After the Fruit Pancake, Liangpi became popular again, but the supply of vegetable oil was stopped.
"My Lord, please try it. I just realized that eating the hot Jianbing Fruit and the refreshing Liangpi together is so delicious. You can eat both for only five copper coins. It's so cheap. After eating both, you'll be full immediately."
The yamen runner who often went to Zhangjia Zhuangzi was holding the steaming hot Fruit Pancake in one hand and a basin in the other. There was a deposit for the basin. If he didn't send it back, the deposit would be gone. He handed the basin to County Magistrate Cheng and praised it.
"Liangpi? When did this Liangpi appear? Isn't it Fruit Pancake? What is it made of? It's even transparent. "County Magistrate Cheng put down the brush in his hand and looked at the new thing. He asked curiously.
He was no longer afraid of being investigated by the higher-ups for the drought. With so many places experiencing drought, it was impossible for humans to handle. Therefore, he wouldn't be punished by the higher-ups. Of course, he didn't say that. It was a provincial governor of a certain province who said that. If it were him, he wouldn't dare to say that. After all, he had the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. These two Zhuangzi couldn't be judged by common sense. Anything could happen there.
What did he mean by impossible? It was because he didn't prepare well. Zhangjia Zhuangzi was also experiencing drought, but the other three Zhuangzi didn't have any delays.
County Magistrate Cheng didn't know what the expert in Zhuangzi couldn't calculate. He could make money from all kinds of things. If the previous transactions were legitimate businesses, then what about fungus? Could fungus be planted? With this ability, he could probably plant a group of people just by burying one person.
The most puzzling thing was, how did they know that there would be a drought? How did they prepare for it? If they had known before, they would have gone to ask that expert for advice. If they had prepared earlier, the county would not be in such a state.
"Sir, sir? Eat it while it's hot. Take a bite of the Fruit Pancake and a bite of the Liangpi. I ate it like that just now. Unfortunately, I ate it in a hurry and can't eat it now. "The yamen runner saw that the County Magistrate didn't respond and called out again.
"Oh, okay, I'll eat it. Sigh, this Liangpi is so delicious. If I add some cucumber, the taste …" County Magistrate Cheng tasted a bite of the Liangpi. It wasn't very spicy. He didn't know that it was slightly spicy.
The yamen runner smiled and said, "Sir, you're right. The person who sold the Liangpi also said that the people in Zhuangzi were thinking the same. They don't have any cucumber now. Just now, I met the person who gave the Liangpi to Zhangjia Zhuangzi. He said that there aren't many vegetables left in Zhuangzi. Other than radishes, carrots, and garlic sprouts, there are only fungus left. They have been eating fungus for the past two days."
County Magistrate Cheng looked at the yamen runner's expression and knew what he was thinking. He said, "Zhangjia Zhuangzi will be your place in the future. Don't always treat Zhangjia Zhuangzi the same way you treat normal Zhuangzi. It's different there. There's probably only one such person in the whole Tang Empire. Keep your mouth shut. Don't say what you shouldn't say and ask what you shouldn't ask, understand?"
"Understood. Don't listen to what you shouldn't hear. I understand. The master behind the Zhang family's farmstead, a powerful figure, can kill me as easily as killing an ant. Moreover, I don't even know who killed me." The yamen runner understood the situation and made a promise.
"It's not that scary. You don't even know who killed him? You should keep an eye on the other yamen runners. I don't care if there are one or two more people in prison. "County Magistrate Cheng decided to protect Zhangjia Zhuangzi. He felt that Zhuangzi was mysterious.
"Yes, yes, I will pay attention to this. In fact, our brothers have all benefited from Zhangjia Zhuangzi. No one will say anything. Otherwise, we won't spare him even if you don't do anything. But sir, Zhangjia Zhuangzi really killed someone. That person doesn't even know who killed him."
The yamen runner promised again. At the same time, he wanted to remind the county magistrate.
"Why do you say so?" County Magistrate Cheng swallowed a mouthful of Chinese crepe and felt a little puzzled.
"Sir, do you know why the prefectures gave all the credit to you this time? It's because the other prefectures and counties reported to you. Do you know why they reported to you? "The yamen runner tried hard to control his voice and not let it tremble.
"Why?"
"What other reason could it be? Zhangjia Zhuangzi sent three people to the surrounding prefectures and counties to spread the news about how good you are. They told everyone about all the good things you did. They also spread the news about the Curved Yuan Plow. I know someone in the other counties and happened to see it. When he mentioned it, I remembered that the leader was Erniu from Zhangjia Zhuangzi."
The yamen runner finally couldn't control his voice and trembled as he spoke.
"What? All of this was done by Zhangjia Zhuangzi behind the scenes? " County Magistrate Cheng couldn't hold the Chinese crepe anymore and it fell onto the table. He was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.
Cheng Lingxiang didn't expect that Zhangjia Zhuangzi would be so fast and nimble. When he thought of all that Zhangjia Zhuangzi had done for him, he felt like crying. He had long regarded the two masters as his masters. They always helped and protected him in every way. When his credit was stolen, they could turn the situation around with a clever move.
If they insisted that they wanted to use the little bit of food he left behind, he wouldn't believe it. Why would they care about a mere county magistrate with such means? It could be said that they took every conceivable possibility into account. They could do whatever they wanted. No, he had to do something. He couldn't just wait for his masters to help him.
"Sir, the food will get cold if you don't eat it." Just when County Magistrate Cheng wanted to do something for his' masters', the yamen runner's voice sounded again.
"Okay, okay, I'll eat it now. You can leave first and find the deputy county magistrate." County Magistrate Cheng was woken up. His face was not right, but he tried to squeeze out a smile.
After the yamen runner left, County Magistrate Cheng pondered again. His biggest wish now was to see his masters. Even if his masters didn't recognize him as a disciple, he would try his best. However, he was afraid that his masters were testing him. He didn't want to see them now. If he really went and made his masters angry, what would he do if he left Sanshui County?
"Sir, are you looking for me?" The deputy county magistrate, Zhang Mingsheng, came in a hurry. When he saw the county magistrate sitting there without eating or drinking, he raised his voice slightly.
"Oh, you're here. Take a seat. There's only one portion of this. If you want to eat it, you can buy it yourself. It's cheap. You can eat it for five copper coins. The taste is not bad. This is a new product from the Zhang family's farmstead. It's called Liangpi.
County Magistrate Cheng was in a daze today. After a while, he would continue to be in a daze.
The deputy county magistrate, Zhang Mingsheng, looked at the things on the table and nodded. "Zhangjia Zhuangzi is really extraordinary. They stopped selling vegetable oil these days. I asked around and found out that someone bought all the soybeans at this time. It seems that vegetable oil is soybean oil. The day before yesterday, there were no soybeans for sale in the county. Today, Liangpi came out. This time, those people are buying flour.
From this, we can know that Liangpi must have something to do with flour. I just don't know if those people will continue to buy flour. They are coming for Zhangjia Zhuangzi. "
"How dare they? It's a drought now. What do they want to do with flour? So that was how it was. It turned out that the soybeans had been taken away. The Zhang Family's farmstead had one less customer and another one immediately appeared. It seemed that those people who bought the soybeans would definitely regret it. They had thought well and cut off the vegetable oil. Unfortunately, they were facing the Zhang Family's farmstead.
I can imagine that even if the flour is bought away, Zhangjia Zhuangzi will not waver. They will continue to come up with a new product. Do you know who bought the soybeans? "
County Magistrate Cheng now had unlimited trust in Zhangjia Zhuangzi. In his heart, Zhangjia Zhuangzi was not afraid of anything. Even if he led the army there, the result might be unexpected.
"I don't know. It seems to be from the province. I heard from someone that he seems to have seen one of them. He specializes in selling eggs. Sir, you asked me to come here for this matter. Then let me go back and check carefully." The deputy county magistrate was quite well-informed. He told him what he knew.
County Magistrate Cheng picked up the Chinese crepe that fell on the table and took a bite. He said, "No, it's about why the province gave all the credit to me. I heard from Chen Dong …"
County Magistrate Cheng repeated the words of the yamen runner to the deputy county magistrate. When he finished, he did not say anything. He looked at the deputy county magistrate and waited for him to continue.
"I see. Sir, the people under your rule are so powerful. I …"
"What rule? What people? Even if the two masters Zhangjia Zhuangzi become my teachers, I am not worthy of them. "County Magistrate Cheng did not want to lower the position of his teachers.
"Yes, yes. Sir, you are right. If the two masters become my teachers, I am not worthy of them." The deputy county magistrate quickly changed his words. At this moment, he understood that the county magistrate wanted to be their teacher.
County Magistrate Cheng waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about how we can give Zhangjia Zhuangzi more benefits."
"Benefits? The benefits are just some taxes. With Zhangjia Zhuangzi's ability to do business, he won't care about these. Sir, why don't you ask Chen Dong to go and ask what Zhangjia Zhuangzi needs. We will think of a way then. "
The deputy county magistrate had no other choice. Zhangjia Zhuangzi seemed to have no other desires except to keep the food. However, the county magistrate could not suppress the food. Moreover, Zhangjia Zhuangzi already had a plan to deal with it. He could not help even if he wanted to.
"Then what should we do? How about this, for the next few days, arrange for people to guard every grain store. If anyone dares to buy all of the flour again, arrest them and interrogate them. How dare they hoard in the middle of a great disaster? What are they thinking? "
County Magistrate Cheng's words confirmed the grain issue.
"That's good. Even if they offend someone more powerful, that person won't dare to say anything. Our emperor's new policy will not tolerate such things." The deputy county magistrate echoed.
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