One hundred and forty-two
After Yu Ying talked with Chen Langjun for a while, she turned to look at Yu Banniang.
Yu Banniang looked at her eagerly. Although her face was still childish, her eyes were very beautiful, pitiful yet clear and pure.
For a moment, Yu Ying seemed to understand why the bully wanted to take her as a concubine.
The eyes are beautiful and the look is so clear.
He sighed softly.
In such times, women are unable to protect themselves, and their beauty becomes a disadvantage that brings disaster.
She handed the prepared package to Yu Ba Niang and said, "You came to see me secretly, so I can't give you much to take back. Here are some dry food, three hundred coins for you to protect yourself, and five taels of silver for you, Aunt."
After a moment's thought, he added, "Tell my mother I'll take care of the household from now on. Tell her to take good care of herself, or she won't be able to take care of the eldest grandson when he's born."
After the epidemic was over after the New Year, Yu Ying exchanged letters with the Yu family and learned that Yu's eldest sister-in-law was pregnant. Counting the days, she found out that she was already eight months pregnant.
"Also, remember not to come looking for me like this next time, even if you ask someone to send a letter."
Yu Banniang mentioned that she heard that some traveling merchants passing through the village were going to Yu County to collect medicinal materials, so she secretly hid on the truck while they were not paying attention and came with them.
I hid for two days and one night, and was also hungry for two days and two nights.
Yu Ying couldn't help but think that this little girl was very cunning. What if she was discovered?
What should I do if I am kicked off the bus and I am unfamiliar with the place?
Even more seriously, what if those people have bad intentions?
But she really had no other choice but to take this risky path, so Yu Ying didn't say anything to her.
Yu Ba Niang nodded with red eyes: "I will listen to Sixth Sister."
After parting, Yu Ying watched them leave the city and then turned around and went home.
Yu Banniang followed the strange man out of the city. Although she was scared, it was better than hiding in a truck and living in fear.
The strange man had a carriage outside. He got on the carriage and took out the dry food and money bag prepared by the sixth sister. Looking at the things in front of him, his eyes became red.
Sixth sister is not the same as before.
She had an inexplicable trust in her Sixth Sister. She felt that when her Sixth Sister said she wanted to help her, she was not lying but was serious.
The carriage stopped only at night and reached Xinxian faster than the traveling merchant caravan. To avoid suspicion and to avoid frightening the young girl, Mr. Chen did not speak to Yu Ba Niang during the journey.
When they arrived two miles away from Shidi Village, it was already dusk, and it would take until late at night to send the person back to Yu's house.
The carriage stopped in a secluded area. Mr. Chen said to the girl inside, "We have to wait until nightfall to enter the village. Do you remember the direction to your home?"
After a moment, the little girl's timid voice came from the carriage: "I remember."
There was no more conversation after that. It was not until the night deepened and the villagers had fallen asleep that two figures quietly entered the village.
After all, Chen Langjun grew up in the mountains and had strong night vision, but Yu Banniang was just an ordinary person, so Chen Langjun took a stick and asked her to pull the other end.
The two men entered the village in the dark and quietly walked to the outside of Yu's yard.
The Yu family is large and has six thatched houses for people to live in. The yard is surrounded by a fence and the gate is just a simple wooden fence, making it easy to enter the yard.
Chen Langjun climbed into the yard, opened the gate very quietly, and let Yu Banniang in.
As soon as Yu Ba Niang entered the yard, Chen Langjun disappeared into the darkness and disappeared.
Yu Ba Niang didn't see the young man again, so she breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the house of the young lady and the eldest lady.
Since Li's health had always been poor, she was taken care of by Yu Banniang's concubine, Yang Xiaoniang.
Because Yu Ba Niang was targeted by a bully a few days ago, Li was afraid that she would become depressed, so Li, who did not go to work, let the girl live in the house and kept an eye on her.
This means that only Li and Yang Xiaoniang knew that she was going to look for Liu Niang.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and the two light sleepers in the room woke up. Yang Xiaoniang asked hurriedly, "Who is it?!"
Yu Ba Niang lowered her voice and replied, "Little girl, it's me."
Hearing that it was her daughter, Yang Xiaoniang was both surprised and happy. The nerves that had been tense for several days finally relaxed. She quickly lit the oil lamp and got up to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, he immediately pulled the person into the house.
In the room, Mrs. Li also woke up and tried to sit up by supporting herself on the bed.
Because of her illness, Li was very weak. Her eye sockets were sunken, with a dark circle under her eyes, her face was pale, and her lips were pale.
After Yang Xiaoniang came back, she went forward and helped Li up.
Yu Ba Niang walked to the bed and called out "Auntie." Then she took out the five taels and three hundred coins given by her sixth sister and placed them on the edge of the bed, saying truthfully, "This was given to me by my sixth sister."
Li Shi saw that there was no reaction to the money. She looked up at the concubine's daughter and asked, "Did your sixth sister agree to help?"
Yu Ba Niang nodded three times and turned back: "Sixth sister agreed!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoniang showed an unexpected surprise.
Li was silent for a moment. This didn't seem like her daughter.
When the concubine went to look for her daughter, Li also had some testing thoughts in her mind.
She didn't believe that her daughter could cure epidemics, open a clinic, and treat patients, but in fact, that was what was spread outside.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Liu Niang is her biological daughter, so how could she not know her temperament?
She had been spoiled by the old lady and her parents since she was a child, and she had become spoiled and a little selfish without realizing it.
He did learn a little about medicinal herbs and some simple methods to treat headaches and fevers, but he was far from being able to open a clinic to treat epidemics.
Moreover, given her personality, protecting herself is the most important thing, so how could she help Ba Niang?
If he had really agreed to help Ba Niang this time, he would not be afraid of the Yu family's continued involvement and would have come to see her earlier.
I always feel like something is not right.
Even though I haven't seen my daughter for more than a year, when I hear others talk about her, it always feels like I'm talking to a stranger.
I have been feeling uneasy for a long time, and now I feel even more uneasy.
While Li was lost in thought, she heard the concubine say, "Sixth sister has changed a lot. She has become gentle and easy to talk to."
Li was stunned again.
"Sixth sister said that after discussing it with brother-in-law, she would help me and told me not to worry too much."
Li came back to her senses and said, "Since she said she would help you, it shouldn't be a problem. After all, my son-in-law is now appreciated by the county magistrate and has also received praise from the prefect. Even if the bully has the new county magistrate's backing, he won't dare to come. You can rest assured."
Yu Ba Niang nodded heavily and couldn't help sobbing and crying: "Auntie..."
"Okay, stop crying. You haven't had a good rest for a few days. Go and rest first."
Yu Banniang nodded, then squeezed onto the small bed with Yang Xiaoniang.
After putting down the tent and turning off the oil lamp, Li didn't close her eyes, her mind was extremely complicated.
She wanted to see her daughter, but was afraid to do so. She herself couldn't explain the reason.
*
Fu Wei suggested to the magistrate that they visit another county. The magistrate agreed, but he still needed to make preparations.
I stayed in the study for quite a while in the evening and only returned to my room when it got dark.
The light from the room came through the crack in the door. Not knowing whether Ah Ying was asleep or not, Fu Wei pushed the door open quietly.
When I opened the door and looked up, the person in the room glanced at me from the side with a bit of coquettishness in his eyes.
Fu Wei paused, and for a moment, he thought that it was the former Yu Liuniang who had returned.
But at that moment, his heart almost stopped beating.
Yu Ying did not miss the contraction of Fu Wei's pupils at that moment. She realized that she had frightened him and quickly restrained her expression and returned to normal.
Seeing the familiar look, Fu Wei calmed down and asked, "What are you doing?"
Yu Ying stood up from the dressing table and explained, "I thought if I couldn't avoid meeting the Yu family, I'd try to imitate Yu Liuniang's behavior."
Ever since Yu Ba Niang left, she has been recalling Yu Liu Niang's life from childhood to adulthood and recording them one by one.
I also occasionally practice the tone of voice and gestures that Yu Liuniang used to use.
After all, Yu Banniang has changed a lot after meeting her, and she has a good reputation, so she only needs to grasp 50% of it.
Fu Wei was silent for a moment, then turned around and closed the door.
Her gentleness and indifference come from the bottom of her heart, and her personality is completely opposite to Yu Liuniang's. No matter how similar their acting is, they can only spend a short time together. Over a long period of time, it is easy to tell that they are two different people.
When I closed the door, a soft and warm body covered my back, and the thin waist was embraced by slender arms.
"Don't panic, don't panic, I'm still here." His tone sounded like he was coaxing someone.
Two days ago, he said that he would be anxious if she went to Yu's house.
Fu Wei exhaled, lowered his eyes, looked at his hands wrapped around his waist, his voice a little hoarse: "I really feel anxious."
Yu Ying didn't say anything, just hugged him.
In the past, she would think about what would happen to him if she went back, and what would happen to her parents if she couldn't go back.
But thinking about it would only add to her worries, so now she just wanted to think about the present and let things take their course.
*
Fu Wei was away on official business for five days, but he was not going to Xinxian County for official business, he was just passing through Shidi Village.
I had plenty of time, so I went to visit my wife's home in Shidi Village and rest for a while.
When the carriage entered the village, people stopped and looked sideways, wanting to know which family the visitor was from.
The carriage stopped in front of Yu's house.
Nine-year-old Yu Jiulang saw a carriage parked outside the yard and hurried to find his aunt.
When Li heard this, she was stunned when she remembered what Ba Niang said two days ago.
Is Liu Niang back?
She quickly got up from the bed, put on her clothes, straightened her hair, and then walked towards the door tremblingly with a cane.
He got out of bed in a hurry, but stopped in front of the door, hesitating slightly.
Yu Jiulang, who was supporting her, asked, "Why don't you leave, Auntie?"
Only then did Li come to her senses and continued walking outside.
When I went out of the yard, I didn't see the person I was looking for, but I saw two men with similar features.
A man wearing a black shirt, dark, tall and strong, with a serious face and a blank expression, seemed to be a taciturn person.
The other one was tall, with a gentle complexion, handsome looks and outstanding temperament.
This man was extremely outstanding in both appearance and temperament. Li had never seen a man with such outstanding temperament and appearance in Lingnan, and he was rare even in the capital.
Somehow, she thought of Liu Niang's son-in-law.
Fu Wei recognized Li at once and bowed to her: "My son-in-law Fu Wei greets my mother-in-law."
After getting the answer in her heart, she headed towards the carriage outside the courtyard and asked hesitantly, "Sixth Mother...isn't she here yet?"
Fu Wei stood up and replied, "Liu Niang is busy with her medical clinic and can't spare the time. Also, my son-in-law is on official business and happened to be passing through Shidi Village, so he came to visit her. It's not convenient for her to come along. I'll come with Liu Niang to visit my mother-in-law in a few days."
After hearing Fu Wei's words, Li fell silent.
Too busy to spare any time?
She knew in her heart that this was an excuse.
Fu Wei came to visit without fear of being dragged down by the Yu family, but why didn't Liu Niang come?
What happened to her Liu Niang?
Li's distraught and even dazed look caught Fu Wei's eyes. He clenched his hands under his sleeves secretly, and his heart sank slightly.
Li's expression was not entirely one of loss, but also a bit of confusion.
Clearly, she was doubting it.
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