Chapter 119 Heading to the State Capital
Fu Ciyi remained silent.
The situation before him made him understand the importance of power.
Qiu Wei must take the exam. Since Fu Zhengqing abuses his power, there is always someone who can check and balance him.
Yan Haitang stepped out of the threshold holding the train of her skirt, looking at Yan Funing with sarcasm in her eyes: "On the seventh day of the first lunar month, I only said I wouldn't let you go back to Yan's house, but you responded shamelessly. The Fu family is here?”
Yan Funing smiled: "Believe it or not, one day you will kneel in front of me and beg me to return to the Yan family."
"Idiots talk about dreams." Yan Haitang sneered and glanced at Yan Funing's clothes. Returned to the mansion.
He raised his finger and pointed at the maid Min'er beside him.
Min'er got the order, grabbed Caiyu's lapel, and slapped her twice in the face.
"Yan Haitang, what are you doing? Caiyu didn't offend you!"
Yan Funing stepped forward, but was blocked by the concierge.
Yan Haitang sneered: "Caiyu's contract of sale is now in my hands. If you want her to continue to follow you, you can redeem it with one hundred taels of silver."
" One hundred taels of silver." Yan Funing murmured.
How can she have so much money?
Caiyu cried: "Miss, the maid is not worth so much money. If the maid is not by your side to serve the young lady, the young lady will have a good life."
She looked at Fu Ciyi: "Second Young Master, my young lady is so delicate that she will cry if touched. She usually speaks rudely, but she has never done anything harmful to nature. She has a good heart. You must have mercy on her. Her!"
Yan Funing burst into tears.
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After leaving Fu Mansion and taking the car home, Yan Funing was in a low mood.
Li Xinheng, who was driving the bus, saw that the young couple had been silent, and he also remained silent for a long time.
Really unable to hold it in any longer, she asked: "Girl, the one named Caiyu was your former maid?"
"Yes, she was the most loyal to me."
The soft voice of Yan Funing , with a hint of nasal sound.
Li Xinheng added: "For one hundred taels of silver, an ordinary farmer's family would have to save for decades without eating or drinking."
An ordinary farmer's family would only have two or three taels of silver throughout the year. of input.
To spend so much money to redeem a maid, this deal is not worth it.
Yan Funing sniffed: "I know."
One hundred taels of silver was also a huge amount to her.
She really couldn't afford that much money in a short period of time.
“Yan Haitang kept Caiyu by his side just to make me angry. I want to rescue Caiyu as soon as possible.”
Fu Ciyi said: "There must be a way."
Yan Funing grabbed his arm: "Fu Ciyi, you want to take part in the imperial examination. Only with power in your hands can Fu Zhengqing get what he deserves. Punishment! I have to work hard to make money so that Caiyu can come back to me."
Li Xinheng turned back and said, "But that Fu Zhengqing clearly refuses to let me participate, what else can we do?"
"The only solution now is to go to the state capital to sue him." Fu Ciyi said lightly.
The state government failed, so he continued to appeal.
He doesn't believe it anymore, can officials protect each other?
If it is true that the officials are protecting each other, it would be fine not to enter the court.
After discussing the countermeasures, Yan Funing took out the steamed buns from the bag and gave one to Fu Ciyi and one to Li Xinheng.
“It’s hard work for Brother Li to come with us for such a trip. He didn’t even have to eat lunch and even drove us back.”
She also took one herself and ate it in small bites. .
Li Xinheng took a big bite and waved the hand holding the steamed bun: "It's a trivial matter. Master is my master, and the master's business is my business."
He ate the steamed bun in two or three bites. Yan Funing gave him another belly.
He took it and started eating again: "When will Master go to the state capital? I will go too."
Fu Ciyi said: "It is inconvenient to go to the state capital with an ox cart, so we have to go there. If you don't tell me for a long time, the cow can't bear it. Then you can help me look after the house, and I can go alone." He ate the steamed buns slowly, secretly thinking about when to go and how to arrange the children in the village school.
Yan Funing said: "You have to hire a carriage to go to the state capital. We had a scene in Fu's house today, and we need someone to look after us at home."
Li Xinheng said: "Well, on the day Master sets off, I will drive the cattle. The car went to the town, and then returned to the village to look at home. "
The three of them returned to the village when the sun fell.
After discussing the situation with his mother, Fu Ciyi decided to leave for the state capital the day after tomorrow.
The next day, he went to the village school to teach.
When school was over, he said to the students: "I have to go to the state capital two days tomorrow. You don't have to come to school for these two days."
The students cheered.
I just had two days off, I only had one day of classes, and I have another two days off.
Fu Ciyi said again: "Don't let your studies go to waste. Don't make any mistakes in the poems you recite and the big characters you write!"
The schoolchildren mourned for a while.
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On the day Fu Ciyi set out for the state capital, Li Xinheng helped contact a carriage.
"Master, this carriage is about to return to the state capital. Since it is a return trip, it costs five hundred yuan each way." Li Xinheng raised his finger and pointed at the carriage parked outside the Fu family's yard. "Master, do you think it can be done?" ?”
Fu Ciyi patted Li Xinheng on the shoulder: “It works.”
After that, he walked out of the yard.
Yan Funing packed a small baggage, put the dagger into the bag, and trotted to catch up with Fu Ciyi.
Noticing that Yan Funing was following him, Fu Ciyi paused: "Go back."
Yan Funing said: "I want to follow you. If you want to say something to Mr. Futai, I can help."
Wan Niang, who was standing at the door of the hall, shouted: "Ciyi, Funing is very eloquent, she can help you."
If you want to report Fu Zhengqing to the state capital. I'm afraid it will be difficult to open Ciyi's mouth.
Funing's eloquence is good, and with her by her side, it's true.
Fu Ciyi thought for a moment and finally agreed.
The couple got into the carriage.
Wan Niang was supported by Nan Yao and Bei Mo as she walked outside the fenced courtyard. Li Xinheng and Ali followed behind them, and the five of them said goodbye to the carriage that was leaving.
Yan Funing stuck her head out of the car window and waved her hands.
The carriage turned a corner and her family was no longer in sight, so she sat upright in her seat.
Fu Ciyi sat quietly with his eyes lowered. He didn’t say goodbye to them just now, and he didn’t say a word now.
Yan Funing stared at him. In the plot of the book, he won three yuan in a row. In reality, he was indeed very knowledgeable.
But the reality is different from the plot she watched.
With the current situation, it is very likely that he will not be able to pass the imperial examination.
When she thought of this, she didn't know how to comfort her.
The horse-drawn carriage is much faster than the ox-cart. The ox-cart takes a day's drive, while the horse-drawn carriage arrives in a morning.
Zhoufu Street is more prosperous than the county town, with crowds of pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and numerous shops and restaurants.
The owner of the car put Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing down, collected five hundred coins, pointed them in the direction of the government office, and drove away.
The couple looked at the plaque of the government office from a distance, took a deep breath, and walked to the government office side by side.
After the two people explained their purpose to the government officials, they were not chased away, but were led to a corner by the government officials.
"It's an unfortunate time for you to come. Our Lord is not in the government office now."
Fu Ciyi asked: "Are you in the government office?"
The government servant shook his head: "Not in the government office either. , he went out to do some business and won’t be back until tomorrow.”
(End of this chapter)