"Your Excellency, please come quickly! You must be tired from your journey!"
Village Chief Lin led the way, guiding Magistrate Tang and his entourage toward his home.
Magistrate Tang was feeling unwell at the moment, dizzy and nauseous, and didn't want to say a word. Maintaining his dignity as magistrate was his last stand. He waved to Village Chief Lin, and walked forward with a straight face and his head held high.
Once inside Village Chief Lin's house, after Village Chief Lin chased away all the children who had come to catch a glimpse of Magistrate Tang's beautiful face and closed the gate, Magistrate Tang wilted like a flower that had been dried out by the sun, seeing that no one else was around.
"My lord, what's wrong? Are you unwell? I'll have my son fetch a doctor right away!"
Village Chief Lin entered the main room a step too late and saw that Magistrate Tang, who was leaning against the back of his chair, was not in good condition. He immediately panicked and wanted to go out to find his son to go to town to fetch a doctor.
This is the county magistrate! We absolutely cannot let anything happen to him!
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just got a little carsick from the bumpy ride and suffered a bit of heatstroke. I'll be fine after a rest."
Magistrate Tang stopped Village Chief Lin, not wanting such a large commotion.
He was helpless too! The road was difficult to travel, and he got carsick from the bumpy ride, so he had to get out of the car and walk around.
The sun was blazing overhead, and his already dizzy and nauseous state worsened. It was a miracle he didn't faint.
"Then, then, this humble servant will go and serve the magistrate a bowl of mung bean soup!"
The village chief, Lin, went out in a panic to fetch some mung bean soup.
Mung bean soup is a cheap thing. Mung beans can be grown anywhere in the fields. It's only used to make soup in the summer to cool off.
Don't tell me you can make mung bean cakes. Don't you need to add sugar when making pastries? Don't you need to spend money on milk candy? Unless it's a holiday, who in an ordinary family would be willing to waste that money?!
Village Chief Lin and his eldest son quickly brought a bowl of mung bean soup into the main room, one for the magistrate and one for Master Li. The guards resting in the shade in the courtyard also each had a bowl. Although no sugar was added to the soup, it was still refreshing. At this time, who could be pretentious? Everyone gulped it down. If one bowl wasn't enough, they would have another.
"I wonder if the magistrate has had lunch yet? If not, I can ask my wife to cook a few dishes so that he can eat and then take a nap. That should make him feel much better."
Village Chief Lin said this to Master Li.
"Then let's prepare a lunch. Don't be extravagant, just make a couple of light and delicious dishes."
Master Li couldn't help but offer a word of advice.
He knew very well that these peasant families would use the best food they had to entertain their guests. What was the best food for them? Of course, it was meat such as chicken, duck, and fish.
Nowadays, county magistrates cannot eat greasy food; the lighter and more refreshing the food, the better.
"Yes, yes, I'll go tell my wife right away."
As soon as Village Chief Lin stepped out of the main room, he saw his father coming over, realizing that the noise in the yard had disturbed his afternoon nap.
He was caught off guard by Magistrate Tang's arrival; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have let his father wake up so early. He should have woken his father up much earlier and had him stand at the door to greet the magistrate.
"Father, the magistrate is not feeling well."
Village Chief Lin whispered a reminder to his father, then went into the kitchen.
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