Firecrackers thundered, and the gate of the Changjia compound was covered with scraps of paper.

The red ayara circled around the heads of each room in the Chang family's compound like a red dragon, beating gongs and drums, not to mention how grand it was. In the side courtyard, the mouths of the cattle and sheep are wrapped in strips of cloth, the butcher does not leave a trace of the knife, and the kitchen is more lively than the previous New Year.

It is the business of the father and son of the Chang family to arrange the residence, and it is the duty of the housekeeper Chang Si to arrange the residence, and it is Zhang Youhua's business to prevent trouble. As for Zhang Youneng, a puff of smoke got into the kitchen, saying that it was to inspect the dishes prepared for the county lord to prevent anyone from plotting against him, but in fact, it was not too much to say that he was stealing food. But whoever made him a cousin young master, it's not too much to eat and drink.

"Hey, Lao Liu, you claim to be the master who has been in charge of the master of Futai, this dish is so light, did you forget to put oil!"

Zhang Youneng picked up a chicken leg, threw it in his mouth and chewed it, but he didn't even spit out the bones, but his face was a little dissatisfied.

The old man in charge glared at him, and said angrily: ", you monkey cub, you know a fart, this chicken itself is greasy, and it is only a skill to make it light!" I don't know if I'm talking nonsense here! ”

Zhang Youneng smiled, picked up another chicken leg and nibbled on it, licked his mouth after eating, and then said: "Sure enough, Lao Liu didn't see it, you really have some ability!" After speaking, he turned around and went to the stove next to him, the master on the stove here is not as good as Lao Liu, but there are still two hands in the treatment of vegetarian dishes, and it is said that he can make dried tofu into the taste of chicken, which was greatly praised by the old lady. This old man belongs to the kind of guy who is honest and does things honestly, he rarely preaches crookedly everywhere when he eats with his ability, and even outsiders rarely know this old man's skills, Zhang Youneng also knows him, but he has been fiddling with all kinds of tofu and cabbage, so he doesn't bother to pay attention to him.

"Old man, no matter how fancy your tofu is, isn't it still tofu? Do you think the county magistrate hasn't eaten tofu? ”

Zhang Youneng taught a lesson, while grabbing the dishes on the plate and throwing them into his mouth, this is not good in his mouth, as soon as he entered his mouth, he was really shocked that he was like a heavenly person, I didn't expect this tofu to be so silky, so fresh and tender, like a small fish from the river in early winter, and as fresh and tender as a camellia in October.

"Okay, this dish is okay, there is a doorway! But after all, it's tofu, and I can't serve it on the table, so I'll eat this plate, we can't waste food, no! ”

Zhang Youhua smiled, copied the plate, and said then after three or five strokes.

The old man was not angry, he ate it, and he just did it again, but he reached out to the oil tank and found that the vegetable oil was gone, so he had to throw the oil spoon, wipe his hands on the apron on his body, and throw it away and go out.

"What's going on? Why are you so stingy, old man? The young master just eats a plate of tofu from you, and you leave the spoon and don't dry it, it doesn't seem to be good! ”

Zhang Youhua grabbed the old man's shoulders and said a little angrily.

The old man knew that he had misunderstood, and he was not surprised, but he just spread his hands, pointed to the oil tank on the side and said: "Young master, you think too much, there is no oil, you need to use good fresh vegetable oil to make vegetarian dishes, I am going to ask the housekeeper for some new vegetable oil." ”

"That's it! You said it earlier! You see, it's a misunderstanding. Zhang Youhua smiled and said: "Old guy, you should cut tofu, cut tofu, wash cabbage, wash cabbage, the young master will get you vegetable oil, this will be noon soon, you can't let the county master wait for you on an empty stomach!" After saying that, he ran out of the room and went to find the housekeeper Chang Si.

Just halfway down, I saw a small courtyard not far away, which was full of those oil cans brought by the county master, and I couldn't help but turn my eyes, thinking that the vegetable oil in the fresh warehouse was not as good as the county master's, why not get some to use? Anyway, it's not Chang's family now, and if it's not easy to use, I can also help my cousin bargain with the county master, and maybe save a lot of money. Thinking of this, he ghostly walked to a nearby oil tank.

Before he could get closer, a soft whisper suddenly came from the oil tank: "Is it time for us to show our knives?" ”

Zhang Youneng was suddenly blind when he heard this voice, and his face was extremely distorted for a long time before he pretended to be calm and said, "It's not time yet." The oil tank heard the sound and stopped talking, Zhang You can see this, then he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and quickly wanted to leave this place, but he was afraid of going too fast, startling the snake, it was worth tiptoeing a little bit to go out, this just walked out not long ago, but turned around again, boldly walked to the second oil tank, and said: "It's not time yet." Zhang Youneng thought of this, stretched out his hand and made a mark on the jar, and said to the jar in turn, as long as there was a response, he marked it, and when he came to the last oil tank, he also said a word, but no one answered inside, Zhang Youneng didn't dare to be vague, and asked three or two times, after making sure that there was no one inside, he quietly opened the oil tank, and found that it was genuine vegetable oil, so he took a pot and quietly retreated.

After hurriedly grabbing a subordinate, stuffing the oil pot over, and sending him to the kitchen, Zhang Youneng found a gap and pulled Chang Zhenbang to the side, explaining everything that happened in the oil tank.

After Chang Zhenbang heard this, his face sank, and he asked Zhang Youneng to find the housekeeper Chang Si and asked, "Fourth uncle, have you seen the new county master?" ”

The housekeeper Chang Si saw Chang Zhenbang's serious face, pondered for a moment, sighed, and said, "Young master, you don't know, the county master has changed diapers more often than children these years!" Lafayette lost the battle without silver and could not break the ancestral precept of never giving more, so he could only sell his official mantle to live, but those guys who bought the official were naturally not a good thing, and they were going to scavenge it hard and make a lot of money, but the top was staring closely, and one was accidentally caught by the inspection of the imperial history and put it in prison, but the new county lord was also a bought official, and naturally tried to make money, so that the county lord of Wenxian County changed five in three years, The current county master is already the sixth one after careful calculation, don't look young, but the background is hard, and he is following the path of President Yuan Da, and his waist is naturally a few points harder than others.

"Fourth uncle, have you seen this county master!" Chang Zhenbang said with a wry smile.

The housekeeper Chang Si smiled and said: "The young master is wise, and when he went to the city to do errands, he also saw the county master once or twice, and it was probably like this, but the thing that the county master was sitting on was really a thing in the county government." ”

Chang Zhenbang said in his heart that that thing was not worth a few dollars, even if he lost it, he didn't feel heartache, but the county master was so misguided, it was really not easy to kill it.

The housekeeper Chang Si observed his words and looks, and felt that the young master had something on his mind, so he asked in a low voice, "Why does the young master think something is wrong?" ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled bitterly: "Fourth uncle, I don't mean anything else, it's just that this county master is too young, which makes me feel angry in my heart, I feel that this kid can't be fake!" ”

The housekeeper Chang Si smiled, and said in his heart that the young master was still a young man, and he couldn't see the good of others, but he said: "In ancient times, Gan Luo was the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty at the age of twelve, and Jiang Ziya became an official at the age of seventy-two. ”

After sending Chang Si away, Chang Zhenbang immediately took Zhang Youneng and Zhang Youhua and the two brothers went straight to the gang's room, and found a few young men to set up a few cauldrons in the courtyard, poured vegetable oil, and cooked hot and smoking.

After the vegetable oil in these cauldrons slowly changed from one pot to half a pot, the two brothers of the Zhang family took advantage of the lack of attention, so they carried the cauldron and quietly came to the front of those big oil tanks, and poured oil and water into each oil tank in turn according to the mark.

After making sure that the people inside were all dead, Chang Zhenbang put on a strange smile, entered the hall from the new, accompanied his father, and continued to greet the county master.

Wine and food on the table, everyone is the guests and hosts who eat, the wine has passed three rounds, the dishes have five flavors, the county master also opened the chatterbox, asked about the battle of Chenjiazhuang, Chang Zhenbang smiled, and said: "Lord Mingjian, that day the little brother heard the gunshots, so according to the township agreement, with the manpower of our old Chang family rushed to the old Chen's house, who knew that this old black couldn't help but fight, three or two shots scared away." Actually, I can't say anything, haha~! ”

The county magistrate smiled and said: "The old man has been messing with Wen County for more than ten years, but he was shot away by you, my brother is so brave, why did he let these thieves in Heifeng Village steal food?" Lao Chang's family should not be exposed, let's play a bitter trick! ”

As soon as Master Chang heard this, his face was as frightened as ashes, banditry is a big crime, don't look at the young age and take the life of the Chang family's family into the palm of his hand, if you want to die and live, it's not a matter of people's words?

The county magistrate was very relaxed, picked up the small wine cup on the table, took a sip, and tasted it beautifully.

Chang Zhenbang secretly sneered in his heart, Chang Zhenbang trembled and stretched out two fingers to point towards the county master, but Chang Zhenbang grabbed him, and then recruited Zhang Huaneng, asked him to take out the pocket of the day, slapped it on the table with a bang, and waited for the county master to say: "My lord, please look at this pocket." ”

"Oh?"

All this was seen by the county magistrate, I saw him smile and take his pocket and look at it, he didn't see any difference, and threw it directly to Chang Zhenbang, saying: "It's just a pocket, what's so beautiful!" Could it be that this pocket can speak out and defend you? ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled, shook his pocket against the sun, and a big "Zhang" word faintly appeared on the pocket, the word "Zhang" is not small, but if you don't pay attention to it carefully, you really can't see it.

"This ......" the county master was stunned.

Chang Zhenbang said: "The Zhang family is my uncle's family, a few days ago into the city to sell grain, it was late and put it in my house, that day the Zhang family came to get food, met the thieves' carriage and horses on the way, asked a few words, there was a contradiction, which attracted our attention to take down all the thieves who stole the grain, it is all providence!" ”

The county master smiled slightly and said: "Providence is like this, let the eldest old black meet the elder brother and burn his cottage, and his life is not good!" ”

"No, the grain and grass that Da Lao Hei got from Lao Chen's family was taken by the younger brother, isn't it equivalent to burning his cottage! The younger brother really wants to burn down the old black cottage and make up for the family! Hehe! ”

"My brother will really say, the thief of the big old black has killed people and set fires, and has been doing evil for decades, and a lot of gold and silver have been collected in the cottage, but I can't imagine that it is only enough for my brother to make up for the family, hehe, in addition to the rebellion, I really don't know what the old brother has such a big expense!"

"My lord, you don't know, the big old black colluded with the thieves and didn't know how much food we stole from our Lao Chang's family, I think my Lao Chang's family doesn't know that it is the first big family in these ten miles and eight villages, and now he is so troubled, and everyone in ten miles and eight towns says that our Lao Chang family has declined! This man really deserves to be killed! If I don't burn down the Black Wind Village with my own hands, it will be difficult to solve the hatred in my heart! ”

The county lord saw what he said resolutely, gritted his teeth, and gnashed his teeth, it was really amazing, he should have been relieved, but this county lord always felt that something was wrong, things can't be so coincidental, then this kid is definitely not a stable person, if he doesn't solve it early, maybe it's really a scourge, thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Regardless of whether the old brother killed the Black Wind Village or not, he always greatly extinguished the ignorant thief's spirit, stabilized the peace of the Wenxian side, and also made a bad breath for me, a parent official, and raised my face. The garrison of Wenxian County is fully prepared, and it is the time to employ people, why don't you help me, brother? ! If nothing else, just borrow the prestige of my brother to strengthen the courage of those sons! ”

Chang Zhenbang glanced at the other party quite meaningfully, and he really didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the county master, just like his identity and those oil cans, but seeing that he didn't seem to be a liar, if he should accept it, it was a blessing or a curse, and it was a curse that couldn't be avoided! Besides, in troubled times, soldiers are kings, if there is a slightly more regular army at hand, it is not a bad thing for themselves and the old Chang family, even if the county master is fake, it is just a show, and nothing is lost. Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "The county lord is so loving, and the little people are self-conscious, and they do their best!" ”

"Haha, brother, the emperor has changed his name to the president, and the county magistrate has changed his name to the county governor or county magistrate, and it would be a mistake to call the county lord again!"

The county magistrate laughed, stood up suddenly, took out a letter of appointment from his sleeve, coughed a few times, and opened his throat and said: "The Wenxian County Governor's Office, Chang Zhenbang is hereby appointed as the supervisor of the Wenxian County Garrison Corps. ”

Chang Zhenbang hurriedly stood up, raised his hands above his head, took the letter of appointment, and said: "Thank you for your help, Chang Zhenbang, who is lowly, will definitely live up to your trust!" ”

The county magistrate said: "Brother, I am optimistic about you, I hope that you and my brother will govern this county in an orderly manner, and let President Yuan see that my brother still has the wisdom to know people!" ”

Chang Zhenbang was just about to flatter a few words, but there was a commotion outside the door, and a personal entourage from the county master's side ran in, and said breathlessly: "Your Excellency, the office has sent an urgent secret report." As he spoke, he handed over a telegram to Chang Zhenbang and his son.

The county master glanced at Chang Zhenbang, turned around and tore open the telegram, his face changed suddenly, and he turned around and said: "The office has some urgent official business that needs to be dealt with by my brother, and I hope that my uncle and brother will bear with me if I offend!" After saying that, he turned around and left, without hesitation.

Master Chang was very polite, and actually accompanied him all the way out of Changjia Village, thirty miles away.

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