Liu Huaming was extremely angry, gritted her teeth and glared at Kong Deshang, but she found that Kong Deshang actually showed a smug smile, she couldn't bear it, bypassed Yao Guangqi, rushed up with a stride, and slapped Kong Deshang left and right with a bow more than a dozen times in a row, and finally was still angry, and punched Kong Deshang's nose hard, others only heard a squeak, it should be the sound of broken nose, and at the same time, Kong Deshang's nose suddenly bled like a note.

Kong Deshang covered his nose and pointed at Liu Huaming and scolded: "Thief mother-in-law, prodigal hoof, you dare to beat me, my lord, she dares to hurt people in front of you, she is too blind to no one, and she doesn't take you seriously at all." ”

Liu Huaming didn't wait for him to finish, reached out to support his chin, and pulled it down hard, Kong Deshang's chin immediately rested down, and he shouted in pain, but he couldn't say anything clearly.

At this time, the county commander walked up to Kong Tou and patted Kong Tou's shoulder: "You are usually quite diligent, so I promoted you, but it is not the first time that you are greedy for money and profit, you can no longer be the leader and steward, from today onwards, you will be demoted to the last shift, and go to do chores." ”

The county magistrate then turned to Liu Shan's father and daughter and said: "None of them have violated the law, this is the only thing I can do, I can only let you be wronged." However, you have caught Ma Dascar, and you have taken the evidence of the crime of the Kong clan patriarch and bandits, not only will the county definitely praise, but I will report to the government and the province, and then report to the Ministry of Rites step by step, not only will there be a reward on it, but in the future, the court will recommend the virtuous again, I will give priority to recommending Mr. Liu, so disposed of, can you still be satisfied? ”

Liu Shantong felt that the words of the county order were impeccable, so he bowed down and said: "Personal praise is really insignificant, the little girl caught the thief, and it was not for praise, but Kong Deshan and Ma Da Scar, he did a lot of evil, and the county commander..."

The county magistrate immediately smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will be promoted, come here, this official will try the case." ”

On the same day, the county magistrate was promoted to the court in less than half an hour to complete the trial, the bandit leader Ma Dascar was a disaster in the township for many years, was sentenced to death, the rest of the bandits were all confiscated to the army, and those who were confiscated together, as well as Kong Deshan who colluded with Ma Dascar to do evil, different things, other bandits were just 500 miles of confiscated troops, and Kong Deshan was confiscated to Beiping, which was the farthest one of all the confiscated people.

That night, the county magistrate specially held a banquet in the county government to entertain Yao Guangqi's master and apprentice and the father and daughter of the Liu family. Before going to the banquet, Yao Guangqi felt that the banquet of the county order, even if it was not a banquet of eight treasures, must have all the fish and meat, more meat and less vegetables, so Yao Guangqi went to the banquet with the idea of eating a big meal, but when the guests were invited to the table, everyone was surprised to find that there were only four simple dishes on the table, and they were all vegetarian dishes, several people were surprised, they looked at each other, and the county order saw everyone's doubts, although it was also a little embarrassing, but he still hurried to play the round, "Everyone, please take a seat, there are still dishes that have not been served, There are two most important meat dishes that are almost ready. So saying, he sat down in his own seat first.

After everyone sat down, the county magistrate said with a smile: "Please eat, although the dishes are a little slower, but these are all out of my own pocket, they are all clean money, and there is absolutely no people's fat and people's cream." ”

As soon as the words fell, a steamed fish was served on the table, and the county magistrate smiled and let the dish say: "The main dish is here, everyone please eat, the official does not drink, everyone is casual, don't be restrained." ”

Everyone was originally a little restrained, but they didn't expect the banquet of the county order to be so plain, but they didn't expect the county order to be so casual and easy, the father and daughter of the Liu family were still a little unable to let go, but Bu Operator had already picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish meat, and chewed it, but Yao Guangqi was not so casual, picked a small piece of meat and put it in his mouth, and then gave a thumbs up: "It's so fresh!" ”

In the face of Yao Guangqi's praise, the county magistrate seemed very happy, and proudly introduced: "It's good to be fresh, this fish was caught by me when I asked them to go to the river outside the city in the afternoon, and it was still alive when I brought it back." ”

Liu Shantong ate a mouthful of food with a reserved, and couldn't help but admire: "The county magistrate is an honest official, we have heard of it for a long time, and when we see it today, it really deserves its name, and the people in our township say that you are the lightest kicker in the previous county order, and we have a good official like you in our county, which is really a blessing for the people." ”

The county magistrate put down his chopsticks, took a deep breath and said: "Speaking of kicking and fighting, I am really ashamed, the court has too little money, and it is still barely enough to make ends meet, but as an official, I still have to support a group of people, I have to give money to others, and they also have to live to support their families. But if you really want to kick it, this kick is light, it's really not enough money to feed so many people, kick it hard, looking at the harvest of these farmers for a year, and a little unbearable, anyway, it's a dilemma! ”

After the county order said this, he looked a little guilty, put down his chopsticks and bowed his head silently, Liu Shan saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "My lord is a family of people, I have such a heart of love for the people, and the people are already very grateful, not to mention that the adults have always been clear and clear, building water conservancy, and promoting education, which of the people in the county does not exaggerate the wisdom of adults?" ”

As soon as Yao Guangqi heard the words of the Fenghua family, he hurriedly asked, "Is there still someone in the family who is an official in the court?" ”

The county magistrate said very plainly: "That was many years ago, and it is not enough to worry about." ”

Yao Guangqi saw that the other party didn't say anything, obviously he intended to keep a low profile, so he didn't ask anymore, but Liu Shantong helped explain: "You don't know, the adult's surname is Liu Yanlian, and the adult's father is the former imperial history Zhongcheng, the world-famous Liu Ji Liu Bowen. ”

After Liu Shan finished speaking, Yao Guangqi's master and apprentice were stunned, Yao Guangqi looked at Liu Lian and looked at the county order again, in his thirties, calm and heavy, humble and courteous, impartial and selfless, honest and self-proud, not proud of his family background, only relying on his own talents and learning to benefit one parent and one people, it is really a rare good official. Yao Guangqi couldn't help but leave the table, and bowed deeply to Liu Lian, Liu Lian quickly got up and saluted back, and the two sympathized with each other, so they took their hands back to the table.

At this moment, the last meat dish happened to appear, and everyone looked at it, except for Liu Lian, everyone else was frowning, it turned out that this was a big pot of water.

Here I want to explain that the people of the Ming Dynasty did not eat the water, and the water began to enter the menu of our Chinese universally, which was a matter after the Qing Dynasty.

Liu Lian saw everyone's embarrassment, smiled and put a large mouthful of pork liver into his mouth, ate it in two bites, and then invited everyone: "These things can't be on the table on weekdays, some things are for domestic animals to eat, but they have another benefit, cheap, I have tried it repeatedly, as long as it is marinated with thick sauce, the taste is still good, I am a poor official, eat this is the most real." ”