Chapter 212: Abrupt (Monthly Tickets Plus)
Seeing Zhuang Qingning looking up at him, Ding Gaochang smiled and said, "This Hanfenglou is a restaurant in the county. When I ate there before, the Gongbao tofu there tasted very good, even better than the tofu made in the prefecture. So he smiled and asked the owner of Hanfenglou where he had invited such a skilled chef to make this dish so delicious."
"The shopkeeper only told me that it was not the chef's credit. If you think about it carefully, the chef only took 30% of the credit. The remaining 70% was due to a tofu shop he just discovered not long ago. The tofu was ground very well, so the Kung Pao tofu was able to taste so good."
"Seeing how much I liked tofu, she simply gave me a piece of fresh tofu and asked me to go back and try it. I took it back and asked my wife to make a homemade tofu dish. It tasted really good, and I kept thinking about it afterwards."
"But even though I miss it, I'm afraid the shopkeeper will be too polite, so I can't ask where Hanfenglou bought the tofu from, so I can only hold it in. Just now, I smelled the fragrance of this tofu, which seems to be somewhat similar to that tofu, so I remembered this matter and said a few words to Miss Zhuang."
After Ding Gaochang said this, he immediately felt a little regretful and felt that he was too abrupt.
Even if he still missed the taste of the tofu, why did he say this in front of Zhuang Qingning?
Those in the same business are all enemies. Even if they are not enemies, they will always compare and calculate in their hearts. If the tofu from Zhuang Qingning's shop tastes better than the one he mentioned, it would be fine, or if the tofu just happened to come from her tofu shop, that would be fine too. But if the taste is not as good as the one he mentioned, wouldn't it be a bit like he said it in front of her on purpose to embarrass her? "Miss Zhuang, I just saw the tofu and said a few words casually. Miss Zhuang, please don't take it to heart." Ding Gaochang said in an embarrassed tone.
Originally I came here to ask for help, but now I am embarrassing others like this, I can't stand it anymore.
Thinking that he was someone who could get over the past, Ding Gaochang was so embarrassed that he just wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but he said something so inappropriate over such a small matter.
Zhuang Qingmei noticed Ding Gaochang's embarrassment and smiled, "Don't worry, Lord Ding. The tofu in Hanfenglou is bought from my tofu shop. Thank you for your praise, Lord Ding."
"Really?" Ding Gaochang was overjoyed and even rubbed his hands excitedly.
Fortunately, it wasn’t that embarrassing.
It can be considered a blessing in disguise, as it helped Zhuang Qingning?
After all, since he was so obsessed with praising the taste of the tofu regardless of the occasion, one can imagine how delicious the tofu must be.
And this tofu happened to be in Zhuang Qingning's shop, so he was just trying to flatter her. Ding Gaochang touched his nose subconsciously, and when he looked up again, he smiled and said, "I never thought it would be such a coincidence."
"I really never thought that my tofu would catch your eye. If you like it, I will leave a piece for you. When you are done with the matter at Cuiwei Lake, you can take it with you."
While Zhuang Qingning was talking, he had already asked Cao to help save a piece of tofu.
"Okay, thank you Miss Zhuang." Ding Gaochang thanked her with a smile on his face that he couldn't stop.
He was so happy because he had found the tofu that he had been thinking about for a long time but had never been able to find.
The second reason is because of what Zhuang Qingning said just now.
The story of Cuiwei Lake was described in such a casual and lighthearted way, as if one was not going there to outsmart the sinister charlatan and the ignorant people, but to take a stroll around Cuiwei Lake and enjoy the scenery in a relaxed and pleasant manner.
In that case, doesn't it mean that Zhuang Qingning is full of confidence and can do this as easily as taking something out of his pocket?
In this way, Ding Gaochang felt a little more at ease.
"It's just a small matter, Lord Ding, don't take it to heart."
Zhuang Qingning picked up a bamboo basket covered with a blue cloth and said, "Master Ding, I have packed everything and can leave now."
"Okay, okay." Ding Gaochang agreed, and hurriedly asked Zhuang Qingning to get on the carriage, and told the driver to hurry up and head towards Cuiwei Lake.
On the way, Ding Gaochang handed the prepared veil to Zhuang Qingning: "Miss Zhuang, this trip will bring inconvenience to you. You might as well wear this to avoid unnecessary trouble for you."
"Thank you, Lord Ding." Zhuang Qingning took it with a smile on his face.
The soft gauze was a bean paste color, which could completely cover her face without hindering her normal breathing.
It seems that her judgment was right. Ding Gaochang is indeed a good official. Not only does he care about her, but he also considers such matters carefully and thoroughly.
"This is part of my job, please don't be polite, Miss Zhuang." Ding Gaochang said hurriedly.
Zhuang Qingning smiled and asked some details about the Cuiwei Lake water ghost. Ding Gaochang also answered in detail, trying his best to leave out nothing.
By the Cuiwei Lake, the villagers who had received the news had already gathered together.
However, they were afraid of the Cuiwei Lake ghost and did not dare to stay by the lake. Instead, they stood far away, holding various talismans in their hands.
The sun rises and the heat gradually rises.
The villager had also been waiting for a while and was becoming a little impatient.
"Didn't you say you were going to show us how to catch a water ghost today? How come at this moment, there's not even a shadow of a person in sight?"
"That's right. It's bullying to let us stay here in the sun for no reason."
"I think that's bullying us. Previously, we knelt down at the gate of the government office and petitioned the county magistrate to release the real person. I guess the county magistrate is also holding a grudge in his heart, so he just found a random excuse to vent his anger on us."
"It is said that a prime minister has a big heart. Even if this county magistrate is not as good as a prime minister, his heart can at least hold this bamboo raft. But I think the county magistrate's heart is smaller than the eye of a needle!"
"The real person is right. None of these officials are good!"
"That's right, none of them are good!"
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Listening to these people's noise, Shi Bao frowned.
Originally it was said that they should arrive here at the exact time of 9:00 p.m., but these people were afraid of missing out on the excitement, so they arrived earlier than the last. It would have been fine if they had arrived early, but they even complained that the county government had made them wait for a long time. What kind of thing is this?
And the words "none of them are good people" were enough to get him dragged away and beaten with a stick. It was just that their county magistrate was kind-hearted and a good official. He still wanted to wake up these villagers who were bewitched by that real person, so he tolerated them in every way.
At this moment, these villagers are being allowed to become ignorant of their own good and become more arrogant.
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