They spend the night at the inn as well. While the locals weren't happy that they weren't getting the stipend, they were still happy that at least a boy from their valley might win the competition.
The next morning it snowed.
People began to say what a shame it was that they hadn't been able to collect the rice yet another year. But rumor had it that everyone, including the guests, had spent the night in passion. Everyone but the Wei family. However, no one knew the last part for sure.
Nikola had sent a pulse of magic bright and early and had found out that all the women in the village were pregnant. These angels sure didn't beat around the bush, did they?
The Wei family got into their wagons and a crowd of locals sent them off, some of them asking Han Shanyuan for last-minute tips on how to save money. On the road to Danyang, they followed the Yangtze River.