Chapter six hundred and twentieth unforgettable feast
"Thank you so much, Mr. Prefect. Ahem, in fact, it is very convenient for me to go home for dinner." When Zhang Captou heard that Magistrate Zhou invited him to have lunch with him, he hurriedly thanked Magistrate Zhou, then paused and lowered his head.
Declined.
"Zhang Captou, you don't have to be polite or formal. Although you and I are subordinates, we are just having a casual meal now, not running an errand." Zhou Houjie said to Zhang Captou with a smile.
Uh, I don't seem to be polite and reserved.
Zhu Ping'an watched the interaction between the two and said nothing, but he had a strange feeling in his heart. The expression he looked at Zhang Captou just now did not seem to be as polite and reserved as Zhou Houjie said, but rather a feeling of disgust.
, just like being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of well ropes for ten years.
"My lord, what I'm trying to teach you is that you won't be polite if you hold a humble position." Zhang Captou cupped his hands and said.
"Well, okay, you go ahead and tell the cook and then come over and have a meal together." Zhou Houjie smiled and nodded.
"Yes, sir." Capt. Zhang left in response and went to the kitchen to arrange for the cook in the Yamen to add food.
"Let's go, Zi Hou, let's go to the room for a while." Zhou Houjie smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then pulled Zhu Ping'an straight into the lobby.
The Shuntianfu Yamen is five rooms wide. Although the platform in front of the hall is old, it is majestic and majestic. In the middle of the lobby, there is a black lacquered koan, and behind the koan is a background screen with the red sun rising to the sea. There is a plaque of "Mirror Hanging High" hanging above the lobby.
Plaques such as "Silence", "Avoidance", and "Official Enshrined by the Lesser Saints" are displayed on both sides of the hall. A couplet is hung in front of the hall: "To deal with unjust prisons and blocked joints is like the image of Yama; to rescue victims of disasters is boundless compassion and still has the heart of a Bodhisattva."
, fair and majestic yet considerate and caring for the people, the officer's attitude, responsibility and love for the people are expressed one by one. It is similar to the couplet outside, and it should also be written by Zhou Zhifu.
Prefect Zhou took Zhu Ping'an from the lobby to the second hall. The second hall is where Zhou Houjie works daily. The six offices of the government office "Li Hu Li Bing Xing Gong" are distributed around the second hall. The subordinate officials in the six rooms heard the news.
They all came out to salute Zhou Houjie. Zhou Houjie nodded in response and led Zhu Ping'an to the second hall.
After entering the second hall, Magistrate Zhou asked Zhu Pingan to sit wherever he wanted. He stood up, took out the teapot from the small charcoal stove, poured Zhu Pingan a cup of tea and brought it over.
Zhu Pingan stood up and left his seat, taking the tea cup with both hands.
"The visitor is a guest, Zihou, just sit down." Zhou Houjie said with a smile.
After sitting down again, Zhu Ping'an observed the second hall where Zhou Houjie worked. It was decorated like a study room by Zhou Houjie. Several bookshelves were filled with books, including the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as "Datang Laws and Regulations" and "Ming Dynasty Laws and Regulations".
", "Lings", "Da Gao Continuation", "Three Parts" and other law books. Judging from the color of the books and the degree of wrinkles in the pages, these books are often read by people.
There is a piece of rice paper spread on the desk, and the ink has been ground. Half of it is written on the rice paper. Zhou Houjie must have been writing here just now. Halfway through, he went out when he heard that he was coming.
"I'm disturbing your office," Zhu Ping'an said apologetically.
"It doesn't matter, just holding the candle for a while tonight is enough." Zhou Houjie waved his hand nonchalantly, and then started to clear the table for dinner later.
"Zihou, I have read the complaint you wrote. I will leave this matter to my officer. I will definitely get to the bottom of it." After clearing the table, Zhou Houjie said to Zhu Ping'an.
"Thank you, sir, for taking the decision for Ping An." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and thanked him.
"This is my official responsibility. Why should Zihou be like this? I'm so late to get along with you, but it has nothing to do with today's case. I will handle this case impartially and will not tarnish the name of the court." Zhou Houjie said seriously.
road.
"Zihou believes in you, sir." Zhu Ping'an smiled calmly.
This is what Zhu Pingan admires about Zhou Houjie. Zhou Houjie is a principled person. Although he appreciates himself more, public is public and private is private. He is not the kind of person who abandons public affairs for personal reasons. This is why Zhu Pingan has great affection for Zhou Houjie.
A pleasant place.
Separating public and private matters is easy to say, but difficult to achieve in practice. We are all born to parents. One has no relatives and friends, and is not a foodie. The six roots are cut off. The other has no emotions and six desires. If it involves personal relationships with relatives and friends, there are
How many officials can be calm and deal with things impartially? If everyone was the selfless Bao Zheng, then Bao Zheng would not be famous.
Zhou Houjie couldn't help but smile slightly, and looked at Zhu Pingan with even more admiration.
"Actually, I admire Zihou very much. Regarding the memorial, I am afraid that even I, let alone others, will be hesitant and worried." Zhou Houjie nodded on the table and mentioned the memorial.
"If it's someone else, that's fine, but if it's an adult, I believe you'll be able to play faster than Ping'an." Zhu Pingan shook his head and joked.
"That's not necessarily true." Zhou Houjie smiled and shook his head.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then Zhang Captou was seen walking from outside carrying a food box. The food box was steaming and exuding the smell of food.
"Sir, the food is ready." Captain Zhang came over carrying a food box.
"Okay, let's have a meal then." Zhou Houjie nodded after hearing this, then looked at Zhu Ping'an and said, "Meal and simple meals, Zihou, don't dislike it."
"How could it be possible? Ping'an just disturbed you." Zhu Ping'an said.
After Zhang Captou opened the food box and put the meals on the table one by one, Zhu Ping'an realized that Zhou Houjie's simple meal was really not modest, and he also understood Zhang Captou's expression at the beginning.
Which, I guess I really dislike it.
Five dishes and one soup were placed on the dinner table. The five dishes and one soup sounded very rich, but hearing it was not as good as seeing it. If you saw these five dishes and one soup, you wouldn't think so. Although the five dishes and one soup were colorful and colorful, there were five plates in a row.
together, and the soup in the middle is also a big bowl
A plate of vinegar-coated mung bean sprouts, a plate of vegetarian stir-fried cabbage, a plate of boiled tofu with cabbage, a plate of boiled peanuts, and a plate of pickled radish strips. The knife skills are good, the radish strips are cut neatly, and some green onions are sprinkled on top.
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In the middle is a large bowl of soup, which is also the only meat dish on the table - crucian carp and tofu soup. There are two palm-sized crucian carps in the soup. It is estimated that this is the added dish.
Is this the lunch for the fourth grade magistrate?
Zhu Ping'an was a little stunned, and then glanced at Zhang Captou.
Zhang Captou smiled bitterly and gave Zhu Ping'an a look of affirmation. This was his third time dining with Prefect Zhou, and he had already realized it.
"Come on, you're welcome, the steamed buns are enough." Zhou Houjie greeted warmly.
"Do you usually eat these?" Zhu Ping'an asked curiously, a little unbelievable that after he won the imperial examination, his family's living conditions would be greatly improved, let alone Zhou Houjie, the fourth-grade Shuntian prefect.
"Food and clothing is enough, food and clothing is enough." Zhou Houjie said with a smile, and then greeted him warmly, "Zihou, hurry up and eat. This is Liuweizhai's tofu. It tastes best when eaten while it's hot."
"Sir Zhu, this is the day you are here, and the master has added extra dishes." Zhang Captou explained with a wry smile, "Sir, do you know which dish is being added today?"
"This crucian carp and tofu soup is definitely the best," Zhu Pingan said.
"Sir Zhu is half right. In fact, this boiled peanut is also a dish added by Fu Zun. Fu Zun previously ordered the kitchen to prepare meals for you. He feels that it is the right way to entertain guests that you have to prepare four dishes."
The catcher shook his head and smiled bitterly. (To be continued.)