Chapter 111 Chapter 111 Do it Rashly
When Zhou heard that Yu Li was going to be away for a few days, she was a little confused.
"Mother Li, where are you going?" She was a little uneasy. "Is the place you are going far?"
Yu Li said, "It's not far, actually. It's in Yuqing County. I heard from Uncle Tu that it only takes one day by boat. If you take the boat in the morning, you can arrive in the evening."
"Boss Tu?" Zhou keenly grasped the key point and his face turned pale instantly.
After knowing that the "Young Master Xuan" mentioned by Boss Tu was the grandson of General Xuan, she guessed that Boss Tu might be from the Zhennan Army and should be a confidant of the General's Mansion.
She didn't expect that there would be soldiers from the Xuan family in a place like Qingshi Village.
But think about it, the Zhennan Army has been stationed in the South for many years, and most of the people recruited by the Zhennan Army are from the South. It is not surprising that Boss Tu has such good fortune.
Zhou asked quietly, "Li Niang, was it Boss Tu who asked you to go?"
Since Boss Tu is now working for the General's Mansion, what he is going to do is definitely extraordinary.
Yu Li said that she felt a little uneasy after being away for a few days. She was also frightened by what happened in the past and was a little scared.
Yu Li hummed, and seeing that she looked unhappy, he comforted her: "Don't worry, mother, it's okay."
Zhou opened her mouth and asked hesitantly, "What is it that I have to look for you?"
She didn't know yet about the great achievements Yu Li had made last year. In her mind, although Li Niang was a little strong and good at slaughtering pigs, she was just an ordinary little girl.
With a status like Boss Tu, he must have done some violent things, how could he be involved with Li Niang?
Yu Li was a little hesitant. Her mother-in-law looked so fragile. Would she be scared if she knew that she was going to suppress bandits?
She didn't know what to say and wasn't good at lying, so she turned around and looked at Fu Wenxiao.
Receiving her pleading look, Fu Wenxiao said, "Mom, don't worry, Li Niang is going to help Boss Tu do something. This is not dangerous for Li Niang."
"real?"
"Of course it's true!" Fu Wenxiao said calmly.
Zhou still believed in Fu Wenxiao very much, and this was because he had been a reliable person since he was a child. If he had not been implicated in the beginning, it would not have happened... And as a man, he would not watch the girl he loved take risks, right?
Thinking of this, she felt relieved.
"When are you leaving, Li Niang? I'll help you pack your luggage first, and then make you some food for the journey..."
As Zhou said this, she was about to prepare, fearing that Yu Li would be hungry on the road.
After Yu Li told her a time, she said, "Okay, I'll get up early the day after tomorrow and make you some pancakes to eat on the way."
Yu Li wanted to say no, but seeing how motivated she was, he said, "Then I'll trouble you, mother."
"What's the trouble? You can't go out hungry. What if you run out of strength or encounter danger? People need to eat enough." Zhou said, and couldn't help but worry again.
Fearing that she might have wild thoughts, Yu Li quickly said, "Mom, Xiao Ge'er and I have something to talk about. Let's go back to our room first."
Zhou immediately smiled and tactfully did not disturb the young couple. Instead, she urged them, "Go ahead, go ahead. You have to go out the day after tomorrow. You really need to have a good talk with Xiao."
Seeing her showing that strange smile that seemed to convey some message mixed with relief, Yu Li became a little nervous. He pulled Fu Wenxiao's sleeve and walked back to his room stiffly.
If it were someone else, she wouldn't care what they did.
But she always gets nervous when facing Zhou.
Maybe it's more of a guilty conscience.
She knew that her mother-in-law thought she and Fu Wenxiao were husband and wife, and the premise that her mother-in-law treated her well was that she became Fu Wenxiao's wife, and it was her duty as a mother-in-law to take care of her daughter-in-law.
But she knows her business.
After waking up from this world, the first person she saw was the unconscious Fu Wenxiao, and the second was Zhou.
It can be said that Zhou’s patience and tolerance enabled her to quickly become familiar with this world, and he was a very important person to her.
She just couldn't bear to give up the food Zhou cooked and the kindness Zhou showed her, and wanted to continue staying in the Fu family.
If she was not Fu Wenxiao's wife, she would have nothing to do with the Fu family.
Naturally, it has nothing to do with Zhou.
Thinking about it this way, Yu Li felt that it would be better for her to occupy the identity of Fu Wenxiao's wife first.
But saying this would be a bit unfair to my mother-in-law, especially when she thinks that they have a good relationship, it makes her feel guilty and think that I have deceived her.
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Fu Wenxiao obediently let her pull his sleeve and go back to his room.
When he saw her serious expression, his heart skipped a beat. Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, but he suppressed them one by one and looked at her calmly.
Fu Wenxiao took the initiative to speak: "Li Niang, do you have anything to tell me?"
"It's nothing, actually." Yu Li scratched his face, "I just didn't want to make mom worry too much, so..."
Fu Wenxiao's smile faded slightly, and he looked a little disappointed. "Is that so? I thought..."
Yu Li looked at him in confusion, not knowing why he was so disappointed, and continued: "Actually, I have something to tell you. Uncle Tu came to me today and told me about suppressing bandits..."
She told him that Xuan Huaiqing wanted her to go to Yuqing County to suppress the bandits.
The key point is still the five hundred taels of silver reward.
Fu Wenxiao listened calmly. When he heard her say that she was going to Yuqing County, he guessed that it was related to the bandit suppression.
"It should take a few days." Yu Li estimated, "If it's fast, it'll be three or four days, if it's slow, it'll be about ten days."
Fu Wenxiao nodded to show that he understood, "You have to be careful and don't get hurt."
He didn't stop her, even though he was a little worried, he hoped that she could do what she liked.
Clearly, she seemed happy to do this, and not just for the reward.
"I know." Yu Li said seriously, "I won't get hurt. Even if I get hurt, I can heal myself."
At this point, she suddenly realized that if she left for a few days, she would not be able to transfer her supernatural powers to him, so she immediately grabbed his hand.
Fu Wenxiao's fingers moved slightly, not rejecting her touch, but he couldn't help but get his ears red every time. Fortunately, she didn't notice.
Yu Li said: "I will treat you more in the next two days."
She decided to give him all the supernatural powers for the next two days.
Fu Wenxiao smiled helplessly and said, "It's okay. My health has improved a lot recently. As long as I don't overwork myself, it won't affect my normal life."
Compared with the past three years when he had not left his house, the current situation is already very good for him.
"Really?" Yu Li looked at him suspiciously, "When I came back yesterday, you didn't look very well."
Fu Wenxiao said calmly: "Maybe I was reading for too long and didn't move for a long time. So I stood up suddenly, so I felt a little uncomfortable. I'll be fine after a while."
Yu Li looked at him and accepted his words.
**
The night before Yu Li went to Yuqing County, Fu Wenxiao suddenly gave her two hundred taels of silver.
She was stunned for a moment and looked at him suspiciously, "Where did this come from?"
Did he copy the rare copy and sell it? This is not right. The rare copy of Mr. Songhe's handwritten copy is very valuable. It is impossible to sell it for only 200 taels of silver.
Fu Wenxiao said casually, "Yesterday I drew a picture for Mr. Liu, and this is the reward he gave me."
In the mornings when she was not at home, he would paint in his study.
Perhaps it was because he hadn't written for a long time, and he was thinking about a lot of things while standing by the window, so his body couldn't bear it. When she came back, she found that he looked unhappy.
He was embarrassed to tell her about this.
Yu Li was surprised, "You can also paint?"
She thought his calligraphy was very good and didn't know he could also paint.
“I know a thing or two.” Fu Wenxiao said modestly.
He had been exposed to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the six arts of a gentleman since he was a child, and grew up along the path arranged by his elders.
He has a good memory, so it's easy for him to learn these things and it can help him kill time.
But he never thought that one day he would use these skills to make money.
If someone had told him a few years ago that one day he would sell paintings to make money just for someone, he would have thought that person was crazy.
But now I enjoy it. When I keep someone in my heart, my principles will be broken for her constantly.
Fu Wenxiao handed her the silver and said, "Mother Li, I am in good health now and can make money. Don't work so hard. If those people are in danger, you can come back. I hope you are safe and sound. We are all waiting for you at home."
Yu Li blinked and said, "It's not dangerous actually."
Unless they are the genetic warriors from her previous life, no one in this world is dangerous to her.
Of course, the origins of the imperial teacher in the capital are still unknown, so it is impossible to judge whether he is in danger for the time being.
Fu Wenxiao said seriously: "But I am worried."
Yu Li was at a loss for words. She was not ungrateful. It was hard for her to refuse other people's kindness, so she said, "There's nothing to worry about. If you can't beat me, I can still run. I can run very fast."
She said this confidently, like a child, thinking very simply.
Fu Wenxiao laughed, but he didn't want to embarrass her, so he said softly, "Okay, if you can't beat her, just run away and don't get hurt."
Seeing that he no longer insisted on this topic, Yu Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She put the two hundred taels of silver into the box and counted the money in the box. Her eyes curved like crescent moons with a smile and she looked extremely happy.
I just bought a house, and my cash box, which was almost empty, is now full of money again.
Suddenly, she thought of something and turned to ask him, "If you pass the exam to become a scholar or a juren, will you have to go to Beijing to take the exam in the future?"
Fu Wenxiao looked dazed for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Yes."
Yu Li held the box in his hand. "In this case, the money is still not enough. If we go to the capital together, it will cost a lot. We still need to make more money."
Not to mention going to the capital, he will also have to spend money to go to the provincial capital to take the provincial examination in April.
So the money is still not enough to spend, I will wait until I earn more money.
Fu Wenxiao felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He clenched his fist, put it to his lips, coughed lightly, and said, "Li Niang, will you accompany me to the capital when the time comes?"
"Of course!" Yu Li said without hesitation, "There must be a lot of delicious food in the capital."
Fu Wenxiao: “…” So, she just wanted to go to the capital to eat delicious food?
Yu Li put away the box containing the money and said expectantly, "I heard that there are many towns outside Shanping County, both large and small. There must be a lot of delicious food. I want to try them all."
It is a rare opportunity to come to a world without any pollution. She no longer has to struggle for human survival. She can live a good life, see the world, and taste the delicious food made by humans.
She could live a long time in this life, so she must find some fun for herself.
Fu Wenxiao was a little stunned. This was the first time he heard her say this.
A very simple wish.
But he also felt that it was not surprising at all, because from some of the characteristics she displayed and the information she revealed, it could be seen that she must have lived in a world full of dangers in her previous life. She had to fight constantly and was in danger of dying at any time.
Even the food must be not tasty, otherwise she would think that drinking water is delicious.
Fu Wenxiao asked tentatively: "Li Niang, can we go together then?"
Yu Li glanced at him and said vaguely, "Let's talk about it later."
Fu Wenxiao's heart sank, and then he sighed helplessly.
He understood what she meant. The future was too far away, and she never thought about it too much. She preferred to live in the present.
**
The next day, Yu Li got up before dawn.
As soon as she woke up, Fu Wenxiao also woke up and called out in a sleepy, hoarse voice, "Li Niang?"
Yu Li turned his head and looked at him, and said, "It's still early, you can continue to sleep."
Fu Wenxiao did not sleep any more. He got up, put on his clothes, and lit the oil lamp on the table.
After she went behind the screen to put on her clothes, he used a comb to comb her hair and tied it into a bun so that it would be convenient for her to work and would not easily come loose.
Then he took a red hairband and tied it in her hair.
Yu Li saw the hairband he took out and felt a little strange, "Do you have this thing at home?"
"Yes." Fu Wenxiao said calmly, "I bought it yesterday."
So when he went to Mr. Liu to sell paintings yesterday, he also spent some money to buy a hairband?
"I will buy you jewelry when I make money next time." Fu Wenxiao said.
Yu Li was not used to wearing any jewelry. “No, it feels too troublesome.” She had seen Mrs. Wang and Old Madam Yao wearing jewelry, and she felt that those jewelry were just a burden.
It looks good, but not durable.
Fu Wenxiao knew she would say that, otherwise she wouldn't be wearing nothing.
After she got married, Zhou gave her a box of jewelry, saying it was for the daughter-in-law of the Fu family. Even though she had no money at the time, Zhou never thought of selling the jewelry.
However, Yu Li never opened it and even put it in the cabinet.
Fu Wenxiao didn't care about it. If she didn't like it, he would buy her a new one later.
"We still have to prepare some. Maybe we need to wear them on some occasions." Fu Wenxiao said implicitly, "It's also good to wear a hairpin to fix your hair."
Upon hearing this, Yu Li said nothing. As long as he had fixed his hair, he could wear it.
Her hair is so long and can’t be cut, what can she do?
After combing his hair, Yu Li went out to wash up.
In the kitchen, Mrs. Zhou was already making pancakes, and the aroma was tangy.
Although she had just woken up, Yu Li still had a good appetite. When she smelled the fragrance, she felt a little greedy. After washing up, she went into the kitchen to find something to eat.
Zhou put the fried egg pancake on the table and asked her to eat it with the freshly cooked white porridge.
At this time, she noticed that Yu Li had a red hairband tied in her hair, and said with a smile: "Mother Li looks really good with a red hairband."
She was originally a pretty girl with fair complexion. The red hairband tied in her black hair made her features look even prettier and more lively.
Yu Li said "oh" slowly, and it was obvious that his mind was not on it.
Zhou pretended to be casual and said, "Did Xiaoge buy this? When he came back yesterday, I saw he brought a few hair bands with him, and he also gave two to Yansheng to tie her hair."
Zhou was very happy to see this happen. He felt very relieved that the pigs he raised would finally eat cabbages.
Yu Li didn't say anything and tried hard to eat breakfast.
After breakfast, she took the bag that Zhou had packed, which contained not only some clothes to change into, but also some freshly baked pancakes and a few boiled eggs to fill her stomach on the road.
Zhou said, "Mother Li, be careful on the road. We will wait for you to come home." Thinking that this was her first time traveling far away, she felt uneasy and could not help but worry about her. She asked, "Did you get the money? You should prepare some money just in case."
Yu Li responded seriously, "I brought silver."
If there is anything delicious over there, I must bring money to buy it.
Seeing that Fu Wenxiao had also gotten up, Zhou tactfully did not go to see her off, and the couple said goodbye to each other.
Fu Wenxiao walked her to the door. He had already reminded her of everything he needed to know the night before. He said, "Li Niang, we'll wait for you to come back."
Yu Li nodded, waved at him, and walked out the door.
As she walked away, she suddenly turned around and found that he was still standing at the door to see her off.
She had no choice but to turn around and push him into the door. "Okay, it's still early, go back and get some sleep, don't tire yourself out."
After pushing the person into the door, she closed the door and left.
Fu Wenxiao: “…”
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Following the morning light, Yu Li arrived at the dock, where Boss Tu was already waiting.
It was still early and the pier was deserted with not many people.
There was also a passenger ship heading to Yuqing County. The ship was not big and there were not many people on board at this time. Apart from the boatman and the waiter, there were no other passengers.
Seeing her coming, Tu Lao said, "Li Niang, let's get on the boat."
Following him onto the boat, Yu Li looked around and asked, "Are there no other guests on the boat?"
"No." Boss Tu said in a relaxed tone, "I'll charter this boat for us alone." Then he said to her, "We're going to Yuqing County this time, so we need to hurry, so chartering a boat is faster."
Otherwise, if we wait for the normal departure time and wait until the morning, it will be dawn and it will be late at night when we arrive in Yuqing County.
The boat set off soon.
This was Yu Li's first time riding on this kind of passenger ship, and the feeling was different from riding on a small boat.
Boss Tu thought of something and asked nervously, "By the way, you don't get seasick, do you?"
"I don't know." Yu Li blinked, "I shouldn't feel dizzy."
Hearing this, Boss Tu felt as if he was facing a great enemy, fearing that she would get seasick.
Fortunately, after observing her for a while, I found that she looked calm and had no signs of seasickness, so I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
There is a place to rest in the cabin, as well as some food, which was specially prepared by Boss Tu.
Yu Li was not polite. It was really boring to ride on the boat, so she ate something from time to time to pass the time.
At noon, the boatman went to prepare lunch and made a big pot of river fish. Yu Li thought it tasted good and ate a lot of it.
The boatman was a little stunned and said with emotion: "The girl has a good appetite."
Yu Li said seriously, "I am strong and can eat a lot."
Seeing that the boatman didn't believe her, she picked up a table on the boat with one hand. If the space in the cabin was not small, she would have thrown the table up a few times to show him her special skill.
Even so, the boatman was stunned and finally believed that she was very strong.
There is nothing wrong with being strong and eating a lot.
The boat did not stop along the way and finally arrived at Yuqing County at dark.
After getting off the boat, Boss Tu wanted to take her to find a place to stay.
Unlike Shanping County, the gates of Yuqing County were closed after dark. They came at an unfortunate time. The gates of the county town were closed just before they arrived, so they had no way to enter the city. They could only find a family to stay in a village near the city and enter the city the next morning.
Yu Li said: "Uncle Tu, there's no need to go through so much trouble, let's just go and suppress the bandits."
Since we can't enter the city, we'll go and suppress the bandits. After we've dealt with them, we'll directly ask the government to take over, and then they'll have to open the door even if they don't want to.
Boss Tu: “…”
At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the suppression of the bandits in Qingya Mountain during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. Although it was indeed suitable to do so at dark, he could just kill the bandits while they were resting.
But correspondingly, because it was too dark, it would have a certain impact on those who were suppressing the bandits. If they were not careful, the bandits would escape or their own people would get injured.
In the end, no one knew how Boss Tu believed her lies and actually agreed to go with her to fight the bandits.
When they arrived at a hill twenty miles away from Yuqing County, Boss Tu was still a little overwhelmed and didn't understand why he had been bewitched.
Yu Li looked at the dark forest ahead. Unfortunately, there was no moon tonight.
But there are quite a lot of stars.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is bright and it is easy to see clearly in places without trees. In this situation, it is very convenient to suppress bandits without the need for torches.
Yu Li thought it was not a big problem. She pointed at the mountain and asked, "Uncle Tu, is the bandit camp on the north side of the mountain?"
"Yes." Boss Tu said hurriedly, "The locals call this mountain Swallow Mountain. Magistrate Shen of Yuqing County has already had people secretly investigate it, and it was almost discovered by those bandits at that time..."
Then he told her how many bandits there were in Yanzi Mountain. Their number was several times more than that in Qingya Mountain. They formed a considerable force and caused great harm to the people in Yuqing County and its surrounding areas.
This is also the reason why County Magistrate Shen wants to get rid of these bandits.
After telling the information about the bandits in the mountains, he said hesitantly: "Li Niang, why don't we go to Yuqing County first, and then discuss the matter of suppressing the bandits with Master Xuan after we meet him."
Yuqing County must have more detailed information about the bandits in Yanzi Mountain. We can make a plan and then suppress the bandits when the time comes, which can ensure that there will be no accidents.
Although Mr. Tu looks rough, he is actually a careful person. He acts prudently and likes to plan before taking action.
It was too reckless for only two people to come here to suppress bandits. He had never done such a reckless thing before. He felt that he was bewitched and followed her here.
He should have persuaded her to go back.
Yu Li said: "Uncle Tu, there's no need to go through so much trouble. I can go up by myself. You wait here for me."
Boss Tu was dumbfounded. "Are you planning to go in alone?"
He had just thought that the two of them were going to suppress the bandits together, and he felt a little uneasy, but now he realized that she actually planned to go alone.
This girl is too reckless!
Yu Li tilted her head to look at him. Although it was dark around her, her eyes had been continuously strengthened by her life power and she could already see in the dark. No matter how dark the surroundings were, it had no effect on her.
She could see the worry on Boss Tu's face, and he obviously didn't believe she could do it alone.
Yu Li reminded him: "Uncle Tu, have you forgotten that last Mid-Autumn Festival, I also went into the mountains alone."
Although she didn't remember being drunk, she knew her own strength and knew she would have no problem beating up a group of ordinary people.
Fighting one hundred or one thousand is no big deal.
Tu Laodao: "There are relatively few bandits in Qingya Mountain, but there are several times more here..."
"It's okay." Yu Li picked up a stone from the ground and crushed it into small pebbles. "I'll prepare more stones." When we meet, he will give one to each of them to make them unable to move.
Boss Tu: “…” Listen to what nonsense you are talking about?
When other people go to suppress bandits, they need to prepare more weapons, but she only needs to bring a stone.
By the way, she seemed to have brought a pig-slaughtering knife - Boss Tu tried hard not to think about why she brought it.
Boss Tu couldn't help but sigh.
If it was anyone else, he would definitely scold them for being too ambitious, but if it was Yu Li - thinking about the incredible bandit suppression during last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be nothing to worry about.
Finally, he still agreed in a bewildered manner, but he refused to wait for her at the foot of the mountain and insisted on going up the mountain with her.
Yu Li seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" asked Boss Tu in a deep voice.
For fear of attracting the attention of bandits in the mountains, the two men came in the dark. He couldn't see Yu Li's face clearly and could only vaguely see the outline of her figure, but he could still feel her silence.
Yu Li said: "Uncle Tu, you are too slow, you may not be able to keep up with me."
Since they were going to suppress the bandits, speed was of the essence. She really didn't have time to go up the mountain slowly with Boss Tu.
Boss Tu choked and said, "Don't worry, just go up the mountain, I will follow behind and try my best to catch up with you!"
He just didn't believe how fast she could be.
Yu Li said: "That's good, I'll go up the mountain first."
As soon as Boss Tu reminded him to "be careful", her figure suddenly disappeared from his sight, like a ghost, and he almost broke out in a sweat.
In a place like this, near midnight, if you didn't know she was a human, you would be easily frightened.
Boss Tu listened carefully. Apart from the sound of the wind and the occasional chirping of birds in the forest, there was no other sound.
She seemed to have disappeared into the mountains.
Boss Tu felt a little relieved, then he also held his breath and followed them up the mountain.
He grew up in the mountains. After becoming a soldier under General Xuan, he performed many missions. Things like sneaking up the mountain at night were nothing to him, and he was considered an expert at it.
But Boss Tu didn't expect that when he was halfway there, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from the mountain.
He was very familiar with this rumbling sound; it was the sound of a landslide.
Another landslide?
He looked at the dark mountain ahead in astonishment and quickened his pace.
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