Chapter 1012 Aren’t You Afraid of Dying of Bloating?

Ning Chen and the other two were eating when there were footsteps on the stairs.

Looking up, he saw a middle-aged man wrapped in a large cloak and a dark blue official uniform stopping on the stairs and shouting down: "Man, hurry up and prepare some food for me and send it to the room.

This damn weather is so cold! I have been working hard for ten years and have been spared for seven years. I didn’t expect that I would be sent to this place where nothing matters as soon as I took office. "

The little boy accompanied him with a smile, "Sir, you go upstairs first, and I will bring it up to you right away."

The middle-aged man reprimanded: "Do you know what I want to eat? Just give it to me?

I said, listen...it has to be a chicken stew that is just over a year old. The herringbone on the breast of the chicken must be soft, not too hard. The stew is too old, the stew is not fresh enough, and the meat is not tender enough.

In addition, prepare some side dishes for me, two meat and two vegetarian dishes, and..."

The boy made a grimace and said hurriedly: "Sir, these are none of the things you said."

"No?" The middle-aged man's face darkened, "I can tell you, I don't want these, but Magistrate Cai wants to eat them... If you offend Magistrate Cai, do you still want to open this shabby shop?"

The little guy looked embarrassed, "I don't dare...but what the adults want, I really don't have.

Xiguancheng couldn't even eat tree bark before. Now it's great to be able to drink porridge, but there is nothing for adults to eat. "

The middle-aged man sneered and said: "If you don't have it, go find it. The prefect drank too much last night, and now he wants to drink some chicken soup to sober up... I will give you half an hour. If you can't see the chicken soup, you can leave this shabby shop." It's open."

The little guy looked embarrassed and didn't know what to do?

The shopkeeper came over after hearing the news. After understanding the situation, he apologized profusely, "Sir, please calm down. It's not that I don't want to make it. I really don't have the ingredients."

The middle-aged man said solemnly: "If you don't have it, go look for it. Again, if you don't see chicken soup for half an hour, don't open this shabby shop like yours."

The shopkeeper looked helpless and said: "Sir, you should understand the situation in Xiguan City. It's not that we want to offend you, but there is really no food.

This shop was contracted by the villain from the city lord's palace. The contract is also signed by the prince, so please be kind to me. "

The middle-aged man's face was as dark as water, and he said sternly: "You are such a cunning man, how dare you threaten me with the prince?"

The shopkeeper was panic-stricken and waved his hands repeatedly, "Sir, calm down, I don't dare!"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Don't you dare? I think you are so brave that even the prefect doesn't take him seriously.

I can tell you that the regent cannot stay in Xiguan City forever. When he leaves, you will be dead. "

Ning Chen's face was livid, is this the common people's parent officer sent by the imperial court? Is this the stepfather and stepmother?

Nine out of ten houses in Xiguan City are empty, and now there are only 20,000 people left out of 100,000. They have just had a good meal... These dogs don't care about the suffering of the people. They just show off their power and prey on the people.

This is what worries him the most.

The people of Xiguancheng can no longer stand the hardship.

That's why he didn't meet with those officials last night.

In fact, his plan was not to meet with them for three days. He would secretly try to contact these officials and test their character.

It's good, let him see this show of power so early in the morning.

Ning Chen hated it so much that his back molars almost broke.

But at the same time, I am very happy. If he hadn't bumped into him and left Xiguan City in the future, leaving these corrupt officials to the people, would the people of Xiguan City still have a way to survive?

How many soldiers died during the recapture of Bianzhou and Xiguancheng?

Xiguan City was built with the blood and sacrifice of countless soldiers, and he would never allow anyone to destroy Xiguan City, which was only improving now.

Lei An and Pan Yucheng didn't dare to breathe because they knew Ning Chen was angry.

That Magistrate Cai is going to be in bad luck.

Ning Chen said word by word: "You have chicken soup early in the morning and four dishes. Aren't you afraid of being exhausted?"

The sudden sound made the middle-aged man, the shopkeeper, and the boy look over.

The middle-aged man's face darkened, "What did you say?"

Ning Chen looked at him, "Xiguan City was devastated by war, and the people were in dire straits. Things are getting better now... The imperial court sent you here to make the people live a better life, not for you to enjoy and feed the common people.

I have to drink chicken soup early in the morning, and it has to be stewed by a one-year-old chick, which I know how to eat.

If you eat so well in the morning, what should you have for lunch and dinner? Is it roasted whole lamb, or one hundred and eight delicacies? "

The middle-aged man was furious: "Who are you?"

Leian frowned and was about to start a crime.

Ning Chen held him down. The reason why he took Lei An instead of Yuan Long was because it was Yuan Long who received them and they didn't know Lei An.

If Leian reveals his identity at this time, then the rest of the scene will be impossible to sing.

Ning Chen said indifferently: "We are just the people of Xiguan City."

The middle-aged man said angrily: "You are a pariah, how dare you mock the prefect. I think you are tired of living."

Ning Chen laughed and said: "How can this be ironic? I mean, I have chickens at home, chicks that are just one year old."

The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, "Seriously?"

"How dare I deceive you, sir? If you don't believe me, ask the shopkeeper to go home with me and get it."

The middle-aged man raised his head and said, "You are quite sensible, you unruly man. Shopkeeper, please follow him to get the chicken. Don't keep the prefect waiting for a long time."

The shopkeeper looked at Ning Chen in astonishment.

Ning Chen smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, come with me!" After saying that, he dropped a cart of broken silver and walked outside.

The shopkeeper grabbed the silver and chased after him.

He caught up with Ning Chen, "Sir, do you really have a chicken at home?"

Ning Chen nodded, "Of course, I got it from Bianzhou with great difficulty."

"Thank you, sir, thank you... You saved my family's lives. If there was no chicken soup and I offended the prefect, my life would be over.

Take this silver, I'll find a way if it's not enough."

The shopkeeper took out a few taels of silver and returned it together with the meal money Ning Chen had given him before.

Ning Chen waved his hand, "Paying for meals is only natural... I'll lend you this chicken. When everyone's life is better in the future, you can return it to me."

The shopkeeper was grateful, "Thank you, sir, you are kind-hearted and a really good person... Don't worry, when the road is easy to travel in the spring, I will go to Bianzhou in person and buy more chicks back."

Ning Chen smiled and nodded.

"Young Master, how about walking faster? Don't let the prefect wait anxiously!"

"Okay!"

The inn is not far from the City Lord's Mansion, and it takes only two quarters of an hour to walk.

When they arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, the shopkeeper was stunned and said in panic: "Young Master, did we take the wrong road? This is the City Lord's Mansion, where the Regent King lives."

Ning Chen smiled, "It's okay, follow me!"

The shopkeeper looked at the armored soldiers at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and was so scared that he didn't dare to approach.

Pan Yucheng said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and catch up!"

Just then, those armored soldiers knelt on one knee and said in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty..."

The shopkeeper's eyes widened, his eyeballs bulged like a toad, and his legs softened and he fell directly to the ground.