Chapter 211 Servant Amu
Seeing Konjac shaking his head, Jing Wei's men pushed Chen Linan away with force.
That’s not all. He stood there and clapped his hands vigorously, as if he was very uncomfortable with being next to Chen Linan just now.
Jing Wei only pretended slightly, and then looked at the newly-appointed Dongping Township Lord standing on the steps.
Jing Wei is not a man who gives up easily. He had planned to come to Dongping County again after the New Year when the foreign merchant caravan arrived.
As luck would have it, the time was advanced a lot, and he just happened to catch up with the housewarming party of the Lord of Dongping Township.
Jing Wei waved behind him, and someone came forward and handed a box to him, then quickly retreated and disappeared.
Cui Qingyi vaguely felt that this man's temperament had changed a lot since the last time he appeared in Dongping County. He looked more like the head of an escort agency than just a bodyguard.
"I, Jing, would like to congratulate the village head on his new home. This small gift is not enough to show my respect. Please accept it."
Again, as long as the people who came today were not like Chen Linan who came here to deliberately disgust her, Cui Qingyi welcomed them to come in for a drink. Moreover, this person had just helped Konjac, so Cui Qingyi had no reason to refuse them entry.
"Captain Jing, you are so polite. Please come in."
Chen Linan, who was slapped in public, was still feeling sad and angry. When he saw that Cui Qingyi did not take the initiative to comfort him or even glance at him, but smiled and welcomed a strange man into the house, Chen Linan was immediately devastated.
He wanted to go up and argue, but was surrounded by several men with bad intentions who came from nowhere, and then his mouth was blocked and thrown into a carriage.
Chen Linan had never been treated like this in his life. For a moment, fear overcame everything. While struggling, his head hit the wall of the car hard, making a crisp sound.
Chen Linan was dizzy when he heard someone outside saying, "Throw him away far away. Don't let him disturb our boss's pursuit of his wife."
The carriage began to move slowly with a burst of laughter. Chen Linan felt that something big was about to happen.
The enthronement ceremony of Cui Qingyi as the village chief was handled entirely by officials from the Ministry of Rites, who were attentive and in accordance with the norms of etiquette.
The officials were not arrogant and sat down at the table after presiding over the enthronement ceremony.
Today, Cui Qingyi was helped by people from the Ministry of Rites as well as the owner and waiters of Hongyan Teahouse. All the banquet dishes were decided by the owner and given to Cui Qingyi for her approval before being served.
The official from the Ministry of Rites looked at the pale cake placed in the middle of the table and asked, "Is this a specialty cake from Dongping County? I've never seen it in the capital, and it doesn't look like a cloud cake."
Yang Mei immediately stepped forward and replied: "Your Excellency, this is a special pastry provided by our village master's teahouse. I'll cut you a piece to try."
After tasting this special pastry, the Minister of Rites' eyes immediately lit up.
They originally thought that this imperial mission was meaningless, after all, they were coming to a small place like Dongping County. If Lord Zhou was still here, they could still get together with him, but Lord Zhou returned to the capital first, so they could only go back and forth between the village head's mansion and the post station all day long.
But after a few days, the adults changed their minds. The chef in the village chief's mansion was simply an expert at making noodles, and was as good as the emperor's chef.
Although it wasn't as elaborate as the chefs in the capital, the flavor was incredible when the vegetables were added with chili oil. An official who came with her loved the noodles made by Chen Ma so much that he secretly tried to poach her and wanted her to follow him to the capital.
Chen Ma would definitely not go. She has now slowly realized the benefits of staying in this small county town. The master is generous and the servants have an easy life. She has no children to take care of, so why should she go so far and suffer?
In the end, the lord had no choice but to settle for the second best and let his servants follow Chen Ma and learn from her, trying to master her noodle-making skills.
The Cui family had a lot of chili peppers in stock, and Cui Qingyi couldn't guarantee that others would work for her, so she could only ask the kitchen to make more delicious food to reward the adults.
I thought I had tasted all the delicious food at Cui's house, but then I came across something like this again.
But this person is also a smart person. As soon as he heard that the pastries are specially provided in the village owner's teahouse, he knew that it was someone else's secret recipe. It's not easy to open your mouth.
Yang Mei worked in the teahouse, and her ability to read people's expressions was perfect. She then said, "This pastry is only available in the teahouse for six months, and then you can buy it outside. At the very least, the students who graduated from our girls' school can make it too."
The banquet ended in the afternoon.
Fortunately, the aunties and ladies from Huaihua Lane helped with the washing and rinsing before leaving. Cui Qingyi, the newly appointed village chief, was also very down-to-earth. She personally saw the guests off and packed up the remaining meat and vegetables from the banquet for everyone to take home.
Although it is leftover, no one dislikes it. After all, it is made with real ingredients and tastes great. It can be a delicious dish if you heat it up at home.
After the guests had left, only Cui Qingyi, her master and servant, and the Konjac family were left in the village chief's mansion.
Cui Qingyi was helped by Taozhi to change out of the village chief's official clothes, put on a casual skirt, and then sat in her yard to open the gifts she had received that day.
Not only is the host Cui Qingyi down-to-earth, but the gifts brought by the guests are also very down-to-earth, such as a basket of eggs, live chickens and ducks raised at home, and some even brought live fish.
This is how it is when ordinary people in a small county visit each other. Few people pay money directly, and when someone has something to do at home, they all bring these things with them.
The local gentry and wealthy families mostly gave gifts such as silver and cloth.
In comparison, the wooden box sent by Jing Wei was very eye-catching.
Thinking about how this man had come to her house and said he wanted to marry her, and how he showed up today just in time to help Konjac, Cui Qingyi opened the plain wooden box out of curiosity.
The thick stack of land deeds and banknotes dazzled Cui Qingyi's eyes.
Inside the inn
Jing Wei was washing his face. He had been so busy traveling these days that he had no time to tidy himself up. He went straight to the village chief's mansion as soon as he entered the city in the morning. He only had the chance to sit down and tidy himself up after the banquet.
The attendant Amu stood by with a basin of water, muttering, "We have to buy a house here, otherwise you will look like a pauper, and no woman, let alone the village chief, will be blind enough to fall in love with you.
Not only will we buy a house, but tomorrow we'll go out and buy you some clothes. Look at how shabby you are, girls will shy away from you."
Amu kept chattering like a woodpecker.
Jing Wei had a blank expression on his face, his mind already in a tangle of thoughts.
If he wasn't in a hurry to pack up his belongings and bring them over to get married, he would definitely not have let Amu come. This kid has been a chatterbox since he was a child, and he is even more annoying after not seeing him for half a year.
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