After wandering around the county government office for a while, before Xiao Han and the others had finished walking around the county government office, Fatty Hong had already ran over and told them that they could serve dinner.
But when they heard that dinner had been served in such a short time, Xiao Han and others thought that Fatty Hong would just make do with a few mouthfuls.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the dinner table, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji suddenly discovered that the table was filled with a dazzling array of fine wines and delicacies!
Although at first glance, these dishes are all common chicken, duck, fish, and side dishes and seafood produced in Dengzhou, they are not as good as the bear paws, elephant trunks, and camel humps in the Chang'an feast.
But in this disaster area where many people still don’t have enough to eat, this large table of dishes is extremely precious!
"Ahem, this is a bit of a waste..."
Although Fatty Hong had just been warned not to fool him with brown rice, Xiao Han still felt uneasy for some reason when seeing such a table of dishes.
Because at this moment, he suddenly remembered a movie from later generations: Chef Fan in the movie was holding a plate and said to the guests with a smile: Carp baked noodles, Yanjin method...
And Xiao Han naturally took the next sentence of the line: "In the year of great disaster, it is too much..."
"hehe……"
Hearing what Xiao Han said, Fatty Hong seemed to have been prepared for it, and hurriedly explained with a smile: "Master Marquis, Duke of the State, you can eat with confidence! This table is full of pheasants, hares, sea fish and crabs caught by the people.
!
They couldn't get enough of these meager things, so they took them to the city and exchanged them for rice grains so that they could eat for a while longer! After all, you guys have done them a big favor by collecting their prey.
Got it!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Sure enough, this person who can be an official has an unusually sharp mind.
Instead of taking the opportunity to take credit, Fatty Hong gave Xiao Han and the others a way to borrow a ladder to get off the donkey.
By the way, their corrupt style of eating and drinking has been elevated to the level of doing good things for the victims! If Xiao Han and others don't eat this meal, they will be sorry for the victims and your Majesty!
If Xiao Han didn't know the fat man in front of him very well, at this moment, Xiao Han would have thought that this was He Zhongtang, and he would have traveled through time with him.
"Haha, then we won't be polite!"
Everyone had already warmly invited him and even found a ladder. Naturally, Xiao Han didn't need to pretend to be a saint who worried about the world's worries first.
After a few simple polite words, several people sat down one after another, and as they exchanged cups and cups, the atmosphere at the table gradually became warmer.
"Master Hou, I heard that you are good at seafood, but you must try the wrinkled plated abalone, which is one of the eight delicacies in the sea. This is our specialty in Dengzhou, so you must try it!"
"My lord, you don't like to eat those troublesome things, but you can try this Haihong! Although this thing is common, when it is boiled in water and paired with minced garlic, the taste..."
At the table, Fatty Hong, the owner of the room, was smiling all over his face. He stood and introduced the dishes to Xiao Han and Liu Hongji almost from the beginning to the end!
That flattering look made Xiaodong and Lengzi, who were sitting at the bottom of the table, roll their eyes. They probably had already cursed the fat man who was trying to flatter them!
However, the fat man is not ashamed of this, but is proud of it!
If you are asking for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help!
If you can make the rich man in front of you happy and bring him thousands of pounds of grain with a wave of your hand, let alone pretending to be a grandson, even if he is a real grandson, Fatty Hong will recognize him!
Over the years, Fatty Hong has finally understood the ups and downs of officialdom.
Whether it is Mr. Xiao in front of him or His Majesty on the Dragon Throne, the way he treats his officials is completely different from what is written in the sage's book: Only virtue can be taken!
Nowadays, who can do things and solve problems is the qualified official in their eyes!
Regarding this, Fatty Hong still has a little bit of confidence.
He had seen those officials who thought they were clean before.
Yes, they are honest, they are noble, they are morally perfect people!
But are such officials really useful?
Fatty Hong expressed deep doubts about this!
What if the thief comes? I just die!
What if the disaster comes? I will just die!
When these so-called clean-blooded people face problems, they always have only one way to deal with them: death!
It seems that as long as they are upright and die in front of the people, then they are worthy of Your Majesty, the people, and the people of the world.
But the question is, are they really worthy of His Majesty? worthy of the people? worthy of the people of the world?
When the emperor sends officials to govern a place, he does not want them to be used as puppets to die! Instead, he hopes that he can truly build a place and provide care for it!
The common people under their rule will not even think about dying generously with the officials, and finally achieving the tragic reputation of the officials!
In this world, ants can live in vain, let alone humans? If possible, who is willing to die? Who is willing to use the lives of his whole family, young and old, to be the foil for others to become famous?
Therefore, when he took office in Dengzhou this time, Fatty Hong only had one request for himself: that he should be worthy of the people under his rule and worthy of the emperor's expectations!
The remaining misunderstandings? Infamy? Or even Qingliu’s impeachment?
It doesn’t matter, I’ll just take it! The people will see everything I do, and the emperor will also see everything I do!
As for now? Obviously, Xiao Han also saw everything Fatty Hong did.
He originally thought that he would hang out the fat man again as punishment for his cleverness, but in the end, he couldn't help it, put down his chopsticks, and sighed:
"Tell me, how many things do you want?"
As soon as these words came out, except for Mr. Liu who was waiting on the side with a look of extreme surprise on his face, everyone else seemed to have known that this would happen!
Liu Hongji, who was enjoying his meal, rolled his eyes at Xiao Han and muttered something like: "You shouldn't be so impatient... Let this fat man be worried for a while longer..." or something like that.
"Master Hou..."
Although I had known that from the moment Xiao Han set foot in Dengzhou, he would not ignore himself or these local people!
But when these words came out of Xiao Han's mouth, Fatty Hong still couldn't hide the excitement in his heart. He rubbed his hands and choked to Xiao Han: "You, you agreed?"
"Nonsense!" Xiao Han picked up the tea cup, glared at Fatty Hong angrily, and said: "You damn fat guy, you have even found out what we like to eat and what we don't like to eat. If I don't give you any benefits, don't curse in your heart."
Damn me?"
"How is it possible? How dare you, a lower official, to slander you, Lord Marquis?" Hearing this, Fatty Hong quickly waved his hands to show his innocence, but the smile on his face bloomed again:
"Isn't this because you, Lord Marquis, have a bodhisattva heart and don't want to see others suffer? I would like to thank you, Lord Marquis, for your great kindness on behalf of the people of Dengzhou!"
