Several people exchanged glances secretly and reached an agreement with each other.
Therefore, when they entered the newly built courtyard, these people became much more polite, and they also swept away their previous contempt and disgust towards the people of Linji Village and became much more enthusiastic.
The old village chief, Lao Qian and other shrewd people saw this and thought, "Oh, this group of people are plotting against them again." But they were not afraid, and would just deal with whatever happened.
Now the beautiful girl from the Wen family has another distinguished guest. Haven’t you seen that the people in the yamen are polite to them?
When it comes to taking advantage of situations, Lao Qian and his gang are really good at it.
A friendly exchange between neighboring villages took place in this warm atmosphere of mutual inquiry.
Soon, dinner began.
I originally thought that for a group of people fleeing famine, they would be satisfied with having some food to survive on.
But who would have thought that when the dishes were served on the table, there were roasted, fried and stewed dishes. Even though the yamen runners had eaten at various restaurants in the city, there were still some dishes they had never seen before.
"This, this looks like it's fried and covered in a layer of red topping. Is this pork ribs?"
"Yes, this is sweet and sour pork ribs. Ever since Xiu's family and I ate it, many of the elders and children in our clan have fallen in love with this dish.
Actually, this dish is similar to sweet and sour fried fish, and the taste is the same.”
"I see."
The yamen runners felt that they were the ones who had never seen the world. They were sorry, they had never seen or eaten sweet and sour fried fish or sweet and sour spareribs.
If you hadn't told me that this was the first time I'd seen you.
"What about this dish? Why does it look so much like braised eggplant? And what's the meaning of this stone pestle in it?"
"Haha, this is called a fried eggplant. I put this thing together just to make it look better. Otherwise, it would look so shabby just to put a bunch of it in a bowl."
Well, it looks good, but we old men have never seen the world.
At this point, the village heads were completely afraid to speak. Even the knowledgeable yamen runners in their eyes couldn't recognize these dishes. How could they, who hadn't even explored Ancheng, recognize these exotic dishes?
In fact, many of the dishes are still dishes they have eaten before, but the cooking methods are different.
For example, fish. Tonight we not only have sauerkraut and tofu fish, but the fish can also be cooked in several ways.
Fish scales wrapped in egg and soybean powder are fried into a crispy dish to go with wine.
There were also fish offal, stir-fried with kimchi. This group of people thought it was a good dish to go with wine or rice, but they couldn't tell what it was.
There are also fish bones, which are fried until crispy and sprinkled with some pepper and salt, and it becomes pepper and salt fish bone crisps.
There was fish, meat, and wine, and the world's best caravan was there to accompany them, as well as the wealthy people of the Luo clan who were dining together.
It was not until they finished their meal and walked out of Linji Village that the village chiefs realized what they had experienced that day.
"I can brag about what happened today for the rest of my life. Until now, I still can't believe that those energetic guys are actually from the First Caravan."
“What surprised me now was not the fact that the First Caravan came to a border village, but that they actually said they wanted to be settled in this village as well.
Didn't you hear that young man tell the yamen runners that he wanted to buy a piece of land here, build a three-story courtyard, and enclose the land? Tsk, does this mean that members of the First Caravan will be among our neighbors in the future?
The other people sobered up after hearing this.
"That's right, our neighbors are getting more and more powerful. Fortunately, this Linji Village is large enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many noble people. Tsk tsk, they are from the First Caravan. It feels like these people who are about to settle here are not ordinary caravan members."
"They've told us not to tell anyone about ordinary businessmen settling here. You guys better keep your mouths shut."
If we can control our mouths, they will have less trouble. Others will see that we are knowledgeable and interesting, which will also benefit us.
Now that I think about it, our approach of befriending them was correct. For people like these, it's only beneficial to interact with them more often."
The five people nodded in unison.
Not very good.
In this society of favors, connections are what count. Their connections are limited to this area and within Ancheng.
His connections are all over the country.
"Haha, these neighbors are great! I like neighbors with such abilities and talents. If it weren't so late today, I would have wanted to bring my old man here for a consultation right away. Tsk, I wonder what their abilities are.
He has said that he wants to open a clinic, and he will only open it in this village, not in the city. I am afraid that Ancheng is the first city to have such an arrogant doctor."
The others became excited again when they heard it.
Yes, there are always a few sick people in every village. Among these relatives, there are some sick people.
I just heard that this group of people are so good at treating illnesses that they even claim to have opened a clinic in the village.
Anyone in the village who can open a clinic would not dare to do so unless he has some ability.
It’s just right to take my family members to see a doctor. If the doctor is capable, it will also be beneficial to my family members.
If I don't have the ability... I've already figured out the bottom line of these people. I still have to think about how to deal with some things...
The five village chiefs were still thinking about how to test the bottom line, and the yamen runners also received orders to leave the weapons to the people of Eagle Trading Company.
These drunken yamen runners were shouting at the top of their lungs at the five village chiefs who had not gone far away, but they heard several figures rushing out from the other side of the mountain, followed by a burst of cries for help.
"Help, help, please save our young master. He was hunting in the mountains and got frightened and fell off a cliff. Wuuwuwu..."
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