Li Qingzhi felt that it was okay for them to eat the same meals as the female workers, but it was not necessary.
He planned to add more food to himself.
There are four pots in their house now, two for cooking and one for making big pot dishes, leaving one empty, which he can use.
Li Qingzhi had the Chang family's recipes, but those dishes were too difficult to make, and he couldn't find all the seasonings... He decided to make some simple home-cooked dishes.
He made fried scallion and eggs. Scallion is a common vegetable in Chongcheng County, also known as scallion head. Every spring when scallion grows, people will use it to fry eggs.
It is used to roast fish, and is also used to cook with broad beans, bamboo shoots and bacon.
After making scrambled eggs with chives, Li Qingzhi cut bamboo shoots and meat slices, added soaked black fungus, and made a dish together.
By the time he was done, the meal was ready to eat, and Chang Zhan had also returned from shopping for clothes. The women workers had lettuce and pork slices for dinner, and Li Qingzhi also served a plate. Together with the two dishes he made, there were three dishes on their table.
Li Damao and Li Ermao ate the dish with great relish, but they both disliked the leeks and only ate the eggs inside.
After dinner, Li Qingzhi said to Chang Zhan, "I have a guest room here. You can stay there with Cuicui for one night. Have a good rest and come with me to see Magistrate Gou tomorrow."
There was a small room on the ground floor of their house that was converted into a guest room. Jin Xiaoye's idea at the time was that if Mr. and Mrs. Jin or Jin Xiaoshu and his wife needed to stay, they could stay here.
Now, it’s just right for Chang Zhan and Chang Cui to live in.
Chang Zhan is going to the provincial capital tomorrow. Li Qingzhi asked him to coax Chang Cui well, and he did so.
That night, he talked a lot to Chang Cui, and kept talking until Chang Cui fell into a drowsy sleep.
The next morning after breakfast, Li Qingzhi took Chang Zhan to the county government office.
After Chang Zhan was dressed up, he looked pretty good. Nowadays, rich men can basically marry a beautiful wife, and unless there are unexpected circumstances, their children will not be ugly.
When Li Qingzhi brought Chang Zhan to the county government office, County Magistrate Gou had just finished breakfast and was asking people to pack up things to be sent to Prefect Zhang.
During this trip to Linhu County, the people there gave them some top-quality white tea. County Magistrate Gou planned to give half of it to Prefect Zhang. In addition, he also added some other miscellaneous things, such as local specialties like dried bamboo shoots and soybean paste.
Knowing that Magistrate Zhang did not accept valuables, he did not put his favorite gold and silver in.
"Zixiao, why are you here?" County Magistrate Gou asked curiously. Li Qingzhi usually didn't look for him unless there was something wrong, so why did he come here so early today
"Sir, I have something to ask you." Li Qingzhi said.
County Magistrate Gou laughed out loud: "If you have something to say, just tell me. Why do you need to beg me?"
County Magistrate Gou liked Li Qingzhi very much, not only because Li Qingzhi gave him advice and helped him, but also because Li Qingzhi was extremely knowledgeable and had a high chance of passing the imperial examination in the future.
By then, they would be serving in the same court, and he might even have to rely on Li Qingzhi in the future... As long as Li Qingzhi didn't do anything particularly excessive, County Magistrate Gou would not be angry with Li Qingzhi.
Li Qingzhi smiled and said, "Sir, it's like this. My relative has an ignorant child who got mad a few days ago and even ran away from home. I wanted to find him a job in the government office to teach him a lesson."