nycdaug Chapter 120 Eat First
Chapter 120 Eat First
He was so serious that he refused to let anyone count the items, and people thought he was guilty.
Unexpectedly, after counting, there was not a single exiled prisoner missing.
The clerk who insisted on counting the number of people was dumbfounded, and the young man who reported to the officials was also dumbfounded.
Yuan Dutou's cold expression made their hearts tremble.
This person looks difficult to deal with, and I don’t know how to get angry now.
However, Yuan Dutou did not attack immediately as they expected.
He only glanced at the waiter and said, "Brothers, you must be tired from traveling. Bring the food up quickly when it's ready."
Upon hearing this, the waiter glanced at Grandma Li upstairs. Seeing Grandma Li nod, he went to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
There were about ten officials in total, and the table at the post station was too small so they split into two tables.
Each table was served with five pounds of braised beef, a large bucket of rice, a large pot of soup, two fish, and some side dishes like peanuts. Each table was also served with two pots of wine.
Yuan Dutou stipulated that those on duty at night were not allowed to drink, but others could do as they pleased.
As for himself, of course he wouldn't drink it.
The waiter served the dishes very quickly, and in just a short while, the meals for the two tables were served.
Shen Yitian was not hungry, but she saw Fuguier secretly rubbing his stomach, so she asked Xiao Wei and Shengsheng to bring up the dishes she had prepared.
Ever since Grandma Li would wait for her at every post station, she would go upstairs as soon as she arrived at the post station and rarely ate with everyone.
In order to watch the show today, she stayed in the lobby and had dinner with Yue Niang and others.
Yue Niang's second sister-in-law had already had a rift with her a few times before, so she definitely wouldn't sit with them at this moment.
But there was limited space in the inn, so she had to squeeze at a table with her child and a few unfamiliar people.
Daya and her sons had no unpleasantness with Yue Niang, so it was natural for them to sit with Yue Niang at this moment.
Seeing Shen Yitian also sitting down, Daya's mother was ready to take the child to another table.
"Let's eat together, it will be lively." Shen Yitian said with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, let's eat together. There's no room over there." Yue Niang glanced at other places and said.
It’s not that she wanted Daya’s family to take advantage of Shen Yitian, but there was really no other place to sit in this inn.
We can't let Daya and her son squat in the corner to eat just because Shen Yitian sat down.
The dishes that Shen Yitian arranged were nothing special, just beef, fish and the like.
In addition to braised beef, she also asked the kitchen to stir-fry it, and the fish was not simply stewed, but carefully processed into boiled fish.
In addition, there is fresh and tender tofu. I made a fresh fish and tofu stew, and also made a tofu with green onions.
Looking closely, this table of dishes was even more exquisite than the one Yuan Dutou and his friends had.
Yuan Dutou and the others didn't care about this. They had been traveling for so long, and all they wanted was to have enough to eat.
Although the meals that the Shen family arranged for them were not exquisite, they were plentiful and everyone could eat to their heart's content. What else could they be dissatisfied with?
The officials and prisoners all sat down to eat happily, leaving the Liu Yuan County yamen runners in a mess at the entrance of the post station.
Are they leaving? I insisted on checking but found nothing, and I haven't given anyone an explanation yet.
These escorting officers are all from the capital, and none of them are easy to mess with. If they fail to handle the matter well, Yuan Dutou will inform the county magistrate in anger, and they will all be beaten.
However, Yuan Dutou had no intention of continuing to talk to them about this matter.
People are just eating with their heads down, and they come up to them and talk about this and that. Isn't that even more annoying?
"Boss, are we leaving or not?" An impatient bailiff came up and asked.
The leading clerk's face looked extremely ugly at the moment, sometimes blue and sometimes red, which was more colorful than a color palette.
As Shen Yitian watched this grand show, she felt that all the dishes on the table became more delicious.
Fugui'er was already very hungry, and he was a little happy to see that Yue Niang didn't tell him not to eat Shen Yitian's food.
But he still asked Shen Yitian.
"Sister Shen, are you going to share this dish with us?"
Shen Yitian is too tough. He won’t feel at ease eating unless she asks him a question.
What if Shen Yitian gets angry again and says he’s stealing food!
Hey, just thinking about how Shen Yitian looked at that time made Fuguier a little scared.
Shen Yitian didn't expect that the naughty kid who used to be so naughty and annoying would be so timid now.
"If we're not eating together, won't you eat it?" she asked with a smile.
"If you don't let me eat, I dare not eat." Fuguier said aggrievedly.
Yue Niang often told him that although Shen Yitian had a good relationship with them, she should also be sensible.
What belongs to others is theirs, and no matter how good everyone is, they cannot be mixed together as one family.
He didn't quite understand, but he tried to do it.
"Eat, I can't possibly eat so much by myself." Shen Yi smiled sweetly, rubbed Fuguier's head, and then tapped his head.
Fuguier was stunned when he saw her like this.
"Sister Shen, you look so beautiful when you smile." It would look even better if you could flick his head from time to time.
"It's up to you to say that. Let's eat." Shen Yitian raised her eyebrows proudly and said.
What made her happy was not Fuguier's praise, but the fact that the young man who reported to the police could hardly contain himself.
Seeing that Yuan Dutou and the others were eating, and the prisoners didn't want to pay attention to them, he asked quietly: "Sir, there is nothing for me to do here now, can I leave now?"
"Let's go?" Yuan Dutou and the clerk who brought the men over spoke in unison, looking at him with the same unfriendly expression, which made him shudder.
It's summer time, why does he feel so cold?
"You reported to the police that the team I led was missing a prisoner, so you want to leave like this?" Yuan Dutou asked coldly while chewing a piece of fish.
"Didn't you say that there was one person missing from the team? Where did you get the news? Are you trying to trick us?" The clerk was also very angry.
He thought he was going to do something great, so he rushed over, but he didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding.
Now, the other party’s exile team has not lost any people, but they have lost face.
"Wait a minute, I'll deal with you after I finish my meal. I don't have the energy to argue with you right now." Yuan Dutou said again.
He was really hungry. He had been eating dry food for several days. Now that he had a hot meal, he had to put this little thing aside.
Looking at his expression, I knew that he would settle accounts with this group of people after dinner.
The young man who reported the incident to the police was a little panicked and said randomly: "I did see someone run away with my own eyes, but who knew that there was no one missing."
The clerk looked at him coldly, as if to ask him whether he believed it or not.
While watching the fun, Shen Yitian served a bowl of tofu and fish to Fuguier and told him to eat carefully.
Later, Song Xiaer's eyes were almost tired of looking forward to Shen Yitian giving her some delicious food.
There was food on their table, but it was just a few pieces of fatty meat, a plate of vegetables, and a bowl of vegetarian noodles. It was nowhere near as good as what Shen Yitian and the others had.
At this time, the waiter suddenly brought up another tray, and Song Xiaer's eyes lit up.