In addition to three hard dishes, Lu Xiaolan also prepared a plate of fried peanuts and rice, as well as a cold cucumber, a total of five dishes, each dish is sufficient, that is, six big men can eat with their stomachs open.

Lu Xiaolan finally brought a pot of white-flour steamed buns, Niu Guihua felt that this hostess could not be sloppy, and asked her to prepare the dishes that can be eaten at home during the New Year's Festival for a few people, whether it is these dishes or white-flour steamed buns, they are not often eaten at home on weekdays.

After serving the food, Niu Dazhu saw that Niu Erzhu and Niu Cuihua were still pestle beside him, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Okay, second brother, second brother and sister, you go back to rest first, I will take care of it here, and I will inform you of anything tomorrow." ”

These two people are watching here, how are they still eating?

After speaking, he looked at Niu Guihua and Lu Xiaolan, who had just set up the meal, and said, "Mother, third brother and sister, you can go back to sleep too." ”

Several people had already eaten, and Niu Guihuaba had to stay with a few officials, and when he heard his son say this, he answered and went back to the room.

"Hey, then I'll go back to the room first, and then call me if you have something." Lu Xiaolan wiped her hands with a rag and said to a few people.

"Hey, okay." Niu Dazhu nodded, thinking that this family is still the most interesting for the third brother and sister.

Niu Fugui also glanced at Lu Xiaolan with satisfaction.

However, Niu Erzhu and Niu Cuihua were a little reluctant to go, lost the grain, their second room was the most anxious, and they were anxious to know if the grain could be recovered, but when they saw Niu Fugui and Niu Dazhu's impatient look, the two didn't dare to say anything, so they had to turn back and leave step by step.

When everyone dispersed, Niu Dazhu hurriedly opened two bottles of wine, first poured wine for the bowls of several officials and Muramasa, and then poured it for Niu Fugui and himself.

Song Zhutou's expression was quite calm, but the two of them were a little embarrassed to put down their chopsticks when they saw these drinks and dishes, and felt that the family had prepared too richly.

Didn't you say that you just lost thousands of catties of food, why is it so wasteful?

Song Zhutou knew a little about how to prepare this meal so richly, but he was worried that they would not be bothered to help them investigate the case.

The common people always think that they can't do things well if they don't receive benefits, but in fact, good officials still account for the vast majority, or they wouldn't be so prosperous in Dazhou.

Although there are still a large number of people who are not well fed, even in disaster years, they rarely starve to death in the Great Zhou, and they are many times stronger than those small countries around them.

And the people can't eat enough, the main reason is the low grain production, once the drought or flood, many crops are not harvested, this natural disaster, no wonder the court, from the disaster year rarely starve to death, in fact, the court has tried its best to do things for the people, the greedy officials also account for only a very small minority, they work under the officials, do not belong to the imperial court establishment, but have to go through the assessment of the official, not to mention how good the character is, but for the people to do things is also unambiguous.

But Song Zhutou will not explain these words to Niu Fugui and others, these little people who only know how to farm all their lives, you have told them many things, and they don't understand.

At the dinner table, Niu Dazhu got acquainted with the three catchers for a while, and when he saw that his father was so anxious that he couldn't eat, he asked about catching the thief.

A catcher was a little happy after two sips of wine, and when he heard Niu Dazhu ask about the case, he said quickly: "I don't think you have a thief in your backyard." ”

Niu Fugui and Niu Dazhu immediately frowned when they heard this, what do you mean by this, do these officials think that the theft of their family is fake?

The loss of more than 5,000 catties of grain is real, they all looked at it yesterday, and most of it is gone this morning, why don't you believe them?

However, Niu Laifu heard the sound of catching fast, and hurriedly asked, "Little brother, what do you mean by this?" ”

The catcher only said that he did not come to the thief, but did not say that he was not robbed, and he immediately thought that this meant that Niu Fugui's family was a thief...... Maybe it's their own family?