Chapter 1781, Huedeng Village
Although Xia Yi will return to the capital in the future, and Chenggu County will have a new magistrate, Xia Yi will most likely make arrangements for Granny Fang and Yuan Gui if they wish.
To everyone's surprise, Yuan Gui, who was sitting on the carriage shaft, smiled and said, "No, we will go back to Hedeng Village."
Shu Yu was taken aback. "Back to Heden Village?"
Grandma Fang in the carriage smiled bitterly, "Agui did it for me. It was me who didn't want to stay in the county government office, and I wanted to go back to the village. Agui was worried that I would be alone and no one would take care of me, so he wanted to come back with me. Actually, it would be better for him to stay in the county government office. He has excellent martial arts skills, and if the new magistrate takes a liking to him, he will have a bright future. I don't want to hold him back. Mr. Lu, please help me persuade Agui."
"No need to persuade me, I think Wodeng Village is great, very peaceful."
Grandma Fang disagreed, "What's so comfortable about that? You're a grown man, you're old enough to get married. Working in the county government would make it easier to arrange a marriage. Why do you insist on coming back with me?"
Shu Yu glanced at Granny Fang, then at Yuan Gui outside the carriage, and seemed to ponder, "Why doesn't Granny want to live in the county town? Isn't it more convenient there?"
Grandma Fang suddenly turned her head away, seemingly unwilling to answer.
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes. Was there something in the county town that Granny Fang was afraid of? When they first met Yuan Gui, he had mentioned that Granny Fang was very reluctant to come to the county town. This time, she had no choice but to go to the town to see a doctor, but who knew that she would encounter rebels and stay for so long.
Shu Yu stared at Granny Fang for a moment, and the latter only chuckled twice.
She could only sigh inwardly. Sure enough, there were some things that Granny Fang seemed unwilling to say more about.
She changed the subject, "Haven't you considered going back to Dong'an Prefecture? Granny Fang fled from Dong'an Prefecture before, and Yuan Gui was originally from Dong'an Prefecture as well. Wouldn't it be good to go back to your hometown?"
Yuan Gui pursed his lips and remained silent, but Granny Fang seemed lost in some kind of memory, her voice suddenly becoming somber, "Dong'an Prefecture... that place is a place of sorrow for me, I have no relatives left there, what's the point of going back?"
Shu Yu was taken aback. "Not a single relative left? How can Grandma Fang be so sure? Did you go back and check?"
Grandma Fang shook her head, but she didn't intend to continue.
"Mother-in-law..."
Shu Yu was a bit overwhelmed and wanted to ask again, but Granny Fang pointed ahead and said, "Go another mile and you'll reach Hedeng Village. Mr. Lu, we haven't been back for more than twenty days. The house must be very dirty. Please don't be offended if we don't treat you well."
This obvious and abrupt way of changing the subject left Shu Yu feeling both amused and exasperated.
It seems we should go to the village and ask around first.
The carriage arrived at Hedeng Village very quickly. Grandma Fang's house was located inside the village, so the carriage traveled through the village.
The village was originally very quiet, but the actions of the rebels have obviously affected this area as well, and there are also destroyed traps at the village entrance.
When they entered the village, apart from a few people walking around, everyone else was still hiding in the houses, and there were no children outside.
Fortunately, it's winter now, and there's not much work to do in the fields, so everyone is staying home to hibernate.
Hearing the sound of carriage wheels rolling on the road, everyone craned their necks and looked out nervously.
They only breathed a long sigh of relief when they saw Yuan Gui sitting on the carriage shaft.
(End of this chapter)
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