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Chapter 145 Jinhua Ham
"Get up." Wang Xian nodded, and strode into the west office.

The first thing to do when you arrive at the office is to worship God.On the west side of the West Yamen, there is a Yashen Temple, which is not too big, but very fragrant. There is a couplet hanging on the left and right sides of the temple gate, saying:

'To violate the law is to deceive the heavens, and to repent is to be tolerant from the beginning. '

The people of my Ming Dynasty are obviously polytheistic, and they will continue to create gods as needed, enriching the huge system of gods.For example, besides the Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Dragon King plague god, all walks of life have their own patron saints. The patron saint of the Yamen is Xiao He, the founding prime minister of the Han Dynasty, also known as the God of Yamen.When officials take office and go to the Yamen, they must worship.

Speaking of it, Xiao He was able to become the God of Yamen because he was born as a petty official, and he had the same starting point as Wang Xian.But in the end, he became the founding prime minister of the Han Dynasty and established the century-old laws of the Han family.

Therefore, the sixth house and the third class all respected this god, and Wang Xian was no exception. He put incense on Prime Minister Xiao, and secretly prayed that he would be safe and safe, and that he would not be in constant trouble like in Fuyang.Although I can stand here now thanks to those troubles, who dares to say that I will be able to pass the next hurdle?So it's better to stop.

After paying homage to the gods, Wang Xian said to his subordinates: "I still have to go to see the Elder Lord, please go back first, and we will talk about it tomorrow after going to the office."

All the squad leaders, catchers, and cell leaders couldn't help but look at each other, and it was Zheng catcher who said in a low voice: "The second master doesn't know something, this county has never been arranging yamen."

"Uh..." Wang Xian was speechless.

"Because the old man said that waking up too early will cause you to lose energy all day and affect your work," Zheng Butou explained in a low voice, "so the old man will only have a good time lining up on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year."

"Oh." Wang Xianxin said that he was using the county magistrate as a member of the CPPCC.What a waste of money.But he was new here, and he was not good at commenting, so he nodded and said: "Then give me the roster of this county, everyone, come over tomorrow morning."

"Yes." Although Zheng Tutou was reluctant, but the new official took office three fires, no one wanted to get burned, so he had to accept it.

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After a short rest and changing into casual clothes, Wang Xian came to Hou Ya for a banquet.

Although Mizhi County is very casual in etiquette and ostentation, he is very particular about food. The reception banquet he prepared is mainly Pujiang local cuisine, but he has carefully improved it.What winter melon and crab roe box, Kaiping white eel slices, steamed beef with dried vegetables, white fish tofu jelly... Of course, the world-famous Jinhua ham is indispensable.

"One champion can be produced in three years, but not one good ham can be produced in three years. The most authentic ham is this Jinhua ham." When it comes to eating, Mizhi County's eyebrows are full of joy, and there are countless treasures, which is not as sleepy as when talking about serious business . "In addition to the local specialty 'two-headed black', the salt to be pickled must be Taiwan salt, the smoke to be smoked must be pine smoke, and there are many other specialties, which are very strict..." He pointed to the steamed ham on a high-sided large porcelain plate , emphatically said: "But it's worth it!"

The steamed Jinhua ham improved by Mizhi County is to take the most refined part of the ham, cut into half-inch cubes, and stand on the plate for 30 yuan.It is steamed and cooked from alcohol brewed Huadiao, and its delicious taste is unparalleled.Although Wang Xian is not an old gourmet, he still moved his index finger, holding up his chopsticks again and again.

Seeing that he was intoxicated by eating, Mi Zhixian was very happy, and let Wang Xian just eat vegetables, but he only chewed a few slices of raw ham and drank wine one cup after another.Before he knew it, he drank up a jar of Nurhong by himself, and Mi Zhixian was slightly blushed, but his interest was even higher, and he sang loudly:

"Thousands of meritorious deeds, laughing at books and making bones, who has ever promised? Aspirations are still conceited all their lives, and they are ashamed to be more shameful than their sons and daughters. Drinking and talking, swords increase Qi, and poetry speaks amazing words. The situation is not convenient, and Huang Hu is not allowed to act lightly.

What's the matter with the dust?East, west, north, south, ten years of still life.I'm afraid Chen Deng is easy to laugh, but he loses his hometown chicken millet.The flute is in Guanshan, the sun and the moon in front of the bottle, looking back and standing in the air.I'm not old now, so I don't need to shed tears like rain..."

The hoarse and deep voice of the old magistrate sang this song "Nian Nujiao", which is full of Gaotang Mingjing's sad and gray hair, and the sadness of getting old before his ambition is not fulfilled.

Wang Xian looked at the old magistrate who was knocking chopsticks and singing, and couldn't help but feel secretly. When even the old alcoholic had "aspirations and pride in his life", he was young, but he didn't have any big ambitions. He just wanted to be the leader of the county and live a good life Get comfortable, it's too embarrassing.

But what ambition should I have?What the scholars pursue is to govern the country and the world, and what the generals pursue is to expand the land and open the borders. These are too far away for me, right?
While thinking about it, suddenly the singing stopped abruptly, Wang Xian only saw Mi Zhixian's head tilted, and he fell asleep soundly while sitting on a chair...

Wang Xian hurried to help, but the long follower who was waiting on the side was used to it and said: "The second master will know in the future, the first master will get drunk once every two days, or once a day..."

Wang Xian couldn't help being dumbfounded, he finally understood what Mizhi County said when he was sober, 'It's great that you're here, I can drink with peace of mind. ' Doesn't seem like a polite remark...

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Since the long followers are all familiar with the road, Wang Xian doesn't want to cause trouble here, and after leaving, he returns to his own west office.This Xiya is the office and living place of Dianshi. It is divided into front and back yards.It was dusk at this time, and there was only one clerk on duty in the office. Wang Xian took the roster from him and went back to the backyard.

The backyard is divided into two entrances, the front is the living room, the guest room, and the residence of the servants, and the back is the residence of the family members.When Wang Xian came back, he saw that they had already made arrangements. Shuaihui and Erhei brought a few servants to live in the front, while Wang Xian and Xianyun brothers and sisters lived in the back.

There are five main rooms at the back, and east and west wing rooms. Although they are a bit old, they are much better than the official house where Wang Xian lived.At least, he doesn't have to sleep in the same room with Master Xianyun anymore... In other words, it took Wang Xian a long time to get used to it. When he opened his eyes in the middle of the night, he must have seen someone sitting cross-legged across from him.Unexpectedly, Mr. Xianyun is also very annoying. He snores all night, which affects his samadhi too much...

At this time, Xianyun and Lingxiao were waiting for him to come back for dinner, Wang Xian waved his hands and said, "I'm full, just drink some tea."

"You didn't say it earlier, the food was cold!" Ling Xiao glared at him, then moved his chopsticks like flying, and said happily while eating: "In terms of food alone, Pujiang County is much better than Fuyang County."

Xian Yun was eating a bowl of porridge, glanced at Ling Xiao and said, "Be gentle."

"Hungry." Ling Xiao had every reason to eat too much.

Xianyun shook his head helplessly, ignored her, and turned to Wang Xiandao: "What is this canon and history for?"

"Scared." Wang Xian put down the teacup and said in surprise, "Why does Master Xianyun care about ordinary things?"

"I'm just asking casually." Xianyun said lightly.

"Then I'll talk about it casually." Wang Xian replied: "I was in Fuyang County, and I acted as an agent for a period of time. At that time, I mainly arrested thieves, comforted refugees, managed prisons, curfew night inspections, escorted money and food, and handled lawsuits... Of course, this has to be authorized by the county lord." According to regulations, officials other than the county magistrate are not allowed to handle lawsuits, but the county magistrate can act as an agent.Based on Wang Xian's current understanding of Mizhi County, he probably cannot escape this task.After a pause, he said, "There is no county magistrate or master bookkeeper in this county, so it is very likely that I will still be working as a second assistant."

"Oh..." Xianyun nodded and stopped talking.He originally thought that Hu Yan only gave Wang Xian a pawn, which was really stingy, and it was useless to complete the task.After listening to Wang Xian's words, I realized that Mr. Hu's arrangement was well-intentioned.If you want to find someone in Pujiang, is there any more convenient job than Pujiang Dianshi?
Absolutely not.

Seeing that Xianyun had turned into a stuffed gourd again, and Lingxiao was busy eating again, Wang Xian flipped through the roster of the county's six-bedroom and three-class class. Everywhere I see the word Zheng begins!
He found that almost all of the dozens of economic officials in the county were surnamed Zheng. The roster, not the Zheng family tree or something...

After reading it, Wang Xian knew why Mizhi County said that the county magistrate himself was "the ears of the deaf - a display".All his subordinates are from the same family. May I ask, do these people listen more to the Patriarch of the Zheng family, or to him?Not to mention colluding and deceiving him.

It’s no wonder that Mizhi County has been an official of Pujiang’s parents for more than ten years, and has no sense of existence. It turns out that it has fallen into the ocean of people’s war...

After closing the roster, Wang Xian also had a big head.With Fuyang's experience, he knows very well that when foreign officials deal with the tangled local snakes, the methods they use are nothing more than fighting one another, dividing them, and provoking them to fight among themselves, so that they all count on the county magistrate to stand by them, for fear of The magistrate helps the other party to deal with themselves, so they will be obedient and compete to flatter the magistrate.

This rule also applies to Wang Dianshi, but when the head snakes are all in the same family, it is really hopeless for me, an outsider, to provoke them to turn against each other.

"Why is Xiao Xianzi so sad?" Sister Lingxiao was full, and seeing Wang Xian's constipated face, she smiled and said, "Are you worried that you won't be able to eat it tomorrow?"

"Uh..." As soon as she said it, Wang Xiancai remembered the news that Shuaihui came back from the investigation yesterday...Yesterday, someone in Pujiang County was walking around the streets, urging people to file a lawsuit, saying that Wang Dianshi had been appointed, and finally there was an interrogation for the old county magistrate. case.

Wang Xianren's two lives are going to try the long backlog of cases as soon as he arrives, can he do it?Brother and sister Lingxiao are not only sweating for Wang Xian...

"There must be a way for a car to go to the mountain." Wang Xian said in a deep voice, "How can there be such a difficult case in a county? Just after the trial is over!"

"Xiao Xianzi said it very well." Ling Xiao said with a happy smile: "My eldest brother and Mr. Hu have learned a lot of skills, so don't be polite."

Xianyun gave her a helpless look, but did not deny it, and said indifferently: "Just mention what you want me to do."

"Thank you." Wang Xian thanked him sincerely.

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(End of this chapter)