Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Planning
Zhu Yayi had a good relationship with Ge Yayi and Peng Yayi. Usually when they had nothing to do, the three of them would get together to have a drink and chat about gossip in the county government.
They are the kind of drinking buddies.
Seeing Ge and Peng sitting here drinking tea, Zhu, the yamen runner, happened to have nothing to do, so he sat down as well.
Zhu poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then put it down. He felt a little disgusted with the taste of the tea, which was not as good as the tea that Wen Niang brewed for him.
This is a roadside tea shop. It is not a big shop. A pot of tea costs three cents, and you can always refill it with free water.
Generally, the people who come here to drink tea are some elderly uncles who live nearby. They like to sit here and drink tea and chat with people around them. It is a suitable place to chat and while away the time. They don’t care whether the tea is good or not.
Zhu Yayi asked, "Did you just come from the dock for inspection?"
Before Manager Cui got into trouble, these two people had tried to curry favor with Manager Cui and had always followed him. They were well-respected by Manager Cui, so the dock was given to them to manage. Normally, they would come here to patrol when they had nothing to do.
There is a lot of money to be made at the dock, and the tributes alone are enough to fill their pockets.
In fact, Zhu Yayi was a little envious of them.
Now Steward Cui has become a disabled man, lying at home, but it does not seem to have any impact on the two of them. After all, their identities as yamen runners were inherited from their fathers and have nothing to do with Steward Cui. The most they just can't enjoy the good life with Steward Cui, and they receive less tributes.
The runners Ge and Peng lowered their heads to drink their tea and responded vaguely.
They had just come from over there and were extremely frightened. Now they needed to calm down and were in no mood to talk.
The three of them chatted intermittently until Zhu, the yamen runner, said that he wanted to treat them to a meal if they could do him the honor.
When they heard that they were being honored with a meal, Ge and Peng knew that they had work to do.
In the past, they would agree to the job without hesitation, no matter what the job was, as it was all about eating and drinking. Most of the time, they used the identity of yamen runners to scare ordinary people, and this trick always worked.
However, ever since Manager Cui became a disabled person, they no longer have the energy to do such things as bullying men and women outside.
They just want to live a simple life now.
In other words, they are now not interested in anything related to oppressing the people, for fear that they will encounter a second "Li Boss" one day.
The threat from the boss was so terrifying that my heart was still beating fast and my legs were a little weak and I hadn't recovered yet.
Even so, Ge Yayi still gave him face and asked, "What do you want us to do?"
Peng continued to pour tea for himself, and after drinking several cups of hot tea, he felt better.
Zhu Yayi didn't notice the two people's abnormality and said, "Didn't I tell you before that I have an uncle who is a scholar and runs a private school in the east of the city? A while ago, a cousin of my uncle came to me and said that his brother Cheng Ge'er was beaten up and wanted me to help him."
After hearing this, Ge and Peng both understood.
Ge Yayi asked, "What? Do you want us to help you beat someone up?"
They looked understanding. After all, Zhu Yayi's cousin from his uncle's family was beaten. How could he swallow this humiliation? So it was normal to ask them to help fight back.
It seems that the other party must be very good at fighting, otherwise Zhu Yayi would not have come looking for them.
Some unruly people just like to go against these yamen runners, like the idlers in Luoyu Lane. When they get together to cause trouble, even the government officials are helpless against them.
"That's not the case." Zhu, the yamen runner, waved his hand quickly. "My cousin is a scholar, he doesn't like fighting. He just wants us to scare her and make her apologize, preferably on her knees."
Peng Yayi became more interested. "How big of a grudge is this? You even have to kneel down and apologize?"
If you want to apologize, then apologize. Why would you make such a request? That scholar seems quite vicious, and he clearly wants to humiliate the other party.
"I don't know about that." Zhu, the yamen runner, spread his hands. This was what they asked for.
Ge Yayi said: "You can go by yourself for this kind of thing, why do you need us?"
Ordinary people are afraid of the government, and the identities of these yamen runners are very intimidating. As long as they go to that station and shout a few words, they don't believe that the other party will not be afraid.
Zhu Yayi alone can handle it.
Zhu Yayi sighed, "I thought it was easy at first, but I didn't know that she didn't come to the county town for a while, and I couldn't find her."
When Chen's cousin invited him to dinner and mentioned this to him, he responded readily and said that he would go to Zhang's butcher shop when he had time.
Chen's cousin found out the truth and told him that the man worked at Zhang's butcher shop. But when he went to Zhang's butcher shop to look for him, he found that the man who beat Cheng Ge'er was not there.
We heard that she was sick, and quite seriously ill, and everyone in the butcher shop was worried about her.
Half a month later, he went to Zhang's butcher shop again, but did not see the person that Chen's cousin mentioned.
According to Chen's cousin, the one who beat Cheng'er was a girl. She was very thin, dark and skinny, and quite ugly.
But he only saw a girl with very fair skin in Zhang's butcher shop. Although she was a little thin, she was not so thin that she was ugly. Instead, she was quite pretty.
It was obvious that she was not the ugly girl who would hit people as they said.
Zhu, the yamen runner, went to Zhang's butcher shop several times but couldn't find the person, so he went to tell Chen's cousin that the person was no longer there.
Chen Zhongxun naturally didn't believe it and suspected that Zhu the yamen runner might not have recognized the man.
He and the brother Yu Jingde were personally guarding the breakfast shop where they had met Yu Li, waiting for the people from Zhang's butcher shop to deliver the goods.
Later, the person who delivered the goods to Zhang's butcher shop was indeed the fair-skinned girl that Zhu Yayi had seen before, not the ugly, dark and thin girl.
Brother Yu Jingde watched the other party leave after delivering the goods and confirmed that she was not Yu Li.
The Yu Li in their memory was an ugly girl who was dark, thin and ugly.
In their minds, the cousins from their second uncle's family were all very ugly and not as pretty as the girls in the county town.
"It seems that she went back to the village because of illness and no longer works in the butcher shop." Yu Jingde said disappointedly.
Or work in other places in the county.
The county town is so big that they don’t have time to visit every household one by one.
Both Yu Jingde and his brother did not give up asking Yu Li to apologize to their father. He felt that this would help cheer up his father.
Both brothers could feel that the Yu family's forced separation was a great blow to their father. Ever since he recovered from his illness, they hadn't seen him smile for a long time. He even became irritable and sometimes got angry and cursed at people for no reason. He had made their younger brother cry several times, and even their mother went back to her parents' home crying because of his scolding.
The atmosphere at home is becoming more and more depressing day by day. There is no longer the harmony between husband and wife, or the loving father and filial son as before.
This won't work.
The person who tied the bell must untie it. They felt that their father's knot was Yu Li. If Yu Li knelt down and apologized to him one day, their father would cheer up and the family would return to its previous atmosphere.
For this reason, Yu Jingde and his brothers once again asked Chen Zhongxun for help, demanding that Yu Li go and apologize no matter what.
Chen Zhongxun had no choice but to go to Zhu Yayi again, treat him to a meal, and ask him to help.
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The yamen runner Zhu briefly explained the matter to the yamen runners Ge and others.
"…The girl who beat people should have returned to the village. I heard that she is an unfilial person. She is already married, but she still interferes in her parents' affairs and forces her parents to split up the family. Such a girl is not virtuous at all. If she is allowed to continue, it will be a sign of chaos in the family."
The yamen runners Ge and Peng did not expect that the person who beat up the yamen runner Zhu's cousin was actually a girl.
This reminded them of the ruthless "Boss Li" who beat people, and their faces became a little stiff.
At this moment, the two of them couldn't help thinking, no matter whether she is virtuous or not, what does it have to do with them? They didn't want to hear this.
Zhu Yayi said to them, "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. We will all have a day off. I wonder if you two brothers can accompany me to Qingshi Village?"
"No, no." Peng, the yamen runner, shook his head quickly. "There are so many unruly people in this rural area. I dare not go there."
What's more, the other party is a girl. He is afraid that if she is as scary as "Li Boss", wouldn't they be asking to be beaten?
What they fear most now is girls who hit people.
If they were asked to scare a man, they wouldn't be so resistant, but if they were asked to scare a girl...
Regardless of whether the girl could hit people or not, if "Boss Li" knew that they did this, I'm afraid she would beat them up again.
Ge Yayi also refused.
Like Peng, he thought that a girl who knew how to beat people must be as scary as "Li Lao Da", so he decided to just forget it.
In the future, don’t let them come into contact with girls who know how to beat people, for fear that they might meet a female villain one day.
Zhu Yayi looked at them in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Actually, I don't want you to do anything, just come with me."
He felt it was unsafe for him to go alone. He heard that the other party would beat people, and he was afraid that he could not handle it alone.
After Yu Jingde learned from his younger brother that Yu Li was very strong, he was afraid that Zhu Yayi would suffer a loss, so he specifically reminded him.
Although Zhu Yayi didn't think a woman had much strength, he decided to bring two more people for the sake of safety.
Anyway, I just need to go to the Fu family in Qingshi Village and scare some people.
Seeing that the two still refused, Zhu Yayi had no choice but to say, "If you are willing to go to Qingshi Village with me, I can let Wen Niang serve you for one night."
The eyes of the two people who had originally firmly refused suddenly lit up.
Wen Niang is Zhu Yayi's old lover. She is a widow with a graceful and elegant figure. She is also well-educated and has a bookish air about her that fascinates men.
Men are inherently mean. They like the coquettish nature of women, but also want them to serve them in bed, and it would be best if they could read and write.
Wen Niang is just like this. Her bookish air and charming temperament make men fall in love with her.
Because Zhu Yayi had saved Wen Niang before, Wen Niang had been in contact with Zhu Yayi since she became a widow.
Many men who have met Wen Niang have tried to please her, but her attitude was ambiguous, neither agreeing nor refusing. Unless Zhu the yamen runner asked, she would stay with him for a night.
The two men had a good relationship with Zhu Yayi, so they naturally knew Wen Niang. Like most men, they were very concerned about Wen Niang and often coveted her.
Unfortunately, Wen Niang treated them the same way as other men, so it was difficult to get her to accompany them.
At this moment, Zhu the yamen runner said that after the matter was done, he would let Wen Niang serve them for a whole night. How could this not be exciting?
In this case, it seems worth taking a trip to Qingshi Village.
In the end, the two agreed and asked when they could go over.
"Let's do it the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival." Zhu the yamen runner said, "We'll go there after we get off the yamen. We'll be back in the evening. We'll go to Wen Niang's place and ask her to prepare some side dishes, and we'll have a drink together."
Ge and Peng readily agreed.
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Yu Jin's multi-grain rice ball business is on the right track. They sell them at the morning market and usually sell out before the end of the market. Then the mother and daughter pack up their things and go home with Yu Li who has delivered the goods.
With Yu Li by their side, they walked back to the village together, which was safer this way.
Yu Jin felt that with her sister around, she wouldn't have to be afraid even if she encountered robbers.
Sometimes when the morning market ends, the multi-grain rice is still not sold out and will not be sold any more, so you can take it home for lunch.
Of course, most of the time they can be sold out, especially when Yu Li is around.
Every time Yu Li came over, Yu Jin would make her a big, solid rice ball and let her sit there and eat it.
Because her food tasted so delicious, people passing by would not be able to resist buying one to try, and it would be sold out very quickly.
What made Yu Jin happy was that every day when she went to the steward at the dock to get a license plate, the other party only charged her five cents.
Later she found out that according to the normal rules, those who set up stalls to sell things at the morning market on the pier only needed to pay a five-cent management fee. The manager had taken advantage of her because she looked unfamiliar and charged her more.
Yu Jin was a little angry.
But she soon stopped being angry.
Because the manager suddenly not only charged her the normal fee, but also compensated her for the extra fees she had previously charged, as well as the money for the multi-grain rice balls she had eaten at her place.
At that time, the manager disliked the multi-grain rice ball, so he didn't eat much. He just ordered a rice ball with a lot of braised meat. After eating it, he still complained about the rough taste.
Yu Jin was very angry at that time, but thinking that harmony brings wealth, and not wanting to offend him, he endured it.
She was very surprised to see that he actually gave her extra money.
Seeing Yu Li, Yu Jin told her about this, looked at her sister and said: "Sister, he is like this, is it you..."
She couldn't help but doubt.
She was just a country girl with no power or influence in the county. Why did the manager of the dock suddenly give her extra money and still charge her the normal fee?
Something must have happened, which made him afraid to charge her randomly again. He even paid her the extra money and the money for the rice balls.
Yu Li nodded and told her about his encounter with the two yamen runners Ge and Peng.
Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, then said nervously, "Sister, they..."
"Don't worry, just pretend you don't know them from now on." Yu Li said calmly, "Even if you meet them on the road, you don't have to pay much attention to them."
Yu Jin listened to her sister very much. She agreed and then talked about other things.
"Sister, the day after tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's go buy some mooncakes and fruits for the festival tomorrow."
In the past, Yu Jin didn't have much in mind for such festivals, but life is different now. The Yu family has split up, and they are no longer burdened by the old man Yu and his wife and the first wife. Recently, she has been doing business in the county town and has been making money every day. She has some extra money, so she wants to be better to herself and her family.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and I want to buy some delicious food to spend a prosperous Mid-Autumn Festival with my family.
Hearing her suddenly mention the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yu Li was slightly stunned, then nodded in agreement.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival is getting closer, she often hears people around her talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival these days. While working, they would chat about things related to the Mid-Autumn Festival from time to time. It seemed that suddenly, the streets and alleys were filled with the festive atmosphere.
This felt very novel to her.
After the apocalypse, humans were almost extinct and their very survival was precarious. People no longer celebrated traditional festivals. Even though humans later built safe bases, for these genetic warriors, there was no concept of celebrating festivals. Most of the time, they were spent in various training and learning.
When she grows up, she will have to go out of the city to hunt down alien species and pollutants, not to mention celebrating any festivals.
The world is stable and peaceful. People lead stable lives. They are busy and follow in the footsteps of their ancestors.
Yu Li likes this ordinary life very much.
Everyone has his or her own life trajectory, from birth to death, living an ordinary life.
In such an ordinary life, there will occasionally be different surprises.
Just like every special holiday, festive and lively, it makes people happy for the holiday from the bottom of their hearts, and then celebrate it, and the way to celebrate is to eat and drink well.
Yu Li was also thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This is her first festival since coming into this world, and she is looking forward to it.
At night, Yu Li took out the box containing silver and took out some change from it.
After putting the silver coins into her purse, she turned around and asked, "Xiao brother, the day after tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tomorrow I will go to the county town with my second sister to buy some food for the festival. Do you want to eat anything?"
Fu Wenxiao sat on the bed with his hair loose, waiting for her to go to bed. Hearing this, he said, "I'm fine with it. I'll eat whatever you buy."
This is also the truth. He is in poor health and nothing tastes good to him. He thinks anything is fine.
Over the past three years, his previous picky habits have been almost completely cured.
Yu Li said: "Okay, then I will buy it according to my wishes."
She had a lot of things she wanted to buy, and she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't buy any, especially the various kinds of food in the county, which she would never get tired of.
He smiled and responded, letting her decide.
Yu Li put the remaining silver away and went to bed with him.
She took his hand and transferred some supernatural powers to him.
Recently, she has been using her supernatural powers to heal herself during the day, and then she would heal him at night when her supernatural powers were restored.
There was no way. She had too few supernatural powers. In addition, Fu Wenxiao's body was in a critical condition and was very weak, so the treatment process was long.
He once said that he wanted to take part in the imperial examination, and he wanted to try the county examination next spring.
Then she had to let him leave the house before next spring. Otherwise, even if he entered the examination room, given his physical condition, he would probably be carried out halfway.
The two of them were very close, so close that she could smell the bitter smell of medicine on him.
Yu Li felt that she probably also had the smell of medicine on her body. After all, she was also taking medicine. They both drank a bowl of medicine after meals. After drinking too much, it seemed as if the smell of medicine had seeped into her bones.
The smell is not bad.
After his supernatural power was exhausted, Yu Li yawned.
She began to feel drowsy and said, "I'll give you two more entries tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow you can sit in the yard with us to enjoy the moon and eat mooncakes..."
Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. Here there is a custom of the family appreciating the moon, and we can't leave it out.
In order to allow him to watch the moon with them during the Mid-Autumn Festival, she decided to take care of him first during these days.
Fu Wenxiao said nothing, feeling the relaxing warmth in his body.
Just like the warmth from her body, it makes people feel attached to her.
So she had to "lose" by treating him? I wonder what she was losing...
Realizing that she was already asleep, Fu Wenxiao pulled a quilt over her and covered her with it.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the weather in Qingshi Village has started to get cooler at night, and we have to sleep without a blanket.
After covering her with the quilt, Fu Wenxiao lay down and fell asleep next to her.
In the middle of the night, Fu Wenxiao suddenly woke up.
Noticing the hand on his neck, he stretched out his arms and hugged the person who was half on top of him and strangling him before it could be retracted.
Yu Li: “…”
"Li Niang, why aren't you sleeping?" he asked sleepily.
Yu Li said: "Let go."
Considering his weak body, she did not throw him away casually, for fear of hurting his frail body.
In the darkness, Fu Wenxiao curled his lips and slowly let her go.
Seeing her rolling up the quilt and moving outside, they were finally separated by a distance, and he felt a little regretful.
Yu Li was afraid that she was too close to him, and couldn't help pinching him in her sleep, so now she was sleeping almost next to the bed.
When she fell asleep again, she thought vaguely that he seemed to be getting harder and harder to understand. He actually dared to hug her to sleep when he woke up. He was quite brave...
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