However, with such blatant achievements right before his eyes, Magistrate Tang really couldn't take his eyes off them.
With this achievement, after returning to Beijing, he became the most outstanding young man among the prominent families in the capital!
"Then, could you sell me a little bit? I want to show the real thing to my superiors so that they can see it and know that what I said is true. Also, how do you eat the sweet potato leaves and stems? Could you tell me in detail?"
No matter how gentle and approachable Magistrate Tang was, Liu dared not speak to him.
Lin Chaodong, who had been poked several times by Liu Shi, scratched the back of his head and said with a forced smile:
"It's eaten the same way as wild vegetables: either as steamed buns, flatbreads, soups, or steamed dishes."
Lin Chaodong also found it strange. Although these officials were all wealthy, they probably didn't eat wild vegetables.
But aren't all dishes prepared in the same way?
Magistrate Tang felt a little strange being looked at by Lin Chaodong with such "caring" eyes. Why was he looking at him like that?
Magistrate Tang didn't think much of it. After asking what he wanted to know, he immediately took out money to buy sweet potatoes and sweet potato vines. Then, without even bothering to check the water, he hurriedly left with his clerk.
He was in a hurry to see his superior.
Upon hearing the news, the village chief rushed over and helped the clan chief, while the other clan elders were also supported by the backs of their respective families. After a difficult climb up West Mountain, the old men were all drenched in sweat, panting heavily, and unable to speak. Yet, they still looked around anxiously for the figure of the county magistrate.
As a result, only Yue Jiuyue's family was there.
"Chao Dong, where is the county magistrate?"
The village chief asked, panting heavily.
"Grandpa, Third Grandpa, Fourth Grandpa... Grandpa, Grandpa, Second Uncle... The magistrate has left."
Lin Chaodong greeted everyone in turn before answering the village chief's question.
"What? They're gone?"
The village chief wondered if he was hallucinating.
Why did he leave so soon? Didn't we agree to come and see the ancient well and the water in South Lake? He hasn't even shown his face to the county magistrate yet!
"The magistrate has only been gone a short while, probably just out of the village. If you chase after him, you can catch up with him without even reaching the bridge."
The county magistrate bought a basket of sweet potatoes and a bundle of sweet potato vines. I didn't want the money, but he insisted on giving it to me, saying that he couldn't take even a needle or thread from the common people. Sweet potatoes aren't needles or thread.
The magistrate was looking at the man next to him; he was clearly useless and couldn't lift a finger. I offered to help, but the magistrate refused, saying they were capable, and then he left.
"Oh, my little fourth son is with them. I'm afraid the magistrate and his entourage won't know the way. I wonder if that kid's smart enough; that basket of sweet potatoes isn't light."
As Lin Chaodong spoke, he began to mutter to himself, worried that his fourth brother was not perceptive enough and would only help with directions. If the county magistrate saw his fourth brother like that, wouldn't he think that his fourth brother was not very bright?
In the end, only Yue Jiuyue, Lin Chaonan, and Liu Shi listened to his rambling. When the clan leader and the others heard the part about "the county magistrate probably just leaving the village," they helped each other away.
"Don't worry, Chao Bei isn't stupid. Maybe he's carrying sweet potato vines and sweet potato vines right now."
Yue Jiuyue offered a word of advice, then lowered her head to continue sorting through the sweet potatoes that Lin Chaodong and the others had dug up from the fields. The good ones had to be packed away, while the damaged ones had to be kept separate, and they had to eat those first.
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