Chapter 211 Meeting the County Magistrate
Half an hour later, Ye Caiping and Ye Lizheng arrived at the yamen.
The two followed the yamen runner into the back hall of the yamen, where the county magistrate and the legal advisor worked.
Mr. Luo was writing something at the desk. He stopped writing when he saw Ye Caiping: "Oh, it's Mr. Ye. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."
Ye Caiping said, "What boss? Master Luo, just call me Madam Ye."
Master Luo laughed loudly: "Please take a seat. Someone, bring the tea."
The yamen runner beside him hurried down to pour tea.
Master Luo naturally knew that Ye Caiping had opened a Hu La Tang workshop. This scale of business was not uncommon to him. He earned a few hundred taels a month, which was considered a medium level in Yue'an County.
But because Ye Caiping had reported cassava, Master Luo remembered her, and Ye Caiping was pretty and easy to recognize.
Ye Caiping and Ye Li were sitting on the armchairs beside the desk, and the yamen runners served them tea.
Master Luo said: "The two of you are here today..."
Ye Caiping said, "I plan to open a furniture workshop, and I came here today to register."
Master Luo nodded: "Oh. I didn't expect a little girl like you to be so courageous. A furniture workshop... is not easy to run."
"I hope that Master and the County Magistrate will take good care of me when the time comes." Ye Caiping took out two wooden boxes, "This is a gift to Master and the County Magistrate."
As he said this, he opened one of them. When Master Luo took a look, he took a breath. This was ginseng! And judging from the leather texture, it's quite old, at least 20 or 30 years old.
Master Luo couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, I will take good care of you when the time comes."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Thank you, Master. Um... can we meet the county magistrate?"
Master Luo looked a little embarrassed.
Although this person is well-intentioned, wouldn't it seem too flattering to meet the county magistrate just for such a small matter as registering a workshop?
Seeing that he looked troubled, Ye Caiping quickly said, "It's about cassava. I found a non-toxic cassava."
"What?" Master Luo jumped up excitedly, "Why didn't you tell me about this important matter earlier? I'll go and invite you right away!"
After saying this, Master Luo quickly left.
Looking at Master Luo's hurried back, Ye Lizheng was stunned and whispered, "Cai Ping, is it true that the cassava is non-toxic?"
"right."
Ye Lizheng took a deep breath and said, "Why didn't you take out the cassava earlier? You gave them two ginsengs for nothing."
Ye Caiping said: "I still have to give gifts. I gave Cassava first, which is a meritorious service. If I give more gifts, the other party will not accept them, and may even reward me with gifts. But giving gifts is a sign of sincerity."
Ye Lizheng thought about it and agreed. If one wants to get closer to someone, he naturally has to bring gifts when he visits them.
He understood the principle, but the gift Ye Caiping gave was too valuable. Two ginsengs that were twenty or thirty years old were worth several hundred taels! That's why Ye Lizheng had forgotten some of the proper etiquette.
Ye Lizheng nodded: "You are thoughtful. No wonder you can make so much money."
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded.
Ye Caiping and the village head stood up quickly, and saw a man in his fifties walking in. He was wearing casual clothes, had a beard, and had a handsome appearance.
"Greetings, His Excellency the County Magistrate." The two knew at a glance that this was their superior official, County Magistrate Lu.
County Magistrate Lu said with a smile, "Please stand up quickly."
He even gave her a helping hand.
Ye Caiping and the other person stood up straight. Magistrate Lu looked at Ye Caiping and was a little surprised: "Is this the lady Ye who discovered cassava last year? I didn't expect that Lady Ye is so young."
Last year, he was highly praised for the cassava incident, and naturally he remembered that there was a Ms. Ye in Qinghe Village.
At that time, all I knew was that she was a woman in her thirties.
A peasant woman in her thirties should have a rough appearance, with a yellow or black complexion. But I never thought that Miss Ye would be so pretty, with such smooth and moist skin, as if she had been well-nourished.
Seeing her staring at her in a daze, Ye Caiping couldn't help but frown: "County magistrate?"
"Oh, haha." Magistrate Lu came back to his senses, "You said that we found non-toxic cassava, is that true?"
After the imperial court promoted cassava to the people, although it solved the famine problem in many areas, some people just refused to listen to the advice, were careless in their work, and eventually died of poisoning.
But no matter how poisonous it is, it cannot resist its high yield and its ability to resist starvation.
So you keep eating and you will be poisoned, and you have to keep eating even if you are poisoned!
In the words of the common people, being poisoned to death is better than being starved to death!
What's more, the poisoning rate is only about 10% to 20%, and you will definitely not die if you take it properly, so people are getting more and more addicted to it.
If there really is non-toxic cassava, it would solve the problem of people dying from improper handling.
When it is reported, he can be credited with a great achievement!
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Lu rubbed his hands excitedly and looked at Ye Caiping expectantly.
"It's absolutely true." Ye Caiping dragged over a cloth bag at her feet.
Magistrate Lu could not wait to open the cloth bag and take out the cassava roots one by one, not even minding the fresh soil stuck on them.
Magistrate Lu picked one up anxiously and said, "Look... it's no different from ordinary cassava?"
Ye Caiping said, "It looks the same, but the flesh inside is yellow, and it's more powdery, glutinous, and sweeter. Just scrape off the skin, wash it clean, and cook it directly in the pot without changing the water or soaking it. You can eat it when it's soft."
"Really?" Magistrate Lu's eyes lit up.
“I’ll cook one right away.”
"Okay! Let's go straight to the backyard and use my kitchen."
The backyard of the yamen is the residence of the county magistrate, which is a small courtyard with three entrances.
Ye Lizheng and Ye Caiping, carrying cassava, followed Magistrate Lu and Lawyer Luo into the backyard.
In order to facilitate observation, County Magistrate Lu directly asked his servants to move a stove and a pot into the courtyard.
Ye Caiping only scraped off the brown skin of the cassava, cut it into three small pieces, washed it, and put it into the pot to cook.
Magistrate Lu and Lawyer Luo sat in the corridor and watched anxiously.
After more than half an hour, the cassava in the pot had become soft. Ye Caiping picked up three pieces of cassava with a bowl and handed them to Magistrate Lu:
"Look, sir. This cassava is light yellow."
Magistrate Lu nodded: "The color is indeed different. As for the toxicity..."
"I can test the poison on myself." Ye Caiping said, picked up a piece and took a bite.
"Hey..." County Magistrate Lu wanted to stop her. In fact, he could try it with cats and dogs first, but when he saw her eating so happily, he knew she was confident.
Ye Caiping ate two pieces and felt a little choked, so the maid quickly handed her some water.
Ye Caiping drank a whole glass of water before she recovered.
Magistrate Lu said, "Madam Ye is so courageous, and she doesn't seem to be vicious."
Ye Caiping said, "To be on the safe side, my lord and the master can observe for an hour or two."
"Okay." Magistrate Lu nodded. "Master Luo, please ask a doctor to come back and wait."
"yes."
"Madam Ye, Ye Lizheng, let's go sit in the living room first."
Ye Caiping and the other person followed Magistrate Lu into the living room. Because Ye Caiping was a woman, Magistrate Lu specially called out his wife to accompany the guests.
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