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Chapter 117: I Don’t Dare to Live There (Part )
After the team had marched for an hour, the official road ahead suddenly became a mess.

More than ten large trucks were lying across the middle of the road, while others were overturned in the weeds on the side of the road.

The cargo on the truck was scattered on the ground.

The car, the road, and the weeds on both sides were all splattered with blood!

Lu Zhengyan, who was at the front, suddenly raised his hand and the team stopped immediately. Two captains rode forward to check and came back after a while.

One of the captains was furious. "It's a caravan leaving from town. We even had a chat with them this morning when we borrowed a car!"

Xu Yuan followed and after an inspection, he sighed, "We were attacked by a large group of evil spirits. Both the man and the horse were dragged into the mountains... It's too late."

This is the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.

Business people not only have to bear various high costs, but also have to endure exploitation at every level. If they are unlucky and encounter evil spirits, they may even lose their lives!
But at the same time, the Ming Dynasty was extremely powerful. Its territory far exceeded that of the previous dynasty, with canals connecting it in all directions. Its military prestige was far-reaching, its soldiers were arrogant and its generals were brave, and it was on the verge of conquering the entire South Seas.

"Move the car to the side of the road, and we'll go ahead." Old Yan arranged, "Search the carriage and take any documents that can prove their identity. When we get to the county town, report to the county government and try to notify their families—if the county government has been rebuilt."

There is not much that can be done. It is impossible to leave a few captains here to guard the goods. What should we do when it gets dark?
After moving the cart team away and continuing to head towards the county town, Fu Jingyu was very silent along the way. He had always been with his teacher in the past few years. This time he saw a lot of things, which had a great impact on the spirit of this young master of a wealthy family.

When they were ten miles away from the county town, Mr. Yan sent someone back on horseback to report.

So when they arrived at the city gate, Song Lu stood there, and when he saw the team from afar, he excitedly waved his arms, "Senior Brother!"

Her hands and feet grew back and she ran over quickly, with no one else in her eyes, straight towards the carriage.

Xu Yuan was very tactful and quickly jumped out of the car.

Song Lu got into the car and opened the door: "Senior Brother..."

A majestic big rooster with golden eyes came out of the car, scaring Song Lu so much that he fell off the car with a scream.

Granny Ying quickly hugged Ah Hua, and Fu Jingyu followed her out, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and helped Song Lu up: "Junior sister, are you hurt from the fall?"

Song Lu had a bitter face, but immediately smiled happily: "It's nothing."

The two of them quickly realized that Mr. Yan and others were watching them. Their faces turned slightly red and they kept a distance from each other.

"You guys, the teacher is here, hurry into the city."

Of course, there was no time to rebuild the county government office, and even the new county magistrate had not arrived yet.

On the day Xu Yuan and Fu Jingyu set out for Qihetai Town, Ma Tianshou sent out the memorial to the court reporting the Shanhe County tragedy.

The Governor of Jiaozhi Province must have been having a headache these days, wondering how to report such a big thing to the Northern Capital and minimize his own responsibility as much as possible.

Ma Tianshou had plenty of manpower around him, so he simply booked the entire inn where he was originally staying, sent the shopkeeper and the waiters back home, and the inn was completely managed by the Quwu Division.

Xu Yuan said to Fu Jingyu: "I will go home first to report that I am safe, and then go to see the old man."

"Okay, as soon as you can."

Xu Yuan was about to leave when Ah Hua bit his trouser leg.

When Granny Ying saw Xu Yuan was about to leave, she immediately said, "No one is taking care of me, an old lady?"

"Grandma, Master Fu will send someone to find you a place to live..."

"I came out with you, and I'll follow you. I'm an old woman with blurry eyes, and I can't recognize anyone."

Xu Yuan was helpless and said to Fu Jingyu: "Give me some money first. I will rent a house near Hegong Lane for Grandma to stay in first. You can settle the bill later."

Fu Jingyu gave the money readily.

Xu Yuan drove the cart, and several captains helped lead the horses, and they returned to Hegong Lane in a mighty procession.

On the way, Grandma Ying asked, "Ayuan, how many people are there in your family?" "Is your house big?"

"Is the yard big enough for the flowers to play in?"

Xu Yuan had no choice but to extend an invitation: "Why don't you just stay at my house."

Grandma Ying: "Oh my, how can I not be so embarrassed? Is it too much trouble?"

"No trouble."

The captains around covered their mouths and laughed, but they were actually envious: It is still unknown whether this old woman has any ability, but the big rooster is extraordinary at first glance, and it will definitely be able to protect the house and the ordinary evil spirits dare not approach.

If this old woman is willing to live in my house with her big rooster, I'd even call her grandma!

The team went up the cobblestone street and soon arrived at the entrance of Hegong Lane. Suddenly, Grandma Ying stopped the carriage and stared at the lane with her dim eyes, looking inside and out.

Xu Yuan asked: "Grandma, what's wrong? My home is inside."

Granny Ying pursed her wrinkled lips and suddenly changed her mind: "I've thought about it and it's too abrupt. Moving in like this will disturb your family."

"fine……"

"No, no," Granny Ying insisted, "Just find me a house nearby."

Xu Yuan had no choice, but fortunately there were many vacant houses near the alley, and he quickly found a small courtyard for rent. He then found a known real estate agent on Tiaoshi Street nearby, signed a contract, and paid the rent.

Xu Yuan was in a hurry to go home, so he asked several captains to help his grandmother settle down, and then he went home first.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Xu Yuan shouted towards the kitchen: "Lin Wanmo, I'm back!"

The stepmother came out of the main room, grabbed Xu Yuan's sleeve, looked him up and down carefully, and breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're back safely."

Since Xu Yuan is not at home, Lin Wanmo doesn’t cook and just eats a simple meal.

Lin Wanmo went into the main hall again to burn incense for Xu Yuan's father, muttering something softly, as if Xu Yuan was able to return safely because of his father's blessing.

After burning incense, Lin Wanmo sat down at the table: "Tell me what happened quickly. Was it dangerous this time..." Suddenly, a silly big white goose appeared from behind Xu Yuan. His stepmother's eyes lit up: "Is this the goose you bought? It's very fat. Let's roast it and eat it tonight!"

Dafu had just been in the yard, flapping his big webbed feet and taking a look around. He was a little dissatisfied with his future "territory".

There was no river, only a well outside the door.

It seems that some renovations will be needed here in the future.

Da Fu had just finished his inspection and when he walked in, he heard that the woman wanted to eat him, so he pounced on her and tried to peck her.

Xu Yuan grabbed her by the neck and said, "This is your grandmother, don't offend her."

Dafu kicked and slapped me, but grandma couldn’t stop me, she wanted to eat me!
Xu Yuan told his stepmother about Dafu's origins. Lin Wanmo's eyes lit up: "So Teacher Wang is Aunt Wang from back then. Tell me in detail..."

Seeing her angry look, Xu Yuan burst into tears and said, "We'll talk about this later. Please help me find the letters that my second uncle has written in the past few years."

Lin Wanmo was confused: "How do I know where Master collected it?"

Xu Yuan:?
"Let me look for it."

The mother and daughter moved out all of Xu Huanyang's belongings, and finally found five letters from his second uncle from a pile of letters.

Xu Chuanyang had been away for twenty years and only wrote back these five letters.

Xu Yuan returned to his room and took out the letter Zheng Rongkui had given him. After comparing the two, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a forgery."

(End of this chapter)