After three months, Li Xiao came to Shuntianfu Yamen again.

The doormen were no longer the two guards we met last time, but two old guards with unshaven beards who looked like they were struggling to walk.

"Prince, we have to go in...!" Sun Yuanhua smiled and handed over a cigarette.

"Go in! Go in!" The old guard glanced at the cigarette he was handed to the big front door. He licked his lips and didn't take it. He just waved his hand impatiently, not even bothering to say anything.

Sun Yuanhua has been in Xinjiapo for many years, and has been as tanned as black charcoal. He is no different from an old farmer in the countryside.

Seeing the old guard's greedy look but not daring to ask for it, Li Xiao smiled helplessly. It seemed that after working hard these past few months, he still had some results.

At least, these petty subordinates no longer dare to ask for cards at will. It seems that Sun Yuanhua still has two hands. It is not easy to achieve such results in such a short period of time.

Li Xiao was really shocked when he walked into the Yamen.

The entire yamen courtyard was full of people, and it was a very dark area. No one was looking after the order, some were laughing and chatting, and some were fighting with each other.

Some even brought melon seeds as snacks and ate them while waiting. What's more, they even sat in the corridor with a chess set that made a "snap" and "snap" sound.

The huge Yamen Office does not look like a royal office, but more like a vegetable market.

Uh...! Thinking of the vegetable market, Li Xiao actually saw two old men selling vegetables at a small stall in the corner.

Sun Yuanhua's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver. He did not expect that the current yamen would look like this.

"Uh...!" Sun Yuanhua opened his mouth several times and didn't know how to explain.

"Let's go over there and have a look." Seeing Sun Yuanhua's appearance, Li Xiao pointed at the two old men selling vegetables.

"Old man, how do you sell this coriander?" Li Xiao squatted on the ground and looked through it, pointing at a bunch of coriander and asked.

"Two big boys." The old man glanced at Li Xiao and said casually while smoking his old man's cigarette.

"Sir, you are so wild that you can sell vegetables in the Shuntian Mansion Yamen." Li Xiao took out two big bucks and handed them over.

"Hey! There are many people here, and no one cares about it. The most important thing is that no one collects taxes. My food is not only fresh but also cheaper than outside.

Just your handful of coriander is worth at least five big ones." The old man stretched out his hand and spread his five black fingers.

"How come this Yamen only sells food, and...why is this so noisy?" Li Xiao asked, pointing to the crowd on one side.

Li Xiao said as he handed over a cigarette.

The old man took the cigarette, and Li Xiao struck a match and lit it. He blew out a puff of smoke, and the relationship between the two seemed to get closer: "Man, you don't know this.

The imperial court hunted tigers and killed the big tigers above. The little wolves below had no meat to eat, so they simply stopped working.

Have you seen these people? They are all waiting here to do something."

"Why are there so many people waiting?" Li Xiao looked at the dark crowd with some confusion. Now he couldn't even get close to the office hall, which was full of people.

"Without meat, we can't work. We used to be able to do ten things in a day. But now? We can only do three things in a day. These three things were entrusted to us privately and could not be mentioned on the table. That kind of.

The official duties inside are delayed as long as they can. No matter what the rules and regulations of the imperial court are, it doesn't matter if they miss an official seal.

I think it’s better not to fight the tiger in the imperial court. In the past, sending money could get things done, but now you see... there’s no way to send money, and a lot of things are delayed here.”

The old vegetable seller sighed helplessly!

His words are almost the sentiment of everyone here.

Li Xiao nodded and looked back at Sun Yuanhua. This is the so-called non-violent non-cooperation!

Anyway, it's not my business. I get my salary from the imperial court and sit here for eight hours every day, and then go home after work.

As for the low efficiency of work, it is because I am serious about my work and not perfunctory.

These scoundrels should all be shot.

"Old Mr. Liu, why are you setting up a stall? Hurry up and send the food to the canteen." A chubby bald man stood at the foot of the corridor steps and shouted to the old vegetable seller.

"Hey! Here we go!" The old vegetable seller hurriedly rubbed his cigarette out on the soles of his shoes, hung it on his ear, picked up the vegetable basket and left.

"Let me help you!" Li Xiao pretended to be warm-hearted and helped carry the vegetable basket. Sun Yuanhua also hurriedly helped carry it. Now he had greeted the eight generations of the Liu Xingyuan family of the new Shuntian Prefecture Yin.

"Thank you, sir. I'll tell the old man what I need to do later. I'll ask someone to help me. If I can, I'll do it for you first." Old Boss Liu gave Li Xiao an expression of appreciation.

"Sure! Thank you in advance." Li Xiao quickly nodded in agreement.

The three people came to the canteen and saw that the kitchen was busy. From a distance, they could smell the smell of cooking meat.

The backyard of the government office is a completely different world from the front yard. There are not so many people here, and there is no annoying "buzz" or "buzz" sound.

"The food in this cafeteria is good!" Li Xiao actually smelled the smell of boiled seafood.

You know, this is the capital. The closest place to the sea is Tianjin Wei. Even with the railway, it is still difficult for fish and shrimp to keep fresh to the capital.

Seafood is still a luxury item for ordinary people in the capital. But I didn’t expect that seafood is actually eaten in this government office on weekdays.

"Haha! I saw it yesterday. It was as big as a crab. I heard that it was transported from Tianjin by airship.

From the time the water comes out to the time it's put into the pot, it only takes half a day, so it's fresh!" Old Liu said while sipping his saliva.

After all, seafood to him is as high-end as dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

"Do you usually eat this in the Yamen?" Li Xiao asked curiously with his eyes widened.

"They are all for the big men. It would be nice if the ordinary servants can have some food to eat.

In the past, these big men ate in restaurants outside. Isn’t this now regulated by the court?

Officials are not allowed to go out to eat, so these gentlemen set up a section of the canteen. They eat haise here every day, and the things they buy there are all good ones.

The chefs who prepare the dishes are all hired from big restaurants. I am related to the chef in charge, Lao Liu, so I can deliver the dishes to the kitchen.

Don’t ask, just move inside quickly. I’ll help pick vegetables later and get you some braised pork to eat.”

Li Xiao glanced at Sun Yuanhua, who was so angry that his beard almost rose to the sky.

It is an open secret that the officialdom deceives superiors and conceals things from subordinates. It is nonsense to say anything to superiors. But damn, this time the nonsense is too big.

Sun Yuanhua never dreamed that these grandsons would fool him like this.

"Old Mr. Liu, today's vegetables are quite fresh. Hurry up and help pick them!" The fat cook glanced at the vegetables in the vegetable basket and shouted.

Li Xiao and Sun Yuanhua looked at each other helplessly, picked up the vegetables in the vegetable basket and started picking vegetables.

Looking at the vegetables in their hands, they glanced at each other again. Li Xiao and Sun Yuanhua were a bit dumbfounded. The unannounced visit turned into a mess. They had to pick vegetables for these big men!

It took more than an hour to pick vegetables. Li Xiao and Sun Yuanhua had never done this kind of work before. They were so tired that their backs ached. Only then did they finish picking this large basket of vegetables.

It's better, just fish in troubled waters and mix things up.

"Look, you two have never done this kind of work before! Hard work! Hard work!" Seeing Sun Yuanhua standing up and then beating his waist, Old Liu Tou hurried over to express his thanks.

"It's nothing! It's nothing!" Li Xiao also rubbed his aching waist, and his hands were covered with dirt and vegetable juice.

"Wait! Don't move around, I'll get you something delicious." Old Liu Tou looked a little embarrassed looking at the tired faces of the two of them.

"Now that's good, the unannounced visit has turned into helping the cook." Li Xiao found the faucet and turned it on, laughing at himself while washing his hands.

"It is said that there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, but these officials have responded well. It seems that the next step is to make a fuss about laziness and neglect of government." Sun Yuanhua also came over and washed his hands at the water pipe.

After washing their hands, the two of them shook off the water drops on their hands and sat on the steps facing the sun to bask in the sun!

"Laziness in government! Neglect in government! It's not okay to take the money from the court and not work!"

We are so exhausted that we can't catch them one by one like this." Li Xiao simply wiped his hands with his robe and looked helplessly at the busy cook.

"Haha! This is easy to handle. Those people in the front yard are our spies.

Set up a copper gui to allow people to report officials who are lazy and negligent in their administration. Those who are verified will be dismissed on the spot and never used again."

"Haha! It's so difficult to verify this kind of thing. People just say they're reviewing it carefully, so what can you do? You can't deal with serious officials...!"

"Government is a big deal, and since we don't have a good solution, let's make trouble for those high officials. Anyway, whoever has problems, we will make trouble for them.

If something happens in Shuntian Prefecture today, let's bring trouble to the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. That Liu Xingyuan is very talented, when he was in charge of Tanggu.

We just built a small fishing village into a harbor city. As long as we push it hard, it should be done well."

"Here we come! Thank you both for your help today. Eat quickly." As Li Xiao and Sun Yuanhua were talking, Old Liu Boss ran over from the Moon Gate.

In his hands were two large porcelain bowls as big as human heads, with white rice on the bottom and chicken stewed with potatoes on top.

"Two, chicken nuggets stewed with potatoes, and a few pieces of braised pork. They are all served from the bottom of the pot, and the potatoes are stewed into puree. Pour it on the rice, and bite it in your mouth with the smell of chicken and squeaking.

Yes, I like the old man the most.

Although the old man has lost a few teeth, he can eat such a big bowl in one meal.

Come and eat!" Old Man Liu placed two old bowls as big as human heads in front of Li Xiao and Sun Yuanhua.

Li Xiao and Sun Yuanhua were indeed hungry, so they picked up the old bowls and started eating. Not to mention, Old Liu was not lying, the mashed potatoes did taste like chicken.

When eaten with rice, it really squeaks in the mouth. This is simply the ultimate enjoyment for the teeth and tongue! Li Xiao feels that he can eat three bowls of such a meal.

In fact, Li Xiao has always liked the army's big pot rice, and thinks that the rice is delicious no matter how you eat it.

Once when he went to inspect the army, he happened to catch up with the troops steaming steamed buns. The steamed buns were so white and fat that Li Xiao choked on a bowl of cold water.

While I was eating, I heard that the yard next door suddenly became quiet.

"Adults are here, sit comfortably. The adults will not come to the courtyard of the kitchen. They have a special restaurant!" Old Liu Tou motioned to the two of them to sit calmly. It would be bad if they bumped into the adults.
To be continued...