Zheng Zhibai, Wei Qiuning and his party once again drove the donkey cart towards the prefect's mansion. Zhao Tiezhu at the door saw several officials wearing patches arriving and asked quickly: "This person is Mr. Zheng from Pinggu County and Mr. Zheng from Delong County." Mr. Wei from Yongdeng County, Mr. Fu from Yongdeng County...how many are there?"
Zheng Zhibai had a dark face and did not answer. Zhao Tiezhu felt a little baffled when he saw it.
Wei Qiuning quickly stood up to smooth things over and said: "We are the magistrates of Pinggu, Delong, Yongdeng and other counties. Mr. Zheng from Pinggu County is tired from traveling and traveling and feels a little unwell. Don't take this to heart. I don’t know what you call me, sir!”
After hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu finally dispelled his doubts. He quickly responded with a smile: "Who am I, sir? I am Mr. Zhou's butler Zhao Tiezhu."
"You adults have been tired from traveling, please come in and have a rest. It's just time for dinner now, and the prefect has already arranged the meals! You adults, please come with me!"
Zheng Zhibai, who felt he was honest and honest, was not willing to drink from the fountain of greed and eat the food that Zhou Yi had enriched himself by taking bribes, so he refused directly and said coldly: "Zheng brought the dry food himself, so I won't bother the prefect to waste food!"
Zhao Tiezhu was originally a soldier, and he was straightforward. He thought that Zheng Zhibai was simply tired from the journey, so he quickly warned: "The dry food is cold and hard. How can Mr. Zheng survive by just eating dry food?"
"My lord has told me that these adults are the pillars of Yongzhou and must be taken good care of! If you are not resettled in Jing'an City, I can't afford to be blamed by the eldest master!"
After that, Zhao Tiezhu dragged Zheng Zhibai directly to the dining hall in the backyard.
Zhao Tiezhu used to be an ironworker, but later joined the army and joined Zhou Yi's army. His strength was not comparable to that of Zheng Zhibai, so Zheng Zhibai was almost dragged away by Zhao Tiezhu.
Wei Qiuning and others behind him couldn't help but laugh when they saw this. After this incident, they also realized that the governor's mansion in Zhouyi was completely different from the governor's mansion when Ye Guangming was in power.
They had also come to the prefect's residence to report their work to Ye Guangming, but they had not even had a drink of hot water in the prefect's residence because there was no money.
Today was different. The housekeeper of Zhou Yi Prefecture was not only enthusiastic, but also prepared meals for people like him early.
This made Wei Qiuning, Fu Tongen and others even more suspicious of whether there was some misunderstanding about what Zheng Zhibai had seen before.
When they could only be brought to the dining hall by Zhao Tiezhu, the other county magistrates, whom Zheng Zhibai and the others were ashamed of, sat upright on square tables one by one.
There were eight people per table, two tables were already occupied, and there were no other tables outside the dining hall.
Just when Zheng Zhibai was about to get angry and questioned whether Zhao Tiezhu wanted to insult himself, the county magistrate who had no money, and let him and others stand here to watch them eat, and even eat the leftovers of their people, Zhao Tiezhu smiled again. , said: "Several adults please come in, Mr. Zhou has specially arranged a private room for you!"
Zheng Zhibai, who was still a little annoyed at first, suddenly lost his temper!
In the past, whether it was Ye Guangming or officials from the Qingliu line who were the prefects, people like Zheng Zhibai were not even given a sip of water, let alone dining in private rooms.
The way Zhou Yi treats them now is simply flattering to them.
After Zhao Tiezhu seated Zheng Zhibai, Wei Qiuning and others, he clapped his hands, and soon five strong men filed in, each carrying a large pot of vegetables.
If it weren't for the dishes in the hands of these strong men, just looking at their stature, Zheng Zhibai and the others would have thought that there was a swordsman ambushing in this elegant room.
A total of 4 dishes, a soup, and a large bowl of snow-white rice were served.
"Master Zhou told you to eat first when you come. He is still dealing with some government affairs and will come over to accompany you to dine later. I will go to invite Master Zhou now to see how the government affairs are being handled!"
After saying that, Zhao Tiezhu left in a hurry, leaving only Zheng Zhibai and others.
Smelling the aroma of braised beef with potatoes, pan-fried tofu, shredded potatoes, green vegetables and the pot of pickled mustard and shredded pork soup on the table, everyone in the venue began to feel drums in their stomachs.
Zheng Zhibai, who has been dragged here, has a peace of mind as soon as he comes. In his opinion, what he eats is not his Zhouyi's food, but the food of thousands of people. Instead of wasting it on those corrupt officials, it is better for him to provide food for the people. Eat some back.
Zheng Zhibai stood up and added a bowl of white rice and said, "Everyone, the housekeeper just said that we should eat first, why do you have to be so rigid!"
Fu Tongen quickly waved his hand to persuade: "No, no, Master Zheng, didn't you hear the butler just said that Prefect Zhou will come to eat with us later? How can we let Prefect Zhou eat our leftovers?"
Wei Qiuning also quickly persuaded: "What Mr. Fu said is absolutely true. Brother Zhibai, let's wait a little longer!"
Seeing how insistent everyone was, Zheng Zhibai couldn't eat alone in front of them, so he put the fresh rice on the table.
Zhouyi Zhao Tiezhu, who was still dealing with government affairs, said that the people he was waiting for had arrived, and quickly put down the files and got up to go.
After so many years of interacting with ancient people, I already knew that if I didn’t go there early, those people might not be able to use their chopsticks.
Sure enough, as Zhou Yi expected, when he came to the private room, except Zheng Zhibai who added a bowl of rice and placed it on the table, no one else touched the dishes.
"I'm sorry, I just dealt with some government affairs and kept you all waiting for a long time!" Zhou Yi greeted him as he entered the door.
Wei Qiuning and others quickly stood up and saluted Zhou Yi.
"My lords, please don't be so polite. You have come from all over the country to travel and travel, and Zhou has only these simple meals to entertain you. Please don't dislike it!"
Four dishes and one soup are such a good meal, but here in Zhouyi it has become a simple meal.
People like Zheng Zhibai couldn't afford such a sumptuous meal even during the Chinese New Year. For this reason, Zheng Zhibai even more preconceived that Zhou Yi was a completely corrupt official.
"Come on, come on, let's chat while we eat." After saying that, Zhou Yi picked up Wei Qiuning's empty rice bowl next to him and started serving food to these somewhat rigid officials.
Wei Qiuning was flattered and took the rice served to him by Zhou Yi. Just when Zhou Yi was about to serve Fu Tongen and the second person, Fu Tongen quickly grabbed the bowl from Zhou Yi's hand and said gratefully: "Master Zhou, I'll do it myself." ,do it yourself!"
Just when Fu Tongen was serving rice, Zhou Yi discovered that there was only one spoon serving the rice. Zhou Yi hurriedly asked Zhao Tiezhu to get a few more spoons.
"Those of you who have loaded up the food, don't wait here for us! Hurry up and eat the food. It's too late and the food will be cold!"
