Lord County Magistrate Zhang took it and opened the lotus leaf to reveal a golden-brown rolled pancake, with white strips inside that resembled bamboo shoots, as well as shredded meat.
The preparation was not refined, and even the flour used for the pancake was not white, but a mix of coarse grains, the lowest quality flour.
It was different from the white flour pancakes he had eaten before, which contained various meats and vegetables, but it looked quite good and smelled enticing too, so he didn't hesitate at all and was about to take a bite out of it.
"My lord, how can you casually eat something of unknown origin? Who knows if it's poisoned? What if you get diarrhea? Who can afford the consequences if something goes wrong?" A constable at Lord County Magistrate Zhang's side urgently intervened.
He looked disdainfully at the pancake and then at the few shabbily dressed individuals,