Chapter 115

Fu Wei returned just a few days after the construction of Yu Ying Medical Clinic began.

I stayed in the clinic with my sister-in-law for half a day. When I came back at dusk, I heard Fu Ning say that my father and uncle were back.

When Wen Xing heard that her husband had returned, her face suddenly brightened.

They have been married for such a long time, but they have never been apart for half a month. She misses her husband, but she doesn't dare to think too obviously for fear of being laughed at.

The two sisters-in-law entered the courtyard. Mrs. Luo went to take the backpack that her eldest daughter-in-law had untied. She said, "Dalang and Erlang came back half an hour earlier than you. They both looked exhausted. After washing, they ate a few steamed buns and went to sleep. I won't wake them up for dinner later. Let them sleep first."

Yu Ying glanced towards the house and nodded: "Then I won't go back to the house for now."

The eldest sister-in-law also agreed, "I won't go back to the house either, so as not to make any noise and wake up Dalang."

Everyone had a good tacit understanding and did their work quietly and carefully.

Luo left the two brothers' meals in the pot and kept them warm with hot water.

After dinner, the two sisters-in-law changed and bathed in the clothes hung outside.

The two brothers had evidently rushed back from the county seat day and night, and had not yet gotten up when night had fallen.

They had slept for almost an hour, and Yu Ying and her sister-in-law went to wake them up separately.

Yu Ying walked into the room carrying an oil lamp, lit the oil lamp in the room, extinguished the oil lamp she had just brought in, and then walked towards the bed.

"Fu Wei, get up first and eat your evening meal before going to sleep."

Yu Ying walked outside the bed and reached out to lift the curtain.

Just as I opened the curtain, my wrist was suddenly covered and pulled. Before I could react, I was pulled into a warm embrace.

Yu Ying raised her head, but before she could see Fu Wei clearly, her lips were suddenly grabbed.

In surprise, when her lips slightly opened, the breath of Fu Wei rushed in and absorbed the saliva in her mouth.

The subtle sound of water stirring makes people blush and their heart beat faster.

Fu Wei has never been like this.

For a moment, Yu Ying was unable to resist and fell limp in his arms.

At some point, Yu Ying moved from his arms to lying on the bed.

The clothes gradually loosened, revealing the jade-white collarbone, and Fu Wei left wet and red marks on the soft and smooth skin.

After a long time, Fu Wei buried his head in the crook of his neck, where his clothes had not yet been tied, and panted, his breathing a little heavy.

Yu Ying's face was flushed, her bright red lips were slightly parted, and she opened her mouth to breathe like a fish emerging from the water.

"Sorry for scaring you." Fu Wei's voice was particularly low and hoarse, with a hint of desire.

Yu Ying's thoughts gradually came back to her senses. Hearing what he said, she didn't know whether to laugh or be glad to have met such a gentleman like him.

They have been dating for about four months, from the beginning of the year to now.

They had been sleeping in the same bed together for almost the past four months, and the most extreme thing he had done was tonight. If it were another man, I don't know how far he would have gone.

However, it was precisely because he was such a gentleman that she would try to accept him.

Yu Ying raised the corners of her lips slightly, put her arms around his waist, hugged him, and told him with her actions that she didn't care.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Fu Ning's soft and sticky voice came: "Aunt, uncle, mother said the food is hot, you can eat now."

The two of them had calmed down, and Yu Ying quickly let go of her hands.

Fu Wei raised his head and looked at Yu Ying. He saw that her eyebrows were still a little flushed, and even her lips were moist. Her clothes were half open, and her light yellow dress was faintly visible. Thinking of his actions just now, his eyes were dark, but his ears were crimson.

Fu Wei quickly straightened her collar, feeling somewhat annoyed that he had crossed the line, and said again in a hoarse voice, "Sorry."

Yu Ying's cheeks also felt a little hot.

Fu Wei came out of the house holding an oil lamp and bringing Yu Ying with him.

Fu Ning looked up at the two of them, his eyes falling on his aunt's mouth. He asked curiously, "Why is your mouth red?"

Yu Ying: ...

Fu Wei: ...

The two looked at each other and couldn't help blushing.

Fu Wei coughed lightly and said, "My aunt was just trying out the lip balm my uncle bought from the county seat."

Yu Ying looked at Fu Wei and narrowed her eyes slightly, as if asking, "When did you come back with the lip balm?"

Fu Wei smiled at her, then took Fu Ning's hand and said, "Let's go."

Yu Ying was afraid that her sister-in-law might notice something, so she said to Fu Wei, "I'll clean up, you go eat."

Fu Wei nodded, then went to the kitchen with Fu Ning.

There is a table in the kitchen, and we eat in this room when there are no guests.

Fu Zhen had already sat down and Wen Xing was serving the rice.

The two brothers sat down and ate in silence.

After Fu Wei had his meal, he went to take a bath.

When he returned to the room after taking a shower, he saw Yu Ying writing and drawing on paper. He did not disturb her, but went to look through his bag.

After a moment, she took out the thing she was looking for from the package, then walked behind Yu Ying and pinned the thing into her hair.

Yu Ying was calculating the expenses of the past few days and did not stop when Fu Wei came in. She noticed him walking behind her and thought he wanted to see what she had written, so she didn't pay attention. But then she felt him inserting something into her bun, so she put down her pen and touched it.

——It’s a hairpin.

Fu Wei looked at the hairpin on her head and said leisurely, "You don't have many jewelry. I wanted to buy you some when we were in the county seat, but I didn't have enough money, so I could only buy you a copper hairpin."

Yu Ying had always worn a thorny hairpin, and only recently had she bought two ordinary iron hairpins for a banquet.

Yu Ying took off the hairpin on her head and looked at it in her hand.

The style is not complicated. The tail of the copper hairpin is slightly bent and hammered into the shape of auspicious clouds, and some grids are hollowed out.

The workmanship is acceptable, but even though it is a copper hairpin, it is not cheap considering its style.

A smile appeared on Yu Ying's face. She handed the hairpin to Fu Wei and said with a smile, "Put it on me again."

Fu Wei took it, pinched the copper hairpin with his long fingers and inserted it into her bun again, tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, and then whispered, "I will buy you a silver hairpin and a gold hairpin later."

"Okay, I'll wait." Yu Ying responded with a smile.

His eyes fell on the paper on the table, where he saw the clinic's expenses written. He remembered that when he first came back, his mother had told him about Ah Ying's plan to open a clinic. He asked, "When do you plan to open the clinic?"

He said this, thinking he already knew it, so Yu Ying didn't start from the beginning and replied, "It should take about a month to finish everything."

Then she turned to look at him and said, "You are good at painting and calligraphy. When the time comes, can you draw a few pictures for me and then write the calligraphy for the plaque?"

When talking about the clinic, Yu Ying's eyes sparkled.

Fu Wei saw her expression and a faint smile appeared on his face: "You called me, so of course I won't refuse."

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "What is the name of the clinic?"

Yu Ying turned around, picked up the pen and wrote the three words "Yongxi Hall" on the paper.

Compared with the naming methods of several medical clinics in Yu County, Yu Ying's is completely different.

Fu Wei saw the three characters and said slowly, "The word 'Xi' means bright. Yongxi, forever bright."

Yu Ying nodded, that was exactly what she meant.

The name of this clinic was the name of the clinic she had just taken over before she traveled through time, and it was also the signboard of the clinic that had been passed down for a hundred years.

Fu Wei's gaze fell on Yu Ying's profile, and from her nostalgic expression, he knew what this name meant to her.

After a pause, he said, "Write these words however you want, and I'll try to follow their shapes."

Yu Ying nodded, sighed softly inwardly, then turned to ask him, "By the way, how did the discussion at the county seat go?"

Mentioning this, the smile on Fu Wei's face faded, and he looked a little more powerless. He lowered his voice and said, "I now understand what you said to me before. The world is in chaos, and we can only go with the flow, not against it. Such a dynasty will not last long."

Yu Ying raised her hand and patted the back of his hand which was resting on the table.

Needless to say, she knew that the court must have increased taxes. The reasons for the destruction of many dynasties were harsh policies and cruel emperors.

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After returning, County Magistrate Zhou thought for a long time before ordering someone to post a notice and then sending someone to beat a gong to loudly announce the imperial decree.

Taxes were changed to twice a year, and the total amount was 20% higher than in previous years.

However, because the people had been promised that they would farm first and pay taxes later, Prefect Shen granted them a three-month grace period.

When the imperial edict came down, the people sat on the ground and cried loudly.

Life is already hard enough, and now they have to add more taxes. Isn't this forcing them to die?!

For a while, the entire Yu County was extremely depressed.

Perhaps because of the epidemic, the people respected County Magistrate Zhou, so there were no troublemakers in Yu County.

But the situation in other counties is completely different.

Yu Ying learned from Fu Wei that after the imperial edict came down, the people in several counties began to riot. The county magistrates were overwhelmed and had to use force to suppress the riots, which finally brought peace to the country.

But it's quiet now, but there will definitely be a commotion when taxes are paid in June, and the climax will be when taxes are paid in December.

Those treacherous ministers only saw the prosperity of the capital, but were unaware of the difficulties in the marginal areas.

Although Yu Ying was powerless, it also reminded her to quickly stock up on food and medicine.

The grain from the medicinal fields and farmland cannot be left openly, as it will make people wary, so it has to be transported out of Yu County for sale and hidden in the county seat or other places.

So she had to rent a hidden place in the county seat to hide the food and medicine.

I have discussed this matter with Fu Wei, and he said that he will check it out when he goes to the county seat next time.

During the downturn, Luo Dianshi, who had been away, returned to Yu County and brought back some income to the worried County Magistrate Zhou.

Before leaving, he asked the clinic to collect medicinal materials from the neighboring county, and sold thousands of kilograms of medicinal materials to the north.

Sell ​​the medicinal materials in this county to other places, and then sell the medicinal materials from the north to the south on the way back, and make a profit from the difference in price.

With the intervention of the government, the journey went very smoothly and didn't take much time.

Seeing hope, County Magistrate Zhou encouraged the people to grow more medicinal herbs. The government could provide seeds of the medicinal herbs and purchase them when they grew up. In this way, there was no need to worry about taxes.

The people seemed to be encouraged. After all, they still had to make a living, so they didn't remain depressed for too long.

At this time, Yu Ying's clinic was almost completed.

Fu Wei rarely had a chance to take a break, so he went to visit the clinic with Yu Ying.

When Yu Ying presented him with treasures, she would usually introduce him to a clinic that was about to be renovated.

The private room on the second floor of the clinic looks like a tea room with artistic conception.

Fu Wei laughed and said, "If someone plays another piece of music, I'll think I'm in a teahouse."

Fu Wei's words reminded Yu Ying. She said, "You know what? If someone plays the piano, the style will be elevated to a higher level."

She wants to make money from rich people, and it must be worth it.

Yu Ying looked at Fu Wei with great interest and asked, "Can you play the zither?"

Fu Wei: ...

He was silent for a moment, then said, "I can play it, but the zither is expensive, and I have to go to the government office to work. Even if you find someone to teach you, it may not be possible for you to learn it."

After hearing Fu Wei's words, Yu Ying also reacted, and the flame in her heart was extinguished in an instant.

"You're right. The cost and the people involved are difficult. Let's just take it slow."

Fu Wei smiled, hugged her from behind, and said, "The flute is cheap. If I have time, I will come to help you have fun."

Yu Ying smiled and replied, "Then let's not do it. This way, if others hear someone playing the flute and get interested, they might want to order some. Do I have to run to the government office to call you?"

After a pause, he continued, "Although I don't need you to come here to sing, you can play it for me."

Fu Wei said gently, "If you want to hear it, I can play it as many times as you want."

Both of them had smiles on their faces.