Chapter 62
The weather changes every day. It was windy and dry a few days ago, but today it is damp and cold, much colder than the previous few days, indicating that winter is approaching.
Little Funing was like a warm little heater. Yu Ying curled up in the quilt, hugging this cute little heater and slept very comfortably.
Fu Wei got up early.
It would take another four or five days for the eldest brother's new bamboo bed to be ready, so Fu Wei still slept on the same bed with his niece and Yu Ying.
Fu Wei sat up and looked at the person who was sleeping soundly in the dim light. The corners of his lips rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.
After a while, Fu Wei lifted the quilt and slowly got off the bed.
After putting on his coat, he walked slowly towards the door.
After pausing for a moment behind the door and glancing at the crutch beside it, he withdrew his gaze, opened the door, and walked out.
Yu Ying vaguely heard a sound and opened her eyes in a daze, but she couldn't see the direction of the door because of the screen between them.
But when she raised her body slightly, she saw that the space outside the bed was empty. It was obvious that Fu Wei had gone out.
Yu Ying's mind was still a mess, and she couldn't tell whether she was dreaming or awake. She lay down and fell asleep again.
The sky was dark and foggy, and Lingshui Village, surrounded by mountains, was also shrouded in thick fog.
As soon as Fu Wei went out, he saw thick fog. He couldn't even see the trees half a mile away. There was only a vast expanse of white.
There was a fog ahead, but Fu Wei's heart was clear.
Ever since the incident of his wrongful birth, he had never stood as relaxed as he did now.
Probably, half a year.
At first, I felt guilty for being the wrong person.
He felt guilty because he had enjoyed a life of luxury for twenty-one years while Huo Minzhi had to live a hard life for twenty-one years.
He returned his identity to Huo Minzhi and was willing to be exiled to Lingnan as the descendant of a criminal.
However, he never expected that what awaited him was that he would be drugged during exile and his legs would be broken while he was unconscious.
The pain woke him up.
When he woke up from the pain, he saw Huo Minzhi with a look of satisfaction on his face.
He left a vicious message: If you dare to commit suicide, I will let the Fu family be buried with you.
At that time, he wondered what kind of bad people the Fu family were that they could raise such a cruel person?
But later on, I discovered that it was just Huo Minzhi’s cruelty.
Hate it? But I can't hate it.
Because Huo Minzhi suffered all those hard days because of him, how could he have the face to hate him.
He didn't know if he hadn't picked up the wrong child, and if he had lived in such a place for twenty-one years, would his personality have become like Huo Minzhi's.
He wants to hate but cannot hate, he is powerless and confused.
Finally, there is despair towards his adoptive father.
Huo Minzhi broke his legs, and his adoptive father could not have been unaware of it, but he tolerated what Huo Minzhi did. How can this not make people feel disheartened?
Fu Wei lives his life day by day because of guilt, his disabled legs, and the abandonment of his loved ones.
But now it was different. Fu Wei no longer felt guilty about what Huo Minzhi had done. His legs were almost healed now, and he had loved ones again, people he could not abandon.
Now, he wants to live, live seriously.
Fu Wei closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When Yu Ying stood up, Fu Wei had already come in after washing up and said to her, "I've warmed up some hot water for you."
Yu Ying was a little surprised, but still went to the kitchen, poured some hot water and washed up.
After washing up, she went back to the house and put on facial cream.
After using it for two days, the roughness on my cheeks has become smooth again.
She looked at the facial cream in her hand and pondered it secretly.
Still need to carefully look at the effect before selling it.
But since the hands, feet and faces of other people in the family only have slight cracks and can be healed after a few days of application, this is not the effect she wants to verify.
After all, ordinary facial creams can also cure chapped skin. What she wants is a more significant effect than other facial creams. Otherwise, how can she stand out?
Yu Ying thought of He Erlang who had just returned yesterday. His hands and feet were badly cracked, so he was the perfect person to try.
When she goes to Yu County today, she will buy some facial cream and let him use them at the same time to see the effect.
After breakfast, Yu Ying went to Yu County with her elder brother and sister-in-law.
She asked her elder brother and sister-in-law to go together because of Fu Wei's and her concerns, and because of Manager Luo's special reminder, which made her alert.
Even though I knew there might be trouble, I still had to live my life and couldn't hide at home forever, so I asked my eldest brother to go to Yu County with me.
Bringing my sister-in-law along was also to avoid suspicion.
After they left, Song Sanlang and the He family would help out at home.
At the entrance of the village, Uncle Chen saw Madam Yu and said with a smile, "Madam Yu's medicinal materials have spread to Chenjia Village. Everyone says that Madam Yu is very capable."
Yu Ying smiled and replied, "If it weren't for Shopkeeper Chen's reminder, I might not have been able to make this deal."
Although Uncle Chen liked to hear this, he still listened to his son's explanation of the whole process, so he knew that his son was just mentioning it casually.
He laughed and said, "If you don't have the ability, you can ruin even a deal that's already been arranged. My son just gave her a reminder, and Madam Yu not only made the deal once, but she also succeeded a second time. This shows that Madam Yu is truly capable."
We chatted all the way to Yu County and got off the ox cart at the city gate.
Because the weather was cold, the days were short and the nights were long, and it got dark quickly, so Uncle Chen also changed the time he went back.
He returned an hour earlier, at the beginning of the afternoon.
Yu Ying had been to Yu County countless times and had already figured out every grocery store and rouge shop.
After she went to the grocery store to inquire, she found out that the cheapest facial cream was five cents and was also packed in a bamboo jar. However, the bamboo jar was half the size of the one made by Yu Ying, and it was extremely rough and even a little prickly.
Under the waiter's gaze, Yu Ying opened it, took a look, and smelled it.
The white facial fat smells like lard.
This is undoubtedly lard ointment with nothing added.
This is just one or two ounces of lard ointment, and costs less than two cents.
Another facial cream in the grocery store costs ten cents and is packaged in a small porcelain jar. Although the porcelain jar is not very exquisite, it makes people feel that it is more expensive.
Yu Ying thought this would be better than the five-cent one, but she fell silent when she opened it.
This is still lard ointment, just in a porcelain jar.
…
Yu Ying didn't buy facial cream, but despite the waiter's contempt, she still bought lamp oil and salt.
Then Yu Ying went to several rouge shops and bought three bottles of facial cream.
She didn't want the one made with ordinary lard, and she chose not the most expensive one, but the mid-range one.
In addition to the rouge shop, the medical clinic is also Yu Ying's target.
Since it was inconvenient for Yu Ying to go to the clinic, she asked her elder brother to go to several clinics to buy facial cream made from medicinal herbs.
Although she didn't buy anything, Yu Ying spent about two hundred coins, and nearly one hundred and fifty coins on facial cream alone.
Facial creams made with medicinal herbs are quite expensive, costing twenty-five to thirty cents per porcelain jar, and all have a light herbal fragrance.
The facial creams sold in rouge shops focus on the fragrance of flowers and are not cheap, costing around fifteen to twenty cents.
Yu Ying didn't study it carefully and planned to compare it carefully after returning.
At about the same time, I went to the city gate to wait for Uncle Chen.
But when they arrived at Uncle Chen's cart, they saw a large object wrapped in cloth, which vaguely looked like a seat.
When Master Chen saw Madam Yu, he said, "This was delivered to Wu's Restaurant by the postman. He said it was for you, Madam Yu. There's also this letter."
While Yu Ying was surprised, Uncle Chen took out the letter and handed it to her.
Yu Ying took the letter and saw the words "To Yu Liuniang, Sent by Huo Mingming" on it. She understood and put the letter away.
Although Fu Zhen and his wife were surprised, they did not ask who sent it in front of outsiders.
It takes an hour to get back to Lingshui Village from Yu County, and the route is fixed.
We pass by small villages every half an hour along the way.
In addition, due to the chaos in the Lingnan region, there were often police patrolling along the way to reduce looting.
But if you really encounter a robbery, you can hand over all the money you have on you to ensure your safety.
It had been about half an hour since they left Yu County. When they were passing a mountain road, they were suddenly stopped by four masked men who appeared out of nowhere.
They encountered robbers!
In addition to Yu Ying and the others, there was also a man from Chenjia Village on the ox cart.
Uncle Chen's face turned pale and he wanted to turn around, but three men came out from behind and blocked his way, only about ten feet away from him.
The old ox was old and couldn't run fast anymore, so it couldn't escape at all.
Not only did Uncle Chen and the other man turn pale with fright, but Yu Ying and her sister-in-law also turned pale.
Yu Ying has been here for nearly half a year. Although life is hard and she has encountered ferocious wild boars, this is the first time she has encountered robbers. How can she not be afraid?
In fear, he looked at his elder brother who slowly grasped the shoulder pole on Uncle Chen's ox cart.
Yu Ying felt a little relieved, and she secretly reached into the backpack to look for the small crossbow.
Seeing no way out, Uncle Chen hurriedly said, "My dear men, if we hand over all the money we have, can you buy us some peace?"
A man surrounded by several people was even taller than Fu Zhen. He crossed his arms and looked around the ox cart with his eyes downcast. His gaze finally locked on the woman with several black spots on her face.
He sneered a few times and said, "I'll pay you, but I'll also teach those of you a lesson."
Everyone on the ox cart was stunned. A moment later, when Yu Ying met the thief's gaze, she understood that this trouble was directed at her.
She suppressed her panic and pretended to be calm, asking, "Is it me you want to teach a lesson to?"
Suddenly, the man laughed when he heard the woman say this. "You are quite self-aware. Come with us brothers and promise not to deal in medicinal herbs again. We will let you go in two days."
Uncle Chen immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that Madam Yu’s business was blocking other people’s financial path!
Uncle Chen hurriedly said, "My dear men, if this lady has offended anyone, please help put in a good word for her. This lady will also give you some money as a gift. Please forgive her for once."
Another person in the car said in fear: "Uncle Chen, why are you begging for mercy for this woman? It's obvious that she has implicated us!"
The thief leader ignored them and stared at the woman. He said in a deep voice, "If you follow us obediently, we won't use force. If you resist, none of you will be able to escape!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhen grabbed the carrying pole and jumped off the cart, looking at the thief leader in front of him with a gloomy face.
The thief raised his eyebrows and teased, "Oh, this guy is not afraid of death and wants to be a hero?"
When Wen Xing saw her husband jump off the ox cart, her face turned pale instantly and she called out tremblingly, "Da Lang..."
While her elder brother attracted the attention of those people, Yu Ying used the objects behind her and the cover of Uncle Chen in front of her to methodically load the short arrows into the quiver with her hands in the backpack.
Fu Zhen locked eyes with the thief leader, and at the same time, he solemnly instructed Uncle Chen, "Let's see what happens later. Leave quickly and ignore me."
The thief leader laughed out loud as if he had heard a joke. He then looked at the man in front of him with contempt and said teasingly, "Do you think you can handle the seven of us by yourself?"
Another man on the oxcart hurriedly distanced himself from the matter, saying, "I don't know them. It has nothing to do with me!" His voice trembled even more. "I'll give you all the money I have. Will you let me go?"
The thief glanced at him and said, "If you dare to leave, I will break your legs."
The man's face turned pale instantly, and then he looked at the woman in the carriage and cursed: "You, you evil person, get off the carriage and go with them immediately, don't get us into trouble!"
Before Yu Ying could respond to this person, her trembling sister-in-law glared at him and yelled, "Shut up!"
After looking at her sister-in-law, Yu Ying had already loaded all the five finger-length arrows into the crossbow. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Fu Zhen was not in a hurry and negotiated with the bandit leader: "I will fight with you first. You will know whether I can handle you after the fight."
Hearing his words, all the masked thieves burst into laughter.
After laughing, the thief nodded and said perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, if you are the only one who can beat the seven of us, we will leave immediately."
The way Fu Zhen held the carrying pole changed in an instant, as if he was holding a long spear in his hand, even his eyes changed.
Yu Ying swallowed secretly, held her sister-in-law's hand tightly, and looked at her brother nervously.
Fu Wei would examine his elder brother's marksmanship almost every day, point out the shortcomings, and then strengthen his practice.
Fu Zhen was already very strong, and he had been practicing hard for nearly two months. Although Fu Wei still said that he was far from being as good as he could be, Yu Ying thought he was already quite capable.
Yu Ying held the crossbow in the backpack with one hand, and had already made up her mind - if her elder brother couldn't win, she would immediately take out the crossbow.
Seeing Fu Zhen's posture, several thieves couldn't help but laugh again. Then the thief leader randomly pointed at someone to teach him a lesson.
A thief came forward with a long stick, walking in a sloppy manner, not taking the farmer in front of him seriously at all.
Fu Zhen walked a few steps to a slightly empty space to the side, and then stood ready.
There was a vicious look in the thief's eyes, and he rushed towards him with a long stick in hand.
Fu Zhen's eyes became solemn, and then he instantly raised his carrying pole to block the thief's long stick steadily.
The thief was stunned, and the next moment the carrying pole shook, directly opening his long stick. Fu Zhen turned his body to the side, and the carrying pole hit the thief's arms directly, and the long stick also fell to the ground suddenly.
But he was at a disadvantage after only three moves. The next moment, the carrying pole seemed to be pressed against his neck like a spear.
The thief looked at the shoulder pole around his neck in disbelief.
The thief leader who was originally watching the show saw this situation, put away his nonchalant look, and then winked at the two men opposite him.
The two thieves understood and rushed forward with long sticks in hand.
Fu Zhen immediately threw down the carrying pole, hooked the round stick dropped by the thief with his foot, and grabbed it directly.
Remembering the moves his second brother taught him, he walked forward calmly.
The first man was too careless, so Fu Zhen quickly defeated him.
The two people who came from behind were cautious. Fu Zhen dealt with them for a while before knocking the sticks in their hands to the ground.
The thief looked at the situation in front of him and frowned tightly.
Director Na Luo never said that this woman had such a capable fighter by her side!
Seeing that two of his men were also defeated, the bandit leader rushed forward with the remaining three men.
Several people rushed forward, and Fu Zhen did not dare to relax at all.
But after all, he had only practiced for less than two months. A moment later, he was hit on the back by a stick from the thief, which scared everyone in the car so much that they gasped.
Seeing that he was hit on the leg by another thief's stick, Yu Ying had the urge to take out the crossbow.
But just when he was about to take it out, the eldest brother suddenly turned around and hit the thief's head with the stick.
Yu Ying secretly put down the crossbow again.
Fu Zhen seemed to be getting more and more adept at fighting. That ordinary stick seemed like a weapon with great destructive power. It turned and changed in his hand at a rapid speed and smoothly, which was dazzling to watch.
A minute and a half later, some people lay on the ground, some covering their arms and abdomen.
The thief covered his head and dared not look down on the farmer anymore.
He said, "I keep my promise!" Turning to the other men, he shouted, "Let's go!"
Fu Zhen was finding it increasingly difficult to deal with these people, and it was of course impossible for him to completely subdue them and bring them to the yamen.
Just as the thieves were about to leave, Yu Ying hurriedly asked, "Who sent you here?"
The thief turned back and looked at her. He didn't tell her the truth, but said meaningfully: "My lady, you are blocking other people's wealth. Let's just leave it as it is."
Having said that, he immediately supported her and left.
The people who were supporting each other only pulled down the veils covering their faces when they were far away.
Someone asked, "Boss, are you really leaving like this?"
The man with a headache rubbed his bruised head and gritted his teeth, "If we don't leave, can you really beat that guy? The seven of us can't beat one of him. It would be shameful if this got out!"
"But we still owe the clinic so much money. If we don't give Director Luo a satisfactory result, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."
The man called the boss paused, pondered for a moment, turned around and looked ahead, saying, "Director Luo only said to teach that woman a lesson, he didn't say she had to be hurt."
As the others were puzzled, the man continued, "Didn't they say this woman planted a medicinal field?"
He looked at the three brothers who hadn't been beaten much: "You guys go and find out which patch of the woman's medicinal herb field is hers. Stomp all the herb seedlings to death at night."
Several brothers were stunned, and one said timidly, "But Lingshui Village is so desolate, who knows what wild beasts might come out at night..."
The man slapped his head and said, "Didn't I tell you to travel at night? Why don't you just go to Lingshui Village now, hide somewhere, wait until nightfall to do your business, and then walk back to Yu County the next morning?"
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The thieves really left. Except for Fu Zhen, everyone felt like they had been reborn from a calamity and breathed a sigh of relief.
Wen Xing quickly climbed down from the ox cart and walked tremblingly to her husband. Just as she reached him, her legs went weak and she was about to collapse. Fu Zhen quickly supported his wife.
"Dalang, are you okay?"
Wen Xing had just seen her husband fighting with the thieves. Fear and worry filled her heart and her whole body was tense. Now that the crisis was over, it seemed as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, and even her voice was trembling.
Fu Zhen's back and legs were in pain, but he still shook his head: "I'm fine."
He picked up his wife and carried her back to the ox cart, then looked solemnly at the other person on the cart.
The other person couldn't help but lean back, swallowed, and turned away, not daring to say another word.
After taking a few breaths, Yu Ying finally relaxed her tense emotions and apologized to Uncle Chen: "I'm really sorry for scaring you, Uncle Chen."
Uncle Chen exhaled a breath, then said, "I've experienced the most chaotic world, so what happened today is nothing. But Madam Yu, I'm afraid you really have offended someone. Let's see if we can find that person and negotiate peace with him."
Yu Ying nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your understanding and reminder."
She looked at the other person and said apologetically, "I paid for today's ride to this man."
The man, fearful and a little embarrassed because the woman's uncle was a powerful figure, touched his nose and said, "No, no."
After everyone calmed down, they continued to go back.
After returning to Lingshui Village, Yu Ying apologized to Uncle Chen several times, then put on the backpack and supported her sister-in-law, who was still a little exhausted, as she walked home.
Fu Zhen was carrying something that looked like a chair on his shoulder.
Mrs. Luo was feeding the chickens with her two children when she saw her second daughter-in-law helping her eldest daughter-in-law, who looked unhappy, into the yard. They didn't even care about the things their son was carrying. She asked anxiously, "What happened?"
In order not to worry Mrs. Luo, several people agreed not to tell anyone about the encounter with thieves.
Yu Ying said, "My sister-in-law was exposed to the wind and feels a little uncomfortable."
Mrs. Luo quickly put down the broken wooden basin and said, "I'll make some ginger soup to drive away the cold for her."
Fu Wei heard their voices, opened the door, and saw that their faces were solemn, which did not seem like a simple case of just being blown by the wind.
and……
Fu Wei glanced at the large item on his elder brother's shoulder, thinking for a moment.
It's still early, and if it's such a big item, then Uncle Chen will definitely help deliver it to your doorstep.
But now everyone looked grim, and Uncle Chen didn't help to send it off, as if something unexpected had happened.
Fu Zhen moved the big items to his second brother's room, then turned around and helped his wife back to the room.
Yu Ying took out the letter and said, "This letter and that item were delivered to Wu's Restaurant by the police. They are for you."
Fu Wei took the letter, glanced at the object wrapped in the black cloth, and felt relieved.
After Yu Ying gave him the letter, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on a bamboo stool beside her to relax.
Fu Wei was in no hurry to open it. Instead, he looked at Yu Ying, whose face was filled with fatigue, and asked in a low voice, "What happened today?"
Yu Ying sighed again and told him truthfully, "On the way back today, we encountered some thieves who blocked our way. Fortunately, you taught me how to use my spear for the past two months, so I was able to drive the thieves away, and we were able to avoid disaster."
When he heard the word "thieves", Fu Wei's face darkened: "Those people, are they coming for you?"
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