A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

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Chapter 181 What kind of husband do you want to find?

Wei Jin also stopped holding the teacup suddenly, and looked up at the person in front of him again.

Without the cover of the fake beard and birthmark, the beautiful little face can be seen at a glance, and Shui Ling's eyes are crystal clear, staring at herself.

"Why did you mention Jiji all of a sudden?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Because after I get married, my family will show me my marriage. I have new things to worry about. When I get married, I will be a different family with my second brother. I may not have time to meet my second brother again." It's time to eat." Wei Ruo said.

So in the future, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to chat and drink tea on the boat with the second brother like now.

In the days after arriving at Wei's house, the most comfortable place in the mansion was the small pavilion in Yingzhu Garden.

Thinking about it this way, Wei Ruo still has some reluctance to leave the Wei family.

Of course, this reluctance will not change her original thoughts at all.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruoruo's thoughtful expression, and asked, "What kind of husband does Ruo'er want to find?"

"Anything is fine." Wei Ruodao, almost no requirements on character and appearance, only hope that the other party's family structure is simple, and there are no elders who are intrusive.

She still doesn't dare to tell Wei Jinyi that she wants to find a dying person, because even the second brother might not agree with her idea.

Wei Jin also frowned slightly, as if he had some opinions on Wei Ruo's words, but he still didn't say anything after looking at Wei Ruo for a while.

"Second brother, is he about to see each other too?" Wei Ruo suddenly asked curiously.

"I'm not in a hurry."

"That's right, the elder brother must be the first, and the elder brother has to take the imperial examination first, so the government will definitely not be in a hurry to arrange a marriage for him." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes." Wei Jin didn't explain much, only Wei Ruo's words just now made him think a little more.

"What about the second brother, what kind of wife does the second brother want to find?" Wei Ruo asked curiously.

Wei Jin didn't answer the question right away, but looked at Wei Ruo quietly for a while and then replied: "Smart, kind, has his own ideas, and has good eyesight."

"Then I wish my second brother can find such a beautiful girl as soon as possible!" Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin didn't answer the words either, and turned his gaze to the lake outside. There were circles of ripples on the surface of the lake, popping up one after another, and swaying away again and again.

Some ideas don't know when they entered my heart, and I don't know when they took root and sprouted.

Later, Wei Jin also let Lin Fang in and took Wei Ruo to the room next to the tea room.

Lin Fang first carefully observed Wei Ruo's face and facial features, then took out a wooden box, then took out a bowl, put some powder, poured water, mixed it, and blended it into a paste.

"Miss, don't be afraid, the thing I prepared won't hurt your skin." Lin Fang explained.

"Yes." Wei Ruo nodded.

"I will apply a small amount of this thing on some areas of your face, miss, and take it off after it solidifies, and then a layer of skin-like things will be formed that will completely fit your face shape, miss. This thing will be used in the future It can help the eldest lady to change her appearance slightly."

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

Wei Ruo had only heard of the disguise techniques of these Jianghu people before, and only had the opportunity to see them for the first time today.

Lin Fang didn't apply much on Wei Ruo's face, but only focused on the chin and cheeks to change the outline of the lower half of Wei Ruo's face.

Wei Ruo looked at himself in the mirror who had changed part of his appearance, with a satisfied expression.

Although this face still looks childish, it is obviously more like a man.

Lin Fang explained to Wei Ruo while she was busy: "Because the young lady has already shown others the original appearance of the dress, and this mask is somewhat uncomfortable to wear, and the less covering part can reduce some discomfort. I will not make fuss about the upper part of the lady's face, and only make adjustments in the area originally covered by the beard."

"good."

After the final formation, Lin Fang took off half of the mask and handed it to Wei Ruo.

"Miss, please look, this is the mask exclusive to you."

Wei Ruo held the half of the fake mask that looked like human skin in his hand. Both the color and the texture were very similar to human skin.

Then Lin Fang helped Wei Ruojing face and said: "Missy is really a natural beauty, and her skin is as delicate as an egg or lychee that has been peeled off its shell. I am so envious."

Wei Ruo's complexion is not dark, but it's not that kind of very fair. At least it's not so white compared with Wei Qingwan's.

But her skin is very delicate and smooth, without acne or spots, it is as delicate as shelled eggs and lychees.

"Sister Lin's skin is not bad." Wei Ruo said.

"I thought the same way before, but after seeing you, Miss, I am pale in comparison." Lin Fang laughed.

"Sister Lin is fine, but there are some small spots, it doesn't matter. I'll bring a few boxes of the skin care cream I use to Sister Lin. You can try it, and maybe it can help you improve the situation." Wei Ruo said.

"How can it be done? How can I take your things, miss." Lin Fang hurriedly declined.

"What's so embarrassing about this, I should thank you for helping my second brother, besides, didn't sister Lin help me today?" Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Lin Fang also smiled: "Then I will be disrespectful."

After putting on makeup, Wei Ruo returned to the cabin again.

"Second brother, look, am I much better than the old bearded man?" Wei Ruo turned around in front of Wei Jinyi, showing him his new image.

Wei Jin also looked tenderly at Wei Ruo who was circling in front of him, and said in response, "Yes."

Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi stayed on the cruise ship until the end of the hour. Before parting, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi when he planned to return to Fuchu for the New Year.

No matter what the second brother is busy with, Nian always has to go home.

"The twenty-fifth of the twelfth lunar month." Wei Jin also replied.

"Okay, then I will prepare a few more side dishes, and we will have another hot pot meal in the new Yingzhu Garden!" Wei Ruo said.

Then the cruise ship docked, and Wei Ruo took Xiumei back to the shore.

Wei Jin did not get off the boat, but watched Wei Ruoyuan go on board.

Wei Ruo returned to Xiaowei's Mansion only to find out that Wei Mingting had also returned home today, planning to celebrate the Laba Festival with his family.

After being promoted to deputy defense, Wei Mingting seems to be busier and has less time to go home. The last time Wei Ruo saw Wei Mingting was half a month ago.

"Father." Wei Ruo called out.

"Well, did Ruo'er go to class today?" Wei Mingting asked.

"Yes." Wei Ruo replied.

Facing Wei Mingting's majestic face, Wei Ruo felt a little guilty.

Chapter 182 Food and Wine

The reason she went out these days was to go to Tianqin Garden for class.

Now that Mr. Wang Caiwei is teaching in Tianqin Garden, Mrs. Yuan actually invited a few women from the Yuan family to attend the class, which is exactly the same as Wei Ruo's previous family members said.

It's just that Wei Ruo himself skipped classes more frequently than before. Mr. Wang Caiwei didn't say anything about it, but said that some things are worse than learning from textbooks.

Wei Mingting did not doubt Wei Ruo's answer, and then said to Wei Ruo: "In the past few days, my colleagues in Xingshan County have sent me news that those people who opened up wasteland in the south of the city are fine. Qian Zhi County has settled them properly, so you can rest assured."

These days are getting colder, Wei Mingting knew that Wei Ruo cared about those hardworking and poor people, so he specially told her the news.

"Well, as long as they are fine, I hope they are all safe." Wei Ruo was also happy for those old people and children.

Then Wei Qingwan also arrived.

These days, she also started to attend classes again. She went to Tongzhi's house, and she left early and returned late every day. She was very diligent. In the past, she just arrived at the house when it was time for dinner. Today, she came back early.

Seeing Wei Mingting, Wei Qingwan bowed her head and greeted softly: "Daughter has seen Daddy, Daddy has worked hard recently."

"Being a father doesn't feel hard, Wanwan doesn't have to worry about it." Wei Mingting said.

"How many days will Daddy rest this time?" Wei Qingwan asked again with concern.

"After dinner tomorrow, we will go back to the barracks." Wei Mingting only had two days off, and in order not to delay things, he only rested at home for one night.

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Mingting with distressed expression.

Seeing his daughter's concerned eyes, Wei Mingting felt warm in his heart.

Wei Yilin came late, sweating profusely when he arrived.

"Father! I learned a new sword technique today! Master said that on the battlefield, a sword is worse than a sword. A sword is a show, so it is not as fierce as a sword!"

Before Wei Mingting could ask about his recent situation, Wei Yilin began to talk about his recent study situation incessantly.

Wei Mingting was very pleased: "Well, your master is right. On the battlefield, knives are indeed better than swords. After dinner, let's go to the courtyard and see if you have made any progress."

"Okay!" Wei Yilin agreed, looking confident.

Then the Yun family came, and asked Wei Ruo and the others to go back to clean up first, and then come back to have a meal together, especially Wei Yilin, a skinny monkey, who has been practicing martial arts for a day, and his body is sweat-stained.

Only Wei Mingting, Yunshi, Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan, and Wei Yilin were at home celebrating the festival today. Wei Yichen and Wei Jin also didn't return home. Based on Yun's premise, the separation of tables between men and women was avoided today.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Mingting, thought for a while, then went back to Tingsongyuan and brought back a jar of wine.

"Father rarely comes home, let's drink some wine and relax."

Wei Ruo knew that Xijiu's father never drank alcohol in the military camp, and only tasted it when he was resting at home, but he was really too busy, so he couldn't drink a few times throughout the year.

Looking at the wine jar that Wei Ruo moved, Wei Mingting couldn't help but smile a little more: "Ruo'er understands me."

Wei Ruo's wine jar looks rough and not attractive, but Wei Mingting knows that his daughter's wine is a good wine that can't be bought anywhere else.

Speaking of this, Wei Mingting stretched out his hand to take Wei Ruo's wine jar.

Wei Ruo withdrew his hand, and said something first: "Father, drink as long as you drink, but don't be greedy, don't get drunk, a small drink is good, and a big drunk will hurt your body."

"Okay, I promise you for my father." Wei Mingting couldn't help laughing, the feeling of being controlled by his daughter was a warm experience that he had never had before.

Wei Ruo then gave the wine jar to Wei Mingting.

Wei Mingting opened the top lid, and a strong aroma of wine wafted out, permeating the dining room in an instant.

"Ruoer's wine is different from last time?" Wei Mingting asked.

The aroma of this wine is obviously much stronger.

"Well, last time we all drank together, I took a lighter fruit wine. This time, I gave it to my father to drink a stronger wine, so my father has to drink slowly, otherwise I won't be able to blame me if I get drunk." Wei Ruo added.

The wine last time was a relatively low-alcohol fruit wine obtained by soaking the fruit with the brewed high-strength liquor. This time it is the original high-strength liquor.

Hearing this, Wei Yilin, who was underage, came over and wanted to see clearly what was inside the wine jar, but he was not tall enough, and he couldn't see what was inside the wine jar after standing on tiptoe for a long time.

Fortunately, Wei Mingting had already fetched the wine glass and scooped a spoonful into the wine glass.

The wine is crystal clear, with a mellow and rich aroma.

Wei Mingting took a sip carefully, savored it carefully, and then looked at Wei Ruo with surprised eyes: "Ruoer, you also made this wine?"

"Well, when I had nothing to do in the country, I brewed some wine, and sometimes people could sell it for money to buy some bedding and so on." Wei Ruo replied.

"Ruo'er, your craft is worth a thousand gold!" Wei Mingting said.

Wei Ruo knew that Wei Mingting was not exaggerating when he said this. Most of the wine nowadays is still brewed. Although the technology of distilling wine already exists, it is only in the hands of a few wineries.

Ordinary brewed wine has a low alcohol content, and the color of the wine is yellow and turbid.

Distilled wine can greatly increase the alcohol content, and the wine has a rich aroma and is as pure as water.

The price of distilled wine is much higher than the price of general grain brewed wine.

Wei Mingting used to drink this kind of distilled liquor quite often in the capital, but during his work abroad, because he was in a relatively remote area, he never had the opportunity to drink this kind of liquor again.

Wei Ruo didn't answer, just said: "It's good that father likes it."

Seeing her husband happy, a smile appeared on Yun's face. Then she ordered food to be served.

Among the dishes served were braised pork ears and braised pork that Wei Ruo was familiar with. The salesman, Wei Ruo, knew at a glance that they were from her shop.

Yun specially introduced this stewed meat to Wei Mingting: "Good wine needs to be accompanied by good dishes. Today's dish of stewed pig ears and stewed pork is just right for my husband to serve with wine."

After tasting it, Wei Mingting nodded, "This lo mei is not only delicious, but also tastes good. The cook has improved recently."

Yun's explained: "I bought this from a lo-mei shop in the city. This lo-mei shop is very famous in Fucheng. The nobles in the city are regular customers of their family. I also heard from Mrs. Tongzhi that my husband came back today. , I bought it specially to try it out."

"It is indeed different from other restaurants, and it is much better than the lo mei I have eaten before." Wei Mingting commented.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Mingting looked at the wine glass in front of him and said: "Madam and Ruo'er have a good understanding today. One has prepared the wine, and the other has prepared the dishes to go with the wine."

Yun said with a smile: "Mother and daughter are united, if your son is the daughter of my husband and I, it is not unusual to have a tacit understanding with me."

Chapter 183 Drinking tea and chatting

Wei Mingting nodded: "Madam is right."

Wei Ruo looked at it lightly, with no expression on his face.

It's just a coincidence that the mother and daughter are not connected.

After answering Wei Mingting's question, Yunshi subconsciously looked at Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo had already focused on the food.

Even if he felt her looking at him, Wei Ruo didn't turn his head away.

Wei Qingwan lowered her head, bit her lower lip, and at the same time tightened her hand holding the chopsticks.

After dinner, everyone sat down to drink tea and chat.

Wei Mingting was not drunk. Although he had a wedding, he was not greedy for alcohol, especially because of his responsibility. Even if he was on vacation, he would not easily let himself become drunk and lose consciousness.

Wei Mingting talked about the Seventh Prince: "Recently, the Seventh Prince may come to Taizhou Prefecture again, and this time he is no longer in a micro-service, but comes by order to serve as the governor of the Anti-Japanese Army in Taizhou Prefecture."

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan, who had lowered her head, raised her head.

"The Seventh Prince is coming to Taizhou again? It's almost Chinese New Year, why come at this time?" Yun asked puzzled.

"We celebrate the New Year, but the Japanese pirates, the more family celebrations, the more we must take precautions, just in case the Japanese pirates sneak in, disturb my people, and destroy my homeland." Wei Mingting explained.

So even during Chinese New Year, Wei Mingting may not have time to stay at home.

A bit of sadness flashed in Yun's eyes, but he quickly put it away.

She knew that it was not easy for her husband, and she also knew that it was not easy for the people. In order for more people to live and work in peace and contentment, they had to give up their small family.

Wei Mingting said again: "I tell you this matter in the hope that you will be prepared. I am now the deputy garrison of the Anti-Japanese Army in Taizhou Prefecture. The Seventh Prince came here as a military governor. He will have a lot of contact with me, so don't worry about it." Rule out that he will come to our house again."

Wen Yanyun said: "My husband, don't worry, if Your Highness comes again, I will make proper arrangements and there will be no more mistakes."

Wei Qingwan didn't speak, but silently remembered Wei Mingting's words in her heart.

Wei Mingting's eyes fell on Wei Ruo, as if he wanted to say something to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo immediately understood what Wei Mingting meant, because the last time he was not himself in the matter of doing good deeds, Wei Ruo kept hating Chu Lan in his heart, and Wei Mingting was probably worried about it.

Wei Ruo took the initiative and said: "Father, don't worry, the identity of His Highness is there, and the daughter still knows how to measure."

The implication is that I am still angry, but I will not do anything because my status does not allow it.

In fact, Wei Ruo hated Chu Lan in the first place, and there was not much difference between that time and the other time, so this time Chu Lan came, and if we met again, Wei Ruo would deal with it as he did before. .

Wei Mingting said in a deep voice, "I feel wronged."

After a short conversation, Wei Mingting called Wei Yilin into the courtyard and asked him to use the knife.

Yun Shi, Wei Ruo, and Wei Qingwan watched together.

Wei Yilin usually uses wooden knives and swords in martial arts, and today is no exception.

In order to match Wei Yilin's figure, the wooden knife is also smaller than the broadsword used by ordinary adults.

Even so, Wei Yilin's saber wielder still looks good, every move is full of strength, and he really has the demeanor of a military general.

After playing a whole set, Yun's face was relieved, she really didn't expect that the naughty young son has such a talent for martial arts, and he has the same skills and hobbies as his father.

Although the expression on Wei Mingting's face was not as obvious as that of Yun's, his eyes were clearly filled with relief and pride.

After performing a whole set of sword skills, Wei Yilin ran to Wei Mingting quickly, and looked at Wei Mingting expectantly.

"Very good, at your current age, it's already very good to be able to do this." Wei Mingting promised.

"Hey." Wei Yilin scratched his head shyly, being praised by his father.

Yun stepped forward and patted Wei Yilin's head: "Yilin, you have really grown up, and you are more and more like your father."

"Of course, I am father's son!" Wei Yilin said proudly.

"However, we still have to keep working hard, keep a humble heart, and listen to Master's teachings carefully." Wei Mingting reminded him that he should be relatively strict with his son, and he didn't want his son to be complacent if he achieved a little.

"Well, Dad, don't worry, I will study hard." Wei Yilin agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yilin looked at Wei Ruo, and specifically asked Wei Ruo: "Big sister, do you think I am getting better and better now?"

Wei Ruo rolled his eyes in his heart, not knowing why Wei Yilin would ask her for her opinion every time, and she had to make a few comments to be satisfied.

Wei Ruo murmured in his heart, but with a smile on his face: "It should be getting stronger and stronger."

"The big sister thinks I will be like my father in the future?" Wei Yilin asked again.

"As long as you work hard enough, you should have a chance."

Stinky boy, you can't finish it. If you want to hear this kind of compliment, can you go to your sister Wanwan and ask?

Wei Ruo thought so in her heart, and Wei Qingwan next to her also took the initiative to speak to Wei Yilin as she thought: "Brother Yilin is very talented, as long as he studies hard, he will become as powerful as his father, serving the country and the people, Make a difference."

In one sentence, both father and son are praised.

The smile on Wei Yilin's face suddenly became wider. Sister Wanwan speaks nicely, so why can't Wei Qingruo learn a little bit, really!

Wei Ruo didn't know what Wei Yilin was thinking, but when he saw Wei Qingwan approaching, he stepped back decisively to make room for the two of them.

This pair of siblings love whatever they want, sister friend, brother respectful, sister kind, brother filial, whatever they want, as long as they don't take her with them.

After the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, there is almost no farming work. Except for some cold-resistant rapeseed that needs to be harvested from time to time, there are almost no crops on the ground.

Even Wei Ruo's cultivation of shiitake mushrooms in Xingshan County has been temporarily put on hold, because even in caves with relatively constant temperatures, warm in winter and cool in summer, the growth conditions for shiitake mushrooms are not available at this time.

After Wei Ruo's seasoning for Zuixianju got on track, the production of Wei Ruo's small workshop also stabilized.

Wei Ruo's work was also relaxed, and then Wei Ruo began to contemplate the next work.

Before she said that when she was free, she planned to study vinegar making, but after some inquiries, Wei Ruo found that wine making is more profitable than vinegar making.

People do not have that high quality pursuit of vinegar, but wine is different. Nobles are very particular about drinking and are willing to pay a high price for it.

So Wei Ruo plans to take advantage of this busy time when there is no farming to improve her own wine-making method and prepare her winery.

Brewer Wei Ruo intends to choose a location close to the water source, which will be more convenient for subsequent production.

And the water source must be good, because the quality of water will largely affect the quality of wine.

Chapter 184 Picked up a man covered in blood

For three consecutive days, Wei Ruo went to Tianqin Garden to listen to Mr. Wang Caiwei's class in the morning, and took Xiumei to look for suitable water sources around the city in the afternoon.

Today is the fourth day, Wei Ruo ran to Xianqi Mountain in the north of Fucheng.

Wei Ruo's Zhuangzi is just to the north of Fucheng. Wei Ruo hopes to choose a site as close as possible to his own Zhuangzi, so he has been looking for a suitable place near here recently.

"Miss, it's not very far from our Zhuangzi, but the mountain road is a bit difficult to walk." Xiumei talked to Wei Ruo while walking.

"Well, let's go over there to have a look, the place looks fairly flat."

"Good lady."

The two master and servant walked along the stream to a relatively flat place, which was the only relatively flat place that Wei Ruo and Xiumei walked along.

This terrain seems to be more in line with Wei Ruo's psychological expectations, but the mountain road to this place is really not easy to walk. If you really want to build a small wine making workshop here, subsequent transportation will become a big problem.

Wei Ruo came to the side of the stream. Weeds were overgrown on both sides of the small stream. Only the area where Wei Ruo and Xiumei stood had been cleared of weeds. It should be a place where people who often go up the mountain to cut firewood or hunt step on it, so it is convenient for drinking water.

Wei Ruo intends to taste the taste of the mountain spring first. If the taste of the mountain spring is indeed suitable for wine making, then other conditions can also be compromised.

Because what she wants to make is high-quality wine that is sold exclusively to powerful wineries.

Wei Ruo squatted down beside the stream, holding a handful of water with both hands. The stream water was extremely cold at this time, and the feeling of touching the stream water was bitingly cold.

Wei Ruo didn't pay attention to these things, and was about to take the water to his mouth when he suddenly caught a glimpse of red in the stream.

A faint red color melted in the stream, and when they reached the position in front of them, it was diluted by the stream water and completely disappeared.

Years of keen medical practice made Wei Ruo realize that something was wrong. She stood up abruptly, pushed aside the weeds and thorn bushes in front of her, and searched upstream.

Climbing up two meters, Wei Ruo saw a man covered in blood lying in the weeds.

The man's whole body, including his face, had been cut several times, his flesh was bloody, and his thick winter clothes were soaked in blood.

"Miss..." Xiumei has seen a lot of things with Wei Ruo, but she couldn't help being shocked when she saw such a situation.

"Meimei came to help, he is still breathing." Wei Ruo stepped forward to check and found that the man was still breathing.

"Miss, let me come, I have great strength."

Responding, Xiumei immediately stepped forward to help and carried the injured man on his back.

Xiumei relied on her extraordinary strength and strength to carry the man back down the mountain.

Their carriage was parked by the side of the road. After carrying the man into the carriage, Xiumei drove, and Wei Ruo checked the man's injuries on the carriage.

The man was stabbed several times. Fortunately, the clothes on his body were thick, and the cuts were not too deep, and they were not in the vital parts, otherwise he would have died.

The face was not wounded by a knife, but contusions and scratches. It should have been scratched by thorns and sharp stones on the mountain when he fell, but it was enough to make him completely unrecognizable.

Wei Ruo suddenly discovered that the clothes on the man's body were coarse cloth jackets, but his hands did not look like those of a man doing rough work.

At this moment, a moment of hesitation flashed in Wei Ruo's mind, but this hesitation was quickly forgotten by her, and she could not do nothing after all.

She is Xu Heyou now, not Wei Qingruo. If there is something wrong with the rescued person, wait for him to recover before throwing him back to the mountain to feed the wild dogs!

Thinking about this, Wei Ruo took out the hemostatic powder that he carried with him, and first simply and roughly sprinkled the powder on the wound on the man's front.

There was also a wound on the back, but the carriage was narrow and the road was bumpy, so Wei Ruo didn't take the risk of turning over the man.

These hemostatic drugs can effectively help men stop bleeding and sterilize bacteria in a short period of time, and to a certain extent, fight for the chance of men's survival.

The carriage drove to Wei Ruo's village. After entering, Wei Ruoxian stayed in the carriage with the injured man, and waited for Xiumei to go to Manager Yu first.

After Manager Yu arrived, under the arrangement of Manager Yu, Wei Ruozai and Xiumei transported the man off the carriage together.

"Miss, there is an old empty room at the east end of Zhuangzi." Guanshi Yu said.

"No one else saw it except you?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Miss, don't worry, I'm the only one."

"good."

The three of them worked together to transport the injured man to the old idle house in the east.

This room used to be used by the servants who lived in Zhuangzi, but recently Wei Ruo arranged a unified new residence for all the people working in Zhuangzi, and this room became vacant.

After putting the man on the bed, Wei Ruo ordered Steward Yu to get the medicinal materials.

Wei Ruo happens to be making medicinal powder in the newly built workshop, and there are still some medicinal materials on the Zhuangzi, and there are some medicinal materials that Wei Ruo can use.

Then Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to boil hot water and fetch charcoal fire. The hot water will be used for the man to wipe the wound after a while, and the charcoal fire will make the room warmer for the next operation.

After Manager Yu came back after taking the medicine, seeing Wei Ruo was about to take off the clothes on the injured man, he hurried forward and said, "Miss, you leave this to me. Although I know that it is important for you to save lives, miss, there are some things It's better to avoid it if it can be avoided, anyway, I'm such a bad old man, I can't do anything else, it's okay to help me with the medicine, miss, you just tell me what to do, I can learn it."

Boss Yu's tone was sincere and his eyes were concerned.

After getting along during this period of time, Guanshi Yu already knows what kind of person his boss is. She will help the homeless refugees and show compassion for the long-term workers working in the village.

So I wasn't too surprised that she would save Guanshi Yu, but Guanshi hoped to protect the reputation of his boss as much as possible where he could. Such a good girl should have a good marriage in the future!

After thinking for a while, Wei Ruo said: "Okay, I'll leave it to you. I've mixed the medicine in the hot water in the washbasin over there. After soaking the clean gauze, carefully clean the wounds on his body. Wipe it down."

Wei Ruo said again: "After wiping, apply the medicine powder in this porcelain bottle with the wound medicine label on the knife wound. If the skin is scratched, apply the medicine powder I just prepared in the bowl. Now it is In winter, the weather is cold, so after taking the good medicine, you wrap him up with gauze, and if the dressing is not good, cover him with a clean quilt first."

"Okay, I've made a note. It's cold outside, miss. Go to the next room and wait for a while. I'll call you in when you're done." Guan Shi said.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei did not sit idle after going out, but used the existing medicinal materials to decoct the medicine.

Currently, the types of medicinal materials on Zhuangzi are not very complete, so Wei Ruo can only simplify the prescriptions.

Guanshi Yu: You can't show the body of a wild man to the lady, it will spoil the lady's eyes.

Chapter 185 Loquat Cream

After a cup of tea, Manager Yu invited Wei Ruo in after finishing his work.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to the room. Although Manager Yu was a little clumsy, they both applied the medicine and bandaged them according to Wei Ruo's requirements, and even put the man's clothes on.

Xiumei brought in the decocted medicine, and together with Steward Yu, fed the medicine into the man's mouth.

It is said to be hello, but it is actually similar to gulping. The action is simple and rough, but it finally goes into the stomach.

Then Wei Ruo checked the man's condition again, and found that his life was quite high, but it's hard to say whether he can make it through.

"Miss, can this person live?" Manager Yu asked worriedly. He only found out that the man was injured so badly when he applied the medicine just now.

"It's fate. I'll go to the city to grab the medicine in a while and have Xiumei bring it over. At Xushi, you will fry it for me and give it to him. Then you will keep the charcoal fire in this room for him. It will be like this until tomorrow." Come back in the morning, if you are still alive, you have made it through, if you die, you have not made it through." Wei Ruo said.

"I see, I will guard him tonight." Manager Yu wrote down Wei Ruo's words.

Because I don't want too many people to know, so Manager Yu plans to do these things himself.

Wei Ruo looked at Guanshi Yu again, with more appreciation in his eyes.

In the previous relationship, Wei Ruo only recognized Guanshi Yu's work ability and attitude, but today's actions gave Wei Ruo a new understanding of Guanshi Yu.

But Wei Ruo didn't say much today, due to time constraints, Wei Ruo and Xiumei left Zhuangzi first.

Then Wei Ruo went back to Xiaowei's mansion, Xiumei went out alone, took Wei Ruo's prescription to the pharmacy to grab the medicine, then rushed to the village, gave the medicine to Yu Guanshi, and then rushed back before dark Went to Xiaowei's mansion.

On the second day, Wei Ruo went to Zhuangzi before going to Tianqin Garden.

Boss Yu happily told Wei Ruo: "Miss, he is still alive and breathing!"

"Well, then continue to use yesterday's prescription, three times a day." Wei Ruo confessed.

"Okay." Steward Yu nodded and wrote down.

"It's going to be hard work for me these few days." Wei Ruo said.

"It's not hard, it's not hard, I'm honored to be able to help the lady, and I don't feel hard." Yu Guanshi said.

Because he was rushing back to Tianqin Garden, Wei Ruo didn't say anything to Manager Yu, but left in a hurry after confirming that the man had passed the dangerous period.

When I came to the classroom in Tianqin Garden, Mr. Wang Caiwei had already arrived, but she kept covering her mouth and coughing.

"Sir, did you catch a cold?" Wei Ruo, who noticed something unusual, asked.

"Probably so, there is no serious problem, and the medicine has been used." Wang Caiwei said.

"It's been cold recently, sir, you should pay more attention. I have a jar of loquat paste here. Take it with water, sir. It can moisten your throat, clear your lungs, and relieve your cough."

Wei Ruo took out a round porcelain jar as if by magic.

The jar is not big enough to be held in one hand, with blue and white white background.

"Why does Miss Wei carry this with her?" Wang Caiwei asked curiously.

"Recently, many people have been infected with wind and cold, and many people in my family have cough symptoms, so I prepared some more in case of emergencies." Wei Ruo replied.

"So that's how it is, Ms. Wei has a heart." Wang Caiwei praised.

"Sir, take some with water first, it will make your throat feel better." Wei Ruo said.

Wang Caiwei nodded, then got up and went to the maid in Xuntianqin Garden to get hot water for herself.

Scoop a spoonful of the thick and sticky paste into the water, mix well and take it.

A sweet taste mixed with the smell of medicine, it is not unpalatable, it is much better than ordinary medicine, but the taste is definitely not comparable to honey water.

After taking it, Mr. Wang Caiwei obviously felt some effect.

The frequency of coughing was significantly reduced during the lecture later.

This obvious change was clearly seen by the other three Yuan clan women in the school.

When the class was taking a break, the three of them gathered around and asked Wei Ruo:

"Miss Wei, where did you buy that loquat paste, can you tell me where, I want to buy some too."

The person who asked the question was Yuan Qiniang, the seventh lady of the Yuan family, and the other two beside her were Yuan Jiuniang and Yuan Shiniang.

The three of them are not of the same father and mother, but from the same clan, and the order is also according to the clan.

The three of them were of the same age, and they were the three most outstanding women in the Yuan family's generation, so they were selected to listen to Mr. Wang Caiwei's class in Tianqin Garden.

As a collateral branch of the Yuan family, their own teacher is still far behind Mr. Wang Caiwei, so when Mrs. Yuan said that she would choose someone from the clan to teach Mr. Wang Caiwei, all the women in the clan wanted to come, but in the end Mrs. Yuan These three were specially chosen to be about the same age as Wei Ruo.

These three people cherished this opportunity very much after they came, so they were very polite to Wei Ruo who attended the class together.

No matter on weekdays, they will take the initiative to disturb Wei Ruo. They don't ask much about Wei Ruo, and they won't say a word if Wei Ruo is absent.

Today is a rare day to pursue Wei Ruo so earnestly to ask something.

"What do you want this loquat paste for?" Wei Ruo asked.

"To be honest with Ms. Wei, our grandmother has been coughing non-stop today. I asked a doctor to take the medicine but it didn't improve. I was a little worried. Just now, I saw that my husband's cough improved significantly after taking the loquat cream given by Ms. Wei, so I wanted to buy it for my grandmother. Try it." Yuan Qiniang explained.

"My mother also has a cough recently, and I want to buy a can for her too." Yuan Jiuniang added.

"You don't need to buy it, I'll just bring you two more cans when I go back." Wei Ruo said.

"That's so embarrassing, Miss Wei, you still tell us where to buy it, and we will buy it ourselves." Yuan Qiniang said.

"I made this loquat cream myself, and it's not sold anywhere else." Wei Ruo explained.

"Miss Wei, do you still know how to make loquat paste?" The three of them showed surprise in unison.

"I used to live in the country, and an old woman taught me." Wei Ruo made up a random reason.

After the three members of the Yuan family hesitated for a while, Yuan Qiniang said, "Then we can't take yours for nothing, how about I exchange something with you?"

It's not okay to get it for nothing, but it seems a bit vulgar to buy it with Wei Ruo directly with silver.

"It doesn't matter, since we are classmates, there is no need to be so polite, I will give it to you if I say it to you." Wei Ruo said.

Speaking of which, Wei Ruo called Xiumei over and told her to get three cans of loquat paste from the car.

Wei Ruo made it better at one time, and he carried at most one can with him, too much would be too heavy. In addition, put a lot of cans in the car, just in case.

Xiumei hurried back, and within a short while brought three cans of loquat paste, exactly the same blue and white porcelain jars with a white background.

Wei Ruo gave each of the three people a can.

Chapter 186 The seventh prince is missing

Seeing this, the three of them no longer shirked, accepted Wei Ruo's loquat paste, and thanked them.

"Thank you, Ms. Wei, we will accept this loquat ointment, and if it is useful to us in the future, please feel free to speak up." Yuan Qiniang said.

Wei Ruo nodded with a smile.

Before leaving Tianqin Garden at night, Wei Ruo saw Qingyi who came to Tianqin Garden to fetch things for Madam Yuan, so he also gave her two cans and asked her to pass them on to Madam Yuan.

Qingyi had a look of joy as if he had found a treasure: "Miss Wei's loquat cream was delivered at just the right time. Madam's throat is a little uncomfortable these days, and this servant is worried about what to prepare for her. The loquat cream that Miss Wei gave , that must be the best."

Wei Ruo didn't say much, when he was about to leave, Qingyi called Wei Ruo again, and reminded him in a serious tone: "Miss Wei, it's not very safe outside these few days, if you have nothing important, try not to go out of the city."

Qing Yi's words seemed to know something.

"But what happened?" Wei Ruo asked.

Qingyi can only say: "It's nothing, just remind Miss Wei, Miss Wei remembers that the servant is for Miss Wei's good."

After finishing talking about Qingyi, he walked away.

After returning to Xiaowei's Mansion, Wei Ruo specially called Madam Zhang over and asked her if any major events had happened in Fucheng recently.

Nurse Zhang shook her head: "It's been very peaceful in Fucheng for the past few days, and I haven't heard of anything serious happening."

Wei Ruo asked again: "Are the gates for entering and leaving the city tightened?"

Nanny Zhang denied: "No, this old slave went out of the city for his wife this morning, as usual, Lao Zhang from the mansion went to Xingshan County yesterday, and transported a carload this morning. There is nothing wrong with the food."

"I see."

Wei Ruo asked Nanny Zhang to step back.

She believed that Qingyi didn't just say this to her casually, but she didn't know the reason for it for the time being.

That night, Wei Mingting returned home suddenly.

Yunshi had already fallen asleep, and got up with the help of the maid when she heard the sound.

"Why didn't you notify me when your husband came back?" Yun Shi asked with concern as she came up to help Wei Mingting change his clothes.

Wei Mingting frowned: "Something happened, don't say anything about my return, don't even tell the children."

Hearing this, Yun's heart tightened, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

"Husband, are the Japanese pirates coming again?" Yun asked tentatively.

"It's not the Japanese pirates' problem, it's the Seventh Prince, who was ambushed on his way here." Wei Mingting said.

Yun's eyes widened: "The seventh prince was attacked? How could this happen? Who is so bold to attack the prince?"

Wei Mingting's face was full of sadness: "Probably it involves court battles. The position of the crown prince has been vacant for the past few years. It is a well-known fact in the court and the public that there are open and secret fights among the princes."

Hearing Yan Yun's heart suddenly raised high: "How is the Seventh Prince doing now?"

Wei Mingting shook his head: "The current whereabouts are unknown, life and death are uncertain. At present, the prefect Yuan Daren and the garrison Lord have mobilized the officers and soldiers of the government office and some anti-Japanese troops to search."

"Will my husband be implicated? The struggle in the court should have nothing to do with the anti-Japanese army where my husband is. Should my husband be implicated?" Yun asked worriedly.

"It's hard to say, it depends on the Holy Majesty's intentions. There is also a responsibility to be held accountable." Wei Mingting said.

After all, it was the prince who was highly valued by the prince who had an accident within the scope of his jurisdiction. If the emperor Longyan was furious, they would not be able to escape.

"But my husband, you are in charge of fighting against the Japanese. The accident of the Seventh Prince also happened in the city, so what has it to do with you?" The Yun family complained for Wei Mingting and the generals of the anti-Japanese army.

"Isn't it fair to talk about matters in the court?" Wei Mingting sighed slightly, "I didn't think about it in advance, the most urgent thing is to find the Seventh Prince. You have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death."

Mr. Yun was worried, but no matter how worried she was about the court affairs, she couldn't help at all. She could only pray silently in her heart, hoping that the seventh prince was okay, that her husband was okay, and that the Wei family was okay.

In the next few days, the city was still calm, and the people were mostly worried about how to spend the winter and celebrate the New Year. Apart from that, they didn't hear any other news, and even the Japanese pirates stopped for a while.

Wei Ruo took the time to go to Zhuangzi every day to check the condition of the injured man.

The man was in a coma for three days. On the fourth day, Wei Ruo explained to Manager Yu about the follow-up medication.

"I will continue to use the previous medicine every morning, noon and evening, and add a few tonics to the medicine given to him at noon to give him some nutrition." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay." Manager Yu agreed.

While the two were talking, Wei Ruo saw the man on the bed move from the corner of his eye.

Then Wei Ruo walked quickly to the bed, the man opened his mouth and made a difficult sound: "Water..."

Hearing this, Steward Yu hurriedly fetched the tea, which was still warm.

With steward Yu supporting him, Wei Ruo fed water into the man's mouth.

After drinking the water, the man lay back, then looked around suspiciously, and finally his eyes stayed on Wei Ruo.

The Wei Ruo that the man saw was a handsome young man with a round face.

Because the mask that Lin Fang made for herself is very convenient to wear, Wei Ruo will wear it when going out or going to Zhuangzi, and it has become a habit.

"Where is this..."

The man is still weak, his voice is very hoarse, and his speech speed is very slow, as if he has used up all his strength in one sentence.

"This is my Zhuangzi. We found you on a nearby mountain and brought you back to temporarily settle here." Wei Ruo replied.

The man didn't know whether it was a slow reaction or something, and he said after a while: "Thank you."

Although the person is still a little weak, Wei Ruo can't wait to ask some questions: "Who is your last name, where do you live, and why did you get injured?"

Once there is a problem with the man's answer, Wei Ruo intends to send the man back to the place where he was found, and let him fend for himself.

"My surname is Zhu, my name is Zongyu, I live in Taiyuan Prefecture, and I'm in business..."

While speaking, the man paused and took a breath. It seemed a bit strenuous for him who just woke up to speak so many words at once.

After a pause, the man continued to explain in a slow tone:

"This time I went south to give a New Year's gift to my grandfather's family in Wenzhou. I met a robber halfway. To save my life, my servant and I exchanged clothes. He led the thief away for me. I took advantage of the chaos and escaped."

"But I was caught up and hacked several times. I was seriously injured and couldn't move. Fortunately, my cronies rescued me desperately. Under his protection, I fled to a hidden place, but there were still thieves searching the mountain. To protect me who was seriously injured, my cronies chose to go out and lure me. The thief..."

Chapter 187 thanks to Miss Wei

Zhu Zongyu's explanation solved Wei Ruo's previous doubts.

The rhetoric is well-founded, and there is nothing wrong with it.

So the details are logical and consistent with the details discovered by Wei Ruo.

Just when Wei Ruo was silent, Zhu Zongyu took the initiative to say: "Young master saved my life, I will definitely repay you with a lot of money, and ask you to take care of me until I recover. Afterwards, I will contact my family and ask them to pick me up. A generous gift."

Zhu Zongyu looked at Wei Ruo sincerely, and Wei Ruo said, "You don't need to pay a lot of money, just give me some medical expenses, and don't cause trouble for me."

Zhu Zongyu said: "Don't worry, son, I just want to survive. What's more, you are my savior. I am grateful to you before it is too late. I will never intentionally cause trouble for you."

Wei Ruo looked at Zhu Zongyu for a while and said, "You should have a good rest. You can't get out of bed these few days. If you need anything, you can find Manager Yu. He will take care of your daily life."

Zhu Zongyu moved his eyes to Guanshi Yu who was next to him, and thanked him: "Thank you, Guanshi Yu, for saving my life."

Manager Yu hurriedly said: "I'm just helping out. I can't afford to save your life. The person who saved your life is our boss."

Wei Ruo explained a few more words to Guanshi Yu, and then left.

After Wei Ruo left, Guanshi Yu looked at Zhu Zongyu on the bed, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Master Zhu, you are also a lucky person. If you are injured like this, ordinary people will definitely not survive. Fortunately, you met my son, so you have the opportunity to pick him up." Come back with your life."

"Is your son a doctor?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

"Sir, you know some medical skills, but you don't practice medicine outside, so don't casually talk about it with outsiders when you recover in the future." Steward Yu warned.

"Okay, I made a note."

While talking about Guanshi Yu, he couldn't help saying a few more words: "My son is a really good person, not only for Mr. Zhu, but also for those homeless people who are in trouble. If the family's difficulties cannot be solved, my son will help if he can. This year, all the people in Zhuangzi have a good year thanks to your son's blessing."

Listening to Guanshi Yu's emotion, Zhu Zongyu was thoughtful.

Manager Yu, who came back to his senses after sighing, said to Zhu Zongyu: "Young master Zhu, rest first, and I will bring you some liquid food that is easy to swallow in a while. You can eat a little bit. My son said before leaving that you have been relying on food these days." The decoction is hanging, the stomach is weak, it is not advisable to eat too much at one time, you can only drink some light porridge."

"Okay, thank you." Zhu Zongyu said.

As soon as he returned to Tianqin Garden, Wei Ruo was enthusiastically surrounded by the three sisters of the Yuan family.

The three of them prepared their own gifts for Wei Ruo. Yuan Qiniang gave Wei Ruo a brocade bag embroidered by herself. She saw that Wei Ruo often used the brocade bag to carry some things, so she knew that she needed it.

Yuan Jiuniang gave Wei Ruo a box of rouge, saying that it was brought from the capital by the elder brother of the clan, and that Taizhou government could not buy it.

Yuan Shiniang gave Wei Ruo a velvet flower hairpin, which she made herself.

It can be seen that the three of them have carefully selected gifts as a return gift for Pi Pa Gao. This gift is neither too expensive nor too shabby.

"Thank you, your gifts are all good, I like them very much." Wei Ruo thanked.

Yuan Qiniang said: "We are the ones who want to thank Ms. Wei. After taking the loquat cream you gave, the three of us, our grandmother's cough has obviously improved, and she can sleep peacefully at night. Her energy and spirit have improved in the past few days."

Yuan Jiuniang seconded: "Yes, the elders in the family were terrified when my grandmother coughed non-stop a few days ago."

Old people are afraid of getting sick when they are old, especially this year when the weather is approaching and it will be very cold. Even if it is just a cough, if it gets worse, it may kill the elderly.

Yuan Qiniang said again: "Grandmother's condition is very good because of this loquat paste. My father and uncle praised the three of us very much. For this, we got a lot of rewards. It's all thanks to Miss Wei."

All three of them had smiles on their faces, and they all looked happy.

Then Yuan Qiniang said to Wei Ruo: "Yesterday, our grandmother's close friend Mrs. Xu's family came to visit our grandmother at home. After seeing that her condition improved, she also wanted this loquat cream, so my grandma asked the three of us where we got the loquat cream. Yes, since we didn't ask your opinion beforehand, we only said that we got it from a good friend, and we don't have it elsewhere, so we have to ask your friend's opinion first if we can give it to you again."

Yuan Qiniang has a delicate mind, Mrs. Xu was like that yesterday, if she asks who it is, she must ask for it again, fearing that Wei Ruo will embarrass her so she won't make it clear.

"It's okay, we can talk about it. I'll get another can in a while, and you can just take it to Mrs. Xu." Wei Ruo said generously.

Wei Ruo was so happy, Yuan Qiniang and the others were overjoyed.

"Miss Wei, you are so kind, thank you very much this time." Yuan Qiniang thanked Wei Ruo again on behalf of the three sisters.

"You're welcome, we are classmates." Wei Ruo said.

For Wei Ruo, although there is no reason why she needs to make friends with the three sisters of the Yuan family, she is also very happy if everyone can get along in harmony.

"Well, in the future, Miss Wei will be useful to our three places, so don't be polite to us." Yuan Qiniang said.

The remaining two nodded their heads.

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed with a smile.

So before get out of class ended, Wei Ruo handed over a new jar of loquat cream to Yuan Qiniang.

Then Wei Ruo went back to Xiaowei's Mansion.

During dinner, Wei Ruo found something wrong with Yun's expression, but Wei Ruo didn't want to care about Yun's.

At this moment, Wei Qingwan said, "Is mother sick? What's wrong with your body?"

"Mother is fine." Yun denied.

Although she said she was fine, she didn't look like she was really fine.

"Mother, if you have anything to tell me, a daughter like you is very worried." Wei Qingwan looked worried and distressed.

"It's really nothing." Yun emphasized again.

If her daughter asked about anything else, she would say it, but she really couldn't say anything about it.

"Mother, a daughter like you is really worried." Wei Qingwan's eyes sparkled.

Yun couldn't help being moved, and subconsciously looked at Wei Ruo.

But seeing Wei Ruo's face was calm, she didn't notice any difference in her expression at all.

Yun's mood couldn't help sinking, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed in Wei Ruo.

Sighed: "Wanwan doesn't have to worry about mother, mother is just a little tired, it will be fine after a while of busy work."

Then Yun said to Wei Ruo: "Don't think about running outside all day long, pay more attention to family affairs, and take responsibility as the eldest daughter."

Wei Ruo just responded softly, and the reaction was neither salty nor indifferent, as if he didn't see the dissatisfaction with his attitude revealed in Yun's furrowed brows.

Chapter 188 Madam Xu visits

The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The first and fifteenth day of every month is a holiday, so Wei Ruo doesn't have to go to school today.

Wei Ruo intends to stay in Zhuangzi for a day today, and arrange all the things that should be arranged before the Chinese New Year. After the Chinese New Year, she may not have time.

Wei Ruo was about to go out, when someone came to the house, Mrs. Xu, the mother of Mr. Xu, who knew him well, asked to see Wei Ruo by name.

Yun's face was puzzled. These days, the second daughter Wanwan has been attending classes in Tong Zhifu, so the chance of seeing Mrs. Xu is obviously higher, and the eldest daughter Ruo'er has almost no intersection with the Xu family. Why does Mrs. Xu come to the door and ask to see her eldest daughter?

The Xu family is also a well-known family in Taizhou Prefecture. Although it is not as influential as the Yuan family, the influence of the entire family in the court is far greater than that of the Wei family.

Old Mrs. Xu is the older generation of the family, so it can be said that she is highly respected.

One of her elders came to visit suddenly, wanting to see a junior, this behavior really made Yun a little puzzled.

Mr. Yun asked Mrs. Xu curiously: "How did Mrs. Xu know my Ruoer?"

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "My old man has been suffering from coughing all the time. It is an old problem. He has taken a lot of medicine but it still doesn't help. This year it is colder than ever, and the cold wind blows into his throat. As soon as he blew it, he coughed badly."

Yun's face was puzzled, he didn't understand why Mrs. Xu talked about Mrs. Xu, and what did it have to do with their family?

Mrs. Xu continued to explain: "A few days ago I went to see the old lady of the third room of the Yuan family. She had recently caught a cold and coughed a lot. I saw a good baby at her place. It was the loquat that her precious granddaughters found for her. The ointment, after taking it for three days, I am completely healed, and I am full of breath when talking to me, my voice is clear, and my coughing is no longer frequent."

Mr. Yun didn't interrupt, and continued to listen patiently to Mrs. Xu's story.

Mrs. Xu mentioned the key point: "Later, my old sister asked her three granddaughters for me, and then I realized that they got good things from their classmates. The three of them got a total of three cans, two of which were given to my old sister, and one to the mother of Nine Girls."

Hearing this, Yun's thought about it.

Three girls from the Yuan family, who are about the same age as her two daughters, have been attending classes and studying with her eldest daughter Ruoer in Tianqin Garden recently. With Mrs. Xu's visit today.

After trying to figure out what was going on, Yun replied with a smile: "I'm not too sure about the loquat cream Mrs. Xu is talking about. I'm going to sleep today. If Ruo'er is at home, I'll get it Someone brought her here and asked her, if she still has some, I will ask her to give you another jar, old lady."

Seeing that Mrs. Yun ordered the maids around her to call for someone, Mrs. Xu didn't stop her.

After sending the maid down, Yun said to Mrs. Xu: "However, the loquat cream may not be able to help Mrs. Xu's illness. It is better to ask a doctor to see the treatment."

Yun Shi is still skeptical about Wei Ruo's loquat cream for treating cough. It may be a coincidence that the old lady of Yuan's family met a dead mouse.

If it doesn't work after taking it to the old man of the Xu family, Yun is afraid that the Xu family will be unhappy, so he put the ugly words first.

After the maid went out, Mrs. Xu explained again: "Actually, I have already got the loquat cream. The girl from the Yuan family helped me, a cheeky old woman, to ask for a jar. My old man has been taking it for a few days. The cough has improved a little, especially when he first took it, the old man felt his throat was clear and his nose was usually very comfortable."

"I see." Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Xu said: "So I came here today. First, I want to ask Ling Ai about the loquat cream; second, I want to ask Ling Ai to buy some. My old man has a long-term illness. It's so easy, I think that one can is not enough to eat."

While speaking, Wei Ruo was brought over by Cuiping.

"This is Mrs. Xu." Yun said to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruochao bowed to Mrs. Xu: "I've seen Mrs. Xu."

"Hey, good boy, good boy." Mrs. Xu saw Wei Ruo with a smile all over her face.

After saying hello, Wei Ruo sat on the empty seat beside Yun after receiving instructions from Yun.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Xu expressed her gratitude to Wei Ruo, "Wei girl, thanks to your loquat paste, my old man's voice has improved."

"The old lady doesn't need to be too polite. It's best if the old man takes it and it works." Wei Ruo replied.

"Well, but my old woman still has some questions I want to ask you. I wonder if it's convenient for you?"

"Don't hesitate to ask the old lady, I will tell you everything."

"It's like this. My old man has been sick for some years. After taking this loquat paste, he got better, but it must not be so fast. When my old man first took it, his throat felt very refreshing, and it got worse after a while. He So I couldn't help but drink more, I didn't dare to let him drink more, so I wanted to ask Miss Wei how much this loquat cream can drink at most in a day?"

"Although the dosage of loquat extract is not as strict as that of ordinary traditional Chinese medicine, it must not be drunk like tea. Take one spoonful each time and mix it with hot water. It should not exceed five spoonfuls a day." Wei Ruo replied.

Wearing that Mrs. Xu said: "I've made a note, I'll tell the old man when I get back, and set the rules for him."

Wei Ruo smiled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Xu asked again: "My old man's illness has been going on for a long time, can drinking this loquat extract hope to completely improve?"

Wei Ruo replied: "It's really hard to say. Since it's a chronic disease, it must not be so fast to get rid of the root. Different people have different constitutions and different recovery. I dare not jump to conclusions. But the past few days have had some effect. , then you can try again, even if you can't recover, you should be able to relieve it a little more."

Wei Ruo has never even met Mr. Xu's people, let alone asked for his pulse, so he doesn't know the result.

"The girl of the Wei family is very right." Madam Xu agreed, and then said with emotion, "My old man is also old, and he wants to live to our age. Live more comfortably in the next few days. Poor my old man, who has been troubled by this stubborn disease, now finally has a solution. Even if the root cannot be cut off, it can make his daily life lighter and less uncomfortable. The old man is also satisfied."

Wei Ruo nodded to express his understanding.

As he spoke, Mrs. Xu looked at Wei Ruo with a look of embarrassment: "It's just that if this loquat cream is to be taken for a long time..."

Chapter 189 Confrontation

Wei Ruo understood Madam Xu's meaning right away: "Don't worry, Madam, I still have that loquat cream. I'll ask my maid to bring you two cans."

Mrs. Xu hurriedly stopped her and said, "Girl of the Wei family, I'm embarrassed to have a can of you, so how can I ask you for nothing? So, how about I buy it with you? You sell me, just ask for a price."

Mrs. Xu is not a thick-skinned person, and she doesn't want to take advantage of it for nothing. What's more, her old man has to take the loquat cream for a long time, and she can't ask for it once. That's how it works.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly and said, "That's unnecessary."

It's not that she doesn't want the money, it's just that now she is not Xu Heyou but Wei Ruo.

In front of Yun's face again, it is really inappropriate to ask for a price.

Seeing Wei Ruo's refusal, Mrs. Xu said bluntly: "So, ten taels of silver for a jar, okay?"

Mrs. Xu also knows that this is a difficult situation. She is in charge of shopping for a prostitute of a family, and the words are not nice, but she really needs it.

Before she came here, she asked a doctor from Baicaotang to help her estimate the price of the loquat cream.

The doctor did not know the ingredients of the loquat cream so it was difficult to accurately guess the price, but according to Mrs. Xu's description, he learned that it had an effect on Mrs. Xu's illness, so he told Mrs. Xu that the medicine is not only expensive because of the ingredients, but also because of its Sometimes the formula is the most valuable.

Old Master Xu's sick mansion city is known to all famous doctors, and they are helpless. It can be seen that although this loquat paste looks ordinary, it is very precious, and the price must not be lowered.

Mrs. Xu thought it made sense, so she set an approximate price after discussing with the doctor.

Hearing the price offered by Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Yun took a step ahead of Wei Ruo and said, "Old lady, you don't have to do that, it's just some loquat cream, how can you use this price."

What is the concept of ten taels of silver? If you go to buy loquat leaves, you can pile up the backyard.

What's more, Yun's family is not very confident in Wei Ruo's loquat cream. What if it was just a coincidence that Mrs. Xu felt better after taking it?

Mrs. Xu insisted: "Mrs. Wei doesn't know the importance of this loquat cream to my master. No amount of money can buy it."

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Xu said to Wei Ruo: "If Miss Wei thinks the price is too low, we can discuss it again."

Mrs. Xu has already talked about this point, Wei Ruo naturally has no reason not to agree.

Although the cost of her medicine is not worth the price, it is expensive because of the prescription, which cannot be bought elsewhere, so she is not black-hearted in selling it at this price.

Wei Ruo agreed: "The old lady has said so, and I can't refuse, so I will do what the old lady wants."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "This is the best."

Then Wei Ruo called to Xiumei: "You look back at Meiyuan and fetch me two cans of loquat paste."

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "Two cans are not enough, I need a few more cans, six cans, not eight cans!"

Wei Ruo explained: "Old lady, this loquat cream should not be stored for too long. I'll take you two cans first. After a month, if you're almost finished, you can send someone to tell me. I'll make fresh ones for you. past."

Some things are better stored as long as possible, such as tangerine peel and wine, but Wei Ruo's loquat paste is not, so every time Wei Ruo makes it, he doesn't make too much.

After hearing Wei Ruo's explanation, Mrs. Xu understood: "So that's the case, then I'll take two cans this time, and come back to bother Miss Wei later."

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed, and then Xiumei went to fetch two cans of loquat paste.

Mrs. Xu asked the old lady beside her to accept the two cans of loquat paste, and at the same time gave Xiumei the bag containing twenty taels of silver.

Then Mrs. Xu left the Captain's Mansion with a satisfied expression.

After Mrs. Xu left, Yun looked at Wei Ruo and frowned slightly: "Ruoer, how did you get this loquat paste?"

Wei Ruo replied: "When I was in Mojiazha, there was an old lady who had a prescription of loquat paste passed down from her ancestors, which cured many people in the village from coughing. Seeing my sincerity, she passed it on to me."

Wen Yanyun's brows did not relax: "Ruo'er, you shouldn't charge so much money for this loquat cream. If Old Master Xu doesn't have any effect after taking it, how will you end up?"

"Didn't Mrs. Xu just say that she came to buy it after Mrs. Xu took it and found it effective. If that's the case, why should I worry? Even if the follow-up is useless, it's not my fault." Wei Ruo said calmly.

Yun was a little annoyed: "You child, do you know who this old Mrs. Xu is? The Xu family has a deep foundation in Taizhou Mansion, and the roots are intertwined. If you offend her, our family may struggle in Taizhou Mansion in the future."

Wei Ruo replied: "If the Xu family is offended because of something like this, then the Wei family is struggling in Fucheng, right? You have to worry about offending people every step of the way, and a little anxiety may affect your future."

Wei Ruo's rebuttal ignited the anger in Yun's heart.

In the past few days, I was in a bad mood to be worried about the disappearance of the seventh prince. The eldest daughter was not as concerned about herself as the second daughter, but today she blatantly contradicted herself again!

"What are you talking about? Is that how you contradict your mother?" Yun asked Wei Ruo, his face full of anger.

"I have a different point of view from yours. I have nothing to say if I put forward a different point of view, even if I contradict you." Wei Ruo replied, raising his head, showing no sign of shrinking back.

"You are hardened now, with Mrs. Yuan as your backing, you can ignore my mother, right?" Yun's anger became less and more intense.

"It has nothing to do with whether I have a backer. Whether I have a backer is my point of view. I don't think there is any problem with selling my loquat paste for ten taels of silver, and I don't think there is any problem with the communication with Mrs. Xu today. ." Wei Ruo was neither humble nor overbearing nor flinched.

Yunshi suddenly raised his hand, and then lowered it towards Wei Ruo's face.

However, her hand didn't touch Wei Ruo's cheek, Wei Ruo stretched out her hand and grabbed Yun's wrist.

Yun was stunned for a moment, then looked at his grasped wrist in disbelief.

"Mother, please think twice before doing this. You just said that I have Mrs. Yuan as a backer. If my mother beats me hard, I might say something I shouldn't say when I go to Mrs. Yuan's house tomorrow."

Wei Ruo's expression was calm and his tone was calm, but the words he said were ruthless, a naked threat.

With or without the backing of Mrs. Yuan, Wei Ruo's views will not change. The difference is that Wei Ruo will use it when he has a backer, and Wei Ruo will never hide when he can pretend to be bullied.

Chapter 190 Frontal Conflict

Yun's face became even uglier, and he stared at Wei Ruo angrily in disbelief.

"You actually said such things to your mother! I thought you were going to scare me with Mrs. Yuan, so I couldn't do anything about it? Not to mention Mrs. Yuan, even if it goes to the end of the world, it is reasonable and legal for a mother to discipline her daughter! "

"You are in your favor. I will do my thing. I don't have to tell you to beat me. I have more things to do! You are not afraid of losing face, and you are not afraid that the Wei family is really struggling in Fucheng. You just Hit it!"

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he suddenly let go of his hand, raised his face, and stared at Yun Shi, neither humble nor overbearing.

Yun's hand was raised in the air, and her anger made her want to drop it, but Wei Ruo's glaring look made her stop inexplicably.

At this time, Jing Hu suddenly came in: "Madam, there is a message from the barracks that the master is going back home for dinner tonight."

Hearing that her husband was going back to the mansion, Yun calmed down, hesitated for a while, then dropped her raised hand.

This slap did not last.

Then looked at Wei Ruo and ordered in a cold voice: "Go back, don't go out again for a few days!"

Wei Ruo turned around and left without looking at him.

After Wei Ruo left, Mrs. Yun glanced at Jing Hu next to her, and waved her hand, "You should also step back."

After Jinghu retreated, Yun called to Cuiping and ordered more food for the evening.

Just as Cuiping left to explain to the kitchen, Wei Qingwan arrived behind him.

"Mother, what's the matter, I heard from the nanny that you and your sister had an argument?" Wei Qingwan, like Wei Ruo, is taking a rest today.

She was very well informed. Not long after Wei Ruo and Yun's quarrel, she received the news and rushed over.

It's just that he came a little later, and this one was interrupted by Jing Hu's sentence "Master is coming back".

Looking at Wei Qingwan's concerned and worried eyes, Yun couldn't help sighing: "If she was half as warm-hearted as you, I wouldn't be so angry with her."

Wei Qingwan sat beside Yun Shi and held Yun Shi's hand: "Mother, don't think about it too much, my sister has limited time to go home, so it's normal to not be that close to Mother, it will be fine after a while. "

"You know how to speak for her, but she doesn't think about this family or your sister at all." Yun couldn't help but said.

"Mother, what exactly happened?" Wei Qingwan only heard that there was a quarrel, and almost started a fight, but she still didn't know what the quarrel was about.

"Today Mrs. Xu came over and begged her for two cans of her homemade loquat cream. She took twenty measures of silver from Mrs. Xu." After finishing speaking, Yun could not help but sigh.

"This... business is a despicable thing that merchants do. We are ladies from a lord's family, so it's not good..." Wei Qingwan whispered.

"It's not good, not to mention that Mrs. Xu who came today is the old lady of Xu Tongzhi's family who you are in class. I was thinking about what to send to Xu's family to express my gratitude. It is rare that Mrs. Xu took a fancy to her." The loquat cream has been given away as a favor, which not only fully expresses our family's gratitude, but also won't lose face."

When Yun Shi said it, he felt a little angry again.

Yun said again: "The Wei family first arrived in Fucheng, and they are not familiar with all the families in Fucheng. It took me a lot of effort to find a suitable place for you to study. The Xu family is also the first one we made friends in Fucheng. The aristocratic family, with such a relationship here, how can they ask for money from the old lady?"

No matter from which angle you look at it, Yun feels that this money cannot be collected no matter what.

"Mother, don't be angry. Although my sister did something wrong, it's not a big deal." Wei Qingwan comforted.

"I wouldn't be so angry, but your sister doesn't think of my mother at all!" Yun didn't know how many times she sighed.

As a mother, she said something to her, but she actually contradicted her, and she didn't think she was wrong at all.

Wei Qingwan comforted: "Mother, your health is important. There are a lot of things in the house recently, and you are already tired. If you get angry again, my daughter is afraid that your health will not be able to bear it."

Yun sighed: "It would be great if your sister could be half as caring as you."

"Mother, my daughter is useless. She is not as capable as my sister. I can't do other things. I can only say something to comfort my mother. I can't help you with anything else." Wei Qingwan whispered, her head lowered when she spoke. down.

"Wanwan, don't say that, you are indeed not as good as Ruo'er in some things, but you have the heart. Your sister has some skills, but her current attitude does not take my mother seriously. "Mr. Yun felt very tired.

Wei Qingwan said some consoling words again, and kept on comforting Yun, never saying a word against Wei Ruo. While Yun's mood calmed down, her opinion of Wei Ruo also deepened.

Wei Ruo didn't listen to Yun's words, and after leaving Cangyun Garden, he turned around and left Xiaowei's Mansion, heading straight for Zhuangzi outside the city.

"Miss, don't be angry." Xiumei was driving ahead, a little worried, so she couldn't help but turn her head to talk to Wei Ruo.

"I'm fine, I'm in a good mood, I'll just lose my temper for a while, and I'll be fine later, after all, the money I got is real." Wei Ruo's tone has returned to a relaxed and cheerful tone.

"It's good that it's okay, miss, loquat paste can be sold so expensive, why don't we sell more medicine in the future, I feel that this is more profitable than growing crops." Xiumei couldn't help but said.

A can of loquat paste costs less than one tael of silver, and I bought ten taels of it after turning around. This profit is no match for farming.

No matter how high the yield in the field is, there will be no such good returns.

"Meimei, the field still has to be planted, food is especially critical." Wei Ruo said.

"Why? Isn't money enough to buy a lot of food?" Xiumei asked.

"The weather is bad, and the total grain output is not enough to feed and feed everyone. Then some people are doomed to starve to death. If you earn money and can afford food, it will only make you never eat enough. The person who is full becomes the person who is full, but the food you buy with money is not created out of thin air, and it is destined that another person will not be able to eat, which does not change the overall situation."

"Money determines the proportion of resources you can occupy in this group and the amount of social resources you can mobilize, but it cannot change the total grain output, nor can it change the objective fact that the grain grown cannot feed all the people."

Wei Ruo explained to Xiumei.

"Miss, you're starting to speak these esoteric words again. Although I don't understand them well, I know you are right!" Xiumei said with a smile, she supported her unconditionally.

After arriving at Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo first went to see the long-term worker on Zhuangzi.

Chapter 191 I am definitely not a villain

"Master!"

"Hi, my boss!"

"Boss, here are the freshly pickled vegetables for you, take some back."

"Boss, we dug these winter bamboo shoots this morning, you can take them home and taste them..."

"Boss, I have a wild rabbit here, please accept it!"

People on Zhuangzi saw Wei Ruo with extra enthusiasm, and sent Wei Ruo gifts representing their hearts one after another.

Recently, there is no farming work in Zhuangzi, so Wei Ruo let them take care of their own affairs.

Some people weave straw sandals, some pickle some farm vegetables, and some people go hunting in the nearby mountains at risk.

Although there is not much to gain, everyone does not want to be idle.

These things they got, they were reluctant to eat them, so they kept them for Wei Ruo.

Then Wei Ruo went to the workshop again. The operation of the workshop has been on the right track. Every day, raw materials are sent to Zhuangzi, and finished products are also shipped out.

Except for soy sauce with a long production cycle, it has not been sold to the outside world yet.

However, more than 20 large tanks have been piled up outside the workshop for making soy sauce.

Wei Ruo checked the fermenting soybeans in these vats one by one to ensure that the progress and status of fermentation met her requirements.

The longer the production cycle, the greater the probability of problems. Wei Ruo must control them regularly.

Then Wei Ruo found Guanshi Yu alone, and talked to him about the location of the brewery.

Before, Wei Ruo did not intend to let Guanshi Yu be in charge of the brewery, but also planned to make Xu Zhushan work harder and make two extra trips.

But now Wei Ruo has changed her mind, she plans to focus on training Guanshi Yu, and in the future she will hand over this Zhuangzi and the affairs around Zhuangzi to Guanshi Yu.

"Okay, then tomorrow I will select a few people to go to the place selected by the boss and prepare to build a house." Yu Guanshi replied.

"You take someone to repair the ground in that place first, there are still a lot of rocks and weeds there, I will draw the blueprint for the follow-up construction." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, everything is up to the boss." Yu Guanshi said.

After discussing the business with Yu Guanshi, Wei Ruo asked about Zhu Zongyu: "Is Mr. Zhu unusual these few days?"

Although there was nothing wrong with Zhu Zongyu's explanation last time, Wei Ruo told Guanshi Yu to pay more attention, just in case.

"Nothing unusual, he was barely able to get out of bed until the day before yesterday. It was cold outside, so he could only stay in the room and ask me for a few books to read when he was bored. Other than that, he took medicine as required by his boss. Eat and nourish your body."

Wei Ruo nodded: "Keep watching, if there is anything wrong, send someone to send me a letter immediately."

"Good boss." Manager Yu said.

After talking with Guanshi Yu, Wei Ruo went to see Zhu Zongyu.

He stayed in the small house on the east side and never went out.

There is a charcoal fire burning in the room, which is very warm.

Seeing Wei Ruo coming in, Zhu Zongyu got up: "Young Master Xu."

"Let's take a look at your situation." Wei Ruo said.

"Thank you for your concern, young master. If it weren't for young master, I would have died in Huangquan. I will never forget this kindness of young master in this life." Zhu Zongyu promised Wei Ruo.

"I just hope that I didn't save the wrong person. I hope you are a good person, at least an ordinary person, not a bad person." Wei Ruo said.

"Don't worry Mr. Xu, although I don't dare to call myself a good person, I am definitely not a person who does evil." Zhu Zongyu promised Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo will not comment on this for the time being.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo came forward and removed the bandage on Zhu Zongyu's face.

The scars on the face under the bandages are still there. Although it is not as **** and scary as when we first met, it is still completely invisible to the original appearance.

After observing the injury carefully, Wei Ruo went to a table beside him and sat down to write a new prescription.

"Master Xu, is there a chance for my face to recover?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

Although he hasn't looked in the mirror in the past few days, he also knows that his face has been seriously injured, and it has reached the point where it is beyond recognition.

"Your face is bruised, bruised, stabbed and scratched. Although the area is large, fortunately the injuries are not that deep, so there is still a possibility of recovery." Wei Ruo said.

"Can Mr. Xu help me recover?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

"Young Master Zhu came to Jiangsu and Zhejiang as a New Year's gift, but you know that because of the war in the past two years, this generation's medicinal materials have become very scarce, and many medicinal materials are difficult to buy."

Wei Ruo did not answer Zhu Zongyu's question directly, but asked Zhu Zongyu a question instead.

"I know." Zhu Zongyu replied.

"I can heal the wounds on your face. I can find all the medicines that don't endanger your life, but if you want to restore your appearance completely, the price you pay is far greater than just healing the wounds. Three times , five times, even ten times, a hundred times." Wei Ruo explained.

"Mr. Xu, please rest assured that money is not a problem. My family may not have anything else to do business, but money is definitely enough. As long as Mr. Xu has a way, I am willing to pay any price." Zhu Zongyu said firmly.

Wei Ruo looked at him and didn't speak immediately.

He said that his family has money, but now he has no money. Even if Wei Ruo wants to help him advance funds, some expensive medicinal materials are not something she can get with money.

Zhu Zongyu seemed to know what Wei Ruo was thinking, and then said: "Young Master Xu, I have an old friend in Taizhou Mansion. If you write a letter to him, he will most likely be willing to lend me money for an emergency, but he just wants to ask Mr. Xu to send someone to deliver the letter for me."

"You mean Fan Chengxu, the boss of Zuixianju?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Yes." Zhu Zongyu nodded.

Of course Fan Chengxu and Wei Ruo knew each other, and knew that although this person was in business, he actually came from a famous family and his status should not be underestimated.

If Zhu Zongyu knew Fan Chengxu and had already reached the point where the other party was willing to pay for him, then Zhu Zongyu's credibility could be improved a lot, at least to a certain extent, it could prove that he was not a thug.

"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver a letter to you." Wei Ruo said.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo asked Zhu Zongyu to sit at the table and write letters with his slightly injured right hand.

The stab wounds on Zhu Zongyu's body were mainly concentrated on his chest and back. It could be seen that the other party was trying to kill him.

In front of Wei Ruo, Zhu Zongyu wrote a letter to Fan Chengxu.

The content of the letter was nothing special, it explained his current situation, and then asked Fan Chengxu to lend him a sum of money.

At the very beginning, Fan Chengxu was called Brother Qingyuan, which may be Fan Chengxu's name.

The last signature is Friends, Zong Yu.

Then Wei Ruo handed the letter to Guanshi Yu, and asked Guanshi Yu to send someone to Zuixianju to deliver it.

Zhuangzi has business dealings with Zuixianju during this period, and it is already commonplace to go to and from Zuixianju, so sending a letter is not a problem.

Chapter 192 Boss Fan sent a bank note

In the garden behind Zuixianju.

Fan Chengxu was lying on the recliner, looking relaxed, but his expression was not as relaxed as before.

He was also an insider about the disappearance of the seventh prince, and it was his uncle who sent the news.

In the past few days, both the Fucheng Yamen and the Anti-Japanese Army have been sending people to find the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince.

However, seven or eight days have passed, and there is still no news at all.

The longer the time, the lower the possibility of finding the living Seventh Prince.

Fan Chengxu basked in the sun and said: "If there is no news from the Seventh Prince, many people in Taizhou will suffer."

"My lord, don't worry, His Majesty the Seventh Highness has his own auspiciousness, and he will turn bad luck into good fortune." Shopkeeper Shen comforted him.

Fan Chengxu said: "If he wants to die, he can't die in the city. If he really died in Taizhou Prefecture, and not on the battlefield against Japanese pirates, then there are too many people involved. Under the imperial power, there are many bones."

"Young master has a kind heart, he thinks of others and the common people." Shopkeeper Shen said.

"You are wrong. It's not that I have a good heart, but that Taizhou government is in chaos. My business is not easy to do. I am a businessman, so I naturally hope to make money everywhere." Fan Chengxu said.

At this moment, a young man came to send a letter, saying that Xu Heyou sent someone to send a letter, saying that it was sent by an old friend who knew Boss Fan.

"Bring it."

Fan Chengxu stretched out his hand, and the servant carefully handed the letter to Fan Chengxu's hand.

Fan Chengxu frowned when he saw the words on the cover of the letter.

Immediately afterwards, he opened the letter, and sat up straight with a "chuckle".

"Young master, what's the matter? What's wrong with the letter?" Shopkeeper Shen rarely saw his young master make such a surprising move, so he couldn't help but feel worried.

Fan Chengxu didn't speak, he stared at the letter in his hand for a long time, and then lay down again.

"Old Shen, go to the warehouse to get the 800 taels of silver, and then go with the messenger, ask Xu Heyou what medicinal materials you want, and then come back and report to me." Fan Chengxu said.

Hearing the words, shopkeeper Shen couldn't believe it, eight hundred taels of silver? That's too much!

Their business dealings with Xu Heyou are only a few taels of silver a month, and only a few dozen taels a year. These eight hundred taels are what Xu Heyou can only earn from doing business with them for a decade or two!

Even if they are Zuixianju, they won't be able to earn eight hundred taels of silver this year!

"My lord, is this 800 taels too much?" Hesitating again and again, shopkeeper Shen still expressed his doubts.

"Don't worry about it, just send it according to this number." Fan Chengxu said firmly.

"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Shopkeeper Shen didn't dare to ask any more questions when he saw his young master's expression.

Then quickly followed the young master's instructions, took the silver ticket, and went to Zhuangzi outside the city with the person Xu Heyou sent to deliver the letter.

While delivering the letter to Zuixianju, Wei Ruo took Zhu Zongyu for a stroll in the yard in front of the hut where he lived.

"You're already feeling better, so if the weather outside is fine, you can go out and walk around in the yard. Proper exercise will help you recover." Wei Ruo said to Zhu Zongyu.

"Okay." Zhu Zongyu agreed.

"Although it's cold today, the sun is good. You can bask in the sun in the yard when you're tired from walking. As long as you don't move too much and don't hurt your wound, it's very good for your current body." Wei Ruo Again.

"Um."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo moved the rattan chair in the courtyard, placed it in a suitable position, and sat down by himself, but let Zhu Zongyu stand: "If you can still walk, you can walk a little longer, as long as you don't pull the wound ."

Then motioned Xiumei to sit next to her.

"Master, the weather is so nice, why don't we make some tea." Xiumei suggested.

"Then make winter melon tea." Wei Ruo said.

"How to make winter melon tea?" Xiumei asked.

"Go to Zhuangzi's cellar and get some winter melons, wash and peel them, but don't remove the seeds, cut them into small pieces and put them in a pot, add some brown sugar and stir well, let it stand for a quarter of an hour, when the brown sugar melts, and the winter melons After the water is separated out, add rock sugar and start to simmer on low heat until the soup is sticky like honey and the color is as dark as amber. Then filter out the winter melon seeds and put the boiled winter melon tea into Store it in a jar, and when you want to drink it, just take some warm water and mix it up."

"It doesn't sound difficult, I'll try it right away!" Xiumei excitedly got up and ran to the cellar.

"Slow down! Don't fall!" Wei Ruo urged from behind.

"Know it!"

By the time Xiumei's voice reached Wei Ruo's ears, she had disappeared.

Zhu Zongyu looked at the two master and servant from the side, and was infected by the relaxed and joyful emotions on the two of them.

Experienced a life and death, suffered a lot, got bruised all over, but felt the long-lost peace and peace of mind.

In the past few days, I feel warm and relaxed in this dilapidated Zhuangzi hut.

Although this young man surnamed Xu was wary of himself, he didn't hesitate at all when he helped himself.

He knew Mr. Xu's worry was reasonable, he was kind but not stupid, this was a wise choice.

"What are you thinking about?" Wei Ruo found that Zhu Zongyu was thinking about something ecstatically.

"I'm thinking about what things I can't let go of in my life." Zhu Zongyu replied.

"Why do you suddenly think of such a mysterious question?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Probably because of a life and death experience." Zhu Zongyu replied.

After Zhu Zongyu took a closer look at Wei Ruo, he continued: "I have never had such an idea before, and I have never thought about whether what I am doing is right or wrong. I just do this one thing and do this one thing well."

"But when I was hunted down by someone and fell in the weeds, and the last person around me left to save me, the pain in my body was so numb, I could feel the blood flowing out of my body, and I could also feel my life pass."

"At that time, the whole world was very quiet, and there was only the sound of gurgling water, and even this sound became weaker and weaker, and became more and more inaudible. At that time, I found that my mind was blank. I can't let go of any people or things at all. There is only a feeling of unwillingness, but I don't know why I am unwilling."

Wei Ruo replied: "I didn't think so much. Doing what I want to do, loving the one I love, and protecting the one I want to protect is enough. Mr. Zhu was born into a wealthy family. Maybe he doesn't know that there are many people in this world who are pure and simple. Just living, just feeding myself and my family has exhausted all my strength."

Chapter 193 Feelings of Appreciation

Wei Ruo said again: "Young Master Zhu seeks inner abundance, while ordinary people seek nothing more than to live. People will have emptiness in their inner world, which is probably because they are not so lacking in material things, and their bodies do not suffer from serious illnesses or serious pains." A catastrophe. This is probably the reason why Mr. Zhu felt so after experiencing life and death, because this is a situation that Mr. Zhu has never faced before."

Zhu Zongyu stared at Wei Ruo, somewhat surprised and pleasantly surprised. Her words seemed to clear the fog in his heart.

"I didn't expect Mr. Xu to have such insights at such a young age." Zhu Zongyu looked at Wei Ruo with a smile in his eyes.

"It has nothing to do with age, it has to do with experience. If you can always feel the difficulty of living, maybe you will think differently. Of course, it is always a good thing to live a rich life, which is a blessing that many people can't ask for. And you have experienced After this life and death, I have some insights, which can be regarded as an unexpected harvest." Wei Ruo said to Zhu Zongyu.

Zhu Zongyu looked at the person in front of him with a very special feeling in his heart.

Although he is younger than himself, he appreciates everything he does and thinks.

He has never had such a view on a person, Xu Heyou is the first.

At this time, the person who went to Zuixianju to deliver the letter also came back, and brought back shopkeeper Shen.

Shopkeeper Shen was stunned when he saw Wei Ruo, because the Wei Ruo he had seen before had a big beard, but today's one has no beard.

But it was only for a moment, and shopkeeper Shen soon understood that the young man must have pasted some fake beards on himself to cover up because he was afraid that he was too young to talk about things with others.

Before he felt that it was not right for this young man to have so many beards, but now it made sense.

The shopkeeper Shen who came back to his senses presented the 800 taels of silver note that Fan Chengxu asked him to bring: "Mr. Xu, this is what my son asked me to hand over to you."

Wei Ruo took the bank note and looked at it, and was obviously surprised when he saw the numbers.

Eight hundred taels of silver? Is this too much?

Wei Ruo turned to look at Zhu Zongyu beside him. His face was wrapped in bandages, and he couldn't see any other expressions except a pair of eyes, and these eyes couldn't see anything at the moment.

"Young Master Zhu and Boss Fan have a good relationship?" Wei Ruo asked.

Otherwise, why did you get as much as 800 taels of silver in exchange for just a letter?

"I don't have a deep relationship, Boss Fan should do this out of trust in my credibility." Zhu Zongyu explained.

Wei Ruo was dubious, and continued to ask shopkeeper Shen: "Is there anything else you can say?"

Shopkeeper Shen said: "My son said, if Mr. Xu wants any medicinal materials, just write me a list, and he will order someone to buy it."

Wei Ruo didn't have the means and channels to get those precious medicinal materials and rare medicinal materials, but Fan Chengxu should have them.

"Okay, I'll write to you now."

Wei Ruo called Guanshi Yu to the side, took the pen and paper, and asked Guanshi Yu to write, and Wei Ruo wrote to Guanshi Yu.

Wei Ruo's handwriting is easier to recognize, so Wei Ruo will not write in person when dealing with outsiders as Xu Heyou.

After finishing writing, Wei Ruo checked the list, and then handed the list to Shopkeeper Shen.

Shopkeeper Shen solemnly put the list into his arms, and then politely asked Wei Ruo: "Does Mr. Xu have any other orders?"

"there is none left."

"Then I'll go back and return to my son."

"Well, it's time to work." Wei Ruo said.

After Shopkeeper Shen left, Wei Ruo handed the banknote to Zhu Zongyu: "This is the money you borrowed, you can keep it yourself."

Zhu Zongyu didn't take it: "This is the medical expenses for Mr. Xu."

"You will settle the medical expenses with Manager Yu later, and he will tell you how much money you should pay. You take the rest of the money first."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he directly stuffed the bank note into Zhu Zongyu's hand.

Zhu Zongyu looked at the bank note in his hand, his eyes narrowed, with some strange feelings.

At this time, Xiumei came back after cooking the winter melon tea, holding a brown earthen pot in her hand: "Miss, the winter melon tea is ready, try it and see if I can make it!"

"Well, bring a bowl and warm water." Wei Ruo said.

Then he glanced at Zhu Zongyu: "You have almost done your activities today, so sit down and drink a bowl of winter melon tea."

"Okay." Zhu Zongyu agreed.

Then Wei Ruochong mixed four bowls, one for herself, Xiumei, Yu Guanshi, and Zhu Zongyu.

The four of them basked in the sun and sipped winter melon tea together.

When the tea is finished, Wei Ruo should go back.

Zhu Zongyu watched Wei Ruo's master and servant go away, and did not look back until the two figures disappeared completely, and then slowly returned to the house.

When Wei Ruo returned home, it was almost dinner time, and Wei Mingting had already returned home.

Wei Ruo stepped on the spot and appeared in the dining room. When Yun saw Wei Ruo who had returned late, his expression was slightly gloomy.

But because Wei Mingting was here, she didn't say anything, and she didn't mention the conflict that happened during the day.

During dinner, Wei Ruo saw that Wei Mingting's expression was solemn and tired, and he didn't have much appetite when eating.

But she didn't think much about it, she just thought it was the Japanese pirates that bothered him, and she didn't ask specifically, she probably knew Wei Mingting's temperament, even if there were any official troubles, she wouldn't tell her family, it would be useless to ask , not to mention that she can't help with the Japanese pirates.

Wei Ruo didn't want to ask, but Wei Qingwan didn't think so.

After dinner, Wei Qingwan asked, "What's bothering you, father? A daughter like you is very worried."

Wei Qingwan had a worried expression and bright eyes.

"It's fine as a father, Wanwan doesn't have to worry, it's just a little tired to be a father." Wei Mingting replied.

"Father, pay more attention to rest. Your body is the most important thing." Wei Qingwan urged.

"Yes." Wei Mingting responded.

Seeing that her husband was exhausted, Mrs. Yun ended today's conversation early and let everyone go back to their respective rooms.

Wei Ruo tactfully left, Wei Qingwan was a little reluctant to leave, she turned her head frequently when she left, her eyes were concerned, as if she was worried about Wei Mingting who looked tired.

This scene fell in Yun's eyes, and he felt disappointed in the eldest daughter again.

"This child Wanwan is really caring, and she knows how to love her parents." Yun muttered.

Wei Mingting agreed: "Well, Wanwan is a good boy."

Immediately afterwards, he added: "But if the son didn't speak, it doesn't mean that he doesn't care about his parents, it's just his personality."

Yun sighed helplessly in her heart, the eldest daughter has such a personality, she is obviously very eloquent when contradicting her elders.

But Yun didn't say this, she didn't want to bother her husband with trivial matters at home. Because of the disappearance of the seventh prince, her husband has already had enough headaches.

Yun changed the subject and asked Wei Mingting: "Husband, is the Seventh Prince still missing?"

Chapter 194 More people bought loquat paste

"You don't see people alive, you don't see dead bodies." Wei Mingting frowned.

"Then what should we do now?" Yun asked worriedly, very worried that her husband would be implicated.

"The imperial court already knew about this matter, and has sent ministers here, on the one hand to find the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince, and on the other hand to track down the murderer's information." Wei Mingting replied.

"If we still can't find it..." Yun Shi didn't dare to think about it.

"Don't think about it, ma'am, the matter has come to this point, we can only do our best to obey the destiny, if we really want to be implicated, I have nothing to say."

Although Wei Mingting was tired, he thought calmly.

"I see." Yun Shi still couldn't feel relieved, but in front of her husband, she put away her worried look and acted considerately and understandingly, so as not to make her husband worry too much.

"Well, you've worked hard during this period. There are many things to do at the end of the year, and you need to worry about the children." Wei Mingting said.

"You don't have to worry about it, everything is fine in the mansion. Husband, let's go to bed earlier today," Yun replied.

Yun knew that Wei Mingting would be busy tomorrow morning, so he took Wei Mingting back to his room to rest.

Early in the morning of the next day, Wei Mingting hurried out.

In the next few days, Xiaowei's mansion was relatively peaceful.

The relationship between Wei Ruo and Yun's is still icy, and Wei Ruo turns a blind eye to Yun's dissatisfaction.

When they had dinner together, Yun kept his face cold, and Wei Ruo didn't say a word, just buried his head in the meal.

Not only that, in the two living examples of Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Yuan's third bedroom, many people know about Wei Ruo's loquat cream.

The weather has been very cold recently, and there are many people suffering from the cold. There are not a few groups with coughing symptoms, especially the elderly.

So they all came to Wei Ruo to buy loquat paste, and Wei Ruo sold them a can of ten taels of silver as before.

She sold it to Mrs. Xu for ten taels of silver a can, and it was impossible to sell it to others at any other price, or if she didn't sell it, she could only sell it for ten taels of silver a can.

Mr. Yun also knows about this. The other party came to Wei Ruo specially to buy it. They usually meet Yun first and then Wei Ruo.

Mr. Yun was angry, but there was nothing she could do. The other party came with a smile on her face, and she couldn't drive him away. I can only watch helplessly as my eldest daughter buys and sells things like the merchants outside.

But Yun Shi actually thought a little too much. Whether he bought Wei Ruo's loquat cream in Fucheng or not, he didn't mean to underestimate Wei Ruo.

For one thing, Wei Ruo gave it as a gift at the beginning. The old lady of the Yuan family and the old lady of the Xu family got it as a gift at the beginning, but later it was the old lady of the Xu family who insisted on giving money to Wei Ruona for a long time. , Mrs. Xu also told people about this.

Secondly, what Wei Ruo sells are medicines for curing diseases. Businessmen look down on them, but no doctor will look down on them. Good prescriptions and medicines are not ordinary commodities.

But these Yuns don't know, even though the people who came to Wei Ruo to buy medicines all praised Wei Ruo's ability with smiles on their faces, Yuns still felt that the eldest daughter's behavior was inappropriate.

Wei Ruo ignored her, not only continued to sell her loquat paste, but also went to Zhuangzi as usual.

Boss Yu settled his medical expenses with Zhu Zongyu, asking for twenty taels.

Boss Yu rounded up the sum of Zhu Zongyu's food, clothing and medicinal materials spent on Zhuangzi during this period, twenty taels of silver. Zhu Zongyu didn't make much money, but he didn't lose money either.

Then Zhu Zongyu gave Guanshi Yu one hundred and twenty taels, and the extra one hundred and twenty taels was Wei Ruo's consultation fee.

Wei Ruo told Guanshi Yu in advance that when he settled the accounts with Zhu Zongyu, the medical expenses and food expenses were clearly calculated, and the cost could not be reduced. Others, if Zhu Zongyu wants to give more, there is no need to refuse, just accept all the orders.

So Steward Yu took the money, reported it to Wei Ruo, and transferred the money to the daily expenses of Zhuangzi.

Fan Chengxu's action was also very fast. After only three days, Fan Chengxu sent someone to send some medicinal materials to Wei Ruo, and also sent a lot of supplements.

The medicinal materials written on Wei Ruo's list are indeed rare and rare. Although Fan Chengxu found them all, the quantity is still far from what Wei Ruo wanted.

But in order not to delay the progress of the treatment, Fan Chengxu asked someone to bring the medicine over first.

Some of the medicinal materials sent by Wei Ruo were combined with other medicinal materials to make a prescription for Yu Guanshi to cook for Zhu Zongyu to take every day. The other part Wei Ruo used her ointment to make a special ointment for Zhu Zongyu to treat scars.

The medicine worth dozens of taels of silver, and the ointment that was finally made was packed in a box the size of a rouge box.

Wei Ruo intends to use it on Zhu Zongyu's face first, and it can be seen that Zhu Zongyu wants to restore his appearance first, and the scars left by the knife wounds and other blunt bruises on his body are more hideous and terrifying, but at least they are not visible on weekdays. People will see that as long as it grows well, it will not affect daily life.

This ointment is not cheap, and most people can't afford it.

Twelfth lunar month twenty.

After another five days of rest, Zhu Zongyu's physical condition improved a lot, and he walked more flexibly, but he didn't go out of the yard without Wei Ruo's permission.

Today, after Wei Ruo came to Zhuangzishang and talked with Yu Guanshi about some things about Zhuangzi's last New Year, he went to see Zhu Zongyu as usual, took Zhu Zongyu's pulse, and examined some wounds on his face and arms in detail.

Wei Ruo asked Zhu Zongyu some questions as usual:

Wei Ruo asked: "How is Mr. Zhu's mental state and appetite these two days?"

Zhu Zongyu: "Everything is fine."

Wei Ruo asked: "Can the time for daily activities be increased?"

Zhu Zongyu: "Well, it has been increased appropriately, and I dare not move too much, for fear of pulling the wound."

Wei Ruo asked: "Is there any itching in the wound scab?"

Zhu Zongyu: "It's very itchy. Manager Yu told me that itching is a normal phenomenon of wound healing, so I can't touch it."

Wei Ruo asked: "Can the ointment relieve the itching after being applied on the face?"

Zhu Zongyu: "The ointment is cool and refreshing, and the itching symptoms are relieved after application."

After some inquiries, there was no problem.

"Your recovery is not bad, keep it up, take medicine on time every day, walk around appropriately, and maintain a good mood." Wei Ruo finally concluded.

"Is there any chance for me to fully recover?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

"I have told you about the wound on your face before, as long as you do what I ask, as long as you have enough money and enough time, there is a chance. And because the scar on your body is too deep, I didn't There is no guarantee that it will not leave scars, but there will be no problems in daily life, and if you exercise hard, you can continue to practice martial arts." Wei Ruo replied.

"Enough." Zhu Zongyu was very satisfied with Wei Ruo's answer.

After asking the question, Wei Ruo said to Zhu Zongyu: "I just want to go to the ground to have a look. If you want to go out for a walk, you can walk around with me."

Chapter 195 I'm just trying to make money

"Is my physical condition okay?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

"If you can't walk, you can just tell me. As long as you do what you can, you will be fine if you don't force yourself." Wei Ruo replied.

"good."

So Wei Ruo got up and took Zhu Zongyu to the farmland in Zhuangzili.

The path beside the field is fairly flat, Wei Ruo's pace is not fast, Zhu Zongyu can barely keep up with the current situation.

Zhu Zongyu looked at the vast fields and scattered people busy in the fields, and then at the people walking in front of him.

For some reason, I felt extraordinarily calm.

It is not that Zhu Zongyu has never seen farmland and farmers before, but in the past it was from a overlooking angle. Today, with Mr. Xu, it is a different viewing angle.

All the people I met along the way greeted Wei Ruo enthusiastically and called "My boss" with a smile on my face.

Just by listening to their voices, Zhu Zongyu could feel the status of this club in their hearts.

Among them a woman was sitting on the field ridge with a two or three-year-old child in her arms, while her husband was busy in the nearby field.

The man's hands were red from the cold, his nose was also red, and he kept exhaling white air from his mouth, but with a smile on his face, he looked back at his wife and children behind him from time to time.

When Wei Ruo approached, the man stopped and bowed to Wei Ruo: "Master."

The little boy in the woman's arms also smiled at Wei Ruo, and shouted childishly: "Good boss."

The voice is soft and waxy, and the little red face is indescribably cute.

Such a smile is very contagious, not only Wei Ruo, but also Zhu Zongyu can't help but look soft when seeing it.

Not only that, Zhu Zongyu also found that the little boy and the couple did not show any expressions of panic when they saw themselves with bandages on their faces.

He knew it was probably because he followed Mr. Xu. Out of their trust in Mr. Xu, they also naturally believed that he, a stranger with a scary costume, was not a bad person.

Wei Ruo walked up to the little boy and gave him a piece of dried sweet potato.

The little boy took the dried sweet potato and was reluctant to eat it by himself, so he stuffed it into his mother's mouth first.

The mother stuffed the dried sweet potato back into the little boy's mouth, and said with a smile that mother would not eat it.

Then the little boy gnawed on it in small bites.

Wei Ruo smiled, stuffed two more pieces of dried sweet potatoes into the hands of the boy's mother, then turned around and continued walking.

Zhu Zongyu saw Wei Ruo's smile and felt that his smile was warmer than that of a little boy.

Zhu Zongyu followed slowly: "A few days ago, I heard from Guanshi Yu that you protected them and allowed them to survive this particularly cold winter. What I saw with my own eyes today is indeed so."

"I'm not that great. I hired them. They wanted to work for me. If they were lazy, I would drive them away mercilessly. We each get what we need, not me doing good deeds." Wei Wei If answer.

"But you are more capable than ordinary people, and are more willing to help people in difficulty. If you only have ideas but no ability, in my opinion, you are mediocre; if you have ability but no heart, you are like Boss Fan , and Mr. Xu has both." Zhu Zongyu commented on Wei Ruo.

"Young Master Zhu thinks too much of me. I just love money, and I just think about how to maximize my profits. Boss Fan and I are the same kind of people." Wei Ruo said.

"If Mr. Xu only loved money, he wouldn't have saved me." Zhu Zongyu was very sure of his judgment.

"Maybe I was betting that you are a rich man, and that saving you would bring you good returns. But it turns out that I was right." Wei Ruo replied.

"Why does Xu Gongzi deliberately discredit himself? You are not a person who only wants to make money." Zhu Zongyu said firmly.

"Whatever you want."

Whatever this man thinks of her, anyway, when he recovers from his injury, there will be no relationship between them.

The two walked for a while, and there were bursts of unpleasant smells in the air.

"What are they doing?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

"We are fertilizing the soil. Most of the farming work has stopped at this time, but we can do some things to improve the soil. When we sow next spring, we will have a chance to have a good harvest." Wei Ruo explained.

"What fat?"

"Farmyard manure, and a mixture of rotten melons, fruits, vegetables, stalks, and vegetation." Wei Ruo explained, knowing that Zhu Zongyu smelled bad, so he added, "To them, these foul-smelling things are life. hope, from rot to new life."

"From decay to new life..." Zhu Zongyu said thoughtfully.

Wei Ruo smiled and continued to lead Zhu Zongyu for a while.

Because of Zhu Zongyu's physical condition, Wei Ruo didn't leave for too long, and took him back to the hut where he lived after two quarters of an hour.

Then Guan Yu brought today's medicine.

Smelling the bitter taste of the medicine, Zhu Zongyu looked at Wei Ruo: "Young Master Xu, there is still something I gave to that little boy just now."

"You mean dried sweet potatoes?"

"Yes, that should be very sweet, I want to taste it after drinking the medicine."

"Can."

Wei Ruo generously took out a piece of dried sweet potato from the bag and placed it next to Zhu Zongyu's medicine bowl.

Zhu Zongyu then picked up the medicine bowl and drank it in small sips.

It wasn't that he drank slowly because he was afraid of suffering, but because he had a face injury and couldn't make large movements.

After drinking the medicine, he put the dried sweet potato to his mouth and took a small bite.

"Sure enough, it's very sweet." Zhu Zongyu looked very satisfied.

Seeing his appearance, Wei Ruo simply gave him two extra yuan.

Zhu Zongyu took out a piece of silver and put it on the table: "Since Mr. Xu is looking for money, it's not good for Mr. Xu to go against his purpose of doing things."

Of course Wei Ruo took the money unceremoniously.

Bastards who have money but don't make money!

After the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, classes were completely suspended, and Mr. Wang Caiwei was leaving early to return to her hometown for the New Year.

Xu Tongzhi's family is also in the same situation. The school is suspended, and the ladies of each family are also free. They stop to help the family prepare for the New Year.

Girls at the age of twelve or thirteen must start to learn from the mistress of the family to manage the mid-career, especially during the Chinese New Year.

But Wei Ruo didn't intend to learn this from Yun's, not to mention that the lo-mei shop is busy these few days, because many people will buy some lo-mei in advance to prepare for the New Year's Eve and prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

Wei Ruo launched braised duck products on the basis of the original: braised duck neck, braised duck wings, and braised duck legs.

Now the sales of braised duck products are better than the original sales of braised pork, and twenty or thirty ducks are sold a day. For this reason, it is not stable enough to go to the vegetable market to buy ducks every morning.

In order to find a suitable supply channel for ducks, Wei Ruo traveled all over the countryside near Fucheng in the past few days, and after some contacts and negotiations, he temporarily decided on several places as duck suppliers.

Chapter 196 Wei Yichen's persuasion

While Wei Ruo was running outside, Wei Qingwan was learning how to manage family affairs with Yun.

Mr. Yun knew that Wei Ruo was running outside, so he didn't ask her where she went, and didn't restrain her, because she didn't want to bother with it anymore.

She is good for the eldest daughter, for her reputation and her future, but the eldest daughter is totally ungrateful and contradicts her everywhere.

Instead of wasting this effort on the eldest daughter, she should teach Wanwan well, and find a good marriage for Wanwan next year when she is old enough.

The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month is a small New Year's Eve for the people of Taizhou Prefecture.

Wei Mingting did not return to Wei Mansion, but Wei Yichen came back.

When Wei Yichen came back, only Yunshi and Wei Qingwan were in the mansion, Wei Ruo was outside as usual, although Wei Yilin's martial arts class had also stopped, but he was addicted to martial arts, and he would still go to the martial arts master to practice in the morning these few days, And ask Master to give some pointers.

Seeing Wei Yichen, Yun was overjoyed, but at the same time felt distressed: "Yichen, you have lost weight, you have worked hard these days."

Wei Yichen looked at Yun, feeling distressed: "Mother, I didn't work hard, and I didn't lose weight. I had a very happy life in the academy, and I learned a lot every day. But mother, I have obviously lost weight these days. "

"Mother doesn't have to work hard, as long as you are all well, mother's hard work is nothing. It's your father who has worked so hard. He has hardly had a good rest these days. Mother is really afraid that his body will not be able to bear it."

When it comes to her husband, Yun is full of worries.

"Don't worry, mother, my father's body has always been strong, and the Japanese pirates have been quite peaceful these few days. There has been no war, so my father should have time to rest." Wei Yichen comforted.

"Hmm..." It's not easy for Yun to talk about these things with the children.

"Brother!" Wei Qingwan stepped forward with an excited expression and shining eyes.

"Wanwan." Wei Yichen looked at Wei Qingwan tenderly.

"Brother, you have worked hard." Wei Qingwan said with concern.

"I'm fine, how are you doing recently?" Wei Yichen asked concerned.

"Well, I'm fine, thank you brother for your concern."

"Where is Ruoer?" Wei Yichen asked.

When Wei Yichen asked Wei Ruo, Yun's face darkened: "She didn't know where she went. After arriving in Fucheng, she went too far. As long as she didn't go to class, she would run outside. I don't know that she runs every day. Where did she go? In Xingshan County, she used to be busy with things in the south of the city, but now I really don't know what she is busy with!"

Wei Yichen guessed: "Maybe the eldest sister has gone to help farmers farm again. She likes to do this."

"That's outrageous." Yun said.

Wei Yichen helped Wei Ruo explain: "This year, the food income in various places is not good, and the eldest sister knows how to make the land grow more crops. She can save many people."

"Let her go." Yun Shi didn't want to continue talking about the eldest daughter.

"Mother, the eldest sister suffered so much before, wouldn't it be nice if she could be happy now? We brought her back not to make her unhappy, but to make up for the suffering she suffered in the past, right?"

Wei Yichen continued, he knew his mother well, and could see that her mother was dissatisfied, and he didn't want her to keep holding back her anger towards her elder sister.

They are a family, no matter on the surface or in their hearts, they should be harmonious.

Yun said again: "You don't know, these few days she has been selling loquat paste to the wives and ladies of various families in the city, ten taels of silver a can, and I don't know what everyone thinks about our Wei family now, maybe it's hidden behind the scenes. They all feel that our family is ashamed and philistine, saying that we were born in the Earl's Mansion, but the eldest daughter is busy doing business there to make money."

Wei Yichen was surprised and said: "Mother, who did you hear that from? What my classmate Wang Jiagongzi told me is different from what you told my mother. He told me that my eldest sister is very powerful, and that the loquat paste cured her. Seeing his aunt's cough, he exaggerated how powerful my sister is."

"Really? Is it because I am embarrassed to say bad things in front of you?" Yun asked suspiciously.

"Mother, how can I have such a big face to let them say things against their will just to please me?" Wei Yichen asked back.

Those who can enter Anzhou Academy are those who have a strong background. In comparison, the Wei family that has long since declined is not worthy of being liked by others.

Yun's thinking makes sense.

Wei Yichen continued: "Mother, according to what I heard from my classmates, the elder sister's loquat cream was not offered for sale by her, but someone else wanted it, and asked to come to the house. Those who came to ask for the medicine gave the money only for themselves. Otherwise, they are not related to our Wei family, so they don't know how to say this, don't you think?"

After Wei Yichen said this, Yun's breath, which had been held back for a few days, suddenly became much easier.

"You child, you are used to comforting people." Yun couldn't help saying.

"Mom, I'm not comforting people, I'm telling the truth. Your worries are unnecessary. We are doing well, so don't worry about that. The eldest sister made the loquat cream by herself, which caused coughing symptoms. Not only is it not ashamed, but it is also very embarrassing for our parents Wei." Wei Yichen emphasized again.

"Okay, okay, aren't you talking so much just to make mother not be angry with your eldest sister? It's fine if mother doesn't get angry, but it's true that she has been running away recently, mother, I can't control her either." Yun Dow.

"When my elder sister comes back at night, I'll ask her carefully and ask her to pay attention to it as much as possible?" Wei Yichen said.

"Talk to her, I told her I'm afraid there will be a quarrel if I don't say a few words." Yun couldn't help saying.

"Well, let me tell you, so mother, you promise me, when the eldest sister comes home, don't be cold-faced. The eldest sister has been home for less than a year, and we don't have a deep relationship with us. You always have a cold face. It will only make our relationship worse."

"Okay, mother knows, mother listens to you."

The elder son's words were very useful to Mr. Yun.

The smile on Wei Qingwan's face visibly dissipated.

After Wei Yichen comforted Yun, he turned his head and saw Wei Qingwan, who was looking slightly unwell, and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with Wanwan? Are you uncomfortable?"

"It's nothing, maybe I've caught a cold, and my head is a little dizzy." Wei Qingwan hastily excused.

"It's been freezing cold for the past few days, Wanwan has to be very careful. When you go outside, ask the maid to warm you up with the hand stove. You should also wear thick clothes, and you need to add a robe outside."

"Well, I know, brother, don't worry, I'm fine." Wei Qingwan said.

During dinner time, Wei Ruo returned to Xiaowei's Mansion.

At the same time, Wei Yilin also came back, and the two bumped into each other.

"What smells so good?" Wei Yilin smelled the smell of marinade on Wei Ruo's body.

"Good stuff." Wei Ruo said.

"Is it the lo-mei that my mother bought during the Laba Festival last time?" Wei Yilin asked.

Chapter 197 Little Eve

"Your nose is really good." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Yilin swallowed involuntarily as he looked at Wei Ruo holding the food box in his hand.

He was hungry after practicing all day, and the smell of meat was too tempting for him.

The lo-mei from this store was only bought once during the Laba Festival, and they never bought it again.

Niang said that the lo mei shop sells more expensive than others, and they have their own cooks, so it will be more economical to buy the ingredients themselves, so you don't have to go outside to buy them if you don't need them on weekdays.

But the cooking skills of the cook at home are really mediocre, and the lo mei made is incomparable with the ones sold in that shop.

"You are really rich!" Wei Yilin muttered.

Wei Yilin knows that Wei Ruo is the richest person in their family now, and her small coffers alone are bigger than their whole family's combined.

"Well, I have money." Wei Ruo replied confidently.

The smug eyes seem to say, my sister is rich, are you envious? Sorry, envy and jealousy are useless! If you have the ability, you can also make money by yourself!

"You..." Wei Yilin suddenly felt bored, he wanted Wei Qingruo to give him something to eat, but Wei Qingruo seemed to deliberately ignore his desire.

Wei Yilin was still sulking, but Wei Ruo had already walked away with the basket.

It was too late for Wei Yilin to say anything.

"It's so annoying! Why do I have such a big sister? If she treats me a little better, why don't I call her big sister?" Wei Yilin muttered.

After Wei Ruo disappeared, and after confirming that she had no intention of caring about his younger brother at all, Wei Yilin said sullenly: "I have already offered to show my love, so it's okay if you can't treat me a little bit better." Then I will obediently call you sister, but you don't, I hate it to death!"

Wei Yilin became more and more angry as he muttered, and finally walked back to Aoju Garden in a huff.

During dinner, Wei Ruo saw Wei Yichen who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Wei Yichen smiled and greeted Wei Ruo gently: "Sister Ruoer, long time no see."

"En." Wei Ruo responded, his reaction was more than a little colder than Wei Qingwan's.

Because it was time to eat, Wei Yichen didn't say much.

Wei Ruo glanced at the people in the room, there was only one Wei Yichen more than usual, and neither Wei Mingting nor Wei Jin came.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed about this, she thought that the second brother would come back today.

"Ruo'er is here, everyone is here, take a seat." Seeing Wei Ruo coming in, Yun took the initiative to talk to her.

This is the first time Yun has spoken to himself actively in the past few days, and he is in a good mood listening to it.

Wei Ruo was a little suspicious, what happened?

Wei Ruo subconsciously looked at Wei Yichen, and Wei Yichen smiled at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo looked away, there is a high probability that Wei Yichen said something to Yun.

After being seated, Wei Yilin glanced over the food on the table, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Xiao'an's meals are more hearty than usual, but they don't have the Xu Ji lo mei he was expecting.

"What's wrong with Yilin? Is today's dish not to your liking?" Yun asked.

"No." Wei Yilin denied, then glanced at Wei Ruo, eyes full of resentment.

Wei Ruo pretended not to see it, and ate his own.

Seeing that she was eating seriously, Wei Ruo was actually full. She planned to spend the evening with Xiumei in the courtyard for the two of them. A jar of wine.

After dinner, Yun left a few people to drink tea and chat, thinking that today they would talk more than before.

Mr. Yun first told everyone about the content of the reply letter from the Zhongyi Bofu in the capital.

"Your grandfather said in his reply that he was very happy and looked forward to the reunion of everyone in the capital soon."

Everyone answered yes.

Except for Wei Ruo, everyone else naturally hopes to go to the capital as soon as possible. Who would want to stay in this remote place if they can be a capital official, and they are so close to the Japanese pirates, facing danger at any time.

Immediately afterwards, Yun said to Wei Yichen: "Yichen, your grandfather specially praised you, saying that you are the most promising among the brothers, and he thinks you are proud."

There are currently eight boys in the Wei family's generation, and Wei Yichen is the most promising of them.

"Grandpa praised me a lot, but I'm far from making him proud." Wei Yichen replied.

Immediately afterwards, Yun looked at Wei Ruo again: "Your grandfather also mentioned you in the letter. He asked you to study hard and study hard, and specifically told me not to worry about your marriage."

Yun family probably knows what the meaning of the capital side is, and he wants to arrange a better marriage for Wei Ruo after her husband is promoted and loses the capital.

"Hmm." Wei Ruo responded flatly.

On the contrary, Wei Qingwan's face became a little ugly.

She looked at Yunshi, waiting for Yunshi to mention herself.

However, Yunshi didn't mention her, not because Yunshi didn't want to mention her, but because the letter from the capital didn't mention her at all.

The two elders of Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion pay attention to blood, and they don't think there is any need to care about Wei Qingwan who has no blood relationship with their own family and has never gotten along with Wei Qingwan.

"Mother, did you mention me in Grandpa's letter?" Wei Yilin couldn't wait, and asked impatiently.

Yun said: "Your grandfather mentioned you. When he gave the New Year's gift to the capital last time, your father specially explained your progress over time in a letter. Your grandfather was very happy about this and asked you to continue to work hard in the reply letter." , inheriting your father's mantle."

"That's a must!" Wei Yilin replied confidently.

After answering the question, Wei Yilin suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Mother, what about Sister Wanwan? Did Grandpa say anything?"

After this question, Yun's expression froze a bit.

Seeing Yun's reaction, everyone understood.

Wei Qingwan lowered her head sadly, Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin looked at her and comforted her.

"Sister Wanwan, don't be sad, grandpa must have forgotten too much!" Wei Yilin said.

"Grandfather usually only mentions something when he has something to explain. He didn't mention sister Wanwan, probably because she was outstanding as always and reassured him." Wei Yichen said.

"I'm fine, big brother, Yilin, don't worry." Wei Qingwan raised her head and showed a difficult smile.

This is obviously a forced smile, a smile that he forced himself to show to reassure them.

Seeing her like this, Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin felt even more distressed.

"Wanwan..." Yun's heart was also distressed, but she couldn't control the attitude of the capital.

Wei Ruo sat aside and sipped tea leisurely, admiring the colorful expressions of the people in the room, looking like an outsider.

Chapter 198 Don't worry about me

Then there was silence in the back hall, and no one seemed to have anything to say.

The excessive silence made the atmosphere a bit awkward, and of course Wei Ruo was not included in the awkwardness.

After a while, Wei Yichen found a topic and said to Wei Ruo: "Sister Ruoer, your loquat paste is very powerful. I heard from my classmates that many people's coughs have been cured."

Wei Ruo responded lightly: "Yes."

Wei Ruo is not surprised by this at all. As long as it is a common cough caused by wind and cold, her loquat extract can cure or relieve it.

If it is a cough with other complicated etiologies, it is hard to say.

And this point, Wei Ruo has already made it clear when he sold the loquat paste.

"Sister Ruo'er is really good and knows a lot. If she is a man, I'm afraid the elder brother can't beat you." Wei Yichen said again.

"Brother is awsome." Wei Ruo replied politely.

Wei Yilin interjected: "Even if she is a daughter, the eldest sister is still as powerful now. She is now the richest person in our family. She can buy whatever she wants."

Wei Yilin looked at Wei Ruo with an awkward expression, which could not be described as envy, admiration, or resentment.

Wei Yichen noticed that Wei Yilin's expression was different, and said: "Yilin, that's what your big sister is capable of."

The implication is to tell Wei Yilin not to think about it. The private money of the sisters in the family is something that men must never worry about. Even if they get married, it is the woman's own dowry.

"I know, I'm just curious about how many private treasuries Big Sister has now."

Wei Yilin's eyes fixed on Wei Ruo firmly, as if he wanted to see something from her.

Speaking of this topic, Yun's expression was a little strange.

The Wei family knows that Wei Ruo is rich.

But just from what they saw, Wei Ruo had at least one hundred taels of gold rewarded by the Seventh Prince in his hands, and more than a hundred taels of silver from the recently sold loquat paste.

Not to mention the other rewards and gifts.

But the exact amount of money, Yun, Wei Yichen, Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin are not clear.

In contrast, the finances of the Xiaowei Mansion are tight, and this year is also tight.

If Wei Mingting hadn't been promoted one after another and received rewards, the Yun family really didn't know what to do this year.

But even if he was promoted and got some rewards, the huge captain's mansion still had a lot of expenses, and after he was promoted, the annual gifts that the Yun family prepared for the capital could not be shabby, and cost a lot.

Wei Ruo's way of making money is not very agreeable to the people in the Wei Mansion, but the real amount of money in her hands is also enviable.

Especially Wei Qingwan, her feelings were not obvious in Xingshan County in the past, but after arriving in Fucheng, she saw a lot of nobles and daughters, and then realized that she was a little out of pocket for food and clothing.

She wanted to buy herself some more decent outfits, but she was short of cash.

Wei Ruo sensed everyone's gaze, and put down the tea cup in his hand unhurriedly.

"It's true that I have accumulated a lot of private treasury, but don't you all know how much money I have? I also learned mathematics when I was studying."

Rite, music, archery, court, calligraphy, and counting are the six arts that are better taught by teachers in private schools and colleges.

Wei Yilin pouted: "Is it okay to ask? Anyway, I haven't seen it, so I know you have money to buy all kinds of delicious food."

He didn't really want to eat lo mei, but Wei Qingruo's attitude of hating him and hating him made him feel depressed, and he didn't know what to do.

Wei Yilin is a bit like a child who loses his temper because he doesn't want candy. He knows that he has nothing to do with Wei Ruo, but he just wants to say a few words.

Wei Yilin's answer made Wei Yichen laugh: "Younger brother wants to eat delicious food. Tell elder brother what you want to eat. Elder brother will take you to the street to buy it tomorrow, okay?"

"I don't want my elder brother to accompany me, I want my elder sister to accompany me. Doesn't the elder sister not have to go to class?" Wei Yilin looked at Wei Ruo and said.

Wei Yilin would take the initiative to ask Wei Ruo to accompany him, which was unexpected by others.

At the beginning, when Wei Mingting ordered Wei Yilin and Wei Qingwan to separate and hand over Wei Yilin's teaching work to Wei Ruo, Wei Yilin was extremely resistant.

Now you actually ask to come with Wei Ruo?

"No, I still have things to do." Wei Ruo refused.

Yun's face that had just calmed down suddenly became ugly again: "What can you do? Which family has a lady like you who runs out all day long?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was different, Wei Yichen quickly said to Wei Ruo: "Sister Ruo'er, although mother often thinks differently from you, it must be for your own good. Mother also hopes that you will have a good reputation and find a good marriage in the future. "

Wei Ruodao: "I never wanted a good marriage. I think it would be nice to marry a farmer in the future. You don't have to worry about me."

Yun said coldly: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your brothers and sisters in your family. If you do things too out of line and affect the reputation of the Wei family girl, you will also be implicated in Wanwan's marriage in the future!"

Wei Ruo said: "Then you should have thought about these things before you took me back to the mansion! You didn't ask my opinion when you took me back to the mansion, but after you brought me back, you asked me to conform to what you thought in your heart. Are you fair to me? Then But thirteen years! Not thirteen days! Why do you expect a person who has lived in a different environment from you for thirteen years to meet your requirements and standards?"

Wei Ruo is not only asking this question for himself, but also for the original owner.

The original owner did not have the memory and skills of his own life, and grew up with limited cognition into an arrogant and rude appearance in the eyes of the Wei family.

The Wei family should have thought about what kind of person she might be before picking her up.

Why didn't I think it through before I picked it up, but after I picked it up, I had a lot of opinions on her because she didn't meet the norms of a lady?

"Presumptuous!" Yun yelled angrily, "You are now questioning the decision of your parents and your elders. We gave you your life. Of course we have the right to decide where you should be!"

"Mother!"

Wei Yichen stood up and stood between Yunshi and Wei Ruo.

"Mother! Tonight is New Year's Eve."

Wei Yilin frowned, his eyes were solemn and beseeching.

Looking at the eldest son, the anger in Yun's heart was briefly suppressed.

After a while, Yun took a deep breath, "Let's all back down!"

She is no longer in the mood to become like this on the New Year's Eve.

"Okay, the son will take the younger brothers and sisters away first, and the mother will go to bed earlier."

After Wei Yichen finished speaking, he turned his head and motioned the three siblings to leave with his eyes.

Wei Ruoben didn't bother to argue, so he turned around and left.

Wei Yilin took Wei Yichen's hand: "Brother, did I say something wrong?"

Because he said he wanted Wei Qingruo to accompany him, Mother and Wei Qingruo started arguing.

Chapter 199 My young master's gift to the young lady

Wei Yichen reached out and touched Wei Yilin's head: "Don't think too much, the root of this matter is not on you."

Wei Yilin said thoughtfully: "Brother, I don't think what mother said is wrong. She did not conform to the lady's style. Not only will she have a bad reputation, but she will also implicate the second sister. But what the elder sister said, I It feels like nothing is wrong…"

He was shocked by what Wei Qingruo said just now.

Wei Yichen said: "Your eldest sister has not lived with us for the past thirteen years. She has her difficulties. We should be more considerate and tolerant of her. Her past behavior is indeed inappropriate now, but we cannot suddenly Asking her to change too much needs to be done slowly. So maybe everyone is right, but the wrong thing is that thirteen years is too long."

Wei Yilin nodded his head half-understood.

Wei Qingwan, who was behind the two of them, could not help lowering her head while listening to their conversation.

If it wasn't for the eldest brother, Wei Qingruo and his mother would have a dispute tonight, and this time, mother might not let Wei Qingruo off so easily...

When Wei Ruo left the dining room, it was already covered with snow outside.

The snow started to fall when Wei Ruogang arrived home, but within an hour (two hours), the road, tree branches, and roofs were all covered with thick snow.

After returning to Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo and Xiumei set up tables and chairs in the yard, and took out the prepared wine and dishes.

Such heavy snow is common in the north, but it is rare in Taizhou.

The two generations of Wei Ruo were both southerners, and they had never seen heavy snow, so they moved things to the courtyard to enjoy the snow.

Because of the cold weather, a stove was built next to it, which can be used for heating and warming wine.

The light from the stove, the light from the lanterns hanging on the tree, and the moonlight reflected by the white snow make the courtyard very bright.

After the master and servant moved all the things, the snow began to lighten.

"That's great, it's best to stop at this time." Wei Ruo said.

"I think it can still fall for a while, the snow will be thicker and more beautiful." Xiumei said.

Xiumei has never seen heavy snow, so she doesn't know what harm it will be if it snows too much.

"Only when the snow is wet can it usher in a good year. At this time, the thickness of the snow is just right, and if it falls any further, it will cause a snow disaster." Wei Ruo explained to Xiumei.

"Why is this? Isn't it so cold if it doesn't snow? And what harm can the light snow do?" Xiumei didn't quite understand.

"It looks light, but if it accumulates thickly, the weight will collapse houses and trees. Since heavy snow is rare in Taizhou Prefecture, the construction of houses here has not taken this into consideration. Once the snow accumulates too much thick, the houses will not be able to bear it, especially those whose families are not rich and whose houses have been in disrepair for a long time."

"I see, so let's stop like this, it's already pretty good." Xiumei said.

"Well, come on, drink, I wish this is an auspicious snow." Wei Ruo said.

Although Wei Ruo knows that according to the direction in the original book, the next few years will not be smooth and the people's life will still be difficult, but he still hopes that the snow will not be a catastrophe at least.

The reason why Wei Ruo didn't know what would happen to the snow was because the Wei family and the original owner were facing even greater difficulties at this time in the original book.

Wei Mingting passed away, and Yun took several people to **** Wei Mingting's coffin back to the capital. They spent this year in the capital, but it was very miserable.

It didn't snow in Taizhou that year, the original owner didn't know, and neither did Wei Ruo.

"Miss, although this warm rice wine can keep the cold away, you don't want to drink too much!" Xiumei told Wei Ruo.

"My dear Meimei, this year's new year, can't you let me drink it?" Wei Ruo begged for mercy.

"No. This year, Mother Xu is not here, so I have to watch over you!" Xiumei's attitude was firm.

"The nanny doesn't control me like that." Wei Ruo protested, pouted her mouth, and blinked her pitiful eyes, trying to soften her Meimei's heart.

"Then I am not the nanny now. Besides, miss, you will say that drinking for pleasure and getting drunk will hurt your body." Xiumei looked serious.

"Okay, okay, I obey, I will just drink this small pot and not drink too much." Wei Ruo reluctantly compromised.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei clinked glasses, and after drinking half of the glass, they felt a little lonely.

In previous years, there were Nanny, Uncle Xu and Brother Xiaoyong, but this year there are only the two of them.

Wei Ruo looked at the snow scene in the courtyard, the snow scene was beautiful, but it was a bit deserted.

At this moment, something fell from a height and landed on the untrodden snow in front of Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo looked over, but it was an exquisite brocade box.

Xiumei went forward to pick up the brocade box, and saw that the brocade box was brand new, and it didn't belong to Wei Ruo.

"That's weird, I've heard of pies falling from the sky, but how come there are boxes of brocades falling from the sky?"

Xiumei looked suspiciously at the brocade box.

Wei Ruo was also puzzled, and looked up.

At this time, a head stuck out from the wall, looking at Wei Ruo and Xiumei with a smile.

"Xiaobei?" Xiumei walked towards Xiaobei with her hands on her hips.

Xiao Beihan smiled and said: "Miss Xiumei, the brocade box was lost by my young master and brought back as a gift for the eldest lady. Since the doors between the east and west courtyards have been closed, the young master can only throw the gift over."

Wei Jin has always been very polite, and he never set foot in Wei Ruo's Tingsong Garden when he was in Xingshan County.

Xiumei asked: "The second young master is here?"

Xiao Bei nodded: "Yes, yes."

Wei Ruo asked: "When did you come back?"

Xiaobei replied: "I just came back, just arrived in the yard, and the heater in the room didn't turn on, so I came here to deliver things to the eldest lady."

Wei Ruo asked: "What about your young master?"

Xiaobei said: "The young master has gone back to his yard."

Wei Ruo said: "Tell your young master, I will let him come over."

Now that Wei Ruo can't get through, we can only let Wei Jin also come over.

In the past, Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi's yards were only separated by a wall. Now, in addition to the walls of their respective yards, there is also a high wall separating the east and west backyards. Only one door in the wall can pass through this wall, and it is guarded.

At night, the door is closed, and Wei Ruo wants to go to the Yingzhu Garden, but he can't get through.

"Okay." Xiaobei responded and disappeared from the wall.

After a while, Xiaobei came back: "Miss, my young master said that it was too late, and it was not good for people to see him in Missy's yard."

Wei Ruo said: "Go back and tell him, if he doesn't come, I'll use a ladder to climb the wall and go to his yard."

Xiao Bei was stunned for a moment, "Okay, I'll go and send a message to the young master right now."

After speaking, he disappeared.

After a while, Wei Jin, dressed in white, also jumped over the wall and landed briskly in Wei Ruo's courtyard.

Chapter 200 Wei Ruo drank too much

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi and smiled, but Wei Jinyi was a little helpless.

It was getting late, and he shouldn't have appeared in Wei Ruo's yard, which was already thirteen years old.

"Second brother, don't be pedantic about this kind of thing, we have never seen anything." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Wei Jinyi looked at the table of food and wine that Wei Ruo had arranged, Wei Jinyi looked a little helpless, but his eyes were gentle.

"Second brother, just stand there and don't move." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin didn't know Wei Ruo's intentions, but he followed her instructions and stood still.

Wei Ruo walked over and kicked on the nearby tree.

The snow on the tree fell with a clatter, and landed on Wei Jinyi's body.

Wei Ruo looked at him and smiled.

Wei Jinyi was stunned for a moment, but after he realized it, he stared at Wei Ruo who was clutching his belly and laughing.

Xiaobei and Xiumei were stunned for a while, then laughed.

Wei Jin also walked up to Wei Ruo, reached out and brushed off the falling snow on Wei Ruo.

When the snow fell on the trees, she also fell a lot on her body, on her hair, and on the fur collar of her cloak.

"Did you argue with your mother these few days?" Wei Jin also asked.

"How did the second brother know? Did Jing Hu tell you secretly?" Wei Ruo asked.

Last time when she was arguing with Yun Shi, Jing Hu suddenly appeared, and she guessed that Jing Hu might have done it on purpose.

"Yes." Wei Jin didn't hide anything, and gave an affirmative answer bluntly.

"Second brother, sit down. It just so happens that Meimei and I have prepared a lot of food and wine. I thought it was just the two of us who would spend this New Year's Eve. It just so happens that you are back, and the four of us will spend it together, so it will be more lively." Wei Ruo pulled Wei Wei up with a smile on his face. Jin Yi held his hand and walked to the dining table.

Wei Jin also looked at the hand held by Wei Ruo, hesitating a little, but he didn't pull the hand back after all.

After being seated, Xiumei bought two sets of bowls and chopsticks, while Wei Ruo poured wine into the glass in front of Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also looked at the wine glass in front of him: "Ruo'er, I don't drink."

Wei Ruo stuck out his tongue: "I thought I could get away with it this time, let's see how my second brother looks when he's drunk."

Wei Jin also looked slightly stagnant, her cheeks flushed slightly.

He doesn't have any memories of being drunk, but when he thinks of what he has done, his ears can't help but feel hot.

Wei Ruo said to Xiumei: "Meimei, go and get the winter melon tea you made last time, and I still have some white tea in my inventory. Bring them here."

"Okay." Xiumei got up and went back to the house to get it.

Wei Ruo picked up the brocade box just now: "The gift my second brother prepared for me is a bit heavy."

"Well, open it and have a look." Wei Jin also said.

"good."

Wei Ruo opened the brocade box, and there was a brave inside. Under the moonlight and lamplight, the whole thing was golden.

gold? Could it be...

Wei Ruo took out the Pixiu, put it in his hand and looked carefully, and finally confirmed that it was a Pixiu made of pure gold.

"Second brother, don't tell me, this Pixiu is made of gold." Wei Ruo had a surprised and unbelievable expression on his face.

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

At the same time, Xiao Bei helped his master explain: "The young master said that Pixiu means attracting wealth and treasure, and the young lady will definitely like it."

That being said, is it too extravagant to make a Pixiu out of gold?

Wei Ruo weighed the Pixiu in his hand, reckoning it weighed a pound.

It was made of more than a dozen taels of gold! Wei Ruo doesn't know if this Pixiu attracts wealth or not, but it must attract thieves!

"Second brother, where did you get so much gold?" Wei Ruo couldn't help asking.

"My biological mother left me some money." Wei Jin also replied.

Wei Ruo looked at the exquisitely crafted Pixiu again, and said with emotion: "It seems that the second brother is the richest one in our family!"

Seeing that Wei Ruo is very fond of Jin Pixiu, Wei Jin also has a gentle expression: "As long as you like it."

Whilst talking, Xiumei brought winter melon tea and white tea from Huzhou Prefecture last spring.

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to brew two kinds of tea for Wei Jinyi, one is sweet, the other is bitter and sweet.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei drank as usual.

At a time when most people were hiding in the room with the stove, the four of Wei Ruo sat in the courtyard, surrounded by heavy snow, with a bright moon above their heads, and while the wine was being cooked, they chatted and laughed happily.

I don't know whether it's too happy or too relaxed, Wei Ruo drank too much.

The palm-sized little face was flushed, and the blurred eyes were not as clear as usual.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi with a smile, with a naive and charming expression: "Second brother, you are so beautiful, you are the most beautiful man I have ever seen."

Seeing this situation, everyone knew that Wei Ruo had drunk too much.

Xiu Mei said with some concern: "Miss is not greedy for drinking. Although she would drink some when she is happy, she has never been drunk. For some reason, she drank too much today."

Wei Jin also instructed Xiumei: "Help your young lady back to her room, give her some hot water, and let her rest early."

Xiumei nodded, and was about to step forward to help Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo avoided it: "Meimei, don't help me, I'm not drunk yet, I don't want to sleep yet, I still have to drink."

Wei Ruo pouted, muttering dissatisfiedly.

She refused to leave, and Xiumei didn't dare to forcibly pull her away.

Wei Ruo walked up to Wei Jinyi, pulled Wei Jinyi's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Second brother, I won't go back, you can drink with me for a while."

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, unable to say no.

"Yes." Wei Jin also agreed.

Then he sat down with Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo mumbled while pouring himself wine: "Second brother, it's a good thing you came back today. If it's just me and Meimei, I'll be very lonely. In fact, I shouldn't be afraid of being lonely. I should have already made preparations for this." ..."

"But... But when it was just me and Meimei, I was still a little sad. Nanny, Uncle Xu, Brother Xiaoyong, they are not by my side, and I don't know if I can stay by my side and live together like before. festival."

"I'm trying really hard to plan everything out right now, and I feel like if I do well enough, I can get by. But sometimes I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do well, and what I want to do may not be the same. I will get my wish, because God will not let me do it so easily..."

People tend to show their vulnerable side when they are drunk. Wei Ruo is confident and calm on weekdays. Whether she encounters problems or argues with others, she never shows her vulnerable side.

Drinking a little more now, in front of Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo confides the uncertainty, worry and loneliness in his heart.

After speaking, Wei Ruo tried to stand up again, but his feet were not steady, and he fell towards Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also reached out to help Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo threw himself into his arms, and their bodies collided firmly.