Chapter 15: County Magistrate Gao: I'm numb
The people under the sky are already numb. Going to the toilet doesn’t matter, but that toilet is too convenient.
No wonder such a small toilet can be so clean and tidy. If the woman in the sky hadn't said it, they would have doubted whether this place was a place to drink tea and eat.
But some people think it is not so good, especially the farmers in the village.
"It's clean, but where did all the shit... filth go? Won't it just disappear once the water is flushed away? How can we use it to make fertilizer for growing crops?"
"You are really stupid if I say you are stupid. They are immortals. Do immortals need to grow crops? Even if they do, they definitely don't need to make fertilizer. Even if they do, they definitely won't use this kind of filthy stuff."
Everyone: "..." They actually felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
When the sky lit up again, Chaochao also came out of the bathroom.
She stayed in there for a long time, not for any other reason, but because when she was standing on a small stool to wash her hands, she was shocked by the big mirror in front of her.
The Hu family only had one small bronze mirror in Zheng's room. Every morning when she cleaned the house, she would look in it, but the mirror was so blurry that one could not see clearly. It was better to look at it in the water.
But no matter how clear the water surface is, it is not as clear as the big mirror in front of you.
This mirror is so good, how much does it cost?
When she walked out, she turned her head from time to time to look. Isn't this really where the gods live? Everything is good and comfortable.
The wontons were ready, and Jian Yunsang brought them directly to the coffee table and ate them while sitting on the soft carpet.
The bowl in front of Chaochao was so cute that she was reluctant to use it. The bowls she used in the Hu family were all chipped. Once, she accidentally hit her lip and bled a lot.
"Eat it, it's a little hot, take your time."
Chao Chao took the small spoon, held it with both hands, looked at Jian Yunsang, and waited until she took a bite before she carefully scooped up one.
The next moment, her eyes lit up, "It tastes delicious. Is this meat?"
"Yes, there's meat in there." Jian Yunsang smiled and took out a tissue to wipe the corners of her mouth.
"I've never eaten meat before, but I didn't know it tasted this good." The Hu family also cooked wontons, but they wouldn't be so extravagant as to stuff all the wontons with meat. They'd put a portion of the meat in, add some vegetable leaves, and sometimes eggs. But Chao Chao couldn't eat it. Not to mention meat, she had never eaten eggs either. She could only smell the flavor and imagine how delicious it was.
Jian Yunsang paused for a moment before continuing, "If you like, mom will cook meat for you every day. Pork, beef, chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, whatever you want to eat."
Chao Chao couldn't hold back any longer and exclaimed "Wow". The temptation of the meat was too great. She didn't care about anything else and scooped another one impatiently.
Then, she spit it out because it was too hot. But she couldn't bear to spit it out halfway, so she just kept it in her mouth.
Jian Yunsang was shocked and quickly reached out to dig it out. "Spit it out first. Didn't I tell you to eat it slowly? What if it gets burned?"
The wonton was still spat out onto the tissue. Chao Chao felt extremely guilty, her eyes red and she was a little nervous. "Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I just didn't want to waste the meat. Don't be angry."
"Mom is not angry, she's just worried that you're burned. Come, open your mouth and let me see." Jian Yunsang lowered her voice and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that there was nothing wrong with her mouth.
Seeing that she didn't look unhappy, Chao Chao felt relieved and obediently opened her mouth to let her check. Then she felt happy again, because she knew her mother must be worried about her, that's why she was so nervous.
She had hurt herself before because she was too anxious, and Sister Lin Lan scolded her while applying medicine to her.
Jian Yunsang was relieved to see that she dared to scoop up the wontons and eat them again. But she was afraid that Chao Chao would be too anxious again, so she simply talked to her while she ate to slow her pace.
"You just said that you've never eaten meat, right? Did the family you lived with before not have meat to eat, or didn't give you meat to eat?"
Chaochao slowed down her movements and said in a low voice, "They said I'm a girl and can't eat meat." But many girls in the village can eat meat.
Jian Yunsang frowned, "Nonsense, in this world, what men can eat, women can eat too. The term "girl" is simply an excuse. They are bad and stingy, so they find a reason to lie to you." The topic of favoring boys over girls is too complicated. Anyway, anyone who says something like "girl" is not a good person, and it is normal for them to be stingy.
Chao Chao blinked, thought it made sense, and nodded obediently.
"Then...how did you appear at the foot of the mountain this morning?" This surprised Jian Yunsang very much. Logically speaking, the place where Chaochao lived was probably a remote and poor place. Chaochao was a five-year-old child. If no one was with him, he might not even be able to get out.
Chao Chao said, "Ashan sent me there."
"Ashan?" Jian Yunsang narrowed his eyes. "Where is this Ashan now?"
Chao Chao shook his head. "I don't know either. I fainted. When I woke up and called Ah Shan, it was gone."
Fainted?
Jian Yunsang pondered, so this Ah Shan knew that Chao Chao was abducted and abused by that family, so he secretly rescued Chao Chao. As for why he knocked Chao Chao unconscious, could it be that he was also from that place?
There are too few clues, and Jian Yunsang can't say for sure.
Seeing Chao Chao eat two bites, she asked again, "What's the name of the place where you've lived for the past two years?"
"Um...Upper Six Village."
The name of the village is available, but the scope is still too small. It will probably take some effort to find it.
She paused and continued, "Where is the county seat? Which county is Shangliu Village in?"
Chao Chao shook her head, "I don't know." As if afraid that she would be disappointed, she hurriedly said, "I also know Xialiu Village, Zhengjia Village, and Tongkao Village."
She had never been out of Shangliu Village and didn't know the outside world. Some villagers did go to the county town, but they only said "going to the county" and didn't mention the county.
The Xialiu Village, Zhengjia Village, and Tongkao Village that Chaochao knew were all around Shangliu Village, and Zheng's parents' home was in Zhengjia Village.
She has a lot of things to do every day and doesn't come into contact with many people, so she has few channels to get information, and most of it is only within the village.
"I'm sorry." Chao Chao lowered his head with some guilt, "I was so ignorant."
"You know a few villages, that's great." Jian Yunsang planned to search the names of these villages to see if he could find them. "Eat wontons first, they'll get cold soon."
She didn't ask any more questions, and the mother and daughter ate quietly.
However, under the sky at this moment, Magistrate Gao of Huaiping County of the Daqi Dynasty felt as if he was struck by lightning.
(End of this chapter)
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