Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 659 is also a Southerner

Luo Mao smiled wryly: "Lord Meng, please don't make fun of me. With a knife hanging over my neck, life isn't going to be easy."

Meng Changqing recalled what happened a year ago: the sister of a scholar in Bishan County was sacrificed to the mountain by the villagers, which caused a great uproar at the time, and even the Liangzhou Prefecture heard about it.

She heard about this from Master Ding.

At that time, she wrote to Luo Mao, expressing her willingness to help, but he didn't use her.

I wonder what became of that scholar in the end.

Meng Changqing, wanting to find out more, said to Luo Mao, "I'm also feeling hungry. There's a teahouse in Liangzhou City with really good snacks. Let's go there and grab something to fill our stomachs."

Luo Mao could tell that Meng Changqing had something to say, so he nodded in agreement. The two of them greeted the others and headed toward a nearby teahouse.

"Hey you two!" Cao Hongxing saw the two of them whispering together and guessed that they were probably going to talk about Xunxian Town, so he simply followed them. "Count me in."

Originally, he only wanted to ask some simple questions and chat briefly in a teahouse, but Cao Hongxing insisted on joining in the fun. It would be too conspicuous for three county officials to sit together, so he had no choice but to find a restaurant with private rooms.

Four small square tables, one for each person, with a window seat left to enjoy the view outside.

But only Cao Hongxing pretended to look at it twice and said, "The new prefect has only been here for a month, but the streets are already different from before. They are much cleaner than before."

Meng Changqing glanced at Luo Mao, then listened carefully to the sounds outside the private room. When there were no strange noises, he spoke up, "Speaking of the new prefect, our magistrate is quite handsome."

Luo Mao smiled upon hearing this and nodded in agreement, saying, "The South is a place of beautiful mountains and rivers, and the people there are naturally more handsome."

Meng Changqing, who was pouring tea, suddenly burst into laughter.

Luo Mao looked over in confusion, then noticed Cao Hongxing on his right, who was not smiling at all. He suddenly remembered that Lord Cao was also from the South. Luo Mao quickly apologized to Cao Hongxing, saying, "I was wrong and impolite. Please don't take offense, Brother Cao."

Cao Hongxing didn't blame Luo Mao. "You're not impolite. It's that monkey carrying the teapot who's impolite!"

Meng Changqing gradually stopped laughing and was about to apologize when he heard Cao Hongxing say, "Is there no manners in talking about your superiors behind their backs?"

Cao Hongxing was furious just thinking about it. Without giving Meng Changqing a chance to speak, he said, "Besides, what's so handsome about you? You're dark-skinned and skinny, and you look like a monkey."

"Please forgive me, Lord Cao," Meng Changqing said. "You are magnanimous and generous, please don't hold it against a wild monkey like me."

Cao Hongxing snorted coldly, "You came all this way just to gossip?"

Before Meng Changqing and Luo Mao could speak, there was a knock on the door, followed by the shopkeeper's voice, "Gentlemen, the dishes are served."

The innkeeper, accompanied by his waiter, served all the dishes at once. Considering the three men's preferences, he added two more dishes. Not daring to linger, he said, "Please enjoy your meal, gentlemen," and led the waiter out.

Cao Hong was relieved to hear Meng Changqing speak, but Meng Changqing said, "Lord Luo, let's have dinner."

"You guys really came here just to eat?" Cao Hongxing sighed, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating as well.

After they had almost finished eating, Meng Changqing said, "I noticed that Lord Luo looked very worried just now. Was he troubled by the matter of Xunxian Town?"

Cao Hongxing was eating his homemade rolled pancakes when he heard this, and immediately slowed down his chewing. Sure enough, sure enough, Meng Changqing likes to keep things mysterious.

"Due to my chronic illness, I am truly willing but unable to help."