At the turn, five dragon heads squeezed in and got stuck.

As a result, the three lagging teams at the rear caught up and the five dragon boats crowded together started to move their oars. If you push my dragon's head, I will push your dragon's tail.

Qin Yao’s family of six on the tree were also deeply involved in the betting along with those who were placing bets on the river bank.

Erlang shouted directly: "Baiqi, run away! Leave them alone!"

Saburo and Siniang were very optimistic about Huang Qi, who came from behind. Although they did not shout out, they waved their little hands and kept shouting in a breathy voice: "Come on, come on!"

Had it not been for Qin Yao's legs, I don't know when I would have fallen into the river and become a drowned rat like those who were chasing the dragon boat.

 Liu Ji and Liu Li, one optimistic about the yellow flag and the other optimistic about the white flag, cheered for the team they were optimistic about while curling their lips and baring their teeth at the other side to show disdain.

 Under the influence of such an atmosphere, Qin Yao also relaxed, and her emotions fluctuated with the ups and downs of the dragon boat race.

Dalang glanced at her in surprise.

Maybe the stepmother herself doesn’t know that she has never been so relaxed in the past two years.

 Usually, even when chatting and laughing with villagers, his hands would subconsciously clench into fists, always keeping a vigilance.

 Before he started practicing martial arts, Dalang didn't notice this little movement.

But after practicing martial arts, he was able to realize that even if the surrounding environment was very safe and there was no threat at all, the stepmother would always suddenly turn her back.

 After discovering that there was nothing, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and showed a thankful expression.

 It is like a hunter who has developed an instinctive reaction in his body by living in a forest full of dangers all year round and full of wild beasts and birds.

Such a physical instinct that even if she comes to the safety of the mountain, she will still be inspired to fight at any time due to any slight disturbance. But today there were so many strangers around, but the stepmother loosened her clenched fists and let her palms hang down naturally.

Dalang guessed that maybe she was getting used to the stable environment at the foot of the mountain.

 The young man thought happily in his heart that this was good, because he hoped that his stepmother would be really happy.

 The five dragon boats crowded together finally broke out of the curve at the cost of two of them capsizing.

With only the last 100 meters left to reach the finish line, there were six dragon boats left on the river, fighting fiercely back and forth.

Veins popped up on the oarsmen's arms, they gritted their teeth, and they rushed forward with red faces and ears. It made people's blood boil.

 At the last fifty meters, the white flag was indeed the strongest. It broke out of the encirclement again, surpassing the second red flag by three or four meters, and became the first place.

 In the last twenty meters, the white flag was far ahead.

 In the last five meters, Huang Qi actually surpassed three or four runners at a very fast speed and became second.

 At the last meter, yellow and white run side by side, and it is no longer possible to distinguish with the naked eye who is in front and who is behind.

 "Boom!" With a gong sound, two dragon boats rushed across the stone bridge at the same time, followed by the red, blue and other teams.

 Liu Ji shouted excitedly: "The white flag is first!"

 Liu Li also shouted at the same time: "Yellow flag first!"

"How could it be a yellow flag? I clearly saw the white flag and the dragon's beard crossing the bridge first!" Liu Ji retorted angrily to Liu Li.

Liu Li felt that what he said was too ridiculous, "It was obvious that the yellow flag ribbon crossed the stone bridge first!"

 The common people at the opening of the market also quarreled. The banker bet on the white flag, naturally hoping that the white flag would come first. The two sides quarreled fiercely. In the end, the quarrel could not produce any results, so they all had to look at the prefect in the stands.

 The officials in the stands were also confused for a while. After all, what they saw was that the two ships left the stone bridge at the same time.

 But there can only be one number one.

After a while of discussion, the prefect announced that the white flag player came first because the white flag drummer touched the stone bridge arch first.

 “How can this be done?”

The girl lifted up her obstructive skirt to reveal the lantern-thin sandal trousers underneath, stepped on the stool in two steps, and shouted to the group of officials who were discussing the results:

“No one ever said that a bridge must touch the arches before it counts. I don’t accept it! The yellow team clearly crossed the stone bridge first, but the yellow team was the first!”

Hearing this roar, all the officials looked helplessly at Magistrate He.

"He Zhanghua, what are you doing?" Magistrate He scolded sternly: "Come down, who told you to get on the stool!"

 The onlookers on the shore suddenly realized that she was the young lady from the prefect’s family.

“It seems that Miss He also raised the yellow flag.” Qin Yao said to Liu Li.

Liu Ji was so angry that he said, "Madam, why are you turning your elbows outward? With your sharp eyes, you must have clearly seen who crossed the bridge first. It is the white flag, right?"

Qin Yao didn't answer, but asked him: "You haven't placed any bets. Why are you anxious? You can just watch the excitement."

 Liu Ji weakly looked up at her, his lips trembling, he hesitated to speak - all his private money! It was all a white flag last night!

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows in disbelief, and then narrowed her eyes dangerously.