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 told you not to let you go back to Yan's house, but you shamelessly came back to Fu's house?"
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 are talking about dreams." Yan Haitang sneered, glanced at Yan Funing's clothes, and returned to the house.
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 100 taels of silver."
"100 taels of silver." Yan Funing murmured.
How can she have so much money?
Caiyu cried: "Miss, this maid is not worth that much money. If I don't serve you, I will live a good life."
She looked at Fu Ciyi: "Second Young Master, my young lady is so delicate that she will cry if she is bumped. She usually speaks rudely, but she has never done anything harmful to nature. She is really good-hearted. You must have mercy on her. Her!"
Yan Funing burst into tears. - After leaving Fu Mansion and riding home in the car, Yan Funing was in a low mood.
Li Xinheng, who was driving the car, saw that the young couple remained silent, and he remained silent for a long time.
Really unable to hold it any longer, he asked: "Girl, is that Caiyu your former maid?"
"Yes, she is the most loyal to me."
There was a hint of nasal sound in Yan Funing's delicate voice.
Li Xinheng added: "For 100 taels of silver, an ordinary farmer's family would have to save for decades without food or drink."
An ordinary farmer's income is only two or three taels of silver throughout the year.
To spend so much money to redeem a maid, this deal is not worth it.
Yan Funing sniffed: "I know."
100 taels of silver was also a huge amount to her.
She really couldn't come up with 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 will definitely be a way."
Yan Funing grabbed his arm: "Fu Ciyi, you want to take part in the imperial examination. Only with power can Fu Zhengqing get the punishment he deserves! I also have to work hard to make money, so that Caiyu can come back to me."
Li Xinheng turned back: "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 softly.
When the state government failed, he continued to appeal.
He doesn't believe it anymore, can officials protect each other?
If it is true that officials protect 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.
"Thank you, Brother Li, for taking us on such a trip. He didn't even have to eat lunch, but he 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 bun: "It's a trivial matter. Master is my master. Master's business is my business."
He ate the steamed bun in a few mouthfuls, and Yan Funing gave him another one.
He took it and started eating again: "When will Master go to the state capital? I will go too."
Fu Ciyi said: "It's inconvenient to go to the state capital with an oxcart. It has to go for a day, and the oxen can't bear it. Then you can help me look after the house, and I can go alone." He ate the steamed buns slowly, thinking to himself. When the time comes, how will the children in the village school be arranged?
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 out, I will drive the bullock cart to the town, and then return to the village to look after my home."
When the sun fell, the three returned to the village.
After discussing the situation with his mother, Fu Ciyi decided to leave for the state capital the day after.
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 tomorrow and the next two days. You don't have to come to school for these two days."
The schoolchildren cheered.
I just had two days off, I just had one day of classes, and I have another two days off.
Fu Ciyi said again: "Don't waste your studies. Don't make any mistakes in the poems you recite and the big characters you write!"
The schoolchildren mourned for a while. - On the day Fu Ciyi set out for the state capital, Li Xinheng helped contact a carriage.
"Master, this carriage is going back to the state capital. Since it's a return trip, it costs five hundred yuan each way." Li Xinheng raised his finger and pointed to the carriage parked outside the Fu family's yard. "Master, do you think it's okay?"
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.
Realizing 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: "Ci Yi, Funing is very eloquent, she can help you."
If I want to go to the state capital to report Fu Zhengqing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to just open my mouth with Ci Yi.
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.
In 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.
After all, the speed of horse-drawn carriages is much faster than that of ox-carts. The ox-carts take a day's journey, while the horse-drawn carriages arrive in a morning.
The State Street is more prosperous than the county town, with pedestrians swarming one after another, horse-drawn carriages flowing continuously, 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 on 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 at the mansion?"
The yamen servant shook his head: "He's not in the mansion either. He went out to do some business and won't be back until tomorrow." (End of Chapter)