Hearing a bang outside, Yang Jin knew it was time for lunch. She put down the brush and board in her hands, cleared the table, and hurried out.
Shenfumen Yamen provides a free dine-in meal at noon, and the place where you eat is called "canteen".
When the country was still under the control of the Zhou Dynasty, canteens were set up in every government office from the central government to the local government.
Letting officials sit together to eat together to communicate information and harmonize feelings is also a way to prolong political affairs.
Since the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by martial arts people more than 400 years ago and the four kingdoms were separated, the Yamen canteen was inherited.
However, most of the functions of administrative offices have disappeared, and what is left is eating, so it is called a canteen.
This is also a very considerate benefit for small officials with low incomes, and the people enviously call it "eating from the official family".
Of course, even eating in the canteen in a government office is divided into different levels, especially in local prefecture and county government offices.
For example, there are two canteens in the Shenpingmen Yamen of Pingyang City. The one on the left side of the county government office is the official canteen, which is used by high-ranking police officers in the Shenpingmen to eat.
On the right is the Xu Li Canteen, which is used by Yang Jin, the unranked police officers, and the servants.
The two canteens are one large and one small, but the quality of food, dishes and services are inversely proportional.
Yang Jin stepped into the Xuli canteen with his meal. He has always been very active in eating, especially this kind of free and free meal, so he couldn't eat less.
The cafeteria is also divided into two stalls, one of which is prepared for the officials. The officials are the officials who have been registered in the yamen's yellow roll. To put it simply, they have a staff.
The one outside is where unofficial officials like them eat.
Because Yang Jin is still a candidate civil servant and is still on probation, he dines in the lobby with the servants and attendants.
In this feudal era, the concept of hierarchy was everywhere.
As soon as Yang Jin entered the room, she saw people in white clothes and black hats, sitting around square tables, laughing and chatting, waiting for food to be served in the cafeteria.
He quickly looked for a pair of dishes and chopsticks in the cupboard, saw that there was an empty seat at a table, and immediately went to find an empty seat and sit down.
When the people at the table saw that Yang Jin, a well-known foodie, was sitting at the same table with them, their faces turned dark for a moment.
I knew I was unlucky today at noon, sitting together with Yang Jin, a big foodie, and could only get half full.
They all stared at Yang Jin with evil eyes, trying to force Yang Jin away with their vicious eyes.
Yang Jin was so thick-skinned that he would not be frightened by their looks. He had a smile on his face, not caring about others' dislike of him, and nodded at a few people with a smile.
As soon as the food was served, everyone stopped talking. They waved their chopsticks like rain and dropped chopsticks like wind, for fear that if they ate slowly, they would run out of food.
Ever since Yang Jin came here to eat, the way they eat has become like this, as if they were reincarnated by starving ghosts, without any regard for manners and etiquette.
Especially at Yang Jin's table, eating felt like a charge into a battle. Everyone waved their chopsticks and tried their best to pick up vegetables and chop rice into their mouths, like vicious dogs fighting for food.
However, Yang Jin's way of eating is different from those of them. He eats neither quickly nor slowly, and picks up the vegetables in a slow and orderly manner. Among the people at the table, he seems to be the best at eating. slowest.
But if you look closely, you will find that he seems to be eating unhappily, but his hand never stops holding the buns.
The steamed bun as big as a bowl was swallowed in two or three bites in his mouth, as if he didn't even chew it before it was swallowed into his stomach.
And although the speed at which he picks up food with chopsticks seems not fast, it is not slow at all, and he picks up the most with each chopstick.
He also specially picked meat and vegetables to start with. With his chopsticks, most of the half bowl of vegetables was gone in one go.
The waiters in the cafeteria who were serving food and rice had already expected the current situation. As early as Yang Jin served at this table, they specially arranged for two people to serve this table.
They, the handymen working in the canteen, both love and hate Yang Jin, a big loser.
What they hate is that since Yang Jin came, their workload of cooking has increased significantly, and there are no leftovers to take home to fill the food gap at home.
Because since Yang Jin came to the cafeteria to eat, he has never taken care of enough food, let alone leftover food.
What I love is that after Yang Jin came, they had a lot less work washing dishes and clearing tables, and they also spent a lot less time serving meals to everyone in the Yamen.
In the past, the servants and attendants needed to eat for more than half an hour during a lunch, and most of the time was spent chatting and spanking. Sometimes even an hour was spent eating and chatting during the entire lunch break.
They had no choice but to wait on the side all the time, their feet numb as they stood.
Now that Yang Jin is here, the whole lunch can be finished with a stick of incense at most, because if we don't eat faster, all the food will be eaten by Yang Jin, a big rice bucket.
Yang Jin had just eaten for a while when he felt that the atmosphere in the cafeteria suddenly became a little weird. Those servants who were like vicious dogs snatching food suddenly seemed to have changed. They suddenly became gentle when eating.
"Brother, didn't Brother Wei tell you in the morning that you wanted to go to the canteen on the left to meet Brother Wei to eat together?
Why are you still eating here? Let me wait for a while! "
Just when Yang Jin was wondering what happened, Dong Cheng's voice sounded behind him.
It finally made him understand why these people eating were behaving in such strange ways.
"Brother Dong, why did you come here in person?"
Yang Jin swallowed what was in his mouth and greeted Dong Cheng.
He explained: "Isn't the younger brother afraid of breaking the rules of the divine arresting yamen and causing trouble to the elder brother, so he didn't go there!
Besides, it’s not all about eating anywhere, in fact it’s quite good to eat here. "
"Brother, you are worrying too much, you are my brother, who dares to do anything nonsense like this?
Besides, how can the food here be compared with that at my brother’s place? What’s more, I still have something to tell you. "
When the people on the side saw that Dong Cheng was about to sit down and talk to him, they immediately took their bowls and chopsticks to other tables. Only Yang Jin and Dong Cheng were left on the whole table.
While Yang Jin was eating, he asked: "Brother, if there is anything I need you to come over in person?
Send someone over to say hello, and I'll go find you. "
Dong Cheng sat aside and watched Yang Jin eat. He did not touch the food on the table and said casually: "It's no big deal!
It's the local gangster Liu Er you asked me to capture. I sent someone to get it this morning.
He is now locked up in the prison of Shenzai Gate. You said you wanted to ask him something before, so I will come over and tell you. "
"Who is Liu Er?"
Yang Jin was a little strange, but after thinking about it for a while, he figured out who it was.
He asked Dong Cheng: "Is this guy the brother-in-law of the third head of the Black Tiger Hall, the one who robbed Zhang Jin of his money and beat him?"
Dong Cheng nodded: "Yes, it's this guy!
This kid is just a weakling. He usually bullies men and women with the support of Black Tiger Hall. He is very powerful!
Today, when I saw the man who was trying to catch the door to arrest him, I was so frightened that I peed my pants on the spot. I was so scared!
Now he is still in jail crying for his father and his mother for being wronged! hey-hey……"
Thinking of Liu Er's cowardly appearance, Dong Cheng couldn't help but burst into laughter. When he saw the waiters in the cafeteria continuing to add food to Yang Jin on the table, he waved his hand to tell them to stop.
He said to Yang Jin: "Brother, don't eat here. Brother's place has already prepared it. The food is enough. Let's go with brother!"
Didn't you say that you still have something to ask Liu Er?
After dinner, your brother will accompany you to the prison to interrogate him together. Come on, just treat him as a favor to your brother. "
Saying that Yang Jin could not refuse, she took his arm and left.
"Since the eldest brother is so kind, the younger brother is disrespectful!
It just so happens that I also have something to tell my eldest brother. "
Yang Jin had been practicing all morning and originally wanted to have a good meal. Dong Cheng invited him so forcefully that he stopped being pretentious and followed Dong Cheng out.
Compared to the big pot food he had just eaten, he would of course prefer to eat the food cooked in a small stove like the ones Dong Cheng and the others ate.
The reason why I stretched my arms on purpose just now and didn't go to Dong Cheng's place was actually because of the scene just now.
He just wanted Dong Cheng to come here and invite him personally so that everyone in the Shenzamen Yamen would know.
Now he, Mr. Yang, has a deep friendship with the second-in-command of the Shen Cat Sect, Vice President Dong, Capt. They are like brothers, and the best ones can wear a pair of trousers.
As the saying goes, there are hundreds of people, all kinds of people.
There are many people on duty in this Shenpingmen Yamen, including gods, ghosts, and all kinds of people.
Yang Jin did this to save trouble in the future. He was now using the tiger skin of Dong Cheng, the vice president's head catcher, to show off his power, which would save him a lot of trouble in the future.
No, when Dong Cheng came, the handymen, servants, etc. who had disliked him at first all smiled when they saw him.
Yang Jin and Dong Cheng went to the dining room on the left to eat. During the meal, Yang Jin told Dong Cheng about Zhang Youfu's business trip.
However, Yang Jin did not take out the letter that Zhang Youfu left to Yang Jin and told him to deliver it. Moreover, Yang Jin did not say anything about Zhang Youfu being seriously injured.
"Mr. Zhang, nothing happened to him, right?
He is already so old, why would he suddenly want to travel far away? "Dong Cheng looked concerned.
“Brother, to be honest, I’m not very clear about Mr. Zhang’s affairs.
We just had a quick meeting in the morning, and then he left. Before leaving, he told me to tell you and Mr. Zhou. "
Dong Cheng remembered another thing and asked Yang Jin: "By the way, brother, I forgot to ask, have you found all your things?
Especially what happened to the book that Senior Liang Yunxiao of Hanshan Sword Sect entrusted to you for safekeeping? "
As soon as Yang Jin heard this, the expression on his face immediately turned into a somewhat depressed one.
"None of my things were found. Mr. Zhang said that he had found them all last night, but in the end they were snatched away again.
He chased the person for a long time without catching up, and finally let the person run away, ugh..."
At the end of the sentence, Yang Jin let out a long sigh. Although he sighed, his mouth was not idle at all. He still ate with his chopsticks like wind and lingering clouds.
Dong Cheng saw Yang Jin sighing and comforted him: "Brother, you don't have to be discouraged!
We brothers are not outsiders. I promise you, brother, that I will help you keep an eye on your affairs.
Apart from anything else, the Shenzhen Sect is very well-informed, and maybe those things of yours will be found back in the end!
Even if you can’t find it back, don’t worry!
Based on He Shaoxia's friendship with you, he will definitely ask Senior Liang for mercy. Besides, he still has Mr. Zhang's face.
With Senior Liang's appreciation and love for you, I don't think he will make things too difficult for you..."
Yang Jin listened to Dong Cheng's comfort and nodded repeatedly, but he did not bother to say thank you, but instead wolfed down the delicious food on the table.
Not to mention, these meals are really good, with both meat and vegetables, and unique flavor. Yang Jin, a foodie, was full of praise after eating them.
