Chapter 91
After the people who met on the street got together, Fu Wei and the others realized that Yu Ying had been to a pawnshop. Perhaps she was targeted at that time, which is why she was almost robbed.
Wu Xiaoyacha said angrily, "I never thought that the security in such a large county seat would be even worse than that in Yu County!"
As he spoke, he was worried that someone was watching him secretly, so he looked around vigilantly.
Fu Wei wasn't concerned about public security. He looked at Yu Ying and asked, "Are you okay?"
Yu Ying said with lingering fear, "I reacted quickly and didn't let them succeed. Now that there are so many of us, those pickpockets probably won't dare to attack again."
At this point, Yu Ying suddenly asked in confusion: "Why are you here?"
Huo Yacha explained, "Before leaving for the prefectural government today, my lord asked Mr. Fu to take a walk outside the prefectural government office to see if there was anything there worth learning from Yu County. I didn't expect to run into Madam Yu here."
Huo Yacha had not expected this, but it was something Fu Wei did on purpose.
Although he had never heard her mention which street the stall was located on, he had heard about the inn where they stayed from the coachman who had delivered the letter back to Yu County.
He guessed that the place where he first set up his stall should not be too far from the inn.
Fu Wei was just trying his luck, but unexpectedly he actually met them here.
Huo Yacha asked again, "Is Madam Yu going to visit the inn?"
Fu Wei was worried that Song Sanlang was the only one escorting Yu Ying back, so he said, "I don't know if those pickpockets are still targeting you, so why not let us take you back to the inn first?"
Yu Ying asked, "Will this delay your work?"
If only Song Sanlang accompanied me back, I would probably be scared all the way.
It would be good if they sent her back, but I'm afraid it would delay important matters.
Fu Weiying: "After I send you back, we can go out again."
After the agreement was reached, Song Sanlang returned to his stall first, while Yu Ying followed Fu Wei and the others back to the inn.
After returning to the inn, Fu Wei asked Huo Yachai and his men to go back and rest for half an hour before going out again.
After returning to the house, Yu Ying closed the door, walked to the table, put down the basket, picked up the cup, poured a full glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking two cups in a row, she took a deep breath and her mood finally calmed down.
She pushed the basket in Fu Wei's direction and said, "I went to the pawnshop and pawned my gold hairpin for 16,800 coins."
Fu Wei only glanced at the basket indifferently, then turned his gaze back to her: "If you want to go out today, tell me where Song Sanlang lives, and I will borrow a carriage from the magistrate to pick you up."
Yu Ying thought for a moment and replied, "That's fine. I'll make facial cream at Song Sanlang's place today. Since lip balm requires fewer ingredients, it will be much more convenient. I'll make it directly at the inn when the time comes."
What happened today still makes Yu Ying feel scared.
Furthermore, the end of the year is approaching, which is the time when petty thefts are most rampant. Try to go out as little as possible during these days.
After calming down, Yu Ying took out the package from the basket and prepared to hide it, but as soon as she picked it up, something fell out along with the package. It landed on the ground with a crisp sound and slowly rolled to Fu Wei's feet.
It is a small bamboo tube used to send messages by carrier pigeons, with a short section.
Yu Ying and Fu Wei were slightly stunned.
Fu Wei looked at her in surprise.
Yu Ying shook her head, indicating that she didn't know when this thing was in the basket.
Perhaps it was put there by the person who bumped into her today. His intention was not to steal the money in her basket, but to cover up the theft by putting this thing in her basket.
But who is the other party?
Fu Wei bent down to pick up the bamboo tube, then calmed down and opened it, taking out a small roll of paper from it.
Yu Ying put down the package and walked over to look at the note he opened.
When Fu Wei saw the contents of the note clearly, his brows gradually furrowed.
——There are doubts about the death of Fu Ming, the former prefect of Wuling County. If you want to know the truth, please go to the Tingyu Room of Mingxiang Teahouse between 1:15 and 2:15 tomorrow afternoon. No one will be accepted after this time.
Fu Ming and Fu Wei were unfamiliar with the name, but they knew who he was.
Fu Ming, his biological father.
After reading the above content, Yu Ying looked at Fu Wei with a serious expression.
After a long moment of silence in the room, Yu Ying finally spoke up, "Perhaps there are some of your biological father's former subordinates or acquaintances in Lingnan. Perhaps word of your time at the prefectural governor's office spread throughout the county seat. Fu is a minor surname, and your name was given at birth, so they knew that too. So, after hearing about your existence, they sought you out."
Fu Wei frowned slightly.
He remembered what his good friend Shen Mingcong had mentioned. He said that he had tried to find out where the Fu family was exiled, but was repeatedly blocked. Even the files only said that they were exiled to Lingnan, and there was no clear record.
There are seven counties in Dazu, Lingnan, with more than fifty counties in total. There are countless villages. The area is so vast that it would take a long time to find someone.
The clues in these things seem like someone doesn't want others to know where the Fu family is.
While Fu Wei was lost in thought, Yu Ying asked him softly, "Are you going?"
Fu Wei held the note in his palm, raised his eyelids, and his expression gradually calmed down. "If someone wants to deal with me, there are many ways to deal with it, instead of making a fuss about someone who has been dead for twenty years."
As he spoke, he turned to look at her and sighed, "My biological father is actually a complete stranger to me. Objectively speaking, I don't have the slightest idea whether he is a good person or a bad person, so I can't make any rash judgments."
"So you're not going?"
Yu Ying didn't remember, nor did she know how those people in the article contacted Fu Wei, nor did she know whether he actually went to the appointment. It all depended on Fu Wei's own decision.
Fu Wei opened his hand and looked at the crumpled paper ball in his palm, remaining silent for a long time.
"Although he seems like a stranger, he is my father. He carries the reputation of a traitor. If there is any clue to what happened back then, it would be a good thing to restore his reputation and the reputation of the Fu family."
At the end of his words, he said: "I will think about it first and make a decision tonight."
Yu Ying agreed: "It's always better to be cautious."
Fu Wei nodded.
Because of the paper ball incident, Fu Wei sat quietly by the bed and pondered for the half hour of rest.
Since Fu Wei was able to think deeply, he also became suspicious about this matter.
Yu Ying did not disturb him, but took the herbs to make wine, waiting to find Song Sanlang in the afternoon.
After being silent for half an hour, Fu Wei finally came back to his senses when Huo Yacha came to look for him.
When he left the house, his expression had returned to normal. He said to Yu Ying, "I'll pick you up at dusk."
Yu Ying nodded in agreement and then reminded him, "Be careful on the road."
After giving each other instructions, Fu Wei left.
After seeing Fu Wei off, Yu Ying stood in the corridor, looked up at the bright sky, and sighed.
This is her seventh month in this era.
It sounds long, but it passes in the blink of an eye.
In short, a lot happened.
We still have more than a year to prepare for the war in the coming years. I hope that no more troubles will occur during this period.
Yu Ying turned and went into the house, closed the door, walked to the bed and sat down, took out more than sixteen taels from the bag and looked at it for a few more seconds.
According to Fu Wei's idea, he would probably go to see a bigger courtyard as soon as he returned to Yu County.
Now Lingshui Village has hired workers to grow herbs, and has also paid the He family to look after them, so there won't be any major problems. They just have to wait until March next year to plant medicinal herbs on ten acres of sloping land, and then start growing crops.
Before March, she had nothing to do in Lingshui Village and didn't need to travel back and forth too frequently. It would be more convenient to move to Yu County.
The most important thing is that Yu Ying is still not used to the countryside of this era. It is not only quiet, but also desolate. There are mountains everywhere, and there are all kinds of ferocious beasts on the mountains. It is too unsafe.
The benefits of moving to Yu County far outweigh the disadvantages.
Yu Ying put her thoughts aside and hid the silver in Fu Wei's bag. At about 3:00 p.m., she packed up the soaked herbs and went out.
She made an appointment with Song Sanlang to close the stall earlier today and then go to apply facial cream.
When I got to the stall, the jars from Renshan Medical Clinic had also been delivered, waiting for the facial cream to be ready.
After arriving at Song Sanlang's yard, several people started making facial cream together.
The most important thing about facial cream is the medicinal ingredients, so there is no possibility of being swindled.
In addition to the fifty cans of facial cream from the clinic, fifty more cans of facial cream will be made and sold at the stall.
It was a tiring job to make one hundred cans of facial cream. Several people worked until dusk before they finished.
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