"Sir, you're finally here. Where are all these delicious dishes? Why haven't we seen them?" Er Gouzi wiped his saliva several times with hunger. The county magistrate sat in the court and said to him with a smile: "Don't worry, it's too cold. Aren't you afraid that the food will get cold? Come on, go to the backyard and bring some delicious food over for everyone to taste!"
As he spoke, two constables went into the backyard and brought out two stoves with flames.
"Why is the stove already brought out? Does the food need to be cooked right away?"
"Maybe it's just too hot."
The villagers of Xujia Village were confused and talked in low voices. The village chief's wife saw the red-hot iron in the stove, her face turned completely pale, and her legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Xu Qianqian pulled her mother, but was pulled down and sat on the ground by her mother.
"My Lord, please spare my life!" The village chief's wife's shout woke up several people.
With a thud, the village chief of Xujia Village and several people who had reacted quickly knelt on the ground. Then, one after another, the others knelt on the ground, and the county magistrate finally began to feel truly scared when he saw him.
The county magistrate snorted coldly, "Come on, serve the first dish, it's called Braised Pork! Who's going first?"
Ergouzi swallowed his saliva before he realized what the county magistrate was going to treat them to. He was so scared that he became incontinent.
The detectives were close by and were disgusted by the scene.
"You have the guts to plot against the nobles and oppress the common people. I think you are really brave."
"It's unfair, it's unfair! We were deceived by the village chief!"
"Yes, yes, yes! The village chief ordered us to do it."
The villagers of Xujia Village in the hall confessed one by one without any trial, and also revealed all the bad things they had done while fleeing from famine.
The head of Xujia Village had a pale face. He tried to make some excuses at first, but then he became completely desperate.
"Silence! Anyone who makes any more noise will be given twenty lashes of the cane!"
As soon as the gavel was dropped, there was a sudden silence.
"I'll ask you one by one, no interrupting allowed. Anyone who dares not tell the truth will eat the braised pork!"
"Okay, it's your turn. Tell me first, whose idea was this?"
Originally, the county magistrate planned to detain these people for a while and release them after Jiang Yan and the others left. However, he did not expect that he would hear that they had committed quite a few crimes at the very beginning. The county magistrate suddenly felt that if he did not conduct a thorough trial, he would be unworthy of the plaque above his head.
Xu Qianqian was dumbfounded. She had wanted to interrupt several times just now, but her mother covered her mouth tightly. Now she didn't dare to speak easily.
The lobby of the county government office was surrounded by constables and militiamen. They had nowhere to run and they didn't dare to run. Thinking of the bleak future, Xu Qianqian's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Her father, the village chief of Xujia Village, also wanted to faint, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. It was not until the county magistrate interrogated all the villagers, including his wife, and ordered them to be thrown into jail that he finally realized that he was completely finished.
The county magistrate didn't do anything to them simply because the New Year was approaching, but once the New Year was over, that would be their end.
As for the Xu family, she and Jiang Yan knew about it when the county magistrate came to the village, and told the other members of the Xu family not to go out.
The results from the county government office had not yet been sent to Jiang Yan, but Xu Ning learned about it from the treasure chest after waking up.
Xu Ning forgot about it after hearing it. After all, this was not where the Xu family would live in the future. Since Jiang Yan had dealt with it, she didn't want to care about it anymore.
"I think they are completely crazy." Xu Ning walked out of the room and heard Xu Da and Old Lady Xu talking about something.
"Dayong, worry less about other people's affairs and live your own life well."
"Yes, mother!"
"Grandma, what's the matter? I'm here to listen to you guys talking so early in the morning." Xu Ning found a place to sit down and have breakfast.
Old Lady Xu poured her a bowl of hot porridge and said, "This morning, your uncle Xiaohu came to find your father to put the condom, and told us that we were the only two families left in the village."
"Oh, I thought it was something else." Xu Ning slurped a mouthful of porridge skin. She knew something more specific, but she didn't say it. Anyway, the county government would send someone to tell her when the time comes.
"Daya, do you want to eat some fried dough sticks? They were just fried yesterday. They won't make you so irritated now."
"Eat! Give me two sticks so I can dip them in the porridge!"
Porridge and fried dough sticks are really a perfect match. When you soak the fried dough sticks in the porridge, not only do they become softened and taste fragrant, sweet and soft, but the temperature of the porridge also drops, making it just right for you to eat in big mouthfuls.
"Here is a letter Qin Wen sent you. Take a look at it after you finish eating." Old Mrs. Xu put a wrapped letter on the table. Xu Ning was eating breakfast seriously. He took a look at it and nodded to show that he understood.
Jiang Yan came out a little late after hearing the report from the secret guard. When he came out, he saw Xu Ning eating with relish, so he asked for porridge and fried dough sticks as well.
After finishing his meal, Xu Ning looked up and saw Jiang Yan's relaxed expression. He asked cheerfully, "Is this delicious?"
Jiang Yan swallowed the food in his mouth and nodded to her. Xu Ning took a boiled egg, ate the white, poured the yolk into her soy sauce dish and mashed it, then served herself half a bowl of porridge.
"You saw what I did just now, mashing the egg yolks in the soy sauce."
Jiang Yan nodded seriously and watched attentively like a good student.
"This is another way to eat porridge. Pour the egg yolk mixed with soy sauce into the porridge and mix it. Remember to mix it evenly. Here, just like me." Xu Ning tilted the bowl towards Jiang Yan so that Jiang Yan could see it more easily.
Jiang Yan looked at the bowl of porridge with a strange color and hesitated a little.
Old Lady Xu took a glance and said disdainfully, "You've made the porridge taste like something a pig would eat."
"Hey, grandma, you haven't even tasted it before, this is delicious!"
Xu Ning took a big scoop, put it in his mouth and closed his eyes in satisfaction.
"Second sister, what's delicious?!" Xu Feng, who had been staying in bed, came in late. Seeing Xu Ning eating with such relish, he took a look and saw...
"Second sister, why does the food you eat taste so much like shit?"
"Puff!" Xu Ning nearly spat a mouthful of porridge in his face. "Then don't eat it. You're not meant to eat it."
"Second sister, to be honest, I don't really want to eat."
"Humph, you are not lucky enough to eat this!"
Over there, Jiang Yan had already finished his fried dough sticks and porridge politely. Looking at Xu Ning and Xu Feng bickering, he finally took a boiled egg and started peeling it.
He carefully followed the steps Xu Ning taught him. It was not very similar, but almost exactly the same.
Xu Feng bit the fried dough stick and stared at Jiang Yan as he put a spoonful of earthy yellow porridge into his mouth.
Xu Ning also stared at him. The brother and sister waited for a long time and found that Jiang Yan had no expression at all when he ate.
"Um, is this delicious or not?"
"Nonsense, it must be delicious!" Xu Ning confronted Xu Feng before Jiang Yan could say anything.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" After arguing with her brother, she turned to ask Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan scooped another spoonful into his mouth, swallowed it, and then nodded and said, "It's delicious. I couldn't tell what it tasted like on my first bite, but now I know it tastes like crab roe!"
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