Hongji, as the host, personally welcomed the casually dressed County Magistrate and led the visiting delegation.
The so-called grand procession, this crowd of several hundred people, consisted of the highest capable individuals in the county.
These included wealthy tycoons, village chiefs from every village, as well as town mayors, and even the security teams from each town sent personnel to protect the esteemed government officials.
The government officials, after running around all night, nevertheless braced themselves with vigor as the group entered the estate, with the first observation naturally being the watermelon field.
Although many watermelons had already been picked and sold, and people brought by the noble lady had also harvested some, this did not mean there were no watermelons left in the field.