Chapter 269 – The Enticing Lottery

Xu Yaogun said, “The rules of this competition are very simple, do you see that amphora? Just throw your chips into this pot.”

Xu Fengyuan smiled and said, “Ms. Wei doesn’t have to be nervous, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to do it, it’s just a comparison for fun, it’s not a problem.”

Lu Yuhong crossed his hands in front of his chest and watched with interest, “Miss Wei does not need to be nervous, if you win, I will give you the prize money, if you lose, you will not be ashamed of yourself, Feng Yuan is a good pitcher, there are not many people who can win in the Anzhou Academy, and I lost to him last time I competed with him,” he said.

Said Lu Yuhong ordered his entourage to take out the lottery tickets he had prepared.

Two large brocade boxes were opened, and inside one brocade box was a ganoderma lucidum larger than the palm of one’s hand; inside the other brocade box was an old mountain ginseng full of roots.

Wei Ruo, who was originally lacking in interest, had her eyes brighten by more than one degree the moment she saw these two things.

Wei Ruo loves money as well as medicine, and this lottery prize from Lu Yuhong is a superb medicinal herb that money can’t even buy! It really poked at her heart!

Wei Ruo replied with a shallow smile, “The hospitality is overwhelming, and I can’t afford to spoil everyone’s fun, so I’ll just have to make an offering.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Yi Chen couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief before handing the eight chips to Wei Ruo and explaining the rules with him.

“We play the simplest rules, into the mouth of the pot can be, each person eight chips, in the more win, I and you a group, Mr. Xu and Ms. Xu a group, and finally count the total number of chips obtained by each of them.

The rules are simple, the hard part is throwing the chips into the pot.

Wei Ruo saw the line drawn on the ground and the jug in the distance, seven or eight paces apart, with a very small mouth, and a chip in his hand about nine inches long, with an arrowhead at one end and a feather at the other.

Wei Ruo took the chip and weighed it in his hand, and gestured some more.

Looking at her as if she was playing with a pitcher for the first time, Xu Yaogun couldn’t help but want to laugh.

She wasn’t as good as her brother, but she was a good pitcher player among the women.

In that case, this competition was a sure win for her and her brother.

Wei Yi-chen also saw that it might be Wei Ruo’s first time to play pot-throwing, so he comforted, “Ruo’er doesn’t have to be nervous, we’re just playing, we don’t have to care about winning or losing, it doesn’t matter if we can throw it in or not.”

Wei Ruo nodded slightly, then turned her head to ask Xu Fengyuan, “Can I try it first?”

“Naturally, there’s no harm in Ms. Wei trying a few more times, and we’ll officially start after we feel it’s okay.” Xu Feng Yuan smiled back.

Then Wei Ruo stood in front of the drawn line, one foot in front, one foot slightly back, curled his arms, positioned himself, and threw himself in the direction of the pot.

The chip landed two or three inches away from the mouth of the jug and didn’t touch the jug.

Wei Yi Chen, who was on the side, hurriedly encouraged, “Ruo’er’s first time playing like this is already very good.”

Wei Ruo did not say anything, continued to throw another, this time, the chip touched the mouth of the pot, but the angle of entry is not right, and the whole fell to the outside.

Xu Fengyuan said, “Miss Wei will be able to change her strength a little more.”

Wei Ruo nodded, then tried again.

This time, Wei Ruo’s force was clearly overused, and Chip was thrown far away, directly over the pot.

It looks like the previous time was a blindfold, not that Wei Ruo grasped it quickly. ….

“It’s OK.” Wei Ruo, who had tried three times, said to the crowd.

Xu Fengyuan said, “We are not in a hurry, Ms. Wei can still try a few more times.”

Wei Ruo refused, “No need, it’s getting late, so I won’t delay you, you can start.”

When Wei Ruo had said so, Xu Fengyuan didn’t say anything more and invited Lu Yuhong to be the referee, announcing the start of the competition.

First, they drew lots to decide the order of throwing pots, which were Xu Fengyuan, Wei Yichen, Xu Yaogun, and Wei Ruo.

One round for each person who has thrown one chip, eight rounds in total.

Right off the bat, Seo Fung Won got off to a good start, hitting his first shot.

Then Wei Yichen, Wei Yichen in this area is not a master, but as a son of the family, from childhood there is no less contact with the pot, practice makes perfect, often eight chips can be

More than half of them.

The first chip of the day, and he hit it.

Then came Xu Yaogun, who confidently threw a chip, but did not want to brush against the pot and did not enter it.

Xu Yaogun was a little upset, but when she turned her head to look at Wei Ruo, her mood relaxed again.

Although she hadn’t entered, this still had Wei Qingruo to pad her out.

Finally it was Wei Ruo’s turn, Wei Ruo stood still and cast her first chip for the competition under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

There was a “thunk” sound, only to see that the chip went firmly into the pot.

The crowd was surprised, this Miss Wei clearly said that she had not played, just familiar with the rules, did not think that actually came up to the first chip in!

Xu Yaogun flattened her mouth and muttered, “You’re lucky.”

Wei Ruo didn’t reply and silently walked back to the back, waiting for the second round.

Wei Ruofang’s comment about not having thrown a pot only counts as half.

It was true that she had never thrown a pot before, but she hadn’t played similar games with Xiu Mei and Xiao Yong brother when they were in the countryside, only that the conditions were not good back then, and they didn’t have any decent chips or pots.

The “chips” used at that time were sharpened from bamboo by Uncle Hsu, while the pots were found in earthenware jars.

Once she, Xiu Mei, and Xiao Yong brother even accidentally smashed that clay pot, causing Nurse’s heart to ache for a while.

Therefore, Wei Ruo’s pot throwing skills are not bad, just that he has little understanding of this formal chips and pots, and needs to get used to this weight, distance, and height in advance in order to adjust his force and angle.

Those three chips you try before the competition are used for the quiz.

The second round started with Xu Fengyuan hitting as usual, Wei Yi-chen missed this time, chip into the pot but not the whole thing, missing by a bit.

Xu Yaogun’s second chip also hit.

Seeing Xu Yaogun heart rejoice, this should be stable, Wei Qingruo can’t be so lucky every time.

Wei Yi Chen walked over to Wei Ruo, “I’m sorry, big brother didn’t hit the ball, it’s big brother’s fault for losing today.”

Wei Ruo didn’t say a word, calmly walked to the line and calmly cast his second chip.

There was another “thunk” and the chip was once again firmly in the pot.

The crowd was once again amazed.

If it was Wei Ruo’s luck that he won the last one, then what should we say about winning two in a row? It can’t all be luck, can it?

Xu Yaogun looked at Wei Ruo with some disbelief, “How did you do it?”

Wei Ruo said, “Maybe I’m exceptionally lucky.”

Is it really luck? Xu Yaogun frowned.

After two rounds, the Xu siblings scored three chips and the Wei siblings also scored three chips, making it a draw.

Then the third round began.

Xu Fengyuan: Medium;

Wei Eichen: center;

Xu Yaojun: Not won;

Wei Ruo: Center.

Round four:

Xu Fengyuan: Medium;

Wei Eichen: center;

Xu Yaogun: center;

Wei Ruo: Center.

Round Five:

Xu Fengyuan: Medium;

Wei Eichen: Not hit;

Xu Yaojun: Not won;

Wei Ruo: Center.

Most of the match had passed, and both Xu Fengyuan and Wei Ruo maintained their record of all hits. The crowd of onlookers couldn’t help but give the duo a look of amazement .

Chinese whitefly (Ericerus pela)