Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1692: Thirsty and Hungry

The county magistrate stood up obediently.

Xuexue glanced at him and asked, "Are you here to solve the case, sir?"

"Yes! As soon as I entered the village, the village head told me Madam was here, so I came over to greet you."

The previous prefect had been dismissed by Long Rui, and Xuexue was aware of this, so seeing a new face as the county magistrate today was not surprising to her at all.

However, since the other party was an official in the area, it wouldn’t be right to be too indifferent, some polite small talk was necessary.

Xue Ren, with a faint smile on his face, asked, "Sir, you came such a long way, you haven’t had lunch yet, have you?"

Traveling from County Town to Mo Family Village takes four hours, and it was noon now. Calculating the time, the county magistrate should be hungry by now.

The county magistrate smiled awkwardly; having rushed all the way here, he was both thirsty and hungry. Just after taking office, a big case had occurred, so he had no mind for eating.

"No, not yet!"

"If you don’t mind, sir, our humble home has simple tea and meals to fill your stomach."

"I don’t mind, I don’t mind at all."

The Prince’s madam invited him for a meal, and he was flattered and did not dare to refuse.

"Please, sir."

Xuexue invited the county magistrate into the house, and the village head followed closely behind.

Zi Xia, that quick-witted girl, was busy cooking in the kitchen by herself, and soon a few dishes were served...

"Please enjoy your meal, sir."

"Oh, oh, oh!"

After the introduction by the village head, the county magistrate realized that there were several nobles from the Capital present, and he felt both delighted and apprehensive.

The county magistrate felt as if he were dreaming, his hands trembling as he ate, not knowing what the food tasted like.

The village head found his demeanor amusing; the usually imposing county magistrate looked somewhat ridiculous at this moment. Actually, Xuexue and Big Bull were all very genial, there was no need to be so afraid.

Xuexue looked at the village head and asked, "Uncle Village Chief, you haven’t eaten either, have you?"

The village head sighed and said, "A murder happened in the village, how can one eat?"

"If you don’t mind, you can also accompany the county magistrate and have a few bites to fill your stomach?"

Village head: "Sounds good."

Indeed, later when the county magistrate is hearing the case, he would need to assist, and he did not know how long the work would take. It would be better to take the chance to eat a bit now to fill the stomach.

Xuexue: "Zi Xia, get chopsticks and a bowl for Uncle Village Chief, he will have a lot of work later!"

"Okay!" Zi Xia responded and quickly ran to the kitchen to fetch chopsticks and a bowl.

After the midday meal, the county magistrate exchanged a few more pleasantries with everyone before reluctantly heading to the old residence to handle the case.

Upon leaving the Xie Residence, the county magistrate’s attitude towards the village head completely flipped, his face was full of warm smiles.

"Village head, what is your relationship with Madam Situ? Why does she call you Uncle?"

Where did this county magistrate come from? How could he not understand their local customs, could he be another bookish type?

"Replying to your honor, I have no relation to Madam Situ." He did wish to be related to Xuexue, but unfortunately, he did not have such qualifications.

"Then why does she call you Uncle?"

"It’s our custom here in the countryside, the younger ones call the elders like this, it’s just a form of address, just a form of address."

"Oh?"

The county magistrate was obviously disappointed; he initially thought the village head and Madam Situ were relatives, which would make it easier to ask him for favors in the future. It turns out it was all a happy illusion.