The waiter brought dinner, one meat dish and one vegetable dish, two bowls of rice, and what was rare was that there was an apple!
"apple!"
Xia Shanshan reached out her hand in surprise.
Xia Qianqian was quick to snatch the apple away and sneered, "Xia Shanshan, do you still need to eat?"
"Uh, there's no more room. You eat it, big sister." Xia Shanshan withdrew her hand awkwardly.
"Pick up the empty plates on the table, wash them, and put them in the food box. Be careful not to break them." Xia Qianqian was angry when she saw the empty plates. They were clearly snacks given to her by her ancestors, but she didn't even get to eat two pieces!
"Hey, why do you want me to wash it? Just wait for the waiter to collect it." Xia Shanshan pouted and looked at Xia Qianqian with resentment.
"This doesn't belong to the inn."
Xia Shanshan suddenly felt strange: "Where did that come from?"
"You don't need to know. Just do as I tell you." Xia Qianqian began to bite the apple, and the sound of the crunch was crisp and pleasant.
Xia Shanshan was so greedy that she swallowed her saliva and went to wash the dishes.
Before the winter solstice, the days were already very short, and it was dark after dinner. The priest in charge of the sacrifice in Pingning Town arrived as scheduled, and the girls all dressed up to go out to meet the priest.
The priest was a gray-haired old woman, wearing a black and white priest robe, standing in the hall with a solemn expression. Her eyes swept over the girls who participated in the election one by one.
Xia Qianqian stood at the back. She looked at the priest curiously and always felt that she had a special rapport with this old man.
Among more than ten girls, she was the only one who dared to look at the priest boldly.
The priest also noticed Xia Qianqian and asked, "What's your name?"
"Xia Qianqian." Xia Qianqian tried to act reserved, but her mischievous eyes betrayed her true emotions.
This is an interesting girl! The priest thought to himself and continued to ask: "Can you read?"
"Yes!" Xia Qianqian was delighted, "I know a lot of words!"
The priestess's solemn face finally revealed a faint smile. She took out a book from her sleeve and said, "Read it to me."
"yes."
Xia Qianqian unfolded the book and read it: "In a good year, there is plenty of millet and rice, and there are also high granaries, with billions of grains. Make wine and sweet wine, and offer them to the ancestors. In order to coordinate all rites, bring blessings to all... "
"Not bad." The priest was very satisfied and looked at the other girls, "Who else can read?"
No one dared to answer.
In ancient times, it was believed that women were virtuous even if they were not talented. Moreover, they were born in the village and their ancestors were illiterate. In the past, when selecting concubines, there was no examination of literary talent. Today, they were suddenly tested for writing, and the girls were not convinced. Li Cui said, "Priest, we are selecting concubines, not selecting the top scholar."
"Our ancestors would prefer a beautiful and talented girl." The priest frowned.
In Pingning Town, apart from the officials, the priests were the most majestic, so no one dared to speak at that moment.
Xia Qianqian was secretly happy in her heart: the five taels of silver reward was hers!
"Okay, that's all for today, let's go back!" said the priest.
The girls all left reluctantly. Although the winner had not been announced, it was definitely Xia Qianqian. They had just arrived and they had already failed!
Xia Qianqian bowed and walked back. As soon as she reached the corridor on the second floor, she saw Li Cui standing next to the priest, with her hands in a strange position, as if she was forcing something into his mouth.
Xia Qianqian suddenly realized and almost said MMP: Li Cui actually gave money to the priest! This is a bribe!
"Don't say anything." Liu Zhenzhen stopped Xia Qianqian at the right time.
Xia Qianqian lowered her voice angrily: "Did you see it too?"
(End of this chapter)