There are green mountains in the distance, white snow outside the courtyard, a clear sky, and fragrances surrounding the courtyard.
"Bashi!"
Lu Zheng picked up a piece of beef, covered it with sesame sauce, and put it in his mouth. His taste buds exploded. The taste of the spicy sauce could not cover up the aroma of the beef roll itself.
"The Yutian small dairy cows are truly worthy of their reputation!" Lu Zheng exclaimed.
"As long as Brother Lu is satisfied," Zhu Yushan said with a smile.
It was a coincidence that a few days ago, a group of merchant ships happened to be walking on the Lushui River. When they encountered wind and waves, they opened an altar to worship the gods and sent a few Yutian small cows into the water to pray for blessings. They were accepted by the Lushui River God's Palace and sent to them for peace. We got out of Lushui safely.
Thinking of the relationship between the two families and Lu Zheng's cooking skills, Heshen Mansion left two for their own use and asked Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu to visit their friends with a calf and some aquatic products.
"This Yutian baby cow is a specialty of Daozzhou in Hexi Province. The meat is fresh and tender, looks like jade, melts in your mouth and has a mellow aroma." Si Lingxi commented.
"Have you eaten it before?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"I've had a few meals, but the local cooking methods are mostly steaming and roasting to bring out the aroma," Si Lingxi said.
Lu Zheng nodded and became interested, "Indeed, this is the right method. There is still half a calf left. In this way, I will make a steamed pork and a grilled steak in the afternoon. You can evaluate it."
"Okay." Si Lingxi said confidently.
At the dinner table, in addition to Lu Zheng's family and Zhu Yushan's couple, there were also Du Yueyao, Wang Xiaowan and Yin Xiaoqian.
Liu Qingyan and Du Yueyao hadn't seen each other for two months. They were talking in low voices at this moment. Wang Xiaowan and Yin Xiaoqian were telling interesting stories about the county, such as which dogfighting house was stolen, which shop's new ready-made clothes. It was out of stock, which young man went to Chunfeng Tower to be cool and ended up being chased by his chivalrous lover, etc. Lin Wan listened with great interest.
"Is the county busy with official business?" Lu Zheng asked Ning Zhiqi.
"It's not bad." Ning Zhiqi shook his head, "It's all trivial things."
Lu Zheng said, "As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. Let alone the county, even state affairs are mostly trivial matters.
It's just that every little thing that seems to the officials is a big deal to the people. It affects the whole body, so it takes a lot of effort to deal with it. "
Ning Zhiqi felt the same way, "That's exactly it."
Zhu Yushan's eyes lit up, he came over and asked curiously, "Tell me, tell me."
He didn't take the exam this year, for fear of causing trouble that he couldn't deal with again, but the more the power of heaven and earth prevented him from doing anything, the more curious he became about it.
This is also human nature.
Therefore, Zhu Yushan was particularly interested in serving as an official.
Although he and Ning Zhiqi knew each other, he was practicing in Shuifu and Ning Zhiqi was an official in the county, so they had little contact with each other on weekdays. At this time, the gathering naturally activated the gossip switch.
In a county with a population of tens of thousands, and with so many rural towns and villages surrounding it, the only formal official institution is the Tonglin County Government Office.
Although most of the trivial matters have been solved by the local elders, there are not many matters reported to the government. Therefore, as the second person in Tonglin County and a serious and responsible Ning Zhiqi, it would be a lie to say that he is not busy. of.
He said it was okay, because he was already good at it.
Therefore, I have to say that Ning Zhiqi is still very talented as an official, which is different from "Ning Caichen" in the Blue Star film and television drama.
So Ning Zhiqi picked up some dilemmas, such as one party was orphaned and widowed, and the other party was old, weak, sick, and disabled. In addition, there were also some matters involving wealthy businessmen, which were difficult to regulate, but unreasonable. .
Zhu Yushan was earnestly helping Ning Zhiqi analyze his ideas, and he was often very precise.
Lu Zheng looked at this with a sigh on his face. He was a good prime minister, but he was forced to become a staff member.
But Li Hanyu was very happy, because Zhu Yushan would have a lot of time to spend with her when he was no longer an official. But she heard from Yin Xiaoqian that Ning Zhiqi had to go out before dawn and only had half an hour to go home for dinner and lunch break. It was stable, and I could only come back at night, and I often had to stay up late to light up the lights and check various documents, which was a very busy job.
Come to think of it, this is pretty good now.
…
Shen Ying came out of seclusion for two months, and she became even more obsessed with Lu Zheng. She pestered Lu Zheng all night yesterday. At this time, her body was still soft, so she sat next to Lu Zheng and served food to him and Lin Wan next to him.
"Mei Wan will be spending her rest here these days, right?" Shen Ying asked.
"Yes." Lin Wan nodded, "I haven't been to Yizhou yet, and I plan to go there."
Shen Ying supported her chin, "Actually, there is nothing interesting in Yizhou Prefecture. The place to listen to music is not as good as the renovated Yuling Garden in the county. After all, their top brother is not as rich as Lao Yue."
…
In Yuling Garden, dozens of charcoal fires were lit around the area, and the whole yard was warm.
Uncle Yue Honghai sat in the front row of the courtyard on the Taishi chair near the stage, eating melon seeds and drinking wine, shaking his head and watching the opera performance on the stage.
"Okay! Reward! Ten bunches of red!"
Yue Honghai laughed, and then couldn't help but sneeze amidst the troupe's collective thanks.
"Ah sneeze!"
"Master-in-law, it's freezing cold today. Please put on more clothes and I'll light another fire for you."
The waiter carried a large charcoal basin directly to Yue Honghai.
This gentleman cannot be sick. If he is ill and does not come for a few days, the garden will lose a large part of its income!
…
Lin Wan shook her head and said, "I'm not interested in going to the theater either."
She had also been to Yuling Garden, but she had not been exposed to it since she was a child, so she was indifferent to it.
"There aren't many interesting places, and you may not want to go there."
"Where?"
"Bortel, gambling house." Shen Ying smiled, "Xiuyun Tower in Yizhou Prefecture is still very famous. Talented men and women within hundreds of miles are proud to have the four top girls in Xiuyun Tower."
"The top four? Are they beautiful?" Lin Wan expressed curiosity.
"She should be beautiful. I haven't seen it before." Shen Ying smiled and nodded, then looked at Lu Zheng, "But Mr. Lu has seen it before. Ask him?"
Lu Zheng suddenly turned around: (?˙o˙)?
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The eyes of several women were focused on Lu Zheng, while Zhu Yushan and Ning Zhiqi next to them stopped decisively, shrank their bodies, and tried hard to hide their presence, because... they had all been to similar places...
"I've only been there once!"
Lu Zheng decisively threw the blame away and shouted to Qu, "I was dragged away anyway. I couldn't defeat Duan Changzai of Zhenyi Division at that time, so I was dragged away by him.
And I have only seen Qingxin and Zixiao, but not Yuling and Xing..."
Lu Zheng suddenly stopped talking midway through his words.
