One hundred and six
Luo asked Fu Wei not to have any more contact with Uncle Mo, and Yu Ying understood this.
After all, parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.
There was silence in the room for a few moments.
Fu Wei spoke up, "Mother, I have my own plans in mind, but they will not harm the Fu family, let alone myself, so please rest assured."
"It's only been a short time since your legs healed. How can I be at ease?"
Whenever she thought of Erlang when he was first sent back, he was haggard and sick, with wounds all over his body, and looked like he was half dead, she felt scared and panicked.
At first I felt guilty, but then when I saw my son for the first time after I regained my sight, I was convinced that blood is thicker than water.
Every day they spent together made her worry more about him.
"Mother can't bear to lose you again..." Luo's voice gradually choked.
Fu Wei saw his mother's eyes were red, and he knew in his heart that she was really worried about him.
Yu Ying stepped forward and shook Luo's hand, whispering, "Mother, Erlang has a plan for success. He won't take risks if he's not sure of them."
Fu Wei nodded: "Mother, please believe me."
Mrs. Luo looked at her son, turned her head away, wiped the tears from her eyes, and then turned back to say earnestly, "You can do whatever you want, but the fewer people who know about Uncle Mo's affairs, the safer it will be. Today, I will pretend that I didn't hear you say this, and please don't tell your eldest brother a word."
Fu Wei was relieved that his mother could understand him and nodded, "I saved it."
Luo looked at Yu Ying and said, "Sixth Lady, you too, don't reveal anything to anyone else."
Yu Ying and Fu Wei nodded together: "Don't worry, mother."
Luo took a deep breath and looked at Fu Wei: "Erlang, remember to be careful."
After giving the instructions, Mrs. Luo was in a mess, so she asked the two of them to go back and rest first, as she wanted to be quiet.
The two returned to the house. Fu Wei didn't know what he was thinking about, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Yu Ying asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Fu Wei looked out from the still-open door, his gaze fell on the door opposite, and he slowly spoke: "Mother's care warms my heart."
His voice was soft and cheerful, and he was obviously in a good mood.
Yu Ying poured two cups of tea and said, "Mother was concerned about you before, why didn't you say it was heartwarming?"
Fu Wei closed the door, turned to look at her, and said slowly: "It's not unreasonable that love grows over time."
Speaking of this topic, Yu Ying immediately became interested. She clasped her hands together on the table, propped up her chin and smiled at Fu Wei: "Then tell me, have you also developed feelings for me over time?"
Yes, Fu Wei never said when he fell in love with her or why he liked her.
Fu Wei walked aside and sat down, smiling without saying a word.
After a long while, he slowly said, "You want to know, but I won't tell you. Unless you call me husband, I will tell you."
…
Why does this sound so familiar?
After Yu Ying repeated it silently in her heart, she suddenly remembered that when she came back from Lingshui Village not long ago, Fu Wei told her that she had a good temper and would make people around her like her unconsciously. Then she said that someone had said the same thing to her. Fu Wei asked her who said that. Didn’t she say the same thing as him at that time?
Good guy, he's waiting for her here.
Yu Ying didn't follow his wishes. She took a sip of her tea and said, "I don't really want to know."
As he said this, he glanced at him sideways.
That look seemed to be saying, I don’t want to listen to you anymore.
Fu Wei couldn't help but laugh.
But he still told the truth: "I have never had a girl I like. I am close to you every day, and you don't guard against me, so it is hard for me not to notice you. Later, the more I get to know you, the more I feel that you are different. My eyes always fall on you. I don't know when I fell in love with you, but when I finally understood it..."
"Okay, don't say anymore." Yu Ying felt embarrassed after hearing that.
Her cheeks were slightly flushed.
Fu Wei smiled and said, "If you want to hear it, I will tell you."
Yu Ying glared at him and said, "Stop talking."
*
The epidemic has completely passed, and even the number of people catching colds has decreased a lot.
In early February, Yu County also allowed outsiders to enter and exit.
County Magistrate Zhou also sent people to investigate Mo Lang, who had now changed his name to Shen Lang.
I think Uncle Mo has made arrangements, so Fu Wei doesn't need to do anything.
Since many people made contributions to this epidemic and the people cooperated, the magistrate could not fail to express his appreciation.
While the banquet was being held in the restaurant, households under the jurisdiction of Yu County received coarse grains according to their population, and each household could receive five kilograms of coarse grains.
As for the banquet, Yu Ying was the first one to be invited, so naturally she had to go.
After all, everyone who goes there will be dressed up, and Yu Ying doesn't want to wear a straw hat and a cloth skirt. Firstly, it will attract attention, and secondly, it will be disrespectful.
Fortunately, the magistrate had sent some good cloth earlier, which could be used to make clothes for the banquet as it had not been used yet.
My eldest sister-in-law had hardly ever left Yu County, so she knew very few styles. Fortunately, Yu Ying had also been to the county seat and knew some styles, so she told her eldest sister-in-law about them.
Yu Ying has one body, and Fu Wei also needs one body.
Although Wen Xing had a strong comprehension ability, she had never seen such a thing before. If she relied on herself, she would not be able to make two sets of clothes in just a few days.
Yu Ying then drew out the general style.
After all, he had taken painting classes, so although his paintings were much worse than Fu Wei's, they were still understandable.
With the pictures, making clothes is much easier.
The first dress that was made was Yu Ying's. I was afraid that it would need to be modified later, so I had to try it out.
The apricot-colored skirt with a white hem and a lapels around the collar fit Yu Ying perfectly.
Wen Xing looked at her sister-in-law's slender waist and said, "It's warm now, so you don't need to wear too many clothes. This dress is just right for her."
He raised his head again, looked at his sister-in-law's face, and asked in surprise: "Sister-in-law, have the spots on your face faded a lot?"
Yu Ying touched it unconsciously.
Maybe it’s because the juice she prepared has been left for too long and is difficult to color. It seems she needs to prepare it again.
Otherwise, if the color is sometimes light and sometimes dark, people will notice something.
Wen Xing continued, "It seems to have faded a lot. Sister-in-law, don't you have a way to get rid of all these spots?"
My brother's wife has delicate facial features and a pair of bright almond-shaped eyes that seem to be shining, making people unable to bear to look at them for more than a few seconds.
If you have good facial features, even with these spots, people will look at you twice. If you remove these spots, you will definitely be a beauty.
Yu Ying smiled and said nonchalantly, "You can go, but now is not the time."
Wen Xing was stunned for a moment, then realized what her brother's wife meant.
"But now my second brother is working in the government office, and the county magistrate values him. Even my sister-in-law is now respected by the people and valued by the county magistrate. No one will dare to bully our Fu family in the future. What is my sister-in-law worried about?"
"It's mainly for convenience. I'll remove the black spots when things are peaceful for a while."
After hearing this, Wen Xing stopped trying to persuade her.
Fu Wei had just returned from his holiday and was slightly stunned when he saw the clothes she was trying on.
Wen Xing saw Fu Wei and asked with a smile, "Second brother, what do you think of my wife's dress?"
All of Yu Ying's clothes are dark in color, but this apricot color is refreshing, making her skin look whiter, and the waist-hugging style also makes her waist look particularly slender, so slim that it can be held in one hand.
Although the other women had thin waists, they were hungry because their families were poor, and they had very little flesh on their bodies. But Yu Ying was different. Her thin waist made her look more delicate and graceful.
Fu Wei's eyes darkened slightly.
He knew best how thin and soft that waist was, as he often held her to sleep.
It has been two months since he returned from the county seat, and more than half a month since he moved into this house. Apart from hugging Yu Ying and asking for kisses a few times, Fu Wei has always restrained himself from any more inappropriate actions.
Although he has never crossed the line, he always has wild thoughts about it, and sometimes he even secretly despises himself for being a hypocrite.
Fu Wei looked at Yu Ying's new clothes and said in a slightly lower voice, "It looks good."
Praising the beauty of the clothes was indirectly praising the craftsmanship of the clothes, and Wen Xing immediately smiled.
"Second brother's clothes are already being made. They will definitely be ready in time for the banquet."
After trying on the clothes, her second brother was in the room, and as the eldest sister-in-law, it was not appropriate for Wen Xing to stay any longer, so she went out first.
After the door closed, Fu Wei walked to the table and poured a cup of tea to quench his thirst, and his eyes quietly fell on the beauty beside him.
But unexpectedly, he met the beautiful woman's smiling eyes.
I was caught red-handed while peeking.
Yu Ying smiled and turned around: "Even you can't help but take a few more glances, this dress must be right."
Fu Wei's eyes fell on her waist. After a long silence, he said, "This corset is a bit tight. Loosen it a bit."
"No, it's just right." It's clearly not tight at all.
Fu Wei was silent for a moment, staring at the slender waist and said, "It looks too tight, as if it will break the waist. Don't tie it so tightly when you go to the banquet."
Yu Ying lowered her head in confusion and took a closer look: "Why can't I see..."
He paused, as if he understood something, looked up at Fu Wei, and said with a smile: "You don't want others to know that I have a thin waist, do you?"
Fu Wei, whose thoughts were touched, responded a little uncomfortably: "I don't like other men looking at you with ill intentions."
Yu Ying couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "I look like this now, maybe others are just looking at my face."
Fu Wei disagreed with her words. He looked at her face and said, "Even if you have a few black spots, you are still prettier than other girls."
Yu Ying understood clearly that Fu Wei's words were not sweet talk, but he was serious.
He has a lover filter for her. Let alone fake spots, he might not care even if they are real spots.
Thinking of this, Yu Ying's smile became even brighter.
Fu Wei's feelings have never been based on lust.
Originally, she just wanted to have a relationship, but as they gradually got along, Yu Ying felt that she should just let the relationship run its course.
*
Wuling County.
Huo Minzhi received news from Lingnan.
Yu County suffered an epidemic before the New Year, but has now survived it.
Huo Minzhi was immediately delighted: "How are the Fu family?"
The spy lowered his head and said, "The Fu family is all safe."
Hearing this, Huo Minzhi's face suddenly darkened: "What about Fu Wei?"
The spy hesitated for a moment, sensing his master's impatience, before replying, "He's currently serving as an aide to the yamen, highly valued by the magistrate of Yu County. It was his wife's early discovery of the epidemic in Yu County that prevented a large-scale outbreak. The whole family has now moved to Yu County."
Huo Minzhi's eyes suddenly widened: "What did you say?!"
What he wanted to hear was that the Fu family was suffering, not that things were getting better!
The Fu family was doing well, so what about those twenty years of poverty and hardship he lived in?!
He remembered that before leaving, he had clearly gone to the yamen and revealed his identity to the county magistrate.
County Magistrate Zhou clearly knew about the identity swap between him and Fu Wei, but he actually dared to recruit Fu Wei as his aide. How could he have the guts to provoke him!
And that Yu family's sixth wife, the yamen runners clearly said that her heart, liver, spleen, and lungs were all evil, so how could she possibly help the people of Yu County!?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com