I am Fugui

Chapter 117 Go to the county seat

The next day.

early morning.

Everything is quiet.

A ray of light rising from the eastern horizon cautiously infiltrates the light blue sky.

When the first ray of morning light pierced through the mist, Xu Fugui walked out of the thatched hut and stretched his body refreshed.

Licking his lower lip, he couldn't help recalling the taste of last night.

Throwing a bundle of pigfern on the ground, the two lambs got up immediately, bleated twice at him, and then lowered their heads and started to eat.

These two lambs were bought at the beginning of spring, and they have grown so big now.

As for the first sheep, I killed it and ate it myself during the Chinese New Year the year before last.

"Father, pick me up, I also want to watch the lamb eat grass."

Youqing ran over on short legs, wearing clean clothes and washing his face.

Xu Fugui picked him up and put him on his neck, Youqing watched the sheep grazing happily.

"Wow, wang wang!"

Ping'an jumped out from nowhere, circling around his calf attentively, and Youqing immediately went down to play with Ping'an.

"Don't get your clothes dirty, and be careful of your butt touching my board."

Go into the house and put all the things you want to bring in the basket, including peeled bamboo shoots, a smoked leg of lamb, eggs, and various seasonal vegetables. Fill a basket full and cover it with a sackcloth .

"Fengxia, Youqing, let's go, father will take you to the city to find grandpa, let him give you delicious food."

Xu Fugui put on a clean white jacket, put on a pair of clean black thousand-ply cloth shoes on his big feet, and wore a wide-brimmed straw hat on his head. Holding a long pole in his hand, he shouted to the yard.

"coming."

Fengxia immediately responded, dragged her younger brother Youqing over, and skillfully climbed into another basket.

Ping An was too young to climb in by himself, so he said anxiously, "Dad, Dad."

Xu Fugui pinched his little face, put him into the basket, and took out two small straw hats for him to wear.

Wearing straw hats is to protect them from the sun, and to prevent people from staring at them.

Even Jiazhen wore a straw hat, which was pressed down very low, covering most of her face, and her clothes were too loose, so her proud figure could not be seen.

Xu Fugui strung the poles onto the two baskets, and picked them up with ease and strength.

Fengxia and Youqing together weigh about [-] catties, which is about the same weight as the other basket, so there is no pressure on the shoulders.

Fengxia and Youqing laughed happily, and kept waving to Xu's father and Xu's mother.

"Fugui, please slow down, don't drop my Fengxia Youqing." Father Xu took two steps forward, leaning on a cane and instructed.

Walking to the entrance of the village, I ran into Long Er head-on.

He was still wearing black silk clothes, without a hat, and he was leaning on a cane, and a servant next to him carefully supported him.

Two years have passed, Long Er has aged a lot, as if he lost ten years of life, half of the thinning hair on his head has turned gray.

His face was sallow, his lips were darkened, and he looked sickly.

It is said that the root of his life was broken two years ago, leaving the root of the disease. Since Long Er's failure, he has become depressed and rarely shows up outside.

Seeing Long Er's dying appearance, Xu Fugui felt even better, stopped and said hello, "Master Long, are you all right? I haven't seen you for a long time, where are you going?" "

Long Er was stunned for a moment, and recognized him through the sunglasses, "It's Fugui, I'm going to walk on my own land, are you going to the county town?"

Xu Fugui nodded generously, "Yes, Laishun wants to marry a wife, and the Liu family wants three silver dollars and fifty catties of rice. Where can I get them? Why don't you go to Jiazhen's father for help? .”

When other people in the nearby village heard this, they first shook their heads at the Liu family, and then asked him to buy some things from the county seat.

Long Er nodded suddenly, "That's it, then you go, go early and return early, it's not peaceful outside, I heard that many people have been arrested."

Xu Fugui concentrated his mind, "Okay, I have to be more careful, then I'll go first."

Looking at the two children in the basket, Long Er couldn't help feeling envious, and sighed deeply.

Looking down at himself, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was more hatred in his eyes, but he couldn't even find the object of his hatred!
"Go back."

He turned around and walked towards the house. Staying outside, he always felt that the eyes of other people looking at him were mocking.

"Father, are you tired?" Fengxia raised her head and asked from time to time as she walked on the path carrying a basket.

Xu Fugui grinned, "Father is not tired, he has strength."

After walking for two hours, the clouds and mists dispersed, and the sun shot out a large piece of golden light, as if covering Yunxi County with a golden gauze.

There were no soldiers on duty at the gate of the city for a long time, and all of them were sent to the front line.

Entering the county town, the streets are much deserted than before, and the stone roads are not cleaned. Not only is there a layer of sand and dust, there are all kinds of garbage on it, emitting a foul smell.

"How did the county become like this?" Jiazhen said incredulously.

Xu Fugui looked around, but didn't find any troops, so he quickened his pace and said, "Go to father's house first, there are not many people outside."

Came to Chen Mansion, knocked on the door, the door was quickly opened.

"Miss, you are back, come in quickly, the master has been talking about you for a long time."

The servants led them to the main room, Chen Liping probably heard the movement, and stood at the gate looking outside.

"Haha, my baby Fengxia, I miss my grandpa to death. This must be Youqing. She has grown up so much. Hurry up and call me grandpa."

Chen Liping's back bent a bit, and he struggled to lift the two children out of the basket, with an unstoppable smile on his face.

"Grandpa." Feng Xia called out sweetly, her voice was so loud and clear that Chen Liping almost melted from hearing it.

Youqing didn't remember Chen Liping anymore. Seeing that his sister was screaming, he also screamed.

"Okay, okay, come in quickly, have some snacks and fruits first, and grandpa will give you delicious food later."

When he came to the main room, Xu Fugui put down the basket and lifted the sackcloth, "Father, Jiazhen and I brought this from home. I haven't seen you for so long, I hope you don't blame me."

Chen Liping nodded flatly, turned his head to greet Fengxia Youqing, even Jiazhen didn't care much.

Jiazhen sat on the grand teacher's chair, took off her straw hat, and looked at her father with a smile.

The servant just told her that Chen Liping is in good health, and although the rice line business is not as good as before, at least it will not lose money and everything is fine, so she is also relieved.

"What about Jiaming, why don't you see this kid again?" Jiazhen suddenly asked after half the payment.

Chen Liping replied: "Last year I sent Jiaming to study in the provincial capital. It's not a problem to stay at home all the time. Let him learn more."

(End of this chapter)