Hearing the voices in the yard, Ma Defu led his nephew and quickly came out.
At this time, Chu Nanzhi had walked to the center of the dam where the cattle were being slaughtered and was cleaning up the two golden roosters on the ground. When she saw Ma Defu, she looked at the tripe on the ground and said with a nonchalant smile: "Old senior, these tripes
It would be a pity to throw it away, why not let me try it and make it for everyone to try?"
Mentioning this matter, Ma Defu looked annoyed and said with sincerity: "To be honest, the cow slaughtered today was bought from Haikang County in the east two years ago. I was planning to dig a piece of land in the mountains. Let's work together.
, It’s just that the old cow was old and frail and was really overwhelmed, so my ignorant nephew killed it today while the old cow was out gathering medicine, without reporting it to the county in advance.”
"It's not a big deal. It's troublesome to go back and forth with this high mountain and long road. As long as it's not stolen, the government won't be too harsh even if they know about it."
Chu Nanzhi casually expressed relief and couldn't help but look at the strong man slaughtering the cow next to him.
Seeing her staring at his nephew, Ma Defu couldn't help but feel happy, and he quickly introduced him: "This is my old nephew Ma Lai Fu."
At first, I thought the injured man inside was her husband, but after careful observation, I found that it didn't seem to be the case, and the other old and ugly man didn't look like a husband and wife at all.
It's better to match her up with her nephew.
When Ma Laifu was slaughtering the cow just now, he felt that this woman's beauty was a sign, but unfortunately she was not very smart and was acting crazy, so he immediately lost interest.
Now that I have seen her extraordinary qualities, I feel very happy and like her very much. He said with an earnest expression: "I haven't asked my lady's name yet, so I dare to ask."
"The Chu family of the slave family."
Chu Nanzhi was only halfway answering when she saw Li Ce running out in a hurry with a big sword on his back: "Sister-in-law, you brought too many steamed buns, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep them for too long."
"sister in law?"
When the uncle and nephew heard this, they looked surprised.
"Oh, this is my husband's brother. He is an errand in the government office. Come with me to do something."
Chu Nanzhi replied with a smile.
Although Zhou and Lin Jinxiao were relieved to have Li Ce by their side, addressing them as brother, sister-in-law and uncle would avoid gossip in front of outsiders.
Furthermore, after hearing the conversation between the uncle and nephew just now, revealing Li Ce's identity as a servant of the Yamen would also deter these people from acting recklessly.
After hearing Chu Nanzhi's words, the uncle and nephew suddenly looked disappointed.
Ma Laifu looked at the big knife on Li Ce's back again. He was a strong-backed man and a member of the government, so he was not easy to mess with. The evil thoughts in his heart were gradually disappearing little by little.
Chu Nanzhi took the package from Li Ce's hand and said to his uncle and nephew: "When we came out, my mother specially prepared some food. It is true that as Sanlang said, it cannot be left for too long. If the seniors don't mind it, just give it to them.
Let’s eat together as a family. It just so happens that the slave family knows some clumsy craftsmanship, so they cooked the two golden chickens they picked up and gave them to everyone to try, which is a way of repaying the kindness of the elders for taking them in."
I began to think that if I could conquer everyone with my cooking skills and occupy a place in the kitchen, I would be able to cook the meals myself in the next few days, and I wouldn't have to worry about these people tampering with the meals.
"That couldn't be better."
Ma Defu smiled slightly and replied: "I just heard Madam Chu say that this tripe is very delicious. I don't know how to make it delicious. I also asked Madam Chu for advice."
"I really don't dare to give you advice. I have been lucky enough to eat it several times. I still remember the taste. I can only say that I tried it boldly based on my memory."
As Chu Nanzhi spoke, her mind began to recall the delicious hot pots she had eaten before, the hot and spicy hot pot base, the tender and delicious crispy tripe, the chewy beef tendons, and the tender bezoar.
My throat, just thinking about it now makes my mouth water.
Li Ce listened to the side but was puzzled. He didn't know when his sister-in-law had eaten beef, more than once.
He looked at her cautiously and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Ma Defu really wanted to see Chu Nanzhi's craftsmanship, so he shouted happily into the hut, and then an old woman in black cloth led two young women out.
Chu Nanzhi took a quick look, but they were not the two people she met when she entered the house just now. Just as she was curious, she heard Ma Defu introduce him with enthusiasm: "These are the old wife Ma Liu and her two daughters-in-law Ma Zhang.
Madam Ma Qi, if Madam Chu has any instructions, please ask your wife and daughter-in-law to help."
Oh, there are also people from the Liu clan.
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but take another look at the old woman. She had never heard that there was a member of the Liu clan in Tong'an Village who hid in the deep mountains and old forests to live peacefully.
Following her instructions, Ma Liu asked her daughters-in-law to fetch a few buckets of water, and squatted in the dam with her to clean the tripe, while Li Ce took care of the golden roosters.
Madam Ma Liu had just seen her husband take two thousand taels of silver notes and was very fond of these uninvited guests. While washing the tripe, she talked to Chu Nanzhi warmly: "I heard that Madam and the two gentlemen came from the mountains."
You came from Ximen, didn’t you encounter any ferocious birds and beasts along the way?”
"No, I just saw two golden roosters fighting."
Chu Nanzhi responded casually and looked at the golden rooster in Li Ce's hand: "No, we both died together. It would be a pity to throw it away in the mountains, so I picked it up."
"There is still such a thing."
Ma Liu and her daughters-in-law were very surprised when they heard this: "This golden rooster is not easy to hunt. The few useless hares and pheasants in my family hunt a lot of hares and pheasants every month, but they have rarely seen this thing. My wife and a few men
You are indeed a blessed person, not only did you pass through Broken Dragon Mountain safely, but you also had this unexpected joy."
"oh?"
Chu Nanzhi felt puzzled as she listened: "Could it be that the mountains are very dangerous?"
Ma Liu pursed her lips and nodded: "Of course it is. There are many jackals, tigers and leopards in Duanlong Mountain, but they can eat people. Last month, the postal supervisor from Funing County came to Haikang County for inspection. In order to
In order to entertain the Postal Supervisor, we specially posted notices to let hunters from all over the mountains go into the mountains to hunt sika deer. When my sons posted the notices and hunted in the mountains, they were attacked by jackals. My youngest son was bitten by a jackal and has not healed yet."
"I see."
Chu Nanzhi nodded, and Li Ce also interrupted: "I have never heard of tigers and leopards, but there are indeed a lot of jackals in Duanlong Mountain. Every year, our county organizes hunters from each village to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress them.
Prevent jackals from coming down the mountain and causing harm to the people."
Chu Nanzhi's focus was not on this. When the woman mentioned Haikang County, she became somewhat interested.
I walked eastward for a whole day today, but I didn't expect to reach the border of the neighboring county Funing County. Haikang County must be the closest seaside county to Luyan Port.
Since it is out of the jurisdiction of Pingning County, Haikang County must be beyond the reach of the Qi family, so it is not difficult to find fish fry.
Staring at Ma Liu thoughtfully, Chu Nanzhi first asked: "Is your son's injury still serious?"