Chapter 10 Sir, please save me
As soon as the sun set, Xu Chang returned to the inn and brought Fu Ning a new set of clothes and a veil for her to change into.
This time, Fu Ning did not refuse. She changed her clothes, put on a veil, got on the sedan chair prepared by Xu Chang, staggered through three streets, and entered the county magistrate's mansion.
The mansion is not very big, with several small courtyards. It is a bit crowded, and everyone can know clearly what happens in which house.
As soon as Fu Ning entered the backyard, he saw that several doors were quietly opened a little.
She walked into the room Xu Chang arranged for her without looking around.
Xu Chang instructed: "Our master will come over after he finishes his work, Miss Fu Ning, please wait for a while."
Fu Ning nodded, and when Xu Chang closed the door for her, she immediately lay down on the bed, "System, wake me up before the county magistrate comes in. I got up too early today and I'm so sleepy."
The system responded and immediately detected that the host had entered a sleeping state.
This sleep quality is really enviable.
At this time, in the main hall of the county magistrate's mansion, Magistrate Yao's fat face was covered with sweat. He had no time to care about his new concubine today and was carefully dealing with the dinner party.
After all, the person who came today was an important figure whom he would not meet many times in his life.
Sitting at the same table with him were not only the governor of Quzhou, but also two immortals from the world of cultivation.
The governor of Quzhou said, "These two cultivators came from the cultivation world to look for someone. I heard that they finally appeared in your Suman County. They still need the assistance of County Magistrate Yao."
County Magistrate Yao nodded repeatedly, the fat on his face trembling, "I will definitely do my best and tell you everything I know. I wonder what kind of person the two immortals are looking for?"
Shen Qingning sat opposite County Magistrate Yao, took out a portrait from her bosom and handed it to County Magistrate Yao. She opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was as cold as a mountain spring, "This is my fiancé Song Jinghe. He went to the human world to find herbs for me a year ago and his whereabouts are unknown. The fate tablet he left in the family shows that the last place he appeared was Suman County."
County Magistrate Yao took the portrait. The person in the portrait had a dignified appearance and extraordinary bearing. It was obvious at first glance that he was not an ordinary person. Why would such a person come to their remote Suluan County?
He rolled up the portrait and carefully placed it aside. "Don't worry, I will definitely send people to search for the whereabouts of this young master."
Yan Qu asked, "County Magistrate Yao, do you have any strange places in Sulman County, or places that people don't want to go to?"
County Magistrate Yao thought for a moment and said, "There are many mountains in the north of our county, and few people go there."
Yan Qu nodded and said, "Thank you."
Shen Qingning glanced at Yan Qu with mixed feelings. She had already made it clear to him that she was here to find her fiancé, but this man was wholeheartedly helping her find him, leaving her with no reason to chase him away.
After the meal, County Magistrate Yao asked the maid to clear the table and sent Shen Qingning, Yan Qu and the governor of Quzhou out. As soon as they left the meeting room, a woman wearing only a light yellow gauze threw herself into Yan Qu's arms.
The scent of the woman made Shen Qingning frown.
"Sir, save me!" The woman raised her head, and her pretty little face was full of tear marks. Anyone who saw her would feel pity for her.
Yan Qu hurriedly pulled the woman off him, and two clerks behind him held the woman on the left and right and dragged her to the backyard.
"Sir, please save me!"
County Magistrate Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Please forgive me, sir. This woman is crazy and has offended you."
Yan Qu said: "Let them stop."
"Ah?" County Magistrate Yao wiped the sweat off his forehead and pointed at the clerk and scolded, "You guys have no sense, why don't you stop now?"
The clerk who was pulling the woman stopped, but the woman continued to struggle in their hands.
County Magistrate Yao forced a fake smile and asked, "What do you want?"
Yan Qu strode up to the woman, looked at her who was a head shorter than him and asked, "Why do you want me to save you?"
The woman broke free from the clerk who was holding her and tightly grasped Yan Qu's arm, "Sir, I was forcibly taken to his backyard by this county magistrate. I don't want to be a concubine at all."
County Magistrate Yao was anxious when he heard this. "How can you talk nonsense? I clearly bought it from your father!"
The woman cried and said, "I don't want to do it at all. My father drugged me and sent me here. Please, sir, you must save me, otherwise I will die miserably."
The governor of Quzhou said at the side: "Old Yao, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to force someone to do something."
County Magistrate Yao knew at a glance that he could not keep this woman.
This was the most beautiful of his recent concubines. He said with great pain, "Yes, yes, your Excellency is right. I will send her back right away."
The woman shook her head and looked at Yan Qu with tears in her eyes, "Sir, please take me away and return me to my father. My father will sell me to someone else."
Yan Qu nodded and turned to ask County Magistrate Yao, "How much money did you give her father?"
County Magistrate Yao said vaguely, "Fifty taels."
"Okay." Yan Qu handed him a silver note, "Here's a hundred taels. I'll buy her."
County Magistrate Yao took the banknote and looked at it carefully, then smiled happily, "From now on, this girl will be yours."
Yan Qu said to the woman, "Come with me."
The woman was so excited that she wanted to throw herself on him, but Yan Qu took a step back without leaving a trace.
He didn't want Qing Ning to misunderstand him.
Shen Qingning, who was standing aside, silently watched Yan Qu and the unknown woman being intimate. She originally thought that Yan Qu was only nice to her, but it turned out that he was very gentle with any pretty woman.
Shen Qingning bit her lip, her heart seemed to be clenched, she didn't want to go look for Song Jinghe with Yan Qu.
She walked quickly into the carriage without saying a word, and without caring whether Yan Qu followed her or not, she told the coachman to go ahead.
After sending off the governor of Quzhou and the two immortals, County Magistrate Yao returned to his backyard. He felt a little regretful. Although he earned fifty taels, he didn't get to taste the beauty of the woman who was so beautiful.
But that's all, he comforted himself, that woman was not a peaceful person at first glance, she had made him angry a few days ago but she said she was not feeling well, today she got some news from somewhere and threw herself into the arms of a fairy to climb up the ladder, what a bitch.
He decided to take a look at his new bride. He had heard Xu Chang say that this woman was different from ordinary women and had a unique flavor, which aroused his curiosity.
"Boss, boss, the fat old man has entered the backyard."
Fu Ning was awakened by the system. He yawned, stood up slowly, moved a chair, and sat down with his back to the door.
The door behind me creaked open.
"Beauty, I'm here. Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Hey, what a greasy voice. Fu Ning slowly turned his head and pulled up the corners of his mouth, "You are finally here."
The county magistrate, who looked to weigh more than 200 pounds, widened his eyes in horror when he saw Fu Ning, and then he let out a cry, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
The moment he fell to the ground, it was as if there was an earthquake.
Fu Ning blinked and said to the system, "Not really? Am I that scary?"
System: "It's mainly because of the dim candlelight and your horrific makeup. At first glance, you really look like a female ghost."
Fu Ning walked up to County Magistrate Yao, kicked him in the stomach, and asked the system, "Are you scared to death?"
System: "According to my detection, the person is still alive."
Fu Ning: "I thought it would be funny, Song Jing and Mingming laughed for a long time."
The system thought, except for the villain who laughed, everyone else who saw it would be horrified.
"What do we do now?" it asked.
Fu Ning went out to ask the maid to get some water, and finally he was willing to wash his face.
Acai and Xiaodan didn't know how much pearl powder they put on her face. It felt like a layer of mask. She felt a lot more refreshed after washing.
Fu Ning held a washbasin, stood in front of County Magistrate Yao, and poured the water over his head.
County Magistrate Yao took a deep breath and opened his eyes. "Someone come! There's a female ghost!"
Fu Ning stood above him with his arms folded, "Who are you talking about, female ghost?"
County Magistrate Yao saw Fu Ning's appearance clearly and supported his fat body to sit up. "Why are you pretending to be a female ghost to scare people? Where is Xu Chang? How does she work? Where did you find such an ugly woman?"
Fu Ning pressed his hands together until they made a crackling sound. "Excuse me, sir. I am the most beautiful woman in our village."
County Magistrate Yao finally stood up, holding onto a chair beside him. He said in disbelief, "You village women are so ugly. I should have just killed all of you ugly things."
Fu Ning sneered, pulled out the chair he was supporting and sat down, "County Magistrate Yao, I am not here to be your concubine. I came here today to discuss some cooperation with you."
County Magistrate Yao wrinkled his fat face and asked, "What kind of cooperation can you discuss with me?"
"County Magistrate, I forgot to introduce myself. I am an alchemist." Fu Ning took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and opened it to him. "Here is what you need most."
There was a reddish-brown pill inside, emitting a refreshing scent, and a hint of spiritual energy could be felt around the pill.
County Magistrate Yao was no ignorant man. He could tell at a glance that this was a third-grade elixir.
He took a quick breath and asked, "Did you make this?"
Fu Ning nodded, "Put your hand on the table, I'll take your pulse."
County Magistrate Yao hurriedly extended his left hand.
After a while, she said, "I see that your pulse is slow and your fingers are cold and sweaty. This is a sign of kidney yin and yang deficiency. I guess you must have taken a lot of soups to regulate your body. But forgive me for being frank, you are already this old. After so many years of accumulation, your body has been hollowed out. Ordinary soups may not be of much use. You still need to rely on pills to regulate your body and make up for the deficiency."
She knocked on her wooden box and said, "This is a third-grade Qi-boosting pill. As long as the county magistrate doesn't make things difficult for our village, I can sell it to you at a low price. If it doesn't work, I will refund the money."
County Magistrate Yao's eyes suddenly became greedy. Because Quzhou's spiritual energy was the thinnest in the entire human world, no alchemist was willing to come here. As a result, elixirs were much scarcer than in other places. Although he had money, he couldn't buy them even if he wanted to. He didn't expect that an alchemist would suddenly appear.
He asked, "How much are you going to sell it to me?"
"The current price of a third-grade elixir in Quzhou is one hundred taels of silver." Fu Ning tilted his head and thought for a while, "How about this, I'll give you a half-price discount, how about fifty taels?"
The flesh on County Magistrate Yao's face was so thick that it almost squeezed out his eyes. "Okay, I have a hundred taels here. Buy two first. If the effect is good, I'll buy more."
"Deal." Fu Ning took the banknote and pushed the pill to his side. "I'll give you the remaining pill after I refine it."
County Magistrate Yao took the wooden box, put it under his nose, and sniffed it again and again with an intoxicated look on his face. "It's really a good thing."
Fu Ning ordered him to leave, "Please go back."
County Magistrate Yao walked out of the house, the smile on his face turned cunning. This stupid woman gave up everything so easily.
He narrowed his eyes. Fifty taels was still too expensive.
He had to think of a way to get that woman to make the elixir for him for free.
He rushed back to his yard, panting and shouting, "Where's Xu Chang?"
Xu Chang hurried out, "County Magistrate, what do you want me to do?"
"The woman you brought back today is very good. Go to the village again and find out who this woman has the best relationship with. Bring him here. I will serve him with delicious food and drinks."
The county magistrate's wife, who was as plump as Magistrate Yao, came out of the house and complained, "What are you yelling about so late at night? Which vixen has bewitched you again?"
County Magistrate Yao hurriedly smiled and said, "Madam, this time it's not a vixen, it's our cash cow."
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