It can be said that Magistrate Yao personally came to Lushan Village as big news, and it didn't take long for it to spread throughout Lushan Village.
The villagers in Lushan Village all looked proud, and they would have something to brag about in the future.
Zhang Chengwang naturally heard the news, and it was his brother Zhang Wanli who came back to tell him.
Zhang Wanli didn't know that Magistrate Yao came here because of Nuomi Road, so he said to his brother: "Magistrate Yao must have come here to encourage you talented people because the provincial examination will be held in a few months. Wait a moment, he will definitely come.
Our home.”
Zhang Wanli was a little unconvinced that Yao Zhixian went to the Yuan family first. In his eyes, Yuan Suijun was delayed for so many years because of his health, and his academic ability was no longer what it used to be. This year, the Guangning County Provincial Examination still had to see his brother, who just had bad luck last year.
Good things hang on the tail.
Zhang Chengwang has naturally met Yao Zhixian before, but there has never been such a one-on-one meeting. Even he was a little excited.
He said to Zhang Wanli: "Our whole family should put on clean and neat clothes. Don't lose our family's face."
No need for him to say it, Zhang Wanli also knew it.
Su Yuewei was also very excited. That was the county magistrate. Their parents and officials from Guangning County were actually coming to their home today.
If she hadn't married Cheng Wang, how could she have had the chance to talk to the county magistrate?
If she performs well in front of the county magistrate and gets a few words of praise from him, her reputation will definitely be reversed.
Su Yuewei said to her husband with a gentle smile: "When the adults come to our house, I will have to discuss the Four Books and Five Classics with you if everything is not safe. I will go and exchange some meat and vegetables with the neighbor next door. Maybe I can keep the adults here to taste them."
Here’s my specialty dish.”
Zhang Chengwang thinks this is a good idea. Although Magistrate Yao goes to Yuan Suijun first, if he stays with him longer and falls in the eyes of outsiders, he will naturally think that he values him more. Magistrate Yao has always been courteous to virtuous corporals.
He attaches great importance to scholars like them. If he asks to keep him for a meal, he should give him face.
He nodded and said, "It's time to make chestnut chicken and minced eggplant."
Su Yuewei happily agreed. They kept chickens in the yard and just killed one. But there were no chestnuts or eggplants at home.
It doesn't make sense to have only two dishes, so I simply bought a duck from my neighbor and killed it directly to make sauce.
Now Su Yuewei is not like before. She wants to break one penny into two pence and use it. She used 90 taels of her husband's one hundred taels to buy fertile land, and she still holds ten taels in her hands. Now she has figured it out.
She won't be able to have a son of her own in ten years, and Chengwang is still hypocritical of her, and she works hard to save money for him, but she doesn't know which one will be cheaper in the end. It's better to spend it when it's time to spend it, and gain a beauty for yourself.
Name. For example, she gave Zhang Xinghua a hundred coins the day before yesterday and asked her to buy silk flowers to wear.
Su Yuewei took the copper coins to go to her neighbor to buy ducks. It was naturally too late to go to the city to buy them now.
The neighbor was surprised, "Why is your family suddenly eating duck?"
Su Yuewei showed a slightly ostentatious smile, "When the county magistrate comes over, I can ask him to try my specialty sauce duck. It's okay for us to just eat a few bites at home, but we can't treat the magistrate with what we usually eat.
Sir, such words are too rude."
"The county magistrate wants to go to your house? Sure enough, it is good if you pass the exam and have a good reputation. You will have the opportunity to talk to the county magistrate and even treat him to dinner."
Although the neighbors didn't like Su Yuewei's personality and didn't want to have too much contact with her. But when people came to buy ducks with money, of course she accepted them with a smile.
"Come on, let me personally pick the best duck for you. My ducks all eat earthworms and vegetable leaves, and their meat is particularly firm. I didn't expect that the duck I raised would be eaten by the county magistrate one day. In the future,
I can brag to others."
Su Yuewei still had a faint smile on her face, but she felt that her neighbor was only good at this.
She chose the biggest duck and helped Su Yuewei kill it.
Su Yuewei didn't want the duck blood, so she left it to her, gave her the copper coins, and took the duck home.
The neighbor quickly publicized the fact that the county magistrate was going to the Zhang family.
Not to mention how envious the villagers are, their family has no scholar, otherwise they would be as famous as the Yuan family and the Zhang family.
Su Yuewei cleaned the ducks and the chickens she slaughtered herself in the kitchen, and asked Zhang Xinghua to help remove the feathers. In normal times, Zhang Xinghua would definitely not do it, but this thing was made for the county magistrate, and she also expected to get it from Su Yuewei.
I got a little more money, so I obediently helped with the work.
On the other side, Zhang Wanli was cleaning and even ran to clean the tea set.
Zhang Chengwang has never done these housework. He chose to just think about what questions he should ask him to build a closer relationship after meeting with the county magistrate.
Asking questions is also a part of culture. If it is too simple, the county magistrate will easily look down on him and feel that he is not worthy of his reputation. But if it is too difficult, what if the county magistrate cannot answer the question and cannot step down?
He racked his brains and finally selected two.
Zhang Chengwang also opened the window of the room and looked towards the Yuan family from time to time, waiting for the county magistrate to come out.
Waiting and waiting, after waiting for about half an hour, he heard movement over there.
coming!
Zhang Chengwang was filled with anticipation. Not long after, he saw the county magistrate and several police officers behind him.
Wait, the village chief is here too.
He frowned slightly. The village chief wouldn't deliberately stop him, right? He always admired Yuan Suijun more, and maybe he might actually be able to stumble him.
Zhang Chengwang's face turned cold and he felt that he could not just sit back and wait for death, he had to take the initiative.
He quickly walked out of Zhang's house and waited at the door - when the county magistrate was leaving, he would definitely pass by the door of Zhang's house.
As soon as he reached the door, the county magistrate and others had already walked over.
Zhang Chengwang said with a gentle smile, "Student pays homage to your Excellency."
Yao Zhixian was only thinking about going back to write the book. He took a look and recognized that it was Zhang Xiucai. He nodded, "No need to be polite."
He lifted his feet and walked forward.
Zhang Chengwang was stunned and quickly called him, "Sir, don't you come to our house for a sip of tea?"
What kind of tea should I drink? Writing notes is the most important thing.
Yao Zhixian shook his head, "I remembered that there are still some official documents that have not been processed, so I will go back first."
He led his master and several agents away without giving Zhang Chengwang any chance to stay.
Zhang Chengwang stared blankly at his retreating figure. He had time to stay at Yuan's house for half an hour, but he felt it was a waste of time to even say another word to him, and was unwilling to give him a face to drink tea before leaving.
Does he look down on him that much?
He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he just felt like there was a light on his back, and everyone was watching his joke. He was the number one fool who just took care of himself for Lord Yao.
Zhang Chengwang's face was burning and pale. He was in no mood to chat with the village chief and the others and walked straight into the house.
The village chief only felt that Zhang Chengwang really looked after others, and when Yao Zhixian left, he didn't even do any superficial work. Yuan Xiu is better.
After returning home, he heard his wife Lu Li ask him if the county magistrate had gone to Zhang's house for dinner. He looked confused and said, "Why did the county magistrate go to Zhang's house for dinner?"
Lu Li said: "What Su Yuewei said is that in order to entertain the village chief, she specially bought a duck from her neighbors."
Only then did Lu Li react and couldn't help laughing.
Does Zhang Chengwang think that Magistrate Yao came to Lushan Village for him? This is too pretentious.
He burst into tears as he laughed and said, "I'm overthinking it. The county magistrate is here for Nuomi Road."