Chapter 125 Chapter 125 Sticky
More than an hour later, they arrived at the Xuan family's farm.
The Xuan family's farm was built at the foot of a mountain. It was very large, and there were many fields around it, including paddy fields and dry fields. At this time, the crops in the fields were green and growing very well.
There is a village around Zhuangzi, which is very close to Zhuangzi, and seems to be attached to Zhuangzi.
The carriage drove directly into the farm.
When the carriage stopped, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao got off.
The manager of the manor received the news yesterday and had been waiting here for a long time. He hurried forward and saluted Xuan Huaiqing.
Xuan Huaiqing introduced the identities of Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao to the steward, and then asked what the girls in the manor were doing now.
The steward said, "They are all in the house in the north courtyard, making clothes."
Xuan Huaiqing then took Yu Li and the others to the north courtyard of Zhuangzi.
As they walked, he introduced the situation of the manor to the two people: "In fact, this manor was bought when my father was alive. At that time, it was bought just to accommodate some disabled soldiers. Later, more and more people came to the manor, so I had to buy the surrounding land and distribute it to them for cultivation..."
Yu Li soon understood that there had been no village here before. The people in the village next to the village were retired soldiers from the Zhennan Army, and they all had varying degrees of disabilities.
The wounded soldiers were placed in the village, and when their injuries healed, they settled down here and gradually built a village around it.
This is now a village registered with the government and there are quite a few people in the village.
In addition to the village, the manor also houses many homeless people, the largest number of whom are women rescued from bandit suppression operations.
These women stayed in the village, and the village found some work for them, such as weaving cloth and making clothes.
After these clothes are finished, they will be sent to the Zhennan Army and distributed to their soldiers.
When we came to the north yard, we saw a row of houses built there.
These houses were built simply, not with aesthetics in mind, but with convenience and practicality as the main consideration. There was a lot of space inside, and a lot of things were piled up there. Normally, the women would weave cloth and make clothes inside.
Through the window, they could see the women in the house concentrating on sewing clothes.
There were actually quite a lot of people, more than a hundred in total, including young women and older people.
The Zhennan Army was stationed in the southern area. Starting from Xuan Huaiqing's father, as long as there was no war, he would lead soldiers to suppress bandits in the surrounding areas and rescued many women in distress.
Most of these women are homeless, or their families are unwilling to accept them alive and force them to die. They have nowhere else to go and are finally placed here.
Of course, if they find a place to go in the future, they can leave on their own.
In fact, over the years, people have been coming and going in the village. Some women, after letting go, choose to leave the village and go to other relatives.
Some of them married and settled down in villages near the village.
If they really don't want to leave, they can stay in the manor and continue working. After all, they will not go without a bite of food.
Yu Li soon saw many familiar faces.
There were a few girls she rescued from the gambling house, as well as Shanniang and the others.
Xuan Huaiqing asked, "Miss Yu, do you want to see them?" Then he said, "There is a lounge next door, you can let them go there."
After hearing this, Yu Li said to him, "Sorry to bother you, Master Xuan."
Xuan Huaiqing smiled and said, "What's the trouble? They will definitely be happy if you can come and see them."
He heard from the people in the village that the girls who came from Yuqing County settled down quickly. These days, they would occasionally ask the manager about Yu Li and were very concerned about her.
Unfortunately, the manager didn't know who Yu Li was, let alone her situation. Every time he couldn't explain anything, he disappointed them.
These girls remembered Yu Li in their hearts. They worked very hard during the day, and before going to bed at night, they would spend half an hour practicing the physical skills that Yu Li taught them.
When others saw this, they were deeply touched.
After experiencing something like that, it might have taken them a year or two to recover, but they apparently recovered very quickly and are all living their lives very seriously.
Many people understood that they recovered so quickly because of Yu Li.
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Yu left and went to the lounge.
Soon, a female steward brought Shanniang and others over.
When they saw her, the girls were very excited. They rushed over and wanted to say something. Their eyes suddenly became red and some even burst into tears.
Yu Li was a little at a loss, "Why are you crying?"
It shouldn't be her who made them cry, right? She didn't seem to have done anything, right? Or was someone bullying them?
Realizing that she seemed to be frightened by them, Shanniang burst into laughter, and the others followed suit.
This crying and laughing made Yu Li even more confused.
But as long as they stopped crying, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shanniang smiled and said, "We are just happy to see you."
Yu Miaojin followed up by saying, "These are tears of joy."
"Yes, yes, we thought you wouldn't come to see us, and we thought we would never see you again..."
"We are so happy to see you so suddenly that we can't control our emotions."
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The girls were talking to each other. Although there were still tears on their faces, they looked very stable and their eyes were gentle. They all looked like gentle and good girls.
Yu Li was finally relieved that he was not being bullied.
Yu Li asked them to sit down and asked, "Has anyone bullied you?"
Although she asked calmly, she looked as if if anyone dared to bully them, she would immediately pick up a knife and vent her anger on them as soon as she told them.
This made the girls present feel at ease as if they had found someone to lean on. They couldn't help but laugh again, and their eyes started to turn red as they laughed.
Yu Li: “…”
Why are they crying again? Is there really someone bullying them?
"No one bullied us." Shanniang smiled, "After we recovered from our injuries, we decided to follow General Xuan's men to the manor in the city. They arranged a place for us to live and gave us some things to do..."
There are so many people in the village, it is impossible to keep them for nothing, we must find work for them.
They also understand this truth, and this makes them feel at ease.
No one in this world will support them for no reason, not even their parents and relatives. They can only rely on themselves.
Then Shanniang and others told her in detail about their life in the village.
They lived a peaceful life here, weaving and making clothes with their sisters during the day and going back to rest at night. The sisters all lived together, although they lived in a big room, just like the big bunk beds in the lower-class rooms of an inn, but they still felt very at ease.
The food in the farm is also good, and they can eat their fill here.
They were well fed and had something to do, and no one looked at them strangely or discussed what they had been through. Their lives were very stable and they all felt at ease.
Yu Li listened quietly and observed them. Seeing the light in their eyes, he felt very happy.
Young Master Xuan is indeed a good man, and the Xuan family is good at handling these matters. She doesn't have to worry that they will encounter other bad things in the future.
After talking about their experiences in the manor, Shanniang hesitated and said, "Miss Yu, we have been practicing the physical skills you taught us recently."
The other girls nodded, indicating that they were not lazy.
Only the girls who were rescued from the gambling house looked a little sad and hesitated to speak.
At this time, Shanniang asked, "Miss Yu, can we teach others the physical skills you taught us?"
Yu Miaojin also said: "After we came here, we met some sisters who were just like us... They heard that we were practicing physical training, and they also wanted to learn..."
They just didn't know whether this physical skill could be taught to others, so they didn't agree and decided to wait until they met Yu Li and asked her before making a decision.
"Of course!" Yu Li said without hesitation, "You can teach anyone you want."
Shanniang and the others were very happy after hearing this, even the girls who had looked gloomy just now became happy.
In fact, when they saw Shanniang and the others practicing physical skills, they wanted to practice along with them.
They want to find more things to do so that they won't have any random thoughts.
Although Shanniang and the others cried loudly every time they practiced, they would wipe their tears and continue after crying. Everyone persisted and no one gave up.
Later, they heard that practicing this physical skill could strengthen the body and increase strength, so they wanted to practice it even more.
If they had the strength...
They don't ask for too much, as long as they can have the same strength as men, they will be satisfied.
Yu Li said: "Actually, I came here this time for this matter."
After returning from Yuqing County, Boss Tu asked her if she was free and asked her to teach the girls in the village some physical training. Yu Li agreed at that time.
She plans to stay here more time today and teach them.
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On the other side, Xuan Huaiqing and Fu Wenxiao were sitting in the pavilion drinking tea.
The weather is very good today, the sky is blue, the sun is shining, and the breeze from the mountains blows on your face from time to time, which is very pleasant.
There is a pond next to the pavilion with green lotus leaves, and you can see fish swimming among the lotus leaves.
Fu Wenxiao held the teacup and looked at the fish swimming in the pond leisurely with a calm expression.
Xuan Huaiqing glanced at him from time to time, somewhat conflicted, not at all his usual composure.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Mr. Fu, I heard that on the night when Miss Yu came back from Kangqi Villa, you wrote a letter to Governor Yuan of Nanjun Province overnight..."
The manager naturally told him about this matter.
Xuan Huaiqing originally suspected Fu Wenxiao, but he didn't dare to ask anything in front of Yu Li, so he kept it to himself until now.
The Kang family fell so quickly this time that he suspected that this man had teamed up with Governor Yuan to deliberately bring down the Kang family.
Xuan Huaiqing asked, "I wonder why Mr. Fu thought of writing to Governor Yuan?" Then he said, "Miss Yu is my lifesaver, and the Xuan family will definitely protect her. We have been looking for evidence of the Kang family's crimes. Even if Governor Yuan does not take action, as long as we find evidence of the Kang family's crimes, we will not let the Kang family get away with it for too long."
The Zhennan Army is stationed in the south and has the obligation to protect the local people.
But the Kang family is like a termite, doing all kinds of evil. It is impossible for the Zhennan Army to live in peace with the Kang family. They have long wanted to eradicate these termites of the Kang family.
Even if Yu Li was not there, the Xuan family would not let the Kang family go easily and would take action against the Kang family sooner or later.
Xuan Huaiqing felt that the fact that Fu Wenxiao wrote a letter to Governor Yuan was quite subtle.
Even if he was overly worried about his wife and wanted to protect her, he didn't have to go so far as to write a letter directly to Governor Yuan, right?
Fu Wenxiao turned his gaze to him and answered calmly, "The Kang family's affairs are of great importance. Li Niang is worried that it will affect the Xuan family, which is not what she wants. I also don't want to see Li Niang being targeted by the Kang family, so I thought of using Governor Yuan to suppress the Kang family first."
Xuan Huaiqing frowned.
At this time, he was heard to say, "I was too anxious about this matter. I wrote a letter to Governor Yuan in the name of your mansion. I believe that Governor Yuan thought that the letter was sent by the Xuan family and would take the time to read it."
Xuan Huaiqing looked at him in surprise, "Really?"
It turned out that he and Governor Yuan had known each other for a long time, and he just wanted to write a letter to Governor Yuan in the name of the Xuan family?
If it was a letter from an ordinary scholar, Governor Yuan would naturally ignore it, and it might not even be delivered to Governor Yuan. But Governor Yuan would definitely personally review the letter sent by the Xuan family, which made sense.
Fu Wenxiao said calmly: "Of course it's true."
Xuan Huaiqing looked at him and said, "I heard that Mr. Fu was originally from Yuzhou and moved to Shanping County four years ago. But judging from your accent, it sounds more like you're from the capital."
Fu Wenxiao speaks Mandarin very well, and if you listen carefully, you can hear a slight accent from the capital.
Xuan Huaiqing grew up in the capital until he was ten years old and was very sensitive to the Beijing accent.
Thinking about Fu Wenxiao moving here four years ago - this is a very delicate time.
Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "General Xuan has never been to Yuzhou, right?"
"Indeed not." Xuan Huaiqing took a sip of tea.
He lived in the capital before he was ten years old, and came to the south after he turned ten. He seldom went to other places. Even if he went, it was because of something. He was always in a hurry and rarely stayed in one place for too long.
Fu Wenxiao continued, "If General Xuan had been there, he would know that the accent of people in Yuzhou is very similar to that of the capital."
"Is that so?" Xuan Huaiqing was a little surprised.
Fu Wenxiao said calmly: "That's right. If General Xuan doesn't believe it, you can ask someone from the north."
Xuan Huaiqing thought to himself that he would definitely ask.
He was not surprised to find that he could not get anything out of Fu Wenxiao. If this Fu Wenxiao was really the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, it would be normal that he could not get anything out of him.
He still felt that Fu Wenxiao looked very familiar, like the Duke of Zhenguo's son Fu Xiao in his memory, just like the thirteen or fourteen-year-old Fu Xiao when he grew up.
But if Fu Wenxiao didn't admit it, it seemed like there was nothing he could do.
Xuan Huaiqing had not returned to the capital for many years, but he was not completely ignorant of the city.
I heard about the death of the Prince of Zhenguo a few years ago, but I saw him here again. Who would believe that there is no conspiracy?
Although Xuan Huaiqing was young and had little experience, he was not stupid.
At this time, the manager of the manor came to report that Yu Li planned to teach the embroiderers in the manor a set of physical skills today, and sent someone to ask Xuan Huaiqing for instructions.
Xuan Huaiqing said: "You guys follow her instructions and make the arrangements."
After receiving the approval, the manager immediately went to make arrangements.
Xuan Huaiqing and Fu Wenxiao also stood up and prepared to go over to take a look.
On the way, Xuan Huaiqing said: "When I was in Yuqing County, I saw Miss Yu teaching those girls to practice physical skills, so I wanted to invite her to come and teach the girls in the village..."
Speaking of this, he felt a little touched.
Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "Li Niang has always been soft-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer."
Xuan Huaiqing couldn't help but look at him and said, "Indeed, Miss Yu has a soft heart." Otherwise, she wouldn't have saved him in the first place, and after saving him, she didn't take the life-saving grace to heart at all.
From this we can see that she saved people just because she felt like it, without considering the consequences.
This is the most valuable thing.
The smile on Fu Wenxiao's face deepened. He liked hearing others praise her, which made him very happy.
I am happier than praising myself because she deserves it.
"Mr. Fu is so lucky to marry a woman like Miss Yu." Xuan Huaiqing couldn't help but say, his tone a little sour.
He was not jealous of Fu Wenxiao, but was grateful for his luck.
There are too few women like Yu Li in this world. Meeting one is like the luck accumulated over several lifetimes, not to mention being able to marry her.
Fu Wenxiao nodded, "Indeed, I also feel that I am very lucky."
Perhaps those three years of misfortune were just for meeting her.
If that were true, he would have endured those three years of hardship with relish and not felt it was bitter.
The two came to an open space.
They did not go over to disturb him, but stood far away under the tree, watching Yu Li teaching the girls in the manor physical training.
Many people came to watch the fun, including men, women, young and old.
This is the Xuan family's farm. The Xuan family came from a military background, so they would often send some guards here to teach the people in the farm some martial arts.
When they saw Yu Li teaching the girls physical training, they all thought that it was Young Master Xuan who had arranged it again. He wanted them to practice with him. Even if they couldn't learn anything, at least it would strengthen their bodies, which would be good for these girls.
At noon, the farm prepared a sumptuous meal for them.
Yu Li, Fu Wenxiao and Xuan Huaiqing sat together to eat.
After a busy morning, Yu Li was very hungry and buried her head in her food. Fu Wenxiao picked up some food for her and told her to eat slowly.
Xuan Huaiqing sat opposite her, watching Fu Wenxiao asking about her well-being and showing her great concern, and suddenly felt that he was definitely not the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Even though he left the capital early, he had heard some rumors about the Prince of Zhenguo.
It is said that this man is a deep-minded person with an extremely proud temperament. It is absolutely impossible for him to humble himself and serve food to a girl like he is doing now. His whole heart is tied to her, as if he cannot live without her.
After lunch, Xuan Huaiqing just felt extremely disgusted, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Fu Wenxiao became strange.
You are a grown man, why are you so clingy to your wife?
It was not until the evening that they finally left Zhuangzi.
After getting in the car, Fu Wenxiao took out the snacks made by the farm's cook and asked her to eat some to fill her stomach.
"Are you hungry, Li Niang? Eat more." As he said that, he poured another cup of tea for her to moisten her throat.
Yu Li drank tea from his hand and then opened his mouth to eat snacks without having to do anything himself.
Next to the carriage were Xuan Huaiqing and the Xuan family's guards riding on horseback.
The voices of two people could be faintly heard from the carriage. Hearing Fu Wenxiao asking people with concern whether they were hungry or tired, Xuan Huaiqing felt that this man was really annoying.
Alas, who would believe that he is the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo?
Anyway, he doesn't believe it now!
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The next day after returning from Zhuangzi, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao went to Yanshan for a trip with Mr. Wang.
In the next few days, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao went out every day and bought a lot of things in the provincial capital. These were all to be brought back to the county town. In addition to keeping them for themselves, they also wanted to give them to others.
Now they have basically nothing to do in the provincial capital. They are just waiting to be summoned by Xi Guanchao, the prefect of Anqing Prefecture. After meeting him, they can return to the county town.
Because Governor Xi was busy dealing with the Kang family's affairs, they didn't know when he would be free to see them, so they naturally had to wait.
It was not until a few days later that Prefect Xi finally sent a message here, asking Yu Li to come over.
Xuan Huaiqing came to inform Yu Li about this and personally sent her over.
Yu Li asked him to wait for a moment while she went back to her room to change into more decent clothes before going to see Prefect Xi.
Fu Wenxiao was sitting by the window reading a book. He didn't say anything after hearing the news. He waited for her to get dressed and then combed her hair.
Soon he finished combing her hair and said softly, "Leave mother, I'll wait for you to come back."
Yu Li hummed, turned his head and said to him: "We can go back to the county tomorrow. I miss my mother and them after being away for so long."
Fu Wenxiao's smile deepened as he said, "I miss them a lot, too."
The two chatted casually for a few minutes, and then Yu Li went out. Fu Wenxiao stood at the door and watched her leave.
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The place where Magistrate Xi met Yu Li was at his home.
It was already afternoon and the sun was about to set. Governor Xi finally made some time to meet Yu Li at his home.
When he saw Yu Li, he couldn't help but be stunned, realizing that the hero who was suppressing the bandits was different from what he had imagined.
Prefect Xi had heard about her bandit suppression from County Magistrate Shen and Xuan Huaiqing, and knew that she was very skilled in fighting and had great strength, so he imagined that she should be a tall and fit girl.
Just like the women he had seen in those big families, who were specially trained to be guards, these female guards were usually placed by aristocratic families to guard the female relatives of noble status.
The girl in front of me was thin and frail. She was not short, but not too tall either.
Besides, she was really beautiful. She didn't look like a strong and powerful girl, but more like a weak woman. Although she wouldn't fall down if the wind blew, she didn't look very strong either.
If Xuan Huaiqing had not accompanied him personally, he would have thought he had mistaken someone.
"Governor Xi, this is Miss Yu Liyu." Xuan Huaiqing introduced solemnly.
Yu Li performed a not-so-standard salute, which he had learned on the spur of the moment.
Although Prefect Xi was suspicious, he did not show it on his face. He asked them to take a seat, then thanked Yu Li for her righteous act. He had already noted her contribution, and then encouraged her and said that he hoped she would continue to help if there was a need in the future.
If her strength is really as Xuan Huaiqing said, I will definitely ask her for help in the future.
Prefect Xi was too busy and left soon.
Yu Li took the commendation from Prefect Xi and left with Xuan Huaiqing.
On the way back, Xuan Huaiqing said with a smile: "Miss Yu, you are now on the list of Governor Xi. If you make any more contributions in the future, Governor Xi may personally ask the saint for your credit, and then there will definitely be rewards."
As for what kind of reward she would receive, it would depend on the emperor's mood and her contributions.
Yu Li said "oh" and didn't react much.
The emperor was too far away from her, and what she was doing now was not enough to alarm the emperor. She didn't know when the emperor's reward would come.
Compared to the emperor's reward, she was more concerned about returning to the county town tomorrow.
Yu Li also informed Xuan Huaiqing by the way.
"You're going back so soon?" Xuan Huaiqing tried to persuade them to stay. "The city is so big, you can have a few more days to play."
Yu Li shook his head, "No, I miss my mother and the others."
Xuan Huaiqing said nothing more after hearing this.
After returning, he instructed the steward of the house to prepare some local rituals for Yu Li and the others to take back.
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