Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 48 - Meals at the Liuhe Building

"Is this the headquarters where Second Master Lian was chasing me all those years ago?" As expected, the scenery was good, with just a glance, it could see all of Yi County. Tsk tsk, the Liu County Order must have been beside them right? " Xiao Letian stood in front of the window and looked at the scenery of the city, and said with emotion.

At this time, Liu County Order was already waiting in the room. He politely saluted and stood by Xiao Letian's side with an apologetic smile, "Years ago, Second Master Lian said that he would bring me to catch bandits. How would he know that it was you, a fierce dragon! "As the saying goes, 'not a fierce dragon, but a river, hahaha …'"

The Level 7 County Order was the lowest level amongst all the officials, and below him were unranked officials. The pillars of government authority had long refined and refined their beard, and with just a few sentences, Xiao Letian was completely amused.

"Sit, sit. If outsiders were to see Liu County Order eating with me, the Second Demon, won't you let others learn from you? "Hahaha …" Xiao Letian smiled as he sat in the main seat.

Liu County Order did not speak, but constable head Wang Hu smiled and said, "I want to see who dares! In Yi County, if there is anyone who dares to be disrespectful to Mr. Xiao and the county magistrate, I, Wang Hu, will make them beg for death … "

"Alright, alright. I know how amazing you are. Let's sit together and have them serve the dishes …" As Xiao Letian spoke, the surrounding people dared to come up to the table. Fan Lian, Liu County Order, Wang Hu and a few officials of the county magistrate sat down together with a smile on their faces, waiting for the wine and dishes to be served.

At this time, the owner of Liu He Restaurant came rushing up the stairs. He personally carried a large porcelain plate with a pair of pure white bear paws emitting hot steam. It was actually a pair of Northern White Bear paws imported from Raksha Country.

The owner placed the plate in the middle of the table. Before he could announce the name of the dish, he kowtowed three times on the floor, "Thank you, benefactor, for receiving this person's respect …" My god, these three head-banging noises made the ceiling on the second floor turn grey.

The Liu County Order realized that Xiao Letian did not understand and immediately said in a low voice, "The owner of the Six United Pavilion has been bullied by Lian Er all year round, and each year he would only pay his respects to Xiao Letian with no less than a thousand taels of silver. Furthermore, one of his concubines was once humiliated by as well, so calling you 'benefactor' is only natural, it's normal …"

This time, Xiao Letian finally realised something. At that moment, he felt that he was so tall, like he was a hero. He had stepped on Lian Er to death, and he had also received a large amount of Reputation points.

Xiao Letian raised his hand to signal the boss to stand up, and then said to the officials at the seats: "Look, the commoners know how to repay favors, as long as you treat them slightly well, they will remember you for the rest of their lives. That old bastard, Lian'er, how are you doing? "His family's wealth was all gone and he had a stroke. He looked really pitiful …"

"But who is to blame? This lowly person is arrogant and proud, to the point of even taking pleasure in bullying the weak. How can such a person not have retribution? Xiao Letian actually taught these officials a serious lesson. What was even more peculiar was that these officials stretched out their necks as if they were listening to Shangguan's lecture, their faces full of reverence.

I am also born a commoner, so I naturally know the hardships of the common people. In the past, my salary was not as low as that of someone who took a bribe, but now that I receive Master Xiao's money, I get three times my salary every month, which is already enough, so I am really not a human being anymore. "

Following Wang Hu were the officials who expressed their positions. In their eyes, since Xiao Letian had more salary than the imperial government, then the person at the top of their hearts would naturally be Xiao Letian. Loyalty was something that came with a price. The one who offered the most would be the boss.

Under the boss's instructions, the Eight Treasures Mat was served up. There were only sixteen dishes of Eight Treasures Mountain and Eight Treasures Water. There didn't seem to be many of them, but the quality was incomparable to that of future generations.

Bear paw, deer antler, elephant pull, hump, fruit beaver, leopard embryo, deer tendon, monkey brain, this is the color of the eight treasures.

Swallow nest, shark fin, black ginseng, fish belly, Yao Zhu, abalone, light vegetables, baby fish, this is water eight precious dishes.

was dazzled by the sight of the sixteen hard dishes gathered together by the Eight Treasures of Mountains and Rivers. It wasn't a big deal if it wasn't messy. Most of the dishes had only heard of its name, but had never seen anything real before. Originally in Prince Kung Mansion, Yi? The Flowing Water Door that Xiao Letian prepared was even more sumptuous than this. It was a pity that in order to explain the Industrial Zones's plan, Xiao Letian wasn't able to eat the best of the best.

Today was the day the old turtle was going to have his meal.

In fact, since ancient times, the dishes of the Eight Treasures Dinner were different depending on the region and season. Usually, when one wanted to eat a real Eight Treasures Dining Hall, other than a large restaurant in the capital, a restaurant like the Liuhe Restaurant had to be prepared at least a month in advance.

Furthermore, in order to repay Xiao Letian's kindness, the owner of the Sixth Department spent a total of two months to prepare the goods. Especially that pair of pure white bear paws, which he bought from Russian's caravan outside his mouth.

Fan Lian, who was sitting beside Xiao Letian, was someone who knew his stuff from travelling to the north and south. With just a glance, he could roughly guess the price of this table, it would definitely not be possible to get it without paying five hundred silver. This favor is truly interesting. It seems that in the future, if there is anything good, I must not forget this thoughtful boss.

Just as Xiao Letian was explaining some interesting historical events in Europe to the group of officials, suddenly, the faint sound of crying and people arguing came from outside the window. Xiao Letian looked outside the window in puzzlement, and discovered that at a corner not far away, the figures of people were moving about in the alleyway, as if there were a lot of people arguing with each other.

"What's going on?" Xiao Letian asked in confusion. When constable head Wang Hu saw that there was actually someone who dared to disturb Mr. Xiao's appetite, and even asked him to stand up and walk out, "Sir, take your time to eat, let me see, who dares to be so bold?"

When Wang Hu walked out of the private room, Xiao Letian gave a look to the guards by the side, and then, the two guards quickly chased after him.

After a while, the noise outside became louder and louder. It sounded like a woman was crying and crying out that she felt wronged. There was also a strange sound mixed within.

"How can the heavens not open their eyes? Are you trying to force our family to the brink of death? You can even go back on your words! Are you even human?!" "I'll die for all of you to see …" Before he could finish his sentence, the crowd cried out in alarm.

Xiao Letian could not sit still any longer, he stood up and looked over, only to discover that the alley around the corner was suddenly surrounded by a group of people, and there were quite a few people rushing over.

Just as Xiao Letian was about to go downstairs to see what was going on, one of constable head Wang Hu's disciple suddenly ran over, knelt on the ground and said, "It's the Little Wang Manor from the east side of the city.

"Why is that?" Liu County Order hurriedly asked, he did not want to lose face in front of Xiao Letian.

"My lord, we can't do anything about this, nor can we!" The constable looked embarrassed as he said, "Today's matter is related to the palace. What happened to Knife Liu …"

When they heard the words Knife Liu, everyone present became embarrassed. They had basically guessed the reason why. At this time, Xiao Letian's guards ran back.

"Mister Qi, these bastards aren't human at all. They're simply animals …" Under the guard's angry words, Xiao Letian finally understood the cause and effect. So today's matter was tied to the eunuchs in the palace.

Ever since the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, although the number of eunuchs had greatly decreased compared to that of the Ming Dynasty, it had not been cancelled. Every year, many eunuchs would be sent out of the palace to select and supplement the young eunuchs.

Usually, the eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty stayed in Baoding, Cang Prefecture, Da Ming and most of the generations of Langfang. On one hand, it was densely populated and there were plenty of children of appropriate age to choose from. On the other hand, their accent and living habits were very similar to those in the capital, so there wasn't too much trouble for them to use.

Therefore, in the surrounding counties around the capital, there were branch offices and families that could not support their sons. They cruelly allowed their children to enter the palace to become eunuchs, so as to be able to fill their mouths with food.

Knife Liu was connected to the palace. The eunuchs and eunuchs that Yi County selected had to register with him first, and they had to be stabbed. Actually, according to the rules, the eunuchs should have been sent to the capital to be cut by the stewards, but since there was a certain death rate, the stewards decided to save the matter and let the servants handle it.

After cutting that knife, you survived after ten days. Now you have the qualification to enter the palace and become a eunuch. If you can't survive that, then you can only blame yourself.

The wife of the phthisic ghost of the Little Wang Manor grew vegetables and sold them for a living all year round. Because his family was truly poor, in order to let his son have a meal, she brought his son, Er Mao, to the Knife Liu.

Normally, Knife Liu was a good person, but when he saw that Er Mao was not handicapped and had a handsome face, he immediately guaranteed that he would be able to enter the palace. As long as he could live for ten days. It was because of this promise that his mother steeled her heart and allowed her son to be stabbed.

"But who would have thought that this year's eunuchs who were sent to the chamber would be so hateful. He actually asked for bribes from these parents, saying that they had to give him a spot of five liang, or else he wouldn't be able to enter the palace. Er Mao was f * cking angry, and went to find them to argue, but that Eunuch Zheng actually beat him up without even saying a word. Er Mao was too angry, and ran into a wall … "

"Is he alright?" Xiao Letian's good mood could be considered to be completely gone today.

"I've already invited the doctor over. The person I just saw is still breathing …"

It was dead silent in the room. Fan Lian kept giving Xiao Letian meaningful looks, meaning to tell him to calm down. However, Xiao Letian's heart was like a blade of grass, tearing the buckle of his robe, as he paced back and forth in front of the window.

At this time, Liu County Order also opened his mouth, "Mr. Xiao naturally has a merciful heart, but this kind of thing is too much, how many can you care about? "How about this, I'll let this woman go to the county magistrate court to do some menial work, which can be considered as helping their family!"

Even though they were all officials, there were too many people in the Great Qing Dynasty that they could not control. A eunuch in the palace was one such type of existence.

Xiao Letian stared at the crowd outside the window coldly. "Go and get the best doctor, I will go and see..."

Hearing that, Fan Lian secretly sighed in his heart: My dear Young Master, you want to meddle in other people's business again?