Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Fang Zheng looked at the chicken wings in the bowl, then at Xinzhu.

He couldn't help but feel a little satisfied.

Lai Gou'er had good taste; this little girl had a good heart and knew how to take care of people.

"You eat it, don't worry about me. I just love rice with vegetable soup. I'm tired of chicken!"

Fang Zheng put the chicken wings back.

Looking at the two of them, they probably didn't get to eat anything good usually. How could he be so shameless as to snatch it from them?

He could eat as much fried chicken as he wanted when he got home!

Xinzhu smiled slightly: "Thank you, Brother Fang."

Fang Zheng also returned a smile.

As expected, one is obliged to be polite after accepting food. Before the meal, she called him Fang Tangjing, but after eating the chicken, she called him Brother Fang!

The few of them ate and chatted, and the atmosphere quickly livened up.

Xinzhu asked Fang Zheng: "Brother Fang, why are you called Lai Fugou'er?"

"It's a nickname!" Fang Zheng lowered his head and shoveled the leftover rice.

To be fair, rice with vegetable soup was indeed fragrant, but it was cold.

Xinzhu didn't find it strange. There were countless humble names like Gou'er. She turned to Lai Gou'er and asked: "Lai Fu, what did you do before you entered the Chu family?"

Hearing Xinzhu take the initiative to talk to him, Lai Gou'er was immediately overjoyed and blurted out without hesitation: "I used to be a..."

Halfway through his words, Fang Zheng immediately kicked him secretly and added: "Gou'er, he used to be a restaurant reviewer!"

"Restaurant reviewer? What's that?" Xinzhu looked curious.

"Oh, it's when restaurants invite him to sample dishes for free! He eats from a hundred families."

"No wonder you guys ate so much at Yuhua Restaurant. There's such a good thing? Free... eating from a hundred families? Doesn't that sound a bit like begging?" Xinzhu wondered.

"Hahaha... More or less, more or less! You can think of it that way!" Fang Zheng laughed and quickly glossed over it.

"Then what do you do, Brother Fang?"

"Me..." Fang Zheng showed a smug look: "Brother Fang used to be a high-ranking official in the capital, with a large fiefdom. Even princes and nobles rushed to invite me to dinner!"

Xinzhu chuckled, then straightened her face and cupped her hands: "So you're Lord Fang! This little girl's eyes failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please forgive me!"

"Hahahaha! Well said! You're much smarter than this kid Gou'er! Since you're so smart, this official will grant you a wish. Speak!" Fang Zheng waved his hand grandly.

Lai Gou'er watched the two of them chatting lively and couldn't help but ponder.

Big Brother's bragging is getting more and more impressive!

Before, he only said he had a few large houses, but now he's become an official... and one with a fiefdom.

Could it be that bragging is the highest level of being a beggar?

Xinzhu was also sensible, cooperating with Fang Zheng's acting, and tilted her head to think for a while: "I want to eat fried chicken every day."

"No! You'll get tired of fried chicken after a few meals. That's not much of a wish. Change it!" Fang Zheng said dissatisfied.

"Um... I hope I can get a tael more of monthly salary next month."

"Too small! Too small! Say something else!"

Lai Gou'er leaned over, shamelessly, and said: "Brother, I also have a wish. Can you help me fulfill it?"

"Speak," Fang Zheng squinted at him.

"I want my teeth to be whiter."

"Get lost!"

"I want to go to Taoyuan County to take a look," Xinzhu looked up at the roof.

Fang Zheng's body shook, and his eyes gradually became sharp: "Taoyuan County? How do you know about Taoyuan County?"

Xinzhu chuckled: "What's not to know? Taoyuan County is very famous. You've been to the capital, how could you not know it?"

"I heard that Taoyuan County is the number one county in the world, where everyone is rich. It's also said to be the fiefdom of the great talent Fang Zheng."

?

A question mark slowly appeared above Fang Zheng's head.

The number one county in the world, a great talent? Who the hell spread this!

"Who did you hear that from?"

"The eldest and second young ladies often chat together. I heard it from the eldest young lady. She especially likes poetry, especially Fang Zheng's poems... Anyway, I don't understand what poems they are, but I heard them talk about how wealthy Taoyuan County seems to be! Everyone there lives very well. Ordinary people can't even see the city gates of Taoyuan County."

Fang Zheng's face stiffened.

Damn it... Has Taoyuan County's reputation spread so far since it opened up?

Too high-profile, this is too high-profile! It doesn't fit my low-key persona at all!

What the hell is the number one in the world, and what talent? It's really damn ghostly. I haven't even copied a few poems, have I? It's actually spread!

However, unexpectedly gaining a fan girl made Fang Zheng very pleased....

"Um... Isn't it just Taoyuan County? This official will take you to Taoyuan County to have enough fun in the future! I'll let you play until you vomit, until you're disgusted!"

Xinzhu covered her mouth and smiled: "What boasting! Since you're so good at talking, why don't you go to be the second young lady's bookboy tomorrow?"

Fang Zheng picked at his ears: "Bookboy? Second young lady? Did I hear correctly?"

"Yes, that's right! The second young lady will be choosing a bookboy in the next two days. She's preparing to go to the academy to study. The distinguished guest the master banqueted today was the head of the Qinglian Academy," Xinzhu said.

Fang Zheng was surprised: "There are women who can go to the academy to study? Did this headmaster agree?"

"He agreed. Headmaster Shen of Qinglian Academy and the master were old friends when they were young. They're very close! Moreover, Headmaster Shen is very open-minded. Our eldest young lady used to study at Qinglian Academy before, when she went dressed as a man. Headmaster Shen always said she was his best student, but it's a pity she's a woman."

"Now, our eldest young master only knows how to indulge in pleasure, and the second young master is still young. Apart from the master, the eldest young lady is helping with the family business. Letting the second young lady go to study is also the eldest young lady's idea, saying that reading more books and meeting more people is very beneficial."

"Since the eldest young lady has already gone there, the second young lady naturally won't have any problems. Moreover, the second young lady has known Headmaster Shen since she was a child."

Fang Zheng blinked, still somewhat in disbelief: "Really? Didn't those classmates report her? I haven't seen the eldest young lady yet. Does she look like an ape?"

He had seen how rigid the minds of scholars were. Many people were nailed to death by rules, etiquette, and morality.

At the same time, he felt a sense of loss. He gained a fan girl, but she turned out to be a tomboy....

Xinzhu rolled her eyes at him: "What nonsense are you talking about? The eldest young lady is very beautiful! Headmaster Shen only accepts young students, and anyone over twenty is rejected. At first, the eldest young lady was discovered not long after she entered, and some classmates did report her, but later I heard that the person who reported her was beaten up by other classmates after class, and no one objected after that."

Fang Zheng suddenly understood. That made sense!

They were all energetic young men in their teens and twenties. You finally get an eye-pleasing female classmate and you want to drive her away.

How could they not get beaten up?

"Brother Fang, I think you're so good at talking, why don't you go to the South Courtyard tomorrow to choose a bookboy? The second young lady is very generous and can go out with her at will, which is much better than being a yard worker!"

"Hiss.....?"