Hu Mazi was frightened at this time, he was beaten dozens of boards in the yamen yesterday, although the injury was not too serious, but it was not comfortable, and the stick marks on it were still left, and some were still soaked in blood. He remembered this in confusion, and involuntarily clasped his hands together, lifted them up, wrapped the back of his head around him, buried his head in front of his chest, and crouched on the ground without saying a word.

The little officer rebuked him and walked away.

Hu Mazi had mung bean eyes, trying to get out of a gap somewhere, but he looked carefully, and although the house was low, it was very solid, and the walls were mostly made of cyan stones, and the top was also a strip of slightly thin stones, which made him discourage him from escaping. As he expected, the three prison meals could be delivered on time, but the side dishes were too poor, they were all cabbage and radishes without oil stars, and sometimes there was a smell of burnt paste.

Hu Mazi was sentenced to one year in prison, which was not as "good" as he began to think, and he was not only in prison, but was often kicked out by prison officials to serve hard labor, such as moving stones, digging mountains, picking river sand, and doing all kinds of dirty and tiring work, and if he slackened, he would be whipped. Later, a prisoner could not stand the torture of the sunny and hot weather, fainted on the ground and had a high fever, and a prison doctor came to take his pulse, saying that he was suffering from heat stroke, prescribed him, took medicine and took it, and he was quickly cured. Hu Mazi felt that this was incredible, and felt that the prison doctor was very capable, so he approached him with excuses, and said a lot of flattering words such as Bian Que's reincarnation, Hua Tuo's rebirth, etc., to please the prison doctor, the prison doctor asked him if he was interested in curing diseases, he rattled his head, and the prison doctor saw that he was so pious and attentive, so he taught him a few tricks, starting from Western medicine, he studied seriously but did not make great progress; The prison doctor taught him Chinese medicine, and found that he had received the knowledge of Chinese medicine quickly, and the prison doctor was very happy and taught him several very practical earthworks to treat burns and other diseases. Later, while in prison, he did a drill and healed several fellow inmates who had burned their wrists by setting off firecrackers during the festival. The prison doctor said approvingly: You will not have to worry about having nothing to eat when you get out of prison in the future.

A year later, when the county magistrate asked him about his sentence, the jailer said that it was over and that he could be released. The county magistrate is familiar with his virtue, and arranges for the official to appease Hu Mazi: This time, you will return to your hometown, don't break the law again. Hu Mazi said: I don't want to leave, I am willing to continue to serve my sentence in prison. The official said, "Your sentence has expired, and you can be released."

I didn't want to leave, I walked out of the prison gate, maybe I would break the law again, and it was recommended that I stay and continue to serve my sentence.

The official didn't say much, returned to the yamen, and returned what Hu Mazi said to the county order truthfully. The county magistrate was very angry and said that since Hu Mazi was so ignorant, he would be sentenced to another 10 years.

As a result, Hu Mazi served another 10 years in prison, and the original county order was transferred to other places, and the new county order came, and when it was found that there was an overdue sentence in prison, Hu Mazi was immediately ordered to be released. Hu Mazi learned to heal diseases in prison and cured many cases, and was famous not only in prison but also in society. When he was in prison, some patients in the society sought him treatment and were cured, so his reputation in the society was also very good. After he was released from prison, many patients came to see him, and the effect of the treatment was indeed obvious.

At this time, Hu Mazi, who was roasting the fire in the house, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door and asked who it was, and the answer was that it was me, it was from Lijia Village, my child was burned by the fire and his face was injured, please treat him.

It was a woman's voice, the wife put down the mallet and stepped forward to open the door, and in came a young woman, who carried the child on her back, and held an umbrella dipped in snow powder in her hand, which had been collected, and put it against the wall, and the thick leaf-like guy fell down again, she put down the child, and then bent down to put it away, but the unexpectedly placed umbrella suddenly flicked, and then automatically opened, as big as an upside-down lotus leaf.

The child recognized his birth and pulled Xu Li to call his mother. Xu Li saw that he was a little nervous and said don't be afraid, Dr. Hu will heal the pain on your face. Hu Mazi saw that she was collecting the umbrella, stood up and said, forget if the umbrella is not collected, it will be okay, just let it be left like that.

Hu Mazi glanced outside the door, the snow was white, and the wind blew in, he felt a cold chill to the bone, so he stepped forward and closed the door.

It was really warm inside, and the red charcoal fire "crackled", and it also burned out a light blue flame, and its luster reflected on Xu Li's face, like a touch of clouds.

Hu Mazi touched the child's head, looked at the burn, and said it's okay, I'll find a way to cure it. Saying that, he asked his wife to take the medicine, and asked Xu Li if he knew Li Fu? Xu Li was about to say that he was my husband, but suddenly "paused", swallowed back the words that almost blurted out, and changed her words: Li Fu is from our village, how can there be anyone who doesn't know?

He's a good guy. Hu Mazi said casually, took a spoonful of medicine from his wife, and carefully rubbed a chicken feather dipped in the medicine on Li Gui's purple and puffy face.

Listening to Hu Mazi's words, Xu Li was a little surprised and asked Li Fu how to make a good method. Hu Mazi smiled: It's hard to say. After giving Li Gui the medicine, he looked at Xu Li and told you that I have to thank Li Fu for learning this medical skill.

Li Fu introduced you to study medicine? Xu Li asked abruptly.

It's the equivalent of an introduction. Hu Mazi nodded and replied, and prescribed some anti-inflammatory medicine to the child.

When Xu Li paid the money, she also talked about the relationship between him and Li Fu. Hu Mazi smiled but didn't answer, but his wife pierced through: My family was hungry when he was young, and he wanted to eat in prison, Li Fu gave him the idea of eating in prison, and his wish came true, and he was sentenced to more than ten years in prison. He is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, thinking that if Li Fu didn't come up with ideas, he wouldn't be able to eat in prison, and if he couldn't eat in prison, of course he would not have the opportunity to learn medical skills, and now that he has learned medical skills, he is grateful to Li Fu from the bottom of his heart.

Xu Li understood, it turned out that Li Fu helped Hu Mazi purely "crookedly". She was secretly happy in her heart, so Li Fu is still Hu Mazi's benefactor, in this case, if Li Fu brings the child to treat burns, he will definitely be more dedicated. When Xu Li was holding the child and leaving, Hu Mazi stepped forward to open the door, and also focused on explaining the method of dressing and taking medicine to the child.

Outside, it was still snowy, and although the night was dark, there was snow shining on it, and you could tell the direction. Xu Li opened the umbrella and returned, and only after a few steps, Li Gui's grandfather, who had been waiting outside, came up and said let me hold my grandson. Xu Li handed Li Gui to him, and then said how grateful Hu Mazi was to Li Fu.

I know that when you two entered Hu Mazi's house, I was standing under the window outside his house, quietly listening to you. The old man sighed and said I thought that Hu Mazi had always hated my son, so I didn't dare to see him, and I was embarrassed to see him. In addition, not long after you entered the door, Hu Mazi mentioned Li Fu's matter, you fortunately concealed your relationship with Li Fu, I am worried that Hu Mazi hates your husband and does not treat your children well.

The father-in-law and daughter-in-law stepped on the snow all the way, and the snow powder chirped, and before they knew it, they arrived in front of the house where the snow closed the door.

Li Gui fell asleep in her grandfather's arms, Xu Li took it, her husband opened the door, saw the child burned like this, and kept complaining to Xu Li. The old man came in and told Hu Mazi how to thank Li Fu, and Li Fu's mood improved, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.