Chapter 87 Chapter 87 The End of a Domestic Violence Man
When Zhou prepared lunch and brought the food to the main room, she saw Fu Wenxiao walk in.
He didn't walk very fast, but his steps seemed easier than before and not as strenuous.
Although he didn't say it, Zhou knew that he was not in good health. Even walking a few more steps outside would bring him great pain and he couldn't bear it, so he rarely walked out of the room.
Zhou asked, "Is Li Niang still sleeping?"
Fu Wenxiao hummed.
Thinking that Yu Li had not slept the whole night and would probably sleep until the afternoon, Zhou saved Yu Li's meal and invited them to come over for dinner.
After dinner, Fu Wenxiao handed a letter to Zhou.
Zhou took it, took a look at it, and then was stunned.
She opened her mouth, "Xiao brother, you..."
Fu Wenxiao smiled at her and said, "Mom, please help me mail this letter."
"But..." Zhou said hesitantly, "Xiao brother, why did you suddenly want to contact... Is there any danger?"
Although her life is better now, she becomes like a frightened bird and cannot feel at ease whenever she thinks of what happened three years ago.
She only hoped that Fu Wenxiao would be well, take good care of his health, and stay away from danger. Even if he had to hide in this remote countryside under an assumed name for the rest of his life, she would be willing to do so, as long as at least he could keep his life.
But she also knew that this was impossible.
He is the child of the Fu family, and his pride does not allow him to hide forever. In the past, it was because his health was broken and there was nothing he could do. Once his health recovered...
Fu Wenxiao said: "There will definitely be danger."
Zhou's eyes suddenly turned red, "You can't..."
"I have to do this." Fu Wenxiao said softly, "Mom, we have to leave here sooner or later! We can't stay here forever, but don't worry, the result is not bad."
Zhou lowered her head and wiped her tears. She didn’t know what the outcome would be, but she just hoped that they would all be safe.
She felt it was still too fast and thought she could have a few years of peace and quiet.
"Can't it be later?" Zhou whispered, "You're not well yet." If he was as healthy as before, she wouldn't be so worried.
Fu Wenxiao said calmly: "It can't be any later."
He couldn't always let Xuan Huaiqing and the others clean up after her. He also wanted to do something for her, so that she could do whatever she wanted in the future. He could support her and clean up after her.
Besides, she was doing good things and had done nothing wrong, so why should she be afraid of those villains?
Zhou didn't know what he was thinking, so she could only sigh and said, "Okay, I'll go to the county town tomorrow."
"Thank you, mother." Fu Wenxiao smiled.
Zhou looked up at him and suddenly asked, "Xiao brother, do you want to take the imperial examination?"
Recently, she found that he had taken out a lot of books from the bookcase to read. He had not touched those books much before, and there was no need for him to do so. Zhou had packed them up and taken them away because she wanted to leave some memories for him.
She is also literate and has worked very hard to learn it in order to give herself more options for the future.
Being literate is never a bad thing.
That's right, so no matter what book he read, she knew what it was useful for.
Fu Wenxiao smiled slightly, "Yes."
"But your body..." Zhou looked at him worriedly.
If he wants to enter the government through the imperial examination this time, he should take part in the county examination next year.
The county examination was usually held in February, which was just after the first month of the lunar calendar. The weather was freezing cold, and places like the examination hall were so cold that people could be frozen to death. Those with weak bodies could not endure it at all.
Will he be in better health by early spring next year?
"We'll see what happens then." Fu Wenxiao said, "If it's possible, then go. If not, then wait until next year."
Although he wanted to take the imperial examination as soon as possible and achieve fame, he was not sure whether his body could survive the harsh environment of the county examination at the beginning of next year, so he had made mental preparations.
But I don’t know where Li Niang will go to fight bandits next year, and whether I can keep up with her speed.
Upon hearing this, Zhou could only sigh.
She knew that he was a man of his own ideas, and once he made up his mind, no one could persuade him.
Zhou decided to prepare more nourishing soup for them starting tomorrow, three times a day.
It just so happened that she had just finished embroidering a table screen, so she would take it to the county town to sell it tomorrow. Together with the money Yu Li gave her for her family expenses, she would have enough money on hand to buy more medicinal herbs and meat to nourish their bodies.
Fu Wenxiao returned to the room.
He moved very gently, for fear of disturbing the person sleeping in the bed.
Even so, when he approached, the person on the bed frowned slightly, but did not open his eyes.
Fu Wenxiao took off his outer robe and slowly lay down.
She was very alert and would wake up quickly once someone approached. She couldn't even tolerate the sound of another person breathing in the room other than her own.
But recently, her tolerance has increased a lot, and even at night when he sleeps, he rarely wakes up...
Before falling asleep, Fu Wenxiao thought, this is a good thing.
Maybe one day, she will get used to having one more breathing sound and one more person as her bed partner.
At that time, whether they are a family, a couple, or friends... he thinks it's all fine, and it would be best to have all three.
**
Yu Li woke up in the evening.
When she woke up, she heard the autumn wind rustling the window frames. The light in the room was a little dim and the whole world was quiet, which made her feel confused as to where she was.
"Li Niang, you're awake."
The gentle voice broke the silence in the room, and also broke the slight sense of confusion.
Yu Li turned his head and saw the man sitting by the window.
The window was half-closed, blocking the autumn wind outside, and the light from outside could not seep in. No wonder the room was dim.
Yu Li quickly put away those unnecessary emotions, threw back the quilt, got out of bed, took the neatly folded coat from the box next to him and put it on.
Fu Wenxiao saw her yawning and walking towards him with disheveled hair. Her face was red from sleeping for too long, which made her look a little more cute and innocent, unlike her usual calm and indifferent self.
Very cute.
He poured her a glass of warm water to moisten her throat.
After drinking the water, Yu Li touched his stomach and said, "I'm so hungry."
Fu Wenxiao brought a comb and combed her hair, saying, "Mother left some food for you... Wait, comb your hair before you go out."
As his hair was in his hand, Yu Li had to hold himself back and sat there obediently with his hands on his knees.
In fact, she doesn't like to have long hair, but everyone in this world has long hair. They believe that the hair on your body is given by your parents and cannot be cut casually.
In addition, she has been using her life energy to repair her body. Not only will her skin become whiter, but her hair will also become darker and darker. Not only is it black, but it is also thicker and grows very fast...
Yu Li felt that drying and tying hair after washing it was a hassle.
Perhaps he noticed this, so whenever he saw her, he would take the initiative to help her wipe or tie her hair.
He also knew how to comb her hair into a beautiful bun. He was very skillful. He was a little unskilled the first time, but by the second and third time, he had become proficient.
Yu Li was very satisfied with this.
She felt that her roommate was not only smart but also good at hands-on work, so it was worth it to keep him.
Of course, she used her special powers to heal his body every day, so it was only natural for him to help her dry and tie her hair, just like hiring a life assistant for her.
After he helped her comb her hair, Yu Li ran out in a hurry.
He was so hungry that he didn't care how he combed his hair. He just wanted to fill his stomach quickly.
In the kitchen, Zhou saw her running over, smiled, and brought the food that was warming on the stove to the main room.
"Eat slowly, there's no rush." She reminded her, afraid that she would choke if she ate too fast.
Yu Li responded with a "hmm" sound without raising his head.
When she had almost finished eating, Zhou brought out a pot of sweet soup for after-meal.
This was just made. I originally wanted to eat it after dinner as a dessert, but it doesn’t matter whether I eat it early or late, so I might as well serve it to her.
Anyway, it seems that she can eat it.
Yu Li was very happy after eating the sweet soup.
As long as it is made by my mother-in-law, she likes it no matter what it is, and feels that nothing is not to her taste.
After eating and drinking, Yu Li brought the last bowl of sweet soup back to Fu Wenxiao.
She said to the man who was sitting there reading, "Xiao brother, have some sweet soup. This is made by mother. It's super delicious."
Fu Wenxiao put down the book in his hand, picked up the spoon, and drank slowly.
Noticing her gaze on the sweet soup, he reached out and handed over a plate of pastries next to him, and asked, "Do you want some?"
"Yes!" Yu Li did not hesitate at all. She felt that her stomach could still squeeze out some space for the pastries. He would be hungry anyway after transferring his supernatural powers to her.
The two chatted while eating.
Yu Li briefly told him what happened last night, and finally said: "The gambling house is really rich. There are 100,000 taels of silver notes alone, and 35 large boxes of silver..."
She was dazzled at the time. How many delicious foods could she buy with so much silver?
Fu Wenxiao lowered his eyes, his gaze somewhat cold.
When he raised his eyes again, they were gentle and moist, like a piece of black jade.
He pondered and said, "The Kang family's influence is in the southern region. I believe that besides Shanping County, there are gambling houses like this in other places. Relying on the relationship with the third prince, they have made a lot of money..."
If a prince wants to succeed the throne, money is the most important thing. Otherwise, who would willingly follow you to do something that could get you beheaded? Just because you are a prince, do you think you have the aura of a wise leader?
The third prince is not a wise leader.
If he were a wise leader, he would not allow his mother's family to amass wealth and harm the people.
Yu Li's eyes lit up, "Really? Then I'll go find out where the Kang family's gambling house is..."
Anyway, it's the same whether you wipe out one family or ten or eight families, so let's wipe them all out together.
Everything else is fine, but this gambling house actually engages in human trafficking and preys on innocent people. This is what she cannot tolerate the most.
Fu Wenxiao couldn't help but laugh when he saw her eyes shining and she was eager to try.
He continued, "The Kang family's gambling house has done many things that are harmful to the world. If we destroy it, it will be a good deed, and the people will no longer be persecuted by it..."
"You're right!" Yu Li agreed, "Xiao brother, you really understand."
When he heard that she had picked on the Kang family's gambling house and slashed a member of the Kang family, he didn't even frown. He didn't even think she had done anything wrong and said that she was getting rid of harm for the people.
Yu Li really admired his calmness more and more.
He is indeed a reasonable person, and what is even more rare is that he is not as pedantic as the scholars in this world, and he knows how to adapt. It is really comfortable to get along with such a person.
Yu Li thought, if Fu Wenxiao was like the father and son of the Yu family, who had no ability at all but loved to point fingers, put on a righteous face, and stood on a moral high ground to criticize others, and never reflected on his own vicious behavior of sucking blood from other members of the Yu family...
If he was also such a scholar, she would just kick him out and not care whether he lived or died.
I have to say that Fu Wenxiao is very smart. He knows her temperament and what she wants.
So he was willing to give up certain unnecessary principles.
Of course, as he got to know her better, he admired the way she behaved and dealt with things, which was why he admired her sincerely and was pleased.
After chatting with him, Yu Li's mood became brighter. He put his hands on the table and said, "Uncle Tu asked me to rest at home for a few days and not go to the county town. It just so happens that I'm going to the mountains these days. I wonder if there are any fruits or the like in the mountains."
Maybe it was because she spent more than half a month wandering in the mountains after traveling through time, so she had a deep affection for the mountains behind Qingshi Village.
I like to go up the mountain when I have nothing to do. It would be great if I could encounter some ferocious beasts.
Fu Wenxiao thought for a moment and said, "Now is the chestnut season, we can go pick chestnuts."
"Really?" Yu Li sat up straight immediately, looking at him with sparkling eyes, thinking of the chestnut roast chicken at Fulai Inn, which was so delicious.
"Okay, I'll go to the mountains to pick some chestnuts tomorrow and ask mom to make chestnut roast chicken."
**
The next day, Yu Li went into the mountains to pick chestnuts, while Zhou went to the county town.
In the afternoon, Zhou came back from the county town, and Yu Li also came back home with a basket of chestnuts and a few fish.
I haven't been up the mountain for some time, and the fish in the mountain ponds are fatter and more delicious, so I brought a few home to try.
In the evening, Yu Li ate delicious chestnut roast chicken, and the rice soaked in the soup was even more delicious.
After dinner, she packed half a basket of chestnuts and sent it to the second branch of the Yu family for her three younger sisters to try.
The three Yu Jin sisters were all there, busy making brine. The second Yu family and their wife were still working in the fields and had not returned yet.
When they saw her, they invited her to eat roasted sweet potatoes. At the same time, they grabbed a handful of chestnuts and threw them into the stove, stewing them with the ashes in the stove. Soon, they would have delicious roasted chestnuts to eat.
The sisters sat around the stove and talked.
Yu Jin peeled a roasted sweet potato and handed it to her sister, saying, "Big sister, after I finished selling things today, I went to my younger aunt's place to see my older aunt and her family. I heard that my older aunt and her family returned to the village early in the morning."
"Go back to the village?" Yu Li asked, "Are the eldest aunt and Zheng Ge'er awake?"
"Awake! They woke up yesterday at noon. Doctor Xu checked them out later and said they were doing well. He asked them to take some medicine back home and take it for a while. They should take good care of themselves and eat more good supplements. There shouldn't be any sequelae."
In fact, Dr. Xu was also quite surprised.
It was not surprising that Aunt Yu and the others woke up. What was surprising was that when he took their pulses, he found that their pulses were actually much stronger, as if they were suddenly injected with vitality. Even their bodies seemed to have been specially replenished and were not so seriously damaged.
It's quite strange.
After waking up, Aunt Yu wanted to take her children back to the village, for fear of bringing disaster to her sister.
Later, I heard that something happened in the gambling house, and with the persuasion of Aunt Yu, I stayed in the county town for one night. I returned to the village with my children early this morning.
I heard that the gambling house has been closed by the government, and the thugs in the gambling house are either imprisoned or too seriously injured to get out of bed, so it is impossible for them to do evil.
Since there is no need to worry about the gambling houses anymore, there is no need to hide in the county town.
Aunt Yu was worried about the crops in the fields that had not been harvested yet. These were their food rations for the second half of the year. This was more important than anything else, so it was impossible for her to stay in the county town peacefully.
Yu Li munched on the roasted sweet potato silently.
She gave Aunt Yu and the others three times of supernatural powers, which was enough to save their lives. If they cooperated with the doctor's treatment and replenished their bodies in the future, they might be able to recover their health.
"Now that there is no threat from the gambling house, Sun Datian can't beat them anymore. They will get better and better in the future." Yu Jin said happily.
Yuyin and Yuzhu were also very happy.
Sure enough, as long as the eldest sister is around, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
Yu Jin continued, "Also, you paid for their medicine, big sister. Big aunt said they will pay you back in the future." Then she went to the room and brought back three taels of silver. "This is what little aunt asked me to give you. She said she would pay half of it for big aunt."
This time, Yu Dagu and her family went to the pharmacy to treat their illness and spent a total of six taels of silver.
The reason why it is so expensive is that Doctor Xu gave them good medicine, including ginseng, and that is not just a few ginseng roots, so the medicine is more expensive.
In addition, Yu Li said at the time that he would prescribe good medicine for them, so the price was so high.
This is also the reason why people cannot afford to get sick.
Medical treatment is too expensive, so they would rather endure it themselves. If they can't bear it any longer, they would eat some poisonous herbs to end their life rather than burden their families.
Yu Li pushed three taels of silver over and said, "You can return it to your younger aunt. I will pay for the medicine for your elder aunt this time."
Every Chinese New Year, the two aunts would come back and give them New Year’s money. Even if it wasn’t much, it was a token of their love and showed that they cared about these girls.
Now that Aunt Yu is in trouble and her family is extremely poor, I will help her if I can.
Although Yu Xiaogu's husband's family opened a vinegar shop in the county town, they didn't actually make much money and had to raise two children. The three taels of money she could take out must have been her private money.
Yu Li didn't take the small amount of money seriously.
She never cares about this kind of life-saving money.
Money is indeed important, but not as important as human life, not to mention that she has a gold nugget, who will make money for her to spend in the future.
Yu Jin smiled, put the money away, and said, "I have made some money recently, so I can help my aunt pay for the medicine."
Yu Yin said, "My embroidery has improved recently. The embroidery shop said that the patterns are very popular and the price of each embroidery has increased a lot. I have saved seven taels of silver now. I can also help my aunt pay some."
Seeing that her sisters all expressed their opinions, Yuzhu frowned.
She held a roasted sweet potato in her mouth, and found that the sweet potato was no longer fragrant. She said in frustration: "I have no money, what should I do?"
Although her second and third sisters would sometimes reward her with some money for helping with the housework, she had only saved a few dozen copper coins, not even one or two taels. What should she do?
The three sisters touched her head.
Yu Jin said: "It's okay, you can help me when you make money in the future."
Yu Yin smiled and said, "My little sister is so capable, she will definitely be able to make money in the future."
Yu Zhu soon became happy and said to Yu Li: "Sister, I will work hard to make money for you in the future. If you get sick, I will also pay for your medicine."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Yu Jin slapped her, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "How can you expect others to get sick?"
Yu Zhu also realized that this was not right, and quickly said, "Then, then I'll buy something delicious for Big Sister!"
Yu Li took a sweet potato that Yu Yin had peeled and ate it while saying, "Okay, I'll wait for you to buy me something delicious." Thinking of something, she added, "I won't get sick, so you don't have to pay for my medical expenses."
"Why?" Yuzhu was puzzled.
"Because I'm practicing physical training." Yu Li said seriously, "People who practice physical training rarely get sick."
She had said this once, and when they heard it again, the three Yu Jin sisters still had different feelings.
Yu Yin seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly asked, "Big sister, you teach us the physical skills, can you teach cousin Fangniang?"
"Of course you can." Yu Li said indifferently, "Girls can all learn it. It is good for your health. If you learn it well, you can fight ten people at once."
In this world, it’s better for girls to be more capable.
Yu Li thought to himself that practicing physical skills is a matter of perseverance, but also a process of enduring pain.
Whoever can persist longer and endure pain better will come out on top.
In fact, it is really suitable for girls to practice physical training. In reality, too much pain is imposed on them. They have long been accustomed to enduring and can endure extreme pain that men cannot endure. They can even endure the pain of childbirth, let alone the pain of practicing physical training.
As long as they persist, they will be able to master this set of physical skills better than men, making up for the fact that women are naturally less physically strong than men.
"Sister, don't worry, we will practice hard!" Yu Jin said solemnly.
Yu Yin and Yu Zhu also nodded, indicating that they would definitely persevere.
Yu Li touched their heads and said, "Well, I believe you."
**
It was almost noon when Aunt Yu returned to the village with her children.
Because their injuries had not yet healed, Yu Xiaogu asked them to go back by boat and secretly gave Sun Fangniang one or two taels of silver.
Sun Fangniang's eyes were red at that time.
Both my aunt and my second uncle's cousins are concerned about them.
She remembered all of these in her heart, and would repay them if she had the ability in the future. As for the medicine money that Li Niang had paid for them, they were unable to pay it back now, but she would definitely pay it back to her in the future.
The mother and her two sons returned to the village and attracted the attention of many villagers.
Seeing them holding medicine bags and learning that they were going to the county town to see a doctor in the next two days, everyone sighed and at the same time felt that fortunately Sun Fangniang was smart and knew to ask her maternal grandparents to send her unconscious mother and brother to the county town to see a doctor, otherwise the two of them might not have survived.
They mistook Sun Datian's screams that night as Sun Zheng's, and thought they were almost beaten to death.
In the past two days, the neighbors noticed that the Sun family's courtyard door was locked from the outside. They called a few times outside the door, but when no one answered, they thought they were not at home and did not go in to check.
So they didn't know that Sun Datian, whose legs were broken, was in the house.
Anyway, Sun Datian has always been a homeless person. It is said that he found a lover in the county town and usually lives with his lover. Even if he never shows up in the village, people won't think too much of it.
After dealing with the concern of the villagers, the mother and her two children finally returned home.
After returning home, Sun Zheng limped into the main room and saw a man lying on the bed.
The man on the bed looked awful.
His face was pale, his strong body had become thinner, his face was covered with bruises and blood clots that had not yet healed, and there was a circle of horrible bruises on his neck. The marks from being pinched were similar to the ones on Sun Fangniang's neck, and because they had not been treated, they were both swollen.
In addition, Sun Datian exuded a foul odor with a bloody smell, which showed that he had not had a good time in the past two days.
At this time, his eyes were closed, and it was unclear whether he was asleep or unconscious. He lay there quietly like a corpse, with only his chest rising and falling slightly.
Still alive!
Sun Zheng just felt regretful for a moment, and then became happy again.
He stared at Sun Datian lying on the bed.
Perhaps because he had watched for too long, Sun Datian finally woke up. He opened his eyes and saw a figure beside the bed. He called out weakly, "Water... give me water..."
He was left here and starved for two days. His legs were seriously injured and the injuries were not treated. He was so weak that he couldn't even shout for help.
Because Yu Li hurt his throat when he pinched his neck.
Since he likes to pinch people, let him taste the feeling of being pinched.
Sun Zheng remained indifferent and even moved closer to him, allowing Sun Datian, who had just woken up, to finally recognize him.
Seeing him, Sun Datian's eyes burst with strong hatred, staring at him, "You, you little beast, I should have beaten you to death long ago..."
If it weren't for this embarrassing thing, would his legs be like this?
He actually broke both of his legs!
The terrible pain made him scream in his sleep. He was in great pain at the thought of becoming a disabled person.
Sun Datian wished he could strangle his son to death.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he stretched out his hand, he couldn't hook Sun Zheng.
Sun Zheng watched him struggle coldly, then smiled.
The smile on his face was particularly strange. Sun Datian was instinctively a little scared. Then he heard him say, "Dad, don't worry. I will be filial to you. You just wait for happiness in the future."
Having said that, he turned and walked out.
After a while, Sun Zheng came back with a bowl of water, grabbed Sun Datian's hair, forced him to raise his face and open his mouth, and then poured a stream of water with a disgusting strange smell into his throat.
Sun Datian was choked and tried to turn his head frantically, but he couldn't get it free. In the end, he was forced to swallow the water.
After feeding him a bowl of three-day-old swill, Sun Zheng smiled, "Dad, are you hungry? I'll come over to feed you later. Do you think I'm filial? Don't worry, I'll always be filial to you in the future!"
Having said that, he went out with the bowl.
Sun Datian lay weakly on the bed, making a hoarse sound in his throat.
His eyes were wide open, his pupils bloodshot, and his hands were tearing at the bamboo mat beneath him, his nails making a hissing sound, but it was useless and could not change his miserable situation in the future...
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