Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Li Yansong and Zheng Qiao exchanged wry smiles.

This situation was truly awkward; it would have been better to buy a house together openly from the start.

A waiter came forward, holding the menu in front of the table.

Zhang Dongxiang picked up the menu, and his movements suddenly froze when he saw the prices. He glanced at the two of them: "The last time, this old man treated you to milk tablets, so this time, it's your treat."

Li Yansong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Look at how stingy you are, just for a meal... Fine, fine, fine, order away!"

Zhang Dongxiang's lips curved upward as he looked at the menu: "Let's have a... hmm? What kind of dish is 'Zhengyi Cabbage'?"

"Sir, it's a cold dish."

"I'm asking what's the deal with the name? Zhengyi Cabbage, what's the connection with Fang Zheng-yi?"

Zhang Dongxiang was puzzled. It seemed like Fang Zheng-yi's shadow was everywhere. Now, even eating a meal involved him.

The waiter said proudly, "That's right! This dish was researched by our Lord Fang Zheng-yi! The chefs in Taoyuan County all wish they could recognize him as their founding father!"

This wasn't a lie. Fang Zheng-yi's position in Taoyuan County's culinary world was roughly equivalent to Emperor Qianlong.

The backyard of the Taoyuan County government was roughly equivalent to Zhang Zuolin's Grand Marshal Mansion...

Suspicion flashed in Zhang Dongxiang's eyes: "Then is it tasty?"

A dish developed by Fang Zheng-yi... It sounded like it would ruin his appetite.

He wasn't a chef, after all.

The waiter said, "Just order it! Order with your eyes closed! You can't go wrong with any dish! After eating it, no one will say it's not delicious!"

"Moreover, let me tell you, in the future, special cafeterias will be built in each residential area of Taoyuan New City, offering good quality and low prices, with a different variety of meals three times a day, with dozens or hundreds of dishes! The dishes here are the same as the dishes in the future cafeterias!"

Zhang Dongxiang was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that buying a house would also come with special cafeteria services. This sounded really novel!

"Then order it. One Zhengyi Cabbage, one Braised Pork, and..."

.....

Before long, the dishes were served, full of color, aroma, and flavor.

Zhang Dongxiang picked up a chopstick, and his eyes lit up: "Hmm! The taste is indeed good, not inferior to Yucai Elementary School!"

Li Yansong tasted a few bites and nodded in appreciation: "Good taste... This cafeteria is indeed much more convenient, at least the dishes are rich and more diverse than at home."

Although there were servants responsible for the meals at home, the taste and variety were definitely far inferior to the Yucai Elementary School cafeteria.

The cafeteria had dozens or hundreds of dishes to choose from, how could his home compare?

Even if his family had money, they wouldn't play like that; wouldn't that be a pure waste of money?

Zheng Qiao said, "If it's the same as Yucai Elementary School and cheaper than a restaurant, then it's really quite good. I hadn't heard of this before coming here. It seems there are many tricks involved, no wonder it attracted so many people to buy houses."

Then the three of them began to eat. Just as they were feasting, Xu Wenshu walked from afar, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Seeing the three of them gathered together eating, he immediately hurried to the table.

Seeing that the three of them were still eating leisurely, Xu Wenshu said, panting, "You three, why are you still eating here! Did you come to buy a house or to eat?"

Li Yansong put down his chopsticks and asked curiously, "Have you seen it? What's the situation with the house?"

Xu Wenshu fanned himself with his hand and said, "Eye-opening, how can a good word describe it! Don't look down on that small house, but the decoration inside is unprecedented! There are also many attached benefits, which are really, really good. This old man is tempted after seeing it."

"Then did you buy it? How many sets did you buy?" The three of them looked at him curiously.

Xu Wenshu slapped his thigh and said in annoyance, "Oh, damn it... don't mention it! Let me tell you, going in is buying! Don't ask! Buying with your eyes closed will make you money! I won't say more, I... I'll have a sip of water and continue queuing up."

After saying that, Xu Wenshu picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, drank it down in one gulp, let out a long sigh of relief, and went back to the end of the line in a hurry.

The three of them looked at each other, feeling a little itchy in their butts, and couldn't sit still.

What kind of person was Xu Wenshu? He had seen so many big scenes in the Ministry of Revenue. If he said it was very good, then what kind of place must it be inside?

No more waiting, let's go see the house!

"Waiter! Check, please!" Li Yansong said loudly.

The waiter came with a smile, looked at the leftovers on the table, and said, "Thank you, a total of three taels and two qian, I'll count it as three taels for you."

Three taels? What kind of black shop is this!

Li Yansong's scalp tingled as he pointed at the table and exclaimed in surprise, "Are you mistaken? There are only five dishes, and they're not delicacies. You want three taels of silver? They're not worth three qian! Didn't you say the food in the cafeteria is good quality and low price?"

The waiter wasn't in a hurry either: "You don't know, our stall is also part of the sales office. These vegetables and meat, and even the water, are specially taken care of by people in Taoyuan County, carefully cultivated and selected exclusively for the cafeteria, and are generally not sold to outsiders, so they are expensive. If the owners enjoy it in the cafeteria, then three qian is far from enough."

Li Yansong blinked, a little incredulous.

Zhang Dongxiang was amused and said with a smile, "Outsiders can't enjoy it, no wonder it's so expensive. Settle it, isn't this much cheaper than milk tablets?"

Having said that, Li Yansong took out three taels of silver and slapped it on the table, helplessly saying, "Let's go, let's go inside and take a look first."

The three of them got up and hurried to the end of the line.

The line still didn't seem to be getting shorter. After more than half an hour, they barely entered the sales office.

As soon as they entered, Li Yansong and the others were attracted by the huge sand table.

They啧啧 praised: "This thing is really exquisite! I've never heard of selling houses this way. It's clear at a glance, really good!"

Surrounding the sand table, the three of them began to walk around. It wasn't until they saw the introduction about square meters on it that they stopped. Zheng Qiao curled his lips: "Sixty-six square meters, how small is that? Isn't that the house where servants live? I think this two-hundred-square-meter set is barely acceptable."

"And this sixth floor is really deadly. Who among us can go up to the sixth floor every day! I think it's hard to go up to the fifth floor... No, this house is not good, what a disappointment."

"It must have tricks to be so popular. Isn't there a separate large house here? Let's find someone to ask about the situation first," Zhang Dongxiang said.

Then he walked to another line in the sales office, which seemed to be the place to pay.

The people in line stretched their heads and looked up, all with anxious faces, fearing that they wouldn't be able to buy it.

However, the speed of this line was unusually fast. In less than ten minutes, Zhang Dongxiang had already reached the front.

Facing him was a salesperson wearing a cheongsam. Zhang Dongxiang had brewed a belly full of questions.

After standing firm, he opened his mouth and asked, "This old man wants to ask, this house...."

The salesperson raised her eyes slightly and said indifferently, "Next."

Zhang Dongxiang: "? ? ?"