Smallholder Farming Daily

Chapter 177

Fatty Jia sighed: "Isn't that right? I used to work as a small servant in Weihe County. At first, I waited by the leader's side every day. My neck was sore, my waist was sore, and my legs were sore. When I got home, I just wanted to lie down. What? I don’t want to do the work either. By the way, did they ask about the marble pen holders, inkstones and flowerpots in the room, which are also very conspicuous.”

Qian Feng shook his head, "The stone tables and benches are so conspicuous, they didn't even ask, let alone those small things, maybe they are nothing in the eyes of others, and they don't care at all, let alone they are out to play, It’s not here to buy anything.”

Fatty Jia replied: "That's right, don't worry, when you come to some small officials, you can just ask them directly, this time they are too big, let's not talk too much."

After hearing this, Shiliu asked, "What's their background? I see that they are young, so maybe they are just junior officials, right?"

Qian Feng smiled and said: "Don't ask these questions, I will tell you after they leave."

Shi Liu curled her lips, "Hmph, I'm too lazy to know."

Hui'er covered her mouth and smiled lightly, she didn't want to know, as long as she took good care of herself.

After Qian Feng ate the cake, he went to the stables to have a look, added water and fodder for the horses, and then returned to the backyard.Not long after, the two cooks also came back, and the two of them trotted back with their burdens.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, and the two princes were definitely going to enter the house, Qian Feng went to the front and lit candles in the two rooms. Six pairs of large candles were lit in each room, and the room was very bright.

Qian Feng put the wax table on the stone table in the house, and was about to turn around and go out when the eldest prince stopped him, "Tell me, is there any interesting place around here, and my little brother and I Go shopping after dinner, it's too deserted and boring."

Qian Feng was in trouble, and there was no night market here, so there was nothing to do here.He pondered for a long time before he said: "Sir, this is Linzhuang, that is, the countryside. There is really nothing interesting. The farmers go to bed as soon as they have dinner. It is more than ten miles away from the county town, and it is within walking distance. It can be reached in half an hour, and there is a pear garden there, so you can take a stroll."

The eldest prince raised his brows, "Liyuan? All right, you take the two of us there after dinner."

Qian Feng took the order and withdrew.

With so many people busy in the kitchen, a table of dishes can be prepared in no time.Qian Feng was waiting on the side to pour the wine. The two princes have really good appetites. They have eaten mille-feuille cakes before, and now they are still eating with gusto. It seems that they eat a lot of big dishes in the palace, and they especially like small dishes from other places. .

When they were full, they were going to Liyuan. Qian Feng just ate a few mouthfuls of cakes and took them there. The three of them rode horses and headed all the way to the county seat.

The two cooks cleaned up the dining table outside, and then served a table of simple side dishes on the small table in the kitchen. Pomegranate, Huier, and Jia Dapang sat and ate.

While eating pomegranate, she told the anecdote about her and Qian Feng going to Liyuan to listen to the opera, "Sister-in-law, after the two adults leave, let's go to listen to it too, but the price is a bit expensive, so we can't go often."

Hui'er blushed, "Okay, I've never heard of opera before."

Fatty Jia was not very comfortable, and said: "I hide here to eat and drink hot food, and let Qian Feng get ahead in everything. I hope they don't make things difficult for Qian Feng. Alas, the job at this post station is really not good. Do it, I'm afraid that if you make a mistake, you will be finished."

Shi Liu hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, Qian Feng has been to Liyuan, and he must be listening to the opera with the two adults at this moment, nothing will happen."

Qian Feng was indeed listening to an opera with the two princes, and they were still sitting in the private room upstairs, served by a special mistress.But Qian Feng was still standing behind the two princes, he didn't dare to sit down.

After listening to the play for a while, the First Prince waved Xiao Er to go out, and then waved to Qian Feng, "Come sit down, I have something to ask you."

Qian Feng sat down generously.

The eldest prince's eyes were watching the drama on stage, but his mouth was talking to Qian Feng, "Have you ever heard of officials oppressing the common people?"

Qian Feng was stunned. Could it be that the two princes were playing together, and then they were making private visits in micro-services along the way to find out the people's sentiments?

Qian Feng didn't dare to talk nonsense, he paused for a while, and then said: "I'm just a small postman, I haven't dealt with the county magistrate head-on, I'm just a footman, but I haven't heard of any county magistrate oppressing the people. In this area of ​​Qinghe County, we still live and work in peace and contentment. It was just a while ago that we heard that some refugees flooded into Weihe County. They did a lot of bad things and stole things from the people. Heard nothing more."

The eldest prince nodded, "How much grain do the farmers here pay every year, and how much tax do the shops pay?"

Qian Feng didn't dare to make it up, and reported everything based on what he knew.

The eldest prince nodded again. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with it. Qian Feng was finally relieved seeing that the eldest prince's expression didn't change. He said that the misfortune came from his mouth. He was really afraid that he might say something wrong.

While listening to the play, the downstairs suddenly became agitated. Qian Feng stood up and looked down. He saw several rows of people picking up their chairs to fight.When the actors on the stage saw this situation, they were so frightened that they hid backstage.

The First Prince frowned, "What are these people doing?"

Qian Feng replied: "There should be a quarrel, so... a fight broke out."

The eldest prince greeted the little prince, "Come on, let's go down and have a look!"

(End of this chapter)