Xu Yi walked away with his hands behind his back. Only after Xu Yi left did Qian Dayong breathe a sigh of relief. For some reason, Xu Yi always gave people a sense of pressure.
Moreover, what he just said made Qian Dayong a little suspicious. Could it be that Xu Yi had discovered something?
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No way, I did it perfectly, how could he possibly find anything?
Perhaps he was unhappy because he had taken credit from Xu Yi. Thinking of this, Qian Dayong became even happier. He wanted to see Xu Yi uncomfortable.
"Brothers, I'm in a good mood today. Let's go for a drink after we're done with our shifts," Qian Dayong shouted deliberately.
He wanted Xu Yi to know that he invited everyone to go drinking, but he wouldn't be including Xu Yi.
Xu Yi usually doesn't care about such childish behavior; drinking with a bunch of grown men is nothing compared to going home and spending time with his wife.
When Xu Yi got home, he found that Fu Man'er wasn't home either.
She went to the temple fair with Lu Sheng.
"Walk slowly and stay close to me." Even though Fu Man'er is already married, Lu Sheng still instinctively treats her like a child, protecting her behind him as if she were a little girl.
"Don't worry, Sister Lusheng. I'll follow you one step at a time and I'll never fall behind you by even half a step." Fu Man'er was practically swearing to the heavens.
This was the last temple fair before the New Year, so there were a lot of people. Fu Man'er and Lu Sheng came mainly to burn incense and worship Buddha, so they had to bite the bullet and squeeze in even though there were a lot of people.
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"Miss, you should follow Lu Sheng. I'll follow behind you." Shuangxi, holding the incense candles, followed closely behind Fu Man'er.
Fortunately, the two people in front of me knew kung fu, and after squeezing through the crowd for a while, we reached the main gate of the temple.
There were quite a few people coming to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and the long queue had already stretched all the way to the entrance.
Fu Man'er peeked inside and asked, "With so many people coming to worship Buddha, can Buddha handle it all?"
This is preventing Buddha from having a peaceful and leisurely New Year.
"Watch out!" A person darted out from the side and almost bumped into Fu Man'er's head. Lu Sheng quickly pulled Fu Man'er back.
"Oh, what a beauty." The man stopped and looked at Fu Man'er and the others, his tone and eyes somewhat frivolous. "Did you see me coming and want to throw yourself into my arms?"
Fu Man'er frowned. The man in front of her had a thick beard that covered most of his face. He was tall and somewhat overweight.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You didn't even look where you were going, you almost bumped into my young lady," Shuangxi immediately retorted.
If Lu Sheng hadn't been quick-witted, such a big guy hitting her young lady on the head would have hurt terribly.
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"Hey little girl," the man said with a grin, trying to take a step forward, but Lu Sheng stepped forward.
Her hands, hanging by her sides, were clenched into fists that made a cracking sound, and her cold yet sharp gaze fell on the man.
The man paused, realizing that the woman in the tight-fitting clothes was not someone to be trifled with. Just as he was hesitating, someone in front of him suddenly caught his attention.
"Hmph, consider yourself lucky." The man said this and hurriedly walked away.
Fu Man'er looked in the direction he left, but before she could see clearly, the man's figure had already blocked her view.
"Man'er, what are you looking at?" Lu Sheng asked.
Fu Man'er looked away. "I saw someone who looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was." It was mainly because she hadn't seen him clearly just now.
"Never mind, let's go inside." She had come to the temple fair today with a specific request.
She was acting very mysteriously, and neither Lu Sheng nor Shuang Xi, who accompanied her, knew what she was praying for at the temple.
When it was their turn, Fu Man'er finally spoke up, "I want to pray for everyone's safety."
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Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng thought, "Isn't this a very ordinary thing?"
"And another thing is that I want to ask for a child." Fu Man'er said this in a low voice.
The reason I had this idea was that a relative of the Xu family came to visit a while ago, and there was a baby with him, who was fair-skinned, chubby, and adorable.
Fu Man'er didn't really have much of a feeling for children before, but after seeing that child, she realized that children are so much fun.
That's right, she was overjoyed because she thought children were both lovable and fun.
He's chubby and has big, bright eyes that look left and right. He giggles when you tease him, and he's so adorable.
It's a pity that it's someone else's child; no matter how much you cherish it, you have to let go.
Fu Man'er, who couldn't stop thinking about having a child, finally had the idea of coming to ask for a son.
Lu Sheng's lips twitched. She had heard Fu Man'er rave about how fun the child was these past few days, but she hadn't expected her to be so concerned.
But~
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“Yes, Dayong is still busy. I heard from my neighbor that this temple is the most efficacious, so I came here to offer incense.” Chunniang said, handing the basket in her hand forward.
"There were so many people today, and all the incense outside was sold out. I only bought this much, and I don't know if it will be enough."
Fu Man'er glanced down at her basket, but her gaze inadvertently drifted to the sachet hanging from her waist. If she remembered correctly, the man who had almost bumped into her earlier also had a sachet like that.
“They also sell them at temples.” Fu Man’er glanced at them and then looked away.
The two were merely nodding acquaintances and had nothing to say to each other. After exchanging greetings, Fu Man'er and the others continued walking outside.
On the way back, Fu Man'er kept thinking about this matter, not knowing whether there was any real connection or if she was just overthinking it.
Because that sachet was so ordinary that you could probably buy it in any store now.
When Fu Man'er met Xu Yi, she told him about her confusion, even though it might not seem like a big deal.
However, Xu Yi had always had doubts about Qian Dayong's capture of the bandits. The portraits of the captured bandits were also posted, and Fu Man'er saw their appearance.
"To be honest, that man today looked more like a bandit."
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Without comparison, it's fine, but if you really put these people together, it's very obvious who looks like a bandit.
Xu Yi's fingers began to tap unconsciously on the table, a habitual action he took when thinking.
"How about I go up the mountain another day to take a look?" Xu Yi had always been skeptical of what Qian Dayong said.
According to him, there are only seven bandits left on the mountain now, and it's winter, so they're unlikely to pose a significant threat. There's no need to go up the mountain to wipe them out at this time.
“No.” Fu Man’er immediately shook her head. “Don’t go up the mountain.”
This was the first thought that popped into her head when she heard that Xu Yi wanted to go up the mountain.
"But without going up there to see for yourself, and without finding out the truth."
"Besides, I'm just going up the mountain to take a look. I'm not going to catch bandits alone, so there won't be any problems."
Xu Yi can be said to have been venturing into the mountains since he was a child. He was quite skilled and had the keen awareness of a soldier, which is why he dared to go up the mountain alone.
"No, no." Fu Man'er hugged Xu Yi's waist tightly and buried her head in his chest. "We can't go up the mountain."
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"Are you so worried about me?" Xu Yi looked down at Fu Man'er.
Fu Man'er nodded seriously, "I'm very worried, very worried."
"Please don't go up the mountain, okay?"
"Is it okay?"
The little girl nestled in his arms, speaking softly and sweetly, and Xu Yi couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, we won't go up the mountain."
Since we can't go up the mountain, we can only try to find out about the bandits.
Before Xu Yi could even begin to investigate, the bandits' situation was exposed on its own.
As the year draws to a close, more and more people are buying New Year's goods. Many families are buying them in large bundles by horse-drawn carts. However, some people are robbed by bandits on their way home.
Xu Yi happened to be at the government office when the person came to report the case, so he took the opportunity to ask about the situation in detail.
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The victims were two brothers. "We just wanted to get into the city before dark, so we took the road at the foot of the mountain, but we didn't expect to run into bandits."
“They were all wearing masks, so we couldn’t see what they looked like. Two of them knocked my brother and me unconscious. When we woke up, everything was gone.”
“Those are all our family’s New Year’s goods. These damned people, can’t they let us have a peaceful New Year?”
Once the two brothers had calmed down a bit, Xu Yi asked, "Did you see clearly how many people there were?"
"It seems there are five."
"I only remember that two people pulled us away, while the others tried to steal the carriage."
Xu Yi originally wanted to get some information out of them, but the two brothers had been knocked unconscious early on and knew nothing.
These bandits are really audacious; not content with just robbing people of their New Year's goods, they even stole their carriage.
The carriage tracks were the most obvious on the mountain road. Xu Yi decided to take advantage of the short time and lead his men to trace the carriage tracks to see if they could find the bandits' hiding place.
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