I am the county magistrate in Liaozhai

The originally sad atmosphere was inexplicably washed away.

But even though he knew that Zhou Lin was doing well down there, the sudden death of his friend cast a cloud of gloom on Fu Chengshu's brows. This year might not be a good one.

"The matter of entrusting the dream, I will leave it to you."

Cheng Jin immediately nodded in response: "This should not be a big problem."

"As for the matter of Shaanxi Taoism, you county magistrate, don't meddle in it. Recently, the health of the man in the palace has become worse and worse, and things in the court are also weak. Yi'an, do you understand what it means to be a brother?"

Ah, this is going to change?

To be honest, Cheng Jin hasn't seen Jinshang very much, most of the time he just glanced at him from a distance, and when he was closest to the imperial examination, people probably looked at him for the sake of his teacher and senior brother, standing near his examination table. I stopped and looked at it for a minute or so, and there would be nothing more.There is no such thing as a few words from a time-traveling person who has attracted the emperor to regard him as a confidant.

The emperor has been in power for nearly 30 years, and the public's reputation has always been good. Even if he is a bit biased in his old age, it is because the prince and ministers have not changed much in terms of people's livelihood decisions.

"Brother, I understand."

The younger brother is far away in Tangxi, and he has some miraculous abilities. Fu Chengshu is not too worried. Now the situation in the court is becoming more and more tense. Yes, if he wants to bring up the old matter now, he needs to work it out a few more times, but it's too early to say, he has to confirm whether the evidence in Zhou Lin's hand is sufficient.

"It's good that you know it in your heart. As for the Jinhua county magistrate Xiong Xiong, since he doesn't want to be an official with peace of mind, then he should free up his official position for those who need it more."

Cheng Jin: ... Sure enough.

After saying something more, Cheng Jin didn't get back the letter from General Yang, but only called Li Yong to take him away.

After entering the ghost way, Cheng Jin discovered that Li Yong was carrying four jars of wine: "... At this time, are you going to rob someone's winery?"

"Of course not, my uncle gave me the money!"

"I'm afraid I lost the ingot and took the wine and left?"

Li Yong was noncommittal: "Tell me about you, frowning, why did your senior brother force you to see each other?"

"...Can you think of me, please?"

"That's why your senior brother discovered your real body visit this time?" Li Yong guessed again.

"...That's really not there." Even he didn't deliberately hide this.

Li Yong changed the wine in his hand to the other, and then said: "I look in the direction of the palace, the aura of the emperor is dim, is it because of this reason?"

Cheng Jin couldn't help being surprised: "You monsters, can you even see this?"

"Of course, the emperor of the world is the favorite of heaven, and the spirit of the emperor is invincible to all evil."

No wonder, during the previous dynasty, Concubine Feng Gui wanted to turn into a human body and then charm Emperor Xuan. Sure enough, Daji in the list of gods was a lie.

"If you think about it, you also know that during the Shang Dynasty, our clan produced a nine-tailed fox to charm King Zhou. Later, when the Zhou Dynasty was established, the Heavenly Law imposed this restriction on the Yaozu."

Cheng Jin: ...was slapped in the face.

"Is this really the case?"

Li Yong has an expression that you can't believe: "It's fake."

"I believe in you!" County Magistrate Cheng walked forward angrily, "I want to go to Fengdu Judge Hall first."

"Go~"

After hitting the capital, he went to the underworld again. When he returned to Tangxi, it was almost three o'clock in the morning. Cheng Jin was sleepy and cold, so he didn't care about Li Yong, and went to sleep in his bedroom.

Seeing this, Li Yong was not annoyed, he sent the wine in his hand to the back kitchen, and then disappeared into the government office. He had to go and get drunk back, or he would miss the New Year's Eve banquet that Ah Cong had prepared several days in advance up.

The next day is New Year's Eve, Cheng Jin doesn't have to work, and sleeps peacefully until the sun is three poles before getting up, put on his coat and go out, and see Taoist Yan in the backyard making rice cakes, and there is a useless cat demon beside him cheering Cheer.

Tsk, I'm afraid Li Yong's brain was flooded to come up with such a bad idea.

"Master, you're awake. Things are being stewed in the pot today. Let me serve you a bowl of noodles. Just marinated dried fragrant and eggs, okay?"

"Of course, as long as you can fill your stomach."

Pan Xiaoan immediately raised his hand: "Me! I want it too!"

Before Cheng Jin could bury him, Daoist Yan next to him also made the sound of wanting to eat.

County Magistrate Cheng: ... Tsk.

After eating the hot stewed egg noodles, Cheng Jin had nothing else to do, and took over the work of Yan Daochang making rice cakes. Anyway, he is very strong, and it takes no effort at all to hammer twice casually. He even had to control his strength so that Prevent the mortar from being hammered.

"Aside from rice cakes and fish, what other dishes do you have today?"

Before Ah Cong could open his mouth, Maomao said first: "There is braised pork, using Changchun stuffed rice and orange peel that inexplicably appeared in the back kitchen last night to slowly stew gelatin, as well as crispy fried fish balls and chicken balls, oh Yes, there is also the eight-treasure sauce-flavored duck, which is being stewed in the back kitchen, the aroma..."

County Magistrate Cheng, who had just eaten a bowl of noodles, patted his belly: ... I shouldn't have asked this question.

Fortunately, the return of Heilulu made Maomao shut up instantly.

"Yo, master, you are back."

There was still a moist breath on Heishan's lapel, obviously he came back from a trip, but judging by his expression, the trip should be going well: "Are you hungry?"

Montenegro: "...not hungry, what are you?"

"Playing rice cakes is one of the home activities that are suitable for all ages during the Spring Festival."

Montenegro: ... I don't come to the world very often, so don't lie to me.

The county magistrate Cheng said: "What's so deceiving, Daoist Yan was still making rice cakes just now."

Heishan's eyes immediately turned to A Cong and the cat demon who were squatting beside them wiping water, and the two little ones nodded vigorously.

"So, master, do you want to try?"

Heishan: "...Cheng Yi'an, I haven't seen you for a few days, you are really getting more and more courageous."

...Chew, it's not easy to be deceived. County magistrate Cheng silently beat rice cakes with one hand, and then quickly started another topic: "Tonight's New Year's Eve, is there anything Master would like to eat?"

Ah Cong immediately raised his head and listened carefully.

The three pairs of eyes stared at him blankly, Heishan hesitated for a moment, and said the name of the dish: "Then let's have a bowl of Yangchun noodles."

Yangchun noodles?Is it so unpretentious?County magistrate Cheng turned his head around. This seemed to be the first food he tasted after he came out of the mountain.

"Plus! Ah, since our staple food tonight is Yangchun noodles."

A Cong: "...but, tonight I have to eat dumplings."

"Let's save the dumplings for Shou Sui before eating them. Oh, by the way, don't wrap them with weird stuffing this year. What kind of sesame and fennel stuffing, I think it's over the top."

A Cong: ...that's what Zhou Daru wanted to do, not him, I don't want to carry this blame for the rest of my life.

"Is that a dumpling? It doesn't even meet the threshold of Yuanxiao. I don't recognize it as a dumpling."

Mao Mao also jumped up when he heard the words: "What? You in the north still make dumplings stuffed with fennel? Can you eat them?"

For this, Ah Cong has a great say: "The dumplings stuffed with fennel and eggs are delicious, I will make them tonight!"

"Don't you?"

A group of people discussed dumpling stuffing, and Montenegro, who was left out in the cold: ...is this a restaurant or a government office? !

"Oh, by the way, Daoist Yan, please go to the Town God's Temple and invite Lu Miaozhu to come over for a New Year's Eve dinner, so that we can go to the temple for a meal tomorrow." After Cheng Jin finished speaking, he called the cat again, " Stop yelling, go to Ying's next door and invite them over for dinner, for the glass, I want to give the young man a bonus!"

"What about me? You deducted so much from my salary!"

Master Cheng punctured rather coldly: "You are almost exhausting the Yamen, and you still want a bonus?" Of course, in fact, he had already prepared a red envelope, and he just gave Maomao a couple of pennies.

Maomao left angrily, and took a bite of a piece of pastry before leaving. Cheng Jin saw that the rice cake was almost beaten, so he handed the piece in his hand to A Cong, and he went to Heishan to inquire about the Xiantian Pill.

The conversation was divided into two ends, and Li Yong finally found the intoxicated figure on the roof of the Jinhua County government office.

Li Yong couldn't help but click his tongue lightly, went to sit beside Tao Zui, and said, "Did you see anything?"

When Tao Zui heard the sound, he moved his stiff neck and said in surprise, "Li Yong? Why are you here?"

"If I don't come again, you won't be able to find your way back to the Tangxi yamen." Li Yong stretched his head and looked down, only to see the busy scene of servants sweeping and posting Spring Festival couplets. Yamen is good, do you want to find another job?"

"Nonsense, be careful, brother Cheng will be anxious to you!"

Li Yong lay on the tiles with his head up, and retorted: "He won't be in a hurry with me, but you are more protective than a county magistrate."

Tao Zui pursed his lips and didn't speak, he just didn't clean up his mood and didn't want to disturb everyone's New Year's fun.

"All right, all right, I went to the capital to buy Changchun wine from Wufulou. If you're bothered, then get drunk and relieve your worries. It just fits your name!" Seeing the intoxication, Li Yong was indifferent, and said a little anxiously, "You say you are a monster, why are you just such a mother-in-law, you hide something in your heart when you encounter something, if you don't say it, you can sit on the ground and ascend to heaven if you hold it in your heart?"

"Aren't you just a mortal, you are already a monster, how can you be suffocated to death by a mortal?"

Intoxicated with drooping eyes: "...Sorry."

"You're right, why don't you apologize, I don't like your temperament, it's the same for that roe demon, and it's the same for this inexplicable mortal. You're not as aggrieved as a human being." Li Yong asked himself that it was not a good temper, To be honest, if he didn't think that intoxication is a monster, he would have ignored it.

"Li Yong, you don't understand."

Li Yong stood up angrily, looked directly at Tao Zui: "I don't understand, then just talk until I understand."

Tao Zui opened his mouth, his voice was low and hoarse: "He and I have a great cause and effect."

Li Yong actually guessed this, otherwise, with his intoxicated personality, he wouldn't be fooling himself into a dead end: "What is the specific cause and effect, if you can't do anything about it, I can..."

Tao Zui took a sip from the flagon placed on the ridge of the roof, and with the addition of alcohol, he finally spoke: "He is my biological father, Li Yong, you have always been a demon, but I am different, I used to be a demon." man."

Hearing this, Li Yong froze in place for an instant, the cold winter wind blew goose bumps all over his body.