Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2542: Chapter 2539: Recruiting Partners

Lu Sangqi: “…” He quickly chose to change the topic: “No, nothing, just a fake cockroach in there that startled me.”

As for the real thing, he would never reveal it to Huo Ning, no matter what.

Huo Ning saw that he didn’t want to say more, so she didn’t press further, just kept her doubts to herself.

Chu Ziluo came out of the house but didn’t leave. Instead, she helped with writing prescriptions and such.

Consider it doing a good deed and praying for the baby in her belly.

Meanwhile, at the horse racetrack.

Chu Jin had already found several friends to collaborate with and brought up the competition.

“What do you think, brothers? Once this news spreads, it will definitely create a buzz,” Chu Jin said with a smile.

“Xing Le, this isn’t your real intention, is it? We’re all friends here, just say it directly,” said the older young master of the Zhong Family.

Chu Jin shook his head: “No, this is exactly my intention. Don’t you think this is a great opportunity to make a name for ourselves?”

“Although we’re devising the gameplay, I haven’t fully figured out how we’ll play, so I can’t take any advantage. But, for the sake of our reputation, let’s set a three-day period so everyone can prepare in advance. If you participate and achieve good results, the news might even reach the Emperor’s ears.”

“Of course, even if it doesn’t reach the Emperor’s ears, we can still make a name for ourselves with our skills. Isn’t that good?”

Wang He looked at Chu Jin for a moment and said, “Xing Le is right, just like the racetrack we’re hosting this time.”

“Each of us brothers probably wants to establish a career, right?”

The rest looked at each other, seeing the determination in one another’s eyes.

Those who got along well with Chu Jin at least had no qualms about wanting to make achievements.

Even though they knew doing this might go against their family’s interests, they felt that after the reform, the official circle would be fairer, albeit more challenging.

But without a bit of skill, they wouldn’t be sitting here.

“Since everyone agrees, why don’t we discuss the specific competition procedures?” Chu Jin, thinking everyone would benefit, was happy to have them join in.

The young master from the Zhong Family was the first to express support. He had a moderate nature but wasn’t without merit; although not much of a scholar, he especially liked solving cases. His talent in this area surpassed everyone present.

Originally, he thought he’d never have a day in the Ministry of Punishment.

After all, with his grades, he’d at most become an Imperial Scholar of humble birth.

And that was the result of his utmost efforts.

But now, he had hope because after the reform, if his case-solving skills were strong, even as a first place in the examination, he could become an official.

“Since there are so many competitions, if we separate them, there’s not enough time. Why not run them simultaneously?”

“However, the timings for different competitions can overlap by an hour, so those interested in registering for others can still participate,” the young master of the Zhong Family suggested.

Wang He naturally didn’t want to miss such a great opportunity for fame.

“Zhong is right, and each competition’s evaluations need to be well organized.”

“What do you think should be the criteria for evaluation?”

“The scoring for each time?”

“I suggest a point system where each competition awards points based on different rankings. This way, it can highlight everyone’s strengths and also identify the truly skilled ones.”

“I think that’s feasible.”

“This way, in the end, based on each participant’s score, we can see their weaknesses,” someone whispered, “But wouldn’t that offend people?”