Today's fishing season has come to an end, and Pan Daning quickly led everyone back to the county government office.
It was completely dark at this time.
As soon as they entered the county government office, they smelled the aroma of food.
It's time for dinner.
The spirits of several people were slightly lifted, after all, they had not eaten any decent meals along the way.
"Daning, and all the others, you are back. Dinner is ready."
A gentle voice sounded, and soon a woman came out.
Her skin looks a little dark, but she has a pretty face, a tall and plump figure, and speaks very gently.
Could this be Pan Daning’s wife?
King Zhao and Liu Bang all looked at Pan Daning, with the same question in their minds.
: Didn’t he really snatch such a gentle and beautiful lady away from him?
"Xiuniang, you've worked hard to arrange these guests. I smell like fish all over, so I need to go wash first."
Pan Daning spoke gently, which made Zhao Jun feel sad.
"Okay, go wash up and I'll wait for you to eat."
"By the way, where's the boss?"
Lin Xiuniang didn't see her eldest son, so she asked.
"He's still finishing up and won't be back for a while. Just leave some food for him."
Pan Daning replied and quickly went into the backyard to wash up.
Following her guidance, several people came to the dining area in the back.
The table was already full of dishes, and a child was busy serving the dishes.
"Please take a seat, my lords. I have prepared some home-cooked meals. I hope you will not mind."
Xiuniang said shyly and asked a few people to sit down.
Xiao He walked along and looked around.
The county government office doesn't look very large, and some parts are very old.
However, it is kept very clean and meticulous, which seems to be the result of the hostess's ingenuity.
Zhao Jun glanced at the little kid who was sitting seriously and couldn't help but want to tease him.
"Your name is Dongdong, right? Did you ask your mother to prepare dinner?"
Zhao Jun lowered his head and teased.
Xiuniang took a look at their interaction and just smiled without saying anything.
Xiao He and Liu Bang next to them were attracted by their conversation.
"Yes, my name is Pan Dongdong. I saw that the adults were going to stay over tonight, so I asked my mother to prepare dinner."
Pan Dongdong was very satisfied with his answer.
Zhao Jun laughed. The little kid's expression was so cute.
Everyone at the table couldn't help but smile.
A few people teased him for a while, and soon County Magistrate Pan came back.
"My Lords, I was unable to greet you in time. I will drink a glass of wine as a punishment."
Pan Daning drank the glass heartily.
"No, no, how can we blame the county magistrate for not notifying him in advance?"
Zhao Jun picked up his wine glass and replied.
After that, they started chatting.
"My dear gentlemen, please don't be shy. This is our homemade salted fish mixed with Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers. I wonder if it suits your taste."
Xiuniang sat next to Pan Daning and agreed.
"Thank you ma'am, it tastes delicious."
Zhao Jun responded sincerely, she was not joking, the salted fish tasted really good, she had already eaten quite a bit.
Although this meal was not as luxurious as the banquet we had at the Shi family before, it did have a more homely flavor.
As they were talking, Zhao Jun couldn't help but ask about the fishing season.
"County Magistrate Pan, I've never seen such a high fishing rate in the river. How did you manage to catch so many fish?"
It was already dark when they went there just now, and she couldn't see the situation in the river clearly.
"Well, we have a set of big nets we made ourselves. When the fishing season comes, we just throw the nets into the river and then pull them in."
Pan Daning answered with a laugh.
"Is it that simple?"
Xiao He couldn't help but ask questions.
"My Lords, you have never seen a fishing season."
"Although this fishing season usually lasts for more than a month, the fish come in waves."
"We had special people guarding the river during that time. Whenever we saw a wave of fish coming, we would quickly notify the villagers."
“So the fish didn’t just come all the time.”
"But every time a batch of fish comes in, there are so many of them that you just need to cast a net and there will be fish. You don't even have to try to catch them."
Pan Daning described the process in detail.
Zhao Jun began to understand.
There are just so many of them that a blind man can catch them even if he throws a net.
The few of them chatted about the fishing season for a while.
Gradually the night became very dark.
"My Lords, I have already cleaned up your rooms. Please follow me."
Xiuniang led a few people to the cleaned room.
Although it is small, it is clean and nice.
"As long as a few of you don't mind, it's fine. As for the rest of the soldiers, we can't arrange separate rooms. They'll have to squeeze in with a few people."
Xiuniang said this somewhat embarrassedly, saying that the county government office really couldn't accommodate so many people.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's good enough to have a place to rest. They don't mind."
"Madam, you should get some rest too. It's already late."
After seeing off the somewhat shy lady, Zhao Jun quickly rested.
The night passed little by little until the cockcrowed and the sky became bright.
Zhao Jun slept exceptionally well, and it wasn't too late when she woke up.
When she came out, Xiao He had already washed up and was sitting in the yard.
"What are you looking at?"
She looked at Xiao He who was staring at the sky in a daze and asked.
"Nothing, sir. Since we arrived in Ba County, we haven't seen the sun in the sky. It's been cloudy almost every day."
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