Back to ancient times selling biscuits

Seeing that the general was very angry, Zhang Zheng quickly said that he was here to deliver food.The husband and wife looked at each other, thinking that it was impossible for Zhang Zheng to open a warehouse to transport grain on his own initiative.

There is a lot of grain stored in Taoyuan County, but it snows every two days, if there is no harvest in a year, and there is little grain in the warehouse, it will be very troublesome.

Rao, General Ye hoped that he would have as much food and grass as possible, and he would not plan to set up his subordinates' granaries unless it was absolutely necessary.Zhang Zheng has followed him for several years, even if he can't be called the roundworm in the general's stomach, he knows a thing or two about General Ye's thoughts.

"Reporting to the general, San Lang asked his subordinates to send it. By the way, there are also five jars of peanut cakes." Zhang Zheng said solemnly.

Duan Wang and General Ye took steps at the same time, striding out of the door, and saw the people along the street pointing at the carriages.

General Ye saw that the vat was covered with a layer of oilcloth, "Is the cake in there?"

"Yes, it's still hot." Zhang Zheng paused, "General, look, these peanut seedlings were pulled from Sanlang's house." Then he opened the cover and handed him a piece of cake, "I don't know Wu Sanlang How do you do it, it's crispy."

Duan Wang took half of the piece suspiciously, took a small bite, and before he tasted the flavor, half of General Ye's piece went into his stomach, "You guys came in time!" Have a meal.

Seeing his embarrassment, Duan Wang's black line said, "Ye Zi, go in first." Eating at the gate made passers-by stop, and Xiao Ye Zi was enough.

Xiao Ye Zi chuckled, hugged Duan Wang's waist, and whispered in his ear, "My brother is not bad."

"It's not bad." In this situation, the hard heart that was born in the royal family and raised for more than 20 years was softened by the faint fragrance of peanuts in his mouth.

With ready-made dry rations, General Ye took his soldiers to the capital after tidying up a little, and this trip lasted for a year.

One year was long or short, the emperor passed away peacefully, Xie's family got mad for some reason, old man Xie followed the emperor into the Xie family's ancestral grave.

The crown prince lost an arm, the Ye family's army exerted strength, and the reinforcements from King Duan's ancestors supported him. In addition, King Duan made a deal with the second prince. After taking the capital, the prince handed over to him. Multi-party cooperation, only one year, King Duan ascended the throne, and General Ye went up. Become the "below" of ten thousand people and one person.

And Saburo and Zhen Qingming still stayed in Taoyuan County, one was investigating cases everywhere, the other was selling cakes on the street, the other was sitting in court, and the other was cooking at home.

Since Wu Liang and his wife lived in the county, Saburo didn't let them go back after the world settled down.The two are the ones who can't stay idle. They help him sell cakes in the morning and evening, and at noon they push the small stove that Sanlang bought for them, and go to the most lively places in the county to sell egg pancakes and scallion pancakes.

Saburo didn't expect them to make much money, but hoped that they would communicate more with others, understand things better, and their vision would no longer be limited to a place as big as a tofu block in Wujia Village.

The fact did not disappoint Saburo.

Zhen Qingming is located in Taoyuan County, and there is no incident of officials forcing people to rebel in the county. When the capital is in turmoil, Taoyuan County has a peaceful environment, and many merchants from south to north will not hesitate to stay in Taoyuan County for a period of time.

Even though it was only one year, the per capita income in the county was [-]% higher than when Sanlang first came.

As for those gossip-loving people in the county, most of them have a small business at home. Except for the occasional gossip, they usually chat with Wu Liang, which is also meaningful.

Wu Daming and Wu Liang's have listened and watched a lot, and their knowledge has gradually increased. Except for the necessary holidays, they went back to Wujia Village, and the couple would go to other people's shops with a ponytail on cloudy and rainy days.

It was raining that day, and San Lang did not see them coming back after finishing the meal. The fourth sister shook her head and said helplessly, "Our parents are getting better and better at enjoying themselves." After a pause, "I'll call them over for dinner."

"I'll go." Grandma Sun stood up from the pot door, patted the sawdust on her body and said.

Sanlang put on an oiled paper umbrella, took out a few coir raincoats from the main room, "I'll go."

"What are you going to do?" Zhen Qingming came from the next door, wearing a coir raincoat, and his clothes and shoes were also wet by the rain. He didn't want Sanlang to get wet again, and grabbed the coir raincoat. mother in law."

The fourth sister stared at Zhen Qingming's back, then shook her head again, "Third brother, brother-in-law is so kind to you."

"Who did you learn the strange address from?" Saburo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"That's what everyone calls it." The fourth younger sister said naturally, "By the way, my mother asked me a few days ago, when the term of the lord expires, will you go with the lord? I said I don't know, and I didn't say that you would bring me and Xiao Wu."

This sister is worth raising.San Lang rubbed the little girl's head, "If parents are willing to give up the four acres of land at home, let the whole family go together, Grandma Sun, then come with us too."

"Going to the capital?" Grandma Sun has never been out of Taoyuan County in her life. It is rare to meet San Lang, a master who does not treat her as a servant. She made up her mind that as long as San Lang needs her old lady, she will follow her wherever she goes.

Saburo thought about it, "If there is no accident, I will go to the capital."

"My lord said he didn't know, why is the third brother so sure?" In fact, not only Wu Liang asked the fourth sister, but Ah Chen and Xiao Wu also asked her. After all, the two children went to the academy and spent the longest time with San Lang every day. It is the fourth sister.

Saburo smiled slightly, but did not answer.Over the past year, he has successively sent tens of thousands of catties of peanut seedlings, two thousand catties of peanut dregs, one thousand catties of peanut oil, and twenty thousand catties of grain to the army. The servants sent clothes and shoes to the soldiers. After careful calculation, King Duan could collect a lot of things from Taoyuan County, and it should pay off next year.

Thousands of miles away in the capital, the crown prince's lineage has been taken down, and there are a lot of vacancies in officials. The most serious one is Shuntian Fu Yin, who can't find a suitable person. At this moment, General Ye mentioned Zhen Qingming.

Duan Wang, who has become the emperor, is a little hesitant, "Yin of Shuntian Prefecture is a third rank. He has risen so many ranks from a small county magistrate of Taoyuan County. He has objections if he is listed as a minister."

"The Governor of Shuntian Prefecture is in charge of the civil affairs and judiciary of the capital, and the people's livelihood. He must enforce the law strictly, be clean and honest, and be able to understand the people's sentiments and govern the capital. The previous Governor of Shuntian Prefecture was a prince. The capital city has been polluted by him. Who do you think should be appointed to take up this important position? Before Zhen Qingming went to Taoyuan County, he also stayed in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for many years. The Prime Minister became an official. Now that he is at home, he can ask for advice on anything he can't handle. Mr. Xiang."

The emperor thought about it carefully, and it was also the same reason. It was rare to see someone who was always impatient with government affairs say so much, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "Do you want to find a job for your brother?"

"Brother?" General Ye didn't react, but seeing the narrowness in his eyes, he suddenly realized, "Sanlang doesn't like being an official, he just likes to mess with food." He said it as if he knew Saburo very well.

"He can't still buy sesame seed cakes when he comes to the capital?" the emperor asked hurriedly.

General Ye shrugged, "He's not interested in other things, maybe. Besides, there's no shame in selling biscuits. If it wasn't for Sanlang's biscuits, Queen Xie's father would have died so quickly?"

The emperor laughed when he heard this, "Then I'll write him a gold signboard later, saying: Sanlang Shaobing, delicious! It's good enough for your brother."

General Ye accepted his lover's kindness, "You can treat him better."

When the emperor thought of his lover's handsome talent, he would not look down on Saburo, "As long as your brother is willing, he will not be short of money."

"But he is in urgent need of a house. When they come to the capital, you, the boss and brother-in-law, can't let your brother-in-law and Zhen Xiang squeeze together." It seems that General Ye has recognized Sanlang's brother.

Duan Wang thought of the grain and grass that Sanlang had sent over the past two years, and then ordered people to find a courtyard with three entrances and exits. When discussing politics on the second day, he ordered Zhen Qingming to go to Beijing as soon as possible.

On the day when the imperial envoy arrived in Taoyuan County, spring flowers were in full bloom, and Saburo and Zhen Qingming were playing outside the city with their three children.Hearing that the yamen servant hurriedly came to report someone from the capital, Zhen Qingming thought that something happened to his family.

When he arrived at the county government office and received the imperial decree, Zhen Qingming secretly had a false alarm, and was not at all excited about being promoted to several levels.

Seeing this, the imperial envoy who passed the decree's eyes darkened. No matter how important the emperor is, he couldn't be so calm today, but even if he was so calm, the imperial envoy couldn't help but say, "Master Zhen, Shuntian Mansion Yin has been here for many days. There is a vacancy, the emperor hopes that your lord will come to Beijing immediately."

"Today?" Zhen Qingming blinked, "In such a hurry?"

After jumping so many levels, shouldn't the lord put down the imperial decree and pack his luggage after hearing this?The imperial envoy couldn't help but support his forehead, "Your Excellency, you can also pass slowly, but when I came, I heard that Shuntian Mansion has a backlog of hundreds of major and important cases."

"..." Zhen Qingming glanced at him, "Excuse me. Little Fifth, Fourth Sister, Ah Chen, go and pack your own things. Sanlang, call father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donglai Dongbao, drive the carriage out..."

When Wu Liang and Wu Daming heard that they were going to the capital today, their bodies froze, "Me, shall we go too?"

Saburo was taking out clothes from the cabinet, and he didn't even turn his head when he heard this, "We are all going to the capital, what are parents doing here? Can't bear the grandparents' family?"

For more than a year, the two families have had little contact. To be honest, Wu Daming really didn't think of his uncle and aunt just now.They felt that the capital city was too far away, so they left as soon as they said it, without any mental preparation, and they were a little panicked.

"Brother, our things are packed."

Xiao Wu ran in suddenly, saw his parents were still in a daze, and didn't think much about it, "Did my parents not know how to clean up? I'll teach you. The third brother said that you don't want any clothes with patches. Give the left and right neighbors the shoe soles, and the old things at home are also given away, we only take away the important ones..." Xiao Wulang was like a chatterbox, dragging his parents to the next door.

Saburo shook his head amusedly, and shouted, "Wujia Village still has our four acres of land. You can go to the village head and ask him how much the land is worth. It will be used as alimony for my grandparents. If it is not enough for 20 In [-], my second uncle also planted several acres of land in my family, and deducted from it.

When I left, I went to my mother to get the land deed, and put the three homesteads in the family under the name of Wu Cai. Thank her for taking care of me for so many years, and I also gave her the pots and pans in the next room. "

"What if the aunt doesn't want it?" Donglai has met Wu Cai's family and has a good sense of them.

Saburo thought about it, "Tell her directly that we are going to the capital. If we can't take the things away, it will be cheaper for others to accept it. By the way, we can't let grandparents know that we are going to the capital. As for why he suddenly gave the land to him, if she It’s fine if you don’t ask, but if you do, you’ll scare him with the adults.”

"Master is getting better and better, right?" He said and winked at him.

San Lang didn't know what to think of, and his face suddenly turned red.Suddenly Dong Lai laughed out loud.

Amid Dong Lai's laughter, Saburo acted resolutely and sold all the sheep and ducks in the family. The eggs and duck eggs were boiled, the chickens were killed and cooked, and the valuables were secretly put in the space, leaving only hundreds of taels of silver with him to spend on the road.

The whole family mobilized, the imperial envoy arrived at noon, and they packed it up in Shenshi.

At this time, everyone in the county government also knew that the county magistrate was leaving.

Thinking back to the good days of the past two years, the officials from Wang Xiancheng to the gate officials were reluctant to leave Zhen Qingming, but they couldn't say anything to persuade him to stay.

Zhen Qingming became a member of the third rank before he was 25 years old, so many people dare not even dream about it.

Saburo looked at the reluctant people, "Although the capital is a bit far away, it is not in the sky. If you want to go to the capital, you can go to us at that time. Even if I don't have time, I will let Xiao Wulang play with you in the capital." .”

Zhen Qingming also didn't expect that the men who have always been carefree would have a romantic relationship with their own family one day, "Yes, Saburo said just now that he would continue to sell sesame seed cakes in the capital. If you can't find us, just ask someone else." The sesame seed cakes are the best. By the way, during the holidays, if we have time, we will accompany our father-in-law and mother-in-law to come back to have a look, and it’s not like we’ll never go back.”

Everyone was amused by his phrase "whose pancakes are the best". Seeing that it was getting late and the imperial envoy was still waiting, Zhen Qingming also explained to Wang Xiancheng. Wang Xiancheng took the lead and said, "My lord, sir I wish you the best of luck and prosperity!"

"With your good words, I hope everything goes well in the capital." Only then did Zhen Qingming feel a little bit of returning home, "We should be able to reach Qingzhou Mansion before dark, the prefect of Qingzhou knows me, and I will tell him later, don't send anything The county magistrate is here, Wang Xiancheng, the county magistrate is up to you."

"Ah?" Wang Xiancheng was stunned for a moment, and then Master Yu pushed him to react, and he knelt on the ground with a "plop", "Thank you, my lord!"

"Get up, get up, you're just lacking in case-solving. Wang Feng has studied with me for more than a year, and he can handle ordinary cases." After a pause, "Sanlang, go and get my case-solving handbook."

Wang Feng and his father came to see Sanlang off, and he was so excited when he heard this that he didn't know what to say.

Zhen Qingming smiled indifferently, "If you encounter a case that cannot be solved, you can write to Shuntian Mansion, and I will let the disciples pay attention."

"My lord..." Wang Xiancheng really didn't know what to say at the moment.

Zhen Qingming waved his hand, implying that he was being too courteous, "Master Yu, don't force Yu Wei to study if you don't like reading. Today is the master of Ming, 360 lines, and he will be the number one scholar. Yu Wei, do what you want to do seriously. , work hard, and one day you will become a leader in that industry.”

"Thank you, my lord. I'll take it down." Master Yu and his son thanked Zhen Qingming.

Donglai saw that the sun was about to set, and the county magistrate was still nagging, "Master, if we don't leave, we won't be able to enter Qingzhou."

"Okay, everyone stay here." Zhen Qingming boarded the carriage and waved to them, and the four carriages at the gate of the county government started simultaneously.

The people along the street were a little confused, so they whispered to each other, "Is Sanlang moving?"

After they walked for a while, the people in the county dispersed, and the merchants along the street stopped the yamen servants they were familiar with, and only then did they know that the county magistrate Zhen had left... The people who had been favored by them and sincerely admired them ran after them, If you can't talk to the county magistrate, it's good to watch them off.

When they rushed to the gate of the city, Zhen Qingming's carriage had already left the city, leaving only the afterglow and the legend of many years later.

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