Chapter 94: Don’t waver when you have to buy a mountain

In the middle of the night, County Magistrate Cheng placed everyone and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now there was no need to worry about someone making trouble. When the two ministers came this time, they said they wanted to check something, but they were very honest and didn't say much or ask more questions.

When the officials were arranged to rest in the evening, the two ministers said that they would not have to worry about waiting for the county. They had already learned some things and had indeed suffered from drought. Especially the minister of the Ministry of Works, they also said that after returning to the capital, they would submit a report and ask for more money here.

With the words of two ministers, County Magistrate Cheng took a hot bath and fell asleep under the massage of his servants. He had to keep his spirits alive every day, especially tomorrow morning, when he heard from Zhou Yu that Zhangjiazhuangzi would send someone to give the 1,500 taels of silver.

But the money was not given for free, so the county magistrate's face was not good-looking. An imperial official actually needed a farmer's alms. If he said it, people would feel distrustful to him as an official.

Therefore, I also said that if I wanted to use this money to buy a piece of land, I would buy the piece next to Xiao Luoshui River. If it was replaced by another land, County Magistrate Cheng would also think about whether Zhangjiazhuang deliberately took advantage of this time, but the piece of land was not explained. People said they wanted it from the North Shore.

What's there on the north bank? Of course, he, the county magistrate, knew that he was just a broken mountain, which occupied a lot of space, but he could not plant anything. There were few trees, and there were a few sparse trees. If that mountain could be worth 1,500 taels of silver, wouldn't other land have to be dozens of times larger than that?

He had to go to work hard for this matter himself. One was to promote the people in the county about buying mountains in Zhangjiazhuang so that the people could know that there was a villager willing to do a loss-making business, and the other was to wait for the yamen to take out the money so that the people could know that the yamen did not greed for their money, nor did they randomly collect taxes from the people.

The next morning, County Magistrate Cheng got up. Before he could ask himself, a servant said to him: "Master, there are only two of those officials who can get up, and the others are all ill. Last night, I asked someone to come to see him and said it was nothing. I will recover in a few days. Master, do you want to go and see me?"

"It's really okay? Okay, let them keep it. The remaining two are not enough. I think even if they are not sick, they will not be able to make trouble for the moment. It's natural to see that they have to prepare some light food. Oh, so I can also make some fungus. These people are ancestors, and each of them has to take out a few hundred taels of silver. It's worth it to eat and drink."

County Magistrate Cheng was happy when he thought of what these people said. Now, with Zhangjiazhuang's soy sauce, there were 1,500 taels of silver, plus these officials, even if they left, they would buy some fungus from Zhangjiazhuang and bring them with them.

The remaining money is used to suppress the prices caused by drought, especially some businesses with bad intentions, who say that they cannot raise the price of food, otherwise the people will go hungry.

After waiting for some washing up and having some breakfast, County Magistrate Cheng asked someone to take light food to visit each place where the officials were.

The sick people were asked to cultivate well, and the remaining sick people were just holding up their feet. Their bodies were sore and painful. They were served and washed, and they were no longer able to eat. When Magistrate Cheng brought his things over, the two of them were gathered together to talk about this incident and suffered.

After dealing with the county magistrate Cheng, when the county magistrate Cheng left, the two of them sat next to the table. Someone fed a bite and they took a bite. The two of them did not carry water. They were helping to clear the land and swung the picks one after another. Now their arms were thicker than usual, drooping there, and a little shaking would make them take a breath. If some people who exercised regularly would tell them, this was called pleasure.

After Magistrate Cheng arranged these things, he began to wait for someone to come to Zhangjiazhuang. At the same time, he kept writing notices to let the people in the county know about this matter. As for those who are not literate, he was not worried. Naturally, there were people who were willing to show that they were literate to tell others.

Before the people from Zhangjiazhuang came, most of the people in the county knew about this. Some people said that Zhangjiazhuang was stupid, and some people said that Zhangjiazhuang was kind and righteous. Anyway, no one said that Zhangjiazhuang could make money after buying that mountain, and it would be good if he didn't lose his life.

At the moment of Si, Erniu from Zhangjiazhuang finally arrived. He came by himself. He put 1,500 taels behind him. Not all silver, but copper coins and cloth were added together, and two cars were loaded. If it was just silver, a few boxes would be enough.

The money did not come together, so County Magistrate Cheng would not take Erniu to the place immediately. He arranged Erniu to rest first. Although Erniu was a servant, County Magistrate Cheng also maintained his due respect.

"Erniu, I remember you did a lot of things for Zhangjiazhuangzi?" County Magistrate Cheng arranged Erniu to the place where he was eating and prepared to let him eat something. When he came here so early, he must have not had breakfast, and he was chatting casually.

"When you say that the young man actually did nothing, you just listen to the master's words. The young man just did whatever the master asked the young man to do. You don't have to be busy preparing food anymore. The young man brought it, you see, it's all in the bag."

Erniu is usually smart. When he sees his place, he can clearly understand how the county magistrate arranges it. As he speaks, he puts the package on his back on the table, opens it quickly, and puts some bamboo tubes inside.

"Oh? You brought something to you? It took a lot of trouble to prepare these things after coming out of your house, right?" County Magistrate Cheng asked curiously. In fact, he was not happy. How long would it take to prepare these things? Didn't he have come long ago if he didn't prepare?

"The adults are wrong this time. Hehe, the things that the little one brought were not prepared at home, but were prepared by the master. The little one got up early and brought the things here, so that they could stop at the slightest." Erniu of course understood the implicit meaning in County Magistrate Cheng's words, and smiled and explained.

While talking, he opened the things as he put them all in. He loved to eat this in a large bamboo tube, so he prepared the same thing for him. A few small bamboo tubes contained leek flowers, and sliced ​​white beef. The smallest bamboo tube was garlic sauce.

A bun next to it was torn apart, and there were three large white steamed buns, a pair of bamboo chopsticks, and a copper spoon. These things were his breakfast and utensils.

Pour the steaming braised rice into the tofu brain, stir it with a spoon for a few times, then add some leek flowers, and you can eat it.

"The older man is really hungry, so I'll eat it first." Erniu said apologetically to County Magistrate Cheng and started eating.

County Magistrate Cheng was stunned when he looked at it. There was white beef and garlic sauce. The braised rice contained mushrooms, diced meat, fungus, coriander, and frangipani. Not to mention the other side, this braised rice can be exchanged for hundreds of bowls of tofu brain.

Seeing Erniu eating there, County Magistrate Cheng swallowed his saliva twice and asked, "The master is so kind to you? Do you eat this too?"

"No, I usually eat a little worse, not much different. Isn't this a matter of going out to do business? The master said that it's easy to stay at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for a while. The poor family still needs a good road. Where can I eat outside carefully at home? This is what I bring to the younger ones, so that the younger ones can eat better outside."

Erniu scooped a spoonful of tofu brains, swallowed it and replied to County Magistrate Cheng, with a simple smile on his face.

County Magistrate Cheng couldn't laugh at all. A servant could have such considerate family. Erniu said these words to his servants. It was clearly what the family had said to his servants. The parents in the family asked him to him. If anyone wanted to buy such servants, he would not have to consider it. Not to mention Erniu, if he was in this position, he would have to protect the family wholeheartedly.

"Is it delicious?" County Magistrate Cheng was distracted as he thought about it. When asked about the aroma of the braised rice and the bean flavor of tofu brain, he couldn't help but ask.

"It's delicious, adults may not know that the things made by our home are delicious. You look at the white cut beef, and you don't just put it in a pot and cook it, so the meat will be hard when you cook it. Look at the soft ones here. You have to put some other things when cooking, which is the thing before making the dough.

Well, it is a confidential recipe. Use that thing to cook. After cooking, it is like this. The garlic sauce is different. The garlic sauce elsewhere is crushed, and then the sauce is added. Here, cut the garlic into foam, soak it in the soy sauce for a few days, and then take it out. It is not so spicy, and it has a special taste. If you don’t believe it, try it.”

Erniu said, and after seeing the white-cut beef in front of him, he pushed it to County Magistrate Cheng and pushed the garlic sauce over.

County Magistrate Cheng looked at the things and struggled, but whether to eat or not? He was afraid of losing face. He was so greedy that Erniu said he was greedy when he didn't eat. Finally, he persuaded himself that it was all the things from the master and that he would eat something as an apprentice, and it was nothing.

With this idea, County Magistrate Cheng finally put down the shelf, pinched a piece of beef with his hands, put it in the garlic sauce, and sent it to his mouth, savored it carefully, and shouted:

"Okay, it's extraordinary. The master is just capable. Erniu. Is your master thinking about buying that mountain this time? Don't you think it's a compensation? If it really doesn't work, I'll change the place."

"Ah? Change? If not, sir, you must not change it. When the master came, he said that the place must be settled. Do you have to regret it?" Erniu stopped chopsticks when he heard this and replied firmly. He didn't know why the young master wanted that place, but he only knew that if the young master wanted it, it would be a good deal.
Chapter completed!