A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

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

10. 121 to 140

Chapter 121 Only Wei Qingwan is not there

In addition to gold, a lot of cloth, porcelain, tea, pearls, spices...

are some of the rewards commonly used by the royal family.

As a favored prince, Chu Lan should be commonplace to him.

But for ordinary people, these things cannot be bought with money.

For example, the tea leaves must have come from local tributes, and the porcelain probably came from official kilns.

It's a pity that they can't be sold for money.

The one hundred taels of gold is the only thing that can really make Wei Ruo a money envoy.

Wei Ruo frowned slightly as he looked at these things.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Xiumei asked.

"I have to pick out something I don't need, but decent things to send to other people in the mansion. I have to do what I have to do well, and I can't be caught by others." Wei Ruo said.

What Chu Lan sent this time was different from the last time the Xie family gave her a gift. She will have to return the gift given to her by others in the future, so there is a reason not to share it with others.

But this time she got so many rewards, it would be unreasonable not to distribute some to the people in the house.

Xiumei thought for a while: "Miss, I just saw that some of those fabrics are for men, we don't need them."

"To pick out."

"good!"

Xiumei divided up the cloth, about half of it, eight pieces of material were for men.

"Of the eight horses, four are reserved for the second brother, and the remaining four are given to the father and the elder brother. Remember, the four horses for the second brother are only said to be two." Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei: "Okay."

Wei Ruo: "Are there three boxes of pearls there?"

Xiumei: "Well, three boxes, the pearls are quite big."

Wei Ruo: "Take out a box and send it to Cangyun Garden."

Although she is not very happy, she still has to do what she should do decently, otherwise she will be in trouble.

"In addition, take out a few pieces of teapots and porcelain from there, and keep them for the old uncle and old lady in the capital, and take them with you when you have something from home to send to the capital."

Although the old uncle and the old lady haven't met her yet, they have already delivered things to her twice, so she naturally wants to think about them after receiving the reward.

And the ones given to them should be more expensive than those given to other people in the mansion, so Wei Ruo chose a few more.

In this way, the parents, elder brother, and grandparents are all there, and the rest are Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin.

"There's no need to prepare for Wei Qingwan. She offended me just now, and everyone in Fucheng knew about it. It was her fault, and she is still being punished. I used her punishment as an excuse not to give it to her. It's fair and square." Wei Ruo has already thought about it.

It's also due to Wei Qingwan's failure to live up to her expectations, causing such a disturbance in Fucheng, which made Wei Ruo have an excuse to "punish" her openly.

"As for Wei Yilin, he also made a mistake, but I have already punished him, so it is not easy to go too far this time. I see that there is a whip on the list, so I will give it to him so that he can practice whipping well. !" Wei Ruo said.

The whip that Chu Lan rewarded is naturally not an ordinary whip, it is a rare and precious thing, and it is reasonable and decent to give it to Wei Yilin who is following the martial arts.

It was Wei Yilin, who was only seven years old, when he held this whip, his arms would be sore for an unknown period of time.

Xiumei picked out these things one by one according to what Wei Ruo said, and put them aside.

"In addition, pick out some more things to send to the nanny and the others, but send them whatever can be sent."

Wei Ruo looked at the things in front of him, thinking about which things could be sent to the Xu family.

The fabric is not good. The fabric given by Chu Lan cannot be worn by ordinary people, and neither are the porcelain ornaments, which are not suitable for ordinary people.

There is also a dagger inlaid with gems, which Wei Ruo really wanted to give to Xu Zhengyong, but the decoration is too obvious, so if he really gave it to Xu Zhengyong, he would not know what disaster would happen if he was found later.

Taking such a careful look, there are very few things that can be safely taken out to the nanny's family.

"The remaining two boxes of pearls were sent to the nanny, and half of the tea leaves were given to Uncle Xu. He likes to drink tea. Although the tea leaves are expensive, they can be bought in the market, so it won't matter if people know about them."

"In addition, you take some of my silver, go to a blacksmith shop, order a good dagger for me, and make some armor."

Since the rewards directly won't work, then spend extra money to do it. Anyway, we can't lose the nanny and the others.

"Okay, I'll do it after cleaning!" Xiumei replied enthusiastically.

Then Wei Ruo and Xiumei tidied up all the rewarded items together, took out those that should be given away, and put those that should be put in the warehouse into the warehouse, sorting them out by category.

Then sort out a bunch of less valuable things from the warehouse to make room.

Most of the packed things were Wei Ruogang's first batch of gifts from Uncle Jingcheng when he came to Xiaowei's Mansion, and they were all some worthless bronze ornaments.

After sorting out the five large boxes, Wei Ruo called the servants of the mansion to carry them to the big warehouse in the mansion.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo went to Cangyun Garden with the gifts to be distributed to the people in the house.

"Mother, my daughter plans to give these things to everyone in the house." Wei Ruo said.

As he spoke, Wei Ruo presented the box of pearls and handed them to Yun Shi: "This box of pearls is for mother."

After opening, the pearls inside are big and round, white and shiny. This quality is difficult to buy outside, and even if you buy it, it is very expensive.

"Ruo'er has a heart." Yun closed the box with a satisfied expression.

"I selected a few batches of materials, and gave two horses each to my father, elder brother, and second elder brother, and added some new clothes to them; I also selected a few pieces of porcelain and a set of purple sand teapots, and sent them to the capital to my grandparents when I had the opportunity." Wei Ruo said again.

Mr. Yun nodded, very satisfied with Wei Ruo's arrangement.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo took out a whip: "My daughter doesn't know whips very well, but since this whip was a gift from His Royal Highness, it should be a precious thing, and it should be a suitable gift for my younger brother who is practicing martial arts."

"You are very thoughtful." Yun's approval.

After waiting, Wei Ruo didn't speak again, and Yun asked, "What about Wanwan?"

Wei Ruo replied: "Did mother forget what happened just now? Sister Qingwan made a mistake and is currently being punished. Since she is being punished, she must act as if she is being punished. How can she be punished and receive rewards at the same time?"

Yun couldn't help but speak kind words for Wei Qingwan: "Sister Ni already knew she was wrong, and she has been punished accordingly. As the eldest sister, you should be more pregnant. In the future, you sisters will still support each other, there is no need to worry about it because of this." Little things ruin the sisterhood."

"Knowing that she made a mistake proves that the punishment is useful, so how can she give up halfway after the punishment is halfway? She made a mistake first, and correcting it after knowing the mistake is what she should have done. It is to make up for the mistake rather than meritorious service. How can she be punished just because she has already known the mistake?" What about the reward?" Wei Ruo asked back.

Chapter 122 Treating him so well?

Wei Ruo's question made Yun not know how to answer.

Although she was a bit reluctant, she had to admit that what Wei Ruo said was reasonable.

After being silent for a while, Yun could only reply reluctantly: "Since you have thought it all over, then follow what you said."

"Then the daughter will go back first."

"Yeah." Yun nodded, and then remembered her husband's words, "You can take that whip to Yilin yourself, your father asked you to discipline Yilin more, so you can take a look at his recent study situation, If there is anything that is not done well, you can supervise and supervise."

"good."

Wei Ruo agreed and left Cangyun Garden, turned around and went to Aoju Garden.

Today is a rare rest day for Wei Yilin. Even so, he stayed in his own yard, didn't go anywhere, and fell asleep on the bed.

Hearing the movement, Wei Yilin raised his head, seeing that it was Wei Ruo, Wei Yilin pursed his lips, and went back to sleep.

He actually couldn't fall asleep, but was too tired to move.

Wei Ruo walked to the bed, looked at Wei Yilin who was bored under the quilt, and commented:

"It seems that Master has taught you well recently."

If you have enough training, you will not want to get out of bed on rest days.

Wei Yilin poked his head out from under the quilt and said angrily, "Did you come to see my joke?"

"Do you have any jokes worth my time?"

"No! If you want to see that I can't hold on and cry, you will be disappointed. Although practicing martial arts is hard, I am happy to learn! I will become a hero like my father in the future!"

"Oh?" Wei Ruo looked at Wei Yilin with some surprise.

"Are you questioning me?" Wei Yilin said with a straight face.

"Shouldn't I question you?" Wei Ruo asked back

"Humph!" Wei Yilin snorted unconvinced, then turned his face to the inside of the bed.

He actually knew that Wei Ruo had a basis for questioning him, and he would never say such things before.

The reason why he wants to be like his dad now is because he discovered a lot of things during the martial arts class.

On the first day of martial arts training, he was adored by his fellow apprentices, because he was his father's son, and his father defended Xingshan County.

But this kind of worship disappeared after two days of training, and was replaced by disgust and contempt.

Because his brothers and sisters found that he, the son of a hero, is not very good at all, and he can't bear any hardships.

Wei Yilin wanted face very much, how could he bear this kind of gap, he didn't want to be looked down upon by others, and he didn't want to lose his father's face, so Wei Yilin never missed the subsequent training no matter how hard or tiring he was, and no matter how hard or tired he was, he persisted .

His persistence has allowed him to gradually gain the recognition of others. This recognition is not because of whose son he is, but because of his own efforts.

Wei Yilin felt a sense of satisfaction and pride that he had never felt before at that moment.

It was also from that time that he made up his mind to work harder and be like his father, who was called a hero by everyone.

Wei Ruo was too lazy to guess what Wei Yilin was thinking, so she threw the whip on the bed.

Feeling being hit by something, Wei Yilin was about to get angry, but found that what fell on the quilt was a brand new whip.

Wei Yilin picked up the whip on the quilt, looked at it carefully, and then revealed surprise: "This is the best cowhide whip!"

"You're a pretty good kid."

"How did you have such a good whip?" Wei Yilin asked.

It seems that he has really done nothing but practice martial arts recently, so he doesn't know what happened in the mansion.

"Picked up."

"You liar!" He is not stupid, how could he pick up this kind of whip.

"You don't care where I got it from, anyway, I gave it to you."

"Really?" Wei Yilin couldn't believe that Wei Qingruo was so kind to him?

"Don't think too much, I have to give it to you."

Even if she doesn't need it herself, it's still valuable! If there is no way, who wants to give it to this annoying guy?

Wei Yilin thought Wei Ruo was being arrogant.

"I will give it if I give it, and I will say what I have to."

"Too lazy to explain to you."

If Wei Ruo gets up and leaves, the task is completed, so there is no need to waste time with Wei Yilin.

Wei Yilin snorted at Wei Ruo's leaving back, then picked up the whip that Wei Ruo gave him, and started playing with it fondly.

A few days ago, the master taught how to use the whip. Because he was just learning it, he didn't know how to use it. He just watched a few brothers who learned it earlier than him use it. At that time, he was a little envious.

After a while, his foundation will be more solid, and he will be able to learn when the master teaches again. Then he will try to use this whip!

Wei Ruoke didn't know what Wei Yilin was thinking. After returning to Tingsongyuan, he got busy with things.

The planting time of the 1,000 mu of fertile land in Fucheng must not be wasted. At this time, the original rice has already been harvested, and what she took over is the empty field, so she needs to arrange for people to plant wheat immediately.

At first, she was still a little worried about the initial investment of this part, but now it is better, with this one hundred taels of gold, it is enough for her to support Zhuangzi's initial investment.

The time has entered the late September of the lunar calendar, and the temperature has dropped sharply.

In previous years, it was only a little cool at this time, but the temperature in these few days was so cold that everyone put on winter clothes in advance.

Many families who failed to buy the supplies needed for the winter in time have also started buying in a closed manner in the past few days.

What's more terrible is that it rained for several days in a row, it was wet and cold, and the lake water also rose up.

This situation is very unusual. Usually, such a large amount of rainfall only occurs in summer, but now it is almost October of the lunar calendar.

Wei Mingting has not been home since the day before yesterday. He took some soldiers to inspect the lake and began to dredge the river in an attempt to relieve the pressure on the water level.

But this method is only temporary. If the rain does not stop, the lake will overflow and flood the houses and fields sooner or later.

Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin all suspended classes at home due to the weather.

Looking at the pouring rain outside, Xiumei said with emotion: "Miss, the people in Xingshan County are suffering too much, they finally survived the Japanese pirates, and they can spend a few days to live in peace. ."

Wei Ruo also looked at the helpless rain. The vegetables in her yard that hadn't been harvested in time were no longer good. She didn't care, but those farmers who depended on growing vegetables for a living were having a hard time.

"Meimei, you will go out with me in a while. The people who opened up wasteland in the south of the city have to be moved away. Those people live in temporary straw huts. If the heavy rain falls, their houses will be very dangerous. And even if If you don't get washed away by the rain, you won't be able to bear staying in a room that leaks wind and rain in such a cold day." Wei Ruo said.

Chapter 123 Arrange transfer

And Wei Ruo is worried that the next rain will be heavier and the temperature will continue to drop.

"Okay, miss, I have no problem, I will go wherever you go!" Xiumei replied without hesitation.

"There is also the batch of charcoal I purchased in Huzhou Prefecture. I remember that in addition to coal and better quality silver bone charcoal, there was also a batch of poor quality black charcoal, which was also purchased at a low price."

Coal is suitable for heating kangs and boilers, but charcoal is generally used for daily heating in homes in the south. Both silver bone charcoal and black charcoal belong to charcoal, but the smoke produced when burning is different, and the price difference is also relatively large. Silver bone charcoal is generally used by rich people, and most ordinary people use black charcoal.

"Yes."

"Send a message to the nanny later, asking her to save this part of the charcoal. I plan to give this batch of charcoal to the needy poor people for free. We didn't spend much money when we bought it, but according to the current situation, even if it is The price of this kind of inferior charcoal is also unaffordable for many people." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, I heard that my wife is in a hurry to buy charcoal. The cold wave came early this year, and like many people in the house, I haven't had time to buy charcoal yet."

"Leave them alone, no matter what the Wei family says, they will definitely live well in Xingshan County. For the Wei family, life is just a little bit more difficult and money is tighter. It will be fatal for many people." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei went out after a little preparation.

Before going out, Xiumei added several clothes to Wei Ruo. Fortunately, the clothes they brought back from Mojiazha were thick. Although the style was simple, they were effective in keeping warm.

Wei Ruo came to the county magistrate's yamen. Because of the incident in the south of the city, most of the yamen servants in the magistrate's yamen knew Wei Ruo, so they invited her in and informed the county magistrate.

The magistrate of Qian County is also very busy these days, but he heard that Wei Ruo asked to see him, so he put down his busy work and came to see him.

"Miss Wei came to see me today, what do you mean?" Qian Zhixian didn't have time to be courteous with Wei Ruo, so he went straight to the point.

Thinking about it, if Wei Ruo can come to him in such a heavy rain, it must not be to gossip.

"It's for the people who opened up wasteland in the south of the city. They now live next to the fields. Those thatched huts are too simple, with serious rain and wind leakage, and are easily flooded or collapsed. I hope Lord Qian can arrange people to transfer them as soon as possible." Go to a safe place." Wei Ruo said.

Qian Zhixian slapped his head suddenly: "How could I forget them!"

In the past few days, Qianzhi County has been dizzy with all kinds of things. The lake overflowed, and the bridge collapsed.

That is all human life!

"I'm going to send someone to transfer people to the yamen! There is a warehouse in the yamen that can accommodate some people!"

While talking, Qian Zhixian hurriedly called the master, and told the master to take people to transfer the people in the south of the city immediately.

"I'll go with you too." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss Wei, this is not good, because it has been raining for days, the south of the city is muddy, and it is raining so much, and the weather is cold, it will be bad if you catch cold." Qian Zhixian persuaded.

"I'm fine. I'm dressed very warmly. I'm already much better than those people in the south of the city. Let me go. I'm afraid they won't leave because they are worried about the newly sprouted wheat. It will be more effective if I persuade them. "

It makes sense to say so.

"Okay then, I'll let the yamen guards protect your safety." Qian Zhixian then told the yamen guards who went with him to protect Wei Ruo's safety.

Wei Ruo is a person whom the Seventh Prince attaches great importance to, and he dare not let her cause trouble in his hands.

Arriving in the south of the city in a carriage, Mr. Chen asked Wei Ruo to stay in the carriage first, and he took people to persuade the people to leave first.

Wei Ruo didn't listen, got out of the carriage directly, put on the same coir raincoat as the others, and drove to the people's residence.

"Master, you should take care of me first. Let's hurry up and move everyone away. It will be even more troublesome when it gets dark. I am afraid that it will rain heavily tonight, and I am also afraid that the temperature will drop again."

After hearing Wei Ruo's words, the master didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly took the yamen servants into action.

In addition to the official road in the south of the city, the other small roads were recently reclaimed and stepped on, and became muddy after it rained.

When Wei Ruo walked into the first house, it was a bamboo house made of moso bamboo. The room was very simple. There was a bed on the left hand side of the door, which was also made of bamboo.

In the entire room, only the roof above the bed has been reinforced and there is no water leakage. Other places are also leaking from east to west, and the rain is dripping.

The three grandparents and grandchildren in the room hugged each other tightly, curled up on the bed, a cold quilt was wrapped around the three of them, and the two old people protected the child in the middle.

At this moment, Wei Ruo regretted that he came late. He knew that he should have come when it rained for two days.

When it first rained, Wei Ruozhen didn't know that the rain was so heavy that it would cause so many problems.

Based on the memory of the original owner, Wei Ruo only knew that winter started early this year, and there was a rain. He didn't know how the poorest people spent this year.

The original owner was patronizing and venting anger with his family at the time, and didn't go out. He didn't care much about the rain, so he didn't know these details.

Wei Ruo asked the three of them to go with him: "Folks, come with us. The county magistrate has arranged for you a temporary shelter from the wind and rain."

The old man shook his head: "No, our crops have just been planted, I have to watch, what if the rain floods the seedlings?"

"Don't worry, even if this batch is flooded, I can get you a new batch to plant." Wei Ruo said.

"If you don't plant any more, it will be too late, and the time is wrong." The old man said.

"Don't worry about this, I will find you late-planted wheat seeds, and I will help you improve and plant them later to ensure that they grow well!" Wei Ruo assured the old man.

The old man looked at Wei Ruo and hesitated.

Wei Ruo continued: "Don't you still believe my ability? Haven't you seen all the rice grown in your field? Is it later than other rice fields, but more than other rice fields?"

"You come with us now, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your wife and your little grandson. If you suffer from cold and disaster, what's the point of having a good harvest?"

Wei Ruo's persuasion worked.

The old man hurriedly got off the bed, took his wife with one hand, and picked up his grandson with the other.

They put on straw sandals on the ground, the ground was covered with rainwater, and their feet were soaked directly in the icy water.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei came forward to help the old man hold his grandson and help the old lady.

After handing over the family to the Yamen servants, they rushed to the next family without stopping.

Chapter 124 The second brother came back early

Some of these people are easy to persuade, some are difficult to persuade, but they will more or less listen to Wei Ruo.

They knew that it was Wei Ruo who advocated the distribution of land to them, so that they had new land to cultivate, and they could receive relief food from the government every day, which gave them hope for life.

So what Wei Ruo said had a lot of influence on them.

An hour later, most of the farmers have been persuaded to leave, leaving the most remote one.

Wei Ruo saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, so he asked the master to take people away first:

"Master Chen, take the yamen servants to **** these people into the city first. I will go to the last family. We have a carriage. After taking that family, we will catch up with the carriage together."

"No, my lord asked me to take good care of Miss Wei, I can't just leave Miss Wei like this!" Master Chen didn't dare to just leave Wei Ruo just like that.

"It's getting late, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the weather is getting colder and colder. If this continues, the weak will not be able to take it anymore. You go back first. If you are really worried, leave me a yamen servant." Wei Ruo said.

After struggling for a while, Mr. Chen agreed to Wei Ruo's proposal: "Alright then, I'll leave a yamen servant for you."

Then Master Chen led the crowd to the city first.

Wei Ruo took Xiumei and a yamen servant to the furthest distance.

The three of them were wearing coir raincoats and walking on the muddy ridge.

The water in the rice fields has been filled, but the rain is still falling.

"Miss, let me go behind my back." Xiumei said distressedly.

"It's okay. Although I don't know martial arts, my health is not that bad. I won't be troubled by such a short journey." Wei Ruo refused.

Wei Ruo just doesn't have martial arts, but he lives in the countryside all year round, goes to the fields to farm, and goes to the mountains to collect herbs. His physique is much better than that of ordinary girls.

The last house is behind the small hill in front.

There is a good flat land behind it, and the original condition of the land is better than that of other places, so it is not difficult to improve.

But surrounded by mountains on three sides, the distance is relatively long. There is no problem on weekdays, and the rice seeds and fertilizers are delivered by people from the government. It's a little more troublesome today.

Wei Ruo and the others came to the last house, the simple thatched cottage was crumbling in the wind and rain.

In the room, a woman held a three or four-year-old child in her arms.

Seeing Wei Ruo coming in, the woman seemed to see a glimmer of light, and she begged for help: "Save my child, save my child!"

Wei Ruo stepped forward, reached out and touched the forehead of the child in her arms, it was hot.

Wei Ruo touched the brocade bag he was carrying with him, took out a white bottle from it, poured out a pill, and looked around for bowls and water.

Only a chipped bowl, but no hot water.

Wei Ruo had no choice but to give the pill to the child's mother: "Chew this pill and feed it into the child's mouth."

The woman hurriedly did so.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo said: "Let's leave here first, and treat her well after we get to a safe place."

It is cold and wet here, and there is no condition for treatment and self-cultivation at all. Wei Ruo can only take medicine for the child to relieve his symptoms properly.

"Good, good!" The woman nodded repeatedly.

"Give me the baby." Xiumei stepped forward to help the woman hold the baby.

Untied the coir raincoat and hid the child in his coir raincoat.

Wei Ruo took off his coir raincoat and put it on for the woman.

Seeing this, the yamen servant next to him hurriedly gave Wei Ruo his coir raincoat: "Miss Wei can't do it."

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up, if the water rises, you won't be able to go."

Wei Ruo interrupted the servant, and walked back quickly.

The yamen servant hurriedly took off his coir raincoat and stuffed it into Wei Ruo's hands. He didn't dare to touch Wei Ruo, only dared to throw it to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo saw that he was sincere, so he took the straw hat: "You wear the clothes, I am not very big, this hat is enough to block most of the rain for me. Stop talking nonsense, nonsense delays things."

Wei Ruo didn't give the yamen servant another chance to continue writing ink.

Put on your hat and head out.

As soon as I came out of the house, the way I came here was completely flooded, like a swamp.

The soil in the paddy field is silt, and it will sink if you step on it. Only the part that was originally the ridge is slightly better.

Wei Ruo told them to be extra careful.

Several people walked with difficulty, moving slowly, watching the water rise higher and higher...

At this time, two figures appeared in the distance. Because they were wearing coir raincoats, they didn't know who they were for a while.

Wei Ruo looked at the person who came and felt somewhat familiar.

And one of them also went straight to her, raised his hat, and Wei Ruo could see his face clearly.

"Second brother?"

The people who came were Wei Jinyi and Xiao Bei who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Wei Jin also didn't answer, and looked down at Wei Ruo's feet. The cold rain had already covered her ankles.

"I hug you."

Wei Jin also hugged Wei Ruoheng before Wei Ruo could respond.

"Second brother, no need, I can walk by myself, I'm not that weak."

Wei Jin didn't answer Wei Ruo either, but said to the others: "Let's go."

Xiaobei, who followed Wei Jinyi, carried the woman on his back without saying a word.

At this moment, life and death are at stake, and no one will care about the defense of men and women anymore.

Wei Jinyi's footsteps are much faster than Wei Ruo's, and he can still step on the muddy rice fields as if he was walking on flat ground.

Wei Ruo was a little overwhelmed. This was the first experience of being carried away by someone. She raised her head and saw Wei Jinyi's chin and neck.

Even from this angle, I think he is so good-looking, but his expression is a little cold, as if there are four big characters written: Strangers do not enter.

Not long after, Wei Jinyi carried Wei Ruo to the carriage they parked on the official road.

Xiaobei, Xiumei and the yamen servants in the back also arrived.

Wei Ruo, Xiumei, the woman and the little girl all got into the car, Xiaobei and the yamen servant drove, and Wei Jin also rode a horse.

In the car, while taking care of the little girl, Wei Ruo learned about their mother and daughter from the woman's mouth.

The husband of the woman was a soldier who fought against the Japanese pirates. Unfortunately, he died in battle. Since there was no male in the family, the relatives drove the mother and daughter out of the house and seized the land that belonged to them.

The woman could only beg on the street with her daughter. Later, because of Wei Ruo's proposal, they were able to come to the south of the city to settle down with other homeless people.

When the land was divided, the other people took care of the woman and feared that she would not be able to do the work, so they distributed this piece of land that was less salinized and less labor-intensive to improve.

Although they are far apart on weekdays, there are kind uncles and aunts who give them daily necessities every day. Who would want to encounter such a situation today, causing the mother and daughter to be the last to leave.

The carriage hurried back to the city, came to the county government office, and settled the woman and little girl into the warehouse vacated by the government office.

The warehouse is not too big. Enter the gate, and a row of quilts are spread on the ground on both sides. All the people brought here are arranged here.

For those with few people, the family sleeps in one bunk; for those with many people, the family sleeps in two bunks.

Chapter 125 Rescue the people together

There is an aisle more than one meter wide in the middle of the warehouse door.

The people in the yamen boiled hot water, and Wei Ruo asked them to make extra **** tea to keep everyone away from the cold.

Immediately afterwards, he wrote a prescription for the little girl with a fever, and handed it along with the money for the medicine to Hong Ping, the yamen servant who followed her just now, and asked him to help with the medicine.

Wei Ruo specially gave some extra silver, and asked Hong Ping to grab a few more stickers and bring them back for preparation. It has been windy and rainy these days, and it is possible that the little girl is not the only one suffering from the cold.

Xiumei rushed to find the nanny, and asked the nanny to deliver some supplies. There is a lack of quilts, food, and charcoal.

Wei Ruo told Xiumei to change into clean clothes after going to the nanny, and then come with the nanny.

Xiumei worried: "What about you, Miss?"

Wei Ruo: "I'm fine, I'll talk about it later."

Xiumei: "But..."

Wei Ruo interrupted: "Go and come back quickly."

Xiumei had no choice but to agree: "Okay."

After finishing all this work, Wei Ruo had time to ask Wei Jinyi: "Second brother, why did you come back early?"

"It has been raining for days, and I have a premonition that something may happen in Xingshan County." Wei Jin also said.

The rain fell on a wide range, including Huzhou Prefecture, but the situation there was much better than that in Xingshan County.

Wei Jin also probably guessed that Xingshan County might also be down, and the situation would be worse due to insufficient congenital conditions.

Sure enough, when he came to Xingshan County, he found that the situation was very bad.

He was about to go back to the Captain's Mansion first, he ran into a servant of the Wei Mansion who went out to buy supplies on the way, and learned that Wei Ruo was not at the mansion when he went out.

He guessed that Wei Ruo might have come to the south of the city, and on the way out of the city, he met a team from the county government office escorting the people in the south of the city into the city. After asking, he knew that Wei Ruo was still in the south of the city, so he rushed over.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo's wet clothes and said, "Come with me."

Wei Ruo was still a little confused, so Wei Jinyi dragged him into a room beside him.

This room is a utility room, with a lot of sundries piled up in it, but there is a clean chair with some clothes on it.

Wei Jin also brought Wei Ruo into the room, and he went back to the door, closed the door outside, and said to Wei Ruo inside the door: "You change your shoes first."

Wei Ruo looked into the room, where there was a pair of newly bought shoes and socks and a dry towel.

Wei Ruo's feet were soaked when he was in the field in the south of the city, but he was so concerned with taking care of the little girl and resettling the people along the way that he didn't have time to take care of it.

Wei Ruo's feet have been soaked in the water, and if they are left alone, even if they don't catch cold, it will be extremely bad for their feet.

Wei Ruo sat down, and while changing shoes and socks, he also said to Wei Jin outside the door: "When did the second brother get these clean shoes and socks?"

"Let Xiaobei buy it." Wei Jin also leaned against the door, without squinting.

"Then how do you know what size shoes I wear?" Wei Ruo asked again.

The shoes of a woman from a rich family are usually ordered by someone at the door, and most people don't know the size of her shoes.

"Come back from the south of the city, the soles of your feet are covered with mud, leaving footprints on the ground."

"Second brother, so you are so careful!" Wei Ruo praised.

Wei Jin outside the door also didn't answer the call, but told: "After changing, if there is nothing to do here, go back to the mansion first. You need to take a hot bath before changing your clothes."

"Since you are going back, why bother me to change your shoes first?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's better to change it earlier." Wei Jin also replied.

"Second brother, are you afraid that my feet will freeze?" Wei Ruo smiled.

There was another silence.

Well, the answer is yes, that is, the second brother doesn't want to admit it himself.

After changing the shoes, Wei Ruo took away the used shoes and socks in the cloth bag prepared in advance.

Even thought of this point, the second brother is really careful.

After going out, Wei Ruo said to Wei Jin: "Let's go, let's go back to the house, not only me, you should also take a hot bath and change your clothes. Your body is your capital. If you want to save others, you have to take care of yourself first." Body."

"Don't you have something to do?"

"It will take a while for the supplies to be delivered, and the medicine will be picked up later. I can only wait here. Why don't I go back and clean myself up first."

Wei Jin also nodded, as long as Wei Ruo has no concerns, he has no objections.

So Wei Jin also sent Wei Ruo back to Xiaowei's Mansion.

Wei Jin also sent Wei Ruo to the gate of Tingsongyuan and stopped. Although Wei Ruo ran into his yard and even his bedroom many times, Wei Jin always followed the etiquette and never entered Wei Ruo's yard easily.

After watching Wei Ruo enter the house at the gate of the courtyard, Wei Jin also went back to his courtyard to change clothes and shoes.

In Ting Songyuan's room, Wei Ruo didn't have time to ask someone to prepare a lot of hot water for bathing and bathing. In order to save time, Wei Ruo wiped his body with hot water, and then changed into clean clothes.

Opened his standing medicine cabinet again, and picked some medicines from a pile of bottles and cans to take with him.

The little girl may not be the only one among those transferred to the Yamen warehouse today. Others are also in danger of catching a cold or other diseases. These commonly used medicines are brought with them just in case.

Then Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also met again, ready to go out again.

Just as the two were about to go out, Yun, accompanied by her maid Cuiping, came to the gate of Tingsongyuan and stopped Wei Ruo who was about to go out again.

"Ruo'er, you can't go out anymore." Yun's expression was serious.

"I have important things to do." Wei Ruo replied.

"No matter how important things are, you can't run outside all day. Your second brother is a man, he can walk around, you can't do that."

Wei Ruo explained: "I'm not running around, I'm going to transfer and resettle the people in the south of the city. If you leave the people in the south of the city in this weather, they will starve to death and freeze to death."

"The people in the south of the city are governed by their own government officials. You are a lady from a great family, and you will have a bad reputation if you hang out with them all the time." Yun persuaded.

"I don't think I'm doing anything bad. I behave and sit upright, and I am dignified outside. Etiquette is used on weekdays. Now is a special period. Countless people are suffering. Any etiquette rules Everyone should give way in front of natural disasters." Wei Ruo firmly stated his point of view.

"Just because you think this way doesn't mean that others will think the same way. When the rain clears, what you're doing now will be considered outrageous and cause criticism."

"Then I won't regret it then." Wei Ruo's gaze was firm and unwavering.

Yun frowned: "Why are you so disobedient, child? Mother is for your own good, worried about you, afraid that it might affect you..."

At this time, Wei Jin also spoke: "I think my father, who is saving people from fire and water, will very much agree with the elder sister's approach."

Chapter 126 The common people are grateful to Wei Ruo

Ms. Yun was taken aback for a moment, and then her husband's appearance and some words he had said on the issue of the eldest daughter's education came to mind.

Wei Jin also said immediately: "When the eldest sister wanted to open up wasteland in the south of the city, my mother also felt that her behavior was unreasonable and not something that ordinary girls should do, but now the facts have proved that there is nothing wrong with the eldest sister's actions. It's not right."

"If mother still feels that something is wrong, I will ask the well guard to ask father for instructions. This will inevitably take a lot of time and delay the rescue work."

"If the choice of the eldest sister today has a bad influence on the eldest sister in the future, I am willing to take full responsibility."

It was the first time that Wei Jin had talked so much with Yun Shi.

After hearing Wei Jinyi's statement, Yun's brows frowned even tighter, and after a long while, he said to Wei Ruo, "I can't control you anymore, so go as you please, and you will bear the consequences yourself."

After speaking, Yun left.

Wei Ruo turned around and Wei Jin also looked at each other.

Wei Jin also said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Wei Ruo shook his head: "I'm not worried, I'm just happy that my second brother is standing by my side instead of lecturing me."

Wei Jinyi: "I don't think there is anything wrong with what you did, why should I lecture you."

Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing: "Hey, second brother, I found that I like you more and more."

Hearing this, Wei Jin also blushed slightly, then turned his face and said in a low voice, "It's time to go back to the yamen."

"Yes." Wei Ruo agreed, and then set off for the Yamen with Wei Jinyi again.

When she returned to the Yamen warehouse, Xiumei had already arrived with her nanny, and brought back two taxis worth of supplies.

"Miss, there are not many quilts. I didn't expect this situation before. I didn't stock up. We can only give priority to the elderly, children and women." Xiumei explained to Wei Ruo.

Before, Wei Ruo only ordered to stock up on grain and coal, and did not specifically order to stock up on items such as quilts and cotton.

"Well, did you bring the rice, sweet potato and black charcoal?" Wei Ruo asked.

"The charcoal was brought over, and some rice and sweet potatoes were brought over. In addition, we cooked a large pot of porridge and roasted a batch of sweet potatoes. I brought some of them that were cooked, and some that were still roasting. Wait. After baking, Uncle Xu will send it over."

Sweet potatoes are roasted in batches, afraid that the first batch will be cold after roasting, and also afraid that the people here won't be able to wait, so Xiumei brought some over here first.

"Let's go, let's share it with everyone first."

Wei Ruo went to the battle in person, helping to serve the porridge and distribute the sweet potatoes.

Wei Jinyi and Xiaobei also helped distribute quilts.

Nowadays, there are not enough people in the yamen. They can do something.

Everyone got a bowl of warm porridge and a sweet potato. Everyone ate with tears in their eyes.

An old man directly knelt down to Wei Ruo and the others, and kowtowed to thank:

"Miss Wei, we can't repay your kindness!"

Then others echoed:

"Miss Wei, you are really our savior! The lives of our whole family were saved by you."

"Miss Wei, you have arranged good land for us and given us a new home, which is already a re-creation of kindness. Now you rescue us in the rain and provide us with food and clothing. We really don't know how to repay you!"

Wei Ruo replied: "You don't need to give me anything in return, just live well, work hard, support yourself and your family well, and being a kind person is enough."

Everyone agreed again and again:

"Miss, don't worry, we will!"

"We will never disappoint your good intentions for us!"

"Miss, we will remember your words!"

"You don't need to thank me, you should have a good rest first." Wei Ruo reassured everyone.

The magistrate of Qian came to visit the people who had been transferred, and when he heard everyone express their gratitude to Wei Ruo, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Miss Wei's family is really not an ordinary girl in a boudoir.

Looking at the entire Xingshan County, there is only one family of ladies who can be so respected by the people.

Qian Zhixian was originally worried that these people who temporarily sheltered from the rain in the Yamen warehouse would be restless, so as a parent officer, he came here specially to appease everyone and give them a reassurance. Now it seems that this is not necessary.

So Qian Zhixian didn't come out to disturb, but told Master Chen to help Miss Wei's family.

He himself has other things to be busy with, so Wei Ruolai will let Wei Ruolai arrange this part of the people in the south of the city for him to rest assured.

Afterwards, Wei Ruo distributed the porridge and sweet potatoes to Master Chen and the government servants.

Everyone has been busy for a long time, and they didn't bother to have a meal.

Now drinking hot porridge and eating delicious roasted sweet potatoes, I immediately feel a warm current from my mouth to my chest.

Wei Ruo also filled a bowl for Wei Jinyi: "Second brother, try it."

"Yes." Wei Jin also took the porridge and sweet potatoes.

"And this, here you are." Wei Ruo sneaked a slice of dried squid to Wei Jinyi, "This is only for you, so you have to eat it secretly."

It's not that Wei Ruo is stingy, but that there are only a few pieces of dried squid in total, which is not enough to share.

"Yes." Wei Jin also hid the dried squid given by Wei Ruo in his sleeve.

In fact, he is not that greedy, but Wei Ruo's sentence "Only you have it", this dried squid has become extraordinarily precious and special.

After that, Wei Ruo drank it himself.

There are no decent tables and chairs in this place, Wei Ruo and the others are sitting on the ground just like everyone else.

While Wei Ruo and Wei Jin were drinking porridge, another bad news reached the yamen.

A mountain village in the west of the city suffered a landslide, and one village was covered by mountain mud and rocks.

The magistrate of Qian County summoned all the masters and yamen servants to discuss countermeasures.

After a while, Wei Ruo caught Hong Ping who had returned from meeting Qianzhi County, and asked him, "How are the casualties?"

Hong Ping shook his head: "I don't know yet, the road into the village is blocked by landslide mudslides, and I don't know what's going on inside."

"Has anyone passed by?" Wei Ruo asked.

"During the discussion just now, someone came to report that Miss Wei, your father had already led people to the rescue, so Lord Qian let us go back."

At this moment, the county magistrate's manpower is no longer enough, and we have to rely on the strength of the army.

Wei Ruo nodded, since the army had been notified to pass, it was not a big problem.

Landslide rescue Wei Ruo knew that he couldn't help much, so he didn't go to cause trouble for the army.

She's here doing what she can.

After drinking the porridge and eating roasted sweet potatoes to replenish his strength, Wei Ruo took the pulse of the people in the warehouse one by one. Those who were unwell or had contracted the cold, Wei Ruo ordered Xiumei and Xiaobei to fry them for them. medicine.

Afterwards, Wei Ruo told the yamen servant Hong Ping: "If anyone feels unwell at night, give them medicine as soon as possible without delay."

Wei Jinyi: I will be responsible for the reputation of my eldest sister.

Chapter 127 Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong are missing

"Okay, don't worry, Ms. Wei, we will take turns guarding here tonight, and we will deal with any situation immediately." Hong Ping said.

"You have worked hard too." Wei Ruo thanked.

"We work in the yamen, with the salary of the imperial court, and it is our job to protect the people of one side. On the contrary, Miss Wei, which has nothing to do with you, you take the lead in benefiting the people. We admire it very much."

"You're overrated, I'm just doing what I can."

Wei Ruo replied, and turned his head to look at the people in the warehouse. Although this warehouse is not a good place, it can at least keep out the wind and rain. A few braziers can make the room warmer and save lives. .

When Wei Ruo finished his work, it was already late at night, and Wei Jin and Wei Ruo saw that there was nothing else to do for the time being, so they went back to Wei Mansion.

The rain at night is really getting heavier, and the temperature is getting lower and lower.

Back to Tingsongyuan, Wei Ruo simply washed up and fell asleep.

In the morning of the second day, Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi went out again. First, they were worried about the people in the warehouse of the Yamen. Wei Ruo was worried that some of them might get worse, so he had to go and have a look in person before he could rest assured;

Secondly, Wei Ruo wanted to know how the landslide in Xishan Village was going.

It rained all night and finally stopped, but the temperature was even lower. Without a thermometer, Wei Ruo estimated that the temperature would be below five degrees.

Although it is not frozen yet, the humidity is very high, giving people a bone-chilling chill.

Wei Ruo wore a thick padded jacket, but still felt a little cold in his hands.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi had just stepped into the county magistrate's office when they were called over by the magistrate Qian.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin were also taken to the court, which is usually used for hearing cases, but now Qian Zhixian is here to direct the people in the yamen to carry out rescue work.

Qian Zhixian looked at the two brothers and sisters in front of him, hesitant to speak, his brows furrowed.

"Master Qian has something to do, but it's okay to say it." Wei Jin also said.

After thinking for a while, Zhixian Qian said to the two: "Your father... something happened."

"What is it?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Your father took people to Xishan Village to rescue people, but during the rescue process, a second landslide occurred, and now life and death are uncertain!" Qian Zhixian said with a sad heart.

Wei Ruo looked at Qian Zhixian in surprise, with complicated emotions.

Father, something happened to him?

Wei Ruo knew that Wei Mingting died young in the original book, but in the memory of the original owner, his father died in battle.

The time is indeed about the same time, but this time, due to changes in some factors, the Japanese pirates have been temporarily repelled at this time.

At this time in the original book, Wei Mingting was still fighting the Japanese pirates, so he couldn't care about what happened in the city.

So although Wei Ruo knew that Wei Mingting died in battle at this time, but because the fighting had been suspended, he thought that things had changed, so he didn't think much about it.

After a while, Wei Ruo came back to his senses and asked Qian Zhixian: "Except for my father, how many people have gone to Xishan Village?"

"About 100 people, because you are not sure whether the Japanese pirates will commit another crime, your father did not dare to mobilize a large number of soldiers stationed, and only called 100 people who were supposed to be resting to rescue. Among them were the last time they fought against the Japanese pirates. The recruit who made meritorious service and was promoted to deputy general." Qian Zhixian said.

Because of his outstanding performance last time, he was promoted by the Seventh Prince, so Qian Zhixian was also deeply impressed by this person.

It's Brother Xiaoyong!

Wei Ruo's heart tightened again, and then fell silent.

She knew she couldn't do nothing, she had to find a way to save people.

But at this time, the more you can't be impulsive!

She needs to calm down and think about how to save people is the most effective.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo's dignified expression, and said, "I'll accompany you to save people."

"Second brother?"

"Let's go." Wei Jin didn't give Wei Ruo too much explanation.

Seeing him walking outside, Wei Ruo quickly chased after him.

"How does the second brother plan to save people?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Don't worry, I have help." Wei Jin also replied, his expression and tone gave off a sense of trust.

Although he didn't know who the helper Wei Jinyi was talking about, Wei Ruo still chose to believe him.

Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo left the yamen. When they went out, Wei Jinyi gave Xiaobei something, and then saw Xiaobei and left quickly.

For the convenience of entering the mountain, Wei Ruo also chose to ride a horse.

She knotted the rope on the horse used to pull the carriage, took out the saddle placed behind the carriage and pressed it on, then turned over and rode on it.

But Wei Ruo's horse riding experience is limited, and he only rode once in the school yard last time.

Wei Jin also followed closely behind Wei Ruo, and rode for a while, seeing that she was getting more and more proficient in riding, and rode forward without any problems.

When we arrived at the only way to enter Xishan Village, the road was gone, and the road was completely covered by mud and rocks. From this perspective, it was not clear how much things had been submerged by the landslide. Maybe the whole village had been destroyed. covered.

When Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi arrived, people from the government were already digging the way.

Wei Ruo got off his horse, looked at the situation in front of him, and once again felt that in front of nature, people are really very small.

The piles of soil and rocks that have collapsed are like an insurmountable city wall in front of you.

Not long after Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi arrived, Xiaobei also came, bringing a group of men in rough cloth jackets, about twenty people, with shovels and shovels in their hands, and started digging as soon as they arrived. .

Xiaobei said that these people were porters, they gave money, and they came to help.

Wei Jin also said: "Leave half of the people here, and the rest will follow me."

Xiao Bei conveyed Wei Jinyi's instructions, and explained some things to those men, and then these people quickly divided into two teams, one team continued to help the government officials dig the tunnel, and some followed with tools.

Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo: "Let's detour from the other side. If the village is not completely buried, we may be able to find other places to go around and go behind the village."

There is only one road to enter Xishan Village, if you want to enter Xishan Village from other roads, you have to go over the mountain.

Crossing the mountain also has certain risks. Although the rain has stopped, the soil has been soaked by the rain, and there is a risk of landslides and landslides again.

But Wei Ruo didn't hesitate, she chose to believe in Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jinyi chose very carefully. He judged the vegetation on the mountain and chose to walk in the forest with bamboo.

Bamboo has a well-developed root system. Compared with ordinary vegetation, bamboo can hold the ground more firmly, protect the surface of the mountain, and prevent landslides.

The two detoured for about an hour, and finally reached the back of Xishan Village.

Before coming down from the mountain, Wei Ruo stood on the top and looked at Xishan Village...

Chapter 128 Found someone

I saw that the area covered by this landslide is mainly the front half of Xishan Village and the road into the village, while the back part of the village has not been affected, and the houses and roads in the back village are still in good condition.

Because the environment of Xishan Village is very complicated, the residents in the village live scatteredly, and it is impossible to judge the specific casualties just by looking at it from a height.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also led people into the village and saw people in soldier armor digging. At the same time, the people of Xishan Village were busy digging with their hoes and shovels and all available tools.

Wei Ruo caught a small soldier and asked about the situation: "How is the situation now? How many people were buried there? Who are they?"

"This... Except Mr. Qian and Mr. Xu, the rest of us are here. During the second landslide, Mr. Qian noticed something was wrong and ordered us to evacuate to the back village first. So everyone is basically fine." Xiaobing replied Wei Ruo's question.

Wei Mingting and Wei Jinyi's judgments are the same, because moso bamboo is planted on the mountain in Houcun, which is not prone to landslides and is relatively safe.

Wei Ruo then asked: "Then where are you, Mr. Qian and Mr. Xu?"

"Before the second landslide, the local people told us that there were two other families in the valley. Mr. Qian knew that there was danger, but he still chose to save them. Deputy General Xu was worried and went with him, and then the landslide Well, now...haven't found them yet..."

Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong are both missing...

"Where is it in the valley?" Wei Ruo asked.

"About that area, a few of our brothers have already passed by, but because we don't know where Mr. Qian and the deputy general were at that time, we can only search all over the mountain." Xiaobing replied.

Yesterday, half of the 100-member rescue team brought by Wei Mingting stayed in place to accompany the villagers to dig the road, and the remaining half went into the valley to search and rescue.

Wei Ruo turned to look at Wei Jinyi: "Second brother."

"Let's go." Wei Jin didn't say much, turned around and headed towards the valley with the porters he brought.

At the same time, the news of Wei Mingting's accident was also sent to Xiaowei's Mansion.

Hearing the news, Yun almost fainted.

Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan rushed to Cangyun Garden one after another. Wei Qingwan took care of the Yun family, while Wei Yichen presided over the overall situation.

After waking up, the first thing Yun Shi did was to ask about Wei Mingting's situation: "Yichen, where is your father?"

Wei Yichen's face was solemn: "Mother, don't worry, the government has already sent people to Xishan Village to look for it. The Yamen has also sent people, and there should be news soon."

"That is to say, no one has been found yet?" I don't know whether it is life or death! Yun's face turned pale, "Landslides are very dangerous. If people are buried below, it is very difficult to have a chance to survive!"

Wei Yichen didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know how to comfort his mother. At this moment, he felt very heavy.

Wei Qingwan comforted Yun Shi: "Mother, don't worry, Daddy is a lucky man, and those pirates are so vicious that they can't do anything to Daddy, he won't just get into trouble like this!"

Yun shook her head, Wei Qingwan's words could not comfort her at all. How could she not know that the ferocity of Japanese pirates is completely different from the horror of natural disasters.

"Yichen, let all the men in the mansion go out and look for them, all of them! Don't leave any of them in the mansion." Yun ordered.

She didn't care about anything else, she just wanted her husband to come back safely!

"Mother, I understand your feelings, but the sons of those who can be sent out have already been sent out, and the ones left in the mansion are the older ones and women." Wei Yichen explained.

"Then what should we do? Yi Chen, tell Mother, what should we do now?" Yun's eyes were red with anxiety.

"Mother, I will go to the county government office in a while and talk to Qianzhi County to see if there is any way to transfer more people to Xishan Village. Father is not here. If you want to transfer the soldiers stationed in the city, you need the order of Deputy Chief Qian, but the Deputy Chief Mr. Qian is newly transferred, I am not familiar with it, and I need Qian Zhixian to come forward."

Although Wei Yichen was worried and nervous, he still maintained his rationality.

"Okay, okay, just do as you said, you go!" Yun said quickly.

At this moment, she has completely lost her mind and can only listen to her son's arrangements.

Wei Yichen was about to go out, and before leaving, he told Wei Qingwan to take good care of his mother: "Wanwan, mother is thinking now, you spend more time with her and comfort her more."

"I know." Wei Qingwan nodded, and then couldn't help asking: "Brother, will Dad come back safely?"

Wei Qingwan knew that her father was the pillar of the family, if her father fell, then the Xiaowei Mansion would also fall.

Wei Qingwan couldn't imagine what would happen to them and her life when her father passed away.

Wei Yichen couldn't answer this question: "I don't know. All I can do now is to try my best to rescue my father. Before that, I couldn't think deeply about this question."

After Wei Yichen explained a few words to Wei Qingwan, he went to the magistrate's office.

In the valley of Xishan Village, people number 70 or 80 were scattered in various places, searching for the whereabouts of Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong like a blanket.

Wei Jin has also been following behind Wei Ruo, keeping a certain distance from Wei Ruo.

The terrain of the valley is complicated, and it has experienced another landslide. Any place may collapse, which can be said to be dangerous.

Wei Ruo stopped after walking for a while.

According to his father's behavior and habits, since he knew that landslides might happen again, and judged that the back village where bamboo was planted on the mountain was relatively safe, he would definitely take a relatively safe road when entering and leaving the valley.

Wei Ruo looked around and brought herself into Wei Mingting's perspective. If she were Wei Mingting, how would she go in and out of the valley, how would she approach the two families in need of help, and how would she retreat.

Wei Jin also stood behind Wei Ruo, not bothering her.

After a while, Wei Ruo suddenly moved and ran in one direction, followed by Wei Jin.

Wei Ruo walked along the direction of the mountain on the west side, walked for about a stick of incense, and suddenly stopped.

She saw something in a pile of mud and rocks, and rushed to check it out.

"This is Brother Xiaoyong's dagger!" Wei Ruo saw a handle at the beginning, but when he dug it out, it was a complete dagger.

"Are you sure?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Sure, I have someone make it for Brother Xiaoyong!" Wei Ruo replied very firmly.

"I'll call someone over." Wei Jin also called some porters over.

Several people treated Wei Jinyi very respectfully, and they acted after Wei Jinyi gave an order. The action is neat and fast.

Wei Ruo stood by the side, feeling uneasy. It has been buried for a while, and even if it is dug up, it is very likely that there will be two cold corpses...

Chapter 129 Saved

In the pitch-black culvert, Xu Zhengyong was trying to dig out the mud and rocks that blocked the entrance of the cave.

However, although these mudstones are soft, they seem to be endless. If he digs out a little, more will accumulate.

Because of lack of oxygen and hypothermia, Xu Zhengyong felt that he was getting weaker and weaker.

Wei Mingting said to Xu Zhengyong: "Brother Xiaoyong, take a rest first, if you continue like this, your body will not be able to take it anymore."

Wei Mingting sat next to him, and his breath was heavy when he spoke.

They have been trapped in this culvert for four hours. The air in the cave is getting thinner, and the damp and cold environment is also a huge test for their bodies.

Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong are still martial arts practitioners, and their condition is a little better. The three villagers walking with them have curled up into a ball at this moment, and the nine-year-old boy who is the weakest has already fallen into a semi-comatose state.

According to this situation, it won't last long.

Looking at the three villagers who were weak and dying, Wei Mingting blamed himself a little.

Although he rushed to rescue people, he still didn't have time, and encountered a landslide on the way back.

Although they hid in the culvert in time to avoid being buried on the spot at the critical moment, it only delayed their death time.

After Xu Zhengyong tried for a while, he sat next to Wei Mingting in frustration.

The ground is wet, and sitting is uncomfortable, but when you feel dizzy, you can only relieve it by sitting down.

"I don't want to die yet..." Xu Zhengyong said angrily.

Xu Zhengyong is upset, he doesn't want to die, he hasn't fulfilled his promise to sister Ruoer, he hasn't been filial to his parents, he hasn't heard Xiumei call him a senior brother.

Are you really going to die here today?

"I understand your feelings, I don't want to die either, I'm not afraid of my own death, I'm just worried about my family..."

Wei Mingting felt uncomfortable at the moment. He didn't know what would happen to the Wei family, his wife, son, and daughter after his death.

Xu Zhengyong glanced at Wei Mingting, Xu Zhengyong felt that Wei Mingting was very qualified as a general, whether it was military or martial arts, or his love for the people like a son, he admired him.

But unfortunately, this man is not a good father, causing his sister Ruoer to be bullied.

Thinking of Wei Ruo, Xu Zhengyong said: "I still have promises that I haven't fulfilled..."

The family of three hugging each other next to each other, the couple who still had a semblance of sanity felt that there was no hope of surviving, so they couldn't help sobbing softly.

Just when the people in the cave thought they were going to die here, suddenly a little light appeared above the entrance of the cave.

Is it an illusion?

Why is there light?

Is the ghost messenger here to pick them up and go to the underworld?

Because I haven't died before, I don't know what it should be like when the ghost messenger comes to seduce the soul.

At this moment, several voices came from outside.

"Can the people inside hear the voice? Mr. Wei Qian, Mr. Xu!"

Hearing the voice, Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong both stood up.

"We are here!" Wei Mingting replied with the greatest strength.

"Mr. Wei Qian, hold on, we'll dig a hole and rescue you right away!"

A man's voice came from outside, followed by the more intense sound of hoes and shovels.

Soon, the upper third of the hole was exposed.

Then a middle-aged man got out of the opening.

"Save those people first!" Wei Mingting said to those who came down.

The man nodded, and then lifted the unconscious little boy out of the upper opening, and the other people above responded and successfully rescued the little boy.

Then came the little boy's parents, and then Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong.

When I came outside, I realized that the people who came to rescue were Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo. Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong were both surprised and happy.

The words "Sister Ruo'er" came to the throat, Xu Zhengyong held back.

On weekdays, no matter how Xu's parents corrected them, they would not change their words. Xu Zhengyong, who had the face and skin to call "Sister Ruo'er" when he saw Wei Ruo, didn't say it now.

At the moment of being rescued, it was Wei Ruo who saw the rescuer. He was the most excited and wanted to rush up to talk to Wei Ruo, but Xu Zhengyong knew that he couldn't do that with the presence of outsiders. Once he yelled like that, it would hurt Wei Ruo. reputation.

Wei Ruo's eyes were also on Xu Zhengyong, seeing him looking at him excitedly, opening his mouth but not making a sound, he knew his intentions.

Wei Ruo is a little relieved that Brother Xiaoyong has grown up and will no longer act impulsively regardless.

Although Wei Ruo and Xu Zhengyong did not speak, the communication between their eyes was very obvious, and Wei Jin who was beside Wei Ruo also noticed it.

"Jin Yi, Ruo'er! Why are you?" Wei Mingting was surprised, but also delighted.

"My sister heard that you were in distress, so she came here with me to search and rescue. It was also my sister who discovered that you were buried here." Wei Jin also explained.

"Ruo'er, how did you find us here?" Wei Mingting asked Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo explained: "I thought about what my father thought at the time. If I were a father, knowing that there might be danger, I would definitely choose a relatively safe path to enter and exit the valley. Take the trail on the west side."

"After searching along the way, I found a dagger. The dagger was brand new and didn't look like a villager's thing. I guessed that this might be the place where my father and others were buried."

Wei Mingting couldn't help showing joy on his face. He didn't comment, but the smile on his face revealed his mood.

"Let's leave here first, and return to the village for discussion." Wei Jin also ordered.

Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong are in good health due to their daily martial arts practice. Although they are currently in better condition than the three villagers, they were trapped overnight.

Coming out of the valley, Wei Jin also borrowed a villager's residence to let Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong take a hot bath and change their clothes.

Now the roads to and from the village are blocked, and Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong's current physical condition is not suitable for traveling, especially over the mountains. Therefore, they stayed at the villager's house temporarily until the road was clear before leaving.

While Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong were bathing and changing, Wei Ruo felt the pulse of the trapped and weak family of three.

The three of them all suffered from the wind and cold, their bodies were hot, and their physical conditions were somewhat disordered due to lack of oxygen.

Currently there is no way to go outside to buy medicine, but luckily Wei Ruo brought a lot of medicine with him before going out, so there is no problem in temporarily stabilizing the condition of several people.

Then, Wei Ruo came to the courtyard again, saw Wei Jinyi sitting at the small table in the courtyard, so he also walked over, sat down on the seat next to him, took out the medicine bottle he brought, and started to mix it.

Wei Jin also quietly watched Wei Ruo fiddling with the things in his hand.

Chapter 130 Temporary farm stay

Xu Zhengyong changed his clothes and walked out cleanly and refreshed.

"Ruo...Miss Wei!" Xu Zhengyong, who was about to call Wei Ruo "Sister Ruoer", quickly changed his words after seeing Wei Jinyi who was also in the yard.

Xu Zhengyong had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he seemed to be full of energy. He couldn't tell that he had been buried for several hours and was just rescued not long ago.

"Deputy General Xu, don't move around, you just suffered from the wind and cold all night," Wei Ruo gave Xu Zhengyong a sideways look, warning him not to be too embarrassing.

Xu Zhengyong shrank his neck, smiled and sat down on the seat opposite Wei Ruo, not daring to move any more.

"Miss Wei, don't worry too much, I am strong and strong, such a little cold can't beat me!" Xu Zhengyong said with a smile, with a smug expression.

Although you can't move around, you can still touch the skin on your mouth.

"Deputy Chief Xu has only one body. If it is damaged, there will be no compensation. It is better to be careful. As the saying goes, careful driving can last forever." Wei Ruo said with a "smile".

"Miss Wei doesn't know something. My family has a nagging younger sister who likes to give me tonics since I was a child. Whenever I get good things, I will send them to me, and I will be as strong as a cow! I won't get sick easily!" Xu Zhengyong said proudly.

"Mr. Xu said a few words less, take the medicine well, and then go to sleep." Wei Ruo put the medicine bottle in front of Xu Zhengyong, and let him take it by himself.

Xu Zhengyong didn't dare to say no, picked up the medicine bottle, poured two pills in his hands skillfully, then picked up the water bowl and drank it in one gulp.

Wei Jin was also at the side, taking in all the seemingly unfamiliar but actually intimate interactions between the two.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Mingting also came out.

Xu Zhengyong got up immediately, walked to the side, and teased the chickens raised by the farmer in the yard.

Wei Mingting's condition is also good. After all, he is a person who has been practicing martial arts all year round, and his physical condition is much better than ordinary people.

Wei Mingting sat down opposite Wei Ruo, and thanked Wei Ruo with a sincere tone:

"Ruo'er, although thanking you seems a little distant, but as a father, I still want to say to you: Thank you. Without you today, Vice Admiral Xu and I might not be able to survive. You saved our lives."

"Father doesn't have to be polite to me, this is what I should do."

Even if she is not Wei Mingting's biological daughter, even if she is just an ordinary citizen of Xingshan County, in this case, there is no reason not to save her.

Wei Mingting shook his head lightly: "There is nothing you should do. It is so cold and dangerous. You and Jin Yi came here to find someone regardless of your own safety. This kind of heart is really precious."

Wei Ruo just smiled and didn't answer.

Wei Mingting looked kindly, seeing Wei Ruo fiddled with something, and asked, "What is Ruoer doing?"

"It's some medicine that I brought here, and I thought it might be useful. However, in order to maintain the properties of the medicine, some of these medicines were separated when they were made, and they need to be mixed together when they are used." Wei Ruo said.

"Ruoer thinks really carefully." Wei Mingting praised.

"Father must have suffered from a cold yesterday, wait for me to mix the medicine, and you can also take a bowl." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay." Wei Mingting smiled.

Watching my daughter prepare medicine for her own cold, I feel warm in my heart.

Wei Ruo mixes the medicine and rinses it with boiling water.

Although this method is not as good as frying with water, it is more convenient and easy to use.

The prepared medicine was divided into five parts, one for each person who was trapped yesterday, and Xu Zhengyong couldn't escape.

Xu Zhengyong also wanted to pretend to feed the chicken and escape without hearing Wei Ruo's voice, but Wei Ruo called him again:

"Deputy General Xu, you have caught a cold too, just in case you should drink a bowl too, you still have to protect your home and country and protect Xingshan County."

Xu Zhengyong had no choice but to go to the table, picked up a bowl of medicine, frowned and drank it sullenly.

After drinking, Xu Zhengyong drank a few glasses of water in a hurry.

What a pain!

Sister Ruoer's medicine is still as bitter as ever!

Wei Mingting drank very calmly, the medicine was a bit bitter, but he could fully bear the bitterness.

After drinking the medicine, Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo and told him, "Ruoer, you should take care of yourself too. It's cold these days, don't freeze."

"En." Wei Ruo responded.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Mingting looked at Wei Jinyi again: "When did Jin Yi come back?"

"Yesterday. Because of the bad weather recently, I was worried about something at home, so I came back early." Wei Jin also replied.

"I have a heart." Wei Mingting said.

"It's not as good as my eldest sister. When I came back yesterday, my eldest sister had already rescued people in the south of the city." Wei Jin also said to Wei Mingting.

What Wei Ruo didn't mention himself, Wei Jin also mentioned for her.

"Oh? Ruo'er went to the south of the city to save people?" Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo again.

"Most of the people who opened up wasteland in the south of the city were poor, and the houses they lived in were built temporarily during this period. They couldn't withstand the wind and rain. The weather was cold and the rain was flooding. If they didn't move them, their lives were in danger." Wei Ruo replied.

"Ruoer is thoughtful, indeed." Wei Mingting agreed very much, looking at Wei Ruo with relief.

Wei Mingting felt deeply in his heart. Although his daughter's behavior was different from that of ordinary girls in boudoirs, she was not inferior to any noble girls in Beijing.

If she were a man, she would be able to do something!

"Father is still weak, don't blow the wind outside, let's go back to the house and rest first." Being praised by Wei Mingting made Wei Ruo not very used to it, so he asked Wei Mingting to go back to the house to rest first.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo gave Xu Zhengyong another look.

Although Xu Zhengyong didn't say anything, Xu Zhengyong obediently went into the house.

Because the road was not open, several people had to rest at the farmhouse for one night, and the nearby villagers sent them various ingredients.

Wei Ruo didn't take more ingredients from the common people, but only took four pieces of tofu, a handful of rapeseed, three eggs, and some rice.

Because Wei Ruo knows that the villagers have had a hard time these two years, and these ingredients must have been saved by them.

With Xiumei absent, Wei Ruo can only cook by himself.

Although the ingredients are limited, we can only cook some home-cooked dishes, but Wei Ruo uses rich seasonings and excellent craftsmanship. With these three ingredients, he made four home-cooked dishes: braised tofu, tofu with shallot and soy sauce, stir-fried rapeseed and egg custard.

The ordinary four-course home-cooked dishes are also well prepared.

Wei Mingting ate three whole bowls of rice with these dishes. First, he was really hungry, and second, these home-cooked dishes were very appetizing to him.

"Ruo'er, it turns out that you are the one with the best craftsmanship in our family, and my father never knew about it." Wei Mingting said with emotion.

Before, I only knew Xiumei's cooking skills, but I didn't know it. It turns out that Wei Ruo is the same, not losing to Xiumei at all.

Wei Jin was also a little surprised, he had never seen Wei Ruo cook before.

"It's just some home cooking." Wei Ruo said.

"The more home-cooked food, the more you can see real kung fu." Wei Mingting said.

Chapter 131 Return safely

Xu Zhengyong sat down and cooked. Although he didn't say any words of praise, his appetite has already explained the problem well.

He was not surprised by Wei Ruo's cooking skills, because he ate more than everyone present.

Thinking back then, he often set fires for Sister Ruoer and Junior Sister Xiumei, and even got punched by Junior Sister Xiumei because he couldn't control the fire properly!

It was at that time that he secretly made up his mind to practice martial arts hard and surpass Xiumei, so that she would be convinced to call him senior brother, hehe!

After cooking food for Wei Mingting and others, Wei Ruo got up the pot and cooked some dishes for the soldiers and villagers who were digging tunnels.

Because the amount of food required is large, the cauldron of each family is only enough to cook one dish. In order to save time and keep the food hot, the women of each family and Wei Ruo work together, some make radish stew, and some cook Stir-fried vegetables, some people cook, some people make steamed buns.

Wei Ruo made a big pot of radish stew, and the pork was given by the villagers. Wei Ruo was reluctant to use it when cooking for them, so he used it here.

Although there is less meat and more radishes, the radishes with meat flavor are equally delicious.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also led people to deliver the prepared dishes to the soldiers and common people who dug the tunnel.

At about the same time, women from other families also came over with large pots of hot food.

I don't know if it's because I'm tired from work, or because the food is delicious. Everyone ate very deliciously.

Although the eating environment was poor, everyone was very happy. The villagers were grateful to the soldiers, and the soldiers were also moved by the enthusiasm of the villagers.

In this cold, wet and cold mountain village, there is a warm current that reverberates in the hearts of everyone.

After finishing their work, Wei Ruo and the others stayed at the farmhouse for one night. Because the rooms were limited, the three men rested in one room, and Wei Ruo got a room alone.

None of them are squeamish people, and they are already satisfied with having a house to shelter them from the wind and rain.

Because of a busy day, Wei Ruo fell asleep early and slept until dawn.

In the early morning of the second day, as soon as everyone woke up, a subordinate came to report: "Mr. Qian, the road is clear! There is already a path for pedestrians! People from outside have already entered."

To be able to get through so quickly, everyone's joint efforts are indispensable.

Except for Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong, who were trapped in the middle of the night, and were required to sleep all night, the other soldiers took turns digging all night, and even the local people took turns to work all night spontaneously.

At the same time, the people from the yamen outside and the porters brought by Wei Jinyi also didn't stop overnight, so they were able to dig through so quickly.

"Good, good! You all worked hard!" Wei Mingting was very happy.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered: "Let the people in need pass first, we are not in a hurry."

Wei Mingting ordered his subordinates to wait for a while, until the people in the village who wanted to go out went out first, and then led his subordinates to leave.

When Wei Ruo packed up his things and was about to leave, he realized that Wei Jinyi was not in the farmyard.

After asking, I learned that Wei Jin did not rest in the room last night, but went to dig the tunnel with other people.

When he came back, Wei Ruo saw that he was wearing a coarse jacket borrowed from the villagers. This was not because he cherished his clothes, but because the original clothes had a long hem and big sleeves, which made it inconvenient to work.

Although she was dressed in a coarse cloth jacket, she still couldn't hide her elegance.

Wei Jin also went back to the room and changed his clothes back, and left two taels of silver on the bed as a reward for staying overnight and borrowing clothes.

After that, the few people left Xishan Village.

After leaving the village, Wei Mingting asked the soldiers who followed him to go back to rest first. Those who live in Xingshan County should go home directly; those who are not in Xingshan County should go back to the camp to rest.

After entering the city, Xu Zhengyong also separated from Wei Ruo and the others. He wanted to go home to keep his parents safe. During the time he lost contact, his parents should also be worried.

In the end, Wei Mingting was left to take Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi back to Wei Mansion.

After entering the mansion, Wei Ruo didn't follow Wei Mingting to Cangyun Garden on the grounds of going back to change clothes, but went straight back to Tingsong Garden.

Wei Jin also did not go to Cangyun Garden, he walked to the backyard with Wei Ruo.

Along the way, Wei Ruo saw that Wei Jinyi looked a little tired, so he didn't say anything to him. When Wei Ruo returned to Tingsongyuan, the two didn't communicate.

Wei Mingting returned to Cangyun Garden, seeing Wei Mingting returning safely, Yun's tears flowed like rain.

Wei Mingting knew that he had frightened his wife, but he didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only hug her to show comfort.

Then Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan also rushed over.

"Father, it's great that you're fine!" Wei Qingwan rushed forward, tears streaming down her face just like Yun's.

Wei Yichen looked at his father, full of excitement, but was speechless.

After a long while, Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan's mood eased down, and they stopped crying.

"It's God's blessing that my husband can come back safely this time! Ancestors bless!" Yun said with great emotion.

Wei Mingting shook his head and said, "No, it's not God's blessing that I came back this time, but the two children, Jin Yi and Ruo'er, went looking for me regardless of their own safety. If Ruo'er was not smart, I might have already stepped on the road to hell."

Yun Shi looked at Wei Mingting in surprise: "The two children Ruo'er and Jin Yi went looking for you?"

Wei Mingting nodded: "The two children are kind-hearted. They not only saved the people in the south of the city, but also me."

Listening to Wei Mingting's words, Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan also showed surprise expressions.

After being surprised, Wei Yichen looked happy and respectful: "The eldest sister is more capable and brave than me."

Wei Qingwan's face was a little stiff.

Later, Xiaobei came to Tingsongyuan and brought a box of things to Wei Ruo.

"These are some novelty items that the young master saw while he was away, and I bought them for the young lady."

A large box full of things, including rouge and gouache for my daughter's home, accessories such as hairpins and flowers, and some weird things.

After Wei Ruo accepted the things, he went to Yingzhuyuan to thank Wei Jinyi in person.

Pushing open the door of Yingzhu Garden, Wei Ruo saw a familiar figure in a familiar place.

Wei Ruo walked into the pavilion, sat down on the empty seat next to him, and looked at what Wei Jinyi was writing on the paper.

"I received the second brother's gift, thank you second brother."

"Um."

"I have something for you too." Wei Ruo took out a dagger from his pocket and handed it to Wei Jinyi.

This dagger was made together when I asked a craftsman to make it for Xu Zhengyong last time.

Wei Jin also glanced at the dagger, and asked, "Is it the same as the one you gave to Deputy Xu?"

"Not exactly the same, although the blade inside is similar, but the scabbard and handle are different." Wei Ruo said.

"Yeah." Wei Jin also turned his gaze back to the calligraphy and painting in his hand blankly.

Chapter 132 Porridge

Wei Ruo continued: "Deputy General Xu is the friend I told you about before."

"Well, I guessed it." Wei Jin also replied.

I don't know if it's because he was tired because he didn't sleep last night. Wei Ruo felt that Wei Jinyi's expression was a little cold and even a little unhappy.

Now that the topic has come to Xu Zhengyong, Wei Ruo continued: "Actually, he is not only my friend, he is also my nanny's son. We grew up together. We say he is the nanny's son, but in my heart he is the son of my nanny." Always been my brother."

"I know that in those aristocratic families, the master is the master and the servant is the servant. There is a clear boundary. I am close to the nanny's son. Those people will not only think that we are brothers and sisters, but even a little dirty. conjecture."

"But in my heart, my nanny treated me better than my two nominal mothers, and Brother Xiaoyong was just like my own brother. Our relationship is very pure. Even if there is no blood relationship, I still feel that our relationship There is no difference between siblings."

Wei Ruo didn't tell Wei Jin Yiming before, because he felt that the relationship between the two was not that close, and he was worried that Wei Jin would keep a distance between himself and the other party after explaining to avoid criticism, so Wei Ruo only said that he was a friend of his .

Wei Jin also turned to look at Wei Ruo with deep eyes: "But you told me."

Wei Ruodao: "Because based on my judgment of the second brother during this period, I don't think the second brother would think of me that way, and would not ask me to keep a distance from my nanny's family like people outside, so I can understand my feelings."

"Yes." Wei Jin also gave an affirmative answer.

"Oh, by the way, second brother, you didn't sleep last night, you should go to sleep first, don't toss your body." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes." Wei Jin also agreed, then put down the pen in his hand, got up and went back to the room.

After he entered the room, Xiaobei said to Wei Ruo with a happy face: "Miss, our young master listens to what you say the most, I just tried to persuade you for a long time, but it was useless. If you say a word, young lady, the young master will go to rest. "

Wei Ruo didn't think there was any problem, and said to Xiaobei: "Take good care of your young master, if he feels unwell, please come and tell me."

"Miss, don't worry, I have a long memory this time, and if the young master feels uncomfortable, I will definitely find you!" Xiao Bei promised.

Then Wei Ruo went back to listen to Songyuan, she still had things to do.

Although the rain has stopped, the harm caused by the sudden change of weather is not over yet.

At this time, Xie Ying came to Xiaowei's mansion to look for Wei Ruo, and Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to bring Xie Ying directly to Tingsongyuan.

Xie Ying rushed to Wei Ruo as soon as she entered the door, caught Wei Ruo and looked up and down carefully, making sure that she had no missing arms or legs, and no bumps.

Then he asked Wei Ruo: "Ruoruo, I heard that you went to the south of the city to save people and then went to Xishan Village to save people?"

"How do you know?" Wei Ruo asked in surprise.

"Just kidding, who am I? I'm Xie Ying, how can I not know such a big thing?"

Wei Ruo looked at Xie Ying suspiciously.

Xie Ying smiled: "My brother told me, he rushed back from Fucheng last night to help, he went to the Yamen first, and learned about you from Qianzhi County, so he told me this morning as soon as he returned to Fucheng. "

While talking, Xie Ying was a little depressed and said: "Ruoruo, why don't you bring me with you? I want to help too!"

Seeing Xie Ying's displeasure, Wei Ruo hurriedly said, "I'm planning to bring you to do the next thing together."

"What's next? Haven't the people in the south of the city and the villagers in Xishan Village been rescued?" Xie Ying asked puzzled.

"There are a lot of things to do in the future. This sudden extreme weather caused many people to rot in the fields before they could harvest. Many people's houses were destroyed, and some people's food was also soaked. May starve and freeze."

"Then how can I help them?" Xie Ying.

"Let's go to the porridge, let the hungry people have a full meal first. Then find a way to get some cotton-padded quilts." Wei Ruo said.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go now!" Xie Ying grabbed Wei Ruo's hand and was about to take her out.

Seeing her young lady being dragged away, Xiumei quickly chased after her.

Yesterday, she stayed in the county government and didn't follow the young lady, causing her to worry for a day. Today, she can't let the young lady run around anymore.

In the afternoon, a porridge stand was set up at the gate of the west city to give porridge to people passing by.

Fresh sweet potatoes and porridge are boiled into a pot of sweet potato porridge, which is fragrant and sweet, attracting nearby villagers, who come to queue up for the porridge to drink.

Wei Ruo, Xie Ying, Xiumei, and several servant girls of the Xie family were busy at the porridge stall.

Cooking porridge, washing dishes, serving porridge, Wei Ruo and Xie Ying did it all by themselves.

The three of them worked until it was almost dinner time, and sent out ten pots of sweet potato porridge.

In the end, there was still a little left in the pot, and Xie Ying, who was already so hungry, filled it up and ate it by herself.

"Ruoruo, this sweet potato porridge is so sweet and delicious! I don't think any delicacies from mountains and seas can compare to it!" Xie Ying felt that such a simple food tasted so good for the first time.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but said, "You only find it delicious when you're hungry."

Xie Ying said: "It seems to be so. I seem to understand what my grandfather said. My grandfather said that he has eaten countless delicacies over the years, but the most delicious food is still when he returned home after farming when he was young. My grandmother made him steamed buns with pickles."

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "Your grandfather is right."

"Ruoruo, shall we continue tomorrow?" Xie Ying said.

"As long as you don't have opinions in your family, I'm fine."

"Of course there is no problem in my family. I know that I am here to deliver porridge. My mother and brother don't know how to support me. They also said that my grandfather in the capital will be very happy for me to do this." Xie Ying said confidently replied.

"Then we will come back tomorrow."

"good!"

In the evening, the news that Xie Ying and Wei Ruo were serving porridge at the gate of the west city reached Xiaowei's mansion.

Although Yun doesn't approve of Wei Ruo's behavior of running to the south of the city to save people, he agrees with the porridge.

When encountering a disaster, it has been a custom since the founding of the sage queens that women from rich and noble families give porridge, and it is a commendable act of virtue and kindness.

As for Wei Ruo going to the south of the city to save people, he was in a mess and shared a room with a group of villagers, because Wei Ruo changed his mind after saving Wei Mingting.

Perhaps the husband is right, he should not use the standard of a lady in the capital to ask for the eldest daughter.

The only thing Yun is dissatisfied with is that Wei Ruo and Xie Ying's porridge stand is supported by the Xie family. Although Wei Ruo contributed money and energy and took the lead in the porridge, those who didn't know thought it was the Xie family. Wei Ruo just went to help.

Chapter 133 We don't have to fight with them

During dinner time, Wei Ruo appeared in the dining room, and Yun praised: "Ruoer has done very well these two days, today I met Mrs. Qian when I was out, she praised you very much and praised you repeatedly. "

Wei Ruo just nodded slightly, but didn't answer.

It is not unusual for Mrs. Qian to praise Wei Ruo. What Wei Ruo has done is also helping Qian Zhixian to a certain extent.

Yun continued: "It's just Ruo'er, although the Captain's Mansion is not a rich and powerful family, you can still get the money for the porridge. You can go to the porridge tomorrow and use your own people and supplies. You don't have to follow along." Thank you for coming together."

Wei Ruo hadn't replied yet, but Yun immediately continued to explain: "And you also bring Wanwan with you, so that she can learn from you as well."

The eldest daughter got a good reputation for saving people and giving porridge outside. Wanwan will inevitably look inferior in comparison with her.

What's more, Wanwan was criticized by Mrs. Yuan in Fucheng before, so she had to find a way to remedy it.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Qingwan also came over, and leaned slightly towards Wei Ruo: "Sister, what my sister has done recently is praised by my father and the people in the county. My sister really admires my sister. Tomorrow, I will go to the porridge with my sister. My sister asked I will do whatever I do, and I will never be negligent."

Wei Ruo curled her lips into a smile: "Does sister Qingwan want to imitate me in saving people, or do you want to imitate me and be praised?"

"Naturally, I learn from my sister to help others. It is my sister's credit that my father was saved. Our family is very happy because of my father's safety. The other people who want to come to my sister's rescue are also parents and children of other families. They must be very grateful Yes." Wei Qingwan said.

"It's good if you can think so, but since you have such an idea, you can do it yourself, there is no need to follow me." Wei Ruo replied.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo turned to Yun and said: "Mother, since I have made an appointment with Miss Xie to give porridge together, there is no reason to break the contract. If the school captain's mansion wants to give porridge, I can let sister Qing Wan go. If the government gets a good reputation, it can also win a good reputation for Sister Qingwan."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, both Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan looked a little unnatural.

"Does mother think I'm wrong? Asking sister Qingwan to make porridge in another place is a way to achieve the best of both worlds. It can satisfy both mother and sister's desire to save people, and it won't make things difficult for my daughter. And since it's for rescue Common people, the more porridge you give out, the better."

Wei Ruo's words are well-founded, making it difficult for Yun to refute.

Wei Qingwan was a little anxious, she wanted to go to the porridge with Wei Ruo.

In today's Captain's Mansion, Wei Ruo is the most affluent person on hand. The Seventh Prince just rewarded her with a hundred taels of gold, which is a lot of money.

With this amount of money, Wei Ruo can naturally help the people as he wants, and don't have to worry about money at all when giving porridge and cotton clothes.

It is easy to say that it is easy to pay money in the mansion, but it is difficult in reality. Wei Qingwan, who has read the account books of the school captain's mansion, knows that there is a problem with the income and expenditure of the family this year, and there is not much money left in the government.

Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan seemed to want to say something to Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo didn't give them this chance, she saw Wei Mingting, and walked straight towards Wei Mingting.

"Father."

Seeing Wei Ruo, Wei Mingting's expression softened a lot: "Ruo'er should pay attention to rest in the past few days. Although saving lives is very important, you must also take care of your body."

"Well, I know, and my father is too. Father is busy on both sides these days, so he still needs to pay attention to rest." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Mingting nodded kindly.

Wei Mingting has always been an unsmiling and strict father in the impression of Wei Yichen and the others, but when facing Wei Ruo, Wei Mingting is relatively more loving.

Maybe this daughter is very similar to him, which makes him feel very close, or it may be that he has a lot of debts and guilt towards this daughter.

Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan didn't mention what happened just now when they saw this.

The family sat together and had a quiet dinner.

After dinner, Wei Ruo didn't stay for tea, and went back to Tingsongyuan directly on the grounds that he had something to do.

Wei Mingting didn't stay long either, he was also very busy, it would be great to come back and have dinner with his family, he had to go to the study to deal with some business first.

Then Wei Yichen, who was busy studying, and Wei Yilin, who was addicted to martial arts recently, also left one after another.

The rest of Wei Qingwan hadn't left yet. Seeing that no one else was there, Wei Qingwan asked Yun: "Mother, about the porridge..."

Mr. Yun frowned and said, "You don't have to worry about getting it. I'll give you the porridge money from my dowry."

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan couldn't help laughing.

"But mother, that is your dowry, how can my daughter use your dowry..." Wei Qingwan said a little ashamedly.

"Mother's dowry will also belong to you and Ruo'er in the future, and the money should be used wisely, so you can use it anyway." Yun said.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Yun took Wei Qingwan's hand, patted the back of her hand lightly, and said earnestly: "Wanwan, do it well, no matter whether you can save your reputation or not, you have to do it for this Xingshan County." The common people do their best, and it is your father and all the soldiers who guarded it with their lives."

Wei Qingwan nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I will do my best."

The next day, Wei Ruo and Xie Ying served porridge at the West Gate as usual. They specially prepared some extra pickles today, so it would be more refreshing to eat with porridge.

Xie Ying leaned into Wei Ruo's ear and said, "Ruoruo, I heard that Wei Qingwan and Qian Zhilan went to set up a stall at the North City Gate and taught us to serve porridge!"

Wei Ruo said with a smile: "No matter what their purpose is, it is a good thing that the porridge is actually given and the affected people eat the porridge."

Xie Ying thought for a while: "That's right. We didn't come here for fame, so we don't need to fight with them. As long as the result can save people and let more people get through the difficulties, that's good!"

"That's the reason."

Wei Ruo smiled, and then he and Xie Ying continued to work on their affairs.

Working all morning, after delivering the porridge pie, Xie Jue took several carts to the porridge shop.

"Sister, sister of the Wei family." Xie Jue called Xie Ying and Wei Ruo with a smile on his face.

"Brother, why did you come here!" Xie Ying said with some disgust.

"My good sister, I'm already the fastest. You have to know how tight these cotton-padded quilts are now. Thanks to my mother's village and shop, otherwise I don't even know where to buy them when I have money." !" Xie Jue explained innocently.

This sudden change in weather is not just affecting Xingshan County, disasters are everywhere, food is in short supply, and cotton clothes and quilts are also in short supply.

"Okay, okay, wait for us to clean up here, and then we will go door-to-door to check the situation and deliver to those in need." Xie Ying said.

"Wait a minute, I still have some things not arrived." Wei Ruo said.

Chapter 134 My second brother lives in seclusion

"Ruo Ruo, what else?" Xie Ying asked.

"Some black charcoal." Wei Ruo said.

"Ruoruo, where did you get the black charcoal? I asked my mother, and she said that it's so cold this year that it's not easy to buy charcoal."

"I bought it earlier, so it will be more difficult these days. I remember I mentioned this to you before."

"I mentioned it, but my mother thinks it's still early. I bought the charcoal too early and I'm afraid it will get damp. When I want to buy more in the next two days, it will be too late."

"It's okay, I still have a lot more, and I also have a lot of silver bone charcoal. If your house is short, I will give you some." Wei Ruo said.

"That's not necessary." Xie Jue took over the words, "My father has already purchased a batch from the capital, and it will be transported by the river in a few days. The mansion will not worry about running out of charcoal. It's just that there is no way to send charcoal to the people affected by the disaster. ."

"That's good." Wei Ruo didn't say anything more.

After talking, Wei Jin also arrived on horseback, with a cart full of black charcoal behind him.

Seeing Wei Jinyi, Xie Ying asked curiously, "Ruoruo, who is this?"

"This is my second brother." Wei Ruo replied.

"Your second brother? Why haven't I seen him before?" Xie Ying said.

Hearing this, Xie Jue couldn't help but said: "Sister, isn't it normal that you haven't seen any man from other people's family? It would be strange if you have seen them all!"

Which girl in the boudoir sees her boyfriend every day?

On weekdays, the chances to meet foreign men are very limited, like now, it is also a special situation in a special period.

"That's right, I haven't seen many of them." Xie Ying said after thinking about it seriously.

Then Xie Jue looked at Wei Jinyi again and said, "But I haven't seen the second elder brother of the younger sister of the Wei family."

It is normal that Xie Ying has never seen it, but it is a little strange that Xie Jue has never seen it.

Wei Mingting has been working in Xingshan County for some time, and Wei Jin also looks about the same age as him. It stands to reason that he should be able to see him a few times.

Wei Yichen, the eldest son of Wei, is not uncommon, but he has never seen this second son before.

Xie Jue looked at Wei Jinyi with curiosity and inquiry.

Although I haven't seen the real deity, I have heard a little about Wei Jinyi. I heard that he is a gloomy, introverted and cowardly person.

But looking at the person in front of him, Mr. Pianpian, with bright eyes and white teeth, elegant demeanor, there is no trace of gloomy and timid.

"My second elder brother lives in seclusion and doesn't like to make friends with others, so brother Xie's family hasn't seen him much." Wei Ruobang and Wei Jin also explained.

Wei Jin also took the initiative to say hello to Xie Jue: "Wei Jin also met Mr. Xie."

Xie Jue immediately returned the salute and asked: "Xie Jue has met the Second Young Master Wei. Where is the Second Young Master studying now?"

Generally, if a son of an aristocratic family is not a martial artist at this age, he must be studying. Seeing that Wei Jin also has a gentle temperament, not like those reckless men wielding knives and guns, he guessed that the other party should be studying.

"Tutored by a Layman in the Tibetan forest, but not enrolled in a private school." Wei Jin also replied.

Xie Jue was surprised, "Are you the one who won the favor of Tibetan laymen?"

Wei Jin also acquiesced.

Xie Jue couldn't help sizing up Wei Jinyi again. The first sizing was because he didn't match the rumors, and the second sizing was because the Layman in the Tibetan forest hadn't accepted another disciple for many years. Recently, it was rumored that he had accepted one. Unexpectedly, it was The second son of the Wei family who has no sense of presence.

It is not too difficult for Xie Jue to learn from the monks in the Tibetan forest. After all, he has been in the capital all year round and has more opportunities to meet the learned masters, but it is not for most families in Xingshan County. An unattainable thing.

Before Xie Jue finished looking at it, Xie Ying couldn't wait any longer, and urged: "Okay, brother, don't dawdle, let's talk about it on the way if you have anything to say, go to the village quickly, it will be dark when it's late!"

"Okay, okay." Xie Jue quickly withdrew his eyes from looking at Wei Jinyi, and arranged for the Xie family's entourage to prepare for the journey.

Wei Ruo, Wei Jinyi, Xiumei and the Xie family brothers and sisters set off to the west of the city with all the followers of the Xie family.

There are many small mountain villages here, and Xishan Village, where a landslide occurred, is one of them, and it is also the first stop for Wei Ruo and the others.

The villagers greeted Wei Ruo warmly when they saw Wei Ruo. Seeing that Wei Ruo and the others had sent supplies, they immediately burst into tears of gratitude.

The old village head, who was somewhat hunchback, came to the village entrance staggeringly, and said gratefully to Wei Ruo and others on behalf of the villagers:

"Master Wei, Miss Wei, we are very grateful for you coming to save people and protect our family. Why did you send us so many good things? How can we..."

"Village Chief, these rice and cotton-padded quilts were found by Mr. Xie and Miss Xie for you." Wei Ruo explained.

The porridge was provided by Wei Ruo, and Xie Ying contributed. The supplies sent to Xishan Village were mainly from the Xie family, and Wei Ruode made it clear.

Hearing this, the village chief hurriedly took all the virtuous brothers Xie Jue and Xie Ying to express his thanks, and he was about to kneel down immediately after speaking.

Xie Jue quickly stopped the village head and the old man: "Village head, get up, we can't bear it, this is a natural disaster, and we don't distinguish between you and me in front of the disaster."

Xie Ying seconded: "My brother is right, the village chief, please don't be polite to us."

Hearing this, the village chief couldn't help but had tears in his eyes. This year's schedule was not good, and the weather suddenly turned cold, causing the vegetables grown by the villagers in Xishan Village to rot in the ground.

There was a landslide again, and many houses were destroyed. Even if there were no casualties, this winter would be very sad.

Wei Ruo and others came to deliver supplies to Xishan Village at this moment, not only sending charcoal in the snow, but saving their lives!

"Village Chief, don't even think about talking about this. The most urgent thing is to help everyone tide over the difficulties together." Wei Ruo hurriedly interrupted the conversation.

"Okay, okay." The village chief agreed repeatedly, and then said, "But no matter what, the kindness of Miss Wei, Young Master Wei, Miss Xie, and Young Master Xie will definitely be remembered by the villagers of Xishan Village. Unforgettable!" The village chief also put away his emotions and thanked him repeatedly.

Then Wei Ruo asked people to start moving things: "You guys move things down, and then deliver them one by one, so don't miss out."

The followers of the Xie family took action immediately, and Wei Jinyi and Xie Jue also helped.

Wei Jin also looked elegant, but he didn't want him to lift heavy objects without any difficulty.

Xie Ying teased Xie Jue for this: "Brother, look at him, you have the nerve to say that you practice martial arts on weekdays."

Xie Jue was a little depressed: "Sister, if you have time, please ask the sister of the Wei family for me, what kind of supplements does she give to the Wei family, and why everyone is strong and strong."

The maid named Xiumei is also the same, she is obviously a personal servant girl, but she is full of martial arts, and she can beat people to the flesh.

Now the second brother of the Wei family is also like this.

Xie Ying snickered and said, "Brother, are you asking Ruoruo for something through me again?"

When I was playing reclusive, I don't know why my hands always type in a simple way...

Chapter 135 Begging for a prescription

"Little sister, what you said, if you don't know, you would think that your brother and I are always thinking about the things of Wei's sister." Xie Jue said helplessly.

"No? You took a lot of Ruoruo's things from me, that mosquito repellent balm, that mushroom sauce, and..."

Xie Jue hurriedly interrupted: "Sister, grandpa gave me a sword a while ago, and I will give it to you later."

"Really?" Xie Ying's eyes lit up.

"You girl, when did my brother lie to you?"

"Good brother, you are the bravest in my heart!" Xie Ying immediately changed her words.

At the moment Wei Ruo and Wei Jin are also helping to repair the roof. Because most of the middle-aged men in the village went to dig houses that were buried by the soil during landslides.

Before, only one road was dug to facilitate traffic inside and outside the village, and many places are still buried.

In the past few days, the government still sent people to help, but in order to recover as soon as possible, the men in the village, whether they have houses buried or not, first went to help dig.

So some dilapidated houses were put on hold, and the elderly, women and children in the family could only make do with it.

Wei Ruo stood under the house and helped pass things to Wei Jinyi who was on the roof.

Wei Ruo looked up at Wei Jinyi who was busy on the top, and couldn't help but praise: "Second brother is really good at walking on the roof so steadily."

Wei Jin also did not respond to Wei Ruo's compliment, but told Wei Ruo: "Be careful down here, some broken tiles may fall down at any time."

Seeing Wei Ruo standing below, Wei Jin always felt a little uneasy.

"Well, I will pay attention, second brother, don't worry, I'm a pity." Wei Ruo replied.

"Um."

When she looked at him, she would always show such a smile, very sweet and sincere.

"Second brother, how long will you stay in Xingshan County this time?" Coincidentally, there is nothing else going on right now, so Wei Ruo asked.

"Depends on the situation, don't worry." Wei Jin also replied.

"Old...does the Layman in the Tibetan forest have any objections?"

"his meaning."

"Well, that's good." The old man is interesting!

When Wei Jinyi finished finishing the roof and came down, the old farmer brought water to the two: "Master Wei, Miss Wei, I don't have good tea or wine here, so I can only feel sorry for you two to drink."

"Old man is fine, a bowl of water is enough."

Wei Ruo took the bowl, handed it to Wei Jinyi first, and then went to get her own one.

Wei Jin also saw a strand of Wei Ruo's hair falling into the bowl when she was drinking water, so she reached out to help her pull her hair behind her ear.

His slender fingers brushed over his ears, Wei Ruo was stunned, raised his head, and met Wei Jin's own eyes.

At this moment, Wei Jinyi's hand has not been withdrawn from behind Wei Ruo's ear.

His expression is very focused, and his eyes are very gentle.

This kind of gentleness makes Wei Ruo a little dazed, maybe because no one has treated her like this before, or maybe his eyes are as deep as a whirlpool.

The two of them just looked at each other, Xie Ying suddenly came over and patted Wei Ruo on the shoulder.

Wei Ruo was taken aback, and then turned around quickly.

Wei Jin also withdrew his hand and looked at his palm thoughtfully.

Actually, at that moment just now, he didn't know what was wrong with him, he just subconsciously helped her brush a lock of hair, why he suddenly looked at her cheek that was close at hand in a daze.

"Ruoruo, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Wei Ruo was frightened, Xie Ying hurriedly asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'm a little distracted." Wei Ruo hurriedly replied, and then asked Xie Ying: "Why did you come to see me?"

"It's nothing serious, I just have a question I want to ask you."

"what is the problem?"

Xie Ying leaned into Wei Ruo's ear: "Ruoruo, what did you feed your family, your second brother and Meimei are in good health."

"This...Second brother's has nothing to do with me. He is the result of his own hard work and hard work. For Meimei, he still focuses on exercising his body. There are also soaks in medicinal baths, and there are also daily tonics and body conditioning." Wei Ruo replied .

"Ruo Ruo, look at my elder brother, my grandfather wanted him to be a talent in both civil and martial arts, but look at him, he said that he has learned martial arts for a long time, but he is still a half-baked man. If you can, Ruo Ruo you Can you help him?"

Although it is a little embarrassing to take the initiative to manage people and ask for things, Xie Ying is willing to go all out for her brother.

"No problem." Wei Ruo agreed very happily.

"Really?" Xie Ying looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.

"There can be false ones. Aren't we good friends? Such small things are naturally out of the question. I will write you a prescription for medicinal bath in a while. As for the prescription of tonic, it varies from person to person. Give Mr. Xie a look and see what to add." Wei Ruo replied.

"Ruo Ruo, you are so kind!" Xie Ying looked joyful and moved, "Ruo Ruo my brother got a sword from my grandfather, and I will give it to you when he gets it!"

"No, I don't know martial arts, so it's useless to give it to me. Don't you like swords and knives? Keep it for yourself." Wei Ruo said.

"That won't work. If you give me something nice, I will naturally give you something in return. Otherwise, I will feel bad. I, Xie Ying, never take advantage of others."

"Then give me a picture of a war horse you drew next time." Wei Ruo said.

"My horse painting is not as good as Mr. Wang's. What do you want it to do?"

"Exchanging your own handwriting for my own writing is considered an equivalent exchange. The important thing is not the value, but the heart. Your strokes must be very precious." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, it's up to you!" Xie Ying said happily.

Then Wei Ruo found a room and wrote Xie Jue a prescription for medicinal bath.

Xie Ying took the prescription written by Wei Ruo, and happily called to Xie Jue, who was working as a porter outside the door: "Brother, come quickly, Ruoruo wrote you a prescription for Zhang's medicinal bath for physical fitness !"

Xie Jue came over after hearing the news, because the prescription Wei Ruo gave their mother last time to regulate the body was very effective, Xie Jue did not doubt the effectiveness of writing Wei Ruoxin's prescription at all.

Xie Jue stopped talking politely, and thanked Wei Ruo very sincerely: "Thank you, sister Wei!"

"You're welcome, Yingying traded her calligraphy for me, and I won't suffer." Wei Ruo said.

"Mo Bao? Sister, you still have Mo Bao?" Xie Jue looked at Xie Ying in surprise.

"Why not, my painting is really good! Don't underestimate me!" Xie Ying said unconvinced.

When the siblings were bickering, Wei Ruo turned to Wei Jin and said, "Second brother, do you want it? If you want it, I'll make it for you."

Wei Ruo thought, although the second brother is physically strong, there is no harm in this kind of medicine bath with more bubbles, especially since he is a martial arts practitioner, and his muscles, bones and muscles will inevitably be injured after daily exercise.

"Yes." Wei Jin also nodded.

Seeing that Wei Ruo was thinking of himself and caring about himself, Wei Jin also felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Chapter 136 On rewards for meritorious deeds

With the joint efforts of Wei Ruo, Wei Jinyi, Xiumei, Xie Jue, Xie Ying, and a group of Xie's followers, all three carts of goods were delivered.

After that, several people went back to the city together. On West Street, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also bid farewell to Xie's brothers and sisters.

"Ruoruo, let's continue tomorrow!" Xie Ying said happily.

Although she was tired after a busy day, Xie Ying felt very fulfilled seeing the smiles of the villagers when they got the things and the light in their eyes.

"Okay." That's what Wei Ruoben planned.

Then for a few days, Wei Ruodu and Xie's family helped the disaster-stricken people together.

Wei Qingwan also persisted for three days, but then stopped for unknown reasons, and Wei Ruo didn't ask about it because she didn't care.

Time flashed and seven days passed.

With the joint efforts of Xingshan County, the overall situation of Xingshan County is good. Although everyone has suffered losses and it is destined to be a difficult year, at least everyone can live their lives now, and there is nothing wrong with it. Big casualties.

At this time, good news came from the capital.

After Chu Lan reported the land improvement in Xingshan County, the Holy One was very happy and gave a reward for the matter.

In the afternoon, Wei Mingting was invited to go to the magistrate's yamen, and everyone in the Wei residence was very excited.

The seventh prince alone rewarded Wei Ruo with so many things last time. This time, the emperor does not know what he will reward the Wei family in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds.

In Cangyun Garden, Yun's mood was disturbed, and the account book was in front of him for a long time, but he couldn't read a word.

Wei Qingwan came back from the Qian Mansion early and went to Cangyun Garden to accompany the Yun family.

Both of them hope that Wei Mingting can have a share in this reward for meritorious deeds, and it would be even better if they can be promoted because of this!

It wasn't until after dark that Wei Mingting returned home, and Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan went up to greet him.

"Husband, how are you?" Yun asked anxiously.

Wei Mingting frowned slightly, his expression was not very good: "Things are a little different from what I thought."

Hearing this, Yun's heart skipped a beat: "What's going on?"

Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Mingting curiously, wondering what the discrepancies in what he said were.

Wei Mingting said: "This time the emperor rewarded the Seventh Prince and Qian Zhixian, but he didn't mention the Wei Mansion at all."

"What?" Yun couldn't believe it, "Why didn't you mention Wei Mansion?"

Wei Mingting shook his head: "I don't know, it's normal for the emperor not to reward the Wei family, but why didn't even Ruo'er mention anything..."

Wei Mingting didn't expect to get anything by relying on Wei Ruo's incident this time, but he felt that their Ruo'er must have a contribution.

Obviously Ruo'er took the lead in opening up wasteland and planting new crops, but in the end, only the Seventh Prince and Qian Zhixian were the only ones who were rewarded for their merits, and Wei Ruo's name never appeared.

Yun's family was a little confused: "Why is this happening, shouldn't it be? Husband, didn't you say that there is not enough food in various places in the past two years, and the emperor pays special attention to people who can relieve the country's worries."

"Hmm." Wei Mingting also thought so, so he didn't understand why the reward for meritorious deeds was such a result in the end.

Yun guessed: "Could it be the Seventh Prince... who deliberately concealed it and didn't report it?"

The matter was reported by the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince has the final say on how to tell the Holy One. If the Seventh Prince only mentions himself and Qian Zhixian, then naturally there will be nothing about their Wei family.

"I don't know about this matter, and the holy will is unpredictable." Wei Mingting sighed.

Although he has been an official for many years, he has seen only a handful of faces of the Holy Majesty, and he only saw them from a long distance.

As for the Seventh Prince, they had very little contact with him, and Wei Mingting didn't know his character and thoughts.

After thinking for a while, Wei Qingwan also guessed: "Maybe it's because my sister is a woman, and it's not easy for a woman to reward her for doing such a thing."

Wei Mingting still gave the same answer: "We don't know the truth now."

Then Wei Mingting glanced at Wei Qingwan and said, "Wanwan, go back first."

Wei Mingting was now thinking about how to tell Wei Ruo about this, so he asked Wei Qingwan to go back first.

Wei Qingwan obediently withdrew from Cangyun Garden.

After coming out of Cangyun Garden, Wei Qingwan thought about it all the way. She was surprised by the result, but at the same time couldn't help being happy.

Because she knew that Wei Ruoneng was so arrogant in the mansion that even his mother dared to contradict him, it was just because of her credit and connection with the Seventh Prince.

If Wei Ruo really has a share in this meritorious reward, then she still doesn't know how to be arrogant, how to suppress her openly and secretly.

So it's a pity that the Wei Manor didn't get the award, but to her, it was more joy than sorrow.

Although Wei Mingting didn't know how to tell Wei Ruo the news, but knowing that paper could not cover fire, after thinking about it for a while, Wei Mingting still chose to send someone to call Wei Ruo to Cangyun Garden.

Instead of letting his daughter know the news through other channels, it is better for him to tell her personally.

After Wei Ruo came, Wei Mingting briefly explained the matter to her.

Then Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo, and couldn't help feeling nervous.

He seldom had such a time. Even when he went to battle to kill the enemy, Wei Mingting never felt nervous when facing the ferocious Japanese pirates.

Now, just because I want to tell my daughter about such a thing, I am nervous because I am worried that my daughter will be hurt and sad.

Wei Ruo pondered for a moment, and said, "My daughter knows."

His face was calm, without grief or crying.

With her like this, Wei Mingting was a little worried.

"Ruoer, father will find a way to figure it out..." Wei Mingting said.

Although the Wei Mansion's strength is limited, and there may not be such a channel for asking, Wei Mingting still wants to ask a question for his daughter.

Wei Ruo shook his head: "Father, don't worry too much. The matter has come to this point. If we find out why, we can't change anything. Let it be like this."

Wei Mingting understands what Wei Ruo means. In terms of the Wei family's situation, even if they know what's going on, they can't change anything.

But it is precisely because I know that I am more worried about my daughter.

He even felt that if Ruo'er was wronged like Wanwan, he would speak out and cry out, maybe he wouldn't be so worried.

"Father, if there is nothing else, I'll go back first." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo was not in a good mood. She didn't show anger or sadness just because she knew that such emotions were useless, but it didn't mean that her heart was not disturbed by this matter.

Wei Mingting frowned, as if he still wanted to say something to Wei Ruo, but he was not good at comforting people, so he held back for a long time, and finally nodded to let Wei Ruo go back to Songyuan.

Back to Tingsongyuan, just about to enter the courtyard, Wei Jin also called her to stop.

"Ruo'er."

Wei Ruo turned around and saw Wei Jin looking at him with concern.

Wei Ruo guessed that he knew what her father said to her just now.

"Second brother, I'm in a bad mood."

Chapter 137 I hate Chu Lan very much

In front of Wei Mingting, Wei Ruo did not reveal his negative emotions, but in front of Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo did not hide his unhappiness too much.

Saying that, Wei Ruo turned and walked towards Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo's slumped little face, and his chest felt uncomfortable.

Looking at Wei Ruo, Wei Jin also didn't know how to comfort her.

"Go to the booth and talk."

Wei Ruo followed Wei Jinyi to the pavilion, and Wei Jin asked Xiaobei to make Wei Ruo a cup of honey pomelo tea.

"Ruo'er." Wei Jin also opened his mouth, but clumsily didn't know how to comfort her.

"Second brother, why are you nervous?" Wei Ruo asked, looking at his appearance, he couldn't help being a little funny.

Naturally nervous about you.

Wei Jin also said this in his heart.

"I don't know how to comfort people. Tell me, what can I do to make you happier?" Wei Jin also asked very seriously.

"You can just talk to me like this. Although I'm in a bad mood, it's not that serious." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin also frowned, carefully examining Wei Ruo's expression, as if evaluating whether what Wei Ruo said was not so serious was true.

Wei Ruo propped his chin with one hand, and murmured: "I didn't aim to make meritorious deeds when I started improving the wasteland in the south of the city, but I happened to meet the Seventh Prince in the middle, which magnified this matter. So I am very grateful for the rewards. If you don't care so much about one thing, it won't be so uncomfortable."

"But I'm still in a bad mood, because I don't like others taking advantage of me, taking credit for my achievements and leaving me aside."

Wei Jinyi still didn't know what to say, so he could only be a quiet listener.

Wei Ruo continued to mutter: "I have reason to suspect that Chu Lan deliberately did not report this matter, so that he can take more credit for himself and reflect the importance of his seventh prince! I know it, they Several princes have been fighting fiercely for power recently, so why don't he take the opportunity to give himself more credit?"

"I already hated this **** very much. Last time he fulfilled his promise and rewarded me with a hundred gold, which made me think he had a conscience. My dislike for him dropped to nine points, and now it's back to ten points."

When thinking that Chu Lan will be the emperor in the future, Wei Ruo is very upset. I really hope that God will send someone to **** Chu Lan's throne and make Chu Lan cry!

Of course Wei Ruo knows that this is unlikely. According to the development of the original plot, Chu Lan will become the crown prince and then become the emperor.

Although Wei Qingwan's story line has changed now, it will most likely not affect Chu Lan's career line.

Because the original work is a novel about female rivalry from the perspective of the heroine, and it does not involve the struggle of the heroine.

In the original book, after Wei Qingwan met Chu Lan in Xingshan County, she fell in love with Chu Lan.

Then something happened to the Wei family, Wei Mingting died in battle, and Chu Lan took Wei Qingwan to the capital.

Although Chu Lan liked Wei Qingwan in his heart, but out of consideration for power, he married the daughter of the Minister of War as his wife, and Wei Qingwan was only his concubine at first because he had no name and no relationship with him.

What follows is a story of true love conquering everything. Although Wei Qingwan is weak, she is kind and pure. Whenever she is hurt, Chu Lan will show up. While pity Wei Qingwan, she hates her concubine even more.

Then Wei Qingwan changed from a concubine to the prince Liangdi, a side concubine, and finally became a queen after Chu Lan ascended the throne.

During this process, Chu Lan is a bossy tool man who appears when Wei Qingwan needs it. For the plot, his identity change is just an opportunity to change the identities of the women in his backyard.

Thinking about the plot of the original novel, Wei Ruo couldn't help but sigh. After sighing, he remembered that the second brother was looking at him with concern.

"Second brother, I don't have a big deal, I just talk about it, so I won't cry and cry over these things that I can't change for the time being. If I have the time, I'll do something else."

"Yeah." She has always been strong and knows what she wants, and he knows it.

Perhaps it was her behavior style that influenced him and made him change his mind.

It is precisely because of this that he wants to fight for the position that he originally decided not to touch...

"Okay, second brother, I feel much more comfortable after telling you, and I'm going back to get down to business." Wei Ruo got up.

"Tell me whenever you need it, whether the second brother is at home or not, if not, you just hand over the letter to Jing Hu, and he will deliver the letter to me." Wei Jin also said solemnly.

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

Wei Ruo returned to Tingsongyuan, instead of wasting time worrying about the unhappy things that happened, Wei Ruo has more important things to do now.

In the past period of time, although she was busy helping the disaster-stricken people, the planting of her space did not fall at all.

After the sweet potatoes matured last time, the space was upgraded to the third level, with experience points (100/1200), and Wei Ruo planted the shiitake mushroom hyphae obtained after that.

And in order to improve the experience quickly, Wei Ruo even personally participated in the production process of the mushroom planting bag, and the step of implanting mycelium was almost all done by herself.

After nearly two months of planting, plus Wei Ruo's planting on the land in the space, the experience of the space has increased rapidly.

Just five days ago, the experience points were fully accumulated again, promoted to the fourth level, and unlocked new plant seeds.

When Wei Ruo saw the new seed, tears were about to fall.

This is not another seed, it is the one she needs most right now—wheat!

Wheat seeds are certainly not unusual, but what is strange is that the seeds given by her space are excellent in all aspects, whether it is disease resistance, drought resistance, cold resistance, and waterlogging resistance, and excellent genes.

Half a month ago, Wei Ruo planned to plant wheat on a large scale so that a piece of land could produce double yields a year.

However, sudden changes in the weather made this imagination very difficult.

The seedlings planted from the last batch of wheat will be ruined by the wave of cooling and rainfall. Now that they have undergone some repairs, everyone is waiting for Wei Ruo to direct the planting of new wheat.

Wei Ruoben was racking his brains to think about how to use limited resources to ensure the next year's wheat production in spite of bad weather conditions.

Now it's all right, and more than half of this problem has been solved at once.

Now Wei Ruo must quickly plant wheat in the space, because the amount of seeds given when he first upgraded was limited, and he can get more seeds by planting and harvesting.

In reality, it is too late to plant. Wei Ruo can only hope for the planting in the space. The cycle of space planting is short enough. Wheat can be grown in only five days if it is planted on the space land.

Today is just the fifth day since the first batch of wheat was planted. Wei Ruo is going back to harvest the wheat now, and then take this batch of seeds to the people in the south of the city to plant again.

Chapter 138 The more silver, the better

Wei Ruo first took Xiumei out to the nanny, who had already purchased a batch of wheat seeds for Wei Ruo, and they are now being stored in the warehouse where the sweet potatoes were stored.

In the past few days, due to the large number of sweet potatoes being transported away, a lot of space has been vacated in the warehouse.

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to guard the door, and he lingered in the warehouse for a long time before coming out.

"Meimei, take Agui and Xiaoba to take these bags of rice seeds to the south of the city, and distribute some to each family. I would like to remind you that these rice seeds are good varieties, and this amount may not be enough to plant all the rice fields. Yes, we will use the ordinary grain seeds over there to make up for the leftovers." Wei Ruo instructed.

In a short period of time, Wei Ruo can only get so many space rice seeds, and she is afraid that if she waits any longer, the patience of the people in the south of the city will be exhausted.

Wei Ruo can also understand their anxiety very well. If they miss the planting time this year, it means that they will not have food supplies for the next year.

"Okay." After receiving Wei Ruo's order, Xiumei ordered Agui and Xiaoba to help transport all the grain seeds into the car.

Agui and Xiaoba both showed some reluctance, especially Agui, who was a little older, who moved away for a while and quit, and said angrily: "Miss Xiumei, our lady is so dedicated to the affairs of Chengnan, but As a result, there is no Miss in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, which is so annoying."

It turns out that both Agui and Xiaoba already knew about the imperial court's reward for the land reclamation in the south of the city. They followed Wei Ruo these days, and they got paid and appreciated, and there are many benefits.

If Wei Ruo was wronged, they naturally couldn't be happy.

Xiumei sighed: "One yard is equal to one yard. The lady started to open up wasteland not to claim credit, but to let more suffering people have enough to eat. Some people are unfair to the lady, and the innocent people in the south of the city cannot be implicated." Isn't it?"

Agui and Xiaoba looked at each other, and they were convinced.

Xiumei continued: "Don't worry too much. You are so considerate of the young lady. The young lady will be very happy when she finds out. Others can't understand the young lady, and even laugh at the young lady for emptying the bamboo basket. We, as young ladies, should understand the young lady. , Ms. Support."

Agui said: "I understand, Xiaoba and I will work hard to help Miss."

The two no longer had any disagreements, and quickly loaded all the rice seeds in the warehouse into the car.

The ox cart that pulled Rice Seeds followed Wei Ruo's carriage out of the south gate.

Outside the city gate, Qian Zhixian was also there. Seeing Wei Ruo appear, Qian Zhixian was surprised and embarrassed.

After hesitating for a moment, Qian Zhixian brought people to Wei Ruo's carriage. Through the curtain of the carriage, Qian Zhixian said to Wei Ruo, "Miss Wei, are you here to deliver rice seeds to the people in the south of the city?"

Wei Ruo said: "It's not a gift, it's a sale."

It was originally a gift, but when Qian Zhixian asked, it became a sale.

"This..." Qian Zhixian's smile was a little stiff.

"I heard that Mr. Qian won a lot of rewards this time, and that he is expected to be promoted after a good harvest in the coming year." Wei Ruoduan said unhurriedly through the curtain while sitting in the carriage.

"Thanks to Ms. Wei." Qian Zhixian also knew in his heart that if Miss Wei hadn't caused this incident, his promotion would not have come so quickly.

"Since this is the case, Mr. Qian might as well do a good deed for the people of Xingshan County. Mr. Qian will buy these grains and give them to the people who open up wasteland in the south of the city. What does Mr. Qian think?"

After hesitating for a while, Zhixian Qian bit his head and said: "It should be. I will take whatever money Miss Wei wants from me."

Qian Zhixian apologized to Wei Ruo, he had benefited from the other party, and now he really shouldn't let the other party contribute money and efforts to contribute to his political achievements.

Wei Ruo didn't talk nonsense with Qian Zhixian, and directly asked the price: "Two hundred taels of silver."

"Two hundred taels?" Qian Zhixian was obviously intimidated by the price.

A few carts of wheat seeds cost two hundred taels, which is a bit too expensive!

"If Qianzhi County thinks it's expensive, you don't have to buy it, but let me remind Mr. Qian that this time has already missed the time for general wheat planting. In addition, the weather is cold early, so it is not easy to plant this batch of wheat well..."

Wei Ruo said half of what he said, and left the rest to Zhixian Qian to make up his own brain.

Hearing this, Qian Zhixian's heart skipped a beat.

If the wheat can be planted, he can report to his superiors in the middle of next year. On the contrary, if the wheat fails, the rice will be affected later, and in the end he fails to complete a large-scale harvest, then he may have no hope of promotion!

Qian Zhixian quickly changed his words: "Two hundred taels are not expensive, so I will send people back to the house to get the silver!"

"I believe that Mr. Qian is a man of his word, so I will first thank Mr. Qian on behalf of the people in the south of the city. I will distribute these wheat seeds first." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, Miss Wei has worked hard." Qian Zhixian smiled gratefully.

Of course, Miss Wei doesn't have to worry about his repentance, because what he bought for two hundred and two taels is not only grain seeds, but also Miss Wei's abilities.

After Wei Ruo led the people away, the magistrate Qian sighed: Hey, I really can't blame the Miss Wei family for this matter, and he wouldn't be happy about it.

But he was also confused about this matter, he didn't know what was going on.

Wei Ruo led Xiumei, Agui, Xiaoba and others to distribute the wheat seeds to the land reclamation people in the south of the city, and explained their planting-related matters, and asked them to adopt the method of hole sowing, concentrate the use of fertilizer, and keep the depth of sowing consistent .

This kind of sowing method requires a lot of labor, but it is conducive to increasing production.

The people in the south of the city all remember Wei Ruo's exhortations firmly, and no one dares to neglect them intentionally.

Whether they will have a good harvest next year depends entirely on Miss Wei! Miss Wei family asked them to do it, absolutely can't go wrong!

Wei Ruo also received two hundred taels of silver from Qianzhi County after finishing his work.

After finishing his work in the south of the city, Wei Ruo returned to the city, seeing that it was still early, he went to Sibao Zhai first.

The nanny presented a new account book and told Wei Ruo the good news.

Although during this period of time, Wei Ruo provided a lot of supplies to help the people affected by the disaster, but overall it was still profitable.

Those things purchased in advance and specially sold to the rich and powerful were still sold at a good price, which made Wei Ruo earn a lot of money.

"Miss, this is the account book of Xu Ji's Grain Shop. These days, the business of the Grain Shop is much better than that of Sibaozhai. The sales of rice and charcoal are especially good. Except for the sweet potatoes that you use to help the disaster-stricken people, miss, and you Those who asked were kept as food reserves, and the rest were sold short."

In the recent situation, even wealthy families have started to cut down on food and clothing. The things sold in Sibaozhai are not as good as those sold in Xuji Grain Shop. It is very reasonable that the business is not as good as Xu Ji Grain Shop.

Chapter 139 Want Wei Jinyi to recommend

Wei Ruo flipped through the account books, and couldn't help but smile happily. She was very satisfied with the proceeds.

Wei Ruo said to the nanny: "Thanks for your hard work, nanny."

Nurse quickly waved her hands: "Why am I working so hard, I don't have much chance to work now, it's just hired people who are busy."

The nanny doesn't feel that it's hard work to be busy with these things now.

They eat well, wear warm clothes, and live in a good house. When it is cold, they can burn charcoal, which makes the house warm and comfortable, not to mention how comfortable it is.

Compared with those people who were hungry and cold, the nanny felt that she was so happy.

And all of this is thanks to the young lady. Without the young lady, the three of them would still be starving and freezing in their hometown, worrying about the problem of getting enough to eat every day.

"Nurse, take a rest these few days. Later, I have to trouble you and Uncle Xu to go to Fucheng. The Zhuangzi in Fucheng is going to arrange to plant wheat. I'm not familiar with the people in that Zhuangzi, and I don't know them. I need you and Uncle Xu to keep an eye on me."

"What's the rest? I'll let Old Xu leave for Fucheng tomorrow. The planting of wheat can't be delayed. It's already too late now, so what can we do if we don't have enough time to plant? What a waste of half a year's land being left empty! "

"No, I know it in my heart, and I can live even later." Wei Ruo has confidence in the seeds provided by his own space.

"Then it has to be passed some time in advance. The field where the wheat is grown must be buried with manure first, so that the wheat can grow well later. What if the land in the Zhuangzi's field is not very good and it takes a long time to compost?"

As the nanny said, she urged Uncle Xu beside her: "What are you doing, Old Xu, pack up your things."

"Hey, good, good!" Xu Zhushan agreed repeatedly, and then turned around and went back to the room.

"Nurse, you just rest for a few days, there is no rush." Wei Ruo persuaded.

"There is nothing to rest, we are not too tired on weekdays, why do we need to stop for a few days to rest? Today's life is compared with our old home, every day is like rest!"

In the end, Wei Ruo failed to persuade the nanny and Uncle Xu to rest for a few days. Early the next morning, Xu Zhushan took the two buddies to Fucheng.

After Wei Ruo had been busy for two days, a notice came from the Xie family, saying that Mr. Wang had resumed his lectures.

Due to the disaster a few days ago, Mr. Wang specially let Wei Ruo and Xie Ying take leave. Now that the disaster is over, it is time to resume classes.

After class in the evening, Wei Ruo went directly to the dining hall after returning home.

Wei Mingting didn't come today, but even Wei Jin who seldom dined with everyone also came.

Wei Ruo was a little curious, walked up to Wei Jinyi, and asked in a low voice, "Why did Second Brother come to the restaurant today?"

"Mother sent someone to invite me." Wei Jin also replied.

Yun's actually sent someone to invite Wei Jinyi to the dining room?

Wei Ruo felt that this was a bit strange. It was Wei Mingting's permission for Wei Jinyi to set up a small kitchen in his own yard and eat independently. Yun's acquiescing to this matter was also because she didn't want to see Wei Jinyi.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Today's move may have a special purpose, not just for the family to have a meal together.

Wei Mingting didn't go home for dinner, so when Mrs. Yun arrived at the dining hall, he let everyone sit down and let the servants serve dishes.

During the meal, no one spoke because of the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping.

After the meal was over, when everyone sat aside to drink tea, Yun said, "Jin Yi, you have been studying under the Layman of the Tibetan Forest for some time, right?"

"It's full, it's March." Wei Jin also replied.

"This time the Layman in the Tibetan forest allowed you to come back, and allowed you to stay at home for a while, presumably because he loves you very much." Yun said.

"I don't know what you mean, sir." Wei Jin also replied.

"Jin Yi, your eldest brother is going to take the provincial examination next year, and it has been a while since learning has stagnated. If you can get the guidance of a famous teacher, you will have the opportunity to improve to a higher level." Yun continued.

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

As for Yun's words, he seems to understand, but he doesn't seem to understand.

"Now that Jin Yi has been appreciated by the lay Buddhists in the Tibetan forest, if he has spare energy, he should do something for the family." Yun said again.

"When you finish your studies in the future, you will be able to honor your ancestors." Wei Jin also talked about him.

Yun frowned, she had already reminded him so clearly, she didn't believe Jin and didn't understand.

At this moment, Wei Yichen couldn't listen anymore.

"Second brother, in fact, my mother is asking for me, and wants to ask if she can help introduce me to the Layman of Tibetan Forest."

Wei Yichen didn't really like his mother's oblique way of asking.

This method is fine for outsiders, but for his own family, Wei Yichen thinks it is not necessary to do so, and it would be better to speak directly if he has an idea.

"Sir, he has no intention of accepting another disciple." Wei Jin also refused very directly, even pretending to go back and ask for help.

Hearing this, Yun's complexion couldn't help but darken a bit.

Wei Yichen was a little disappointed, but he couldn't say anything. He had no one else to blame for this, but his own lack of ability.

After observing the expressions of Yun Shi and Wei Yichen, Wei Qingwan said:

"Second brother, the Layman in the Tibetan Forest may not have the intention of accepting another disciple before, but he may not think so after meeting the elder brother. Didn't everyone outside say that the Layman in the Tibetan Forest has returned to the mountains and forests, and will not come again?" He accepted his disciple, but he still made an exception and accepted you, second brother. Since he made an exception this first time, he should also have a chance to make an exception for the second time."

Yun immediately nodded and agreed with Wei Qingwan's speech: "Wanwan is quite right."

Wei Jin also remained expressionless: "Then you can ask yourself."

Yun's eyes widened: "Jin Yi, what do you mean?"

"I think I've made it very clear." Wei Jin also looked calm, as if he couldn't see Yun's anger.

Yun Shi was annoyed: "I am your mother in name! You are a Marquis and I am also your mother. Now you are just worshiping a famous teacher. How dare you talk to me like this?"

"Since it's just a famous teacher, it's not a big deal, why bother to go to all lengths because of the apprenticeship?" Wei Jin asked Yun's unhurriedly.

"You!" Yun was furious.

In these years, she has hardly had any contact with this bastard, but she didn't know that she was so arrogant and disrespectful!

"Come here! Take the second young master to the ancestral hall!" Yun ordered.

She is a mother, and it is only natural to discipline the bastard.

However, after Yun gave the order, the guards outside the door did not move, only Jing Hu walked in.

But he just walked in without any action.

"Jing Hu, I order you to take the second young master to the ancestral hall!" Yun said again.

Chapter 140 This is the order of the master

"Madam, to deal with the second young master requires the master's order." Jing Hu replied respectfully.

Although his tone and attitude were respectful, his actions ignored Yun's orders.

"You mean, I, the mistress of the house, can't control you anymore?"

"Returning to Madam, this is what the master meant." Jing Hu's attitude and reason remained the same.

Yun's face was completely gloomy, and the fire of anger rushed into his heart, but he couldn't break out.

Because Jing Hu is Wei Mingting's guard, if he dares to say that, it must be Wei Mingting's confession.

This is the root cause of Yun's inability to get angry. She can lose her temper with anyone in the house, but she can't lose her temper with her husband Wei Mingting.

But this is exactly the case, and it is what makes Yun the most distressed and uncomfortable.

She didn't understand why her husband had to explain to his subordinates in such a way that he had to take care of this **** to such an extent!

Both Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan looked at Yunshi worriedly. After so many years, this was the first time they saw Yunshi like this.

"Mother..." Wei Yichen stared at Yun's worriedly.

After a while, Yun got up, turned around and went back to the house without saying a word.

At the same time, Wei Jin also got up and left, without any scruples about the thoughts of other people in the hall.

Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan did not dare to leave, fearing that something might happen to the Yun family, they followed to Cangyun Garden.

In the end, only Wei Ruo was left. Seeing that there was no one else, she also left quickly.

When approaching Tingsongyuan, Wei Ruo caught up with Wei Jinyi.

As if knowing what Wei Ruo was going to say to him, Wei Jin also said, "Don't worry, Ruo'er, my father won't blame me, and my mother won't be able to help me if she gets angry again."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Jinyi explained to Wei Ruo: "My mother has a special meaning to my father."

"It turns out that the second brother knows what I will be suspicious of." Wei Ruo said.

"Well. So if you encounter any difficulties at home in the future, just tell me. If I'm not at home, you can ask Jing Hu to send me a letter." Wei Jin also said.

Although he can't protect her in matters above the court, he can still help her a little bit in this family.

"Thank you, second brother." Wei Ruo felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Although Wei Ruo has always adhered to the style of self-improvement and self-reliance, she will be very happy when someone is willing to be her solid backing.

In the evening, Wei Mingting returned to Xiaowei's Mansion, and Yun Shi was waiting for him in the room as usual.

Different from the past, today's Yun's is not warmly welcoming.

Wei Mingting noticed something strange about his wife, and stepped forward to ask, "Madam, is she feeling unwell? Do you want to call a doctor?"

Mr. Yun looked at Wei Mingting, and asked after a long while: "Husband, you and I have been married for many years. Do you know what kind of person I am?"

Wei Mingting noticed the strangeness in his wife, and replied: "Madam is gentle and virtuous. She honors her parents, raises children, and manages the house in an orderly manner. She is my good wife."

After receiving such an answer, Yun's expression became softer, and he immediately began to talk about today's events: "Husband, today I want to punish Jin Yi, but none of the guards in the mansion did it. They all want your order to do it." Dong Jinyi, can you tell me why? Is it because you don't trust me, or..."

Mr. Yun wanted to know the answer to this question very much, but was afraid of knowing.

"Are you going to punish Jin Yi today?" Wei Mingting was a little surprised.

Jin has never had anything to do with anyone in the mansion, especially with his wife.

"Yes, I really wanted to punish him today."

"Why?"

"I want Jin Yi to help introduce Yichen to Layman Tibetan Forest. He and Yichen are brothers, and helping each other is a matter of course. But he not only resolutely rejected my request, but also treated me as a mother. There is no respect at all, and the words are arrogant. That's why I want to punish him with small punishments, and I want to punish him to kneel in the ancestral hall."

What happened today, Yun doesn't think she has any problems. As a mother, it's only natural for her two children to help each other.

It is only natural for her to discipline her son when she assaults her mother.

After Yun's explanation, she looked at her husband, and saw Wei Mingting's brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes were deep, and his face was full of worry.

"Does my husband think I'm doing something wrong?" Yun asked a little nervously.

"It's not that you're wrong, it's just that... you should leave Jinyi's affairs alone. There are some things he doesn't want to do, so don't ask him to do them."

Wei Mingting's answer was beyond Yun's expectations. She looked hurt and said, "Why? Why not?"

"I can't elaborate on this with you for the time being."

"Is the husband doing this because of Jin Yi's mother?" Yun couldn't help guessing that she couldn't think of any other reason for her husband to make such a move.

In an instant, tears filled Yun's eyes.

For so many years, she deliberately didn't mention that woman, and forced herself not to be a jealous woman.

But when the husband showed extraordinary protection for the concubine, the unwillingness and grievance buried deep in his heart ran out uncontrollably.

Seeing his wife crying, Wei Mingting hurriedly said: "Madam, don't think too much, this matter has nothing to do with Jin Yi's mother..."

"It doesn't matter, why do you want to do this? Or does my husband think that I was wrong about this matter, and I shouldn't want Jin Yi to help introduce Yichen to the Layman of the Tibetan Forest?" Yun said.

In recent years, Yun has been very obedient to her husband, and usually she does what he says, but today she changed her usual behavior and wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"You are not wrong, it's just that Jin Yi is a special child to me, so I hope you don't treat him like a common mistress treats a concubine."

Wei Mingting looked embarrassed, there was only so much he could explain to his wife.

But what Wei Mingting said had a different meaning to Yun's ears.

"Special...how special?" Yun asked.

"Ma'am, it's really not what you think." Wei Mingting denied again, but couldn't give more explanation.

The husband denied that he had any relationship with the bastard's biological mother, but his behavior revealed his preference for that woman.

This is a preference that even this wife has never received.

"The husband can tell me now, who is that woman's surname, and where is she from?" Yun asked unwillingly.

Yun knew very little about that woman. Her husband had been away for a year, and when he returned, she brought back a child. Her heart ached, but she couldn't say anything.

She forced herself not to question her husband's information about the child's biological mother, and deliberately did not think about the possible details between her husband who was away and that woman in the past year.