HLnovel Chapter 767 Little Fish Cake
Chapter 767 Little Fish Cake
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but laugh when she saw the little one's serious expression.
She held out her hand to Huo Yuhao: "Then this will be our little secret."
Huo Yuhao earnestly held up one little finger: "Then, Auntie, shall we pinky swear?"
Lu Yangyang hooked her little finger around his: "Then let's pinky swear!"
Lu Yangyang hooked her little finger with his, but Huo Yuhao looked as if he were doing something extremely sacred, his little face tense and very serious.
Just then, Lu Yangyang heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the main gate. She let go of Huo Yuhao's hand and patted his little head: "Auntie has to go now, Little Fish Cake, see you another day!"
"Goodbye, Auntie!" Huo Yuhao waved to Lu Yangyang.
After Lu Yangyang had walked several steps away, he suddenly realized what was happening and shouted, "Auntie, my name is Huo Yuhao, not Little Fish Cake!"
Lu Yangyang waved her hand with her back to him: "Okay, Little Fish Cake!"
Huo Yuhao's face flushed with frustration: "It really isn't a little fish cake!"
Lu Yangyang's laughter drifted from afar.
Lu Yangyang arrived at the main gate and, sure enough, Huo Lin had returned. Huo Lin saw that she had already changed her clothes and didn't say much. He told someone to prepare a horse for her, "Everything is arranged, we can set off!"
It's farther to go around to the other side of Qingyuan Mountain than to go directly to Qinghe Village. If there are many people, the journey will be even slower, and they won't arrive until noon tomorrow at the earliest.
Fortunately, it wasn't far from Qingyuan Town. Lu Yangyang and Hongyu arranged to meet in Qingyuan Town at noon the next day, and she also told Huo Lin about it.
Huo Lin was surprised by her meticulous planning and agreed wholeheartedly. "In that case, we can split into two groups. I'll take a group to the dock to make a show of things, and after you've learned about the situation, we'll meet up and head into the mountains together."
With Lu Yangyang's people scouting ahead, they can formulate their next plan based on the situation.
Lu Yangyang nodded and left Qingzhou Prefecture with Huo Lin.
At noon the next day, Lu Yangyang arrived at Shanhetang Clinic in Qingyuan Town on time. Standing at the entrance of Shanhetang, Lu Yangyang couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Her acupuncture was taught by Dr. Du of Shanhetang, who was practically her mentor. She often went into the mountains and, having heard from Uncle Zhou that medicinal herbs were more valuable than meat, she was determined to sell them for money. However, she didn't know how to process or harvest them. She stumbled upon some good herbs and delivered them to Shanhetang. Dr. Du, upon seeing them, glared at her and said she was wasting precious resources. He then took her on as an apprentice, teaching her how to harvest and process herbs step by step. Seeing her quick wit, he also passed on his unique acupuncture techniques to her.
She was only a little over ten years old then, and so many years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yangyang stood outside the door, wanting to go in and see her old friend, but she held back in the end.
The matter in Qinghe Village is still unresolved, so she should see as few people as possible right now. If she inadvertently causes trouble for others, it would be a loss.
Lu Yangyang watched from afar, only calling out once when Hongyu rushed over, before turning away.
The shop assistant at Shanhetang had just finished dispensing medicine for someone and was bored, so he looked outside. He vaguely saw a young girl and instinctively craned his neck. Doctor Du walked over and smacked him on the head. "What are you looking at? Your neck is sticking out into the street!"
The waiter quickly pulled his head back and chuckled twice: "I saw a young girl just now, but I couldn't see her clearly. She's been standing there for ages!"
He was about to point someone out to Doctor Du when he was interrupted, and the person was gone. He scratched his head: "They were just looking into our building."
Dr. Du also looked outside, and then, as if remembering something, remained silent for a long time.
Lu Yangyang knew Qingyuan Town so well that she could find every place with her eyes closed. After meeting up with Hongyu, she quickly led Hongyu to a secluded spot and asked, "Is there anything unusual?"
Hongyu nodded: "I followed you into the village with Butcher Liu, and he casually chatted with a few families to inquire. He said that outsiders had indeed come by in the past two days, ostensibly to ask for water, but they went to Scholar Lu's house and weren't allowed in. I heard that after Scholar Lu was appointed to the Hanlin Academy, he didn't have time to return home and had specially arranged for someone to come back and bring Old Madam Lu to the capital, but she refused. So Scholar Lu arranged for a servant to come and take care of Old Madam Lu. Old Madam Lu is very serious..." Since the two men asking for water were from the village, she explained that she was a widow and it was inconvenient for them to leave. She simply asked her maid to bring them a bowl of water and then closed the door. The two men then went to sit at a neighbor's house for about half an hour before leaving. It was said that they hadn't inquired much about the Lu family, the top scholar, but that the master and servant had simply passed through the area, found the feng shui excellent, and learned that a top scholar had come from there—a place of outstanding people and auspicious energy. They asked about local specialties and whether Qingyuan Mountain was dangerous, but didn't ask anything else.
Lu Yangyang's expression turned serious: "It seems it wasn't a false alarm. They really are after Lu Wei. Qinghe Village is located near Qingyuan Mountain, but Qingyuan Mountain is inaccessible. There's no way they could pass through it. Those who usually come to the village are mostly familiar faces, even the peddlers are rarely strangers. For two people to suddenly appear at this time is definitely suspicious. They're inquiring about Qingyuan Mountain, probably because they want to ambush us from there."
If they were only after Lu Wei, there would be no need to involve the entire Qinghe Village, unless they suspected the Lu family was hiding something and were worried about not finding it and being exposed, so they decided to go all the way and burn the whole village down.
“Girl, shall we go into the village?” Hongyu asked.
Lu Yangyang shook her head: "They've already set their sights on Qinghe Village. If we enter the village now, it will definitely alert them. I've already contacted Huo Lin. We'll enter the mountains from Qingyuan Mountain and ambush them in batches. They won't have many men. We'll act according to the situation."
She's strong, and Hongyu is skilled with hidden weapons; the two of them working together to take down He Jingze shouldn't be a problem. As for the others, Huo Lin is more than enough to handle them. If Second Brother receives the letter and arrives in time, then it'll be even easier.
and……
Lu Yangyang suddenly thought of something.
She was so preoccupied with worrying about the safety of Qinghe Village that she overlooked the fact that, given Lu Wei's shrewdness, he wouldn't leave his aunt alone in Qinghe Village while he was in the capital. He must have a backup plan. And if he sensed something was wrong, he wouldn't have been unprepared; perhaps someone was setting a trap for someone else!
But now, her most important task is to ensure the safety of Qinghe Village.
"Let's go, proceed according to plan. Although tomorrow night is theoretically the best time to make our move, there's no guarantee that something won't go wrong. We must get there tonight."