Chapter 1730 Yuan Gui's Help
Shu Yu guessed that the reason why Uncle Meng was so eager to have Meng Qi go find Meng Pei as soon as he woke up was probably related to his arrest.
Although Uncle Meng had woken up twice before, it was only for a short time. He would just open his eyes and say a few words to know that he was out of danger, but his mind probably hadn't fully processed what was happening.
Now that he's fully awake, he probably remembered what happened in the black market and the reasons behind it.
Shu Yu didn't know the inside story and didn't say much, so she told Meng Qi to go back quickly.
"When you go back, please tell Uncle Meng that there are more than twenty extra soldiers at the city gate."
Meng Qi nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand."
Meng Qi left, and Shu Yu looked at the two large baskets on the stove with a headache.
She had originally wanted Meng Qi to help carry them over, although she could carry them herself, but two large baskets were too much, and it would be too conspicuous for a girl to carry them, especially since she was not familiar with the county town and was very likely to run into patrolling soldiers.
Unfortunately, the Meng Family Escort Agency and the magistrate's private residence were in completely opposite directions, otherwise they could have gone together.
Shu Yu was considering whether to change back into men's clothing, so that it wouldn't seem so out of place.
Yuan Gui came in at this moment and said to Shu Yu, "Miss Lu, I just saw Meng Qi leave as if he had something urgent to attend to. I heard from Granny Fang that you are taking these foods back to the Meng Family Escort Agency? I'll help you deliver them there."
When Shu Yu saw him, she suddenly remembered Granny Fang's hesitant words.
Perfect timing, she also had something she wanted to ask him.
only……
"You still have injuries on your body."
"It's alright, Dr. Mi said I'm recovering very well. Anyway, it's not far from the escort agency." He walked to the table, picked up a basket and weighed it. "It's not heavy. Let's go, we'll be back in a bit."
Seeing that he seemed to be fine, Shu Yu didn't refuse.
However, she gave him the lighter basket, and the two of them didn't linger any longer. They said goodbye to Dr. Mi and the others and went out.
Yuan Gui was originally going to lead the way, but unexpectedly, once they went out, Shu Yu walked in the opposite direction.
He paused for a moment, then quickly followed, asking in a low voice, "Miss Lu, aren't you going back to the escort agency?"
"Okay, we won't go back to the escort agency. Just follow me in a bit." She had already inquired about the location of the magistrate's private residence from Meng Qi, so it wasn't too difficult to find.
Yuan Gui was puzzled, but in the end he nodded and followed her.
Not long after the two left, Shuyu brought up Grandma Fang.
"...I heard from Granny Fang that she was also from Dong'an Prefecture and had fled here due to the disaster. What about her relatives? Did they all... perish on the way to escape?"
Yuan Gui didn't expect her to mention Granny Fang, but he didn't know much about her either. "It seems that Granny Fang has no relatives. She lives alone in the village. I heard from the villagers that she has no children, but she used to have a husband. However, according to Granny Fang, her husband passed away a long time ago."
Did he die young?
“I don’t know anything else. I asked Grandma Fang, but she didn’t seem willing to say much. The villagers said that Grandma Fang came here alone more than 20 years ago. She rented a house at first and then settled down in the village.”
That's all Yuan Gui knows. If Shu Yu wants to know more, she can either ask in the village or inquire with Granny Fang.
Shu Yu pursed her lips, wanting to ask again, but just as she opened her mouth, a commotion suddenly arose from the street in front of her.
(End of this chapter)
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