I am Fugui

Chapter 118

Xu Fugui sat for a while, put on his straw hat again, and went out to buy cloth for Laishun's wedding and so on.

After Chen Liping saw him leave, he turned his head and took a good look at his daughter.

He was still wearing loose coarse clothes, a little darker than before, but his eyes were bright, his complexion was ruddy, the calluses on his hands were very light, and there were no scars on his body, so he seemed to be doing well.

But being a father was still worried, Chen Liping couldn't help asking, "Jiazhen."

"Well, Dad, tell me." Jiazhen looked at him with a smile.

"You're doing well in Xu's house, tell your father honestly, have you ever been wronged in Xu's house?"

Jiazhen gave him a funny look, "Father, what are you thinking, I have a good life in Xu's house, don't worry about me."

Chen Liping asked again: "Whether Mrs. Xu is strict with the family's money, will she add clothes to you?"

"Father, I keep all the money at home, and Fu Guiniang doesn't care about it."

Chen Liping was slightly surprised, "You are in charge of the Xu family?"

Jiazhen hummed lightly.

Chen Liping snorted softly, "That's about the same, even that bastard has a bit of conscience."

After finishing speaking, Chen Liping lowered his head again, "Fengxia, tell grandpa, has mother been bullied at home?"

Feng Xia pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, "Master, you are the one who bullies Mother."

Chen Liping laughed loudly, "It's fine if your mother doesn't bully me, how dare I bully her? Tell grandpa what you want for lunch, and so does Youqing, just tell grandpa what you want."

outside on the street.

Xu Fugui lowered his straw hat and looked around vigilantly, for fear that some troops would pass by and arrest him.

The experience of the previous life left too heavy a psychological shadow on him.

Sometimes in his dreams, he would dream of mountains and crowds of corpses on the battlefield, the screams when he was sleeping in the middle of the night, and the corpses all over the ground, which made him shudder.

He didn't stay too long on the street, he came directly to the cloth store, and Jiazhen told him in advance what color cloth to buy.

Xu Fugui bought several more horses, and planned to make a new set of clothes for his family.

I haven't been to the county for two years, and my family hasn't bought new clothes for two years.

Especially You Qing, this child is poor, he hasn't worn new clothes once since he was born.

All the clothes on his body were changed from the previous clothes to be worn by him.

Take advantage of the difficulty to come to the county now, buy more cloth, take it home and make it slowly.

"Fugui? It's really you!"

Coming out of the cloth shop, I met a middle-aged man head-on, carrying a basket and a white linen cloth on his shoulders.

"Brother Kang." Xu Fugui recognized him at a glance. Back then, he was selling steamed buns next to the lo-mei stall.

Kang Baozi patted him on the shoulder happily, "I haven't seen you for many years, and I'm still wondering if you've been arrested as a strong man. It's a pity not to pull the cannon with your physique."

"go."

Xu Fugui glanced at him angrily, "You are the one who is suitable for pulling cannons, why? Instead of selling steamed buns, do physical work instead?"

Kang Baozi lifted the sackcloth on the basket, revealing the buns and steamed buns inside, "I only know this craft, what else can I do if I'm not allowed to sell buns."

After finishing speaking, he took out a steamed bun, "Try it?"

Xu Fugui was not polite either, and took a big bite, which was filled with cowpea.

"How's it going?" Xu Fugui asked while eating, among other things, the buns are really delicious.

There are several steamed buns in Yunxi County, but Xu Fugui thinks that steamed Kangbaozi is the best.

Kang Baozi sighed, "Don't mention it, these days are getting more and more difficult. I don't even have land in my house, so I can only sell buns, and my poor pocket is cleaner than my face. How about you, Fugui, is there any way to get rich? Tell me about it."

Xu Fugui said vaguely: "Is there any way for me to get rich? I deal with mud every day, face the loess and back to the sky, and it's hard enough to support a family."

The two, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then separated.

Xu Fugui went to buy other things, came to an alley, put the extra things into the space, went out, and met a person selling candied haws.

"Let's buy a candied haws, it only costs twenty copper coins." The man said weakly with a sallow complexion and sunken eye sockets.

Xu Fugui bought one, and was about to turn around and go back to the Chen Mansion when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes.

Turning his head, he saw an officer riding a tall horse showing off his power and stepping on the stone road, followed by a group of black soldiers in yellow leather clothes.

Xu Fugui only took one look, turned and left without hesitation, and ran to a side alley to hide.

The passers-by on the street reacted similarly, and immediately moved away, for fear of encountering bad luck.

The man selling candied haws seemed to be so hungry that he had no energy left. He had just taken two steps when he fell to the ground.

The officer rode over on horseback, first turned around twice, and then said disgustedly: "Block Lao Tzu's way, go and pull the cannon for me."

The man burst into tears immediately, knelt on the ground and hoped that the officer would show mercy.

The officer brutally gave him a whip, "I'm giving you a chance to make contributions. If you cry, beg for your success, please go and pull the cannon."

The man was still crying, and the officer impatiently pulled out a pistol and pressed it against his forehead, "I will help you, just pull it if you don't want to."

"I'll pull, I'll pull, military lord, don't shoot."

The candied haws seller could only stagger up and join the soldiers with ashes on his face, while the rest looked at him gloatingly.

It wasn't until the group of troops left the street that there was no one there, that Xu Fugui came out from the alley and ran back to the Chen Mansion with all his might.

"Fugui, what's wrong with you, you're running in such a hurry." Jiazhen brought a cup of tea and asked, patting him on the back.

Xu Fugui drank the tea in one gulp, and then told what happened just now in fear.

After listening, Jiazhen said happily, "Fortunately, you are smart. If you are caught as a young man, what will our family do?"

Chen Liping also said: "The county town has been very unsettled these past few years. You should not go to the city if you have nothing to do in the future."

Jiazhen poured a cup of tea for Chen Liping, "Father, you should also be careful in the city, don't provoke the troops."

Chen Liping snorted coldly, "Are you still worried about me? Anyway, I'm still the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and those big soldiers still dare not touch me."

What he said was the truth. Although these soldiers and bandits were hateful, they would take food off the plate and only dared to bully the poor, not the powerful and rich.

Soon, noon will come.

Everyone moved into the dining room, and the black round table was filled with all kinds of dishes.

Kung Pao chicken, fish-flavored shredded pork, Wang’s roast duck, steamed fish, sauced beef, chicken soup with red dates, steaming white rice, and scents rising from the table, everyone swallowed.

Chen Liping took out a bottle of wine and asked Xu Fugui, "Drink?"

Xu Fugui's Adam's apple twitched, he grinned and said, "Then have a drink with you."

(End of this chapter)