There are many people involved in this matter, so he doesn't want to hide it, but the meaning is very different if he talks about this kind of thing first, and if others talk about it first.
Shen Zhi laughed anxiously and said, "Sir, I'm just trying to stir up trouble. You don't know. There are a lot of good things in that house. I'm afraid someone will take notice of them, so I'll spend some money to appease you first. Don't believe me, sir." You see, I brought them all back to you..."
He opened the box and showed it to Magistrate Lin. After he had said all his good things, Magistrate Lin nodded and accepted the box: "Be careful with your words and deeds in the future! Don't make arbitrary opinions!"
Shen Zhi came out, frowning.
The last time he hunted a bear, County Magistrate Lin refused to let him go, but eventually the bear was killed. This was a political achievement, and Magistrate Lin smiled a little after seeing it.
But this time, when I met a tomb robber, what should I return to the public? Or should I just go into his pocket?
After getting a few hundred taels of silver, someone died in the family, and giving someone this kind of virtue for twenty taels is really worth a dime...
Shen Zhi sighed: "The life of the poor is cheap! Human life is worthless!"
He walked out slowly and looked at the people under him one by one.
A group of people were inexplicably looked at by him. After a long while, Shen Zhi said calmly: "I, Shen Zhi, come from a humble background. Am I greedy for money? I am greedy, but I have not forgotten my roots! If you think that I, Shen Zhi, am not good enough, don't want to follow me. Me, hurry up and get out! Climb whatever you want! Don’t eat what’s in the bowl, look at what’s in the pot! I like wine and food every day, but I’ve raised a white-eyed wolf!”
He turned away.
Shen Zhi was a cheerful and unassuming person who rarely got angry. Everyone looked at each other except for one person who lowered his head.
Shen Zhi mounted his horse and returned to Zhulin Village.
Tang Shijin made cherry meat for them on a whim.
First cut the pork tenderloin into small pieces the size of dates, add some cooking wine and salt, marinate for a while, then add starch paste and mix well, fry in oil and take it out.
Then heat oil in another pan and add cherry jam.
Because there are no tomatoes here, and I don’t know if they didn’t exist in this dynasty or if they haven’t been passed down here, so she made it with early-ripening cherries mashed into paste, which fits the name better.
In short, put the cherry jam, then add some sugar, white vinegar, salt and starch to make the sauce, slowly stir-fry until thick and bubbling, pour in the fried diced meat and stir-fry evenly.
After coming out of the pot, a layer of red thick sauce was evenly coated on the meat pieces. They were round and small like cherries, shiny and very tempting to look at.
Shen Zhi was in a bad mood and wanted to come to Yan Baiwei for a drink, but as soon as he entered the door, he smelled a sweet aroma and saw Tang Shijin coming out with a large plate of cherry meat. Let's just sit down and start eating with chopsticks.
The skin of this cherry is soft and sweet, the inside is crispy and plump, and the mouth is full of fruity aroma. Shen Zhi is shaking his head as he eats it.
Tang Shijin fried two more vegetables, then sat down and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, Brother Shen? I saw you had a sad face when you came in."
"Don't mention it," Shen Zhi said: "I just think these officials are more shameless than the last, and they can't be beaten!"
Seeing that there was no one around him, he whispered the matter in a low voice, and said at the same time: "County Magistrate Guo is a local snake and does things unscrupulously. Magistrate Lin is a hypocrite. He looks better than everyone else on the surface, but in private he is ruthless and greedy. Fortunately, we didn't cause any trouble. If we really did, that's what people say. The yamen door opens to the south. If you have no money, don't come in!"
Tang Shijin was a little surprised, "I thought that county was pretty good last time?"
Shen Zhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Pretend well."
He took two mouthfuls of food and asked Yan Baiwei: "Brother Yan, you are well-educated and knowledgeable, but you can help me think about what I should do."
Yan Baiwei said: "What kind of life do you want to live?"
Shen Zhi scratched his head and said: "Let me...I can't even study, but I have a lot of strength. I just thought, I can't control other places, but at least in my three-thirds of an acre of land, whoever wants to do it Even if it’s a bad thing, it won’t happen! I have to find you out! Just like the heroes in the book! Never want an unjust case! But I don’t want to be a hero yet. I want to be an official and honor my ancestors, and still have a few coins. I bought a flower hairpin for my wife...it’s because I want to be a good official and also want to be rich, do you understand?"
Yan Baiwei was lost in thought for a while and sighed: "Nowadays, the cause of corruption in government lies with the higher authorities, so in our state and county, we will naturally follow the example."
Tang Shijin said: "Brother Shen, don't listen to what Yan Baiwei said. He is too formal when he talks. He talks about one thing after another, and many of them are hard to understand. If you ask me to tell you, this question is very simple. Being an official does not serve the people. If you decide, why not go home and sell sweet potatoes! Why do you keep such a county official? Why don’t you just ignore him!"
Yan Baiwei also laughed: "This sentence is crude but not crude."
He paused for a moment: "But it's not easy to ignore it. Firstly, the relationship between Shen Zhi and Guo Xiancheng is not good. Secondly, it is human nature to pursue profit."
"It's okay if you don't stand up!" Tang Shijin said: "Now there are three leaders in Wutong County, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the arrester, right? The three parties can't deal with each other very well, so you have to find a way to make those two bad guys fight. ."
Shen Zhi said: "How to start a fight?"
Tang Shijin said: "There are too many ways. In this world, greedy people are easy to deal with. For example, if you say there is something good somewhere, you can secretly tell the news to County Magistrate Lin, and on the other hand, you can secretly reveal the news." Give it to Guo County Cheng, and then each side will send troops to go there. If you provoke them a little bit, won't they start fighting?"
"It's easy for you to say that!" Shen Zhi said: "If County Magistrate Lin wants to send troops, he must send me! If he doesn't send me, he can also send my people, and he has no troops!"
Tang Shijin slapped the table: "Shen Zhi! How did the old lady from the Gouhei family die?"
Shen Zhi immediately stopped laughing and said, "Who is Gouhei? He's from your village? Is his grandmother dead? Has he reported himself to the police?"
Tang Shijin was stunned, and he laughed out loud: "The old lady from the Gouhei family is so stupid! I said you are stupid! Brother Shen, I really admire you. County Magistrate Lin doesn't even have any men. He is just a bare-bones magistrate." , you still can’t deal with it?”
Shen Zhi was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and hummed: "I'm the county magistrate!"
Yan Baiwei smiled and said: "Jin'er means that Magistrate Lin's men and horses are yours, and the source of the information is yours. Now, Magistrate Lin sees your integrity and sees that you and Guo County Cheng If you don't deal with it, that's why you are so unscrupulous, you just need to change it a little, and he will be the one panicking."
Shen Zhi asked: "How to change?"
Tang Shijin smiled and said: "You are so stupid, how did you solve the case?"
Shen Zhi said: "Of course I can break it! I have been working as a gangster in the capital for more than two years. I..." He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, covered his mouth, and then begged her: "Sister, good sister, let me toast you." , please don’t tell Yu Niang about this, okay?”
Tang Shijin smiled and nodded.
Although she thinks he is a bit stupid, but how can I put it, he is commendable.