North and South groceries

The reason why the Hu people are reluctant to leave Changle County is of course not just because of the soy milk and fried dough sticks.

The long journey along the way, coupled with the long-term fear, these people are already very tired both physically and mentally.

Changle County made them feel very safe and comfortable. There were no robbers, wolves, or intricate forces.

After a few days of observation, the Hu people also found that the local wealthy households in Changle County are quite afraid of the new Luo County Magistrate this year.

Some of them may still be waiting and watching, while others have already built restaurants and guest houses in the city, and want to use this shareholder style to develop their own families. that side.

At present, all forces in the city are quite stable. Stability and development are what people want, and Luo Yong is undoubtedly the most suitable leader. Under this situation, no one will openly stand up against Luo Yong.

"Is this the county magistrate Luo?"

"Exactly."

"He is that coffin board, why does he look like this?"

"Magistrate Luo is very young."

"..."

This morning, when Luo used to go outside the county office to get soy milk and fried dough sticks, he heard a few people whispering there.

This is not a rare thing, as a legendary coffin board, the current magistrate of Changle County, those foreign merchants are always full of curiosity about him, so being surrounded by people has become his daily life part of it.

"Why did he come out to get food by himself?"

"Those Kunlun slaves went to the cement workshop, and Mr. Qiao went to the gate of the city early this morning. Apart from that, there was no one else."

"You don't even have a maid?"

"none."

"You County Magistrate Luo needs a wife."

"Tsk, you don't even know who he is, how can you marry a wife here, if you want to marry, you will marry again when you return to Chang'an City."

"Then he should find a concubine first."

"Someone sent it back before, and it was returned intact. Don't think about it, our County Magistrate Luo is not that kind of person."

"Tsk, is there something unspeakable..."

"What did you say?"

"You have the unspeakable secret!"

"..."

Tsk, it's arguing again, this is also part of the daily life.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the folk customs at this time were still a bit tough, especially in this kind of borderland, where everyone was aggressive. In the words of later generations, they were quite confrontational. They chattered well for a moment, but they might turn red and thick in the next moment. Fortunately, they didn't make any moves easily, mainly because they were afraid of being caught by the guards patrolling the city.

Luo Yong entered the county government office with a bowl of soy milk and two deep-fried dough sticks. In front of the county government office was the office. After a few months, the Changle county government office is no longer as empty as it used to be. A few officials came over, and the county magistrate and master book were basically in place, and now there is only one county lieutenant missing.

I heard from several other people that when they set off from Chang'an City, the county lieutenant excused his illness and refused to go with them. Judging by his attitude, it seemed that he didn't intend to come.

This kind of thing is relatively common in this era. After all, the transportation is inconvenient and the distance is long. Those who can be officials are probably from very good families. The rank is too low, and it will not help them in their future careers. There is no such thing as starting from the grassroots these days. After the rank is low, it will be difficult to mix into the upper class.

For the same reason, Luo Yong didn't want Qiao Junlin to take over the position of county lieutenant, but let him develop in wine making.

In fact, even the head of a county like Luo Yong, in the eyes of many people above, is just a low-level official. Once classified to this level, it will be difficult to leave later. Many people go from one county to another. A county, after one full term, then change to another place.

Nowadays there is a word called "Huanyou". The word "you" seems to be a bit free and easy, but this is not five or ten years, but decades or even a lifetime. How many people are really willing to live this kind of life? What about the life of wandering, so the officials all want to go to Chang'an City, but those good positions in Chang'an City are often occupied by the gentry and dignitaries.

With Qiao Junlin's situation, it would be as difficult as climbing the sky to occupy a place in Chang'an City.

If Luo Yong is added, based on the memory of his two lifetimes, and a cheating device with cheating fingers, they may still have a chance.

After breakfast, Luo Yong originally planned to go to the cement workshop to have a look, but on the way, he met some merchants from Dunhuang who said they wanted to buy tea from Luo Yong.

Not long after Luo Yong made the bacon last time, they came to Changle County, bought bacon, and learned how to make milk tea when they went back. People have also discovered the benefits of tea.

In their area, mutton is cheaper than grain, not to mention the herdsmen, and even the common people living in the city mostly eat meat. Eating too much meat will inevitably make it greasy and lose your appetite.

Recently, many people in Dunhuang have discovered that drinking a little milk tea regularly can reduce the greasy feeling, increase appetite, and make people more energetic. Many merchants are looking for tea everywhere, but tea is not popular enough in this age. Money doesn't necessarily buy it.

"Hey, County Magistrate Luo."

"Magistrate Luo, do you still have tea in your hand?"

As soon as these people saw Luo Yong, they asked him about the tea. In fact, they arrived last night, but it was a bit late at that time, so they didn't go to the county government. They arranged for people to wait outside the county government office, and Luo Yong just came out of the county government office, and they blocked him.

"I don't have much left." Luo Yong wondered.

"Hey, let's go, let's go to the shop and talk about it." These people invited Luo Yong to the nearby wine shop, but Luo Yong half pushed and half agreed, and went with them.

Several people ordered some small dishes in the shop, and ordered some small wines, and greeted Luo Yong to eat and drink.

These people came to Luo Yong just to buy tea, and they all knew that Luo Yong had it, so they planned to make it soft and hard, and they wanted to get some from him no matter what.

Luo Yong refused at first, but after being talked about by these people, he agreed to give them a little bit, and then revealed a news to them, saying that he had asked his acquaintances from Lishi's hometown to go to the south to make tea. There should be a batch of tea leaves in a few days.

When these people heard the news, they were overjoyed. After sending Luo Yong away, they told their acquaintances and friends in Changle County repeatedly, saying that when the batch of tea leaves arrived, the people here must go to Dunhuang. to inform them.

After drinking some wine and getting a little drunk, Luo Yong still walked slowly along the street. Today he still wants to visit the cement workshop.

In fact, quite a few people came to him to buy tea recently, and these people just now were not the first ones, nor will they be the last ones.

As early as when he was selling bacon, Luo Yong threw out the bait. He disclosed the method of making milk tea free of charge, and let these people know that he had tea in his hand. After these people gradually discovered the benefits of drinking tea, When I want to buy tea but have no place to buy it, I will naturally think of him.

For these people who came to buy tea, Luo Yong always took the same countermeasure, that is, to distribute the tea at 01:30, and then release the news that the tea will be shipped from Ma's house soon.

This advertisement will not be ineffective. I believe that when the Ma family arrives in Changle County with tea, merchants who have heard the news will come to them to buy tea soon.

County magistrate Luo walked on the streets of Changle County with a slight drunkenness. This Changle County is still the original Changle County, but there are many more pedestrians on the streets than when he first came here.

The weather is also getting warmer, and the sun near noon is also a bit dazzling. When pedestrians and horses pass by, some dust will be blown up on the road, making this small town look even more disgraced.

Over there came a big man, pushing a cart, this big man Luo Yong remembered that when he was eating bean dregs cakes at the tofu workshop every day, it caused dissatisfaction among many people in the city.

I heard that he went to work in the cement workshop recently, and now he is probably going to the city to deliver goods.

Luo Yong couldn't afford to pave the entire Changle County with concrete roads right now, but the merchants in the city were obviously very interested in the cheap and practical cement they produced locally.

Many people bought cement from cement workshops outside the city, planning to plaster the floors and walls of their yards and shops.

The big man also saw Luo Yong, he parked the wooden cart on the side of the road, waited for Luo Yong to walk past, then pushed the cart again and left.

Although I don't know if Luo Yong knows, but he is actually very grateful to this Changle county magistrate who looks a little too young. When he was most painful and depressed, this person tolerated him like an elder, allowing him to have time. , slowly accumulating the strength to stand up again.

About this, Luo Yong naturally also knows that there is never a lack of suffering in this world, the only difference is that some people have experienced it, and some people have not experienced it.