Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Grandpa Lin asked Lin Baotian to fill everyone's bowls, and they all raised their glasses and drank it all. The wine tasted clear and mellow, strong but full of flavor, making people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

"Good, good, good wine."

"This... nectar, nectar."

"I didn't expect you had this trick up your sleeve. Okay, old man, you are this." One of the officials couldn't think of how to describe his feelings at the moment. He just gave Grandpa Lin a thumbs up and held the empty bowl and asked Lin Baotian to fill it up again.

Damn, what the hell has he been drinking all these years? Compared to the wine in front of him, it’s all horse urine.

No, no, I have to drink a few more bowls with the old man later and see if I can buy some from him. This wine is so strong.

"Old man, your family's craftsmanship must be a century-old brand, with both bread and wine. I'm afraid it will become famous in Wanbao Town in the future."

After Team Leader Shen drank two bowls of wine, his soul was filled with excitement. He no longer considered himself an official, but just a drunkard in the cup. He hooked his arm around Grandpa Lin's shoulder and started grinning.

"Fortunately, Grandpa didn't take it out yesterday, otherwise, I'm afraid those old drunkards would rush over and snatch it all away."

"Hahaha, this is a bargain for the three of us brothers. This trip is totally worth it."

"Come, Grandpa, I toast you."

"And I."

"Come on, come on, fill them up."

The aroma of wine immediately heated up the atmosphere in the hall, and the mood was high. The women and children looked at the men who had forgotten everything after drinking, and ignored them, and buried their heads in their meals.

The men eat and drink well, then just lie there, snore and do nothing. They still have to clean up and do a lot of things, so they don't have time to accompany them.

However, now that they have settled down and become residents of Wanbao Town, they are all very happy and don't mind if the men indulge themselves in drinking occasionally.

The wealthy man sitting in the corner on the other side looked at the Lin family's area with a flickering gaze across the crowd. He wanted to go forward and ask for a couple of glasses of wine to get closer to them, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

And after what happened to the Hong family before, it was probably not easy for this group of people to accept the goodwill of strangers. So he could only suppress the little thoughts in his heart, drink the local wine that burned his throat, and plan to find another opportunity to get close to those people.

The innkeeper came over with a thick face and laughed, and asked them directly for a glass of wine.

Grandpa Lin was a warm-hearted person. He immediately waved his hand and asked the villagers to pour a bowl of tea for the shopkeeper so that everyone could drink together.

The shopkeeper was a very shrewd person and he noticed the difference as soon as the wine took a sip. The wine was mellow and rich, a little strong at first, but then it was followed by an extremely comfortable feeling of mellowness and sweetness.

Good wine, really good wine.

The shopkeeper took one sip after another, his eyes rolling around. He knew that this group of drunk people would not take anything he said to heart, so he planned to talk to the old man early the next morning when they woke up to see if his wine was ready for sale.

Just now he heard from the official that these newly settled people have the skills of century-old brands.

And this wine is really good stuff, it is many times better than the best wine they sell in their store now, so I guess the price won’t be cheap.

If he could get the first-hand purchase price and not have to pass it through the hands of a middleman, it would definitely help the inn's business to a higher level. Even if it couldn't bring him a large number of customers, it would be nice to keep such good wine for himself to drink before going to bed every night.

The shopkeeper, who was thinking about it in a good way, unknowingly drank with everyone else. He didn't even know when he became drunk and passed out.

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The next day, the owner of the good wine shop immediately felt something different.

In the past, whenever he drank too much, he would always have a severe headache the next day. But this time, not only did he not have the headache, but his mind was clear and he was in a good mood. It was incredible.

Because he was worried about something, the shopkeeper didn't even have breakfast. He changed his clothes and hurried to the inn. As a result, when he arrived at the inn, the waiter told him that the leading official yesterday had taken several of the girls to the yamen.

The shopkeeper didn't take the little girl seriously. He was only concerned about whether Grandpa Lin, the oldest person in the group and the seemingly patriarch, was there.

After getting the waiter's reply, the shopkeeper asked the waiter to go and check to see if the old man was awake. If so, he would invite the old man to the private room and notify the kitchen to prepare breakfast and send it to the room. He wanted to have a good talk with the old man.

The shopkeeper was keeping a close eye on Grandpa Lin, while Lin Xiaoyue, led by Team Leader Shen, and Chun Xing and Lin Zhaodi had just entered the county government office.

Most people would feel nervous when coming to the county government office for the second time, but Lin Xiaoyue was just curious.

If for no other reason, it is because all I see are the quaint architectural styles and solemn atmosphere that I have seen on TV. This is truly a county government office that exudes a strong historical atmosphere and makes people feel awe.

The blue bricks, gray tiles and flying eaves fully demonstrate the solemn and majestic official style unique to ancient architecture.

Even the two majestic stone lions in front of the government office sparkled in Lin Xiaoyue's eyes, looking particularly majestic. She really wanted to go up and touch them.

[Author: ...Watch your hands, don't be naughty. (I'm drooling, why do you have the right to touch me? Put your hands down and let me do it.)]

Lin Xiaoyue:......(ˉ▽￣~)嘁~~

The three girls followed Team Leader Shen into the county government office without looking around. A solemn atmosphere filled them. Even in the back hall, they saw busy officials looking through case files or discussing government affairs. In between, there were a few people who came to file complaints, pay taxes, or seek help, communicating with the clerks.

It is totally different from what we have seen in TV dramas before, where officials are arrogant and do not take ordinary people seriously.

While Lin Xiaoyue was lamenting that the TV series had misled her, the chief clerk was reporting his work to the county magistrate. Upon hearing that Team Leader Shen, who had brought the refugees to settle down yesterday, was bringing people to look for him, he followed the county magistrate's signal and went over with them.

Team leader Shen didn't expect that he was just looking for a chief clerk, but he ended up bringing out the county magistrate and the county magistrate as well. However, he was only stunned for a moment, and soon he put on a smiling face and greeted them.

"My Lord, County Magistrate, I am sorry to bother you. I just came to ask the Chief Clerk for details about what happened yesterday. If there is anything inappropriate, I hope you will forgive me."

Team leader Shen was a straightforward person. After meeting the county magistrate, he did not beat around the bush and directly explained his purpose. At the same time, he also briefly introduced the three girls who came with him.

The county magistrate waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine, sat down, took the cold tea brought by the servant and drank it all in one gulp.

The weather was too hot, and wearing the heavy official uniform made him sweat profusely in a short time.