Before he finished speaking, three men came in from outside the shop. The leader was wearing a cloud-patterned brocade robe. He was tall and slender with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

Who else could it be if not Tang Zhongbai?

Jiang Muxia was walking between the guest tables with a wooden tray in her hand, distributing food to the guests. She subconsciously looked up at the source of the voice and happened to meet his eyes.

Jiang Muxia's heart suddenly started beating faster. Why was this person so lingering? She could meet him everywhere.

She quickly withdrew her gaze and continued to mingle among the guests.

Tang Zhongbai and the other two walked to an empty table and sat down, shouting at the counter, "Bring out a jar of your best wine, and three servings of the same snacks on the other tables."

"Please wait a moment, my guest." Fuzi, who had already finished lunch, trotted over with a jar of wine and placed it on the table in front of Tang Zhongbai. "Ganquan dew, soft and smooth, not intoxicating. Please enjoy it, my guest."

Li Jiyi then came to their table with a tray, "Tang Juecao, these snacks are made by my sister for the guests to taste. You are in for a treat today."

"You said this was made by Miss Jiang?" Tang Zhongbai was a little surprised. When he was young, he lived in the capital city and there was a chef from the Western Regions who once made this snack.

Ever since he followed his father to Chenliu to take office, he has never had the chance to eat food from the Western Regions.

I didn’t expect that a farm girl from this small county could do this?

He took a sip and found that the taste was almost the same as he remembered, except that it lacked the spiciness of pepper, making it a little less tasty.

"Yes, can I ask her how to make this snack?"

Li Jiyi looked embarrassed, "Isn't this inappropriate? It's not convenient for her, a girl, to meet a man."

Tang Zhongbai was a little disappointed, because he had come all the way to see her. But she didn't want to see him, so he couldn't force her.

"By the way, are you working here? Your family's case has already made some progress. When you get off work, go home and tell your eldest brother to get ready in the next two days. He may be summoned to court at any time." Tang Zhongbai was very concerned about the case he was in charge of. His father approved him to be an official in Suanzao County, and he was not here for fun.

Li Jiyi was delighted, "Thank you Tang Juecao. Please enjoy your meal."

He returned to the kitchen to continue eating.

He was halfway through his meal when Jiang Muxia pulled him out to give him some snacks.

Jiang Muxia, who was sitting at the table eating lunch, had a calm expression on her face. She had already recovered from the panic she had just felt when she saw him.

She knew that she would have to stay in the county more often in the future, so instead of trying to avoid him all the time, it would be better to face him directly.

From the beginning to the end, she didn't believe that Jiang Hongxing could have killed her parents, brothers and sisters. She had no idea who was behind Jiang Hongxing.

She guessed who was around Tang Zhongbai, so she decided to face him and see who the young women who appeared around him were. By checking them one by one, she would definitely be able to find out who the perpetrator was.

"Brother Jiyi, I've finished eating. I'm going to go to the shop to help first. You wait for the boss to finish eating and then clean up here." She took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth, then stood up and walked towards the shop.

"Mu Xia, Tang Juecao hasn't left yet. How about you wait until he leaves before going?" Li Jiyi seemed worried and wanted to stop her.

Jiang Muxia turned around and smiled at him, "It's okay, I haven't done anything bad, why should I be afraid of him doing anything?"

"But..." Before he could finish, Jiang Muxia had already walked out of the kitchen, leaving him staring blankly at the direction she left, muttering, "But, I found that he has ulterior motives for you."

He finished his meal quickly and went quickly to the shop in front.

Jiang Muxia was chatting and laughing with the migrant workers and ignored Tang Zhongbai who was sitting in the corner. He finally felt relieved.

After noon, the porters had a drink, rested for a while, and then returned to the ferry to start their heavy work again.

The three people sitting in the corner were reluctant to leave.

The three of them didn't say anything and just drank leisurely.

After having lunch on the second floor, Xu Da got up and went to the bedroom for a nap. He inadvertently saw Jiang Muxia who was busy cleaning the table.

On one side was Tang Zhongbai who was staring at Jiang Muxia, and on the other side was Li Jiyi who glanced at Tang Zhongbai from time to time.

The corners of his lips curled up. These three people are quite interesting.

Li Jiyi noticed that Tang Zhongbai's eyes were always on Jiang Muxia.

Seeing that the shopkeeper had finished lunch and returned to the shop, he deliberately called out to her loudly, "Mu Xia, I have to go back to the village. The work in the kitchen will be left to you." He tried to drive her back to the kitchen. He didn't want her to have any contact with Tang Zhongbai from the bottom of his heart.

Jiang Muxia lowered her head to wipe the table without raising her head, and responded casually, "I see, will you be back before dinner?"

"Come back, I'll make dinner when I get back." Li Jiyi and Xiao Chengzi also said this and were about to go back to the village.

"Tang Juecao, do you want to go together?" He walked to the table in the corner and wanted to ask Tang Zhongbai to go with him.

Unexpectedly, the other party decisively rejected him, "No need, we are going different ways, we need to rest for a while before we go on." It was Tang San who spoke.

Seeing that his sister had already wiped the table and returned to the kitchen with the wooden basin, Li Ji left with peace of mind.

"This kid did it on purpose." Even Tang Si noticed his little action. He was trying to prevent his own son from talking to Miss Jiang.

Tang Zhongbai remained calm and continued to drink the wine in the glass. The small cup in front of him was already empty.

"You don't understand. A gentleman dreams of marrying a beautiful lady. They are cousins, so they are related by blood. Our young master is just a stranger." Tang San, who usually speaks little, rarely expressed his opinion on his young master falling in love with a farm girl.

The next moment, Jiang Muxia came into the shop and walked straight to their table.

"Mr. Tang, I'll take it after you finish eating."

"Okay." Tang Zhongbai looked at her with tenderness in his eyes. Somehow, every time he saw her, he felt happy. It was as if someone in his mind kept reminding him that he must treat her well.

The three thought that she would leave after collecting the dishes, but unexpectedly, she sat down opposite Tang Zhongbai.

Tang San and Tang Si were surprised, while Tang Zhongbai was happy.

"Mr. Tang, how about we make a deal?" Jiang Muxia's eyes were burning and he spoke directly.

Tang Zhongbai was stunned. "What deal?"

She took out four or five pieces of straw paper from her bosom and handed them to him. "Look at the pictures on the paper. You find the seeds and I'll be responsible for planting them. We'll split the profits 80-20. How do you think?"

Tang Zhongbai flipped open the straw paper and saw vivid pictures on it. He recognized most of them. They were pictures of fruits and vegetables. In the Dawu Dynasty, only the rich and powerful could afford to eat these things. How could she, a peasant girl, see them?

"Don't ask. I know you can find the seeds with your ability." She didn't allow him to refute.

Tang Zhongbai was puzzled, "But why do you think I will help you?"

"As a child of an aristocratic family, isn't it just to prove yourself when you come to a small Suanzao County to be a judge? Why not broaden your horizons, save more money, and lay a solid foundation for your future success? Wouldn't that be better?" The determination in her eyes moved him.

"But you just..."

"You're just a little peasant girl, with nothing of your own, right?"

Tang Zhongbai met her determined eyes and smiled lightly, "Isn't it? Besides, the world is peaceful now, I can just do my job with peace of mind. With my salary, I can have enough food and clothing, and I don't have to worry about money."

Jiang Muxia smiled brightly, "Can you guarantee that your life will be so smooth? Things are unpredictable, maybe the court is not as peaceful as you imagined?"

The images that appeared before her eyes were Tang Zhongbai in his previous life, with a conspicuous scar from the right corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth, and Tang San who was missing his left arm.

If she had not seen him eating coarse food and wearing rags in her previous life, she would never have said these words.

As soon as these words came out, Tang Zhongbai's face suddenly changed.

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