Place these pastries on a plate and put them on the table, along with some fresh pears, apples, spiced peanuts, and candied chestnuts...
A table was set up, a pot of chrysanthemum and hawthorn tea was brewed, a cup of tea, a bite of pastry, and the chrysanthemums were blooming in the corner of the yard, and Wu Jin was clinking the bamboo ball with the bell. Listen to the birds chirping in the trees...
Half a day's leisure in floating life.
Comfortable!
Xia Mingyue nestled in the rocking chair, feeling comfortable and couldn't help but squint her eyes.
After two days of such pleasant and comfortable days, Pei Chenghe came to the door.
As Feng Maocai said before, Pei Chenghe came here firstly to thank him, secondly to say goodbye, and thirdly because of his relationship with Xia Mingyue, he came here to catch up with old friends.
Thinking that Pei Chenghe was going to take up a new position in the future, and after this gathering, he didn't know how long it would be before he could sit together and talk again, so Xia Mingyue was very generous and took out the good tea from the bottom of the box. All the pastries made during this period were put on the table, and Pei Chenghe could eat them to his heart's content.
Pei Chenghe has been in the fields checking on farming and well digging during this period. Not only is his daily meals and breaks not on time, he can't even have a decent meal, he can't sleep well, and he can't even sleep well. It's not an exaggeration to say that he was living in the open air, and he even lost weight.
At this time, when facing a table of delicious snacks and fragrant tea, I just felt like thousands of greedy insects were gushing out of my stomach, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Faced with Xia Mingyue's greetings, Pei Chenghe became shameless and said with a smile, "Mrs. Xia, please give me a cup of tea first, and then we can talk slowly."
"How long does it take to make a cup of tea?" Xia Mingyue suddenly didn't understand what Pei Chenghe was referring to, and was a little surprised, "Master Pei, is there something in the Yamen that you haven't finished yet?"
"It's not the Yamen's business, it's my personal private matter." Pei Chenghe smiled with a sly smile on his face, "But Madam Xia can also take a look at it."
"What are you looking at?" Xia Mingyue became more and more surprised.
"Watch me perform illusions for Lady Xia."
"Alchemy? What kind of illusion?" Xia Mingyue became interested.
"The illusion that makes the tea on this table disappear in a swish!" Pei Chenghe said firmly and confidently.
"Okay, this is going to be an eye-opener." Xia Mingyue suddenly became excited.
I really didn't expect that Pei Chenghe, as the magistrate of a county, could actually perform illusions and perform them in person.
I really need to learn a lot!
Xia Mingyue was so happy that she moved back a little to give Pei Chenghe more room to play.
But Pei Chenghe first took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then took a deep breath, and then used both hands to quickly stuff various refreshments on the table into his mouth.
It seems that for Pei Chenghe, there is no need to chew, and he swallows very quickly. The whole eating process can be described as wind and rolling clouds.
Almost in a moment, most of the refreshments on the table had been eaten, and some pastries that suited Pei Chenghe's taste had been eaten cleanly, leaving only empty plates.
Xia Mingyue, "..."
Could this be the illusion that Pei Chenghe said made the tea on the table disappear?
I thought there might be some skills involved, but I didn't expect that there were no skills at all, it was all about strength! It's really admirable.
I admire Pei Chenghe's eating capacity and eating speed, which is comparable to that of a big eater. This is even more in line with Pei Chenghe's ability to say what he just said without changing his face or heart.
Sure enough, the person who can serve as the magistrate of a county is not comparable to ordinary people!
Xia Mingyue coughed lightly, but she didn't expose it at the moment. She just added some tea to the half-empty teacup in front of Pei Chenghe.
Seeing Xia Mingyue like this, Pei Chenghe knew that she had given him enough dignity and not broken the window paper. At this time, he had almost eaten, so he stopped for a while and quickly took a sip of tea.
Moisten your throat and suppress your appetite that was just a little greasy from eating a lot of tea.
"Mrs. Xia laughed." Pei Chenghe smiled, still looking calm and shameless, and even sighed and said, "It's true because when I think about going to work elsewhere in the future, I can no longer eat When I saw the delicacies made by Mrs. Xia, I felt really sad..."
Therefore, I turned my grief into appetite and ate all the delicious food that I might not be able to eat in the future, and then I felt much more comfortable.
"I also made many such refreshments. If Mr. Pei doesn't mind, I will wrap some for Mr. Pei to take away later." Xia Mingyue was very generous.
"Thank you so much, Mrs. Xia!" Pei Chenghe was flattered and thanked her repeatedly.
"I just don't know when Mr. Pei will leave?" Xia Mingyue asked.
"We can leave after the new county magistrate arrives and takes over for two or three days." Pei Chenghe replied, "It's just that I still don't know who the new county magistrate is. I asked people to find out, and they also deliberately betrayed me. Once you get through it, you’ll know it when you get there.”
"It also made me unsure of his temperament for a while, and I didn't know how to deal with it. However, the person who sent the message said that this gentleman's surname was Fan, and he ranked high in the imperial examination. He had previously served in the Imperial Academy. I came to Jinqiu County this time because I wanted to do something good.”
Apart from other things, as long as you are an upright official, can consider the people, and do practical things, that will be a great blessing.
"That's about it." Xia Mingyue smiled and chatted with Pei Chenghe about other topics.
Let’s talk about the situation at the vinegar making workshop, the harvest of this autumn’s crops, and the farming situation that just ended...
While the two were talking, an official ran over and saluted Pei Chenghe, "Sir, Master Feng asked me to send a message that the new county magistrate, Master Fan, has arrived in Jinqiu County."
"Oh?" Pei Chenghe stood up, "I will return to the county government office immediately."
"Master Feng and Master Fan also asked me to pass on another sentence, saying that you don't need to go back to the county government..."
No need to go back to the county office?
"Why is this?" Pei Chenghe was a little confused.
"I don't know, I don't know. Mr. Feng and Mr. Fan only asked me to pass the message. They also asked me to wait here for a while, and they will come over soon."
After the officer finished speaking, Pei Chenghe's face became more confused, and even Xia Mingyue was a little surprised.
It is normal for Feng Maocai to come here, but the new county magistrate, Mr. Fan, is also coming now...
Are you planning to reminisce about old times here?
Is it a bit unruly?
What's more, her place is just a small courtyard for ordinary people. Wouldn't it seem a little bit to entertain so many officials all at once... (End of Chapter)