There are green mountains in the distance, white snow outside the courtyard, clear skies in the sky, and fragrance surrounding the courtyard.嗍

“Ba Shi!”

Lu Zheng picked up a chopstick of beef, dipped it in plenty of sesame sauce, and then put it into his mouth. His taste buds exploded with the spicy sauce. The flavor of the ingredients cannot cover up the aroma of the beef roll itself.

“The Yutian small dairy cows are truly worthy of their reputation!” Lu Zheng exclaimed.

"Brother Lu, as long as he is satisfied." Zhu Yushan smiled.

It was also 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 worshiped by the Lushui River God. The government accepted them and sent them 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, so they asked Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu to bring a calf and some aquatic products to visit their friends.

"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.卍

“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 correct. 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. Just for a moment."

"Okay." Si Lingxi said confidently.

At the dinner table, in addition to the Lu Zheng family and Zhu Yushan couple, there were also Du Yueyao, Wang Xiaowan and Yi Xiaoqian couple.

Liu Qingyan and Du Yueyao had not seen each other for two months. They were whispering at this time, while Wang Xiaowan and Yi Xiaoqian were talking about daily interesting things in the county, such as a dog fight among members of a certain family. It was stolen, which shop's new ready-made clothes were out of stock, which young man went to Chunfeng Tower to be cool and was chased by his lover, etc. Lin Wan listened with interest.

"Is the county busy with official business?" Lu Zheng asked Ning Zhiqi.卍

“It’s okay.” Ning Zhiqi shook his head, “It’s all trivial matters.”

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 trivial matter to the official is a big matter to the people, and it affects everything. 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 the case."

Zhu Yushan's eyes lit up and he came over. He 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.卍

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 one county, with a population of tens of thousands, and with so many rural towns and villages in the surrounding areas, the only formal official institution is the Tonglin County Government.

Although most of the trivial matters were solved by the local elders, there were not many matters reported to the government. Therefore, as the number two person in Tonglin County and a serious and responsible Ning Zhiqi, To say I'm not busy would be an absolute lie.

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 cases that were relatively difficult, such as one party was an orphan and a widowed mother, and the other party was an old, weak, sick, and disabled person. In addition, there were also some cases involving wealthy businessmen, which were difficult to solve. There are regulations, but they don't make sense.卍

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 accompany her when he was no longer an official. But she heard from Yi Xiaoqian that Ning Zhiqi had to go out before dawn and only had half a day at noon. I had to go home for a meal and take a lunch break, which was not stable. I could only come back after dark. I often had to stay up late to light up the lights and check various documents. It was a busy lot.

Think about it, it’s pretty good now.

　……

Shen Ying came out of seclusion for two months and 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 down Lu Zheng was beside Lu Zheng, picking up food for him and Lin Wan next to him.

"Wanmei will spend her rest here these days, right?" Shen Ying asked.卍

　"Yes." Lin Wan nodded, "I haven't been to Yizhou yet, I plan to go around."

　 Shen Ying propped 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 pots were placed around it.The whole yard was warm due to the charcoal fire.

Yue Honghai sat in the front row of the yard on the Taishi chair near the stage like an uncle, eating melon seeds and drinking wine, shaking his head and watching the opera performance on the stage.

"Okay! Reward! Ten bouquets of red!"

Yue Honghai laughed, and then couldn't help but sneeze amidst the troupe's collective thanks.卍

“A sneeze!”

“Master-in-law, it’s freezing cold today, please put on more clothes and I’ll light a fire for you.”

The waiter brought 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 watching a show either.”

She also went to Yuling Garden, It's just that I didn't have much edification since I was a child, so I have no idea about it.嗍

　“There are not many interesting places, and you may not want to go there.”

　“Where?”

　“Bortel , gambling house." Shen Ying laughed, "Xiuyun Tower in Yizhou Prefecture is still very famous. Talented and talented people within hundreds of miles are proud to have the four top girls in Xiuyun Tower."
< br /> "The top four? Are they beautiful?" Lin Wan expressed curiosity.

"She must be pretty, I haven't seen it before." Shen Ying smiled and nodded, then looked at Lu Zheng, "But Lu Lang has seen it, can you ask him?"
< br /> Lu Zheng suddenly turned around: (??˙o˙

“Swish, swish, swish!” 卍

The eyes of several women focused on Lu Zheng. Zhu Yushan and Ning Zhiqi, who were standing next to them, decisively stopped talking and shrank their bodies, trying to hide their presence, because... they had also been to similar places...

"I have been there. Once!"

Lu Zheng decisively threw the blame and shouted, "I was dragged away by someone else. I couldn't defeat Duan Changzai of the Zhenyi Division, 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 in the middle of his sentence.