flstandardbreds Chapter 120: County Magistrate Zhen
Chapter 120: County Magistrate Zhen
"Go and take a look!" ordered County Magistrate Zhen.
The master had given the order, and the confidant in plain clothes followed the young master without hesitation.
When he got closer and took a look, he realized that the four people setting up the stall all looked familiar to him.
"Master, do you still remember Landlord Liu?"
Landlord Liu?
Why don't you remember?
Because the case involved the privacy of the royal family, he was completely targeted by the capital.
He originally thought that the emperor was far away and he was the youngest in the family, so as long as he had no merits or faults, he would be fine to be the county magistrate here.
Who would have known that the person behind Landlord Liu was actually King Shen of Nanzhao.
Now that's good, my father sent a message by express horse to praise him for his great contribution and asked him to work hard in the territory.
Even the one in the palace...
The confidant leaned over and said, "That pair of siblings are the twin children of Lin Dajiang, the victim of the Liu landlord case."
"Why don't you stay with your parents? Instead, you come out to do business. Lin'an Prefecture has received a lot of disaster victims from all over the country, and I'm afraid they will arrive soon." County Magistrate Zhen's face darkened and he walked quickly to the stall.
Lin Xiaoman saw that the visitor was dressed elegantly, holding a fan in his hand, and looked like a scholar.
But there was a sharpness in the look of the visitor, which clearly did not reflect the gentle temperament of the students in the academy.
"My dear guest, you want to buy Qingming gifts."
County Magistrate Zhen pretended not to hear and looked at Xie Ci'an who was sorting bamboo baskets on the other side.
Just when Lin Xiaoman thought he was just looking around, the guest asked, "Did those two boys draw these paintings?"
Lin Xiaoman nodded, "Sir, the Qingming dumplings are also homemade, the bamboo basket is woven by my cousin, and the paper sign you saw was also drawn by my brother."
"Brother?"
County Magistrate Zhen smiled and said, "You have a very large family."
Lin Xiaoman smiled and said, "Yes, there are many brothers and sisters in my family, and the expenses are high. Would you like to try the salty Qingming dumplings?" As he said that, he held the plate with both hands and handed it to the guest.
As soon as County Magistrate Zhen touched the Qingming steamed bun, the man next to him looked stern and said, "Master, you'd better be careful with things outside."
"It doesn't matter."
As he said this, he picked up a piece of Qingming steamed bun and took a bite.
It was the first time I ate salty Qingming steamed buns, and they tasted surprisingly good.
County Magistrate Zhen had never liked sweet cakes. He would only eat one sesame-filled Qingming steamed bun symbolically and then stop eating any more.
"Have some."
Lin Xiaoman handed the bamboo basket to the guest, "Sir, one portion is five hundred coins."
"what is this?"
Seeing the customer pointing at the peach blossom cake in the basket, Lin Xiaoman smiled and said, "That's peach blossom cake, and the green one next to it is mugwort cake, which is filled with mung bean paste."
"Can we replace all of them with the Qingming steamed buns we had just now?"
"This..." Qingming steamed buns are considered good, so she made more than 20 more for tasting.
Just now, eight or nine pieces had already been cut.
County Magistrate Zhen thought the price of Qingming steamed buns was too high and the other party would not agree, so he smiled and said, "Well, if you pack ten Qingming steamed buns, I will give you one tael of silver, is that okay?"
"It's not that I don't want to sell it to you. These dozen or so Qingming steamed buns are for tasting." Lin Xiaoman took out the remaining dozen or so Qingming steamed buns to show the customers.
County Magistrate Zhen did not force it, "Then take three more copies."
Gu Changsheng took three bamboo baskets from the back and when he gave the baskets to the servant behind the guests, he always felt that this man seemed familiar.
I thought about it, but couldn't remember where I had seen it.
County Magistrate Zhen paid two taels of silver and looked at the bamboo baskets in his hand. The paper slips in each bamboo basket were different.
"It's interesting that these four kids are so smart. From this point of view, the Qingming gift of 500 coins is worth it."
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Gu Changsheng stared at the back of the boy and thought for a long time but still couldn't remember.
As the number of customers who wanted to taste the food for free gradually increased, Gu Changsheng withdrew his thoughts and maintained order with Xie Ci'an.
At this moment, an old man with half white hair in the teahouse opposite ordered his servants: "Go and buy what County Magistrate Zhen bought and take a look."
The servant went to buy one across the street and came back soon, "Master, it's the salty Qingming steamed bun."
"Let me have a look!" The old man stood up and took a look, and was a little disappointed. It was just an ordinary Qingming steamed bun.
"Send it to the young lady and tell her that Magistrate Zhen bought the exact same food."
"Master, this..." The servant hesitated and finally said nothing.
The young lady is the only daughter of the county lieutenant. Last year, County Magistrate Zhen came to Jialin County to take up the post. The young lady fell in love with him at first sight and lost her appetite.
He went to the county government office every day, under the pretext of looking for his master, but his real intention was other things.
As soon as County Magistrate Zhen entered the restaurant to eat, the young lady asked the servants to pack up some food for him.
But the master still indulges him.
He felt that the master's behavior was wrong. After all, County Magistrate Zhen was the son of Lord Zhen, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple in the capital, and he was worlds apart from the young lady.
Although I thought so in my heart, I still had to do what the master told me to do.
The servant hurried to the mansion and bumped into someone carelessly. The servant subconsciously bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Sorry, sorry."
The man with a square face glanced at the servant and continued walking forward with the young master.
After walking a few meters away, the square-faced confidant said, "Master, that boy is from the county lieutenant's mansion. He was carrying the same bamboo basket as us. The county lieutenant's young lady is so shameless. It's ok for her to visit you at the county government office on weekdays, but you have to send someone to follow you during your day off."
The square-faced man's face was full of anger.
You know, the young master has a good appearance, and there are many noble ladies in the capital who are eager to marry him.
How dare this little girl from the county magistrate's mansion covet the young master.
How shameless.
County Magistrate Zhen stared at the direction the servant left, and thought of the vague gaze when he bought Qingming steamed buns just now, and said thoughtfully: "Forget it, don't cause trouble, your master still wants to live a peaceful life. Be smart on weekdays and don't let people get close to you."
The square-faced man said seriously, "Yes, I will definitely protect the young master's innocence!"
"..."
County Magistrate Zhen walked away with a gloomy face.
The square-faced man felt that the young master's expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book. Could it be that he was wrong?
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"Boss, give me two Qingming baskets for peace and happiness."
"I came here first, give me two!"
"What do you mean you came here first? I've been queuing here for a long time!"
Lin Xiaoman hurriedly persuaded: "There are more, there are more, you can buy them all."
Unexpectedly, there were more than a dozen people queuing behind, all dressed like servants.
"Boss, four servings please."
Seeing that these people didn't ask about the price and didn't even try the cakes on the table for tasting, Lin Xiaoman directly asked for several bamboo baskets.
She was worried that someone might be cheating.
I'm unfamiliar with Jialin County, so I'd better not get cheated.
Lin Xiaoman asked cautiously: "Brother, don't you want to ask the price?"
"Price? The master sent me to buy it, why are you talking so much nonsense! Boss, are you going to sell it or not?"
The servant who was being questioned showed an impatient look, and Lin Xiaoman quickly brought him four bamboo baskets.
Normally, guests would examine the bamboo basket carefully, and if it was damaged, they would exchange it for another one. However, this waiter just took it and left without checking it at all.
The next person who buys a Qingming bamboo basket will follow the same routine.
The four of them looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
I originally thought that the remaining Qingming bamboo baskets would be kept until tomorrow to be sold.
As a result, by mid-afternoon, all 72 bamboo baskets were sold out!