Chapter 248 Preemptive Strike

The next morning, Fu Chengyun got up before dawn. He woke up Ye Wu and Uncle Yan. The three of them drove two horse-drawn carriages, bought all the breakfast available in the county town, and rushed to Yuanshan Village in a hurry.

Ye Wu drove the carriage in front, and Uncle Yan and the hired coachman drove the carriage behind.

"Sir, aren't we going a little too fast?" The coachman often gave people a ride, but this was the first time he had driven the carriage so fast.

Uncle Yan tried his best to control his body to avoid being tossed up and down, and said nothing.

In the carriage ahead, Ye Wu panted and asked Fu Chengyun, "Master Fu, are we going too fast? It's only daybreak, and the road is not easy to travel on."

This was the first time in Fu Chengyun's life that he had ridden in such a bumpy carriage, and he felt much more uncomfortable than Ye Wuda.

But when he woke up this morning, his right eyelid was twitching. He was afraid that something might happen, so he urged Ye Wu to set off early in the morning.

"Or, go a little slower." After walking for a while, Fu Chengyun couldn't bear it anymore and spoke.

Ye Wu exhaled slowly and slowed down his movement towards the horse.

The driver and Uncle Yan behind noticed it immediately and slowed down as well. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

When we arrived at Yuanshan Village, many people had just gone out to sea.

Without Fu Chengyun's instruction, Ye Wu went to find a ship and people to transport all the goods onto the ship.

Uncle Yan wanted to help transport the goods to the island, but Fu Chengyun refused directly: "You are neither an officer nor a miner, so it is not convenient for you to go to the island."

Uncle Yan didn't argue too much and handed the two large bags prepared by Ye Mingzhu to Ye Wu, asking him to pass them on to Jiang Hongyu.

He watched Ye Wu and Fu Chengyun's boats row into the sea until they were out of sight. Then he and the coachman each drove a carriage back to town.

Seeing the island right in front of them, Fu Chengyun grabbed Ye Wu's arm and said, "Ye Wu, tell me, will Jiang Hongyu be angry that we came back so late?"

Ye Wu, who was rowing hard, was pulled by Fu Chengyun and almost fell. He steadied himself and said, "It's okay. Hongyu has a good temper."

"Really?" Fu Chengyun calmed down, "Yes, I am the military supervisor, he can't do anything to me."

Fu Chengyun persuaded himself that it was always others who were afraid of him, and he had no right to be afraid of others.

But for some reason, he always felt uneasy.

On the small island, all the miners had already gone down the mine. Jiang Hongyu and Ye Lang stood on a high place again, frowning and looking at the sea.

Both of them were equally filled with anxiety.

Jiang Hongyu had lost hope in Fu Chengyun and was ready to order Ye Lang to return to the village.

As soon as he turned around, Ye Lang pointed at the sea and shouted excitedly: "Hongyu, Hongyu, look, is there a small boat over there?"

Jiang Hongyu turned around and squinted at the sea. Sure enough, there was a ship swaying towards the island.

"It's Ye Wu, it's Ye Wu." Ye Lang, who was calm, grabbed Jiang Hongyu's arm excitedly.

"Let's go down and take a look." Jiang Hongyu had already walked towards the beach, and Ye Lang immediately followed.

The two men walked to the beach. Ye Wu had already pulled the boat ashore. Several soldiers surrounded them with smiles. Fu Chengyun excitedly pointed at everyone moving things.

"Hongyu, have you had breakfast? I bought a lot of food and will bring some to you later." Fu Chengyun spoke to Jiang Hongyu with a smile on his face.

Someone had already cleverly brought the fried dough cake in front of him: "Master Jiang, this fried dough cake is still warm."

Jiang Hongyu only took a glance and could tell that the pancakes were from the town.

"General Fu seems to be very interested. He went out early in the morning to buy fried dough cakes for everyone to eat." Jiang Hongyu waved his hand and did not take the fried dough cakes.

Fu Chengyun listened to this without getting angry at all. He said sincerely, "I was just worried that everyone hadn't had breakfast. I got up before daybreak to buy breakfast for everyone."

"It's okay to skip breakfast for a day, but I'm afraid I won't have any food to eat." Jiang Hongyu's calm face was filled with anger.

"There is food. I bought a lot of things. Everyone, please help and move all these things to the island." Fu Chengyun loudly called on the soldiers to move the things off the boat.

Ye Wu glanced at Jiang Hongyu's face. Although it was not good-looking, he didn't say anything. He immediately pulled Ye Lang over and winked at the others. Everyone moved all the things on the boat down together.

After moving the things, everyone looked at the two people standing opposite each other and dispersed. Those on duty went back to work, and those who were not on duty went to rest.

Ye Wu and Ye Lang left arm in arm, leaving only Jiang Hongyu and Fu Chengyun on the beach.

Jiang Hongyu's face darkened. Fu Chengyun took a step back and said, "I came back late, but it's not for me, but for you."

Jiang Hongyu's face darkened. "What do you mean? It's my fault that I came back late."

Fu Chengyun nodded seriously: "That's right, I originally wanted to come back after buying something, but someone bullied your family, so I had no choice but to stay in town for a few more days."

Jiang Hongyu frowned and observed Fu Chengyun's expression carefully, not knowing whether what he said was true or false.

"These are given to you by your family, and there are letters inside." Fu Chengyun handed the two bundles specially left in the cabin to Jiang Hongyu.

"You'll understand once you see it."

Jiang Hongyu took the bundle suspiciously and said, "What you said had better be true. I'll go back and read the letter first, and then I'll find you later."

Fu Chengyun asked in a good-tempered manner: "How about I tell you now?"

"No thanks." Jiang Hongyu refused and left quickly.

Fu Chengyun lowered his shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief. He always felt that Jiang Hongyu was very powerful this time when he came back. In addition, he felt a little guilty and didn't want to confront him for a while.

Fortunately, he has always been a carefree person. Seeing that the crisis was resolved, he went straight to the camp.

Jiang Hongyu took the bundle to where he lived. He took a quick look at the contents of the bundle and took out the letter to read it first.

He read it once, frowned, and read it again. The letter only contained some trivial matters, saying that the person who bought their house had left and would not come again in the near future.

The more he read, the more he felt something was wrong, so he took the letter to find Fu Chengyun.

Fu Chengyun was eating fried dough sticks with everyone. When he saw Jiang Hongyu come in with a dark face, he almost choked on the fried dough sticks in his mouth.

"Come out with me for a moment." Jiang Hongyu forced the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to smile, but he was nervous. This not only did not make people feel relaxed, but made Fu Chengyun more stressed.

He patted his chest a few times, swallowed the oil cake in his throat, and then followed Jiang Hongyu out.

"Isn't everything resolved? You almost choked me to death by shouting like that suddenly." Fu Chengyun took the initiative and complained.