Chapter 127
Fu Zhen woke up in the morning and saw that his sister-in-law did not see Erlang when she came to check his injuries, so he asked about it.
Yu Ying replied, "I caught a cold when I came back last night. I shouldn't be exposed to the wind. I need to rest indoors."
When Fu Zhen heard that Erlang was sick, he was stunned. He suspected that it was because of his injury that Erlang thought too much and became sick. After thinking about it, he decided to go and see him.
"I'll go take a look at him." He said as he pulled open the thin quilt on his body and was about to get up.
Yu Ying hurriedly said, "Brother, you also need to rest. You can't get out of bed. Erlang has a cold, and you're weak now. It's easy for the disease to enter your body. We're about to return to Yu County, so we can't let anything go wrong."
Fu Zhen paused, then listened to his sister-in-law continue, "Erlang is under my care. He'll be well again tomorrow after a day of rest. Don't worry too much, brother. Just focus on recuperating and avoid worrying Mother and Sister-in-law by returning to Yu County."
After hearing his mother and wife's words, Fu Zhen had no choice but to lie back down because he didn't want to make them worry.
If he goes back in this state, A'niang and Xingniang will shed countless tears. It's better for him to be in good spirits before going back.
Seeing that Fu Zhen was not suspicious, Yu Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
After asking Wu Xiaoyacha to help apply medicine and instruct him to re-bandage the wound, she returned to the house.
After closing the door, there was no one in the room.
Yu Ying glanced at the empty room and remembered what Fu Wei said last night.
He said that he could not sit and wait for death, and he had to go and meet the people of Mu Yunshan in person. Maybe he could find out who tried to assassinate Prefect Shen this time, so he could give them a warning.
Mo Lang's previous identity was that of the young master of Hepu Chenji Trading Company, so this identity must be the contact point of Muyun Village, which is not far from the county seat, and the round trip takes about a day and a night.
He had originally planned to return to Yu County the next day, but because he was running out of time, he rested for two days before going back, claiming that he had caught a cold and was injured by Fu Zhen and was not suitable for a long journey.
To the outside world, Fu Wei was ill and needed to rest in bed, but in fact he was rushing to Hepu with Yu Ying providing cover for him.
As soon as the city gate opened in the morning, a rider on a fast horse came out of the city gate.
It was not until the setting sun that Fu Wei, wearing a bamboo hat, entered Hepu. After asking passers-by, he found Chen Ji Trading Company.
The shop was already closed when there was a knock on the door. The clerk, somewhat puzzled, called out, "We are closed today. Please come in early tomorrow."
After saying that, he was about to go to rest when the knocking on the door continued.
The clerk was at a loss, and angrily went to open the door of the shop, muttering as he opened it: "Why are you knocking? They said it was closed, I don't understand..." When he saw the man outside, leading a horse and wearing a straw hat, whose full face could not be seen, he was stunned for a moment.
"Who are you looking for?" the waiter asked.
"I came from Yu County to find your Master Shen."
Hearing the words "Yuxian" and "Mr. Shen", the waiter seemed to remember something and immediately made room for him, saying, "Come in."
The waiter glanced at the horse behind him and shouted inside: "A guest is coming, please welcome him to the guest room."
After saying this, he walked outside and said to the man, "Let me take your horse to the backyard."
Fu Wei loosened the reins, gave the horse to the clerk, and then entered the business.
When another clerk who came out heard the sound, he put down his clerk's job and looked towards the door. He saw a tall man entering the store with one hand behind his waist.
The waiter came forward and said, "Please come to the private room."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man took off his hat. The waiter looked at him curiously and saw that he was a handsome and calm man. He was stunned.
Fu Wei nodded: "Thank you for your trouble."
The waiter welcomed him to a private room in the backyard and soon served him hot tea.
A moment later, the shopkeeper knocked on the door and entered the room.
The shopkeeper, a portly but tall man, bowed slightly and then asked, "I wonder what this gentleman from Yu County wants to do with our young master?"
Fu Wei said nothing, but took out a wooden sign from his bosom and placed it on the table.
Seeing the wooden sign, the shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, but he didn't doubt its authenticity. He just said, "Please sit down for a moment, my dear guest. I will ask someone to invite the young master over."
After everyone left, Fu Wei put the wooden sign back into his arms.
After waiting for half an hour, Mo Lang finally came hurriedly, pushed the door open, and when he saw Fu Wei, he said, "I heard that you were from Yu County, so I knew it was you."
After he finished speaking, he immediately felt that something seemed strange.
Fu Wei stood up from his seat and bowed to him.
A look of astonishment appeared on Mo Lang's face, and he finally realized what was strange.
Fu Wei is not in a wheelchair!
And he was still standing.
"Your leg is healed?!"
Fu Wei didn't want to explain too much, so he cut to the chase: "My wife has recovered, but she shouldn't stand for long. To avoid trouble, I haven't told anyone."
"Madam Fu's medical skills are truly amazing." Mo Lang sighed from the heart.
Madam Fu's ability really opened his eyes. He had thought he would die when he was infected with the plague before, but fortunately he was saved by Madam Fu. At that time, he thought that Madam Fu's medical skills were amazing. Now he heard that she had cured Fu Wei's legs, he was even more surprised.
Madam Fu seems to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, but her medical skills are so amazing. I'm afraid that even the old doctors in Muyun Mountain don't have such good medical skills.
Jindu would have had some news about such a genius, but then he thought that since she was a girl, it was normal that no news came out.
After the two of them sat down, Mo Lang asked, "Are you looking for me because of the assassination of Governor Shen?"
Someone is keeping an eye on Cangwu County, and they will be the first to know about any major events happening in Cangwu.
"But you were the ones who did it?" Fu Wei said straight to the point with a serious expression.
Mo Lang shook his head: "No, we are not so reckless. Besides, Cangwu is under the jurisdiction of Prefect Shen, which is better than having someone we don't know well. After all, Prefect Shen likes to have fun and doesn't dare to suppress the bandits on a large scale. There is no need for us to cause trouble for ourselves."
Although he had guessed about 70% of it, Fu Wei still felt relieved when he heard the denial with his own ears.
"But Governor Shen already suspects that it was done by your people from Muyun Mountain, and those people also intend to throw dirty water on you."
Mo Lang frowned and asked: "Why?"
Fu Wei lowered his gaze to the cooling tea on the table. He gripped the cup, stroking the sides with his fingertips as he said slowly, "I came from Yu County to the county seat to collect grain. The grain in many counties along the way had already been purchased..."
At this point, Fu Wei raised his eyes and looked at the people opposite him: "This should be the grain collected by your people."
Mo Lang showed surprise: "Why do you think so?"
Fu Wei smiled and said, "Without accurate information about the trading company, they contacted the county government offices in various places in advance. Obviously, they don't want others to know their details. I guess it's one of your people. After all, you also robbed the iron mine before."
Speaking of iron ore, Mo Lang narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you mean?"
Fu Wei looked at him calmly and said slowly, "Iron ore is used for weapons, grain is used for wages, what else can we do?"
What else can we do? It's just rebellion.
Mo Lang fell silent, pursing his lips as he looked at the person opposite him.
Fu Wei calmly picked up the tea that had already gone cold and took a sip.
"I will pretend to be ignorant of this matter, but I came here to let you know that someone wants to target Mu Yunshan and Cangwu County."
Mo Lang's face darkened.
"If you, Mu Yunshan, are exposed early, you'll probably suffer a lot. The arrow points to the first bird. Do you, Mu Yunshan, have enough confidence to survive the long period of chaos?" He paused, then gently opened his mouth to remind him, "But you must know that throughout history, few of those who took the lead in rebellion could make it to the end."
Mo Lang seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter. He stood up suddenly and bowed to Fu Wei: "Thank you for coming to remind me."
Fu Wei put down his cup, his expression indifferent: "Of course I didn't rush here to look for you out of kindness."
Mo Lang thought for a moment, sat back in his seat, and asked, "Do you want silver or food?"
Fu Wei shook his head.
"So what do you want?"
"Don't touch Yu County." If nothing unexpected happens, Lingnan will be the territory of Muyun Mountain.
It’s not that Fu Wei has deep feelings for Yu County, but Yu County is the place where his closest relatives live. At least, when there is chaos, their safety can be guaranteed when he is not there.
Mo Lang was silent for a moment, then said, "I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that we won't kill innocent people. When I return to the village, I will tell the village chief the truth about this matter. After discussing it, I will go to Yu County to inform you of the situation."
Fu Wei nodded.
After the matter was settled, Mo Lang asked, "When will you go back?"
Fu Wei: "Go back early tomorrow morning and be back to Cangwu County before sunset."
Mo Lang nodded and said, "Let's stay here tonight. I'll leave the city and return to the village with you tomorrow morning."
Fu Wei nodded.
Mo Lang first asked his servant to clean up a room for Fu Wei to rest, and then sent some food over.
The next morning, Fu Wei and Mo Lang left the city together. When they stopped and parted ways halfway, Mo Lang took out a package and handed it to Fu Wei.
Fu Wei glanced at it and didn't answer.
Mo Lang said, "My father asked me to give it to you. It contains Uncle Fu's old things."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wei took it.
Heavy.
After handing him the bag, Mo Lang bowed and said, "See you later."
After saying this, he pulled the reins and rode away.
Fu Wei watched Mo Lang walk further and further away, then he withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes to look at the bundle in his hand. After a few moments of silence, he tied the bundle to the saddle and rode away.
He returned to the county seat at dusk.
After returning to the county seat, he did not return to the inn immediately. He was picked up by Huo Yachai.
In a remote alley with few pedestrians, Huo Yacha heard the sound of horse hooves and knew that Fu Wei had returned to the city.
Looking to the other end of the alley, a moment later, I saw Fu Wei wearing a bamboo hat and leading a horse towards me.
Even though Huo Yacha knew yesterday that Fu Wei's legs and feet had recovered, he was much calmer when he saw Fu Wei standing instead of sitting in a wheelchair.
Fu Wei needed a horse to leave the city, so Huo Yacha came to lead the horse out and pretended to go out.
Yesterday, when Chief Huo heard Fu Wei say that his legs and feet had healed, the magistrate, who also knew about it, was astonished. When he actually saw Fu Wei standing up from the carriage like a normal person, he was shocked and stunned.
Fu Wei said that he was going out to investigate some matters and that it was inconvenient for outsiders to know about it. He also asked the governor Shen not to know about the recovery of his legs for the time being. If he knew about it, it might cause trouble, so he asked the yamen runner Huo to keep it secret.
After all, Huo Yacha had been a yamen runner for more than ten years, so he knew what to say and what not to say.
Fu Wei handed the horse to Huo Yacha and said, "Please, Huo Yacha, open the back door of the inn at 11:30 am, and I will go back."
Then he pointed to the package on the saddle and said, "Just give this package directly to my wife."
Fu Wei checked the contents of the package and found that besides a spear head and a dagger, there were ten silver bars weighing ten taels each.
There was no need for him to think about the hundred taels of silver. Apart from the old things, the silver was put in by Mo Lang himself.
Mo Lang also left a note.
—The world is about to fall into chaos, so leaving some money will be useful for emergencies. Don't think that you deserve nothing for nothing. Saving me and this timely news are worth it.
Fu Wei might have returned it before, but not now.
Besides, it was not easy to carry the things back to the inn, so I had to let Huo Yacha take them back first. After observing Huo Yacha for more than half a year, I knew what kind of personality he had, so I could trust him.
Even if he informed County Magistrate Zhou, Fu Wei would still be able to make up for it.
Huo Yachai was not suspicious. He took the package and nodded in agreement, without asking too much about where Fu Wei had gone.
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In addition to pretending to take care of the "sick" Fu Wei in the room these two days, Yu Ying also went to the stall once.
Although the more food the better, money is limited, so we can only prepare this much.
The prefect Shen sent some gifts and three hundred taels of silver, saying it was a reward for capturing the thief, but he did not mention the hunting ground.
Yu Ying learned that the reward for capturing a thief was different. For example, if a human trafficker was captured, the reward would be about twenty taels of silver. Although there were several human traffickers, it would definitely not be as much as three hundred taels.
Perhaps, one of the reasons was that Fu Zhen was injured in the hunting ground.
Whether it was capturing the human traffickers or injuring Ambush Zhen in the hunting ground, in both cases, it was the efforts of others who contributed, and the money also needed to be reported to County Magistrate Zhou. Yu Ying certainly could not take the money on his own initiative.
After washing up, Yu Ying opened the window and looked at the sky outside.
As the sun sets, a drop of golden color is sprinkled across the yard.
Yu Ying couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.
How could she not worry when he left for Hepu alone?
At this time, Fu Wei should have returned to the city, right?
When she saw Huo Yachai coming back with the horse, the worry in Yu Ying's eyes disappeared and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After learning from Huo Yacha the time Fu Wei would return, Yu Ying stayed up all night. When it was almost time, she asked the waiter to cook a bowl of noodles and bring it up.
As the night deepened, the waiter served the noodles and went back to sleep.
It was quiet all around. Yu Ying had been paying attention to the movements in the backyard, and the window was not closed. At about the same time, Huo Yacha looked around, looked at her, and nodded silently.
Huo Yacha went to open the back door, and Fu Wei entered the yard. Huo Yacha carried him on his back and continued to pretend to be a cripple.
If others saw him, they would just think that he was going to the toilet.
Fu Wei then looked up at the only lit window on the second floor, and their eyes met. Even though they couldn't see each other's eyes clearly and their expressions were blurry, they both knew that the other was smiling.
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