Chapter 159 Chapter 159 Restoring Law and Order
After breakfast, Yu Li went out.
She has been very busy recently. In addition to helping out in the store, she also helps out at the girls' school.
Now she can get a lot of money from Yu Jin's shop every month, which makes her feel that it would be bad if she doesn't do something. At the same time, she also wants to share some of the burden with her sister.
It just so happened that the girls' school was short of staff, so she could occasionally act as a teacher or instruct the students in physical training.
Fu Wenxiao did not go out with her today.
He held her hand reluctantly and asked, "Ali, are you still going to the store today?"
Yu Li hummed, and said, "By the way, let's go to the girls' school. Also... there are a lot of idle people in the city. I think we can let them find some legitimate business to make a living, so as not to affect the public security in the city."
Hearing this, Fu Wenxiao was stunned, then laughed.
He smiled and said, "That's fine, but don't get too tired."
"No." Yu Li looked relaxed, "They are just some idle guys. It won't take much effort to deal with them easily..."
Fu Lieyun, who was passing by, happened to hear this. He silently glanced at the clingy couple and then walked away.
As a single man, he really doesn't understand today's young couples.
After sending his wife away, Fu Wenxiao went to explain the physical skills in detail to Fu Lieyun and Meng Xingzhou, and at the same time suggested that Meng Xingzhou practice the physical skills first.
"I practice first?" Meng Xingzhou was a little surprised.
Why didn't the general practice with him?
Fu Wenxiao said: "Brother Lie's injury has not fully healed. This set of physical skills is not suitable for injured or sick people to practice. He can only start practicing after his injury is completely healed. So you should practice first during this period of time. While you are here, if you encounter any problems during the process, we can also help you."
Everyone has different understanding and aptitude, and encounters different problems when practicing physical skills.
Of course, if there is no one to guide you, you can only rely on yourself to slowly explore and keep practicing. After you become proficient, the problems will be solved and you can achieve the same effect, but the speed will be very slow.
But if someone gives you guidance, you will practice faster, avoid taking detours, and suffer less.
For these generals, of course, the sooner they master this set of basic physical skills, the better, so that they can try their best to ensure their survival after going to the battlefield.
Fu Wenxiao naturally hoped for the best for the Fu family army. If Fu Lieyun had not come, he would have asked someone to send this set of physical skills to the northern border and give it to Fu Lieyun.
After hearing this, Meng Xingzhou naturally had no objection.
The general's injuries have not yet fully healed, so he really can't make any big movements. It would be bad if the wounds that have healed with great difficulty were torn again.
Meng Xingzhou began to practice.
After receiving the drawing drawn by Fu Wenxiao last night, he and the general studied it and memorized the set of physical skills. Because it was too late yesterday, they did not practice it.
Fu Lieyun stood aside and watched, his expression very serious.
Just looking at the physical exercises drawn in the picture will not give you a clear idea of what they are like. You have to practice them to know the effect.
Of course, he believed in Fu Wenxiao and was full of expectations for this set of physical skills.
But soon after Meng Xingzhou started practicing, the expression on Fu Lieyun's face gradually became strange.
After a long while, he turned to Fu Wenxiao and asked, "Brother Xiao, does everyone who practices this set of physical skills... behave like this?"
"Yes." Fu Wenxiao said calmly, "There will be such a process at the beginning. Once you become proficient in it, your body will gradually adapt and it won't be so uncomfortable."
Fu Lieyun looked at Meng Xingzhou's gnashing teeth and his gradually reddening eyes thoughtfully, and asked, "What about you? Were you the same at the beginning?"
As a retainer, he naturally would not ask about his master's private affairs.
But now, as an older brother, he has to care about his younger brother.
Fu Wenxiao was calm and collected. "Not really. To me, these are nothing."
Fu Lieyun was slightly startled, "Really?"
He thought of Fu Wenxiao's experience in those three years and suddenly felt a little sad. Although Xiaodi did not explain it in detail, he knew that Xiaodi almost died. He was able to survive only because he was lucky enough to meet the Crown Prince's wife.
Otherwise, he would have died in the winter of the previous year just as some people had imagined.
"Brother Xiao..." Fu Lieyun patted his shoulder, "You have suffered."
Fu Wenxiao suddenly laughed and said, "It's not necessary. In fact, I am very fortunate. If I could use those three years to exchange for my meeting with A-Li, I would be willing to do so."
He felt it was worth it to exchange three years of pain for the companionship of Yu Li for the rest of his life.
Fu Lieyun didn't expect him to say that. He was surprised and suddenly laughed.
His smile was short and fleeting, softening his cold face. He jokingly said, "You never said such things before."
Sure enough, after men get married, their morals become the same and they start to say nice things.
Fu Wenxiao didn't think there was anything wrong and said calmly: "Brother Lie, if you meet a girl you like in the future, you will understand."
Fu Lieyun said nothing.
We’ll talk about this later when we meet again, at least he doesn’t understand it now.
However, seeing how clingy he was to his wife, Fu Lieyun felt quite stimulated and needed some adaptation.
The two talked for a while, and Fu Lieyun suddenly said: "My Lord, the princess...may still be alive."
Fu Wenxiao's eyes narrowed slightly, his jaw tightened, and he said nothing.
"In fact, I didn't get any news about her." Fu Lieyun whispered, "I heard that after hearing the news of your death, she fell ill directly. She was very ill. The imperial physician said that she might not survive... The saint sent her to the temporary palace in the western suburbs to recuperate, and had the palace sealed. However, the imperial farm would send some fresh food to the temporary palace every day, and the imperial physician would go there every month, and the palace would also send things to the temporary palace..."
Fu Wenxiao listened silently.
Fu Lieyun glanced at him and continued, "Maybe she is still alive, you don't have to worry."
He wasn't sure whether the palace was doing this on purpose to show them, or... In any case, as long as there was no news of Princess Yuan'an's death, they were willing to believe that she was still alive.
After a long time, Fu Wenxiao said, "Brother Lie, I understand."
His eyes were dim and his face was cold. At this moment, Fu Wenxiao no longer had his usual gentleness and elegance. He had no smile on his face and seemed to have turned into the commander of the Imperial City Division a few years ago. No one dared to look at him directly.
Fu Lieyun lowered his eyes and sighed, understanding the pain in his heart.
**
Yu Li first went to the rouge shop and took a look around.
There were not many customers in the store in the morning. Two smart girls were leading the people in the store to organize the shelves and explaining to them some things they needed to pay attention to.
When they saw Yu Li, the two clever girls bowed respectfully and called out, "Madam."
Yu Jin came over from the backyard and couldn't help but smile when she heard them calling her sister "Madam".
These people were sent by my brother-in-law, and their master is Fu Wenxiao, so it is appropriate for her to call her sister "Madam".
At first the sisters felt a little uncomfortable, but over time they got used to it.
Yu Jin asked, "Big sister, have you had breakfast? The store made steamed buns today. They are delicious. Come and have some."
Yu Li agreed after hearing this.
Although she had eaten breakfast at home, she had a big appetite. Once she used up her special powers, she would soon be hungry. She would not refuse any food that came her way.
The two went to the backyard to eat buns, accompanied by sweet soy milk.
After drinking the sweet soy milk, Yu Jin started muttering about sugar again, and then talked about how the Yi people tribe planted a lot of sugarcane. Their side was close to the Yi people's territory, and if they could buy sugarcane from the Yi people, they could do the sugar-making business.
Yu Li listened silently, she didn't know much about business.
After her sister finished speaking, she said, "If you need help, tell your brother-in-law and he can help you."
"I was just saying this casually. It's not good to trouble my brother-in-law with this kind of thing." Yu Jin smiled, "It still depends on the court. If the relationship between the court and the barbarians eases, then we can consider it..."
After finishing breakfast, Yu Li saw that the store was in order and he didn't need to help with anything, so he left.
Yu Jin went out with her, and she wanted to go to the dock to see the cargo ship.
A while ago, she bought two more cargo ships. Together with the one brought by Fang Bihe, she now has three cargo ships. In addition to transporting goods from her own store, she can also rent them out and earn a lot of rent.
After saying goodbye to Yu Jin, Yu left the market in the south of the city.
When I got to the other side of the street, I met Wu Shouzi who was squatting there waiting for work.
When he saw her, Wu Shouzi turned around and said something to the craftsman next to him, put away his things, and ran towards her briskly.
The two of them came to a less crowded place, and Wu Shouzi said with sparkling eyes: "Boss Li, why are you here? Are you going to the wasteland today?"
Yu Li hummed and asked, "Are there any idle men over there now?"
"Yes!" Skinny Wu didn't give those idle men any face and told her that they still went there to gamble from time to time these days.
"You told them to find a way to make a living, but except for a few people, no one else took your words to heart." Wu Shouzi was angry. "Gao Sheng and I have already talked to them about this, but they feel that you, Boss, have no say over them. You are not the county magistrate, nor an official. Why should they listen to you?"
Not only did he refuse to listen, he even arrogantly continued to gather people for gambling, molested young girls, robbed people of their money, etc.
In short, he has done a lot of bad things, which makes people angry.
After hearing this, Yu Li asked, "Are Gao Sheng and the others busy?"
"Of course we're not busy!" Wu Shouzi rubbed his hands, "As long as Boss Li tells us to, we won't be busy."
Yu Li looked at him calmly, and after seeing him silently put away the obscene smile on his face, he said, "Go and call Gao Sheng and the others over, and let's go to the wasteland together."
Wu Shouzi responded, but this time he didn't dare to laugh too arrogantly.
They first went to find Gao Sheng, then Wang Sanlang and others. Soon a group of people gathered around Yu Li and walked towards the wasteland.
When we arrived at the wasteland, we saw a group of idlers gathered there gambling.
Gao Sheng handed a cane to Yu Li attentively, "Boss Li, I just found this on the roadside. Please use it for now."
The others secretly gestured to Gao Sheng, with uncontrollable excitement on their faces.
They recalled how their boss beat them to death with a cane. The pain was still fresh in their memory and they would never forget it.
Now it's others' turn to get a taste of this rare treat, and they are extremely excited.
Yu Li glanced at Gao Sheng and took the vine.
Then, holding the cane, she walked towards the group of idlers who were gambling.
A quarter of an hour later, all the idle men knelt there, holding their heads in their hands, sobbing and begging for mercy.
"Please spare our lives, Boss Li. We will never dare to gamble again!"
"Boss Li, please let us go!"
"Lei Boss..."
Wu Shouzi and others stood by and watched, their eyebrows and eyes flying, in a very good mood.
They said one after another: "Last time, Boss Li told you to find a decent job, but you didn't. Instead, you came here to gamble without changing your bad habits."
"How dare you not take Boss Li's words to heart!"
"They deserve a beating, Boss, keep beating them."
Yu Li ignored Wu Shouzi and the others and said to the group of idlers who were kneeling and begging for mercy: "I will give you three days. After three days, you must find a decent job. From now on, you must pay me three taels of silver every month."
"What? Three taels of silver?"
The group of idlers were stunned and looked up at her with their bruised faces.
Yu Li nodded, "With so many of you, you should be able to pay three taels of silver every month, right?"
"What if we can't do it?" someone asked cautiously.
Yu Li swung the cane in his hand to the side with a whoosh, and a tree as thick as a bowl was broken in half. The group of people were so scared that their scalps went numb and their bodies trembled.
Even Wu Shouzi and others couldn't help swallowing.
Yu Li looked at them and asked again: "Can you do it?"
Everyone nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, Boss Li, we can definitely do it!"
"Yes, we will definitely not let you down!"
“…”
Seeing that they were all very active, Yu Li nodded slightly, looking very satisfied, and turned to Gao Sheng and the others and said, "You guys keep an eye on these people. If any of them doesn't find a job and comes here to gamble, you tell me."
Gao Sheng and others nodded quickly.
When those idlers were leaving, they heard the scary old man Li ask, "Where are the idlers in the city?"
"Boss Li, what are you going to do?"
Boss Li said righteously: "Of course, we should make them change their ways."
Hearing this, the group of idlers quickly quickened their pace and left.
At this point they had already understood that this Boss Li was determined to discipline these idlers, and if they did not obey, they would probably be beaten by her.
It hurts so much when she hits people, who can bear it?
You'd better be obedient and find a way to make a living.
On this day, Yu Li took Wu Shouzi, Gao Sheng and others to visit several places where idle people gathered.
The idlers were beaten so hard that they cried for their parents. In the end, they burst into tears and said that they would mend their ways and be good people. They would find a decent job and work hard to make money tomorrow.
When he went to pick the last gathering place of idle men, he was spotted by patrolling yamen runners.
When the idlers saw the yamen runners, they crawled over to them, crying and shouting for help, "Official."
Unfortunately, the official ignored them and asked in surprise: "Boss Li, what are you going to do?"
Away from the boss?
The idle men were stunned and looked at them stiffly. Then they realized that these yamen runners actually called this woman "Li Lao Da". It was obvious that they were her people and even the officials had to listen to her.
The person who came was Ge the yamen runner. He looked at the situation here curiously. He didn't know why Yu Li came to find these idlers and beat them up.
Could it be that this group of people have offended Boss Li?
Seeing their bruised faces and noses, and the red and swollen whip marks on places not covered by their clothes, Ge Yayi suddenly felt very happy. Finally, someone understood their pain.
Yu Li said: "Improve the public order in the county."
"Ah?" Ge Yayi was stunned for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Why did you do this?"
She actually beat up all the idlers in the county and forced them to find a decent job. It was really...
Yu Li said, "They just have too much free time, so they take money to mess up other people's shops, which seriously affects the public security in the city! In this case, it is better to let them find a proper job, so that they will not have time to wander around the county town in the future."
Ge Yayi finally understood why these idle guys were beaten so badly today. It seemed to be related to the trouble caused by the thugs who went to Yu Jin's shop a while ago.
If he were to say, these people deserved it. They could have provoked anyone else but Boss Li.
However, Yu Li's move was a good thing. If these idle men could be willing to find a legitimate job, the security in the county would indeed be better.
The yamen runner Ge smiled and said, "Don't worry, Boss Li, we will also keep an eye on them. If anyone doesn't find a decent job and continues to hang around, we will put them in jail."
He thought to himself that when he got back, he would go to the county lieutenant to talk about this matter. He thought the county lieutenant would agree. After all, in the past two years, the county magistrate had been trying to govern Shanping County well and let the people live and work in peace. Knowing about this matter, he would only agree.
**
After dealing with the idler, seeing that there was still some time left, Yu Li went to take a look at the girls' school.
The girls' school is located in a courtyard in the west of the city. Yu Jin has bought it and will use it as a school. When there is sufficient funding and the school's reputation becomes known, the school can be expanded.
After entering the door, a woman with an ordinary face and a friendly smile came to greet me and bowed respectfully: "Hello, Madam."
"Auntie Lan." Yu Li greeted her, "Are you busy here?"
Aunt Lan was the woman who went to the Fu family to pay her respects. She was assigned to be the manager of the girls' school.
She is indeed very capable. Since she took over the girls' school, it has been on the right track and has accepted many students, including girls from the countryside and girls from the county town.
Yu Li stayed in the girls' school for a while, teaching the students physical skills.
All students who enter the girls' school must learn physical skills. This is also what Yu Jin required when he built the girls' school. Therefore, if Yu Li has nothing to do recently, he will come over to help teach them physical skills.
When the time was almost up, Yu Li said goodbye to Aunt Lan and left the girls' school to go home.
When I got home, it was just dinner time.
While eating, Yu Li noticed that Meng Xingzhou's eyes were red, and asked knowingly, "Deputy General Meng, did you learn physical training today?"
Meng Xingzhou asked subconsciously: "Madam, how did you know?"
Yu Li was calm and composed. "I used to teach those soldiers of the Zhennan Army around Master Xuan how to practice physical skills. Their eyes were similar to yours."
The more you see and the more experience you have, the more you will know.
Meng Xingzhou: "..."
Meng Xingzhou had a wooden face.
So, this is not a shame for him, right? After all, when the soldiers of the Zhennan Army were practicing physical skills, their eyes were also red.
Meng Xingzhou thought so and looked at Fu Lieyun carefully, wondering if the general would also get red-eyed when he practiced physical skills in the future?
The two children looked at Meng Xingzhou and suddenly asked, "Uncle Meng, are you crying too?"
Meng Xingzhou immediately said, "I didn't cry! Men shed blood and sweat, not tears!" Then he reacted and asked, "What do you mean you cried too?"
"Because Uncle Fang looked like he was crying."
Meng Xingzhou quickly understood that this Uncle Fang was referring to the Young Marquis Fang.
It turns out that even Young Marquis Fang's eyes were red...
Then he really has no shame!
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