Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

After Madam Wu left, Tang Wan found an excuse to return to her own courtyard.

Wang was present the whole time and knew that Tang Wan was going to the Wu residence in the afternoon. She felt that her daughter should go back to her room to make some preparations, so she naturally had no reason to stop her.

Actually, Tang Wan could have gone directly to the Wu family, but she sensed that Er Ya had returned, and she wanted to know how the investigation of the owner of Zhou's Silk Shop was going, and that the young master of the Wu family was temporarily safe thanks to the peace talisman.

Er Ya also entered Tang Wan's courtyard and told her everything she had found out in the past few days.

After Er Ya bowed, she lowered her voice and said, "The owner of Zhou's Silk Shop is surnamed Zhou and named Zhou Fuhai. The shop is on the main street of the East Market, just two alleys away from Chen's Grocery Shop."

Er Ya paused for a moment, then continued, "Three years ago, Boss Chen's shop was doing very well. He brought in a batch of goods from the south, which sold extremely well and stole many of Zhou's customers. Zhou Fuhai held a grudge and once publicly cursed Boss Chen, and the two had several arguments."

Tang Wan listened quietly without interrupting.

Er Ya continued, "The night Boss Chen had his accident, someone saw Zhou Fuhai's employee loitering near Liushu Hutong. That employee was called Ma San, and he was Zhou Fuhai's confidant. Not long after, he left Beijing and went back to his hometown."

Tang Wan slightly raised her eyes to look at Er Ya.

Er Ya said, "I found out Ma San's hometown address. I kept watch all night and overheard Ma San boasting to someone when he was drunk that he had done a big thing for his boss and the boss gave him a large sum of money, enough for him to live on for the rest of his life."

Tang Wan frowned slightly: "Is there any physical evidence?"

“This…” Er Ya shook her head, “It’s been too long, it’s hard to investigate. However, one of the constables who handled this case back then, surnamed Liu, is still working in Shuntian Prefecture.”

Tang Wan pondered for a moment and said, "Go and check his daily whereabouts, and make arrangements for me to meet him in person."

Er Ya was somewhat surprised and asked, "You're going in person?"

Tang Wan nodded slightly, feeling more at ease going herself, and instructed, "After today, find some time to meet."

Although Er Ya was surprised, she was used to following Tang Wan's arrangements, so she didn't say anything more, bowed, and went out to check on the whereabouts of the yamen runner surnamed Liu.

After Er Ya left, Tang Wan began preparing to go to the Wu family.

After lunch, Tang Wan was about to go to the Wu family's house.

Wang wanted her to bring more people, but Tang Wan said, "This is a business trip to the Wu family, there's no need for so many people. Besides, my skills are only known to my close confidants for now." There was really no need to bring so many people; too many people would only attract unwanted attention.

After thinking about it, Madam Wang agreed, so she only allowed her to take Zhuxi with her, and gave her a few more instructions before letting her go.

The carriage stopped at the side gate of the Wu residence.

Madam Wu had already sent her trusted servants to wait. When Tang Wan got out of the carriage, they hurriedly came forward and respectfully invited her inside.

After passing through two courtyards, you arrive at the courtyard of the Wu family's main house.

The old woman led Tang Wan to the front of the side room and lifted the curtain: "Miss Tang, our mistress and young master are waiting inside."

Tang Wan nodded and stepped inside.

Madam Wu was pacing anxiously in the hall. When she saw her come in, she hurriedly went to greet her, her eyes reddening again: "Miss Tang, you've finally come."

"Madam, there's no need for such formality," Tang Wan said gently. "Where is the young master?"

"She's in the inner room." Madam Wu led Tang Wan into the inner room, lowering her voice, "She's still a bit emotionally unstable."

As they were talking, they entered the inner room, and Tang Wan immediately saw a small, thin figure curled up on the bed, wrapped in a blanket.

Tang Wan didn't rush forward, but stood at the doorway first, quietly observing the child. He was about ten years old, not very tall, and looked like a tiny bundle wrapped in a blanket.

She stared intently at the child, noticing a faint layer of gray mist surrounding him, and Tang Wan knew what was going on.

She slowly walked to the bedside and stopped.

“Huaijing,” she said softly, her voice extremely gentle, “I am Sister Tang, the one who asked your mother to give you the talisman.”

Tang Wan had previously asked the servants about his name.

The child under the blanket peeked out and looked at Tang Wan.

"Do you still remember that talisman?" Tang Wan continued, "It helped you ward off bad things. You were very brave."

Wu Huaijin asked in surprise, "Sister, did you give me the talisman?"

He felt much more at ease when he wore the talisman. Later, the talisman changed color, so his mother went to the master to ask for another one. Unexpectedly, the master was a young woman.

Tang Wan nodded slightly in agreement, sat down beside his bed, and asked gently, "Could you tell me the specifics of that day?"

Wu Huaijin thought about what happened yesterday and was still a little shaken. After a moment, he replied, "Yesterday, while riding a horse, before I fell off, I saw a person. He was standing by the horse farm, watching me."

Tang Wan's heart skipped a beat: "Who is it?"

“I don’t know him,” Wu Huaijing shook his head. “He was wearing gray clothes, and I couldn’t see his face clearly, like it was covered by a layer of fog. He kept looking at me and smiling at me. Then the horse got startled.”

"And then?" Tang Wan pressed.

Huai Jing paused, then lowered his voice, saying apologetically, "Later, I fell down, and Master rushed over to catch me, so I didn't see anything else."

After listening, Tang Wan comforted him, "It's okay, it's all in the past. Huaijing, do you believe your sister?"

Huaijing nodded.

"Then let me tell you, he won't come again." Tang Wan's voice was soft, but her tone was very firm. "Wear this talisman, and everything will be fine in a while. You will be safe and well from now on."

This is a talisman to remove bad luck; first, it will remove the bad luck that has tainted Wu Huaijin.

Tang Wan already knew Wu Huaijin's situation and that it would take some time to fully resolve it, but in any case, since she was already here, she had to handle it properly.

Wu Huaijin stared intently at Tang Wan, and seeing that Tang Wan's expression was very solemn, he felt relieved and slowly said, "I believe in Sister Tang."

He carefully placed the talisman that Tang Wan handed him into his arms.

Tang Wan was quite satisfied with the result, but she still had a small question, so she asked, "Did anything else happen that day? Were you feeling unwell?"

Upon hearing Tang Wan's question, Wu Huaijin suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Oh right, that day I was on horseback when my chest suddenly started to hurt and my arm strength weakened. I almost fell off, but luckily my teacher noticed in time and saved me."

It started when I saw a strange person, and then I had a chest pain that almost caused a serious accident. But the image of that person was so vivid that I almost forgot about the chest pain.

Upon hearing this, Tang Wan realized it was true and assured her, "Sister already knows, and this problem won't happen again."

Having said that, Tang Wan felt a pang of sympathy for the young child. She took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve, containing spiritual spring water, and handed it to Wu Huaijin, saying, "Drink it once a day, just a sip each time. After a few days, your body will be fully recovered." (End of Chapter)