"Common women meet the prince and the princess." Wang said, and she and the women behind her saluted Chu Xuanchen.
"No courtesy." Chu Xuanchen said calmly.
"Your Majesty, we know that you have worked hard all the way, so we have specially prepared a welcome banquet for you. Come on, please come in." After Wang said enthusiastically, he quickly walked ahead to lead the way.
After Chu Xuanchen nodded, he led everyone in.
When we walked into the county government office, we saw that it was very desolate and dilapidated inside. This was probably the most dilapidated county government office we had ever seen.
Seeing such an environment, everyone can predict how difficult the days ahead will be.
Soon, Wang took everyone to the county government's dining hall.
I saw that there were many old tables and chairs in the dining hall. Above each table, there was a roast chicken, some meat, and several stir-fried vegetables.
At this time, Mrs. Wang said enthusiastically: "Your Majesty, look, this is the meal we have been busy all morning and carefully prepared for you. Are you all hungry? Come, take a seat quickly, please have a meal!"
Chu Xuanchen looked at the food on the table and found that the dishes were very delicate and delicious, and they were obviously made with great care.
He didn't expect that the conditions in Longxing County were so poor that everyone would be willing to entertain them with such good food.
He looked at Wang and the others again and found that each of them was wearing an apron, their faces were tired from work, and they were covered in sweat. However, each of their faces was filled with expectant smiles, giving people a very sincere feeling.
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He said: "Okay, thank you."
Then, he took everyone to sit down.
At this time, Fang Zheng hurriedly walked over and said with an apologetic expression: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, the conditions in this county are limited, so we don't have anything good to entertain you. We only have these simple meals. Please forgive me."
Chu Xuanchen said: "It doesn't matter. In fact, you have already prepared very well. Magistrate Fang, I'm afraid you haven't eaten yet, so let's sit down and eat together!"
"No, Prince, how can we have dinner with you? You guys eat quickly, we have food next door." Magistrate Fang said.
"Okay then! Then you can go and have dinner next door!" Chu Xuanchen said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Magistrate Fang finished speaking, he called other officials and went to the next room to have dinner.
Now, in addition to Chu Xuanchen's people, there were also several maids from the county government standing in the dining room.
After walking on the road for a long time, everyone was indeed hungry, so they sat down and started to eat heartily.
Yun Ruoyue and Chu Xuanchen were also eating slowly.
Although the food is not as rich as Liwangfu, it is already very good for this place!
Yun Ruoyue was eating when she suddenly saw the maids from the county government across the street, staring at the chicken drumsticks in her hand and swallowing their saliva.
She looked again and found that these maids were all looking eagerly at the food on the table, touching their bellies and licking the corners of their mouths, all looking very eager.
She was startled. Looking at them, they seemed to want to eat these foods, which meant that they rarely ate them.
She hurriedly looked at the people and said gently: "You guys haven't eaten, haven't you? Come over here and sit down and eat together!"
"No, no need!" Several people shook their heads quickly, "Thank you, Princess, we are full!"
Yun Ruoyue didn't believe it. How could they be full when they looked like this?
I'm afraid some of them are still hungry.
But if they are put on the table to eat, they will definitely be unwilling.
Thinking of this, she said: "Feng'er, go to the carriage and get some pastries we brought for the little sisters to try."
"Yes, empress." After Feng'er finished speaking, she went outside to get pastries.
Soon, she brought in two plates of colorful pastries and handed them to the maids, "Sisters, our princess brought these from the capital. You can try them!"
"Wow! These pastries are so beautiful. I have never seen such beautiful pastries before."
"Yes, it looks so exquisite and smells so good!" the maids said, already drooling.
Feng'er smiled and said: "Yes, this is a specialty of the capital. We specially bring it to everyone to taste. Come, let's go over there and eat together!"
As she said that, she put the pastry on an empty table, and the maids hurried over, stared at the pastry, and kept swallowing.
Although they really wanted to eat, they didn't do it in a hurry.
Seeing this, Feng'er smiled and said: "Come on, you guys eat quickly, I will continue to eat."
With that said, she walked away so that they would not be embarrassed to eat.
After Feng'er left, several maids finally stood in front of the table, carefully picked up the pastries and began to taste them.
As soon as the cake was in their mouth, everyone immediately praised it, "This snack is so delicious. I have never eaten such a delicious snack."
"Yes, it tastes sweet but not greasy and melts in your mouth. It's really delicious."
"The food here in the capital is just different, much more delicious than what we have here!"
Several people talked and started eating happily again.
Seeing how happy everyone was, a smile appeared on Yun Ruoyue's lips.
After the meal, the maids came over to collect the dishes, while Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue walked out of the dining room, preparing to get acquainted with the county government office.
As a result, they walked outside and saw Magistrate Fang and the others eating in the next room.
Chu Xuanchen swept the food inadvertently and found the food on the table. There were only a few porridge and pickles.
Everyone ate the porridge with some dim pickles and ate it heartily.
Seeing this, Chu Xuanchen hurriedly walked in and said, "County Magistrate Fang, is this all you eat?"
"Ah, my lord, why are you here?" When Fang Zheng heard Chu Xuanchen's voice, he was so frightened that he stood up quickly.
Chu Xuanchen looked at the porridge in his bowl that was so bland that there was only soup left in it, and said: "County Magistrate Fang, you just eat porridge and pickles. Can you be full like this?"
"Yes, I can eat enough. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Fang Zheng's eyes flickered.
Looking at Fang Zheng's eyes, Chu Xuanchen knew that he was lying.
He said: "County Magistrate Fang, how can you be full with such food? You don't have any rice or meat, can you eat it?"
Fang Zheng sighed, "Your Majesty, to be honest, our county government has no food, let alone meat! These chickens and pork are from the nearby villagers who heard that you were coming, and everyone came together one by one.
Yes. This is the villagers' affection for you, how can we eat it?"
Hearing this, Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue both looked shocked.
They didn't expect that the meat was collected for them by nearby villagers.
No wonder those maids are drooling.
No wonder Magistrate Fang had to come next door to eat just now.
It turned out that the villagers were so kind to him that they were reluctant to eat it themselves, but they prepared so much for him.