Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Fang Zheng glanced at Bai Rui with disdain: "You're disgusting! Is there no food to eat in Taoyuan County? Running here to eat swill!"

Bai Rui looked ashamed: "I'm sorry, Master... I was greedy and couldn't resist."

Then he complained: "Master, you don't know! That Xie Xian is afraid of spending more money, so he keeps saying he wants to control costs, being stingy and stingy!"

"We really haven't eaten anything good! He's fine, going out every day to socialize with wealthy merchants, only bringing us leftovers."

"There are twenty of us! Is that enough to eat!"

Speaking of this, Bai Rui looked aggrieved. This job was really tough!

Before, when running business outside, who didn't eat big fish and meat?

Taking on the biggest job, but eating bland food instead.

"Well, Xie Xian did a good job, reward him when we get back," Fang Zheng said with admiration.

Someone who has studied is different! More professional than you thieves and bandits.

Fang Zheng looked at Bai Rui's disgruntled face and smiled: "Alright! It wasn't easy for you to come out on this mission, Master will reward you when we get back."

"Before long, Master will let you live a life of pleasure in Jianjiang!"

"Keep your mouth shut, don't tell anyone!"

Bai Rui's face immediately lit up with joy. What Master said was really something, and Master Wu was still around!

"Master, are there any other instructions?"

Fang Zheng stroked his chin and thought carefully: "Well... go find Lao Qi and have him make me a phonograph, preferably a small one. Also, have Zhang Biao make more silver foil, and make it more refined."

"What's a phonograph?" Bai Rui asked curiously.

Although the technology of the phonograph is not particularly advanced, it has always been a top-secret project in Taoyuan County.

Only a few people knew about it. When it was first manufactured, Fang Zheng recalled the content he saw online and guided Lao Qi to make it.

Lao Qi was originally a carpenter, with rich experience and skillful hands, he understood everything quickly.

His status has always been very high in Taoyuan County.

"You don't need to ask more, just pass the message to Lao Qi and he will naturally understand. Once it's done, send it to me."

"Yes!"

After Bai Rui finished speaking, he did a somersault and disappeared.

After Fang Zheng finished instructing, he walked back to the household office with his hands behind his back.

At this time, it was also time for dinner, and all the clerks went out to eat.

Fang Zheng sat in the room looking through other account books. After sitting for a while, Wei Shan suddenly entered, carrying a food box.

With a smile on his face, he said to Fang Zheng: "Master Fang, it's time for dinner, you must be hungry."

Fang Zheng smiled slightly looking at the food box.

He's bringing me something delicious so quickly?

Fang Zheng lowered his head and continued to look at various account books: "Xiao Shan, why didn't you let the servants bring it? You came all the way yourself, it's really troublesome."

"However... you don't need to bring me those porridges and dishes in the future, this official is not used to them. Aren't there restaurants outside?"

Wei Shan stepped forward and said: "Master, this was personally ordered by Lord Liu to be delivered by me. Lord Liu always cares for the people below."

"Knowing that you have come from afar from the capital and are not used to those things, he specially ordered someone to make something delicious."

After speaking, he opened the food box, inside was a plate of braised beef and a bowl of white rice.

"Master! This is beef, this thing is not easy to come by! Even the prefect can't eat it!"

"Don't worry, this cow died of exhaustion, there is a cattle slaughter certificate!"

Hehe, bullshit, I don't know how many cows have died of exhaustion in Taoyuan County, I believe you!

Fang Zheng thought disdainfully.

He glanced faintly at the braised beef and sighed: "Tsk, Lord Liu's concern is really touching."

"However... this beef should be taken back for others to enjoy."

Wei Shan was stunned: "Why? Could it be that the food doesn't suit your taste?"

"Yes," Fang Zheng smacked his lips.

"This exhausted cow must be an adult cow, and this official doesn't like to eat adult cows."

"When I was in the capital, this official only ate three-month-old heifers, Australian A5 Wagyu beef, taking the tenderest tenderloin and roasting it carefully on a millennial rose rock salt slab produced in the Himalayas."

"When roasting, adding rosemary and purple bamboo salt is the only way to eat beef."

Wei Shan was immediately dumbfounded, and looked at Fang Zheng blankly.

Awesome! Too awesome! I didn't expect the nobles in the capital to live such a life! That's something I wouldn't even dare to imagine!

And Himalayan rose salt, Australian A5 Wagyu beef, my god! These are all tributes from foreign lands!

In comparison, what Lord Liu ate last night was shit!

No wonder he doesn't like to eat this braised beef! I wouldn't eat it either if I were him.

But Lord Liu's mission hasn't been completed.

Wei Shan braced himself and said: "Master Fang, I haven't even heard of what you said, what else would you like to eat? I'll try to arrange it for you, otherwise if I don't take good care of you, Lord Liu will blame me, and I can't bear it."

Fang Zheng laughed inwardly.

I haven't eaten it either! I learned it from watching food bloggers on Douyin, I didn't remember the useful things, but I remembered the nonsense clearly!

"Alas, if there's no meat to eat, I'll just eat some vegetarian food. This official wants to eat eggplant."

Wei Shan blinked and smiled: "We have eggplant! We have eggplant! How would you like to eat it, stir-fried or steamed?"

Fang Zheng curled his lips and shook a finger.

"The method of making eggplant is also simple. You peel the freshly picked eggplant, only use the pure flesh, cut it into small pieces, fry it with chicken oil, then use chicken breast meat with fragrant mushrooms, fresh bamboo shoots, mushrooms, five-spice dried tofu, and various dried fruits, all cut into pieces, stewed dry with chicken soup, and when the sesame oil is reduced, add some lees oil, put it in a porcelain jar and seal it tightly. When you want to eat it, take it out and stir it with stir-fried chicken gizzards."

Wei Shan listened, shook his head and stuck out his tongue, saying: "My Buddha! It takes ten chickens to match it, what kind of taste would that be!"

Fang Zheng smiled: "You can't make this, can you?"

Wei Shan swallowed: "We really don't have that!"

"Alas~, you can go, this official has two great hobbies in this life, one is good food, and the other is good money. Now that I'm away from the capital, I'm afraid I'll have to live out my remaining years in Jianjiang. Bitter indeed..." After saying that, Fang Zheng began to lose his eyes and slumped on the chair.

Wei Shan's tears were about to fall.

You can't live without braised beef? Then what am I? A maggot in a latrine?

The more he thought about it, the more sad he became.

Wei Shan lowered his head, cleaned up the food on the table, and silently left the household office.

Fang Zheng pursed his lips when he saw him leave.

Damn it, I'm hungry!

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