On Qin Xiaoyue's side, she quickly cooked the food, accompanied by the fragrant smell, beckoning everyone to eat together.

"Miss Xiaoyue's craftsmanship is good, and Song will be rich in the future.

"Yes, in the future, we can follow the adults and never have to live that kind of dry food life again."

Everyone said a word, quickly ate the food in the pot, and then after cleaning up, continued to hurry.

After walking for about an hour, I came to a village, and saw that the people here were in a hurry, and many of them closed their doors and did not go out, not knowing what was happening.

The village is small, with only a dozen households, and it does not look like it is uninhabited, because outside you can still see a lot of clothes still drying, and there are also livestock screaming in the yard.

Song Ci said: "Maybe the people here don't want to deal with outsiders, we are in such a hurry, maybe it will scare them, and they will mistakenly think that they are gangsters, and they don't want to see us It's very understandable."

"Lu Sheng, quick, let's go to the yamen in the dark, and then we can live in it for free.

"Yes, sir!"

They immediately hurried and walked down the path, and after about half an hour, they finally came to a bustling street.

This is Zhu County, the last county seat away from Lin'an, which is worthy of the jurisdiction of Lin'an, and it is more prosperous than other counties.

But behind these prosperity, no one knows how many dirty transactions are going on, and there is no way to stop them, such as Ping'an County, which is so close to Lin'an, the Son of Heaven dares to be so presumptuous at his feet, not to mention the place where the Tiangao Emperor is far away.

After rushing for a while, after inquiry, the carriage finally stopped at the yamen, but this place is like this Ping'an county, the yamen is closed, and there is no injustice drum, let alone a servant waiting at the door.

Everyone got out of the car, and Song Ci said: "Look at it, this is the world of the Great Song Dynasty, this is the current imperial court, a yamen, I don't want to benefit the people, but now there is no figure, I'm afraid that no one will believe it!"

Qin Xiaoyue said: "My lord, it may be that the magistrate is not at home, and he may have gone out to handle the case."

Song Ci said: "In this case, then Song is here waiting for him to come back, if he wants to do it, Song will immediately hand it over to the Ministry of Rites and immediately approve his resignation and go home."

A few people came outside and sat on the stone steps, and many people noticed, but no one dared to ask, so they had to walk quickly.

As the night wore on, there were fewer pedestrians on the streets, most of whom had already returned to their homes after a busy day, ready to eat and rest.

Only the entrance of the yamen is still deserted, and only Song Ci and others are still waiting here.

"Your Excellency, we've been waiting for this for so long, why don't we come back early tomorrow morning? On this big night, adults are sitting here, and we are worried that there will be bad people.

Song Ci thought for a while and said, "It's okay, anyway, the yamen can't run away, and this magistrate can't never go back, so what if you come back tomorrow?"

Everyone left again, found a shop, and opened two houses, one for Song Ci and others, and one for Qin Xiaoyue.

In the house, the oil lamps are lit, and the inside of the house is brightly lit, and the afterglow of the lights shines on the main road, and the surroundings are quiet and harmonious.

Qin Xiaoyue said: "My lord, I have an ominous premonition, this time, I feel that this yamen will not be too simple, I think this magistrate may be corrupt official sludge again."

Her guess is not unreasonable, she has walked so many counties, and she has not met a Qing official so far, which shows that the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty is indeed terminally ill.

"Xiaoyue, what you said is useless, how old is an official, how old is a case to be so late and not return to the yamen? What should I do if someone reports to the police? Who will deal with it then? If you encounter a case where there is a person who lives or is in a hurry, who will handle it at that time?"

Lu Sheng interjected: "My lord, it is possible that this magistrate has encountered a big case and has gone out to do something at the moment, maybe he has already gone back at this moment, or is on his way."

Song Ci said: "Maybe, Xiaoyue, it's not too early now, you better go back, early tomorrow morning, let's go to the yamen again] to see."

Qin Xiaoyue snorted and walked out, leaving only Wencheng Wenwu and Lu Sheng here.

"My lord, I think, why is this county so strange? You see, especially in that village, why did everyone close their houses when they saw us, could it be that something happened in this village not long ago?"

Song Ci said: "I don't know the answer, but I'm sure that this matter may have something to do with this magistrate or the yamen, and I will go to the street to check it carefully early tomorrow morning."

There was nothing to say all night, and at dawn the next day, Song Ci and the others woke up from the house, and after washing, they looked at the table and saw that a few small dishes had been placed, I don't know if it was Qin Xiaoyue.

Song Ci said: "Early in the morning, except for Miss Xiaoyue, judging from the three of you, this food must not have been prepared by you, and you don't have that skill."

Lu Sheng said: "My lord, you are not allowed to look down on people like this, how do you know that Wen Cheng and I will not do it?" Maybe we did it.

Song Ci was stunned for a moment and looked at him, "No, could it be that these foods are really made by you three big men?"

Several people were silent, and it happened that Qin Xiaoyue pushed the door and walked in at this moment. Smiled: "My lord, what are you talking about?" I heard it before I even walked in. ”

Song Ci said: "We are discussing, saying that Miss Xiaoyue, your craftsmanship is so good, I am thinking about whether to increase your salary."

Qin Xiaoyue said: "My lord, then this is great, I have been waiting for a long time, and when my food is high, then your food will also rise."

Lu Sheng also shouted, "My lord, don't you know how to raise the price for Miss Xiaoyue, and the three of us, no, you have to level a bowl of water." ”

Song Ci smiled bitterly, so he had to casually agree to deal with the matter, after eating food, everyone walked on the street.

Early in the morning, there are already many people setting up stalls on the roadside, mostly selling some vegetables and toys such as puppets.

The street was very lively, Song Ci sighed, these people learned that after the Jin people were a hundred miles behind, they were very happy, thinking that the Great Song Dynasty would be more consolidated, like a copper wall and an iron wall.

But the original end, only Song Ci knows, if the Great Song Emperor continues like this, if there is still a pro-Jin faction in the court, they advocate peace, or cede land for compensation, it will be a matter of time before the Great Song Dynasty will perish.

Walking all the way down the street, Song Ci had already discovered the problem, and whispered: "It's weird, there are all kinds of dishes on the street, but there is no pork for sale, why is this?"

Qin Xiaoyue said: "My lord, maybe the pork is too expensive, and the people here can't afford it?" This is impossible, there are tens of thousands or even 100,000 people in a county, and it is impossible for every household to afford to eat pork.