Lin Jinxiao picked up several dishes on the table and smelled them one by one, and then immediately stopped Liu Shuyang who was about to dig into the rice: "Don't eat it yet."
When Chu Nanzhi heard the sound, she also took back the rice bowl in Si Bao's hand, sniffed it carefully, and faintly noticed that the fragrant food was mixed with a faint fishy smell of rust.
The couple almost said in unison: "It smells like metal."
Although the smell is not strong, those with a keen sense of smell can detect it when it comes to the mouth and nose.
Chu Nanzhi was born in criminal investigation, and his nose was already sharper than others. As a meritorious official who once led the lower sect, Lin Jinxiao assisted the county in anti-theft and investigation cases. He also wielded swords and guns on weekdays, so it was inevitable that he would often feel the pain in his hands.
I sweat a lot, so I am particularly sensitive to this kind of smell.
Seeing the fuss made by the couple, Liu Shuyang took two mouthfuls of rice by himself in annoyance, and said hungrily: "Ahem, the cook in the post house must have not washed the pot when serving the food, so he ate it uncleanly, so he didn't get sick.
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After Liu Shuyang finished speaking, he continued to pick up vegetables and ate in big mouthfuls: "After all, there are so many of us, as well as the court officials, they don't dare to mean any harm."
Lin Jinxiao and Chu Nanzhi looked at each other and shook their heads disapprovingly: "Even if Kang Mingyuan doesn't know my current identity, Mr. Hu is the magistrate of Luyanggang County. Although he can't cross the county to investigate the case, he is still considered a distinguished guest when he comes here.
After all, I am here holding the Emperor's Sword, so even if they don't respect me, they wouldn't dare to be so disrespectful."
"Well, that's true."
Chu Nanzhi thought about it and realized that what they both said was quite reasonable.
No matter what era we are in, receiving guests is no small matter for a government unit, especially the details of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
There could be no murderous intent and it couldn't be that the pot was not cleaned, so where did this strange smell come from?
Chu Nanzhi thought for a moment, and it was not a big deal anyway, but she was afraid that the child would have diarrhea if he was not strong enough to eat, so he ordered Lin Jinxiao: "I will take Sibao outside to buy some food. These
If you are not used to the food, you will not eat it.”
Lin Jinxiao wanted to accompany her, but just as he was about to stand up, Chu Nanzhi glared him back and immediately signaled: "We will be back in a moment. Just take a rest in the room after you apply the medicine."
"Sister, why are you going to such trouble? Can the food outside be better than the food cooked in the inn?"
Liu Shuyang ate with gusto and persuaded others.
"Then go ahead and eat them all."
Seeing him looking like he was eating in a helter-skelter manner, Chu Nanzhi couldn't bear to interrupt him. He gave orders and left the post house with Si Bao.
There were many street markets selling snacks a hundred meters away from the inn. Sibao smelled the strong fragrance emanating from the stalls and his mouth watered. Chu Nanzhi had no choice but to buy a few roasted sweet potatoes and peel them.
It’s a good idea to let the little one eat first.
Then I bought some Haikang County specialty snacks, butter pancakes and green onion buns, and then hurriedly returned to the inn.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the post house, I saw several government officials running around holding their stomachs in pain.
Chu Nanzhi stopped one of them and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"
The man waved his hand and replied nonchalantly: "Sister-in-law, for some reason, the brothers started to have diarrhea as soon as they arrived. The younger one had a mild case, and some brothers had vomiting and diarrhea. I'm afraid they are not acclimated to the climate. They just need to get used to it.
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After saying that, I couldn't wait to find the toilet everywhere.
Chu Nanzhi looked at the figures of the government servants running in embarrassment, and took Sibao back to the elegant room on the east side in confusion. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Liu Shuyang's intermittent "ouch" moans.
"Uncle, uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Si Bao heard the sound and rushed over immediately holding the uneaten sweet potatoes.
Chu Nanzhi followed him and walked to the center of the room, where he saw his son-in-law lying on the temporary couch, holding his stomach and rolling back and forth.
Lin Jinxiao found a wooden bucket and put it in front of him. The son-in-law rolled over for a while and then vomited against the bucket.
When he saw that he had finished vomiting, Liu Shuyang immediately stood up, holding his stomach and running out as hard as he could: "I can't do it, I can't do it, brother-in-law, I have to go to the toilet."
In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared.
Smelling a disgusting and pungent smell in the room, Chu Nanzhi quickly put down the food in his hands, covered his nose and took out the barrel. When he came in, he accidentally saw that the food for four people on the table was eaten by his son-in-law alone.
After clearing his eyes, Chu Nanzhi looked at Lin Jinxiao who was thoughtful, and asked slowly: "What's going on with Shu Yang?"
Lin Jinxiao shook his head casually: "I don't know, he started vomiting and diarrhea soon after eating and said his stomach hurt."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Ce holding on to the wall and staggering in slowly from the wall with a depressed look on his face. He groaned and called weakly: "Oh, oh, brother, sister-in-law, are you okay?"
The three members of the family stared straight at Li Ce, who was leaning against the wall with his buttocks between his legs.
Lin Jinxiao saw Li Ce's suddenly weak appearance and asked in surprise: "Did you also eat the food from the post house?"
"Yes, brother, as soon as I left your side, Mr. Hu asked me to accompany him to have some food."
As he spoke, Li Ce tightened his buttocks with a ferocious expression, and forced himself to calm down: "We have abdominal pain after eating. Many brothers also have the same symptoms. Mr. Hu asked me to ask if there is something wrong with the food in the post house.
The problem is, if we are not acclimatized, it shouldn’t be the case for everyone.”
Just as Lin Jinxiao was about to reply, Li Ce turned and ran out with his butt curled up. After a few thumping footsteps, a rough and wild voice came: "Brother, you and your sister-in-law go to ask about the situation first. I'll go out."
Come back after a while."
Lin Jinxiao sat down in confusion. Chu Nanzhi put the food he bought on the table and pulled Si Bao to sit over. He smelled the smell in the room and said with thoughts: "You stay with Si Bao."
Let's eat something first, I'll go to Yi Cheng's place to ask."
Although I don’t believe that anyone in the post house dares to do harm, from the perspective of a doctor, I immediately reacted: everyone may have been poisoned.
At this time, Ma Laifu came belatedly. Seeing that the door was open, he shouted outside: "Sister Zhi, brother-in-law, I'm in?"
Chu Nanzhi went to hear the reputation and saw Ma Laifu looking calm and composed, which was completely different from the embarrassment of Li Ce and Liu Shuyang. While welcoming him into the house, he asked: "Laifu, you haven't eaten the food in the post house, have you?"
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"Ahem, I can't stand the smell. The cooks here are too careless. They can't even clean the pot when cooking."
Ma Laifu came in carefree, shook his head and complained.
"I guess it's because the pot wasn't cleaned properly."
Chu Nanzhi replied thoughtfully.
"That may be a problem with the salt. Anyway, I can't eat it. I don't care if it's delicacies from mountains and seas."
Malaifu pursed his lips and shook his head: "My silly aunt and cousin still don't believe in evil, so they insist on eating it, and they will get sick and have diarrhea."
Lin Jinxiao listened to Malaifu's words calmly, then picked up a sweet potato from the table and handed it to him, saying in an indifferent voice: "Eat this, your sister bought it from outside."
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
Ma Laifu happily took the sweet potato and looked at Lin Jinxiao kindly.
Malay Fu has always sympathized with the old and weak, and admired the strong. The most respected people in his life were these talented scholars, so his sympathy for his former love rival gradually changed from his sympathy when they first met to his full respect today.
Little Si Bao liked Ma Laifu very much the last time he saw him at Chu's house. He was funny and playful. When his father gave him sweet potatoes, he immediately took a piece of butter cake and handed it to him with a serious face.
reminded: "Uncle Laifu, you must not eat the food here, the food here is poisonous."