Chapter 27
When Mrs. Luo and the He couple returned to the Fu family, they ran into Yu Ying who was about to enter the yard.
Uncle He and Aunt He were stunned when they saw Yu Ying's appearance.
Fu An opened his eyes wide, and after a moment, his face turned slightly pale, and even his lips trembled slightly.
Luo's eyes were still blindfolded. According to Yu Ying, they would be covered for a month. It had only been more than half a month, and it would take some time before they could be removed. Therefore, she could not see Yu Ying's miserable appearance.
It was quite quiet, so quiet that Mrs. Luo noticed something was wrong and asked, "Didn't Liu Niang come back? Why is everyone so quiet?"
Mrs. Luo was a person who was easily sad and guilty. Knowing Yu Ying's condition would only aggravate her eye disease. If her eyes could heal sooner, she could also take care of the two children, Fu An and Funing, sooner. Therefore, Yu Ying didn't want her to know her condition.
So he shook his head slightly at Uncle He, Aunt He, and Fu An.
Uncle He and Aunt He understood and didn't say anything, but Fu An pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were red, and he seemed to be in pain.
Yu Ying glanced at him, shook her head again, and then replied to Luo, "Maybe it's because I accidentally fell and looked a little embarrassed, so they were a little surprised to see me like this."
Aunt He looked at her face, which had been simply cleaned but still had four or five obvious scratches on it. It was more than just a little disheveled.
Seeing the frame of herbs behind her, he wondered what kind of good deeds the Fu family must have done to be able to marry such a good daughter-in-law.
Although there are a few spots on her face, she still feels that it has no effect.
After all, which of the village women doesn’t have a bare face and a dark and rough face?
Moreover, apart from a few light spots, the new bride of the Fu family has beautiful eyes, nose and mouth, and her skin is delicate and fair. The more you look at her, the more beautiful she becomes. How is she inferior to other families' daughters-in-law?
How great it would be if she were the daughter-in-law of the He family...
Aunt He quickly stopped this unrealistic thought and hurriedly asked, "How did it fall?"
Yu Ying laughed and said, "I didn't look at the road and accidentally fell, so I came back a little late."
Luo Shi didn't doubt him and asked worriedly, "Did you get hurt?"
Yu Ying replied, "It's nothing serious, just my clothes are a little dirty." Then she looked at the He family and asked, "Why are Uncle He and Aunt He here?"
Mrs. Luo said, "Since you haven't come back yet, I thought of asking Fu An to take Uncle He to the place where you usually collect herbs to look for you."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ying apologized to the He family and their spouses, "I'm really sorry for bothering Uncle and Aunt He all the time."
Aunt He said, "Why are you being so formal? There's no need for our two families to be so polite."
As he spoke, he glanced at the new wife of the Fu family with concern, and said with a hint of meaning: "If anything happens, don't worry about it, just come and find Aunt He."
Yu Ying understood what Aunt He meant.
What I mean is that if she gets hurt and can't handle it by herself, I'll go find her.
She did not reject Aunt He's kindness, but responded: "If there are any difficulties, I will talk to Aunt He."
Aunt He nodded, then said to Mrs. Luo, "Since Madam Yu is fine, we will go back."
After the He family returned, Yu Ying took Fu Ning's hand and headed back to the courtyard. But when she looked up, her gaze met Fu Wei's, and she froze for a moment.
Fu Wei looked at her with dark and deep eyes. Yu Ying didn't quite understand what his eyes meant.
Yu Ying looked away uncomfortably, then turned to look at Fu An and asked him, "Is lunch ready?"
Fu An, who had been silent the entire time, puffed up his face with red eyes. After two breaths, he finally responded, "It's already been prepared. It's all cold."
Yu Ying said, "Then I'll clean up and have lunch later."
After saying this, she let go of the little girl's hand and said, "Auntie, please clean up before you go to eat lunch. Go and help your brother carry the bowl into the house first."
The little girl wanted to follow her, but nodded obediently.
Yu Ying raised her head and looked at Fu Wei again. Although no words were exchanged after their eyes met, Yu Ying vaguely understood that he also cared about her.
She nodded at him, then turned and went back to the house. After putting the backpack on the ground, she breathed a sigh of relief, then took the spare clothes that were hanging in the house, and then went out of the house to take down the cloth skirt that was drying on the bamboo pole.
After putting her clothes in the bathroom, she came out, scooped a basin of water in, and simply rinsed the sweat off her body.
When she came out of the bathroom dry, they were already waiting for her to have dinner.
Yu Ying entered the room and looked at Fu Wei again who was looking at her face. She glanced at Luo Shi, then shook her head at him, opened her mouth, and silently mouthed to him - talk to him later.
Fu Wei lowered his eyes calmly, lowered his head to stir the bone porridge in the bowl, but he had no appetite at all.
But knowing how precious food is and how hard it is to produce, I didn't waste a single grain of rice.
Eat quietly and silently.
A moment later, Fu An cleaned up the dishes.
After cleaning up, everyone came out of the house one after another, leaving Fu Wei alone in the house.
Fu Wei looked at the door, waiting for her to come find him.
About half a moment later, the curtain was lifted.
I saw her holding a round winnowing basket with several thick reddish-brown rhizomes on top, two small ones and one half the size of a man's fist.
Yu Ying smiled and said to him, "Guess what this is?"
Fu Wei was silent for a few breaths, but he didn't guess what it was, nor did he care what it was. He only cared about the other things.
"What's with the cuts on your clothes and the wounds on your face?"
After a brief thought, Yu Ying didn't want to explain further, so she said the same thing: "I accidentally fell while picking herbs."
Fu Wei was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke, "There's no dirt on your hair, and no scratches on your hands. You didn't fall."
Yu Ying was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was indeed the case.
Uncle He and Aunt He didn't notice it, but he actually saw it.
Seeing that she couldn't deceive him, she told him the truth: "I just met a wild boar in the mountains."
After hearing her words, Fu Wei's eyes narrowed and he asked, "Have you gone into the mountains?"
Yu Ying walked to the table, placed the dustpan on it, and shook her head: "It's just like what you said, if you walk by the river all year round, you'll get your shoes wet."
Fu Wei was silent for a moment, then listened to her words: "But thanks to the repeating crossbow you gave me this morning, otherwise I would have been either dead or injured. The wild boar's hide was too thick, and the first few short arrows only scratched its flesh, but I think the last arrow must have hit its eye, which is why it was so painful that it didn't chase me."
Seeing that Fu Wei had no expression on his face and remained silent, she asked, "Why don't you speak?"
Fu Wei looked at her and said slowly, "I've never felt so useless as I do now."
Yu Ying: ...
Why is this person becoming negative again?
Yu Ying thought for a moment and said, "You have both hands and brains. If I didn't have your crossbow, how could I be talking to you like this? And how could I possibly have picked this Polygonum multiflorum?"
Fu Wei's face was gloomy and he said nothing.
Yu Ying continued, "Don't always think about it. Fu An's life was hard enough. When he was only eight years old, he had to take care of the whole family, and he also had to take care of you. I've never seen him as sentimental as you are now."
After hearing what she said, Fu Wei finally reacted and frowned slightly.
I couldn't help but wonder, in her heart, am I not as good as Fu An?
Yes, Fu An was always busy running around for her, so it was natural that he couldn't compare to her, but she felt a little unhappy in her heart.
Fu Wei took a breath and asked her, "Are you hurt?"
Seeing that he was back to normal, Yu Ying shook her head and said, "It's nothing. I just scratched my face when I was running away. I'll apply some herbs on it later. The scar will disappear in five or six days."
Fu Wei warned: "Wild boars hold grudges and might follow your scent to find you next time, so you'd better not go into the mountains for the time being."
Yu Ying nodded, then said, "Even if I go into the mountains, I will find someone to accompany me."
Hearing this, she still had no intention of giving up on going into the mountains. Fu Wei frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at the plant roots and stems on the table.
“Is this Polygonum multiflorum?”
The topic returned to the medicinal herbs. Yu Ying's face lit up instantly, and she said excitedly, "It's Polygonum multiflorum, and it's quite old, probably over ten years old. It will definitely fetch a lot of silver. Maybe this time it will be enough to redeem your brother's money, and there will even be a surplus!"
Fu Wei took a look at the Polygonum multiflorum on the table, pondered for a moment, and then said to her: "Although Polygonum multiflorum is precious, there is one thing you must understand. Yu County is poor and cannot fetch a high price."
Yu Ying was stunned.
Fu Wei said slowly, "First, if you sell it to a clinic, you can only get a low price. Second, if you pawn it to a pawnshop, they're not doctors. They can check and inspect it over and over again, but there's no guarantee they won't switch your things. Third, besides them, you can also sell it to wealthy people, but you don't have the connections, so they won't believe you have this treasure and won't see you. Fourth, you can go to a prosperous city, but the journey is long and dangerous, so it's not practical. Finally, there's the drug dealer."
Yu Ying's heart sank after hearing what he said. After pondering for a moment, she understood what he meant: "Even if you're a drug dealer, you can't afford to pay too high a price, right?"
Fu Wei nodded: "Although it is enough, it may not be enough."
Although it was enough to redeem the eldest brother and his wife, and there was some money left, it might not be enough to cover various expenses. Yu Ying understood this.
Fu Wei continued, "Those drug dealers know what I said. And even if you go to other drug dealers, they'll try their best to lower the price. It'll be higher, but not much higher. And if that happens, more people will know about it, and it'll become like an innocent man possessing a treasure, guilty of something he's not guilty of. That's unsafe."
Yu Ying was silent.
Yes, there are so many poor people in Yu County, and they will definitely covet the treasures in front of them.
Not to mention that without a single able-bodied man to protect the Fu family, looting would definitely happen.
Thinking of this, Yu Ying looked at the medicinal herbs on the table and was silent for a while.
After a moment, she came to her senses and said, "It's unexpected money. It's good enough that it can solve my urgent needs. Even if there's not much left, it's always good to have some peace of mind."
Fu Wei didn't expect that she would come to her senses so quickly, and his admiration for her deepened.
He pondered for a moment and then said, "Even so, you should still try to negotiate a lower price with the medicine dealer. Even if the price isn't what you want, don't get upset. They'll eventually come to Lingnan to collect the herbs again, and you'll have another way to make money in the future."
Yu Yingxi said happily: "You and I have the same idea. If this medicine dealer can really continue to buy my medicinal materials, then I will also become a dealer. I will not collect herbs, but sell them."
Fu Wei looked at her happy eyes and said slowly, "If you want it, you can achieve it."
When Yu Ying heard her words, she asked curiously, "What do you mean?"
Fu Wei: "You told me yesterday that we should give everything a try, just in case it works."
He looked at He Shou Wu: "Look, isn't this done?"
Yu Ying couldn't help but smile, then picked up the dustpan: "That was just a lucky coincidence for me."
After a pause, he continued, "I'll take it with me tomorrow when I go to the city with the herbs. Also, this is between you and me. I haven't even mentioned Fuanfuning, so don't let it slip."
For some reason, Fu Wei felt a little happy when he heard her words.
He nodded, his voice clear: "Only you and I know this, I understand."
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