But before Fang Chang and the others spoke, the magistrate Qi said again: "Have you ever eaten? It's almost noon, so why not have lunch together? It's just that the conditions are simple and have not prepared in advance, so I hope you don't want to dislike it."

Gu Shan looked at Fang Chang and smiled and said, "Okay."

The yamen is much better than ordinary families. At least there is a separate small dining hall. Every time the county magistrate and the old servant eat together, the rest of the county yamen eat together, without anything left.

The three of them sat down next to the dining table. Before they could speak, the old servant next to them brought the food. They were all prepared on the stove and waited for the magistrate Qi to order the meal to start.

Because the two of them came suddenly, the kitchen was unable to prepare separately, so they just brought their usual lunch.

It was cold and there were not many vegetables in the yamen. Moreover, the county magistrate seemed to have a simple life. He brought a large pot of stewed cabbage and frozen tofu, which contained a few slices of fat meat, and a large plate of fried white radish slices with eggs. The two dishes were full of portions, plus a pot of winter melon soup, which contained a few grains of rice that were not expensive but not common in the inland area.

It's a home-cooked dish.

Of course, if it is an ordinary family, such a meal can be considered a good meal for meat.

County Magistrate Qi looked at it and was a little dissatisfied. He shouted to a servant next to him: "Go to the kitchen again and ask them to get two quicker hard dishes."

"Okay." The servant bowed slightly and turned toward the kitchen.

Hey, the county magistrate acted so well that he thought to himself when he heard Qi Nan's loud voice that was a little unconventional.

As the guests came, the old servant did not eat with the magistrate Qi as usual, but stood beside him, served winter melon soup for the three of them, and then served chopsticks and spoons, then brought a bucket of yellow corn rice, filling each with a large bowl.

Fang Chang and the other two thanked the old servant.

I heard the magistrate in front of me introduce himself: "I am the magistrate of Yongjia Prefecture. His surname is Qi. His single name is Nan, and his south is south, south, south, south, west, north, and south. I wonder where the two came from? What do you call me?"

The old man Gu Shan held bamboo chopsticks in his hand and said, "You are polite to Magistrate Qi. Old man, I am the people under Yongjia Prefecture, and I live in the city. My name is Gu Shan, just call me Old Man Gu. The next person is Master Fang Changfang, who comes from Yunzhongshan to the east."

Hearing this, Fang Chang smiled and said, "The people who are going down the mountain are not under jurisdiction. If you want to talk about the territory, you may be considered a native of Ninghe Prefecture, Jingzhou."

The magistrate Qi Nanlian said that he did not dare to do so, so he leaned back slightly to prevent his sleeve from getting stuck in the rice bowl. He bowed and said, "Mr. Gu, Mr. Fang, let's have a meal first."

Then the three of them started to turn on their chopsticks together.

At this moment, the servant next to him quickly brought two plates. It was too late to steam or stew. The kitchen just cut two sausages and cut them into pieces of pork head meat. They were all very thin. They sprinkled some minced garlic on the plate. They were served as meat dishes. They were delicious and delicious, and very delicious.

The cabbage and fat slices are stewed soft and soft, and together with porous frozen tofu, it absorbs the soup. It is a common delicacy in winter. The white radish smells strong and is fried with clear yellow eggs, which is very delicious.

Fang Chang hadn't eaten for many days, so he only ate two snow dumplings today. Seeing this deliciousness, the chopsticks moved elegantly, the corn in the rice bowl in front of him quickly went down. Seeing this, the old servant next to him served another bowl of it.

Fang Chang smiled and said, "Thank you for the hospitality of the magistrate. I haven't had enough water and rice in there for a few days, so I ate two snowballs today."

Magistrate Qi faced these delicacies on weekdays, but his appetite was not good. He just nodded slightly when he heard this, but he was surprised:

The man in front of him claimed that he had not eaten and drank water for many days, which did not look like a lie. As we all know, people can live without eating for ten or half a month, but they will disappear after two or three days without drinking water. As Mr. Fang said, it was true, that was really a master, but this master was doing too miserable... He had no food for many days...

Without mentioning the surging thoughts in the magistrate Qi Nan's heart, the old man Gu Shan took the initiative to mention:

"Qi County Magistrate..."

The magistrate Qi Nan understood and shut out the surrounding servants and told them not to get close. However, he said to the old servant next to him: "Lao Meng, you can stay, just listen."

Seeing that the surroundings were already tight, Gushan continued, "Minister of Qi, I don't know what the City God asked us to solve. Can you say it again? What Wen Chenghuang said in his letter is not complete."

"Of course." The magistrate smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for the fact that there was no way, I wouldn't have gone to the City God Temple to look for comfort. It's just that unexpected that there is really a City God in this world, which is a blessing in disgrace."

Fang Chang came in a hurry and did not get any news from Gushan, so he listened carefully.

Qi Nan sorted out the following language and said:

"It was the first time that he became an official in the magistrate of Yongjia Prefecture. He had little experience. Fortunately, with Lao Meng and his master, he thought he was not bad at all. At least in the assessment every year, although he could not always get the word "excellent". According to this trend, maybe in two years, he would be promoted to a deputy position in other states if he had a vacant position."

"And the two are laity masters, and they are not afraid of jokes when they say it. I have been honest all these years. At most, I just put daily food and consumption into the expenses of the yamen. I am not very luxurious, so I don't spend much money. The money I saved in a few years is all the income from my own salary after selling it at an affordable price. There is no such thing as "three years of Qing magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes."

Speaking of this, Gushan beside him smiled and said:

"The magistrate of Qi is indeed a good official. It is convenient for people to live in Yongjia Prefecture. The people can hear it. You are brave enough to do things, not afraid of difficulties, and do not plunder or conquer. You do not forget to persuade farmers and sericulture to continue to build water conservancy. In recent years, everyone has lived much better, and Yongjia Prefecture is also more prosperous than before."

After hearing what the old man in front of him, County Magistrate Qi, who was praised by the people under his command for the first time, turned red on his face.

He waved his hand and said, "I have insufficient experience and I am not doing well. This evaluation is really worthy of many aspects."

The old man Gu Shan shook his head and said, "In fact, the magistrate Qi doesn't have to belittle himself. Being able to do these things is already considered a rare good official. After all, there are almost no perfect things in the world, and there is no perfect thing in the world, and the same is true for governance."

"After receiving the teachings, please accept the next prayer."

Magistrate Qi bowed seriously, but Gushan did not avoid it, and generously received the gift.

Then Qi Nan continued, "But he said that he didn't dare to say much about what he encountered this time. He didn't dare to tell him, nor did he dare to ask his ideas, nor did he dare to tell Lao Meng that he could not insomnia every day."

"It's because someone wants to bribe me, and I'm not an ordinary person, but the Shangguan in the state. It's nothing, but the request he made is really... too unacceptable and too scary in my heart."
Chapter completed!