When the officials saw the yamen and heard the yamen's words, they were all moved to tears. It was not easy. They finally got through it. Mortal world, take a bite, it's really delicious.
There was that official who didn't know whether it was smoked by the spiciness of the small root vegetable, or moved, and tears were streaming down his face. Looking at the yamen waiting there to listen to the orders, it was like seeing his parents, dear.
When the yamen saw everyone's expressions, it seemed that there was something wrong, and the mood was not so stable, so he had to ask again, "Masters, what should I do tomorrow? Is it rafting on the water, or outing to enjoy the scenery?"
"Ask, ask, can, can I go back? Uh!" An official ate two small root vegetable boxes in a row, and choked when he was talking. Tone, looking at the yamen, eagerly waiting for a reply.
"What? Go back? This... "
"Little brother, don't worry, go back to the book, oh no, we will give the meal money this time, 10 taels per person, no, 20 taels of silver, the little brother has worked hard, and naturally there will be no shortage of the little brother. share." Another person heard the yamen's question, and opened his mouth to say a lot of words, he was really afraid, and if he stayed, maybe his life would be left in the village.
"It's not necessary, the small meaning is that you really don't want to have a good time here? Under the night, the crescent moon is in the sky, the water is clear, the breeze is gentle, the adults are rafting slowly, can think of more interesting things matter."
The yamen never imagined that his words would elicit such a big reaction that every official stopped his chopsticks and listened carefully.
"Thank you for your kindness, little brother. I'll just wait for other people to talk about it at this time. I'll rush back to see the disaster in the county. The affairs of the people are important."
The official who had just started talking continued at this time. He was really scared, why did he think of interesting things? In this place, the first thing that comes to mind is how to pick up the water, buckets of water, not counting the water in it, just saying that the buckets are not light.
He quickly made an excuse, saying that he wanted to go back to the county to check the situation of the disaster. In fact, he was hiding as far as he could, and he would not come to this place in his next life.
The yamen was still hesitating, and the official who said he wanted to give the money took over and said, "This meal is 30 taels of silver, and all the brothers in the county will each receive 5 taels of silver, and I will give them back when I go back."
With him taking the lead, the other officials also understood that this was because the money was too small. They all followed suit, and some even had to set up a document on the spot.
As a result, the county magistrate was alarmed. He came here with the two servants. He heard the officials say that they were willing to spend more money to pay for the meal, and said with a smile: "My lord, the lower official knows , adults are willing to spend these money not only to eat a few meals, but to help Sanshui County through this drought, this time, Xiaguan will thank you adults on behalf of the people of Sanshui County."
As soon as these words were said, and there were two servants there, everyone did not dare to go back on their words. As long as the magistrate Cheng said the words in the last memorial, then they would not just come out to play in violation of the rules, one by one. Estimate how much money you will spend.
It’s not that I don’t know, I regretted it once I calculated it, especially the first person who spoke just now was stared at by other people at this time, and the meal money of 30 taels was given, after all, he had eaten his stomach. Inside, but each yamen five taels of silver? How many yamen are there in Sanshui County?
There were two Shangguan, and these officials could only accept it again, and then began to eat the food on the table hard, wishing they could eat all the money back, and the soup was also bowl after bowl.
County magistrate Cheng didn't bother, turned around and left, and went to eat his own food. His food was better, especially the small root vegetable box. Other people's boxes might even be packed with some wild garlic. His insides were all tender. The tender root vegetables, and the villagers specially marinate some good root vegetables with salt, which can be said to be fresh and delicious when you eat them.
When these people were eating, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were also eating, and they seemed to have thought of it together. They also made small root vegetable boxes and cat ear soup. The only difference was that other people's root vegetable boxes only had root vegetables and eggs. They had shrimp in it.
Three-inch-long shrimp, some restaurants use it to make whole shrimp dishes, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan made the shrimp chopped up and wrapped in a box, and the small root vegetables should also be soaked in water for a while, so it doesn't taste so good Spicy, tender small root vegetables won't jam your teeth.
"It's delicious, it's really delicious, it tastes really good when it goes with the small root vegetable and cat ear soup, especially when the small root vegetable has a spicy taste in the mouth, and then take a sip of the soup, the cat ear is really It's fluffy, with an earthy smell in the mouth, and a bit of a numb tongue, I've never eaten it."
Wang Juan took a bite of the small box specially made for her and Zhang Xiaobao, took another sip of the soup, squinted her eyes with long eyelashes, and said happily.
"Well, I always ate it when I was young. There are rivers and mountains behind the orphanage, so my grandfather took me there to dig cat ears, pick small root vegetables, and even come across red in the mountains. When I come back, I will cook it. Usually, it is made into After taking the box, there is less white noodles and more rice noodles, and then I drink cat ear soup. Every time I eat it, I feel the happiest time.
At that time, people were poor, and there were few people who gave money. They always gave some fruit when they came. My younger siblings and I had to wear clothes. Still expensive, are you saying it's ridiculous?
When I finally went, I heard that a pound of tender root vegetables cost fourteen yuan, and meat was only nine yuan. At that time, if someone was willing to exchange it, we would be willing to exchange a pound of small root vegetables for a pound of meat, you see. A picture of me when I was a kid? Thin monkeys will grin when they see it.
Eat it, it's not that kind of food you eat, there are shrimps in it, eat them all, don't waste them, I got rich later, it doesn't matter if the food is more expensive, but I never throw anything away. "
Zhang Xiaobao bit the box and whispered there with a look of nostalgia on his face.
Wang Juan didn't know whether to be envious or sad, and took a sip of soup, "Then why don't you catch fish and shrimp in the river, the little kids here can do it."
"Whoever said they didn't catch enough, they all sold them for money. The things in the river were worthless. The shrimp were only one inch long, and the fish were only two or three inches long. The factory was polluted, and even that little thing could not be obtained. Everyone went to the mountain to dig the roots of the mother-in-law, which is dandelion. It is a medicinal material and can be sold for money.
There are also all kinds of Artemisia seeds, which are all edible. There is also a plant commonly known as Fangfeng, which sells better and is especially useful for treating allergies. It comes faster than any medicine. Pimples, wipe with that water, it will go away in less than a minute.
At that time, the older children worked more. I was still young, so I followed behind and helped me find things. When I was five years old, a nine-year-old brother was bitten by a snake because he was digging in the mountains. We all call that snake. For turf seeds, the poison is not that big, and the blood molecules will never be destroyed within minutes or even seconds.
The dean's grandfather carried him out to get the serum. The serum at that time was not expensive, and the hospital was doing well. Let alone one bite, ten or eight bites, it would be fine as long as it was sent to the orphanage for injections, not to mention the orphanage. Children's treatment, not so much money, and even free treatment.
But at that time, just in time to catch up with an official from the medical department in the province, my grandfather was stopped outside, and he was not allowed to enter. The official was going to inspect the hospital for three days. Grandpa had no choice and wanted to go to another city. , people will not care about the orphans on your side.
Finally, I got some black gunpowder and put it on the brother's leg. Two days later, the leg was swollen as thick as the waist. The official left and went to the hospital. It was too late. After a week, he died. "
Zhang Xiaobao seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with him. He still had a happy expression on his face while he was eating. He picked out some shrimp meat and put it in the plate in front of Wang Juan.
Wang Juan didn't eat at all, and stood there for a while, looking at Zhang Xiaobao, "Then you didn't take revenge? I think you value this aspect the most."
"Comrade Wang Juan, you said this wrong, why do you want revenge? When people make mistakes, there is a law to solve it, but you can't know the law and break the law. One, it was God who did something, that official, and twenty-six people involved were accidentally bitten by a snake.
It was bitten by a snake called Taipan snake. How can you say it is so incredible? There are no snakes in Asia. They live in desert areas and usually don’t take the initiative to attack people. Do you think they came here from tourism? Or someone smuggled it.
It's very possible, doesn't that person know that being bitten by this kind of snake has only a few minutes' reaction time? Those people who died are so miserable, their blood has coagulated, this is really an eye-opener, good will be rewarded with good, evil will be rewarded with evil, do more good deeds. "
Zhang Xiaobao looked pitiful, and found a slightly older cat's ear in Wang Juan's soup bowl.
"In the July 12 massacre, a hospital director, deputy director, and a senior official at the provincial and ministerial level were all bitten to death by a Taipan snake. Before they died, because they knew the snake's venom, they called for help. There is a hopeless expression, and I have been unable to find any clues. So you did it? Just because a child died in the orphanage." Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao and felt a little scared.
"It's not me, you don't have any evidence to prove that they have a bad idea, really."