At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Liangying finally finished her day's work. She now had a heavy workload. Although her secretariat shared part of the work for her, some things still needed to be checked by her personally.
Zhou Liangying breathed out, picked up the cup on the table, took a sip, and looked at Zhou Qinglan who was working on the table in front of her.
"Qinglan, it's time, let's get off work first."
Zhou Qinglan couldn't believe what Zhou Liangying said.
"Minister, what's wrong with you today? Why did you take the initiative to say you're off work? Don't you usually work until eight or nine o'clock?" Zhou Qinglan stared at Zhou Liangying.
"What? Are you unwilling to get off work on time?"
"No, no." Zhou Qinglan shook her head hurriedly, then picked up the things on the table and waved to Zhou Liangying: "Then I'll leave first, minister."
After saying that, he ran out of the door.
"Everyone, the minister has shown mercy today and is off work." Inside the room, Zhou Liangying listened to Zhou Qinglan's voice outside the door and shook his head with a smile.
"Why hasn't this little girl changed at all?"
"Oh, long live the minister, long live the minister!!!"
"Yeah! Long live the minister!"
…
The busiest place in the entire Political Department is Zhou Liangying's secretariat. Basically, he works overtime until seven or eight o'clock every day, and sometimes even until nine or ten o'clock in the evening.
Fortunately, Zhou Liangying was not stingy and gave them sufficient financial rewards.
And there is not so much pressure in the secretariat, because Zhou Liangying is not the kind of person who has the airs of a leader.
So they are also very motivated.
The most important thing is that the Secretariat of the Political Department is a good job. When I go out and ask you where you are from, you will be told that I am from the Political Department and the Secretariat.
Now people in Shu say that the best work units are the headquarters, the second political department, and the third general staff department.
After Zhou Qinglan and others left, Zhou Liangying packed up his things before going out.
When Zhou Liangying walked out of the door, he saw three cars parked.
Next to the car in the middle stood a young man with a green face.
"Minister." The young man saluted Zhou Liangying.
The young man's name was Chen Xiangyang. Qin Jinhong personally appointed him as the platoon leader of Zhou Liangying's security platoon, specifically responsible for Zhou Liangying's safety.
Originally he was called Gou Sheng, but Qin Jinhong felt it was not good, so he named him Chen Xiangyang.
"Xiao Yang, go to the market first."
"Huh? Going to the market?"
"Yes, don't bring so many people, just go with me." Zhou Liangying said.
"No, Minister, what about your safety?" Chen Xiangyang said anxiously.
"Aren't you here? Besides, I can also see the lives of the people. Doesn't the commander often say that the people should be the most important thing? Why, who dares to commit murder on the street? Is the security of our Shu region so bad? Zhou Liangying said with a serious face.
"Minister, this is not a matter of difference..."
"Okay, no need to say more. Are you going or not? If not, I will go on my own." After saying this, Zhou Liangying made a gesture to leave.
"Go, I'll go to the minister." Chen Xiangyang had no choice but to follow Zhou Liangying and leave. Before leaving, he turned and nodded to two people.
"You two quickly change into civilian clothes and follow us. Don't get too close."
"It's the platoon leader."
…
Zhou Liangying walked on the street, looking left and right. He had not been out since he joined the Shu army.
Zhou Liangying was wandering aimlessly on the street. Chen Xiangyang was not far away from her, always paying attention to the surrounding movements, and his hand unconsciously touched the pistol at his waist.
He was so nervous that it was no exaggeration to say that if something happened to the minister, the commander would be skinned.
"If I had known better, I wouldn't have let that little girl go back. I'm really bored."
At this time, Zhou Liangying suddenly saw a little old man selling candied haws next to him.
Zhou Liangying's eyes lit up and he walked over.
"Boss, how do you sell this candied haws on a stick?" Zhou Liangying asked with a smile.
"Girl, you can buy one for two pennies each. My candied haws is delicious." The little old man introduced his candied haws without hesitation.
"Hahaha, is that right? Boss, I'll give you two." Zhou Liangying took out two one-cent copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the boss.
"Okay girl, I'll pack it for you right now." The little old man took two candied haws, put them in a cowhide bag and handed them to Zhou Liangying.
Zhou Liangying took out a candied haws and started eating it.
At this time, like a little girl, she took a bite of the sugary wind on top of the candied haws.
"So sweet."
As I was eating and walking, I suddenly smelled another fragrance.
"Boss, is this beef stew?"
"This is braised beef. How do you like it? It's delicious. How about a piece?" The boss was a tall man with a thick beard. When Zhou Liangying asked him, he also answered with a smile.
"How many are there in this piece?"
"One piece is about one pound, and one pound is ten cents." The boss said.
"Okay, boss, give me five kilograms." Zhou Liangying took out five ten-coin coins from his pocket and handed them to the boss.
"Okay girl, please wait aside for a moment. Someone has ordered this pot, and the next pot will be yours."
"Oh, okay, don't worry." Zhou Liangying gave the boss a smile.
"Is this all beef cooked before?"
"Yes, we cook the beef at home and cook it until it's half-cooked, and then we marinate it with brine here." The boss said while putting the beef in the pot.
"Is that so? Boss, I think your business here is pretty good." Zhou Liangying asked, looking at the customers around him.
"Haha, it's not bad. Ever since our Shu army came to Tianfu, Tianfu has become more peaceful than before. Moreover, the Shu army also collects less taxes. Small businessmen like us can save a lot throughout the year. If we didn't owe money before, That’s great, where can I save money?”
"Really, hahaha, that's pretty good."
In fact, Zhou Liangying felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this. He knew that the boss was talking about the time of the Yan Dynasty. After all, she was also a princess of the Yan Dynasty. Hearing people say something bad about it made him feel a little uncomfortable after all. But it was only a little, and her mood soon calmed down.
"Hey boss, no one dares to eat without paying now."
"Hey, you've said it before. Before the imperial court was driven away by our commander, who would give the money to those imperial soldiers? We didn't dare to ask them for it, otherwise they would give you a beating at the least, or directly at the worst. When you go to jail, reporting to the police is useless, but it’s different now, no one dares to refuse to pay, and anyone who refuses to pay can directly report to the Tianfu City Patrol Bureau, which is easier than anything else."
"Girl, you are not a local."
"Ah? Yes...I just came to Tianfu not long ago." Zhou Liangying asked and said quickly.
"Hahaha, then just settle down here. I think our Shu land is the safest place."
"Hey girl, your beef."
"Thank you, boss." Zhou Liangying mentioned the beef, thanked him and left.
"Minister, let me carry it for you." Chen Xiangyang hurried over and said.
"No, it's not heavy."
"By the way, take these three bags of beef back and eat them."
"No need, Minister." Chen Xiangyang quickly waved his hand.
"Hurry up and be obedient." Zhou Liangying directly put three bags of beef into Chen Xiangyang's hand.
"If you think it's too much, give points to the last two."
"Minister, you have discovered it." Chen Xiangyang was a little embarrassed.
"Haha" Zhou Liangying chuckled and said, "Go quickly, I'll go to the headquarters."
"I'll take you there, Minister."
"No need to stop here, just go back."
After Zhou Liangying finished speaking, he walked towards the headquarters.
But Chen Xiangyang did not leave, and did not leave until Zhou Liangying entered the headquarters gate.
pS: After checking the information, there is no accurate exchange rate. Let’s talk about the currency settings in this article.
1 ocean = 10 copper plates = 100 Wen.
In terms of purchasing power, one copper plate is equivalent to one pound of beef, and one ocean is equivalent to ten pounds of beef and 100 pounds of rice.
(Let’s just settle it like this. If you think there’s something wrong, feel free to comment and I’ll revise it. I really don’t understand it.)
