Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 566 Fine Tea and Delicious Food

As Mao Chunfang was leisurely eating breakfast, a servant came to report that the Prefect had asked him to come over as soon as possible.

Madam Mao was quite puzzled. Since everyone in the room was a trusted confidante, she didn't hold back her words. "This Prefect is really strange. Why does he summon you so often?"

But what have we done to offend him?

“If he didn’t like me, he wouldn’t have called me over,” Mao Chunfang said with a smile. “Others wouldn’t even get this honor.”

Madam Mao shook her head. "I always felt that your close relationship with him was not a good thing."

Mao Chunfang put down her chopsticks and stood up. "Don't worry, I'll be right back."

Despite saying this, Mao Chunfang did not immediately go to Liangzhou Prefecture.

Instead, he had the clerk invite the yamen runners from the prefectural government to the study in the front office.

"Where did Lord Liu go last night?" Mao Chunfang asked the person in front of her.

The Liu family servants had no sense of vigilance whatsoever, assuming that Mao Chunfang was on their master's side, and immediately recounted the series of misfortunes that had befallen them the previous night.

Mao Chunfang was genuinely puzzled when she heard that Liu Dexiang was trying to break into the military camp.

I wonder how Liu Dexiang was promoted to prefect?
Judging from his repeated attempts to extract information about Feng Zhong'an from me, it seems that he has no one in the court who can help him.

But if he really didn't have any connections or background, could he really have relied on his past political achievements?
how can that be possible?
Looking at his men and his behavior, he's practically a bandit.

When Lao Lin was around, Liu Dexiang could still pretend to be decent, but as soon as Lao Lin left, he immediately revealed his true colors.

"My lord, please hurry! My master hasn't slept a wink since last night, and he even smashed his favorite tea set." The servant from the Liu family sounded anxious, and it was clear that he truly considered Mao Chunfang one of his own.

"Oh, don't rush." ​​Mao Chunfang waved her hand at him. "You must be tired after coming all the way from Liangzhou. Sit down and have a cup of tea before you go." The clerk immediately poured hot tea and personally served it to the servant.

The servant refused, saying, "My lord, where is there time to drink tea?"

“Just walk faster on the road, it won’t make a difference.” Perhaps Mao Chunfang’s composure was too convincing, because the servant was actually persuaded by him.

After taking the tea from the advisor, I was invited to sit opposite Mao Chunfang.

After he took a couple of sips, Mao Chunfang casually asked, "Is this tea alright?"

The servant clearly didn't know anything about tea. "The tea you have in your hand, sir, is naturally of good quality."

Mao Chunfang casually replied, "What I have is nothing. I heard Lord Liu mention a few days ago that he had given some really good tea to some relatives and friends in the capital. That was a rare find."

The servants were clearly unaware of this.

Of course, Mao Chunfang's claims are just nonsense, and such a thing may not actually have happened.

“Master doesn’t often talk to us about these things,” the servant laughed. “We rough men don’t know anything about tea.”

Mao Chunfang didn't get any useful information from him, so she continued, "Oh, by the way, I heard Lord Liu say that the snack you ate on the way to the capital last time was quite good. What was it called again? I can't remember the name right now. I was thinking of asking someone to find out so that my family's cook can make it!"

"Master, you sampled many delicacies on your last trip to the capital. I wonder which one you're referring to?" The servant was quite perceptive.

"It's made with powder... Sigh! Look at my memory, I've even kept you from chatting." Mao Chunfang became anxious again, "I forgot about the important matter as soon as I sat down. If Lord Liu finds out that we've delayed his business because of tea, he'll probably complain. I hope you can protect us, young man."

"Hurry, Lord Liu is looking for us urgently, we'd better hurry."