One hundred and forty-three
There were only four people in the Yu family at home; the rest had gone to the fields.
Li and Yu Banniang, Yu Dalang's wife who was eight months pregnant, and Yu Jiulang.
When Yu Banniang heard that it was her brother-in-law who had come, she knew that her situation had taken a turn for the better, so she came out too.
Several people looked at the two brothers, each with different thoughts.
Li asked her daughter-in-law and Yu Jiulang to go back to the house, and only Ba Niang stayed to accompany her.
This doesn't seem quite right.
Although Li's daughter-in-law felt bad, she thought that her mother-in-law might want to discuss the matter of her eighth sister with her sixth brother-in-law, so she didn't say anything.
To be honest, although the elders of the Yu family are not kind people, they do have a little conscience. Pushing a little girl who has not yet reached the age of marriage into the fire pit is something that only a very crazy person can do.
Fu Wei followed Li and Yu Banniang into the dining room, while Fu Zhen waited outside.
Seeing Yu Ba Niang supporting the weak and pale Li, Fu Wei lowered his eyes slightly.
The Yu family is a family of doctors. If this can't be cured, then the illness must be serious.
After sitting down, Li asked Ba Niang to serve tea to Fu Wei. It was called tea, but it was just a bowl of water in a sand bowl.
As an exile, the time has not been long, so the conditions are naturally not very good. Even if you have some money in your pocket, you have to keep a low profile.
When it was brought to her, Yu Banniang felt a little reserved, fearing that her brother-in-law would dislike it.
When Fu Wei arrived in Lingnan, his life was many times worse than that of the Yu family, so there was nothing to be particular about. He took the water, thanked them, and took a sip.
After all, Li was once the mistress of a high-ranking family, so she quickly calmed down and looked at Fu Wei: "Is there a way to resolve the matter of Ba Niang?"
Fu Wei placed the bowl on the bamboo table and spoke calmly, "I think we have a permanent solution, but we still need the cooperation of the Yu family and Eighth Sister."
Hearing that there was a solution, Yu Banniang was delighted.
"What method?" Li asked.
"Let the bully suffer the consequences. He can't get revenge."
The two of them had confused expressions on their faces.
Fu Wei explained, "If we say more, something unexpected might happen. Now we just need to delay for another month. When the time comes, I will send someone to deliver a message. If Eighth Sister does as I say then, we will have a 90% chance of success."
Li coughed twice and said, "I heard that the Yu County Magistrate has placed you in high esteem, and even the prefect is quite impressed by you. You only need to speak up and that bully will naturally give up. Why would you do so much?"
Fu Wei said solemnly, "I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that he'll agree to it openly, but then do something sneaky in the dark. That's what's really hard to guard against. Now that that bully has his eyes on Eighth Sister, he won't give up easily."
Yu Banniang's face suddenly turned pale.
Li also fell silent.
Yes, no one can guarantee that the bully will really stop targeting Ba Niang even though he agreed. If anything goes wrong, it will be irreversible.
It was clear that they had already made a choice. Fu Wei continued, "Although my method may be slower, at least it will solve the problem once and for all."
As long as someone is in jail, it will be much easier to take his life.
Now that everyone is dead, isn't it all over once and for all?
Mrs. Li pondered for a while and said, "Then let's do as my son-in-law says."
"Alright, mother-in-law and Eighth Sister just need to hold that bully back for at least forty days..." Fu Wei seemed to have an idea. He looked at Yu Ba Niang and said, "Please pretend, Ba Niang. If pressed, you can pretend to commit suicide. My uncle knows medicine and should know how to make someone look seriously injured."
Yu Ba Niang secretly memorized these words in her heart and nodded nervously: "I understand!"
Although Li didn't know what Fu Wei was thinking, she still responded, "Those things can be done, but how will this troublesome matter affect you and Liu Niang?"
When he said the latter part, his face was filled with deep worry.
Fu Wei smiled gently: "It won't have any impact, mother-in-law, don't worry too much."
Hearing his certainty, Li heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good."
After a few moments of silence, Fu Wei ventured to ask, "Is it possible to have a few words with my mother-in-law alone?"
Li nodded.
After Ba Niang left the house, Fu Wei looked at Li with a faint smile and said, "My uncle has inherited the true teachings of my father-in-law, so his medical skills must be very good. If I can rise to a higher position in the future, I will definitely help my uncle and eliminate the Yu family's current status as a criminal and lowly official."
Li's eyes changed, and then she said sadly, "Last year, there was a general amnesty, and the Fu family was included, but they were exiled for twenty years before being pardoned. How easy is it to remove the label of criminal and lowly official?"
"Within two years, I will definitely rid the Yu family of the label of culprit."
Fu Wei's tone was so sincere that it made people believe him.
Li looked suspicious: "How can you be so sure?"
Fu Wei leaned back slightly, smiled calmly, and said in a leisurely tone: "Since I have been able to go from nothing to where I am now in just one year, I can take the next step."
Such a calm attitude made Li waver.
"What benefits will it bring to you by helping the Yu family?"
Fu Wei: "Sixth Lady is someone I cherish. As long as she and I are still husband and wife, I will accept the Yu family as my own. Since we are helping our own family, why should we involve worldly interests?"
At the end of the conversation, Fu Wei's smile deepened: "Mother-in-law, don't you agree?"
Li understood very clearly that he helped the Yu family because of Liu Niang.
If one day Liu Niang is no longer his wife, he will not help the Yu family.
This sounds reasonable, but it also seems to contain a hint of threat. Is it an illusion?
and……
Judging from his tone, he seemed to like Liu Niang very much.
But how could a man as talented and handsome as him develop such deep feelings for someone with Liu Niang's personality?
When Li was skeptical, Fu Wei said, "My uncle's child is about to be born. It's not good for him to live in this environment forever. After I deal with my eighth sister's matter, I will use my connections to help my uncle leave Shidi Village. At least he can find work in Xinxian County."
During the first three years of exile, one had to report before entering the city. How easy was it to work in the city?
Although there was still some money left when the house was confiscated, the travel and resettlement expenses were very high. In Shidi Village, without the protection of the yamen runners, the local tyrants robbed him of a lot of money. If it weren't for Liu Niang's help after the New Year, I'm afraid life would have been difficult.
After hearing Fu Wei's words, Li was moved.
The fact that Ba Niang's problem could be solved wasn't enough to excite her. But Da Lang was her biological son, even her grandson. If he could make a living in the county town, that would be much better than scraping for food in the fields.
Fu Wei could see the change in Li's face, so he said nothing more. He then stood up, bowed, and said, "My son-in-law has to hurry on his way, so he won't stay long."
When Li heard him say that he was leaving, she came to her senses and suddenly thought of her daughter, and some thoughts began to well up in her mind.
She asked, "Can you wait a little longer? I'll write a letter to Liu Niang. It'll be quick."
Fu Wei nodded.
Li called Yu Jiulang and asked him to bring pen, ink and paper.
After communicating with his daughter, he also prepared pen, ink and paper at home.
Li's letter was not long and was completed in less than half a minute.
After finishing it, he hesitated for a while before handing it to Fu Wei: "Thank you, son-in-law."
After Fu Wei received the letter, he said goodbye.
Back in the carriage, Fu Wei's smile faded. He glanced at the letter in his hand and then put it into the package.
Thinking of Li's reaction, Fu Wei sighed.
His words just now were indeed threatening, and also meant to let Li think about it in the future.
He used the entire Yu family, the safety of Yu Dalang and his descendants as conditions. Even if Li knew that Aying was not Yu Liuniang, she would still weigh the pros and cons before exposing her.
Although Li lost a daughter and was pitiful, Ah Ying was not the beneficiary of Yu Liuniang's affair, but rather the victim.
No one has the ability to change this matter, and there is no right or wrong.
*
A few days passed in a flash. After Fu Wei returned to Yu County and reported to the government office, it was noon, so he went to the teahouse to look for Yu Ying.
I found a table in the lobby of the teahouse where I could see the tea room and sat down. After drinking half a pot of tea, I saw my wife coming out of the tea room.
When Yu Ying came out and saw Fu Wei, she was stunned for a moment before walking over: "When did you come back?"
Fu Wei stood up and said, "I've been back for more than half an hour. I just came out of the government office."
"Have you got a meal yet?"
Fu Wei shook his head.
Since there was still time before the consultation, Yu Ying asked Fu An to buy some food.
Back in the private room, Fu Wei took out the letter that Li had handed him and handed it to her: "I went to the Yu family and discussed Yu Ba Niang's matter. This letter is from your... your mother."
Outside, to avoid eavesdropping, Fu Wei had to address the person with caution.
Yu Ying took the letter and looked at it for a few moments before opening it.
When Yu Ying saw the contents of the letter, her eyes opened wide.
Seeing her expression, Fu Wei frowned slightly and leaned over to read the contents of the letter.
The content of the letter was very short, but it made people tremble.
——Liu Niang, are you my Liu Niang?
You are finally getting better, and I don’t have to worry about you anymore. This should be a good thing, but why do I feel so strange when I hear about you from other people?
In A Niang's memory, you have many shortcomings, but no matter how many shortcomings you have, you are still A Niang's Liu Niang, A Niang's daughter.
But now, for some reason, the more I hear about you, the more anxious I feel.
Liu Niang, tell A Niang that you are A Niang's daughter, right?
——
The content ends here, just like the beginning, there is no greeting and no signature at the end.
One can imagine the complicated feelings Li had when he wrote this letter.
After a long moment, Fu Wei glanced at Yu Ying, who was stunned. He then took the letter from her hand, folded it, and put it in his arms: "I'll take care of this letter."
Yu Ying came back to her senses, took a long breath, and said, "I'll write back and let her..." She lowered her voice helplessly and said, "Let her suspicions go away."
Yu Ying knew very well that if Li and her family really spread the news that she was an evil spirit, her fate would probably be dire.
It was not her wish to become Yu Liuniang, but she was still relying on her body to survive, and her relationship with the Yu family could not be severed.
Unless she hides her identity or escapes to her death.
Or maybe - the Yu family is gone.
The latter is something that only a heartless and selfish person would do. Yu Ying is not a person with a distorted sense of right and wrong, so she naturally would not choose this path.
But the first two may be discussed with Fu Wei in the future.
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