Puzhou.
Lu Fusheng's family and Wang Shuncai quickly attracted the attention of Liu Chengfeng and his group.
They didn't know Lu Fusheng, but they could tell from his words that he was indeed a villager from Dawancun.
"Boss, that man seems to be the sir's cousin. Should we inform the sir?"
Lin Erzhu still hasn't shaken his old habit of calling Liu Chengfeng "boss." Liu Chengfeng knows Lu Shiyan doesn't mind, so he lets him call him that.
Anyway, they're all working for Lu Shiyan now, and they haven't been given any official positions. Since they all came from the valley and he's their leader, it's not unreasonable for them to call him "boss."
Liu Chengfeng usually thought Lin Erzhu was quite clever and useful, but today he looked at him with utter disdain. "Didn't you see what kind of people he and his family are?"
Lin Erzhu shook his head, thinking about Lu Fusheng's behavior. "He is indeed a bit unseemly, but we can't just let him run around the county town like this!"
Lin Chengfeng's gaze darkened. "Have you noticed the man next to Lu Fusheng?"
Lin Erzhu frowned slightly. "Is there something wrong with that person?"
Lin Chengfeng couldn't say for sure whether there was a problem or not, and only said, "Let's take a look!"
If there's a problem, we'll catch him red-handed sooner or later.
We still don't know if they're simply trying to curry favor with the powerful or something else, so let them keep jumping around!
Meanwhile, based on the information he had received, Wang Shuncai deliberately led Lu Fusheng's family to linger in front of Liu Chengfeng and his group.
To his disappointment, Lu Fusheng's family did not know Liu Chengfeng and the others. This made him wonder if he had gone in the wrong direction.
Jia Mingzhou and the others have all successfully joined the army, but there has been no progress yet.
He suppressed his anxiety and continued to follow Lu Fusheng's family around the city.
However, the amount of food given to Lu Fusheng's family has been decreasing.
Lu Fusheng's family also felt guilty. Not only did they not dare to express any dissatisfaction, but they also felt particularly sorry for Wang Shuncai.
Now Lu Fusheng is increasingly suspicious that Lu Shiyan, who is a high-ranking official in Puzhou, is not his third cousin, but someone else entirely.
Just as Lu Fusheng was feeling increasingly guilty, he met someone in the city.
"Fang brothers, you're here to see my third cousin, right?"
Lu Fusheng excitedly called out to Fang Dayong, only to see that he was accompanied by a beautiful woman.
A look of jealousy immediately flashed in his eyes. "Brother Fang, you must have gotten promoted and made a fortune because of my third cousin, right? You've even married beautiful girls. How wonderful!"
When Guo Xuantong realized that Lu Fusheng had mistaken her for Fang Dayong's wife, her face immediately turned cold. However, she had finally found someone in the valley who was willing to secretly lead her out, so she couldn't just turn against him directly.
He said coldly, "Brother Fang, let's go quickly, lest we delay our business."
Unable to resist Guo Xuantong's temptation, Fang Dayong secretly took her out of the valley. He was feeling uneasy and had no mood to catch up with anyone! He said repeatedly, "Brother Fusheng, we have something to do, so we'll be leaving now."
Lu Fusheng stopped him and said, "Brother Fang, don't rush off. Our family just escaped here and we don't know anyone. Take me to find my third cousin's family first!"
Fang Dayong glanced at Guo Xuantong's increasingly cold expression and said with difficulty, "I don't know where he is either."
Hearing this, Lu Fusheng felt relieved.
Judging from this, it seems his previous guess was correct. He said angrily, "My third cousin is a high-ranking official in Puzhou. He's helped you a lot, hasn't he? How could you not know where he is? Are you afraid that if I find him, you'll lose all those benefits?"
Seeing how difficult he was to deal with, Fang Dayong was also unhappy and said, "What benefit have I gained? I just came to the city and I really don't know where he is."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, Lu Fusheng softened his voice and said, "Where are you staying now? Take me to find the villagers."
Fang Dayong secretly escaped from the valley with Guo Xuantong, intending to take her back to the Cui family and rise in status through their connections, so that the villagers would never dare to look down on him again. He wanted even Lu Shiyan to treat him with utmost respect.
He had no intention of returning to the valley at this point, and even less did he want to cause any trouble.
Just as he was about to refuse, Wang Shuncai, who was standing to the side, took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into his pocket. "Young brother, we'll have to trouble you. Please take us to find the villagers! My sworn brother has been running around these past few days trying to find his clansmen, and he's gotten so thin."
Fang Dayong and Lu Fusheng were both stunned.
Although Guo Xuantong made many promises to him, she has not given him a single copper coin so far, and he has to find his own way to cover the expenses on the road.
This was the first time in his life he had ever seen such a large ingot of silver.
Lu Fusheng, however, had mixed feelings.
On the one hand, they felt that Brother Wang was a really good person, who went to great lengths and even gave them money for his sake.
On the one hand, they felt that such a large ingot of silver was a complete waste of that big, simple-minded guy from the Fang family. With so much silver, why bother looking for a place to settle him in the village? Wouldn't it be better to just give the silver to him directly?
Also, Brother Wang has been giving them less and less food these past few days. Didn't he say he was short of money? How come Brother Wang still has such a large ingot of silver?
As if sensing Lu Fusheng's question, Wang Shuncai sighed dejectedly, "This is the money my mother risked her life to save. I've always been reluctant to spend it, but seeing how anxious Brother Fusheng is to find his clansmen, I thought that if my mother knew that I spent this money meaningfully, she would be gratified in the afterlife."
Lu Fusheng's doubts vanished, replaced by gratitude. "Brother Wang, you're so good to me. From now on, you're like my own brother. I'll definitely repay you properly."
Fang Dayong looked at Guo Xuantong with a troubled expression.
Guo Xuantong understood the meaning in his eyes and curled her lip in disdain. She thought to herself, what an ignorant poor boy. It's just a silver ingot, and he acts like he's found a treasure.
When her father was alive, she gave more rewards to the servants than this.
She had tested many people in the valley, but none of them would escort her back to the Cui family. Otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have chosen this fool.
She made up her mind secretly.
Once she got back to the Cui family home, she kicked him out.
With her beauty and intelligence, she will surely be able to persuade her uncle to choose a good marriage for her.
She's determined to teach that poor brat Lu Shiyan a lesson.
Guo Xuantong thought angrily, but in order to return to the Cui family smoothly, she nodded to Fang Dayong.
Some even maliciously thought it would be better if the valley were exposed. Let's see how smug Jiang Tangtang can be then.
This will also teach her mother and sister a lesson, letting them know that associating with those lowly people in the valley will not end well.
Seeing Guo Xuantong nod, Fang Dayong accepted the money and agreed, "Alright then, I'll take you to meet up with the villagers first."
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