Zhong Ming is particular about cooking, after all, he is a later generation, and his taste is tricky.

At first, there were no conditions, and I couldn't find condiments that could adjust the taste in the mud village, but now that the general takes care of him, Zhong Ming's life is better.

At home, there are meat oil refined from lard, soy bean sauce refined from soybeans, that is, soy sauce in later generations, as well as salt, fine sugar, and a pot of rice wine, all of which are enough for Zhong Ming to make delicious dishes.

A plate of stir-fried beef made Liang Heizi full of praise, except for raising his thumb to pick up rice in his mouth.

After eating and drinking, Liang Yu still sighed: "Brother Ming, even if the brothers can't mix well in the future, just rely on your cooking skills, it is enough to mix in a restaurant in the city, and we don't have to worry about eating and drinking." ”

The thing that Zhong Ming gave Liang Yu the most headache was to teach him knowledge, and the thing that made Liang Yu most happy was to cook for him.

Although Zhong Ming's craftsmanship was not excellent in later generations, he could afford to be called a chef in this era.

After lunch, Liang Yu put away the dishes and chopsticks, and Zhong Ming said, "Let's go, go to the county office." ”

Liang Yu ate too much, patted his stomach and didn't want to leave, and said: "It's noon, I'm afraid that the county commander is taking a lunch break, isn't it okay to go now?"

Kicking Liang Yu, who was too lazy to move, Zhong Ming said with a smile: "Just to pick such a time, what I originally did was an unsightly deal, how could I wait for a long time to go." ”

There is no way to be lazy, Liang Yu can only go out with a complaint.

Zhong Ming took out the stone lock mandarin duck and kicked the ten gold ingots he had touched out of the armor camp in his arms before going out.

The two of them led the horses respectively, turned over and went straight to the county office.

Horses cross the street, the sun is full, there are not many people on the street, the most lively Hongxiang Pavilion on weekdays has not yet opened, the girls have not gotten up to welcome customers, the vendor stalls are not seen on the main street, and the business of the passing restaurant is also very bleak.

Since the willows have been in the shade of the border, people have always been afraid in their hearts, and there are many fewer people who are willing to go out.

If you want the border town to return to normal, I am afraid that not only will the Wu Mansion be sold, but also an incident that can appease people's hearts will occur.

Zhong Ming sat on the horse and saw this bleak scene, and he also wondered if he should make the Dharma of the Wu Mansion more vigorous at that time, so as to relieve the heart of this group of poor people.

Without waiting for the young man to think about it, the two of them had already arrived at the yamen in the city.

The wall seems to be much more dilapidated, and the wall that was previously pierced by the silver dragon spear is blocked, but it is also embedded with yellow mud, and a green brick is stuffed inside.

The gate is still the color of the paint, and the whole government office makes people look old, and people who don't know think that there is an honest county magistrate living in the yamen, and he is a poor and good official.

Zhong Ming knew very well that He Xianling had made that sum from the Wu family, and he was afraid that he would not have to worry about it for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Zhong Ming smiled coldly, He Xian ordered this old ghost to hide at home with the silver money, I am afraid that he is not a Pixiu child, he only eats and does not vomit.

Liang Yu next to him saw Zhong Ming in a daze, so he said, "Brother Ming, why are you stunned, let's go in." ”

Zhong Ming nodded, tied the horse in his hand to the horse stake next to the yamen, and walked towards the yamen.

There is a drum outside the yamen, also called the drum of daring to admonish, the drum of injustice, and it can only be beaten when someone wants to report the case, and this time the young man did not come for the case, so he did not touch the drum.

Zhong Ming followed Liang Yu to the yamen, and in front of the high hall, two officials were leaning on the pillars of the hall and dozing off.

Liang Yu is a self-acquaintance, he has been dealing with the government in the city a lot these days, and he has only come to the yamen in the morning and handed over the silver, so he is very hard, and he coughed when he stepped forward, and said: "Hey, what are you two doing, sleeping in the public court?"

The two officials woke up instantly, and the one on the left was a tall and thin one, and when he raised his eyes and saw that it was Liang Yu, he yawned and said, "Who am I, it turned out to be Liang Heizi, what's the matter, you came to give my brother a few silver flowers?"

On the right is a pockmarked face, and he also opened his eyes, but what the pockmarked face saw was Zhong Ming.

Mazi's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly pulled the thin and tall man to kneel down for Zhong Ming, and shouted: "I don't know if Young Master Zhong is here, the little one is far away." ”

What kind of identity is Zhong Ming, the nephew of Captain Zhiguo in the border area, except for Captain Yang, He County Order, this Young Master Zhong is powerful, He County Order's own son has to bow his head and salute and shout "Young Master Zhong" when he sees it, how dare they be unreasonable.

In addition, there are rumors in the city that Zhong Ming has a close relationship with the old devil Liu Chengyin, and when he heard that the murder was committed that night, Young Master Zhong was watching from the Wu Mansion.

Some people also say that it was actually the Wu family that offended Young Master Zhong, which led Young Master Zhong to release the big devil Liu Chengyin and work together to slaughter the Wu family.

The outside world also has a little more awe of Zhong Ming because of this, which is no worse than seeing Captain Yang.

Zhong Ming didn't care what outsiders said about him, and he couldn't get used to these servants who were fishing in troubled waters, so he didn't want to deal with them, so he said: "Get up, I'm here to see Lord He today, and you will show me the way." ”

The two of them got up, and Mazi said with a sad face: "Young Master Zhong, Lord He is resting in the backyard, why don't we notify him and call him an old man to ascend to the hall?"

Zhong Ming waved his hand and said, "Don't be so troublesome, I have a personal matter to find Master He, just take me to the backyard." ”

The thin and tall man wiped the sweat from his forehead, but he didn't dare to squeak, and his pockmarked face was also fragmented.

On weekdays, He Xianling is the most annoying for someone to disturb his rest, even if the bell rings today to beat the drum into the hall, he has to wait for He Xianling to be seen for half an hour.

His old man usually goes to the court slowly, does things slowly, and can deal with it tomorrow, so he will never ask more questions today.

Seeing that the two were silent, Zhong Ming frowned, and Liang Yu shook the horizontal knife on his waist, and said angrily: "What, my brother Ming is not good at speaking?

It can be seen that Liang Heizi is powerful, and he has followed Sun Longhu since he beat him, and his actions are much more flamboyant.

If this is the case for ordinary people, Zhong Ming wants to reprimand him, but Zhong Ming also turns a blind eye to the officials in this group of fish and meat towns.

Frightened by Liang Yu like this, Mazi immediately said, "The little one will take the two of them forward." ”

Mazi Face hurriedly took the two young men to the backyard, bypassing the side courtyard, and then arrived at the backyard where He Xianling lived.

As soon as you enter the backyard, this landscape has been greatly improved, the rockery pond flower garden, the repair is extremely fine, I want to come to He County Decree is not to spend money on the government, but to put the money on the enjoyment.

The door of the backyard is closed, and it should be He County's order resting.

It's just that there are often some strange sounds in the house, which are very disturbing to the ears, and the bell rings immediately.

This He County Order is resting, it is clearly a daytime prostitution!

is a good He County Order, if you are full of food and drink, you have to play with the girl, this official is moisturizing enough.

Zhong Ming's face immediately became very bad, and Liang Yu also noticed it, and muttered in a low voice: "This He County Order is really old and strong, and he played it in broad daylight?"

"Swallow the words in my stomach, in this courtyard, there are a few things that cannot be said nonsense. ”

After reminding Liang Yu, Zhong Ming sighed and stood in the courtyard.

Mazi Face also knew that it was not the right time, but he could only knock on the door.

knocked on the door three times in a row, and He Xian Ling said angrily: "Who, so short-sighted, I don't know that the master is doing business!"

Mazi replied with a resigned face: "My lord, it was Young Master Zhong who asked to see him, and the little one had to knock on the door." ”

He Xianling's anger rose by three points, and he said, "Which Young Master Zhong, let him wait!"

Mazi gritted his teeth and replied, "My lord, I can't wait, it's Young Master Zhong from Captain Yang's family, who is already waiting in the courtyard." ”

This time, He County's voice immediately changed, and he hurriedly said: "Hurry up, please, this official will open the door." ”

There was another hurried tossing sound in the door, and it was an aunt with messy hair who opened the door, and Pu Fan hurriedly opened the door and walked to the side yard.

It should have been cleaned up in a hurry, the aunt's fragrant shoulders were half exposed, and Liang Yu's eyes were straight, and he couldn't help scratching his cheeks, but he still didn't wipe the saliva from the corners of his mouth.

Zhong Ming really couldn't stand it, so he secretly kicked Liang Yu before he returned to his senses and stood upright.

After waiting for a while, He Xianling also hurriedly walked out of the house, the trousers on his feet were not tucked into his boots, and his old face was flushed and slightly embarrassed.

He Xianling hurriedly walked in front of the young man and said, "I don't know that Mr. Zhong is coming, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome!"

If you want to talk to the old ghost, you have to have the ability, Zhong Ming also smiled and said: "It's the future Meng Lang, I didn't hand over the post, and when I came today, I had something to discuss with Lord He, and I really had to do it as a last resort." ”

"Mr. Zhong, please come in. ”

He Xian Ling stretched out his hand, introduced the two young men into the house, and dismissed the two officials, and then closed the door to discuss.

This old ghost knew that since Zhong Ming had found the backyard, there must be something bad to say in court, so he did it secretly.

After pouring tea for the two young people in person, He County Lingcai asked: "I don't know what Mr. Zhong is here today, is the fertile land on the ridge in the east of the city not satisfactory?"

The old guy had a really poisonous mouth, so he confronted Zhong Ming about Liangtian, telling him that he was kind to him, for fear that the young man would make some excessive demands.

He knew very well in his heart, Zhong Ming smiled and said: "No, the fertile land allocated by the adults is fertile, Xiaosheng is very satisfied, and this matter was also mentioned to my uncle, and Uncle Yang also praised you for your standard of work, and will definitely report to the court that you have governed the land well." ”

As soon as these words came out, He Xianling immediately smiled, and his mung bean-sized eyes were gone, and he couldn't stop twisting his goatee and saying okay.

The old ghost and the villain are fighting with each other, and Zhong Mingqi is still superior, and the loud slap of the horse makes He Xianling feel comfortable.

In fact, Zhong Ming never mentioned this matter to Yang Yanlang, and he only pulled the tiger skin to deal with He County's order.

He Xianling was happy and easy to speak, and he asked with a smile: "Then I don't know what Mr. Zhong is here today?"

Zhong Ming didn't answer, just untied the small burden from behind him and put it on the table.

Ten nails of gold flashed with the unique charm of money, which immediately made He Xianling's eyes light up, and the two mung bean eyes were reflected in golden yellow.

Not only did He Xianling's eyes shine, Liang Yu was also stunned, he scratched his head and said secretly: Brother Ming has the means, and I don't know where to get ten nails of sufficient gold.

Seeing that He County's order was set, Zhong Mingcai smiled and pushed the gold ingots to He County's order, and said, "Lord He, today's Xiaosheng is here for the Wu family's house." ”

Negotiate money with Qing officials and corrupt officials.

This matter is absolutely not wrong, as long as the money is in place, according to He County's order, it will definitely be able to be done.

But he didn't think that He Xianling frowned, and said with an embarrassed face: "Mr. Zhong, I'm afraid this matter won't work!"