Chapter 56: Whose House Did the Flower Fall On?

  Especially in this Wuhualou, it is now even more lively and extraordinary, with all kinds of characters gathering here. Moreover, Taiyuan City is also the gathering place for the Green Forest Association of five provinces, so Wuhualou is even more popular than before.

  This naturally delighted the mother of Wuhualou. As time passed, the five women in Wuhualou who were competing for the position of the top courtesan also began to appear.

  The five-story building's Huakui contest was divided into three rounds, named "Zi Se Can" and also used the meaning of these three words to determine the competition method.

  Jiang Fengshui and Chi Pengzu sat on the left side by the window, although they were also concerned about the theft of Huakui, but also inquired about the nine-bag elder Jin Manzhao of the beggar gang, so the partners of Wuhualou would be called over to ask a few questions whenever they came.

  This fellow didn't even need to be summoned by Jiang Yunshui and the others, he would come over every now and then to inform them, and it was because of Jiang Yunshui's generosity that this fellow had told them about the origins and backgrounds of everyone who entered the Wuhualou.

  But the ninth elder of the beggar gang, Jin Manzhao, still hasn't shown up until now, which made Jiang Yunshui and Chi Pengzu somewhat anxious.

  This time that fellow came again, facing the two of them and said: "You two look over there, that person with a few missing teeth is Jin Manzhao of the Beggars' Clan."

  Jiang Fengshui and Chi Pengzu followed the shopkeeper's direction to look towards the entrance, and indeed saw an old man who was extremely particular about his attire, smiling and saying something to the mother. After the old man turned around, Jiang Fengshui and Chi Pengzu saw that the old man had some of his teeth missing.

  Just as Jiang Fengshui was about to get up, Chi Pengzu stopped him and said: "Leader, this is not the right time. There are too many mixed people in this place. If something happens, we will be targeted."

  Jiang Fengshui also thought that Chi Pengzu was right, so he held back for the time being. Since Jin Manzhao had come in, Chi Pengzu naturally kept a close eye on him.

  Chi Pengzu told Jiang Yunshui to take a look at the five contenders for the title of "Flower Queen" and see if any of them suited his taste, and that when the time came, he would have to give one of them to Jiang Yunshui as a gift.

  Jiang Yunshui didn't say anything, but at his age, he was extremely curious about the affairs between men and women. Even in front of Chi Pengzu, he didn't dare to show himself too much, but deep down, a flame of desire slowly rose up, and his eyes basically fell on those five women competing for the title of beauty queen.

  Chi Pengzu could naturally see Jiang Yunshui's thoughts, so he took over the task of surveillance. Moreover, as for matters between men and women, Chi Pengzu had experienced them early on and was able to suppress those ideas.

  At this time, the five women competing for the title of flower queen had already walked to the center stage, and this round was precisely the competition named after the word "zi" (talent) among the flower queens.

  Each of the five women was stunning, with skin as white as water, smooth and delicate. They were so alluring that the young and old men in the Five Flowers Building couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Looking at their slender arms, like jade, peeking out from under their skirts, and their long legs, which seemed to glow with a seductive light, made the men's eyes widen in amazement.

  Later, the partners in the Wuhualou brought a plate with five different colored papers on it and shuttled among the seated people. The five colored papers each represented one of the five women. If someone liked a particular woman, they would choose the corresponding colored paper and put it into the box, which was considered to be the victory or defeat of this "pose" game.

  Jiang Yingshui and his gang came over, selected the third pink colored paper from that plate, and then threw it into the box. Pool Pengzu naturally followed Jiang Yingshui's choice and also put the pink colored paper inside.

  After those people left, Chi Pengzu smiled and said: "The leader is indeed good at judging people. The third woman, although her face was covered with a veil, just from her figure alone, she must be better than the other women."

  After seeing Jiang Yunshui nod, Chi Pengzu also smiled slightly, but his eyes were always staring at Jin Manluo, who was more than ten tables away.

  After this round of comparison ended, these five girls were surrounded by twenty robust and handsome men who walked out of the Wuhualou.

  Later, the five women were each lifted up by four robust men. This was a competition that involved the "color" content, and it was also what the men in the Wuhualou had been eagerly looking forward to.

  These five women will truly reveal their appearance this time, allowing the men in Wuhualou to choose. As soon as Mother said the word "pick", these five women slowly removed the veils from their faces, instantly causing the men in Wuhualou to exclaim and gasp in surprise, Li Ai.

  As for the appearance of these five women, it was truly exceptional. Among them, the woman in pink skirt had the best figure and her beauty was among the top.

  This woman was the one chosen by Jiang Yunshui, and also the one among the five flowers building, in the previous "zi" character comparison, who entered the top three of men's choice.

  Jiang Yunshui couldn't help but exclaim in admiration when he saw the pink skirt woman, and then stood up with the people beside him to look at the pink skirt woman being lifted by four strong men.

  Soon, the fellow appeared again with a tray, and this time Jiang Yunshui still chose that pink paper. As the fellow was about to leave, Jiang Yunshui stopped him.

  The shopkeeper asked in puzzlement: "Sir, what can I help you with?"

  Jiang Yunshui hesitated for a moment and asked: "Pal, what's the name of that woman in pink?"

  The fellow smiled and said: "Sir, this lady has already instructed us that we are not allowed to reveal her name until the final selection of the flower queen."

  Jiang Yunshui had no choice but to let go of the man's clothes, and then apologized before the man left. Pool Pengzu looked at Jiang Yunshui, who seemed a bit down, and said, "Boss, don't worry about this matter, we'll know that woman's name soon."

  Jiang Yunshui said: "That's right, just wait a bit longer."

  After the "color" content Huakui competition ended, mother let the five women retreat to the back, those who knew the rules did not say anything.

  Those who didn't understand the "meal" character would all cry out in dissatisfaction after seeing the five flower girls leave.

  After the mother and the partner said a few words, these shouting people also shut their mouths. It turned out that the "meal" character was compared to its meaning in this character, and what the five women were going to do was a cooking competition.

  Those who can become the flower queen are already the best among the carefully selected ones. At the very least, they must be proficient in one of the four arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. And if you want to keep those wealthy patrons for a long time, apart from the basic appearance, you also need to have skills that can retain these customers, which is called "capturing their stomachs and retaining their hearts". This is exactly what it means.

  After about half a stick of incense, the five women reappeared, with two more women carrying food on trays walking out beside them.

  These five women each introduced themselves and what they did, then the mother had someone divide them up to each table. After everyone at each table tasted, there were colleagues who let them choose the last "meal" content of this paper stage.

  Jiang Fengshui put the pink paper back again, and like everyone else, he was anxiously waiting to see whose house the Huakui would eventually fall into.

  Chi Pengzu said to Jiang Yingshui: "Take the lead, this flower charm may not necessarily let that pink skirt woman take it away."

  "What's going on?"

  Chi Pengzu said: "Of course, there are also some tricks in this, such as some dignitaries secretly manipulating things, or perhaps the madam of Wuhualou had already chosen someone."

  Jiang Yunshui felt both disappointment and relief, disappointed that the woman in pink probably couldn't steal the flower crown, but relieved that she wouldn't become the flower crown either, which should also reduce the competition for the man who would take her tonight.

  After all, as a man wants to conquer, so the woman who can become the flower queen is the ultimate goal of most men, even if some men did not choose this flower queen before.

  Soon after, the mother appeared with a piece of paper covered in golden powder. Everyone at Wuhualou knew that this was the proof to reveal which one of the five was actually the Huakui.