Waiting for Liu Yun to ask someone to hitch the ox cart, Chu Nanzhi led Erbao Lin Ruixi and Wei Nian to sit on it.
Just as the bullock cart started slowly, Lin Jinxiao walked out with three little guys.
He held the crutch firmly with both hands, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes. But when his eyes intertwined with Chu Nanzhi's, he suddenly turned his back and walked back to the yard silently as if he didn't see anything.
Chu Nanzhi looked at his strange look in his eyes, and then thinking about sleeping with him in her arms last night, she suddenly felt nervous:
"Could it be that this guy has noticed it a long time ago?"
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but want to slap herself: "Isn't this just a flag he set for him and asked me to remove it."
If I had known this, why bother.
"Why."
She sighed secretly with some annoyance.
The ox cart drove slowly all the way to the gate of the county government office, and stopped in a corner not far from the county government office.
The government officials watched from a distance and saw that it was the new celebrity who had joined the county magistrate. They all came over eagerly to please him and sent people in to inform him.
Not long after, Chu Nanzhi saw Hu Maoxi, whom he had not seen for a long time, in the backyard.
After solving several major cases, Hu Maoxi and Sun Xiancheng were in high spirits, even walking with wind in their eyes.
The two of them introduced Chu Nanzhi into the side hall with smiles and made tea. Seeing that she was coming with her child, Hu Maoxi asked someone to find some candies and pastries and handed them to Erbao Lin Ruixi. He smiled kindly and said:
"Little Four Treasures, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you have grown taller. It seems that your mother-in-law has raised you well."
Hearing him call himself the Fourth Treasure, the Second Treasure Lin Ruixi immediately became unhappy. He pursed his lips and said in annoyance: "Grandpa, the county magistrate, your eyes are not so good. I am not the Fourth Treasure. I am the Second Treasure. My name is Lin."
Ruixi."
"Oh, it turns out to be Erbao."
Magistrate Hu had an abrupt look on his face, looked at Chu Nanzhi and smiled awkwardly: "These children in your family are really in tune with each other. Anyway, I, my grandfather, can't get rid of you."
Hu Maoxi just carelessly entertained the children, but Sun Wucai on the side was very discerning.
Sun Xian Cheng saw Wei Nianyi next to Chu Nanzhi, his face gradually became a little gloomy, and he said with a fake smile: "Mrs. Chu's uninvited visit today is probably not a special trip to visit the old man and the county magistrate, right?"
"The county magistrate has good eyesight."
Chu Nanzhi took a sip of tea and smiled in agreement: "A civilian woman has been repeatedly praised by the county magistrate for her merits in size. I feel really sorry. I think you will be promoted and leave here soon. Today is a special day."
I came to thank you for your kindness."
"Don't dare to take it, don't dare to take it."
Hu Maoxi glanced at Wei Nianyi, who was carrying eggs beside her, and immediately guessed the purpose of this woman's visit.
Moreover, the gratitude in her words was more like reminding herself, so she quickly said:
"Everyone in this county government office knows that my ability to solve two strange cases is all due to the wisdom of Mrs. Chu. Without Mrs. Chu, I would have been reviled long ago. How could I sit in the county government office so carefree and talk to Chu
Madam Chu is chatting and laughing happily, I will keep Madam Chu's kindness in mind."
Speaking of this, he suddenly frowned slightly: "It's just that I intend to bring Mrs. Chu into the county government, but Mrs. Chu's ambition is not here, and I can't force it. It's really a pity."
Chu Nanzhi also remembered what Sun Xiancheng mentioned last time at home, and quickly apologized: "The kindness you have given me to a common woman is unforgettable. It's not that the common woman doesn't know good and bad, but that the common woman is just a village woman. In fact,
I'm worried that I will live up to your kindness."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, this matter is in the past."
Hu Maoxi smiled indifferently, and then looked at her and his expression gradually became serious:
"Ever since I said goodbye to the Zhao Mansion, I still have fresh memories of Madam Chu's handwriting in solving the case that day, and I also want to ask for advice. I am very happy that Madam Chu came uninvited today, but I am afraid that Madam Chu is not here to give me advice today.
, but to trouble me for other things, which will make things difficult for me."
With that said, he picked up the tea cup and looked meaningfully at Wei Nianyi beside her while drinking tea.
When Wei Nian saw this, he immediately fell to his knees in fear and began to cry and beg: "Sir, my brother is really wronged. Please make the decision for the daughter of the people and give my brother justice."
Hu Maoxi was disturbed by the crying, and was completely disturbed. He lowered his face in front of Chu Nanzhi and shouted sternly:
"You little girl, you have been making trouble from the township government office to the county government office. Yesterday you came to the county government office early in the morning to beat drums and complain, disturbing the official. Today you have deceived Madam Chu. Do you really think that the county government office is that?
Is it a vegetable market? You can do whatever you want."
Wei Nian got angry and scolded him, then he calmed down and smiled reluctantly at Chu Nan Zhi:
"Mrs. Chu, don't blame me for not giving you face. It's just that the second wife of the Wei family is too messy and cumbersome. It's just a matter of forcing Mr. Nie to run for her. I miss her misery and have been patient and tolerant. But
She just keeps making trouble, and I have already treated her with all my kindness and justice."
"Yes, yes, what your Excellency said is absolutely true. The tutor in this case also mentioned something about the civilian woman."
Chu Nanzhi desperately wanted to move out of Mr. Nie, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Hu Maoxi:
"In recent days, the Japanese officials heard that Mr. Nie and Mr. Chang were fighting over a student in the downtown area. They never thought that this female student turned out to be Mrs. Chu."
After she finished speaking, he was immediately in awe, and her face became kind and friendly again.
Chu Nanzhi pretended to smile indifferently: "It's all because of the compliments of the two elders, and the women of the people are frightened and uneasy."
"Ms. Chu is too modest."
Hu Maoxi said, then looked at Wei Nianyi who was kneeling: "Wei Erniang, you should get up first."
The way he spoke seemed to have lost the harshness he had before.
Then, he sat upright and stared at Chu Nanzhi, and said slowly: "Although the official in this case is not talented, he can still make his own opinion and conclude that there is no injustice in it. Moreover, Mr. Nie has checked it and the evidence is solid.
The criminal also confessed, and there was nothing missing, so Mrs. Chu may be worrying too much."
Seeing what he said, Chu Nanzhi was not sure, but she still had doubts about the criminal's confession he mentioned.
After all, in this era when prisoners are expected to plead guilty, interrogation methods are not civilized and most of them involve torture to extract confessions. Even innocent people can list a lot of crimes after being sent to prison.
With a smile on her face, she pretended to flatter her: "Your Excellency has been in charge of this county for many years and has kept the whole county in good order. Naturally, he is an expert in solving cases and will not wrongly wrong a good person."
After complimenting her for a few words, she looked at Wei Nianyi who was sobbing softly, but unexpectedly changed the subject:
"It's just that my sister from the Wei family has pledged her life as a guarantee today, claiming that her brother is innocent and it involves human life. Although the woman is just a village woman, she also knows that human life is precious and does not dare to be disrespectful. I have to let her go this time. Please, please
My lord, please forgive me."
"She, she is just a child who doesn't know anything about the world. How can she understand that people's hearts are sinister."
Hu Maoxi looked at Wei Nianyi and shook his head impatiently.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly compromised, put down his bottom line, and said to Chu Nanzhi confidently:
"Forget it, I know very well that Mrs. Chu can find clues based on a file, and for the sake of my wife helping me to get out of trouble many times, I will hand over the files related to this case to my wife for review, so as to put an end to this.
The pretty girl's suspicion saves her from going to the busy city to scold me for being stupid."
Faced with Hu Maoxi's sudden compromise, Chu Nanzhi was deeply surprised.
When she heard the word "dossier" again, she couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in her heart.