New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

In the Bachelor's Mansion, at the door of Ertai's room, Erkang, who was holding a candied haws and cakes, had his eyes wide open. He looked at his mother in confusion, then looked at his brother, a soldier who was about to leave after delivering the letter, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

This soldier was recruited by my father not long ago. Because he is the youngest and works efficiently, my father likes him very much. He even brought him along on this trip. I didn't expect that my father would ask him to deliver a letter.

This soldier has a handsome face, is about seventeen or eighteen years old, a little thin, has a good personality, and can get along with anyone. Although his family is poor, he is kind and would rather suffer injustice himself than injustice others. There is almost no one who dislikes him because he always has a faint smile on his face, which makes people feel happy when they see him.

It’s just that he once had a not-so-nice name, Gouduo.

It is said that brother Gouduo has three children in his family, the eldest son is named Laibao, and the younger sister is named Baolian. He is in the middle and is always ignored. Also, because he is an extra boy, his family always jokes that he is redundant. They don't even give him a good name, but just call him Gouduo, saying that it is a humble name that will make him easier to raise.

Ama said that when he first met Brother Gouduo, his parents had abandoned him because the family was too poor and sent him to join the army. However, because he had little education and could not read or write, he had been doing odd jobs in the army. One day, Ama took a fancy to him and took him back to the Bachelor's Mansion to serve as a soldier.

Later, Ama changed Brother Gouduo's name to Fuyuan, which means they met by fate and took Fu as his surname.

Erkang looked at his brother Fuyuan, who was wearing a gray robe, a somewhat worn cloak, and a pair of worn gloves. The mansion had clearly arranged new clothes for him, but his brother Fuyuan always felt sorry for his family and wanted to give them the good things and use the old ones himself.

Meeting the gaze of Young Master Erkang, Fuyuan smiled at him somewhat awkwardly, then pulled his cloak together to cover his thin body, and pulled down his worn gloves that could barely block the cold wind, then wrapped himself in the cloak and stood under the eaves waiting for the lady to speak. He knew that the lady would definitely prepare clothes for the Second Young Master, so he could wait.

Erkang glanced at Fuyuan and saw that he seemed a little embarrassed, so he looked away and looked at his mother.

Liu Huiying touched Erkang's head. He was wearing a small cloak. His little face was mostly covered by the white cloth, but it was obvious that his cheeks were red from running too fast. She held the letter in her left hand, gently held Erkang's little hand with her right hand, and pulled him into the house.

As he walked, he explained, "Ertai sneaked out of the house while we were away, and even followed your father and his carriage."

After she finished speaking, she did not forget to ask Fuyuan to wait. She wanted to pack some clothes for Ertai and bring them over to him. The child sneaked out and must have left nothing behind.

Fuyuan was not in a hurry. He nodded and waited obediently under the eaves.

After Liu Huiying and Erkang finished talking, they went into the house. They first unfolded the envelope and carefully looked at the contents inside.

The general content was very simple, saying that Fulun would guarantee that Ertai would be brought back safely and would not let him suffer any harm or grievances, and that Liu Huiying could rest assured.

Liu Huiying frowned, and was very worried about Ertai, but since her husband had guaranteed it, she had no choice but to let the child go for once.

She was afraid that Ertai would be cold, so she quickly got up to pack clothes for him. Erkang looked at the letter with displeasure, and his hands holding the candied haws began to clench, feeling very unhappy.

Ertai had a plan to sneak away but he didn't tell him and left on his own. This idiot was caught so quickly after sneaking out. He was so stupid. If he had told me, he would definitely not have been discovered so quickly. He was so stupid.

At the same time, he was very unhappy. That guy actually sneaked away without saying a word and didn't even take him with him. It was really too much. He was still thinking about buying him delicious food. Humph, stinky brother, I will ignore him.

However, when he saw his mother handing the packed bag to his brother, he couldn't wait to stuff all the food in his hand to his brother Fuyuan, and said in a clear voice, "Brother, please help me bring these to my brother and Xiaoyanzi to eat."

Fuyuan smiled and nodded, clasped his fists to the two of them, then turned around and left with his bag on his back.

Liu Huiying and Erkang watched him leave, their eyes filled with worry about Ertai's departure.

Riding on his horse, Fuyuan was about to go to the suburbs. He looked at the candied haws and a bag of cakes in his hand. After thinking about it, he felt that this gift was not enough. What about the three children?

If it was only given to the princess and the young master, wouldn't there be one less person who couldn't eat? How pitiful it would be to see them staring at it helplessly.

Thinking of this, he turned his horse around without hesitation and went to the market, buying two more candied haws and two bags of cakes.

He thought, this way all three children would have something to eat and they wouldn't fight, right?

In fact, it is very simple to treat everyone equally, as long as you are attentive, but why can't his parents learn it...

Fuyuan suppressed the grievance and sadness in his heart, carried his bag, took the candied haws and cakes, and rode his horse all the way to the suburbs to catch up with the adults' convoy.

The cold wind was biting, blowing on his face and hands, and it felt so cold that he couldn't help but shiver. But when he thought of the three children smiling happily when they received the gifts, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Perhaps because the weather was quite cold today, there were not many people on the streets. After buying some gifts for the children at the market, he slowly quickened his pace and headed out of the city.

However, just out of the city gate, because there were few people around, he gradually relaxed his vigilance and rode too fast. A child accidentally jumped out in front of him and was almost trampled by his horse's hooves. He hurriedly turned the horse's head in panic, but because he was holding food in his right hand, he held the reins with one hand and could not control the reins, and the horse's head was raised high.

In order to prevent the horse from trampling the child, Fuyuan quickly dropped the food in his hand, then controlled the reins with both hands and turned the horse's direction.

Because the action was too anxious and quick, he stopped the horse in such an emergency that his palm was scratched by the reins and blood gushed out. The smell of blood also frightened the horse, and the horse neighed wildly and waved its hooves wildly, but because the reins were held tightly, it could not trample the child below.

At this time, the child under the horse was hurriedly carried away by her parents. Seeing this, Fuyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The severe pain in his palm made him relax for a moment. At this time, the horse began to shake violently, and because he did not hold the reins tightly, he fell off the horse and was trampled by the out-of-control horse...

When Fuyuan fell to the ground and was stepped on by the horse's leg on the chest, he felt an intense pain as if his internal organs were crushed. The pain was so severe that he had difficulty breathing. He spat out blood and his face turned pale.

In order to prevent the wound from getting worse, he struggled to hold the horse's hoof with both hands and tried to move to the side for a moment. The next moment, he rolled on the ground and rolled to the side to avoid being trampled again. Seeing that the horse was still neighing and the people around were hiding and watching, he covered his chest and got up with difficulty, thinking to himself, fortunately, no one else was hurt.

At this time, at the city gate, with the neighing of horses' hooves and the people's shouts of fear, guards finally arrived. One of them jumped on the horse and tried hard to pull the reins, while the others protected the people and took them to a safe place.

"Hey, are you okay? Why did this horse go crazy and out of control?"

A guard in armor saw the man standing there with difficulty, and couldn't help but step forward to help him, and asked curiously.

Fuyuan spoke with some guilt, and a large mouthful of blood gushed out. He stretched out his dirty hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said weakly, "It's my fault. I was holding the things with one hand, ahem, and pulling the reins with one hand. I didn't slow down in time, which almost led to an accident. Fortunately, the child was not hurt, ahem."

The severe pain in his chest made it difficult for him to speak, and he was a little anxious. He was afraid that he would not be able to deliver the gifts he prepared for the princess and the others, as well as the clothes he prepared for the second young master, to them personally.

Upon hearing this, the guard looked at him with some disdain and wanted to say to him that you have poor skills and you dare to ride a horse with one hand. However, seeing that he was seriously injured, he did not say it out loud and hurriedly prepared to help him find a doctor.

Fu Yuan held on to his breath and said to him, "I am a soldier from the Scholar's Mansion. I am here on the orders of my Lord Fu Lunfu to deliver clothes and a small gift to the Second Young Master. But, ahem, the gift has been soiled by me. I would like to trouble you to send someone to help me. They are heading to Jiazhou. They just set out today on horseback and should be able to catch up with them before evening. Ahem, thank you for your help."

The guard looked at the man with tattered and dirty clothes and didn't believe that he was a soldier of the Bachelor's Mansion. But when he saw him tremblingly taking out a sign of the Bachelor's Mansion from his arms, he nodded quickly and agreed, then went to find the captain of the guards and reported the matter.

The captain of the guard happened to be Liu Qing and Liu Hong's father, that is, Liu Chenfeng. Because of his good martial arts skills, he was recruited by Fu Cha Fu Heng. Because he had made great contributions in investigating things with Fu Cha Fu Heng before, he was made the captain of the guard guarding the city gate to give him some training first.

Liu Chenfeng heard from the two children that Xiaoyanzi was going to the Divine Doctor Valley in the direction of Jiazhou today, escorted by Fulun. Although he didn't know when Ertai followed, he knew from the situation that this man was going to reunite with Fulun. He hurriedly asked the doctor to come and treat him and make sure to save him. At the same time, he sent someone to the Bachelor's Mansion to ask someone from the Bachelor's Mansion to come over.

He decided to go there himself and help the soldier complete the unfinished task.

He saw that before the boy fainted, he was looking at the candied haws and cakes rolling on the ground with regret. It was said that these were gifts he gave to the child. He felt sad and went to buy four strings of candied haws and some cakes himself.

He knew that Xiaoyanzi's junior fellow apprentice was also there, and with Ertai, there were three children in total. This young man was not cautious in his actions and looked like a child, so he gave him one.

After he packed up those things, he also bought some food to take with him. After sending someone to keep an eye on the young man, Liu Chenfeng mounted his horse and chased in the direction of Jiazhou. Before leaving, he did not forget to leave a letter of leave for his immediate superior.

Perhaps he was lucky, as he was still alive even after being trampled by the horse's hooves. Or maybe it had something to do with his martial arts training, as he suffered internal injuries, but his life was safe.

When he was carried back to the Bachelor's Mansion by the people there and woke up in his room, he saw a bright red candied haws placed at the head of his bed, which looked quite tempting.

After careful inquiry, he found out that it was the captain of the guards who bought it for him. He was very grateful. Before he even ate the candied haws, he felt happy and sweet in his heart.

It turns out that it feels so good to be valued by others.

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The carriage of Fulan and others traveled for more than two hours and found an inn before dusk. They decided to rest there, after all, there were three babies in the carriage.

The post station was full of people, all of whom were on this trip. Along the way, they left a lot of marks to make it easier for Fuyuan to find them. However, Fulun waited all the way but didn't see him. He couldn't help but frown, and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Xiaoyanzi had dinner with Ertai, Duanmu Qing, Huo Chengyue, Huo Yuqi and Fulun. While eating, Uncle Fulun always looked at the door, as if he was waiting for someone.

She thought about it carefully and remembered the person who was sent back by Uncle Fulan to deliver the letter. She looked at the sky. It was getting dark outside. Although it was not snowing, the temperature was getting lower and lower. She felt a little uneasy. Could something have happened to that uncle?

Ertai ate the feast without a care in the world, but seeing his father's absent-minded look, he couldn't help but ask, "Ah, Dad, what are you thinking about?"

Thinking of his father's instructions to call him "daddy" when he goes out, Ertai quickly changed his words.

Fulun glanced at his heartless son and sighed softly, "It's nothing, keep eating, eat more."

Seeing that his father didn't say anything, Ertai seemed to have realized something. Faced with a table full of delicious dishes, he found it difficult to eat.

Sitting at the other tables were the accompanying guards. Those sent by the palace sat together at two tables, those sent by the Xiao family sat at one table, and the four people from the Fu family sat at another table. They looked at the empty seat, whispering to each other, with a hint of worry on their faces.

Fuyuan is usually quite clever and can ride a horse very fast. It should take at most an hour for him to go from the suburbs to the capital and back. But now two hours have passed and he hasn't come back yet. Is this really okay?

However, when they were out, they had to hide their identities and did not dare to disclose personal information at will, so they could only look at each other and discuss in low voices.

Just as everyone was about to finish their meal, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the door.

Fu Lun and several other members of the Fu family quickly stood up, wanting to see if Fu Yuan had returned.

However, as soon as they reached the door, they found that the visitor was not Fuyuan.

"Brother Liu, why are you here?"