Border Cook

"Thank you, Lord Pei." Xia Mingyue also liked this kind of thing very much and bowed to express her gratitude.

"Madam Xia, you are too polite." Pei Chenghe said, "I am going to take up this post now. I am afraid it will be very difficult for us to meet again in the future. This paperweight is a token of my love for you. If you are free in the future, please come to Falcon State for sightseeing. I will do my best to entertain you."

"Okay, if there is a chance, I will definitely go." Xia Mingyue agreed very readily.

"Then it's a deal!"

"A word is settled!"

Well, this guy has the upper hand again.

Fan Pingyang and Feng Maocai looked at each other, curled their lips at the same time, then looked at each other again, nodded slightly, and stretched out their hands.

While Pei Chenghe is talking, it’s better to eat first!
After talking to Xia Mingyue for a while, Pei Chenghe realized that most of the snacks on the new table were gone in an instant. The remaining ones had all been occupied by Fan Pingyang and Feng Maocai. There were only empty plates left in front of him!

This can't happen!

Pei Chenghe coughed lightly and said, "In terms of seniority, I am the oldest among the three of us. In terms of seniority, I also hold the highest position among the three of us, so..."

Don't listen to the bastard chanting sutras!

Feng Maocai and Fan Pingyang ignored him completely and even picked their ears, trying to throw out all the words they didn't want to hear.

Pei Chenghe, "..."

Since this doesn't work, he can only rob it!

Pei Chenghe made up his mind and rolled up his sleeves.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue stood up from the table calmly and took two steps back.

Almost instantly, the sounds of ghosts howling and wolves howling were heard in the sky above the yard.

"Master Pei, you are a master, the governor of a prefecture, you must be aware of your status!"

"As an elder, you should take care of the younger ones and remember the rules of propriety, righteousness, and honor!"

Don't say that!

Just now you didn't listen when I was talking about reason, and now I'm using force and you start talking about reason again. You're taking everything!

Pei Chenghe ignored everything and had completely transformed into a glutton, just eating!
Seeing this, Fan Pingyang and Feng Maocai also increased their strength.

A great battle for supremacy has finally begun.

But fighting is fighting, snatching is snatching, faces can be pinched bruises, but cakes must not be broken, people can fall to the ground, clothes can be dirty, but food must not be stained with dust, and everything must be safely put into the mouth!
So, the three of them fought hard for it, while carefully protecting the cakes and food. The scene was even more lively and funnier than watching a circus.

Xia Mingyue watched this scene with interest and laughed out loud from time to time.

The others who were busy in the central kitchen looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw three grown men fighting over a table full of pastries and food.

Is it possible that these three people have never eaten pastries before?

That’s not right, and that can’t be said. After all, the pastries made by Madam Xia herself cannot be bought outside, and you can’t eat them even if you want to.

It seems that there is nothing good about being an official. It is worse than those of them who work in Xiaji’s central kitchen and can have a snack from time to time.

Alas, pitiful thing... Everyone shook their heads and sighed, their eyes full of sympathy.

The battle for the pastries among the three ended completely when the last piece of pastry went into Fan Pingyang's mouth. Then the three of them argued in detail about who had taken advantage and who had suffered a loss, and complained and despised each other. Finally, they sat down at the table and drank tea to relieve their dry mouths from eating too many pastries.

After tidying up their clothes, the three of them felt quite embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Madam Xia."

"It's okay, it's okay. It's a good show and it broadened my horizons." Xia Mingyue smiled.

The three of them became increasingly embarrassed, but when they thought about the fact that they were all familiar with each other and that Madam Xia's place was not a place where they needed to be restrained, they just chuckled and put the embarrassing experience behind them.

After the farce, they drank tea and reminisced about the past.

Talk about the interesting things that happened when Fan Pingyang was studying in the county school, the current situation of Jinqiu County, the local customs, and rumors in the streets and alleys...

They chatted until the sun set, then Pei Chenghe and Feng Maocai got up to say goodbye.

"I was originally going to go back to the county government with you two adults, but I just arrived in Jinqiu County today. I want to go back to the county school later to pay a visit to the teacher and the headmaster, and then hand over the county government affairs to you two adults tomorrow." Fan Pingyang said.

"Alright."

Fan Pingyang had already arrived in Jinqiu County a few days earlier than expected, so there was still plenty of time and no need to rush.

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Seeing this, Pei Chenghe and Feng Maocai exchanged a few more words of greeting before leaving.

Before leaving, Xia Mingyue gave each of them a bag of snacks.

In addition to what appeared on the table today, we also added some freshly fried five-spice melon seeds and egg yolk peanuts.

The two of them thanked him repeatedly and left with satisfaction and smiles on their faces.

Even Pei Chenghe couldn't wait to take out a few egg yolk peanuts to eat as soon as he walked out of Xia Mingyue's house.

It is vegetarian, fragrant and delicious.

good to eat!

Pei Chenghe was immersed in the delicious food, but Feng Maocai tilted his head and said, "Sir, don't you think it's a bit strange?"

"What's strange about that?" Pei Chenghe paused, then hurriedly tied up his bag of food again and stuffed it into his arms, making his chest bulge with food. Then he looked at Feng Maocai warily.

Anyway, it doesn't matter where it is strange, just don't think of taking my food.

Feng Maocai, "..."

Is he such a greedy person?

As for that!
"Logically speaking, when the imperial court sends officials to take up posts, they will avoid the officials' hometowns in order to prevent them from having too deep a foundation in the local area and dominating the people there. Since Mr. Fan was originally a student of the county school, how could he be sent to be the magistrate of Jinqiu County?"

"You are talking about this matter." Pei Chenghe didn't care. "You probably don't know that this Mr. Fan is originally from Songzhou, not from Jinqiu County. The reason why he came here to study was because he traveled around to study. When he passed by Jinqiu County, he felt that the county school teacher was knowledgeable and the headmaster was kind, so he stayed for a while."

"I see." Feng Maocai suddenly realized, but then said, "But since Lord Fan is working in the Hanlin Academy, logically speaking, after two more years, when he is transferred to an official position, he should at least be a prefect. There are very few people like Lord Fan who only worked in the Hanlin Academy for one or two years before taking up a position. Is there something wrong with this?"

"Besides, this Lord Fan's surname is Fan, and the most trusted Fan family around the emperor is also surnamed Fan. Could there be any connection between the two..."

Pei Chenghe listened for a long time, then reached out and patted Feng Maocai on the shoulder. (End of this chapter)