The waiter filled up the wine again. When he saw which dish the Jia County Magistrates wanted to eat, he helped to bring it forward.
The Jia County Magistrates drank three glasses of wine and ate a few mouthfuls of food. Then, he looked back at what he had written and turned to ask the waiter, "Have you seen any outsiders causing trouble here recently? Since I am in charge of protecting this county, I can't let anyone cause trouble in Tuqiao Village. "
In fact, the Jia County Magistrates wanted to know if anyone was causing trouble for the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. If so, he would go and ask them to find out who was behind them. If they were powerful enough, they could deal with them together.
The Jia County Magistrates' waiter nodded and said, "Sir, you are so smart. You know that there are people causing trouble here. Yes, there are. There have been people causing trouble here at least four times in the past few days."
"Hmm? Someone really dares to come here? Tell me what kind of people they are. "The Jia County Magistrates put on a straight face and said angrily.
"I'll tell you now. My first time in the past few days was the day before yesterday. I had nothing to do on the second floor, so I wanted to walk around the first floor. Guess what happened? There were three people sitting by the window and quarreling with the waiter downstairs. Our waiter didn't say anything. It was the three people talking. Guess what they said? "
The waiter looked nervous as if he had encountered something very difficult. The Jia County Magistrates listened carefully and asked, "What did they say?"
"That guy was very fierce. They said why didn't we let them eat? Why didn't we let them eat? Why didn't we let them take away the leftovers? In the end, we had no choice but to give them some leftover steamed buns. When they left this time, I was scared. They … "
"I know. Three beggars came. Didn't they leave after giving them steamed buns? Then don't say it again. Say it again. "
The Jia County Magistrates did not have the slightest interest in the three beggars. It was only Between the Clouds and the Water that was easy to talk to. Otherwise, he would have already beaten them up. Why would he still give them steamed buns? This was useless to him. Counting on these three beggars to help him deal with Zhangjia Zhuangzi was impossible. He interrupted the waiter and asked him to continue.
The waiter nodded. "The next time? That would be the noon of the day before yesterday. When this humble one was guarding the second floor, a few people came up. They were all well-dressed. That guy, the first one directly gave this humble one six copper coins. This humble one was so happy that this humble one specifically told them a few signature dishes.
But when I served the dishes, guess what happened to that guy? You definitely won't be able to guess it. That guy, those people, when they look at the dish, they look at me. When they look at me, they look at the dish. I don't even know if I'm myself or the dish. I don't even know if the dish is the dish or … "
"Pick the important ones." The Jia County Magistrates frowned.
"Okay, pick the important ones. That is, they felt that this humble one was harming them, so they fed the worms to them. Those guys, their eyes looked as if they wanted to eat this humble one. But this humble one is not a dish. The humble one is the humble one, and the dish is … Well, don't be angry, this humble one will continue. This humble one is used to it.
What's going on? This dish is stir-fried chives and sandworms. Sandworms are insects. They grew up in the sea. When the Zhang family's farmstead went there to help deal with the locust plague, they went there to collect them. If they were alive, they would be raised, and if they were dead, they would be dried. When it's time to eat them, they would be served with warm water.
This dish is delicious. My master said that eating this dish is good for the body. They don't know, so they asked this humble one to eat the whole plate of stir-fried spoon worms. This humble one can't eat it normally, so I'll serve you some later. What do you think? "
The waiter explained patiently. Fortunately, County Magistrate Jia's expression returned to its original state after he finished explaining the matter.
"What happened after that?" The Jia County Magistrates was mainly thinking about whether those people had any conflicts with the restaurant, to what extent, and who was their family's backer.
"After that, they said that they had wronged this humble one and gave this humble one six copper coins. They gave this humble one a total of twelve copper coins. They also paid for the meal. Sir, you really don't want to eat the spoon worms? Although they look scary, if you want to eat them again after you eat them, they're worth ten taels of silver per plate. "
The waiter gestured and tried to persuade the Jia County Magistrates to eat. The Jia County Magistrates felt uncomfortable when he heard this. Who would eat that? He waved his hand and said, "No, I'll save you some money. Tell me about the last two times."
The waiter showed a regretful look. He rearranged the dishes and said, "The third time was yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, when it was almost night time, a man was eating on the first floor. He came from the market and didn't have much money. He only ordered some dried tofu and a bowl of wine.
After he finished eating, he said that his stomach hurt and ran to the outhouse in the back. He came here many times and kept saying that our dried tofu wasn't good. He wanted to sue us, but our dried tofu has always been the best. It's impossible that there's something wrong with it. "
"And then? He died? "The Jia County Magistrates asked excitedly.
"No, we have a resident doctor in the restaurant. How could we let him die? The doctor came immediately and examined his illness. He said that it had nothing to do with the dried tofu and that it was because he ate something else. After that, the doctor asked him what he ate and said that he didn't want to live anymore.
He bought some small shrimps at the market. In order to save money, he skewered them with sticks and roasted them. He didn't roast them well and drank a lot of cold water. The doctor gave him medicine, and the restaurant paid for it. Fortunately, he came to the restaurant to eat. Otherwise, he would have died on the way home.
I followed the doctor to take a look. The thing that came out was so smelly. I almost fell into it. Sir, let me tell you what the thing that came out was. If you look at it from a distance … "
"Don't talk about it. It's the fourth time." The Jia County Magistrates also vomited and tried not to think about it.
The waiter was obedient and didn't say anything. He coughed softly and continued, "The fourth time was this morning. Two people came and ate on the first floor. After they finished eating, they complained that the food was bad and that the heat was too strong."
"So the heat was too strong? It seems that they were picky. "The Jia County Magistrates became interested again. Usually, people like that were either rich or noble.
"What did they use to cook? For breakfast, there was soy milk, tofu pudding, and the restaurant's signature snack, rice crust. After the rice was steamed, there was some leftover rice under the pot. They said that the heat was too strong. If they had known, they wouldn't have sent it. Sir, don't you think they were making trouble? In the end, they said that the meal was free. Then they happily finished it and didn't leave anything behind. They saved four copper coins. "
The waiter said unhappily, as if he looked down on the two people.
"That's it? That's it? " The Jia County Magistrates gave up for the last time. What could he expect from people who caused trouble for the sake of saving four copper coins?
"That's it. Sir, do you want to try the rice crust? You can eat it as a snack. It's crunchy. "The waiter continued to push the dishes.
The Jia County Magistrates was not in the mood to eat. He had asked for so long in vain. He shook his head and said, "I don't want to taste it. You can leave now. After I finish eating, I'll find a yard to rest in the back."
"Okay, Sir, please eat. I'll go and frame the poem you wrote." The waiter didn't forget the words. He walked over and rolled it up, then left after saying that.
The Jia County Magistrates sat there and ate a few mouthfuls of food and drank some wine. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. The waiter just now was a little too easy to talk to. If it was another place, it wouldn't be wrong. But didn't the restaurant Between the Clouds and the Water know that he was not on good terms with their owner? When he heard him ask if there was anyone causing trouble, it was impossible for him to be so straightforward. He must be lying.
He secretly hated that even a waiter dared to lie to him. The Jia County Magistrates sped up his eating. After a while, he finished eating, put down his chopsticks, got up and left. When he reached the first floor, the yamen runners had already finished eating. It seemed that they had even drunk some wine. Needless to say, they didn't need to spend a single copper coin. The Zhang family had paid for the meal for free.
"Sir, have you finished eating? The back yard is ready. "The Yama-yamen Runner came close and whispered.
"Okay, let's go." The Jia County Magistrates snorted. Under the guidance of the yamen runner, they walked to the back yard. Someone had already hung up the lanterns here. It looked really good. The snow in the yard had been swept away and it was clean.
"Sir, please come in. Someone will serve you." The yamen runner was not going to go in at this time.
The Jia County Magistrates nodded. When he was about to go in, a greeting came from the side. "Isn't this the county magistrate? Sir, I didn't expect to see you here. "
The Jia County Magistrates turned his head in confusion. The yamen runners surrounded him and looked vigilant.
"Do you know this person?" The Jia County Magistrates looked at the person and didn't know him. He turned his head to ask the yamen runners next to him. The yamen runners also shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.
"Sir, you may not know me, but I know you. When you took office, there were so many people welcoming you. I was among them. I am not from Sanshui County. I am from the Han family of Huayuan County in Zhuangzi. I have something important to discuss with you."
The person introduced himself. When he saw that the Jia County Magistrates was still confused, he said, "Zhuangzi used to be at odds with the Zhang Family and the Zhuangzi County Magistrates. I want to ask you to help me reconcile. I wonder if you can help me?"
The Jia County Magistrates was happy when he heard this. Discord? Not reconciling? Good. Reconciling? He must reconcile. Immediately, he looked at the yamen runners next to him and said, "You guys go and rest. I will have a chat with this person. Hurry up and leave."
"Sir, you have to be careful. It will be troublesome if there is a mistake." The Yama-yamen Runner said with concern.
"Well, be careful. You guys search him first. Leave two people to guard outside the house." The Jia County Magistrates wanted to have a good talk with this person, so he hurriedly urged them.
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