Everyone's hope made Chen Zikun see the clue, the real head of Nantai County is not the county magistrate Liu, nor is he the newcomer to the army, but the squire Xia Dalong, who does not have any official position.

I saw Xia Dalong frowning and said: "Who is making trouble outside, Fu Zhao, go and tell me, today is my Xia Dalong's treat, let them stop." ”

Qiu Fuzhao, the head of the security regiment, immediately left the table, stuck a big-brimmed hat and went out on an errand, Xia Dalong's face did not change, and said: "Lao Lin, just serve the food as I said, the wine will come to the three altars first, and you will not return if you are not drunk today." ”

Master Xia spoke, and the dishes were served like flowing water, and in a blink of an eye, the table was full, and the dazzling array of plates and dishes made Yao Yilei and Jian Bing dumbfounded, Nantai's dishes were really ...... It's so affordable.

No matter what cuisine, they all pay attention to the flavor of the dishes, but the dishes of Zui Xianju seem to be unreliable, and the color and fragrance are not stained, but they are also unique, and they can be described in six words: sufficient, heavy, and oily!

The utensils for serving vegetables are coarse porcelain fired in the porcelain kiln in the countryside, the glaze is not very smooth, and there are even burrs, that is, the size is big, the smallest plate is six inches, the dishes are piled up on the top of the hill, the thick oil red sauce, the green red pepper and the whole section of green onions are dotted in the meantime, it is more rough and heroic, one of the big dishes is called roasted cow head, it is served in a large basin, the hideous cow head is sprinkled with coriander and pepper shreds, scared the two ladies dare not move the chopsticks.

The wine is white dry in the countryside, there is a good name called through the bottle of incense, sweet and mellow, not worse than the second pot head in the capital, Xia Dalong still drinks in the sea bowl, look at his sideburns and white hair, he is not young anymore, but the momentum of drinking wine is not inferior to that of young people, after drinking two bowls, Yan Su refuses to drink, Xia Dalong said with a smile: "When we don't drink enough wine in Nantai, it won't give us face, Chief of Staff, you have to drink this wine." ”

Yan Su's face was embarrassed, and Chen Zikun took the wine bowl and said: "The chief of staff is a scholar, and the amount of alcohol is not good, so I will drink it for him." After drinking this bowl of wine, Xia Dalong smiled wryly, raised his thumb and praised: "The protector makes a good amount of wine." ”

The gunfire outside became denser, and the gentry were restless, only Xia Dalong and Chen Zikun were still talking and laughing, pushing cups and changing lamps.

Qiu Fuzhao hurriedly came in and said, "Master, it's Chen Shou who came, and he said he was here to ask for someone." ”

Xia Dalong's face changed and said: "This dog, dare not give me face, beat me, fight to death, and bombard him." ”

"Yes!" Qiu Fuzhao saluted and went out again.

"Drink, drink, don't let the bandits lose their spirits." Xia Dalong picked up the wine bowl and said.

After a while, there was a huge roar from the direction of the city, not like a grenade, not like a mortar, and even Chen Zikun couldn't tell which weapon it was, but after three cannon shots, the gunfire really thinned out and gradually stopped.

Xia Dalong was triumphant: "The bandits have retreated, everyone can rest assured." ”

Chen Zikun couldn't solve the doubts in his heart, and asked directly: "I don't know if the mountain artillery or field artillery equipped by the county security regiment?" ”

Xia Dalong laughed: "No, it's the weapon I bought when I was working as a pipe band in the patrol battalion, and the copper fast cannon produced by the Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau is better than mountain artillery and field artillery in our township." ”

Chen Zikun suddenly realized that it was an old-fashioned breech gun, which did not use a new type of cannonball, but used black powder and solid iron ball cannonballs, which was low cost and simple to manufacture, and was indeed suitable for private fights in the countryside.

Continuing to drink, Xia Dalong seemed to be bent on pouring Chen Zikun down, under his instruction, several leaders of the security group took turns to toast Chen Zikun, Chen Zikun was not ambiguous here, Zhao Yufeng and Lao Wang Lao Li took turns to fight, the masters of the third division did not want to die in battle, and drinking was not a bad seed, one came and went, the corners of the wall were full of empty wine jars, and there were not many people left on the wine table.

Those gentry had already retreated first because of their drunkenness, Jian Bing and Yao Yilei also retreated, and the brothers from the security regiment who came to the table later, and now they all got under the table, and in the end, only Xia Dalong and Chen Zikun were left.

"Protectors, massive!" Xia Dalong's face was full of red light, refreshed, and he gave Chen Zikun a thumbs up.

"Master Xia, there is a kind!" Chen Zikun also clenched his fists.

"Then tell me, how do I have a way?" Xia Dalong picked up a toothpick, picked his teeth and squinted, looking at Chen Zikun with interest.

Chen Zikun said: "Of course, there are squires who dare to fight with bandits. ”

Xia Dalong laughed: "What bandits, when Lao Tzu was the patrol battalion manager, they didn't know where to play with the mud, even those brigade commanders and regiment commanders in the province are also my sons and nephews, and I have to shout Uncle Shi when I see me." ”

Chen Zikun sneered, knowing that this was Xia Dalong deliberately putting on a score in front of him, so he dealt with a few words casually, and this reception banquet was over.

When he went downstairs, Xia Dalong said to Boss Lin: "Keep it on my account." He also said to Chen Zikun: "Escort envoy, today's hospitality is not good, slack, rush Ming'er to my house to drink, I invited a cook from the provincial capital, the craftsmanship is very authentic, and the wives can be satisfied with the food." ”

Although Chen Zikun's head was burned with alcohol, his mind was still clear, and he couldn't help but move when he heard this, this Xia Dalong was not drunk at all, and he was thick and fine, he could actually notice that Jian Bing and Yao Yilei were dissatisfied with the dishes, it seems that this old guy is also a difficult character.

When I returned to the county office, I heard the two ladies complain before entering the house, the life in this countryside is too backward, the standard of living is completely stuck in the Middle Ages, there is no electric light, no running water, no flush toilet, kerosene lamps and candles are used for lighting, and the water has to be hung buckets from the well by yourself, and the toilet is a small shed, which is a simple thatched pit, and mosquitoes and flies breed in summer, and the sanitary situation is really worrying.

There is also a major problem that it is difficult to solve the problem of eating, although there is a pot house in the back house, but the kind of black firewood burning rural stove, even if you boil some hot water, you have to pull the bellows to light the firewood, and the teachers are moving, but there is no maid in the back house, everything has to be done by the two ladies themselves, Yao Yilei is a daughter, not to mention rough work, even the female red has never done it, although Jianbing was born in a low background, but he also grew up in brocade clothes and jade food, and he can't do any housework with fine skin and tender meat, the two of them have been tinkering for a long time, and they haven't even boiled the bath water.

Fortunately, there is also a servant Chen Qingfeng, Xiao Daotong has done all kinds of work in Chaoyunguan, burning fire, cutting vegetables, washing rice, cooking, feeding horses, sweeping the floor and drawing water, but he is an eleven or twelve-year-old child, no matter how diligent he is, he can't take care of the whole family, and the two aunts and grandmothers are difficult to serve.

The dishes in the Drunken Immortal Residence were really bad, salty, spicy and rough, and the two ladies only symbolically moved their chopsticks, and they didn't eat at all, and when they returned to the back house, they were so hungry that they had to use Yao Yilei's reserve grain.

Mr. and Mrs. Yao have good intentions, and what they prepare for their daughter is not just snacks, rice, flour, grain, oil, seasoning, dried meat, preserved fruits, candied fruits, condensed milk biscuits, blankets, hand towels, toothbrushes, tooth powder, hot water bottles, as long as they can think of it, they are all ready, after all, the two women have a small amount of food, and they are full after eating a little, and they are sitting in the house and complaining while drinking tea.

When Chen Zikun came back, it was already dark, this was the first night in Nantai, and he lived in a haunted mansion, careless, Chen Zikun was drunk and smoked, went to the thatched house and sprinkled a soak of urine, and picked his throat and vomited, the orderly handed over a hot towel and wiped it twice, and finally regained consciousness.

"Where's the little bandit?" Chen Zikun asked casually, according to his experience, he would definitely not survive if he was hit in the back by a bullet of four or five caliber and shed so much blood.

"It's in the front yard, I don't know if it's dead or not." Chen Qingfeng said.

"Check it out."

"Yes!"

The little orderly ran to the front yard to see that there was a person lying in the corner, and the flies were buzzing around, and he came forward to try his snort, which was very weak, his lips were chapped, and he said in a voice that seemed to be nothing: "Water, drink water." ”

Chen Qingfeng hurriedly flew to report to Chen Zikun, Chen Zikun was surprised, "You can't die like this, bring me in." ”

The wounded were carried into the back house, Jian Bing and Yao Yilei were full and had nothing to do, they were uncomfortable, now they found something to do, put the wounded on the bed, lit a candle, Yao Yilei also took out a can of condensed milk, brewed a bowl of milk, and asked Chen Qingfeng to feed the wounded to drink.

The boy who was shot woke up slowly, opened his eyes and saw that the lights were bright, the beams were carved and painted, two beautiful women with picturesque eyebrows were smiling around him, and a little boy was holding a soup spoon and feeding something to his mouth, thick and sweet, he had never eaten such a delicious thing in his life.

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The young man's tears poured out at once, he felt that he must be dead, otherwise how could he lie in this palace-like house, such a beautiful woman, there is absolutely no one in Nantai County, it must be a fairy!

"He's awake." Jian Bing was pleasantly surprised.

Chen Zikun touched the young man's forehead, it was hot, it was estimated that the wound was inflamed, the conditions in the county were limited, and the wound infection could only wait for death, and there was nothing he could do, whether he could survive it or not depended on his creation.

"Carry him down."

"Where?"

"In the hallway, chill." Chen Zikun hesitated slightly and said.

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At night, the county government is silent, the breeze blows, the bamboo forest is rustling, the pond water surface reflects the bright moonlight, and it is even more lonely, Chen Qingfeng Ta pulled the cloth shoes out of the wing, sprinkled a soak of urine in the thatched house, and was just about to leave, suddenly a strange sound that seemed to be there came out, like a woman's sobbing.

If it were for other children, I am afraid that the soul would have been scattered, but Chen Qingfeng grew up in Chaoyunguan, and the important profession of Taoist priests is to hunt ghosts, although the little Taoist boy has not personally caught ghosts, but he has also eaten and drunk for a while outside with the master, and he has seen a lot of fox spirit Huang Daxian hanging ghosts or something, and when he heard a strange cry at this moment, not only did he not go, but followed the sound and walked over.

After walking around, he didn't see anything, his voice disappeared, he went back to the room stupidly, and when he turned around and closed the door, Chen Qingfeng screamed in fright, because he saw that he had left a series of blood-red footprints all the way.

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Digression: Jiangdong Province is a fictional region, corresponding to Jiangdong Province in the orange and red era, usually historical online novels always like to use the real historical environment and characters as the background, but traditional modern historical novels always fictional a region to achieve the role of condensing history and avoiding it, as a novel involving the Liberation War and various historical facts after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this move is necessary.

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