A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 577 chapters and ongoing.

7. 61 to 80

Chapter 61 So Good

"Then I'll go ask my young master."

Xiaobei hurried back to Yingzhuyuan to find Wei Jinyi.

After listening to Xiaobei's exclusive, Wei Jin also said: "You can treat her to the cooked pheasant and hare as compensation for her snacks."

So Xiaobei went to Songyuan to report again.

"Okay, then I'll go with you." Xiumei agreed without hesitation.

He took a bag of things and went to Yingzhuyuan.

Xiaobei wondered: "Miss Xiumei, don't you need to ask your lady again? What if Miss Ni doesn't like game?"

Xiumei glanced at the dull Xiaobei, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my lady will definitely like it."

Xiumei went to the small kitchen in Yingzhuyuan and started to work.

The rabbit meat is braised in soy sauce. In order to cater to Wei Jinyi's taste, no spicy ingredients were added. Otherwise, according to her lady's taste, it would have to be spicy.

The pheasant made soup, which put some nourishing astragalus and wolfberry.

In addition, I fried a sweet potato leaf and a pumpkin tip. The sweet potato leaves were sent by the nanny, and the pumpkin tips were freshly picked in Wei Ruo's yard.

Four side dishes, meat and vegetables, vegetables and soup.

When Xiaobei was serving the dishes, Xiumei went to the next door to invite Wei Ruo.

After Xiaobei put the four dishes on the table, he told Wei Jin with emotion: "Young master, the eldest lady is so kind, we asked them to help us cook game, and they also provided us with vegetables and ingredients, and prepared four dishes of color, fragrance and flavor. Complete dishes come out."

"Yes." Wei Jin also said.

"It would be great if the eldest lady can come and have dinner with us often." Xiaobei said to himself.

He also knew that this was impossible, the master and madam must have asked the eldest lady to go to the dining hall to share with everyone.

While speaking, Wei Ruo came and walked into the pavilion with a smile.

Wei Jin had already placed a stool for her. After Wei Ruo sat down, his eyes swept over the three dishes and one soup on the table, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

Her dear rabbit meat, I haven't eaten it for a long time!

Wei Jin also noticed Wei Ruo's excited little expression, and couldn't help but smile slightly, and took the initiative to put the rabbit's leg into Wei Ruo's bowl.

"I caused you to not be able to eat snacks, and this rabbit meat should be regarded as an apology." Wei Jin also said.

"Then I won't be polite." Wei Ruo raised her face, smiled at Wei Jin, and then picked up the chopsticks in front of her without any politeness.

In fact, the two of them knew each other well. One wanted to find each other to eat pheasant and hare, specially prepared game, and the other wanted to come to Cengfan to make up for the loss of a snack.

Only Xiaobei was stupidly ignorant.

After a hearty meal, Wei Ruo sat on the wicker chair beside him to rest.

"Second brother, when did you have an extra wicker chair here? I haven't seen it before." Wei Ruo asked.

"I recently bought a new one. I bought it when it looked good." Wei Jin also replied.

"Very good, you can lie down and rest when you are tired from reading."

"Yeah." Wei Jin also agreed, and seeing Wei Ruo's laziness on the wicker chair, he knew that the wicker chair was the right one.

"How are you studying at Xie's house these few days?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Very good. The lady you found is really good. I thought I wouldn't be able to listen to it, but her teaching is very interesting. I learned some skills about making incense from her, which is similar to my medicine."

"That's good." Wei Jin also responded, with no expression on his face as usual.

"How about you, have you been feeling better in recent days?" Wei Ruo asked casually.

"Well, your medicine is very useful, and I feel a lot better." Wei Jin also said.

"That's good." Wei Ruo replied in exactly the same tone as Wei Jinyi.

Then lie on the wicker chair, leisurely and leisurely.

The relationship between the two is mostly quiet, Wei Jin doesn't talk much, Wei Ruo sometimes talks to him, sometimes doesn't talk, just stays quietly and relaxed.

After working hard for a few days, Wei Ruo finally successfully handed over most of the work in the wasteland south of the city at the current stage.

I have some free time today, Wei Ruo plans to tidy up the loofahs, pumpkins and gourds in the yard, otherwise I won't have so much time after going to Xie's house for class tomorrow.

was working in the yard when Xiumei hurried in.

"Miss, miss miss..."

"Memei, what's wrong with you?"

"That... that..." After confirming that there was no one else in Songyuan, Xiumei said to Wei Ruo, "Miss, Brother Xiaoyong got into a fight with Uncle Xu and Nanny, and the quarrel was very fierce!"

"what happened?"

"It seems that Brother Xiaoyong is going to be a soldier! Haven't there been a lot of conscription notices posted in the county these days? And because of special circumstances, the age for recruiting soldiers has been lowered from fifteen to fourteen. Brother Xiaoyong is just satisfied, and then he will Said that he also wanted to fight Japanese pirates!"

"Where are others now?" Wei Ruo hurriedly asked.

"I was **** at home by Uncle Xu! Uncle Xu has no objection, but the nanny disagrees. As soon as the nanny cried, Uncle Xu **** Brother Xiaoyong!"

"Let's go, go and call Madam Zhang." Wei Ruo immediately decided to go out.

Now she has an excuse in the south of the city, she can go out almost any time she wants, but she needs to bring Nanny Zhang with her.

Although Nanny Zhang didn't think much of Wei Ruo at first, and felt that Wei Ruo was a bit shabby, but after getting along with Wei Ruo for this period of time, her attitude towards Wei Ruo has changed a lot, and she recognized Wei Ruo's attitude. After she was able, she began to obey Wei Ruo sincerely.

Wei Ruo came to him suddenly, but Nanny Zhang didn't think there was any problem, so she prepared the carriage without saying a word, and took Wei Ruo out.

Not long after the car left, Wei Ruo let the car go to the street. After parking the carriage at the street corner, Wei Ruo told Nanny Zhang to go to Sibaozhai to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

Now that Wei Ruo is already studying, it is normal to buy pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Neither Nanny Zhang nor the driver who is traveling with him thinks there is any surprise in this matter.

Wei Ruo put on the hood and got out of the car. Wei Ruo who entered the shop did not look at any products in the shop, but directly entered the backyard through the door of the shop.

In the yard, Xu Zhengyong was sitting on the ground, his whole body was tied up, his hands behind his back.

He has a stubborn expression: "Father, a good man has ambitions everywhere, and now foreign enemies are attacking and the people are suffering. As a man, I should fight on the front line!"

Xu Zhushan retorted: "I don't care about you, as long as you make your mother sad!"

It's not that Xu Zhushan disagrees with his son's joining the army, it's just that his wife is uncomfortable.

"Father, my mother thinks like a woman, you are a man, you should understand my thoughts!" Xu Zhengyong retorted.

"It's useless! If you want to go, you have to find a way to make your mother not worry about you!" Xu Zhushan's attitude was firm and there was no room for negotiation.

The father and son were arguing when Wei Ruo came in.

Seeing Wei Ruo, Xu Zhengyong's eyes lit up, as if he saw a savior: "Sister Ruoer!"

Chapter 62 Want to protect my sister

Hearing his son calling Wei Ruo, Xu Zhushan also turned around. Seeing Wei Ruo, he immediately put away the stern expression just now: "Miss, why are you here?"

"I heard that you and Brother Xiaoyong had a quarrel, so come over and have a look."

"Ah, this brat is disobedient. I'll be honest after a few whips. It's not worth your trip to be a lady."

Xu Zhengyong, full of grievances, could only protest with his eyes.

Mother Xu came out of the house when she heard the voice. When she saw Wei Ruo, her mood improved, she came up to meet her, and hugged Wei Ruo: "Miss."

Although the distance is not far, Mama Xu hasn't looked at Wei Ruo for several days.

Before she heard a few words from Xiumei, knowing that the young lady had been locked up in the firewood room in the Xiaowei's mansion, she realized that the young lady was not as good in the Xiaowei's mansion as she thought at first.

So she was worried that the young lady would not eat well and sleep well in Xiaowei's mansion, so she tried to bring something to Wei Ruo from time to time.

But I have never been able to see Wei Ruo in person, and I am always a little worried.

Mother Xu looked at Wei Ruo carefully for a while, and then breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was not thin or sick.

"Nurse stop crying, let's talk about Brother Xiaoyong slowly." Wei Ruo said.

"Sister Ruo'er, please tell my mother for me, she listens to your words the most!" Xu Zhengyong said hastily.

"It's not big or small, how many times have I said it, don't call Miss like that!"

Xu's mother didn't know how many times she corrected her son's address to Wei Ruo.

"I don't, I don't care if she is a miss from the He family or a miss from the Wei family, she is my sister anyway! Sister Ruo'er said it herself!" Xu Zhengyong didn't care about it.

"Well, yes, Brother Xiaoyong is right." This is what Wei Ruo asked for.

Brother Xiaoyong is one year older than her. After the nanny gave birth to Brother Xiaoyong, she hired the nanny of the He family in order to subsidize the family.

During the time I lived with her in Mojiashan, the nanny spent a lot of time taking care of her, but her own brother Xiaoyong had to be left at home.

Later, when Wei Ruo got older, he intentionally asked the nanny to go home a few more times, and asked the nanny to bring Xu Zhengyong to live with them for a few more days, saying that he lacked playmates and wanted to play with children of the same age.

At that time, she and Brother Xiaoyong were both little milk babies, there was no difference between men and women, and they played together in Zhuangzi.

After a long time, Wei Ruo and Xu Zhengyong became familiar with each other, and they called each other brother and sister.

No matter how many times Xu Zhushan and Xu's mother corrected them, they just didn't change.

"Meimei, untie Brother Xiaoyong's rope, let's sit down and talk about it." Wei Ruo quickly winked at Xiumei.

Before Xu's mother and Uncle Xu could react, Xiumei quickly untied Xu Zhengyong's rope.

"Meizi, thank you!" Xu Zhengyong smiled innocently at Xiumei.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank!" Xiumei gave Xu Zhengyong an angry look.

Xu Zhengyong, who was freed, jumped up to Wei Ruo, and complained to Wei Ruo: "Sister Ruoer, tell me, shouldn't a good man have no fear of life and death, go out on the battlefield and make contributions?"

"The kind of man you mentioned is indeed a good man, but there is more than one way to be a good man. Didn't I ask you to study before?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I can't, Sister Ruo'er, I'm not the material for reading. If I can know so many characters, I'm pretty good. If you ask me to write those things in a polite way, I really can't write them." Xu Zhengyong haha bitterly said.

Actually, Wei Ruo also knew that his detached personality was indeed not suitable for studying.

But reading is indeed the best way for ordinary people to achieve class transition in this era.

"You brat, you go to fight in the army, those Japanese pirates are so fierce, your mother has to worry about you all day long at home!" Xu Zhushan reprimanded.

"Nurse, did you disagree with Brother Xiaoyong because you were worried that Brother Xiaoyong would be injured?" Wei Ruo asked the nurse.

The nanny shook her head: "I'm not afraid of him being injured in the war. The people can live and work in peace and contentment mostly because of the soldiers guarding the city gate. If my son doesn't go, other people's sons will go. If everyone's sons don't go, then everyone All must die."

Said the nanny sighed: "If he really shed blood and sweat for the sake of fighting the enemy, I will admit it! I am afraid of his temper. If he enters the barracks and fails to fight, he will be punished for violating the rules first!"

Xu Zhengyong has a stubborn temper, that day he went to the Xiaowei Mansion to find Wei Ruo, and quarreled with the guards of the Xiaowei Mansion when he disagreed.

Mother Xu was really worried when he went to the military camp with such a personality.

Is that so, then Wei Ruo thinks this question is not so unsolvable.

Wei Ruo turned to Xu Zhengyong and said, "Brother Xiaoyong, you heard it too. It's not that the nanny completely disagrees with your joining the army, but there is a prerequisite, that you can restrain your personality and not easily conflict with others."

"As long as others don't provoke me, I won't easily conflict with others. My mother just thinks too much." Xu Zhengyong said disapprovingly.

"Brother Xiaoyong, although I am not a very disciplined person myself, the military is no match for other places. It is the place with the strictest rules and the place where you have to obey. You can't say that you can't, but you must, Absolutely and definitely obey the military orders and obey the management." Wei Ruo looked serious.

Xu Zhengyong scratched his head, not sure.

He also knows his temper, and it is indeed easy to conflict with others.

"Brother Xiaoyong, if you want to go, just swear on me. After you join the army, on the premise of ensuring your own safety, you must restrain your temper, don't conflict with others, and obey military orders and management. If not , I will be struck by lightning."

"That won't work! How can I swear on you! I swear on myself, and I won't swear on you!" Xu Zhengyong resolutely refused.

Then Xu Zhengyong said: "If that's the case, I'd rather not go, and just be a useless man in this life!"

As he spoke, Xu Zhengyong's expression suddenly became uncomfortable: "I want to be a soldier. I don't just want to defend my family and the country. I also want to make a difference. I want to pick you up and live with us. I know we are flat-headed now. Ordinary people, no matter how much money you earn from business, you can't compete with officials, and I can't let you go home. But if I make military achievements and become a bigger official than the Wei family, I will have a way to let you leave and continue with us. live together."

Xu Zhengyong wiped away his tears as he spoke, and looked at a corner of the wall unwillingly.

"You are my sister, I should take care of you and protect you, instead of staying in this hut uselessly. You asked me to read, and I read, but I am useless, I can't read, but I have strength, You also asked Master to teach me kung fu, I think I will be fine on the battlefield!"

Hearing this, both Xu Zhushan and Xu's mother fell silent.

Wei Ruo's heart was also hit hard. She didn't expect that Brother Xiaoyong's arguing to be a soldier still had a relationship with her.

Chapter 63 Improves crossbow for Brother Xiaoyong

He wants to protect her, just like he did when he was a child.

He helped her drive away the little fat man who bullied him at the entrance of the village, saying that his sister could not be bullied by anyone.

He helped her pick jujubes from the tree, saying that dangerous things should be left to his brother.

He quarreled with the village children because they laughed at her as an unwanted wild child, and he said she had family and she was his sister.

Mother Xu came back to her senses, and suddenly said to her son: "Okay, I won't stop you anymore, you go to be a soldier, as long as you think in your heart that you will take the young lady home in the future, that mother will believe you I won't come here indiscriminately, and I will abide by the rules."

"Mom?" Xu Zheng bravely turned his head and looked at Mother Xu in surprise.

"Okay, remember, you are a soldier not only to defend your home and country, not only for fame and wealth, but also for our family. You have a mother who is worried about you, and you have a younger sister who is waiting for you." Take her home after you have established a career." Mother Xu urged.

"Mother, don't worry, I remember it! I keep everything firmly in my heart!" Xu Zhengyong firmly promised.

Then Xu Zhengyong looked at his father.

Xu Zhushan didn't have any opinion at all, as long as his wife had no opinion, then he had no opinion.

And my son's idea is very good, and he also supports it.

Wei Ruo silently turned her eyes away, not wanting the nanny and the others to see her red eye sockets.

Really, she doesn't cry much, why are her eyes red?

At this time, you should smile happily. What kind of trouble is red eyes!

Damn it, I just can't bear it...

After returning from Sibaozhai, Wei Ruo dragged Xiumei into her small warehouse.

"Miss, what are you looking for?" Xiumei wanted to help but didn't know where to start.

"I don't know what specific materials I need. I can only see what can be used. Brother Xiaoyong is going to serve in the army. I have to make him something useful for self-defense."

Although she supports Brother Xiaoyong's ambition in terms of attitude, she still worries about his safety in her heart.

So she wanted to prepare some useful things for Xiao Yong before he went to the army.

"That's right! Then I'll help Miss find out if there's anything hard!" Xiumei understood what Wei Ruo meant, and immediately joined in the search for materials.

Searching and searching, Wei Ruo suddenly stopped.

Xiumei: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Ruo: "I thought of that crossbow."

Xiumei: "Crossbow?"

Wei Ruo: "Brother Xiaoyong joins the army now, and what he joins is to defend the city against Japanese pirates. If I can update some weapons in the army, will I also protect Brother Xiaoyong in disguise?"

Xiumei: "That's for sure!"

Wei Ruo: "You continue to help me find out if there is anything hard in the things I brought, I will go back to the room first."

After returning to the room, Wei Ruo took out the paper and pen, and began to draw drawings tentatively.

If you make a detachable quiver, which is the same as the bullet clip, and install it directly on the 驽, and replace it with another quivers after shooting one quivers, theoretically, you can increase the firing frequency of the 驽.

Xiumei didn't find anything useful in the warehouse, and when she returned to the room, she saw the blueprint Wei Ruo was drawing.

"Miss, what is this? Is it a crossbow?"

"Yeah. It's a crossbow. I played with it when I went to the school last time, but it didn't work very well. At that time, I thought that if I could improve it, it would be more powerful. But I have no interest in managing the affairs of the Wei family, so I didn't take any action." .Now Brother Xiaoyong is going to be a soldier, so I thought of this thing. If there is no condition to make effective armor for the time being, then make some more powerful weapons. Offense is the best defense."

"That's the best, as long as our side is strong enough, the enemy won't be able to hurt Brother Xiaoyong!" Xiumei said happily.

"Well, I also plan to ask Brother Xiaoyong to take credit for the final drawing."

Just entered the barracks, Brother Xiaoyong can only be a soldier at the bottom. If he has a small contribution, even if he can't get promoted, he can still leave an impression on the officer.

"Miss, although this method is good, but Brother Xiaoyong is not a person who can set up such delicate things at first glance. If someone asks a little bit, he will be confused."

"Stupid Meimei, I didn't ask him to say that he designed it himself, but that it was drawn by an expert. He asked for it. It is said that he is an old man who wanders the rivers and lakes, the kind who lives in no fixed place, and he doesn't know where he will go after leaving the blueprint."

"Miss is still smart!"

"Meimei, I need to find a good carpenter to help me practice. I can't do it just by painting. I need to practice while painting."

"Then Uncle Xu may be able to, I remember Uncle Xu was a carpenter before." Xiumei reminded.

"Well, then I'll go ask Uncle Xu after I finish this draft."

Wei Ruo was very concerned about this matter, and locked herself in the room until Yun's sent someone to urge her to eat at night, and she didn't come out of the room.

After coming out, he handed over the drawings to Xiumei, and asked her to send them to Sibaozhai to Uncle Xu immediately.

The situation is special now. Once Xiaoyong goes to register and apply, he may enter the military camp at any time, and she has no time to delay.

When Xiumei came back, she brought back Xu Zhushan's response. Xu Zhushan hadn't tried to make similar things before so he couldn't be sure, but he would try overnight according to the blueprint given by Wei Ruo. Regardless of whether it could be done or not, he would pass it tomorrow morning. The carrier pigeon responded to Wei Ruo.

The next morning, the carrier pigeon arrived as scheduled. Xu Zhushan had already made a prototype according to what Wei Ruo said, but there were a few details that Xu Zhushan put forward suggestions for improvement based on his own carpentry experience.

Based on the suggestions for improvement, Wei Ruo began to draw the second edition of the draft paper.

After going back and forth like this for three days, when I got Uncle Xu's reply on the fourth day, I finally got a perfect answer.

The kind of crossbow Wei Ruo wanted was made.

Wei Ruo was very satisfied with this, but Wei Ruo didn't stop there. She had to hurry up and prepare medicine for Xu Zhengyong who was about to enter the barracks.

Wei Ruo's busyness can be felt by everyone around her, and the people in Yingzhuyuan are no exception.

It just so happened that today Wei Ruo came to Yingzhu Garden to eat and drink again, Wei Jin also said, "You seem to be very busy recently."

"Yes, I'm busy making medicine." Wei Ruo answered half and hid the other half.

No way, she still doesn't want too many people to know about the nanny's affairs, even Wei Jinyi still wants to keep it a secret for now.

"By the way, my second brother, can you help me get the medicine of Angelica dahurica in a short time?" Wei Ruo asked.

Angelica dahurica is one of the medicinal materials used to make gold sore medicine. Because of the war in Xingshan County, Baizhi is also in short supply, and the pharmacies in the city are short of this medicine.

Wei Jinyi: "Urgent?"

Wei Ruo: "I'm making some backup medicine for a friend. He's leaving soon, so I'm really in a hurry."

Wei Jinyi: "Friend?"

For some reason, Wei Jin also felt that Wei Ruo's friend was a man.

Chapter 64 Don't Work Too Hard

"Well, a very good friend." Wei Ruo replied.

Seeing the smile on Wei Ruo's face revealed the extraordinary relationship between her and that person.

"I can ask for you, if there is one, I will ask Xiaobei to bring it to you." Wei Jin also said.

"Okay, thank you second brother~" Wei Ruo didn't hide the joy on her face at all.

Asking Wei Jinyi was just an act of chance, I didn't expect him to have a way.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, and said slowly, "Don't work too hard."

"Second brother, I know, I care about my body, I have a sense of proportion!" Wei Ruo said, reaching out to grab Wei Jinyi's hand.

The moment it touched it, Wei Jin quickly pulled it away.

"what you do?"

"Get your pulse. Didn't I give you Qi-tonifying pills for a while? Let's see how it works, and then how to improve the formula later. Am I not making medicine? It just happened to be formulated for you. ." Wei Ruo replied.

After listening to the explanation, Wei Jin also realized that he had overreacted.

Then put his hand in front of Wei Ruo again.

Wei Ruo put his fingers on Wei Jinyi's wrist, and said after a while: "Well, it's getting better. I'll give you another twenty pills this time, and you can continue to adjust."

"Um."

The capital, Zhongyi Bofu.

After several days, the news from Xingshan County finally reached the capital. After receiving the letter, the old man praised him several times, "Yes".

The old man is sixty-eight years old, thin, with gray hair and a gray beard.

Standing in front of him are his eldest son Wei Minghong and second son Wei Mingyong.

Wei Minghong has a rounded appearance, a bit fatter figure, and his facial features are 70% similar to that of the old man.

Wei Mingyong should be thinner and look shrewd.

"You also read the letter written by your third brother." The old man told the letter and handed it to the two sons.

The eldest son Wei Minghong took the letter, and Wei Mingyong came up to read it with him.

After reading it, both of their faces showed happy expressions.

"Father, so the third brother and the others have contributed to improving the land, and won the appreciation of His Royal Highness the Seventh?" Wei Minghong asked hastily.

"Whether you can get His Highness the Seventh Highness's appreciation is still uncertain, but at least it's a good thing in front of the Seventh Highness. No matter how you look at it, it's a good thing." The old man commented.

"That's really great!" Wei Minghong looked excited, "I heard that His Highness the Seventh Highness is the most promising candidate for the crown prince. If His Highness can be appreciated by the Seventh Highness, then there is hope for our family to keep this title!"

Wei Mingyong has a question right now: "Father, the third brother wrote in a letter that this matter was done by the niece Wei Qingruo whom we haven't met yet, but she has been in the countryside for the past few years, and she must be in a bad mood when she comes back." Look, how can you be so capable?"

"Huh! Why can't there be? That's my granddaughter! The serious heir of our family! Besides, people in the countryside are of course the ability to farm! It's just the two of you who have shallow eyelids every day. Now I see it. , Those who grew up in the country also have the ability to grow up in the country!"

When deciding on the order of the two granddaughters, he asked the two sons for their opinions, and the two sons had no opinion, but they both felt that the one just picked up might not be on the stage, and it would be difficult to be elegant. Being the eldest daughter might lose face to their family.

It's better to let that fake one continue in front, at least it won't be embarrassing.

It was still he who made the final decision to let his own be the eldest daughter. It would be fine if there was a granddaughter above, but the old man felt a little bit uncomfortable when the eldest daughter was asked to be made by someone else.

"Yes, yes, father, you are wise." Wei Minghong hurriedly flattered.

"Father said so." Wei Mingyong also expressed his opinion immediately.

The old uncle said with emotion on his face: "Facts have proved that the heirs of my Wei family are much more competitive than those from the merchant's family. After all, merchants will not be able to stand on the stage!"

"Father, you are so right. The merchant's family is humble after all, full of pettiness, and can't be compared with those from our Earl's Mansion." Wei Minghong said hurriedly.

"Father, my son has nothing to do recently. Why don't you let me go to Xingshan County to help the third brother? The third brother is busy with fighting the Japanese, so he may not have time to manage those fields. After all, the eldest niece is just an old lady. There are a lot of inconveniences for women." Wei Mingyong took the initiative to ask Ying to say.

"Second brother, we really want to go together, and I have the same intention." Wei Minghong said.

"Brother, you have official duties and it is inconvenient to leave Beijing. Unlike me, you are white and can leave at any time. Let my brother go." Wei Mingyong said.

"Stop arguing! Both of you are not allowed to go!" The old man stopped the two of them and rejected their request.

"Father..." Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong looked at the old man with a guilty conscience.

"Don't think that I don't know what you guys are up to! You want to help because you are pretending to have a relationship with His Highness the Seventh Prince! You two idiots! If it is so easy to get in touch with His Highness the Seventh Prince, it will be your turn." Two? Stay well at home for me, and no one is allowed to interfere with the affairs of the third family!"

"Yes..." Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong could only obediently agree.

The old man looked at the two unsatisfactory sons: "You two also give me some encouragement. Now that the third family has made some achievements, you can't hold back."

Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong lowered their heads, guilty of not daring to answer.

Coming out of the old uncle's house, the two brothers walked on the road, each with their own thoughts.

"Brother, although you are the eldest brother, in the future we may have to live on the breath of the third brother. The third brother has a son who is good at studying, and now he has an eldest daughter who can make achievements for the family. In the future, it will definitely flourish. Yes." Wei Mingyong said with a smile, with a strong sense of ridicule and watching a good show.

"Second brother, don't worry about me, and worry about yourself. I heard that because of the concubine, the second sister-in-law has already had a big fight with you!"

"Brother, I heard that your house is not peaceful. Your eldest son seems to be causing troubles a lot recently."

"Hmph, what's the use of my second brother being weird here, you have the ability to compare yourself with the third brother's family!"

Wei Minghong was a little annoyed, he flung his sleeves and walked away without looking back.

"You're stepping on a sore spot!" Wei Mingyong sneered, then walked to his yard with his hands behind his back.

In a blink of an eye, it is the fifteenth day of the sixth lunar month.

This day is also the day when Xu Zhengyong officially joined the job.

Wei Ruo used another excuse to go to the south of the city to check the progress, and went to Sibaozhai with Xiumei to have dinner with the nanny's family.

The nanny was busy with a large table of dishes, almost all of which were Wei Ruo's favorite food.

At the dinner table, several people were talking and laughing.

In the Wei family, there is a rule of not talking when eating or sleeping, and talking is not allowed during meals, but there are not so many rules in the Xu family.

After eating, Xiumei pulled Xu Zhengyong aside and handed Xu Zhengyong a small purse.

"What is this?" Xu Zhengyong asked.

Chapter 65 The dispute between brothers and sisters

"Amulet." Xiumei replied.

"You asked me specifically?" Xu Zhengyong asked with a smile.

"That's right, this is a bit of concern for the younger brother as a senior sister." Xiumei replied with a proud face.

The person who taught Xiumei boxing kung fu and the one who taught Xu Zhengyong boxing kung fu are the same person, so they are indeed from the same school.

"I am senior brother, you are junior sister!" Xu Zhengyong retorted.

The two have been arguing for several years about who is big and who is small. Anyway, it is the one who refuses to accept the other and everyone wants to be the big one.

Xiumei: "It was my teacher who worshiped first, and your teacher who worshiped later. Of course, I am a senior sister and a junior!"

Xu Zhengyong: "I learned from Master first, and you came later. Of course, I am the elder brother and you are the younger sister!"

Xiumei: "What's the use of learning first, the apprenticeship is mainly based on the ceremony! It doesn't count if you follow!"

Xu Zhengyong: "I am older than you, you are the same age as sister Ruoer, and sister Ruoer calls me Brother Xiaoyong, of course I am your senior brother!"

Wei Ruo and the Xu family are no strangers to the quarrel between the two of them about whether they are brothers or sisters.

In the past, they had to fight almost once a month. Recently, there were fewer opportunities to meet each other, which made the two of them stop for a while.

Everyone laughed happily.

After arguing for a while, Xiumei took the initiative to admit defeat: "How about this, you go to the army, if you can come back alive, I will admit that you entered the school before me, and I will call you brother."

Hearing this, Xu Zhengyong, who should have jumped up and down three times with joy, fell silent, put away his hippie smile, and looked very serious.

"Are you afraid that I won't come back?"

"If you can't come back, you will be my junior for the rest of your life!" Xiumei snorted, then turned her head away and ran back to Wei Ruo's side.

Xu Zhengyong also came back, with a smile on his face, he had already put the purse that Xiumei gave him into his clothes.

"I gave Meimei's things, and mine." Wei Ruo also prepared a practice ceremony for Xu Zhengyong.

Wei Ruo put a small wooden box on the table, and when he opened it, there were a bunch of small porcelain bottles inside.

"They are all regular medicines, and each one has a sticker on it. You can take the medicine in the corresponding bottle when you need it." Wei Ruo said.

Xu Zhengyong glanced at the bottle and said, "Sister Ruoer, why is your word still so ugly?"

"You still have the nerve to talk about me!" Wei Ruo said angrily.

Xu Zhengyong touched his nose, "I didn't say you, I didn't say you, I dare not say you, my sister Ruoer's words are ugly and ugly, and they are so ugly and cute!"

"If you say again, I won't give it to you!" Wei Ruo closed the box, as if he was going to take it away.

Xu Zhengyong hurried forward and grabbed the box.

"I want it, I want it, how can I not want the gift that sister Ruoer prepared for me? Even if I don't need it for the rest of my life, I will take it with me, hehe..."

Xiumei gave Xu Zhengyong a white look: "Look at you, you are so worthless."

Xu Zhengyong made a face at Xiumei.

Then Wei Ruo went to the kitchen to make goat milk tea for everyone.

Wei Ruo seldom goes to the kitchen himself, usually Xiumei comes, and Wei Ruo is only interested in getting together with the nanny's family.

Taking this opportunity, the nanny gave Wei Ruo the income and account books of Sibaozhai in the past two months.

Originally, it was paid every three months or half a year, but now that Wei Ruo is in the captain's mansion, the nanny feels that Wei Ruo is in a difficult situation in the Wei family, and it would be better to have more money. And a lot of Wei Ruocun's money was used for the recent purchase of Xiaoyang Mountain.

"Miss, the total of three hundred taels of silver here is the income of Sibaozhai in Huzhou Prefecture in the past three months, the income from the opening of Sibaozhai here for two months, and the income from selling sweet potato vine leaves and last year's stock of dried sweet potatoes. Sum." The nanny gave the silver to Wei Ruo.

The income of two shops is faster than that of one shop.

The income of Sibaozhai in Xingshan County is slightly lower than that of Huzhou Prefecture, which shows that Xingshan County is indeed poorer.

The income from selling sweet potato leaves and stocked dried sweet potatoes is much less than the former two.

But Wei Ruo is not too small, and some profits should not be too thin, not to mention that this is also for the subsequent ripening of a large number of sweet potatoes.

After that day, Xu Zhengyong went to the army to report.

After that, she temporarily lost contact with the Xu family and Wei Ruo.

In addition to going to Xie's house for classes these days, Wei Ruo is planning the next money-making plan.

The work in the south of the city went very smoothly. Under the management of the nanny, Xiaoyang Mountain was also developing according to Wei Ruo's expectations, without any problems.

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying's medicine field went smoothly with the help of Mrs. Xie.

They successfully purchased land with poor terrain in the south of the city from the government.

In order to reflect fairness, Qianzhi County distributed land with good land type to poor families without land for free.

As for those with poor terrain, everyone is allowed to buy them with money. Generally, the price is not high, far lower than the price of the land that can be planted in the north of the city.

For example, Xie Ying and Wei Ruo jointly purchased this piece of land, which cost a total of five taels of silver, but has a full ten acres of land.

So the silver required for pure land is not expensive, but the subsequent labor costs and improvement costs are expensive, but in this regard, they have the solid backing of Mrs. Xie, so they really don't need to worry about it.

Wei Ruo also found out that Mrs. Xie's natal family was a wealthy businessman after she partnered with Xie Ying. Mrs. Xie's dowry was a full one hundred and twenty-eight sets, and there were quite a few estate shops, all of which were located in affluent places. The income is very considerable.

Although Mrs. Xie was born in a family of merchants, she was highly valued by her husband's family.

When Mrs. Xie first married, the Xie family hadn't made a fortune yet, and the family's financial situation was not good. Fortunately, Mrs. Xie used her dowry to maintain the family's expenses, which allowed the Xie family to survive the most difficult time.

So now that the Xie family is flourishing, no one in the whole family has any opinion on Mrs. Xie's background, and Mrs. Xie's husband has never had any thoughts of taking concubines.

Naturally, Wei Ruo could not live up to the trust of Xie's mother and daughter, and arranged the entire planting process in an orderly manner, from sowing to later maintenance, and pest and disease prevention.

Xie Ying is also working very hard. Now every day when she sees Wei Ruo, she has to discuss with her about the medicine field.

This enthusiasm is so high that Wei Ruo misses Xie Ying who was always indifferent to him in the past.

In the past, you loved and ignored me, but now you want to be inseparable from me.

The medicine field is in full swing, which naturally arouses the curiosity of many people, and some people want to imitate Xie's family.

Anyway, the land in the south of the city is cheap, and now that the county government has promoted land improvement techniques, they can also learn from the Xie family to plant together. Who would think that their own land has more grain?

Yun's mind was also moved. After all, his family Ruo'er came up with this improved ability, and it didn't make sense to let others take advantage of it.

Chapter 66 Focus on academics

In the case of a general shortage of grain, if more industries can be purchased, this pressure should be relieved.

So taking advantage of the time to chat after dinner, Yun mentioned this idea to Wei Ruo.

"Ruo'er, I heard that Xie's family bought some land outside the city, why not buy some from our family as well."

Wei Ruo took a sip of tea calmly, and replied: "Yes, if mother wants to buy it, all she needs to do is register with the county government."

"What I mean is, I hope you can be responsible for improving production. You are the best at improving wasteland, and those people in the government also learned technology from you." Yun explained.

"My mother suggested that I shouldn't refuse, but my husband has assigned me a lot of homework recently, and I have to discuss the next work with the county government and Nanny Qin in the only free time left. There is really no extra time." Wei Wei Ruo replied.

In the past, it was Yun who urged Wei Ruo to go to school and not bother about the field; now the situation is just the opposite, she wants Wei Ruo to go to the field, but Wei Ruo is busy with class.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo sighed again: "Studying is really exhausting. Mr. Wang's content is too much and deep; and I am a half-way monk, so it is very difficult to keep up with the rhythm. Most of the time I spend most of my time every day. It's all used on this, if it's not that I don't have the energy, if my mother speaks today, I will help my mother to solve her problems."

Wei Ruo's remarks were sincere and reasonable, and no one could fault them.

Yun didn't know how to refute Wei Ruo's words.

The Yun family was still thinking, Wei Yichen said first: "Mother, Ruo'er should focus on her studies. If you want to buy wasteland in the south of the city for improved farming, you can just hire someone to do it. Now there are people from the government to help Then, it's the same if you ask them any questions."

Having reached this point, Yun could only nod: "Yi Chen is right, Ruo'er really should put her studies first."

Immediately afterwards, Yun changed the subject, turned to Wei Yichen and said, "Yichen, how is your apprenticeship going?"

The Wei family has been troubled by this matter for more than half a year.

A few years ago, Wei Yichen had been studying in the academy in the county, but last year, the master of the academy told Wei Yichen that he had nothing to teach him, and told him that if he wanted to improve his skills before the imperial examination, he still needed to go to Go to a better academy or worship a more prestigious master.

Xingshan County is located in a remote place, not to mention that there are no nearby ones, nor any farther away.

And those prestigious academies are not something that ordinary people can enter if they want to. The Wei family only has the title handed down from their ancestors, and the rest requires connections and financial resources. The college is very difficult.

In contrast, it is relatively easy to seek a good teacher. If you meet someone with insight and appreciate Wei Yichen's talent, things will be done more easily.

Having a famous teacher will also be extremely helpful for Wei Yichen to take the exam in Beijing in the future.

Wei Yichen frowned: "Sorry mother, there is not much progress yet."

"Yichen, if you really can't get the teacher you want, then you should settle for the next best thing." Yun had to persuade, "Time waits for no one. If you delay it, I'm afraid it will delay your study."

"Mother, this is no child's play. Once the teacher worships, he will be a teacher for a day and a father for life. You can't go back on your word. My son thinks he should be more cautious." Wei Yichen replied.

"Forget it, you have an idea, and mother is just a little worried. In the end, you make the decision yourself." Yun said.

Wei Ruo, who was tasting tea, listened to the conversation between the two, and suddenly remembered that the second brother had been staying in his own small courtyard all these years, and had neither been to school nor visited a teacher.

Second brother said before that now he also wants to test for fame, so should he also think of a way for second brother?

The whole family helps to worry about the eldest brother's affairs, Wei Ruo doesn't need to take care of it, but she can only help to find a solution for the second brother's affairs.

After leaving Cangyunyuan, Wei Ruo who returned to Tingsongyuan asked Xiumei: "Meimei, do you know which is the best academy in Taizhou Prefecture?"

"Miss, what do you ask the academy for? Academies are places where men go to study. I haven't heard of an academy where women can study."

"I didn't go by myself, I asked for my second brother."

"Then miss, wait for me, I'll find someone to ask!"

How did Xiumei know this? She usually doesn't care about it, but if the young lady asks, she must find out for her.

The Captain's mansion appointed someone who knew about this, because there was an elder and young master who was studying in the mansion, so there was a bit of ink in the mansion.

Xiumei soon asked Wei Ruo the result. There are three most famous academies in Taizhou Prefecture, namely Fangyan Academy, Tongjiang Academy and Anzhou Academy

But these three academies have two problems, one is the distance, and the other is the high threshold.

Xingshan County is a small and remote county town, far away from the bustling area of Taizhou Prefecture. What's more difficult is that the three academies all have high requirements for students, and it is very difficult for ordinary students to enroll.

"Miss, these three academies are all very good. It's not that we help Second Young Master choose which academies to enter, but which academies are willing to let people from our family go." Xiumei said.

"If the academy fails, then there should be a way to learn from a teacher..."

Wei Ruo thought about it carefully, and came up with an idea.

June passed by in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, it was already the seventh month of the lunar calendar.

In the past few days, Xingshan County has been relatively peaceful. During this period, the army reinforced by the imperial court passed through the city and went to the east of the city, making people wonder whether the fighting on the east coast has become fierce.

The land improvement in the south of the city is also proceeding in an orderly manner, because after the harvest is harvested, it is owned by themselves. Those people work very hard, and many of them sleep directly next to the reclaimed land.

The Qiqiao Festival on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. This is one of the few days in a year when girls can go out together without being accompanied by their elders.

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying made an appointment to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival together.

Before going out, Xiumei made a lot of Qiaoguo for Wei Ruo, packed them in exquisite food boxes, and gave them to Wei Ruo and Xie Ying later.

Just as she was about to leave the hospital, Wei Qingwan suddenly appeared.

"Sister, I heard that you are going to the Qiqiao Festival with Miss Xie, and I want to go with you too, is that okay?" Wei Qingwan asked cautiously.

Wei Qingwan also wanted to be with Wei Ruo, so when Wei Ruo was about to go out, she came to find Wei Ruo.

"No." Wei Ruo resolutely refused.

"Why? Is my sister still angry with me? There were some things I didn't do well before, so I apologize to my sister and beg her to give me a chance to correct it, okay?" Wei Qingwan bit her lip.

Chapter 67 Sibaozhai's "Blind Box"

"If you beg me to give you a chance to correct, shouldn't you first show your sincerity to correct? Instead of begging others to take you out while asking the other party to give you a chance to correct, you will take advantage of it?"

With no one else around, Wei Ruo didn't need to care about his own image, and just rolled his eyes in a rude manner.

"But…"

"No, but, put away your thoughts. If you need someone to accompany you, go to your own good sister. Didn't the Miss Qian family ask you out? If not, go there by yourself, don't look for me, I don't have time."

After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo bypassed Wei Qingwan, not wanting to waste a moment, and quickly walked towards the door, leaving her with a decisive and unrestrained back.

Wei Ruo arrived at the place that he had agreed with Xie Ying, which was the Sibaozhai that Wei Ruo often went to.

This location was decided by Xie Ying. Generally, women go to the Rouge Jewelry Store for appointments. Xie Ying has a different idea.

"Are you going to buy something here?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Well, buy some paper, my brother is coming back soon, there are many good things in the capital, and I don't need to buy him other things, but this paper is not even in the capital, I will buy some for him, let him see See the world!"

Xie Ying walked into Sibaozhai with big strides as she spoke.

"Shopkeeper, I want to buy a hundred." Xie Ying took out a silver coin and placed it domineeringly on the counter.

Shopkeeper Jia explained with great embarrassment: "I'm sorry, miss, you see there is a notice posted at our door, each person can only sell 50 sheets a day, if you want to buy more, you can only buy our suits, the suits contain Paper is also available, but unlimited."

"What kind of broken rule is this? I can't just buy your paper if I have money?" Xie Ying asked.

"Miss, calm down, it's like this. The daily output of paper in our family is very limited. If there is no limit on the purchase amount, I am afraid that some of them will be bought all at once, and others will not be able to buy them." Shopkeeper Jia patiently explained.

Xie Ying could barely accept this explanation, but she was still a little unhappy.

"I want to give my brother a gift, how can I only give such a small gift? How petty?"

"Shopkeeper, I'll buy fifty too." Wei Ruo stepped forward and said to the boss.

The shopkeeper immediately rolled up fifty sheets of paper for Wei Ruo.

After receiving the paper, Wei Ruo handed it directly to Xie Ying.

"For me?" Xie Ying asked.

"Um."

"Then I won't be polite to you, and I'll give you the money later." Xie Ying didn't hesitate and accepted it directly.

"Don't be polite to me, this is my gift for you for the Qiqiao Festival."

"Alright." Xie Ying didn't say much.

Then Xie Ying looked at other things in the store, and she planned to buy some more pens, ink, paper and inkstones to give to her brother.

Xie Ying saw wooden boxes of the same size and shape placed on the shelves on one side of the store, and each box was **** with ribbons to fit perfectly.

Xie Ying asked: "Shopkeeper, what are those wooden boxes in your house?"

"It contains the products in our store. It may be paper, it may be inkstone, or it may be a combination of several things. Some are of better quality and some are of average quality." The shopkeeper explained.

"Everyone is different?" Xie Ying was puzzled.

"Yes, each one is different, but the selling price is the same, five taels of silver for a wooden box." The shopkeeper replied.

"Then can I open it and take a look?" Xie Ying asked again.

"No, you can only know what's inside after you buy it."

"Selling the same price for different products, isn't it true that some people lose and others gain?" Xie Ying asked.

"It's like this. Whether you win or lose depends on luck. In one of the wooden boxes, there is also a pair of calligraphy by Tibetan monks. Those who buy that pair of calligraphy also only need to pay five taels of silver." The shopkeeper continued to explain.

"It's Tibetan Layman again? I heard that you gave away a pair of Tibetan Layman's calligraphy on the first day you opened. Why do you have so many Tibetan Layman's calligraphy? I heard from my mother that Tibetan Layman is not very good. I like to give away my calligraphy and paintings to others."

"Girl, please don't worry, the Tibetan Layman's calligraphy in my store is absolutely authentic. My boss Heyou and the Tibetan Layman are old friends, so they have obtained many Tibetan Layman's calligraphy."

Shopkeeper Jia only learned in the last few days that his boss is a man named Heyou, not the simple and honest farmer who lives in the back yard.

So he felt that it was more reasonable, otherwise he would really doubt his ability to see people.

"What if I want to buy directly the calligraphy of Tibetan Layman? How much do you want?" Xie Ying asked.

Her brother likes calligraphy and painting, and he should be happy if she gave him the calligraphy and calligraphy of Layman in the Tibetan forest.

"This calligraphy cannot be purchased directly, it can only be bought by luck." Shopkeeper Jia explained, "In addition, we will register the customers who buy the 'blind box' launched by our shop this time, and then our boss He You will randomly select a lucky one The guest wrote a letter of recommendation for him to the Tibetan Layman."

This letter of recommendation doesn't attract Xie Ying very much, because her brother is studying in an academy in the capital, so she doesn't need to seek others as teachers.

But Xie Ying knew that there must be many students in Xingshan County who wanted to get this letter of recommendation, if it was true that the relationship between his boss and Lay Lay Tibetans was as good as the shopkeeper said.

"If that's the case, I'll want all the boxes on that shelf!" Miss Xie Ying was very generous, asking for all the boxes as soon as she opened her mouth.

Shopkeeper Jia apologized with a smile, "I'm sorry, girl, but each person can buy at most two of these blind boxes."

"Why? I will pay if I want to buy it, why don't you let me buy it?" Xie Ying asked.

"It's like this, if someone buys all the boxes, then he will definitely be able to get the Tibetan Layman's calligraphy, and he will definitely be able to get the letter of recommendation promised by Mr. He You. In this way, the fairness of the game will be lost. Sex has become that whoever comes first and whoever has the money will definitely get the reward."

The same explanation has been given to several people by shopkeeper Jia in the past few days.

Xie Ying thought it made sense after hearing it, and nodded: "You make sense, if it's true, it's really not fun."

"Yes, yes, thank you girl for understanding."

"Well then, I'll buy two." Xie Ying said.

"Okay, these girls on the shelf can be chosen at will." Shopkeeper Jia said.

Xie Ying went to the shelf and picked up this weigher, and then the other one.

She didn't really like the calligraphy of Tibetan Layman, but because of the "blind box" gameplay, she has a competitive spirit.

If she only bought two and could buy the box containing the Tibetan Layman's Calligraphy, she would definitely be able to brag to her brother later!

After looking around, Xie Ying asked: "Is that all? Is there anything else? I want to see them all."

"No, we started this activity on the first day of this month, and there are only a few boxes left after selling it." Shopkeeper Jia replied.

Chapter 68 You know a lot

"If I knew it earlier, I would have come to pick it earlier." Xie Ying muttered, and then chose the heaviest and the lightest weight among the remaining blind boxes.

As for the principle, Xie Ying herself doesn't know, it's all metaphysics.

"The shopkeeper, I'll buy one too." Wei Ruo took out the silver, gave it to the shopkeeper, and then took the nearest box.

Seeing this, Xie Ying leaned close to Wei Ruo's ear and whispered, "Each person can buy two, and if you buy one more, you will have a chance. If you don't have enough money, I'll give it to you. Don't be embarrassed, we don't pay you back. Do you want to cooperate in planting medicine fields? When the time comes, it will be deducted from your income."

Wei Ruo felt Xie Ying's kindness, so she whispered to her specially, probably because she was afraid that she would be embarrassed.

"No, it's okay. I don't have enough money. I have enough money. I just don't want to buy two." Wei Ruo explained.

Xie Ying: "Really?"

Wei Ruo: "Really!"

Xie Ying: "Alright then."

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying paid the money, and the shopkeeper took out the registration book and registered their names.

Wei Ruo wrote the name of her second brother Wei Jinyi, while Xie Ying wrote the name of her brother Xie Jue.

After shopping, Wei Ruo and Xie Ying went all the way to the west of the city. There was a courtyard of the Xie family.

In Xingshan County, which is not a big place, Xie's other courtyard is definitely one of the best.

The two first took a carriage for a while, and when they were about to arrive, Xie Ying suggested getting off the carriage and walking to the other courtyard, because the scenery along the way was very good and suitable for walking.

Wei Ruo agreed, and just happened to see some motherwort on the side of the road, and she planned to pick it.

Xie Ying watched Wei Ruo picking as he walked, and asked, "What are you doing picking this grass?"

"This is motherwort, which is very good for women. There are so many that haven't been picked here, so I guess I don't know them." Wei Ruo explained.

Many ordinary people have limited knowledge of herbal medicine, and most of them would treat it as ordinary grass even if they saw it.

"Motherwort? Is it good for women? What are the benefits?" Xie Ying asked.

"That's right..." Wei Ruo was a little embarrassed, there were two guards behind them five or six steps away.

So he leaned into Xie Ying's ear and whispered to her: "It is used for women with irregular menstruation and painful menstruation."

Hearing this, Xie Ying blushed suddenly.

"You...how do you know all about this..."

"I want to grow herbs, so naturally I need to know the useful characteristics of each herb."

"That's right. But how much do you know about that?" Xie Ying asked curiously.

Xie Ying is the same age as Wei Ruo, both are thirteen years old, not far from Jiji, her mother has already mentioned some things to her, but the words are very vague, and she can't hear it.

"Probably... I know all of them." I have lived twice, plus I am studying medicine, so it's hard not to know.

"Isn't that scary?"

"No, you don't have to worry, as long as you take good care of your body, there will be no problems. Tell me when the time comes, and I will teach you how to make a convenient and easy-to-use menstrual belt." Wei Ruo said.

"You... how can you say this thing?"

When it comes to the menstrual belt, even Xie Ying, who has always been carefree, can't help but feel embarrassed.

"We are all girls. It's okay to talk about this kind of thing to each other, and it's a normal phenomenon. It will happen sooner or later. It's better to know it clearly than to ruin your body because you don't know much. People are afraid of it. Things are often because we don't know enough about such things, what we have to do is to understand them rationally and objectively, rather than blindly avoiding taboos." Wei Ruo explained.

Xie Ying was surprised by what Wei Ruo said.

"Strange, you are obviously the same age as me, why sometimes you talk in the same way?" Xie Ying looked curious, but also mixed with some admiration.

She really rarely worships her peers, and Wei Ruo is the first.

"There is a house of gold in the book, and the more you read, the more you will know." Wei Ruo attributed the reason to reading.

"What kind of books are you reading? All the books in my family are boring except for the book of war. The book of war is also boring to read. Only when my grandfather told me it was very interesting. Now Mr. Wang is also good. Tell my grandfather Compared with some."

As she spoke, Xie Ying also helped Wei Ruo pick motherwort.

The two chatted while picking, talking and laughing, and picked a large bundle of motherwort.

At this time Xiumei came up and whispered to Wei Ruo: "Miss, there is a sneaky figure in the woods over there. He has been following us for a long time, and he doesn't seem like a good person."

Wei Ruo and the others went to the other courtyard by a creek on one side and a mountain on the other side. There were many shrubs and weeds on both sides of the road. Wei Ruo and the others were looking for motherwort among the weeds.

The suspicious person that Xiumei mentioned is in the forest very close to the road.

Xie Ying also looked over, but the bushes blocked her, and she could only vaguely see a figure moving, but she couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly.

"This man leaves a good road and walks in the woods. There must be something wrong! And there is only one house in the other courtyard of my house ahead of this road. People who have nothing to do will not come here!" Xie Ying said firmly.

Xie Ying has said that, so this person is really suspicious.

"Meimei, are you sure?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Yes! Miss, don't worry, I'll knock him down as soon as he gets close!" Xiumei was confident.

"Okay, then let's keep our faces down." Wei Ruo said.

So Wei Ruo and Xie Ying pretended not to know, and continued to bow their heads to pick motherwort, while Xiumei found a favorable position to ambush.

Sure enough, the furtive figure came down from the mountain and was about to walk through the wild grass.

Xiumei seized the opportunity and rushed forward, grabbing the man with a grabbing hand.

The man resisted immediately and punched Xiumei with his backhand.

The man was face down, and his face had a close contact with the weeds on the ground.

Just about to raise her head, Xiumei knelt on the man's back, grabbed the man's hands behind her back with both hands, and completely subdued him.

"Meimei, beat him!" Wei Ruo ordered.

Xiumei's fist landed on the man's back.

The man struggled and looked up and called for help: "Don't, don't...it's me...it's me..."

"Wait..." Xie Ying rushed out and stopped Xiumei, "Ruoruo, this person seems to be my brother!"

"You... your brother?" Wei Ruo blinked.

Xie Jue, who was pushed down by Xiumei, raised his head higher with difficulty so that the people in front of him could see his appearance clearly: "It's...it's me...my sister is me..."

Chapter 69 Give you a chance to be my good sister

"It's really my brother!" Xie Ying confirmed the identity of "Deng Tuzi".

Xiumei let go of her hand immediately.

Xie Ying stepped forward and helped Xie Jue up.

A clear and handsome face, with clear eyebrows, but at this time there are a few weeds and mud marks on it, not enough noble, more than embarrassing.

"Brother, you... why are you here?" Xie Ying asked.

"Didn't Mother tell you that I would come in a few days?" Xie Jue asked.

"I said it, but I didn't say today, and why didn't you go home first when you came, and why did you come to follow us?" Xie Ying asked.

Xie Jue wanted to cry but had no tears: "I went home, and my mother said that you were out. When I heard that you didn't bring many people with you, I was worried, so I wanted to come and have a look."

"Come and see why I don't go on a good mountain road, but come from the mountain?"

"I knew you guys were going to come to the other courtyard, so I came here ahead of time. It was too early and you haven't come yet. I just happened to see a beautiful yellow plant blooming on the mountain over there, so I wanted to pick it for you. After picking it Going back, who would have thought of..."

Unexpectedly, there was a super skilled maid beside my sister, who gave him a critical blow.

Wei Ruo saw a few yellow lily-shaped flowers falling on the ground in front of Xie Jue. They should be the ones that Xie Jue picked just now to give to his sister. It looks like daylilies.

If there are too many, you can pick them off and dry them in the sun. It is very good for frying or cooking soup!

Xie Jue's eyes fell on Wei Ruo. Although the person who did it was her maid, she was the one who ordered it!

Feeling Xie Jue's gaze, Wei Ruo explained: "Mr. Xie, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were Xie Ying's brother. I thought it was Deng Tuzi who wanted to harm Ying'er and me."

"You are probably the very special Miss Wei family that my sister often mentions in letters?" Although today is the first time we meet, but thanks to his own sister, Xie Jue has already admired Wei Ruo's name for a long time.

Because of his sister's description, Xie Jue was still a little curious about this young lady from the Wei family who rarely caught his sister's eyes.

When we met today, I didn't notice anything special, but this beating was very special.

"Brother, today's matter is entirely your fault, but you can't blame anyone else." Xie Ying thought that her brother was going to blame Wei Ruo, so she quickly stood up to support Wei Ruo.

"What kind of person do you think I am as your brother, and I will argue with your girls because of such a trivial matter." Xie Jue said.

"What's wrong with our girl's family? It's your own fault, why are you saying that we are a girl's family?" Xie Ying was not happy.

"It's my brother's fault. My brother said the wrong thing, don't be angry." Xie Jue quickly apologized.

"Hmph, that's about the same." Xie Ying forgave Xie Jue, turned around and pulled Wei Ruo towards the other courtyard, leaving Xie Jue far behind.

"Sister, why didn't you wait for me?"

"Men and women don't know each other. I have a beautiful woman here who is as beautiful as a flower. She must be protected. I can't let you ruin her reputation."

When Xie Ying answered, she had already dragged Wei Ruo far away.

Xie Jue sighed helplessly: Now his status in the eyes of his sister has dropped a bit!

Xie Ying and Wei Ruo faced Yue Qiqiao in the courtyard of the other courtyard.

The moon is very round, the sky is high and the clouds are thin.

After finishing the Qiqiao Festival ceremony, they sat in the courtyard to enjoy the moon and eat the Qiaoguo brought by Wei Ruo.

"Your Qiaoguo is delicious." Xie Ying commented.

Then I remembered the dried sweet potato and sweet potato chips that Wei Ruo gave when we first met.

Xie Ying asked Wei Ruo: "You seem to be good at making snacks."

"It's not just snacks, my Meimei is ingenious and can make a lot of delicious ones."

"Bring me more next time, I'll give my brother a taste too." Xie Ying said.

"No problem." Wei Ruo agreed, "By the way, what about your brother?"

"He must be outside. You wouldn't be so rude to come in when he was here. You have been rude once before. If you are rude to me, a younger sister, I won't be able to stand it anymore." Xie Ying said.

"Then let someone bring some of these clever fruits to him to eat, and treat it as my apology for hitting him just now." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, after a beating, he can still get so much delicious food, which is cheaper for him." Xie Ying said while handing the Qiaoguo bag that Wei Ruo gave her to the maid.

"You brothers and sisters have such a good relationship." Wei Ruo commented, only when the relationship is good, can a younger sister complain about her elder brother like this.

"No way, who told him to be my brother. I really want a sister or younger sister, but my mother didn't give me one." Xie Ying said, thinking of something, and added, "Of course a sister like yours would be my brother." I don't want it, it annoys me."

Wei Ruo smiled.

Xie Ying looked at Wei Ruo, and continued: "If I'm as smart as you, I can think about it."

"I can also think about it. After all, you have a straightforward personality. I don't need to bother to guess what you have to say." Wei Ruo didn't hide his liking for Xie Ying.

"That's right! This lady never pretends to others. If you like it, you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. There is nothing to pretend!" Xie Ying said proudly.

After finishing speaking, Xie Ying looked at Wei Ruo and asked her, "Apart from growing vegetables and flowers, what else do you like to do?"

"I like to make money, a lot of money." Wei Ruo replied.

"What do you want so much money for?" Xie Ying asked.

"I don't know, but who would think that money is too little? There is also food. More is better. In case, I mean, in case of famine, there is food to ensure that you will not starve to death." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes, I heard from my mother that the grain harvest in Xingshan County is expected to be poor this year, and many people are trying to find ways to buy grain from other places in advance." Xie Ying said helplessly.

"The price of buying grain from other places must be high, and ordinary people can't afford it at all." Wei Ruo commented.

Originally, ordinary people, after a year of busy work, counted on a good autumn harvest, saved enough food for next year, and exchanged the surplus for some silver and bought other things.

If there is not enough food, how can there be money to buy things.

"Ruo'er, it's a good thing you opened up wasteland in the south of the city. If that batch of rice can grow, the situation will be much better." Xie Ying couldn't help but sighed.

"The wasteland in the south of the city will not be able to catch up with this year's late rice after it is opened. We can only grow some seasonal vegetables such as rapeseed and broad beans. The food is still far from enough. You can remind your mother later and ask her to get more food if she can." Come to Xingshan County." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, I'll talk to my mother when I get back." Xie Ying agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Xie Ying was still looking at him, Wei Ruo asked, "What are you looking at me for?"

"I said Wei Ruo, are we good friends now?" Xie Ying asked.

"Probably so."

"What is probably, yes or no, hurry up, I will give you a chance to be Xie Ying's good sister, do you agree or not?" Xie Ying said domineeringly with a serious expression.

Chapter 70 Be polite to my sister

"If I say no, will I not be able to walk out of this other courtyard today?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Of course! There are people from my family outside, and my brother is watching. Without my nodding, you can't leave."

When Xie Ying said this, she probably forgot that her brother was pressed and rubbed on the ground by Xiumei just now.

"Hey." Wei Ruo sighed mysteriously, "The destiny is like this, and it is hard to disobey it, so I will agree."

"You stinky Ruoruo, if you promise, you agree, why are you acting so reluctantly?" Xie Ying punched Wei Ruo on the shoulder with her fist in displeasure, putting on a fierce look, but it was useless. A little bit of strength, not much heavier than scratching an itch.

"I'm wronged, isn't this the premise of your creation? You've put on a posture of robbing women and forcing them into prostitution. I have to cooperate with you, right?" Wei Ruo smiled.

"Okay, you stinky Ruoruo, you use all kinds of words indiscriminately, and now Miss Ben will let you know what it means to really rob people's daughters and force them into prostitution!"

Xie Ying stretched out her claws, as if to scratch Wei Ruo's itch.

Seeing this, Wei Ruo ran away, she was most afraid of tickling! A pile of itchy flesh!

Xie Ying chased after her: "Smelly Ruoruo, don't run away, stop for me, and let me teach you a good lesson!"

"Idiots don't run away!"

The courtyard was big enough, and the two of them ran around, passing rockery, pavilions, small bridges, and finally stopped in front of the flower bed to breathe heavily.

Finally, the two sat on the ground back to back, giggling.

After smirking, the two lay down on the grass and began to discuss the medicine field and the purchase of grain later.

Wei Ruo has an idea, Xie Ying wants to help, not for Wei Ruo, but for the people of Xingshan County.

The two stayed until Sishi, Xie Ying sent Wei Ruo away, and when they returned to the other courtyard, they saw Xie Jue.

Xie Jue watched the carriage that Wei Ruo was riding on the small road down the mountain gradually drifting away, and said to Xie Ying with a smile, "This classmate of yours is a bit cute."

"Of course, someone who can be Xie Ying's classmate must not be an ordinary person." Xie Ying replied proudly.

"Yes, yes, otherwise, my sister wouldn't bother to talk to her, right?" Xie Jue said with a smile, he still understands his sister's temperament, she is so spoiled by her parents and grandfather, she can do things according to her own preferences.

"She is not only my classmate now, but also my good sister. When you meet her in the future, you have to be more polite to me." Xie Ying said again.

"I can't be rude to her, as long as that fierce maid of hers doesn't be rude to me." Xie Jue said.

"You still have the nerve to say that your grandfather also taught you to practice martial arts to strengthen your body. Why haven't you even beaten one of Ruoruo's personal maids?" Xie Ying looked disgusted.

"I also wonder how a maid can have such good skills. Someday you can ask your good sister for me, where did her maid learn from and how she learned kung fu so well." Xie Jue said.

"No problem, as long as you remember to bring me some delicious and fun things in the capital, I will give Ruoruo. I have eaten the snacks she brought several times, and I have received gifts from her. I have to find a chance to give it to you Only she can return the gift, the things in the capital are just right." Xie Ying said.

"That's no problem. My sister asks, and I have no objection." Xie Jue resolutely agreed. In fact, my sister doesn't need to ask. Every time he comes from the capital, he will bring her a lot of delicious food.

"By the way, brother, what are you doing back this time? Shouldn't you be busy studying? What are you doing in Xingshan County?" Xie Ying asked.

"I can't tell you about this for now, I'm afraid you'll miss the point. Anyway, your brother and I are here for business." Xie Jue had a serious expression when he said this.

In fact, it was because he got the news that there was going to be a big battle between Xingshan County and the Japanese pirates on the east coast. He was worried about his mother and sister, so he came here specially.

Just in case the gate of Xingshan County fell, he could take his family and evacuate Xingshan County in time.

There is no definite news yet, so he must not act rashly. Their Xie family is considered a famous family in Xingshan County. If they act too much and take the lead, the court will be held accountable.

Knowing that it was a serious matter, Xie Ying stopped asking, "Then you should pay more attention to yourself, and don't make me and mother worry."

"rest assured."

"Let's go, I just happen to have a gift for you." Xie Ying enthusiastically pulled Xie Jue to the front of the carriage.

Then she took out two wooden boxes she bought in Sibaozhai.

Two wooden boxes stacked on top of each other covered her face.

Seeing this, Xie Jue quickly took the two boxes over.

"What did you buy?" Xie Jue asked.

"Open it and take a look, I don't know exactly what's inside." Xie Ying said.

"You're not sure? Didn't you buy it?" Xie Jue asked.

"You don't understand this, do you? This thing is called a blind box!" Xie Ying triumphantly introduced the origin of the two boxes to Xie Jue.

After listening to Xie Ying's words, Xie Jue was also a little curious, "I've heard of the Layman in the Tibetan Forest. He used to be quite appreciated by the Holy Majesty in the Imperial Academy, but after he got old, he lived in seclusion in the mountains. How could he still be with a businessman who sells pens, ink, paper and inkstones?" became friends?"

"Don't worry about this, just open it and take a look." Xie Ying urged.

Xie Jue was afraid that if he didn't follow through, his sister's little fist would come up.

Hastily opened the two wooden boxes.

Inside are the four treasures of the study, pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

The brushes, inkstones and inkstones are nothing special, and they can be found elsewhere. Xie Jue's own use is better than these.

Only this paper is a bit special, Xie Jue couldn't help taking it into his hand and observing it carefully.

"This paper is smooth, white and tough, so special." Xie Jue commented while stroking it with his fingertips.

"How is it? Haven't you seen it before? There is no one in the capital, right?" Xie Ying's face was filled with a proud smile.

"Really not." Xie Jue couldn't deny it.

"Here, there are an extra hundred sheets of paper here. I know you will like this paper, so I bought more. The store is also strange. I don't want to buy more. The maximum is fifty sheets per person per day. Ruo Ruo gave me half of the 100 photos." Xie Ying said.

"Hahaha, thank you Yinger, my sister loves me the most." Xie Jue laughed.

"It's a pity that I didn't get the calligraphy of the Layman in the Tibetan Forest." Xie Ying looked at the things in the two boxes, and they were all ordinary pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

"With my sister's kindness, what kind of calligraphy do you want? I like any gift from my sister." Xie Jue said.

The next morning, Wei Ruo carried the wooden box bought in Sibaozhai yesterday afternoon into Yingzhu Garden.

Xiaobei saw Wei Ruo holding a heavy object and hurried forward to help.

Wei Ruo took advantage of the situation and gave it to Xiaobei: "This is for your young master."

"Miss, you have a heart." Xiaobei cheerfully walked into the octagonal pavilion with a wooden box in his hands.

Wei Jin has also heard the conversation between Wei Ruo and Xiaobei, and his eyes glanced at the wooden box that Wei Ruo brought: "Is it the 'blind box' of Sibaozhai?"

Chapter 71 She really cares about him

"Second brother, have you heard about the blind box?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I heard a little bit." Wei Jin also said.

Xiaobei on the side added: "Miss, Madam bought seven or eight boxes for the young master, no matter how closed our news is, we will still hear the news."

"I see." Wei Ruo was not surprised at all, she had heard the content of the conversation between Yun and Wei Yichen that day, and naturally knew that they would definitely be interested in the Tibetan Layman.

"Does Ruo'er also want to draw the calligraphy of the Layman in the Tibetan Forest?" Wei Jin also asked.

"The Tibetan Layman's calligraphy is indifferent, but the recommendation letter is more important. After getting the recommendation letter, the second brother can worship the Tibetan Layman as a teacher." Wei Ruo replied.

"Do you want me to worship Tibetan Lay Layman as my teacher?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Didn't the second brother change his mind recently and plan to take the imperial examination? Then even if you don't really learn anything, you can help the second brother by asking a master." Wei Ruo said.

"Um."

"Second brother doesn't like apprenticeship?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, saw her joyful expression, and also saw the expectation in her eyes.

"If it's suitable, you can learn from a teacher, but you don't have to force it. Ruo'er doesn't have to pay too much attention to avoid disappointment." Wei Jin also replied.

"Second brother, open it quickly, I'm also curious about my luck!"

Wei Ruo was curious, she really didn't know what was in the blind box she picked at random.

After the boxes were assembled, there were no special signs to identify them, so even Wei Ruo, the planner, didn't know which box was the one containing the calligraphy of the Tibetan monk.

Under the gaze of Wei Ruo's curious gaze, Wei Jin also opened the box. Inside was the Four Treasures of the Study of Sibaozhai, all four of which were available.

Wei Ruo looked at it, "Okay, I'm really lucky, I don't lose money if I have paper, and this inkstone is also the one with a higher price, so I don't lose money."

Xiaobei couldn't help but said: "Miss, you are happy just with the paper. If you really get the box with the layman in the Tibetan forest, how happy you will be!"

"One must be content, this kind of thing that depends entirely on luck, you can't ask for too much, if you run out of luck, it will be useless in other places, we'd better save it!" Wei Ruo said.

"You are right." Wei Jin also smiled slightly, "These things are pretty good."

"Anyway, I registered your name, second brother, and you might be attracted to it later." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

"Don't pay too much attention to it. Even if you get that letter, you may not be able to succeed as a teacher. Maybe it's the exaggerated words of that shop."

Wei Jin also didn't want Wei Ruo to put too much expectation on this matter, so as not to be disappointed if his hopes failed later.

"Second brother, don't worry. I've inquired about it. That store is quite reliable. Layman Tibetan rarely sells his works. Most of the people who can get his calligraphy are his close relatives and friends, so the recommendation letter works. The possibility is very high."

"Since Ruoer thinks there is no problem, I will look forward to it." Wei Jin also changed his words.

"Yeah, that's right, second brother, look forward to it." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

"Yeah." Wei Jinyi had a slight smile on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Wei Ruo.

She always seems to be thinking of him, thinking of him first in everything, worrying about him and joy for him, and sheds a ray of light into his dark and boring life.

At the same time, on the other side of Xiaowei's mansion, there are also people who are worrying about these boxes.

At the most southwest corner of Xiaowei's Mansion, in Aoju Garden, Wei Yichen is sorting the four treasures of the study in the seven boxes in front of him.

He bought a total of seven of the blind boxes sold by Sibaozhai. Of course, he didn't buy all of them in his own name. He only bought two in his own name. Later, his mother and Wanwan each bought two more. His classmates and friends presented it to him.

Now all the seven blind boxes have been opened, and there is no calligraphy of the layman in the Tibetan forest, but the things inside are not bad.

The value is more than five taels, and some are less than five taels. Generally speaking, there is not too much loss.

Although I was a little disappointed that the ink treasures that did not reach the Layman in the Tibetan forest were not opened, they were not too sad.

What he wants now is that letter of recommendation from Young Master He You.

It's a pity that no matter how many boxes you buy, you can only leave one name, which is the same as other buyers.

Wei Qingwan brought her maid, Cui He, to Aoju Garden to visit Wei Yichen, and when she saw the box, she asked, "How is the eldest brother, do you have any calligraphy that has been opened to lay Buddhists in the Tibetan Forest?"

Wei Yichen shook his head: "No."

Wei Qingwan hurriedly comforted: "Brother, don't be discouraged. The calligraphy, painting and calligraphy of Layman in the Tibetan forest may be a gimmick used by the store to attract sellers. It may not be really put in, and everyone may not be able to open it in the end."

Wei Yichen has a different idea: "I think the owner of that store has an idea. Last time they also took out the authentic works of Tibetan Layman. There is no reason to make a fake one this time."

Wei Qingwan changed her tune: "Then I don't know who will be so lucky to get this work."

Wei Yichen said: "Compared with calligraphy, I would like to directly learn from the monks in the Tibetan forest. I had this idea earlier, but I suffered from no way. Now that I have a letter of recommendation, I will fight for it."

"Brother is so outstanding, if that layman in the Tibetan forest sees you, he will definitely like you, appreciate you, and be willing to accept you as his closed disciple." Wei Qingwan said.

Wei Yichen smiled wryly: "That's not necessarily the case. The so-called heaven and man are beyond the sky. I live in a corner of Taizhou Prefecture now. I have very limited experience and experience, and I have no way of knowing what level I am."

"In my heart, elder brother will always be the best, and I also read books. Although I don't have others to compare with, I still have books to compare with. I believe that even if he leaves Taizhou, elder brother may not fall behind." Wei Qingwan road.

Wei Yichen smiled and stopped refuting. It doesn't matter if he listens to these words in the hearts of his family, he can't take them seriously.

"By the way, is Ruo'er back?" Wei Yichen asked.

"It should be back. I saw my sister's maid when I was passing by Tingsongyuan just now." Wei Qingwan replied, and then asked in a low voice, "Brother asked sister what's the matter?"

"It's nothing else, but I bought seven boxes at once. There are a lot of pens, inks, papers and inkstones. I will take some to Ruo'er, she will need them for her studies recently."

As Wei Yichen said, he sorted out the pens, inks, papers and inkstones that he had divided into two identical copies, and packed them in the vacated wooden box.

"This one is for you, and this one I'll give to Ruo'er." Wei Yichen said to Wei Qingwan.

"Thank you...thank you, big brother." Wei Qingwan thanked her while staring at the other copy in Wei Yichen's hand, always feeling unspeakably uncomfortable.

Chapter 72 Mr. Heyou does not see outsiders

Wei Yichen didn't notice this, and went to Tingsongyuan with the share he wanted to give to Wei Ruo, and asked Xiumei to know that Wei Ruo was not in Tingsongyuan, so he handed the wooden box to Xiumei.

Passing by Yingzhu Garden on the way back, it happened that Wei Ruo came out of it, smiling and lively, talking to the people inside while walking.

"Goodbye, second brother. I'll come to find you some delicious food tomorrow. The pumpkins in my garden are ripe these days. I'll ask Meimei to make pumpkin pie for you."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he turned his head and saw Wei Yichen, who was looking at him curiously.

"Brother."

The lively smile just now was replaced by a more restrained expression.

"What is so happy?" Wei Yichen asked curiously.

"I just ate something delicious at my second brother's." Wei Ruo replied.

"I heard that you just told Jin Yi to make pumpkin cakes for him to eat. Does the elder brother have a share?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Pumpkin pie is a coarse grain that country people like to eat. I'm afraid that my elder brother may not be used to it."

"Brother, do you want to try?"

"Of course it's fine, next time I make it and give it to my elder brother." Wei Ruo replied.

"Brother is waiting for Ruoer's pumpkin pie." Wei Yichen said.

"Um."

Chatted with Wei Yichen for a few words, and when Wei Ruo returned to Tingsongyuan, he realized that Wei Yichen had just come here to give him a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Looking at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in front of him, Wei Ruo sighed.

Wei Yichen shouldn't treat her badly. The original owner thought so too, so he poured a lot of love and expectations towards his elder brother.

But every time there is a choice between the original owner and Wei Qingwan, Wei Yichen will always choose Wei Qingwan's side, which also causes the original owner's jealousy to spread wildly.

In fact, Wei Ruo himself is such a person. Once he cares about it, it is difficult to be calm and peaceful.

So Wei Ruo in this life didn't want to have too much involvement with Wei Yichen from the very beginning.

Not showing affection is the best way to protect yourself.

Master Yun is very concerned about the matter of the blind box in Sibaozhai, and has been paying attention to it for the past few days. From time to time, she asks her personal maid, Cuiping, to inquire about relevant news.

Like Wei Yichen, she doesn't care too much about the Tibetan Layman Mo Baoyun, no matter how precious it is, it's just a pair of words, not to mention that when Sibaozhai opened last time, her eldest son had already won a pair.

What Yun Shi is more concerned about is whether Young Master Heyou and Layman Tibetan Forest are really close friends who have a good relationship.

She needs to confirm whether what Sibaozhai said is true, and it is not ruled out that Sibaozhai has exaggerated the publicity in order to attract business. So she sent people to inquire many times.

After repeated inquiries, I learned that because the two calligraphy works of the Layman in the Tibetan Forest are authentic, and the Layman in the Tibetan Forest does not sell his works to the outside world, most of the people who can get his calligraphy are his close relatives and friends.

So it can be seen that what Sibaozhai said to the outside world is that their boss Heyou Gongzi is a friend of Tibetan monks for years, and it is not an exaggeration to be able to help write recommendation letters.

For this reason, Yun's specially sent someone to Sibaozhai to try to communicate with the shopkeeper of Sibaozhai, hoping that the other party can help to make a recommendation.

But they were politely rejected by the other party and told that their boss hadn't seen anyone.

After being politely rejected by the other party, Yun was a little unwilling and decided to take a trip in person.

The blind boxes in the Sibaozhai store have been sold out. At this time, a notice has been pasted at the door, which says that Mr. Heyou will contact a person who is registered in the register tomorrow morning and give him a letter of recommendation.

At this time, there were not many customers in the store, and people came in one after another to ask about the blind box of the shopkeeper, but they were all told that the blind box was sold out, and the relevant results will be announced in the near future.

Mr. Yun led the nanny and maidservants into the shop, and shopkeeper Jia greeted them with a smile.

Anyone with a little discernment knows that ordinary people can't afford to mess with people who bring several servants in and out like this.

"Shopkeeper, I want to meet Mr. He You, the owner of your family." Yunshi straight to the point and explained his purpose.

Shopkeeper Jia apologized and replied with ease: "I'm sorry for this lady, Mr. Heyou, he doesn't see outsiders."

"I am Mrs. Wei from Xiaowei's Mansion. I came here specially today to meet Mr. Heyou." Yun revealed his identity.

In a small place like Xingshan County, Xiaowei's Mansion is already one of the best houses.

"I'm very sorry, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Qian also came to ask the same question two days ago, but our boss really doesn't see outsiders."

Shopkeeper Jia declined again.

Not to mention that outsiders have never seen it, even the shopkeeper of his shop has never seen it once, and all the news is delivered through Boss Xu.

Hearing that Mrs. Qian had also come in person, Yun knew that there were not a few people who were as moved as she was.

Yun's brows were furrowed, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Shopkeeper Jia, if Mr. Heyou can write an extra letter of recommendation for my son, I promise to give you a generous reward."

Businessmen who open a shop are just trying to make a profit. As long as they offer a suitable price, the other party should agree.

Shopkeeper Jia smiled and said: "Madam Wei, I'm really sorry, my son has already explained that there is only one letter of recommendation, if there are too many, it will be useless and worthless."

Shopkeeper Jia had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help thinking in his heart: These are not sweet potato leaves in the field. Once you pick a crop, there will be another crop.

Even if you write a letter of recommendation, it must be recognized by the Layman in the Tibetan Forest.

No matter how good the friendship is, if you put in a bunch of recommendation letters, the monks in the Tibetan forest will be annoyed to death, and the worst will be to break up with their young master.

Shopkeeper Jia continued: "Don't worry, Mrs. Wei, the results will be available tomorrow. When the results come out, the shop will send the son's letter to the house. If you don't receive the letter, you will miss out."

"Excuse me." Seeing this, Yun had no choice but to give up.

Early in the morning of the second day, people from Sibaozhai went to Xiaowei's mansion to deliver the letter.

When the guard heard that it was a letter from Sibaozhai, he didn't dare to neglect at all, and hurriedly invited him into the mansion.

But shopkeeper Jia declined, saying that he was only here to deliver the letter, handed the letter to the guard and left.

The guard hurriedly delivered the letter to the nurse in charge in the backyard. Now the biggest nurse in charge in the backyard of the Captain's Mansion is Nanny Zhang.

After receiving the letter, Nanny Zhang hurriedly sent it to Cangyun Garden and handed it to Yun.

Seeing the letter, Yun's heart was overjoyed, and quickly called Wei Yichen over.

"Yichen, come and take a look, Sibaozhai sent someone to deliver a letter."

"Really?" Wei Yichen's face was full of joy.

"Don't guess, just open it and you'll find out. You have to see this good news yourself." Yun urged Wei Yichen to open the letter.

"Okay." Wei Yichen opened the letter, but the joy on his face faded little by little.

"What's the matter?" Yun was puzzled, what's the matter with his son's expression?

Chapter 73 actually belongs to the second young master

"Mother, I am not the one who got the letter of recommendation..."

"It wasn't you? Who else could it be if it wasn't you?" Yun stood up and came to Wei Yichen's side.

Looks fell on the letter, but when she saw the words "Wei Jinyi", her face turned pale.

"How could it be Jin Yi?" Yun was stunned, and couldn't believe what he saw.

Although this matter should be a matter of luck, who would have thought that all the letters from Sibaozhai had been sent to their school captain's mansion, and the winner was actually the second son who had never had a sense of presence in the mansion.

Yun didn't even know that Wei Jin had also gone out to buy Sibaozhai's blind boxes.

Yun Shi couldn't accept it for a while. One moment she thought her son was lucky enough to get a letter of recommendation, but the next moment she told her she was mistaken!

At the moment when the letter was delivered to the Wei Mansion, she never thought about the second possibility!

Wei Yichen looked at the name on the letter, and didn't know what to say for a moment, feeling uncomfortable when the cloud fell into it.

After a while, Wei Yichen, who felt relieved, returned the letter to Yun, "Mother, take this letter to the second brother."

"But Yichen..." Yun Shi hesitated.

"Mother, what should be the second brother should be given to the second brother. I am also happy for the second brother." Wei Yichen said.

Yun's mood is complicated: "But this is the opportunity you have dreamed of."

"I know, I really want to get this letter of recommendation very much. Maybe with this letter, my long-standing wish of being a teacher of Tibetan Layman can be realized. But this opportunity does not belong to me, so I can't give it any more." Think." Wei Yichen said.

"But Yichen, this is a matter of luck..."

"Even if it is luck, it can only prove that the second brother's luck is better than mine. It should be his luck is his luck."

"But Yi Chen, this is just a letter of recommendation. If the person recommended is not strong enough, then the Layman in the Tibetan Forest may not accept this disciple. Compared with Jin Yi, who has never gone out to study, he has received many gentlemen. Those who are recognized have a better chance." Yun said.

Wei Jin also shook his head: "Second brother, although he never went to school, he usually likes to study. Since he also left his name in Sibaozhai, it proves that he also wants this opportunity. A gentleman does not take away people." Well, let alone my brother's."

"Mother, don't think about anything else, just send the letter to your second brother." Wei Yichen said firmly.

Looking at Wei Yichen's firm face, Yun Shi had no choice but to kill the thought that had just popped up in his heart.

"My mother knows. Don't worry, my mother will definitely find another way for you." Yun assured his son in a firm tone.

After talking with the eldest son, Yun handed the letter to Cuiping and asked her to send it to Yingzhuyuan to Wei Jinyi.

Then, he returned to the room alone, and lay down on the couch with a tired expression.

The ups and downs and ups and downs of this mood made her feel exhausted.

Welcoming the Bamboo Garden, Xiaobei handed the letter that Cuiping had just delivered to Wei Jinyi who was sitting in the octagonal pavilion and writing.

After reading the contents of the letter, Wei Jinyi said with a calm expression, "Ruoer really hit the mark."

"Master, could it be that the matter of the letter of recommendation that the eldest lady said is over?" Xiao Bei was surprised.

"Um."

"Master, what should we do? Are you really going to apprentice?"

"This is Ruo'er's wish, and it is also an opportunity for me." Wei Jin also said.

"But young master, that layman from the Tibetan Forest is in Huzhou Prefecture, and it's a long way from here." Xiaobei said worriedly.

"Perhaps, it's time for me to get out of Wei Mansion too." Wei Jin also murmured with deep eyes.

At this time, Wei Ruo, who was listening to Songyuan, received a letter from the carrier pigeon.

Opened it and saw that it was the notes of Lay Lay Tibetan. This letter was sent by Lay Lay Tibetan to Sibaozhai, and then the nurse tied it to the carrier pigeon for their correspondence to forward it in.

At the beginning, there was an unpleasant scolding, and Wei Ruo was already used to it.

In the letter, the Layman in the Tibetan forest reprimanded Wei Ruo for his shameless behavior of catching a sheep to pluck the wool.

Using his works to attract customers at the opening, to promote sales, and to use his works in "blind box" activities. In the end, I didn't forget to give him a "disciple", despicable! Shameless!

Wei Ruoxin said, there is nothing she can do, she only knows this knowledgeable person, if she wants to know more, she will change it.

Although the first half was full of scolding, the second half of the painting style changed, and he said that if he chooses a person with good character and decent academics, he can barely accept it. He also told Wei Ruo to take good care of himself and go back to Huzhou if he is free. look at him.

"Knife mouth bean curd heart." Looking at the words that care about him, Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing.

Zanglin Layman, formerly known as Ruan Zheng, has outstanding literary talents and high attainments in calligraphy and painting. When he was an official in Beijing, he was highly appreciated by the emperor.

Although he has been an official for dozens of years, the first 20 years were only unknown, and he finally achieved the position of Hanlin, but because of his upright temperament, he often offended people.

So he retired from his old age and returned to his hometown early, and retired to the mountains and forests with his first wife, calling himself a Layman in the Tibetan Forest.

Wei Ruo knew him because Mrs. Ruan had a sudden stroke and became seriously ill. Ruan was going down the mountain to seek medical treatment and found Mojiazha. On the advice of the villagers of Mojiazha, he found Wei Ruo who lived in another hospital.

Wei Ruo cured Mrs. Ruan and saved her life. Ruan Zheng said that he had no money to pay for the medical expenses.

Wei Ruo didn't know whether his calligraphy and paintings were worth money at the time, so he accepted it.

So much so that now there are more than a dozen sets of calligraphy and painting works of Tibetan monks in Wei Ruo's small warehouse.

Whenever you have a chance, take out a pair to hold activities, increase the popularity of your store, and increase sales.

Mrs. Ruan's stroke was caused by high blood pressure, and she needed to take medicine for a long time, so Wei Ruo went to the forest every once in a while to see a doctor for Mrs. Ruan.

Once they come and go, they get acquainted with the couple. Sometimes Wei Ruo will bring some delicious food or pens, inks, papers and inkstones to the old couple.

Ruan Zheng disliked those ugly words written by Wei Ruo very much, and yelled that if Wei Ruo was a man, he would definitely accept her as his apprentice.

As for the matter of accepting female disciples, someone like Ruan Zheng, who is extremely rigid in certain aspects, would absolutely not be able to do it.

This time when Wei Ruo wanted to find an academy for Wei Jinyi to find a master, he thought of him. He is knowledgeable and strong, and he had many students and disciples under his school when he was in the Imperial Academy in Beijing. Being his disciple will be very beneficial to the second brother in the future. helpful.

The reason why he made it so complicated, borrowing the name of Sibaozhai to ask the second brother to apprentice, is also to avoid exposing himself too much and causing unnecessary troubles.

As for arranging Wei Jinyi to be a teacher, I hope that Wei Jinyi's success is not only because she has a good relationship with Wei Jinyi now, Wei Ruo still has some selfishness in it.

She thought that if the little transparency in the original book became opaque, would she have changed the whole plot in a sense?

Chapter 74 Wei Jin is too strong to drink

Anyway, it has become a fact that she and Wei Qingwan are at odds now, even though she still doesn't want to compete with her for favor and male lead.

Since being an enemy is unavoidable, then do something else to disrupt the whole situation.

Letting everything deviate from the track is to some extent a kind of protection for herself.

Of course, what she did is also beneficial to Sibaozhai. The imaginary Mr. Heyou has a strong relationship with Tibetan monks. People with status and background.

This can make people feel a certain amount of fear. As long as you don't meet someone with a very strong identity and background to investigate specially, you won't be discovered; if you really encounter someone who has such ability and wants to trouble Sibaozhai, Wei Ruo has nothing to do with the other party in his current situation. .

In the afternoon, Xiaobei came over to hear that Songyuan invited Wei Ruo to have dinner together in Yingzhuyuan at night.

"Miss, my young master would like to thank you for winning this opportunity for him to be a master of the Tibetan forest. I specially asked the younger one to prepare some fresh meat and seafood. I want to invite the eldest lady to celebrate together. Of course, if Miss Xiumei It would be even better if you are willing to help with the cooking." Xiaobei smiled.

"No problem, I'll let Xiumei go." Wei Ruo agreed straight away.

As long as there are good ingredients, she and Xiumei are very positive.

After Xiaobei left, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to go to Yingzhu Garden first, while he went to her private small warehouse.

She brought several jars from Mojiazha, which contained not only soy sauce but also wine.

Although Wei Ruo doesn't like wine very much, she still makes a lot of wine. First, she likes to experiment, and she likes to try all kinds of tricks that can make money; second, she likes to give it away. Wine is a decent gift; When you are happy, you can also have a drink to add to the fun.

Wei Ruo chose a jar of plum wine and carried it to Yingzhu Garden.

Xiaobei and Xiumei are busy in the kitchen, and Wei Jin is also sitting in the pavilion. Today, he is not reading or writing, but drying books.

Seeing Wei Ruo and the jar she was holding in her hand, Wei Jin also said, "I haven't finished the soy sauce from last time."

Wei Ruo: "Although the jars are similar in size, this is not soy sauce, but wine. Look, second brother, I sealed the lid with putty, but the soy sauce ones are not sealed."

Wei Jinyi: "Do you still know how to make wine?"

Wei Ruo: "I'm not very good at it. In comparison, I still make soy sauce better. I originally planned to make vinegar, but things were delayed. When winter comes and the farming is less, I will make it again." Try making vinegar."

Wei Jinyi: "You have covered a lot."

Wei Ruo smiled: "I always want to learn more skills, so that I can have more money to settle down. If no one will love me, at least I must love myself and let myself live well."

Wei Ruo didn't know whether he was talking about the self in the previous life or the self in this life, or both.

Wei Jin also frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

Not long after, Xiaobei and Xiumei came back from the kitchen and brought all kinds of delicious dishes that had been cooked.

Braised wild pork, ribs and yam soup, scallion oil prawns, fried octopus with pickled vegetables, and fried pumpkin tips, filled the entire table.

Wei Ruo poured wine into Wei Jinyi's cup, but Wei Jinyi stopped him.

"I'm too strong to drink." Wei Jin also explained.

"Second brother, it's okay, this wine is not strong, it's plum wine, it tastes sweet, like juice." Wei Ruo explained.

Looking at Wei Ruo's earnest eyes, Wei Jin also retracted his hand, agreeing that Wei Ruo would pour wine for him.

Wei Ruo drank a cup first, then looked at Wei Jinyi.

Under Wei Ruo's gaze, Wei Jin also took a small sip.

It is indeed as Wei Ruo said, the plum wine is sweet, like tasting ripe plum fruit.

Wei Jin couldn't help tasting a few more mouthfuls.

"Second brother, I'm right, isn't this wine really not strong?" Wei Ruo said with a smile, then raised the glass to toast Wei Jinyi, "Come on, second brother, I'll toast you, I wish you good luck in your future studies The road is smooth and flat, with every step of the way."

Wei Jin also nodded, and then drank the remaining plum wine in the glass.

"Second brother, when the letter of recommendation has a response, when does second brother plan to go to Huzhou Prefecture?"

After asking the question, he found that Wei Jinyi just stared at him blankly, and didn't speak.

"Second brother?"

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi suspiciously, seeing that he still didn't respond, she reached out and shook his hand in front of him.

"If you don't shake it, there will be many hands."

Wei Jin also finally spoke, but the tone of his words was completely different from his usual calm and indifferent tone.

"Second brother, are you okay?" Wei Ruo asked.

Subconsciously, he put the back of his hand against Wei Jinyi's forehead.

"Ruo Ruo, I'm fine, I'm fine." Wei Jinyi replied with a cute face.

This expression, this reaction, and this wording are not the Wei Jinyi she is familiar with!

"Are...are you drunk?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jin also did not answer Wei Ruo's question, but stared blankly at Wei Ruo without blinking his eyes.

When he was sober, he would never stare at Wei Ruo so brazenly. This is not something a polite person should do, even if the other party is his sister.

But now, he just watched, his expression focused.

And his fair and handsome face was a little blushed, spreading from his cheeks to the roots of his ears.

Now Wei Ruo can be sure that Wei Jinyi is really drunk.

Just now Wei Jin also said that he was too strong to drink, but she thought it was just an ordinary excuse, thinking that no matter how strong he was, he would not be able to drink a small glass of plum wine.

But now it seems that she was wrong, the second brother's alcoholism is really intoxicating.

Looking at the cute Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo thought of a way.

"Second brother, eat some vegetables and drink some soup, take your time."

Wei Ruo picked up vegetables for Wei Jinyi, and filled his soup bowl with a bowl of pork rib soup, wanting him to eat more food to relax.

Wei Jin also opened her mouth obediently, waiting for Wei Ruo to feed her.

Wei Ruo petrified.

Is this still the cold second brother?

Xiaobei also stared wide-eyed, and couldn't find a word for a long time.

As an attendant who took care of the young master's growth, Xiao Bei knew that Wei Jin was too weak to drink.

But the last time this kind of thing happened was when the young master just turned ten years old, he drank a small cup of Nurhong, and then he became cute and obedient, and a little talkative, but he was only ten years old at that time, and the young master was not so The image of indifference and inhumanity, so it is not difficult to accept such a thing.

Since then, the young master has stopped drinking, and Xiaobei has no chance to see his young master lose his temper after drinking.

"Can you eat by yourself?" Wei Ruo asked.

Xiaobei: It's over, it's over, the image of the young master is gone.

Chapter 75 Drunken gaffe

"Okay." Wei Jinyi obediently agreed, then picked up the bowl containing the soup, and drank it up with a "gudong gudong".

Then handed the empty bowl to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo looked at the empty bowl, then at Wei Jinyi.

I vaguely felt that Wei Jinyi seemed to be asking him for a reward!

"That...Second brother, you are awesome...You actually finished drinking! Very good!" Wei Ruo tried to praise a few words.

Then Wei Jin put down the empty bowl with satisfaction.

At this moment, Wei Ruo knew that his judgment just now was correct, and Wei Jinyi really wanted to praise her with an empty bowl!

Wei Ruo was thinking about how to deal with Wei Jinyi in his mind, and Wei Jinyi spoke again:

"Ruoruo, you are so pretty."

Wei Jinyi stared at Wei Ruo with a sincere, even childish expression.

Wei Ruo didn't know whether to laugh or to be speechless, so he muttered, "If you hadn't been so good-looking and so serious, I'd have regarded you as a rascal."

The distance between an elegant and polite man and a simple man is only a glass of wine, which is a glass of low-alcohol fruit wine with an alcohol content of no more than 20 degrees.

"Ruoruo, how about I dance the sword for you?" Wei Jinyi said suddenly again.

"What?" Wei Ruo was stunned for a moment, but didn't immediately realize what Wei Jinyi was talking about.

Wei Jin also got up, walked out of the pavilion, and solved Wei Ruo's doubts with practical actions.

He wanted to show her the sword dance!

Can he dance sword? What does he look like when he dances a sword with his elegant and elegant image, full of frail scholars?

You won't mess around, will you? Can't wrestle? It's not funny, is it?

Many kinds of imaginary images quickly floated through Wei Ruo's mind, including funny dancing, falling and falling, and pumping himself a few times.

Xiaobei looked anxious, thinking whether to stop the young master.

But the problem is, if the young master is drunk, he may not be able to stop it if he wants to, and it will be more troublesome if he fights with the young master.

After hesitating for a while, thinking about various possibilities, Xiaobei finally decided to stand still.

Wei Jin also walked to the small piece of light bamboo forest, with a hook on the back of his foot, he hooked the bamboo branch on the ground into the air, and firmly caught it with his right hand.

Wei Ruo showed a surprised expression. Unexpectedly, although the second brother was consciously drunk, his body movements were very steady.

Then, using bamboo branches as swords, they began to dance. The "sword" moves with you, the body moves at will, and the sword is as powerful as a flood.

Every move is like wind and electricity, and there is an aesthetic feeling of both rigidity and softness.

Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi dancing sword for the first time. Although she doesn't know martial arts, she has also seen Xiumei and Xu Zhengyong practice martial arts, and knows that Wei Jinyi's "sword" is definitely not just dancing casually.

As a martial arts practitioner, Xiumei whispered in Wei Ruo's ear: "Miss, the second young master's swordsmanship is amazing!"

"It's no wonder he's in such a good shape. It turns out he didn't bluff me when he said that he has exercise, but he really does exercise." Wei Ruo sighed.

Xiaobei is holding his forehead beside him, how can this be fixed? If this continues, the young master may reveal all his secrets to the eldest lady.

Although the young lady and them are friends in need, it would be bad if the young lady knew about some things, right?

Xiaobei could only worry in his heart, praying that their young master would recover quickly.

After performing a set of sword skills, Wei Jin put down the bamboo branch in his hand and returned to Wei Ruo, staring at Wei Ruo with a pair of deep eyes.

"Am I dancing well?" Wei Jin also asked, his eyes full of anticipation, like a child who has completed a task and is waiting for praise.

"Well, good, very good, you did the best!" Wei Ruo praised.

Satisfied, Wei Jinyi couldn't help showing a bright smile on his face.

His usual smile is shallow, imperceptible, gentle and polite.

It was the first time Wei Ruo saw such a bright smile.

Not to mention Wei Ruo meeting for the first time, Xiaobei who has served for more than ten years is also meeting for the first time.

"Okay, okay, let's finish the sword dance, how about going to the room to sleep for a while?" Wei Ruo coaxed Wei Jinyi in a childlike tone.

If the situation won't get better in a while, it's better to take him to the room to sleep for a while.

"Not good." Wei Jin also resolutely refused.

Okay, Wei Ruo retracted the idea that Wei Jinyi was cute when he was drunk.

"Second brother, what do you want to do now?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jinyi: "Eat."

Wei Ruo: "..."

This thinking is jumpy enough!

Wei Jinyi: "Ruo Ruo's food is delicious, the best I've ever eaten."

"Okay, second brother, I don't usually see you praising my Meimei's delicious dishes, but you can tell the truth when you're drunk." Wei Ruo couldn't help muttering.

"Ruoruo, let's go eat!" Wei Jin also said.

"Okay, okay, let's go to eat, the dishes are all done, we really can't waste them." Wei Ruo brought Wei Jinyi back to the dinner table.

Wei Jin also sat back at the table and began to pick up vegetables to eat. His movements and demeanor were very obedient, and he ate deliciously every bite.

He lost the reserve and restraint of the past, and his movements are free and easy but not rude, just more like a normal person.

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei and Xiaobei to sit down and have a meal together. They cooked a lot today, and if they didn't eat it, it would be a waste.

The more people there are, the better the celebration, although the host of today's celebration banquet is already drunk.

After the meal was finished, Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi and asked, "Second Brother, how do you feel now?"

"Delicious." Wei Jin also replied.

Very good, the wine is not sober yet!

"Then let's go back to the room and have a rest first, shall we? Give this place to Xiumei and Xiaobei, and let them clean it up."

"Okay." Wei Jin also agreed very obediently.

Then he turned around and walked towards the house obediently. When one foot crossed the threshold, he stopped and turned to look at Wei Ruo.

"Will Ruoruo not sleep?" Wei Jin also asked.

"I'll go back to Songyuan to sleep." Wei Ruo said hurriedly.

Wei Jin also thought for a moment, then nodded, accepting Wei Ruo's statement.

Finally, he entered the room, and Xiaobei quickly followed.

Seeing that his young master really took off his coat and lay down obediently, Xiaobei wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Wei Jin also woke up, and looked at the room blankly after opening his eyes.

what's going on? He completely lost the memory of having dinner with Wei Ruo yesterday, and he didn't know how he got back to the room.

"Master, are you awake? Come and drink some ginseng tea to refresh yourself." Xiao Bei brought ginseng tea.

"What happened? When did I go back to the room? When did Missy go back?" Wei Jin also asked.

Xiao Bei had a tangled expression on his face.

"explain."

"Master, you were drunk in the afternoon and made a fuss for a long time. The eldest lady managed to coax you back to sleep in the room." Xiaobei explained cautiously.

After Xiao Bei finished answering, he found that his young master was motionless, so he said, "Master, don't worry, you didn't reveal anything except that you danced a sword to let the eldest lady know that you know martial arts."

"I still dance sword?"

Xiao Bei: Cry, cry, I'm so sad

Chapter 76 Tensions

"Hmm... dance..." Xiaobei replied in a low voice.

Wei Jin also felt a bulge in his temple.

"What else did I say?"

"The young master didn't say anything. He just said a lot of things to the eldest lady that he doesn't usually know how to say. He praised the eldest lady for being beautiful, and the dishes of the eldest lady and Xiumei are delicious, and..." Xiaobei tried his best to use euphemistic words. Some, so that their young master will not be so hit.

"what else?"

"Still waiting for the eldest lady to praise you..." Xiaobei lowered his head very low after speaking, not daring to look at his young master's expression and reaction when he heard this.

Wei Jin also had another headache.

After the accident when he was ten years old, he stopped drinking. He didn't like the feeling of losing control of his body and hated his own nonsense.

Yesterday, because of the sweetness of the plum wine, I thought that no matter how strong I am, I wouldn't be able to drink a glass of such sweet fruit wine and get drunk, so I drank it.

There was a tense atmosphere in Xingshan County for several days. Everyone saw troops coming and going in the city several times, as well as people transporting supplies and equipment.

For a while, rumors spread that there was going to be a fight outside the city.

Before there were small-scale frictions, this time it is very likely that a large-scale war will break out.

For a while, people were in panic, and the people in the city were worried.

If this battle fails, the city gate falls, and Japanese pirates enter the city, none of the people in the city will be spared.

But at this time, all the gates in Xingshan County have strictly controlled entry and exit, and even if the people wanted to escape, it was too late.

At this time, the Wei family was also shrouded in a cloud.

Whether the rumor is true or not, even the Wei family has no way of knowing now.

Neither the government nor the army announced it to the public, and Wei Mingting has not returned home for ten days in a row. Even if the Wei family wanted to ask him, they couldn't find the time.

Yun's family was so worried that it was hard to eat, worrying that after the war broke out, her husband would be injured in the process of fighting those ruthless Japanese pirates.

While she was worried, she had to continue to take care of everything in the family and make preparations, just in case the Wei family needed to evacuate in time and move the whole family in case of defeat.

Mr. Yun had to be busy taking care of the affairs of the family, and at the same time had to worry about her husband.

Aware of these things, Wei Qingwan went to Cangyun Garden to accompany Yun every day, helping Yun to deal with some trivial matters.

Wei Qingwan grew up in Wei's family since she was a child, and she has long been familiar with the things that a housewife should do, and she is also handy in being Yun's right-hand man.

After the two of them were busy in Yun's study for a while, Yun stopped to take a rest.

Looking up at Wei Qingwan, who was sitting at the table and conscientiously helping her with family affairs and arranging monthly distributions, she was deeply moved, and couldn't help feeling: "Thanks to Wanwan for coming to help me these few days."

"Mother, what did you say? It's my daughter's blessing to help you share your worries."

Wei Qingwan immediately put down what she was doing, came behind Yun, and gave her a shoulder squeeze.

While squeezing, she said to Yun's sincerely: "Mother, you are really working too hard. You need to take care of all the big and small affairs in the family. Now that the situation in the city is turbulent, mother still has to worry about my father who is on the front line." Mother, you must take care of your body. My daughter does not want a rich family, but only hopes that her parents will live a long and healthy life, so that her daughter can serve you until your old age."

"Hey, Mother knows you are filial." Yun patted the back of Wei Qingwan's hand with a look of relief.

Then he sighed and said: "With your help by Mother's side, Mother can relax a lot, but the family doesn't have enough staff, if something really happens, if you really want to escape back to the capital, you will need more staff. "

Yun frowned, feeling heavy.

His husband handed over the family to her, and she must manage the family well so that her husband has no worries.

Seeing Yun's sad face, Wei Qingwan said softly: "Mother, since there are so many things going on in the house recently, why don't you bring Nanny Li back? My daughter doesn't want my mother to work so hard. If Nanny Li comes back, she can help her to some extent." Mother some."

"Nurse Li made a mistake, and it is already light to punish her to go to the Zhuangzi for three months. Letting her come back early may make the people below think that our Wei family is not strict." Yun's tone was a little helpless.

"Mother is right, it's just..." Wei Qingwan bit her lip, and swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Seeing this, Yun said: "Wanwan, if you have anything to say, just tell your mother, we mother and daughter have nothing to hide."

Then Wei Qingwan continued hesitantly: "My daughter just feels that now is an extraordinary period, and there should be some extraordinary punishment methods. The mansion is in the midst of employing people, and Mother Li is very familiar with coordinating the affairs of the family. If you come back It will definitely help my mother share her worries."

"What you said is also reasonable, but the three-month punishment period has not yet expired, so mother should not change it easily." Yun was a little moved.

"Punishment is not limited to going to Zhuangzi, and you can continue to be punished when you return to the mansion, such as continuing to fine the mother's monthly money and let her do some heavy work." Wei Qingwan suggested.

Mr. Yun seriously thought about Wei Qingwan's words. Indeed, the family is really short of staff now, and Madam Li can't help much in Zhuangzi. Only when she returns home can she display her value.

"Wanwan, tell mother honestly, don't you want to miss Nanny Li?" Yun asked.

Wei Qingwan bit her lip, her eyes were reddish, she lowered her head with a sad expression, and kept silent.

Mr. Yun sighed, how could she not understand in her heart.

After all, Nanny Li is an old man in the mansion, and she was also the one who raised and served Wanwan since she was a child. Wanwan's relationship with her must be deeper than others.

"What you just said does make some sense. Now I am really short of manpower, so I will let Nanny Li come home, but she will be fined for another three months. In addition, even if she returns to the mansion, the palm Nanny Zhang is still Nanny Zhang." Yun said.

This can be regarded as a follow-up punishment for Nanny Li.

"I listen to my mother in everything." Wei Qingwan beamed with joy.

No matter what, Nanny Li will be able to return home.

The Yun family could naturally see Wei Qingwan's joy, "Mother also knows that you and Nanny Li have a good relationship, and punishing her to go to the Zhuangzi this time makes you a little sad, but you also need to know that she is a servant of our family after all. , if she is so bold and reckless, if she is not cured properly, she will climb onto the head of the master in the future."

"Don't get too used to her when she comes back this time, you have to let her recognize her identity."

"Daughter knows, please don't worry, mother, my daughter will admonish Mammy well so that she will not make mistakes again." Wei Qingwan hurriedly assured Yun.

After talking about Nanny Li with Wei Qingwan, Yun immediately sighed and asked, "I don't know what Ruo'er has been up to these days?"

Chapter 77 Second brother is really amazing

"My sister should be busy studying these days... I don't know the specific daughter. When my sister is in the mansion, she often goes to Yingzhuyuan to talk to her second brother. I have gone to see her a few times and she is not there. Not very clear..." Wei Qingwan replied.

Wearing this, Yun could not help frowning: "Ruoer is thirteen, and Jin Yi is going to be sixteen soon, it's time to avoid suspicion."

The daughter is not familiar with her illegitimate children, but has a good relationship with the concubine at home, which makes Yun somewhat uncomfortable.

"Mother doesn't have to worry about my sister. My sister is doing things very well now. And didn't my second brother get that letter of recommendation? I want to come here in a few days and wait for the response from Huzhou Prefecture. Second brother will go to Huzhou Prefecture." Wei Wei Qing Wan said.

Hearing this, not only was Yun's unhappy, but his expression darkened again.

It was only later that she found out that Wei Jinyi's box was bought by Wei Ruo, and Wei Ruo filled in the name.

Although there is nothing wrong with this matter, the Yun family does not want to see her daughter treat her brother-in-law so kindly, but she treats her own brother a little distant.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Qingwan who was beside her who was helping her, and couldn't help but sighed again.

Listening to Songyuan, Wei Ruo has heard the relevant rumors and guesses.

Compared to the situation of Wei Mansion, Wei Ruo is more worried about Xu Zhengyong's situation.

Generally speaking, recruits enter the military camp after a period of training before going to the battlefield, but that is usually, and now the situation is urgent, and he was called into the army urgently because there are not enough manpower, and he will definitely not be given too much time to train adapt.

I don't know if Brother Xiaoyong has handed in the mechanism crossbow, and whether he has been approved.

If it can be recognized, it should be helpful to Brother Xiaoyong's status in the army, and it can also increase our military strength, making Brother Xiaoyong's situation relatively safer.

Xu Zhengyong in the original book did not follow him to Xingshan County, nor did he follow him to fight, so Wei Ruo could not predict Xu Zhengyong's ending.

Wei Ruo, who was a little bored, came to Yingzhuyuan to look for Wei Jinyi, and when he entered the door, he saw Wei Jinyi playing chess with himself.

Wei Ruo sat down beside him.

She doesn't have much talent for playing chess, especially Go, which is a brain-intensive game. She can only understand the general idea, but she doesn't know how to play it.

"Do you want to try?" Wei Jin also stopped and asked.

"No, no, it's too brain-intensive, I'm not suitable for this." Wei Ruo repeatedly waved his hands and refused.

"Farming is also mind-consuming. Different crops have different planting and maintenance methods, and you can remember them clearly."

"There are specializations in the art industry, and different professions use different brains. Anyway, I can't play chess."

Wei Ruo rested his chin on one hand, looking at the chessboard in front of him thoughtfully.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she wasn't looking at the chess game, but was thinking about something else.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Wei Jin also keenly sensed that Wei Ruo's expression was a bit bad today.

"Did the second brother hear that there is going to be a war?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I heard, sooner or later." Wei Jin also looked calm.

"Second Brother, do you think we can win this battle?" Wei Ruo asked.

"80% chance of winning." Wei Jin also replied.

"Why 80%?"

"Thirty percent for my father, 10 percent for the nobleman in Xingshan County today, 20 percent for the additional troops sent by the imperial court, and 20 percent for the good news that came out of the army today." Wei Jin also replied.

"Why does the second brother think that the nobleman in Xingshan County can still take 10%?" Wei Ruo asked curiously.

Chu Lan's biggest role in this war should be that he asked the imperial court to send more troops to Xingshan County, but why did he alone account for 10%?

"He is not a simple kid from a rich family. He has brains, understands the art of war, and is good at employing people." Wei Jin also replied.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi even more curiously.

She knew what Wei Jinyi said, because that's how Chu Lan was portrayed in the original book.

But why does the second brother who hardly goes out in the mansion make such an accurate assessment.

Wei Jin also noticed that Wei Ruo was looking at him, and explained unhurriedly: "I like to read books, and I also like to hear some rumors. Although I am in the deep house, I know enough about the outside world."

"Second brother, you are really good. If you take the imperial examination, the probability of success is still very high." Wei Ruo has more and more confidence in Wei Jin.

Wei Ruo rested his chin in both hands, with an expression of admiration on his face, little stars seemed to pop out of his eyes.

Wei Jin also smiled, and then couldn't help reaching out his right hand to Wei Ruo's head, and when he was about to touch his head, Wei Jin also stopped suddenly.

"Second brother, what are you doing?"

"It's nothing." Wei Jin quickly withdrew his hand, and then found a lame excuse, "There are dead leaves on your head."

"However, even if this battle can be won, it does not guarantee my friend's survival." Wei Ruo's worry did not diminish.

Just because the war is won doesn't mean everyone on the winning side will come back alive.

"Is that the friend you mentioned last time?" Wei Ruo also mentioned a friend last time.

"Well, that's the one. He's joined the army. The last time I was in a rush to make medicine for sores, it was for him." Wei Ruo replied.

Joining the army is a man.

But what can make Wei Ruo worry so much must be something unusual.

"Did your friend come to Xingshan County for you?" Wei Jin also asked.

Wei Ruo only came to Xingshan County a few months ago, and since then he rarely has contact with outsiders.

So this friend is likely to be known by Wei Ruo when he was in Huzhou.

"Probably." Wei Ruo replied.

Nurse and Uncle Xu are here, Brother Xiaoyong must come together.

Wei Jin also lowered his head and fiddled with his chess game again.

For two days in a row, the people living in the east of the city could hear loud noises coming from the east, and sometimes they could even see the flames reaching the sky.

This made the cloud over Xingshan County even thicker.

In the past few days, both the Qian Mansion and the Xie Mansion have suspended classes. Both Wei Qingwan and Wei Ruo stayed at home and did not go out again.

In Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo was looking at the account books. The "blind box" made Sibaozhai a full one hundred and twenty-two taels of silver.

Xiumei trotted into the room: "Miss, Nanny Li... Nanny Li has been brought back to the house!"

"Isn't it less than three months?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I heard that it was the Second Miss who begged, so Nanny Li would be punished by going back to the mansion instead, and she would be fined for another three months."

Wei Ruo snorted softly: "There is really a way."

"Miss, Nanny Li is at the gate of our yard right now, and she said she is coming to kowtow to apologize for you." Xiumei frowned, with a bored expression on her face.

Come back as soon as you come back, why do you still have to come here to find it hard?

"Let's go to the meeting. It just so happens that I've been very depressed these two days! I'm worried that Brother Xiaoyong will have nowhere to relieve his depression!" Wei Ruo said.

Chapter 78 A Lesson to Nanny Li

When he came to the gate of the courtyard, Wei Ruo really saw Li Nanny who hadn't seen him for a long time, she was darker and thinner than two months ago.

She knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Wei Ruo to apologize as soon as she saw Wei Ruo coming.

Her actions caused several servants in the mansion to stop and watch at the gate of Tingsongyuan.

Seeing this scene, Xiumei frowned, pulled Wei Ruo, and whispered her worries: "Miss, what should I do? Li Nanny did this on purpose! What is the reason for making such a big commotion and attracting so many people to watch?" ?"

"I know what she wants to do, she wants to ruin my reputation as your young lady." Wei Ruo knew it well.

When Wei Ruo first entered the mansion, Nanny Li was the person in charge of teaching Wei Ruo the rules. In name, she could be regarded as Wei Ruo's half teacher, and an old man who came out of the Earl's mansion. Yes, the scene is really not good.

Wei Ruo and Nanny Li were so tough that day, and when they confronted each other, they were **** for tat. According to this style of behavior, Wei Ruo kowtowed when he saw Nanny Li, not only did he not appreciate it, but he might even mock him again.

At that time, Wei Ruo will get a notoriety of making things difficult for the old lady in the mansion, so that all the servants in the mansion will have a bad impression of her as a young lady.

"Then what should I do?" Xiumei worried.

"Don't worry, look at me." Wei Ruo patted Xiumei's hand lightly.

Immediately afterwards, she walked up to Li Nanny: "Li Nanny, this is impossible!"

"If the young lady doesn't forgive the old slave today, the old slave won't be able to kneel down forever!" Nanny Li said with a sad face.

"What does Nanny Li mean by this? When did I blame you? Get up quickly, you are an old man in the mansion, and you have just suffered in the Zhuangzi, so you don't like kneeling like this!"

As Wei Ruo said, she wanted to come forward to help Nanny Li.

Nanny Li raised her head and looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.

Wei Ruo in Mammy Li's memory was arrogant, vulgar and savage. She never taught her how to learn etiquette.

According to what she knew about Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo shouldn't have reacted like this!

"Miss, don't you blame me?" Nanny Li asked.

"I was arguing with Mammy that day because Mammy did something wrong. Human life is at stake. I am naturally anxious. Now that the matter is over, my second brother has recovered, and you have been punished. Why should I take my anger out on you again, unless ... Mammy, are you still planning to continue to make mistakes and continue to make things difficult for me?" Wei Ruo had a faint smile hidden in the corner of his mouth.

"No, no, the old slave has reformed and won't do it again!" Nanny Li hurriedly said.

As he spoke, he kowtowed again.

"Madam Li, what are you doing, I forgive you, why do you still kowtow?"

"The old slave feels ashamed in his heart, and is afraid that the eldest lady will not forgive me."

"I can't help it, Li Nanny, you are getting old, what if you break your body and fall at my door, what should you do? Xiumei, quickly help Li Nanny up."

"Good lady."

Xiumei strode forward.

"Li Nanny, get up." Without giving Li Nanny time to react, Xiumei put her hands under Li Nanny's arms, and directly lifted her up.

Before Nanny Li came back to her senses, she heard Wei Ruo continue to say:

"Then check her knee again for any bruises."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, Nanny Li panicked and quickly stopped: "No need, no need, I'm not hurt!"

But how could her reaction speed be compared to Xiumei's, Xiumei touched Nanny Li's knee with lightning speed.

What the palm touched was not the hard kneecap, but a soft mass.

Xiumei understood, and with quick eyes and quick hands, she reached under Nanny Li's skirt and took off the knee pads tied around her knees.

When the knee pads appeared in front of everyone, everyone showed surprised expressions, and turned to contempt after a while.

Wei Ruo said unhurriedly: "Nurse really pays attention to her health, she came to apologize to me and didn't forget to protect her knee."

Nurse Zhang just came to talk to Wei Ruo about something, and when she came across this scene at the gate of Tingsongyuan, she couldn't hold back for a while, and burst out laughing.

Nurse Zhang led the way, and the other maids who were watching also laughed.

Hearing everyone's ridicule, Nanny Li couldn't bear the shame and indignation, she pulled the knee pad from Xiumei's hand, turned around and ran away.

Xiumei smiled and walked back to Wei Ruo's side: "Miss, how do you know she has knee pads?"

"The surface of the bluestone slabs paved on the floor here is rough and uneven. Kneeling on it would be too much for young knees, let alone Madam Li's age? She didn't come to apologize to me sincerely, so naturally she couldn't bear to let herself suffer." Wei Ruo analyzed.

"So that's the case, the young lady is smart!"

"That also requires my Meimei's sharp eyesight and quick hands!"

"So I am suitable to be by Miss's side forever!" Xiumei said with a smile.

The master and servant returned to the courtyard talking and laughing, and the rest of the onlookers also dispersed.

Nanny Li ran back to Wangmeiyuan in a hurry.

Seeing Nanny Li coming back in a panic, Wei Qingwan came up to ask about the situation worriedly: "What's wrong with you, Madam?"

"Miss, what's going on? I haven't been in the country for two months, why did the young lady's temperament change so much?" Li Nanny still can't believe it.

"This... I don't know either, I have never understood my sister."

Wei Qingwan lowered her head and murmured: "In the past, you always said that my sister was a vulgar and arrogant person, and she pretended to be decent in front of her parents and brothers. But in such a long time, I have never seen my sister. Whenever I get blamed for my vulgarity and arrogance, I often use etiquette to suppress me."

Wei Qingwan said again: "Just now, Mammy, when you said you were going to show some color to your sister, that's why I stopped Mammy."

Nanny Li frowned into the word "Chuan", and said a little annoyed: "It seems that I underestimated Wei Qingruo before! Miss, don't worry, I was careless this time. Now that I'm back, I have plenty of time to take my time." Fight her!"

"Mommy, this is not good...in case..."

"Miss, don't worry, this is all my own idea. Even if something happens later, I will be responsible for it alone, and I will never drag you down!" Nanny Li assured Wei Qingwan.

"How can this be possible? Sister, you are doing all this for me! How can I stay out of it?"

"I was punished entirely because of Wei Qingruo. I already had a grudge against her. This time, the lady begged for mercy and allowed me to return to the house a month earlier. It is a kindness to me, and I will do it according to the situation and reason. Miss you Do not persuade."

Nanny Li has made up her mind.

Two nights later, when everyone in the Wei Mansion was drinking tea after dinner, Wei Mingting, who hadn't been home for seven days, suddenly came back.

Wearing armor, the battle robe is still in place, the face is covered with dirt, and the hair is messy.

Chapter 79 Victory

Everyone in the room hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Husband!" Seeing her husband appearing in front of her intact, Yun was extremely excited and her face was full of joy.

"Father!" Wei Yichen, Wei Qingwan and others surrounded Wei Mingting and looked at him carefully.

"Great victory! We beat those Japanese on the sea and fled! Now there is no one of their ships on the sea!" Wei Mingting said with a smile on his face.

He was busy with official duties on weekdays. When the preparations for this large-scale battle began, he never went home, and devoted himself to preparations, day and night, advancing and retreating with the soldiers.

Now that the war has been won, he rushed back to tell his family the good news as soon as possible, so that the family members who were worried about him could rest assured.

"Big victory? Really?" Yun was overjoyed.

Everyone in the room showed extremely happy expressions on their faces, and Wei Ruo was no exception.

At this moment, the dark clouds that had shrouded Xiaowei's Mansion for many days completely dissipated, and the moon was seen when the clouds were cleared!

Afterwards, everyone surrounded Wei Mingting and sat down in their seats.

The maid hurriedly brought tea and pastries.

Wei Mingting briefly talked to his children, and then let them go back first. It was getting late today, and Wei Mingting had just finished a bitter battle that lasted for several days and needed to rest.

Everyone left one after another.

Waiting until the next morning, Wei Yichen, Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan, and Wei Yilin came to Cangyun Garden early to wait.

Usually, breakfast at home is served separately, but today is different. Everyone wants to know more about this battle.

After waiting for a while, Cuiping came out and invited everyone into the house.

After entering the door, he saw Wei Mingting was up, dressed in plain clothes, refreshed.

Wei Mingting asked everyone to sit down and have breakfast together.

On the big round table in front of you, there are porridge, deep-fried dough sticks, pickles, and soup dumplings, all of which are common breakfasts for the people of Taizhou Prefecture.

After breakfast, the servants removed the leftovers from the table.

Everyone sat aside, Wei Mingting knew that the children came early in the morning because they were worried about themselves, and at the same time they wanted to know what happened in the past few days.

"I have to thank two people for this big victory." Wei Mingting, who had never talked much before, talked more today.

"Who is the husband talking about?" Yun asked hurriedly.

Everyone looked at him curiously.

"One is that young master, who is inseparable from the reinforcements sent by the court. This time, he also arranged a surprise attack. He circled out from Wangyue Mountain and hit the Japanese pirate army's abdomen directly, disrupting their formation."

Everyone knows this, so it's not surprising.

"What about the second one?" Yun asked.

"The second is something that we all didn't expect. A few days ago, the city recruited soldiers, and a small soldier was recruited and brought us a powerful weapon. This weapon is a slave but not an ordinary slave. Put ten arrows in it, after firing, just replace it with another one, the efficiency is quite high, and our firepower has been greatly improved after use."

"Before the start of this battle, we gathered all the craftsmen in the city and rushed to make a large number of this machine crossbow overnight for use in the battle."

"This is the great fortune of my husband and the people of Xingshan County! What kind of skillful craftsman is that little soldier? He can make such a powerful weapon." Yun asked curiously.

"I've already asked him. He didn't make this weapon himself. He got it from an old master who traveled all over the rivers and lakes. But even so, it's all due to him. Moreover, this person won the battle in this battle. Among them, he performed outstandingly and was extremely brave. I plan to ask for his promotion to be the general banner (equivalent to a platoon leader) after this incident is over."

"This person was really sent by God to help my husband and the people of Xingshan County!" Yun said.

Wei Ruo listened from the side, knowing that the person Wei Mingting was talking about was Brother Xiaoyong, the smile on his face deepened.

Brother Xiaoyong is fine, and he has accumulated military merits, which is really great.

"Father, what about you?" Wei Yichen asked.

Father won the battle, will he also be promoted by the court?

"I'm not very clear about my affairs." Wei Mingting knew in his heart that his affairs depended on the attitude of the Seventh Highness.

His Royal Highness Seventh Prince and Young Master Lu both participated in this battle, and he knew the situation best. At that time, we will have to see how His Royal Highness will report to the court.

"Daddy is so brave, after reporting to the imperial court, they will definitely be promoted to Daddy's official position!" Wei Yilin couldn't help but said.

"Don't think about it for the time being. I can't decide whether I'm promoted or not. As long as this battle can be won, it will be the most gratifying thing for the people of Xingshan County to gain a moment of peace." Wei Mingting said.

Later Wei Mingting said that Wei Ruo didn't listen carefully to what Wei Mingting said, and she was only thinking about passing the good news to the nanny and Uncle Xu.

This chat lasted for nearly an hour, and then Yun let the children go back so that her husband could rest more.

Wei Ruo came out of the dining room and saw Wei Mingting's bodyguard Jing Hu, so he went over to ask him the name of the soldier that Wei Mingting praised today.

Jing Hu gave a clear answer: Xu Zhengyong.

After confirming that it was Brother Xiaoyong, Wei Ruo happily returned to Ting Song Yuan.

"Miss, why are you so happy?" Xiumei saw that Wei Ruo's walking pace was different, as if stepping on clouds, it must be something good.

"I want to write to the nanny to tell her about Brother Xiaoyong." Wei Ruo walked towards the house while talking.

"How is Brother Xiaoyong?" Xiumei hurriedly asked, her tone excited and curious.

Since Brother Xiaoyong joined the army, they haven't heard from Brother Xiaoyong.

"He has made military achievements."

"Really?" Xiumei beamed with joy, but after a while she put away her joyful expression, and said with a snort, "This brat, he has some skills! He is indeed my fellow apprentice!"

Turning around, he asked again, "Then when can Brother Xiaoyong go home?"

"It should be enough in a few days. It sounds like this battle has repelled all the Japanese pirates in Xingshan County. At least there will be a period of peace. If this is the case, soldiers should be arranged in batches in the barracks Going home to visit relatives." Wei Ruo said.

"That's good! Miss, let me find some supplements and put them on Brother Xiaoyong's back, okay?"

"Go, go, I have the same intention, you and I want to go together."

Xiumei turned around and ran briskly into the small warehouse.

After waiting for two days, Xu Zhengyong finally came back.

Nurse immediately sent a letter to Wei Ruo.

The two families are close to each other, and the pigeon flew to Wei Ruo's yard after a while.

After receiving the letter, Wei Ruo and Xiumei went out using the excuse they had prepared long ago.

Now that Nanny Zhang is Wei Ruo's own person, even if Wei Ruo runs around after going out, she will choose to turn a blind eye.

Entering the back yard from Sibaozhai, the nanny was talking to Xu Zhengyong with tears in her eyes.

Chapter 80 Xu Zhengyong is promoted

Hearing footsteps and seeing Wei Ruo coming, the nanny put away her tears.

"Sister Ruoer!" Xu Zhengyong smiled brightly.

Wei Ruo didn't answer, but looked him up and down carefully.

"Don't look at Sister Ruo'er, I'm fine, I'm not injured, I'm amazing, the fights when I was a child were not in vain, the master's kung fu was not in vain, and the slave you gave me, don't mention how amazing it is! "

"Our crossbowmen kept shooting at them, and the rain of arrows was dense. The group of people died before they approached us. I'm amazing, those short and frustrating Japanese people can't even touch a single hair of my hair!"

In order to prove to Wei Ruo that nothing happened to him, Xu Zhengyong gestured to Wei Ruo a few times on the spot, and even performed a backflip.

"Okay, okay, don't turn over, be careful that you didn't get hurt on the battlefield, but you got hurt playing tricks at home!" Xiumei stopped Xu Zhengyong angrily.

"Hehehe...Meimei, do you have to call me senior brother from now on?" Xu Zhengyong didn't forget this.

"You have a good idea, so where is this going? It's just a battle, and it can only be counted if you don't get injured for at least three to five years." Xiumei said hurriedly.

"Three years or five years? Isn't that too long?" Xu Zhengyong pursed his lips.

"How long has it been? Do you think that being a soldier is a matter of a day or two? When you choose this path, you should know that it is a major event that is close to a lifetime. It is not enough for you to guarantee your safety for three to five years! "

"Okay, okay, I'm a man, I don't care about you, three years to five years, three years to five years, sooner or later you will be willing to call me senior brother!"

Xu Zhengyong replied confidently.

After it was over, he told Wei Ruo about his experience this time as if showing off a treasure.

"Sister Ruo'er, I'm going to be promoted soon!"

"real?"

"Of course it's true, His Highness the Seventh Prince personally agreed!" Xu Zhengyong said, and then whispered, "They won't allow him to say that he belongs to the Seventh Highness. I'll tell you secretly, so don't spread the word!"

Hearing this, both Wei Ruo and Xiumei couldn't help rolling their eyes.

"Brother Xiaoyong, don't tell us such a secret next time. Since you have said something that cannot be revealed to the outside world, don't tell it." Wei Ruo said.

"But you are not outsiders to me! One of you is my sister, and the other is my junior sister. There is nothing I can't tell you." Xu Zhengyong didn't care.

"Anyway, it can't be done. The army is no different than other places. The rules that should be accepted must be obeyed. Military orders are like mountains, even if they are biological parents, sisters and brothers." Wei Ruo has a serious expression.

"That's right, Miss is right, you listen to Miss!" The nanny seconded.

"Okay, okay, then I'll pay attention next time." Xu Zhengyong repeatedly agreed, and my old lady opened her mouth. If she doesn't agree, his father's fist may be about to come down.

"Then continue, what position does His Royal Highness give you?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Sister Ruoer, didn't you tell me to stop talking just now?"

"What needs to be kept secret is His Royal Highness's identity, not what he promised you, right? You have said the most unspeakable part, why are you hiding the rest?"

"Oh, that's right." Xu Zhengyong thought for a while and felt that it made sense, so he continued to answer, "It means that I will be promoted to deputy general!"

The general is equivalent to the company commander, and the deputy general is equivalent to the deputy company commander.

The last time I heard Wei Mingting meant that he wanted to promote Brother Xiaoyong to the general banner. Unexpectedly, Chu Lan directly promised Brother Xiaoyong a higher level of deputy general.

Generally, a small soldier has to be promoted to the small flag (squad leader) first, then to the general flag (platoon leader), and then to the deputy commander. Xu Zhengyong has been promoted to three ranks at once.

Although Xu Zhengyong is still far behind Wei Mingting after he was promoted, Xu Zhengyong is just a new recruit. It is already very impressive to be able to go from an ordinary soldier to a deputy general in such a short period of time.

"Really? Are you going to be the deputy general?" Xiumei couldn't help cheering.

"Hey, Your Highness promised me so, I don't know if it will come true."

"Your Highness has promised that it will definitely come true. Your Highness wants to nominate someone to be the deputy general. It is not a matter of words. Besides, brother Xiaoyong, you really have made great contributions this time, and the promotion is well-founded. , there will be no problem!" Xiumei's face was full of joy.

"What Meimei said is not wrong." Wei Ruo agreed.

If Wei Mingting only wanted to promote and reward Xu Zhengyong, Wei Ruo didn't dare to be so sure, but Chu Lan has already said this, then the probability of success is almost 100%.

Although she doesn't like Chu Lan, his quality of keeping his word is certain.

The nanny said to Xu Zhengyong: "Then why don't you hurry up and thank the miss, if the miss didn't help you make a mechanism crossbow, you wouldn't be promoted for your meritorious service."

The nanny knew very well that her son could get such a big promotion thanks to the machine crossbow given by the lady. If it is only based on the heroic performance on the battlefield, at most a small flag can be raised, how can he be promoted three levels in a row.

"Yes!" Xu Zhengyong suddenly became serious, adjusted his clothes, and bowed respectfully to Wei Ruo.

"Thank you, sister Ruoer."

The front was quite serious, but it was a pity that at the end, he showed his somewhat ruffian smile.

"The mechanism crossbow I provided is one aspect, but Brother Xiaoyong also won praises by relying on his own strength. I heard that Brother Xiaoyong is very good at fighting. One can fight several times. When the two armies are close to each other, they rush to to the front." Wei Ruo said.

"That's why Miss you hired him as a master, or miss thinks long-term and invited a master to teach the two of them early, otherwise there would be no such thing as Xiaoyong's current skills." The nanny said hurriedly.

"That's right, my mother is right, it's my sister Ruo'er who treats me better! She has the foresight!" Xu Zhengyong smiled foolishly.

Smiling, Xu Zhengyong remembered something, "By the way, sister Ruoer, I have used up the golden sore medicine you gave me, do you have any more?"

"Where did you get hurt?" Wei Ruo asked.

"No, no, it wasn't me." Xu Zhengyong quickly explained, "It wasn't me who was injured, it was my comrades who were injured. There was a shortage of medicine in the barracks, and all the medicines for wounds were given to the seriously injured. My two comrades were injured. I didn't receive any medicine, so I gave them the golden sore medicine you gave me."

Nurse patted Xu Zhengyong angrily: "You brat, don't you know that Miss's medicine is very expensive? It's all for your life!"

Wei Ruo hurriedly said: "Nurse is fine, I can afford this money, it's worth it for my comrades in arms, these two days I'll prepare some more gold sore medicine for Brother Xiaoyong, next time you encounter something like this, Brother Xiaoyong don't worry Just use it, don't have to worry about it."