After the old lady announced the Lantern Festival, Su Meng came to Haitangyuan the next day. When she came, she happened to see Su Wan practicing needlework.

The five-hole needle used in Su'an is used to practice. On the day of the Chinese Valentine's Day, it is best to use a seven-hole needle or even a nine-hole needle.

Naturally, the more holes, the better the mind, but you have to be able to pass through it.

"The fifth sister has also started practicing," Su Meng said with a smile.

What this means is that Su Wan is not the only one who practices in advance.

However, Su Wan is different from others. When other girls' families are at her age, they really want to be kind, and she is just curious about ancient customs, so she is interested in playing around.

Moreover, practicing stitching quietly is also a kind of training to the mind.

"Third sister must be fine with seven holes. I wonder if nine holes are sure?" Su Wan asked with her head tilted.

Su Meng smiled and pushed Su Wan. The force was very light, just making fun.

"My fifth sister can also talk, don't she just want to know if I have practiced in advance?"

Su Meng smiled and exposed Su Wan.

"You don't have to guess. If you want to make a fuss, you must be prepared. I was able to pass through the seven holes smoothly last year, and there will definitely be no problem this year. As for the nine holes, they are actually skilled," Su Meng said with a smile.

Su Wan nodded to show that she understood.

Except for this year, she did not participate in these activities in previous years, but Su Meng was different, so she must have become familiar with her last year.

Moreover, there are embroiderers with top craftsmanship in Sucheng in the mansion, and they are all good at threading needles. With their teachings, as long as Su Meng is not clumsy, seven holes are not a problem, and nine holes are naturally not difficult.

"We were born in a wealthy family and had many advantages. We can always be ahead of others. But in the homes of many ordinary people, that is really amazing. Last year's Qiqiao Festival, I saw a farmer's woman with thick fingers, but in a very short time, she passed through the nine-hole needle. She was really amazing."

Su Meng said while recalling the memories.

"Where did you see the third sister?" Su Wan asked curiously.

Since she is a farmer's woman, she is probably outside the mansion. And last year, Su Meng did go out to play on the mansion during the Qiqiao Festival.

But even if you go out for a trip, the probability of seeing someone penetrate the nine-hole needle is very small.

"It's the battle competition. Last year's Chinese Valentine's Day, the battle competition held in the city was a needle-threading competition. You can participate in any poverty, wealth and honor," Su Meng said with a smile.

It is "good for cleverness" to be able to penetrate more than seven holes in the needle threading competition. Although it is possible to rank well below seven holes and have corresponding rewards, they are all "good for cleverness".

Although anyone can participate in such an event, families like the Su family and Su Rui's in-laws Li family generally do not participate in it, just watch the fun.

For example, Su Meng was just watching last year but did not participate in it personally.

It is not because it is because it is because it is because it is because it is because its ladies are unwilling to show up in public.

On the contrary, the misses from high-ranking families such as Su Meng did not participate in the competition for fairness and justice.

Otherwise, if they participate in the activities, those girls from small families will not be able to do anything. If they do, they will not dare to perform better than the ladies from wealthy families.

In this way, the meaning of the competition will no longer exist.

Furthermore, the rewards for such activities are very generous.

When those girls from ordinary people stand on the ring, their purpose is almost always rewards.

If the final benefits are taken down by the ladies from high-ranking families, it is inevitable that there will be some grudges in public opinion.

"If the fifth sister can penetrate seven holes, try making some tricks," Su Meng said again.

Su Wan immediately understood the subtle meaning of this sentence, and was revealing the test questions.

However, Su Meng was not surprised that Su Wan could find out in advance.

"This year I'm fighting for the fruit, but I don't know if it's the fruit or the flower melon?" Su Wan asked curiously.

The flour fruit is made of flour and fryed, while the flower melon is carved into various shapes based on the melon fruit.

Su Wan thought of some small fun when she was in the orphanage.

When I was a child, I lived in an orphanage. The dean planted a lot of vegetables in the yard. Among them, cucumbers are indispensable. They can be fried and eaten as fruit.

And Su Wan really knows the skill of carving cucumbers.

"It's a flower melon," Su Meng replied.

Seeing that Su Wan was a little confused, Su Meng also became distracted.

She came to Haitangyuan today, so she naturally brought something from Su Wan for the instructions of her grandmother yesterday.

But after talking for a while, Su Meng truly realized that after a serious illness, Su Wan was really different.

There was no jealousy or resentment in Su Wan's eyes, but only peace.

Moreover, Su Wan could always quickly understand the subtle meaning in her words, which made Su Meng much easier.

"I still don't understand. Even if I'm fighting for flower melons this year, why do my third sister ask me to try it more?" Su Wan asked bluntly.

Su Meng was stunned, and then a relieved smile appeared.

"My fifth sister is really smart. I asked you to try it out because I thought that if you have some talent, I would let the cook give you a little more advice. This time I said I could not get a ranking," Su Meng explained.

Then, Su Meng continued to explain.

It turns out that after setting up the title of Du Huagua this year, the organizer will be conveniently proposed and let the big ladies participate together.

Flower melons are different from threading needles. Even in the poorest home, there are always a few needles and a little silk thread.

The raw materials of flower melons are diverse, but most of them are edible.

Ordinary people from ordinary families generally don’t want to use fruits and vegetables to carve them.

Therefore, this flower melon carving is inevitably not a bit popular enough.

The organizer proposed to let the ladies from wealthy families participate in it in order to make up for this shortcoming.

Since it is not popular enough, let the activities be richer.

First of all, the wealthy families who want to participate in the competition must pay for the prize.

Secondly, it is not that simple to pay for money. Ten places will be the most expensive.

Again, in last year's Fighting Competition, there were a total of twenty places that could be rewarded, and this year there were thirty places.

In this way, with these ten absolutely not-so-low portions of money, even if they are ranked eleven, they will be rewarded more than the first place last year. In the end, the common people will make a profit, so naturally they will not cause dissatisfaction among ordinary people.

Su Wan was a little moved. She had been an orphan for more than 20 years and had seen many unfair things in the world.

Su Meng suddenly learned the harmonious scene in a corner of Sucheng from Su Meng. Su Wan was very happy.

"Forget it, it's great to be able to enjoy the lanterns. Let's leave the match to the third sister," Su Wan shook her head and said.

Curiosity and interest are true, but there is no need to participate.

"I may not be participating, I just don't know if my fourth sister is interested," Su Meng also shook her head and said.

Su Wan looked at Su Meng in surprise and said that it might not be true, but in fact she just stopped participating.

But Su Meng had nothing else to say, but instead talked about another topic.

Seeing this, Su Wan did not ask questions. She and Su Meng were so familiar with each other that they could say anything.

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Chapter completed!