Chapter fifty-six

Yu Ying and her sister-in-law followed the Tongyue Inn that Manager Chen mentioned and went there.

Tongyue Inn is much farther away than the previous Penglai Inn. It took me about a minute to find it.

After entering the inn, Yu Ying was about to ask the innkeeper when she suddenly heard a voice of "Madam Yu" from behind.

When Yu Ying heard someone calling her, she turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Shopkeeper Luo who had collected the medicine earlier.

When she saw Shopkeeper Luo, Yu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him with a smile: "Shopkeeper Luo, it's been a long time since we last met. Is everything going well?"

Shopkeeper Luo nodded and replied, "Thanks to Madam Yu, I've had a great time these past few months."

It was indeed thanks to this woman that the Polygonum multiflorum was sold at a good price and she also received a lot of reward money.

He asked, "Have Madam Yu prepared all the herbs?"

Yu Ying replied, "Everything is ready, but there are so many herbs that I'm afraid it might be difficult for me to transport them. I wonder if Shopkeeper Luo would be willing to come to my house to pick them up?"

Shopkeeper Luo thought for a moment and asked, "Is Madam Yu's home far from Yu County?"

Yu Ying replied: "About an hour."

Shopkeeper Luo pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay, we can also inspect the goods at Madam Yu's house on the way."

The current time is between noon and 3 p.m., and the round trip, plus the time for inspecting the goods, will take about three hours.

We must return to Yu County before dark, but this time is obviously not enough.

After some thought, Shopkeeper Luo continued, "We're running out of time. We definitely can't go today. We can only go tomorrow. But who will lead the way tomorrow?"

Yu Ying thought about it and realized that it would take an hour to travel from Lingshui Village to Yu County by ox cart, and at least an hour and a half if she walked.

If I ask my elder brother to walk to Yun County tomorrow, it seems too far.

If she and her sister-in-law stayed overnight in Yu County, she could ask Uncle Chen to tell the Fu family, but the problem was that the inn was full of bad people, and it would not be safe for the two of them to stay alone.

After considering this, Yu Ying responded, "I will come to find Shopkeeper Luo at 9:00 PM tomorrow, and we'll go together then."

Shopkeeper Luo had no objection, and after the deal was settled, Yu Ying took her leave.

After leaving the inn, Yu Ying's back straightened up as the heavy stone in her heart was lifted.

Because tomorrow was an important day, Yu Ying and her sister-in-law had no mood to visit Yu County, so they only bought 20 kilograms of rice, some eggs, and a kilogram of pork, which could be used as a snack and also to make lard.

After buying these things, they went to the city gate to wait for Uncle Chen.

After waiting for Uncle Chen, Yu Ying discussed with him and decided to rent an ox cart for twenty cents the next day.

In order not to waste time, I can only spend more money now.

Besides, the people from the He family and Song Sanlang were all concerned about whether the medicinal materials could be sold successfully, so they all gathered at the Fu family.

Seeing the two sisters-in-law coming back, Aunt He hurriedly asked, "Did you find the drug dealer?"

Yu Ying was frightened today and wanted to play a trick on everyone, but she couldn't hold back her laughter, and her true identity was completely exposed as soon as she laughed.

Seeing her smile, everyone felt relieved without having to wait for her answer.

Yu Ying couldn't hide her joy, she smiled softly and said, "They found it, they will come and take the herbs away tomorrow."

After working hard for more than two months, we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and everyone couldn't help but show joy on their faces.

Yu Ying continued, "I will go to Yu County tomorrow morning to bring the people who collect the herbs, but I may need your help to pack the herbs into sacks tomorrow."

Uncle He replied, "We have our share too, so this is not really a problem."

After getting the correct answer, everyone calmed down and went back, and they all began to look forward to tomorrow coming soon.

The same is true for Yu Ying.

After she extinguished the candles at night, she was too excited to sleep.

Fu Wei asked, "Can't sleep because you have to deliver the goods tomorrow?"

Yu Ying whispered, "Today has been full of twists and turns. I feel like I've been on a roller coaster..." After a pause, she realized that Fu Wei didn't understand what a roller coaster was, so she changed her words, "It's like suddenly falling from a high place to a low place, and then suddenly being thrown up high again. It's too exciting."

Fu Wei smiled and gave her a summary: "In short, your mood is up and down."

Yu Ying responded, "Yes, that's the word. Up and down. Although I was frightened, I was lucky enough to find the drug dealer later. Otherwise, I think I wouldn't be able to sleep for a long time, let alone tonight."

Fu Wei also sighed: "Fortunately, it went smoothly."

After a pause, he suggested, "When we go to Yu County tomorrow, let's bring our eldest brother along."

Before Yu Ying could ask why, he said, "Not only tomorrow, but if you want to go to Yu County during this period, let my eldest brother accompany you."

Yu Ying pondered for a moment and immediately understood what Fu Wei was worried about. After a moment's reflection, her excitement gradually subsided.

"Indeed, five hundred kilograms of medicinal herbs is a big deal. Anyone who sees or hears about it will be jealous. If someone has bad intentions, they will definitely target us."

Five hundred kilograms of medicinal materials and more than ten taels of silver may be just a drop in the bucket in the eyes of the rich, but in the eyes of many people, it is a huge fortune.

Sensing that her mood had darkened, Fu Wei consoled her, "Big Brother has been practicing spearmanship for almost two months and has made some progress. Plus, you have a lot of strength, so dealing with three or five street thugs won't be a problem at all."

Yu Ying felt relieved after hearing his words: "Then we really have to call Big Brother."

Fu Weiqing hummed, but in her heart she was secretly annoyed that her legs had not yet fully healed, and she could not stand in front of outsiders openly, otherwise she would not need her elder brother to protect her.

*

The next day, just before noon, Uncle Chen went straight to the outside of the Fu family to wait.

Yu Ying went with her eldest brother, and to avoid suspicion, she also brought her eldest sister-in-law along.

They arrived in Yu County just before the hour of Si.

Thinking that it was noon when Manager Luo and his friends arrived at the Fu family, and they would not be able to return to Yu County until the afternoon, he thought of inviting them to have a meal. Moreover, the people from the He family and Song Sanlang would also help, so naturally he had to invite them to have a meal.

So when they were at the city gate, Yu Ying gave her elder brother and sister-in-law a hundred coins and asked them to buy five pounds of meat and ten pieces of tofu first.

After buying it, go to the city gate and wait, they will meet there.

After finding Manager Luo at Tongyue Inn, Manager Luo arranged four people and two carriages to go to Lingshui Village together.