Kang Mingyuan sent someone to drag Chen Wu out, the chief cook, and severely punished Fifty Banners. Then he drove him out of the post house and ordered the post Cheng to strictly control the next meal. This calmed everyone's anger.
Seeing that everyone was still suffering from stomach upset, vomiting and diarrhea, Chu Nanzhi asked Ma Laifu to go to the medical center and buy 2 taels of silver of commelina for clearing away heat and detoxifying. After decocting it and giving it to everyone, everyone's condition improved.
There was a significant improvement.
The government officials with mild symptoms are basically fine.
After calming down the turmoil, Chu Nanzhi continued to follow Ma Laifu to Zhu County Cheng's residence to inspect the relics.
It was already evening at this time. When I stepped into the backyard on the west side of the first floor of the post house, I felt a biting cool breeze blowing in my face. Two government officials who were ordered to be on duty at the door of the quiet courtyard stood on both sides solemnly and quietly. When they saw Chu Nan
Zhi's figure called out respectfully: "Sister-in-law."
Chu Nanzhi looked at the two of them with a slight smile, and first asked in a warm and concerned voice: "How is it? You feel better?"
"much better."
One of the yamen servants replied with gratitude: "Thanks to the good medicine prepared by my sister-in-law, I don't have much pain in my stomach now."
"That's good."
Chu Nanzhi nodded happily: "Open the door, I'll go in and take a look."
The two immediately opened the door, and Chu Nanzhi led Si Bao and slowly stepped in.
The moment he stepped into the door, a burst of fragrance hit his nostrils, but after taking a deep breath, the aroma seemed to be mixed with a disgusting and unpleasant fishy smell.
This smell seems familiar.
The vision in the room was a little dim, so Ma Laifu quickly took out the firebrand and lit the oil lamp in the room. Under his clear vision, Chu Nanzhi's bright eyes wandered around the room.
The house has been tidied up everywhere, the quilts are neatly folded, and all the relics that have been collected have been placed far away.
In this way, it is completely impossible to restore this place as a murder scene.
"Fortunately, Prime Minister Zhu County will not die in this room."
Chu Nanzhi thought so.
After all, this place is too far away from Sunjia Village, and the canal behind the Sunjia Village does not lead to the county. Coming here is just to learn more about Zhu County Cheng's daily life.
As his eyes moved, he inadvertently looked at a sword hanging by the willow window.
Chu Nan Zhi Shun pointed over: "Does Zhu Xiancheng know some martial arts such as boxing, kicking, or swordsmanship?"
"certainly."
Ma Laifu stared at the sword attentively and replied in a low voice: "Brother Zhu was a martial artist in their village before he became an official. He was particularly powerful in boxing and kicking."
"In this way, he is also a talented man who is capable of both literary and military skills."
Chu Nanzhi stared at the stack of books piled up next to his desk, his expression a little sad.
Malaifu replied quite proudly: "I don't mean to elevate Brother Zhu. In terms of boxing and kicking skills, no one in our county can match him. In terms of eloquence and writing skills, I am afraid that only Tan Miao, the bookkeeper, can match him."
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"oh?"
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but reveal an evil smile. Such a talented young man with both literary and military skills could have his neck wiped in front of his face. How careless could someone do this?
Raising her eyebrows, she turned her gaze back to Ma Laifu and asked seriously: "In terms of boxing and kicking skills, who is better, your uncle or Zhu Xiancheng?"
"Well, my uncle just has brute strength. If we really get into a fight, how can he beat Brother Zhu?"
Thinking of his uncle Sun Wuji, Ma Laifu snorted disdainfully.
"That's quite interesting."
Chu Nanzhi had a smile on her lips, and continued to look at the furnishings in the room while thinking attentively.
In a daze, he saw Si Bao picking up a strand of filament from the ground and said in surprise: "Auntie, your hair is so long, why did you start losing it?"
"hair?"
Chu Nanzhi looked carefully and saw that Si Bao was holding a ruler-long black hair in his hand. She was so frightened that she quickly reached out to her head and stroked it for a while, but then she realized that she had never noticed hair loss on this body in all her life.
She took the strand of black hair and looked at it repeatedly, and then pulled one off her head to compare. The two were completely different.
My own hair is black and thick, with extremely thick roots, while the hair picked up by Si Bao is as thin as a coiled silk. It is slightly yellowish when you look carefully under the light, but it is very similar to Si Bao's hair.
It's just that this little guy's hair is not that long.
But presumably it was also caused by malnutrition.
Si Bao seemed to have discovered a new world. He lay on the ground and continued to search. Then he picked up a lot of hair stuck to the ground, held it in his hands and shouted excitedly: "No, no, this is not my mother's, it must be the same."
It won’t be Uncle Laifu, it’s our first time here.”
Chu Nanzhi took the hair picked up by the four treasures and gathered them together. She saw that the hair was mixed together, as if it was withered and without any nutrients.
Ma Laifu looked at the hair in her hand, suddenly thought of something, and said uncertainly: "It should belong to Brother Zhu. I once accompanied him on a tour of the county, and accidentally discovered the secret of his loose hair. He once told me
He mentioned that he always lost a lot of hair after coming to this county, so he always likes to wear an official hat when going out."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but ask: "How old is Zhu County Cheng this year?"
"Twenty and three."
"How could you lose your hair so much at such a young age?"
Chu Nanzhi was a little confused. He was only one year older than Lin Jinxiao.
The pretty boy was full of scheming thoughts and heavy thoughts all day long, but he didn't even see his hair fall out.
Ma Laifu sighed: "It must be that Brother Zhu has worked too hard since he came to our county. Being an official is just like the ranking of brothers and sisters at home. It is difficult to be a person who is always caught in the middle. The county magistrate only needs to do everything.
When issuing orders, the chief clerk, county lieutenant and other officials of all sizes only need to do the work at hand. In the end, it is he, the second-in-command, who has to worry about all the details."
Chu Nanzhi was immediately amused by this guy's words: "You brat knows everything."
"Ahem, sister Zhi, don't underestimate me. Although I'm just a mountain boy, when it comes to being an official, I'm not necessarily worse than Kang Mingyuan. He's just good at making money."
Ma Laifu pursed his lips and complained dissatisfied: "Sister Zhi also saw it today. The crude and crude salt salt has been mixed into the government offices, but he turned a blind eye. If it hadn't been for Brother Zhu who investigated and dealt with a smuggled salt case last month.
If there is a case, he will not remove the salt officer of the Yandao Yamen from his post to investigate."
Chu Nanzhi nodded vigorously. At this moment, she could finally empathize with Lin Jinxiao's decision to conceal his identity.
Indeed, the officials in Haikang County are too good at violating the rules.
Staring deeply at Little Si Bao who was still picking up hair on the ground, she thoughtfully walked up to Little Si Bao and said softly: "Si Bao, let's not pick up hair anymore, the things on the ground are not clean."
Si Bao straightened up and threw the collected hair back to the ground. He put his little head on her body and shouted happily: "Aniang, let's go back to find Dad."