Half a day later, Zhang Mazi walked out of the cell happily. He had become an honorable bailiff in Huayuan County. Deputy Xiao also walked out. He looked up at the night sky after the rain stopped and said to a bailiff beside him, "I want to ask Zhang Zhong, which one is the fake one?"
The bailiff didn't know either. He turned around and looked at the guard. The guard had already gotten the document he wanted. He smiled at Xiao Chi and said, "What is the real one? Which one is the fake one? And Shen Yuan, didn't you ask why the official didn't give the seal to others? You are wrong. Look, this is mine. "
As the guard spoke, he took out a seal from his bosom and flipped it over for the two of them to see. On the seal was the seal of the Hua Yuan County Magistrate.
"Let's go. Don't be silly. You cheated me of two strings of money. I will go to your house." Zhang Mazi pushed Deputy Xiao hard when he was about to figure it out.
"Humph, I let you be a bailiff. Zhang Zhong will be in trouble." Xiao Chi sneered and said. Zhang Mazi pushed him again.
Pockmarked Zhang pushed him again and said, "Bullsh * t. I did do bad things in the past, but only a few people. You can be the deputy county magistrate, so why can't I be the yamen runner? Don't die. I'll do my job properly in the future, and I'll visit you when the time comes."
That night, countless bailiffs surrounded the house of Xiao. There was still a lot of money in the house. They couldn't let others take it away. The county magistrate didn't have the right to confiscate the house of the deputy county magistrate. They could only report it and let the higher-ups decide.
Zhang Zhong finally put down all his worries today. He only waited for the money to come. He started to do civil works in Huayuan County. He started to build roads and some houses in the county.
In this way, he could help the people get some money. With the food bought by Zhan Wendi, the people could wait until the autumn harvest. The people who had no labor at home could send food directly. It was a benefit of Huayuan County. He couldn't let them starve to death.
As for the business matters, except for the shop at the foot of the mountain, he didn't care about the other places. He just waited for the foreign businessmen to invest.
Feeling the coolness after the rain, Zhang Zhong was prepared to return to Jinlai Restaurant to have a meal with his son and daughter-in-law before heading to the other side of the mountain to take a look.
As soon as he arrived outside Zhang Xiaobao's courtyard, a fragrant wind blew in through the open door. Zhang Zhong took a deep breath and walked directly to the kitchen. At the entrance, he saw his son and daughter-in-law sitting there. Between them was a basin filled with stuffing.
Each of them held a small piece of bamboo in one hand and a piece of dough in the other hand. They used the small piece of bamboo to scoop up the filling and smeared it on the dough. With a move of Weiwei's hand, a wonton was ready.
There was soup boiling in the pot, waiting to be used to cook wontons. Beside it were coriander, sesame oil, chopped green onions, pickled mustard, seaweed, and shrimps. It seemed that they were all prepared to eat wontons.
"Father, you're back? How much did you cheat? Oh, how much did you earn? "This time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan heard Zhang Zhong's footsteps. Zhang Xiaobao turned his head and asked.
"80,000 strings of coins. How is it?" Zhang Zhong was happy. He pointed at the various things and asked, "Are these all for wontons?"
"It's a little too much. It's better to ask for less. Now they will feel bad. Father, take out a few thousand strings of coins and build some buildings around the shops or warehouses that can serve as a foil to them. When they are done, we will cooperate with them. We have to let the other businessmen know that Huayuan County values them the most."
Zhang Xiaobao was afraid that the other businessmen who wanted to come to Huayuan County would not dare to come after knowing the situation.
After wrapping another wonton, Zhang Xiaobao pointed at the things and said, "Father, the preparation was too rushed. Originally, there should be some other things. The wontons that I made are different from others. This wonton does not have salt. I only put pickled mustard at the bottom of the bowl.
This wonton is filled with pork and shrimps. It must be fresh, so I used dried scallops, fish, and lamb bones to boil the soup. Later, I will mix it with chicken mince. We still have to wait for an hour. When the time comes, I will put seaweed, shrimps, and other things on top.
Today, I made it in a hurry. There is still some pickled mustard, vinegar, and soy sauce. You can put whatever you want. Father, next time, next time, I will prepare more things and make more dishes for you. "
When Zhang Zhong heard what his son said, he sighed in his heart. After so much preparation, he still said that it was not enough. If it was prepared, how much would a wonton cost? A big bowl of wonton that cost two copper coins outside was directly boiled in boiling water. Who would boil soup for you? After it was boiled, you still had to mix the soup.
Zhang family's restaurants did not have this kind of method. It seemed that his son and daughter-in-law had left the good things for themselves to enjoy.
"Well, when those businessmen finish building the place, you tell me what to do."
Zhang Zhong agreed. He sniffed twice, swallowed his saliva, turned around, and went to the dining hall to wait.
Half an hour later, one big bowl and two small bowls of wonton were carried by Zhang Xiaobao. The soup that was about to overflow the bowl did not spill a single drop. Zhang Xiaobao walked quickly.
Zhang Zhong dipped one in vinegar and ate one in soy sauce. When he looked up, he saw that his son and daughter-in-law did not touch anything. They directly scooped up a wonton with a spoon and ate it with the soup. He also ate one. It was indeed different. It was fresh without touching anything.
These two little guys, why didn't they say so earlier? They brought him vinegar and soy sauce, but they did not eat it.
The three of them ate dinner happily. When Zhang Zhong was about to go to the other side of the mountain, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan each carried a bag and followed him.
"What are you two doing?" When Zhang Zhong walked to the gate of the courtyard, he found that his son and daughter-in-law were following him. The two of them did not make any sound when they walked. It felt like they suddenly floated over.
"Father, since I ate the ginseng, I am not in a coma anymore. It's a good opportunity to walk around." Zhang Xiaobao stood up straight and walked two steps before he heard the sound of footsteps.
If other children said so, their parents would definitely not agree. Zhang Zhong was an exception. He nodded and said, "Be careful when you go there. There is digging and padding there. Don't fall into the pit."
When the three of them walked out of the courtyard, the guards also came. When they saw Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, they led an extra horse. They knew that these two little guys could ride horses and their riding skills were not bad. They also stared at them, wanting to see the two of them fly on the horse one after another.
But Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not intend to do that at all. They opened their arms and let Zhang Zhong carry them one by one.
Under the guard's disappointment, Wang Juan said to Zhang Xiaobao, "This time I am in front, and I am not running fast."
The speed at which the group moved was indeed not very fast. It was much slower than the speed at which Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had sprinted back to the manor. After two hours, the group arrived at the foot of the mountain. Just as Zhang Zhong had expected, the people were still working. Even some of the slightly older children were working together under the light of the torches. They were dragging baskets filled with mud to other places.
The younger children were holding small torches in their hands to light up the adults. There were many similar torches on the side, and they would change the torches after a while.
The old people who could not do physical work gathered together and chatted while weaving baskets with vines and other things cut from the mountain to hold the soil.
In the pot, there was still food stewing. The cook kneaded the brown rice, noodles, and wild vegetables together and sent them into the pot to be steamed.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan grabbed the reins and slipped out of the horse. Holding hands, they strolled around the cooking area. Looking at the vegetable dumplings, Zhang Xiaobao frowned. He then went to the pot and smelled the stewing food. He said to Wang Juan, "The stewing food is not bad, but there is meat in it. The rice is a bit wrong."
"Of course it can't compare to the wontons we make ourselves, but for others, this is already not bad. To make food that normal people can fill their stomachs, this is a skill."
Wang Juan looked at the children who helped and felt uncomfortable in her heart. In Zhang Xiaobao and Zhuangzi, it was impossible for such a thing to happen. But looking at the smiles on those people's faces, she felt that this was already very good. Those expressions were not fake.
Zhang Xiaobao pulled Wang Juan and walked around again. He found that there was no other dish, only a stew dish. Zhang Xiaobao thought that there were a lot of wild vegetables in it, but he felt that something was wrong. Suddenly, Zhang Xiaobao stopped and said to Wang Juan, "I understand.
Look at the children. Don't you feel that something is missing? What is it? Look at the children's necks. "
They seem to be a little thicker than normal. They lack iodine, so we have to think of a way quickly. Otherwise, it will affect their intelligence. There is still some dried kelp at home. Ask someone to go back and get it quickly. This thing seems to be missing. Do you have a way to make iodized salt? "
Wang Juan also found it. It was dark, and there were only torches. It was not obvious when she looked at it just now, but now that she looked carefully, it was different. There were a few children in their teens, and their necks were obviously thicker than other children of the same age.
"If I can make iodized salt, then I can make a lot of things. The fish by the sea is not valuable, and so is the kelp. In the future, I have to send people to the sea to buy it. There is no need to wait for a sea boat. A bigger boat will do. It will be close to the sea. Find some local fishermen as guides, bypass the reefs, and dry the sea goods. The size of the sea goods can be reduced a lot."
Zhang Xiaobao began to think about how to make the people in the north like to eat fish, especially things in the sea. The disease of iodine deficiency was really disgusting. Everything else was fine, but it affected people's intelligence, which was unbearable.
Wang Juan also agreed with Zhang Xiaobao's plan. It was not that he had seen it, and there was obviously a way. He could not pretend that he did not see it.
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