Chapter 267

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Xu Ying saw that they were uncomfortable. She swept around and said, "the dishes and chopsticks are just borrowed. They may be dusty after a long time. They haven't been washed, and the tables and benches haven't been cleaned. Would you like to help me wash the dishes and chopsticks?"

"Good, good." A few women hastily answer a way, roll sleeve to begin to work.

Hao Wei's action was very fast, and he had been preparing all morning, and soon he brought bowls of good dishes to the table one by one.

Xu Tian and Deng Zijun's two children are only a little older than Hui er. They carefully pick up the table and swallow their saliva at the braised meat on the table.

Xu Qing asked Li Changting to take three small bowls and put some pieces of fat and thin braised meat and white cut chicken one by one for Li Tinghui and the other two children to eat first.

The two children were so greedy that they just had time to say thank you to Xu Qing and could not wait to eat.

Several elders feel bad. It's impolite for their children to do so. But Xu Qing doesn't mind at all. They used to teach their children that they might make Xu Qing unhappy, so they didn't say anything. They just felt grateful. After all, their children haven't eaten meat for a long time.

"Is it delicious?" Xu Qing asked with a smile.

"Delicious

"It's delicious!"

"Eat slowly. There will be many delicious dishes later." Xu Qingdao, then she remembered that she had not prepared a drink yet. Men have wine, but there are so many women, old people and children here.

"Changting, go and light the stove." Cried Xu Qing.

She boiled white sugar into caramel in a pot, added milk and mashed and sifted black tea powder, boiled until warm, and cooked a pot of milk tea.

Milk tea is a little hot and not too hot temperature, just good entrance, Xu Qing poured a cup for each of the three children.

In addition to Li Tinghui, the other two children look a little thin. Now the food is single, so many people can't supplement nutrition, especially for these children.

"It's time to eat." Hao said, "please take your seat."

"Two tables will be enough." Looking at the three tables of dishes, the old man felt sorry and said that it was too expensive and troublesome.

"It's OK. Let's sit more relaxed and eat more comfortably." Xu Ying said with a smile, "come on, let's wash our hands first."

Xu Qing said that he went to the house to get something, but actually he let Duanmu ring out.

Hao Wei went to invite Zhao Jian, but Zhao Jian came over after smelling the smell, and finally came to rub wine and rice. According to Xu Qing's past practice, it must be a good dish today.

Seeing Li Tinghui, Zhao Jian's face panicked for a moment, and immediately wanted to salute, but he was stopped by Li Changting.

"Don't use these empty rites. You can't expose hui'er's identity. Just get along with her as before." Li Changting road.

"Oh, good." Zhao Jian nodded.

When you are seated, Zhao Jian, on behalf of Jizhou, welcomes you to settle down. Then Hao Wei and Xu Ying ask you to eat more. Don't mention it.

At the main table, half drunk, Zhao Jiandao said: "recently, the imperial court has become more and more active. I'll tell you that I've been promoted from the third grade to the second grade. I'm in charge of the military, government and civil affairs in the future. I'm the biggest official here! Now I have to take care of everything. When the imperial court sends down a magistrate or a county magistrate, I think it will be easier. "

Xu Qing: "how can you still look sad when you are promoted?"

Zhao Jian sighed: "well, my brothers and I have been promoted, but I stayed, but they were sent to other states and cities to hold important positions. This is the person I trained. Now, except for two civil servants, all the others have been sent to me!"

Li Changting: "it's time for the imperial court to be short of people. The people here have experience in disaster management. It's natural that they should be sent out. If they can make some achievements, they will have a bright future in the future."

Zhao Jian: "but I don't know if I can see them again in this life. I don't know if they can live a good life when they go to those cities. Alas, they are brothers who share weal and woe. Can I feel better?"

Li Changting: "your people have been sent out. Do you still have people to use now?"

Zhao Jian: "no, I don't even have anyone who can handle it. The imperial court wants me to solve it by myself, but many of the soldiers under me can't even recognize words, and they don't have any special ability. I can't just give up the official position of three grades and four grades."

With that, Zhao Jian sighed irritably, glanced at Xu Tian and asked curiously, "well, what do you do in Beijing?"

Xu Tian looked at each other and took out a letter from his arms one by one.

Xu Tian: "General Zhao, I used to be in charge of the Ministry of punishment. This is a letter of recommendation from the minister Shang of the Ministry of punishment. Please have a look."

Zhao Qiang: "General Zhao, I used to be a little chief bodyguard of the imperial palace. I was in charge of patrolling in the southeast corner of the palace. This is a letter of recommendation from our chief bodyguard. If you see something useful, just give me orders."

Zhao Jian, surprised and inconceivable, accepted the two letters and looked at the last Deng Zijun.Deng Zijun is a businessman, but before that, he was a grain officer under Li Changting.

Deng Zijun delivered the letter in no hurry and said, "he has passed the imperial examination before next month and has been sent to take the post of prefect of Jizhou. This is the original letter of the imperial court. I originally planned to report to you tomorrow."

"You are the magistrate!" Zhao Jian was really surprised this time, but was pleasantly surprised, "why didn't you say anything earlier? I've been waiting for you for a long time! Come to me later. I have something to tell you

"I'm new here. Can you give someone a day off. "Xu Qing said," eat quickly. "

"Yes, you can go to my place tomorrow morning. I have a lot of things to do." Zhao Jian said, looking at Xu Tian and Zhao Qiang, with a bit of reserve, "I'll see your letter later, and I'll reply to you tomorrow."

Xu Tian and Zhao Qiang nodded and laughed: "good."

After dinner, everyone helps to clean up the dishes, chopsticks and tables. Xu Tian, they are going to move their luggage to the cave.

Xu Qing told them to go to the market this afternoon. Today is the last day. If they have anything to buy, they should buy it quickly.

Xu Ying moves Li Tinghui's burden into the house. The house is cleaned every day, and the bedding is also washed and replaced two days ago. The things in it don't move much, and they still keep the appearance of Li Tinghui when he left.

The little guy took a bath, took off the three layers of thick brocade clothes inside and outside, and put on a light and comfortable thin cotton padded jacket.

Xu Qing rang to Duanmu: "brother, you take Huier to the market. He hasn't seen such a big market yet. Take him to play."

Duanmu ring: "good, uncle take you to play."

Xu Qing gives Li Tinghui a bag of money to buy whatever he likes.