As a rooster crowed in the yard, Chen Xuan jumped out of bed as a reflex, got dressed, went to the kitchen to wash up, and then started making noodles and preparing breakfast.
For breakfast, he was going to eat steamed buns.
Soon the dough was kneaded and set aside to wait for fermentation.
Chen Xuan started to make the fillings for the steamed buns, including Xiangru pork filling, shrimp filling, and leek and pork filling.
An hour and a half later, the fragrant buns came out of the cage.
Chen Xuan picked up a bun and bit into it. The soup inside instantly flowed out, impacting his taste buds.
The skin is thin, the filling is rich, the soup is delicious, and the taste is excellent.
In one breath, Chen Xuan ate more than ten.
At this time, a little yellow dog jumped over the threshold of the kitchen with difficulty, walked in wagging its tail, and wandered around Chen Xuan's feet.
"for you."
Chen Xuan picked up a bun and placed it in front of the little yellow dog.
Smelling the fragrant meat buns, the little yellow dog immediately pounced on them.
After having breakfast, feeding the chickens, and playing with the little yellow dog for a while, Chen Xuan headed to the Prison Department.
The four major urban areas of the county.
Among them, the Sheriff's Mansion and the Duwei's Mansion are all located in Dongcheng, so Dongcheng has the most dignitaries living there, all of whom are high-ranking officials. Nancheng is backed by the Canglan River Pier, and the Hedao County Chancellor's Mansion is located in Nancheng District, which has the most businessmen.
The most prosperous.
More than ten miles away from Xicheng, there is a garrison camp.
The garrison is directly under the jurisdiction of the governor's office in the state capital.
If the county governor wants to mobilize the garrison, he also needs to apply for a transfer order from the governor's office.
Of course, if a county governor has a good relationship with the garrison generals, he can mobilize the garrison first and apply for transfer orders later. However, the relationship between the Yingchuan County Sheriff and the garrison generals should be average.
Otherwise, the bandit army would not have been allowed to wreak havoc and plunder several counties before mobilizing garrison troops to suppress it.
Although each county has its own county army, they are used to guard the county city and cannot be easily transferred from the county city, and the number of county troops will not exceed 10,000.
The Prison Department is in Beicheng.
Not long after, Chen Xuan arrived outside the prison checkpoint.
This is the most gloomy place in the entire county, where all kinds of criminals are imprisoned.
There are no other buildings within a hundred meters around the Prison Department. It is like an independent small town. The surrounding walls are a solemn black color and are more than ten meters high.
There are guards patrolling the city walls, and there are also powerful armor-breaking crossbows placed on them.
Armor-piercing crossbow, this is a powerful weapon that can penetrate heavy armor.
If an idler wants to rob the prison, he will be shot through before entering.
Even if an inner-qi martial artist wears heavy armor, once he is targeted by dozens of armor-piercing crossbows, he will only die.
There is a checkpoint a hundred meters away from the Prison Department, where guards are stationed.
"Who are you? This is the center of the Prison Department. All the idle people are waiting to leave quickly."
Seeing Chen Xuan coming to the checkpoint, the guard stationed there immediately spoke.
"My name is Chen Xuan, and I am a painter from the Prison Department. The chief official of the Thief Cao Division asked me to report today."
Chen Xuan opened his mouth to explain.
"New painter, please wait a moment."
Hearing this, the jailer came to the lounge next to the checkpoint.
After a while, the jailer walked out of the lounge, holding a file and a transfer order in his hand. He carefully looked at Chen Xuan and compared it with the portrait on the transfer order, then nodded and said: "Come in with me!"
Chen Xuan followed the jailer and walked towards the Prison Department not far away.
After a while, the two of them arrived in front of the gate of the Prison Department. There were two huge black stone lions seven or eight meters high. The gate was almost as high as the wall, more than ten meters high.
There are more than a dozen jailers stationed in front of the gate.
"Lao Zhang, is there a newcomer?"
The jailer stationed at the gate saw Chen Xuan and asked.
"This is the new painter."
The jailer named Lao Zhang replied.
"The new painter." The resident jailer nodded and said, "Old Yang is already over sixty, his eyesight is dim, and his energy is not as good as before. It is true that he can't do it anymore."
The prison guard opened a small door on the lower right side of the main door and let the two people in.
Arriving inside the Prison Department, you will see an empty square, and behind the square are clusters of buildings.
"The Prison Department has a living area and a canteen. The jailers here basically eat, drink, and have sex in the Prison Department. They can only go home once a month when they have four days off." The jailer surnamed Zhang said:
"But since you are a painter, the management will be looser. You don't have to live in the prison department. I will take you to see the warden now."
Chen Xuan nodded.
The highest officer of the Penal and Prison Department is the Chief of Prisons. He is responsible not only for the custody of prisoners, but also for prosecutions, criminal laws, etc. The office is not in the Penal and Prison Department, but in the Thief Cao Division. The chief officer who oversees prisoners is the prison chief.
Longer.
The warden of the Prison Department is an official of the eighth rank.
Soon, Chen Xuan met the warden of the Prison Department.
This is a middle-aged man who looks like an iron tower, with strong muscles supporting his official uniform, and eyes like copper bells.
"Chen Xuan, I have met the warden."
Chen Xuan cupped his fists and cupped his hands, bowing in salute.
"Yeah." The warden raised his head and glanced at Chen Xuan, then said to the jailer named Zhang: "Take him to the warehouse to get his badge and clothing, and then take him to the painter's room in the prison to get familiar with it."
"Yes, sir."
The jailer surnamed Zhang responded and took Chen Xuan away.
"Put on your clothes."
After receiving the waist badge and clothing, the jailer surnamed Zhang reminded.
Immediately, Chen Xuan took off his outer clothes and put on the clothes of a painter from the Prison Department.
There is no difference between the clothes and the jailer's clothes.
It's just that the word "prison" is written in the white circle on the chest of the jailer's clothes, while the word "painting" is written in the white circle on the chest of his clothes, which means that he is a painter of the Prison Department.
After a while, the two of them arrived in front of the real prison gate.
Walking into the prison door, there were completely two worlds in front of and behind the door. A smell of dampness, decay, stench, blood, feces and urine rushed up, and the pungent smell poured into Chen Xuan's nasal cavity.
"The smell in this prison is a bit strong."
Chen Xuan frowned slightly.
After you go back, why don't you get some perfume or air freshener or something like that?
He was thinking.
"This is the painter's room."
After a while, jailer surnamed Zhang took Chen Xuan to a simple house.
In the room, there was a person sleeping on the table.
"Xiao Jiang, don't sleep, someone new is here."
The jailer surnamed Zhang woke up the man who was sleeping on the table.
This is a boy who is only sixteen or seventeen years old. He looks younger than Chen Xuan.
"Chen Xuan, if you don't understand anything, just ask Xiao Jiang. His ancestors have been painters of the Prison Department for several generations."
After saying that, the jailer named Zhang turned around and left.
"Hello, my name is Jiang Ping."
Jiang Ping was woken up and heard that a new person was coming. He immediately stood up and introduced himself.
"My name is Chen Xuan. Please give me more advice in the future."