Ma Liu shook his head angrily: "My wife has found a lot of medicinal materials to diagnose and treat him. Now his complexion is much better, but he still can't get out of bed. I'm afraid he will have to do this for the rest of his life."
"It takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. If you take care of yourself for a few more days, you will gradually get better."
Chu Nanzhi comforted him in a warm voice.
Ma Liu and her two daughters-in-law shook their heads as they listened.
Chu Nanzhi also noticed that he was probably seriously injured.
"It's just a pity that my niece has to serve a paralyzed person before she even walks through the door."
Madam Ma Liu frowned, feeling very sad: "I don't know what kind of world this is. His father is still in prison and his life and death are uncertain. My younger one is..."
"Ahem."
Before she finished speaking, Ma Defu came over and deliberately coughed a few times, causing Ma Liu's words to stop abruptly.
Chu Nanzhi looked up and saw Ma Defu saying with a smile: "The ginseng soup is ready. Do you need to feed the husband in person?"
"Let me do it."
Li Ce placed the golden rooster in front of Chu Nanzhi, washed his hands, and went to the hut to get ginseng soup to feed his disciples.
"This brother in my wife's family is a warm and honest man."
Ma Defu looked at Li Ce's back as he entered the room, with a deep smile on his lips.
"He is indeed honest."
There was a little helplessness in Chu Nanzhi's eyes, and it was hard to describe his enthusiasm.
Now she could see it clearly. It was true that Li Ce had come to protect her, but more likely, he was spying on her for Lin Jinxiao.
Ma Defu thought that he had taken the husband's two thousand taels of silver notes inside, and he did not dare to be negligent at all. He said cautiously: "The husband the lady brought here only drinks some ginseng soup every day. I'm afraid he will get tired of it. I thought why
He mixes it with some light crucian carp soup every day to activate blood circulation and unblock meridians, which is good for recuperation."
"The old man has thought carefully, and I thank him for his kindness."
Hearing him mention fish, Chu Nanzhi's eyes began to glow, and she couldn't help but say: "Senior and his family live in the mountains. I didn't expect that there would be such good ingredients as crucian carp. It's really enviable."
"That's nothing."
Ma Defu said with a smile: "It's only a day's journey from here to Haikang County. To be honest, my unlucky brother-in-law used to be a famous fisherman in Haikang County. He taught me many methods in the mountains in the past few years.
I dug a small pond and raised hundreds of fish. If I like it, I will catch a few fish for you to taste tomorrow."
"Don't dare bother senior."
After hearing these words, Chu Nanzhi thought about what Ma Liu had just said and had a clear idea in her mind. She thought that the mother and daughter she met when she entered the house just now were Ma Liu's sister and niece.
, and the one who was imprisoned was the unlucky brother-in-law mentioned by Ma Defu.
Just now I saw him trying to cover up the past, so I had no intention of asking further questions. Now that I heard him mention fish farming, it was a different matter.
She immediately turned around and asked, "I just heard Mrs. Liu mention that someone in the family was imprisoned. I wonder if it's the brother-in-law that the senior mentioned?"
"It's not that I want to hide this matter from my wife."
Ma Defu frowned slightly, with a bitter look on his face: "My brother-in-law really doesn't know how far the sky is from the sky. In the past two years, the court has lifted the ban on going to the sea, and Haikang County is a barren land surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on the other. The only way to survive is to rely on
The fish we brought were pickled and made into dried fish and sold to nearby counties in Funing County in exchange for some rice, cereals and other grains."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but interrupt him: "When it comes to the nearby counties, Luyan Port in our county is the richest. The two counties are not far apart, why don't we transfer the fish we bring to the port?
Sold to Luyan Port."
"Ahem, the lady is joking."
Ma Defu shook his head disapprovingly: "It is true to say that Haikang County is adjacent to Luyan Port, but it is completely blocked by the majestic and undulating Duanlong Mountain and the turbulent Lanjiang River. It is impossible to pass directly and has to go around several kilometers.
It takes hundreds of miles to reach it. From such a long distance, let alone fresh fish, even dried salted fish is unprofitable."
"Oh, it turns out that the river flowing through our village is called Lanjiang River."
Chu Nanzhi murmured to himself, but when Ma Defu heard it, he sighed sadly: "It is a river that is unprofitable and cuts off people's way of making money. I think every place that flows through it has its own name."
Dharma, because of the turbulent waves, people here are used to calling it Lanjiang."
I was just chatting with her about people's livelihood, but she cared about the name of an insignificant river. It was really hateful.
Chu Nanzhi also realized that she was distracted, and quickly returned to the topic, saying solemnly: "Since the court has banned the ban, it should be a good thing. Why did your brother-in-law end up in jail for this?"
"It's hard to explain in one word, so don't say it at all."
Ma Defu waved his hand impatiently, feeling that this woman was too nosy and wanted to ask questions about everything.
Just as he was about to turn around, Li Ce fed his disciple and drank the ginseng soup and walked straight out. Hearing the conversation between the two, he looked at the old doctor's disdainful look and said in a somewhat depressed tone: "If it's anything else, you want to
Talking to my sister-in-law may make her feel helpless, but when it comes to redressing people's grievances, senior, if you miss this giant Buddha of my sister-in-law, I'm afraid you will regret it for the rest of your life."
"How do you say this, Your Excellency?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Defu, his wife, children, and children looked at Li Ce, who was slowly walking over, with bright eyes.
Li Ce curled his lips arrogantly: "In the past few months, my sister-in-law has helped this county solve several major cases, from the tax bank theft case that shocked the government and the public, to the case of the youngest son hiding in Zhao Taigong's house that made a lot of noise a few days ago.
The corpse case and the Shen family's poisoning of her husband, each one of them is not a complicated and confusing case, but they are all investigated by my sister-in-law."
Before he could finish his words, Ma Laifu shouted excitedly: "It turns out that Madam Chu is the legendary detective in Luyan Port. It's really disrespectful."
Although Ma Defu has lived in the mountains for a long time, his nephew loves to join in the fun and often travels down the mountains to sell some prey to wealthy families.
A while ago, I heard my nephew mention the theft of tax money at Luyan Port and the adultery between Zhao Taigong's nephew and his step-sibling. However, his nephew did not mention the key points. He now remembered how gold turned into stone and the Zhao family's step-sibling.
How charming and charming, I have never heard of the expert who solved the case.
He glanced at his nephew Ma Laifu with a gloomy face, and then bowed his hands to Chu Nanzhi with a look of shame and apologized: "It's true that the old man has eyesight but cannot see Mount Tai. The master is right in front of him, but the old man has dim eyesight."
After a slight pause, the respect in his heart grew stronger, and he spoke respectfully and politely: "Ms. Chu is really knowledgeable and wise. She is not only proficient in medical science, but she also solves cases like a god. She is really admirable."
"Senior has given me too much praise."
Chu Nanzhi said with a warm smile: "I don't know what my brother-in-law did. If it's convenient, please tell me. If I can think of a way, I'd like to help."
"Thank you so much, madam."
"You are Welcome."
After all, he is a famous fisherman in Haikang County, so he must have a lot of resources at his disposal.
This is also the selfish reason why Chu Nanzhi is willing to intervene in this matter.