There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 16
Soon, the news that "the county magistrate was smoked by stinky tofu" spread to Zhang Cuihua's ears.

Zhang Cuihua notified Su Xian and Liu Huixiang again.

"Mingfu lives in the county government office, and the county government office is located in the center of the county, several miles away from our 'Jiaolou Street'. How could he be alarmed?"

Su Xian was puzzled and leaned against the wall, looking sideways at Liu Huixiang, who still had a blush on her face.

It's just a stinky tofu, but I didn't expect that the county magistrate was here. This is a big deal, and the ambiguity just now has been completely dispelled.

The blush on Liu Huixiang's pretty face gradually faded away, returning to a color as white as snow and as tender as slender tofu.

Her expression became much calmer. She thought for a moment and said, "Master, don't be anxious. The Ming Dynasty is wise and will not embarrass the common people like us. At worst, we just don't make stinky tofu."

If you don't make stinky tofu... wouldn't Su Xian's plan go bankrupt?

He frowned slightly, sighed softly, lamenting the difficulty of earning a living...

Liu Huixiang suddenly remembered that stinky tofu was very important to Su Xian. The food and clothing that supported his studies all fell on this stinky tofu.

She opened her rosy little mouth and almost said, "I can support you."

But in the end I didn’t say it…

At this time, voices such as "Mingfu" and "Meet Mingfu" came from the street outside.

It was getting closer and closer, indicating that the county magistrate was about to arrive.

Zhang Cuihua stood in front of the stall and saw the county magistrate striding towards him in a round-collared official robe.

Behind him are a large group of subordinate officials, government servants, Minzhuang, etc., and a large group of people in Ulala!
Oops!

Seeing this, Zhang Cuihua felt a chill in her heart.

She subconsciously believed that the reason why the county magistrate came with so many people was to drive away her young lady.

Liu Huixiang has a bad reputation and is not welcome wherever she goes.

Before settling down in Leshou County, their masters and servants had stayed in many places, but they were always reviled and driven away.

Those difficult years have been deeply imprinted in her memory.

She has even imagined in her mind the scene of holding a kitchen knife in both hands and carrying her young lady on her back to break out of the siege...

The county magistrate was a little closer.

In addition to the servants and subordinates, there were also neighbors who came together, such as Shopkeeper Luo, Uncle Liu, etc...

At the critical moment, Zhang Cuihua suddenly remembered——

Mingfu came here for stinky tofu, so the "chief culprit" should be Su Xiancai!
As soon as I thought about this, I couldn't help but blame Su Xian for messing around with stinky tofu for nothing.

All right now.

Stinky tofu not only failed to bring good business, but also brought in the county magistrate.

Fortunately, she just thought that Su Xian was no longer a nerd and had the idea of ​​entrusting the young lady to him...

While she was complaining in her heart, she suddenly saw Su Xian walking over and standing in front of the stall, side by side with her.

Zhang Cuihua was stunned and asked, "Why did you come out?"

"The stinky tofu was my idea. This incident happened because of me. Naturally, I have to come out and face the Ming Dynasty." Su Xian was relatively calm.

"This..." Zhang Cuihua was stunned for a moment, and thought to herself, "That's right, I'm quite responsible... But my young lady, I still can't entrust it to you..."

the other side.

Shopkeeper Luo, Uncle Liu and other neighbors followed the county magistrate silently, unable to do anything.

Although they were not optimistic about stinky tofu, they did not want Su Xian to be punished by the Ming government for this matter.

After all, they are neighbors, and Su Xian can be said to have grown up watching them.

However, they were just merchants after all, with humble status... Suddenly at a certain moment, the two of them looked at each other and nodded slowly.

Even if their status is humble, they plan to intercede for Su Xian at the right time!

As for whether it can happen or not, just leave it to fate.

……

Finally, the county magistrate Tang Ju stopped in front of the stinky tofu stall.

His expression was immaculate.

The county magistrate, chief registrar, etc. behind him had very stern expressions, and some even covered their noses. They almost all thought that the county magistrate was here to cause trouble.

Next to Tang Ju, there stood a beautiful girl in a white dress with an oval face, waving her sleeves to cover her nose and squinting her beautiful eyes, as if she couldn't stand the stench.

"Student Su Xian, I have seen the Ming Dynasty." Su Xian bowed in greeting, neither humble nor overbearing.

"Is that stinky tofu?" Tang Ju nodded and pointed casually.

"Yes."

“Why does it smell so unique?”

"Reporting back to the Ming Mansion, this is the characteristic of stinky tofu. Although it smells bad, it tastes delicious!"

"..."

The development of things was beyond Su Xian's expectation.

Logically speaking, if the county magistrate was attracted by the stench, shouldn't he just order someone to seal it?

Why ask here and there?
Looking at his face, there doesn't seem to be any expression of disgust... Wait!
Su Xian thought. Could it be that the county magistrate didn't come just to cause trouble?

Just now, everyone on the street said that "the county magistrate was stinky tofu", leading to preconceptions...

Not only Su Xian was puzzled, but the subordinate staff, government officials, neighbors, etc. present were also a little startled, wondering why they were talking so much about the government being abolished?
"Did you make this stinky tofu?" Tang Ju asked again, his tone flat.

Su Xian calmed down and asked for the "Essential Art of Qi Min" again.

Shopkeeper Luo and other neighbors have already heard of this set of rhetoric, but it turns out that it is nonsense and used to bluff people.

But I didn't expect that at this time, Su Xian would still use this nonsense to fool the Ming family!

To die!
They kept shaking their heads and sighing, thinking Tang Ju wouldn't believe it.

"It turns out there is such a connection."

Tang Ju nodded, "Since it is a delicacy recorded in ancient books, it must be unique. I heard that you can try one for free, right?"

"That's right!"

Su Xian was overjoyed. The county magistrate was indeed not here to cause trouble!

He was confident that once the county magistrate had a taste, he would fall in love with it.

Then after the county magistrate Chrysostom’s propaganda...

I just don’t know what kind of wind blew the county magistrate here.

However, Zhang Cuihua on the side fell into a sluggish state and did not make any movement.

"Sister Zhang." Su Xian touched her with his elbow and looked over blankly. Su Xian smiled and said, "I'm going to fry one now. Mingfu wants to try it!"

"oh oh!"

Zhang Cuihua reacted immediately, suppressed the ecstasy in her heart, and started frying stinky tofu.

Mingfu came here to try stinky tofu, which she never expected.

Although the county magistrate is only a seventh-grade petty official, since Liu Huixiang was kicked out of her home, the two of them have been living in exile. A single yamen servant, or Li Zheng, can drive them away at will...

Like today, it was the first time that the county magistrate came in person and had close contact with the parents of a county.

Zhang Cuihua was so excited that her hands shaking when frying stinky tofu...

She has eaten stinky tofu before, and she knows in her heart that as long as the county magistrate tastes it, the matter will definitely turn around!

Shopkeeper Luo and other neighbors exchanged glances with each other and took a step back in unison, their expressions solemn.

In their opinion, once the stinky tofu enters Mingfu's mouth, it will be spit out immediately... By then, Su Xian's sin will be great.

Just now, they were still thinking about taking the risk to plead for Su Xian, after all they had been neighbors for more than ten years.

But now, with the county magistrate coming in person, Su Xian would have committed a terrible crime if he didn't take the initiative to take down the stinky tofu stall and even tempted Ming Fu to try it!

God's sins are still forgiven.

Self-inflicted sin, do not live!
They all took a step back and said they would no longer be involved in the matter, and only shook their heads secretly...

(End of this chapter)