One hundred and thirty-four
After Yu Ying told Fu Wei about her plan to go to the county seat for outpatient treatment, she immediately began to prepare.
She first sent a letter to Dr. Wu of Renshan Hall, and then adjusted the consultation hours of Yongxi Hall in advance.
At the same time, she also went on an outpatient consultation, and the other party was naturally the leader of Muyun Village.
Fu Wei and Fu Zhen adjusted their rest time and went with her.
After leaving the city, a group of traveling merchants followed slowly behind him, and among them was an acquaintance, Mo Lang.
This should be the escort mentioned by the messenger who pretended to be a drug dealer that day, and he was also here to protect Fu Wei.
Yu Ying glanced back from the window and vaguely saw a group of people a mile away.
After a few glances, he retracted his gaze, lowered the curtain, and turned to look at Fu Wei. He lowered his voice and asked, "Tell me, was this arranged by Uncle Mo, or by that person?"
Mo Lang had appeared in Yu County before and had some connections with the Fu family. Even if he went to the Fu family, it would not arouse suspicion. It was relatively safe and reasonable for him to come to Yu County.
Fu Wei pondered for a moment, then replied, "Protecting you was arranged by that person, and protecting me was suggested by Uncle Mo."
He sneered, then explained, "You could save that person's life. As for me, at this moment, neither the Fu family nor I have any relationship with that person, and I'm of no use to him. How could he risk his people to protect me?"
Yu Ying thought of the disgusting deeds of the Huo family father and son, and frowned: "Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and those who do evil will eventually bear the consequences of their evil deeds."
Fu Wei nodded lightly.
After an hour and a half's journey, they entered the mountains and arrived at a dilapidated temple.
A carriage had been parked outside the dilapidated temple, and several tall men with swords were guarding the outside of the temple.
One can tell at a glance that the people in the temple are of high status.
Fu Zhen, the carriage driver, stopped the carriage and waited for his second brother and sister-in-law to get off, but did not ask any further questions.
When he came, Fu Wei reminded Fu Zhen where he was going for the outpatient consultation today and who he was going to see. If others asked, he would just pretend not to know. If the county magistrate asked, he would say it was a woman's privacy and he couldn't say more.
Fu Zhen vaguely sensed something unusual, but he tactfully didn't ask any questions and pretended to know nothing.
He knew that his second brother and his wife would not harm their family, and that was enough.
Fu Zhen tied the carriage to a tree trunk, sat on the carriage, crossed his arms, and looked towards the direction of the ruined temple with vigilance.
The man with a knife outside the ruined temple also looked at him warily.
Here, Fu Wei and Yu Ying entered the ruined temple together.
The dilapidated temple has been cleaned up. Unlike the shabby outside, the dead leaves and dust inside have disappeared and it has been cleaned very cleanly.
Such a rough man, who was born a bandit, is so clean.
As Yu Ying was thinking this, Mr. Shi, who was waiting for her, smiled and explained, "We arrived an hour ago. The village chief ordered us to clean up the ruined temple and not to treat Doctor Yu lightly."
Yu Ying smiled and asked, "Where is your village chief?"
Mr. Shi looked into the small side room of the dilapidated temple and said, "The village chief is waiting inside."
Fu Wei walked in front carrying Yu Ying's medical kit and entered the ears.
The inner room was as clean as the outside, and there was also a set of portable tables and chairs. The leader of Muyun Village was sitting behind the table making tea.
There was really no sense of leisure and ease in the strong man making tea, and there was an indescribable sense of incongruity.
Seeing them coming, the leader of Muyun Village raised his head and said, "I've had severe headaches in recent years, and my temper has also become much worse. I heard that making and drinking tea can calm people down, so I learned a little bit."
After that, he poured steaming hot tea into the three cups and extended his arm slightly to make a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Fu, Doctor Yu, please take a seat."
The two nodded and sat down with Mr. Shi who came in with them.
Yu Ying asked, "Has the village chief seen the medicinal herbs?"
The head of Muyun Village nodded and said, "Even though I don't know much about medicinal herbs, I know that these herbs are of very good quality."
Mr. Shi, who knows a lot about medicinal materials, also said that the quality of medicinal materials depends on several points. First, the quality of the medicinal materials themselves, second, the later selection and drying, and third, the preservation.
Obviously, the batch of medicinal materials delivered by the female doctor had all these advantages, so Mr. Shi also said that although this deal seemed to have cost them more money, they actually made a lot of money.
Hearing this, Yu Ying smiled and was not surprised.
She never uses shoddy products. If something is not good, it is not good. She knows whether the medicinal materials are good or not.
After a cup of tea, Yu Ying began the review.
After the reexamination, he turned to Mr. Shi and said, "Sir, you seem to understand medicine. I have a set of massage techniques here. If you are willing, I will teach you. In the future, when the village chief has a headache, you can massage them to relieve it."
Mr. Shi, who was over fifty, did not look down on her because she was a woman and very young. After hearing her say this, he humbly accepted the advice and said, "Of course I am willing. But can this massage technique be passed on to others?"
Yu Ying smiled and said, "Of course you can."
Since I charge so much for medical consultations, I must be more dedicated.
After that, she stood up, walked behind Fu Wei, and said, "Let me demonstrate it."
As he spoke, he placed his hands on Fu Wei's head, rubbing it gently but with hidden strength, while explaining the techniques.
After about half a minute, she paused and said, "Repeat this movement four times. One or two minutes is fine. Mr. Shi, try it once, and I'll give you some pointers."
As he spoke, he looked at the village chief of Muyun and said, "First, let Mr. Shi massage the meridians to soothe them, and then I will give you the acupuncture."
Yu Ying opened the medical box, took out the moxa cone and lit it. After a while, the small ear chamber was filled with the faint warm fragrance of moxa, which was a soothing fragrance.
Mr. Shi is a doctor after all, and he understands the finger technique. It is not complicated, so he remembered it after one try. He was a little slow the first time, but he became much more proficient the second time.
There is a fragrance that can relax people's minds, and the head gradually feels relaxed. Even the village chief who is used to being alert feels drowsy with comfort.
After the massage, Yu Ying inserted acupuncture needles into his head and left the needles in for two quarters of an hour.
It took half an hour to finish the follow-up consultation.
If I were in Yu County, I wouldn't have so much time, so this outpatient consultation is quite convenient.
As Yu Ying stood up to pack her things, the leader of Muyun Village looked at Fu Wei and said, "You are working for the government, so it is not convenient for me to spread the word on the street to help you. However, I have already warned some people on the street that they will not bother you."
Fu Wei bowed and said, "No matter what, I am deeply grateful."
The head of Muyun Village waved his hand and said, "You should thank Lao Mo. He did all these things personally."
Fu Weiying said: "Next time if I have the chance to see Uncle Mo, I will thank you in person."
After a few words, the couple said goodbye.
Mr. Shi escorted the couple out and paid the five taels of medical fee. After a while, he returned to the side room. Seeing the village chief stretching his upper arm, he asked, "How do you feel, village chief?"
The head of Muyun Village said, "This female doctor's medical skills are truly remarkable. She used both massage and acupuncture. Not only did the head feel better, but even the shoulders and neck felt much better."
After twisting his neck, he seemed to remember something: "Did Mo Lang and the others say anything?"
Mr. Shi replied, "Hu Zi seemed to have spoken to Mo Lang just now. I asked him to come in and answer."
Just as he was about to go out and call for help, Hu Zi came looking for him.
After the village chief let him in, he said, "Mo Lang just told me that he seemed to have discovered an ambush along the way. He didn't take action when he came here, but it seems he plans to take action on the way back."
The leader of Muyun Village nodded and asked, "Did Mo Lang ask for help?"
Hu Zi shook his head: "Not really."
"Since there is nothing, then we can handle it. Pack up and prepare to return to the village."
*
Half an hour after leaving the ruined temple, as they passed through the woods, Fu Zhen suddenly slowed down the carriage and said in a serious voice, "Erlang, something is wrong."
Fu Zhen had been in the quarry for many years and was very vigilant. He later learned some martial arts. He vaguely felt something was strange when he came here, and now he realized that something was wrong.
Fu Wei lifted the curtain and looked out.
There was silence all around, as if some danger was lurking in the dark.
Fu Wei's eyes darkened, and he immediately said, "Change the route back to Yu County!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhen was about to pull the reins and turn around, but the next moment, a trip rope suddenly emerged from the ground covered with dead leaves.
The carriage had just slowed down, and Fu Zhen reacted very quickly with quick eyes and hands, pulling the reins hard in an instant.
Fu Zhen was very strong. When he was only half an inch away from the tripwire, the horse kicked up its front hooves and neighed.
The carriage was shaking violently. Yu Ying grabbed the window without noticing, but the back of her head still hit the wall hard. Fu Wei steadied himself and immediately went to support her, asking anxiously, "What's wrong?"
Yu Ying's face wrinkled, but she still said, "It's just a bump, no big deal. What's the situation outside?"
Now was not the time to carefully check for injuries, so Fu Wei picked up the crossbow and gave it to her: "You are in the carriage, don't go out."
Then he swiftly picked up the two long sticks placed in the carriage and opened the curtain. When he jumped off the carriage, he threw a long stick to Fu Zhen.
When the car curtain dropped, Yu Ying saw several people rushing towards her, holding knives.
Yu Ying felt panicky, even more so than when she met those trouble-making thugs last year.
After a moment of panic, she heard the sound of fighting outside. She immediately took out the poisonous powder packets from her purse, loosened the oil paper wrapped with the powder packets and stuffed them into her belt. Then she picked up the crossbow. When she was about to go forward and lift the curtain, the curtain was suddenly lifted. She was so scared that she immediately aimed the crossbow at it.
Fu Wei opened the curtain and saw her alert look. He was stunned for a moment and said quickly, "Don't panic. It's still safe outside."
Seeing that it was him, Yu Ying quickly turned the crossbow in another direction, fearing that she would hurt him by mistake.
She patted her chest and took two breaths to calm herself before asking, "What happened?"
Fu Wei put down his long stick, sat beside her, stretched out his arm behind her, patted her twice gently, and said in a slow voice: "Mo Lang and the others have taken action."
Hearing this, Yu Ying stepped forward, opened a gap and looked out.
Outside, the five people were beaten so hard by Mo Lang and Fu Zhen that they had no power to fight back. There was no need for Mo Lang's men to take action at all.
In just a short moment, several people were knocked to the ground and unable to get up.
These people were probably not capable people. They were just greedy for money and thought they could get it easily. They did not expect that there would be someone to protect them.
Several people were tied up by Fu Zhen and Mo Lang.
After tying him up, Fu Zhen looked at Mo Lang: "Why are you here, and..."
He is so skilled, he doesn't look like a businessman at all.
Mo Lang glanced at his childhood playmate. He originally had no memory of him, but when he saw him using a stick to repel the enemy just now, a vague image seemed to emerge in his mind.
A scene of two children practicing stick fighting under a tree.
Although it was only a momentary scene, Mo Lang still felt a little sentimental, so when his men didn't take action, he took action and let Fu Wei return to the carriage.
After thinking for a while, Mo Lang looked at the carriage behind him and said intriguingly, "Ask your second brother."
Fu Zhen followed his gaze and turned to look at the carriage, only to see Fu Wei getting off the carriage and walking towards them.
Fu Wei walked up to them, glanced at the tied-up people, and said, "I will take these people back."
Mo Lang frowned slightly.
Fu Wei seemed to see through his worries and said, "I'm lucky to have met Mr. Shen this time. When I return, I will report the true situation to you, my Lord, and then I will hold a banquet at home. I hope Mr. Shen will not refuse."
It is a coincidence that being open and honest is more reasonable and convincing.
Mo Lang thought for a moment, nodded, and then said: "I have a lot of people here, I can help you take the person back."
After saying that, he glanced at Fu Zhen, then back at Fu Wei: "Your eldest brother asked me what's going on, please explain it to me."
After he finished speaking, he ordered his men to tie up several people into a rope and bring them to their place.
The man was taken away, and Mo Lang also walked back to where the horses were parked, which was about a mile away.
From a distance, if you look carefully, you can see the shadow of the horse under the scattered tree trunks.
Even if it was a coincidence, Fu Zhen realized that it was unusual.
Looking at the person leaving, Fu Zhen retracted his gaze and looked at Fu Wei with a serious expression: "The temple destruction incident just now did not endanger your safety, but what happened just now, I don't believe it was just an ordinary highway robbery, I have to ask."
Fu Wei smiled helplessly and said truthfully, "Someone told me that someone spent five hundred taels to buy my legs on the street."
Fu Zhen's pupils shrank. Without thinking too much, he could guess who was willing to pay this price for Fu Wei's legs.
There was a long silence. After a long while, Fu Zhen finally spoke: "Should we tell the magistrate about this?"
Fu Wei glanced at the bound people and said, "These people will be taken back to be interrogated by the lord. The lord will then send them to the government office and this matter will be handled easily."
Previously, Prefect Shen had said that if people from Wuling County invaded Cangwu, he would not sit idly by.
Although seven or eight months have passed since the first month of the year, Fu Wei showed up in front of the prefect a few days ago. Moreover, the prefect was assassinated only about two months ago, and his legitimate son was also injured. He must still be angry and will have no mercy on the assassin. At this time, striking while the iron is hot will achieve the best results.
Now is the best time to reap the rewards of Fu Wei’s previous operations.
"What about Mr. Shen? Is it just a coincidence?"
Fu Wei: "There is indeed a secret behind his identity, but the less people who know about this secret, the safer it will be. Brother, do you understand what I mean?"
Fu Zhen frowned. He was not the kind of person who would get to the bottom of things.
"Then I won't ask about his identity. I just want to know the purpose of his appearance."
Fu Wei: "Protect me."
Hearing this, Fu Zhen's brows relaxed: "Today I will pretend that I know nothing about anything."
Fu Wei smiled and said, "Go back."
Fu Wei returned to the carriage and checked where Yu Ying had hit her head, while telling her how to deal with those people.
Not feeling the bulge, Fu Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll apply a hot towel to you when we get back."
Yu Ying nodded and said "hmm", then lifted the curtain and looked back. Seeing those people were tied together and following behind the horses, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was also inconvenient to say too much in the carriage, for fear that Fu Zhen would hear anything, so he kept calm along the way and didn't say much.
For the next half hour, we returned without encountering any danger.
As soon as they returned to Yu County, Fu Wei asked Fu Zhen to send Yu Ying home first. After they dropped her off at the entrance of the alley, they immediately went to the yamen.
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