A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

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

14. 201 to 220

Chapter 201 We are all fine

Wei Jinyi's body froze instantly as her delicate body crashed into her arms.

He should have stood firmly, but because of the inertia of Wei Ruo's collision, he fell backwards and fell into the thick snow.

When Xiumei saw it, she subconsciously wanted to go forward to help her, but Xiaobei held her back.

Xiaobei whispered: "Miss Xiumei, let the young master and young lady handle it by themselves. My young master is in good health. This fall is not a big deal."

Xiumei hesitated for a while, and then saw that Wei Jin also looked normal, and there was nothing wrong, so she chose to follow Xiaobei's suggestion.

After falling, Wei Ruo put his hands on the ground, trying to get up from Wei Jinyi.

But I didn't know whether it was because my arm was weak or I was dizzy. I just got up a little and then fell back.

Wei Ruo himself couldn't help laughing: "Second brother, luckily I bumped into you. If this fell into another man's arms, it would be a proper romantic drama plot."

Because he is a real brother, so it is not a big problem.

In Wei Ruo's perception, holding hands and hugging with his brother is not a problem, it's all within a reasonable range.

Wei Jin also stared at Wei Ruo, who was close at hand, and felt an unusual beating in his heart.

"Second brother." Wei Ruo muttered again.

This sound brought back Wei Jinyi's rationality. He put one hand around Wei Ruo's waist, and quickly got up from the ground.

Then he pushed Wei Ruo onto the chair: "Don't move around."

"Second brother, are you angry?" Wei Ruo asked, feeling that Wei Jinyi's expression was not quite right.

"No."

Of course he wasn't angry, even if he was angry, he was angry with himself, and it couldn't be angry with her.

"Ruo'er, you are not alone." Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo.

"Huh?" Wei Ruo tilted her head, looking at Wei Jinyi suspiciously.

"I will accompany you on any festival in the future." Wei Jin also said in a serious tone.

Wei Ruo's expression was a little dazed, and Wei Jin couldn't tell whether she was drunk or confused by his words.

After a while, Wei Ruo grinned at Wei Jinyi and said, "Second brother, you are so kind to me."

"You treat me better." Wei Jin also had deep eyes.

"Then we are all good!"

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

Wei Ruo made a fuss for a while, and then became confused. Taking advantage of her not resisting, Wei Jin asked Xiumei to send her back.

Wei Ruo was already asleep when she was sent back to the room. After Xiumei washed her briefly, she covered her with the quilt and let her have a good sleep.

When Wei Ruo woke up again, it was almost Mao o'clock the next day.

After a little daze, Wei Ruo remembered what happened last night. She didn't have any fragments. She still remembered what happened last night.

I drank too much, and then caught my second brother and turned on the chatterbox mode, babbling a lot of things that I wouldn't normally say.

Thinking of the words he kept muttering, Wei Ruo was so embarrassed that he could pick out a picture of eight steeds with his toes.

Wei Ruo turned to look at the pillow, it was the golden Pixiu that Wei Jinyi gave her.

Wei Ruo picked up the golden Pixiu again, which is full of weight and exquisite workmanship.

Second brother knew that she loved money, but he didn't think she was a philistine, so he gave her a Pixiu, which meant attracting wealth.

Wei Ruo glanced at Xiumei who was fast asleep in the outer room, then pulled the curtain of her bed and entered the space by herself.

Wei Ruo put the golden Pixiu in the hut in space.

The hut where the other party kept her silver is relatively empty now, and most of the money has been taken out and invested in farmland like workshops and shops.

Wei Ruo came to the farmland in front of the house again, and now there are four farmlands. The efficiency of production has been greatly improved compared to before. Of course, the experience for upgrading has also increased. Now it takes 4,000 experience to advance to the next level.

Because of the recent weather, Wei Ruo grows rice and wheat in his space field.

When food is in short supply, life preservation is the most important thing. Compared with other vegetables that satisfy appetite and nutritional needs, rice noodles are the most urgent needs.

The four seasons in the space are like spring, and the fertile soil does not require Wei Ruo's human intervention. The grain output is incomparable to the outside world.

So the food output in this space alone is enough to feed Wei Ruo so that Wei Ruo will not starve to death.

It was 3:30 when Wei Ruo finished his busy work and left the space and returned outside, and the sky was already a little bright.

Wei Ruo put on a thick jacket and a cloak, and went to the outer room, where Xiumei had already gotten up.

Seeing Wei Ruo getting up, Xiumei asked concerned: "Miss, are you okay, do you have a headache? I made sober tea, you can drink some first."

"I'm fine, I bothered you last night."

"Miss, why are you being polite to me? It's my duty to take care of you. And miss, I knew you were always on your own, did you tell me when you drank too much yesterday?"

Wei Ruo was embarrassed, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Good Meimei, don't be angry, I'm not hiding my thoughts from you, and I don't have so many thoughts on weekdays, but I drink too much, and I happen to have that feeling and that scene. A little emotion! It's really just some emotion, not so much unhappy! I have you by my side, how can I be unhappy?"

"Hmph, next time you have something to tell me, you have to tell me if you are unhappy or worried." Xiumei kept a serious face on purpose, making herself look serious and not easy to fool.

"Okay, okay." Wei Ruo quickly agreed.

Wei Ruo came outside and saw heavy snow flying all over the sky.

By the time they were drinking together last night, the snow had completely stopped.

As a result, when I woke up, it was snowing heavily again.

Xiumei said to Wei Ruo: "Yesterday, when I helped Miss go back to her room, it hadn't yet fallen. Miss, according to what you said, if the snow continues to fall, is there going to be something wrong?"

"Although I really hope the answer is no, but if this continues, problems are likely to arise." Wei Ruo replied.

"Miss, can we do something?" Xiumei asked.

"We are still too small in the face of natural disasters, and what we can do is very limited. At present, we can only hope that the snow will stop soon and the temperature will stop being cold." Wei Ruo said.

In addition to the snow starting to fall heavily again, the temperature felt lower this morning than last night.

When the snow starts to snow, it is when the cold and warm fronts are handing over, so the temperature will not be very low. When the cold front takes the lead and the cold current is completely covered, the temperature will be lower than when it first snowed.

How low the temperature will be in the end and how long it will last depends on how strong the cold current is.

However, Wei Ruo's hope was finally in vain. It snowed all day and night, and the snow covered his waist.

Old people in Taizhou Prefecture who lived to their 70s and 80s said that this was the biggest snowfall they had ever seen in their lives.

Chapter 202 After the heavy snow

The servants of the Captain's Mansion had already climbed up to the eaves several times in order to sweep the snow off the eaves, fearing that the thick snow would crush the roof, and also afraid that the frozen large snow would suddenly fall and hit the eaves. passerby.

The main houses are better. There is always a charcoal fire, the roof temperature is higher, and the snow is relatively less. The other rooms have a thick layer of snow on the roof. If it is not dealt with in time, it will be very dangerous.

The snow in the courtyard could not be cleared, and the servants only swept a narrow path for people to pass through on the only way.

There are also people on the main road outside who sweep the snow nearby and open the passing trails, while those uninhabited alleys are covered with snow.

In Cangyun Garden, Yun's head was in a state of desperation, the heavy snow blocked everything, and many things were difficult to buy.

The food in the mansion is not enough. Without fresh vegetables, at least there is still food to eat.

But the charcoal fire is almost used up. This year it was cold early, and the charcoal was used early. The charcoal purchased by Yun's for the mansion is high-quality charcoal, and the quantity purchased at one time is limited. Originally, another batch will be delivered in these two days .

As a result, due to the heavy snowfall, the charcoal that was supposed to be delivered could not be delivered, and the charcoal in the mansion burned faster than expected.

So early in the morning, the Yun family sent someone to inquire about the shops on the street to see if any shops were selling charcoal fire.

However, even in the bustling Fucheng, there are almost no shops open at the moment, let alone shops selling charcoal fire.

This made Yun very anxious. In such a cold day, if the charcoal fire were cut off, the house would be no different from an ice cellar.

Wei Qingwan accompanied her to deal with affairs in Yun's house. Seeing that she was in such a hurry, there was no good way to do it, only a few words of comfort.

Immediately afterwards, bad news came. The heavy snow crushed the houses of many residents. It is said that many bamboo hills in Taizhou Prefecture were also damaged, and a large area of bamboo fell down.

The specific casualties are currently unknown, but the situation should not be too optimistic.

Affected by this, the government office is already in a state of desperation. It is temporarily unknown whether Wei Mingting will be implicated and affected.

Yun suddenly had a headache: "It's really troublesome!"

The matter of the Seventh Prince has not been resolved yet, and yet another snowstorm hits. This year is really difficult.

"Mother, don't worry, when the snow melts, the charcoal fire can still be delivered." Wei Qingwan comforted.

"En." Yun replied, but her worried mood didn't get any better, because charcoal was only a small aspect.

Wei Ruo also learned about the snow disaster from his servants.

She is going to go out to check the situation outside. Not necessarily what to do, but at least she has to see the situation outside with her own eyes.

Before going out, Wei Ruo and Xiumei were fully armed.

Especially the shoes, Wei Ruo and Xiumei put on the boots specially made for them by the nanny.

Wei Ruo told the nanny how to make these boots. The outside is wrapped with a layer of cowhide, and the inside is filled with thick cotton, so that it can keep warm and waterproof.

The soles are also patterned according to Wei Ruo's requirements to increase friction and prevent slipping.

But Wei Ruo's own needlework is so bad that she has to use the nanny to do it.

In order to look good, the nanny also wrapped a layer of embroidered fabric on the outside of the cowhide, so that when the skirt is covered, outsiders will not know what kind of shoes Wei Ruo and the others are wearing.

In addition to the clothes he usually wears, Wei Ruo prepared a cloak for himself and Xiumei.

"Miss, I don't want to wear this cloak. Only the young lady can wear a hood. It's shameful for a maid like me to wear such an expensive cloak."

"I don't care what other maids wear. My Meimei wears the same cloak as me." Wei Ruo said.

"I can't do it, miss. If someone sees you, you'll gossip." Xiumei muttered.

"We don't meet anyone when we go out today. If you don't tell me when you walk on the road, no one will know who you are to me." Wei Ruo explained.

"But…"

"No, but, it's so cold, this cloak is so warm to wear, the nanny took so much trouble to make it for us at that time, I can't live up to her heart."

What Wei Ruo said made Xiumei unable to refuse: "That's fine."

Xiumei put on the cloak that Wei Ruo handed her. Wei Ruo's was aqua blue, and Xiumei's was grass green.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei saw Wei Jinyi and Xiaobei as soon as they listened to the gate of Songyuan.

When Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi, he couldn't help but think of what happened the night before.

Fortunately, it was my own brother. If it was another man, it would be embarrassing and embarrassing for what happened the night before yesterday. Maybe he would be charged with molesting a man.

"Is the second brother going out too?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Wait for me together." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother knows I'm going out?" Wei Ruo asked.

"The damage to the houses and fields is unknown, and with Ruoer's personality, she probably wants to go out to see the situation." Wei Jin also said.

Even if Wei Ruo knows that she can't do much, she won't hide in the house.

Wei Ruo was a little surprised, but after being surprised, he was heart-warming. The second brother really knew what she was thinking.

Wei Jin also went on to say: "The road is not open, and horse-drawn carriages are not feasible. You can only walk. To avoid danger, I will accompany you."

Wei Ruoxiao: "Okay, I won't go too far, let's take a closer look. There is really nothing to do hiding in this mansion, and I don't know what's going on outside."

Wei Ruo intends to go to the shop, but it is too far away from Zhuangzi, and it will be dark after walking back and forth.

Wei Jin also came over and put the hat on Wei Ruo's cloak on Wei Ruo.

"It's cold, don't freeze your ears." Wei Jin also said.

Then Xiaobei handed Wei Ruo a hand stove: "Miss, it's cold, hold the hand stove to keep you warm."

Xiumei muttered beside her: "Before I went out, I said I would prepare a hand stove for the miss, and the miss said she wouldn't need it. Now that the second young master has prepared one for the miss, you can't avoid it, right?"

Wei Ruo replied angrily: "Meimei, aren't you useless yourself? Why are you talking about me?"

"Miss, I am a martial arts practitioner. I am strong and strong. I am not afraid of the cold. If you don't believe me, if you touch my hand, is it warmer than yours?" Xiumei replied.

"Forget it, I don't touch it, I admit defeat." Wei Ruo knows that her Meimei's hand is warm even if she doesn't touch it.

Then Wei Ruo raised his head to look at Wei Jinyi, denying the thoughts in his mind in just a second.

Let's not say that there is no son who goes out with a hand stove. With her second brother's skills, his hands may be hotter than her hand stove.

"Let's go." Wei Ruo hurriedly urged.

Wei Jin also smiled, and followed closely behind Wei Ruo.

The street outside the gate of Xiaowei's Mansion belongs to the main road of Fucheng, so the road swept out is fairly wide, and it is not a problem for three or five people to walk side by side.

After walking for a while, Wei Ruo and others saw many people surrounded by an alley, and it seemed that something happened.

Chapter 203 Taking Charcoal

Wei Ruo and others walked over and saw that a house in the alley had collapsed, and the ruins of the house were covered by snow.

I asked the onlookers, the owner of the house was fine and had been rescued, but the house collapsed and the family had no place to live. The women were sitting in the alley crying, and the men were trying to find some useful things out of the ruins. .

Wei Ruo looked at it for a while, then pulled Wei Jinyi away.

Wei Ruo didn't do anything, it's not that he didn't think this family was pitiful, but that at least the family's life was safe in this situation, and there must be someone in a worse situation than this family now.

Wei Jin also didn't say anything. Although he didn't ask, Wei Jin also knew what Wei Ruo was thinking. They should have the same view on this matter.

Going forward, you can see some houses that have been in disrepair and collapsed almost every section of the road, but most of the people who can live in the city are not in bad conditions.

It's just that this also conveys a message that so many houses in the city have been crushed and collapsed, and the situation in the small mountain village outside the city must be even more serious.

After walking for a while, Wei Ruo and the others came to Sibaozhai and Xuji lo-mei shops.

Sibaozhai's store door was half open, there were people inside, but the store was not open; Xu Ji's lo-mei shop was open, but the front door was deserted, in stark contrast to the lively scene in the past.

I also know that today everyone will not be in the mood to buy lo-mei.

The other guy in the shop is not there, only Chen Aqing is still busy in the shop.

Seeing Wei Ruo, Chen Aqing's eyes flashed joy, but after seeing a strange man by Wei Ruo's side, he quickly returned to normal.

"It's okay, this person is an exception. He is my second brother and the only one in my family who can talk to me. He can be trusted." Wei Ruo explained to Chen Aqing.

When Wei Ruo explained, he didn't notice the change in Wei Jinyi's eyes behind him.

Unique and heart-to-heart, this is her recognition of him.

"Ah Qing, didn't I deliver the letter yesterday? If the snow is too heavy, we don't need to open today. Didn't you receive the letter?" Wei Ruo said.

"I received it. Don't worry, miss, I only made a small amount today. Occasionally, one or two people will come to buy it, and it should be sold out by the evening." Chen Aqing explained to Wei Ruo.

"That's not what I mean. It's such a cold day, and there are no guests, and the New Year is approaching, so you can take this opportunity to rest for two days." Wei Ruo said.

Working in her shop, there are basically no rest days.

Chen Aqing shook her head: "Miss, let me stay here all the time. They said that the Chinese New Year is a good time for business. And I have no place to go. If I don't open a shop, I have nothing else to do."

Chen Aqing's parents are still alive, but it is not a home for her to return to.

If she goes back, her parents will probably take all the money she earned back, and a beating may be inevitable.

"Well, anyway, if you are tired, you can take a two-day break. It's Chinese New Year, and I, the boss, don't want to be accused of oppressing employees." Wei Ruo laughed.

"Miss, don't worry, I won't." Chen Aqing replied.

After a few words with Chen Aqing, Wei Ruo came to Sibaozhai next door.

The door was ajar, and Wei Ruo easily opened it and walked in.

"Miss is here to find us to be the head of the house?"

Because Wei Ruo has come to look for someone more than once, so although the shop assistants don't know the exact relationship between her and Sibaozhai, they recognize her.

Wei Ruo asked: "Is your head there?"

"The head of the house is in the back yard." The man replied.

Wei Ruo went straight through the shop and went to the small courtyard behind.

Wei Jin also followed behind Wei Ruo, although he was suspicious but did not speak.

In the backyard, Xu Zhushan was busy chopping firewood.

It snowed, and snow accumulated on the firewood piled up in the yard. Xu Zhushan was sorting them out, split them, and moved them to the hut for storage.

A while ago, he had been helping Wei Ruo with the Zhuangzi's affairs. Xu Zhushan had never had a chance to do these chores at home. He couldn't go out today, so he happened to do these chores.

"Uncle Xu."

"Miss!" Seeing Wei Ruo, Xu Zhushan hurriedly put down his work, "Miss, it's so cold and the road is covered with snow, why did you come here?"

"It's not far away, I'll come over to have a look and get something by the way." Wei Ruo replied.

The nanny who heard the voice also came out of the house, seeing Wei Ruo, the nanny was very happy.

"Miss, go inside quickly, it's cold outside, don't freeze." The nanny hurriedly pulled Wei Ruo into the house.

It was only when she stepped forward that she belatedly realized that Wei Ruo was followed by two people she had never seen before.

Nurse was taken aback.

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

Nurse was a little unsure how to greet Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also said: "You can say what you want, don't worry about me."

In order to avoid further embarrassment, Wei Ruo said to the nurse: "Nurse, I came here today to get some silver bone charcoal from you. I will leave after I take it. I don't want to stay for long."

"Okay. I knew I should have sent it to the young lady earlier, but the road is not easy to travel now, so I'm afraid I won't be able to transport too much at once." The nanny said a little annoyed.

Hearing the conversation between Wei Ruo and her nanny, Xiaobei showed a surprised look.

This silver bone charcoal is very expensive, especially the recent weather has made good charcoal such as silver bone charcoal very difficult to buy.

But how do you hear the tone of the eldest lady and her nanny talking, as if there is a lot of silver bone charcoal at home, and you can take out a big cart at will?

"It's okay, I won't take too much this time, just take two bags."

"Will two bags be too little? It's been cold these past two days, the charcoal fire must not be cut off in the young lady's room, otherwise it is easy to catch cold." The nanny said.

"Two bags are enough for several days, just come and get it after you use it up." Wei Ruo replied.

"Okay then, I'll ask Lao Xu to send it to Miss." The nanny said.

"No, just two bags, we can take it back by ourselves, don't bother Uncle Xu." Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei followed suit and said, "I carried the two bags back by myself."

Hearing this, Xiaobei hurriedly said: "Miss Xiumei, this kind of work shouldn't be done by you alone, just let me do it."

"Stop arguing with me. You look thin like a monkey. Just take care of yourself and walk. The road is slippery in snowy weather and you can fall easily." Xiumei said.

Hearing this, Xiao Bei was unhappy: "Miss Xiumei, you are not afraid of falling as a girl, what am I afraid of as a man? No, I have to do this kind of heavy work."

Wei Ruo couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't argue, the nanny has a small cart here, just push it."

Although this carriage cannot go, the small cart can still be pushed, just be careful not to let the cart slip away when pushing.

"Yes, yes, there is a small cart, so I can push it back to save effort." The nanny said hurriedly.

Chapter 204 Only the lady's room has charcoal burning

"I'll go and bring the silver bone charcoal to the lady!" Xu Zhushan was a man of action, so he turned around and went into the house and brought out two sacks of silver bone charcoal.

He carried a bag on one shoulder without any effort.

Nurse pushed out the small trolley, put two bags of silver bone charcoal on the small trolley, tied it with a rope, and handed it to Wei Ruo.

Coming out of Sibaozhai, Wei Ruo said to Wei Jin, "Second Brother, now that you know my secret, you will keep it a secret for me, right?"

"You didn't avoid me and brought me here, doesn't that mean you already have the answer in your heart?"

Wei Jin was also happy, glad that she was willing to let him know her secret.

Wei Ruoxiao: "Second brother also knows that I will keep it a secret for him?"

Wei Jin also said: "Then we are even now."

"Yes." Wei Ruo smiled.

Then, the two walked back.

Xiaobei and Xiumei pushed the cart together, because the road was slippery, Xiumei slipped halfway, she didn't fall, but she leaned on Xiaobei's body.

Xiaobei blushed involuntarily, and looked at Xiumei with fiery eyes.

After returning to Xiaowei's Mansion, Wei Ruo gave Wei Jinyi a bag of the two bags of charcoal he had brought back.

"The share given to each courtyard by the government should not be enough to last through this winter, these second elder brothers will take it and use it first." Wei Ruo said to Wei Jinyi.

"No, I wasn't at the house some time ago, and I still have a lot more shares, so I can use it for a while longer." Wei Jin also declined.

Wei Ruo didn't know that this was Wei Jinyi's polite remark to himself.

When Wei Yichen and Wei Jinyi spent less time in the mansion when giving shares to each courtyard, the mansion also took into account the amount of charcoal allocated to Yingzhuyuan.

"Second brother, don't be polite to me. I moved these two bags today to count as the second brother's share. Don't worry, second brother. My nanny has prepared a lot for me. I can go there to pick it up anytime I want. There is no need to pick it up." Worrying is not enough."

Wei Jin couldn't resist his kindness, seeing Wei Ruo's smiling face, he nodded and accepted.

After returning to Tingsongyuan, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to listen to him: "If someone asks where this charcoal comes from, just tell him like this..."

Xiumei asked after listening, "Why did Miss say that?"

Wei Ruo explained: "Now the charcoal in the mansion is almost gone. Only my yard has charcoal burning. If someone sees it, it may cause trouble. If people know the source of my charcoal, it will inevitably cause some trouble."

"I see." Xiumei wrote down Wei Ruo's words.

After Wei Jinyi returned to the house, Xiaobei started a charcoal fire.

"Master, this is really silver bone charcoal. Missy is too rich, and this kind of charcoal fire can only be burned in the homes of high officials and nobles in Fucheng." Xiaobei couldn't help expressing emotion.

Then Xiaobei couldn't help being curious: "Master, what do you think is the relationship between the two shops we went to today and the eldest lady? The Sibaozhai is not opened by the eldest lady, right?"

When she came out of Sibaozhai today, Wei Ruo told Wei Jin that she wanted to keep it a secret, but she didn't say anything about the details, nor did she elaborate on her relationship with the two shops.

Wei Jin didn't pursue this question either, but gave Wei Ruo an affirmative answer naturally.

"It doesn't matter what the relationship is, and she didn't ask me about it."

For Wei Jinyi, these things are not important, what matters is their trust.

As long as you trust each other, it doesn't matter what kind of secret the other party has.

It has been two days, because the road was blocked by heavy snow, and the charcoal fire from Wei's family has not been delivered for a long time.

Not only are the servants useless, but the charcoal fire in the master's room is also broken.

Without a charcoal fire to keep warm, Wei Qingwan's room was as cold as an ice cellar, and it was colder inside than outside.

I can move more during the day, but at night it is difficult to fall asleep. The quilt covering my body is like a piece of cast iron, hard, cold and damp.

"How do you sleep well?" Wei Qingwan just lay down and got up again.

"Miss, don't be in a hurry. If you hurry up, the charcoal fire will be delivered tomorrow morning. Now the wife and master in the mansion are like this, so I can only endure it." Cui He comforted.

"That's what I said yesterday, but didn't you wait today?" Wei Qingwan's tone was full of resentment.

"This..." Cui He didn't know how to comfort her.

"Where is Wei Qingruo?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Missy's side...it doesn't seem to be affected. I heard from the maid who delivered the meal that the room of the eldest lady is very warm."

Due to the inconvenient snow these few days, Yun asked the big kitchen to be ready and delivered to the yards.

It is precisely because of this that the servants in the mansion discovered that Wei Ruo's residence is different from other places, and she seems to have no shortage of charcoal fire that other people in the mansion don't use.

"Why?" Wei Qingwan looked surprised.

"I don't know about this servant, maybe the young miss bought it with money from her own private treasury. After all, the young lady's private treasury..." Cui He stopped.

Everyone in Xiaowei's mansion knows about Wei Ruo's wealth.

"Isn't it true that even if you have money, you can't buy charcoal?" Wei Qingwan asked again.

"I don't know, I don't know, maybe the eldest lady has a special channel, and now the eldest lady knows a lot of people in Fucheng!" Cui He said.

When she knew Mrs. Yuan before, Wei Ruo could have a lot more privileges than other people in the mansion.

Now because of a loquat paste, she has met many powerful people in Fucheng.

It is entirely possible to say that he has more connections than other people in the mansion.

Hearing that Wei Qingwan was concerned, she thought for a while and said to Cui He: "Go and call your old lady over."

Cui He nodded, and then called Nanny Li over.

Wei Qingwan didn't say much, just recounted the things that Cui He and her just said.

After hearing this, Nanny Li immediately understood: "Miss, this is not kind, since there are channels to get charcoal fire, how can one enjoy it alone, let other people in the house suffer from the cold, let alone the others, Madam is her mother, How can you not care about your mother's well-being or even life and death?"

Wei Qingwan said: "Maybe we misunderstood my sister, and things are not what we thought."

Nanny Li snorted softly: "Misunderstanding, no mistake, I will only know after asking. I don't think there is a big misunderstanding here. To put it bluntly, what she did is outrageous. Miss, wait, I'll talk to Madam right now ."

Nanny Li left after speaking, not giving Wei Qingwan a chance to stop her.

By the time Wei Qingwan called out to her, she had already walked out of the room.

"What you said is true?" Yun frowned.

"How dare the old slave lie about this matter, if it is true or false, it will be revealed at once."

"If you let me know that you lied and wronged the eldest lady, this time it will not be as simple as punishing you to go to Zhuangzi for three months! You will be kicked out of the mansion, and your old bone will die in the ice and snow outside!" Yun Shi Said with a stern expression.

Chapter 205 already has an explanation

"The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave doesn't dare." Nanny Li said repeatedly.

Mr. Yun took people to Tingsongyuan, entered the yard, and came to the door of the main house. You could feel the warmth inside the house through the door.

Mr. Yun didn't knock on the door, just pushed the door open and entered, and saw that there was indeed a warm stove burning in the room.

Suddenly someone broke in, Xiumei was surprised.

Seeing that it was Yun Shi, Xiumei stood up to greet her: "My servant has seen Madam."

"Where did the charcoal come from?" Yun's face turned dark.

"It was from Mrs. Yuan." Xiumei replied calmly.

Hearing this answer, Nanny Li who followed Yun was surprised.

How could it be Mrs. Yuan who sent it? Madam Yuan is the princess of Jingmin County, why would she give a bag of charcoal as a gift?

Nanny Li looked at Mrs. Yun, hoping that Madam would not easily believe what this little girl said in the film. This charcoal was definitely not from Madam Yuan!

"Madam Yuan sent it? Why did she send charcoal to Ruo'er?" Yun asked.

"Miss sent two bottles of loquat cream to Mrs. Yuan a few days ago. Mrs. Yuan probably sent someone to send a bag of charcoal to thank Miss for the loquat cream." Xiumei explained.

"Why did Mrs. Yuan give Ruoer charcoal as a gift?" Yun asked.

For a noble lady like Mrs. Yuan, how can she give charcoal when giving gifts? This is a bit strange.

Wei Ruo came out from the back room and explained to Yun: "If it was in the past, it would definitely not be possible, but my mother also knows about the situation in Taizhou Prefecture recently. Charcoal fires are rare, especially this silver bone charcoal. Madam Yuan knows this situation, so she can't do it." Specially reluctantly gave some to me."

Silver bone charcoal?

Hearing what Wei Ruo said, Yun finally noticed that the charcoal burning in Wei Ruo's room was different from ordinary charcoal. Not to mention there was no black smoke, and there was no smell when burning. The charcoal fire in the stove was half burnt. It was still intact, not falling apart, and seemed to hold up better than ordinary charcoal.

In this way, it is very reasonable. Silver bone charcoal is no better than other charcoal, even as a gift.

Nanny Li also looked at the charcoal burning in the stove and the charcoal in the cage next to her for a while. She wanted to find evidence that this was not silver bone charcoal but ordinary charcoal, but it didn't look like ordinary charcoal, ordinary charcoal. But not so neat and solid.

If this is silver bone charcoal, wouldn't it make what the young lady said reasonable?

After thinking for a while, Yun asked Wei Ruo: "How much did Mrs. Yuan give you?"

Wei Ruo pointed to a small bag in the corner and said, "Here, it's all there, and it will be burnt out in two days."

This is part of what she brought back, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to put it away.

Seeing that there are only so many in total, it is naturally difficult for Yun to ask for it.

Then Yun asked: "Since you got what Mrs. Yuan gave you, why didn't you tell your family about it? Is it possible that the family will share your charcoal?"

The daughter got the charcoal but didn't tell herself, Yun's heart was a little unhappy, no matter how much, she always wanted it, she didn't know that other people in the family were suffering from the cold, and her house was warm, but seeing Is it reasonable to let others suffer from the cold?

She said they wouldn't divide her, but she seemed too cold if she didn't say it.

Wei Ruo replied calmly: "My daughter is afraid that my mother will not be happy. Mrs. Yuan sent back my silver bone charcoal because of the loquat cream. But because of the loquat cream, my mother and I have had several disputes. I am afraid that if this matter is mentioned again, I will have a dispute with my mother. I know that my mother has been annoyed by many trivial matters recently, and I don't want to add trouble to my mother."

Yun Shi was dumb, and after a long pause, he said: "I am so angry about the sale of loquat paste. If you treat others like you treat Mrs. Yuan, how can I say you are wrong?"

After finishing talking, Yun was afraid that there would be another dispute on this topic, so he waved his hands again and said: "Forget it, don't mention this matter. I thought you had a way to buy charcoal, so I came here specially to look for you, since it was given to Mrs. Yuan , then I have nothing to ask."

After finishing speaking, Yun led Nanny Li and the others away.

On the way back, Mrs. Yun's face was ugly, and Nanny Li followed behind tremblingly.

When they arrived at Cangyun Garden, Mrs. Yun questioned Nanny Li: "You are a slave!"

"Madam calm down, the old slave is not mistaken about this matter, there is indeed a charcoal fire burning in the Missy's room." Li Nanny quickly defended herself.

"You are not wrong this time. If you let me know that you are holding a grudge against the previous things and intending to target Ruo'er, I will definitely not spare you!" Yun warned.

Although she is somewhat dissatisfied with her eldest daughter, she still clearly distinguishes who is the master and who is the servant. She will never allow an old servant to bully her daughter!

"Slaves don't dare, Madam borrows ten thousand courage from slaves, and slaves absolutely dare not!" Li Nanny said hastily.

"Okay, you go down." Now that he knew what happened, Yun didn't have the mood and energy to continue listening to Nanny Li.

"Yes, the old slave resigns."

Nurse Li left Cangyun Garden disheartened.

Looking inside the Mei Garden, Wei Qingwan was waiting for Nanny Li to return. Seeing her return, Wei Qingwan asked, "How is Nanny?"

Nurse Li replied annoyedly: "The silver bone charcoal from the eldest lady is a gift from Madam Yuan. Madam asked a few words and left."

"Gift from Mrs. Yuan? Didn't the mother ask my sister why she didn't share with the family when she got the charcoal fire?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Missy is very eloquent. She said that the charcoal was a return gift from Mrs. Yuan's loquat cream. If she didn't tell her about the loquat cream, she would make her angry." Nanny Li said through gritted teeth.

Nanny Li doesn't believe what Wei Qingruo said. If Wei Qingruo was really filial, he wouldn't have contradicted his wife again and again before.

That was clearly her excuse!

Madam Naihe believes that she can't do anything!

Wei Qingwan's face darkened again and again. Although she didn't expect this incident to do anything to Wei Qingruo, at least it could deepen the conflict between Wei Qingruo and her mother.

She was forced to have such thoughts. Wei Qingruo pressed her every step of the way, hurt her time and time again, and ruined her reputation. Now she is just protecting her position as much as possible under the last resort.

It's a pity that her ability is limited, and she can't compare with the cunning Wei Qingruo. She tried to fight back several times but failed.

"Nurse, I'm very regretful now. I haven't been able to learn some skills and countermeasures in the past few years, so that if Wei Qing uses some tricks, I don't know how to protect myself." Wei Qingwan murmured.

Nanny Li sighed: "Miss, I can't blame you. Wei Qingruo must have learned a lot when dealing with all kinds of ordinary people in the countryside in those years, and Miss, you were raised in a deep boudoir, with a loving father and mother. Love, brothers and sisters, I have never seen any vicious things, how can she be her opponent."

Chapter 206 Mrs. Yuan asks for something

Wei Qingwan shook her head: "Forget it, after all, I'm not good at doing these things. Today, I just happened to find out that Wei Qingruo has some problems, so I wanted to discuss it with you, mama. I didn't think it would be of any use."

Nurse Li sighed: "Miss, relax. Although we can't fight against Wei Qingruo for the time being, but Wei Qingruo is so arrogant and domineering, she will kill herself if she does many injustices. There will always be times when she suffers."

Wei Qingwan lowered her brows, feeling a little helpless, and then comforted Madam Li: "Mama Li, you have worked hard, today's matter troubled you to run this far, and you were scolded by your mother."

"It doesn't matter to the old slave. The old slave just did what he should do. It is a fact that Wei Qingruo hides the charcoal fire and only cares about his own life, regardless of the life and death of his family. The old slave is not afraid of the shadow, it's just Wei Qingruo's coincidence She was fooled by her tongue-in-cheek. If something happened, she would push Mrs. Yuan out as a shield, making it seem like she knew a Mrs. Yuan would be a big deal!" Nanny Li said indignantly.

"That's because she has the ability to make a noble person like Mrs. Yuan happy with a few words, but I don't have this ability. After all, I am useless. Let's not talk about these, mama, go get busy." Wei Qingwan said.

Then Wei Qingwan waved her hand, and turned away Nanny Li.

Coincidentally, Wei Ruo just used Mrs. Yuan as an excuse to send Yun away, and Mrs. Yuan sent her personal maid Qingyi to invite her to the prefect's mansion, saying that she had something to talk to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo didn't ask any further questions, and immediately changed his clothes and took Xiumei into the carriage.

After two days, the snow on the avenue in Fucheng has been dug up, and now the carriage can walk.

The shops and houses on both sides of the road have a New Year's atmosphere, and red festive things are hung.

But compared with previous years, the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year is obviously much weaker.

It's already the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow will be the New Year's Eve. If it used to be, every family is now making plans for the New Year.

But this year, many families lost their minds, especially the Yuan family.

Although Wei Ruo is not very clear about the situation of the magistrate's mansion, he can guess a thing or two.

In such a situation in the Taizhou government, Yuan Zhengqin, the magistrate, must be the most worried and busy, unless he is a stupid official who doesn't care about the life and death of the people.

Entering the magistrate's mansion, Wei Ruo, led by Qing Yi, came to the residence of Mrs. Yuan, the main courtyard in the backyard.

Seeing Wei Ruo, Mrs. Yuan greeted her warmly.

"Ruo'er, I'm really sorry that I called you here at the age of twenty-nine." Madam Yuan said to Wei Ruo with an apologetic face.

"It's nothing, Madam, if you need me, just ask." Wei Ruo also knew that Madam Yuan would definitely not call herself to the house at this time if there was nothing wrong.

Madam Yuan sighed: "I really have something to ask for. Recently, many things have happened in Taizhou Mansion. My husband is also too busy to be distracted, so I thought of you."

"It has snowed heavily recently, and there are indeed a lot of affairs in Taizhou Mansion." Wei Ruo said.

"It's not just about the heavy snow." Madam Yuan couldn't help but sighed again: "This year's Taizhou Prefecture is really troubled. One wave of unrest and another wave of trouble."

"Madam is talking about the Japanese pirates? Has there been any change in the Japanese pirates recently?" Wei Ruo asked.

Mrs. Yuan shook her head: "The Japanese pirates have been quiet these days. I don't know if they are really quiet or waiting for an opportunity. The anti-Japanese army does not dare to relax at all. I am talking about things in the city. You and I Sincerely, I will not hide it from you. About half a month ago, a major event happened. The Seventh Prince, who was supposed to serve as the warlord of the Anti-Japanese Army in Taizhou Prefecture, was attacked not long after entering Taizhou Prefecture. His followers were dead. Immediately injured, the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince himself is unknown."

"The whereabouts of the Seventh Prince are unknown?" Wei Ruo was surprised.

how so? It doesn't make sense!

The heavy snow in Taizhou Prefecture is not described in the original book because the Wei family is no longer in Taizhou Prefecture in the original book, and it has nothing to do with the plot of the original book.

But the Seventh Prince is the leading actor, and the major events related to him are described in the original works.

In the original book, there is no plot where the hero is attacked and his whereabouts are unknown.

Wei Ruo tried his best to recall the events of this time period in the original book. This time was the warming period of Wei Qingwan and Chu Lan's relationship.

Wei Qingwan, who was taken to the prince's mansion by Chu Lan, was plotted by the women in the mansion during this period, something happened and almost died.

Chu Lan put down her affairs and cared for her until she recovered.

During the period, Wei Qingwan was weak and helpless, Chu Lan was distressed, and the love between the two became stronger.

Wei Ruo remembered that when this passage was mentioned in the original book, he specifically mentioned that at this time Chu Lan had a good opportunity to make meritorious service, and he was asked to be the warlord of the Anti-Japanese Army, but because Wei Qingwan was at a critical moment Worried about Wei Qingwan's safety, he gave up this opportunity and gave it to the sixth prince.

The original problem lies here.

Wei Ruo also didn't expect that the love brain can have this benefit, and can help avoid risks.

What I also didn't expect was that because there was no encounter between the male and female protagonists, and because of the absence of Wei Mingting's death, it caused a butterfly effect, directly making the original male protagonist's whereabouts unknown.

If Chu Lan just dies like this, does it mean that she avenged herself in the previous life in disguise?

Mrs. Yuan said: "I was also quite shocked by this incident. It was mostly related to the struggle for imperial power, but it just happened to be in Taizhou Prefecture, and it happened to be on the way to be the warlord of the Anti-Japanese Army, and it was about to join the Anti-Japanese Army. Therefore, both the Taizhou government office and the anti-Japanese army have been implicated."

After listening to Mrs. Yuan's explanation, Wei Ruo realized that Wei Mingting has been so busy recently not only because of the Japanese pirates, but also because of such a thing in the middle.

Mrs. Yuan said: "Forget it, let's not talk about the matter of the Seventh Prince. Those court struggles are not something we can get our hands on. It's useless to think about him. If the Seventh Prince has a good life and can live, that's the best. If we can't survive, there is nothing we can do."

Madam Yuan sighed heavily again as she spoke: "I came here to tell you what we can do as humanly as possible. The heavy snow these few days and the freezing weather have caused great crimes for everyone in the Taizhou government."

"I've also heard that many houses were crushed by the snow, and many bamboo forests fell, and many people were displaced."

It's just that Wei Ruo doesn't know what she can do.

The number of people she can protect is limited. The people in her village are in good condition. The houses are newly built and have not collapsed, and the food on the village is enough.

Her current financial resources and abilities can only do so much.

"Yes, what you've heard is the truth. Many people died in Taizhou Mansion, but a small number were crushed to death, most of them died of freezing and illness." Mrs. Yuan told Wei Ruo about the situation in the past few days.

"I wonder if there is anything I can do to help?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 207 Many people fell ill

"There have been many people who have fallen ill in Taizhou in the past few days. Most of them have a symptom, such as fever, difficulty breathing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. In severe cases, they will fall into a coma. The doctors in the prefectural city and the doctors in my mansion have gone to see it. I prescribed medicine, but there was no obvious improvement." Mrs. Yuan described.

Wearing the words, Wei Ruo quickly asked: "Is there a phenomenon of human-to-human transmission of this disease? That is, the person who has this disease will soon have the same symptoms in the people around him."

"It seems that there is such a thing..." Madam Yuan described.

Wei Ruo's heart sank, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

"Ma'am, where are these patients now?" Wei Ruo asked with a serious expression and eager eyes.

"Most of them are in their own homes." Mrs. Yuan explained.

"Madam, please take me to the nearest patient. I need to make a diagnosis in person." Wei Ruo said.

"But I'm afraid that the sickness will infect you..."

"If you don't make a face-to-face diagnosis, it is difficult to prescribe the right medicine. If you are afraid of infection, I will not be able to treat people well." Wei Ruo said.

"Then I will go with you." Madam Yuan said.

"Ma'am, you still have brother Sheng to take care of, it's not suitable to be in danger, just send someone to take me there."

Of course Wei Ruo didn't dare to let Mrs. Yuan take this risk, not to mention Mrs. Yuan has a son who is under the age of one.

"But if you..."

"Don't worry, ma'am, my medical skills are fair, and I won't let myself get into trouble easily."

Hearing that Mrs. Yuan held Wei Ruo's hand, she said gratefully: "Now we can only rely on you for this matter!"

"Don't worry, ma'am, as a member of the Taizhou government, I don't want to see a large number of innocent people die unexpectedly." Wei Ruo said.

Seeing Wei Ruo's determined expression, Madam Yuan couldn't help but be moved: "Ruo'er, you are really the most extraordinary woman I have ever seen. If you are a man, you must have a place in the court."

In this world, there are many restrictions on women after all, even Princess Jingmin, who is favored by her father as a princess, cannot avoid it.

"Don't think about some things that can't be changed. What I want to do is the things that I can change. Whether it's a woman or a man, it doesn't prevent me from doing things in accordance with my heart." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, I'll let Qingyi go with you now, if you have any needs, just tell Qingyi directly and let her do it." Madam Yuan said.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Yuan took out the jade pendant she was wearing and put it in Wei Ruo's hand: "This is my token. If you see this token, you will see me. If you hold it, it will be convenient for you to do things. This is my responsibility. I beg you, you took risks for the people and you took risks for me, and I owe you a favor."

"Ma'am, let's talk about these things after the incident. We'd better go see the condition first." Wei Ruo said.

Madam Yuan stopped talking nonsense, and immediately asked her subordinates to take Wei Ruo to the nearest patient's home.

In addition to the close-fitting maid and light clothes, Mrs. Yuan also sent six followers to Wei Ruo to ensure Wei Ruo's safety.

Xiaowei Mansion, Yingzhu Garden.

"Master, there is no news about the Seventh Prince from outside, but there is another situation in the city, many people are sick, and the city is going to be chaotic."

Xiaobei also reported to Wei Jin the latest news from Ke Chongshan and the others.

"Did Miss come back after being picked up by the prefect?" Wei Jin also asked.

Although it is not clear what Madam Yuan is looking for Wei Ruo to do at this time, Wei Jin also knows that it must be related to recent events.

"Not yet." Xiaobei replied.

Wei Jin also frowned slightly.

"Is the young master worried that Mrs. Yuan asked the young lady to do something? It's unlikely. The young lady should not be able to help with the messy things outside. The young lady is only good at farming. It will have to wait until the spring of next year." It's a good time for the eldest lady to show her talents, and looking for the eldest lady now may be just to talk and relieve boredom." Xiaobei said.

"Not necessarily." Wei Jin also said, "Go and send a letter, so that Ke Chongshan and the others don't have to go out to find the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince in the next few days, but stay in the house and wait for this year to pass safely."

"Then I'll go right away." Xiaobei hurriedly obeyed.

Wang Meiyuan.

Hearing that Wei Ruo was taken to the magistrate's mansion by the carriage sent by Mrs. Yuan, and has not returned by this time, Cui He couldn't help but mutter in front of Wei Qingwan:

"Miss is really good at it. I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup I gave Madam Yuan to make Madam Yuan like her so much. This New Year's Eve even called her to the house."

"Perhaps it's my sister's temper that suits Mrs. Yuan's appetite. That's my sister's ability." Wei Qingwan said.

"In terms of skills, I feel that your skills are much better than hers, miss. She just knows how to farm and cook some dishes, which are not skills that a serious lady can do. She doesn't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." Cui He said.

"Don't say that I don't have many opportunities to show these skills to others. If there are, Madam Yuan prefers her sister, so what can I do."

"I don't know, I just feel a little bit wronged for Miss."

"Let's not talk about it, go and get ready for the New Year, mother is waiting for it." Wei Qingwan said.

Wei Qingwan and Cui He continued to help the Yun family with the affairs of the mansion.

Wei Ruo went to the home of a female teacher in an alley next to the prefect's mansion. The female teacher and the maid who served her were both infected, and the symptoms looked the same.

Wei Ruo came out of the room after checking her pulse.

Waiting at the door, Qingyi asked Wei Ruo about the situation carefully: "Miss Wei, how is the situation?"

"It's pneumonia, you need to take medicine immediately, and the disease is contagious, so you don't want to enter the house." Wei Ruo said.

"Is it contagious? Is that a plague? Will the people of the entire Taizhou government be in danger?"

The expressions of Qingyi and the guards standing behind her changed immediately.

If it is the plague, the problem will be very serious.

If another plague breaks out at this juncture, the Taizhou capital may be full of dead bodies!

"Don't worry, it may not affect the entire Taizhou Prefecture. According to the results of my inquiries now, the disease is not highly contagious, and it can be controlled by taking measures now." Wei Ruo said.

Before Wei Ruo showed the sick female husband and maid, he asked about the conditions of the people who had come into contact with them and assessed the contagiousness.

And so far, the deaths are all older and poorer people, and most of the people in the prime of life only have some symptoms and no deaths.

The female gentleman and her maid who just checked are not very old. The female gentleman is in her thirties, and her maid is sixteen. The relationship is to move more muscles and bones, and the symptoms of the body are relatively mild.

"Then what are we going to do now?" Qingyi asked.

Chapter 208 Prevention of Proliferation

"I'll prescribe a prescription first. You can take this prescription to grab the medicine and fry it. I can't immediately determine what kind of prescription can cure this disease. It will take a period of trial and observation." Wei Ruo said.

Because it is different from common pneumonia, Wei Ruo can only prescribe medicines conservatively. Further observation and diagnosis are required before further precise treatment can be done.

"Okay." Qingyi nodded.

Wei Ruo continued: "After the medicine is decocted, don't send it in directly. Wait for me and Meimei to come or put the medicine at the door, and let the one who is in better health come out and get it by himself, avoiding direct contact."

"Then don't you..." Qingyi was a little worried, Miss Wei was the noble lady of their wife.

"Leave us alone for now, and I will try to avoid face-to-face encounters with you guys in the future. If there is any news, just pass it through the wall." Wei Ruo explained.

Qingyi nodded worriedly.

Wei Ruo added: "Then inform, let other people with the same symptoms stay in the room like this family, and do not have contact with other people. If the condition is not serious, the family members are only responsible for delivering the medicine and food. To a fixed location, if the condition is serious, assign a person to take care of it, and the person in charge of the care should not have any contact with other people."

"Okay." Qingyi nodded, not daring to slack off Wei Ruo's explanation.

After thinking for a while, Wei Ruo added: "You can find someone to send a letter to Madam Yuan. Some medicinal materials need to be purchased in advance in large quantities. I will make a list and prepare the medicinal materials on the list first."

"good."

Qingyi wrote down one by one, and immediately arranged for someone to do it.

This matter is urgent, and they cannot tolerate any delay.

Soon, the people sent by Mrs. Yuan made arrangements according to Wei Ruo's instructions, and immediately sent people to purchase the medicinal materials on the list listed by Wei Ruo.

At the same time, in order to prevent panic, Mrs. Yuan specially ordered not to publicize the fact that the disease is contagious.

However, it was still a step too late. Before Mrs. Yuan ordered not to spread the news, the news about the phenomenon of human-to-human transmission of the disease was still spread.

I don't know where it leaked, but the news spread in the Taizhou government.

It quickly caused panic among the people, and conditionally began to find ways to snap up medicinal materials, and began to stay behind closed doors.

Everyone bought all the food they could buy before the heavy snowfall started, and most of the food that hadn't been stocked up was also unconditional.

Those who have no conditions can do nothing about it. They can neither buy medicinal materials nor have the intention to escape, because even if they run out of Taizhou, they may starve to death on the way within a few days.

It's already freezing cold, and even eating is a problem, so how can I think about anything else?

Wei Ruo didn't return to Xiaowei's mansion that night, Madam Yuan sent someone to send a message to the Wei family, saying that Wei Ruo would stay at the mansion for the New Year.

This is of course just an excuse. It is unreasonable and unreasonable for those who celebrate the New Year not to spend the New Year at their own home and go to the Yuan Mansion where they are neither relatives nor relatives.

The members of the Wei family who received the news naturally had an idea in their minds.

In the evening, several members of the Wei family ate dinner together. Except for Wei Ruo's absence, Wei Mingting did not come back, and Wei Jin also ate dinner in his own yard.

During the banquet, the expressions of several people were not good-looking.

After dinner, Wei Qingwan was waiting for Yunshi to mention this matter, but Yunshi just kept a sullen face and didn't speak.

Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Yilin next to him again. Wei Yilin was always outspoken and couldn't hide things. Whenever he felt uncomfortable, he would blurt out.

He should have heard about Wei Ruo's staying in the Yuan Mansion for the New Year. According to his past temperament, he couldn't help muttering a few words at this moment.

But Wei Qingwan waited for a long time, but Wei Yilin did not speak.

Wei Qingwan frowned slightly, and finally couldn't help but speak.

"Mother, don't worry, Mrs. Yuan must love her sister so much that she will keep her at home for the New Year." Wei Qingwan took the initiative to comfort Yun.

"I'm not worried about this." Who would have thought that Yun denied it, "What I am worried about is the current plague, we can stay behind closed doors, but your father can't help it."

Wei Qingwan was obviously stunned for a moment, and then realized that her mother's thoughts at the moment were occupied by her worries about her father, and she had no time to think about whose house Wei Qingruo would spend the New Year in.

While it is too much for Wei Ruo to celebrate the New Year in the Yuan family, at least it will not cause any harm to the Wei family.

What's more, no matter how you say it, it is beneficial to Wei Ruo himself and even the Wei family to be liked by Princess Jingmin.

But the plague is different. When the plague comes, corpses will be scattered all over the field, which will endanger the lives of family members.

Comparing the two, which one is more important, Yun's heart is very clear.

Of course, Yun's dissatisfaction with Wei Ruo's matter is not at all. After all, this is Wei Ruo's first year with his family after returning home, so it's really too much to go to someone else's house like this.

Seeing Yun's worry, Wei Yilin immediately said: "Mother, don't worry about Dad, Dad is a great hero, he is so powerful, so he won't get sick!"

Listening to Wei Yilin's innocent words, Yun also hoped that everything would be as the child said, and nothing would happen.

Wei Yichen looked serious, he couldn't be as innocent as his younger brother.

But in the current situation, he can't do anything as a scholar.

Everyone in the room has their own thoughts, and the mood is not easy.

Yingzhu Garden.

Different from other people in the mansion, Wei Jin also guessed that Wei Ruo staying at Yuan's house for the New Year was just an excuse.

There was a plague in Taizhou, and Wei Ruo was good at medicine, so Mrs. Yuan called Wei Ruo to see him, and the real reason why Wei Ruo stayed at Yuan's house for "Chinese New Year" may be that Mrs. Yuan wanted Wei Ruo to help treat patients and control the spread of the epidemic.

But if this is the case, then Ruoer's situation is the most dangerous now.

She herself is very likely to be infected.

After thinking about it, Wei Jin also left Xiaobei in Yingzhu Garden, avoided the guards of Xiaowei's Mansion, and left Xiaowei's Mansion over the wall.

In addition to Wei Ruo, several famous doctors in Fucheng participated in the treatment of the plague.

Ms. Yuan prepared a room for them as a place for them to rest temporarily and discuss countermeasures.

And Wei Ruo has also changed his attire at this moment, discussing with other doctors in the identity of Xu Heyou.

Wei Ruoben didn't want to do anything unnecessary in such an urgent situation, Madam Yuan reminded her.

Madam Yuan didn't want to have a bad influence on Wei Ruo because of this incident, and she didn't want Wei Ruo to have too much contact with other men directly.

So Wei Ruo used the previous method, wearing a disguise, and participated in it as Xu Heyou. In order to cooperate with Wei Ruo, Xiumei naturally changed her dress.

In the room, Wei Ruo discussed with several doctors and expressed his views.

"Does Mr. Xu think this is pneumonia? But this old man has practiced medicine for many years and has seen countless pneumonias. The symptoms of this disease are somewhat different from those of previous pneumonia."

It was Dr. Cheng from Zhengyutang who spoke, and he was the oldest and most senior person present.

Chapter 209 With you

Wei Ruo explained: "Pneumonia is not static. This year's weather is abnormal. Taizhou Prefecture has won extremely cold weather that has never been seen in previous years. Under the influence of such an abnormal climate, some changes may occur."

Wei Ruo went on to say: "Although these patients have different complications, the symptoms of pneumonia are all there. The pulse condition, lung noise and many other symptoms all have this manifestation, so I have reason to infer the possibility of pneumonia. is the biggest."

Listening to Wei Ruo's explanation, Dr. Cheng felt that there was some truth. Although he was old and experienced, he was not a stubborn old man.

Facing the younger generation, Dr. Cheng felt that sometimes he could still take their opinions.

Especially for this illness, when several of their old doctors did not get any results after treatment according to their past experience, then listening to some new suggestions may be a new way out.

"In this case, we can indeed make some adjustments to the original prescription for treating pneumonia, and see if it can have a good effect on this disease." Dr. Cheng said.

Then he asked several other people: "What do you think?"

Several people expressed their support. At this moment, everyone is of one mind. They just want to help those sick people recover quickly, reduce deaths, and reduce cases. Protecting the people in the city is also protecting their own family members.

No one cares who has more credit, and no one cares whether the knowledge they have learned is insulted.

No matter how superb the medical skills are, people also have their own shortcomings. Even if they are compared by a young man, they have nothing to be ashamed of.

After determining the direction, several people began to discuss the prescription, and communicated with each other on dispensing.

After a morning's discussion, several people decided on a new prescription.

"Let's try this medicine on a few young patients first." Doctor Cheng said.

Wei Ruo and other doctors agreed with Dr. Cheng's proposal.

It's not about one side, but in case of an unforeseen mistake, the young people are in good health and can handle it, and they still have a chance to make amends.

Although it is risky to do so, it may harm the body of some patients, but it is the most practical and effective method at the moment.

They don't have more time to ponder slowly. The longer the time drags on, the more people will die.

In the afternoon, Wei Ruo and several other doctors treated the selected patients.

This patient is a head-hunter of the magistrate's yamen. He is forty years old and strong. With the consent of himself and his family, he is willing to let Wei Ruo and others try treatment.

In addition to taking medicine, Wei Ruo also plans to do acupuncture and moxibustion for patients.

Dr. Cheng and others were watching when Wei Ruo was using the needles. They were surprised to find that although the young man named Xu Heyou was young, he was skilled in using needles. Incomparable.

After Wei Ruo finished using the needle, Dr. Cheng, who had been holding back his words for a long time, couldn't help but said, "Mr. Xu, I really didn't expect that you are so good at such a young age!"

Wei Ruodao: "Doctor Cheng is too famous, I still have a lot to learn from you doctors."

Wei Ruo, like everyone else, will not be arrogant just because she has made outstanding achievements in a certain area. She knows that these old doctors may have skills that she is not good at, and she still needs more. study.

After the acupuncture, Wei Ruo let the patient take the medicine, and then rested.

Their medicine is not a elixir, even if it works, it will not be effective immediately. It will take a while, during which Wei Ruo and others will take turns to take care of it.

The rest of the people will not rest either. Some people decoct the medicine, some handle the medicinal materials, some check the medical books, and some explain the details to Mrs. Yuan's subordinates... They all perform their duties, and no one is lazy.

At night, Wei Ruode was free and ate two mouthfuls of steamed buns casually in the spare room where he was resting, while he was still flipping through medical books with his right hand.

While he was gnawing, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. Wei Ruo raised his head and showed a surprised expression after seeing the face of the person coming.

"Second brother?"

After confirming that it was Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo went to the window and looked outside.

The guards inside and outside the yard are still there, and outsiders are not allowed to enter and exit at will.

But obviously, these guards couldn't stop the second brother, and they didn't even notice that someone had slipped in.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo came back and asked Wei Jinyi: "Second brother, why are you here?"

"Come and see you." Wei Jin also replied.

"How does the second brother know that I'm here?"

"Guess."

"Second brother's guess is really accurate." Wei Ruo couldn't help saying.

Wei Jin also knew that Wei Ruo must be helping Mrs. Yuan, but it took some time to find this place.

Wei Jin also looked at the big white steamed bun in Wei Ruo's hand: "You will eat this at night?"

"This is faster, I don't have much time, and it's not just steamed buns, but also fried pickles with shredded pork. It's not bad to put pickles in steamed buns!" Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin also frowned, and then asked: "How is the situation? Will you be in danger?"

"Second brother, don't worry, I am in good health. Even if I am really infected, I can handle it."

"You have a high probability of being infected, right?" Wei Jin also read Wei Ruo's voice-over.

Wei Ruo didn't say a word, and acquiesced to this sentence.

She can't avoid contact with patients now, not to mention that she doesn't have masks and other protective equipment. Even if she has to give patients needles and watch them at close range, it is difficult to avoid being infected.

Seeing Wei Jinyi's not-so-good face, Wei Ruo said, "Second brother, don't worry too much about me. I am confident that this disease will be cured. Don't say that I am not easy to be infected. Even if it is infected, I can cure it." I healed myself."

Although no patient has been cured yet, Wei Ruo feels that her judgment is not wrong. In addition to the discussion with other doctors in the morning, she feels that the probability of success is still very high.

Looking at Wei Ruo's confident face, Wei Jin also said, "I believe in you, and I will stay with you."

"That won't work." Wei Ruo refused.

"You said that you are sure to be cured, I believe you. Unless you are deceiving me, you are not sure." Wei Jin also said.

"of course not."

"Since it is not, there is nothing wrong with me staying together."

"Isn't the second brother busy with his own affairs? Now that he is at home these few days, he should take a good rest."

"I'm in good health and don't need special rest. What's more, I don't think this is a good time to rest." Wei Jin also said.

Almost everyone in Taizhou Mansion suffers from illness and pain because of this troubled autumn. How can this be a time to recuperate?

Wei Ruo thought for a while, and muttered: "Is it because I disagree, you will come too?"

Chapter 210 Someone to accompany on New Year's Eve

"Yes." Wei Jinyi's answer was undoubtedly yes.

After pondering for a while, Wei Ruo compromised.

Wei Ruo agreed: "Okay then, I'll tell them in a while, let you help as my friend."

"Um."

Wei Jin also stayed like this, changed into a convenient short jacket, and accompanied Wei Ruo to get busy. .

That night, Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo worked together until three quarters of the hour of Hai, and another quarter of an hour would be the hour of Zi.

Today is New Year's Eve, which should be a time for family rejoicing, but no one in this small courtyard wants to celebrate tonight.

Wei Ruo stood in the courtyard, looking at the bright moon in the sky, his thoughts were a little complicated.

The heavy snow has not melted, and the disease is coming again. At the end of this year, it is suffering, sorrow or parting.

"What are you thinking?" Wei Jin also asked.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little sad this year, I don't know how many people will die."

Starved to death, frozen to death, sick to death, behind every word are countless lives.

"The world is like this, the world is not benevolent and treats all things as dogs, Taizhou is still lucky, there is a prefect who works hard for the people, there is Princess Jingmin who works hard for the people, and you..."

Wei Jin also turned her head to look at Wei Ruo. There was a resolute soul in her petite body. In her eyes, there was not only unyielding and perseverance in the face of difficulties, but also compassion and compassion for the common people.

"Second brother, after you finish that thing, you should study hard to get fame and become a good official. That way you can also do something for the common people." Wei Ruo said.

"I will." Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, with a serious expression when he answered.

After a while, Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo: "It's getting late, you should rest after a busy day, I'll send you to your room first."

"Second brother, let's spend a new year together." Wei Ruo said.

After all, it was New Year's Eve, Wei Ruo didn't want to just go to sleep like this, and wanted to be with the people around him when the time passed.

Xiumei had already been ordered by Wei Ruo to go to rest early at Haishi because of a busy day, and Wei Jinyi was the only one left by her side at this moment.

"Okay." Wei Jin agreed without the slightest hesitation. It seemed that as long as Wei Ruo wanted to do it, he would accompany her to do it.

Because there was snow everywhere outside the yard and it was cold outside, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also entered the room, moved the table to the window, and opened the window.

There was a stove next to it, and tea was brewed.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin were also sitting side by side, Wei Ruo was by the window, and Wei Jin was also sitting next to her.

I don't know if it's because of the special situation, but Wei Jinyi didn't refuse to sit side by side with Wei Ruo again this time because of inappropriate etiquette.

The red fire illuminated Wei Ruo's face, and there seemed to be light beating in her bright eyes, and Wei Jin was also a little lost.

Wei Ruo didn't notice the way Wei Jin looked at her, she just looked out of the window quietly, the surrounding was very quiet, so quiet that she could hear the sound of time passing by.

In a daze, Wei Ruo thought of himself in his previous life, when he went to school alone in a big city.

Even during the holidays, he would not go home, in order to avoid his father who was alcoholic and domestically violent.

The other roommates in the dormitory have all gone home, and she stayed in the dormitory alone, and she also sat by the window, looking at the sky outside, and spent the countdown to the New Year.

A few years ago, there were Meimei, Nanny, Uncle Xu and Brother Xiaoyong by my side, and everyone was lively together, especially Brother Xiaoyong and Meimei would bicker and laugh constantly, so I didn't think about those things in my previous life for a long time. recalled.

This year, these memories popped up again for some reason.

Maybe it's because there are fewer people around, or maybe it's because this year is more difficult than previous years.

But it's good to think about it in general, at least now I have a caring relative by my side, not like I was alone back then.

After a while, Wei Jinyi suddenly felt the weight on his shoulders increase.

Turning his head to look, Wei Ruo fell asleep leaning on his shoulder.

It seems that he is exhausted, but for some reason, he insists on staying awake with him for this year.

After a while, Wei Jinyi carefully picked up Wei Ruoheng, came to the bed, and put her down carefully.

Take off her shoes and put the quilt on her body.

The candlelight at the head of the bed danced, reflecting on Wei Ruo's face, and Wei Jin was fascinated by it for some reason.

After a while, Wei Jinyi got up and left, carefully blowing out the candles and closing the door before leaving.

The next day Wei Ruo woke up early, because he still had something on his mind.

It's already dawn, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, but Wei Ruo wants to rush to see yesterday's patient.

Wei Ruo got up very early, but Dr. Cheng was even earlier than her.

"Morning, Doctor Cheng." Wei Ruo greeted Doctor Cheng.

"Mr. Xu, take a look, Xing Butou's fever is gone!" Dr. Cheng's voice was full of excitement.

Wei Ruo stepped forward to check immediately, and made sure that the fever was gone.

"How do you feel now?" Wei Ruo asked Xing Butou.

"My throat hurts a bit, but my head doesn't hurt anymore, and the pain on my body is basically negligible." Xing Tutou, who answered the question, had a hoarse voice but was full of breath, and seemed to be in good spirits.

Xing Butou said again: "I was sweating in the middle of the night last night, and the bedding was wet. I just changed to a dry bedding, and now I feel refreshed."

"It's so good, it's so good! This is a good sign!" Dr. Cheng said excitedly.

This is the first patient he has been exposed to to have such a great improvement so far.

Even if the others didn't lose their lives, their condition hasn't improved so much, and most of them are still sick.

Immediately afterwards, Dr. Cheng said to Wei Ruo: "Mr. Xu, your method is very useful! The conclusion of pneumonia is correct!"

Wei Ruo's face is also filled with joy, the method is effective is the most worthy of their happiness.

Wei Ruodao: "In this case, let's find a few more patients for experiments today, and then further discuss and improve the prescriptions and acupuncture methods based on the conditions and constitutions of more patients."

"Okay, it's up to you!" Dr. Cheng agreed with Wei Ruo's words.

Not long after Wei Ruo got up, several other doctors also got up, and everyone was worried about the condition of the patients and had no intention of sleeping soundly.

Ms. Yuan specially sent glutinous rice **** to everyone for breakfast. This is a custom here. The first meal on the first day of the Lunar New Year is to eat glutinous rice balls, which means reunion.

After a hasty breakfast, everyone started a new day of work.

Today, more patients will be tested and treated, and the workload is only a lot more than the previous day.

The age of patients selected this time has been relaxed, with the maximum age of 50 years old. In terms of condition, patients with large differences in symptoms were also specially selected in order to understand the condition more comprehensively and better improve their prescriptions.

Chapter 211 Teaching Needlework to Everyone

Prescriptions are not static. According to different complications in patients, doctors will also make some adjustments and responses based on their years of experience.

Wei Jinyi and Xiumei are not idle either. Although they don't know medical skills, they can do a lot of things. They help carry things, deal with medicinal materials, and serve as bodyguards for Wei Ruo.

Xiumei is used to doing this, but seeing Wei Jin, who is gentle and refined, also do these things, Xiumei feels a little unbelievable.

She heard from people in the mansion that the Second Young Master used to rarely communicate with people in the mansion, let alone people outside, and he seemed indifferent to everything.

But now he is helping the young lady to do things that only servants would normally do. It seems that the second young master treats their young lady very differently.

After the unremitting efforts of six doctors including Wei Ruo for three consecutive days from the first day of the new year to the third day of the new year, the conditions of the first eight patients who received treatment finally improved to a large extent.

Among them, Xing Tutou, who was the first to receive treatment and has a strong body, has recovered and is no different from a healthy person physically.

After determining the effective prescription, it is necessary to decoct a large amount of medicine and send it to all the patients inside and outside the city.

But a large number of medicinal materials have not been purchased, and Mrs. Yuan is still trying to find a way.

At present, what Wei Ruo and the others can use are the existing stocks in the city, and they have already obtained all the medicinal materials from the large and small pharmacies in the city.

Because of the Japanese pirates making troubles and fighting all the year round, the whole Taizhou government has been in a state of scarcity of medicinal materials all the year round. Now it is Mr. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan who can call so many medicines. It is really difficult to get more.

But these medicinal materials alone are far from enough. Nearly half of the medicines used in the past few days have been used up, and the rest is enough for at most ten people to take.

But the number of sick people is far more than that. As far as they know, there are at least a hundred people infected with this disease.

There are still many unknowns, and those that have not been notified to the Yamen, it is estimated that it will not be a small book catalog.

This silenced the doctors who were about to be happy.

Doctor Cheng said sadly: "I finally came up with a solution, but it was defeated by the medicinal materials! Now people are dying from this disease every day! If the medicine can be used immediately, many people have a chance to survive!"

The rest of the doctors also showed painful expressions.

Looking at the depressed people, Wei Ruo said: "Although there is no medicine for now, we still have acupuncture. The practice of the previous eight patients has shown that my acupuncture is effective and can also help patients relieve pain to a certain extent. illness."

Hearing what Wei Ruo said, the other five doctors all looked at her.

Dr. Cheng said: "But you are the only one, Mr. Xu, and the patients are all over the city. How can you save them?"

Wei Ruodao: "Isn't it just me, isn't there you?"

Dr. Cheng said: "But we don't understand Mr. Xu's method of acupuncture."

Everyone knows acupuncture and moxibustion. This is the basic cultivation of a doctor, but there are some differences in level, some are good and some are not so good.

"I will teach you the method of acupuncture and moxibustion for patients, so that I am not the only one." Wei Ruo replied.

Hearing the words, everyone showed expressions of disbelief.

This little son wants to share her unique skills with them?

Everyone is a doctor, and naturally knows how precious a set of exquisite acupuncture techniques is. Some doctors can become famous doctors with only one set of acupuncture techniques for a certain disease, and live comfortably.

Some people have to kowtow to a teacher in order to learn a set of exquisite acupuncture techniques, and only after entering the teacher's school can they have the opportunity to learn.

Such a precious thing, most people are reluctant to pass it on to others, or their own colleagues.

Wei Ruo explained: "Actually, you were all present when I performed the acupuncture these few days. If you wanted to learn by stealing, you would have been able to learn by stealing it long ago, but none of you did. When I performed the acupuncture, except for the first time After reading half of it, you all avoid it, and never read the whole thing."

Dr. Cheng said: "This is the rule. You can't steal it without apprenticeship. We can't break the rule just because it is a special situation."

Wei Ruodao: "It can be seen that you gentlemen are all righteous people. My method of acupuncture and moxibustion is to teach you to benefit more people. There is nothing wrong with it. What's more, it is an extraordinary period, and now one more person knows this method , so many more people can save their lives, how can I care about my own interests?"

This set of acupuncture is just one of the many sets of acupuncture that Wei Ruo has mastered, and Wei Ruo doesn't care about missing this set.

And when Master taught her back then, she said that good medical skills are for the benefit of others, as long as it is taught to people with a medical heart and a righteous heart, there is no need to stick to being a colleague or an opponent.

What Wei Ruo said made the other five doctors at a loss for what to say. Surprise, excitement and gratitude were all written on the faces of several doctors.

Finally, the oldest Doctor Cheng spoke on behalf of everyone: "Young Master Xu is righteous, we accept this love."

At this moment, there is no need to say anything more. Only those who have learned well and then treated more people can be worthy of the trust that Young Master Xu has placed in them.

Wei Ruo nodded, then took out a pen and paper, and skillfully drew the acupuncture points of the human body.

Then circle the acupuncture points in order on the map, and explain to several people the purpose of acupuncture at nowhere.

Several people listened carefully, and from time to time they showed amazed expressions, feeling the delicacy of this set of stitches.

At first, I only knew that this acupuncture method combined with the prescriptions discussed by them would be effective for the patients, but after listening to Mr. Xu's explanation today, I really felt the mystery of this and Mr. Xu's superb medical skills.

After Wei Ruo finished explaining, he asked everyone: "Do you have any questions?"

Everyone shook their heads to express that they had no doubts.

Master Xu has already explained them in great detail, and they are all people with basic knowledge of medical skills. If there is any problem, it may only be a problem that cannot be written down all at once. You need to copy the drawings and watch them over and over again.

"Then let's start, time waits for no one." Wei Ruo said.

Everyone nodded.

Then everyone split up and went to the registered patients' homes to diagnose and treat patients according to the divided areas.

It was also proposed that these patients be arranged in one place for easy control and treatment.

But in today's weather conditions, the road is snowy and frozen. It is very difficult to transfer patients, especially critically ill patients. We have to worry about the second injury of patients due to bumps and cold on the road, and worry that more people will be infected on the way superior.

So after the discussion, it was better for Wei Ruo and the doctors to work harder and go to these people's homes for treatment as much as possible. For those with mild symptoms, the family members were asked to come to the yamen to get the medicine and take it back.

Chapter 212 No matter how expensive, life is not expensive

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the sun was shining brightly, the temperature rose slightly, and the snow finally began to melt, which seemed to indicate that the haze over Taizhou Prefecture began to dissipate.

Many houses are still closed, and so is the Xiaowei Mansion.

But the Wei family also received good news, it was Wei Mingting who sent someone to bring the news back.

In his letter, he told his family that everything was fine, and that there were no sick people in the army, so he reassured his wife and children.

And the Japanese pirates have not changed in the past few days, which is good news among the many bad news in Taizhou Prefecture.

Finally received the news that her husband was safe and sound, Yun Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and temporarily let down her hanging heart.

"God bless, your father is fine, everything is fine." After dinner, Yun's happily told Wei Yichen, Wei Qingwan and the others the news.

Wei Yichen was very happy, and then asked about Wei Ruo's news: "Does mother have any news about the eldest sister?"

Yun's face darkened slightly, and the joy on his face faded a little: "There is no news, I guess I am already too happy to leave, and those who don't know think she and Mrs. Yuan are a family."

There is annoyance and bitterness in the tone.

After all, it is my daughter, a piece of flesh that fell off from my body, how can I not make her, a mother, sad.

Feeling Yun's anger, Wei Yichen didn't know how to comfort him.

From New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the New Year, if you don't go home all the time, it's really unreasonable.

Father wrote letters to his family no matter how busy he was, but the eldest sister didn't even bring any news to her family while she was in the Yuan Mansion.

"Mother, I plan to go to the magistrate's mansion soon to pick up my eldest sister." Wei Yichen said.

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan hurriedly said worriedly: "Brother, I heard that the plague is still very severe outside, and it will be dangerous for you to go out rashly now."

Yun also didn't approve of Wei Yichen's move: "Your sister is right, even if you have to do this, let the servants from the mansion go, and you can stay at home and study to prepare for this year's provincial examination."

Wei Yichen said: "The magistrate's yamen is well controlled, and it would not be so serious. Besides, I don't stay on the road when I go out, and go directly to the magistrate's mansion. There shouldn't be a big problem."

"If elder brother insists on going, then let me go instead of elder brother." Wei Qingwan volunteered, "It doesn't matter if I'm sick, but elder brother is different. Eldest brother is going to take the township examination this year, so there can't be any mistakes ."

Looking at Wei Qingwan's worried eyes, Wei Yichen hesitated.

He didn't think it was a big deal, but it's really not good to make his mother and sister worry about him so much.

After thinking about it, Wei Yichen gave up the idea of picking up Wei Ruo: "Well, I won't go for the time being. I think it's safe for the eldest sister to stay in the prefect's house now."

This matter will be left for the time being.

In the small courtyard, Wei Ruo found Wei Jinyi after working for a while.

"Second Brother, I need your help with something, can you go back to the Colonel's Mansion and get me some wine." Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also said.

"What do you want wine for?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Washing with spirits is a way to prevent infection. I still have six jars of liquor in the warehouse in the mansion. It is spirits, and the effect is particularly good." Wei Ruo explained.

Although the alcohol content of those wines does not reach 75%, they are still 40 to 50 percent. It is better to use than useless.

Xiumei knew where the things were stored, but Xiumei was a maid, so it would be troublesome for her to come out after returning home, and she might be stopped.

So Wei Ruo can only ask Wei Jinyi to help with this.

"Okay." Wei Jin also agreed.

Then Wei Ruo gave Wei Jinyi the key to her small warehouse: "This is the key. The wine is placed in the corner on the right hand side after entering the door, and the jar has red paper on it. In addition, when you go home Try not to come into contact with people."

Wei Jin also stared at the key in his hand for two seconds, then nodded: "Got it."

Wei Jin also took the key and set off to help Wei Ruo fetch wine.

Wei Jin also climbed over the wall when he left the mansion, without letting the people in the mansion know, and he also overturned the wall when he returned to the mansion, and still did not alarm the guards in the mansion.

Seeing Wei Jin also come back, Xiaobei greeted him very excitedly: "Master, you are back. You haven't been here for the past few days. I'm really worried that your secrets will be exposed."

Fortunately, their wives didn't want to see the young master, and the master didn't come back. As a result, no one specially came to find their young master during the Chinese New Year, so they were able to get away with it.

However, Wei Jin also avoided him, keeping a distance of more than six or seven feet from him.

"I'll take my things and leave. You stay in the mansion. Cover if you can. It doesn't matter if you can't cover up." Wei Jin is not worried that the people in the mansion will find out that he sneaked out of the mansion.

If he is not discovered, it will be one less thing, and if he is discovered, it will not be a big problem for him.

After finishing speaking, Wei Jin also turned over and crossed the three walls to Tingsongyuan.

"Master..." Xiaobei only had time to call "Master" before he disappeared.

Xiaobei sighed helplessly: "Hey, I want to say, since you are not afraid of being discovered, why not take me with you, and you can help Miss Xiumei."

Wei Jin also moved all six jars of wine from Wei Ruo next door out of the warehouse.

It is bound to be difficult to hold six jars of wine with your hands. Wei Jin also found a straw rope, and after some weaving, tied several jars together, so that he could lift the six jars of wine at once .

Even with the weight of six jars of wine on his body, Wei Jin was still able to leave quietly without being noticed by the guards in the palace.

Wei Jin also successfully transported the wine to the small courtyard where Wei Ruo and the others lived and worked. Wei Ruo told Dr. Cheng and others to wash their hands and spray the wine all over their bodies when they came back every day.

The method of disinfecting with alcohol has a long history, and doctors all know it.

It's just that cloudy rice wine is usually used. Seeing that the wine sent by Wei Ruo is not only clear, but also has a rich aroma, it looks like expensive white wine.

"Master Xu, this wine of yours will sell for a lot of money, so it's not appropriate to just take it out and wash our hands?" Dr. Cheng couldn't help but say.

"The stronger the wine, the better the effect. Although the wine is valuable, our lives are even more valuable." Wei Ruo replied.

No matter how much Wei Ruo loves money, he will not equate money with life.

She is very clear about which is more important.

"This is indeed the truth. Spirits are the best way to disinfect. But Mr. Xu's generosity really admires us." Doctor Cheng said with emotion.

"Don't worry about these, as long as you can save your life now, whether it's money or wine, there will be more in the future." Wei Ruo said.

Everyone nodded.

Over the past few days, they have been amazed by Wei Ruo's words and deeds more than once.

Everyone has nothing to say, they can only hide their gratitude and admiration in their hearts, and thank you again when they have the opportunity.

Chapter 213 They all misunderstood

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the medicinal materials were finally available, and the people sent by Mrs. Yuan finally brought back three cartloads of medicinal materials.

After getting the medicine, everyone couldn't help being overjoyed, and then the whole small courtyard wafted a strong smell of medicine.

No one finds the smell pungent and unpleasant, because it represents hope.

Pot after pot of medicine is sent from the small hospital to each patient's home.

At the same time, Wei Ruo also sent someone to send a letter to Mrs. Yuan again, asking the government to send people to investigate and count the patients from door to door, so as to ensure that no patient was missed.

Because the disease is contagious, if one is missed, there may be endless troubles in the future.

Fortunately, due to heavy snow blocking roads and everyone's fear of the plague, most of the people in the city chose to stay behind closed doors, thus largely avoiding the large-scale spread of the plague during this period.

In addition, all the dead patients, the government should also send people to deal with them in a unified manner. The corpses, clothes and some personal items worn by the patients before death need to be incinerated in time, and the ashes can be returned to the family members after incineration.

After receiving Wei Ruo's letter, Madam Yuan immediately informed her husband Yuan Zhengqin to arrange the matter.

The tenth day of the first month.

Wei Ruo still did not return to Xiaowei's Mansion.

Yun can't bear it any longer at this moment. There is a limit to everything. Even if you are invited by a nobleman to your home for the New Year, you should have a measure. There is no one who stays from before the New Year to the tenth day of the first month without news.

So the Yun family planned to send Jing Hu to the Yuan family to inquire about the situation.

After learning about this, Wei Yichen once again asked for orders to pick Wei Ruo back to his residence in person.

"Mother, the Yuan Mansion is no better than other families. To be prudent, it's better for the child to go there in person."

Send someone to the door to ask for someone. If the matter is not handled properly, it will not be good to leave a bad impression on the Yuan family.

The other party is in a high position, and their Wei family is in a low position. Even in a special period, there is still some respect that should be given, and etiquette must not be lost.

Yun thought about it for a while, and it made sense, but also thought that the situation outside has improved in the past few days, and many people have also started to go out.

said: "Then go straight back, don't stop on the way, take a carriage when you go out, don't ride a horse or walk, so as not to contact people."

"The child knows."

Wei Yichen went out immediately, taking a carriage according to Yun's intention.

And the boy driving in the front also covered half of his face with a face scarf. This is a method spread by the government office. It is said that it can avoid being infected with the plague. Everyone doesn't know the reason for this, but they follow it. Certainly not wrong.

The carriage arrived at the side gate of Yuan Mansion. After Wei Yichen and the guard guarding the gate explained his purpose, the guard asked Wei Jinyi to wait.

After a while, the guard came back with Mrs. Yuan's message.

"Master Wei, I'm sorry, my wife said she was negligent, she was too busy to take care of her, and she forgot to notify the people in the house. In fact, Miss Wei has been helping my wife deal with the plague in the government office these days. However, the people of Taizhou Prefecture still cannot do without Miss Wei, so they cannot go back with Young Master Wei."

"You mean, my eldest sister is helping to deal with the plague in the house these days?" Wei Yichen looked surprised.

"Yes, Ms. Wei is making arrangements for all matters related to the plague in the city. It is a big credit for the plague to be contained so quickly now."

Listening to the guard's words, Wei Yichen couldn't help being shocked.

He never imagined that the eldest sister was absent from home these few days because of this! They all misunderstood the eldest sister!

Wei Yichen was still in shock, and the guard continued: "My wife asked me to send a message to Young Master Wei, I hope Young Master Wei will not misunderstand, it was my wife's negligence that I failed to notify the Wei family these few days, and Miss Wei is too busy He doesn't touch the ground, and doesn't even have time to sleep, so he really doesn't care about these things, so he didn't intentionally not notify the people in the Wei Mansion."

"It's not convenient for my wife and Ms. Wei to come out to see Master Wei today, especially Ms. Wei. In order to better arrange her work these days, she has had contact with many patients and may be infected at any time. Therefore She can no longer have contact with outsiders until the plague is completely eliminated."

Wei Yichen was deeply moved, and said: "I see, if it is convenient, please send a message to my eldest sister, so that she can rest assured that everything is fine at home. Please also take care of herself and take care of herself."

"The little one will bring what Master Wei said to Madam." The guard replied.

Wei Yichen went to see Yun after returning to Xiaowei's Mansion.

At this time, Wei Qingwan was also at Yun's side. Wei Ruo didn't even return home during the Chinese New Year, but Wei Qingwan was always by his side. For Yun, the difference between the two daughters was even greater.

"Did Ruo'er bring it back?" Seeing Wei Yichen, Yun asked hurriedly.

"No." Wei Yichen replied.

"What? She doesn't plan to come back yet? Do you really think Yuan Mansion is her home?" Yun's anger suddenly rose.

Wei Qingwan hurriedly comforted her: "Mother, don't be angry, you have been overworked these days, and your body is already losing money. Getting angry is not good for you."

Yun said angrily: "If Ruo'er is half as caring as you, I won't be angry!"

Wei Yichen hurriedly explained: "Mother, the eldest sister is not a guest at Yuan's house, but is running around about the plague! Nowadays, the elder sister is responsible for all the arrangements related to the plague in the city. In order to help everyone, the eldest sister even unavoidable If you come into contact with a sick person, you will not be able to go home!"

"What did you say?" Yun's eyes widened in surprise.

Wei Qingwan on the side also showed an expression of disbelief.

"The servants of the Yuan family told me on behalf of Mrs. Yuan that the eldest sister has been busy with the plague since the age of 30. In order to save people, the eldest sister hardly slept well." Wei Yichen told the truth.

Yun still couldn't believe it: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Ruo'er is busy with such a big deal? Plague is a big deal! She's a girl..."

"This is what Mrs. Yuan sent someone to pass on. There is no mistake. If not, how could Mrs. Yuan attribute such great credit to the elder sister?" Wei Yichen said.

Controlling the plague is no small matter, even if it falls on Mr. Yuan, it is a great achievement.

Hearing this, Yun's anger dissipated immediately, and was replaced by worry: "Will she be infected?"

"It's possible. Mother knows it's a plague, and it's contagious if you touch it. The eldest sister is risking her life to do something." Wei Yichen replied.

"This child, why did he run to do such a dangerous thing without saying a word!" Yun was a little angry, but more worried.

Wei Qingwan was stunned for a while and then asked Wei Yichen: "But why hasn't my sister contacted us for so many days?"

Chapter 214 Rabbit Lantern

Wei Yichen explained: "First, the eldest sister really doesn't have much time. The plague is so complicated, and the eldest sister is busy from morning to night every day; second, I don't think the eldest sister wants us to worry about her too much. These things are still Madam Yuan sent someone to tell me, if it was the eldest sister, she might still be trying to hide it from us."

This was not conveyed by Mrs. Yuan, it was Wei Yichen's own guess.

Wen Yan Yun's heart no longer complained and dissatisfied with Wei Ruo, only shame and worry remained.

"I didn't expect Ruo'er to be busy with such important matters. I really wronged her."

Rarely, Yun admitted his mistake.

After all, this matter is too big, and my daughter is in danger now, and if she doesn't make it right, she might not be able to come back.

Wei Yichen also said: "As an elder brother, I am both proud and a little ashamed. I study to benefit the people and plead for the people. My eldest sister has already done this before me."

Hearing Wei Yichen's words, Yun's heart couldn't help being touched.

Perhaps the eldest daughter is really more like her husband, but it is a pity that she is not a man, otherwise she might be a better person than Yi Lin to inherit her husband's mantle.

Wei Qingwan looked at Yun's and Wei Yichen's expressions, and couldn't help lowering her head again.

She originally thought that Wei Qingruo's behavior this time would inevitably arouse the anger of her mother and the disgust of her elder brother, but she did not expect to get a completely opposite result.

His right hand involuntarily clenched the hem of the skirt, and his heart was involuntarily occupied by annoyance and sadness.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.

Madam Yuan sent a large table of delicious dishes to the small courtyard to reward everyone who had worked hard for more than half a month.

Dr. Cheng made the decision, let everyone take a break, sit down and have a good meal, so that they can do things better if they are full and refreshed.

Several people sat at the table, compared to when they first came, they are now obviously thinner, even Wei Ruo is no exception.

Fortunately, everyone's foundation is strong, so far no one has been infected, and no one has been exhausted.

Although everyone is still busy in the past few days and dare not relax in the slightest, their appetite and mood are much better than before, because the situation is improving, patients are recovering every day, and the number of patients is decreasing day by day.

Therefore, when faced with this table of good dishes, everyone's appetite improved significantly.

Looking at the chicken, duck and fish meat in front of him, Dr. Cai of Baoshantang said with emotion: "Although I have been busy and tired these days, the princess has not treated us badly at all. The daily meals are very rich, and there are fish and fish. Meat. Compared to those starving and freezing to death outside, we don't know how much happier we are."

This doctor actually had a relationship with Wei Ruo before, when Wei Ruo followed Yun Shi to Fucheng for the first time, in order not to let Wei Qingwan continue to bother him, Wei Ruo pretended to be sick, and then Yun Shi invited him The doctor diagnoses Wei Ruo. The doctor invited at that time was Dr. Cai from Bao Shan Tang.

It's just that Dr. Cai diagnosed Wei Ruo through a veil when he diagnosed Wei Ruo, and he didn't see Wei Ruo's face.

Dr. Cheng sighed: "Let's not think about it for now, these people who have their own government office to do it, what we can do is the work we are doing now, and one more life is one."

The rest of the people nodded.

After lunch, several people took a rest.

Doctor Cheng took the opportunity to tell Wei Ruo, "Mr. Xu, pay more attention to rest."

"I'm fine. I'm young. Doctor Cheng is the one. Take care of yourself." Wei Ruo said.

Doctor Cheng smiled, and then said kindly: "You are a good boy, but after all, you are a girl, sometimes you can be weaker, you don't have to be strong in everything, you are really like a man."

Wei Ruo showed a surprised expression.

Doctor Cheng has discovered that she is a daughter?

Was her disguise such a failure? Even with a disguised mask, is he still recognized?

Seeing the surprise on Wei Ruo's expression, Dr. Cheng explained: "Mr. Xu is very good at disguising. I didn't find out about the things I first met, but after all, we have been together day and night for half a month, and I am a doctor who has been practicing medicine for many years. Doctor, you have your own unique vision for seeing people, so you can't hide it."

Doctor Cheng said again: "But don't worry, I know there must be a reason for you to be like this, I will definitely not reveal your secret, and I will not underestimate you because you are a woman, on the contrary, I admire you even more. To tell you the truth today, I just hope you take good care of yourself. Don't blame me for being superficial, in the eyes of this old man, girls are naturally more delicate than boys in terms of body."

Dr. Cheng is already in his fifties, and Wei Ruo is only fourteen after this year. In the eyes of Dr. Cheng, Wei Ruo is a child who is about the same age as his granddaughter, so he can't help being a little more loving.

Hearing Doctor Cheng's words, Wei Ruo's heart sank just now.

"Thank you, Doctor Cheng." Wei Ruo thanked.

"When you say thank you to me, we should all thank you. These days you have made indelible contributions to all of us, and even to the people of the whole city." Dr. Cheng said solemnly.

Wei Ruo smiled, and the two continued their work.

In a split second, Wei Ruo was about to fall asleep.

Wei Jin also suddenly appeared at the door of Wei Ruo's room with a rabbit lantern.

"Festival lantern? Where did it come from?" Wei Ruo asked in surprise.

This year, Fucheng has canceled all activities related to the Lantern Festival. Almost no one sells lanterns. Even if there are, the second brother can't contact outsiders at will like them now.

"I did." Wei Jin also replied.

"You did it?" Wei Ruo was even more surprised.

"Um."

"Second brother, your hand is too skillful. If you can't read well in the future, you can support yourself by opening a small shop and selling lanterns." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin also didn't answer, Wei Ruo continued to ask: "Then why is it a rabbit lantern?"

"You said rabbit meat is delicious." Wei Jin also replied.

I also want to eat spicy food.

Wei Ruo remembered what she said when they were in the mansion before.

But because of this reason, I made a rabbit lantern for her. This idea is really unique!

Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing, and then took this special rabbit lantern from Wei Jinyi's hand: "Thank you, second brother."

"Well, go to bed early." Wei Jin didn't stay too long.

Tomorrow's Wei Ruo will still have to get up early and still be busy. Wei Jin also didn't want to affect her precious rest time.

After Wei Jinyi left, Wei Ruo closed the door and hung the rabbit lantern on the window, so she could see it at a glance when she was lying on the bed.

Looking at the lantern, Wei Ruo couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, and then fell asleep with a smile on her face.

Chapter 215 Returning home after success

The twenty-first day of the first month.

In a flash, more than half of the first month has passed.

And this plague has finally come to an end.

Because of timely control and effective measures, the disease was well controlled, it did not spread from Taizhou, and the number of casualties was also controlled.

With the recovery of the last patient, Wei Ruo and others can finally rest.

But they can't go home right away, and they need to stay in the small courtyard for two days to make sure that none of them is infected with the disease.

When he was free, the first thing Wei Ruo did was to sleep in. He slept until three days in the morning when his stomach was growling with hunger, and then he managed to get up.

Today's meal is not delivered by Mrs. Yuan from the house, but cooked by Xiumei.

"I made some home-cooked dishes for the young master and several doctors, and prepared good wine." Xiumei said.

No one drank a few days ago, all the wine was used to wash hands.

"Is it the good wine brought by your young master?" Dr. Cheng asked hurriedly.

The wine was really fragrant, but no one thought about it at the time. They all poured the wine on their hands, clothes, and didn't drink a drop.

"Yes. When my young master's wine was used up to the last half of the jar, sister Qingyi knew that we needed baijiu, so she shipped a lot of wine from the magistrate's house, so my young master's half jar was given to me. It's left." Xiumei explained.

"Come, come, let me taste the good wine that your young master has treasured!" Dr. Cheng said with a smile, he couldn't wait.

The rest of the people also echoed.

It's not that everyone loves to drink, but that after more than 20 days of busy work, the clouds have finally opened and the moon is shining. We need to celebrate, and drinking is to add to the fun.

Everyone sat together with good food and wine, Wei Ruo naturally drank some, but of course he didn't drink too much, he only tasted a few cups, and was happy with everyone.

Wei Jin also still hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, and was the only one among the crowd who hadn't.

But he was also infected by the joyful atmosphere of everyone, especially Wei Ruo's. He could feel her smile from the bottom of her heart, that kind of relaxed and joyful.

The appearance of laughing heartily is different from when she faces her family at home.

On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, everyone can finally leave the courtyard.

Master Yuan sent someone to take the doctors home, while Wei Ruo was picked up by Mrs. Yuan to the mansion first, and then sent back to Xiaowei's mansion after grooming and changing clothes.

While sending Wei Ruo to the car, Mrs. Yuan told Wei Ruo: "I told your family members that you are helping me arrange all the plague-related affairs at my house these days."

Hearing this, Wei Ruo's heart warmed up. This is Mrs. Yuan helping her. Not only did she have a reasonable explanation for her disappearance these days, but she also gave Wei Qingruo a credit for her identity.

"Thank you ma'am."

"There is no need to thank you, this is your credit. I just put it another way, and there is no false exaggeration." Madam Yuan said.

Wei Ruo and Mrs. Yuan looked at each other and smiled, Mrs. Yuan said: "Okay, let's go back quickly, I have a few days to recuperate, you see you are tired and thin."

After finishing speaking, Madam Yuan asked the coachman and guards to send Wei Ruo back to Xiaowei's mansion.

Wei Jin also went with Wei Ruo, but he was not in the open, but followed Wei Ruo's carriage in the dark, and left after the carriage arrived at the gate of Xiaowei's Mansion.

Getting off the carriage, Wei Ruo was a little surprised to see Wei Mingting, Yun Shi, Wei Yichen, and Wei Qingwan standing at the side door.

"Father?" Wei Ruo looked suspiciously at Wei Mingting who came up to him with a smile on his face.

In my impression, Wei Mingting didn't smile often, but today he was smiling.

"Ruoer, well done! Father is proud of you!" Wei Mingting looked happy, not hiding his pride at all.

Wei Ruo realized that the Yuan family had notified them in advance.

said: "This is what I should do."

"It's human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. To be able to put aside personal life and death in this kind of matter, and to abandon the small self for the big self, is a show of fearlessness! He is a good boy of my Wei family!" Wei Mingting couldn't hide his joy and pride.

Wei Ruodao: "It's not as exaggerated as my father said."

Wei Mingting was still smiling, looking at the smile on Wei Ruo's face, he couldn't hold it back.

Wei Yichen reminded from the side: "Father, it's cold outside, let the eldest sister enter the house."

"Yes, let's go first." Wei Mingting finally came to his senses.

Then everyone went to Cangyun Garden together.

The stove in the room was burning hot. After entering the room, Xiumei took off Wei Ruo's cloak.

After sitting down, several people talked about what happened outside recently.

Snowstorm, plague, food shortage, under the influence of multiple disasters, people's lives are very miserable.

An official family like the Wei family lived very comfortably during this period, with food and clothing. Even if there were some problems, it was only a small problem such as the lack of charcoal fire supply.

But the people at the bottom face the problem that they can't even eat, or the family is squeezed into the same bed and cannot go out.

Wei Mingting sighed: "This time, tens of thousands of people died in the entire Taizhou Prefecture. Some died of starvation, freezing to death, and some died of illness. The exact number is unavailable for now. But even so, Taizhou Prefecture may have died in several nearby prefectures." The situation in the house is the best."

"Why? Should there be no plague in other state capitals?" Wei Ruo asked.

"There is no plague, but some died of freezing, starvation, and disease. What they got was not the same contagious plague as in Taizhou, but ordinary typhoid fever. If they were not treated in time, they could kill people. On the contrary It is the Taizhou Prefecture, with Master Yuan and Princess Jingmin contributing money and efforts to avoid more casualties, and even those who cannot afford the medicine have been healed."

It is very important to have a good official, and it is not bad for ordinary officials to serve the people wholeheartedly. Yuan Zhifu also has a wife with strong financial resources. Mrs. Yuan's generosity has benefited the people a lot.

Wei Ruo nodded, so it is understandable.

"The only good news during this period is that the Japanese pirates have not made any moves, allowing our soldiers to recuperate. If they attack at this time, there will be internal and external troubles in Taizhou Prefecture, and the consequences are unthinkable." Wei Mingting said.

When Wei Mingting said this, Yun Shi also had lingering fears. She was always worried that there would be a fight in those days, and she really didn't know what the chaos would be like.

Wei Yichen said: "God bless Taizhou Prefecture."

"There is another piece of good news. The Seventh Prince has been found. He is alive and in good health." Wei Mingting said.

The ones who were most surprised by the words were Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan. They didn't even know when the Seventh Prince disappeared.

"Father, what's going on? When did the Seventh Prince disappear? Why hasn't my daughter heard of this before?" Wei Qingwan asked several questions in succession.

Chapter 216 Recent Situations

"It's been a while. I didn't dare to disclose it before because I was afraid that someone would find out that it would be bad for the Seventh Prince. What's more, the person who harmed the Seventh Prince has not yet been found. If the other party thinks that the Seventh Prince has encountered an accident and stopped, we will search for it with great fanfare. On the contrary, it will put the Seventh Prince in a dangerous situation." Wei Mingting explained.

"How is the Seventh Prince doing now?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"I haven't seen it either, I only know that there is nothing serious about it." Wei Mingting said.

Wei Ruo was not too surprised by this matter, because he had already learned about it from Mrs. Yuan before.

It's just that Wei Ruo feels a little emotional in his heart. As expected of the hero of the original book, his vitality is not as tenacious as usual, even so, he can still be alive and kicking.

Generally speaking, they have been missing for more than a month, and they should have died long ago.

Since we talked about the matter of the Seventh Prince, Wei Mingting even told his family about some recent events in court.

"But that is the Seventh Prince, how could someone be so bold as to harm His Highness the Seventh Prince?" Wei Qingwan couldn't help asking.

Wei Mingting did not have an answer to this, and could only tell his sons and daughters: "The battle for the crown prince in the capital has been going on for a long time. After the death of Empress Xu, the emperor has not appointed a new crown queen, nor has he established a crown prince. The court situation."

Although the seventh prince is the one who has the most hope of becoming the crown prince among the many princes, as long as the emperor does not establish a crown prince for a day, the other princes still have a chance.

"Why didn't the emperor establish a crown prince for so long?" Wei Qingwan asked again.

Speaking of this matter, Wei Mingting suddenly frowned, as if recalling something from the past, his expression became a little complicated.

The Yun family on the side hurriedly said: "Wanwan, the court affairs have nothing to do with us, don't ask too much."

Wei Qingwan nodded hurriedly and stopped asking questions.

Wei Mingting also urged his family members: "Recently, the situation in the capital has changed rapidly. Although we are in the south of the Yangtze River and far away from struggles, we must be cautious in our words and deeds outside, and we must not fall behind."

Although Wei Mingting does not participate in court struggles, he must restrain himself and his servants in order to avoid being involved in disputes.

"Father, don't worry, my son will be careful." Wei Yichen took the lead in expressing his opinion. He is studying in Anzhou Academy and will come into contact with many descendants of aristocratic families. The most important thing is to be careful.

Wei Qingwan followed suit and said, "Dad, don't worry, my daughter will never talk nonsense and cause trouble for the family."

Wei Mingting nodded.

Then Wei Mingting turned his attention back to Wei Ruo, and asked about the specific matters of Wei Ruo's fight against the plague these days.

Wei Ruo didn't hide it, he answered everything he could.

Although she is not staying at the magistrate's mansion these days, she has indeed arranged for the fight against the plague, so when faced with Wei Mingting's inquiries, she can answer them perfectly.

Her answer completely dispelled the doubts of Yun and the others. At first they thought that what Madam Yuan said might be exaggerated, but now it sounds like what Madam Yuan said should be the truth, and their daughter was indeed making overall arrangements for this matter.

At the end of the chat, even Yun could not help but praise Wei Ruo again and again.

Wei Qingwan shrank aside, becoming non-existent.

Listening to Wei Mingting, Yun Shi and Wei Yichen's compliments to Wei Ruo, she felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.

After chatting for half an hour, considering that Wei Ruo hadn't had a good rest for several days, Wei Mingting let Wei Ruo go back to his yard to rest.

Wei Ruo, who returned to Tingsongyuan, immediately asked about Wei Jinyi's news.

"Has the second brother returned to Yingzhuyuan?"

"I'm back. I just saw Xiaobei asked him. The second young master and the young lady returned to the mansion at the same time, but the second young master overcame the wall. It is said that no one in the mansion knows that the second young master has been out of the house." Xiumei replied.

"It's good to be back." Wei Ruo didn't think about what to do, just wanted to make sure that Wei Jinyi had returned home safely.

Then Wei Ruo began to check the letters sent to her by the nanny and Manager Yu these days.

The letter explained some of the situation on Zhuangzi during this period of time. Generally speaking, the situation on Zhuangzi is not bad.

Because the houses were newly built, they withstood the snow disaster. Moreover, there is enough food in Zhuangzi, and the big guy is basically not hungry. Compared with many people outside, I don't know how much luckier it is.

Two Sibaozhai, Xuji Lo-Mei Shop and Xuji Grain Shop also received news. After the possibility of plague, the four shops were all closed and suspended operations under the order of the nanny.

Wei Ruo was worried that they would risk their business for profit, but luckily the nanny understood her thoughts and closed the shop for a month.

Especially for the Xuji Grain Shop, other shops may not do well during the Chinese New Year period, but if the Grain Shop is open, the business will definitely be good.

She was worried that the nanny and Uncle Xu would be reluctant to part with this part of the income and insist on keeping it. Fortunately, they had the same idea as hers.

In addition, the letter sent by Manager Yu recently also mentioned Zhu Zongyu's matter.

Zhu Zongyu left Zhuangzi three days ago and left five hundred taels of silver notes as a reward and thanks to Wei Ruo.

Zhu Zongyu originally wanted to wait for Wei Ruo to return to Zhuangzi before leaving, but Wei Ruo didn't show up for a long time. It seemed that Zhu Zongyu had something urgent to do, so he could only leave first.

Before leaving, Zhu Zongyu also left a letter, saying that he would ask Wei Ruo to buy ointment when Wei Ruo came back.

Because the scar-removing ointment that Wei Ruo prepared for him was almost used up, and he still needs to apply the ointment for a long time if he wants the wound to heal completely.

Wei Ruo has no problem with this, and if he gives money, he returns a high price, which is considered conscientious.

As long as you don't cause trouble for her, you can definitely earn the money.

When she is free these few days, she will go to get the ointment out.

Zuixianju backyard.

Fan Chengxu stood in front of a man, dressed in luxurious clothes, but covered his face with a bamboo hat so that no one could see his face.

Fan Chengxu had a respectful attitude and bowed to the man: "Fan Chengxu, a grassroots man, has met His Highness Seven."

"You, Fan Chengxu, are the only one who doesn't serve as an official in the court but runs to this place far away from the court to do business after a famous family." Chu Lan commented.

"I have nothing else to do. I am afraid that being an official will only insult the reputation of the elders in the family. It is better to start a small business and earn some money to live a leisurely life." Fan Chengxu replied.

"That's okay, thanks to your business here, you helped me a lot when I was in crisis," Chu Lan said.

After Chu Lan finished speaking, his subordinates came to Fan Chengxu with a whole box of gold, silver and jewelry.

"What is His Highness the Seventh Prince doing?" Fan Chengxu asked hurriedly.

"This is a thank you gift." Chu Lan said, "I borrowed eight hundred taels of silver from you, and I have to pay it back."

Eight hundred taels of silver is not a small sum, and there are not many people in the Taizhou government who can come up with so much silver at once.

Chapter 217 Chu Lan's Exploration

And at that time, Chu Lan couldn't easily trust anyone, even Yuan Zhengqin, who was the prefect, couldn't trust Chu Lan.

In comparison, Fan Chengxu is more trustworthy.

Because Fan Chengxu is considered a half-outsider, Chu Lan doesn't know what the plans of the Fan family behind him are, but Fan Chengxu himself is a different kind. When the two of them were studying together, he was a person who only thought about how to do business and make money all day long. .

Although Fan Chengxu studied and studied with many princes, he has never been close to any prince, and he does not want to be involved in any struggle, and he is not close to Chu Lan.

Once Chu Lan, Fan Chengxu, and other princes who went to school together played Feihua Ling together, and each took a nickname. Qingyuan was Fan Chengxu's nickname at that time, and Zongyu was Chu Lan's nickname.

Therefore, Fan Chengxu not only recognized Chu Lan's handwriting, but also immediately confirmed that the person who wrote the letter was Chu Lan when he saw the signature Zong Yu.

Because the letter only mentioned the matter of borrowing money, Fan Chengxu kept quiet after thinking about it. He just sent the bank note and provided help within his ability.

As Chu Lan expected, Fan Chengxu did not inform anyone, including his powerful uncle.

After thinking for a while, Fan Chengxu took the box of jewels.

"Grass people thank Your Highness for your kindness."

Fan Chengxu, who received the gift of thanks, quietly waited for Chu Lan's follow-up question.

He knew that if it was just to "repay the money", Chu Lan would not make the trip in person. Since he came, there must be other things.

But Chu Lan didn't mention it, and Fan Chengxu didn't take the initiative to ask.

After being silent for a while, Chu Lan asked, "Did you get any news about my attack this time?"

"Forgive me, Your Highness. I only know so much about your injury. Before I received your letter, I only knew that you were attacked and disappeared, and I didn't know anything else." Fan Chengxu immediately disassociated himself from it.

"As a local snake in Taizhou Prefecture, there should be many eyes and ears here." Chu Lan said.

"Although I have been in Taizhou Prefecture for some years, I have spent most of my mind on doing business, and I don't know much about other things." Fan Chengxu replied without leaking anything.

"Then who do you think might have killed me?" Chu Lan asked again.

His sharp eyes examined Fan Chengxu, as if he wanted to see some flaws in Fan Chengxu's body.

"Your Highness, how dare I make wild guesses?" Fan Chengxu smiled, still leaking nothing.

"Then do you know that someone recently presented a suicide note written by Xu Guogong to the emperor, hoping to reverse the case for Xu Guogong." Chu Lan suddenly mentioned a name that no one dared to mention publicly for a long time.

"Xu Guogong's autographed suicide note? How could it be? Eighteen years have passed. The house of Xu Guogong was ransacked and turned upside down. How could you wait until now to have a suicide note..."

Fan Chengxu showed a surprised expression.

Fan Chengxu said again: "Besides, eighteen years have passed, and all the people related to Xu Guogong's mansion are bones. Who else will reverse the case for Xu Guogong's mansion?"

"Don't forget, Empress Xu gave birth to a child in Jing'an Temple back then." Chu Lan said.

"Your Highness, stop joking. The Ninth Prince was buried on Longhuan Mountain in the west of the capital. The Emperor even built a Prince's Mausoleum just for him."

This treatment is only available to the Ninth Prince, and also to the princes who died before, but none of them have this treatment.

"But the recent rumors are that he is still alive." Chu Lan said.

"This is unlikely..."

"Impossible, some things have already happened." Chu Lan said.

"The grassroots don't know." Fan Chengxu could only smile apologetically.

Looking at Fan Chengxu's appearance, Chu Lan knew that she couldn't ask any questions.

Then he turned and left.

It was not until Chu Lan left that Fan Chengxu waved his fan helplessly and sighed: "It's really troublesome. I have hidden so far away. How can trouble still find me here?"

He only cares about making money, if Chu Lan wants to pull him into the water, he won't jump down foolishly.

When he received Chu Lan's letter, he had no choice but to help, so he contributed money and effort.

The twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, the beginning of spring.

The weather is getting warmer, and the new year's farming will also begin.

When Wei Ruo arrived at Zhuangzi, the people in Zhuangzi had already been busy all morning.

Manager Yu smiled and explained to Wei Ruo: "Last year, everyone was almost hungry and cold. This year, they are determined to farm well and have enough to eat, so they started working when the temperature got warmer. I've gone through it all, and I'm just waiting for your boss to speak."

"Improved and fertilized the land last year. This year, I will put in more effort to turn it into a paddy field. After two months, I will start to plant seedlings and prepare to sow seedlings. This year may still be colder than usual, so I planted earlier." Wei Wei If ordered.

Wei Ruo's Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Fucheng is mainly divided into two parts. The original fertile land was 1,000 mu, and the newly purchased land with less fertile soil was almost 1,000 mu.

900 mu of the original 1,000 mu of fertile land have been planted with her new wheat seeds, and they are growing well now. Last year's heavy snow didn't have a big impact on them, and they just need to wait for the harvest in April and May.

There is also 100 acres of fertile land planted with cold-resistant vegetables—rape, radish, cabbage, etc. Except for the days of heavy snow, some can be picked every day.

The more than 1,000 mu of land purchased later has been improving and fertilizing since last year, and it is almost ready now. After the land is turned over, leveled, and irrigated, it will be used for sowing rice.

"I was a little worried that the seedlings would not grow well if they were planted too early, and the temperature is not too high now." Guanshi Yu said.

"Don't worry, I will bring some good grain seeds over here, and you will plant them according to my instructions, and there will be no problem." Wei Ruo was confident.

"Okay." The boss was so sure, so Guanshi Yu had no doubts.

Stayed on Zhuangzi all morning, and when I got home in the afternoon, Cuiping came to invite me before my **** was hot.

"Miss, madam, please go over."

Wei Ruo wondered if Yun was annoyed at his running out again.

In the past few days, because Mr. Wang Caiwei has not returned to Taizhou, she has not been to Tianqin Garden for class. It coincides with the beginning of spring, and Wei Ruo went to Zhuangzi to arrange matters when she was free.

Wei Ruo did not ask any further questions, and followed Cuiping to Cangyun Garden.

After entering the door, Yun called Wei Ruo to sit down beside him with a smile on his face.

"Why did my mother find me here?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's like this. Your father was promoted last year, and he also received some rewards. In addition to his mother's dowry, he was able to scrape together seven or eight hundred taels of silver. Mother wants to use this money to buy some property in Fucheng."

Yun's family is also smart, and if they have money, they will buy property.

Their home is the Zhuangzi in Xingshan County, which is definitely not enough.

Chapter 218 Buying land and running a wine shop

"Mother can decide on this matter." Wei Ruo didn't want to get involved.

"It's like this. Mother heard that the land near Fucheng is relatively barren. If it is cultivated directly, the yield will not be considerable." Yun said.

It's all about this point, there's no reason why Wei Ruo doesn't understand.

This is because of Wei Ruo's ability to improve the soil, and I want Wei Ruo to help improve his own property in order to have a good harvest this year.

Wei Ruo knew that he couldn't refuse, so he said, "I'll go and have a look after my mother buys it."

A smile suddenly appeared on Yun's face, and then he said: "In addition, Ruo'er, where did you get the rice seeds you planted in the south of the city last year, can you get some more this year? This kind of rice is planted in Zhuangzi everywhere, so the output of Zhuangzi this year should be much better than last year."

"I can help contact the Huzhou government." Wei Ruo didn't refuse, but only agreed to help contact. If you want rice seeds, you have to spend money from the school captain's mansion.

Wei Ruo agreed so happily, Yun Shi was even happier.

After talking about the business, Yun rarely chatted with Wei Ruo: "What has Ruoer been doing these days?"

Wei Ruo didn't answer right away, but looked at Yun with suspicion.

Yun Shi explained: "Don't worry, Mother won't be angry with you, as long as you wear a veil when you go out, don't have contact with strange men, and don't do anything wrong outside, Mother will not interfere with your going out."

This is the only one in Taizhou Prefecture. You can go in and out of Miss Qianjin so freely, and you can't find a second one in Taizhou Prefecture.

"Yes." Wei Ruo responded without much joy.

Immediately afterwards, Yun said: "And after the Zhuangzi in Fucheng is purchased, you can go to your own Zhuangzi. Mother will let everyone in the Zhuangzi follow your command, and you can arrange it according to your preferences."

"No need." Wei Ruo said.

"Why?" Yun asked.

"When Mr. Wang comes back after the Chinese New Year, I will have to study hard, and the time to go outside is not very fixed. And I don't want to treat this as a task that must be completed, so that I will not do it so happily." Wei Wei Ruo explained.

Yun frowned slightly, but it was good to think about it carefully.

"That's fine, you can arrange it yourself." Yun didn't insist.

After the beginning of spring, the weather starts to warm up, getting warmer every day.

The farmers got busy, and Wei Ruo also started to get busy.

Although Yun's side has stopped saying anything, Wei Ruo will still be more cautious when going in and out, and can't do too much to avoid being talked about.

She is not afraid of damage to her reputation. She didn't plan to marry a wealthy family. She doesn't care much about this reputation. Maybe creating a bad reputation will help her achieve her goals.

It's just that she has too many things to do right now, and she doesn't want to be distracted by unimportant things. If something happens, she probably won't be able to relax.

In addition to the things in the village, the brewery that Wei Ruo planned at the end of last year is also on the agenda.

Because recently Wei Ruo found out that the baijiu really makes money, and there are not many distilleries that can make baijiu, so it is natural to do it if it is profitable.

First of all, Wei Ruode talked about the piece of land on the Daqing Mountain Valley that Wei Ruode had taken a fancy to a few days ago. That piece of land was finally selected by Wei Ruo and Xiumei after looking around.

If you want to buy this place, you need to communicate with the villagers of Wang Village near Daqing Mountain.

It is not as simple as before. Wei Ruo encountered a little problem in this negotiation.

The villagers of the village to which the mountainous land belongs agrees with Wei Ruo to buy the land and use their spring, but the village chief disagrees.

The reason why the village chief disagreed was that it would damage the feng shui of their village, so Wei Ruo made an appointment with the people in the village to have a detailed discussion at the entrance of the village.

In front of the ancestral hall at the entrance of the village, an Eight Immortals table was placed in the open air, and people from every family in the village were sent over.

At one end of the Eight Immortals table sat the most prestigious village head in the village, in his fifties, with gray hair and beard, and a thin face.

At the other end sat Wei Ruo dressed in men's clothing, followed by Xiumei and Guanshi Yu who were also dressed in men's clothing.

Most people in this village are surnamed Wang, only a few households came later with other surnames, but the right to speak is still in the hands of the Wang clan.

"Daqing Mountain is the feng shui mountain of our Wang Village. If outsiders like you often come in and out and use our water source, it will have a great impact on the luck of our village. Just twenty taels of silver wants to send us away. , Absolutely not!" Village Chief Wang said sternly.

Besides, a villager persuaded: "Village chief, the twenty taels of silver is used to buy the land, and in the future, there will be two hundred and fifty taels of mountain spring water to use the gold!"

There are twenty-five households in their village, and the twenty taels of silver are distributed according to the account. Each family can get nearly one tael of silver, and then ten taels of silver every year. This is not a small sum!

The small piece of land on the mountain is of no use to their village, and the road mountain spring is not used by their village at ordinary times, it is just one of the tributaries of the small stream in their village, and it is really a lot of ten coins per household every year! Many people go out to work for others and can't earn much money for a month!

"Shut up, I'm the village chief, you have to listen to me!" Village chief Wang stopped the villagers from speaking.

He saw at a glance just now that the young man who came to buy land from them was rich and young, so the price could definitely be negotiated.

"How much money does the village chief think it should be?" Wei Ruo asked.

"The one-time purchase of the land costs one hundred taels of silver, and after that, one thousand taels of silver will be paid every year for the use of mountain spring water." Village Chief Wang said.

Hearing that, the villagers behind Village Chief Wang all showed surprised expressions.

One hundred taels of silver! Enough to buy a hundred acres of fields!

And what this young master Xu wants to buy is only a small piece of land in the valley, less than five acres!

The price is too high.

Wei Ruo still had a smile on his face and didn't answer right away.

Village head Wang is very confident: "Master Xu, actually I know that you have been looking for a suitable place around here since the end of last year. Since you have taken a fancy to Daqingshan, I think there is something very attractive about Daqingshan. of."

Wei Ruodao: "Village Chief Wang, the place in Daqingshan and the spring water really attract me, but the price you offered is a bit too high."

Village Chief Wang said: "Mr. Xu is full of noble spirit, so he is definitely not someone who lacks these silver taels. As the saying goes, it is hard to buy a good heart. If you go to other places, you will not be so satisfied."

Wei Ruo had a smile on his lips, knowing that the village chief knew that she had chosen Daqingshan after a long period of research, so he had the confidence to raise the price on the ground.

Wei Ruo continued: "I can agree to increase the land purchase price from 22 taels to 25 taels, and then the annual fee for using the mountain spring water will still be 250 yuan."

Chapter 219 Conflict with villagers

Wei Ruo made some concessions.

The village head shook his head, with a firm attitude: "No, one hundred taels is one hundred taels, and there will be no less than one thousand taels a year."

"Is there really no room for bargaining?" Wei Ruo asked.

"No." The village chief refused to budge, with a proud expression on his face.

"Well, then there is no need to continue talking."

Wei Ruo got up suddenly, and was about to leave with Xiumei and Steward Yu.

She walked decisively, not pretending.

Village Chief Wang's expression changed suddenly. He didn't expect that Xu would leave immediately.

This is far from what he expected. He thought that the surname Xu had spent so much effort to find this place, and he was so rich. As long as he had a tougher attitude, things would definitely not be too difficult!

Seeing that Wei Ruo and the others had gone seven or eight steps, Village Chief Wang hurriedly ordered the villagers to stop them.

"Stop! Don't go!"

Wei Ruo turned a deaf ear to Village Chief Wang's shout.

Village Chief Wang saw that Wei Ruo and others kept shouting, so he quickly ordered the young people in the village to go up and stop them, "Stop them!"

Several young people in the village rushed to Wei Ruo and the others immediately, blocking the way of Wei Ruo and others.

Wei Ruo was forced to stop and looked back at the crowd: "What does Village Chief Wang mean?"

"Master Xu, please don't leave in a hurry, sit down and continue talking." Village Chief Wang's face was a little ugly, but he still put on a tough stance.

The life in the village has been difficult for the past two years. Finally, someone came to give them money, so naturally they couldn't just let them go.

As the head of the village, he came out to negotiate prices on behalf of the villagers. After the negotiation, not only did he get more money, but he was also more loved by the villagers.

But if the talks collapse and everyone loses such a sum of income, the villagers will have opinions on him, which will affect his prestige.

He knew that he had made a mistake in his judgment. This person surnamed Xu was not as easy to handle as he expected, but the matter has reached this point. For his face and for the benefit of the villagers, he can't just let this person surnamed Xu so go away.

Seeing this, Steward Yu was a little annoyed. If he had known that he would meet such unreasonable villagers, he should have brought more people with him when he and his boss came. There is no shortage of strong and healthy men in their village.

The village head of Wang Village dared to be so arrogant because he saw that they brought only a few people. At the same time, although their owner was wearing expensive clothes, he was a businessman who bought land to open a winery, not an official background.

Xiumei leaned towards Wei Ruo subconsciously, ready to protect Wei Ruo at any time.

"But Village Chief Wang just said that the price can no longer be negotiated, right?" Wei Ruo said.

"The price can't be negotiated anymore, but the business can definitely be negotiated again." Village head Wang replied.

He is the head of the village, and he must not go back on his word after he has said everything.

Even if he uses tougher means, he still has to negotiate the business according to the price he proposed. As long as the talks come to an end and the villagers can get more money in their hands, then what he did today is correct, and no one dares to say anything bad about him!

"The village chief wants to buy and sell by force?" Wei Ruo sneered. She had met someone who had a difficult negotiation before, but it was the first time she had encountered such an overbearing and unreasonable person.

Village head Wang said to Wei Ruo with a cold and arrogant expression: "Don't say that buying and selling by force is so ugly, our Daqingshan is a good place, with green mountains and green waters, otherwise Mr. Xu would not have worked hard to come to us to buy land. "

"Daqingshan is really good, but the village chief seems to have forgotten one thing. I chose Daqingshan because other conditions are comparable. If your price is too high, Daqingshan is not the best solution for me. I can Choose other places, there are many good places with mountains and rivers around Fucheng, not just Daqingshan." Wei Ruo replied.

Hearing this, the villagers all had anxious expressions on their faces, and were even a little annoyed by their village chief's decision.

If the village head is not too busy, then each family can get one tael of silver and ten cash per year, and life will be much easier!

It's all right now, the bamboo basket is empty!

Some villagers were a little impatient, and villager Wang Qi took Village Chief Wang's arm and said, "Village Chief, why don't we just forget about it and don't cause trouble."

"Don't talk that nonsense! You don't want Erniu from the Niu family to marry a wife? If you get one hundred taels of silver, your family can get four taels of it! You can give Erniu a daughter-in-law and you can spend two taels of silver to build a house !" Village Chief Wang scolded angrily.

Wang Qi, who was a little cowardly at first, fell silent when he heard about four taels of silver and marrying his son a wife.

Wang Ergou's family whispered again: "Just keep the original price, and get less if you take less."

"What do you know, you woman? There is no problem with the price I mentioned. If you want to do it, do it according to the big one!" Village head Wang was tough.

Other people who originally wanted to say something also fell silent after hearing what the village chief said.

The past two years have been difficult for everyone. The harvest in the fields is low, and a severe winter has just passed, and there is no food in the family. If it is good, people can eat for another two or three months, and if it is bad, it may not be able to last for a month.

In any case, they will not be able to support this year's grain harvest, and they are destined to fail. So the money surnamed Xu is very important to them.

Regardless of whether they agree with the village chief's approach or not, they can only follow the village chief's lead and try to get money.

After appeasing the villagers, Village Chief Wang said to Wei Ruo with a stern expression: "Mr. Xu has no other choice. Daqing Mountain is the best and only choice for Mr. Xu. In the land of Qingshan Valley, our whole village will help you successfully complete the construction of the brewery."

Wei Ruo replied: "If you want to use coercion to make me submit, then I can only tell you that your calculation is wrong. Even if you beat me to death here today, I will not pay you a penny."

Wei Ruo's attitude made Village Chief Wang's expression very ugly.

"If Mr. Xu refuses to do this business today, I can only leave Mr. Xu to live in our village for a few days." Village Chief Wang said coldly.

Things have come to this point, there is no way he can just let it go!

Village Chief Wang didn't dare to directly steal money from Wei Ruo, but as long as Wei Ruo was forced to sign the paperwork, it would be reasonable and legal for him to take the money.

Speaking of which, Village Chief Wang ordered the village's strong men to invite Wei Ruo and others into the ancestral hall.

Among the villagers, there are those who are afraid and hesitant, but there are also those who are bold and greedy for money and want to fight. The courageous villagers obeyed Village Chief Wang's instructions and surrounded Wei Ruo, Xiumei and Yu Guanshi with farming tools such as rakes, shoulder poles, and hoes.

Seeing that they were about to make a move, suddenly a group of people riding tall horses appeared at the entrance of the village.

Chapter 220 Why is my attitude cold

The villagers stopped immediately when they saw these people.

These days, villagers who can ride horses are not something they can provoke, not to mention the arrogance of the opponent in this battle, which is definitely from the official background.

In an instant, all the villagers who had been vicious towards Wei Ruo just now became submissive, and Village Chief Wang also had a kind and humble smile on his face.

He walked up to the head of the man's horse, and asked respectfully: "My lord, this is Wangcun. Where are you going?"

The man headed by him wore a bamboo hat on his face, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but he was tall and straight, and his black robe exuded a sense of mystery.

He ignored Village Chief Wang, but looked in Wei Ruo's direction and asked, "Are you in any trouble?"

Hearing the hoarse voice, Wei Ruo recognized the person.

It was Zhu Zongyu who lived in his Zhuangzi for more than a month.

"I do encounter a little trouble. I don't want to buy the land in their village, and they don't plan to let me go." Wei Ruo replied directly.

"How do you want me to help you deal with these troublemakers?" Zhu Zongyu asked.

"No need, I think Ni's appearance has already solved my problem."

Wei Ruo didn't want to owe Zhu Zongyu a favor. She paid for his medical treatment. If she asked him for help now, she would owe him instead.

Hearing the conversation between Wei Ruo and the mysterious man, Village Chief Wang suddenly panicked.

He dared to be tough on this surnamed Xu just now, because he was just a businessman. If something happened to the government, there are so many farmers in them, and he doesn't need to be a cunning businessman.

But if this person surnamed Xu has an official background, then he would never dare to offend him.

There are also a group of villagers who are also panicked. They were relatively easy to handle when they looked at the young master surnamed Xu, so they dared to help Village Chief Wang to do the forced buying and selling.

So the villagers spoke one after another to disassociate themselves.

"It's none of our business, the village head told us to do this!"

"Yes, yes, we had a good talk, but the village chief was greedy, and he ordered us to do this!"

"We all listen to the village chief!"

The villagers pushed all the responsibility to Village Chief Wang.

Village Chief Wang came forward to speak kindly to Wei Ruo in a panic: "Mr. Xu, it was a misunderstanding. It was all a misunderstanding just now."

"Misunderstanding? Do you want me to help you recall what you said?" Wei Ruo said bluntly.

Village Chief Wang's face turned blue and white, very ugly.

Wei Ruo said to the villagers behind: "It's time for you to consider changing the village chief."

The villagers remained silent, with mixed emotions.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo left with Xiumei and Steward Yu.

Seeing this, some villagers who did not give up chased after him and asked, "Then Mr. Xu, the matter of buying mountain land that we talked about earlier..."

"Not buying." Wei Ruohui.

Hearing this, the villagers quickly said good things:

"Let's stick to the original agreed price, we won't raise the price anymore!"

"Yes, yes, we will not increase the price as far as the original price is concerned!"

"The words of the village chief cannot represent us, we are willing to sell it to you at that price!"

"I'm sorry if some things don't go well at the beginning, I won't continue." Wei Ruo was firm and unwavering.

After speaking, he stopped walking and left Wang Village with Xiumei and Steward Yu without looking back, leaving a group of villagers regretful.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Zongyu followed with his own men and horses. When he came to Wei Ruo's side, Zhu Zongyu got off his horse.

"I came here today to ask you to get medicine. The people in Zhuangzi said that you are here, so I will come and have a look." Zhu Zongyu took the initiative to explain the reason for coming here to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo ignored him and walked expressionlessly.

"What's the matter with you?" Zhu Zongyu looked at Wei Ruo, and felt that Wei Ruo's attitude towards him at this moment was obviously much colder than before.

"Nothing." Wei Ruo replied indifferently.

"You have something to hide." Zhu Zongyu said firmly.

"Young Master Zhu, don't I need to explain something too clearly? You told me before that you came from a family of merchants, but now I see that your outfit is definitely not something that a member of a merchant family would dare to wear. " Wei Ruo said with a cold face.

Although I have been wary of this person repeatedly, I was still deceived by him after all.

Of course, I can't blame others for this. If I want to blame, I can blame myself for being soft-hearted and saving others.

Hearing this, Zhu Zongyu's face flashed with guilt and guilt, but Wei Ruo and others couldn't see it because of the bamboo hat.

"Sorry." Zhu Zongyu apologized.

He rarely apologized to others in his life, but this time, he felt that he should sincerely apologize to Mr. Xu.

The situation at the time made him have to conceal his true identity in order to protect himself.

"Forget it, I saved it, and I took the money from you. It's pointless to blame you at this time. It's just that after taking the medicine today, don't communicate any more." Wei Ruo said.

"Why? Is it because of my identity? You don't like officials?" Zhu Zongyu asked puzzled.

"It's not so much that I don't like it, it's better to say that I can't get high. I'm a businessman, and you have a high position and power, so it's not appropriate to have too many contacts." Wei Ruo explained.

"You are not an ordinary merchant. During the plague, you and many doctors in the city risked their lives to save the common people. Your contribution is indispensable."

Xu Heyou's name was written on the public notice of the government office, and Zhu Zongyu had seen it.

"It doesn't matter whether you are an ordinary merchant or not. The relationship between you and me is a doctor-patient relationship, so there is no need to have too many contacts." Wei Ruo said.

After speaking, Wei Ruo left without looking back.

After returning to Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo gave steward Yu the ointment he had just made last night, and asked the steward to take it to Zhu Zongyu at the door.

"If he can't recover after taking the medicine this time, let him send his subordinates to come next time, don't come in person." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes." Manager Yu took the order and left.

At the gate of Zhuangzi, the manager Yu will be handed over to Zhu Zongyu: "Master Zhu, our son said that next time you can get the medicine, you can order the servants to come. You don't have to make this trip yourself. It's your fault."

Zhu Zongyu frowned. He came today to get the medicine and also wanted to meet Xu Heyou. He also guessed that the other party might be a little unhappy, but he definitely did not expect the other party's reaction to be so great.

Is there such a big difference between him and him because he is not a merchant?

Zhu Zongyu chose to leave after looking at Zhuangzi in front of him for a while.

Boss Yu went back to report to Wei Ruo: "Boss, Mr. Zhu has taken the medicine and left."

Wei Ruo: "Yes."

Steward Yu: "Boss, I don't understand something."

Wei Ruo: "Ask."

Guard Yu: "My master has a good relationship with Princess Jingmin. Presumably, he is not a person who dislikes the powerful. Why has there been such a huge change in his attitude towards Young Master Zhu?"