Pingchuan County Government
Zhang, who has been in office for two months, is full of sorrow. In front of him is a mountain of files, all of which are reports of banditry and urgent food requests from refugees everywhere.
The previous magistrate of Pingchuan County closed the city gates tightly when King Zhou raised his troops, trying to resist the enemy, but ten days later he sneaked out of the city and escaped in the dark.
When the county magistrate, county guard and other officials discovered that the county magistrate had fled with his family with gold and silver treasures, they immediately divided up the official warehouses and fled, causing chaos in the city.
The original defenders fled and ransacked villages and towns as bandits. Refugees poured into the city to steal. The new army entered the city to control the situation, but only to control the chaos.
Now Zhang Zheng is facing the county government office that has been washed away by water.
His first announcement was that the refugees should return to their hometowns and resume farming, but even after publicizing this, there was not much effect.
To sum it up: lack of food and medicine makes the refugees uneasy.
Lanzhi, the maid who has been serving for many years, came over with hot tea: "Master, you went to bed late last night and got up at 9:00 today. Seeing that it is already noon, you should have something to eat and rest for a while!"
"The master has been reading files every day without eating or drinking, and he can't tell the difference. If something bad happens to his body, my wife should worry again!"
Zhang Zheng put down the file, rubbed his sore waist, supported his knees and moved slowly, until he stood up with a click: "Oh, time has not waited for me! As long as you don't tell her what I am doing here, how will my wife know about it?" .”
He is now nearly sixty years old and was a fifth-grade general judge before coming to Bajun.
Because he couldn't stand the villains in the court exploiting the people, he submitted an impeachment memorial and was demoted to a commoner.
Now that he has been invited by King Zhou to serve as the magistrate of Pingchuan County, he also wants to do his best for the people.
Although his ambition remains unchanged, he is getting older after all.
After running around for days, I immediately reorganized the general affairs, gathered the six teams of the Yamen, and then looked at the archives. It was too much for my usually strong body.
I had no choice but to follow Lanzhi's arrangement and go back to the room to rest for an hour.
Just when Zhang Zheng was lying down, the master who came with him came over and reported: "Dong Weng, Zhang Xing, the supervisor of the New Army's medical shed in Xujia Village, Lihua Town, brought a civilian woman to report something. He said he found a fruit that could be used Solving the urgent food shortage."
"What?" Zhang Zheng was a little confused.
"Dong Weng, we found a way to save the food shortage!" Master said again.
"Quick, Lanzhi, bring me some clothes!" Zhang Zheng suddenly woke up and hurriedly turned over to sit up, urging him loudly.
Lanzhi couldn't bear it: "Master, you just lay down..."
"Oh! You can sleep at any time, and you won't wake up after a hundred years! Hurry!"
Zhang Zheng was about to get out of bed in his thin underwear, but Lanzhi had no choice but to fetch official uniform and put it on for him.
In the county government guest hall, Jiang Zhi and Zhang Juntou were waiting.
Xiang Dejin, Wu Hongmao, and two sergeants stood at attention, while Xiaoman and Xu Errui looked around, gesticulating at the surrounding flowers, trees, and corridors.
When the two of them entered the city, they saw a forest of colorful store signs and row upon row of shops. They immediately turned into mice falling into a rice vat, looking around and chattering.
When I entered the county government office, I was eye-opening when I saw the majestic eight-character gate, the solemn lobby and the two red and black water and fire sticks, and kept whispering to each other.
When Jiang Zhi heard the two people starting to comment on the picture of blue sky, blue sea, red sun and auspicious clouds on the wall next to them, Jiang Zhi turned around and glared.
The two of them were quiet for a moment, and then they calmed down.
Not long after, Master Ganba came over to invite me: "Zhang Shichang, Sister Jiang, please come here."
Xiang Dejin and Xu Errui stayed behind, and some servants brought tea. Jiang Zhi and Zhang Juntou went to the study of the county magistrate Zhang Zheng.
When Jiang Zhi saw the county magistrate, he was slightly surprised. It was not because the county magistrate did not have purple smoke coming out of his head and ears, and he was a bit older, but because the magistrate was really tall, 1.9 meters tall, which was very rare in Ba County. .
Zhang Zheng did not exchange greetings with the two of them and said directly: "Zhang Shichang, I heard that you found a way to relieve the disaster. Is this true?"
Zhang Juntou said: "Yes, the medical shed where I am is experimenting with a fruit that can satisfy hunger with a little processing."
"Oh, what a way, please tell me carefully!" Zhang Zheng became interested.
So Jiang Zhi unpacked the baggage he had brought with him, and the Yamen servant waiting next to him took it over and gave it to Zhang Zheng to look at.
Zhang Zheng watched while listening to Jiang Zhi's introduction: "This is Qinggangzi, which is a fruit with the same shape as an acorn. The difference is that acorns do not have a bitter taste, while Qinggangzi has a slightly poisonous taste and needs to be detoxified. Grind the flour again and you can make porridge and pancakes.”
Zhang Zheng put a little bit on his finger and tasted it on the tip of his tongue. He raised his head and said to the yamen servant: "You ask Zao Shang to make a bowl according to this lady's method."
After the officer left, Zhang Zheng began to ask the two how they found out that Qinggangzi was edible: "Although this thing is the same as acorns, it is slightly poisonous and ordinary people are afraid of it. How did they come up with the idea of soaking and boiling it to dissolve it?" of?"
Zhang Jun turned to look at Jiang Zhi, who said calmly: "A civilian woman has known some herbal medicine since she was a child. She knows that medicine has three parts of poison, and she has her own methods to resolve it.
In the past, my mother-in-law's family would occasionally cook a few meals during the lean years. After this disaster, I saw green hills all over the mountain, so I thought of donating this method to give some food to the hungry refugees. "
This was a statement that she had thought of for a long time. She had also told Xu Errui and Qiaoyun that if anyone asked, just say it was grandma's secret recipe.
In fact, Jiang Zhi didn't know where his natal family was. According to Xu Errui, his grandmother's family was in the mountains, but he had not been there since he was a child.
Zhang Zheng did not ask any more questions about her natal family, but frowned slightly: "You said you know herbal medicine and live in the Xujia Village Medical Shed?"
Jiang Zhi nodded: "Yes, we lived in Xujia Village before the war, but when the soldiers burned the village, we had taken refuge in the mountains. Now Zhang Shichang has built a medical shed, and we only went down the mountain when the surrounding area became more peaceful."
Magistrate Zhang said thoughtfully: "I passed by Xujia Village some time ago, and a young man said that the herbal loach string can cure abdominal pain. Do you recognize it?"
Jiang Zhi still didn't understand anything at this time. It turned out that the outsider Er Rui came back to talk about was the county magistrate. He stood up in shock: "It turns out that the man who gave my son the earrings that day was the county magistrate. He also said that he was the county magistrate. A sister gave it to me.
Sir, my idiot only knows a little bit about herbal medicine and doesn't understand the rules. If there is anything wrong with me, please forgive me. "
There was a reason why she was so nervous.
It is said in the world: the Tao is not taught lightly, the Dharma is not sold cheaply, the teacher does not follow the path, and the doctor does not knock on the door.
Er Rui took the initiative to ask others to take medicine. In ancient times, it was taboo. In modern times... it is even more forbidden to give people food casually.
"Hahaha!" Zhang Zheng laughed with rare happiness: "If Lanzhi knew that someone called her sister, she would definitely be happy! Don't worry, I also know a little bit about the art of Qihuang, and I know that your son is right. He can do it today Are you coming with me?"
When Jiang Zhi heard that Magistrate Zhang knew medical skills, he felt relieved: It's okay, it's okay, he won't be blackmailed, and he won't be complained to the medical department.
Alas, it has really left a psychological shadow in modern times!
Feeling relaxed, when she saw Er Rui, she quickly said: "I'm afraid that these monkeys will hurt the magistrate's eyes, so the woman asked them to wait for me in the big house over there."
Zhang Zheng saw that although her language was vulgar, she was very straightforward, so he didn't take it seriously. He stood up and walked out: "Let's go, just go over and taste the green rice noodles, and also meet your son."
Next to him, Zhang Juntou saw the two people chatting lively and put himself aside. Now he was going to talk to Xu Errui. He suddenly said anxiously: "County Magistrate Zhang, the sixteen bandit heads sent by my subordinates a few days ago. , has it been reviewed and checked?”
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Zhang, who was still smiling, suddenly changed his expression, paused in his steps, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Shichang, do you know your guilt?"
