Lu Zheng was somewhat helpless with the banknote. It would not be appropriate to go back to Fang Yuan at this time. He could only accept the banknote temporarily. They had almost finished buying things. Lu Zheng looked at the time. It was almost time for lunch. They definitely could not open the company today. Lu Zheng thought about eating something in the restaurant and then packing some for Liu Zhi and the others to take back.

You Xiaowu made full use of his expertise in gossiping and found a restaurant with a good reputation in Qingxi County.

Because it happened to be dinner time, there were a lot of people eating in the restaurant. Lu Zheng and his friends wanted a private room, but they didn't expect that the private rooms were full, so they could only eat in the hall.

He ordered several signature dishes and specifically asked for no spicy food. As a result, Lu Zheng was dumbfounded when the dishes were served. He asked the waiter, "Didn't you say no spicy food?"

The waiter nodded with a smile, "Yes."

"Then what is this?" Lu Zheng pointed at the red peppers on the plate and asked.

The waiter calmly replied, "Side dishes."

"..."

Lu Zheng fully felt the deep malice of the entire Nanxia County.

You Xiaowu directly took a chopstick of the pepper and took a bite, then took a satisfied breath, "Delicious!"

Lu Zheng still fully understood his own abilities. In the end, he could only eat vegetables bitterly and watch You Xiaowu eat meat in big mouthfuls. For a foodie, he had already foreseen how painful his three-year term would be. After eating

and drinking, the two packed up food for four people and prepared to return to the county government.

At this moment, a fat man in gorgeous clothes came in with two servants: "Waiter!"

The waiter immediately came over to greet him: "Master Lu, you are here."

The fat man said loudly: "Master, I'm going to treat you. Please vacate the best private room for you." The waiter

was embarrassed and said: "Master, this is unfortunate. All the private rooms are full. You have to dine in the lobby."

The fat man glared: "You know my temper." He gestured to the servant beside him, and the servant immediately took out a silver coin from his purse and put it in the second servant's hand, "Go and ask who is about to finish his meal, and ask him to make a private room available."

The servant's attitude was much better, and the waiter was happy to run this errand. After a while, someone really vacated a private room, and the fat man went upstairs in a proud manner.

Lu Zheng thought that this was just a show of the rich second generation bullying others, but the attitude of the servant did not seem like that, so he could not help but ask in confusion: "Who is this guy?"

A middle-aged man at the table next to him heard what he said and immediately replied with a smile: "This young man must be from another place, no wonder he doesn't know our Qingxi County Sanbao."

"Sanbao?" Lu Zheng was even more confused.

Unexpectedly, his expression actually made the people around him laugh. Through the discussions of the diners around him, Lu Zheng finally knew where the fat man came from.

The fat man's surname was Lu. He had no ability, but his brother was Lu Dashan, a philanthropist from Qingxi County. Lu Dashan was in the medicine business. He usually gave some poor families free medicine and free medicine. He also opened a porridge stall on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Many people in Qingxi County had benefited from him, so they were more tolerant of his useless brother.

In fact, the fat man did not do anything bad. Although he was a bit domineering, he never really bullied men or women. It was just that compared with his brother, he was naturally far worse.

Seeing that Lu Zheng was listening with great interest, the middle-aged man said, "This Fatty Lu is the number one treasure of our Qingxi County. Do you know who the other two treasures are?"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "I'd like to hear the details."

The middle-aged man held up a finger and said, "The second one is Jade Ding Zhenren."

As soon as he said this, there was another circle of tacit laughter around him.

Of course Lu Zheng would not think that this Jade Ding Zhenren was a Taoist priest. Sure enough, the man immediately said, "The stories written by this Jade Ding Zhenren are really erotic. If you want to read them, you can find them in Luoshan Shuzhai. If you are lucky, you may even be able to buy the newly published stories!"

Lu Zheng was speechless. This Jade Ding Zhenren was actually a writer of erotic novels. In modern times, Lu Zheng and his roommates would share seeds with each other. Lu Zheng looked at the old and young men who were recommending enthusiastically, and suddenly he felt as if time had reversed to when they were discussing which girl was the most attractive in the dormitory.

After receiving the baptism of the ancient seeds, Lu Zheng became even more curious about this third treasure: "What is this third thing?"

"The third thing..." The man's excited expression froze instantly. The other diners beside him also looked around and sat back to their original seats. Finally, the man came over and whispered, "If you live in Qingxi County for a while, you will naturally know. If you don't plan to live in Qingxi for a long time, then knowing it will not do you any good."

Lu Zheng became even more curious: "But is there any taboo?"

"This is taboo..." The man sighed, "It's okay to tell you, this Third Treasure is a big thief."

Lu Zheng's eyes widened: "Big thief!?" He asked in surprise, "Why don't the government catch him?"

The man chuckled and said: "How can the government catch the Red Thief? It is said that he appears and disappears mysteriously and specializes in dealing with injustices in the world."

"He sounds like a thief." Lu Zheng asked again, "But why do you seem to be afraid of him when you talk about him?"

The man looked embarrassed and said, "The Red Robber robs the rich and helps the poor. He is a rare chivalrous man, but his methods are cruel. Who can act like Lu Dashan? I am afraid that one day I will fall into the hands of the Red Robber. Isn't it fearful?"

When he said this, the people around him couldn't help it and came over to say, "Take the kid from the Liu family. Because he was unfilial to his mother, the Red Robber said he was not worthy of being a man and directly castrated him."

"Also, the daughter-in-law of the Wu family was having an affair behind her husband's back, and the red-robed thief scratched her face. Tsk tsk, the Wu family kid married such a beautiful daughter-in-law when he was over 30, and before he even warmed up to her, she turned into an ugly freak. The Wu family kid didn't even dare to divorce her, lest the red-robed thief find out and teach him a lesson. How pitiful."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man next to him But he disagreed: "If you ask me, this is all their own fault. If there were no red-robed thieves, Qingxi County would be so peaceful now. Even if it cannot be said that no one can lock their doors at night and no one can pick up lost items on the road, who would dare to act so recklessly in Qingxi County?"

The man spread his hands: "I think that although the red-robed thieves' methods are a bit cruel, they did not hurt anyone's life. Instead, they made those evil people cautious, which is not a bad thing."

"Yes, yes!"

Lu Zheng could see that, except for the old man, everyone else was more or less insincere in saying this. But he also understood that if the moral level of a place was improved by relying on fear, it would be a kind of social abnormality. It cannot be denied that the existence of this red-clothed thief made those with evil intentions dare not take action, but in the long run, it would not be good for the local social structure.

Lu Zheng originally thought that the good public security in this place was due to the good governance of County Magistrate Ma, but now it seems that most of the credit is due to this red-robed thief.

As they were talking, a man in gray clothes walked into the restaurant, and the waiter immediately greeted him: "Sir

, please come in." The man coughed and said: "I have an appointment with Master Lu, is he here?"

"Master Lu is in the private room, please go upstairs."

Seeing that the waiter had already delivered the packed food, Lu Zheng pulled You Xiaowu. In just a short while, he had successfully infiltrated the people and became brothers with a circle of people.

You Xiaowu was still a little unsatisfied: "This Qingxi County is really interesting."

Lu Zheng asked: "What did you find out?"

You Xiaowu looked around and said: "I'll tell you when I get back."

When the two returned to the county government, they found that the place had changed a lot. In just half a day, the house was repainted, Bao Zheng brought Tiedan and the servant named Yuanbao to clean the yard, and Liu Zhi brought the maid surnamed Pang to paste window paper. Lu

Zheng came to Qingxi County to take office. According to reason, accommodation and furniture should be solved by the locals, but he has not seen the county magistrate yet, so he can only cushion himself for the time being. Fortunately, Lu Zheng was not picky. He bought a bed and a table, and let the carpenters build other cabinets slowly.

In the afternoon, everyone worked together and finally cleaned up the house. In the evening, they bought rice and vegetables to cook. Mrs. Pang also used all her skills, fearing that the host family would be dissatisfied. Unexpectedly, it was very much to everyone's taste, especially Lu Zheng. After experiencing the fear of chili peppers in the afternoon, he was so moved by the clear soup and white meat that he almost cried.

Everyone sat together to eat in a lively and noisy manner, regardless of master or servant.

Lu Zheng raised his glass first: "I won't say much about your friendship with me, I'll drink first to show my respect!"

Bao Zheng shouted first: "Okay!"

Lu Zheng drank it in one gulp, and then his facial features wrinkled up because of the spiciness.

"Hahahahaha!"

Everyone laughed, and Mrs. Pang and Yuanbao, who were still reserved at the beginning, slowly relaxed.

Lu Zheng had a low alcohol tolerance, but he felt more comfortable than ever before. When he was in Yanjing before, he always felt that he was occupying someone else's position, and everything he had was based on the original owner. But now he was just himself. He didn't need to hide his true nature when he was with Bao Zheng and others. Even in such a simple county government, he still felt happy.

After dinner, Mrs. Pang went to clean up and wash the dishes, and Yuanbao followed to help.

Lu Zheng then said: "Now that everything has been settled, everyone knows about the situation in Qingxi County. I wonder what everyone's plans are."

Bao Zheng looked at everyone and said first: "Since you have become the county lieutenant, I would like to recommend myself as a constable!"

Shi Hu followed up and said: "I... I can be a coroner."

Liu Zhi continued: "I don't have any other abilities, I will just take care of the family and will never cause any trouble to you."

You Xiaowu took a sip of wine before saying "I'll just go back to my old job. No news from Qingxi County will escape my control."

Seeing that they had finished talking, Tiedan frowned and thought for a long time what he could do. Finally, he gave up and said, "I can't think of what I can do. Anyway, whoever needs me can call me. I will do it without hesitation."

Liuzhi covered her mouth and laughed, "I want you to help me embroider flowers. Will you come too?"

Tiedan shook his head and said, "As long as Sister Liuzhi doesn't mind that my embroidery is ugly." "

Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed, and Tiedan also laughed foolishly.

The moon was at its zenith, the silver moonlight fell, and the cool spring breeze blew with the fragrance of flowers, as if they all stayed because this was not a family but was better than a family.